linndechir

Dear Rare Pairs writer,

Thank you for writing for me and having a look at this letter. I've got some general likes and dislikes listed - those are the important parts, really. They're followed by a list of kinks I like, should you feel inclined to write porn, and some fandom-specific prompts, but if those don't work for you - as long as you include a thing or two that I like and don't include my DNWs, I'm sure I will love whatever you write for me. :D

As a general rule, I enjoy all ratings; I like darker, angstier fic and more light-hearted stories, although neither completely conflictless fluff nor completely bleak darkfic without a ray of hope are quite my thing. I'm always happy about porn, but it's not a must. I like shorter fics and plotty longfic.. If you do write porn and you want more smut-related prompts, I've requested most of these ships for Smut Swap before. As a general rule, I enjoy all ratings; I like darker, angstier fic and more light-hearted stories, although neither completely conflictless fluff nor completely bleak darkfic without a ray of hope are quite my thing.

The fandoms are listed alphabetically. The length of the fandom-specific sections doesn't indicate an order of preference; I just had more ideas and prompts for some of them.

I use the same name on AO3 and tumblr as here. Treats are always welcome and I'm also open to art treats. :)

Do Not Wants:

character death of characters I like (random side characters or antagonists dying is fine)
serious illnesses, permanent injuries (blood and wounds that will heal again are fine)
completely tragic/bleak endings
animal death/cruelty
genderbend of any kind, mpreg, A/B/O, characters being werewolves/vampires/anything than what they are in canon
non-canon gender identities/sexual orientations (e.g. writing characters as trans or asexual), except for writing characters as gay or bi
unrequested ships (including canon ships) *
unrequested crossovers or fusions
complete AUs (canon divergence is fine, but no high school AUs, coffee shop AUs, in space AUs, groundhog day AUs etc.)
unnecessary epithets, please use characters' names/pronouns unless their name isn't known to the POV character (or unless the characters think of each other by e.g. their title rather than their name)
1st and 2nd person fic (unless canon is in 1st person, then it's fine)
for porn: detailed kink negotiation, safewords for scenes that don't involve consent play (and even then I'm not really into safewords); scat, watersports, coming in pants, crossdressing, feminisation, infantilisation (daddy kink and calling characters "boy/girl" is fine, just not characters behaving or being treated like actual kids), small dicks, erectile dysfunction; for het: femdom, pegging, focus on cunnilingus

* I'm fine with mentions of characters' past relationships with OCs (and obviously with things like random OC couples in casefic or mentioning people's parents). However, I don't want these ships to play a central role: a character thinking back of how they tried out this kink before with some guy they hooked up with five years ago, or briefly thinking that they used to date this guy who hated it when they did X? Totally fine. A character spending half the fic thinking about or interacting with their ex? Not something I'm interested in.

Canon-specific: I'm fine with mentions of past canon relationships that were (almost) over before canon started, but if a relationship happens during canon, I'd rather pretend it never happened (like Tali/Garrus for Mass Effect). Brief mentions of Johnny's relationships with Alt or Rogue for Cyberpunk (or of Johnny and Kerry fucking various other people) are fine, but I don't want those relationships (or thinking about those relationships) to play a huge role in the fic. If I've requested several ships in a fandom, I'm fine with them appearing in the same fic.

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Things I like to read about:

first time/getting together: slow burn, pining, UST finally getting resolved, but also antagonistic hate sex or casual hookups that are only later followed by feelings (emotional pining while already having sex is great)
developing relationships: relationship conflicts after the characters got together, trying to figure out how to make things work, some things maybe not working at first, temporary breakups, basically anything that doesn't assume that first time sex -> perfect relationship
porn, especially porn with feelings/porn that says something about their relationship (see list below for kinks I like)
enemies to lovers, partners to lovers
reluctant allies grudgingly starting to like each other
non-verbal expressions of affection, unusual romantic gestures that fit the characters
familiarity, intimacy, characters getting to know each other better (their habits, their hangups etc.)
pre-canon/background stories, first meetings/first impressions (especially if we didn't see those in canon)
post-canon fic
canon divergence
casefic
moral dilemmas, characters having to question/go against their principles, situations in which there is no clear right or wrong
loyalty, devotion, trust, but also trust/commitment issues
obsessive, codependent, complicated relationships
unhealthy relationships that should be a trainwreck, but work for the characters involved
obsessive/intense family relationships
us-against-the-world
villains in love, bad guys who would literally burn down the rest of the world for each other, horrible people being sweet to each other and awful to everyone else
jealousy, possessiveness
age differences
misunderstandings (as long as there's a good reason for them)
competence, characters being smart and skilled and good at what they do; characters with different skill sets complementing each other
hurt/comfort (after injuries/exhaustion, not so much with illness)
angst: self-doubts, guilt, shame, internalised homophobia, nightmares, fears, self-destructive tendencies, alcohol abuse ...
period-typical attitudes towards sex, sexuality, class, morality, religion etc. (I obviously don't expect 100% historical accuracy, but I like reading about characters from different societies having different values and principles from our own - this also applies to fictional societies)
infidelity (not between my requested ships, but one half of my ship cheating on their previous partner with the other half of my ship)
meaningful name uses (e.g. characters who always call each other by their last name or title switching to using first names)
outside POVs, different POVs than in canon (more "usual" POVs are great, too)
sleep-related themes: waking each other from nightmares, falling asleep on each other's shoulder etc.
soulbonds (but no soulmates, please)
undercover as enemies (or undercover as a couple) - as long as the set-up fits the setting/characters
I like darker elements (violence, murder, noncon/dubcon, manipulation, depression, whatever fits your plot and isn't on my DNW list), but I'd prefer a happy or semi-happy ending. Feel free to make me bawl my eyes out, but please cheer me up again afterwards.

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Kinks I like to read about:

anal, blowjobs, PIV for het, fingering, intercrural, frottage, rimming & felching are all great
asphyxiation/choking/breathplay (this is my kink holy grail that makes everything else hotter to me; even just throat-touching without choking is great)
switching
biting, bruising, marking; possessive sex
rough/angry sex, hate sex, fighting/sparring leading to sex, adrenaline-fuelled post-battle and "thank fuck we/you're alive" sex
dressed sex, dressed/naked, clothes kink (suits, uniforms, gloves, boots; shirt with rolled up sleeves + waistcoat etc.), neat characters being dishevelled for once, casual characters cleaning up nicely
D/s (I prefer casually developing kink to minutely negotiated, formalised BDSM; if anything under-negotiated kink is a plus for me)
kink discovery/exploration
strength kink; body worship; men's body hair (on chest, arms, thighs, butt; not so much on back and shoulders)
stubble/beard burn
hand kink; fisting; finger sucking
large/thick cocks (not absurdly huge, but bigger than average); size kink
bondage: leather cuffs, ropes, restraints, chains, collars
face slapping, spanking, flogging, riding crops
gun play, knife play, blood play
consent play
dirty talk (both the praising and the humiliating/condescending kind), voice/accent kink
praise kink
banter, teasing
hard, desperate kissing with lots of biting
barebacking (including the ill-advised, unplanned, unnegotiated we-really-shouldn't-have-done-that-but-it-was-so-hot kind - I'm not into serious STD scares, though; if there is an "oh fuck, what did we just do?" aftermath, please have both characters be certain that they're healthy)
come play (licking come off fingers/skin, felching, feeding each other come, kissing after blowjobs/felching ...)
come as lube, spit as lube (including the top spitting on the bottom's ass), blood as lube (preferably blood from battle wounds or knifeplay cuts or the like)
blood play in general, especially for vampire ships
messiness (sweat, come play, dishevelled hair/clothes)
overstimulation; characters being overwhelmed, begging for more, becoming speechless ...
shaving (face or body), especially with straight razors/knives
sex on tables, against walls, on the floor, on a chair, in the shower ... (sex in beds is great, too)
masturbation/fantasising about the other before getting together
incest kink (i.e. characters who are related kinking on it - calling each other father/brother/son etc. in bed, fucking in front of mirrors because they get off on their physical similarities ...)
competence kink, admiration
kneeling, hand kissing, physical expressions of loyalty/fealty
scars and their history
oral fixation (while smoking, drinking, talking ...)
sharing cigarettes, clothes, food ...
shame in sexual desires (whether about being attracted to another man at all, being attracted to this specific person for whatever reason, wanting to bottom, wanting to suck dick, wanting to hurt their partner, wanting to be hurt by their partner ...)

Cyberpunk 2077

Note: No worries about Phantom Liberty spoilers

Oh God, this game. This game has eaten my brain. I love it so much. I adore the setting - the lore, the feeling of Night City, the politics, the absolute dystopian hellscape it is, the cars and the music and the ads and the media. I love that it manages to be simultaneously depressing and dark, utterly garish and hilarious, and genuinely emotionally touching in so many places. I love how real the characters feel, and I love how beautifully depressing and bittersweet the story is.

I usually go for Streetkid!V because it works really well for the story in my opinion, and also for his relationship with Johnny. Ambitious, wanting to make something of himself, kinda trashy and obnoxious (I blame the horrible clothes I put him in for that), but not really a bad guy at heart. But don't feel like you have to write him that way if that doesn't work for you. I think Corpo!V could also be very interesting for Takemura/V (though less so when Johnny is involved). I'm just not particularly into the Nomad background. And in general, for player characters, I'd prefer the characterisation mostly focused on what's actually canon in the game rather than extensive headcanons about their background/past/history.

Other than that, I love Johnny so much - this narcissistic, charismatic, self-centred piece of shit who realised way too late that he actually cares about some people in his life. He's so angry and messed up about the world and just raging helplessly at it. I love that he's not even remotely a good or a nice person. Same with Kerry - he's not a bad guy, but he's kind of a self-centred douchebag, too, and I love him for it. These two just have so many issues and that's what makes them fun. With Takemura, I love that he's quite affable and likeable ... he's just Lawful as fuck and devoted to a horrible system - and I have such a soft spot for the lawful, dutiful types.

Note: Despite my usual "serious illness and character death" DNW, I'm mostly fine with it to a canonical extent here. So mentions (or even detailed explorations) of the fact that V is dying, and all the ways in which the Relic is hurting him, are fine. Anything relating to that that I've specifically prompted is fine. The fact that Johnny is technically dead (and that Kerry mourned him for decades) is also fine. I'd just prefer a fic that isn't exclusively focused on death and dying and nothing else (and please no non-canonical deaths or extra illnesses).

Johnny Silverhand/Kerry Eurodyne

Aaaaaah, they're so messed up about each other! I love that it's been fifty years and Kerry is still not over Johnny. Fifty years and he still wonders what Johnny would think of him, fifty years and his eyes still light up like that when he realises that Johnny is back. Fifty years and he immediately recognises Johnny playing the guitar, and he's so angry at him, but he also missed him so much. And I love that their relationship isn't really as one-sided as it appears at first - Johnny doesn't like admitting he cares about anyone, but he clearly does care about Kerry. In the present, but also in the past - considering he tried to stop him from leaving the band several times. He wanted Kerry around, for all his bitching about Kerry just being the "second fiddle" in his life and not as amazing as him and whatnot.

