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Thank you for signing up for this challenge! Pining (especially of the mutual kind) is one of my favorite things, and I'm very excited to see what you come up with. I have listed my general likes/dnws, which are what is in the description too, and tried to come up with a few idea for everything but please feel free to just go off the freeform tags and go wherever your muse leads you.
General Likes/DNW
Smallville
MCU
DCEU
Harry Potter
Star Trek: AOS
Gilmore Girls
Ted Lasso
Elementary
Little Women (book)
Saved by the Bell
Likes:
-mutual pining
-friends to lovers
-frenemies to lovers
-banter/flirting
-soulmates
-friends with benefits/casual sex leading to feelings
-friendships
-found families
-fake dating (leading to real feelings)
-hurt/comfort (emotional or physical)
-meddling/matchmaking friends
-canon divergences
-meet cute/meet ugly
-coffee shop AUs
-flower shop AUs
-fairtyale AUs
-different meeting AUs
-love confessions
-first times
-domesticity
-care taking
-accidental/overheard confessions
-fluff
-angst with a happy ending
-5+1 (or variations)
-amnesia
-"everyone thinks they're together"/"everyone knows about their feelings"
DNW:
-unrequited feelings between main ship
-bigotry (homophobia/racism/sexism/etc)
-character/ship bashing
-unrequested ships
-a/b/o
-sexual assault/rape
-explicit violence/torture
-unhappy/open/bittersweet endings
-werewolf or vampire AUs (unless it is canon like HP)
-domestic abuse
-child abuse
-corporal punishment
-kinks involving bodily fluids
-explicit description of bodily fluids
-cheating/adultery
-love triangles (perceived is okay- like a thinks b is in love with c but not a real one)
-first or second person POVs
-reader fics
-heavy focus on OCs
-incest
-underage
-power differences (ex: student/teacher or principal)
-high school AUs
-pirates
-drugs/drug abuse
-mafia/gangs
-large age gaps (unless it is canon)
-villain AU (ex: evil Superman)
-good guys are the bad guys (or vice versa)
Smallville:
Clark/Oliver (Clark pining, Oliver pining, both pining): I like the friendship they developed in s6 and how they push one another, even when they fight and don't agree on methods. Only think I ask is that Lois not get disrespected as I love her and Clois. I would rather Clark and Lois just stay friends and not be exes or her having her heart broken.
Prompts:
1. Anything with one or both of them realizing they have feelings and are slow/reluctant to tell the other in fear of rejection
2. AU where they only know each other as Green Arrow and Superman and are pining in either as heroes or in their regular identities ore even both.
3. One or both gets hurt and the other panics (heroic rescues are fun!)
Clark/Lois: (Lois pining, both pining) I love them in canon or AUs with them that either gets them together earlier or has them meet in a whole different way. I don't ship Clana but I don't want to see her made out to be a villain and also would not want Clark pining for her in any way.
Prompts:
1. They get to finish their dance in 'Bride' and kiss
2. Lois doesn't come back after she leaves in s4 and they meet for the first time at the Planet
3. Lois remembers what happens in 'Crimson' and has to deal with growing feelings and knowledge of his powers
4. Lois remembers what happens in "Infamous" despite Clark going back in time
Clark/Lois/Oliver (all pining): I like this as OT3 and they have a great dynamic, individually and together though we didn't see it very often.
Prompts:
1. s9 AU where they all have feelings and need to work around it (Lois being conflicted over Clark and Ollie, Clark and Oliver missing each other while both wanting Lois too, etc)
2. after Oliver reveals his secret, he hangs out more with Clark and Lois, and feelings happen
3. s6 'Hydro' AU where they get to finish their movie night
I'm fine if Clark/Lois or Lois/Ollie are already together and the third person is introduced, depending on when you set it.
Lois/Lana (both pining): Really liked how they were friends right away and had a genuine friendship through most of the show.
Prompts:
1. immediate crush on one (or both) of their parts and maybe some meteor mutant makes the feelings come to life
2. Lois doesn't come back after she leaves and runs into Lana another way (how far after is up to you)
3. Lois stays at Metropolis University and ends up with Lana as a roommate
4. Lana keeps her powers (minus kryptonite absorption) and saves Lois (or vice versa); whether she is aware of the dual identity is up to you
If Clark is to be involved, I want him in a friend role rather than the ex one or both are pining for, or an antagonist. Ship wise, I am pretty picky (don't like Chlark/Clex/Cless/Clark with WW)- I love him with Oliver but you can always leave him single if that isn't for you.
Lana/Tess (both pining): Their scenes were very few but I liked the chemistry and would love to see more of it.
Prompts:
1. falling into a friends with benefits
2. they meet earlier in canon, maybe through Lex, and there is mutual intrigue
3. Lana meets Tess before she ends up on the island
4. working together in the Justice League (Lana keeping her powers but not the kryptonite absorption) and slowly growing to trust/like/fall for each other
Lois/Tess (both pining): I shipped them from Odyssey and loved how they were from enemies to friends by s10
Prompts:
1. hate sex turns to real feelings
2. going undercover as a couple
3. blind date AU
4. The Proposal AU (Tess needs to get married to stay in the country)
MCU:
Peggy/Steve (Steve pining, both pining): Loved these two since TFA and I would take the canon ending with Endgame or fics set during TFA, modern AUs- anything that ends with them together.
