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Pinch Hit #5 - Something Dark and Holy Series, The Serpent Gates, Red Devil and Heroine Su, Archivist Wasp Series


Request 1 by ellida
Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan
WB: Vasiliev's Book of Saints (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), WB: The Books of Innokentiy (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), WB: Lives of Historical Saints (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), WB: Kalyazi Church Ritual and Liturgy, WB: Codex of the Divine (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Onumitsa (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Original Character(s) (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Marzenya (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Any or No Characters (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Any Kalyazi Saint(s) (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Alena (Something Dark and Holy Series - Emily A. Duncan), Fanfiction, In-Universe Meta

I am completely enchanted with Kalyazi religion in this series--the little glimpses we get are so tantalizing, and I want to know more! My absolute favorite parts of the books are the little snippets from in-universe texts (Codex of the Divine, The Books of Innokentiy, Vasiliev's Book of Saints) that open each chapter, and I would love to read more of any of those books! (Or some in-universe commentary on those books from a snarky historian, a religious leader, a saint/cleric, or any other character whose thoughts you want to show me!)

I am also very, very interested in the little glimpses we get of the saints' relationships with their particular patron god(s), and I'd love to see any of the historical saint stories from the snippets fleshed out! If you'd like more specific prompts, I'd especially love to hear the story of Svoyatova Valeriya Zolotova (her Vasiliev's Book of Saints entry reads, "A cleric of Onumitsa, she drowned in a flood sent by her goddess to wipe out the ancient city of Tokvoloshnik") or Svoyatova Viktoria Kholodova (whose entry is, "When Svoyatova Viktoria Kholodova was killed, a pomegranate tree burst forth from where her body fell"), but I will eat up anything about any saints and/or their patrons.

And finally, I am fascinated by ritual and liturgy in general, and I'd love to see what that looks like during ordinary Kalyazi worship (as opposed to Katia's ancient blood rites)!

DNW: Non-canonical sexual assault or incest; sexually explicit stories (I'd rather keep the focus on the worldbuilding in this exchange); focus on Malachiasz, Serafin, Kacper, Ostyia, or other Tranavian characters; focus on the end of Ruthless Gods

Letter: http://liyana.dreamwidth.org/2250.html


Request 2 by ellida
The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood
WB: Qarsazhi Religious Texts (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), WB: Qarsazhi Mythology and Theology (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), WB: Qarsazhi Magic School (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), WB: Qarsazhi Literature (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), WB: Qarsazhi Inquisition (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Zinandour (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Qanwa Zhiyouri (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Qanwa Shuthmili (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Original Character(s) (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Any Qarsazhi God (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Any or No Characters (The Serpent Gates - A. K. Larkwood), Fanfiction, In-Universe Meta

I found the Qarsazhi really interesting, and I'd love to learn more about them from an insider's perspective! Give me some internal Inquisition interpersonal drama (starring Zhiyouri if you want or completely original characters) or memos or regulations! Tell me all about Qarsazhi magic school, whether that's through a general exploration, a curriculum, or a magic school story about a young Qarsazhi mage (either young!Shuthmili or an original character)! What is a Qarsazhi mage's relationship with Zinandour like?

I'm also really intrigued by the Qarsazhi religion and the little hints we get about it. Who are the other seven gods not mentioned in the text? What are Qarsazhi myths like? What is Qarsazhi religious worship like? What do their religious texts look like? Based on some of the section heading snippets, it seems like the Qarsazhi go in for epic poetry--what's that like?

DNW: Non-canonical sexual assault or incest; sexually explicit stories (I'd rather keep the focus on the worldbuilding in this exchange)

Letter: http://liyana.dreamwidth.org/2250.html


Request 3 by ellida
红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)
WB: Conspiracies and Intrigue (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), WB: Cosmic Conflict (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), WB: Heroism and Villainy (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), WB: Politics (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), Red Devil (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), Heroine Su (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), Original Character(s) (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), Any or No Characters (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), Any People of Justice (红魔女与苏女侠 | Red Devil and Heroine Su (Short Film)), Fanfiction, In-Universe Meta

Complete film can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKvXYok-fWI

I am completely fascinated by every aspect of this world and want to know more about everything! What does it mean to be a devil or a heroine in this society, and how does someone become one? Are the Red Devil and Heroine Su on opposite sides of a cosmic conflict, or a temporal one, or both? Who are the People of Justice, what is their role, and what are the political implications of Heroine Su working with them or against them? What larger agendas are at play in this world? What are the Red Devil and Heroine Su's ultimate goals? Is one (or both) of them part of a larger conspiracy? What are the levers of power in this society?