I love how completely messed up their relationship is - it's very "can't live with you, can't live without you". They're crazy about each other, but also awful to each other half the time. I'm mostly looking for a messy amour fou sort of thing, rather than for something fluffy (though I don't mind them being happy together, I just imagine it's Complicated a lot of the time). I love them being kind of obsessive about each other and horrible to anyone else the other one sleeps with and manipulative and half the time they argue and half the time they adore each other. Give me all the fucked up rockerboy love.

I would happily read fic set in the past as well as fic set during the game when Johnny is stuck in male V's body and V occasionally lets Johnny out to play. I'm also good with some kind of post-canon AU in which Johnny and V continue to share a body, just without dying (I love the endings being what they are, but continued bodysharing is great for fic). Or even a AU in which Johnny somehow gets a new body and he and V both get to live.

(Don't feel like you have to, but since canon never gives us their exact ages and Johnny looks a good deal older than Kerry in the flashbacks, I really love the idea of them meeting when Kerry is 16-18 and Johnny is in his late 20s (underage is totally fine), and Kerry crushes hard on this cool, slightly older guy and Johnny enjoys the hell out of the attention (while also falling for him) ... I think it really works well for their relationship. But if you prefer writing them as being the same age, that's fine, too.)

how did they meet? heard each other strumming on the street somewhere? jammed a bit together in a guitar shop, stole a guitar, ran from the cops? got in a fight at a bar for some stupid reason (with each other, or fighting someone else together)? one of them heard the other play a gig with his previous band?
they're both such music geeks! jamming together, composing together, arguing about songs they're writing together - I love that for all of Johnny's dickishness towards Kerry, he clearly respects him much more as a musician than he wants to admit. him listening to Kerry play on the yacht for I don't know how long without saying a word? I don't think Johnny is that quiet and still in any other scene in the game - I'd love more of that
Kerry wrote a lot of songs that are (more or less obviously) about Johnny over the years - when Johnny comes back from the dead and finds out, he wants to be a dick about it, but he's also touched (also: Johnny playing one of Kerry's songs about him, or Johnny actually writing a song about Kerry)
related: Johnny has a thing for Kerry's hands/fingers
all the times Kerry shamelessly hit on Johnny and Johnny said no (and maybe the one time he finally said yes?)
all the UST-filled arguments they had over the years they played together in Samurai
Johnny can tell Rogue that the one thing he'd do differently if he had the chance was to fuck Kerry - through *handwave* plot reasons Johnny gets sent back into the past when he and V are separated and finally has a chance to do that, or maybe that conversation simply makes him realise that he now has a second chance to finally give Kerry what he always wanted.
Johnny (says/thinks he) doesn't want to fuck Kerry, but that won't stop him from watching Kerry sleep with other guys while they make very intense eye contact at each other (maybe Johnny even orders the other guy around and tells him how to fuck Kerry)
Johnny used to fuck Kerry (and was maybe even in love with him), but he edited that out of his memories in Mikoshi. cue lots of anger when Kerry realises this, and lots of angst on Johnny's part because how can he even be sure he's still himself if he can't trust his memories? (I'd be up for Johnny eventually regaining the memories.)
Johnny kept Kerry from leaving Samurai several times - maybe Kerry only stayed on the condition that ... Johnny kissed him, fucked him, blew him, anything fun like that (and Johnny pretended he was only doing it to make him stay, but he enjoyed it more than he wants to admit) - I kind of enjoy how much Johnny is like an abusive boyfriend who is a dick to Kerry when he has him, but doesn't let him leave either because he's possessive (really, don't worry about going too hard on just how unhealthy and fucked up their relationship is)
or conversely: when Kerry tries to leave ~~him~~ the band, Johnny decides the best way to make him stay is to finally give him what he wants and fuck him (can be very dubcon-y if Kerry was so furious he wasn't even in the mood, but he should end up enjoying himself)
something set during those years after Samurai broke up, but Johnny and Kerry were still touring together, still in each other's space and never really getting over each other
the reason they never fucked in the past is because Johnny, by himself, really is straight - but he gets stuck in the head of a gay male V and their whole mindmelding business makes him appreciate Kerry in ways he never has before ...
they always argue, sometimes their arguments end with fucking roughly against the nearest surface (maybe this only happens in the present, too, and they realise they get along so much better when they can fuck out their issues with each other)
I love how grabby and shameless and demanding Kerry is in his sex scene with V, even while bottoming - so give me Johnny finding out about this and being super into it
it turns out Johnny wasn't into cute twink!Kerry, but to his surprise he's really into slightly older-looking, more masculine 2077!Kerry with the beard and a bit more muscle ... related: Johnny wasn't into young Kerry trying to be cute at him, but he's really into pushy, grabby Kerry telling men exactly how he expects to get fucked
(past or present) Johnny usually tops when they fuck because that's clearly "less gay" or some nonsense - but over time, maybe once he finds out that Kerry actually likes both topping and bottoming, he can't stop thinking about what it'd be like to let Kerry fuck him, since he already likes Kerry bossing him around ... TLDR: Johnny discovering to his surprise he may have a bit of a subby side and also that there's nothing he doesn't want to try out with Kerry
Kerry has pretty much the most gorgeous cyberware in the entire game, and he didn't have that yet back when Johnny still lived (not even those very blue eyes) - Johny wants to find it ridiculous and stupid, but he's also very, very into it (especially Kerry's absolutely gorgeous throat, because throat kink :D)
speaking of throat kink: Johnny canonically likes getting choked - either Kerry already knew about this before they ever fucked, or Kerry had no idea and Johnny just asks him to do it when they finally fuck (Kerry riding Johnny's dick while choking him? :D)
related: Kerry putting his belt around Johnny's neck to choke him and drag him around a bit by it - Johnny is very surprised by how much he's into something that's basically a leash
soulmate AU (I'm very partial to shared scars) but Johnny despises the idea of soulmates and anybody telling him who he's meant to be with, so he refuses to get together with Kerry. He doesn't realise he actually wants to be with him until during/post-canon - maybe only after he sees that Kerry had the scars or whatever other soulmate mark there is removed and Johnny realises he hates that.
if Johnny lives (whether in V's body or otherwise) - what will he get up to now? how does that fit with his new thing with Kerry? or does he only go to Kerry again to fess up that he maybe changed his mind about them post-canon?
Temperance ending, but Johnny goes to see Kerry instead of leaving Night City ... and maybe Kerry's money or just Kerry kicking Johnny's ass help bring V back somehow (whether in the same or a new body), after giving Johnny and Kerry some time to get closer again. (V doesn't have to appear in person for this, but I'd like there to be at least the possibility of him returning)
Johnny gets control of V's body for one night before he canonically goes to see Rogue and Kerry - he runs into Kerry accidentally (assuming Kerry ever leaves the house, lol), maybe at a bar, and decides to see how he's doing, but without telling him (immediately) that it's him ... and then he can get worried because Kerry is clearly depressed and suicidal. (I'd also take the identity porn version of Johnny sleeping with Kerry without telling him who he is - Kerry will be furious, but that might just snap him out of his apathy)
just in case anyone else ships both Kerry/Johnny and Takemura/V, I'd love to see the hilarious mess of a situation if V and Johnny continue sharing a body while Johnny is sleeping with Kerry and V is sleeping with Takemura - it sounds like it'd be simultaneously funny, messed up and incredibly awkward, especially since Johnny and Takemura can't stand each other

Johnny Silverhand/Male V

This relationship was really the highlight of the game for me, from the antagonistic start to that very quick development towards "I would literally die for you", complete with nonstop banter and complaining about each other, and the forced intimacy of being stuck in one head and sharing all their emotions and memories and not being able to hide anything from each other. It's such an intense, amazingly developed relationship in canon, and I want more of that. I love how Johnny is objectively the worst thing that ever happened to V ... but after losing him, V feels completely lonely and empty and just misses him (and same if Johnny is the one to lose V). /o\ So clearly they belong together forever.

I'd love fic set during canon, whether early on or towards the end, but I'd also be up for any kind of post-canon AU in which they both survive - whether as continued bodysharing or with Johnny in a new body (though I'd prefer him looking/sounding like himself). If you want to involve Kerry in this, I have Johnny/Kerry/V prompts below. I'd also be up for V sleeping with both Takemura and Johnny (who continue to hate each other). I'm less into V hooking up with any other canon characters unless prompted, though V sleeping with random OMCs before he and Johnny get together is of course fine.