Prompts:
1. modern coffeeshop AU; barista Steve and his favorite customer, Peggy
2. somehow Peggy ends up in the future
3. Peggy doesn't die in CW but instead some external power deages her
4. Steve is found sooner
Steve/Tony: (Steve pining, both pining) I really love the frenemies to lovers dynamic, where both parties bicker when meeting but are on the same side, so these two stuck with me after The Avengers. I do tend to be more on Team Cap with the CW argument but I would rather not see that rehashed or there being a real bias toward one side in a story. I am fine (and love) Steve feeling guilty (but also not remorseful over protecting Bucky) but I don't want him to have be groveling constantly or it just all about Tony being a woobie.
Prompts:
1. Tony time traveled before the events of Iron Man and had sex with Steve (pre or post serum), and comes back, convinced he is still dead. Then he is found in the present and Tony has to deal with that.
2. soulmate AU; maybe the bond happens at the wrong moment (could be set during any canon events)
3. Steve is lonely post TWS and he and Tony fall into a friends with benefits relationship
Sam/Bucky (Sam pining, Bucky pining, both pining): I loved the idea of them since TWS thanks to SS and AM's great chemistry but I loved them for real after CACW. Again, bickering friends to lovers is my fave. Feel free to set it during the movies or TFATWS.
Prompts:
1. undercover as a couple
2. they both think they other hates them- really is pining
3. find out they are soulmates at an inopportune time
4. one is hurt/sick and the other takes care of them
Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanov (Natasha pining): I liked the dynamic we got from Iron Man 2 and love the idea of them as a ship. I only ask that the Tony & Pepper relationship be respected, and that he is not an antagonist. I like those two as friends (and a canon couple even if I am not requesting it).
Prompts:
1. Natasha saves Pepper (or vice versa)
2. set up by friends
3. different first meeting
4. anything domestic
Natasha/Bucky (Bucky pining): I haven't read the comics but I like the idea of these two in the MCU- both have their own traumas and rough background and are striving to be better. Wish it could've been explored more.
Prompts:
1. comic canon applies to the MCU; they did meet in the Red Room
2. soulmate AU
3. Natasha doesn't die in Endgame and she and Bucky help each other heal
4. Bucky survives the snap instead of Steve and the two of them get to know each other in that five year gap
Thor/Jane (both pining): They were a cute couple from what we saw and the deleted scene from TDW really showcased why they didn't work better than canon but I'd love to see them have a happier ending.
Prompts:
1. They meet again during the 5 year snap
2. fics set post Endgame, where Thor chooses to not be King but also not go with the Guardians either; find Jane again
3. AUs post The Avengers, where they work out a relationship
4. meet cute AUs
DCEU:
Diana/Steve (Diana pining, Steve pining, both pining): Loved them in the WW movie and I really want them to get their happy ending.
Prompts:
1. WW84 AU where Steve returns but isn't possessing someone else's body (that squicked me out); he can be a ghost though and she can still lose him in that setting but I would prefer a happy ending
2. modern AU, where Diana finds a reincarnated Steve- only he doesn't remember her
3. anything where Steve survives the Wonder Woman movie
If the rest of the League is involved, I prefer their canon ships (especially Clark/Lois).
Barry/Iris: (both pining, Barry pining): I loved what we saw from them in the Snyder Justice League am excited to see them in The Flash movie.
Prompts:
1. reporter!Iris + hero!Barry; they run into each other in both identities
2. reporter!Iris + lab tech!Barry; he helps her with her stories (and saves her life now and then)
3. set up on a blind date
4. soulmate AUs
Arthur/Mera (Arthur pining, both pining): I liked them in the ZSJL and the Aquaman movie.
Prompts:
1. any different meeting AU
2. they don't get together immediately at the movie and the pining is longer
3. Arthur's mom doesn't have to leave and she introduces him to the ocean gradually
4. Arranged marriage AU; maybe his mom doesn't have to leave but somehow in return, Arthur is sworn to Mera. They don't get along at first and then slowly fall in love
Harry Potter:
Sirius/Remus (Sirius pining, Remus pining, both pining): I love this old married couple/bickering best friends vibe. Sirius dying was heartbreaking for me, as it was for many. Please no Tonks bashing and if James is around, I would like him to be with Lily. I don't want him romantically involved with either Sirius or Remus (past or present, though one of them thinking the other is into James is fine, as long as they're like "umm no", especially Sirius.
