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Request 1 by Gargant
F/F(/F+) Ships
Rating: Any Rating
No Archive Warnings Apply, Charming Princess Who's Very Good in Bed/Guardswoman Who's Never Given In to Her Advances (F/F), Military Officer Desperate to Redeem Her Honour/Loyal Subordinate Trying to Keep Her Alive (F/F), Queen pressured to marry a good match/Her low-born Knight (F/F), Princess-in-Exile/Her Loyal Advisor (F/F), Newly Crowned Queen/Her Loyal Bodyguard (F/F), Female Rugged Barbarian Who Tries Her Best But Has Never Used A Fork/Prim and Proper Princess (F/F), Art - Character, Fic - Character, Setting: High Fantasy, Setting: Historical, Setting: Fantasy

I've grouped these prompts together because they all strike me as the more light-hearted end of the spectrum of things I've requested. That being said, please go in whatever direction you are inspired by! If you have a darker fic idea for any of these pairs, please go as far as you wish in exploring that.

It's probably pretty obvious that I lean toward fantasy settings, so I imagine the Military Officer/Loyal Subordinate against a similar backdrop. Use whatever fantastical/magical military hierarchy you might wish, though! Loyalty comes up as a theme for several of these prompts. You can explore what initially inspired that loyalty, or touch on the ways it's difficult to care for someone who doesn't care for themselves as much as they should.

The Charming Princess/Guardswoman and Rugged Barbarian/Prim Princess both just struck me as really adorable dynamics that I would love to see explored. You can go fluffy or sexy with this, whatever works for you!

GENERAL LIKES: "Us against the world" mentality, rampant bisexuality, enemies-to-friends/lovers, "I don't like you but you're the only one who understands", casefic, mundane activities in fantastical settings, age gaps that don't necessarily reflect maturity levels.

DARK LIKES: Anything goes! Non-con is fine, dubious consent is excellent. Don't mind underage, don't mind incest. Go wild!

DNWs: Anything medical/related to treating long-term illness. UNLIKELY WITH THESE PROMPTS, BUT STILL!!! Thank you for understanding.


Request 2 by Gargant
F/F(/F+) Ships
Rating: Any Rating
No Archive Warnings Apply, Buff Middle-Aged Warrior Queen/Petite Teen Princess from Warring Neighbor Kingdon (F/F), Buff Middle-Aged Warrior Queen/Her Second-in-Command’s Petite Teen Daughter, Newly-Crowned Queen/Charming Entertainer Sent to Her as a Coronation Gift (F/F), Princess Entering an Arranged Marriage/Her Princess Bride (F/F), Conquering Warlord/Daughter of the previous ruler (F/F), Fic - Character, Setting: High Fantasy, Setting: Fantasy

These prompts grouped together because they have a running theme of one person taking what they want from another. It's entirely up to you how far you want to take that, though! Is the Buff Warrior Queen actually romantically interested in these girls, or is this a lot more about making some kind of power play? Does the Newly-Crowned Queen view the Charming Entertainer as a fascinating citizen of her new kingdom, or just a commodity meant to give her distraction and nothing more? And how do these "claimed" individuals feel about their situations?

These prompts could focus on the growing relationship between these various pairs, exploring early impressions and whether those feelings change or intensify over time. Equally you could just focus on a single snapshot of time (smutty or otherwise?!) to encapsulate these complex situations. I'm excited to see what you might come up with!

GENERAL LIKES: "Us against the world" mentality, rampant bisexuality, enemies-to-friends/lovers, "I don't like you but you're the only one who understands", casefic, mundane activities in fantastical settings, age gaps that don't necessarily reflect maturity levels.

DARK LIKES: Anything goes! Non-con is fine, dubious consent is excellent. Don't mind underage, don't mind incest. Go wild! These prompts almost all have a huge power gap between the two participants—feel free to explore that however you like!

DNWs: Anything medical/related to treating long-term illness. UNLIKELY WITH THESE PROMPTS, BUT STILL!!! Thank you for understanding.


Request 3 by Gargant
F/F(/F+) Ships
Rating: Any Rating
No Archive Warnings Apply, Soldier/Princess of Enemy Country (F/F), Swashbuckling Outlaw/Straightlaced Soldier Doubting the Current Ruler Is Just (F/F), Knight/Princess Under A Curse (F/F), Knight on a Quest/Mage She Meets Along The Way (F/F), Arrogant Empress in Exile/No-Nonsense Female Mercenary She's Hired to Protect Her (F/F), Arrogant Queen/Sensible Female General of Foreign Country Who's Very Good in Bed (F/F), Fic - Character, Setting: High Fantasy, Setting: Fantasy

I've put these prompts together because I feel they all have a theme of one character changing another character's life somehow. As for how, I leave that up to you!

