Chocolate Box 2019 Letter
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healygHi, I'm HealyG, or Healy on AO3, and here is my Dear Author Letter for Chocolate Box 2019.
Gen Likes: Comedy, mysteries, heartwarming junk, humor based on people acting like jerks (hey! I can like two things), wordplay/puns, weird junk, character studies, show-within-a-show stuff, humor about someone who blithely misunderstands the obvious, characters revealing a surprising side of themselves, family fluff.
Shippy likes: UST, pining, rival shipping, relationships that end badly/tragically, relationships that turn out to work surprisingly well, one-sided relationships, "bromances" that turn into something more, affectionate touching, plotty shipfic.
Art Likes: Clean lines, bright colors (if there are any colors), cartoony faces, comics of any kind (from 4 panel gag strips to more action-oriented stuff), hidden jokes.
DNW: Rape/noncon, incest, underage sex, graphic violence, explicit sexual content.
Fandom specific prompts under the cut!
Gravity Falls
Dipper & Ford: I love these two nerds! What I really like about them is how earnest Ford is with Dipper. Anything with them hanging out would be great (e.g., playing board games, going on monster hunts).
Dipper & Stan: I like how their similarities causes conflict between them as much as their differences (like their stubbornness, for example). For prompts, maybe Dipper tricks Stan into playing one of his nerd games with him, or maybe Mabel's in trouble, and they have to team up to save her.
All Four Pines Twins: Pines family cookout! OR Dipper and Mabel try to throw Stan and Ford a party for their next birthday, but it all goes horribly wrong somehow. OR Dipper and Mabel's parents find out that they let their kids stay with a crook and a mad scientist with a bad safety record and a poor sense of boundaries. Dipper and Mabel then have to work with Stan and Ford to make sure they stay in their parents' good books.
Stan & Ford: I like how complicated their relationship is on the show, and how, despite all their issues, deep down they still really love each other. I'd love anything with their adventures on their boat, or them taking care of the kids together.
Fiddleford/Stan: Over the past year I've really come to enjoy this ship. I like their jock/nerd kinda dynamic, and I feel like their respective relationships to Ford could be interesting to explore. I'm especially interested in AUs where Fiddleford is convinced (or coerced) into helping Stan fix the portal.
Steven Universe
Pearl & Steven: The latest batch of episodes really made me want more of these two. Pearl may not be the best mom, but she's better at it than the Diamonds. I just want more Bird!Mom antics to help deal with the current situation.
Greg & Pearl: They have a complicated relationship, and I'd like to see more of it. I think Pearl has worked out most of her resentment about Greg and Rose, but there's still some awkwardness there. Basically I want them to develop a weird friendship together.
Deltarune
Kris & Asriel: I really liked the hints we got of Asriel and Kris's relationship in the game. It seemed like Asriel was really popular and well-liked, while Kris was the weird kid who tagged along. I feel like there might have been some resentment on both sides there. Still, their relationship also seems very loving, from what we've seen so far. I'd love to see more of them bonding before Asriel moves away to go to college. (Note that I have a slight preference for male and gender neutral pronouns for Kris, but feel free to use whatever you prefer, as long as it's consistent across the work.)
Chrono Trigger:
Lucca/Robo: The platonic relationship between these two is really cute, and I think it could transfer well to a romantic relationship, too. I really like the idea of Robo maybe not understanding his feelings at first, and Lucca being awkward about her own feelings for Robo as well.
Gen Likes: Comedy, mysteries, heartwarming junk, humor based on people acting like jerks (hey! I can like two things), wordplay/puns, weird junk, character studies, show-within-a-show stuff, humor about someone who blithely misunderstands the obvious, characters revealing a surprising side of themselves, family fluff.
Shippy likes: UST, pining, rival shipping, relationships that end badly/tragically, relationships that turn out to work surprisingly well, one-sided relationships, "bromances" that turn into something more, affectionate touching, plotty shipfic.
Art Likes: Clean lines, bright colors (if there are any colors), cartoony faces, comics of any kind (from 4 panel gag strips to more action-oriented stuff), hidden jokes.
DNW: Rape/noncon, incest, underage sex, graphic violence, explicit sexual content.
Fandom specific prompts under the cut!
Gravity Falls
Dipper & Ford: I love these two nerds! What I really like about them is how earnest Ford is with Dipper. Anything with them hanging out would be great (e.g., playing board games, going on monster hunts).
Dipper & Stan: I like how their similarities causes conflict between them as much as their differences (like their stubbornness, for example). For prompts, maybe Dipper tricks Stan into playing one of his nerd games with him, or maybe Mabel's in trouble, and they have to team up to save her.
All Four Pines Twins: Pines family cookout! OR Dipper and Mabel try to throw Stan and Ford a party for their next birthday, but it all goes horribly wrong somehow. OR Dipper and Mabel's parents find out that they let their kids stay with a crook and a mad scientist with a bad safety record and a poor sense of boundaries. Dipper and Mabel then have to work with Stan and Ford to make sure they stay in their parents' good books.
Stan & Ford: I like how complicated their relationship is on the show, and how, despite all their issues, deep down they still really love each other. I'd love anything with their adventures on their boat, or them taking care of the kids together.
Fiddleford/Stan: Over the past year I've really come to enjoy this ship. I like their jock/nerd kinda dynamic, and I feel like their respective relationships to Ford could be interesting to explore. I'm especially interested in AUs where Fiddleford is convinced (or coerced) into helping Stan fix the portal.
Steven Universe
Pearl & Steven: The latest batch of episodes really made me want more of these two. Pearl may not be the best mom, but she's better at it than the Diamonds. I just want more Bird!Mom antics to help deal with the current situation.
Greg & Pearl: They have a complicated relationship, and I'd like to see more of it. I think Pearl has worked out most of her resentment about Greg and Rose, but there's still some awkwardness there. Basically I want them to develop a weird friendship together.
Deltarune
Kris & Asriel: I really liked the hints we got of Asriel and Kris's relationship in the game. It seemed like Asriel was really popular and well-liked, while Kris was the weird kid who tagged along. I feel like there might have been some resentment on both sides there. Still, their relationship also seems very loving, from what we've seen so far. I'd love to see more of them bonding before Asriel moves away to go to college. (Note that I have a slight preference for male and gender neutral pronouns for Kris, but feel free to use whatever you prefer, as long as it's consistent across the work.)
Chrono Trigger:
Lucca/Robo: The platonic relationship between these two is really cute, and I think it could transfer well to a romantic relationship, too. I really like the idea of Robo maybe not understanding his feelings at first, and Lucca being awkward about her own feelings for Robo as well.
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