briarlily

Dear Creator,

You can find me here, as briarlily and thewayofthetrashcompactor on ao3, briartrash on twitter, briarlily on bluesky, discord, and as my main on tumblr (with several fandom specific sideblogs linked on desktop)(anon should be open), and thelastjedi on pillowfort.

General Notes:

Treats are welcome!

General likes: monsters, general supernatural weirdness, angst that gets better, pining, snark/banter, soulmates (fated mates fighting fate), fairy tales (especially different takes on the stories), badass couples, competence kink, happy endings of all sorts

AUs: I'm happy with the canon universes for my requests, but I also enjoy lots of aus, feel free to go whichever direction the muse takes you! For modern aus I especially enjoy those with additional flair (soulmates, magic, monsters, etc) rather than mundane aus, but it's not a strict DNW.

General kink likes: monsters, dirty talk, size kink, any variations on multiple penetration and/or object insertion, piercings, power dynamics, orgasm control, breast/pussy impact play, exhibitionism/public play,

Kink DNWs: My kink limits are generally the opt-in type: mutilation, vore, waste play, etc.  I like consent play in general and dub con is good, particularly for tropes that have inherently questionable consent dynamics (a/b/o, sex pollen, fuck or die, specific original work tags, etc), but I'd like it to be more along the lines of the victim feeling pleasure against their will. I'm not interested in explicitly violence-only rape. I'd still like some kind of mutual feelings, even if deeply unhealthy.

For tags with an implied dom/sub dynamic, I still prefer the ship to be pushing at each other in some way. Mostly, I don't want the sub to be completely mind wiped or otherwise devoid of personality.  (I do enjoy intimidating mean dom obsessed with their sub and their pleasure.)

Minor/picky DNWs: while blowjobs are cool as part of a fic/scene, I prefer that not be the entirety. Also, I'm extremely picky about pegging dynamics/scenes, so that's a strong 'do not prefer'.

DNWs:
Triggers: self-harm, suicide
Squicks: guro or permanent mutilation during sex, water sports or related wasteplay, vore, vomit, detailed gore, underage under 16
Do Not Wants: tragic endings, permanent main ship character deaths, ending with unreciprocated main ship feelings, excessive character bashing, smut with only pegging/blowjobs, both characters as high school students aus, 2nd person POV

Request specific notes:
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (Rey/Ben Solo):
Honestly the softest enemies to lovers, soulmates in the realest sense.

For tricks, I feel like the potential of the Force and Force weirdness is vastly underused in canon, and it's really interesting to see that as a more active presence, especially as a threatening one, in terms of this exchange. I also just really enjoy exploring monsters and the monstrous. That as a curse passed down the Skywalker line is very fun, but whatever inspires you! This isn't restricted to canon aus either, I'm happy to see this in whatever universe.

For treats, anything that sees them happy is fantastic. Autumn fluff, Halloween smut, I love all of it.

For canon-based aus, I do really enjoy playing around with their Force bond, whether it's just a vague sense they have or full on connections, and it's fun to see that in other types of aus as well.

My "no character bashing" DNW is pretty strong for this request, aside from maybe Hux or Beaumont Kin. I don't really want to see any of the Resistance crew (Finn/Rose/Poe/Jannah) as actually the bad guys. I'm also a strong Han/Leia fan and I don't want to see them as the villains either, even though they obviously have a complicated relationship with their son in any universe. Also, for non-canon aus, I would definitely prefer it if any of the sentient non-human characters (Chewbacca, R2-D2) that show up are human-adjacent rather than pets.

Aside from that, I really do have a hard time narrowing down requests for Reylo because I've loved them in so many scenarios and universes. Pure fluff, smut, angst with a happy ending, I enjoy them all.

Shadow and Bone (TV) (Alina/Aleksander):
In a better world, they were endgame. My philosophy towards this canon is picking it for good parts, which includes this ancient being being very jaded to the world and unused to true personal intimacy finding a new creature just like him but still so comparatively new to the world and how that dynamic plays out. I am very much 'The Darkling Was Right', because someone needed to do something.

