Dear Id Pro Quo Writer...
Hi there, and thank you for coming to read this letter! I'm really excited about this exchange, and want to encourage you to not rein in your id! If we've matched on these freeform tags our tastes obviously align, so don't worry and just go wild :Db I'm letting the tags speak for themselves - but should you want me to elaborate on anything, please don't hesitate to let me know! (I've also requested some of these fandoms before, so if you'd like to read some general babbling about why I like the characters and so on, you can take a peek at my old letters.)
Aside from the freeform tags themselves, here are some general likes:
♥ Characters who are unflinchingly loyal, including betrayals that are actually secretly done for the sake of the other.
♥ Protectiveness - especially if the one being protected is quite capable of taking care of themselves, and/or isn't used to someone caring like that.
♥ Stoic characters opening up and revealing feelings they normally wouldn't; the strong-and-silent type showing unexpected vulnerability.
♥ Unrequited love and longing that ends up not being that unrequited after all. UST is great as well, especially if finally resolved.
♥ Moments where one character is completely out of it (due to sleepiness or being wounded or whatever), but is still aware of the other just being there; a comforting and safe presence.
♥ Characters who share a "I understand what you need without having to be told" bond.
♥ Lonely characters finding companionship.
♥ Characters with self-esteem issues being told just how amazing and important they are (perhaps even in connection with a love confession). If their lack of self-worth stems from something physical, like scars, I'd love for them to be shown - especially if coupled with touch-starvation.
♥ Casual or unconscious displays of power, skill, or strength.
♥ Differences between lovers - height, age, etc.
♥ Indirect kissing, especially if coupled with pining. Like one character lighting a cigarette for the other, or drinking from the same glass.
♥ Names! I love it when characters start off calling the other by their last name (or by some formal title), then slowly slip into more familiar terms. Aside from it developing naturally like that, another thing I like is if it happens in the heat of the moment, like in the presence of some danger - or just a case of letting their guard down, maybe while drunk or exhausted. I love the use of nicknames and pet names as well, both unique ones and more generic stuff (everything from "buddy" to "darling").
♥ Rescues, whether it's a matter of life and death or simply being woken from a nightmare.
♥ Rivalries, both of the friendly sort and the more antagonistic kind.
♥ Princess-carrying! (Or bridal-style carrying, whatever you want to call it.)
♥ Characters being brainwashed/mind-controlled/cursed/whatever and forced into fighting against the one they love, who staunchly refuses to fight back. Especially if their shared memories is what finally breaks the spell and saves the day.
♥ Playful sex. That's not to say I don't enjoy tender or passionate sex (I do!), but there's just something about two characters being so at ease and comfortable around each other that they're able to joke and laugh while making love.
♥ Desperate kissing in the rain. Showing up drenched and shivering at the door of a lover-to-be after angsting in the rain is also great. DON'T JUDGE MEEE~
And on the flip side, things I don't want:
♦ Mentions of kidneys or seizures. Please, not even the words themselves.
♦ Sad stuff involving animals - death, cruelty, etc.
♦ Killing off the characters I've requested, or giving them a serious illness they didn't have in canon (by serious I mean things like cancer and dementia).
♦ Infidelity/cheating, polyamory, open relationships, swinging, group sex.
♦ Focus on social, religious, or political issues.
♦ Crossovers.
♦ Crack.
♦ Meta.
♦ Alternate Universe. I like AUs sometimes, but these fandoms are all rare so I'd prefer to get fic of them as they are (but fix-it/canon-divergence is perfectly cool).
Now then, here are my actual requests, all in alphabetical order:
Circle Of Iron | The Silent Flute (1978)
The Blind Man/Cord
• Catching injured character as they faint or lose balance
• Curses & Spells
• Curses & Spells - Character A gets to see what their life would've been like if they'd never met B
• Hurt/Comfort - Crying
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character needs to be carried
• Love Confessions - A thinks they're about to die and voices their feelings for B; but oops A survives
• Pining - Character A thinks B could never love them back
• Pining - Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.)
• Protectiveness
• Time Loop - A is trying to save the life of B; the one they're secretly in love with and pining for
Gunmen (1994)
Cole Parker/Dani Servigo
• Character makes a mistake and expects the worst due to past experiences; is met with gentle kindness
• Character runs into someone who reveals past traumatic/shameful event to the one they're pining for
• Hurt/Comfort - Character crying in their sleep
• Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to being loved and shown tenderness/affection
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character isn't quite lucid
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character needs to be carried
• Pining - Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.)
