Round 2! Mingling post! GO.

[vangirl]

We'll be keeping this informal since I doubt the majority of people are ready to commit right this second.

This is a completely optional post for writers to toss up their possible ideas for this round so potential media creators can hop in and help the process along. People can also cheer on ideas that they would love to read, even if they don't feel they'd be able to create anything for it at this time.

Writers, simply follow this format when posting so everything can look nice and neat:

Fandom(s):
Character(s)/Pairing(s):
Vague story idea:

Later on in the writing period there will be a post for media creator's to make 'early claims' if they commented to this post and the writer has officially signed up. That will be...much later on most likely and I'll try to include more details before then. We'll see how everything works out before we set any ideas in stone just yet.

Commence with the experiment mingling!

Comments

showing y'all how it's done

[vangirl]

Fandom: World of Warcraft
Character: Draenei Death Knight OC! Her name is Aeyrn. She goes by Aeyrn. You can call her Aeyrn.
Vague vague vague as hell idea of what I might be doing: Death Knight turning fic to dig into all the stockholm syndrome potential that the starting zone gave us. The plan is to explore the physical and psychological processes of the turning, as well as get a sense of Scourge "society"...if you could call it one.

And the potential for hot hot hot rotten flesh/writhing maggot action. Mmm.

Re: showing y'all how it's done

[jack_of_none]

OMG there is not enough "YES" in the world.

[roseargent]

Fandom(s): Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Shoji and Haru mainly, though I'm sure Gin will play some kind of role and others will make cameos at least
Vague story idea: Something post-game (Haru/Gin ending path) focusing on Haru and Shoji, who both have a lingering interest in demons and the reasons behind the loss of their respective mentors.

[birgitriddle]

Fandom(s): Final Fantasy VII
Character: Cloud Strife
Vague story idea: Cloud Strife, his journey from Nibelheim to Midgar, his attempts to get into SOLDIER, possibly exploring why he couldn't get in and how he ended up in the Shinra infantry instead. Perhaps he joined because some SOLDIER recruits were in the infantry first.

[synecdochic]

I would read the ever-living heck out of this!

[traxits]

Fandom(s): Final Fantasy VII.
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Reeve Tuesti/Rufus Shinra, Aerith, Sephiroth, and maybe Zack?
Vague story idea: AU fic set when the Cetra were at their peak of power. I think I'll go with there being divisions in the classes based on powers and abilities. Cetra at the top, since they don't need materia, then perhaps the Thaumaturge (to describe the 'created' materia wielders, awakened naturally or via Cetra powers), then the normal humans, the ones incapable of wielding magic even with materia, and finally, the Mako-Infused Thaumaturge, such as SOLDIERs. I particularly like the idea of Rufus leading a rebellion against the Cetra, against Ifalna, Aerith, and Reeve. Maybe some divisions within the Cetra themselves, such as Aerith and Ifalna being 'Guardian' Cetra, since their power is to hear the planet and Reeve being an 'Inspire' Cetra with the power to hear the inorganic?

Most of this AU has been heavily inspired by the Early Files, and I compiled all of the particularly relevant ones here in my own journal. To be honest though, while I have a whole lot of ideas for the setting of my AU, I really don't have much of a plot yet. Not beyond some vague ideas of human-rebel!Rufus and Inspire-Cetra!Reeve. And loyal-servant!Tseng. ^^;

[synecdochic]

Not only is this a really epically awesome idea, thank you so much for linking to the Early Files information!

[icedark_elf]

Fandom(s): Assassin's Creed II
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Ezio, Leonardo, Cristina, the Auditores
Vague story idea: A What if AU, where Ezio's family is saved from hanging at the last moment. The differences that not having a driving need for revenge will cause for Ezio and his family, as well as what happens to the various relationships that he develops over time.

Probably going to involve a threesome romance.

[kyuohki]

You've already heard my opinion of this, but I'll repeat myself. DO WANT! XD

[blueinkedfrost]

Fandom(s): Baldur's Gate I
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Branwen.
Vague story idea: Who says the Bhaalspawn's point of view is the interesting one? Branwen, priestess of Tempus, has backstory and a fate to seek out and possibly even an evil Zhentish plot to deal with.

