Dear AUthor (Alternate Universe Exchange)
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primeidealDear AUthor,
Thank you so much for writing for me! I'm requesting fic for all prompts. I'm also primeideal on Ao3.
There's a whole lot here but please free to use as much or as little as is helpful, mix and match, etc. If a freeform prompt mentions different characters than the requested characters or ships, feel free to focus on either or both however much or little you'd like.
I have the same username on Tumblr and I have some previous Dear Author letters where I've talked more about some of these fandoms and characters. Though I've written more about some than others, I'd be very happy with a gift for any of them here!
General likes
-canon-divergence AUs
-five things
-worldbuilding
-dialogue
-wit and wordplay
-nonstandard formats (documentation, epistolary, etc.)
-time travel
-happy endings
-sad endings (when providing some measure of closure or melodrama; I'm fine with character death)
General dislikes
-explicit sex
-underage sex
-rape/noncon
-issue-fic
-second person POV
-character or religion bashing
-cliffhanger endings
-themes of cynicism or futility, or that the (canon's) main plotlines "are for nothing"
Animorphs: any character (Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, Marco, Ax, Elfangor, Aftran nominated)
No Subtemporal Grounding (MM4)
I like the premise of Megamorphs 4, but Cassie's "anomalous" sense of something being off and bringing the group together felt like a contrived way to make the book wrap up quickly, that never came up again. ;) So anything that expands on this universe without that feature would be great; Tobias' life as a Controller, Rachel and Marco's love life, Ax's woes in the human world... whether or not it resolves the larger plotline.
Canon Character is Autistic
I've seen some great interpretations of Tobias, Ax, and/or Elfangor as being on the spectrum, by human standards, and I'd love to see that expanded on. Struggles with humor and social interaction? Clear views of right and wrong? Feel free to use the language of formal diagnoses or not, depending on when and where the story is set.
Character Is Aware Of Fourth Wall And Uses That To Shiptease Fans
Marco seems like the obvious choice here, but feel free to surprise me! Lampshading the "we can't tell you who we are but we can tell you all this stuff," or calling out some other weirdnesses of the narration, would also be great.
Hanahaki Disease
Fighting a secret war and having weird DNA inside you is hard enough without deadly flowers, right? Is someone afraid of being seen by doctors and looking strange? Do aliens have another way around this? I think Marco crushing on Rachel would be a great ship for this, but I'm fine with anything. Memory wipe, death, reciprocation, all welcome outcomes!
Peggy Sue
Someone goes back and tries to use their knowledge of the future to improve it! Time Matrix, Ellimist shenanigans, or just random chance? I'm fine with happier endings or rocks-fall-everyone-dies, but I'd prefer no cliffhangers or "happy endings are for babies, moron" stuff from this prompt.
Soulmate-Identifying Marks
Names, first words, last words? I know timers and species variation are their own prompts but I'd be happy with either of them too! For romantic ships, I particularly like Rachel/Tobias, Jake/Cassie, and Marco/Rachel. Platonic soulmates (shorms?) are also wonderful! However, I'd prefer no "subversion" in the sense of "A and B know they're 'meant' to be together but A and C fall happily in love anyway."
Divine Cities: The Divinities, Rada Smolisk
Being Literally The Devil's Advocate
I think Rada is a very compelling villain, and her grief at the destruction of Voortya's afterlife is fascinating. I'd like to see something where she tries to work on behalf of one of the less savory deities (or their children as protrayed in "Miracles"); humor or angst are both great.
Offered as a Sacrifice
Rada embarks on a dark ritual to win a divinity's favor/redirect their actions? I'm fine with any other characters who might have a compelling reason to try this, but I'd prefer a consenting sacrifice.
Time Travel
Some miracle lets people travel in time? The Divinities try to undo the Kaj's conquest? Rada tries to interfere with Shara's work during the battle? Olvos goes forward to see the future? Feel free to bring in any other characters you'd like!
Harry Potter: Harry/Luna
Regulus Black lives
Harry meets Regulus at some point (via Sirius?) and the direction of the Horcrux hunt changes? Luna is unfazed about having a family friend who's a rogue Death Eater? Regulus tries to set them up and fails hilariously?
A character was stolen by fairies as a baby
Harry was raised by nonhumans and finds Luna relatively open-minded? Luna's late mother was actually a fairy? One (or both) are actually changelings left behind by the baby-snatchers?
Time Traveler's Wife Fusion
Harry's weird childhood was made weirder by Luna popping in and out, trying not to hint too much of his powers? The Chosen One showed up in Luna's youth? Weird interactions with Hogwarts' magic? Happy and/or angsty are both great.
Star Wars Original Trilogy: Anakin|Vader, Anakin|Vader & Leia, Anakin|Vader & Luke, Leia/Han, Luke & Leia & Han, Luke & Leia
L3 survived and is on Bespin too when Han takes his friends there during ESB
L3's banter with C-3PO and/or R2? Her annoyance at "ugh, we have to save Han from himself?" Lando/L3 shipping? Feel free to focus more on her and/or Lando if you want, but something focusing on the others with her as a sidenote would also be good.
