Rare Pairs Exchange 2021 Letter

Dear Creator,

 

I'm so excited to see what you make for me! The likes and prompts are really just suggestions; if you have an idea for a ship I've requested already, I'd love to read/see it. Please feel free to leave an anonymous comment if you need clarification on anything. I'm doublejoint over @ ao3!

Prompts are organized by fandom, ship, and Fic, Art, or Fic/Art.

General likes (Art): holding hands, rainy scenes, attention to scenery, playing with hair, action/fight scenes (particularly for action canons), food/eating, characters leaning toward/into each other, fashion
 

General likes (Fic); epistolary stories, POV second or third person, canon divergence AU, missing scenes, pining, lovers to enemies, rivals to lovers, established relationship, ensemble pieces, outsider POV, setting details, time travel, future fic, character/relationship studies, arranged marriage, fake dating, angst (happy or sad ending)
 

DNWs: crossovers (fusion AUs are fine), explicit underage sex, scat, emeto, fate/destiny/soul mates

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Promare
Art likes: Colors/geometric shapes as used in the movie, city scenes, pizza
Fic likes: Burning Rescue ensemble, urban exploration, post-canon, future fic

 

Ignis Ex/Remi Puguna

• (Fic)  Remi is so diligent and honestly sounds like a joy to have as a subordinate. Ignis doesn't seem like the kind of guy who overtly plays favorites, but I love the idea that Remi is his favorite/hand-picked successor. Remi comes across as the type who would be a go-getter no matter what, but I love him being extra motivated to impress the boss because of his not-so-secret crush. Maybe he shows his interest by shouldering more of the workload, asking Ignis how he's doing, etc.
• (Fic) I'd love a fic where they're both totally into each other but neither of them says anything and somehow everyone assumes they're dating already. Maybe they end up in compromising positions, and even Ignis gets a little flustered, and Remi is just not prepared for it?
• (Fic/Art) One of them staying up late working and the other bringing coffee/pizza/companionship
• (Art) Art of the two of them working together, or Ignis training Remi, would be lovely!

Remi Puguna/Varys Truss

• (Fic) I love their teamwork, and I would love missionfic pre-canon or post-canon, the two of them counting on each other to help rescue people. Maybe they bond over having similar (or different) reasons to join Burning Rescue? Maybe they help each other deal with a rescue that doesn't go as well as they were hoping?
• (Fic) Or an ensemble piece where one or both of them goes to the others for help winning the other over? Does Lucia try to play both sides? Do Aina and/or Galo fall for that "my friend has this crush" type line? I'd love the teammates earnestly trying to help, though, even if Lucia can be a bit of a troll.
• (Art) I'd like to see them having a casual hangout outside of work.

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Sk8 the Infinity
Art likes: Skateboarding and skateboards, beach scenes, Shadow with flowers
Fic likes: Backstory headcanons, skateboarding competitions (S or somewhere else)

Hasegawa Nanako/Higa Hiromi | Shadow

• (Fic) What would Langa think of the two of them going out? Does it change if he invites Shadow over and Shadow and Nanako take a liking to each other, versus the two of them meeting via other means and finding out about their connection via Langa later?
• (Fic) Does Nanako feel conflicted about moving on, even this long after Oliver's death? Does she expect to feel more conflicted than she does after she falls for Shadow?
• (Fic) Nanako's been away for a long time, so I'm sure lots of things have changed. What new parks/stores/buildings/etc can Shadow take Nanako to? What are some things that Nanako remembers from before that are still there, that Shadow doesn't know about? It would be cool for them to see Okinawa through each other's eyes.
• (Fic/Art) I'd love to see Shadow taking Nanako skateboarding! Maybe he lends her an old board of his? (Alternatively, Nanako taking Shadow snowboarding.)

Higa Hiromi | Shadow/Nanjo Kojiro | Joe/Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom

• (Fic) How does Shadow fit in with Joe and Cherry's long, deeply-intertwined history? Does it make him nervous/apprehensive? Is he drawn to that/does he really love the way they love each other?
• (Fic/Art) Shadow using flowers as a love language, particularly if Joe and/or Cherry know exactly what he's saying with them already.
• (Art) Joe picking up Shadow in one arm and Cherry in the other!
  