[tyger]

Fandom(s): Kingdom Hearts! (I am also willing to write FFXIII or LoZ gen!)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Um. I tend to write Axel/Roxas, mostly? But also I have written other things. And am willing to write other things.
Vague story idea: OKAY SO HERE'S HOW IT IS. I have written a gen Sora-centric psychological adventure story, that I am planning to submit for hardmode, because I am knee-deep in thesis research and so fic ideas are not so much in my head as much as they usually. But! I like this idea of media creators being more involved, so if you, a media creator, has a KH(/FFXIII/LoZ) idea that you'd like to create media for, I'm willing to do the writing part. I tend to write pretty quickly once I have an idea, so I'm not worried about getting the wordcount even despite thesis, it's really more the ideas thing. (But hey. Who knows, always possible that I'll come up with something that eats my brain, but given past records, that's not as likely when I'm studying. Attempting to be responsible here, as well as take part in awesome fandom activities!)

TL;DR - if you have something you want to see, I'm totally up for negotiation! :D
For reference, as it likely makes a difference: Stuff I have written.

[vangirl]

But! I like this idea of media creators being more involved, so if you, a media creator, has a KH(/FFXIII/LoZ) idea that you'd like to create media for, I'm willing to do the writing part.

I just want to stop by and say that writing for a media creator is a really cool idea! I might have to steal it for a future round. :)

[jack_of_none]

Fandom: Final Fantasy IV

Characters: Edward- and Rydia-centric because I am nothing if not completely predictable. Most of the rest of the cast. Golbez. Archfiends. Eidolons, especially Ifrit. The Dark Elf. Despite my stated shipping preferences I don't think Edward/Rydia actually works for this fic. Canon pairings only so far, but I can't promise that Barbariccia won't get her claws into somebody by the end of the fic.

Vague story idea: SO I HAD THIS IDEA for an FF4 AU where Leviathan swallows both Edward and Rydia when he crashes the party's ship. Edward's presence is very obviously a mistake; while Rydia is training to become a real-deal summoner, Edward deals with being stranded in an alien world that views him as an interloper at best. Rydia walks the line between human and monster, Edward learns the music of the Feymarch, years pass, etc.

MEANWHILE, up on the surface, things progress pretty much as in the game until Cecil's deal with Golbez and the encounter with the Dark Elf. Not having Edward around results in a total failure to recover the Earth Crystal. Catastrophe ensues, and even the return of older and wiser Edward and Rydia might not be enough to stop it.

I am not sure how long this will end up being, so uh.

[ukefied]

Dude. More than anything else in the world, I want this fic to happen.

[shanaqui]

Fandom(s): Final Fantasy X-2.
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Gippal, Baralai, Paine, Nooj. Gen.
Vague story idea: Crimson Squad cyberpunk AU! As previously discussed, this story was written for the last round, but due to a lack of accompanying media, never got posted. I don't know if I'm writing anything new for this round, but I will definitely be posting this story, titled "Iron Sky".

I can offer a little snippet of the beginning of this story, which might tell you more about it than me rambling on:

Kinoc, Gippal has decided, is a windbag. He's a man (if barely old enough to claim that status) prone to making snap judgements but, as it happens, he's had ample time to consider, and then reconsider, this particular judgement -- and then drag it out again for a third hearing. It's been, according to the readout somewhere in the left hand corner of his vision, twenty minutes already. It feels like twice that. The Yevonites seem used to this kind of thing, but the Al Bhed in the ranks have been restless for a while now. The Al Bhed way is much more efficient: broadcast something, digest it at speed, store it for when it's needed, quite without burdening the normal (and limited) human capacity for short-term memory with it.

Gippal's gonna have to get used to this kind of thing, of course. The rest of his team, whoever they are, won't be up to the Al Bhed way of doing things for years, if ever. That's what they need him for.

