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Casefic Exchange 2025
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forsworn. I requested a fic or comic in three fandoms. Some fandoms have a lot of ships/info, others have less, but I love everything I requested and would be excited for any of it. Treats are welcome!
The things I generally appreciate in casefic are:
The process of deduction, as a reader. Playing detective, theorising about the case, putting together the clues (and red herrings), figuring out the answer.
The characters getting an opportunity to shine. Using their individual skills to overcome obstacles, trying hard and succeeding, being clever and competent (or having a hilarious fail moment - but winning in the end).
The themes of the case resonating with the characters' hopes, fears, or traumas, allowing them an opportunity to discuss, confront, and/or overcome them.
Navigation: DNWs | General Likes | Art Likes | Art DNWs | Hurt/Comfort Likes | Smut Likes
DNDHAT: Doric/Xenk | Edgin/Doric | Edgin&Holga | Edgin/Xenk | Edgin/Zia/Xenk | Kira&Xenk | Simon/Doric | Simon/Edgin | Simon/Xenk | Simon/Doric & Edgin/Xenk & Kira & Holga
Pandora: Ralen/Jax
This Means War: FDR/Tuck
DNWs:
General Likes:
Art Likes:
Art DNWs:
Hurt/Comfort Likes:
Smut Likes:
Doric/Xenk Yendar
We don't really get any focused moments between these two in the film, but Doric actually seems like the least hostile to Xenk from the beginning - ironic considering her stance on humans started as "hateful and selfish" and "just can't help but lie"... but then Xenk and his ridiculous paladin goodness are so obviously the opposite of that! If Xenk joined the party for further adventures, I like to imagine they'd become good friends, and then fall in love (maybe after mutually pining).
I love Doric's combination of a sharp tongue with her moral integrity and intense environmental concern, and how that contrasts and blends with Xenk's stern intensity, his awkward ways, and his own intense sense of justice and goodness. They're both visibly outsiders in ways the others aren't, so maybe they would have a natural understanding - or they'd bond over the angst of losing their families because of it.
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Edgin Darvis/Doric
While trying to recruit her, Edgin was definitely using all his charm (although not in a sexual way) but Doric seemed utterly immune to it. I loved the tender moment when Edgin was sitting on the rock on the beach: his little smile as she walked over, the way she gently patted his shoulder and he patted hers in return, and she smiled back. Maybe his charm would be more welcome now they have a genuine connection, or maybe she'd be the one to instigate it.
I love that Doric is so committed to doing good and looking after nature, but that she doesn't let the rules stand in her way. And she has a very sharp tongue, in contrast to Edgin's silver one. Edgin thinks of himself as a thief and a lawbreaker, and is maybe trying to pretend he doesn't enjoy doing good as much as he actually does. He uses humour and a charming mask to hide his pain, but Doric absolutely doesn't fall for it - even if she'll be soft when he finally lets himself be vulnerable. But is she prepared to be vulnerable in return?
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Edgin Darvis & Holga Kilgore
I can't tell you how excited I was to see a canon male-female relationship that will explicitly only ever be platonic, and yet is vitally important to their lives. I love how they clearly care for and respect each other, despite being so different, and how they use their different skills to achieve their goals together.
I would be happy to see a case involving the two of them set at any point from when they first meet to after the events of the film. I just want to see them bantering, working together, protecting each other, being best friends and co-parents. I love seeing little hints of affection peeking through Holga's gruffness, and I love Edgin feeling secure enough to drop his cheerful mask. But I also love them being genuinely happy and competent together - or failing in an amusing way before coming back with a successful approach.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Holga: Elk Tribe members. Halflings. The artistry of blacksmithing. Potatoes. Personal history as a marker upon the body, tattoos.
Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar
I have so many feelings about these two. I love their banter and how they spark off each other, how Edgin sees Xenk as an enemy but then grows to respect him and doesn't want him to leave, how Xenk is frustrated with Edgin's criminal tendencies but fully believes in his goodness and is determined to draw it out... Making Edgin swear on the Harper's seal, then tenderly touching his hand? In fact, all of the hand-holding, and the offers of hand-holding. I'd love to see how their relationship develops after the film, with a softer friendship blossoming into romance. (And more touching. Lots of touching. And banter.)
