netchslayer

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Dear Yuletide Writer

Thank you so much for writing for me!

General Likes:

• Epistolary, play/script and other unusual-for-fic formats - Metafiction - Interactive Fiction (of any kind)
• Canon Divergence AUs - Cthulhu Mythos fusions (broader universe including other authors, tabletop etc.) - Fallen London fusions - The Magnus Archives fusions
• Worldbuilding - Humor - Crack - Scenes from case/adventure - Horror, particularly body horror, cosmic horror, architectural horror, plant monsters, implants gone wrong, sentient places (I’ll take lighter, cracky take on them too) - Any kind of messing with time
• Accidental soulbond in a universe where it isn’t a regular occurence. (I’m fine with going for some kind of magical realism/magic AU in canons where there is no magic to allow for this.)
• I’m fine with any kind of penetrative or oral intercourse. I like intercrural. I also like one character putting the clothes/armor/etc. on another, though it works just as well for me as gen.
• I genuinely love gen just as much as ships and am perfectly fine with nothing shippy going on even where I prompted some.

I'm okay with drabbles as treats.

DNWs:

Any scenario:

• Scat
• Emetophilia as kink (vomiting as a reaction etc. is okay)
• Female pregnancy
• Genital mutilation
• Sounding (urethral)
• Detailed damage to the eye 
• PWP (smut as a part of a broader story is fine)
• Current political events and COVID-19 pandemic, including allegories and other attempts to make a point about them in fic.

Unrequested:

• Ships, AUs, crossovers&fusions. (Canonical relationships and presumed character's parents are fine as long as they are in the background.)
• Gender/ethnicity/aro/ace/mental health/disability headcanons&AUs; focus on issues with those identities, canonical or not. (OCs are fair game when it comes to identities, but DNW for issues around those identities stands.)
• Non-canonical bigotry/discrimination; focus on canonical bigotry/discrimination.
• Non-canonical slavery
• Infidelity
• Non-canonical character death;
• Watersports
• Rape/Noncon
• Vore
• Bloodplay/Woundplay

Twisted Wonderland
Divus Crewel

Feel free to include any of the other canon characters, as long as he’s still the lead. OC students are fine too.

Besides things listed in general likes, I’m interested in:

• Faculty fic! Maybe something like meetings behind the scenes of canon events. A completely new situation is great too. Or just a more mundane regular meeting showing off interpersonal relationships.
• His thoughts on various students.
• Something about his field of specialization. What kind of ingredient is running away? How does his interest in Alchemy tie in with his previous career? Searching for rare ingredients with someone else?
• I sure hadn’t expected the Halloween event of all things to deliver fodder for the dynamics between the teachers, yet here we are. More personality clashes please. Or just fic dealing with his surprisingly hot-headed tendencies.
• Outsider POV via thread dedicated to him on in-universe anonymous message board. (Regarding unrequested ships DNW, one-sided crushes/thirst by posters would be fine in this scenario.)
• Just something worldbuildy about magic, social media or in-universe fiction (I loved the snippets we got in the Halloween event).
• A new occasion that requires his design skills would be fine too.
• Ships: Crewel/Trein, Crewel/Vargas, Crewel/Trein/Vargas. I can see puppy play with Vargas (consider watersports okay for this prompt if you want).

Canon-specific DNWs:

• Anything dealing with animal ethics.
• Students being physically harmed or traumatized, excluding canon events. (For horror prompts, something like students going into a magical coma or being spirited away without any memories when coming back is fine.)