[electric_butterfly]

I'm interested! Gippal and cyberpunk is like peanut butter and chocolate. :D

[nagaina]

Fandom(s): World of Warcraft
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Blood elf death knight original character, Solivar, and a cast of thousands both OCs and NPCs from the game.
Vague story idea: Figuring out who you were and what to do with the rest of your life is hard. Particularly when you're not really alive. Beginning can be found here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/76379


Fandom(s): World of Warcraft
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Original Characters Krivulka Stonefist (badass orcish granny warrior), Catlali Mooncaller (troll shaman), Keldris Pellegrin (human paladin), and the cast of thousands that is Light's Promise Mobile Hospital, a division of the Argent Dawn/Crusade.
Vague story idea: In the aftermath of the Scourge assault on Orgrimmar (during Wrath), Light's Promise tries to rebuild itself -- and rescue their resident paladin from the spiritual peril he finds himself in while walking the roads between life and death. Beginning can be found here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/134086


Fandom(s): World of Warcraft
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Darion Mograine and Taelan Fordring
Vague story idea: The younger son of one of the most eminent paladins of the age and the only son of a fallen traitor, each is isolated in his own way when they come to the capital of Lordaeron to train in their fathers' craft. The friendship they find becomes a balm to them both...but can it persist in the face of both secular and sacred politics, the changing face of the world and their feelings for one another?

[jack_of_none]

These all sound really cool...but I am partial to orcish grannies XD

oh god i still don't know what i'm doing

[synecdochic]

Fandom(s): Final Fantasy 7

Character(s)/Pairing(s): Rufus/Tseng/Tifa. (no you didn't just misread that)

Vague story idea: Many many moons ago, my ex-girlfriend and I came up with an AU to the novel-length FF7 story I have been working on since 1998 (that is still not finished, ugh) in which Tseng manages to get Rufus (investigating the Nibelheim incident from Shinra's end) and Tifa (witness to the Nibelheim incident, maneuvering herself so she will be able to figure out wtf really went on) in the same room at the same time and says "now talk amongst yourselves". It winds up kicking the game events off about five years earlier, and turning your final party into: Tifa, Rufus, Tseng, Reno, Rude, Reeve, Aeris, Cloud and Vincent from the Nibelheim mansion's basement, and possibly Cid. Against old man Shinra, Hojo, Sephiroth (kinda), and Jenova.

I am not officially signing up yet, because I'm nearly 30k words in to it and I have only gotten to two scenes, and I'm guessing the whole thing is going to hit around 300k when I'm done. I am going to hope I can find a reasonable stopping point somewhere before the deadline. :P

Also, I should note that I am only working with canon from the original game, period, since it's an AU of a story that I started in '98 when that was all we had. So, nothing from the rest of the Compilation.

[muscle_wizard]

...I am very intrigued by this.

And hope to see whatever you can share when the time comes ♥

[ukefied]

Fandom: Final Fantasy 6
Character/Pairing: Ensemble; not explicitly working toward any pairings, but who knows, THE NIGHT IS YOUNG.
Vague story idea: The dreaded FF6 high-school AU idea that just won't die -- including Setzer with a sweet-ass convertible, Edgar as student council president, Locke the urban explorer, and Terra as the transfer student. I plan to start off lighthearted and generic, and end with a BANG.

[jack_of_none]

Setzer with a sweet-ass convertible

Until now I had no idea how badly this needed to exist.

I am maybe doing this?

[suzume]

Fandom(s): Suikoden III (mainly, but the Suikoden series tends to encourage some overlap)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Sasarai, Dios, Nash, a boatload of Harmonian OCs
Vague story idea: The Harmonian government continues their policy of covering up things they don't want the public to know about- in this case, an outbreak of disease on a remote island. Sasarai isn't able to prevail against a majority opinion in the council of bishops, but he is able to use his personal authority to investigate the situation and try and provide aid to the afflicted people.

a.k.a. Yet another Harmonian story by Suzume. Just this time it's proving very long and involved, which is why I am not signing up officially.

