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Alternate Universe Exchange 2020
Jul. 12th, 2020 10:01 amDear creator, Thank you for writing or drawing for me! My favorite types of AU are those that add something to the canon universe without changing the setting. Here is a link to my Unusual Bearings letter for more likes and prompts relating to a/b/o and pregnancy: https://soulstoned.dreamwidth.org/3318.html
I requested both art and fic for every fandom. I'm also![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
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Likes:
● All the nasty details. Whether it's an injury, an illness, something pregnancy related, sex, etc. Don't be afraid to make it gross. My one exception is please no poop or vomit in a sexy context (in an illness or infant-care related context it's fine.) It's also completely fine to gloss over things if it's easier for you or you don't want to squick yourself, just don't feel like you need to hold back for my benefit because I like the gross stuff.
● Love. Let the couples I requested be gross in a completely different way, maybe even despite themselves. Give me a heart-boner.
● I really like newly established couples still figuring things out together and friends-to-lovers.
● World building. Telling me something is happening is great, but telling me why it's happening is even better.
● For any pregnancy related tag, I would absolutely love it if any fic that includes the birth also includes a bit about the immediate post-partum period. I love reading about the physical recovery and adapting to life with a baby.
● Humor, not like crackfic, but in that a lot of my requested tags are pretty ridiculous and it's totally fine if the characters notice this as well. Having a sense of humor (however dark) about what happens is a big plus.
● Switching. I have no top/bottom preferences for most of my ships, and for the one where I do have a preference, I still like it when switching is implied.
Art likes:
● Art drawn in your own style or a style similar to the show.
● Characters having fun
● Portraits
● Comics
● Expressive faces and body language
● Any rating from G to porn
● Art that looks like it comes from an in-universe publication like a newspaper or tabloid
● For romantic or smutty art, I really like neck and thigh kisses.
● For pregnancy art, I really like that cute second trimester belly (but all bellies are good, you can't go wrong). Any pose that involves hand on belly is a good one.
Dnw:
● Trans headcanons if writing smut or mpreg (fine if not writing smut or mpreg)
● Asexual headcanons
● Unrequested non-canon het. I also don't want any het couple that broke up over the course of canon events. Endgame het, M/M, and F/F ships only please.
● Setting or species change AU.
● Breakups or infidelity. (If a requested character is in an endgame canon relationship, break them up before the start of the fic or write a canon divergence where they were never together.)
● Men with vaginas or women with penises. PIV sex in general.
● Ageplay, daddy kink, mommy kink
● Using animal terms to refer to a pregnancy or baby (pup, kit, litter, etc.) Joking about having a litter once or twice as a response to having multiples is fine, just don't make "litter" the normal term for any pregnancy.
● Excessive feminization of male characters. Please don't make male characters significantly more feminine than they are in canon. By this I'm mostly trying to avoid things like the phenomenon in Voltron fandom where Keith is often drawn looking and dressing like a twelve year old girl, or the common thing in omegaverse fics where omega men casually wear dresses as an expected thing and get called mom without punching anyone in the face. If it isn't that extreme, it's probably fine. Crossdressing is fine as long as the fic acknowledges that crossdressing is what's happening. Like if it's a kink thing, or an undercover thing, or a drag show thing, or lost a bet thing, or an "I don't care if this came from the women's department because I like it" thing. Just not as an "of course omega men wear dresses" thing.
● Permanent major character death. Killing villains and OCs is fine, mentioning or even focusing on canon character death is fine. I just don't want any new deaths. I also don't want any child deaths for children related to requested characters including OC children.
● Completely hopeless endings
Avatar: Legend of Korra
Mako/Wu
Reluctant attraction! I love this pairing as kind of an opposites attract type relationship that doesn't seem like it should work but it just does.
Soulmarks - mark can be the name of your greatest love or your worst enemy
When Mako's soulmark shows up and it's Wu's name, he's not sure which would be worse. I enjoy any takeon when soulmarks show up. Soulmarks that have always been there, soulmarks that appear at first meeting, or anything else you can think of.
Maybe Wu is more optimistic while Mako is unsure.
For art, maybe tabloid speculation? a picture of one of their soulmarks with speculation on whether or not it's a good idea to have someone who might be Wu's worst enemy as his bodyguard.
A/B/O - heat sex with the nearest available person
I really like the idea of the third spirit portal opening bringing omegaverse into the world. If that happened the people who end up as omegas would probably be caught off guard and unprepared for their first heats. I like omega Mako and beta Wu best, but if you want to switch it up that's fine.