Tricks: Similar to Star Wars requests, I really like exploring the potential weirdness of Grisha powers, and also monsters. Lot of good set up for monsters and the monstrous in canon that's only really followed through in a couple respects, so would love to see that explored more.

I really enjoy the power dynamics in their relationship. Use of their powers during sex, especially sex opening Alina further to her powers, some consent play, all good here. I just enjoy Grisha General Aleksander, with his centuries of plans to try to raise his people up, ending up reliant on brand new summoner Alina who refuses to fit into any of his expectations. Them clashing and still ultimately finding belonging in each other is hot.

Treats: I'm also very happy with just a fluffy scenario! AUs are cool too, but I'd prefer some kind of supernatural or other element.

(Character bashing dnw is lightly waived for this one, for anyone except Genya. Poor girl has been through enough.)

The Grisha Trilogy (Alina/Aleksander):
Everything from the TV series sign up also applies here, more or less. As far as differences between show and book requests, I do really enjoy both versions of the ship. I liked that the show made Alina a little more active vs passive, and I loved JML's performance enough that she's definitely how I envision the character. I'm more flexible with the Darkling; both the softer show version and darker book version are very fun to read.

I also absolutely enjoy both cold and calculating and unhinged book Darkling and how that clashes with him needing Alina and having genuine and unexpected feelings for her. I like them being messy but still always coming back to each other.

I think the books also leave more open for weirdness in Grisha culture as opposed to Ravka at large, and I'm interested in exploring that, especially in a Trick-related way

Fallout (Cooper/Lucy):
Extreme grumpy/sunshine, they are so much fun. I really enjoy Cooper being turned on by Lucy increasingly taking charge/drawing blood through the Wasteland, and also Lucy learning some things about herself from the way Cooper treats her. And then also eventually finding comfort/understanding in each other despite literally everything. They're so messed up and I love them.

Tricks: feel like this is almost a given for this canon, especially for a couple that's into trading body parts and tying each other up. Anything with either/both of them being under threat and the other having to deal with that is great, or bringing the occult in, or using that aspect in an AU

Treats: anything where they can just catch a break is very good!! I don't want a totally mundane au, but modern/period with weirdness definitely works

Hades (Hades/Persephone):
Hades 2 is in early access and I'm still obsessed with these two. I have not played the sequel yet; I think I'm going to wait for the full release, but I know the general plot. The games as a whole are gorgeous and I loved their take on the mythos. And of course I cannot resist a estranged-but-fated pairing. Mostly I just loved these characters; Hades/Persephone is one of the pairings I love anyway, but these two really grabbed me. Grumpy/Sunshine is always a fun trope, especially when pushed to extremes, along with Hades only being soft for his sunshine wife. 

This could be taken in a Trick or a Treat direction, but I really like the idea of the underworld having radically different cultural standards than Olympus or the mortal world. Persephone going through an abrupt adjustment (and eventually finding out she likes this a lot) is excellent. 

Trick: diving into the more occult aspects of the Underworld (especially now that Hades 2 is expanding those, though again, haven't played yet) would be very cool. The Underworld has plenty of Trick potential in general, so any direction is great

Treat: these two have been through so much, I feel like I keep saying this, but any domestic happiness is fantastic (before the games or with either of their kids, all welcome)

Also, size difference, in case I haven't said that enough already. I feel like the amount of size difference is underappreciated for these two.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom (Zelgan):
Full disclosure here, I haven't actually played the games myself. I've watched playthroughs, most of my friends and family have played and talked about it, but I have a hard time putting down games instead of pushing through to an end, which isn't a great trait for games people are putting 300+ hours into. Between fic, tumblr, and twitch, I'm pretty familiar with them though, and spoilers are only a concern for people who, unlike me, aren't consistently five-ish years behind on pop culture.

Fated rivals is such a horny concept, thank you Nintendo. Like you're going to keep coming back and fighting over the fate of the world, obviously eventually fucking it out has to be considered. Plus size kink/nonhuman, that's all my ship requirements covered. Also, what were they doing for all that time? Lot of leeway here but I'm happy with all of it, taking it in either Trick or Treat direction.