These two are so good for mutual pining. Maybe Xenk thinks he can't be with anyone because of his duty as a paladin, or because the Beckoning Death has left him cursed, partially undead, lacking part of his soul, etc. Maybe Edgin finds out Xenk is a virgin and assumes the guy isn't interested in sex at all. (I do headcanon Xenk as a virgin.) Or Edgin thinks Xenk's too noble and pure to want a criminal like him, or thinks Xenk wants someone more serious or more intellectual. Xenk thinking Edgin's too charming and sociable to want someone as awkward and unbending as him... I love the angsty possibilities of all this, the two of them keeping their feelings secret even as they're practically bursting with longing. Especially as both of them are so touchy-feely! They must be torturing each other.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Edgin Darvis/Zia Darvis/Xenk Yendar
I really like the idea of Edgin getting to be happy with Zia but also with Xenk, and Zia and Xenk being happy together too. So... AU where she never dies? Maybe Edgin stays a Harper and ends up working with Xenk, and they get closer, resulting in Xenk being drawn into the established marriage?
Edgin seemed a lot softer before Zia's death - and maybe less prone to hiding his feelings - and Zia seemed very sweet and understanding, and I'd love to see what kind of dynamic they develop with kind but serious Xenk. Would love to see them being domestic in the cottage at Targos, all helping to raise Kira, or - as Edgin and Holga managed to take young Kira on the road - maybe all three of them could have glorious adventures together, making the world a better place?
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Involving Zia: The strength of family bonds. Playful kindness in the face of danger. Second chances. Sucked into a Harper case. Marked as a target by dark magic.
Undercover as a throuple. Magically handcuffed together.
Kira Darvis & Xenk Yendar
I'm fine with this being either in the context of background Xenk/Edgin or just Xenk joining the party and becoming their friend. I want all the super soft platonic or familial feelings here, with maybe a bit of angst due to Kira's time with Forge. After her experience there, Kira might be hesitant to bond with Xenk - but I'd love to see him winning her over with some gentle attention. Whatever her scars, whatever Edgin might've said about Thayans in the past, and however stern Xenk might initially appear, his innate goodness is so incredibly obvious that even a slightly fragile t(w)een girl is going to see it pretty quick. Or maybe something fluffy once she's accepted him - even if he hasn't realised it yet. Or something soft and fun and lightly teasing once they're comfortable together. I just want them to get a little adventure together, just the two of them!
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Kira: Separation from the group. Father figures. Betrayal by OC questgiver or questhelper. Truth spells or artifacts, lying spells or artifacts.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Simon Aumar/Doric
I love how soft Simon gets around Doric and I'd love to see her showing a softer side to him in return. (I do love Doric's spikiness though.) And I love that over the course of the film, she was very interested every time Simon's competency was shown or discussed - she was always into him, she just had this one dealbreaker, and then he fixed it! (Well, maybe he didn't entirely fix it: I love Simon having more confidence, but it might be nice to see him struggle a little - with Doric encouraging him, now she's convinced of his capability.) Does Doric have a competency kink?
Both of them have angsty pasts: Doric as a tiefling rejected by her parents, who's visibly an outsider wherever she goes; Simon as a sorcerer trying to live up to his family's long legacy of wizardry. Plus, as a half-elf, wherever he was raised, he was probably too human for the elves and too elven for the humans. As they get to know each other better, it'd be great to see them open up to each other about these things. Maybe their courting is awkward at first, possibly hampered by Simon's tendency to break things or fall over, but I absolutely believe they're a good match and would love to see a happy relationship grow between them.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Simon Aumar/Edgin Darvis
I love how Edgin is absolutely convinced of Simon's potential badassery (he has a mental list of all the times Simon's magic worked!) and how he's determined to make Simon believe it too - and this, for some reason, involves touching Simon's face a lot. Simon is awkward and sulky in the face of this, even though he's perfectly willing to trust Edgin and follow his lead in other areas - maybe Simon is pining, and can't let himself believe that Edgin cares about him, or is worried about opening his heart? Depending on the situation, maybe Edgin feels too weird about the age difference, and doesn't want to take advantage of Simon... until something pushes them together.
