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Some prompts and ideas if you’re not sure what the appeal of these pairs are to me, or need something to kick off of. Feel free to ignore them if you have an idea of your own! :D I prefer not to get anything over a “T” rating this year.

My likes and preferences are listed at the end.

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Greetings, fellow curiosity seeker in the Black Emporium! It's that time of year again, when we all come together and make more fanworks for some truly rare Dragon Age pairings. I've tried to think of a bunch of things l'd like to read about, and I hope I can give you plenty to work with to make something for me! Below are some prompts for each request, to give you some idea of the sort of thing I’d like, though of course they are optional details. 

Feel free to use the default first names for all Wardens/Hawkes/Inquisitors listed, or to use your own character’s name and background. 

I do have some themes and elements I’d prefer left out of my gift, unless specifically requested for that pairing. These include: rape/non-con, a/b/o dynamics, character bashing, bathroom stuff, torture, mundane or modern AUs, character death.

And now for the pairings & prompts:

Female Cadash/Crassius Servis or Crassius Servis/Female Trevelyan 
Servis is not a good guy, let's get that out of the way. He's definitely a greedy, power-hungry crumb of a man who helped oversee and manage the Venatori and the Red Templars. He also has gorgeous handwriting, was never particularly loyal to Corypheus, and has a number of useful contacts in Tevinter, having attended the Circle of Magi in Minrathous, has great attention to detail, and is really quite handsome (no, he didn't write this description, lmao). 

I would love a fic with him getting in way too deep with a pragmatic Inquisitor who figures out how to use him to her best advantage, finds him amusing enough to flirt or even have a one night stand with, and doesn't expect to catch feelings (surprise, they both do). 

Calpernia/Female Trevelyan 
For this pairing, perhaps a story where Trevelyan has gone to Tevinter and is desperate need of allies other than Dorian, and Calpernia turns out to be one of her first contacts.

Perhaps they hit it off right away, and Calpernia shows her the sights and explains the political situation, and asks her to stay at her villa, where romance blooms between them. Or perhaps Trevelyan is savvy enough to know what's going on already, and simply seduces her. (the where and how are up to you, though a bathhouse might be fun). 

Cole/Solas
I love these two, and in-game they are very close, and comfort each other frequently while they are both going through some very difficult transitions - Solas waking from a 4,000 year nap and being unable to accept the world he made by creating the Veil, and Cole still traumatized that he couldn't save the real Cole from a horrible, painful death, ultimately taking his form.

Cole has seen everything Solas was and is and is capable of, and still cares about him and wants to help him, even knowing his plans could destroy Thedas. Solas is terrified of Cole being twisted against his nature into a demon and losing himself, and values him as a person when most people think he's a monster. They both just care so much about each other. T_T  

If Cole stays more spirit, how does Solas help him, how does he keep Cole from pursuing him once Cole remembers he tried to steal his memories of him, just how much can Cole forgive? Or perhaps the theory that Solas was also once a spirit comes into play. If Cole becomes more human, does he ask Solas about his choice of becoming permanently physical, or did Solas really have a choice?   

Really just looking for something where the two of them look out for each other when the other isn't aware, and the small affectionate moments they have like this:

Cole: It's brighter here. Glittering. Glaring. Glinting. I can't...

Solas: It's a mild tremor in the Veil. Nothing to worry about. Focus on what is here, in this world.

Cole: But... what is here?

Solas: Feel the ground, the breath in your lungs, fabric rustling against your skin.

Cole: (Breathes.) Thank you.

Solas: It's nothing. It can be overwhelming for anyone.

For a considerably lighter story, perhaps have them watching a show or a movie in the Fade together, on a Fade Date where Solas shows Cole a dream he thinks he would cherish.  
 

Cole/Cullen Rutherford
Cullen has been through a lot in the past ten years, and I'd like a story where spirit Cole comes to him in his worst moments of withdrawal and PSTD to offer what comfort he can. Sometimes it involves sex but Cullen doesn't usually remember, but it's what he needs in the moment. Eventually, Cullen starts remembering him, and waking up in bed with him. Alternately, Cole becomes fully human, and looks to Cullen to try to understand what that means.

Dorian Pavus/Solas
Bringing this back because I adore this pairing. 