Star Wars: The Acolyte (Osha/The Stranger):
Disney briefly had the courage to do horny dark side enemies to lovers so of course they cancelled it. Cowards.

Trick: Dark! Side! Weirdness! anything in this vein would be awesome

Treat: any fluff or smut are v welcome

Original M/F (multiple):
This is sort of my catch-all request for any of the tags I saw and would like to read. It feels like the relationship tags are prompts onto themselves, and I'm not sure I have a lot to add in that respect, but feel free to use any of the tags from my other requests as inspiration as well (or vice versa).

With dub con dynamics, I don't want the entire fic not be full on violent/painful rape. I'm more interested in the MC finding out they're into it (possibly against their will) or being (willingly or unwillingly) seduced into it. I prefer the MC to end up getting something out of it, even if they don't want to. I like my dubious dynamics, but I still want some kind of 'happy' ending for the MC, even (especially) if it's not relationship-therapist-approved.

For tags with unspecified pairings, I'm pretty flexible on involved characters' genders, I just prefer a F-identifying character as central. I'm not very interested in solely or primarily M/M content, but happy to have it as part of a story with at least one woman involved. 

(Also, these tags can be used in general as inspo for other requests are well.)

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I hope I've given you something to be inspired by, but please let me know if you need more or want to lean in a different direction. I'm really looking forward to reading whatever you write!

Briar

 Dear Author,

Very excited to see this exchange back again this year!

You can find me here, as briarlily and thewayofthetrashcompactor on ao3, briartrash on twitter, briarlily as my main on tumblr (with several fandom specific sideblogs linked on desktop)(anon should be open), and thelastjedi on pillowfort. Feel free to also look at previous exchange letters, my tastes have not changed very much.

General Notes:

Treats are welcome!

General likes: snark/banter, monsters, fairy tales, angst that gets better, pining, badass couples, competence kink, happy endings of all sorts

AUs: I'm happy with the canon universes for my requests, but I also enjoy lots of aus, feel free to go whichever direction the muse takes you! For modern aus I especially enjoy those with additional flair (soulmates, magic, monsters, etc) rather than mundane aus, but it's not a strict DNW.

General kink likes: dirty talk, size kink, any variations on multiple penetration and/or object insertion, monsters, piercings, power dynamics, orgasm control, breast/pussy impact play, exhibitionism/public play, 

Kink DNWs: My kink limits are generally the opt-in type: mutilation, vore, waste play, etc.  I like consent play in general and dub con is good, particularly for tropes that have inherently questionable consent dynamics (a/b/o, sex pollen, fuck or die, specific original work tags, etc), but I'd like it to be more along the lines of the victim feeling pleasure against their will. I'm not interested in explicitly violence-only rape. I'd still like some kind of mutual feelings, even if deeply unhealthy.

For tags with an implied dom/sub dynamic, I still prefer the ship to be pushing at each other in some way. Mostly, I don't want the sub to be completely mind wiped or otherwise devoid of personality.  (I do enjoy intimidating mean dom obsessed with their sub and their pleasure.)

Minor/picky DNWs: while blowjobs are cool as part of a fic/scene, I prefer that not be the entirety. Also, I'm extremely picky about pegging dynamics/scenes, so that's a strong 'do not prefer'.

DNWs:
Triggers: self-harm, suicide
Squicks: guro or permanent mutilation during sex, water sports or related wasteplay, vore, vomit, detailed gore, underage under 16
Do Not Wants: tragic endings, permanent main ship character deaths, ending with unreciprocated main ship feelings, excessive character bashing, smut with only pegging/blowjobs, both characters as high school students aus, 2nd person POV

Request specific notes: (requests on ao3 are in order I found them in the tagset, reordered a few here to group things like the various grishaverse request next to each other)

Shadow and Bone (TV) (Darklina, virgin Alina):
In a better world, they were endgame. My philosophy towards this canon is scraping it for good parts, which includes this ancient being being very jaded to the world and unused to true personal intimacy finding a new creature just like him but still so comparatively new to the world and how that dynamic plays out. I am very much 'The Darkling Was Right', because someone needed to actually do something.