weird bodysharing sex! They seem to be able to touch each other to some extent, so how does that work? Or does Johnny just talk dirty to V while V jerks off and make suggestions? Does Johnny enjoy the shared sensations? Do their preferences become more similar? Does Johnny tell V to choke himself a little because obviously he's going to be into that now?
I'm always up for Johnny having a lot of issues with being into a guy (whether he was genuinely straight and it's only mindmelding with V that makes him be into guys, or he was always bi but has a looooot of hangups and internalised homophobia about it) - maybe he tells himself bodysharing sex doesn't count, it's just jerking off! (and what happens in a post-canon verse in which they have separate bodies and Johnny still wants to have sex with V? how is fucking in normal physical bodies different from their mind sex?)
V trying to piss Johnny off by fucking as many guys as possible early on (if you want to combine this with V/Takemura, I'm here for that - Johnny would be so mad) - complete with some voyeurism and Johnny maybe commenting on what's happening
Johnny sabotaging V's attempts at dating any of those guys because he actually wants to keep him to himself, but he's too emotionally constipated to just say that - V eventually snaps at him that he doesn't get to tell V what to do unless they're together, and maybe that's when Johnny confesses that that's what he'd like
V can wear a lot of Johnny's clothes in the game - turns out Johnny is very much into that (also, V in a separate body still dressing like Johnny because it makes him feel closer to him - Johnny is still into that)
if V and Johnny somehow survive in the same body and have to bodyshare for good, how does that work? do they share their time equally? (I'd prefer if V was conscious when Johnny is in charge, too) does Johnny convince him to grow out his hair, while V possibly still keeps it dyed in ridiculous colours? do they just randomly switch who's in control when they feel like it?
if they survive in separate bodies: maybe they're both relieved at first and want to get away from each other ... only to realise that they got so used to being around each other that they can barely stand to be apart. maybe they keep living together in merc legend V's fancy flat, maybe that's when they start touching each other and going from more or less platonic touching to fucking, because that's somehow the most intimacy they can still achieve after sharing a brain. (are they unbearable to be around? do they voice every damn thought they have and finish each other's sentences? do they still bicker nonstop? outside POVs would be fun)
people assume V and Johnny in separate bodies are a couple because they go everywhere together (maybe work together as mercs sometimes?) - V is very okay with that, Johnny seems to hate the idea ... until he realises that there might be some truth to it
maybe they miss sharing a brain so much they find some way to link their minds again - something related to braindance tech or to the tech Panam and V used for the tank - so now they can have ridiculous telepathic conversations again, probably while confusing everyone else around them
all the identity porn: one of them having to pretend to be the other; all the clothes changes when they switch who's in charge; people recognising who's in charge because they're so different ...
I love all those little comfortable moments in canon, just the two of them doing stuff together like the rollercoaster date or finding who's behind Swedenborg-Riviera just because Johnny is excited about the whole thing and wants to know
V smoking for Johnny's sake is great. more of that please. (maybe post-separation, V keeps smoking)
anything dealing with the forced emotional intimacy when Johnny is absolute shit at admitting he cares about people - probably the first time in his life he can't pretend not to care about someone
anything dealing with the age difference! Johnny must have been a good 20 years older than V when he died (I prefer V being 22 to 27)
Johnny and V in separate bodies working together - doing merc work that Johnny doesn't disapprove of, but also doing the occasional bit of anarchist terrorism for Johnny's sake. helping each other, saving each other's life, taking bullets for each other, angsting when the other one gets badly injured, patching each other up, dramatically carrying each other to Vik's clinic ...
but also: Johnny getting back into music (maybe with Kerry?) because he's trying to be less self-destructive while V continues his merc legend life
anything dealing with all the ways in which they become more similar - sudden shared tastes in food, new kinks they acquire from each other, opinions they start sharing, things they're suddenly both angry about ...
Johnny and Takemura have to work together to save V, who got kidnapped/captured. They continue to hate each other, but have to set that aside for V's sake. Could involve Johnny in a suit or Takemura dressing down. Will probably involve V having wild threesome fantasies that Johnny and Takemura are both not up for.
any variation on the canon endings in which one of them is actually dead for a while - Temperance ending and Johnny has to find a way to bring V back to life, of merc legend ending and V's space heist is not just about finding a way to save his own life, but also about procuring a new body for Johnny's engram. feel free to handwave as much plot as you like, but I'd love to see either of them actually having to live with the guilt and shame of surviving and letting the other one die for a few weeks or months, until they find a way to bring the other one back
one of the side effects of his brain slowly turning into Johnny's (and maybe this particular side effect persists even after whatever handwavey solution happens to make them both survive) is that V can't feel/move his left arm anymore because his/Johnny's brain thinks it shouldn't be there, so V eventually has it replaced with a chrome arm - Johnny gets worried and freaks out a bit about it because what if V is still dying somehow? not to mention that losing his arm was kinda traumatic for him, so he might not like the idea of V doing that to himself (feel free to ignore my no-serious-injuries/amputation DNW for this one; body horror very welcome, just as long as V ends up with a functioning chrome arm he's happy with in the end)

Johnny Silverhand/Kerry Eurodyne/Male V

Now with all three of them! Feel free to use any of the prompts/ideas listed above for Johnny/Kerry and Johnny/V and Kerry/V. :) I love V's relationship with both of them - how antagonistic he and Johnny start out and then slowly grow closer (while also becoming more similar to each other), and also how V and Kerry's relationship starts with Kerry just seeing V as a way to see Johnny again, but then actually growing to like V himself, too. It makes for a fascinating triangle where all three characters are, in one way or another, really into each other. And I imagine they'd all have their insecurities about the other two - V about all that history Johnny and Kerry share, Kerry about the fact that V and Johnny literally share a brain and body and it doesn't get much more intimate than that, Johnny about the fact that Kerry and V actually have something resembling a functional, happy relationship.

As with the previous requests, I'd be up for fic set during canon or, especially for this ship, an AU long-term solution where Johnny and V either have to share a body forever and they're both kind of dating Kerry (and possibly also sleeping with each other when Kerry isn't around) and it's messy and complicated, but still works somehow, or an AU in which Johnny somehow gets himself a new body that looks like him.

as above, Johnny was always convinced he's straight ... until he was in the passenger seat in V's head while V was fucking Kerry and suddenly he looks at Kerry very differently (and it probably takes him a while to admit that he's interested)
Kerry asking V if Johnny is watching while they fuck, if Johnny can hear them, if Johnny can feel what V feels - Kerry going out of his way to give V the night of his life because he wants to show Johnny everything he's been missing out on
I mean, this is just canon, but: Kerry starting to sleep with V because he's not over Johnny, but actually falling in love with V along the way
Johnny telling V how to fuck Kerry/running commentary while V fucks him (either because Johnny and Kerry used to fuck in the past and Johnny knows what Kerry likes, or because Johnny just has Opinions on how he'd fuck Kerry if he had the chance)
I have a lot of feelings about V and Johnny's relationship and also about that whole mindmelding/turning into one person thing they've got going on - so maybe Johnny tries to be halfway supportive (read: not horrible) when V starts hooking up with his best friend, but he realises sooner or later that he's jealous and wants in on that, and he's not even sure if those are his feelings or V's (maybe V also isn't sure if his feelings for Kerry are his own or Johnny's long repressed attraction/affection for him)
sometimes Johnny and V switch who's in control while in bed with Kerry - Kerry always notices immediately, of course, and loves it. I'd love some contrasts between them, maybe Johnny is a lot rougher than V is, a lot more dominant and demanding, maybe there are some differences in what they like or don't like
V can feel Johnny touching him, right? certainly looks like it in some scenes - so, Johnny fucking V while V fucks Kerry, and Kerry can't see Johnny, but he can see V reacting to Johnny ...
during V and Judy's braindance experiment, Judy can hear some of Johnny's thoughts - maybe V and Kerry try out something similar so Kerry can actually interact with Johnny more directly
if you give Johnny a new body somehow, I also wouldn't say no to a more "conventional" threesome (and Johnny having to admit that he actually wants to do this even without the excuse that he only wants this because he's stuck in V's head and V is into Kerry)
Johnny and V in separate bodies are still inseparable - this makes Kerry and V dating somewhat awkward ... cue Johnny being literally in the same room while they fuck. Kerry is eventually fed up with this nonsense and demands that Johnny either leave or join. He expects Johnny to leave, but Johnny joins them instead ...
Johnny usually tops with both Kerry and V, but he gets curious about what it feels like because they both clearly love it so much (and if Johnny is still sharing a body with V, he can literally feel what it's like to get fucked by Kerry) - sooner or later he wants to try it out. maybe Kerry and V can gang up on him or seduce him together?
Kerry suggests introducing V to people as his new input before the concert in canon - I'd love some weird fake-dating stuff while Johnny is along for the ride, Kerry flirting with V and V being way too into it but thinking Kerry doesn't really mean it, Johnny making fun of V or maybe trying to encourage him to go for it ...
V and Kerry have a more loving, tender relationship, Johnny and Kerry argue more and then fuck hard on tables - but sometimes they each want what the other usually gets, so V and Johnny kind of roleplay each other with Kerry (who's well aware of what's going on, but finds it kind of charming and still hot - and maybe he can give them some advice on better roleplaying for next time). maybe eventually Kerry decides this is really silly and they both just need to admit to what they want
Johnny and Kerry used to fuck, but Johnny was extremely weird about it and didn't talk about it - now he tries to play matchmaker for V, telling him what Kerry likes, maybe pretending he doesn't want to be with Kerry anymore but being very bad at it ..
Temperance ending, but Johnny goes to see Kerry instead of leaving Night City ... and maybe Kerry's money or just Kerry kicking Johnny's ass help bring V back somehow (whether in the same or a new body), after giving Johnny and Kerry some time to get closer again.
Johnny is actually happy for Kerry and V, they're good for each other, he wants them to be happy. It's fine! He's not at all jealous about Kerry being in love with someone who's not him nor about V spending so much time with somebody else. (He is absolutely jealous and just needs to realise he wants to be part of what they have.)
or: Johnny is incredibly jealous because he used to sleep with Kerry and now Kerry seems actually over him and happily in love with V??? that hurts his feelings and his ego, but he's probably incredibly bad at communicating that he wants in on their relationship
Kerry and V are dating; Johnny and V have weird bodysharing sex, which Kerry doesn't know about. he's hurt when he finds out because that seems like cheating no matter how much Johnny claims it's "just like jerking off". cue some drama and maybe a temporary breakup, until all three of them figure out that what they really want is for all three of them to be together.
Johnny insists he's not interested in Kerry and V's typical boyfriend stuff like watching TV together while cuddling ... except he and Kerry probably did live together at some point in the past and did domestic things, and he does want those, he just has no idea how to ask for them - maybe V helps him figure it out?
same prompt as above: one of the side effects of his brain slowly turning into Johnny's (and maybe this particular side effect persists even after whatever handwavey solution happens to make them both survive) is that V can't feel/move his left arm anymore because his/Johnny's brain thinks it shouldn't be there, so V eventually has it replaced with a chrome arm - Johnny and Kerry both get worried and freak out a bit about it because what if V is still dying somehow? not to mention that losing his arm was kinda traumatic for Johnny, so he might not like the idea of V doing that to himself (feel free to ignore my no-serious-injuries/amputation DNW for this one; body horror very welcome, just as long as V ends up with a functioning chrome arm he's happy with in the end)

Goro Takemura/Male V

Oh, Takemura. How is he so hot? And so weirdly adorable? You know, for a lawful neutral/evil corpo loyalist who's devoted to an evil bastard? I really love how he has both moments of being perfectly formal and polite, and moments of being a rude, angry dick (especially at V). I love his constant complaints about Night City and food. I love him talking about cats, I love that he cooks, and I really love how quickly his relationship with V goes from genuine disdain to much more light-hearted, friendly banter. They form such a great connection with each other so very quickly.

Like I said above, I like Streetkid!V and I like that it makes them both come from very similar backgrounds that they both were driven and determined to escape, but they went about it in very, very different ways and ended up with very different worldviews. It makes for really fascinating contrasts and conflicts between them - lawful, serious corpo bodyguard and trashy streetkid with no taste is just a fun dynamic. But I'd also be up for a Corpo!V who shares Takemura's worldview at least in part, and they're both in the same position of having been cast out by the corporation they dedicated their lives to (and maybe they'd both like to find a way to go back). I guess those two would have a happier ending, since I don't really see Streetkid!V not picking one of the endings that make Takemura very, very mad at you. ;) But for this, too, I'm very happy with AUs for the ending in which not everything goes for shit - as much as I like that for canon, I don't mind happier scenarios for fic. I'd also love for V and Takemura to reconcile after their, er, breakup, to put it mildly.

I also really enjoy the big age difference between them - V who's still fairly young and just starting out in life with all these big dreams and plans (before he started dying, that is), whereas Takemura has pretty much achieved everything he wanted to achieve, he had success and respect before his life went to shit.