They both run hot and cold (though Solas is more prone to hot), give me conflicted Solas who is besotted and counting the moments until he has to walk away, and Dorian who finds his new lover in turns both enlightening and infuriating. Perhaps a story while they're still in the Inquisition and have to solve a unique problem together with some truly esoteric magic, which one cannot believe the other knows how to do (this instigates some playful teasing). Maybe a tale set Post-Trespasser, where they meet again, alone, after some fraught negotiations between Tevinter and a faction of rebel elves, both of their plans unraveling under some greater threat. I like angst, but I'd prefer both of them to survive and not hate each other, so please keep it to a scenario where both of these things is possible. 

Florianne de Chalons/Leliana/Marjolaine
While training Leliana, Marjolaine holds a small soiree at her estate in Val Royeaux, to which Florianne is invited, and therein a closet full of nothing but shoes is explored. Later, the three of them most certainly end up somewhere sans masks. 

Charter/Leliana
Charter cannot begin to express her relief that Leliana still trusts her after all the reveals and betrayals during the Exalted Council. Now together they have to figure out if there are any other double agents and how to cut off any more leaks. Alternately: Charter is a double agent, but not for who you might expect - and Leliana just can't let her go. 

Shale/Sten
I love these two curmudgeons and how they have a mutual attraction based on battle prowess, their dislike of human society, and how small and squishy most people are. Sten calls Shale kadan, and Shale openly admires his muscles, so there is some fondness between them. For a story, perhaps something set in the Deep Roads before they meet Caradin, with Sten comforting Shale for being nervous, or, perhaps, set much later after Shale has gone to Tevinter, and they meet again there after he is Arishok - maybe he is interested in bringing them into the Qun as a warrior and companion. 

Female Surana/Sten
After a Warden gets his approval high enough, Sten starts to call them kadan, which denotes caring about someone, though not the depth of that affection. What I want is something where Sten is head over heels with Surana, and is extremely confused by it. She is the antithesis of everything he believes about women (cannot be warriors), mages (cannot control themselves or their power), and elves (frail and disorganized). His admiration of her is related most to her control of her abilities and battle prowess, but also he loves how practical and dutiful she is. She might find his alien point of view fascinating, enjoy carefully drawing out of him more about himself and his people, and learning to understand him better... she's also just generally be into how tall and muscular he is.

Sex in Qunari society is supposed to be divorced from love, and when the topic comes up (with Morrigan) Sten seems disenchanted with the act, as well as certain he would harm a non-Qunari partner. So it's not important to me if the relationship is sexual (if you can make it work, of course, I would not complain), I'm more interested in displays of mutual caring and affection with this pairing, whether it be defending each other in battle, or sharing some cookies. 

Cassandra Pentaghast/Male Hawke (or) Cassandra Pentaghast/Female Hawke
With this set, what I'm really interested in is how Cassandra feels about Hawke, and what they mean to her once they're in the Inquisition. What is it like for her finally meeting someone whose heroics she thought were worthy of naming them Inquisitor over? Is Cassandra's fangirling of a larger-than-life Hawke justified, or is Hawke someone a bit less impressive than Varric built them up to be? Is Hawke put off by Cassandra's admiration, or do they take advantage of it? Does Cassandra comfort Hawke about the things they didn't have the power to stop? 

Any color Hawke is fine, though I'm fond of Diplomatic Hawke, any gender is fine, and as far as class goes force mage is the one I'm most familiar with. 

Lysas/Lysette
Honestly, I just thought it was cute that they had very similar names, but one of them is a mage and one is a templar, with all the tension that that configuration can provide. They're both devout Andrastians, Lysette has stated that she wants to protect mages as well as protect everyone from the dangers of magic, while Lysas wants more freedom, but not at all costs. All I'm looking for is some fluff with this skinny elf and his buff knight gf, whether it's a meet cute, or the two of them fighting crime together. 

Lysette/Minaeve
Same as the above prompt, though perhaps you could explore Minaeve's severe abandonment issues and how Lysette helps her deal with them. 

Maevaris Tilani & Dorian Pavus
Magister Friends in Minrathous Go to Parties, Get Drunk, Save Tevinter.