I really enjoy the power dynamics in their relationship, which I think shows up in a bunch of the tags I went with. Use of their powers during sex, especially sex opening Alina further to her powers, some consent play, all good here. I just enjoy Grisha General Aleksander, with his centuries of plans to try to raise his people up, ending up reliant on brand new summoner Alina who refuses to fit into any of his expectations. Them clashing and still ultimately finding belonging in each other is hot.

I'm also very happy with just a fluffy scenario! AUs are cool too, but I'd prefer some kind of supernatural or other element.

(Character bashing dnw is lightly waived for this one, for anyone except Genya. Poor girl has been through enough.)

The Grisha Trilogy (Darklina):
Everything from the TV series sign up also applies here, more or less. As far as differences between show and book requests, I do really enjoy both versions of the ship. I liked that the show made Alina a little more active vs passive, and I loved JML's performance enough that she's definitely how I envision the character. I'm more flexible with the Darkling; both the softer show version and darker book version are very fun to read.

I also absolutely enjoy both cold and calculating and unhinged book Darkling and how that clashes with him needing Alina and having genuine and unexpected feelings for her. I like them being messy but still always coming back to each other.

Virgin Alina:
A few different very good ways this can go that can also overlap: the Darkling doing his best to manipulate Alina while also developing genuine feelings for her, even if their ideas of the best path for her don't necessarily align with her own, and also Alina opening herself up to her powers and more experiences and everything that comes with that. There's already plenty of undercurrents to their interactions in canon, and it's fun seeing that expanded through smut. 

Virgin Darkling:
This is the one request I'd like to stick closest to canon, because I like it with specific tags: either first time after being resurrected or first time having loving (much to his shock) sex with Alina. Darklina reuniting and resolving some things post-series is something I enjoy in general, and the Darkling's first time in his new body is a very fun idea. Earlier in the timeline though, I can definitely see the Darkling use sex/his body as leverage or a way to navigate through a court and country that wants to kill him, and I'd definitely be interested in seeing how that interacts with his first time having sex he really wants to have with Alina. 

Labyrinth (Sarah/Jareth, Virgin Sarah):
So many thoughts about the expression of Sarah's teenage sexual fantasies coming back to fulfill them as an adult. I'd prefer canon/post-canon/canon divergent for this one; I'm not very interested in explicit sexual content while Sarah went through the maze the first time. Anything about Jareth returning to her later, or Sarah calling on him again, or any kind of deal or contest between them, is extremely welcome. I'm also very very interested in expanding on Jareth's lack of humanity in canon and seeing that explored in fic, either as part of a larger society or with him as a unique feature in his world. 

Hades (Hades/Persephone, both virgins):
Hades 2 is in early access and I'm still obsessed with these two. I have not played the sequel yet; I think I'm going to wait for the full release, but I know the general plot. The games as a whole are gorgeous and I loved their take on the mythos. And of course I cannot resist a estranged-but-fated pairing. Mostly I just loved these characters; Hades/Persephone is one of the pairings I love anyway, but these two really grabbed me. Grumpy/Sunshine is always a fun trope, especially when pushed to extremes, along with Hades only being soft for his sunshine wife. 

This has been explored in a few other adaptations of Hades/Persephone myths, but I really like the idea of the underworld having radically different cultural standards than Olympus or the mortal world (especially with regards to sexual mores for the purpose of this exchange). Persephone going through an abrupt adjustment (and finding out she likes this a lot) is excellent. 

Also, size difference, in case I haven't said that enough already. I feel like the amount of size difference is underappreciated for these two. 

Ancient Greek Mythology (Hades/Persephone, both virgins, Virgin Persephone):
Interests here are definitely related to the above, but there's so many variations on the myths and different interpretations. Besides the Hades game, some of my favorites are the Hadestown musical and Rachel Alexander's Receiver of Many series, but I'm always open to reading another take on these characters and their myths. However they get there, I really like Persephone finding her own power/place to be secure in and her and Hades eventual devotion to each other. I'm cool with more dub con takes on their initial meeting but a softer version is good too. 