[gamera]

Fandom(s): Suikoden (II/III/Gaiden/probably others before this is done)
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Nash/Sierra
Vague story idea: I don't actually have a plot yet, so I'll copy/paste from my signup: Post-Suikoden III Nash/Sierra badass married couple adventure fic. (Or: He's a spy! She's a vampire! Together, they... don't really fight crime so much as he does dubiously legal things on behalf of a creepy theocractic government and she terrifies people!)

Given who these two are, their adventure will probably be less badass and more full of lulz.

[suzume]

Nash/Sierra badass or lulzy adventure fic?! I am so there!

[solaris]

Fandom(s): Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Crowe/Myuria, with cameo appearances by Arumat, Eleyna, Meracle, possibly Sarah, and alien races I haven't figured out yet.
Vague story idea: A space adventure! Kind of basic Star Ocean fare - a planet out there is having problems because of some overdeveloped being running amok and the Morphus, secret Neighborhood Watch of the universe, sends someone out to fix it. But that's more of the setting rather than the focus, which is more about discovery. I wanted to really go into what life for Myuria was life after Lucien's death and all the things that didn't seem to fit right anymore. Crowe gets the chance to explore space with a minimal amount of impending universal doom while still having the chance to explore and help people. I'm still working out the conflict surrounding it all, but it's a project I've been hoping to do for a while.

[cypher]

That would be awesome! So few of the supporting cast for that game got to do any of the fun parts of exploring outer space.

[lassarina]

Fandom: Persona 3/P3P (not with The Answer)
Characters/Pairings: Shinjiro, Akihiko, Mitsuru, Minako (Shinji/Minako, Shinji/Aki/Mitsuru, Aki/Minako, Minako/Mitsuru)
Vague Story Idea: As per P4 canon, Elizabeth/Theo are trying to bring Minako back; Shinji, Mitsuru, and Akihiko inadvertently assist in the process, but the rebuilt-from-dreams-and-subconscious Minako has no Wild Card ability because that is what's keeping the seal in place.

[synecdochic]

YOU KNOW I WILL READ THE FUCK OUT OF THIS, OMG.

[stealth_noodle]

Fandom: Suikoden V
Characters: The post-canon line-up of the Detective Agency, plus Luserina, Euram, and various Rainwall OCs.
Vague story idea: Euram asks Fuyo's Detective Agency to run a background check on Luserina's new assistant, who he believes is plotting against her. Fuyo agrees but thinks that he's overreacting, which he is. This doesn't mean he's entirely wrong.

Basically this is a mystery where I let my Luserina/Raven pet crack pairing run wild and explore the awesomeness that is ninja detectives. I am not signing up officially yet, because I am moving at the beginning of June and might find myself too busy to get all the way through this. But I have an outline and a goal!

[ukefied]

Yes. Yes, yes, yes.

[kyuohki]

Fandom(s): Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Marche, Doned, Mewt, Ritz, Montblanc, etc.
Vague story idea: Marche is injured saving his little brother. Ritz and Doned realize that out of them all, Marche has the biggest reasons to stay in the dream world. As all this is going on, the dream world starts expand out of the town, and reality is seeping in.

Old fic I started in 2004, and it died (I only have 2000+ words right now). Will be rewriting and adding to what I have. Please let me know it this is worth it.

Not sure on pairings, or if there will be any.

[tyger]

....!! FFTA! FFTA! I. Um, hi, I'm not a media creator but HOLY CRAP *_____* That sounds SO SO SO AWESOME. :D:D:D

[electric_butterfly]

Fandom(s): Tales of the Abyss
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Jade/Guy +/Peony
Vague story idea: Will be exploring the relationship between Jade/Guy from the beginning to the end. While it will follow the timeline of the game, it will mostly be a "missing scenes" sort of thing. This fic will explore how they push each other, Jade confiding in Peony about Guy, Jade picking on Guy by calling him "Greggy", Guy being the one who looks AT Jade rather than up or down. Basically, this idea is all about Guy and Jade. How they're alike, how they complement each other, and how much "fun" they have together.




