Rarepair fic exchange 2021

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Dear Writer!

Thank you for writing for me! I put here General likes and DNW, as well as prompts and thoughts on specific pairings. Of course you don’t have to follow them, they are just to help you writing!

Have fun!

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 to not 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 totally evil, villainizing them (it’s ok when it’s only “in thought” of character 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 which 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 its 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

 

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

Finduilas Faelivrin/Maeglin | Lómion (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?

There are many possibilities and I would welcome any.

Idril Celebrindal/Maeglin | Lómion (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.

Idril Celebrindal/Maeglin | Lómion/Tuor (Tolkien)

Idril might not like Maeglin, but what if Tuor fancied him? And convince his wife that it’s not so bad idea (it was). Give me the angst, give me smut!

What’s happened after Maeglin betrayed Gondolin? How did he keep it from his lovers? Or maybe he didn’t manage and everything ends well? Or at least not so ad as in canon?

Elemmírë/Findis (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.

Ar-Pharazon/Tar-Miriel (Tolkien)

I’m here for the AU where Miriel and Pharazon  loved each other, and she married him willingly. ow this change the dynamics between those two? Did Miriel remain ruling queen? Did she support Ar-Pharazon decision to attack Valinor?

Caranthir | Morifinwë/Haleth of the Haladin (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 | Turcafinwë (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 | Ambaráto/Andreth | Saelind (Tolkien)

I’m always willing to read more about them. It’s one of my favorite canonical pairing, and honestly, I’m not sure why, given there is only few lines suggesting their romance. But it always make me cry.

I would like to read how they met or how they come to love. 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.

Elwing/Maglor | Makalaurë (Tolkien)

Maybe Maglor tried different ways to regain the Silmaril than only war path? For example, seducing Elwing. What if he succeed?

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.

Mass Effect: Andromeda 

Jaal Ama Darav/Female Ryder | Sara (Mass Effect: Andromeda)

My recent obsession. I love how sweet and loving Jaal is. For this pairing maybe fic set after the events of the game, when they are in more stablished relationship. Or something set before they become couple, their tries and uncertainties, when they weren’t sure of each other’s feelings.

The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo 

The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov (The 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

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

AU where Darkling leaves and only become prisoner of Nikolai, and Alina didn’t lose 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.

Nikolai Lantsov/Alina Starkov (The 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.

Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game) 

Avallac'h | Crevan Espane aep Caomhan Macha/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).

Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski 

Cirilla Fiona | False Ciri/Emhyr var Emreis (The WItcher - A. Sapkowski)

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.

Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon/Eredin Bréacc Glas (The WItcher - A. Sapkowski)

In books, Ciri felt some attraction toward Eredin. Let’s play on that – what if she decided to stay in Aen Elle world, or maybe Eredin somehow make her stay as his queen.