The Knight who meets a Mage/A Cursed Princess, how does she react to this new person? Does it force her to re-evaluate what she was doing before. Was she previously suspicious of magic users, or does she sympathise with the cursed princess when she isn't supposed to?

How do the Soldiers feel? Do they love, like or admire the Swashbuckler/Foreign Princess, or do they resent them for making them feel things they aren't supposed to feel? Perhaps it's a complex mixture of all those things. What kind of decisions are they going to be forced to make?

What does the Mercenary think of the Exiled Empress? Does she support her claim at all, or is it Just Another Job? And how does the Empress handle a mercenary unwilling to take her nonsense? Does she grow from the experience, or does it only make her worse?

The thing I'd most like to see explored with these prompts is that sense of how the two characters have caused a change for one another. That can be as positive or as negative as you like, and it can be captured in a single moment (like a meeting or a heated encounter) or explored over time. See if anything speaks to you!

GENERAL LIKES: "Us against the world" mentality, rampant bisexuality, enemies-to-friends/lovers, "I don't like you but you're the only one who understands", casefic, mundane activities in fantastical settings, age gaps that don't necessarily reflect maturity levels.

DARK LIKES: Anything goes! Non-con is fine, dubious consent is excellent. Don't mind underage, don't mind incest. Go wild!

DNWs: Anything medical/related to treating long-term illness. UNLIKELY WITH THESE PROMPTS, BUT STILL!!! Thank you for understanding.


Request 4 by Gargant
F/F(/F+) Ships
Rating: Any Rating
No Archive Warnings Apply, Warrior Queen Who's Just Overthrown an Emperor/Foreign Princess Bride Legitimizing Her Rule (F/F), Wicked Queen/Foreign Princess Brought Over as a Bride for the Queen's Son (F/F), Wicked Queen/Her Virgin Princess Bride (F/F), Princess-in-Exile/Enemy Princess She Sleeps With To Further Her Cause (F/F), Princess of a Destitute Land/Merchant Heir She Marries for Money (F/F), Fic - Character, Setting: Fantasy, Setting: High Fantasy

These prompts are all themed around being a little nefarious! I have absolutely NO issues with darkfic for these prompts—the "wicked queen" archetype is just so delicious it's difficult to resist!

How does the Queen intend to treat her new bride/prize? Is she going to mistreat her to make some kind of statement, or just for her own personal pleasure? Or does she demand loyal adoration from her new bride, regardless of how the bride actually feels about her situation? Perhaps the Queen thinks she can break her brides spirit/mind enough that it won't matter? On the other hand, how does the bride feel? Perhaps she likes the evil queen, or is at least attracted to her. Again, feel free to go as dark as you like with this! (For the prompt where the bride is actually intended for the queen's son, I'd love a dynamic where the son is actually still a child/too young to have anything expected of him, particularly if it means the poor bride is expected to act as though she "loves" him while still having to survive the Evil Queen's attention).

For the Princess Exile, does the Enemy Princess/Merchant Heir realise her true intentions, or is she wholly taking advantage of them? How does she feel about that? Is she pleased with her deception, or is she only telling herself that she is? Does she start sincerely using them, but accidentally start to care for them for real? That's entirely up to you! I'm happy with a fluffier conclusion, but going full dark is absolutely fine as well!

GENERAL LIKES: "Us against the world" mentality, rampant bisexuality, enemies-to-friends/lovers, "I don't like you but you're the only one who understands", casefic, mundane activities in fantastical settings, age gaps that don't necessarily reflect maturity levels.

DARK LIKES: Anything goes! Non-con is fine, dubious consent is excellent. Don't mind underage, don't mind incest. Go wild!

DNWs: Anything medical/related to treating long-term illness. UNLIKELY WITH THESE PROMPTS, BUT STILL!!! Thank you for understanding.


