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Dear Seasons of Anime creator,

Thank you so much for creating a gift for me! 

Although I selected Future/Time Skip AU on my form, I would also be happy with a Mythical Creatures AU. The following suggestions are just that--suggestions. Feel free to go wherever your muse takes you. 

Daiya no Ace: Furuya & Sawamura

I am caught up through the current anime season but have not read further in the manga. I love Furuya and Sawamura's relationship. How they both challenge each other to do better, how they help each other out (even if they often hide that fact behind aggressive posturing), how they admire and respect each other. I'd like to see how their relationship develops in the future, maybe when they are both in pro baseball. You do not need to include any romantic pairings for either of them, although I am fond of Sawamura/Miyuki, but if you do, I'd prefer those to be in the background, with the focus on the friendship between these two. 

If you go with a Mythical Creatures AU-- I can see lots of potential for humor in that situation with both of them still competing like crazy no matter the circumstances.


Haikyuu: Kageyama & Oikawa

I am caught up through the current anime season but have not read further in the manga. Kageyama and Oikawa have such a complicated relationship with a lot of layers. It's clear that even though Oikawa resents the hell out of Kageyama, he also admires him and is proud of his kouhai. I'd love to see their relationship explored in the future when they are adults and have matured a bit. they can still be playing volleyball or not. I think one of the keys of Kageyama's character is his social awkwardness and blunt nature, so I'd love it if that can still be a part of him. Again, if you want to include romantic pairings in the background, that's fine, but I do NOT want any Kageyama/Hinata. 

If you go with a Mythical Creatures AU-- I could imagine a scenario that parallels canon where Kageyama is Oikawa's junior, needing to learn from him and Oikawa being resentful. I think you could go in either a humorous or angsty direction.

Yuri on Ice!: Christophe/Georgi

They're my favorite YOI rarepair. They're both such drama queens and super romantic, and I'd love a future fic of either established relationship or getting together. I feel like they would try to out-compete the other with over the top romantic gestures. For a bit more angst, it could be interesting to set it when they are both retiring/retired from skating. I image Georgi is a bit older than Christophe, and Georgi might feel some anxiety there. Although I don't mind some smut, I'd prefer it if the fic is not pwp porn. 

If you go with a Mythical Creatures AU-- have fun with their diva personalities in that setting!

On Feb 29, signups open for sutcliff_swap , an exchange fest that I've been co-modding for a number of years now. Rosemary Sutcliff was a British author who wrote mainly young adult historical fiction. Many of her books are set in Roman Britain, although there is an occasional medieval setting and some set farther back. Although technically "young adult," I think they are tremendously engaging for adults as well. And they are rich canon for the fic writer or fan artist. Almost every book has a slashable pairing, there is tons of loyalty kink, and many intriguing side characters to explore. Although most of the novels have a male MC, there are strong female characters to be found as well. 

The books are pretty quick reads, and you only need to request/offer one for the fest. Two of my personal favorites are Outcast (h/c galore!!!) and The Eagle of the Ninth (slavery, loyalty, wolf cubs!). Both of these and others of her works are available on Kindle, so you'd have time to read it before the fest. 

We'd love to have new people join us! (and for those on my flist who are already Sutcliff converts, I hope you are all planning to participate!!)

Click the banner to go to the fest page, which has details on schedule and FAQ.

 mekare inspired me to finish a Detective L wip I had started awhile ago. It's OT3--Luo Fei/Xiaoman/Ben Jieming, explicit, femdom, and featuring Xiaoman pegging Luo Fei. Basically pwp porn. :D Read it here. 

 I've had the "never use one-syllable names alone" drummed into me, but I am now confused about how to handle spelling out two-syllable names. For example, is it Kun Lun or Kunlun? Guo Chang Cheng or Guo Changcheng? or in Detective L, would it be Qin Xiaoman or Qin Xiao Man? Which is preferred? Does it make any difference? I've seen it done both ways.

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere on the internet before, but I was hoping my flist can save me from trawling Google. :) 

 For those looking to procrastinate on their 520 assignment and other interested parties:

Which Guardian characters are the most difficult for you to write?


For myself, the answer to the first is Zhao Yunlan. I find it very difficult to get his often flippant, teasing attitude right, especially in dialogue.

For the second, I haven't really written Wang Zheng and Sang Zan much. So probably Lin Jing.

The third is hands down the Regent. Uggh--so hard. 

 What is the name of the game that Zhu Jiu is playing, with the wooden pieces?

Also, am I correct that the Longevity Dial grows bigger? When Li Qian is wearing it as a necklace, it is smaller, but then at the very end, Lin Jing comments that it has grown, and I think that it is definitely bigger, yes?

I was also quite struck this time around with how tense and antagonistic the initial meetings between ZYL and Hei Pao Shi are. Filled with passive-aggressive comments, where ZYL is always needling Hei Pao Shi, who gets rather tetchy with ZYL in turn. Of course, that aligns well with a history of a SID that is very anti-Dixingren, as well as a ZYL who lost his mother to a Dixingren. 

 So, do we think Shen Wei actually needs glasses or are they only part of his "disguise"? 

 The past two days at work have been exhausting and stressful. I need happy things! So have two cute Guardian-related vids:

1. I'm not entirely sure what's going on in this vid, but I gather it's something along the lines of Zhao Yunlan begging and cajoling Shen Wei into being his wife partner and then Shen Wei realizing what a handful Zhao Yunlan is to take care of. :D Regardless, it has many of my favorite scenes and I like the way they're edited together.



2. A collection of Zhu Yilong smiling. Shen Wei makes an appearance. There is also a lapful of puppies.

 I have a lot of Ideas for short little vignettes set at various points in the series. They aren't really enough to develop into a full fic, so I'm posting them as stand-alone chapters under the general title A Variety of Occurrences in Dragon City.

The first chapter is "Shen Wei gives Zhao Yunlan a taste of his own medicine" and features lollipops and exam grading.

The second chapter is "Zhao Yunlan's encounter with Shen Wei's suit and sleeve garters" and features sensual undressing and my ode to Shen Wei's suits. 

There are some spoilers for episodes 34 and 35 in the first chapter, no spoilers in the second chapter.