DNW: Non-canonical sexual assault or incest; sexually explicit stories (I'd rather keep the focus on the worldbuilding in this exchange)

Letter: http://liyana.dreamwidth.org/2250.html


Request 4 by ellida
Archivist Wasp Series - Nicole Kornher-Stace
WB: Archivist Journals (Archivist Wasp Series - Nicole Kornher-Stace), Any or No Characters (Archivist Wasp Series - Nicole Kornher-Stace), Original Character(s) (Archivist Wasp Series - Nicole Kornher-Stace), Wasp | Isabel (Archivist Wasp Series - Nicole Kornher-Stace), Fanfiction, In-Universe Meta

I've always been curious about the archivist journals Wasp consults and keeps at the beginning of Archivist Wasp! What kinds of things has Wasp written in them? What kinds of things have past Archivists written? What does their knowledge of ghosts look like? Do the Archivists ever write personal entries or notes to future Archivists, or are they strictly business? What is it like to keep a journal for an unknown successor who will have killed you by the time they read it? Do they ever leave notes for future Archivists or annotate/comment on past Archivists' entries?

DNW: Non-canonical sexual assault or incest; sexually explicit stories (I'd rather keep the focus on the worldbuilding in this exchange); spoilers for any of the Archivist Wasp Patreon content (I haven't read it yet)

Letter: http://liyana.dreamwidth.org/2250.html

Pinch Hit #9 - American Gods (TV), Marianne Trilogy, Witchblade (TV)


Request 1 by Miss_M
American Gods (TV)
WB: sex rituals (American Gods TV), WB: resurrection rituals (American Gods TV), WB: other magical properties of the lucky coin (American Gods TV), WB: other death/chthonic gods (American Gods TV), WB: Magical bargains and oaths (American Gods TV), Laura Moon (American Gods TV), Mad Sweeney (American Gods TV), Fanfiction

If the WB tags don't spark your imagination, check out prompts here.

Canon-specific DNWs: Laura as Essie or Sweeney’s wife’s reincarnation/descendant or lots of comparing her to them, Sweeney staying dead, any S3 spoilers.

Exception to blanket DNW: describing the physical decay of the undead is fine!

General likes:
-worldbuilding (surprise! :-)
-pre-canon, canon, post-canon, canon-divergent, and missing-scene stories
-character-driven and plot-driven stories
-fics which mix humor and angst/serious business
-characters at work and play
-group dynamics, family dynamics (incl. constructed families), professional partnerships, friendships, alliances, rivalries, intimate couples, UST-ridden couples who are not just UST-ridden but connected in other ways too
-irony, snark, humor, angst
-linear, non-linear, and 5+1 stories
-hopeful endings, happy endings, bittersweet endings, “everything is awful but you’re here and maybe I don’t entirely hate that” endings
-characters who are always and unapologetically themselves
-competent characters

Shippy and smutty likes:
-(where it fits the characters) banter
-competitiveness or antagonism shading into attraction (this tension need not be resolved)
-”oh god why did it have to be you what did I do to deserve this“
-”come here and say it to my face/do that again/kiss me, you motherfucker”
-bickering yet loving couples
-characters who are serious about their romantic interests
-characters who think they are much better at flirtation than they actually are
-characters forced to work together only to prove much more compatible than they initially assumed
-I don’t know how better to phrase this than: smut which fits the characters; how does their canon dynamics spill over into hubba hubba stuff?
-sexual scenarios that subvert expectations a little and surprise the characters themselves
-sexual scenarios that contain an element of competition or antagonism
-“this is a bad idea but we’re going for it hammer and tongs”
-not wanting to admit feelings or show vulnerability except oops it happens anyway, whether the characters acknowledge it or not
-characters getting way more into the sex or being more affected by it than they thought they would
-quick and intense sex, slow and intense sex, rough yet willing sex (when it fits the characters), unexpectedly emotional and/or tender sex
-masturbation while thinking of the other half of the ship (or not wanting to think about them only oops there they are in the fantasy!)
-first time sex
-established relationship, we-know-each-other-so-well sex
-”we’ve both wanted this and now we both know it so here we go diving in headfirst” sex
-oral, vaginal, anal incl. pegging, manual (ifyouknowwhatImean) – all is good. You can go as veiled or as explicit as you like, but please avoid excessive medical jargon – I don’t find a lot of mention of “penis” or “clit” sexy.