Prompts:
1. Sirius pining while feeling guilty about betraying Remus
2. Sirius gets out earlier/is never imprisoned/found innocent and gets to raise Harry and fall into a relationship with Remus
3. Hogwarts era fic, where they find out they're soulmates
4. post-OotP where Remus finds ways to bring Sirius back
5. any AUs where they are in separate houses
James/Lily: (James pining, Lily pining, both pining): I just love them and how he grew and they fell for one another. Happier canon endings are always great but fics set before their death are also awesome and more than welcome, as are complete AUs. Please no ships with them with other people (especially Snape, though if you find a way to redeem him, as long as his role is minimized, and he is only friends with Lily, that's fine).
Prompts:
1. 7th year fics, where they get together- a shared class project leads to feelings
2. an early battle against Voldemort/death eaters where they are in school- James throws himself in front of Lily and danger
3. any sort of spell (love, truth, etc) making one of them think the other is not serious
4. Lily is flirting with James and he just doesn't get it, because she is too subtle and he is so happy that she wants to be his friend that he can't imagine she likes him back now (and she thinks he has gotten over her)
Hermione/Ron: (Ron pining, Hermione pining, both pining): This was the canon ship I was most invested in. Again, bickering friends to lovers are just my fave dynamic and I love how they did balance each other out. He is smarter than he is given credit for, and she learned the value of friendship/taking a chance. Their first kiss was delightful in both the book and the movie. If Harry is in it, I would like him to be with Ginny. Love the trio as friends too.
Prompts:
1. Ron actually asks Hermione to the Yule Ball
2. Hermione is the one he is openly lovesick over when he eats the chocolate meant for Harry, and she feels conflicted. Or he accidentally is put under the spell in another way
3. anything set in between the last chapter and the epilogue, as they work towards a relationship without a war in the background
Luna/Ginny: (both pining): I love the idea of this ship. I don't remember much from the books, but I think they were cute in the movies. I would rather Harry not be an antagonist in any way.
Prompts:
1. soulmate AU, where they don't immediately realize it is the other one
2. anything set after the last chapter, where they're working together to heal and help rebuild Hogwarts
3. Ginny helps rescue Luna
Star Trek: AOS
Kirk/Spock (Kirk pining, Spock pining, both pining): I've loved them since XI and how they came to need each other/truly care. Please no Uhura bashing. I love her.
Prompts:
1. Kirk doesn't get Spock's flirting
2. soulmate AU- doesn't think they're the other one's soulmate for whatever reason while pining
3. anything with them in Academy, as long as Spock isn't Kirk's instructor
4. Vulcan doesn't explode/Spock's mom lives and she bonds with Kirk, leading to Spock reluctantly friending him too
5. They meet as kids, because Amanda and Winona are friends, and then are either childhood friends or don't see each other till Academy
Uhura/Gaila: (both pining): I loved their friendship in XI and was sad we didn't get to see Gaila after that, since she was a fun character with lots of potential.
Prompts:
1. Uhura thinks Gaila is dead and grieves/pines; she is revealed to be alive and happy reunion/confessions ensue
2. Academy fake dating fic where they pretend to be in a relationship and real feelings happen
3. friends with benefits leads to real feelings
Carol Marcus/Bones McCoy (both pining): I found their brief scenes together in Into Darkness very compelling and thought they had good chemistry.
Prompts:
1. Bones has to deal with his feelings over Carol's betrayal; pining is on both sides while they learn to trust/fall in love
2. soulmate AU; Bones doesn't believe in them (hence his marriage), even more so since his ex left him for her soulmate but then he meets his real one (Carol)
3. they're set up by mutual friends (see: nosy Kirk)
Background ships: I would love Kirk/Spock, but if you want to go with canon Spock/Uhura, that's cool too. I don't really have any other Kirk ships so I would rather he be left single.
Gilmore Girls:
Rory/Jess: (Rory pining, Jess pining, both pining): Loved these two from the start, and Jess's growth made me love them even more. Love complete AUs (Jess grows up in Stars Hollow), canon divergences, Revival related (pre, during or post) or anything in between. I don't like Dean (and am fine with Logan), but just don't want fics where Jess exists to show them up and prove how much better he is.
Prompts:
1. Rory and Jess don't break up at the end of s3; have to make a long distance relationship work. Maybe Jess doesn't get kicked out of school, and has to find himself after he graduates while she is in Yale
2. post-Revival; they're both pining while Rory is pregnant and working on her book while thinking the other isn't interested
3. she has broken up with Dean in the beginning of s3 so their relationship starts sooner
4. Rory writes to Jess while in Washington
5. Rory ends up going to Harvard
Luke/Lorelai: (Luke pining, Lorelai pining, both pining): They're such great friends to lovers. Love their unique family and their first kiss is one of my favorite moments on the show.
Prompts:
1. they meet earlier (maybe when Rory is still a baby/toddler)
2. set up on a date pre series or early s1 by meddling friends; at first it is awkward and then it becomes more natural
3. Luke tells Lorelai about April (or maybe set after he does and they get to plan their wedding)
4. Lorelai doesn't sleep with Christopher but they're still temporarily broken up and are pining
5. Finding their way back to each other after the s7 finale; maybe they get married sooner/talk about and have kids
Rory/Paris: (Rory pining, Paris pining, both pining): They're such a great rivals to friends dynamic. I love how patient Rory was with Paris, while still standing up for herself, and where they ended up even in the Revival.