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One Piece

Art likes: Ocean/boat scenes, revisited settings from early in the canon
Fic likes: Different power AUs, action scenes, parties, characters picking up their love interest(s)' habits/tastes

Brook/Franky/Nico Robin

• (Fic/Art) Robin probably learned some music during her time as a geisha. I'd love to see her and Brook performing for Franky!
• (Fic/Art) Robin has a taste for the macabre, and Brook's just bones after all....I feel like Franky would very often have a reaction of "you two are so weird" (not that he's one to talk) and "I love you so much" both at once to whatever their latest antics are.
• (Fic) They've all had times in their life where they were pretty alone, so a fic that deals with that, whether it's the focus or just something in the background that might not even be mentioned explicitly, would be great.

Buggy/Portgas D. Ace

• (Fic) Buggy mentioned they were drinking buddies, but we don't really get to see too much of the two of them together in the manga. Did they sail together for a while? Were they casually hooking up, or were things a little deeper? 
• (Fic) Does Ace, consciously or not, remind Buggy of Roger? Does Buggy mention it indirectly? Does he mention it directly only to make Ace angry/upset? Or does Buggy only realize afterwards, when he knows about their connection? And overall, how does he deal with Ace's death, regardless of how things were in their relationship at that point?
• (Fic/Art) Buggy showing his softer side with Ace--letting Ace sleep on his shoulder, ruffling his hair with a floating hand, pouring him two beers at once?

Hina/Tashigi

• (Art) Clothes swap! Tashigi in one of Hina's suits, that's just a little big on her, and Hina in Tashigi's floral shirt!
• (Fic) Hina taking Tashigi bar-hopping would be great, whether they're already together or just into each other and haven't done anything about it yet. Maybe it's not Tashigi's scene--or maybe she's surprised by how much she enjoys it.
• (Fic/Art) Meet-cute where Tashigi trips and falls right into Hina.

Crocodile/Mr. 1 | Daz Bones

• (Fic) Crocodile went from "loyalty is weakness" to "I will break Daz out of prison, defend him when he's overmatched in a fight, and ask him to come sail into the New World with me" in a matter of months. On the flip side, Daz stayed in prison with Crocodile when the rest of Baroque Works broke out, refused to be broken out of Impel Down until Crocodile specifically came to get him, and was ready to sail off with him as soon as he asked. What was that thought process like for either or both of them? How aware are they of the depth of each other's feelings?
• (Fic/Art) I'd love to see fic or art of these two using their powers together. Maybe they build a ship, cutting and sanding the boards. Maybe they slice and cure meat together, or build a sand castle.

Monkey D. Luffy/Vinsmoke Reiju

• (Fic) I don't think either of them is close to pursuing a relationship right now, so something needs to give them a push. What sudden change(s) of circumstances could both throw the two of them together and make them not only fall for each other but decide to pursue something in earnest? (Or, if you want to lean into the angst, the opportunity presents itself but they decide not to take it.)
• (Fic) Yes, Reiju really was sucking out the poison, but I like to consider the possibility that that first impression could have awoken feelings on both sides--if not love at first, uh, kiss, then at least attraction. Maybe they're oblivious and/or in denial about their own feelings, but they keep thinking about each other, and then when they see each other again having that realization/thinking they're really into each other.
• (Art) Luffy's only 1cm shorter and Reiju wears those tall shoes all the time. I'd love to see her in even higher heels, and anything that emphasizes her being (usually) the taller one.
• (Art) Reiju really needs a hug. Luffy's arms can stretch arbitrarily.

Smoker/Tashigi/Trafalgar D. Water Law

• (Fic/Art) I'd love to see Law swapping Smoker and Tashigi's bodies again, when they're already together. Maybe when they're more prepared, they get to enjoy it more--or Smoker gets frustrated at seeing Tashigi not use his powers well, and Tashigi forgets to take off her bra and Smoker destroys it again. Feel free to make this as funny or sexy (or both) as you want.
• (Fic) How would the three of them get together? Does it start when Law is a member of the Shichibukai? Does it start out as V-shaped with Smoker in the middle, and then hey, turns out Law and Tashigi get along? Do Smoker and Tashigi have to work with Law, again, and do they end up really enjoying it (and also Law's company)? 
• (Art) They'd look amazing fighting on the same side, or examining each other's weapons.