Rare Pair Exchange 2024

[isilloth]

 Dear author/artist!

Thank you for creating for me! Here are some prompts, for specific pairings and DNW/General likes, mainly repeated from my sign up.

 General DNWs:

•         Non-Con/Dub Con shown like nothing wrong or even good – it’s plausible when it’s shown as traumatizing and/or it’s part of the canon, but I prefer not to focus on it;

•         genderbending;

•         Second person POV;

•         Uncanonical terminal illness or permanent maiming;

•         a parent or parental figure/child incest;

•         showing characters mentioned in the request as foolish or evil (it’s ok when it’s only “in thought” of characters who hate them, but I don’t want it to be a big part of the story);

•         Merman AU, Pirate AU, Omegaverse AU, or any AU that changes characters into something non-humanoid;

•         scat, vomit play;

•         Mommy/Daddy kink;

•         Vore;

•         permanent death of the requested character.

 

General Likes:

•         friends to lovers;

•         rivals/enemies to lovers;

•         people in love with each other, but afraid to admit it and it’s tragic or no consequences;

•         established relationships;

•         lovers against the world – where everyone, especially parents or parental figures, thinks this can’t work, but they’re wrong;

•         strong female characters;

•         pregnancy, kidfic,

•         focusing on women’s position in society;

•         helping lover or friend overcome trauma or adjust to society again;

•         “troubles in paradise” trope – problems in a place where everything seems to be wonderful at first, but it isn’t as good as it seems – especially applicable to Silm fandom and Valinor

•         AUs, especially canon divergences, but also, for example, modern AU

•         Art: I like pictures with vibrant colors, and something more muted, where there is one prominent color (for example red). I love art in the form of tarot cards. Also, portraits, close-ups of faces, and emotions may be found there. I’m not a fan of elves with huge ears.

•         Art: I also like the scene of action in pictures, the pictures which tell a story. Small gestures of affection in art.

The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien 

Finduilas Faelivrin/Maeglin (Silm)

I know, I know, canonical they never met. But something about their stories, the parallels, knowing that Finduilas liked brooding men with black swords, and Maeglin liked blond haired princesses make me ship those two.

Give me wild AU. Maybe Maeglin and Aredhel ended in Nargothrond after all?? Maybe Finduilas was rescued by Maeglin and ended in Gondolin? Or maybe they met after reembodiment, in Valinor?

There are many possibilities and I would welcome any.

Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski 

Cirilla Fiona | False Ciri/Emhyr var Emreis (The Witcher)

This ship really stole my heart. Few scene we have with them shows different face of Emhyr, and even the fact he marries her, despite he didn’t really have to or there is little political advantage in this, tells us something. Give me a glimpse of their life, or maybe a moment when Emhyr realize he also love Cirilla, some small gestures of affection etc.

Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game) 

Avallac'h/Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon (The Witcher - Video Games)

I’m really into this pairing! I would suggest here progress of their relationship, from distrust, and maybe even hostile to lovers. It would be interesting to see them during some adventure in other world, where Ciri moved them (maybe our world, in whatever time you want – I think it would be very interesting, and maybe also easier than coming with something completely new).

The Daevabad Trilogy - S. A. Chakraborty 

Darayavahoush e-Afshin/Nahri e-Nahid (The Daevabad trilogy)

I feel a little bit bad for shipping it, because Dara definitely is not the best man for Nahri, but well… I can ship whatever I want. I would gladly read some AU where Dara stayed in Daevabad, or post EoG fic, where they find a way to be together, eventually.

Baldur's Gate 3 (Video Game) 

Astarion/Halsin/Tav (Baldur's Gate)

I prefer female Tav (mine Tav’s name is Istiel, she’s high elf sorceress, you might use it is you wish.) I think I’d like to read some smut about this trio, but fluff is also welcome addition to the spice.
Visual reference for my OC:

Dragon Age (Video Games) 

Alistair/Morrigan (Dragon Age VG)

They didn’t seem to like each other, but they have child together, at least in some world states. And I’d like to read such. Maybe about the time they meet later on, be to in Inquistion, if Alistair is a Grey Warden, or maybe, if he is a king, at Orleasian court? And they have somehow warmer feelings for each other.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke 

John Childermass/Emma Pole (JS&MN - Susanna Clarke)

After Emma Pole is freed from the faerie, she is looking for new meaning in her life. Maybe Childermass helps her in this, even if initially she doesn’t want to have anything to do with him.

Scholomance - Naomi Novik 

Galadriel “El” Higgins/Orion Lake (Scholomance)

Some moment when they are still in the Scholomance or post Golden Enclaves adventures when El hunts Maw-mouths and maybe Orion sometimes helps her with that.

The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo 

The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov (Grisha Trilogy)

I’m interested in both this men with Alina. I think it’s more about them than Alina, but I like her to be part in this. I’d love some banter with Nikolai, and something more sinister with Darkling. And exploration or their special bond.

Fandom specific DNW: Malina. I hate this ship, and Mal – if he has t be featured in this, please not with Alina.