About the canon: Free-to-play mobile game, though still in available in Japan only. Fan translations seem to be available and at a fast rate. (I’m playing the game as it is, so I'm afraid I don't have recs for a specific source. What little I skimmed that pops up when searching was good.) Not a dating sim, or even that protag/character fanservicey by genre standards; it’s closer to a visual novel with a lot of character&character interaction-heavy side stories. There are turn-based battles (that can be auto-played) and rhythmic minigames (not very hard - I'm not good at them and have avoided rhythm-based games so far, yet I got hang of them fast, and in-story ones are always on easy mode). The setup is that mundane player character wakes themselves up at an entry ceremony into a magical boarding school in another universe. They don't get magical powers themselves, but they get to hang around for reasons.
Set in a mishmash Disneyverse, but one where villains’ POV is considered “correct” -  more in a “biased history” kind of way than it being a “might makes right” dystopia. Plus there might be school's own bias to consider. Characters are based on big name Disney villains and some adjacent characters (with a couple of exceptions), but the original villains are present as historical figures too - and some of the heroes have been mentioned as well, and not necessarily flipped into bad guys. There also seems to be a rival school that has characters based on heroes, but we haven’t seen much of it so far. Some other Disney canons are in-universe fiction.

Do not say Mystery (ミステリと言う勿れ) - Yumi Tamura
Kunou Totonou

Besides things listed in general likes, I’m interested in:

• Another case is more than welcome! Something more low-stakes included. Ghosts seem to be a thing, so another mystery where they are involved would work as well. But a more slice-of-life quiet day where he meets some of his acquaintances so far is fine too. Don't be afraid to go fluffier than canon if that's more your speed.
• Further developments with Garo. Both happy-ish going off into the sunset together and tragedy are fine - just no Totonou dying (others are fair game). So is just another crossing of paths with an uncertain future. I ship it, but I’m fine if you want to keep it on canon level. Inudous give me a bit of incestuous vibes across the board, but I’d prefer it in the past or one-sided.
• Whump is good too, as long as it doesn’t result in long-term consequences on Totonou’s physical health. PTSD is fine by me.

I’m not that interested in fic speculating about his past - I’d rather wait for canon on this one. Something dealing with traumas that seem to stem from it is fine as long as it doesn’t add to the canon background (or lack thereof, really).

Canon-specific DNWs:

• Revision of Totonou’s judgement/opinions on culpability and punishment when it comes to canon events. His moral compass might not 100% align with everyone’s - mine included - but that’s who he is as a person.
• Diagnosing specific mental or physical health issues for characters when they aren’t named in canon or adding symptoms not appearing in canon based on the speculation of what they might be.

About the canon: An ongoing manga by the author of Basara and 7 Seeds. University student gone sleuth through circumstance, followed by meeting a homme fatal of sorts, and then getting into more and more mysteries via a chain of acquaintances and sometimes coincidences. He actually just wants to be a teacher, but his talent at observing and coming to conclusions keeps getting him tangled in various cases. He is of the socially awkward genius variety - but not the asshole type, though people are still discomfited by his observations and tendency to digress, and occasionally picking awkward topics. He loves curry and Western media - particularly cop/detective/court dramas and horror. Also loves picking at nuances of meaning of words. Sadly yet to be officially translated. Fan translations are easily searchable and up to date.

West of Loathing
(none)

Besides things listed in general likes, I’m interested in:

• Worldbuilding! I love this setting so much. Just give me more. More on big stuff like Necromancy, El Vibrato, Roberto, Cows and Clowns, and whatever is in the Jumbleneck Mine is great! But so would be more low-key stuff like hippies/LARPers/various stores etc. Something new you think would fit into the setting is great too!
• Expanding on the relationship with pardners, more of pardners’ feelings on various encounters. AU where you can take more than one Pardner along, and/or take them to Gun Manor/take Florence with you when returning.
• Small-scale problems of life on the road + dealing with more...temperamental horses.
• Letters to Rufus and replies.
• Alternatively, something really going into the horror of transformation on Nex-Mex path. Or expanding more on Cowrruption.
• Grace returns!

I'd be fine with vore-adjacent content for horror purposes here, but not as sexual. I'm not interested in shipfic for this one, but background pairings of side characters and OCs are fine, or something like the protagonist doing some kind of matchmaking quest (well, besides Cactus Bill).