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Simon Aumar/Xenk Yendar
In the film, Simon mostly seems to get on Xenk's nerves (being sarcastic! destroying the bridge!) but he's not doing it on purpose and I really think if they spent more time together they could become good friends - and then fall in love. Despite his initial jealousy, Simon is eager for Xenk to stay at the end. Under his sarcasm, his awkwardness, and his occasional sulkiness, Simon is rather sweet and kinda adorable. And once you see past his stern manner and paladin morals, Xenk is kind and actually sorta awkward too.
I like the idea that they're both a bit dorky, deeply interested in niche subjects, in a way none of the others understand. But I think they could find some common ground. But maybe Simon worries that Xenk doesn't like him, or doesn't respect him? And Xenk isn't great at social interaction, so he might not realise Simon feels that way, or might not know how to explain that he actually does care.
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Simon Aumar/Doric & Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar & Kira Darvis & Holga Kilgore
I have so many feelings about these characters. I love the found family that the party develop over the course of the film, and really want to see Kira and Xenk included in that as they all adventure together. I'm looking for banter, tender feelings, protectiveness, the interplay between everyone's different personalities, people succeeding on their skill checks, people hilariously failing their skill checks (once or twice!).
I nominated this with the romantic pairings included as I didn't want them to be explicitly platonic, but it's totally fine if the shippiness is very mild/implied - this is basically my "found family" group request. Of course, if you want to give some focus to either (or both) of the romantic ships included, that's very welcome! I just want to see all six of them together and how they solve this case.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Holga: Elk Tribe members. Halflings. The artistry of blacksmithing. Potatoes. Personal history as a marker upon the body, tattoos.
Involving Kira: Separation from the group. Father figures. Betrayal by OC questgiver or questhelper. Truth spells or artifacts, lying spells or artifacts.
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Ralen/Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou
Ralen is so awkwardly earnest but has so many secrets; Jax is so fiercely open and unguarded but has so much angst. I loved the instant connection between them and wish it could've been more than just unrequited love on his part. I thought they worked really well together as friends, and would love to see that continue and blossom as they become a couple, whether it's an established relationship or they get together during/at the end of the case. Canon divergence where Jax doesn't get stuck in pigeon hotel limbo is welcome, as is an AU where she was never the Pandora. And please make it an AU where Ralen was never married to Matta!
Suggested case types:
Tracking down a missing person. Investigating a mysterious signal. Going undercover for information. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Investigating scifi weirdness. Investigating alien weirdness. Rescuing a kidnapped friend from the Academy. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Threats of interspecies war. Zatarian culture. Portal shenanigans. Lost ancient civilisations. The wonders of space. Psychic powers. Discovering secrets about their own biology. Canon-typical levels of absolutely bonkers scifi tropes.
Franklin "FDR" Foster/Tuck Hansen
I love these two and the dynamic they have: working smoothly together, protecting each other in danger, happily declaring their love for each other, bantering, hanging out. They're deeply competitive but deeply loyal, though there's also a fragility to their friendship. They're such different people - smooth, flirty FDR who hides his angsty past, and earnest, romantic Tuck who's longing for love but doesn't know how to find it - but they have such an easy rapport and genuinely like each other. (Except when they don't.)
They also do a lot of terrible things - for their jobs, but also socially - and I'm fine with that being acknowledged, in a "they're the same kind of terrible, and therefore perfect for each other" sort of way. But feel free to ignore that thread.
Suggested case types:
Investigating a theft. Investigating a murder. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Undercover as a couple. An old enemy returns. Helping an orphaned child. Charm and glamour and luxury. Truth serum. Handcuffed together. Framed as double agents, going offgrid to prove their innocence.
