shinyfakehard | Canon Ball Letter!

Hello Canon Ball writer!

I'm so excited to see what you come up with! Things I Like is something of a sprawling landscape that even I have a hard time keeping track of, so if you find yourself wondering, "Hm, they seem to like X and Y, would they like Z?" the answer is probably yes.

I've tried to add a few notes on where my mind is at for my requests, but, in particular for this exchange, I realized that a lot of the pairings I requested are the sort of things I find very iddy but have a hard time pinpointing what, exactly, I like about about them (other than royalty, apparently). So please don't interpret note=favorite, everything requested lit up a big YES PLEASE ANYTHING!!! in me.

In terms of worldbuilding, characters are pretty much what sell me on any setting. I love seeing how characters interact with the places things around them, especially when at least one of the party members has mastered all its nooks and quirks.

Without further ado:

General plotty likes: arranged marriage ♦ being in denial of one’s own feelings ♦ breaking up and making up ♦ casual intimacy ♦ courting rituals ♦ cults ♦ established relationships ♦ figuring out the rough patches in relationships ♦ forced cohabitation in a Canadian (or elsewhere) shack, at school, during a work trip ♦ friendships turning into more ♦ get-together ♦ grey morality ♦ initial uneven investment ♦ jealousy, obsessive/possessive behavior, codependency ♦ loyalty ♦ pining ♦ resolving misunderstandings ♦ soulbonds ♦ sports and team environments ♦ weird biology including A/B/O, D/s-verse, supernatural or mythological creatures, and aliens ♦ workplace romances

Plotty DNW: apocalyptic situations, complete dystopias, fic with strong focus on real or fantastical bigotry, and on the less serious side of things, roadtrip- or kidfic.

General smutty likes: altered states ♦ assplay ♦ begging ♦ bruising or biting ♦ casual sex ♦ come marking ♦ dirty talk ♦ drugged sex ♦ dubious consent ♦ edging ♦ embarrassment ♦ filming ♦ finger sucking ♦ first times ♦ hands ♦ humiliation ♦ informal D/s ♦ manhandling ♦ manipulation ♦ mouth kink ♦ nipple play ♦ oral sex ♦ over the clothes ♦ overstimulation ♦ power imbalances ♦ rough sex ♦ somnophilia ♦ supernatural elements ♦ xeno

Smutty DNW: gory sex*, impact play**, explicit extreme underage (<16), one-sided attraction, raceplay; body fluids that aren't come, spit, or tears

* Along the lines of serious injury, tearing, bleeding, etc. Face slapping, manhandling, brief choking, fights for control, initial discomfort and other less serious forms are all good/encouraged. Plot-related violence or injury is also fine.

** As in spanking, flogging, caning and other forms of ritualized, repetitive hitting. The above exceptions still apply!

Requests:

M/M(/M+) Ships
Feel free to let these ships influence each other (random ex. Demon Mermaid Brother/Half-Demon Mermaid Half-Brother Who is Afraid of the Water) if the inspiration hits you!

Alien Diplomats Who Think They've Been Proposed to Because of Cultural Misunderstanding/Human (M/M)
An Almost Forgotten God/His Last Worshipper (M/M)
Alpha/His Beta best friend who offers to practice sex with him in prep for his future Omega (M/M)
Backwoods Cult Leader/Young Man Seeking Protection (M/M)
Childhood Bully/Childhood Bullying Victim (M/M)
I prefer this ship sometime in the future, after the bullying behavior has stopped. How much forgiveness there is is up to you!
Demon Brother/Half-Demon Half-Brother (M/M)
Love the concept of doting, obsessive, protective, come-to-the-dark-side-we-have-cookies Demon Brother/really trying very hard to leave that side of the family behind, thanks, Half-Brother
Diplomat/Dumb but well-meaning prince (M/M)
Inexperienced Alien who talks a big game/Experienced Human who takes him up on it (M/M)
King Making an Effort Not to Pressure His New Husband/His Prince Husband Who's Very Into Him (M/M)
Injured Hero/Villain Who Saves His Life (M/M)
Lighthousekeeper/Merman who saves his life (M/M)
Lighthousekeeper/Merman whose life he saves (M/M)
Little-known rock singer/His #1 fan who is a famous actor (M/M)
Man Who Doesn't Believe in Love/God of Love (M/M)
Merman/Man Who Can't Swim Afraid of Going in the Water (M/M)
Noble With An Upstanding Reputation/Noble Known For His Degeneracy (M/M)
Pining Pregnant King/His Arranged Marriage Husband Who Just Caught Feelings (M/M)
Re: the kidfic DNW- I am totally okay with ~~and possibly kink on to some degree cough~~ impregnation and pregnancy, and am fine with the fic extending past the child(ren)'s birth, but I would prefer for the focus to remain on King/Husband without their children taking up too much screen time, so to speak.
Playboy Alien Prince/His Human Bodyguard desperately trying to hide his feelings (M/M)
Reckless and Self-Sacrificing Field Agent/His Boss Who Worries About Him Too Much (M/M)
Sailor on Shore Leave/Shy Nerdy College Boy (M/M)
I'm really into this being a consensual exchange - maybe Shy Nerd has decided tonight is the night, damn it, he will be getting fucked; maybe Sailor has a nerd fetish he plans on indulging; maybe they're old friends but, wow, Sailor sure has changed, so many tattoos...

Misc. Ships
Unless marked otherwise, I'd prefer "any" human-shaped beings to be male. Aliens/monsters/Eldritch beings are free to exist past human gender.

Adorable Monsterboy/Hunter Who Ignores Warnings Because He's Cute (M/any)
Extremely non-human alien/Human who's surprisingly into that (any/any)
Genuine Psychic Sick of Arrogant Skeptics/Arrogant Skeptic Believing All Psychics Are Frauds
Injured Vampire Hunter/Vampire Who Finds Them (any/any)
Kidnapped Sister/Cultist Sister who Kidnapped Her/Eldritch Monster She Worships (F/F/other)
I'd love a bit of "is Eldritch monster even real???" conflict in the beginning.
Shapeshifting Symbiotic Alien/Male Soldier They're Bound To (Any/m)
Ship’s Watchman/Sea Monster with Hypnotic Powers
Sea Monster as a female mermaid/siren/other welcome
Shy Tentacle Monster Trying To Pass As Human/Human Hentai Fan (Any/Any)
Sorority Pledges being Hazed/Blob Monster They Mistake for Jello Wrestling Arena (F/other)
Vicious Gang of Schoolgirls/Tentacle Monster Minding its Own Business (F/other)

Happy writing!