Leia went to Tatooine & Luke to Alderaan
Does Leia dream of joining the military, or is not that a feasible option to an off-world woman? Does Luke get involved in the rebellion on his own? Do Han and Leia ever meet, and if so, how and where? Does Vader learn about his child(ren) differently?
Bail Organa survives the obliteration of Alderaan offworld
How does he respond to meeting Luke or Han? Does he tell Leia (and Luke) about her heritage? Is he scandalized by Han? Or does he think Leia is dead and not meet them until much later?
Vader tortures and puts Lando on Carbonite instead
Why? Does Han not owe Jabba anything in this world? Are the heroes motivated to rescue Lando, or do they figure he had it coming? Do Leia and Han ever articulate their feelings for each other?
Meeting Online
I'd prefer this to be an in-universe AU. Luke gets bored on Tatooine? Leia makes a friend who sees her as an ordinary person? Han wants a girlfriend? Vader tries to spy on rebel operatives?
Robot Revolution
Do the Empire's human-centric biases clash with Vader's cyborg nature? Or Luke's? Do people who would otherwise be enemies have to work together to save humanity? Is L3 involved? (If you headcanon her mind as being intact in the Falcon, I'd prefer she be able to communicate, but no problem just ignoring her or combining this with a world where she survives.)
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy: Rey, Finn/Rey, Finn & Rey, Finn/Rose, Anakin|Vader & Leia, Anakin|Vader & Luke
Note for this fandom: please no focus on Ben Solo|Kylo Ren as a major character, mentions are fine!
Rey raised by Force Ghosts
Anakin? Obi-Wan? Mace Windu? I'm good with whoever (from movie canon only, please). Do they teach her any non-Force skills? Does this change her longing to have her family return to her?
Darth Vader time travels to ST
Is he pleased that an evil organization is in the ascendancy, or dismayed that the Empire has fallen? Has he heard of Luke's exploits? Do he and Leia find common ground? What do the Resistance members make of him, or does he keep his distance?
Leia Organa time travels to ANH
Does she try to make a difference or fear changing the outcome of the war? Does she use the Force? Tell anyone what she knows? How do her actions impact future years, or do they?
Rey Naberrie
How did she wind up on Jakku? Do Luke or Leia know? Does she ever meet the other Naberries? Has she heard legends of Padme's heroics from outside sources?
Peggy Sue
Anyone getting a chance to prevent the First Order's rise? Finn looking for his parents or shutting down the recruitment program? Rose trying to save her family and then getting roped into something more? Rey or Luke with Force shenanigans?
Thank you so much for writing for me! I'm requesting fic for all prompts. I'm also primeideal on Ao3.
There's a whole lot here but please free to use as much or as little as is helpful, mix and match, etc. If a freeform prompt mentions different characters than the requested characters or ships, feel free to focus on either or both however much or little you'd like.
I have the same username on Tumblr and I have some previous Dear Author letters where I've talked more about some of these fandoms and characters. Though I've written more about some than others, I'd be very happy with a gift for any of them here!
General likes
-canon-divergence AUs
-five things
-worldbuilding
-dialogue
-wit and wordplay
-nonstandard formats (documentation, epistolary, etc.)
-time travel
-happy endings
-sad endings (when providing some measure of closure or melodrama; I'm fine with character death)
General dislikes
-explicit sex
-underage sex
-rape/noncon
-issue-fic
-second person POV
-character or religion bashing
-cliffhanger endings
-themes of cynicism or futility, or that the (canon's) main plotlines "are for nothing"
Animorphs: any character (Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, Marco, Ax, Elfangor, Aftran nominated)
No Subtemporal Grounding (MM4)
I like the premise of Megamorphs 4, but Cassie's "anomalous" sense of something being off and bringing the group together felt like a contrived way to make the book wrap up quickly, that never came up again. ;) So anything that expands on this universe without that feature would be great; Tobias' life as a Controller, Rachel and Marco's love life, Ax's woes in the human world... whether or not it resolves the larger plotline.
Canon Character is Autistic
I've seen some great interpretations of Tobias, Ax, and/or Elfangor as being on the spectrum, by human standards, and I'd love to see that expanded on. Struggles with humor and social interaction? Clear views of right and wrong? Feel free to use the language of formal diagnoses or not, depending on when and where the story is set.
Character Is Aware Of Fourth Wall And Uses That To Shiptease Fans
Marco seems like the obvious choice here, but feel free to surprise me! Lampshading the "we can't tell you who we are but we can tell you all this stuff," or calling out some other weirdnesses of the narration, would also be great.
Hanahaki Disease
Fighting a secret war and having weird DNA inside you is hard enough without deadly flowers, right? Is someone afraid of being seen by doctors and looking strange? Do aliens have another way around this? I think Marco crushing on Rachel would be a great ship for this, but I'm fine with anything. Memory wipe, death, reciprocation, all welcome outcomes!