The things I generally appreciate in casefic are:
The process of deduction, as a reader. Playing detective, theorising about the case, putting together the clues (and red herrings), figuring out the answer.
The characters getting an opportunity to shine. Using their individual skills to overcome obstacles, trying hard and succeeding, being clever and competent (or having a hilarious fail moment - but winning in the end).
The themes of the case resonating with the characters' hopes, fears, or traumas, allowing them an opportunity to discuss, confront, and/or overcome them.
Navigation: DNWs | General Likes | Art Likes | Art DNWs | Hurt/Comfort Likes | Smut Likes
DNDHAT: Doric/Xenk | Edgin/Doric | Edgin&Holga | Edgin/Xenk | Edgin/Zia/Xenk | Kira&Xenk | Simon/Doric | Simon/Edgin | Simon/Xenk | Simon/Doric & Edgin/Xenk & Kira & Holga
Pandora: Ralen/Jax
This Means War: FDR/Tuck
DNWs:
- 1st or 2nd person POV
- Cheating
- Breakups
- Noncon
- Major character death
- Gore
- Vore
- Bestiality, sex while in animal form
- Scat, watersports, vomit in a sexual context (non-sexual vomiting is fine)
- Underage sex (18+ only)
- Canon characters explicitly depicted as aromantic or asexual
- For DNDHAT: Edgin/Holga, Kira/anyone
- For This Means War: the bad guys making threats of rape or threats of torture against the requested characters is fine.
General Likes:
- Fluff. Domestic fluff. Hopeful spring vibes. Cosy autumn or winter vibes. Rainy evenings in. Lazy sunny mornings. Cooking together, eating together. Playing board games. The daily routines of travelling together longterm.
- Banter. Getting together. Established relationship. Found family. Characters showing affection in their own way. Groups amusing themselves with jokes and stories while spending every day together. Characters trusting in each other's skills. Competence kink.
- Cheek touches. Hand on the back of the neck. Hugs and cuddling. Cheek kisses. Forehead kisses. (Platonic versions welcome!)
- Holding hands. Kisses described in loving detail. Brushing fingers over lips.
- Angst with a happy ending. Hurt/comfort. Mutual pining. Repression and self-denial. Intense sense of duty or loyalty. Complicated family legacies. Self-esteem issues.
- Dreams and nightmares. Shared dreams. Prophetic dreams, dreams of future soulmate. Nightmares of past trauma.
- Truth spells. Telepathic bonds. Soulbonds, accidental or deliberate. Magical tattoos that show connections: soulmate marks, pistilverse, etc.
- Kidfic, of the canon character being de-aged type. Kidfic, of the having and caring for children type. Pregnancy, including mpreg. Pregnancy fluff: anticipating child, preparing, taking care of pregnant partner. Pregnancy angst: worrying about being a good parent, worrying about the birth (esp for mpreg). Pregnancy hurt/comfort: morning sickness, pampering partner.
- Forced proximity: stuck in a prison cell together, only one bed, trapped by a cave-in, hiding in a closet, handcuffed together, magic spell, etc.
- Sparring and combat tutoring. Character A defending character B with character B's weapon.
Art Likes:
- I enjoy a wide variety of styles: fully rendered paintings, clean lineart, loose sketchy lines, Disney, American comics, anime, chibi, art nouveau, stained glass...
- Also enjoy most mediums: digital, pencil, ink, markers, watercolours, gouache, charcoal...
- And lots of colour palettes: realistic colours, bright colours, pastel colours, monochrome, monochrome plus a splash of colour, earthy tones...
- Any rating, from G to Explicit.
- All of which amounts to: show me your style! Create what you're inspired to create, in the style that feels natural to you.
Art DNWs:
- This is technically already covered by the "sex while in animal form" DNW above, but to be specific about how it applies to art: no furry/anthro porn please. (But non-porn furry/anthro is welcome!)
Hurt/Comfort Likes:
- Emotional hurt/comfort. Physical hurt/comfort. Whump. Mild hurt/comfort.