While I never really object to switching, I'm very much into Takemura topping V. They can mix things up sometimes! I just don't want exclusively bottom!Takemura because him topping V is just too hot.

how/when do they hook up for the first time? early on because they both need to distract themselves from their life going to shit? not until they become friendlier? not until right before the finale? not until post-finale? I'm good with anything
Takemura is beat up, bruised, and dirty, so V offers to take him home and let him use his shower - things go from there
Takemura really likes long, hot baths (the one luxury he ever had time for), V of course has no bathtub, so he calls in a favour from Kerry to use his fancy bathroom at his villa for an evening - things go from there (maybe V has a thing for Takemura's hair, just saying)
V is a filthy little thief with no manners who clearly needs to get slapped around some more and also spanked, right? :)
but also: Takemura's hair is gorgeous and V should pull on it while fucking his throat; and the power thrill from having Takemura on his knees might just make V's head explode; anyway, my point is: hair kink
Takemura's clothes in canon are all so gorgeous, the black suit, the white suit, that black leather jacket over the open white shirt ... sooooo V naked while Takemura is perfectly dressed would be very hot
Johnny's choking kink rubs off on V and V asks Takemura to choke him in bed (extra fun if Johnny hates that it's turning him on, too) - or maybe Takemura is the one who grabs V's throat and V is surprised by how into this he suddenly is
patching each other up, possibly after V saved Takemura's life
Takemura must feel pretty lost - to go from spending probably 18+ hours every day trailing Saburo to just being out on his own ... anything exploring that would be interesting (also, I don't even want to know what kind of withdrawal the guy is going through, with the amount of performance enhancing drugs corporates are usually on - by which I mean, I do want to know, feel free to write that, up to and including V getting him some other drugs to help with the pain or distract him)
feel free to bring Johnny into this - how grossed out he is by V fucking River is probably nothing compared to how grossed out he'd be by V fucking this "Saka scum". I'd totally read Johnny constantly complaining while V is trying to get laid with Takemura - I'd also enjoy Johnny and Takemura actually interacting directly, if they ever meet while Johnny is in charge of the body
what do they get up to post-canon (again, feel free to handwave or do however much plotting you like for some canon divergence, or just stick with canon): Takemura and Afterlife legend!V meeting again when V still only has six months to live and Takemura is utterly furious at him, but still wants to see him again before he dies? or the same, but V isn't dying anymore for reasons? Takemura making good on that promise to show V Tokyo? Takemura and V on the run together for some reason? Takemura being there when corpo!V who took the deal somehow gets a new body and gets pulled out of Mikoshi, and they finally get a chance to spend some more time together then?
one specific thing I'd really love: Takemura who gets burnt by Araska again (maybe Hanako sees casting him out as a fitting punishment for failing to protect her father, knowing that killing him would be kinder) and now he's all alone and lost and doesn't know what to do with his life, so he turns to V? or he doesn't turn to V because he's still furious at him, but V comes to find/save him
related: Takemura decides to kill V before planning to kill himself, as punishment for 1) fucking with Arasaka, 2) basically killing Saburo a second time (if Takemura found out about the construct from Hanako and said construct was destroyed in Mikoshi) - give me all the stalking, sexy angry fighting, and eventual realising that he doesn't want to kill V (or maybe V defeats Takemura when they fight, but instead of killing him, he decides to nurse him back to health)
outside POVs, or just other people finding out about them, would be fun, whether that's V's other friends (Judy? Rogue? Viktor?) finding out he's screwing Saburo Arasaka's (ex-)bodyguard or people in Takemura's life (Oda? any other friends or family he might have?) finding out about him having a really weird, but apparently quite happy affair with this much younger mercenary
speaking of, anything emphasising the considerable age difference between them is very welcome
on a shallow note: just how much of Takemura's body is mechanical? just how into that is V? :D
just in case anyone else ships both Kerry/Johnny and Takemura/V, I'd love to see the hilarious mess of a situation if V and Johnny continue sharing a body while Johnny is sleeping with Kerry and V is sleeping with Takemura - it sounds like it'd be simultaneously funny, messed up and incredibly awkward, especially since Johnny and Takemura can't stand each other
Johnny and Takemura have to work together to save V, who got kidnapped/captured. They continue to hate each other, but have to set that aside for V's sake. Could involve Johnny in a suit or Takemura dressing down. Will probably involve V having wild threesome fantasies that Johnny and Takemura are both not up for.

Mass Effect

I replayed the whole trilogy recently and was frustrated again that the games didn't let me romance the characters I wanted to romance most. I adore Shepard's relationship with both Garrus and James so much: that undying loyalty, will-follow-you-to-the-end-of-the-galaxy, where-were-you-all-my-life friendship he has with Garrus, how much renegade Shepard enables Garrus's darker impulses and how much they just get each other; and that more complicated relationship with James, the fact that James massively hero-worshipped Shepard before meeting him, and then babysat him for six months when Shepard was at his lowest, and then in ME3 he really feels like one of the people who keep Shepard grounded, who are aware that he's human and that this war is taking a toll on him, that his hero is fallible. There's a lot of interesting layers to explore there.

I strongly prefer renegade Shepard (who is nicer to his companions/friends) because he's just 100% tailored to my character preferences - ruthless and efficient, the end justifies the means, snarky and intimidating, a dutiful hardass who's willing to do whatever needs to be done, no matter the cost to himself or to others. Should it come up, I really prefer him sabotaging the genophage cure for that reason because Shepard having to kill two of his friends to do what he thinks is right is such a horrifically great moment in the games (I'm generally fine with a lot of the other more "save as many people as possible" paragon decisions, but I like renegade Shepard a lot more personality-wise - I like that he's the biggest asshole you'll ever meet who also happens to be on the side of the good guys and uses his ridiculous dickishness and competence to help people by yelling, threatening, bullying and murdering his way through the galaxy).

I picked the Spacer/Ruthless backgrounds and vanguard as his class, but I'm not fixated on that, if you want to write something else. I prefer Shepard written as gay rather than bi. Ending-wise, I think for fic a handwavey "the Crucible destroyed the Reapers without destroying the geth, and Shepard is alive" works best. I'd also be super interested in a variation of the Control ending, though, in which Shepard doesn't die while uploading part of himself into a God-AI, simply because the mindfuck of co-existing with an all-powerful AI version of yourself must be incredible - so if that's something you'd like to explore, go for it! In general, I love stoic and/or angry suffering, so feel free to whump Shepard hard as long as there's a happy-ish ending.

I'm very attached to his default looks and name, so please no custom Shepards (though I don't expect anyone besides his mother to actually call Shepard by his first name anyway). I like pretty much all the other companions and am happy to read about them. My other faves are Zaeed, Legion, Miranda, Jack, Tali, Cortez, Mordin, Joker, Grunt, Samara, Traynor, Javik, EDI. I also like Aria, Anderson and Hackett a lot, as well as spacer!Shepard's relationship with his mother.

