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redleaderficHello Mystery Writer!
Likes: Hurt/comfort, dramatic rescues, bedside vigils, wound treating, characters worrying about each other but never wanting to admit it out loud, characters trying to walk off injuries until they collapse. I'm just really big on h/c and pretty much all of my requested pairings lend themselves to it to varying degrees. (Obviously gunplay is a lot more likely to break out a Flash fic than for NXT, but everyone below either gets into fights professionally or at the very least makes a time consuming hobby of it.) I'm a fan of identity porn, the big dramatic secrets and the tension they bring to relationships. As as actual porn goes, I'm fine with any rating. As long as the emotions are there I'm just as happy with a fade to black kiss as with raunchy XXX porn (although I would absolutely not say no to raunchy XXX porn if that's where the prompt leads you!) If you're writing an NXT pairing, please keep everything kayfabe, no RL families unless it's already part of the on screen storyline.
Dislikes: No non-con or character death, please (unless the death is magically fixed or time travel’s involved. Then go to town!) I like people being tied up or manhandled but I’m not a big fan of in depth, negotiated D/s scenes (I’d rather kink be a thing they’re either used to or fumble with a little bit.)
World Wrestling Entertainment/NXT
Corey Graves/Baron Corbin
I'm very fond of secret werewolf!Baron (because c'mon, he's totally a werewolf) but even without Baron Corbin's poorly disguised werewolfism there's all that tattoo kink and quiet angst over Corey not being able to compete anymore. Canonically Corey does know Baron “better than anyone.” What does that mean, and how did that happen. Does Baron try to end his matches so quickly because he knows Corey's watching and wants to show off for him? Does one tag along when the other gets a new tattoo and gets all hot and bothered watching? Both of them love twitter, so some twitter flirting would definitely be appreciated. If you do go with werewolf!Baron, I love emphasis on enhanced senses and the temptation to "fix" Corey's issues by biting him. And roving werewolf hunters are always a relationship complication!
Corey Graves/Finn Balor
Corey's literally used the word "fascinating" to describe Finn. I like the demon to be an actual thing inside Finn - what does it think of Corey Graves? Is there any kinship between Finn painting himself up to let the demon out and Corey's tattoos? What does Corey Graves do if he's given a literal chance to make a deal with the devil?
Corey Graves/Tyler Breeze
How DOES Prince Pretty wind up with the fallen leader of the Filth Parade? Corey's crush on Tyler can be seen from space (he's canonically been outraged by someone else wearing leopard print because that's Tyler's thing) but how does Tyler fall into this? Was there a moment when Tyler realized Corey wasn't QUITE as uggo as everyone else? Did Corey not being around as much after that final concussion bother Tyler more than he thought it would? Maybe Tyler's phone isn't always set to selfie mode when Corey's around, not that anyone needs to know that (until they do?) What is it even like being in a relationship with Tyler Breeze, aside from amazing seasonal residences?
Corey Graves/Bayley
This is an opposites attract pairing: Bayley is made of sunshine, joy and hugs while Corey is a professional grouch who tattooed a skull on his neck. Bayley's been having so many problems with Emma, maybe she asks Corey for advice in how to toughen up, or she notices when he's having a rough day and decides to solve the problem with hugs. I'd like things to sneak up on Bayley – Corey shouldn't be her type at all! He's such a jerk! But he's a cute, funny jerk who loves the business she loves. And if you like I'd love Carmella and/or Charlotte giving her so much grief once they find out, because they absolutely would. And we all want to see Corey taking Bayley to a punk show, don't we? Of course we do.
Corey Graves/Becky Lynch
Becky clearly proved a lot to Corey in her Takeover match against Sasha – he respects her now, even if he still hates her taste in music and thinks the steampunk thing is goofy. He knows exactly how much it hurts to have that chance against the champion and come up just short. Maybe he talks to her after that match and the two of them strike up an uneasy friendship (that they of course neither of them would be willing to admit to!) As a relative newcomer to NXT Becky never really knew Corey during his wrestling hey day, which might be relief for him, knowing there's no ghosts of past-him lingering around when she looks at him.