Fandom(s): Saga Frontier
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Gen/Dr. Leonard B. Edison, and T260G will be the main ones. Fuse, Blue, and Lute will be making appearances too. Especially Fuse.
Vague story idea: Basically a "novelization" of T260G's with a lot of liberties being taken. Will be focusing mostly on Gen and Leonard. How does Gen deal with being surrounded by robots and technological knowledge that is over his head? How about the pros/cons of being a mech? Gen wants revenge against Trinity, and Leonard knows it. Who wrote those missions on the computer in Koorong, and how did those smuggled weapons in the Koorong sewers GET there? How does Gen's relationship with Leonard work? Is it doomed to fail? How DID it happen to begin with? Where does T260G stand in all of this?

Gen, a functioning alchoholic, is the lone survivor of destroyed Wakatu. He is an excellent swordsman who is not to be trifled with. Dr. Leonard B. Edison is a brilliant young scientist who works with mechs, but has a bad reputation due to his manner of speaking and how he carries himself. This is actually the tip of the iceberg with these two.

Not sure what to pick...

[lynndyre]

But I've been told it's fine to put my options out there, and see if anyone's interested! ^.^

The top three are:
Fandom(s): Tales of Vesperia
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Yuri/Flynn with cameos from nearly everyone, including some people from Abyss.
Vague story idea: Yuri Lowell, Private Eye (PI AU) - Yuri the ex-cop and Flynn his former partner work together again. Contains shootings, explosions, fights, and making up again. This one has about 1400 words left from my attempt at kinked last year (the rest scrapped or published as Mending Bridges, so would need to add 10K to that).

Fandom(s): Star Ocean 4
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Crowe/Arumat (probably also appearances by Meracle, Eleyna, and a Edge/Reimi/Faize triad)
Vague story idea: From the point where Arumat gets picked up by the Aquila to postgame, survivor's guilt, space exploration, and going forward. Might include fleshing out a few things I've done as drabbles.

Fandom(s): Tales of the Abyss
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Peony/Jade, Nephry, Saphir (Peony/Nephry and Saphir/Jade) Professor Nebelim, (probably some Vesperia cameos, knowing me)
Vague story idea: Same universe as the PI AU, but years before - Jade and Peony growing up together through high school and uni. May include cosplay, crossdressing, Saphir being allergic to air, Nephry from the girl's school next door, pet miniature pigs, and near death experiences. And punching.


Also on the table:
Fandom(s): Tales of the Abyss
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Peony/Jade/Guy and permutations thereof.
Vague story idea: This idea mutated from a hurt/comfort bingo prompt for 'werewolves, silver poisoning'. Assassination attempts, hurty!werewolf!Peony, inscrutable!Guy, smiley!homicidal!Jade, banter, and bonding. This one I'm definitely writing, but I'm not quite sure whether it would make it to 10K.

Fandom(s): The Last Remnant
Character(s)/Pairing(s): David/Rush, Generals, assorted Unique Leaders
Vague story idea: This is completely amorphous at this point, but LR needs more longfic, and can never have too many Rush-comes-home stories. Basically happy endings.

Re: Not sure what to pick...

[lassarina]

Being only familiar with TLR of this list, I will still sparkle at you enthusiastically on the matter of Rush-comes-home fic.

(why do I have no TLR icons?)

[terabient]

Still undecided if I'll sign up - I've never done a big bang before. ^^; I-I guess I'll just leave these here?

Fandom(s): Resident Evil
Character(s)/Pairing(s): A WHOLE BUNCH. But uh right now it's looking very Chris-Leon-Claire-centric. And Jill because she is everyone's BFF.
Vague story idea: VIRUSES EVERYWHERE (but especially in one corner of the world that I have not settled on yet) Bioterrorists. What happens when the BSAA/Terrasave/US Gov't are all working in the same place, but with different aims. Also: Laser-dodging, boulder-punching action!!!, and maybe maybe some slash where Chris and Leon have a heart-to-heart about their backstabbing blond ex-boyfriends, idek.