Peggy Sue
Someone goes back and tries to use their knowledge of the future to improve it! Time Matrix, Ellimist shenanigans, or just random chance? I'm fine with happier endings or rocks-fall-everyone-dies, but I'd prefer no cliffhangers or "happy endings are for babies, moron" stuff from this prompt.
Soulmate-Identifying Marks
Names, first words, last words? I know timers and species variation are their own prompts but I'd be happy with either of them too! For romantic ships, I particularly like Rachel/Tobias, Jake/Cassie, and Marco/Rachel. Platonic soulmates (shorms?) are also wonderful! However, I'd prefer no "subversion" in the sense of "A and B know they're 'meant' to be together but A and C fall happily in love anyway."
Divine Cities: The Divinities, Rada Smolisk
Being Literally The Devil's Advocate
I think Rada is a very compelling villain, and her grief at the destruction of Voortya's afterlife is fascinating. I'd like to see something where she tries to work on behalf of one of the less savory deities (or their children as protrayed in "Miracles"); humor or angst are both great.
Offered as a Sacrifice
Rada embarks on a dark ritual to win a divinity's favor/redirect their actions? I'm fine with any other characters who might have a compelling reason to try this, but I'd prefer a consenting sacrifice.
Time Travel
Some miracle lets people travel in time? The Divinities try to undo the Kaj's conquest? Rada tries to interfere with Shara's work during the battle? Olvos goes forward to see the future? Feel free to bring in any other characters you'd like!
Harry Potter: Harry/Luna
Regulus Black lives
Harry meets Regulus at some point (via Sirius?) and the direction of the Horcrux hunt changes? Luna is unfazed about having a family friend who's a rogue Death Eater? Regulus tries to set them up and fails hilariously?
A character was stolen by fairies as a baby
Harry was raised by nonhumans and finds Luna relatively open-minded? Luna's late mother was actually a fairy? One (or both) are actually changelings left behind by the baby-snatchers?
Time Traveler's Wife Fusion
Harry's weird childhood was made weirder by Luna popping in and out, trying not to hint too much of his powers? The Chosen One showed up in Luna's youth? Weird interactions with Hogwarts' magic? Happy and/or angsty are both great.
Star Wars Original Trilogy: Anakin|Vader, Anakin|Vader & Leia, Anakin|Vader & Luke, Leia/Han, Luke & Leia & Han, Luke & Leia
L3 survived and is on Bespin too when Han takes his friends there during ESB
L3's banter with C-3PO and/or R2? Her annoyance at "ugh, we have to save Han from himself?" Lando/L3 shipping? Feel free to focus more on her and/or Lando if you want, but something focusing on the others with her as a sidenote would also be good.
Leia went to Tatooine & Luke to Alderaan
Does Leia dream of joining the military, or is not that a feasible option to an off-world woman? Does Luke get involved in the rebellion on his own? Do Han and Leia ever meet, and if so, how and where? Does Vader learn about his child(ren) differently?
Bail Organa survives the obliteration of Alderaan offworld
How does he respond to meeting Luke or Han? Does he tell Leia (and Luke) about her heritage? Is he scandalized by Han? Or does he think Leia is dead and not meet them until much later?
Vader tortures and puts Lando on Carbonite instead
Why? Does Han not owe Jabba anything in this world? Are the heroes motivated to rescue Lando, or do they figure he had it coming? Do Leia and Han ever articulate their feelings for each other?
Meeting Online
I'd prefer this to be an in-universe AU. Luke gets bored on Tatooine? Leia makes a friend who sees her as an ordinary person? Han wants a girlfriend? Vader tries to spy on rebel operatives?
Robot Revolution
Do the Empire's human-centric biases clash with Vader's cyborg nature? Or Luke's? Do people who would otherwise be enemies have to work together to save humanity? Is L3 involved? (If you headcanon her mind as being intact in the Falcon, I'd prefer she be able to communicate, but no problem just ignoring her or combining this with a world where she survives.)
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy: Rey, Finn/Rey, Finn & Rey, Finn/Rose, Anakin|Vader & Leia, Anakin|Vader & Luke
Note for this fandom: please no focus on Ben Solo|Kylo Ren as a major character, mentions are fine!
Rey raised by Force Ghosts
Anakin? Obi-Wan? Mace Windu? I'm good with whoever (from movie canon only, please). Do they teach her any non-Force skills? Does this change her longing to have her family return to her?
Darth Vader time travels to ST
Is he pleased that an evil organization is in the ascendancy, or dismayed that the Empire has fallen? Has he heard of Luke's exploits? Do he and Leia find common ground? What do the Resistance members make of him, or does he keep his distance?
Leia Organa time travels to ANH
Does she try to make a difference or fear changing the outcome of the war? Does she use the Force? Tell anyone what she knows? How do her actions impact future years, or do they?
Rey Naberrie
How did she wind up on Jakku? Do Luke or Leia know? Does she ever meet the other Naberries? Has she heard legends of Padme's heroics from outside sources?
Peggy Sue
Anyone getting a chance to prevent the First Order's rise? Finn looking for his parents or shutting down the recruitment program? Rose trying to save her family and then getting roped into something more? Rey or Luke with Force shenanigans?