Maybe it could lead to feelings, or awkwardness, or an accidental pregnancy. Maybe it keeps happening, always conveniently caught off guard by heats while the other is around. You don't have to talk about it if you can blame it in biology.
For art, this is just porn, or maybe aftermath lol.
Voltron Legendary Defender
Keith/Shiro
I'm fine with both canon compliant and canon divergent takes on this ship. If going with canon compliant, please have Shiro divorced before the start of the fic for reasons that had nothing to do with Keith.
Alien race or races have a/b/o and humans do not
Maybe Keith has been dealing with heats or ruts with no idea it wasn't normal. "Idk, once every few months I just get kinda slutty, doesn't everyone?"
I would prefer omega Keith, but alpha Keith is also fine. The main thing is Shiro is a normal human just trying to keep up.
I don't want Keith's appearance to change. He demonstrates just fine in canon that you can be half-galra without being purple and furry.
All: One Specific Demographic has soulmates while others don't
Soulmates are a galra thing, humans don't have them. Keith doesn't understand why he is so drawn to Shiro, maybe he can even feel his pain or sense where he is to a degree. It isn't until he's in space with the BoM that someone explains. Fic could be anywhere from pre-kerb to post-canon.
Yuri!!! On Ice
Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky
For getting together, I like anything between during canon and a few years post-canon after years of friendship. I don't like intentionally waiting for Yuri to turn 18 (Yuri coincidentally being 18 when they get together is fine, just don't make a big deal about how he's 18 now so they can finally date/kiss/fuck)
Soulmate AU - Pain-Based Bonds
They're both figure skaters who probably get pretty similar injuries so they don't think much about the odd pain or bruise here or there. Maybe they don't figure it out until they have already known each other for a while and one gets hurt at a competition and the other feels it.
For art, maybe comparing identical bruises.
first words to soulmate written on the skin
I mostly just think Otabek going through life with the words "What's with you asshole?" written on his skin is very funny.
For art, maybe a paparazzi pic of the soulmark, speculating about who could it could possibly be.
For either, can you imagine being even a minor celebrity in a world where your soulmark is the first thing your soulmate says to you. You would have to try to keep it hidden or you'd have every fan walking up to you to say whatever it is your soulmark says.
Mpreg is rare AU
It just happens sometimes, but not often so it's still unusual in universe. Anywhere from an accidental pregnancy immediately post-canon to intentional pregnancy a few years after retirement after trying hard to make it happen. I don't have a preference for which one should be pregnant.
For art, either showing off a positive test or a belly rub would be great.
I requested both art and fic for every fandom. I'm also
● All the nasty details. Whether it's an injury, an illness, something pregnancy related, sex, etc. Don't be afraid to make it gross. My one exception is please no poop or vomit in a sexy context (in an illness or infant-care related context it's fine.) It's also completely fine to gloss over things if it's easier for you or you don't want to squick yourself, just don't feel like you need to hold back for my benefit because I like the gross stuff.
● Love. Let the couples I requested be gross in a completely different way, maybe even despite themselves. Give me a heart-boner.
● I really like newly established couples still figuring things out together and friends-to-lovers.
● World building. Telling me something is happening is great, but telling me why it's happening is even better.
● For any pregnancy related tag, I would absolutely love it if any fic that includes the birth also includes a bit about the immediate post-partum period. I love reading about the physical recovery and adapting to life with a baby.
● Humor, not like crackfic, but in that a lot of my requested tags are pretty ridiculous and it's totally fine if the characters notice this as well. Having a sense of humor (however dark) about what happens is a big plus.
● Switching. I have no top/bottom preferences for most of my ships, and for the one where I do have a preference, I still like it when switching is implied.
● Art drawn in your own style or a style similar to the show.
● Characters having fun
● Portraits
● Comics
● Expressive faces and body language
● Any rating from G to porn
● Art that looks like it comes from an in-universe publication like a newspaper or tabloid
● For romantic or smutty art, I really like neck and thigh kisses.
● For pregnancy art, I really like that cute second trimester belly (but all bellies are good, you can't go wrong). Any pose that involves hand on belly is a good one.
● Trans headcanons if writing smut or mpreg (fine if not writing smut or mpreg)
● Asexual headcanons
● Unrequested non-canon het. I also don't want any het couple that broke up over the course of canon events. Endgame het, M/M, and F/F ships only please.
● Setting or species change AU.
● Breakups or infidelity. (If a requested character is in an endgame canon relationship, break them up before the start of the fic or write a canon divergence where they were never together.)
● Men with vaginas or women with penises. PIV sex in general.