Mind the "&", I do not want romance with these two. 

Maevaris Tilani/Male Trevelyan
She's a beautiful widow heading up a new political movement in a country full of slavers, blood mages, and rampaging Qunari. He's a one-handed former cult leader who has zero chill, a world to save, and spies for his spies. Together they'd make for quite a team. Tell me how these two meet and fall in love, and how they both help each other fight for what they believe in, in a time of turmoil. Alternately, how their soppy romance annoys the piss out of their mutual friend Dorian.


On the off chance none of my prompts are working for you, here’s a list of some tropes and elements I like: 

• mission fic/case fic where they solve a problem together
• battle couples and/or battlefield romance
• friends to lovers, enemies/rivals to lovers
• age-difference or mentor/student romance
• loyalty kink, kneeling
• ust, resolved ust
• angst and hurt/comfort
• dubious consent
• slice-of-life, humor & general shenanigans
• growing old together, fondness, matured relationships
• fluff, smut, fluffy smut, plotty smut, sexy smut
• wild escapes, daring rescues 
• making camp together, cuddling up for warmth
• exploring or expanding on existing canon and lore; worldbuilding

Thanks for having a look at my prompts (I might add some more pairings later), good luck, and I hope you have a great exchange! :D

Dear Jukebox Creator,

Thank you for offering to write for one of these songs, all of which I love and will enjoy receiving a story about! Yes, I am requesting fic only for my primary gift, though if you are inspired to add an illustration as a treat, that would be fine.

I've highlighted some of the lyrics from each song that stand out for me, as my favorite bits, to do with as you like. Most of my selections are a bit moody or dark this year, and I'd like something that keeps to that tone.

Topics/tropes that I definitely do not want included are things like child abuse, child murder, rape, porn/pwp, a/b/o dynamics, bathroom stuff, and explicit domestic violence. I am okay with things like monsters, body horror, general violence and/or murder if it fits the story/song; romance, fantasy and sci-fi, and character studies are fine, too.    


I Ain’t The One - Spoon

Song: https://youtu.be/FjDj9JMpAP4
Lyrics: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859543534/

When the man comes asking and looking for me
When the law comes knocking, knocking on me
I ain't the one (ah, ah)
No, I ain't the one
I ain't the one that you're looking for now
Yeah, I ain't the one
I ain't the one
So now I'm leaving you all behind me

The narrator says they aren't guilty, but I'm not so sure about that, heh. 

Watch Fire - Laura Veirs (ft. Sufjan Stevens)

Song: https://youtu.be/4hMXle6fRAw
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Laura-veirs-watch-fire-lyrics

There's no mistaking the wolf for the wind
He's been here before
And he'll be here again

A lovely little song about being out in the wilderness at night, and huddling towards the campfire. The narrator says "they'll be the good man outside the law" - so someone on the run, wrongly accused, perhaps? They're taking watch, so who is their companion? How close are the wolves, they can hear beyond their circle of light?

High Ticket Attractions - The New Pornographers

Music Video: https://youtu.be/ZAlHISTNbwY
Lyrics link: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859541072/

This thing could go 2 ways
Won't be another exit for days
So pack a small suitcase
Anything else can be easily replaced

I love both the song and the video, but the video's portrayal of a high school getting wrecked, while exactly one student is attempting to ignore the chaos, is what I'd like to have focused on. There's a lot happening, from the two boys at the beginning starting a fight in the chemistry lab, to the girls destroying the mirrors and sinks in the bathroom, to everyone getting out their weapon of choice. It's all a pretty strong visual metaphor for what high school is like, so if you want to focus on any one of the kids and their story, or whether everything that happens is a dream or reality, I'm cool with that. 

Hug Of Thunder - Broken Social Scene

Song: https://youtu.be/n9ujF9s48Z8
Lyrics link: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859551510/

In twenty holes how could I say
At what point I will gain perspective later on?

No, I had to survive it
By the soundtrack made of our short lives
Making sense of hologram ecology
I'll be up crying, nursing into grace and
Hiding in the pages adding up to me

The narrator seems to be revisiting their journals and trying to make peace with difficult things that happened in their past, as well as reconciling whether their memories of the events are completely accurate. Twenty holes could refer to a twenty hole harmonica, though one does not seem to feature in the song. I'd like to read something that captures the song's wistfulness, but also how you can get pulled back into a moment completely even just reading about it from what you think is a safe distance.    