- Nightmares. Flashbacks. Crying. Staying with character B as they fall asleep.
- Impact bruises. Being manually choked. Twisted ankles.
- Stab wounds. Arrow wounds. Pulling the arrow out. Nosebleeds as fight injury. Grazes and abrasions.
- Magical torture, psychic torture, and other kinds of pain inflicted without harming the body.
- Bedside vigils. Holding injured character close. Carrying or supporting someone who can't walk. Character A catching character B as they collapse (even if character A isn't strong enough to hold them up and just helps slow their descent to the floor). Helping injured character undress, remove armour, etc.
- Seasickness. Morning sickness. "Oh no, that thing you just ate was poisoned." Vomiting in the context of hurt/comfort - the loss of control, the pain of throwing up, the vulnerability of being seen that way - whether due to nausea, induced by emetic, or induced by fingers (theirs or partner's). Not interested in the vomit itself, though fine to mention it looks/smells/tastes gross.
- Struggling through sex pollen/an omegaverse heat/etc without having sex, only giving non-sexual comfort for the symptoms.
- Premature ejaculation. Erectile dysfunction. Shame over sexual desires.
- The awkward vulnerability of comfort requiring a new level of intimacy.
- Stern/gruff characters making tiny gestures as a comforter and the comfortee understanding that significance. A comforter understanding when the comfortee only wants tiny gestures, and the comfortee being grateful for that understanding. People who are comfortable with each other giving and accepting large amounts of comfort.
- Stoic hurt characters refusing to break down. Stoic hurt characters letting it all out.
- I love both the hurt and comfort parts of the equation! Go heavy on one part and less on the other, or have an equal mix of both.
Smut Likes:
- Positions: Missionary, riding and other face-to-face positions, for eye contact and/or lots of kissing. But spooning pairs well with gentle sex, and oral fingering's probably more easily done from behind.
- Locations: In bed, in a chair, against a wall, on the floor... In the bedroom, in the living room, in an alley, in a forest, in a dungeon, on a ship, on the victorious battlefield... Basically anywhere? Yeah.
- Acts: Anal sex, including het anal. Vaginal sex. Loss of virginity. First time bottoming. Pegging. Strap-ons. Deepthroating. Oral fingering. Kissing during sex. Breastplay (fondling, gently squeezing, kissing). Nippleplay (pinching, kissing, licking).
- Moods: Gentle sex. Tender sex. Fluffy sex. Hurt/comfort sex. Sex with lots of feelings. Vulnerability and trust.
- BDSM: Dom/sub. Bondage. Pinned down. Kneeling. Collaring. Praise kink. Orgasm delay/edging. BDSM AUs.
- Dubcon: Sex pollen. Fuck or die. Sex caused by magic or to perform magic. Pining during dubcon. (Whether they admit their feelings during, after, or not at all.) Having to trust each other with the unexpected intimacy. Worrying about being so vulnerable but being kind to each other and coming out stronger on the other side.
- Size kink and stretching: Big cocks. Painful penetration. Lots of foreplay/prep, slow and gentle penetration so it isn't painful. Large object insertions. Sounding.
- Omegaverse: Alpha/Omega. Painfully big alpha dicks. Knotting. Sexy pheromones. Pheromones that communicate fear, or anger, or other emotions. Alpha pheromones that make the omega feel safe, or protected, or calm.
- An undercover situation requires them to fuck while being watched, but they successfully fake it - except the kisses, the touches, the proximity, and the "is it okay if I..." questions whispered right in each other's ears were all very real. And some of those moans didn't sound fake. Either they're so wound up they fuck for real once they're no longer being watched, or the feelings keep simmering until they boil over later.
Doric/Xenk Yendar
We don't really get any focused moments between these two in the film, but Doric actually seems like the least hostile to Xenk from the beginning - ironic considering her stance on humans started as "hateful and selfish" and "just can't help but lie"... but then Xenk and his ridiculous paladin goodness are so obviously the opposite of that! If Xenk joined the party for further adventures, I like to imagine they'd become good friends, and then fall in love (maybe after mutually pining).