● Ageplay, daddy kink, mommy kink
● Using animal terms to refer to a pregnancy or baby (pup, kit, litter, etc.) Joking about having a litter once or twice as a response to having multiples is fine, just don't make "litter" the normal term for any pregnancy.
● Excessive feminization of male characters. Please don't make male characters significantly more feminine than they are in canon. By this I'm mostly trying to avoid things like the phenomenon in Voltron fandom where Keith is often drawn looking and dressing like a twelve year old girl, or the common thing in omegaverse fics where omega men casually wear dresses as an expected thing and get called mom without punching anyone in the face. If it isn't that extreme, it's probably fine. Crossdressing is fine as long as the fic acknowledges that crossdressing is what's happening. Like if it's a kink thing, or an undercover thing, or a drag show thing, or lost a bet thing, or an "I don't care if this came from the women's department because I like it" thing. Just not as an "of course omega men wear dresses" thing.
● Permanent major character death. Killing villains and OCs is fine, mentioning or even focusing on canon character death is fine. I just don't want any new deaths. I also don't want any child deaths for children related to requested characters including OC children.
● Completely hopeless endings
Mako/Wu
Reluctant attraction! I love this pairing as kind of an opposites attract type relationship that doesn't seem like it should work but it just does.
Soulmarks - mark can be the name of your greatest love or your worst enemy
When Mako's soulmark shows up and it's Wu's name, he's not sure which would be worse. I enjoy any takeon when soulmarks show up. Soulmarks that have always been there, soulmarks that appear at first meeting, or anything else you can think of.
Maybe Wu is more optimistic while Mako is unsure.
For art, maybe tabloid speculation? a picture of one of their soulmarks with speculation on whether or not it's a good idea to have someone who might be Wu's worst enemy as his bodyguard.
A/B/O - heat sex with the nearest available person
I really like the idea of the third spirit portal opening bringing omegaverse into the world. If that happened the people who end up as omegas would probably be caught off guard and unprepared for their first heats. I like omega Mako and beta Wu best, but if you want to switch it up that's fine.
Maybe it could lead to feelings, or awkwardness, or an accidental pregnancy. Maybe it keeps happening, always conveniently caught off guard by heats while the other is around. You don't have to talk about it if you can blame it in biology.
For art, this is just porn, or maybe aftermath lol.
Keith/Shiro
I'm fine with both canon compliant and canon divergent takes on this ship. If going with canon compliant, please have Shiro divorced before the start of the fic for reasons that had nothing to do with Keith.
Alien race or races have a/b/o and humans do not
Maybe Keith has been dealing with heats or ruts with no idea it wasn't normal. "Idk, once every few months I just get kinda slutty, doesn't everyone?"
I would prefer omega Keith, but alpha Keith is also fine. The main thing is Shiro is a normal human just trying to keep up.
I don't want Keith's appearance to change. He demonstrates just fine in canon that you can be half-galra without being purple and furry.
All: One Specific Demographic has soulmates while others don't
Soulmates are a galra thing, humans don't have them. Keith doesn't understand why he is so drawn to Shiro, maybe he can even feel his pain or sense where he is to a degree. It isn't until he's in space with the BoM that someone explains. Fic could be anywhere from pre-kerb to post-canon.
Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky
For getting together, I like anything between during canon and a few years post-canon after years of friendship. I don't like intentionally waiting for Yuri to turn 18 (Yuri coincidentally being 18 when they get together is fine, just don't make a big deal about how he's 18 now so they can finally date/kiss/fuck)
Soulmate AU - Pain-Based Bonds
They're both figure skaters who probably get pretty similar injuries so they don't think much about the odd pain or bruise here or there. Maybe they don't figure it out until they have already known each other for a while and one gets hurt at a competition and the other feels it.
For art, maybe comparing identical bruises.
first words to soulmate written on the skin
I mostly just think Otabek going through life with the words "What's with you asshole?" written on his skin is very funny.
For art, maybe a paparazzi pic of the soulmark, speculating about who could it could possibly be.
For either, can you imagine being even a minor celebrity in a world where your soulmark is the first thing your soulmate says to you. You would have to try to keep it hidden or you'd have every fan walking up to you to say whatever it is your soulmark says.
Mpreg is rare AU
It just happens sometimes, but not often so it's still unusual in universe. Anywhere from an accidental pregnancy immediately post-canon to intentional pregnancy a few years after retirement after trying hard to make it happen. I don't have a preference for which one should be pregnant.
For art, either showing off a positive test or a belly rub would be great.