Male Shepard/Garrus Vakarian

all the awkward getting together scenarios, whether it's something similar to the canon romance for femShep or something completely different (though I wouldn't want a simple retelling of the canon romance just with mShep, please) - whether it's hooking up to blow off steam and then wondering for ages if the other one is even interested in a serious relationship, or pining for ages while thinking their friend doesn't want anything more than friendship
they only sleep with each other right before the final assault on Earth because they both know they might die ... and then Shepard does almost die and Garrus maybe has to go back to Palaven while he recovers, so they can pine some more while not seeing each other for a while
or maybe it's only after Shepard almost died at the end of the game that he manages to think about something other than defeating the Reapers and realises how much he would have regretted dying (again) without telling Garrus what he really wants
maybe they spend all of the third game fucking each other's brains out to have one good thing in their lives, but they never actually talk about any of it (partly because Shepard doesn't expect to survive the war, so he doesn't want to make any plans for the future) - so what happens after the war is over and they do actually both survive?
or they hooked up once just before the suicide mission and then were immediately separated for six months - how does it go when they meet again in 3 and the world is ending? maybe neither of them is sure if the other one is interested in continuing where they left things last time
Garrus being confused by his attraction to a human - whereas Shepard is maybe more chill about being into a turian. I'd be here for Garrus seeing Shepard hook up with turians when they're on the Citadel and having very complicated feelings about it (jealousy? but why would he be jealous, shouldn't he be glad his friend is getting laid? relief? but why would he be relieved that Shepard is clearly into turians when Garrus is tooootally not interested in him that way ...)
cue Garrus and Shepard having awkward conversations about Shepard sleeping with other turians: maybe Garrus is curious about what draws Shepard to them, maybe he wonders if Shepard just has some kind of turian fetish, maybe Shepard keeps sleeping with guys turians would consider ugly and Garrus really wants to have a word with him about his bad taste (which might lead to discussions about whether or not Garrus is considered attractive by turian standards ...)
Garrus asking Shepard how eactly he picks up those turians he hooks up with and Shepard giving him a demonstration - it was supposed to be funny, but oops, turns out Garrus is really into it
Garrus runs into a turian acquaintance who's slept with Shepard in the past - and who maybe assumes Garrus and Shepard are together now or that Garrus is interested and starts telling Garrus all kinds of things about how good Shepard is in bed; leading to Garrus unable to stop thinking about the fact that Shepard apparently really knows how to make a turian happy ...
Shepard sleeps with Primarch Victus while he's on the Normandy because, well, it's war, they're both hurting and stressed out and could use a distraction - he doesn't expect Garrus to be kind of jealous and possibly also a bit insecure because he can't exactly compete with the primarch
Shepard hurting and Garrus being (almost) the only one who catches on and sees through his "I'm totally fine" facade is like catnip to me (that scene when Garrus figures out Shepard sabotaged the genophage cure and killed Mordin is one of my favourites in the whole series). More of that, always, especially Shepard having to make more awful decisions that weigh on him, and he bottles it all up and refuses to talk about it and Garrus is there for him (and cheers him up with snark and shooting competitions and possibly sex).
by ME3 at the latest Shepard sleeps like shit - so give me all the sleepless nights spent together, maybe drinking together, or Shepard wandering the ship and ending up with Garrus who also can't sleep, Garrus trying to talk Shepard into getitng some rest, Shepard being so exhausted he actually asks Garrus to stay with him for a night because, who knows, maybe not being alone will help him sleep (and then they wake up together in the morning, actually rested and also almost naked in bed together)
Shepard getting captured by someone (Cerberus agents? batarian slavers? friends of some bad guys he killed?) and tortured or raped or otherwise hurt - maybe Garrus (and the rest of the crew) saves him, maybe he escapes by himself, but either way he's very visibly Not Okay afterwards, hurting and traumatised and hating himself for having been helpless and trying his damnedest to bury all those emotions because he needs to keep fighting
related: post-noncon bad idea sex to prove to himself that he's totally fine? yes please - maybe it goes well because he trusts Garrus so much and it does make him feel better, maybe it goes incredibly wrong and Shepard feels even worse afterwards and Garrus thinks he did something wrong /o\
also related: Shepard and Garrus are both captured and the bad guys force one of them to rape the other - Shepard insists Garrus should fuck him (because, well, he likes getting fucked anyway, he'll be fiiiine, but he doesn't want to hurt Garrus) ... and afterwards they can both feel awful for maybe enjoying it a bit too much, and avoid each other to give them space (while thinking the other one can't bear to be around them anymore) ... or maybe this leads to the brilliant idea of fucking again on their own terms to cope with what happened
more light-hearted: Garrus clearly has an awkward romantic streak and Shepard ... not so much (I wouldn't be surprised if Shepard has never actually been in a remotely serious relationship). I'm all for the hilarity that may ensue from that. Maybe Garrus does things turians consider romantic or does some research on what a perfect date looks like in human societies (I'd enjoy this both when they're actually together or maybe sleeping with each other but still figuring out the whole relationship part, and before they get together because Garrus is trying very hard to show Shepard he's interested.)
post-canon fic: I'm all for Shepard being badly hurt/in a coma and nobody knowing if he'll live for a while. I'm also here for post-war Shepard having lots of trouble readjusting to a normal life (well, what counts as normal for him, he's still a soldier - I'm not interested in him retiring). How do you even have a normal life if you're the saviour of the galaxy? I can see him running away from all that to his usual marine duties and chasing the next battle and refusing to deal with how weirdly numb and empty he feels without death constantly looming. Also, what's Garrus up to? Did he go back to Palaven after the war? I'd love for there to be more pining and missing each other until they find a way to be reunited again (maybe Garrus does finally become a Spectre, too, and they work together?)
I love turians in general and am super interested in more worldbuilding for them: relationship traditions/expectations, meeting Garrus's family, possible issues with an interspecies relationship, possible issues with Garrus dating someone who's his commanding officer as long as he serves on the Normandy (is that acceptable for turians or not?) ... I'm always interested in cultural differences and misunderstandings (also ye goode olde trope of one of them doing something innocuous the other misunderstands as a romantic overture, or conversely doing something romantic the other misunderstands as friendly or even insulting ...)
during or post-canon they go on some mission for the turians and for Reasons, Garrus is officially in command during that mission - I'd love the role reversal of this, Shepard being supportive and actually doing as he's told, Garrus being badass in his own right ... and maybe they get back and Shepard suggests he keep following Garrus' orders for the rest of the night <.<
Garrus joking about marriage proposals on the Citadel made me think: Garrus pointing out that from a turian POV, Shepard would be one hell of a catch as a partner (successful military career, dutiful, self-sacrificing, devoted to the cause) - I'm less interested in actual marriage fic than in them teasing each other about this, maybe leading to Shepard pointing out that if he could be any turian's trophy husband, Garrus may have some convincing to do that he should be his ;)
in general, I adore their banter and them teasing each other - whether it's during firefights or in other rough situations or while hanging out at a bar, and maybe their teasing escalates to being more and more flirtatious over time
fun with bets! probably about who kills more husks/pirates/whatnot on a mission - maybe with slowly escalating sexual favours for the winner?
outside POVs: they're so obviously, visibly close that I love people assuming they're a couple before they get together (and this assumption making them consider that, maybe, their pining isn't as unrequited as they think <.< could also involve some cultural misunderstandings, so, idk, Victus thinking it's very obvious that Garrus and Shepard are together and Shepard wonders what signals they're sending that make a turian so certain, or one of the human crewmates assuming that and Garrus wondering if Shepard is actually doing things that humans consider unambiguous signs of interest)
what does Shepard's mother think of Garrus? Shepard clearly had zero friends pre-ME1, she's probably used to him being a misanthropic dick, and now he's best friends with this turian who's a lot like him? Maybe Garrus contacts her to get a message to Shepard between 2 and 3, or they meet at some point during 3 on the Citadel, and she asks one or both of them if they're together ...
porn is always good. I like Shepard bottoming (and being demanding about it); I like desperate we-might-die/you-almost-died sex; I like sparring leading to sex; I like xeno weirdness (I'd like turians to have a dick and an ass, but beyond that feel free to go wild with barbed or ridged dicks or two dicks or very long tongues and the sharp teeth or whatever, just spare me the word cloaca please) and kinking on each other's differences (Shepard loving the scratch of Garrus's talons, Garrus getting off on how soft Shepard's skin is, things like that).
speaking of sparring: maybe Garrus hears about Shepard sparring with James and wonders why they've never done any hand-to-hand sparring! maybe they also need to go a few rounds and then hold a tiebreaker in Shepard's cabin ;)
Shepard usually likes it really rough and Garrus is happy to oblige (bruises? bruises please), but after a while Shepard realises to his surprise he'd actually also like to try something slower and more tender with Garrus? and maybe he's a lot less certain how to ask for that
scars! they both have such hot scars. they should touch each other's scars (in Shepard's case, Garrus might well worry about his glowy scars getting worse and worse during 2 and then again during 3 after they'd healed up in the meantime)
post-war living together (sometimes) on the Citadel - maybe they both have some kind of important positions that require a lot of travel to the Citadel and Shepard offers to let Garrus stay with him at Anderson's apartment, so when they're both there, there's plenty of potential for seeing the other come out of the shower naked, having breakfast together, just being happy to be around each other, Garrus walking in on Shepard with another turian who kinda looks like him ...
post-war, Garrus finally becomes a Spectre and they work as a team; or maybe Garrus and Shepard head up some turian-human military cooperation, or maybe Garrus permanently becomes the turian liaison officer on the Normandy or really just anything else that allows them to keep working together long-term (I'd also enjoy outside POV things where new crew members maybe wonder about the commander and his turian second-in-command who's with him basically all the time)

Male Shepard/James Vega

casual hooking up during the war while they slowly develop feelings they're trying to ignore because this is so not the time (I like Shepard especially refusing to think about what might happen post-war, because he doesn't really expect to survive it; but maybe then the war is over and they both live and sooner or later they might have to deal with the fact that this has grown beyond casual sex)
related: pining while sleeping with each other, especially on James's side - wondering if there's more to this or if the Commander is just blowing off steam, wondering if they'll keep doing this after the war, wondering if he's being stupid for wanting more ...
maybe they slept with each other during those six months Vega had to babysit Shepard because, well, they were bored and into each other and Shepard was relieved of duty anyway - but then the war starts, he's Vega's CO and everything is suddenly a lot more complicated
related: in Vancouver, they had a fun sparring-leading-to-sex fling and Shepard loved letting Vega manhandle him - maybe Vega actually assumed he could handle Shepard until he sees him in action and realises Shepard could wipe the floor with him, he just wanted to get held down and shoved around
Vega's constant insistence that he's totally straight sounds so much like protesting too much that I'd love to see some repression/denial from him (note: I don't want him to be actually straight, just in denial). Nooo, he's totally not attracted to men; it's perfectly normal to jerk off with a buddy, right? Or appreciate the muscles of another guy at the gym? That's not gay. And then Shepard just kind of ... steamrolls over him because they might die any day, he's either getting laid or not, none of that "jerking off together" nonsense. Or maybe they do start with things like that and Shepard keeps escalating it to more and Vega is way more into it than he ever thought he'd be. (I would like James to be very enthusiastic about it all, though, please nothing like the Citadel DLC hookup of "get him drunk so he does things he wouldn't do otherwise".)
Shepard (who can't sleep) walking in on Vega jerking off in the cargo bay in the middle of the night because he thought he'd have some privacy there - leading to intense eye contact while Shepard watches him, or maybe Shepard joining him, or maybe Shepard coming by to watch him jerk off becomes a regular thing that escalates over time ...
conflicts about the whole fraternisation/banging your superior/subordinate thing. Trying to stop because they really shouldn't be doing this but it keeps happening; sneaking around because they don't want people to know ...
since I love the whole Butcher of Torfan thing for Shepard, maybe they can have some conversations about getting your entire team killed ... being willing to make that sacrifice, but maybe also something related to Shepard these days having a team he genuinely cares about and tries much harder to save (while also knowing that he might not always be able to)
whump Shep! idek why I want that so much. capture/hurt/torture/rape him a bit, have him be all "I'm totally fine" about it afterwards, and well, James knows that Shepard is just human. Maybe he can coax him into sparring fights to get him to talk about some things while he's at it.
related: post-noncon bad idea sex to prove to himself that he's totally fine? yes please - maybe it goes well because he trusts James and it does make him feel better, maybe it goes incredibly wrong and Shepard feels even worse afterwards and James thinks he did something wrong /o\
also related: Shepard and Vega are both captured and the bad guys force one of them to rape the other - Shepard insists Vega should fuck him (because, well, he likes getting fucked anyway, he'll be fiiiine, but he doesn't want to put his totally straight subordinate through that) ... and afterwards they can both feel awful for maybe enjoying it a bit too much, and avoid each other to give them space (while thinking the other one can't bear to be around them anymore) ... or maybe this leads to the brilliant idea of fucking again on their own terms to cope with what happened
I also love that despite his admiration, James is never afraid to speak up and disagree with Shepard, so anything with that would be fun. I love Shepard bulldozing over people, but I also love that some people don't let him.
tbh anything from James' POV about how he sees Shepard would be interesting - what it's like to meet someone he's admired from afar, to get to know him in such a weird personal situation, and then that switch to suddenly seeing Shepard in action and in charge (which must be quite different from a Shepard who's stuck doing nothing), being impressed by him all over again while also seeing the toll the war is taking on him ...
post-canon fic: I'm all for Shepard being badly hurt/in a coma and nobody knowing if he'll live for a while. I'm also here for post-war Shepard having lots of trouble readjusting to a normal life (well, what counts as normal for him, he's still a soldier - not really interested in him retiring). How do you even have a normal life if you're the saviour of the galaxy? I can see him running away from all that to his usual marine duties and chasing the next battle and refusing to deal with how weirdly numb and empty he feels without death constantly looming. Did James get transferred to a different ship in the meantime or maybe even his own command? Does it maybe take some time until they meet again and Shepard isn't even sure if James wants to come back and serve under him again on the Normandy?
I like how surprisingly sweet James can be? I'd like to see more of that, once he becomes more comfortable around Shepard, and Shepard maybe not quite knowing what to do with it because he's always been one for casual sex rather than actual relationships.
James meeting Shepard's mother - who's probably used to her son being a misanthropic dick with no friends (who probably also never had any serious relationships, least of all ones he introduced to his mother), so him actually 1) being serious about someone, 2) screwing his subordinate might be ... unusual
porn! I like Shepard bottoming (and being very demanding about it), I like them using sparring as foreplay, I LOVE the size difference between them, Shepard getting off on how big James is, wall sex, manhandling, James having a huge cock and Shepard loving it, muscle worship, adrenaline-fuelled hookups only slowly becoming more tender over time (and neither of them knowing what to make of that), Shepard being utterly shameless in bed and James being super into it. Also, dirty talk, including the condescending/humiliating kind. No way James doesn't have a filthy mouth in bed (and maybe Shepard isn't used to anyone talking like that to him these days, but he's really into it).
I love their absolutely shameless flirting in canon and the fact that Shepard actually instigates it just as much as James - like that scene in the bar (the whole "you think I don't like getting dirty?" bit). I'd love for their flirting to go even further, maybe all the way to downright dirty talk, until Shepard tells James to either man up and do something about it or stop so Shepard can go get laid with someone else
related: maybe one of those times, Shepard does go and hit on some (equally big, muscular) guy at the club after flirting with James and James is very, very aware fo what he's doing ... Maybe he goes and interrupts them to fuck Shepard himself, maybe he catches a fucked out Shepard later on the way back to the Normandy and fucks him then (did I mention dirty talk? that feels like a great opportunity for some sloppy-seconds-related dirty talk)
James runs into a marine buddy who's slept with Shepard before and maybe trash-talks Shepard a bit for liking to get roughed up and railed hard - James gets into a fight with the guy to defend Shepard's honour and Shepard needs to bail him out of C-Sec later (and probably demands to know what that fight was about, so now on top of having to think about what Shepard supposedly likes, James might just hear from Shepard that it's true and Shepard is into all those things)
James has some very nice scars and tattoos, Shepard is maybe very into them; and maybe James wants to touch those weird glowy cybernetics scars of Shepard's, too
Shepard loses a bet or owes James a favour and says James gets to pick what he wants - James jokes about how everybody would want a night with the great Commander Shepard without expecting Shepard to pay up, but he does.