And the second idea which I am less likely to do, as it is fueled primarily by sequel rage.

Fandom(s): Parasite Eve
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Aya and Daniel, COP BUDDIES
Vague story idea: A buddy-cop comedy horror, set between Parasite Eve 1 & 2. Would cover the discovery of Neo-Mitochrondian Creatures and Aya's recruitment to the FBI/founding of M.I.S.T. Writing this would be therapy for playing through the unrelenting awfulness of The 3rd Birthday. :|

[ukefied]

BUDDY COP FIC, YES.

Related: is 3rd Birthday really that bad? I've honestly been afraid to scope it out.

[kunenk]

Fandom(s): Seiken Densetsu 3
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Hawk, Jessica, Nikita, Isabella/Bigieu, Jagan, probably appearances by the rest of the main crew (Lise, Kevin, Carlie, Angela, Duran)
Vague story idea: The cell that Hawk is put in ingame appears to be the only one with a weak wall- so what if he'd been placed in one of the others? Mindgames, messing with people, and getting Hawk to defend things he really doesn't want to while Jessica tries to figure out what in the world is going on and why Hawk won't talk to her about any of this mess.

[jack_of_none]

OMG! I love Hawk and the whole Navarre thieves' guild thing, so I would read the heck out of this!

[wallwalker]

SLIGHTLY LESS TENTATIVE IDEA

Fandom: Final Fantasy IV
Characters/Pairings: Kain is the POV character; Rosa, Cecil and a bunch of OCs are all prominently figuring so far. (I just thought about Cid, and, um, not sure if he's going to show up or not. Probably, though. Not like I could keep him out if he wants to show up. :D)
Vague story idea: It's your basic "Kain goes back to Baron at some point after everything's over" idea, except that instead of being welcomed back, the gentry of Baron grab him and force Cecil to toss him in a cell and prepare to try him for high treason. But Cecil doesn't like this idea, and a lot of politics ensue, with the eventual result of civil war. (I am not sure how much of this is going to be shown, considering that Kain is sort of in solitary for the majority of the fic. But I may think of a way to insert a few cutscenes!)
Meanwhile, Kain is imprisoned; barring a few visits from other characters, he's cut off almost completely from the outside world. And to make things weirder, he's beginning to have visions involving Odin, who is more or less revealed to have been Baron's guardian for a long time and who needs sacrifices from brave warriors (like the last king) to continue to protect Baron. This, coupled with Kain's need for redemption, is inevitably going to result in Kain becoming the next sacrifice... IF he can pass its test. Of course, considering that civil war is breaking out and Baron might just be destroying itself from within, he should probably make his decision soon.

Yeah, maybe that was less vague than it could have been. I already have a 6K rough draft; I just have to figure out how to expand it!

[electric_butterfly]

This is just excellent. I would love to read this, and not just because I love Kain!

[midnight12181]

Fandom(s): World of Warcraft
Character(s)/Pairing(s): OC, Sprink Sprik, with appearances by other OCs, ridiculous amounts of NPCs showing up, a surprising lack of pairings at this moment -- which should be a shock to any who know me (but hey, the story's still young)
Vague story idea: The only thing Sprink has ever wanted was to join the Kirin Tor. Since she's a little... touched, it's been a lot harder than she originally thought. But if she can prove herself, perhaps, just perhaps, she can actually get in.

Also, if I can slip a line about Thassarian and Koltira needing to get over themselves and finally shack up, I totally will. ~_^

[jack_of_none]

I'm so excited about all the WoW love! I adore OC fics in this fandom, so I'd love to read yours :3

[lindra]

I feel like an odd duck. :P

Fandom(s): Dragon Age 2! because I have been OBSESSED
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Hawke/Arishok. I haven't entirely decided on Hawke's gender, but basically a friend told me she wanted it and I should write it, and here I am, scrambling to write it.
Vague story idea: See pairing. MAKING IT REALISTIC...ish. Seriously.

what have I got myself into?