Prompts:
1. Paris helps Rory with her pregnancy post Revival (maybe giving advice in a very Paris way, etc) and they fall for each other
2. fics set post-s7, where they're on different paths but keep in touch and begin to pine
3. Rory never gets back with Logan and Paris never goes back to Doyle- she and Paris start a friends with benefits relationship leading to feelings
4. anything fake dating related
5. anything set during Chilton era
Lane/Dave: (both pining): Dave was so great and they were such a sweet couple. I was upset that he left and I did think Lane deserved better (in general). But please no Zack bashing. I care for the ship but I don't need him to be OOC.
Prompts:
1. they don't break up and work a long distance relationship
2. Lane ends up in California somehow after her mom kicks her out; finds Dave
3. band AU; Band needs a new member and either Lane or Dave are the new audition
4. Lane works at Luke's and Dave is a part of a local band, who is a regular customer. One day, they need someone to fill in at the drums and Lane volunteers
5. music store AU; one or both works at a music store- cue banter about bands/artists and pining
Ted Lasso:
Rebecca/Ted (Ted pining, Rebecca pining, both pining): I'm intrigued by this ship, and all its potential. They're two people who have their own pain and issues and they make a great duo.
Prompts:
1. fake dating for any reason
2. Rebecca is pining for Ted but worried she has too much power over him
3. Ted realizing he is in love with Rebecca and panicking
4. friends with benefits
Roy/Keeley (Roy pining, Keeley pining, both pining): This ship was so well done and makes me really happy. I had a harder time coming up wit prompts but trust me, I love this ship a lot.
Prompts:
1. different meeting AU
2. friends with benefits
3. they had a one night stand pre canon and feelings developed well after they separated
4. anything where Keeley, who is so supportive of everyone, gets taken care of
Roy/Keeley/Jamie (all pining, Jamie pining): I found this dynamic interesting. Roy and Jamie having this antagonistic relationship while having small moments in between, as well as Jamie and Keeley having an even better dynamic after they broke up. Of course I love Roy/Keeley.
Prompts:
1. Jamie stays with Richmond and finds himself falling for both of them
2. Jamie bonds with Roy's niece and gets closer to Roy (and Keeley); I can see him being good with kids
3. anything where Keeley gets taken care of
Elementary:
Joan/Sherlock (Joan pining, Sherlock pining, both pining): I loved this show and their dynamic throughout. How their journey went and how they became partners as well as Sherlock's growth really made this show enjoyable. Of course I shipped it as well as loving the friendship.
Prompts:
1. post canon; falling in love while Joan fights cancer and balances being a mom (and Sherlock is the supportive, odd uncle)
2. different meeting AU; Joan continues to be a surgeon but keeps running into Sherlock, who always has a few odd injuries (and gets dragged into his cases)
3. falling for each other at any point in canon (maybe one gets hurt and the other takes care?)
4. "everyone thinks they're together- they're pining"
Joan/Jamie (Joan pining, Jamie pining, both pining): I loved this ship because of how fascinated Jamie was with Joan and Joan being able to stand up for herself. Enemies to lovers!
Prompts:
1. The two of them taking on a common enemy (maybe to save Sherlock?)
2. Joan reluctantly helps Jamie with something related to her daughter (and feelings happen)
3. drunken one night stand pre canon
4. accidental marriage pre canon and turns out it was never annulled
Joan/Marcus (both pining, Marcus pining): Loved Marcus and this friendship and the potential of the ship. Plus him becoming Captain and wanting to be an uncle to Arthur was so sweet.
Prompts:
1. set up by friends (Sherlock comes around to the idea and meddles?)
2. casual sex (because they're both busy) turns into real feelings
Little Women:
Jo/Laurie (Laurie pining, both pining): Oh my childhood OTP. Never dies no matter how many versions I watch. At least in fic they can have a happy ending. I do like Amy and the sisterly bonds so please no bashing of her or Amy/Laurie.
Prompts:
1. modern AU and how that changes things
2. Laurie comes back from Europe single
3. Jo gets sick (but lives)
Saved by the Bell:
Zack/AC: (Zack pining, both pining): Technically they went on a date! I liked this push/pull dynamic though I probably only shipped them when I was older.
Prompts:
1. friends with benefits/casual sex turns into feelings
2. more on that concert date- maybe they kiss (challenge turns into the real thing) and both end up pining, while thinking the other isn't serious
3. one gets hurt and the other panics (and realizes feelings)
Zack/Kelly: (Zack pining, Kelly pining, both pining): Despite it all, I loved these two, through their ups and downs.
Prompts:
1. pining for each other while broken up
2. friends with benefits/keeping it casual because they're afraid of getting hurt again (and having feelings)
AC/Jessie: They were such a fun duo, first with their bickering and how they fell for each other. I was sad when they broke up.
Prompts:
1. finding their way back to each other after they broke up
2. running into each other in Vegas and waking up married
3. anything after Zack and Kelly's wedding
Thanks again!