Happy Birthday, Johnny - St. Vincent

Song: https://youtu.be/rGsz05t9Kek
Lyrics link: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859558558/

The last time you called it was on New Years’ Eve
You asked me for dough to get somethin’ to eat
Since we last spoke, you live on the street
Yeah, I wouldn’t believe all the shit that you've seen

Happy New Year, Johnny
Is it 23?
Happy New Year, Johnny
Are the lights on the trees?

Our singer seems to miss Johnny a lot, even though he's been in and out of their life, while Johnny seems to resent their success. I'd like to read something about how they both got to where they were, and where they're both going, whether Johnny ever receives the narrator's well-wishes and how he feels - loved, mocked, guilty? Anything would be good.

Carin At The Liquor Store - The National

Song: https://youtu.be/eEe_yCVLQSc
Lyrics link: http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107859556223/

So blame it on me
I really don't care
It's a foregone conclusion
It wasn't so bad, I wasn't that sick
Got taken by love, I wasn't that quick
Foregone conclusion
It's gonna be different after tonight
You're gonna see me in a different light
It's a foregone conclusion

This song is so sad and dark, and vaguely menacing. Tell me about the narrator and their obsession, and what has changed that Carin is going to see them differently, now.

Up All Night - Beck

Music Video: https://youtu.be/Tj08Ni3tklw
Lyrics: https://genius.com/Beck-up-all-night-lyrics

Now I'm feeling so far away
I see the colors and all the kids going home
Night is crawling into the day

I love this video, and the wild contrast of the explosive action with the cheerful summer pop song behind it. I'm interested in reading more about the woman who is rescuing the boy, and who they are to each other, or if she is in the business of crashing parties in full armor then later turning into a car.

Dear Trick or Treater,

Thank you for offering to make something special for me! Here are my requests with some optional prompts, along with my likes and DNWs.

Likes: mission fic, battlefield romances, enemies or rivals to lovers; age-difference or mentor/student pairings; ust, resolved ust and hurt/comfort; slice-of-life, humor, or general shenanigans; long-term relationships, future fic; found families; magic, magic-users, fantasy, magical creatures, myth & legend

DNWs: A/B/O dynamics; character bashing; bathroom stuff; modern or non-canon setting AUs; rape/noncon


Monstress:

The comic deals with some extremely dark and often gory concepts, so do not be afraid to explore those. I'd like something that matches the tone of the story and its baroque horror elements. I have only read through to the second graphic novel, so any canon after that is spoilers for me.

For a Trick: Maika losing control of Zinn, and destroying something or someone she wanted to protect. Zinn falling in one-sided love with Maika. Zinn angsting in general.

For a Treat: Maika and Zinn's symbiosis becomes deeper, I'm honestly looking for something kind of shippy, or even smutty. Dubcon is fine.


Dragon Age: Last Flight:

Any Character
I'm open to pretty much anything for these characters, but very interested in reading more about the griffons. How do they learn to care for, raise and train them? Also do Valya and Reimas finally become Grey Wardens?

For a Trick: do either Valya or Reimas die from the Joining?
For a Treat: do they all end up bonding with griffons?

As far as ships go with these characters, I like Caronel/Valya, but it is not necessary to add any romance if you do not want to.


Original Work:
Werewolf Princess Ghost Hunter, The Captain of the Ghost Hunter's Guild, Part-Time Ghost Exorcist, Ghost Dog (Original Works), Ghost Of Paranormal Researcher, Incompetent Fortune Teller, Ghost Cat (original work), Human In A Monster Costume, Dissipated Aristocrat (Original Work), Apprentice Witch (Original Work)

I will be happy with anything you come up with for any configuration of the characters in this character set, though something humorous and light would be much appreciated.



Voltron: Legendary Defender:

Pidge|Katie Holt
For a Trick: After many years as a paladin, Pidge gives in to her darker impulses and goes rogue, carving out a small space empire of her own.
For a Treat: Pidge doing little things to protect her friends and family, via her technological genius, which she never tells them about.