I love Doric's combination of a sharp tongue with her moral integrity and intense environmental concern, and how that contrasts and blends with Xenk's stern intensity, his awkward ways, and his own intense sense of justice and goodness. They're both visibly outsiders in ways the others aren't, so maybe they would have a natural understanding - or they'd bond over the angst of losing their families because of it.
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Edgin Darvis/Doric
While trying to recruit her, Edgin was definitely using all his charm (although not in a sexual way) but Doric seemed utterly immune to it. I loved the tender moment when Edgin was sitting on the rock on the beach: his little smile as she walked over, the way she gently patted his shoulder and he patted hers in return, and she smiled back. Maybe his charm would be more welcome now they have a genuine connection, or maybe she'd be the one to instigate it.
I love that Doric is so committed to doing good and looking after nature, but that she doesn't let the rules stand in her way. And she has a very sharp tongue, in contrast to Edgin's silver one. Edgin thinks of himself as a thief and a lawbreaker, and is maybe trying to pretend he doesn't enjoy doing good as much as he actually does. He uses humour and a charming mask to hide his pain, but Doric absolutely doesn't fall for it - even if she'll be soft when he finally lets himself be vulnerable. But is she prepared to be vulnerable in return?
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Edgin Darvis & Holga Kilgore
I can't tell you how excited I was to see a canon male-female relationship that will explicitly only ever be platonic, and yet is vitally important to their lives. I love how they clearly care for and respect each other, despite being so different, and how they use their different skills to achieve their goals together.
I would be happy to see a case involving the two of them set at any point from when they first meet to after the events of the film. I just want to see them bantering, working together, protecting each other, being best friends and co-parents. I love seeing little hints of affection peeking through Holga's gruffness, and I love Edgin feeling secure enough to drop his cheerful mask. But I also love them being genuinely happy and competent together - or failing in an amusing way before coming back with a successful approach.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Holga: Elk Tribe members. Halflings. The artistry of blacksmithing. Potatoes. Personal history as a marker upon the body, tattoos.
Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar
I have so many feelings about these two. I love their banter and how they spark off each other, how Edgin sees Xenk as an enemy but then grows to respect him and doesn't want him to leave, how Xenk is frustrated with Edgin's criminal tendencies but fully believes in his goodness and is determined to draw it out... Making Edgin swear on the Harper's seal, then tenderly touching his hand? In fact, all of the hand-holding, and the offers of hand-holding. I'd love to see how their relationship develops after the film, with a softer friendship blossoming into romance. (And more touching. Lots of touching. And banter.)
These two are so good for mutual pining. Maybe Xenk thinks he can't be with anyone because of his duty as a paladin, or because the Beckoning Death has left him cursed, partially undead, lacking part of his soul, etc. Maybe Edgin finds out Xenk is a virgin and assumes the guy isn't interested in sex at all. (I do headcanon Xenk as a virgin.) Or Edgin thinks Xenk's too noble and pure to want a criminal like him, or thinks Xenk wants someone more serious or more intellectual. Xenk thinking Edgin's too charming and sociable to want someone as awkward and unbending as him... I love the angsty possibilities of all this, the two of them keeping their feelings secret even as they're practically bursting with longing. Especially as both of them are so touchy-feely! They must be torturing each other.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Edgin Darvis/Zia Darvis/Xenk Yendar
I really like the idea of Edgin getting to be happy with Zia but also with Xenk, and Zia and Xenk being happy together too. So... AU where she never dies? Maybe Edgin stays a Harper and ends up working with Xenk, and they get closer, resulting in Xenk being drawn into the established marriage?
Edgin seemed a lot softer before Zia's death - and maybe less prone to hiding his feelings - and Zia seemed very sweet and understanding, and I'd love to see what kind of dynamic they develop with kind but serious Xenk. Would love to see them being domestic in the cottage at Targos, all helping to raise Kira, or - as Edgin and Holga managed to take young Kira on the road - maybe all three of them could have glorious adventures together, making the world a better place?