Thank you for signing up for this challenge! Pining (especially of the mutual kind) is one of my favorite things, and I'm very excited to see what you come up with. I have listed my general likes/dnws, which are what is in the description too, and tried to come up with a few idea for everything but please feel free to just go off the freeform tags and go wherever your muse leads you.
General Likes/DNW
Smallville
MCU
DCEU
Harry Potter
Star Trek: AOS
Gilmore Girls
Ted Lasso
Elementary
Little Women (book)
Saved by the Bell
Likes:
-mutual pining
-friends to lovers
-frenemies to lovers
-banter/flirting
-soulmates
-friends with benefits/casual sex leading to feelings
-friendships
-found families
-fake dating (leading to real feelings)
-hurt/comfort (emotional or physical)
-meddling/matchmaking friends
-canon divergences
-meet cute/meet ugly
-coffee shop AUs
-flower shop AUs
-fairtyale AUs
-different meeting AUs
-love confessions
-first times
-domesticity
-care taking
-accidental/overheard confessions
-fluff
-angst with a happy ending
-5+1 (or variations)
-amnesia
-"everyone thinks they're together"/"everyone knows about their feelings"
DNW:
-unrequited feelings between main ship
-bigotry (homophobia/racism/sexism/etc)
-character/ship bashing
-unrequested ships
-a/b/o
-sexual assault/rape
-explicit violence/torture
-unhappy/open/bittersweet endings
-werewolf or vampire AUs (unless it is canon like HP)
-domestic abuse
-child abuse
-corporal punishment
-kinks involving bodily fluids
-explicit description of bodily fluids
-cheating/adultery
-love triangles (perceived is okay- like a thinks b is in love with c but not a real one)
-first or second person POVs
-reader fics
-heavy focus on OCs
-incest
-underage
-power differences (ex: student/teacher or principal)
-high school AUs
-pirates
-drugs/drug abuse
-mafia/gangs
-large age gaps (unless it is canon)
-villain AU (ex: evil Superman)
-good guys are the bad guys (or vice versa)
Smallville:
Clark/Oliver (Clark pining, Oliver pining, both pining): I like the friendship they developed in s6 and how they push one another, even when they fight and don't agree on methods. Only think I ask is that Lois not get disrespected as I love her and Clois. I would rather Clark and Lois just stay friends and not be exes or her having her heart broken.
Prompts:
1. Anything with one or both of them realizing they have feelings and are slow/reluctant to tell the other in fear of rejection
2. AU where they only know each other as Green Arrow and Superman and are pining in either as heroes or in their regular identities ore even both.
3. One or both gets hurt and the other panics (heroic rescues are fun!)
Clark/Lois: (Lois pining, both pining) I love them in canon or AUs with them that either gets them together earlier or has them meet in a whole different way. I don't ship Clana but I don't want to see her made out to be a villain and also would not want Clark pining for her in any way.
Prompts:
1. They get to finish their dance in 'Bride' and kiss
2. Lois doesn't come back after she leaves in s4 and they meet for the first time at the Planet
3. Lois remembers what happens in 'Crimson' and has to deal with growing feelings and knowledge of his powers
4. Lois remembers what happens in "Infamous" despite Clark going back in time
Clark/Lois/Oliver (all pining): I like this as OT3 and they have a great dynamic, individually and together though we didn't see it very often.
Prompts:
1. s9 AU where they all have feelings and need to work around it (Lois being conflicted over Clark and Ollie, Clark and Oliver missing each other while both wanting Lois too, etc)
2. after Oliver reveals his secret, he hangs out more with Clark and Lois, and feelings happen
3. s6 'Hydro' AU where they get to finish their movie night
I'm fine if Clark/Lois or Lois/Ollie are already together and the third person is introduced, depending on when you set it.
Lois/Lana (both pining): Really liked how they were friends right away and had a genuine friendship through most of the show.
Prompts:
1. immediate crush on one (or both) of their parts and maybe some meteor mutant makes the feelings come to life
2. Lois doesn't come back after she leaves and runs into Lana another way (how far after is up to you)
3. Lois stays at Metropolis University and ends up with Lana as a roommate
4. Lana keeps her powers (minus kryptonite absorption) and saves Lois (or vice versa); whether she is aware of the dual identity is up to you
If Clark is to be involved, I want him in a friend role rather than the ex one or both are pining for, or an antagonist. Ship wise, I am pretty picky (don't like Chlark/Clex/Cless/Clark with WW)- I love him with Oliver but you can always leave him single if that isn't for you.
Lana/Tess (both pining): Their scenes were very few but I liked the chemistry and would love to see more of it.
Prompts:
1. falling into a friends with benefits
2. they meet earlier in canon, maybe through Lex, and there is mutual intrigue
3. Lana meets Tess before she ends up on the island
4. working together in the Justice League (Lana keeping her powers but not the kryptonite absorption) and slowly growing to trust/like/fall for each other
Lois/Tess (both pining): I shipped them from Odyssey and loved how they were from enemies to friends by s10
Prompts:
1. hate sex turns to real feelings
2. going undercover as a couple
3. blind date AU
4. The Proposal AU (Tess needs to get married to stay in the country)
MCU:
Peggy/Steve (Steve pining, both pining): Loved these two since TFA and I would take the canon ending with Endgame or fics set during TFA, modern AUs- anything that ends with them together.