• Protectiveness
• Protectiveness - Character being protected isn't used to being cared about
• Rescue
• Scars
• Touch-Starved
Shogun (TV)
John Blackthorne/Martin Alvito
• Enemies to Friends to Lovers
• Enemies to Lovers - A comes to care deeply for B and tries to get B to trust and believe in them
• Enemies to Lovers - A gets in trouble or injured protecting B; which makes B see A in a new light
• Enemies to Lovers - A is in danger and needs to be rescued; prompting B to realize their feelings
• Miscommunication
• Misunderstandings
• Pining - Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.)
• Protectiveness
• Touch-Starved
(Quick note here to say that I have read the book, so if you'd like to include some detail from it - like Blackthorne's internalized homophobia, for example - then that'd be just fine with me! But I'd prefer it if you kept the changes that were made in the miniseries - like the added scenes between him and Alvito, or Blackthorne giving Kiku's contract to Omi. Also, feel free to more or less ignore my DNW about religious/political/social issues when it comes to this fandom, for obvious reasons, haha.)
The Edge (1997)
Charles Morse/Robert Green
• A loves B; pining B thinks A is only fucking B as revenge for a past mistake and out of convenience
• Canonically Dead Character Survives
• Hurt/Comfort - Crying
• Hurt/Comfort - Self-Esteem Issues
• Miscommunication
• Misunderstandings
• Pining - Character thinks they aren't good enough for the object of their pining
• Redemption - Trying to make amends for past mistakes
激戰 | Unbeatable (2013)
Lin Si Qi/Ching Fai
• Age Difference - Younger character tops
• Character runs into someone who reveals past traumatic/shameful event to the one they're pining for
• Hurt/Comfort - Character crying in their sleep
• Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to being loved and shown tenderness/affection
• Hurt/Comfort - Dislocation
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character isn't quite lucid
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character needs to be carried
• Hurt/Comfort - Nightmares
• Hurt/Comfort - Self-Esteem Issues
• Hurt/Comfort - Stoic character breaking down
• Pining - Character A thinks B isn't serious about them despite heavy flirting and subsequently pines
• Pining - Character thinks they aren't good enough for the object of their pining
• Protectiveness
• Protectiveness - Character being protected isn't used to being cared about
• Self-Sacrifice - Sacrificing own happiness for the sake of someone else
• Wooing - Younger character pursues older character
----
Aaand that's it! Like I said, if anything is unclear or you have something you'd like to ask, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions :)
In closing, thank you so much for creating a gift for me! ♥
Aside from the freeform tags themselves, here are some general likes:
♥ Characters who are unflinchingly loyal, including betrayals that are actually secretly done for the sake of the other.
♥ Protectiveness - especially if the one being protected is quite capable of taking care of themselves, and/or isn't used to someone caring like that.
♥ Stoic characters opening up and revealing feelings they normally wouldn't; the strong-and-silent type showing unexpected vulnerability.
♥ Unrequited love and longing that ends up not being that unrequited after all. UST is great as well, especially if finally resolved.
♥ Moments where one character is completely out of it (due to sleepiness or being wounded or whatever), but is still aware of the other just being there; a comforting and safe presence.
♥ Characters who share a "I understand what you need without having to be told" bond.
♥ Lonely characters finding companionship.
♥ Characters with self-esteem issues being told just how amazing and important they are (perhaps even in connection with a love confession). If their lack of self-worth stems from something physical, like scars, I'd love for them to be shown - especially if coupled with touch-starvation.
♥ Casual or unconscious displays of power, skill, or strength.
♥ Differences between lovers - height, age, etc.
♥ Indirect kissing, especially if coupled with pining. Like one character lighting a cigarette for the other, or drinking from the same glass.
♥ Names! I love it when characters start off calling the other by their last name (or by some formal title), then slowly slip into more familiar terms. Aside from it developing naturally like that, another thing I like is if it happens in the heat of the moment, like in the presence of some danger - or just a case of letting their guard down, maybe while drunk or exhausted. I love the use of nicknames and pet names as well, both unique ones and more generic stuff (everything from "buddy" to "darling").
♥ Rescues, whether it's a matter of life and death or simply being woken from a nightmare.
♥ Rivalries, both of the friendly sort and the more antagonistic kind.
♥ Princess-carrying! (Or bridal-style carrying, whatever you want to call it.)
♥ Characters being brainwashed/mind-controlled/cursed/whatever and forced into fighting against the one they love, who staunchly refuses to fight back. Especially if their shared memories is what finally breaks the spell and saves the day.