Ship/smut DNWs:
MPREG, A/B/O, knotting
D/s, formalized BDSM, painful sex, hard kinks (holding someone down playfully, hair pulling and such like, the odd spank are a-OK)
scat, watersports
knife/gun/blood play
incest
deaging/infantilization, mommy/daddy kink
under-16yos in sexual situations
humiliation
body distortion/horror (feeding/weight kink, come inflation, vore, etc.)
unrequested ships/pairings
soulmates and soul marks
pregnancy and children (can be mentioned if canon, just don’t make the whole fic about them)
wedding setting/theme
secondary characters shipping the main pair like it’s their job
xeno, tentacles, bestiality
noncon/dubcon

Other DNWs:
torture and abuse (this and noncon/dubcon can be mentioned, but please don’t dwell on it in loving detail or subject any of my requested characters to it)
descriptions of vomit, shit, and piss (”He pissed up against a tree” and the like is fine), toilet humor
lots of gore/blood (mention it, yes; lovingly describe it, no), cannibalism, serious illness or injury
character bashing
genderswap/genderbent characters, characters as kids/young teens
issuefic, gender/sexuality/race/ethnicity/religion/ability/identity headcanons
death of requested characters
hopeless, unrelenting gloom/angst/horror
RL holiday setting/theme, RL religions as a major theme (invented fictional holidays and rituals are fine)
reference to RL current events
1st and 2nd person POV
unrequested crossovers or fusions
AUs which have nothing to do with canon
fic written in lapslock


Request 2 by Miss_M
The Marianne Trilogy - Sheri S. Tepper
WB: other fields on Cattermune's boardgame (The Marianne Trilogy), WB: Cave of Light (The Marianne Trilogy), WB: Alphenlicht and Lubovosk (The Marianne Trilogy), Any or No Characters (The Marianne Trilogy), Marianne Zahmani (The Marianne Trilogy), Therat (The Marianne Trilogy), Makr Avehl Zahmani (The Marianne Trilogy), Aghrehond (The Marianne Trilogy), Fanfiction, In-Universe Meta

If the WB tags don't spark your imagination, check out prompts here.

Canon-specific DNWs: Harvey or Madame Delubovoska appearing in the fic (you may mention them); focusing on Marianne’s pregnancy or on her and Makr Avehl’s daughter; anything over M rating for sex.

General likes:
-worldbuilding (surprise! :-)
-pre-canon, canon, post-canon, canon-divergent, and missing-scene stories
-character-driven and plot-driven stories
-fics which mix humor and angst/serious business
-characters at work and play
-group dynamics, family dynamics (incl. constructed families), professional partnerships, friendships, alliances, rivalries, intimate couples, UST-ridden couples who are not just UST-ridden but connected in other ways too
-irony, snark, humor, angst
-linear, non-linear, and 5+1 stories
-hopeful endings, happy endings, bittersweet endings, “everything is awful but you’re here and maybe I don’t entirely hate that” endings
-characters who are always and unapologetically themselves
-competent characters

Shippy and smutty likes:
-(where it fits the characters) banter
-competitiveness or antagonism shading into attraction (this tension need not be resolved)
-”oh god why did it have to be you what did I do to deserve this“
-”come here and say it to my face/do that again/kiss me, you motherfucker”
-bickering yet loving couples
-characters who are serious about their romantic interests
-characters who think they are much better at flirtation than they actually are
-characters forced to work together only to prove much more compatible than they initially assumed
-fics which mix an exploration of characters’ professional and everyday lives with shipping
-I don’t know how better to phrase this than: smut which fits the characters; how does their canon dynamics spill over into hubba hubba stuff?
-sexual scenarios that subvert expectations a little and surprise the characters themselves
-sexual scenarios that contain an element of competition or antagonism
-“this is a bad idea but we’re going for it hammer and tongs”
-not wanting to admit feelings or show vulnerability except oops it happens anyway, whether the characters acknowledge it or not
-characters getting way more into the sex or being more affected by it than they thought they would
-quick and intense sex, slow and intense sex, rough yet willing sex (when it fits the characters), unexpectedly emotional and/or tender sex
-masturbation while thinking of the other half of the ship (or not wanting to think about them only oops there they are in the fantasy!)
-first time sex
-established relationship, we-know-each-other-so-well sex
-”we’ve both wanted this and now we both know it so here we go diving in headfirst” sex

Ship/smut DNWs:
MPREG, A/B/O, knotting
D/s, formalized BDSM, painful sex, hard kinks (holding someone down playfully, hair pulling and such like, the odd spank are a-OK)
scat, watersports
knife/gun/blood play
incest
deaging/infantilization, mommy/daddy kink
under-16yos in sexual situations
humiliation
body distortion/horror (feeding/weight kink, come inflation, vore, etc.)
unrequested ships/pairings
soulmates and soul marks
pregnancy and children (can be mentioned if canon, just don’t make the whole fic about them)
wedding setting/theme
secondary characters shipping the main pair like it’s their job
xeno, tentacles, bestiality
noncon/dubcon