I played a bit of Kingdom of Loathing but I haven’t gotten far, so please nothing that would require knowledge from there. I did like that one text adventure segment (Strange Leaflet?) and wouldn’t mind something like it for this fandom. Doesn't have to be an actual IF, just protagonist's POV on a brief detour into less illustrated reality works for me just as well.

Some general things I loved in the game, for the reference: just all the wordplay; Stupid Walking; goblins being fungus-based; consequences of constantly running into cacti; unusual horses; Pickle Factory; Cows and Cowrruption; Gun Manor Hedge Maze; Roberto vs. El Vibrato; Russell payoff; just everything that happens on quests from Breadwood.

Fandom-specific DNWs:

• None

About the Canon: A Weird West humorous RPG with stick figures. Spinoff of long-running free web RPG Kingdom of Loathing, but playable with zero knowledge of the original.  Battles are turn-based. You can have a pardner + summons depending on pardner and your own class, and one extra companion gained via a quest. No free saves, but no real death either, just a bit of a setback (strike one gets you to the entrance of the area, strike two sends you to the main hub, but travelling doesn’t take much time and resting removes the effect). Some grind is necessary, but I managed to finish my last playthrough of the base game within a day of nothing else to do - though with a walkthrough+previous experience to speed things through. But for a short and pared-down affair, it’s packed with content.
Set in a Wild West filled with (even more) peril after The Cows Came Home…from some kind of Hell dimension. Also contains a Necromancer, cult of maybe-Eldritch deity, and ancient robots, to say nothing of ghosts and bean magic. There is no Ministry of Silly Walks, but there is an option for player character to perform them. Very pun-based. You will want to look at descriptions of everything.


The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Caius Cosades
Female Nerevarine

I’ll leave the pick of Nerevarine’s appearance and background to you. I'm fine with the fic focusing on one more than the other, but I'd prefer that the other still features in it to some degree.

Besides things listed in general likes, I’m interested in:

• I love this setting! Both the people, culture, and politics, and just technology, flora, and fauna.
• Caius’ POV on Nerevarine’s quest. Particularly some of the more out there stuff. Does a mudcrab merchant warrant investigation or should he be worried about his asset’s drug consumption? What does and doesn’t he put into the reports? Does he have a (coded) journal of his own?
• Seriously, though, is the Moon Sugar just for show? Does Nerevarine try to figure it out?
• Meta, but what happens when Nerevarine dumps too much junk into the house? Does no one ever comment at the weird mishmash of armor and clothes worn for enchantments?
• Do people try to pry into what exactly is going on with a newcomer deciding to settle in an old junkie’s den? Particularly after Nerevarine starts gaining reputation?
• I’m a sucker for Realpolitik-ish espionage. Think more le Carré than Fleming. Playing up the “agent of the Empire” angle in that vein would be great. And how does Nerevarine feel about that role?
• Why was Nerevarine imprisoned anyway? Do they have some skills/knowledge from life before that could come in handy? Not necessarily immediately obvious like lockpicking or weapon use but knowledge of pottery/fabric/perfume/book-binding? AU when they help solve things outside gaming mechanic limits?
• I ship it. I’m fine with Caius still leaving. Also on board with one-sided pining by Nerevarine and/or possibly not entirely healthy attachment to someone you had to depend on (or had for a while at least) in a strange and hostile land. But more gen take on their relationship and/or Nerevarine missing Caius is fine too.

Consider vore DNW not applying to canon stuff like Corprus and potion ingredients made from corpses and parts of humanoid-shaped monsters, or a character (OC included) who is a cannibal or using parts of sapient races for magical consumables.

Some general things I love in the game, for the reference: Barenziah, and dueling biographies of; Daedric Ruins (pretty!); Sixth House-occupied Dunmer Strongholds (creepy!); speculations on Disappearance of the Dwarves; Divayth Fyr; Mages' Guild and its petty squabbles; body horror of Corprus; Sheogorath Shrine Quest - that one where you have to kill a netch with a fork; Morag Tong; all the poisonings going around in books; M’Aiq. From older Elder Scrolls installments: Zurin Arctus; Anumidium (we have v.2 in Morrowind, but it's not that developed - which is kind of the point, I guess).

