saccharinescorpion | Femslash Exchange 2018 (Reply)

Dear Creator,

Yo! I’m known in fandom spaces as Latia, (also my username on Ao3, saccharinescorpion or sugaryscorpion are the usernames i usually take on other sites). Thank you so much for taking part in this exchange! Below i’ve got a list of my likes and dislikes, as well as more specific ideas and prompts divided into section by series.

General Likes: Post-series fic, weird metaphors, AUs (see below), trust and intimacy and the slow development of such things, “us versus the world” type stuff, magical realism, strange body horror, the trope of “we’re both saying one thing but we know we really mean something else” (see the Cantarella scene from Utena), the conscious understanding and examination of the “roles” people adopt, weird meta stuff, people who are bad at sincerity but still try, complicated dynamics, semi-rivalries, strange and/or frightening gestures as flirting, women banding together to fight an unfair system, exploration and “breaking” of the “rules” of a series/universe, uncommon/unusual displays of physical affection, hurt/comfort (emphasis on the later), tenderness, and fluff
AU likes: fairy tale AUs (but especially subverted fairy tale AUs), monster/supernatural AUs, roleswap AUs, post-series AUs, crossover AUs, canon-divergent AUs, “everything is the same except this one fantastic element” AUs. For crossover AUs, my favorite settings for femslash ships are Revolutionary Girl Utena, Starlight Revue, Mabel, Heaven Will Be Mine, and We Know The Devil.
DNW: Watersports, A/B/O, slavery, non-consensual/rape, dubious consent, sex/NSFW stuff with non-adult characters, adult/child age gaps (especially where they didn't exist in the original text), incest, graphic depictions of torture, mindbreak/hypnosis stuff, abuse between main characters, hopeless endings (bittersweet endings are okay, as well as dark themes, sadness and general angst).
Art: I am absolutely okay with art, especially art related to AUs or weird artsy metaphors. I’ll try to come up with specific prompts but I will love pretty much anything! If you’re up for it, I also love the crap out of comics. Don’t be afraid to get weird or experimental!

Teppu

Ships: All

For ships between the younger characters, I’m interested in future fic and fighting, especially as a weird metaphor. I’m also interested in past fic, especially in regards to Natsuo and Sanae’s relationship, Natsuo’s homelife (in this case, I am okay with acknowledging and discussing Natsuo’s abuse and trauma at the hands of her brother, especially how it affects her in the present, but I rather things not get too explicit, please) and Ringi and Yuzuko’s weird upbringings and childhood. I’m also okay with gentler things and fluffier subjects.
For ships between the older women, I’m interested in fighting and past fic as well, particularly Karin and Mitsuko’s match that ended with Karin’s 1 loss. If you’re up for Karin/Manami, I would love you forever if you wrote something about the aftermath of Manami’s loss to Yuzuko.
For art: Intimate moments, fights, training, crossovers (i’ve found Utena is a great one for this series), weird metaphor stuff

Cucumber Quest

Almond/Peridot: THE Ship, I like the idea of future fic, missing scene and/or “in-between” fic (specifically the two of them “fighting” and being oblivious to how much they both enjoy it). This is a GREAT ship for first kiss and first date stuff. All those good cute warm first love tropes.
Piano/Ametrine: Past fic (specifically stuff centered around their first meeting and/or childhood) is good as well as fic that explores their long distance relationship, especially if it’s framed around their letters (they’ve obviously been corresponding a long time!). It’d also be cool to see something focused on how different they are and their different approaches to filling the role of the “princess.” I'd also be okay with future fic, especially fic exploring their possible reunion after the current chapter, or even the comic's potential endgame.
Parfait/Lettuce: I just really like the idea of “love rivals” (even if it’s completely one-sided) growing and becoming friends. I really would like to see something comparing Parfait’s “damsel” act with Lettuce’s “ditz” act and how they see through one another (on Lettuce’s part, this is implied to be canon!) and just stuff with Lettuce getting over her fixation on Tomato and all that good feel-good stuff.

(As for the Carrot thing, if you choose to go the full romantic route, I’m okay with casually mentioning his and Parfait’s relationship alongside Parfait and Lettuce’s relationship, or even just ignoring his existence altogether. Just no bashing, please, he is a good boy, after all.)

(But if you choose to, I’m okay with you bashing Tomato.)

(What a jerk.)

Art: Since this is a cute and fluffy series, pretty much any sort of cute and fluffy things are okay by me. Weddings are absolutely a subject I’d adore (can you say royal weddings??) as well as just general hanging out fluff. For Peridot and Almond, I love the idea of (playful) fights as well.

[Note: I’m fully aware that the princesses and Lettuce are of adult age, but I’d still like to ask that you not go the smut route with them- sorry! I just feel weird for seeing any sort of content like that for this series.]

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Due to the nature of the series, I’d be okay with you discussing past abuse/trauma, but once again, I’d like the focus to be on how the characters are coping with it in the present and less on the gory details.