Lucha Underground
Son of Havoc/Ivelisse/Angelico
Dario is trying so hard to destroy them! I'd love any fic that shows the three of them bonding under adversity and realizing they all do love each other despite all the bickering. Maybe Dario sends Pentagon after them, or dangles incentives if one will betray the others. If someone is getting singled out for whumpage I'd rather it be Angelico – he's the outsider to the relationship between Havoc and Ivelisse and I'd love for something terrible happening to him to catalyze everything.
Arrow
Floyd Lawton/John Diggle
Floyd Lawton/John Diggle/Lyla Micheals
Diggle and Floyd's strange, almost against both their wills friendship is joy. I'd love the two of them undercover while they were both working for Argus and things going bad, or Floyd getting pinned down and wounded while on a Squad mission and calling Diggle for help (especially if Dig's not sure what he'll do.) And we all know Floyd's not really dead. Let's have Diggle find that out too and have to rescue Floyd from whoever has him, denying to himself the whole time how enraged the whole situation makes him (and if he finds Floyd in bad shape, further denying how enraged THAT makes him.) Can Diggle even admit he has feelings for the man who murdered his brother? How can he have sex with Floyd knowing his brother's name is tattooed on his chest. (Other than maybe changing position! But that's really only a temporary fix. And how disgusted with himself does he feel if it happens more than once!)
If Floyd is in trouble Lyla would be invaluable to finding him (or not finding him, until her conscience gets the better of her!) If Argus has him, does Lyla know before Diggle? Is she complicit in it? Maybe she's the one who goes after Floyd, hoping to put this fire out before Diggle finds out. Does Diggle come home to find Floyd recovering on his sofa and the only thing Lyla can do is shrug and say, “Look, I had no choice?” (Or is she the one who comes home and Diggle the one trying to explain?) Lyla has a lot of red in her ledger, to borrow a Marvel expression, and she's responsible for some of Floyd's too. I'd love to see her scrub her soul by being part of bringing them all together.
Sebastian Blood/Oliver Queen
How great was Sebastian and Oliver (and Sebastian and the Arrow) being friends while their other identities were enemies? So great. Give me more of that delicious identity porn, the two of them being both friends and enemies without knowing it. Sebastian tried to protect Oliver's family from Slade! Even after finding out Sebastian was the man in the skull mask Oliver still gave him a chance! They both do what they do out of love for their city and I'd love for that to bring them together in a way it couldn't on the show. And I would never say no to an AU where Sebastian lived through through that attack. (Say what you will about him and his blood cult, at least if he'd been mayor he NEVER would have sold the Glades to organized crime!) I'm also open to fic where Sebastian's haunting Ollie, showing up in his dreams, etc, especially if there's a Mirakuru or similar quasi-mystical explanation for it.
The Flash
Mick Rory/Leonard Snart/Lisa Snart
Mick Rory/Leonard Snart.
I love these three. Maybe a big heist where things go wrong and they have to scramble, or a unhappy mobster/ambitious meta looking to take over gets a lucky shot at Len and Mick LOSES IT, forcing Len and Lisa to fix things before Mick sets the city on fire. We know that Len and Lisa's father was very abusive - when Mick's out of control does that echo for them at all? What was Mick's life like while he and Len were on the outs, and how bad does he not want to go back to that? What was Lisa up to during that (did she take care of Mick while he was recovering from the burns? Did Len know?) If you lean toward the racier side, I'm a big fan of Mick's fascination with fire being used erotically, as an enticement or a reward or both. Len and Mick are are made for temperature play and D/s where Len makes him behave. (If going with D/s, please have Len dom.) I don't ship Len and Lisa together but I'd be all for her watching or the two of them double teaming Mick. Gen or OT3, make them an unstoppable supervillain team and I'll be happy. (But please, don't have anything bad happen to Lisa. The comics have been terrible enough to her.)
A story just about Mick and Leonard would be great too! I've shipped them forever through multiple incarnations and The Flash versions are my favorites so far. I just love their dynamic, the way Mick really seems to need Len to rein him in enough to function and how Leonard seems to appreciate the wildness in Mick that he can't allow in himself (even if it's usually pretty inconvenient job-wise.) Mick was the first guy he went to when he was forming his new crew, even with their history. They're stronger together than apart and even Len has to admit that deep down. Very deep.