Prompts:
1. modern coffeeshop AU; barista Steve and his favorite customer, Peggy
2. somehow Peggy ends up in the future
3. Peggy doesn't die in CW but instead some external power deages her
4. Steve is found sooner
Steve/Tony: (Steve pining, both pining) I really love the frenemies to lovers dynamic, where both parties bicker when meeting but are on the same side, so these two stuck with me after The Avengers. I do tend to be more on Team Cap with the CW argument but I would rather not see that rehashed or there being a real bias toward one side in a story. I am fine (and love) Steve feeling guilty (but also not remorseful over protecting Bucky) but I don't want him to have be groveling constantly or it just all about Tony being a woobie.
Prompts:
1. Tony time traveled before the events of Iron Man and had sex with Steve (pre or post serum), and comes back, convinced he is still dead. Then he is found in the present and Tony has to deal with that.
2. soulmate AU; maybe the bond happens at the wrong moment (could be set during any canon events)
3. Steve is lonely post TWS and he and Tony fall into a friends with benefits relationship
Sam/Bucky (Sam pining, Bucky pining, both pining): I loved the idea of them since TWS thanks to SS and AM's great chemistry but I loved them for real after CACW. Again, bickering friends to lovers is my fave. Feel free to set it during the movies or TFATWS.
Prompts:
1. undercover as a couple
2. they both think they other hates them- really is pining
3. find out they are soulmates at an inopportune time
4. one is hurt/sick and the other takes care of them
Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanov (Natasha pining): I liked the dynamic we got from Iron Man 2 and love the idea of them as a ship. I only ask that the Tony & Pepper relationship be respected, and that he is not an antagonist. I like those two as friends (and a canon couple even if I am not requesting it).
Prompts:
1. Natasha saves Pepper (or vice versa)
2. set up by friends
3. different first meeting
4. anything domestic
Natasha/Bucky (Bucky pining): I haven't read the comics but I like the idea of these two in the MCU- both have their own traumas and rough background and are striving to be better. Wish it could've been explored more.
Prompts:
1. comic canon applies to the MCU; they did meet in the Red Room
2. soulmate AU
3. Natasha doesn't die in Endgame and she and Bucky help each other heal
4. Bucky survives the snap instead of Steve and the two of them get to know each other in that five year gap
Thor/Jane (both pining): They were a cute couple from what we saw and the deleted scene from TDW really showcased why they didn't work better than canon but I'd love to see them have a happier ending.
Prompts:
1. They meet again during the 5 year snap
2. fics set post Endgame, where Thor chooses to not be King but also not go with the Guardians either; find Jane again
3. AUs post The Avengers, where they work out a relationship
4. meet cute AUs
DCEU:
Diana/Steve (Diana pining, Steve pining, both pining): Loved them in the WW movie and I really want them to get their happy ending.
Prompts:
1. WW84 AU where Steve returns but isn't possessing someone else's body (that squicked me out); he can be a ghost though and she can still lose him in that setting but I would prefer a happy ending
2. modern AU, where Diana finds a reincarnated Steve- only he doesn't remember her
3. anything where Steve survives the Wonder Woman movie
If the rest of the League is involved, I prefer their canon ships (especially Clark/Lois).
Barry/Iris: (both pining, Barry pining): I loved what we saw from them in the Snyder Justice League am excited to see them in The Flash movie.
Prompts:
1. reporter!Iris + hero!Barry; they run into each other in both identities
2. reporter!Iris + lab tech!Barry; he helps her with her stories (and saves her life now and then)
3. set up on a blind date
4. soulmate AUs
Arthur/Mera (Arthur pining, both pining): I liked them in the ZSJL and the Aquaman movie.
Prompts:
1. any different meeting AU
2. they don't get together immediately at the movie and the pining is longer
3. Arthur's mom doesn't have to leave and she introduces him to the ocean gradually
4. Arranged marriage AU; maybe his mom doesn't have to leave but somehow in return, Arthur is sworn to Mera. They don't get along at first and then slowly fall in love
Harry Potter:
Sirius/Remus (Sirius pining, Remus pining, both pining): I love this old married couple/bickering best friends vibe. Sirius dying was heartbreaking for me, as it was for many. Please no Tonks bashing and if James is around, I would like him to be with Lily. I don't want him romantically involved with either Sirius or Remus (past or present, though one of them thinking the other is into James is fine, as long as they're like "umm no", especially Sirius.