♥ Playful sex. That's not to say I don't enjoy tender or passionate sex (I do!), but there's just something about two characters being so at ease and comfortable around each other that they're able to joke and laugh while making love.
♥ Desperate kissing in the rain. Showing up drenched and shivering at the door of a lover-to-be after angsting in the rain is also great. DON'T JUDGE MEEE~
And on the flip side, things I don't want:
♦ Mentions of kidneys or seizures. Please, not even the words themselves.
♦ Sad stuff involving animals - death, cruelty, etc.
♦ Killing off the characters I've requested, or giving them a serious illness they didn't have in canon (by serious I mean things like cancer and dementia).
♦ Infidelity/cheating, polyamory, open relationships, swinging, group sex.
♦ Focus on social, religious, or political issues.
♦ Crossovers.
♦ Crack.
♦ Meta.
♦ Alternate Universe. I like AUs sometimes, but these fandoms are all rare so I'd prefer to get fic of them as they are (but fix-it/canon-divergence is perfectly cool).
Now then, here are my actual requests, all in alphabetical order:
Circle Of Iron | The Silent Flute (1978)
The Blind Man/Cord
• Catching injured character as they faint or lose balance
• Curses & Spells
• Curses & Spells - Character A gets to see what their life would've been like if they'd never met B
• Hurt/Comfort - Crying
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character needs to be carried
• Love Confessions - A thinks they're about to die and voices their feelings for B; but oops A survives
• Pining - Character A thinks B could never love them back
• Pining - Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.)
• Protectiveness
• Time Loop - A is trying to save the life of B; the one they're secretly in love with and pining for
Gunmen (1994)
Cole Parker/Dani Servigo
• Character makes a mistake and expects the worst due to past experiences; is met with gentle kindness
• Character runs into someone who reveals past traumatic/shameful event to the one they're pining for
• Hurt/Comfort - Character crying in their sleep
• Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to being loved and shown tenderness/affection
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character isn't quite lucid
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character needs to be carried
• Pining - Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.)
• Protectiveness
• Protectiveness - Character being protected isn't used to being cared about
• Rescue
• Scars
• Touch-Starved
Shogun (TV)
John Blackthorne/Martin Alvito
• Enemies to Friends to Lovers
• Enemies to Lovers - A comes to care deeply for B and tries to get B to trust and believe in them
• Enemies to Lovers - A gets in trouble or injured protecting B; which makes B see A in a new light
• Enemies to Lovers - A is in danger and needs to be rescued; prompting B to realize their feelings
• Miscommunication
• Misunderstandings
• Pining - Pining character reveals their feelings while not quite lucid (hurt/drunk/etc.)
• Protectiveness
• Touch-Starved
(Quick note here to say that I have read the book, so if you'd like to include some detail from it - like Blackthorne's internalized homophobia, for example - then that'd be just fine with me! But I'd prefer it if you kept the changes that were made in the miniseries - like the added scenes between him and Alvito, or Blackthorne giving Kiku's contract to Omi. Also, feel free to more or less ignore my DNW about religious/political/social issues when it comes to this fandom, for obvious reasons, haha.)
The Edge (1997)
Charles Morse/Robert Green
• A loves B; pining B thinks A is only fucking B as revenge for a past mistake and out of convenience
• Canonically Dead Character Survives
• Hurt/Comfort - Crying
• Hurt/Comfort - Self-Esteem Issues
• Miscommunication
• Misunderstandings
• Pining - Character thinks they aren't good enough for the object of their pining
• Redemption - Trying to make amends for past mistakes
激戰 | Unbeatable (2013)
Lin Si Qi/Ching Fai
• Age Difference - Younger character tops
• Character runs into someone who reveals past traumatic/shameful event to the one they're pining for
• Hurt/Comfort - Character crying in their sleep
• Hurt/Comfort - Character isn't used to being loved and shown tenderness/affection
• Hurt/Comfort - Dislocation
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character isn't quite lucid
• Hurt/Comfort - Hurt/sick character needs to be carried
• Hurt/Comfort - Nightmares
• Hurt/Comfort - Self-Esteem Issues
• Hurt/Comfort - Stoic character breaking down
• Pining - Character A thinks B isn't serious about them despite heavy flirting and subsequently pines
• Pining - Character thinks they aren't good enough for the object of their pining
• Protectiveness
• Protectiveness - Character being protected isn't used to being cared about
• Self-Sacrifice - Sacrificing own happiness for the sake of someone else
• Wooing - Younger character pursues older character
----
Aaand that's it! Like I said, if anything is unclear or you have something you'd like to ask, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions :)
In closing, thank you so much for creating a gift for me! ♥