Rare Male Slash Exchange 2019 Letter

[geenoway]

First of all, thank you so much for writing fic for me (smallearthcat on AO3). I'm sure I'm going to love whatever you write, and I hope you have fun with it. I don't know how much or little detail you're going to want from me, so I'm gonna try to put a few ideas out there for each of my requests. I'm totally not married to anything I suggest, take or leave what you will. I've also tried to outline a few general things below, to give you a better idea of what kind of fic I like.

So, general things. I tend to like types of fic that would generally end happily. I don't mind some angst if it's resolved by the end, but I'd prefer not to have anything too dark. I'm pretty easy on the rating scale; I'll happily read anything from the fluffiest gen fic to PWP, so go wherever you want with it. The list below is nowhere near comprehensive, so if there’s something else you’re feeling, go ahead and run with it.

Likes: happy endings, canon-based AUs, longfic, first times, fluff, crackfic, humor, fake/pretend relationships

DNWs: unhappy endings, darkfic, AUs that aren’t canon-based

Normally I don't bother with porn likes/DNWs, but I figured I'd list a few things out in case that's something you'd like to write. Anything that isn't on either list should be fine, too; I just can't list everything out, so am only doing the things I have strong feelings about. There's plenty else that I like as well and would be happy to read (and I feel like there should probably be other things on the likes list that I'm not remembering, so yeah).

Likes: sex toys (like seriously, any kind that doesn't veer into BDSM territory), voyeurism/exhibitionism, medical kink, video/phone/cyber sex, masturbation

DNWs: BDSM, breathplay, scat, necrophilia, bestiality, anything to do with vomiting or blood, daddy kink, foot fetish, non-con, A/B/O

And with that, on to my requests!


Marvel Cinematic Universe
Peter Parker/Stephen Strange

So, maybe not the most obvious pairing, what with them having met all of once, but I haven't been able to get it out of my head since they first met in Infinity War. It was a slightly ridiculous first meeting, which is probably what made me love it so much. The way Peter is obviously enthusiastic so much of the time is quite delightful, and Stephen Strange seems like the kind of person who could use a little bit of optimism and enthusiasm in his life. I'd love to see something post-Endgame, with Peter left kind of untethered after Tony's death and turning to Stephen looking for another mentor but finding love instead (and if you want to throw in some dealing with the difficulties of living in a post-snap world where everyone has just been suddenly plopped right back in, that'd be fantastic). If you don't want to go that route, it'd be cool if you wanted to have them meet in some other way (though preferably not a total no-powers AU) and fall in love, or even go AU on the snap and put them in another dimension or something where they get together while trying to figure out how to get back home. No idea if anything from Far From Home will be relevant, but I'll definitely see the movie by the time the exchange goes live, so feel free to use anything from there, too.

Stardew Valley
Sam/Sebastian

Stardew Valley is just such a chill game, which I love about it. Sam and Sebastian are two of my faves, especially because the game makes it pretty clear how good of friends they are. They're some of the few who spend in-game time together and in each other's cut scenes, which is cool. I'd love to see something about how they met in the first place and/or how they became friends. They're such different people, but seem to do a lot together. Did they always have similar interests, or did they sort of pick up each other's interests at some point? I don't know, I just love their friendship.

I'd also love to see how they get together and/or what do their respective families think of them dating. It seems pretty obvious that Sebastian, at least, wants to move out of Stardew Valley. Something about them moving away together would be cool; I'd be curious to know what kind of life they'd set up together if it was just them.

Wilde Life (Webcomic)
Clifford Norman/Oscar Wilde

Wilde Life is a great comic, and I find myself looking forward to the next new page as soon as I’ve finished with the current one. If you’re writing in this fandom, know that I’ll definitely be keeping up to date, so if something new that you want to write about comes up, feel free to write about it. I love the way the story unfolds a little bit at a time, with new supernatural beings with pretty much everyone Oscar meets.

The friendship between Oscar and Cliff is a pretty interesting one, not really seeming like it should work, except that it does. Cliff always seems surly any time he’s spending time with Oscar, but he also keeps coming back all the time. And Oscar seems almost to be humoring Cliff more than anything, except he always asks Cliff to tag along when he’s going somewhere and clearly cares that Cliff is doing all right.

Both of them have at least some ambiguity about their backgrounds, and if you wanted to touch on any of that, that would be awesome. I’d love to see them meeting other supernatural beings, and making friends or dealing with a threat, as the case may be. Or maybe Oscar becoming increasingly overprotective as it becomes ever clearer that all the supernatural beings seem to be after Cliff for one reason or another. The push and pull about Cliff telling his mom about being a werewolf is one of my favorite things so far, especially since she clearly doesn't know what to think. I wouldn't mind seeing something along those lines where Cliff's mom thinks Cliff and Oscar are together, and Cliff finally tells her the truth but then can't stop thinking about actually being with Oscar. If you wanted to go with something unrequited here, I’d be cool with that, too, though in that case, I’d prefer an ambiguous ending to heartbreak. I generally keep up with reading the latest pages, so if anything new comes up that you want to use, go for it.

Final Fantasy VII
Cid Highwind/Vincent Valentine

Cid and Vincent are one of my long-time favorite pairs, in a game that has such a cool world that I pretty much forever like to see more of. Cid is kind of an angry bastard, especially when we meet him, but he's also pretty obviously a good person at heart, and that comes through as he mellows during the game. And Vincent is...well, tragic is the word that comes to mind. I'd love to see something where they fall into being friends, realizing that they bring out the best in each other and helping each other get over their pain. I find Vincent's limit break transformations fascinating, so if you want to incorporate one or all of them, that would be cool. It's an oldie, I know, but I love seeing post-game stuff (or post-Advent Children) and seeing what's been going on since they saved the world. Have they been continuing on with adventuring, or living more settled lives, and how do they keep each other in their lives?


I'm looking forward to reading whatever you write, because I'm sure it's going to be awesome. Please feel free to take or leave any of my suggestions as you see fit; fics from exchanges tend to come out so much better if you're writing something you want to write. Have fun with it, and I'm sure I'll love it. :)