Prompts:
1. Sirius pining while feeling guilty about betraying Remus
2. Sirius gets out earlier/is never imprisoned/found innocent and gets to raise Harry and fall into a relationship with Remus
3. Hogwarts era fic, where they find out they're soulmates
4. post-OotP where Remus finds ways to bring Sirius back
5. any AUs where they are in separate houses
James/Lily: (James pining, Lily pining, both pining): I just love them and how he grew and they fell for one another. Happier canon endings are always great but fics set before their death are also awesome and more than welcome, as are complete AUs. Please no ships with them with other people (especially Snape, though if you find a way to redeem him, as long as his role is minimized, and he is only friends with Lily, that's fine).
Prompts:
1. 7th year fics, where they get together- a shared class project leads to feelings
2. an early battle against Voldemort/death eaters where they are in school- James throws himself in front of Lily and danger
3. any sort of spell (love, truth, etc) making one of them think the other is not serious
4. Lily is flirting with James and he just doesn't get it, because she is too subtle and he is so happy that she wants to be his friend that he can't imagine she likes him back now (and she thinks he has gotten over her)
Hermione/Ron: (Ron pining, Hermione pining, both pining): This was the canon ship I was most invested in. Again, bickering friends to lovers are just my fave dynamic and I love how they did balance each other out. He is smarter than he is given credit for, and she learned the value of friendship/taking a chance. Their first kiss was delightful in both the book and the movie. If Harry is in it, I would like him to be with Ginny. Love the trio as friends too.
Prompts:
1. Ron actually asks Hermione to the Yule Ball
2. Hermione is the one he is openly lovesick over when he eats the chocolate meant for Harry, and she feels conflicted. Or he accidentally is put under the spell in another way
3. anything set in between the last chapter and the epilogue, as they work towards a relationship without a war in the background
Luna/Ginny: (both pining): I love the idea of this ship. I don't remember much from the books, but I think they were cute in the movies. I would rather Harry not be an antagonist in any way.
Prompts:
1. soulmate AU, where they don't immediately realize it is the other one
2. anything set after the last chapter, where they're working together to heal and help rebuild Hogwarts
3. Ginny helps rescue Luna
Star Trek: AOS
Kirk/Spock (Kirk pining, Spock pining, both pining): I've loved them since XI and how they came to need each other/truly care. Please no Uhura bashing. I love her.
Prompts:
1. Kirk doesn't get Spock's flirting
2. soulmate AU- doesn't think they're the other one's soulmate for whatever reason while pining
3. anything with them in Academy, as long as Spock isn't Kirk's instructor
4. Vulcan doesn't explode/Spock's mom lives and she bonds with Kirk, leading to Spock reluctantly friending him too
5. They meet as kids, because Amanda and Winona are friends, and then are either childhood friends or don't see each other till Academy
Uhura/Gaila: (both pining): I loved their friendship in XI and was sad we didn't get to see Gaila after that, since she was a fun character with lots of potential.
Prompts:
1. Uhura thinks Gaila is dead and grieves/pines; she is revealed to be alive and happy reunion/confessions ensue
2. Academy fake dating fic where they pretend to be in a relationship and real feelings happen
3. friends with benefits leads to real feelings
Carol Marcus/Bones McCoy (both pining): I found their brief scenes together in Into Darkness very compelling and thought they had good chemistry.
Prompts:
1. Bones has to deal with his feelings over Carol's betrayal; pining is on both sides while they learn to trust/fall in love
2. soulmate AU; Bones doesn't believe in them (hence his marriage), even more so since his ex left him for her soulmate but then he meets his real one (Carol)
3. they're set up by mutual friends (see: nosy Kirk)
Background ships: I would love Kirk/Spock, but if you want to go with canon Spock/Uhura, that's cool too. I don't really have any other Kirk ships so I would rather he be left single.
Gilmore Girls:
Rory/Jess: (Rory pining, Jess pining, both pining): Loved these two from the start, and Jess's growth made me love them even more. Love complete AUs (Jess grows up in Stars Hollow), canon divergences, Revival related (pre, during or post) or anything in between. I don't like Dean (and am fine with Logan), but just don't want fics where Jess exists to show them up and prove how much better he is.
Prompts:
1. Rory and Jess don't break up at the end of s3; have to make a long distance relationship work. Maybe Jess doesn't get kicked out of school, and has to find himself after he graduates while she is in Yale
2. post-Revival; they're both pining while Rory is pregnant and working on her book while thinking the other isn't interested
3. she has broken up with Dean in the beginning of s3 so their relationship starts sooner
4. Rory writes to Jess while in Washington
5. Rory ends up going to Harvard
Luke/Lorelai: (Luke pining, Lorelai pining, both pining): They're such great friends to lovers. Love their unique family and their first kiss is one of my favorite moments on the show.
Prompts:
1. they meet earlier (maybe when Rory is still a baby/toddler)
2. set up on a date pre series or early s1 by meddling friends; at first it is awkward and then it becomes more natural
3. Luke tells Lorelai about April (or maybe set after he does and they get to plan their wedding)
4. Lorelai doesn't sleep with Christopher but they're still temporarily broken up and are pining
5. Finding their way back to each other after the s7 finale; maybe they get married sooner/talk about and have kids
Rory/Paris: (Rory pining, Paris pining, both pining): They're such a great rivals to friends dynamic. I love how patient Rory was with Paris, while still standing up for herself, and where they ended up even in the Revival.