Himemiya Anthy/Tenjou Utena: The Big One, I think my biggest want for Utena/Anthy would be future fic- finding each other after “graduating” Ohtori and Tea Dates 10 Years Later are fantastic, but I think the thing I’d like to see the most is them living their everyday lives in the “real world” and how they cope and help each other heal from their past traumas. As for lighter stuff, I really really REALLY love things where Anthy teases Utena- and if you can somehow fit Anthy using her powers for that, or any sort of silly mundane thing, I’d appreciate it forever. And of course, chill fluff is always welcome.
Himemiya Anthy/Shinohara Wakaba: This is such an interesting relationship in what it represents and how it could play out. I mostly like it in conjunction to an OT3 (see below) and in regards to Anthy trying to puzzle out why and how this ordinary girl came to be such a key element in her machinations. I also just like Anthy trying to screw with Wakaba and Wakaba Not Having It and forcing Anthy to be direct about what she wants to say.
Shinohara Wakaba/Tenjou Utena: Future fic!! Anthy and Utena finding each other in the future is great, but I’d love to see these two reuniting as well. On a darker note, I’d also like to read something exploring how their relationship changes after the Black Rose Duels, especially with a focus on Wakaba not understanding why Utena is beginning to keep her distance.
Himemiya Anthy/Tenjou Utena/Shinohara Wakaba: And of course, if you can somehow combine parts of/all of the previous into an Ot3, or write something examining how Anthy and Wakaba view Utena and how they bond over that, or just do something with them being happy in the future away from Ohtori, I’d be happy with that as well!
Kaoru Kozue/Takatsuki Shiori: I like the idea of two of the series most famous "bad girls" finding a sort of peace with each other... or a rivalry. I’d really like to see anything of them butting heads- or perhaps, graduating together or finding each other in the years after Ohtori. I'd also love any scenario with them in Ohtori after Utena and Anthy leave.
Shinohara Wakaba/Takatsuki Shiori: Two characters who seem very different but are actually startlingly similar. Like Kozue/Shiori, I'd love to see something with them finding each other in Ohtori after Utena (and perhaps Juri) leave. Maybe bonding during the Black Rose arc? Similarly, post-Ohtori fic is good too.
Art: Utena is, once again, a great series for surreal imagery and artsy metaphors. Eat your heart out! Or if that’s not your things, fluffy stuff and dates 10 years are subjects I’ll never get enough of for this series.

Mabel

Ships: All

This is a series for which i have a strong preference for fluff and slower, more gentle fic, particularly that which is set post-series. Slow mornings, gentle sex, all that nice stuff. However, I don't object to stuff that goes into sadder and dark themes, particularly in regard to the character's backstories.
For art: This is a series with a strong sense of visual description as well as a lot that's left for the listener to fill in the gaps. Run wild!

Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight

Ships: All

I definitely have a massive preference for future fic for this series- exploring how the girls have changed, grown apart, where their careers are heading, and perhaps most important of all, if/how they remember those weird underground duels watched by a giraffe... (Alternatively, ANYTHING involving fic set during an in-series "audition" duel)
For art: Cute fluffy moments are great, as well as things that use that great visual language of the duels!

宇宙よりも遠い場所 | Sora Yori mo Tooi Basho | A Place Further Than the Universe

Ships:

Kobuchizawa Shirase/Miyake Hinata/Shiraishi Yuzuki/Tamaki Mari,
Kobuchizawa Shirase/Tamaki Mari,
Kobuchizawa Takako/Maekawa Kanae/Toudou Gin,
Kobuchizawa Takako/Toudou Gin,
Maekawa Kanae/Samejima Yumiko,
Maekawa Kanae/Toudou Gin,
Maekawa Kanae/Toudou Gin/Samejima Yumiko,
Shiraishi Yuzuki/Tamaki Mari,
Takahashi Megumi/Tamaki Mari,
Kobuchizawa Shirase/Miyake Hinata

For ships between the younger characters, I’m interested in future fic, particularly how their relationships post-series, and for the far future, if/how they end up visiting Antarctica or some other cool place. Fluff is okay too!
For ships between the older women, I'm actually really interested in past fic, like how they met, fluffy (and /or sexy) moments between the disastrous first Antarctica voyage, not so fluffy moments DURING the first Antarctica voyage. Alternatively, fic focusing on the survivors guilt/coping/mourning/moving on would be good too.
For art: Fluffy stuff is a-okay with me for this series!

Yowamushi Pedal

Ships: All

AUs are definitely something I like for all Yowapeda ships! Alternatively, fic that focuses on races and especially the Interhigh from the girl's points of view is awesome, especially if it leads into Meet Cutes!
For art: Cute fluffy moments are also great for this series, as well as AU art where any or all of the girls are cyclists!

Peritale

Ships: All

This is a series that focuses heavily on "roles," so it's a great series for roleswaps! Human Peri, Fairy Godmother Val, Hydrangea without magic, you name it! It's also another great comic for future fic and fluff!
For art: Cute fluffy art is great, as well as art that leans on the fairytale motifs of the comic!

Bang Dream! / Bandori

Ships: All

Bandori is a lighter series so I'm okay with a focus on lighter, fluffier stuff- but i also definitely encourage you to explore more serious future fic or AUs if that's where your heart leads you!
For art: Cute fluffy art is great. I encourage you to let yourself be inspired by the art of the cards and go wild on weird settings or outlandish outfits!

Heaven Will Be Mine

Ships: All

Oh boy, there's a LOT you can do with this one. Past fic set during academy days, future fic focusing on the girls adjusting to the changes brought upon by the endings, particularly the Celestial Mechanics and Cradle's Graces endings. Alternatively, the conflict that arises when one of the minor characters encounters the main trio. And of course, since this is a series all about metaphors for sex and sex as metaphor, I encourage you to try and explore that, ESPECIALLY if it mostly/entirely involves the Ship-Selves.
For art: Cute fluffy art is great, but I'm definitely not opposed to steamier art. Let yourself be inspired by the great descriptive language of this game!

Thanks so much again! Happy creating!