Male Shepard/Garrus Vakarian/James Vega

Basically just throw the two requests above together? I'd love to see any of the things I've requested above for all three of them together - whumping Shepard, post-canon fic, weird cultural differences, some conflicts about wanting a human/turian/man ... This would probably start as a V - they both want Shepard, Shepard wants them both, it leads to a mildly awkward threeway arrangement, and over time Garrus and Vega either start being into each other as well or they're just very okay with being good friends who share their lover with each other; both options work for me, though I don't really see Garrus and Vega ever being madly in love with each other. I'm good with pretty much any set-up of how they all get together, so I've got prompts for just about anything, whichever works best for you. :D

Shepard and Vega start sleeping with each other either just before or during ME3 - when Garrus joins the Normandy again, he thinks he missed his chance (because he and Shepard never actually figured out the attraction was mutual) and maybe Shepard is happier dating another human anyway ... turns out Shepard is still pining for Garrus, too
Garrus finding out Shepard and Vega are sleeping with each other and maybe snarking that he clearly got the short straw because all he ever gets to do with Shepard is suicidal missions, not sex - leading to Shepard telling Garrus that he can have whatever he wants from him, all he had to do was ask ...
Shepard and Garrus hooked up some time before the suicide mission; when they meet again in 3, things get awkward - maybe Garrus thinks Shepard moved on because there's obviously some attraction between Vega and Shepard, maybe Vega thinks Shepard wants to get back with the guy he's known for much longer (meanwhile Shepard just wants both of them)
I'd even be here for Garrus and James bonding over their pining for Shepard (because they assume Shepard isn't interested or at least that Shepard already has too much on his plate to deal with), and Shepard wonders what the hell happened that the two guys he wants want each other more than him??
maybe Garrus and James are initially not sure about this whole "sharing Shepard" thing, but fine, there's a war going on and they might all die tomorrow, this isn't the time for jealousy and figuring out long-term solutions ... except over time, they realise the whole thing actually works out pretty well! maybe Shepard is a two-man job, maybe they really love their threesomes, maybe they genuinely enjoy spending time together as well.
I do like all the angst while they figure things out, possibly post-canon - maybe James and Shepard keep serving together on a ship while Garrus is back on Palaven for a while and Garrus thinks that will be the end of it, or Garrus and Shepard go on some secret Spectre-style mission while James has a different assignment for a while and thinks they won't want him back ...
post-canon fic: I'm all for Shepard being badly hurt/in a coma and nobody knowing if he'll live for a while - maybe Garrus and James bond while worrying about him and thinking he'll die, or maybe they both try to be there for him when he's pretty messed up and lost even one he's back on his feet
I love how competitive Garrus and James are, and I'd love to see that extend to sex and ridiculous competitions like who can make Shepard come faster or fuck him for longer or drive him crazier with dirty talk or actually make him stop being demanding and beg for it ...
all the threeway porn (including any of the things I've requested for the ships separately): them ganging up on Shepard, spitroasting, DP, one of them manhandling Shepard and putting him on the other's cock, the two of them working together to wear him out so he actually gets some rest afterwards ... Shepard being really into the fact that they're both bigger than him <.< (also, for all that I love Shepard bottoming, I never object to switching, so I'm also here for things like one of them fucking Shepard into the other)
Garrus and James actually discovering they're also into each other or putting on a show for Shepard's benefit (and Shepard enjoying the view or making some suggestions about what they should do with each other) would also be hot
and the obligatory "please whump Shepard" prompt! Shepard getting captured and tortured/raped/hurt in some way; James and Garrus teaming up to rescue him (and then also to help him get over the whole thing while he's trying to be all "I'm fiiine" about it - maybe it does take two people to get him to admit he's not okay and might need help in some way)

Vampire: The Masquerade - Parliament of Knives (Choice of Games)

Arundel/Robert Ward

So this is a text-only Vampire game that I played through twice in one week and will probably play again - it's filled with so much complex scheming and vampire politics and various NPCs all having their own nefarious goals that I keep discovering new stuff! Absolutely brilliant. But of course what really got me was the canon vampire ship with lots of Opposites Attract and canonical blood bonding and saying the most romantic shit about each other and a tragic breakup followed by missing each other and moving heaven and earth for each other and finding back to each other and aaaaaaaaaaah, they're perfect.

I really love how different they are in so many ways - Arundel who seems so utterly controlled and commanding and aloof, what with people talking a lot about how hard he is to read, who isn't exactly a horrible guy for a vampire prince, but still utterly ruthless and who rules with an iron fist and will destroy anyone who dares to fuck with him, whereas Ward is a pretty cheerful guy who loves to show off and make a scene and tries to talk people around to his point of view, while also having a huge temper if you piss him off. And at the same time they clearly had a shared, common dream and were willing to work together and listen to each other, and there's just something so beautiful about that. I also love that they weren't even together for THAT long (considering how old they both are, 20-30 years isn't that much), so they clearly must have fallen hard and fast for each other despite their age and experience. And they're just so devoted to each other! Actually blood-bonded, considering that both of them clearly know the other's Disciplines.

There are so many things I love about them: they worked together, but both still clearly have their own principles. Despite leaving him, Ward came back THE MOMENT he thought Arundel had called him. Then he goes to tear up half the city looking for him. The fact that they trusted each other enough to bond. Everyone in Ottawa knowing that there was CLEARLY something going on between them and everybody being horribly jealous because apparently everyone is in love with Arundel (I don't blame them for that). Ward still having such unshakeable faith in Arundel and being so sure that everything will be fine if Arundel comes back. And still calling him "boss"! The huge size difference between them! The age difference! The class difference! Literally everything about their reunion scene - Arundel saying several times how much it messed him up that Ward wasn't with him, all but admitting he needs him, the bit where he asked Ward to be "his lifeline" so he wouldn't lose himself. And then the fact that if all goes well, Ward finally decides to come back to him and stay with him this time. They love each other so much and so much in canon happens just because of that! And I want literally everything about their relationship. :D

Apart from that, I also adore Qui. Super lawful and loyal and extremely hot badass? Of course I love him. And I love that he's every bit as devoted to Arundel as Ward is, to the point where they both seem to be jealous of each other (Ward complaining about Qui having "too much influence" over Arundel, Qui hating Ward in a way that seems a lot more personal than just "Anarch blowing up my city"). I have some shippy prompts featuring him below, but if you want to include Qui in a non-shippy way - whether it's him and Arundel being great partners or him and Ward sniping at each other - I'd love that, too. Qui is a delight.

anything about the beginning of their relationship! Ward was supposedly really excited to come to Ottawa and join the Camarilla there, so how did that go? did he and Arundel like each other right away? did Arundel immediately see him as an important partner to make all his coexistence dreams come true? did they have lots of arguments and discussions and fell for each other that way?
around that time: I do enjoy the Camarilla with all their convoluted rules and traditions, and that early on Ward prooobably didn't rebel too much against it yet ... I'm just saying, he should kneel for Arundel and maybe kiss his hand/ring
what exactly drew them to each other? they're both the kind of person the other one usually wouldn't like - an irreverent, passionate rebel and an unreadable, power-hungry control freak - so what made this different? what did they do that made the other one go "oh, he's NOT what I expected at all"?
did they meet for the first time then or did they know each other before? they've both been in Canada for a long time, so it wouldn't be unthinkable that they've met in the past - maybe during some Sabbat raid, maybe when Arundel visited another city ... did they already talk then? did they maybe have a passionate one-night-stand they both almost forgot until they met again?
so vampires in this setting are often not hugely interested in sex, right? especially the older they get. I could see Arundel (or both of them!) being not used anymore to caring much about sex, and I love him being absolutely blindsided by the fact that he just wants to fuck Ward's brains out in a very human way. (to clarify: I do absolutely want them to be sexually attracted to each other, but maybe it isn't lust at first sight, but only happens over time; or it is lust at first sight, but that's very unusual for them)
but also: considering that sex and blood-drinking are pretty closely linked and they probably didn't want to risk a blood bond immediately, I imagine they had UST for quite some time - give me all the almost-kisses, the pining, the passionate arguments where they back each other into corners, sharing humans they both drink from at the same time while making intense eye contact ...
sex while trying to refrain from biting each other, possibly featuring fun things like Arundel Dominating Ward into not biting him or Ward using all that supernatural strength to hold him down by his throat
that being said, I also want all the passionate blood-drinking, whether they do it on purpose or whether they snap and lose control and then worry about the consequences later; but also the completely unrestrained blood drinking once they're bonded anyway and can just bite each other to their heart's content (thigh biting? :DDD)
what if they were only bonded twice before canon because they both valued their independence too much for that third time? maybe Arundel insists on a full bond when Ward comes back because he doesn't want him to leave again
but also, what if they were in fact fully bonded all those YEARS they were apart and it fucked them up because they kept yearning for each other
anything post-breakup: Ward in New York on a small rampage, perfectly-stoic-and-controlled Arundel being so "inconsolable" that people noticed ... - I love that both of them dealt SO BADLY with their breakup
did they not see each other at all during those years after Ward left? did Arundel have spies to keep an eye on him? did he ever go see him - whether to ask him again to come back or just because he missed him so badly? I really enjoy the pain and tragedy of their lengthy breakup that they both probably assumed was for good; I'd just also want them getting back together after all that
post-canon fic! I'd love to see whatever conversations lead to Ward deciding to stay as Arundel's second-in-command rather than leave again, what made him decide to give their cooperation another chance, what exactly their Camarilla-and-Anarchs-coexistence will look like. I'd also love to see them talk some more about the Beckoning and Arundel's torture basement, and maybe Arundel having some difficulties trusting him completely again after Ward already left him once (and how will Ward convince him that he won't leave him again?)
while I absolutely adore the ending in which Ward comes to the villa to save Arundel and would love fic about that, I also enjoy the one where Qui saves him and Ward and Arundel only meet again right before the Council fight - how would that change things? how much of what Arundel tells him in the villa when Ward sees the corpses would he tell him if he didn't have to? or rather when will he tell him? how would poor Ward handle the fact that the irritating Sheriff he can't stand is the one who saved his beloved Prince? (Ward trying to be grudgingly polite to Qui while Qui still hates him cracks me up, okay)
rough sex! vampires in general are tough, but between the size kink and the combination of Ventrue Fortitude + Brujah Potence, these two are clearly made to fuck each other so hard they'd break anyone else's bones (especially once they share blood and both get stronger and tougher); maybe with bonus size kink because Ward is HUGE?
sexy fun times with Dominate, especially if Ward has extremely conflicted feelings about literally wanting Arundel to take away his free will for a little bit
in general, I'd love both of them having some hangups about submitting to each other - Arundel because he's a Ventrue Prince and if anything people should kneel for him, Ward because he loves his freedom and usually doesn't like arrogant assholes who try to boss him around, and yet they both really like the other one giving them orders (tldr: switching would be great)
fighting side by side and competence kink! whether it's pre-canon, fighting the Sabbat together, or dealing with the Archon's allies and with Arundel's expansion plans post-canon, I just want them to kick ass together and admire each other's power and then maybe fuck in the blood of their many, very dead enemies
arguments leading to sex - I imagine they find each other as infuriating sometimes as much as they find each other irresistible, so I bet once they were together, at least some of their passionate disagreements ended with one of them bent over the nearest surface :D