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Involving Zia: The strength of family bonds. Playful kindness in the face of danger. Second chances. Sucked into a Harper case. Marked as a target by dark magic.
Undercover as a throuple. Magically handcuffed together.
Kira Darvis & Xenk Yendar
I'm fine with this being either in the context of background Xenk/Edgin or just Xenk joining the party and becoming their friend. I want all the super soft platonic or familial feelings here, with maybe a bit of angst due to Kira's time with Forge. After her experience there, Kira might be hesitant to bond with Xenk - but I'd love to see him winning her over with some gentle attention. Whatever her scars, whatever Edgin might've said about Thayans in the past, and however stern Xenk might initially appear, his innate goodness is so incredibly obvious that even a slightly fragile t(w)een girl is going to see it pretty quick. Or maybe something fluffy once she's accepted him - even if he hasn't realised it yet. Or something soft and fun and lightly teasing once they're comfortable together. I just want them to get a little adventure together, just the two of them!
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Kira: Separation from the group. Father figures. Betrayal by OC questgiver or questhelper. Truth spells or artifacts, lying spells or artifacts.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Simon Aumar/Doric
I love how soft Simon gets around Doric and I'd love to see her showing a softer side to him in return. (I do love Doric's spikiness though.) And I love that over the course of the film, she was very interested every time Simon's competency was shown or discussed - she was always into him, she just had this one dealbreaker, and then he fixed it! (Well, maybe he didn't entirely fix it: I love Simon having more confidence, but it might be nice to see him struggle a little - with Doric encouraging him, now she's convinced of his capability.) Does Doric have a competency kink?
Both of them have angsty pasts: Doric as a tiefling rejected by her parents, who's visibly an outsider wherever she goes; Simon as a sorcerer trying to live up to his family's long legacy of wizardry. Plus, as a half-elf, wherever he was raised, he was probably too human for the elves and too elven for the humans. As they get to know each other better, it'd be great to see them open up to each other about these things. Maybe their courting is awkward at first, possibly hampered by Simon's tendency to break things or fall over, but I absolutely believe they're a good match and would love to see a happy relationship grow between them.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Simon Aumar/Edgin Darvis
I love how Edgin is absolutely convinced of Simon's potential badassery (he has a mental list of all the times Simon's magic worked!) and how he's determined to make Simon believe it too - and this, for some reason, involves touching Simon's face a lot. Simon is awkward and sulky in the face of this, even though he's perfectly willing to trust Edgin and follow his lead in other areas - maybe Simon is pining, and can't let himself believe that Edgin cares about him, or is worried about opening his heart? Depending on the situation, maybe Edgin feels too weird about the age difference, and doesn't want to take advantage of Simon... until something pushes them together.
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Simon Aumar/Xenk Yendar
In the film, Simon mostly seems to get on Xenk's nerves (being sarcastic! destroying the bridge!) but he's not doing it on purpose and I really think if they spent more time together they could become good friends - and then fall in love. Despite his initial jealousy, Simon is eager for Xenk to stay at the end. Under his sarcasm, his awkwardness, and his occasional sulkiness, Simon is rather sweet and kinda adorable. And once you see past his stern manner and paladin morals, Xenk is kind and actually sorta awkward too.
I like the idea that they're both a bit dorky, deeply interested in niche subjects, in a way none of the others understand. But I think they could find some common ground. But maybe Simon worries that Xenk doesn't like him, or doesn't respect him? And Xenk isn't great at social interaction, so he might not realise Simon feels that way, or might not know how to explain that he actually does care.
(Please don't mention Simon and Doric breaking up. I'd rather you give them an open relationship, make it an AU where they were never into each other, or just ignore that ship altogether.)
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Undercover as a couple. Magically handcuffed together.
Simon Aumar/Doric & Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar & Kira Darvis & Holga Kilgore
I have so many feelings about these characters. I love the found family that the party develop over the course of the film, and really want to see Kira and Xenk included in that as they all adventure together. I'm looking for banter, tender feelings, protectiveness, the interplay between everyone's different personalities, people succeeding on their skill checks, people hilariously failing their skill checks (once or twice!).
