Star Wars Rare Pairs Exchange 2018

[lucymonster]

Dear author,

Thank you so much for writing for me! This letter is in no particular order - I love every single ship, theme and character I've requested and will be unreservedly thrilled with fic that includes any of them. Feel free to switch up prompts or combine them together or just generally do your own thing. Optional details are optional, and all that. My list of likes is nowhere near exhaustive.

I have broad tastes that range from pre-ship to hardcore smut and everything in between. I'm a huge fan of complex relationships, fucked up people doing fucked up things and lovers who probably shouldn't be lovers. I love characters who are damaged and difficult. I love conflict and open endings and unfulfilled desire. I love iddy caretaking scenarios, hurt/comfort (the more hurt the better) and people supporting each other in unlikely ways.

Darkfic is warmly welcome. I've included a couple of darker prompts, but if you see potential somewhere I haven't, please do go wild! I'm very into mindfuck, psychological horror, and generally toxic/destructive relationships.

I also enjoy sweet things in moderation: my 'pure fluff/schmoop' DNW is meant to cover that kind of wholesome, 'X loves and supports Y unconditionally'/'X does a nice thing for Y and everyone is happy' genre, which I don't get much out of. But I love awkward romance and acts of kindness and poignant little moments where two people connect. I have a soft spot for commitment, loyalty, and characters doing their heartfelt best to make a difficult relationship work.

It's also worth noting that I have no problem with background or past ships. When I DNW permanent breakups, I really mean I don't want to see a relationship end in real time or have my requested ship break up - I'm happy if you want to include a former relationship as part of someone's backstory.

If you want to find me elsewhere, I'm lucymonster on both tumblr and ao3.

Thank you again, and happy writing!

Do Not Want

Non-canon major character death, explicit gore, graphic body horror or medical horror, a/b/o, D/s 24-7, smut with under-18s, unrequested AUs, vore/cannibalism, scat, emetophilia, oviposition, xeno, pure fluff/schmoop, permanent breakups, mpreg, daddy kink.
General likes

Story likes:

• anything with a strong focus on character
• in particular, characters who are flawed and abrasive and challenging to love
• worldbuilding, especially relating to politics, military and spacefarer culture
• slice of life, mundane details, extraordinary people doing ordinary things
• loyalty, commitment, devotion
• longing and pining
• gift-giving
• banter, snark, dark or gallows humour
• bodyswap
• rule 63
• self-denial, denial of feelings, frustrated or suppressed desires
• misunderstandings, miscommunication, difficult relationships
• identity crises
• descriptions of food, characters eating or sharing food, food as comfort
• hard feelings, grudges
• enemies-to-lovers
• first times (sexual or non-sexual)

Smut likes:

• smut as character study
• orgasm delay, sexual frustration
• getting overwhelmed, coming too quickly, loss of control
• mind reading, Force connection
• sex pollen
• degradation, being used as an object
• rough sex or hatesex, fucking to punish
• power plays, dominance and submission (though I'm not a big fan of formal D/s relationships)
• frottage, dry humping
• anal sex (het or slash)
• people being a shaky mess after sex (crying welcome)
• loss of virginity
• shame, suppression, trouble articulating desires
• masculinity issues and internalised homophobia
• under-negotiated kinks

Dark likes:

• noncon/dubcon
• villains who think they're the hero, villain-centred morality
• coercion, blackmail, abuse of power
• victim-blaming, people doing terrible things and feeling justified about it
• mind rape, violation, psychological torture
• captivity, imprisonment, being locked in a cage
• physical or sexual torture (I'm squeamish about graphic physical damage, but very keen on pain and terror - some safe bets that don't tip my gore DNW include flogging, electrocution, Force torture, suspension, sleep deprivation, sound/light/temperature)

Ships

Qi'ra/Kylo Ren: 

Qi'ra is a smart, ambitious survivor who's willing to use sex and intimacy to get what she wants. Kylo is a handy source of power and also a bottomless pit of easy-to-manipulate emotional needs. I'd love to see virgin Kylo with predatory older woman Qi'ra, or maybe Qi'ra indulging her nurturing side with a younger and more energetic toyboy. Maybe she's using him to get to Snoke, or to keep the First Order out of her private cartel business. Or maybe she sees herself as a mentor figure of sorts, an early exponent of letting the past die and becoming who you were meant to be.

I'm heavily into the Oedipal potential here: is Kylo hyper-aware that he's fucking his dad's ex? Is Qi'ra nostalgic for Han? Does it bother either of them that she's old enough to be his mother? Please feel free to lean into the age gap and keep-it-in-the-family vibe as hard as you like.