Arundel/Qui

Quiiiii. I admit that during my first playthrough, I missed out on a lot of Ward-related content because I was too busy following Qui around like a puppy who just wanted his approval. What a fantastic character. I love that mix of stubborn determination and loyalty with his more playful, adrenaline-hungry side - yes, he's faithfully served Arundel for 30+ years and will do anything to find him, but his idea of a fun night out is to raid a hide-out full of weapon-smuggling bikers and get his dinner that way. I'm also fascinated by his background story - being raised by a Tremere mentor who taught him a lot, but also just used him; getting tortured horribly by that Tzimisce who even "warped his soul", but the result being that he gets a more "normal" un-life than probably any other Nosferatu ever ... Speaking of, I love that he doesn't seem to get along very well with his own clan, which seems pretty unusual for a Nosferatu. But he and Bouchard clearly don't like each other, and Qui seems to only care about his position as Sheriff, not about any scheming to further his own or his clan's position. And I mean, there's the fact that his portrait is RIDICULOUSLY hot. They didn't need to make him that hot, but they did and I appreciate that.

And I just adore how utterly devoted he is to Arundel - he's been by his side since Arundel became Prince, and they knew each other a bit before that, too, so Qui has had a long time to develop all that respect and admiration for him, and Arundel has had just as long to rely on Qui and actually learn to trust him. I love Qui doing everything to find him even when everyone already tells him to give up. I also love that, despite his devotion, he doesn't seem afraid to speak his mind around Arundel and disagree with him, even if he'll back off when Arundel puts his foot down. Arundel clearly relies on him a lot, but I get the feeling in canon that he still keeps him at a distance (especially compared to how he behaves around Ward) - I'd love to see their relationship develop in a more mutual direction, with Arundel realising that he wants Qui to be more than just his loyal ~~dog~~ Sheriff.

Note: I also love Arundel/Ward, so I'd prefer fic that doesn't 1) kill off Ward, 2) go on about them totally never ever getting back together. I'd prefer something set before Arundel and Ward get together, or set after Ward left town, or maybe it's sort of a semi-open relationship so both ships can coexist ... I'm good with a lot of things, just please don't tell me how totally 100% over Ward Arundel is (I'm perfectly okay with Qui hating Ward and talking shit about him, though).

tell me aaaaaall about the beginnings of their relationship - did they have much to do with each other yet before Arundel became Prince? or was it just after Arundel's predecessor got herself killed and Arundel rebuilt his Domain with Qui by his side? either way I'd love to see that slowly growing mutual respect and cooperation
canon does mention that they were the only survivors of the Sabbat raid that killed Arundel's predecessor, so anything about that would be cool - fighting together, life saving, Arundel becoming Prince shortly after that and deciding to keep Qui around ...
maybe early on, Arundel bonded Qui to himself - just once, no need to overdo it, just a little bit of blood once a year to ensure his loyalty ... some nice UST blood drinking? maybe he eventually stopped because he genuinely trusted Qui and Qui was honoured by that, but he actually also missed the intimacy of their yearly ritual of getting to drink from his Prince?
Qui's loyalty is such a rare thing among Kindred, so anything about that - maybe some time another Kindred approached Qui and tried to turn him against Arundel, and Qui dragged him staked to his Prince?
related: aaaaaall the Kneeling and hand-kissing and fealty gestures and Qui just being perfectly okay with all of that
Qui having a more-or-less platonic crush on Arundel, or at least being very okay with their relationship being platonic even if he's attracted to him, until Ward shows up and Qui realises that Arundel isn't in fact above human feelings like love and attraction - and suddenly Qui's pining intensifies because now he can't stop thinking about Arundel having sex with Ward and what if Arundel was also interested in him ...
Qui comforting Arundel after Ward leaves him and things go from there - maybe they have rough, bad idea rebound sex that's just supposed to make Arundel feel better, but they keep doing it and they catch feelings ...
Arundel, for all his forward-thinking ideas, is still a bit of a posh snob - what if he finds the idea of fucking and/or drinking from a Nosferatu disgusting, and ... something needs to happen to make him see Qui in a different light? I enjoy a good "oh no, he's hot" realisation - maybe when they fight people together or when Qui demonstrates his loyalty for him and kneels for him afterwards or maybe after Qui saved his life ...
just like with Ward, I'd love Qui having to deal with the 'verse in which Ward is the one who saves Arundel's life (though of course I also adore Qui being the one to save him)
Qui is also extremely tall, so ... size kink! I so like Arundel being a tall, broad-shouldered guy himself, but apparently being into men who tower over him
Qui's hair is gorgeous and it should get grabbed and pulled a lot - while he's blowing Arundel, or drinking from him, or fucking him ...
I like the idea of Qui usually not being very subby (he dated his ghoul, he clearly has some control issues), but Arundel with all that effortless dominance of his just bringing it out in him and Qui being very, very happy to serve and please him
but also: Qui fucking Arundel senseless once they've been doing that for a while
I find Qui's bloody scar extremely sexy; it should get kissed and licked and caressed and nibbled on
very specific prompt: one of Arundel's ideas to stave off the Beckoning is to drink Qui's blood once or twice to bond himself to him - he would have done it with Ward, but since Ward left him ... Cue Qui being extremely honoured, extremely turned on, probably feeling bad for letting his pining get out of hand when he's just supposed to help his Prince, and Arundel maybe finally seeing Qui in a different light ... maybe there's bloody fucking eventually, maybe they both resist the UST because they don't want to do it just because of the blood bond, and they only fuck once Arundel finds a different solution with his shady torture experiments (or once he binds himself to Ward instead) and they let the bond fade, but realise the attraction is still there
this is supremely fucked up, but ... Arundel asking Qui to make himself look like Ward before he sleeps with him - maybe Qui does it, or maybe that is the one thing he actually refuses to do (and maybe instead he proceeds to distract Arundel from his faithless lover who left him in a different way) [and yes, I know that's not quite how that ability works anyway, it'd be impossible to do without Ward there, but hey, maybe that's Qui's excuse not to do it, or maybe you can just handwave the exact rules if you want him to do it]

Robert Ward/Qui

This may be a less obvious ship than the other two, but I just really enjoy a good bit of antagonism that has the potential to become more than just antagonism. And I adore them both and wish canon had actually given us more direct interactions between them.

I enjoy that they're such extremely different people (the rebel Anarch and the very lawful Sheriff) who are not only both devoted to Arundel, but also utterly convinced that he's a great Prince who rules well and is generally right about things, even if they may disagree with him at times. And they clearly just cannot STAND each other (Qui spending half of canon hunting Ward; Ward talking about Qui being a "prick" and literally hoping he dies at one point), and they also both have some jealousy going on (I'm FASCINATED by Ward complaining that Qui always had "too much influence over Arundel" because Arundel doesn't strike me as an easily influenced guy). So there's a lot of antagonism there, but I also feel like they both care enough about Arundel to at least try to get along. Somewhat. While still being jealous of each other. And maybe in time they might learn to like each other? Or at least their arguments grow a bit less serious and a little bit more friendly?

I do think they have some potential to develop a better relationship - they certainly both seem a lot more adventurous and more inclined to do things for fun than Arundel, so maybe they can bond over that. That being said, I'd also enjoy a fic that's nothing but hate sex and arguments, so don't feel obliged to write something more emotionally intense than that if you don't want to.

did they dislike each other from the start (due to their personality/viewpoint differences) or did they actually get along at first? I'd love to get a glimpse at their first meetings
if there was a time when they got along better, if only because Qui was trying to be supportive of Arundel's decisions, did they hook up before Ward got with Arundel (or afterwards, if Arundel didn't mind)? I'd love some working-together-leading-to-a-spontaneous-hookup sort of situation, whether it's more friendly or more antagonistic
pre-canon hate sex, possibly while they're both pining for Arundel
but maybe also early bonding moments over having a lot of respect for him, or while working together to deal with some Sabbat problems or inter-Camarilla rebels
they're both very big, strong guys, so I'm very much here for rough sex with lots of manhandling and neither of them being used to someone else being able to match their strength and to hold them down or lift them (wall sex? yes)
starting to work together post-canon because they do both want to make Arundel's vision reality and they slowly realise they actually get along at times - Ward would probably enjoy Qui's idea of a fun night out a lot, and I can see him starting to go hunting with Qui because Arundel is just no fun in that regard and simply has his servants bring him mortals to eat
I'd generally like Ward getting to see a different side of Qui than just the dutiful, obedient Sheriff upholding the system - which he is, obviously, but that's not ALL there is to him
what if Qui only finds Sam's murderer post-canon and Ward happens to be with him at the time? that'd be a good opportunity for Ward to see that Qui has emotions and all that ;)
like I said above, I'd love either of them having to deal with the fact that the other one saved his beloved Prince, especially if that newfound respect is one-sided at first - whether it's Ward grudgingly accepting that Qui is utterly loyal and not just out for himself, or Qui grudgingly realising that Ward does still love Arundel and is trying to make it work again; either way I'd find it really funny if one of them tries to be nicer and the other one is not having it for the longest time
an AU version of canon in which Ward and Qui very, very grudgingly work together to find Arundel - maybe Qui finds proof much earlier that the Anarchs are convenient fall guys for Corliss' schemes and seeks out Ward; maybe Ward approaches Qui because he figures if anyone can help him find Arundel, it's his 1) extremely competent, 2) extremely devoted Sheriff; either way the whole thing makes them realise that they can actually get along (and it might even lead to them hooking up while looking for Arundel)
Nosferatu have that neat little ability where they can calm someone's Beast, right? sooo Ward in a Frenzy and Qui actually bothering to calm him instead of just trying to stake him to shut him up - especially if it's at a time when they really don't like each other, Ward would probably appreciate that immensely
usually I assume that Ward and Arundel get back together pretty quickly post-canon, but what if Arundel is actually reluctant because he worries about Ward leaving him again, so Ward piiiines and spends time with Qui for any of the reasons in the other prompts, and one thing leads to another from there

Arundel/Robert Ward/Qui

What if ... all of those ships together? :D Everything I've said about the individual ships here still applies. I'd assume in a threeway situation, Arundel and Ward would get together first with Qui joining them at some point later, but if you have an idea for Arundel and Qui getting together really early on in Arundel's reign and it's Ward who arrives later, I'd also love to read that! Or if you want to write Ward and Qui starting to fuck while both pining for Arundel and they only realise later on that Arundel is also interested, that would also be perfect.