I nominated this with the romantic pairings included as I didn't want them to be explicitly platonic, but it's totally fine if the shippiness is very mild/implied - this is basically my "found family" group request. Of course, if you want to give some focus to either (or both) of the romantic ships included, that's very welcome! I just want to see all six of them together and how they solve this case.
Suggested case types:
Heists, reverse heists. Dungeon delving. Investigating a theft. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Infiltrating a masquerade ball. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Retrieving a magical artifact. Breaking a curse. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Involving Doric: Threats to nature or the environment. Friendly animals. Inventive wildshaping. Anti-tiefling prejudice. Outsiders finding acceptance. Hiding or revealing one's true form, or being forced to do so.
Involving Edgin: A father separated from his daughter. A daughter separated from her father. Good Harpers, corrupt Harpers. Suspiciously charming bards. Music as magic, music as solution. Ghosts of lost loved ones, metaphorical or literal.
Involving Holga: Elk Tribe members. Halflings. The artistry of blacksmithing. Potatoes. Personal history as a marker upon the body, tattoos.
Involving Kira: Separation from the group. Father figures. Betrayal by OC questgiver or questhelper. Truth spells or artifacts, lying spells or artifacts.
Involving Simon: Aumar family members, Aumar family legacy. Successful wizards. The struggles of sorcery. Successful sorcerers. Giant magical libraries, lost libraries. Cursed with bad luck. Self-esteem as charm magic, charm magic from enchanted mirror.
Involving Xenk: Red Wizards, other necromancers, other necromancy victims. Aftereffects of the Beckoning Death, encountering other dark magic. Good paladins, corrupt paladins, paladin vows. Holding to principles in the face of moral dilemmas. Magical artifacts with an unexpected sting in the tail. Anti-Thayan prejudice.
Ralen/Jacqueline "Jax" Zhou
Ralen is so awkwardly earnest but has so many secrets; Jax is so fiercely open and unguarded but has so much angst. I loved the instant connection between them and wish it could've been more than just unrequited love on his part. I thought they worked really well together as friends, and would love to see that continue and blossom as they become a couple, whether it's an established relationship or they get together during/at the end of the case. Canon divergence where Jax doesn't get stuck in pigeon hotel limbo is welcome, as is an AU where she was never the Pandora. And please make it an AU where Ralen was never married to Matta!
Suggested case types:
Tracking down a missing person. Investigating a mysterious signal. Going undercover for information. Investigating the spookiness at a spooky location. Investigating scifi weirdness. Investigating alien weirdness. Rescuing a kidnapped friend from the Academy. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Threats of interspecies war. Zatarian culture. Portal shenanigans. Lost ancient civilisations. The wonders of space. Psychic powers. Discovering secrets about their own biology. Canon-typical levels of absolutely bonkers scifi tropes.
Franklin "FDR" Foster/Tuck Hansen
I love these two and the dynamic they have: working smoothly together, protecting each other in danger, happily declaring their love for each other, bantering, hanging out. They're deeply competitive but deeply loyal, though there's also a fragility to their friendship. They're such different people - smooth, flirty FDR who hides his angsty past, and earnest, romantic Tuck who's longing for love but doesn't know how to find it - but they have such an easy rapport and genuinely like each other. (Except when they don't.)
They also do a lot of terrible things - for their jobs, but also socially - and I'm fine with that being acknowledged, in a "they're the same kind of terrible, and therefore perfect for each other" sort of way. But feel free to ignore that thread.
Suggested case types:
Investigating a theft. Investigating a murder. Tracking down a missing person. Going undercover for information. Going undercover for a heist. Escaping after being captured.
Suggested case themes:
Undercover as a couple. An old enemy returns. Helping an orphaned child. Charm and glamour and luxury. Truth serum. Handcuffed together. Framed as double agents, going offgrid to prove their innocence.