Fandom-specific DNWs:

• I prompted some fusions in general likes, but I DNW major changes to the setting for this fandom. Something along the lines of a few things/entities from another universe appearing would work, but no "it was always like this" or "a catastrophic event occurred and things are like this now".
• DNW references to the Red Year and what happened afterwards.

About the canon: Very old and dated open-world RPG from era before they overtook everything. Might be too dated for most newcomers? But I guess I replayed it so much when younger and had more time and less other things vying for it, I don't find myself frustrated by the gameplay at all - and without using QOL mods. Though I seem to be in <5% minority on that matter. Anyway, the modding community (major hub being NexusMods) is alive and active, so it's very possible that there are fixes you might want out there.
Despite age, hands-down the best open world I've seen yet in terms of the design concept. The only normal-ish creature is rat, and even they are of unusual size. In-universe cattle is made up of giant insects, giant floating plankton and giant lizard beasts of burden. There are some more classical monsters, but many are just as out there as the cattle. Architecture is the most unique in the franchise too, and it's also divided between specific sub-cultures on the island. And that's not getting into the culture and political conflict and religions and entities they worship.

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thank you so much for writing for me! My prompts are just ideas I came up with in case you need some, so feel free to write something completely different as long as it doesn’t hit the DNWs/break the YT rules. Likewise, please don’t take the length of individual sections as the indication of my interest - I just ended up not having time to come up with many specific ideas for all.

General likes:
-Canon divergence AU of any scale/type
-Messing with time (AUs and otherwise)
-Accidental soulbond - preferably in a universe where it isn’t a regular occurence. (I’m fine with going for some kind of magical realism/magic AU in canons where there is no magic to allow for this.)
-In-universe bureaucracy
-Daily routine gets broken
-Unexpected teamups
-Epistolary fic (in broader sense of the word - any kind of in-universe text in any format goes), worldbuilding, metafic, 4th wall-breaking, interactive fiction
-Adventure, casefic, humor, crack, horror (especially body horror, implants gone wrong, cosmic horror, architectural horror, eldritch plants), post-canon, pre-canon, missing scenes, introspection
-I’m fine with any kind of penetrative/oral intercourse. I like intercrural. I also like one character putting the clothes/armor/etc. on another, though it doesn’t have to be overtly sexual.

DNWs:
-Unrequested ships, including adding unrequested characters to the ship
-Unrequested gender/ethnicity/disability headcanons
-Focusing on bigotry/discrimination/sexual and gender identities, adding non-canonical discrimination
-Unrequested AUs
-PWP, unrequested infidelity, sounding (sexual)
-Scat, vore, emetophilia, castration or messing with wounds in sexual situations. These elements in other kinds of circumstances is fine - as a part of a horror scenario/torture scene etc.


Interface (Web Series)
Any

It’s a series of bizarre, loosely-connected short animated videos set in...maybe-alternate universe, maybe-dystopian future, maybe-replica in another world Montreal. Most of the series focuses on clown-faced shapeshifter Mischief, the blue-clad man he introduces himself to in the opening episode, and all-encompassing “Cerebral Electricity” given humanoid interface. Basically Twilight-zonesque SF entangled with supernatural, in psychedelic style and full of art references and lite philosophical musings. 100% free, here on creator’s YT channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPnjato8iGXLQbppBPhOny8XLSRl7S5pM

I’m open to pretty much anything non-shippy as long as at least one of tagset characters is in the focus. (But feel free to feature others in support roles.) Exception being worldbuilding, where I’m fine with whatever choice of characters/OCs or lack thereof.

