The Mistletoe Exchange 2020

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Dear Artist/Author!

Thank you for writing for me. I put my DNW and General Likes in Optional details, so I want repeat myself. Here are prompts for specific pairings.

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

Finduilas Faelivrin/Maeglin (Silmarillion - Tolkien)

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?

Fëanor/Nerdanel (Silmarillion - Tolkien)

Happy days of their marriage or young love. O don’t want Feanor bashing or showing him as an awful husband, who thinks only of himself.

If you want to go for AU, either Feanor released from Mandos earlier than Dagor Dagorath and reunited with Nerdanel or Nerdanel going to Beleriand, where he lives long enough to reconcile with a wife.

Caranthir/Haleth of the Haladin (Silmarillion - Tolkien)

I like romances between a male elf and female human, as you may see from my request.

I prefer this relationship to be mutual, not some sad pining on one of the sides. Of course it may be just brief romance, after which Haleth rejects Caranthir and his help, but some happy ending (in AU) would be also welcome. And I like a take on how their relationship affects their roles in their respective societies.

Aredhel/Celegorm (Silmarillion - Tolkien)

I think they make perfect match, both because of their characters and hobbies. Maybe at the beginning it was just a friendship, which later led to something more. Maybe some happy tie in Valinor, before everything fall apart. Or how they felt after the Helcaraxe. Or maybe the day when Aredhel and Maeglin left Nan Elmoth and met with Celegorm and Curufin for  a while.

Aegnor/Andreth (Silmarillion - Tolkien)

I love this pairing. I prefer something fluffy over the angst we have in canon. Maybe how they come to be a couple, they first meeting, first kiss etc. I would welcome also AU where they stay together – how it change their fates? Or maybe how Aegnor decided that it would be better for them to break up? I have strange conviction that Finrod played part in it.

Idril Celebrindal/Maeglin (SIlmarillion - Tolkien)

I’m not one of these fans who think Idril owe Maeglin “a chance”, but I think that there is interesting AU to explore. What if Idril was a little bit hostile toward Maeglin, because she actually liked him from first sight, but she considered relationship between cousins as wrong? But later she came to think that she shouldn’t act against her heart. I headcanon their decided to keep their relationship in secret, because of “what people would say” etc.

Elemmírë/Findis (Silmarillion - Tolkien)

One of my favorite femslash couple in Silm fandom. I headcanon Elemmírë was one of reasons why Findis decided to stay. Ideal to explore Post darkening Valinor or 4th Age Valinor. I headcanon that Aman, especially in the years of the threes (we don’t know anything about later days, so..) was pretty homophobic. How they dill with it? Maybe later it changes?

Also, I headcanon Findis as dark-haired. Of course it’s ok to use your hedcanon in this matter, but if it’s not a problem I’d prefer her with dark hair.

Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game) 

Avallac'h/Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon (Witcher 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 Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo 

The Darkling/Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov (Grisha Trilogy)

AU where Darkling leaves and only become prisoner of Nikolai, and Alina didn’t loose her powers (I really hate the fact that she did lose her powers). Maybe she becomes tsaritsa for Nikolai and they rule together? And with Darkling in prison, they start dangerous game with him, which eventually  lead to romance between those three.

The Darkling/Alina Starkov (Grisha Trilogy)

Alina and Darkling shared special connection. And maybe because of it, they eventually started romance, in secret, still standing on opposite sides of the war. But with every encounter they share more.

Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov (Grisha Trilogy)

Once again AU where Alina becomes tsaritsa, and maybe she stays with her powers. Maybe Mal died, maybe she just didn’t want to be with him eventually and agrees to help Nikolai in ruling.

Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo 

Kaz Brekker/Inej Ghafa (Six of Crows)

I absolutely adore this ship. With all issues they had it may be hard to imagine to something more happened between those two, but I’m all for intimacy without (too much) physical contact. Maybe some epistolary fic, when Inej becomes privateer, or maybe when she works for Kaz once again in some important job.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke 

Stephen Black/The Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair/Emma Pole (JS&MN - Clarke)

How the Gentleman seduce them in the land of faerie? I’m not oppose the Dub-con here. In faerie where everything is like in a dream, strangest things may happened.

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

After Emma Pole is freed from the faerie, she is looking for new meaning in her life. Maybe Childermass helps  her in this.

Stephen Black/The Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair (JS&MN - Clarke)

I’m not oppose the Dub-con here. In faerie where everything is like in a dream, strangest things may happened.

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 

Lavender Brown/Ron Weasley (HP - JKR)

I see them as more well-matched than Ron and Hermione, and I would like them to be endgame for Ron. Maybe something after the Battle of Hogwarts, when Lavender was hurt, and Ron cared for her… Maybe even later, assuming that she lived through the battle. I’m not oppose completely to relationship of Ron and Hermione, just don’t want it to be endgame.

Nymphadora Tonks/Charlie Weasley (HP - JKR)

Maybe Remus dies, while Tonks lives and she is comforted by her old friend, Charlie?  I’d like here to relationship with Remus has never happened or he was dead in the time of this happening.

Fleur Delacour/Nymphadora Tonks (HP - JKR)

I like them both, so I think it would be interesting to read about their affair. Preferably in AU scenario where neither Fleur married Bill nor Tonks Remus. Or maybe Remus died during the battle of Hogwarts while Tonks lived.

Remus Lupin/Nymphadora Tonks (HP - JKR)

I’m never tired of this two. How did they come to love each other? The books are very sparse on details, so I need to know more.

Hermione Granger/Viktor Krum (HP - JKR)

AU when Hermione didn’t end with Ron (maybe they were together, but later broke up) and later she met Viktor again, and old feelings came to life.

Hermione Granger/Remus Lupin (HP - JKR)

AU when Remus lived through battle of Hogwarts but Tonks didn’t. He is devastated but later he finds comfort with Hermione.