Likes: Hurt/comfort, dramatic rescues, bedside vigils, wound treating, characters worrying about each other but never wanting to admit it out loud, characters trying to walk off injuries until they collapse. I'm just really big on h/c and pretty much all of my requested pairings lend themselves to it to varying degrees. (Obviously gunplay is a lot more likely to break out a Flash fic than for NXT, but everyone below either gets into fights professionally or at the very least makes a time consuming hobby of it.) I'm a fan of identity porn, the big dramatic secrets and the tension they bring to relationships. As as actual porn goes, I'm fine with any rating. As long as the emotions are there I'm just as happy with a fade to black kiss as with raunchy XXX porn (although I would absolutely not say no to raunchy XXX porn if that's where the prompt leads you!) If you're writing an NXT pairing, please keep everything kayfabe, no RL families unless it's already part of the on screen storyline.
Dislikes: No non-con or character death, please (unless the death is magically fixed or time travel’s involved. Then go to town!) I like people being tied up or manhandled but I’m not a big fan of in depth, negotiated D/s scenes (I’d rather kink be a thing they’re either used to or fumble with a little bit.)
World Wrestling Entertainment/NXT
Corey Graves/Baron Corbin
I'm very fond of secret werewolf!Baron (because c'mon, he's totally a werewolf) but even without Baron Corbin's poorly disguised werewolfism there's all that tattoo kink and quiet angst over Corey not being able to compete anymore. Canonically Corey does know Baron “better than anyone.” What does that mean, and how did that happen. Does Baron try to end his matches so quickly because he knows Corey's watching and wants to show off for him? Does one tag along when the other gets a new tattoo and gets all hot and bothered watching? Both of them love twitter, so some twitter flirting would definitely be appreciated. If you do go with werewolf!Baron, I love emphasis on enhanced senses and the temptation to "fix" Corey's issues by biting him. And roving werewolf hunters are always a relationship complication!
Corey Graves/Finn Balor
Corey's literally used the word "fascinating" to describe Finn. I like the demon to be an actual thing inside Finn - what does it think of Corey Graves? Is there any kinship between Finn painting himself up to let the demon out and Corey's tattoos? What does Corey Graves do if he's given a literal chance to make a deal with the devil?
Corey Graves/Tyler Breeze
How DOES Prince Pretty wind up with the fallen leader of the Filth Parade? Corey's crush on Tyler can be seen from space (he's canonically been outraged by someone else wearing leopard print because that's Tyler's thing) but how does Tyler fall into this? Was there a moment when Tyler realized Corey wasn't QUITE as uggo as everyone else? Did Corey not being around as much after that final concussion bother Tyler more than he thought it would? Maybe Tyler's phone isn't always set to selfie mode when Corey's around, not that anyone needs to know that (until they do?) What is it even like being in a relationship with Tyler Breeze, aside from amazing seasonal residences?
Corey Graves/Bayley
This is an opposites attract pairing: Bayley is made of sunshine, joy and hugs while Corey is a professional grouch who tattooed a skull on his neck. Bayley's been having so many problems with Emma, maybe she asks Corey for advice in how to toughen up, or she notices when he's having a rough day and decides to solve the problem with hugs. I'd like things to sneak up on Bayley – Corey shouldn't be her type at all! He's such a jerk! But he's a cute, funny jerk who loves the business she loves. And if you like I'd love Carmella and/or Charlotte giving her so much grief once they find out, because they absolutely would. And we all want to see Corey taking Bayley to a punk show, don't we? Of course we do.
Corey Graves/Becky Lynch
Becky clearly proved a lot to Corey in her Takeover match against Sasha – he respects her now, even if he still hates her taste in music and thinks the steampunk thing is goofy. He knows exactly how much it hurts to have that chance against the champion and come up just short. Maybe he talks to her after that match and the two of them strike up an uneasy friendship (that they of course neither of them would be willing to admit to!) As a relative newcomer to NXT Becky never really knew Corey during his wrestling hey day, which might be relief for him, knowing there's no ghosts of past-him lingering around when she looks at him.
