Dear Trick or Treat Creator 2020

Hello, Trick-or-Treat Creator!

Below you will find some info about my general likes and dislikes and some prompt ideas for each fandom. First I want to say, as I always do, that I truly buy into 'optional details are optional'. What I like most is spending time with these characters, and anything you create will have that. So do not feel beholden to any of the specific prompts below or in my sign-up.

I have only requested fic because I don't feel like I know how to give good prompts for art. But I would be thrilled to receive art extras if you feel inspired. Similarly, I am open to Halloween-themed or spooky tricks, but I would rather avoid anything too grim or dark.

AO3 Name: Lorelei

General likes and dislikes:

Love: humor, farce, crack!fic, snark, witty banter, romance, first times, getting together, period details, enemies-to-friends, foodie moments, our heroes kicking ass, adventure, case fic, clever schemes, epistolary fic, choose your own adventure, five times fic, happy endings

DNW: major character death, rape, noncon, explicit horror/violence/gore

Good Omens (TV)
Aziraphale, Crowley
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I love the humor and the offhand way this canon treats extraordinary events. I love the centuries-long friendship between Aziraphale and Crowley and the hint that there is perhaps something more there. I love Aziraphale's bookshop and Crowley's car. I love Crowley's slightly slithery walk and Aziraphale's slightly prim manner. I love the subtle ways in which each bucks the expectations of Heaven/Hell.

I ship Aziraphale and Crowley, so feel free to go that direction if you do too. In that vein, I'd prefer something more toward the romance side than the porn side.

I would love to see historical vignettes with either of them or indulgent foodie experiences. Or what do they do on vacation? Or tell me about a time when they acted in a way that might technically be against the good/bad rules of heaven/hell and how they justified it to themselves.

This is a fandom where crossovers would be fun. Is Crowley a member of the Drones club with Bertie Wooster? Are Aziraphale and Jeeves members of the same book club? Crowley and Phryne Fisher comparing cars while Dot and Aziraphale worry over their respective speed demons? Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple having tea with Aziraphale? Peter Wimsey and Crowley at a wine tasting?

Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, Alys Vorpatril
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Fic

I love so many things about the Vorkosigan saga. I love how it is simultaneously space opera with galactic technology and about an old fashioned feudal system. I love the rich cast of characters and the complex relationships between them. I love adventures and clever schemes and solving mysteries.

Cordelia: In the early books, Miles worries about living up to his father's reputation. I have always thought it funny that he never gives any thought to how scarily badass his mother is. In many ways, I think Miles takes after her in his Dendarii mercenary days as she also pulled off some fairly amazing escapades with out-of-the-box thinking and few to no resources. Tell me a story about an escapade of Cordelia's or a story about a time where someone called Cordelia to come to the rescue.

Alys: I love stories where Lady Alys's skills in social intrigue, fashion, or etiquette turn out to be the key to solving some mystery or overcoming some complicated Barrayaran political plot.

If you feel inclined to combine these two, I would love a story where Alys is the intelligence-gathering arm of the operation and Cordelia is tactics and firepower. Apply that to either Barrayaran politics or domestic/family intrigue. I am happy for other characters or relationships to come into the story, particularly Drou, Miles, Ivan, Gregor, Cordelia/Aral or Alys/Simon.

Knives Out (2019)
Linda Thrombey, Harlan Thrombey, Benoit Blanc
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Fic

I see Knives Out as a somewhat more restrained successor to Murder by Death and Clue. I am here for absurd family dynamics and rich people behaving badly. I am also fascinated by Benoit Blanc as some kind of hybrid of Colonel Sanders and Hercule Poirot.

Linda: She seems like the favorite among her siblings. Perhaps there are some stories of one upsmanship among them? Does Linda take revenge for Richard's infidelity by acquiring some kind of entirely unsuitable boy toy paramour? A story that revolves around the secret notes between Linda and Harlan?

Benoit: I would love to see more of the inside of Benoit's head. What is his thought process in solving a crime? What does he think of absurd family dynamics or rich people behaving badly? Are there any deleted scenes in which some member of the Thrombey family came on to him as a transparent attempt to influence his investigation?

Harlan: From the movie, he seems like an ok guy. Are we seeing a rosy ret-conning of a deceased patriarch? If not, how the heck did he end up with such a phenomenally dysfunctional family? I would also love to hear about Harlan's process in working on the plot or dialogue for a mystery in progress.