Dear Id Pro Quo Author Letter (2022)
Dear Id Pro Quo Author,
Hi! This is my second time participating in this exchange, and I wanted to give you a little information on my likes and dislikes in general and in particular as it relates to my requests.
DNWs: Please no animal harm/death, body horror, gore, rape (unless indicated by prompt), asylums/institutionalization unless it's in canon (Channel Zero), the characters I've requested dying, graphic descriptions of suicide or self-injury, "she was crazy the whole time!" twists. Please nothing about illness, the pandemic, or the current political climate.
Now, the things I do like: I love stories. Stories are my favorite thing. I love all kinds of stories, but my favorites tend to be character driven. They have dialogue and small moments that illustrate relationships or grow characters, not just move the plot along. I love small character details. I want to know the song that gets stuck in Maverick Mitchell’s head when he’s bored. I want to know what Ray Levoi dreams about when they're not visions. I want everything. You cannot give me too much.
I love found families, and close relationships both romantic and non. I love all the different kinds of love the Greeks had that are all in Tumblr gifsets now. I love people loving each other and enjoying each other’s company. It’s so great, okay? It’s the best thing.
And now for my prompts:
Thunderheart (1992)
Ray Levoi/Walter Crow Horse
I love this ship and their snarky, reluctantly fond love. I tend to prefer stories that are a little down the road, not just “what happens after Ray leaves the rez.” Ray’s going to need some time to get his shit together, so give him a few months, y’know?
I like a lot of prompts for this pairing, and please feel free to mix and match. I do have preferences about sexual and power dynamics. I prefer Ray bottoming/subbing/receiving. In the prompts where someone's a virgin, Ray's a virgin; in the H/C type prompts, Ray gets hurt.
01.Alternate Universe - I won/bought your virginity and now you're mine
02.Arranged Marriage - Consummating the marriage and someone's a virgin
03.Bathed/perfumed/dressed for reluctant defloration
04.Obligatory sex for arranged marriage turns intensely pleasureable
05.Established Relationship - Couple still absolutely stupid in love despite being together for ages
06.Finger kisses in a scene that wasn't sexual up to that point
07.Held Over the Knee and Fingered till Overstimulated
08.Lap Sex
09.light dom/sub
10.Unexpectedly Turned On by Supposedly Nonsexual Punishment
11.rough sex turns unexpectedly tender and/or emotional (and then maybe rough again)
12.Selkie A asks B to look after their sealskin; B did not know it was a marriage proposal
13.Undercover - Forced to Have Sex to Keep Cover
14.Dub/noncon - raped in front of loved one(s)
15.Dub/noncon - one character volunteers themselves to save another
16.Dub/Noncon - Rape Aftermath
17.Dub/noncon - Character unable to hide evidence of their rape from others
18.Dub/noncon - medical treatment after rape
19.First consensual sex after dub/noncon
20.Comfort sex
Top Gun (1986)
Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
I love these boys so much. I really do. There are some gorgeous, gritty, super realistic stories about what happens to these boys during their time in the service, and I love those stories, but I'd really like something a little less real for this.
I like a lot of tropes for this pairing, and you can definitely mix and match however you see fit. I see both Ice and Maverick as versatile, probably with about an 80/20 Ice/Maverick topping ratio, but I am fine reading any variation of sexcapades with these two. (The only exception is for the prompt about size difference, because obviously Maverick is tiny and he's the one getting manhandled.) I am fine reading any rating for this pairing.
01.bets & wagers but make it sexy ;)
02.A apologises ; B says they’ll only accept the apology if A has public/semi-public sex with them
03.Character lets someone shave their face with a straight razor (as a sign of trust)
04.Didn't Know Who Else I Could Trust
05.domestic fluff
06.Established Relationship - Couple still absolutely stupid in love despite being together for ages
07.Established Marriage - Happy and Domestic
08.Experienced partner lets inexperienced one explore them
09.scar cataloging/worship
10.Finger kisses in a scene that wasn't sexual up to that point
11.Grand Romantic Gesture - Gone Hilariously Wrong But Sentiment Is Appreciated
12.cuddlefucking
13.kissing thighs through denim jeans
14.rough sex turns unexpectedly tender and/or emotional (and then maybe rough again)
15.lap sex
16.Mistaken for a sex worker and goes along with it because customer is hot
17.intentionally leaving bite marks etc to claim ownership of partner
18.Trying to stay silent during sex so no one overhears; not entirely successful
19. Lingering touch
20. Size difference where the bottom can be picked up
Channel Zero (TV)
Zoe Woods & Luke Vanczyk & Louise Lispector & Izzy Marcus
Really, you can focus on any of these characters and/or relationships, and I'll love it. I really loved Butcher's Block, and my favorite part was this little family that was forged through all the insanity, and how they got a happy ending together. I would so love to read about their life after the events of the series.
My tropes mostly amount to SOFT AND LOVING FAMILY LIFE, and you can mix and match these as you like.
Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Hurts
Found Family
Domestic Fluff
Hair Braiding
Hurt/Comfort - Mutual Hurt/Comfort After Shared Traumatic Event
Hurt/Comfort - One character comforts another after a nightmare
Hurt/Comfort - Tending injuries
Killing Monster Together Instead Of Communicating Your Feelings
Lamb To Slaughter Character Survived And Now Enjoying Life To The Fullest
Platonic Bed-sharing
Platonic Cuddling
Recovering from Shared Trauma that Bonded Characters Codependently and Changed Them Permanently
Thank you so much, Id Pro Quo friend! I so look forward to seeing what you make of this.