I'd love this starting out very messy, with lots of jealousy and resentment and uncertainty because Arundel wants them both and they both love him enough to accept that, but they also really don't fucking like each other and aren't happy about having to share (though I'd prefer if they eventually figured out ways to make the situation work for all of them)
did Ward and Qui actually get along at first? was there maybe even a threeway situation pre-canon and the reason Qui hates Ward so much is because he saw from up close just how much Ward broke Arundel's heart when he left him?
Qui has been pining quietly for Arundel for a while by the time Ward shows up and Arundel falls for him hard, and Qui is kind of bitter because he assumed Arundel was above such things as love or attraction - I love Qui being intensely jealous of Ward and also seriously questioning Arundel's taste, I'd just also love him to get with them eventually :D
maybe Arundel always saw Qui as just his loyal Sheriff, dependable and valuable, but somewhat beneath him - and it's only post-canon, after Qui saved his life AND starts taking on even bigger responsibilities in his Domain that Arundel starts seeing him as more of an equal (well, -ish, it's still Arundel) - hell, maybe it's Ward's fault for teasing Arundel about Qui clearly having a thing for him, and that gives Arundel ideas
Qui and Arundel get together after Ward leaves - maybe initially it's just a bad idea rebound sort of thing, Arundel doing something a bit rash to distract himself and/or because he figures it'd hurt Ward if he knew, but it turns out he likes Qui so much more than he realised ... and when Ward finally comes back, well, Arundel does still love him deeply, but he also cares about Qui and Ward will just have to share
related to my "Arundel bonding himself to Qui" prompt above - Ward would be insanely jealous if he found out about that, and I'd love to see some ramifications (especially if Arundel really wants to renew his blood bond with Ward, and poor Qui feels very discarded and maybe Arundel will have to remind him he wants to keep him, too)
it's not a thing in the lore, I know, but if you want to handwave that and have all three of them bonded somehow (though preferably not quite Vaulderie-style, I think they'd have issues with that), I'd find that immensely hot and enjoyable - or maybe it's just Arundel who's somehow mutually bonded to both of them in handwavey ways [if you want to write something plotty: maybe they need to do some research or they need some magical artefact or spell to make this possible]
different getting together scenario, but: Ward and Qui starting to work together more post-canon because they do both want to make Arundel's vision reality (and because Ward would probably enjoy Qui's idea of a fun night out a lot), and over time they get along better ... and it's actually them who develop UST while Arundel doesn't even consider sleeping with Qui yet (and Ward won't simply cheat, but he might suggest sleeping with Qui in front of Arundel, or the two of them servicing Arundel together ...)
Ward and Qui trying to one-up each other in bed with Arundel, who's really just enjoying the attention (up to and including all the size kink and strength kink and manhandling him and fucking him so hard they'd break him if not for all that Fortitude and so, so much blood involved :D)
an AU version of canon in which Ward and Qui very, very grudgingly work together to find Arundel - maybe Qui finds proof much earlier that the Anarchs are convenient fall guys for Corliss' schemes and seeks out Ward; maybe Ward approaches Qui because he figures if anyone can help him find Arundel, it's his 1) extremely competent, 2) extremely devoted Sheriff; either way the whole thing makes them realise that they do both love Arundel about equally and can possibly even tolerate each other for his sake, whether they actually sleep with each other while Arundel is still gone or whether it only leads to a threeway type of thing once Arundel is back and very surprised that Ward and Qui are suddenly quite friendly (possibly in a very acerbic way, but at least not seriously hating each other anymore)
usually I assume that Ward and Arundel get back together pretty quickly post-canon, but what if Arundel is actually reluctant because he worries about Ward leaving him again, so Ward piiiines and spends time with Qui for any of the reasons in the other prompts, and one thing leads to another from there - Arundel might very well get jealous and realise that he does in fact want Ward back (and if he comes with Qui attached these days, why not)

Vampire: The Masquerade - Port Saga
Edmund Glass/Titus Reed

This podcast is so good - the murder mystery, the political scheming, the big cast of so many intriguing characters, the excellent voice acting. But on a shippy level, I mostly came away from it wanting Glass to badtouch poor Titus. I love how angry Titus is at the world, how much he struggles with his own humanity and his past and all his emotions and real or perceived failures; I love that he's not exactly stupid, but also not the most politically experienced guy, so he's completely unprepared for all the scheming going on around him. And Glass is just such a smug, cheerful asshole - he's clearly having the time of his life being a lying, manipulative, power-hungry vampire prick, and I enjoy how unapologetic he is about that. The way he manages to get under Titus' skin and rile him up is so much fun.

For this ship, I'm up for anything from complete noncon-via-blackmail of the "you have to do everything I say" kind, or something dubcon-y where Glass manipulates/pressures Titus, but Titus maybe thinks he can also get something out of it, to something consensual but fucked up like angry hate sex and reluctant attraction - maybe Titus thinks he can manipulate Glass, maybe he thinks it's a good idea to fuck someone he will definitely not grow emotionally attached to, maybe he has an ill-advised thing for rich, arrogant Ventrue douchebags. I would prefer it if Titus ended up enjoying the sex, though, even if it's non-consensual. Honestly, as long as Titus makes some bad life choices and Glass is having a great time being a smug, happy asshole, I'm sure I'll love it. :D

I also like Titus' complicated, sad feelings about his dead sire and am totally fine with their past relationship coming up. I like pretty much the entire cast, so feel free to have anyone else appear. Some of my faves are Rebel, Lysander, and Quill. We don't know much about what any of the characters look like, but feel free to include your own ideas about their looks - or keep it as vague as you like. Either works for me.

Titus ends up owing Glass a TON of bond debts at the end of season one - maybe Glass demands some sexual favours and Titus has no choice but to obey
or maybe Titus could in fact say no (maybe Glass was just needling him and not actually serious), but it's a welcome excuse for him to pretend that he has no choice in the matter
maybe the sexual favours start out slow (like making Titus strip to humiliate him, or making him kneel at Glass' feet) and only slowly escalate to actual sex
maybe it starts out as a noncon/dubcon thing, but Titus actually enjoyed it - so when Glass stops fucking him (maybe because the debts have been paid, maybe because he is playing some cat and mouse game with Titus), Titus actually has to go to him and admit that he wants him ... or maybe he deliberately brings himself in new situations in which Glass can demand sex from him
Titus needs a favour and doesn't have anything to offer in return - so he either offers sex or Glass suggests it (maybe it was a sarcastic/non-serious suggestion, but they both end up going for it)
post-canon, Titus is finally free of his debt ... but he ends up in trouble and the only person who can help him is Glass - cue Glass being delighted that Titus owes him again and Titus being very mad about it
post-canon, Titus is Herald and has to work with Glass semi-regularly - they stumble into some kind of messed up hate sex affair in which they may or may not catch any feelings (possibly featuring lots of sex on desks, in meeting rooms, in offices ...)
Titus doesn't like Glass, but everyone knows Ventrue are very useful friends to have, so maybe he tries to get in his good graces/manipulate him - up to you how well that works out, considering how not great Titus is at politics
Glass condescendingly calling Titus "kid" and Titus HATING it delights me so much in canon - maybe Glass keeps doing it in bed
Glass decides to teach Titus some things about politics because that might make him more useful (could take a kinky turn if Titus needs some punishment for not learning his lessons about politics very well <.<)
either of them showing up at the other's Haven - as a power play, to be annoying, because they need help ...
Titus has to hide out at Glass' place for a while - which would annoy him because 1) Glass' place is uncomfortably fancy, 2) Titus knows he'll just end up owing him again for this
something related to Glass' past - maybe his sire or some old friend/enemy shows up; maybe Titus finds out something more personal about Glass than his usual smug douchebag facade
Glass finding out about Titus' horrific childhood - is he a huge dick about it? is he unexpectedly sympathetic?
Glass having a piano at his place, and maybe he actually likes Titus obnoxiously deciding to play it when he's there (maybe the piano didn't get tuned regularly until Titus starts coming around, and Titus notices)
anything related to Titus' whole music thing - him explaining it to Glass, Titus thinking about whatever music he associates with Glass ...
they get in trouble and have to fight their way out, and Titus is very good at fighting; Glass is surprised to see Titus all competent and badass and is really into that
chess matches because Ventrue loving chess amuses me (whether Titus is also surprisingly good at it or incredibly bad, but Glass enjoys taunting and humiliating him)
they both HATE that they want to fuck each other - the unreliable Malkavian, the arrogant Ventrue, ugh, they shouldn't find each other so attractive! (they certainly shouldn't start liking each other, but here they are ...)
unnegotiated rape roleplay - they both get off on pretending Glass is forcing Titus into this, and even though they never talked about it, they both know Titus wants it
discreet dirty talk in public - Glass likes making Titus all hot and bothered while other people are around and Titus can't tell him to stop without making a scene
Glass using Dominate in bed; Titus is way more into the loss of control than he likes (since Malkavians have Dominate, too - did Lawrence ever do that as well? or did he have ethical objections to it, so Titus is getting something exciting he possibly fantasised about in the past?)
Titus cleaning up well for some fancy Ventrue or Toreador party; Glass having to dress down for Reasons - either way the other one is into the new look
I love the sexual bliss of blood drinking mixed with the Problem of blood bonds in this setting, so I'm here for anything related to that - either of them slipping up during sex and biting the other; Glass ending up bound to Titus and Titus knowing how useful that could be, but still feeling morally obligated to break the bond for him; Glass trying to provoke Titus into biting him because he'd just looove to have Titus all eager to please him ...
or ignore the ramifications and just give me some blood kink and passionate biting in bed :D
drinking from mortals together while having UST is also always fun; maybe Titus finds out what Glass' blood preference is and offers him someone particularly delicious as a gift/bribe

And that's it! I hope that something in this letter works for you, a prompt you find interesting or a trope you enjoy writing. I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with, no matter which fandom we matched on! :D

Thank you!

linndechir

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