Trick or Treat

Dear Trick or Treat author,

Thank you so much for offering one of my fandoms! I can't wait to see what you're going to come up with - these are all canons I've loved for years and years, so I'm super excited for any new fic in any of them. If you've come to this letter via the letters post, my AO3 name is also thisisthemorning :D

I'm absolutely a believer in 'optional details are optional', so if none of my prompts spark your imagination, feel free to come up with something else! I just a have a few things I would love to see in general and a few things I generally don't like to read so I'll put those first of all:

In General

Likes - I'd be happy to see any of these!:
- lots of plot
- pre- or post-canon
- happy endings (including AU/fix-it endings)
- friendships or relationships forged through sharing a dangerous situation
- hurt/comfort (including: people getting really beaten up/physically damaged/abused in some way and then being rescued by a loved one; people bravely soldiering on through illness or injury so that they don't let down their friends, winning the day, and finally being overcome by their ailment and having to be cared for, and this ultimately deepening a relationship into romance, deep friendship, or substitute parent relationship - especially if it causes a change of heart about a relationship!)
- unresolved sexual tension
- serious injury and recovery
- adventure!

Dislikes:
- first person or second person narrative
- PWPs/lemons
- super fluffy fic
- porny/kinky fic (sex scenes should fade to black, please)
- AUs (eg hipster AU, high school AU, coffee shop AU etc)
- character bashing

Tortall - Tamora Pierce

Signup details: Kel, Trick or Treat, fanfiction

Prompts: Kel is probably my favourite Tamora Pierce character, because I think we really see her grow into herself through the series, and she's portrayed as someone who has a lot of strengths but also has character flaws to overcome or learn to deal with. No matter how many Kel fics I read, I always, always want more! I would love to see any of the following (alone or in combination):

- Kel strengthening her relationship with any of the authority figures in her life, ideally post-canon - particularly Raoul, Wyldon, or Alanna. Maybe facing a new challenge with them, or helping each other through some danger or difficulty as equals and adults rather than as teacher/student? A mentor/mentee power dynamic is fine - I just like the idea of seeing more of the shift in those relationships in Kel's adulthood.
- Kel learning how to be a better commander, maybe trying to do the 'stubborn lone hero' thing one last time to protect those she loves, but ultimately learning that sometimes you have to let other people face danger too?
- Kel hurt/comfort - I love Kel's stoicism and stubborness in the face of danger, even when she gets hurt - she definitely does the 'carrying on despite being injured and facing terrible odds' thing well! Still, I would also love to see the aftermath of that - when she's won, and her friends make her sit down and be cared for.
- Any story showing what happens next, post-canon, for Kel. What adventures does she face? Does she still feel she has to prove herself? How do her relationships grow and change?

I don't mind if Kel ends up in a romantic relationship with someone as part of the story (although I'd prefer not to see canon ships be broken up) but for this fandom I'd rather the story wasn't focused on romance. I've also read all of the Tortall books, so feel free to mention details from across the Tortall universe!

Things I would love: Kel character growth; cameos from Nealan, Wyldon, Raoul, Alanna, or Kel's animal friends; adventures! danger! excitement!

Things I wouldn't enjoy so much: romance-centered fic, Kel being portrayed as helpless or always having to be rescued, crack

Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis

Signup details: Susan Pevensie, Trick or Treat, fanfiction

Prompts: Susan was always my favourite character in the Narnia books, and while there are many Susan "character study"-type fics out there, I can never get enough of them! I always found her to be a very strong character, who stands up for what she believes in, which is why her siblings' impressions of her reasons for not wanting to talk about Narnia always struck me as wrong - I feel like she probably didn't want to talk about it because she knew she needed to focus on the future, rather than because she didn't believe it had ever happened, but also found doing so painful in the way that leaving childhood behind can sometimes be.

I'd therefore really love to see a closer look at Susan's life post-Narnia:
- how does she deal with the death of her siblings?
- Does she ever try to go back to Narnia? (Maybe even an AU where she does find her way to Narnia again!)
- Does she ever encounter Aslan outside of Narnia? (maybe she has a few things she wants to say to him).
- a crossover could also work here, if you like those! I'd love to see Susan encounter other magical worlds - for example, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, or BtVS.
- maybe at the end of her life Susan gets a chance to go back to the Narnia of her youth - what does she do there? how does this affect her?

You're welcome to give Susan a romance as part of the story, but I wouldn't really like that to be the main focus, and I'd also really like cameos from other Narnia characters (I don't mind at all which ones!)

Things I would love: cameos from other Narnia characters, references to time-period specific things in the real world (ie in the 50s, 60s, 70s etc), a character study of Susan

Things I wouldn't enjoy so much: a story that focused solely on romance

Emelan – Tamora Pierce

Characters requested: Daja Kisubo, Trick or Treat, fanfiction

Signup details: I've re-read the all the Emelan books multiple times, and I really enjoy how much we see of Briar, Rosethorn, and Evvy's travels. I'd love to see Daja's travels or experiences fleshed out more than in the books - or perhaps Daja's travels post-canon. Perhaps this could involve travelling with the Traders some more, so that she can explore her heritage with all its contradictions. I'd also love to see her get the opportunity to explore her sexuality, either pre- or post- Will of the Empress.

Generally, any scenario where Daja has to get through a dangerous adventure would be wonderful - and if you want to bring in her siblings, or Frostpine, Lark, or Rosethorn, that would be awesome too! I love stories where characters succeed against the odds, especially if they're fighting through trauma of some kind to do so! (injury, terrifying experiences, fear for loved ones, etc), and I also love the times in the books where characters team up to work magic together that they can't do on their own.

Alternatively, I'd love to see Daja facing up to some of the aspects of her past as a Trader, then trangshi, then a Trader again, that she hasn't yet dealt with or faced up to.

Things I would love: Trader references/words, mentoring, character growth, Daja discovering her sexuality more, magical workings, a focus on The Circle Reforged era, cameos from the other characters, Daja mind-speaking with her friends

Things I wouldn't enjoy so much: anything super fluffy, because I don’t think it fits with the characters or the canon, or ship!fic between Daja and any male character

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