Prompts:
1. Paris helps Rory with her pregnancy post Revival (maybe giving advice in a very Paris way, etc) and they fall for each other
2. fics set post-s7, where they're on different paths but keep in touch and begin to pine
3. Rory never gets back with Logan and Paris never goes back to Doyle- she and Paris start a friends with benefits relationship leading to feelings
4. anything fake dating related
5. anything set during Chilton era
Lane/Dave: (both pining): Dave was so great and they were such a sweet couple. I was upset that he left and I did think Lane deserved better (in general). But please no Zack bashing. I care for the ship but I don't need him to be OOC.
Prompts:
1. they don't break up and work a long distance relationship
2. Lane ends up in California somehow after her mom kicks her out; finds Dave
3. band AU; Band needs a new member and either Lane or Dave are the new audition
4. Lane works at Luke's and Dave is a part of a local band, who is a regular customer. One day, they need someone to fill in at the drums and Lane volunteers
5. music store AU; one or both works at a music store- cue banter about bands/artists and pining
Ted Lasso:
Rebecca/Ted (Ted pining, Rebecca pining, both pining): I'm intrigued by this ship, and all its potential. They're two people who have their own pain and issues and they make a great duo.
Prompts:
1. fake dating for any reason
2. Rebecca is pining for Ted but worried she has too much power over him
3. Ted realizing he is in love with Rebecca and panicking
4. friends with benefits
Roy/Keeley (Roy pining, Keeley pining, both pining): This ship was so well done and makes me really happy. I had a harder time coming up wit prompts but trust me, I love this ship a lot.
Prompts:
1. different meeting AU
2. friends with benefits
3. they had a one night stand pre canon and feelings developed well after they separated
4. anything where Keeley, who is so supportive of everyone, gets taken care of
Roy/Keeley/Jamie (all pining, Jamie pining): I found this dynamic interesting. Roy and Jamie having this antagonistic relationship while having small moments in between, as well as Jamie and Keeley having an even better dynamic after they broke up. Of course I love Roy/Keeley.
Prompts:
1. Jamie stays with Richmond and finds himself falling for both of them
2. Jamie bonds with Roy's niece and gets closer to Roy (and Keeley); I can see him being good with kids
3. anything where Keeley gets taken care of
Elementary:
Joan/Sherlock (Joan pining, Sherlock pining, both pining): I loved this show and their dynamic throughout. How their journey went and how they became partners as well as Sherlock's growth really made this show enjoyable. Of course I shipped it as well as loving the friendship.
Prompts:
1. post canon; falling in love while Joan fights cancer and balances being a mom (and Sherlock is the supportive, odd uncle)
2. different meeting AU; Joan continues to be a surgeon but keeps running into Sherlock, who always has a few odd injuries (and gets dragged into his cases)
3. falling for each other at any point in canon (maybe one gets hurt and the other takes care?)
4. "everyone thinks they're together- they're pining"
Joan/Jamie (Joan pining, Jamie pining, both pining): I loved this ship because of how fascinated Jamie was with Joan and Joan being able to stand up for herself. Enemies to lovers!
Prompts:
1. The two of them taking on a common enemy (maybe to save Sherlock?)
2. Joan reluctantly helps Jamie with something related to her daughter (and feelings happen)
3. drunken one night stand pre canon
4. accidental marriage pre canon and turns out it was never annulled
Joan/Marcus (both pining, Marcus pining): Loved Marcus and this friendship and the potential of the ship. Plus him becoming Captain and wanting to be an uncle to Arthur was so sweet.
Prompts:
1. set up by friends (Sherlock comes around to the idea and meddles?)
2. casual sex (because they're both busy) turns into real feelings
Little Women:
Jo/Laurie (Laurie pining, both pining): Oh my childhood OTP. Never dies no matter how many versions I watch. At least in fic they can have a happy ending. I do like Amy and the sisterly bonds so please no bashing of her or Amy/Laurie.
Prompts:
1. modern AU and how that changes things
2. Laurie comes back from Europe single
3. Jo gets sick (but lives)
Saved by the Bell:
Zack/AC: (Zack pining, both pining): Technically they went on a date! I liked this push/pull dynamic though I probably only shipped them when I was older.
Prompts:
1. friends with benefits/casual sex turns into feelings
2. more on that concert date- maybe they kiss (challenge turns into the real thing) and both end up pining, while thinking the other isn't serious
3. one gets hurt and the other panics (and realizes feelings)
Zack/Kelly: (Zack pining, Kelly pining, both pining): Despite it all, I loved these two, through their ups and downs.
Prompts:
1. pining for each other while broken up
2. friends with benefits/keeping it casual because they're afraid of getting hurt again (and having feelings)
AC/Jessie: They were such a fun duo, first with their bickering and how they fell for each other. I was sad when they broke up.
Prompts:
1. finding their way back to each other after they broke up
2. running into each other in Vegas and waking up married
3. anything after Zack and Kelly's wedding
Thanks again!