Request 5 by Gargant
F/F(/F+) Ships
Rating: Any Rating
No Archive Warnings Apply, Vengeful Victim/Mentor In Gaining Vengeance (F/F), Morally Gray Mentor/Ambitious Apprentice (F/F), Berserker/Officer She's Absolutely Loyal To (F/F), Queen in a Court Full of Intrigue/Loyal and Vicious Writer (F/F), Fic - Character, Setting: Fantasy, Setting: High Fantasy

The theme that ties these prompts together, for me, is nefarious loyalty. There are terrible people in all of these prompts, but each one has someone or something they are dedicated to above everything else. What does that mean for each character involved?
For the Vengeful Victim, go as dark or as unreasonable as you like for their motivation. Does the Mentor fully understand how far the Victim is willing to go? Do they disapprove, or are they fully encouraging of their pupil's dark desires? Similarly, is the Ambitious Apprentice reluctantly willing to turn a blind eye to their Morally Gray Mentor for the sake of their ambitions, or do they actually admire that quality in their teacher?
For the Queen and her Writer, I love the idea of the vicious writer destroying the queen's enemies through sheer force of wit/cruel propaganda. Doubtless the queen has all kinds of enemies in court, and I love the idea of these two having a relationship of trust that's been built of the mutual benefit of tearing their enemies down together. Just the right amount of messed up to be delightful!
Finally, for Berserker/Officer, I imagine that everyone else sees the Berserker as a monstrous psychopath but the Berserker doesn't care because everything they do is for the sake of the Officer they're devoted to. It is entirely up to you whether or not the Officer actually sincerely loves the Berserker in return or if she's simply using that loyalty to achieve her own ends—or if it's a muddy mixture of both.
The important thing is, these relationships all feature characters showing terrible sides of themselves but doing it for some warped sense of "right"—whether that's love, loyalty or revenge!

GENERAL LIKES: "Us against the world" mentality, rampant bisexuality, enemies-to-friends/lovers, "I don't like you but you're the only one who understands", casefic, mundane activities in fantastical settings, age gaps that don't necessarily reflect maturity levels.

DARK LIKES: Anything goes! Non-con is fine, dubious consent is excellent. Don't mind underage, don't mind incest. Go wild!

DNWs: Anything medical/related to treating long-term illness. UNLIKELY WITH THESE PROMPTS, BUT STILL!!! Thank you for understanding.


Request 6 by Gargant
F/F(/F+) Ships
Rating: Any Rating
No Archive Warnings Apply, Sensible Queen/Spy Who Seduced Her for Her Own Gain and Then Caught Feelings (F/F), Chosen One/Woman Who Will Eventually Betray Her (F/F), Charming Earnest Princess/Assassin Whose Job Is to Kill Her (F/F), Fic - Character, Setting: High Fantasy, Setting: Fantasy

"I'm kinda supposed to kill you but I'm not sure if I'm going to go through with it," is one heck of a theme, but it's what ties these three prompts together.

As far as I'm concerned, you can go super fluffy or super dark with any of these. An assassin who can't help loving a super cute princess is crazy adorable, but an assassin who forces herself to eliminate a target who she knows doesn't deserve it is wonderfully bleak. I feel like all three of these prompts can be looked at that way—does the spy spend her days lamenting her bad case of the feels, or does she find herself betraying the woman she loves day after day? Does the Chosen One know her beloved is going to betray her one day, and does she love her anyway?

For Queen/Spy, does the spy ever admit her original intentions? If so, how does the queen respond? Is the spy only working for herself, or are there other people waiting for her information?

Princess/Assassin, see above! Does the assassin watch the princess from afar, or find some way to get closer to her? Is she compromising her employers by doing so, and does she care? If she fails to do her duty, will someone else come and finish the job—and if so, would she rather do the awful thing herself?

For Chosen One/Eventual Betrayer, how aware are these two of that relationship? Does the Betrayer know exactly what she intends to do and is waiting for the right time, or is this a future she hasn't foreseen? Does the Chosen One have some kind of foresight, and if so, does she think it's a future that can be changed? And hey, what exactly have they been Chosen to do, anyway? Why would the Betrayer want to betray them in the first place?

These prompts have a lot of punch packed into their small descriptions. Have fun with it, go with as many layers as you want!

GENERAL LIKES: "Us against the world" mentality, rampant bisexuality, enemies-to-friends/lovers, "I don't like you but you're the only one who understands", casefic, mundane activities in fantastical settings, age gaps that don't necessarily reflect maturity levels.

DARK LIKES: Anything goes! Non-con is fine, dubious consent is excellent. Don't mind underage, don't mind incest. Go wild!

DNWs: Anything medical/related to treating long-term illness. UNLIKELY WITH THESE PROMPTS, BUT STILL!!! Thank you for understanding.

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