Chocobox 2020 Letter!

[otqps]

thank you so much for taking a peek at this and for any interest that you end up with!! 

i figure it's prudent to start with some more general information first, so: 

dislikes;

casual sexism, like a character being embarrassed about their crush and saying they're "acting like a teenage girl", making it seem like that's a bad thing, etc.

homophobia being present, i prefer it to be handwaved away in most cases, unless you'd like to tackle it seriously! i do think dealing with a character's internalized homophobia or perhaps homophobia from their family and whatnot can be interesting, but i don't really care for just casual mentions of "oh, there's no way he could like a boy" and whatnot. 

any sort of rape, noncon or dubcon. general consent issues, like drugging or alcohol, etc.

infidelity. 

second person pov.

likes;

soulmate aus of nearly any kind intrigue me a lot! i'm a huge sucker for the ones involving words, though, whether those be the words your soulmate says to you at some point or even just a quote or something that really speaks to the relationship, maybe lyrics? those can be so profound and lovely.

non-sexual intimacy. i love anything that really explores the details of how two people have gotten close to each other, the ways they've blended into each other's lives. clothes being left at the other person's home or specifically buying snacks because they know the other person loves it, etc. are so sweet to me and can be so unique. of course, physical affection and intimacy in that sense is wonderful, too, but i love the emotional/practical displays of intimacy the most.

mutuality is big for me! i love when relationships are balanced; they don't necessarily have to express things the same way, but i love when it's clear that they feel equally about each other, and no one is wondering whether they're more invested than the other person. 

location-specific information! it's so fun for me to read a fic that's clearly set somewhere specific, especially when the author has familiarity with it, so it feels very authentic and realistic; specific stores or mentions of features of the area, things like that. 

communication. i don't really enjoy miscommunications or passive-aggression. i really like to read about people tackling issues together and deciding how to work through them. even for positive things, too! figuring out how they want their relationship to work, talking about their individual needs and wants, etc. 

and then, about nsfw... 

nsfw is fine to include! but please don't feel like you have to. more than anything i love to read about kisses and emotions; an emotional, passionate make out scene can be 10x as hot as an actual sex scene in my opinion. if you DO choose to include some nsfw, i'll be honest and say that i lean pretty much exclusively vanilla. :') i love femdom, some mild d/s and light bondage, but again, i'm really in it for the feelings. if there's a woman present, though, i strongly prefer for the focus to be on her and what she's feeling and what's being done to her. 

i'm very fond of "realistic" nsfw scenarios, where the preparation matters, safe sex is practiced, etc. consent is sexy, of course. i also enjoy sex NOT actually happening, whether they end up just talking and laughing and get distracted or one person isn't actually in the mood and they decide to just cuddle or do something else entirely. 

more intense kinks are sort of on a pairing-by-pairing basis, but i definitely always want everything to be 100% consensual and enjoyed by both parties.

for pairing-specific stuff...! 

SamaIchi:

obviously these two are so similar and that's played for laughs a lot, but i also really enjoy that they're a lot alike in terms of their circumstances and all. i think for both of them, it was probably a relief to meet someone who understood the lengths they would go to for their siblings and having to take care of a younger sibling after losing parents, etc. because of that, samaichi has always felt like a really "comfortable" ship to me? like, i feel like they can relax with each other and actually open up. plus, their sauna quiz song makes me think they're both just big nerds? i like to imagine them both on wikipedia for hours looking up random trivia lmao. so i'd love to see fic for them that's just -- softer? established relationship, ideally, with them just hanging out and leaning on each other a little. <3

GiyuuShino:

i really enjoy the contrast between the two of them! the differing ways that they'd coped from their losses, and how it's very possible that shinobu's heart is pretty closed off to romance because of the amount of anger she holds... but in a happier au, maybe she finds him endearing? giyuu awkwardly trying to court her? giyuu trying to win over kanae and kanao too? tanjrou and co. kind of nudging them together because they can tell that giyuu and shinobu really care for each other? 

ObaMitsu: 

please give these two the happy ending they deserve!! if you'd enjoy it, i think a reincarnation au sort of thing with them could be particularly touching -- obanai being so determined to confess his feelings this time... but perhaps, even though he didn't think so, mitsuri also has her memories? and her feelings never changed ;w; even though he thinks he wasn't worthy of her... 

MafuYama:

as i said on the sign-up page, i'm really just ;; so invested in the way that mafuyu slowly manages to deal with his feelings for uenoyama, moving past the guilt he might have about moving on, whether he continues to write songs about yuki, how uenoyama feels about that, etc. the development of their relationship, the way they navigate yuki's presence in mafuyu's heart, the process of getting to create new memories together... like, mafuyu took uenoyama to the water to confess to him, since that was "a good date spot" and all, that clearly mattered to him ;w; so what other things from he and yuki's relationship does he try to recreate and experience with uenoyama, too? things like that!! i'm so invested in it and how bittersweet it would be.

BernLambda:

 

lmao like i said, go wild with this one! my dislikes still apply ; ; but they definitely seem to do some pretty intense stuff, so if it strikes your fancy to write that out, "chase your bliss" as the kids say!! on the other hand, though, i'd be equally as thrilled to see some of their more tender moments. they're both traumatized from immortality and from the worlds they had to get out of, like the logic error for bern, so finding comfort and steadiness in each other could be lovely, too.