Beauty and the Beast (Belle/Beast, Virgin Belle):
A monster and size difference, what's not to like? I really like the tags that take advantage of his beast form and have their first time while he's still furry, but a post-transformation inspired first time is good too. In the latter scenario though, I would still like those non-human tendencies to come through.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom (Zelgan):
Full disclosure here, I haven't actually played the games myself. I've watched playthroughs, most of my friends and family have played and talked about it, but I have a hard time putting down games instead of pushing through to an end, which isn't a great trait for games people are putting 300+ hours into. Between fic, tumblr, and twitch, I'm pretty familiar with them though, and spoilers are only a concern for people who, unlike me, aren't consistently five-ish years behind on pop culture.

Fated rivals is such a horny concept, thank you Nintendo. Like you're going to keep coming back and fighting over the fate of the world, obviously eventually fucking it out has to be considered. Plus size kink/nonhuman, that's all my ship requirements covered. Also, what were they doing for all that time? Lot of leeway here but I'm happy with all of it.

Original M/F (multiple):
This is sort of my catch-all request for any of the tags I saw and would like to read. It feels like the relationship tags are prompts onto themselves, and I'm not sure I have a lot to add in that respect, but feel free to use any of the tags from my other requests as inspiration as well (or vice versa).

For relationship tags with the implication of multiple partners/gangbang, I still prefer there be some central relationship or protector(s). I like my dubious dynamics, but I still want some kind of 'happy' ending for the MC, even (especially) if it's not relationship-therapist-approved.

With dub con dynamics, I don't want the entire fic not be full on violent/painful rape. I'm more interested in the MC finding out they're into it (possibly against their will) or being (willingly or unwillingly) seduced into it. I prefer the MC to end up getting something out of it, even if they don't want to. 

For tags with unspecified pairings, I'm pretty flexible on involved characters' genders, I just prefer a F-identifying character as central. I'm not very interested in solely or primarily M/M content, but happy to have it as part of a story with at least one woman involved. 

(Also, these tags can be used in general as inspo for other requests are well. I definitely did some pruning to get tags down to the top 20 for each ship. There's a spreadsheet.)
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I hope I've given you something to be inspired by, but please let me know if you need more or want to lean in a different direction. I'm really looking forward to reading whatever you write!

Briar

Dear Creator,

Very excited for this exchange! It's one I've started looking forward to coming back each year, and honestly, I go back to the tag set as inspiration for non-exchange smut.

You can find me here, as briarlily and thewayofthetrashcompactor on ao3, briartrash on twitter, briarlily on bluesky, discord, and as my main on tumblr (with several fandom specific sideblogs linked on desktop)(anon should be open), and thelastjedi on pillowfort.

General Notes:

Treats are welcome!

General likes: snark/banter, monsters, fairy tales, angst that gets better, pining, badass couples, competence kink, happy endings of all sorts

AUs: I'm happy with the canon universes for my requests, but I also enjoy lots of aus, feel free to go whichever direction the muse takes you! For modern aus I especially enjoy those with additional flair (soulmates, magic, monsters, etc) rather than mundane aus, but it's not a strict DNW.

General kink likes: dirty talk, size kink, any variations on multiple penetration and/or object insertion, same for sex pollen or fuck or die scenarios (as long as it results in confirmed feelings), monsters, piercings, power dynamics, orgasm control, breast/pussy impact play, exhibitionism/public play

Kink DNWs: My kink limits are generally the opt-in type: mutilation, vore, waste play, etc. I have some non con tags included in my requests for this exchange, but I'm not interested in explicit violence-only rape. I like consent play in general, and, for the dub/non con elements, I'd like it to be more along the lines of the victim feeling pleasure against their will. I'd still like some kind of mutual feelings, even if deeply unhealthy.

For tags with an implied dom/sub dynamic, I still prefer the ship to be pushing at each other in some way. Mostly, I don't want the sub to be completely mind wiped or otherwise devoid of personality.  (I do love intimidating mean dom obsessed with their sub and their pleasure.)

Minor/picky DNWs: while blowjobs are cool as part of a fic/scene, I prefer that not be the entirety. also, I'm extremely picky about pegging dynamics/scenes, so that's a strong 'do not prefer'.