I’m not particularly interested in romance-focused plots for this fandom and definitely nothing porny, though I would be open to hints of something developing between Henryk and Mischief, or some history existing between Mischief and Chef or Mischief and Ghost. Mentions of Henryk’s late wife (or potential Mischief-before-becoming-Mischief’s family) are fine too.

Some ideas:
-Further speculations about history of the characters (any of three nominated).
-Future - immediate or far off
-Of recent episodes, Ep 14 and 15 have been of particular interest to me. Just something exploring them further.
-There are several real-life art pieces featured/referenced - maybe something with one not featured so far. Further exploring ones featured already is fine too.
-I mentioned worldbuilding already, but there is so much to do here. There is the obvious “where and when exactly is this taking place”, Cerebral Electricity, nature of characters, and corporation, but I’d be just as happy with more of TV ads or restaurant menu.
-Crossover with creator’s other videos.

The Penumbra Podcast: Juno Steel

It’s a part of a free podcast available from various podcast sources - I listen to it on Spotify, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it on ITunes, and they have their own site, that also hosts the transcripts: http://www.thepenumbrapodcast.com/
The podcast itself was originally intended as an anthology, but pretty soon after the start it was decided to focus on Juno Steel (SF noir) and Tales From the Second Citadel (fantasy) plotlines. There are a few unrelated one-shots from early days.
For Juno Steel, I definitely recommend the revised version of early episodes.

I just want something with Juno as central character: past, present or future. I like the canon-style narration, but it's fine if you want to do another kind of POV. Outsider POV might be interesting to see too - perhaps combined with epistolary in form of articles, police files and like.

Besides cases and future adventures outside the law, worldbuildy introspection (like musings about the city/history/organisations and such, though it can be interwoven with personal things) and wrestling with guilt and what-ifs are great too. Though I must mention I'm not particularly interested in further exploring Juno's feelings about Sarah and Benzaiten - it's in character for Juno to still think about them occasionally, but I don't really need more in-depth processing of the feelings since canon did enough work for me already.

For further ideas, maybe something more about the time Juno worked in the police? I also mentioned “implants gone wrong” in my general likes, which, well, goes well with this canon. That said, while I put it under horror section, more innocuous-seeming moments from earlier days or just Juno looking back is fine too. So is some kind of phantom pain/sensation. Or dealing with another kind of implant in AU or future. I’d also like to see The Second Citadel AU!

Regarding Juno's gender/presentation, I usually think in terms of creator-confirmed nonbinary + interested in both men and women, but I am not stuck on particular pronouns/clothing preferences/any other set dynamics. Do what you like but, as I mentioned in my DNWs, I am not interested in the fic focusing on it or making a big deal about it.

I ship Juno/Nureyev, Juno/Jet and V-shaped Nureyev/Juno/Jet, with Juno at the center. V-shaped emotionally - I’m fine with whatever way things work in the bedroom. But acknowledged by all; I can live with not everyone feeling 100% up to sharing, but no hiding or otherwise framing it as infidelity please. I also like the idea of Juno/Khan, though only in AUs/future where Khan is not married. Juno having an one-time hookup with an OC is fine too. So is Juno reminiscing about past relationships (canon or ships above) while being in a relationship/having a hookup at present. I'm also fine with any kind of side Rita pairings (OCs included) and other background canonical ships you want to throw in. No ships at all is perfectly fine too. I pretty much like all the characters introduced and would like to see fic dealing with Juno’s platonic relationships with any of them - save for abovementioned Sarah and Ben.

Unavowed (Video Game)
Any

It’s a point-and click adventure urban fantasy/horror mystery from the creators of Blackwell series. Not the jump-scare kind of horror - mostly just painful/lethal things happening through supernatural means. One thing that sets it apart from your average point-and-clicker is a)choice of gender and background b)companions and different banter and solutions they offer. That said, the game doesn’t lock you into a dead end based on your choices - they are more there for roleplay and replay value (you can only take two at the time and the talk will vary based on location and other person present). It’s not very long and puzzles are mostly intuitive and not that complicated. That said, there are multiple endings.