Other DNWs:
torture and abuse (this and noncon/dubcon can be mentioned, but please don’t dwell on it in loving detail or subject any of my requested characters to it)
descriptions of vomit, shit, and piss (”He pissed up against a tree” and the like is fine), toilet humor
lots of gore/blood (mention it, yes; lovingly describe it, no), cannibalism, serious illness or injury
character bashing
genderswap/genderbent characters, characters as kids/young teens
issuefic, gender/sexuality/race/ethnicity/religion/ability/identity headcanons
death of requested characters
hopeless, unrelenting gloom/angst/horror
RL holiday setting/theme, RL religions as a major theme (invented fictional holidays and rituals are fine)
reference to RL current events
1st and 2nd person POV
unrequested crossovers or fusions
AUs which have nothing to do with canon
fic written in lapslock


Request 3 by Miss_M
Witchblade (TV)
WB: the witchblade's effect on wearer's body and/or psyche (Witchblade TV), WB: other magical properties of the witchblade (Witchblade TV), WB: how the witchblade chooses or rejects its wearer (Witchblade TV), WB: gender of the wearer and the witchblade (Witchblade TV), Sara Pezzini (Witchblade TV), Danny Woo (Witchblade TV), Fanfiction

If the WB tags don't spark your imagination, check out prompts here.

Canon-specific DNWs: Irons and any version of Nottingham appearing (you can mention them if you need to).

Exception to blanket DNW: dubcon is fine.

General likes:
-worldbuilding (surprise! :-)
-pre-canon, canon, post-canon, canon-divergent, and missing-scene stories
-character-driven and plot-driven stories
-fics which mix humor and angst/serious business
-characters at work and play
-group dynamics, family dynamics (incl. constructed families), professional partnerships, friendships, alliances, rivalries, intimate couples, UST-ridden couples who are not just UST-ridden but connected in other ways too
-irony, snark, humor, angst
-linear, non-linear, and 5+1 stories
-hopeful endings, happy endings, bittersweet endings, “everything is awful but you’re here and maybe I don’t entirely hate that” endings
-characters who are always and unapologetically themselves
-competent characters

Shippy and smutty likes:
-(where it fits the characters) banter
-competitiveness or antagonism shading into attraction (this tension need not be resolved)
-”oh god why did it have to be you what did I do to deserve this“
-”come here and say it to my face/do that again/kiss me, you motherfucker”
-bickering yet loving couples
-characters who are serious about their romantic interests
-characters who think they are much better at flirtation than they actually are
-characters forced to work together only to prove much more compatible than they initially assumed
-fics which mix an exploration of characters’ professional and everyday lives with shipping
-I don’t know how better to phrase this than: smut which fits the characters; how does their canon dynamics spill over into hubba hubba stuff?
-sexual scenarios that subvert expectations a little and surprise the characters themselves
-sexual scenarios that contain an element of competition or antagonism
-“this is a bad idea but we’re going for it hammer and tongs”
-not wanting to admit feelings or show vulnerability except oops it happens anyway, whether the characters acknowledge it or not
-characters getting way more into the sex or being more affected by it than they thought they would
-quick and intense sex, slow and intense sex, rough yet willing sex (when it fits the characters), unexpectedly emotional and/or tender sex
-masturbation while thinking of the other half of the ship (or not wanting to think about them only oops there they are in the fantasy!)
-first time sex
-established relationship, we-know-each-other-so-well sex
-”we’ve both wanted this and now we both know it so here we go diving in headfirst” sex
-oral, vaginal, anal incl. pegging, manual (ifyouknowwhatImean) – all is good. You can go as veiled or as explicit as you like, but please avoid excessive medical jargon – I don’t find a lot of mention of “penis” or “clit” sexy.

Ship/smut DNWs:
MPREG, A/B/O, knotting
D/s, formalized BDSM, painful sex, hard kinks (holding someone down playfully, hair pulling and such like, the odd spank are a-OK)
scat, watersports
knife/gun/blood play
incest
deaging/infantilization, mommy/daddy kink
under-16yos in sexual situations
humiliation
body distortion/horror (feeding/weight kink, come inflation, vore, etc.)
unrequested ships/pairings
soulmates and soul marks
pregnancy and children (can be mentioned if canon, just don’t make the whole fic about them)
wedding setting/theme
secondary characters shipping the main pair like it’s their job
xeno, tentacles, bestiality
noncon/dubcon

Other DNWs:
torture and abuse (this and noncon/dubcon can be mentioned, but please don’t dwell on it in loving detail or subject any of my requested characters to it)
descriptions of vomit, shit, and piss (”He pissed up against a tree” and the like is fine), toilet humor
lots of gore/blood (mention it, yes; lovingly describe it, no), cannibalism, serious illness or injury
character bashing
genderswap/genderbent characters, characters as kids/young teens
issuefic, gender/sexuality/race/ethnicity/religion/ability/identity headcanons
death of requested characters
hopeless, unrelenting gloom/angst/horror
RL holiday setting/theme, RL religions as a major theme (invented fictional holidays and rituals are fine)
reference to RL current events
1st and 2nd person POV
unrequested crossovers or fusions
AUs which have nothing to do with canon
fic written in lapslock