idproquo - Exchange Letter

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Dear IPQ creator, thank you for taking a look at my iddiest desires in life. I'm pretty embarrassed to put it all out there, but I hope something here will be a match for you! 

I adore all the freeform tags in this letter; I would be overjoyed to see any of them anytime, even if I didn't list it for the particular request that you're creating for, even if you need to AU up the setting to make it work.

Feel free also to refer to my general likes post! 

Genshin Impact
Ganyu/Zhongli
Havria/Zhongli
Keqing/Zhongli
Ningguang/Zhongli
Wanyan/Zhongli
Xiao/Zhongli

• A frightened by B's reputation, forced to work together (B makes no effort to put A at ease)
• A has every reason to retaliate against B; helps B instead
• Character loses everything and can only turn to enemy for help
• Character thinks rescue has a price tag; discovers it doesn't
• Debilitated in front of mortal enemy
• Loyal Human Weapon Gains New Master; Unexpectedly Rescued From Certain Death/Given Medical Attention
• Loyalty Kink: Call off your dog
• Loyalty Kink: Formulaic hierarchical saluting/kneeling/etc. but FELT SO DEEPLY AND SINCERELY
• Unexpected Mercy - Character Convinced They'll Be Tortured/Killed Begs Mercy For Another

During the Liyue archon quest, I loved the picture we got of Rex Lapis from interacting with his subjects. I came into the city of contracts expecting a cold, strict god, and was surprised by the number of folk sharing stories about how Rex Lapis had personally touched their lives for the better. By the end, we know Zhongli is exhausted from a reign that it's not clear he's particularly suited for, but I'm touched that somehow, still, he's left a positive impression on his people. I would love to see more of Zhongli being an imposing but ultimately benevolent deity, and the mortals and adepti that he wins over. 

(Side note, I love Zhongli's obsession with contracts, and I love the idea of human Zhongli with dragon horns, like the kind that go on Chinese dragons.)

I'm so tantalized by the Xiao backstory we have so far. Xiao being freed from his previous master by Zhongli, his enemy, only to be conscripted into his service in turn. I'd love to see that transition, or how their relationship has developed, the shape that Xiao's loyalty has taken, centuries later. I'm really into the idea that Xiao has adopted the same weapon, mannerisms... idle posture... as Zhongli, that there's some kind of hero worship going on here. (If more Xiao story comes out during the creation period for this exchange, as seems likely, you are very welcome to include it - please just give a spoiler warning, and I will be sure speed through the new content to catch up!) 

I really like the offhand comment that Keqing was the one who gave Zhongli the confidence to step back from governance, through her constant questioning of whether archons and adepti are really needed anymore in Liyue. I'm so curious what their interactions would look like, and whether she always felt this way, or if there was an event that caused her to believe mortals would do better without gods watching over them. 

Havria was the salt god and Wanyan her devotee from Zhongli's story quest, Sal Flore. It made quite an impression on me; I had a lot of fun watching Zhongli maintain his poker face while Wanyan tried her utmost to convince him what an evil monster Morax was. What would have happened if Zhongli's identity had been revealed? As for poor Havria, I would love a fixit where she made it through the Archon wars. Maybe if Zhongli could have formed an alliance with her? I see a lot of similarity between her and Guizhong, even the parallel of salt and dust. 

Genshin Impact
Albedo/Aether
Albedo/Sucrose

• A agrees to sex with B out of love/loyalty, has no sexual interest
• Obedience Kink - Turned on by partner's ability to hold still and endure what's given

Albedo is so blunt and reserved at the same time, and keeps alluding to being different from others, in a way that leaves him set apart and isolated. I'd love a story about one-sided sexual attraction, where he indulges the other party out of politeness, or wish for connection, or in trade for being able to study them (Aether?). He may genuinely care for them as well, just... not in the way that everyone else considers normal. 

On the other hand, I'd also adore seeing a sadistic side to him, maybe some pre-negotiated pain-play, or maybe purposefully taking his experimentation a bit too far? For this, I'd prefer something consensual and loving, even as he gets off on pushing his partner to their limits. 

I enjoyed Albedo and Aether's dynamic a lot during the story, how Albedo seemed to recognize something otherworldly or inhuman about Aether... but also was so enthusiastic about running experiments on him at the same time. In wanting to study someone he recognized as a kindred spirit, was he perhaps trying to learn more about himself and his place in the world? I also enjoyed him blatantly comparing Aether to like... a slime haha. No tact, this boy.

I think Sucrose and Albedo would be super sweet together. She clearly admires and cares for Albedo so much, and I think Albedo takes his role as her mentor seriously and would be very gentle and respectful of her feelings. I like that there's world that they share (alchemy) and one where she only looks on with puzzlement (art).


Eyeshield 21
Hiruma/Sena
Hiruma/Kid
Hiruma/Shin
Hiruma/Yukimitsu

• A frightened by B's reputation, forced to work together (B makes no effort to put A at ease)
• A has every reason to retaliate against B; helps B instead
• Deals with the devil; devil comes to collect
• Hurt/Comfort - Character expects to be punished but is comforted instead

I fell deep into Eyeshield 21 hell last year. For this exchange, I'm requesting a bunch of Hiruma ships, because I love how batshit crazy yet genius Hiruma's plans are, how he terrifies people for his own gain, but somehow, in the end, he finds a way to help those he cares about, even if he contrives to make it feel like an incidental afterthought. I'd be delighted to see more of his interactions with any of these characters, romantic or otherwise. 

One idea (and I always ask for this): an AU where Hiruma is the actual devil, making contracts with others. Maybe Shin or Sena resort to desperate measures to improve their football skills. (Maybe they are both unknowingly asking Hiruma for more and more favors, each to surpass the other??) Maybe Kid is an actual old western cowboy who sells his soul for his shooting ability. Maybe Yukimitsu is looking for meaning in his life, and in the end, the meaning, conveniently enough, turns out to be football... 


Original Work
Overworked salaryman/cheap sex slave he buys for stress relief

• Slavery - "kind" new master still uses slave for sex, but better than prior abuse
• Slavery - Abused slave bought on the auction block & shocked to be treated kindly
• Slavery - society where sentient slaves are treated as objects

Honestly, I think the pairing/freeforms say it all. I like the idea of seeing taking the old slavery trope and in a mundane setting. In this scenario, I imagine even a cheap slave is probably a splurge, but the salaryman is looking forward to a bit of comfort in his stressful life. Maybe he needs something to come home to, or maybe he brings the slave in to the office. Whether sex actually happens or not is up to you, I'd be delighted either way. 


Original Work
Loyal aide to the king/Too-competent mercenary hired to protect the king

• A frightened by B's reputation, forced to work together (B makes no effort to put A at ease)
• Antagonist Surprises With Honorable Behavior
• Power Imbalance - Revealed That Powerful Char Thinks It’s Consensual While Other Thinks Its Required

What kind of situation are they in, that the king had to hire a mercenary? Are they on the run from something? I have this idea that the mercenary is kind of terrifying and was hired against the aide's objections. That the aide distrusts mercenaries on principle (perhaps sellswords are looked down upon in their society) and worries that they will be betrayed.

I threw in the third freeform because I love it and just wanted to see if it would stick. The aide might have the power here, having hired the mercenary (perhaps mercenary believes it's part of the contract?) or the mercenary might have the power, as they are dependent upon his protection. Heck, maybe aide finds out that mercenary has been unwillingly having sex with the king, and begins questioning whether loyalty to said king is even warranted?