What I'm mostly interested in here is either cases - pre- or post- canon original scenarios are fine too, as well as ones inserted in canon - or quiet moments between cast in-between canon cases. I just love the group dynamics - as an ensemble and between individual pairs both. (Protagonist isn’t included in the tagset, but they absolutely count too if you want to involve them.) I’d also like to see something involving other Unavowed branches. I'm perfectly fine with canon level of horror elements or lack of perfect resolutions, though I wouldn't mind seeing a case that goes better than usual either. A fix-it is fine by me too - or just remaining characters struggling to fix things - though I would prefer it doesn't disparage the canon endings.

Re: ships and unrequested ships DNW, for this fandom I'm fine mentions of past and current relationships, canon or not, just don't want the fic to focus on them. Feel free to include the characters not in the tagset. I’m basically not particularly interested, but don’t particularly mind anything either.

Old Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (Music Video)

Lil Nas X (Old Town Road (Music Video))
Billy Ray Cyrus (Old Town Road (Music Video))

I don't mind keeping the names as listed in the video or giving them new ones, but I consider them fictional characters more than RPF AU. I’d prefer no RL family members and associates making an appearance, even as fictionalized versions.

I just want more about this. How did they team up? How did the robbery go? Do they have a history with the guy who was chasing them? But also how did they acclimate to modern times? More about racing vs. cars? And other exploits of the obviously magical horse.
I'm also open to shipping the two.

The Fantod Pack - Edward Gorey

Any

It’s a faux tarot pack by Edward Gorey. It plays by its own rules and does not even pretend to fit the regular Arcana set. You don’t have to be into tarot to appreciate it - it works just as well as a set of abstract artwork with caption (separated in the booklet that accompanies the cards). Here is a review that presents a nice overview and an example of what cards are like. https://www.mothandcandle.com/2018/05/27/deck-review-the-fantod-pack/
I’ve also seen scans around if you need a refresher.

Just whatever you think you can do with this. Pick card(s) you like or do a reading and write a story inspired by picture or words associated. Do cards as characters. Do something with Madame Groeda based on the brief reference in the booklet.

If you want to take it anywhere romantic it would be fine (for whatever combination, poly and cheating included here), but I'm not interested in anything porny for this fandom.

Fate/Grand Order

Fujimaru Ritsuka (Fate/Grand Order)

It's a free-to-play mobile game on Android and iPhone both - but frankly, it's also the hardest of my fandoms to pick up, even if you aren't playing but looking at screenshots/vids/wiki.

I prefer female Ritsuka. Also fine with “Guda/Gudako”. Regarding the personality...what I get from what little canon dialogue is there is a sense of humor, and with good timing/sense of when it’s appropriate. (And reference-dropping, yes, but they can be hard to incorporate so I’m fine without it.) Agartha? A bad dream. Other than that, feel free to color whatever you want in-between. Do they really sleep that much? How do the seals feel? Since we don’t really hear much of their voice, something like a diary or reflecting on pass events would be perfectly fine here, though I’d prefer introspection about smaller or moments less revisited in fanworks rather than big hits like Roman, Babylonia or Part II prologue. It might also be nice to see Ritsuka have a small adventure/misadventure away from others, where they get to show what they learned through everything. More details about their past or mundane things like hobbies or cats vs. dogs (vs. reptiles/rodents/etc.?) preferences are fine too.