Alternatively: redeemed (ish) Ben Solo walks away from the Order but isn't quite ready to join the Fight Against Evil. Working for Qi'ra is a decent morally grey option.




Qi'ra/Rey

I'd love to see inexperienced, rough-and-ready young Rey with a smart, ruthless, manipulative older woman. I can picture Qi'ra as a freewheeling criminal agent in a post-First Order takeover world, playing both sides and keeping channels open with the Resistance for shady reasons of her own. I'd especially love anything that touches on her history with Han, or anything that plays up the age gap and Rey's desperate need for a parental/mentor figure.

An OT3 with Leia or Kylo would be amazing, if you're into that. I'd also be here for a dark Rey who took Kylo's offer and meets Qi'ra through their shared dark side allegiance.




Finn/Kylo Ren: 

I love every flavour of this ship - commander/subordinate, enemies with benefits, post-redemption, anything. I'm fascinated by Finn's stormtrooper background and would love a fic that sheds light on their shared FO history. I'd love to know how personally Kylo took Finn's defection, and whether deep down a part of him envies Finn for having the courage to do what he can't. I'm also curious if Finn resents Kylo for more than the obvious you-severed-my-spinal-cord-and-tried-to-kill-my-friends reasons. How does he feel about Kylo's position of power in the Order, and the fact that he could have walked away at any time but didn't? Does he think he can bring Kylo around to the side of light? Does Kylo think he can bring Finn back to the Order?

I'd also be super into a captive scenario in either direction: one of them is taken prisoner by the other, and airing of grievances/heartfelt argument/sadistic revenge ensues. 




Finn/Poe Dameron/Kylo Ren

I love the idea of Finn and Poe as an established couple, and Kylo (redeemed Ben Solo?) looking on with longing and self-loathing. Maybe they team up on purpose to seduce him. Maybe they're his reluctant orientation buddies after he surrenders and joins the Resistance, and they end up getting more involved than they mean to.

Alternatively: maybe Finn and Kylo have some FO-era history, and it's Poe who's on the outside pining to join them. Or maybe there's a tug-of-war between Kylo (who has known Finn for years, thank you) and Poe (who saved him from the First Order, thank you) with Finn caught awkwardly in the middle. Threesome, triangle, mutual ill-defined clusterfuck - I'm into whatever direction you take this.




Phasma/Kylo Ren or Armitage Hux/Phasma/Kylo Ren: 

I'm here for this equally as a pairing or an OT3. All three of them are difficult, damaged people with competing professional agendas and very different views of what it means to be part of the First Order. I'd love a fic that explores the power struggles between them, and the clash between their need for human intimacy and their need to get one over each other at all times.

I'd be really into Phasma Doing What Must Be Done to secure her position. What does she think of Kylo and Hux - does she respect them as allies, or look down on them as sheltered brats who've been handed power they don't deserve? Does she grit her teeth when she takes them to bed? Is she using them, or are they using her?

Also, I'm just throwing this out there: femslash Kylo/Phasma would be so hot.




Phasma/Rey

Phasma and Rey had similar nightmare childhoods that they've dealt with in totally opposing ways: Phasma has turned out ruthless and power-hungry, while Rey has escaped Jakku full of justice and compassion and the will to make the world a better place. There's huge potential here for a really dark and conflict-fueled relationship, but I'd also melt for Rey showing Phasma some unexpected kindness. Maybe she takes mercy on her in the heat of battle? Maybe Phasma gets captured by the Resistance, and Rey takes charge of interrogating her?

I'd welcome a Phasma/Rey/Finn OT3, or anything that includes Rey's closeness with Finn and how that might affect her feelings towards Phasma.

One more idea: Rey takes Kylo's offer and joins the First Order. How does Phasma, who totally survived the Supremacy thanks to reasons, feel about her new Supreme Leader?




Rose Tico/Kylo Ren: 

I'm really into the ethical clash between these two: Kylo with his love of power and his violent authoritarian leanings, Rose with her sense of justice and compassion for the underdog. I love how hard it is to intimidate her, and wonder how Kylo would react to her defiance if the First Order took her captive. It would make a great darkfic, or alternatively, a chance to explore some of the political and ideological worldbuilding that canon tends to gloss over. 

I'd also love a post-canon, redeemed Ben Solo fic where the two of them build a relationship. Rose is someone with very clear-cut views, which could be a interesting counterpoint to Ben's moral murkiness and conflict.

Finn, Rey or Hux would all be very welcome in an OT3.