DNWs:
Triggers: self-harm, suicide
Squicks: guro or permanent mutilation during sex, water sports or related wasteplay, vore, vomit, detailed gore, underage under 16
Do Not Wants: tragic endings, permanent main ship character deaths, excessive character bashing, both characters as high school students aus, 2nd person POV

Request specific notes:
Star Wars Cinematic Universe (Ben/Rey):
This was the ship that got me writing kink, so I'm open to anything for them, other than DNWs. I'd love anything with monsters, inappropriate use of lightsabers, or claiming scenarios, but I really just love them exploring their dynamic outside family friendly movies.

Shadow and Bone (TV) (Alina/Aleksander):
In a better, more consistent world, they were endgame. Power dynamics, use of their powers during sex, some consent play, all good here. I don't have any specific prompts, but I'm v happy with anything from the kink tags in my request. (Character bashing dnw is lightly waived for this one, for anyone except Genya. Poor girl has been through enough.)

The Grisha Trilogy (Alina/Aleksander):
Everything from the TV series sign up also applies here, I just enjoy both aspects of their characterization.

Labyrinth (Sarah/Jareth):
These two were the first time I published fic for a fandom, which probably says too much about me. So many thoughts about the expression of Sarah's teenage sexual fantasies coming back to fulfill them as an adult. I'd prefer canon/post-canon/canon divergent for this one; I'm not very interested in explicit sexual content while Sarah went through the maze the first time. Anything about Jareth returning to her later, or Sarah calling on him again, or any kind of deal or contest between them, is extremely welcome.

Tortall (Numair/Daine):
For these two, I very much enjoy Numair having this whole guilt complex and deep-seated noble reasons not to give into his attraction to Daine, whereas Daine is very straightforward about her interest, once she figures it out (though that may take her some time). I am all about the contrast between Daine's standards of modesty coming from her animal friends vs Numair's court background. Daine deserves Numair giving her orgasms when and where she wants them (and he will absolutely enjoy it too).

Hades (Hades/Persephone):
I came to this game late and I'm still obsessed. It's gorgeous and I loved their take on the mythos. And of course I cannot resist a estranged-but-fated pairing. Mostly I just loved these characters; Hades/Persephone is one of the pairings I love anyway, but these two really grabbed me. Grumpy/Sunshine is always a fun trope, especially when pushed to extremes.

This has been explored in a few other adaptations of Hades/Persephone myths, but I really like the idea of the underworld having radically different cultural standards than Olympus or the mortal world (especially with regards to sexual mores for the purpose of this exchange). Persephone going through an abrupt adjustment (and finding out she likes this a lot) is excellent. Truly, any story about becoming an adult can also be used as an introduction for kink; tropes are great like that.

Also, size difference, in case I haven't said that enough already. I feel like the amount of size difference is underappreciated for these two. 

Original M/F (multiple):
This is sort of my catch-all request for any of the tags I saw and would really like to read. There's two sort of categories the requests here fall into: power dynamics and monsters. It feels like the relationship tags are prompts onto themselves, and I'm not sure I have a lot to add in that respect, but feel free to use any of the tags from my other requests as inspiration as well. 

For relationship tags with the implication of multiple partners/gangbang, I still prefer there be some central relationship or protector(s). I like my dubious dynamics, but I still want some kind of 'happy' ending for the MC, even (especially) if it's not relationship-therapist-approved.

I've checked off the rape/non con tag here, but I'd prefer the entire fic not be full on violent/painful rape. For the dubious consent relationships, I'm more interested in the MC finding out they're into it (possibly against their will) or being (willingly or unwillingly) seduced into it. I just prefer the MC to end up getting something out of it, even if they don't want to. 

These are in the M/F category because that's where the ship tags I was interested in were, but I'm more than okay with non-M/F involvement. My preference is just an F-identifying character as central. 

(Also, these tags can be used in general as inspo for other requests are well. I definitely did some pruning to get tags down to the top 20 for each ship. There's a spreadsheet.)

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I hope I've given you something to be inspired by, but please let me know if you need more or want to lean in a different direction. I'm really looking forward to reading whatever you write!

Briar