I’m on JP server, so I’m sorry if my terminology is shaky. I don’t have a preference for specific romanization/translation. I had a fresh start with the game sometime this spring and finally managed to get into it properly. However, I haven’t been playing it continuously for long (since this September, iirc), so depending on where you are, my knowledge of events is limited (most during my old stint were closed off due to my lack of progress) and a few leaps forward (being on the original server). This time around, I am currently at the beginning of Yuga + 3/4 Epic of the Remnant finished (all except Shimousa). That said, I don’t mind spoilers and I do have a grasp on past events via fanworks and such, so I am perfectly fine with you writing stuff based on parts I’m unfamiliar with. It’s just that my prompts will end up based more on what I actually experienced as opposed to stuff I osmoted/wiki’d, for all that I’ll happily consume fanworks based on that alone. For how the game relates to wider Fate/ universe - personally, I just pick and choose what I like. With all the retcons and way too many proverbial cooks for the franchise and the game alone at this point, I’m not hung up on any specific worldbuilding facts/creator statements. FGO in particular is forgiving as independent entry in my opinion and I’m perfectly fine with treating it as unassociated with anything else (even if it contradicts some of in-canon hints). I prompted metafic, but I’m not necessarily looking for something trying to make sense of canon/franchise world order. Just have fun with game mechanics or select pieces of lore or whatever. I’m also fine with you working off whatever you know so far without looking up things that haven’t gotten official translation.

While I don't mind some angst, for this canon I prefer more bittersweet takes as opposed to full-on wallowing in it and/or all whump all the time. My general likes include horror, but for this fandom I’d prefer no permanent harm done to Ritsuka, Servants, Roman or Meuniere. I also love the canonical crack, particularly events. I’m also fine with fix-its and totally handwaving everything into fluff. I also like meta and fourth wall-breaking. All that resource-management can’t be easy on Ritsuka, regardless how thirsty or not your particular version is.

Servants I like (no order of preference): Leonidas, Ozymandias, Mash, Saber!Lancelot, Berserker!Lancelot as long as he’s not going sane/removing the helmet, Merlin, Scatsach (primarily Lancer version), Sigurd, Shakespeare, Moriarty, any version of Vlad, any version of Carmilla, Karna, Arjuna, Proto-Arthur, Saber Alter, Jeanne Alter, David, Quetzalcoatl, Jaguarman, Space Ishtar, Achileus, Chen Gong. Also Argonauts as unit as defined in game (Jason, both Medeas, both Atalantes, Heracles, Asclepius, Chiron - not Caenis for now.)

That said...I’d prefer nothing shippier than light flirting, ambiguity or UST. It doesn’t even have to be with the servants above. I’m fine with mentions of canon-established relationships like Causar/Cleopatra, references to past spouses etc.

Some of canon moments I really liked, for reference: Mash&Leonidas training, Leonidas’ fear of ghosts, Shinjuku (Alters’ “edginess”! Cavall II! Life (and burgers) in hideout! Famous detectives finale!), , “Dad no” moments in Camelot and David’s Interlude, Ishtar&Ereshkigal, Jason’s lines about survival, that moment in Camelot when they thought they’d actually meet Lawrence of Arabia, Lanling Wang’s line about kinship with Diarmuid. And then there was Saber Wars II, which (in my case) ended up as

Regarding events, I love the reuse of sprites in barely to comically not-fitting roles. Like I said above, I’m fine with stuff based on events I’m unfamiliar with. Something not fully based on but in the spirit of event would work as well - a different situation that places everyone at the seaside/on a spaceship/investigating a mystery etc.

Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Paranormal -
Mystery/Crime/Thriller/True Crime -
Audiobook or Ebook -
Number or Color in the Title - All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
Diverse Reads -

Children's or YA book -
Biography/Autobiography/Non-Fiction -
Historical (fiction or nonfiction) -
Set in your State/Country or Written by a Local Author Category Substitution #1: An anthology of short stories -
Title Starts with the First Letter of Your Name -

Female Author -
One Word Title -
Free Space -
Movie Tie-in/Turned into a Movie -
Title is at least 6 words long -

Published this Year -
Horror -
Chosen Based on the Cover -
A Banned Book -
A New-to-You Author -

Comic/Graphic Novel -
A book that is part of a series (4+books) -
TV Tie-in/Turned into a TV Show -
Fairy Tale or Fairy Tale Retelling -
Cookbook or Food Memoir -