Lucha Underground
Son of Havoc/Ivelisse/Angelico
Dario is trying so hard to destroy them! I'd love any fic that shows the three of them bonding under adversity and realizing they all do love each other despite all the bickering. Maybe Dario sends Pentagon after them, or dangles incentives if one will betray the others. If someone is getting singled out for whumpage I'd rather it be Angelico – he's the outsider to the relationship between Havoc and Ivelisse and I'd love for something terrible happening to him to catalyze everything.
Arrow
Floyd Lawton/John Diggle
Floyd Lawton/John Diggle/Lyla Micheals
Diggle and Floyd's strange, almost against both their wills friendship is joy. I'd love the two of them undercover while they were both working for Argus and things going bad, or Floyd getting pinned down and wounded while on a Squad mission and calling Diggle for help (especially if Dig's not sure what he'll do.) And we all know Floyd's not really dead. Let's have Diggle find that out too and have to rescue Floyd from whoever has him, denying to himself the whole time how enraged the whole situation makes him (and if he finds Floyd in bad shape, further denying how enraged THAT makes him.) Can Diggle even admit he has feelings for the man who murdered his brother? How can he have sex with Floyd knowing his brother's name is tattooed on his chest. (Other than maybe changing position! But that's really only a temporary fix. And how disgusted with himself does he feel if it happens more than once!)
If Floyd is in trouble Lyla would be invaluable to finding him (or not finding him, until her conscience gets the better of her!) If Argus has him, does Lyla know before Diggle? Is she complicit in it? Maybe she's the one who goes after Floyd, hoping to put this fire out before Diggle finds out. Does Diggle come home to find Floyd recovering on his sofa and the only thing Lyla can do is shrug and say, “Look, I had no choice?” (Or is she the one who comes home and Diggle the one trying to explain?) Lyla has a lot of red in her ledger, to borrow a Marvel expression, and she's responsible for some of Floyd's too. I'd love to see her scrub her soul by being part of bringing them all together.
Sebastian Blood/Oliver Queen
How great was Sebastian and Oliver (and Sebastian and the Arrow) being friends while their other identities were enemies? So great. Give me more of that delicious identity porn, the two of them being both friends and enemies without knowing it. Sebastian tried to protect Oliver's family from Slade! Even after finding out Sebastian was the man in the skull mask Oliver still gave him a chance! They both do what they do out of love for their city and I'd love for that to bring them together in a way it couldn't on the show. And I would never say no to an AU where Sebastian lived through through that attack. (Say what you will about him and his blood cult, at least if he'd been mayor he NEVER would have sold the Glades to organized crime!) I'm also open to fic where Sebastian's haunting Ollie, showing up in his dreams, etc, especially if there's a Mirakuru or similar quasi-mystical explanation for it.
The Flash
Mick Rory/Leonard Snart/Lisa Snart
Mick Rory/Leonard Snart.
I love these three. Maybe a big heist where things go wrong and they have to scramble, or a unhappy mobster/ambitious meta looking to take over gets a lucky shot at Len and Mick LOSES IT, forcing Len and Lisa to fix things before Mick sets the city on fire. We know that Len and Lisa's father was very abusive - when Mick's out of control does that echo for them at all? What was Mick's life like while he and Len were on the outs, and how bad does he not want to go back to that? What was Lisa up to during that (did she take care of Mick while he was recovering from the burns? Did Len know?) If you lean toward the racier side, I'm a big fan of Mick's fascination with fire being used erotically, as an enticement or a reward or both. Len and Mick are are made for temperature play and D/s where Len makes him behave. (If going with D/s, please have Len dom.) I don't ship Len and Lisa together but I'd be all for her watching or the two of them double teaming Mick. Gen or OT3, make them an unstoppable supervillain team and I'll be happy. (But please, don't have anything bad happen to Lisa. The comics have been terrible enough to her.)
A story just about Mick and Leonard would be great too! I've shipped them forever through multiple incarnations and The Flash versions are my favorites so far. I just love their dynamic, the way Mick really seems to need Len to rein him in enough to function and how Leonard seems to appreciate the wildness in Mick that he can't allow in himself (even if it's usually pretty inconvenient job-wise.) Mick was the first guy he went to when he was forming his new crew, even with their history. They're stronger together than apart and even Len has to admit that deep down. Very deep.
