Achievements Unlocked: Party Complete!, and Everyone Wants To Join Your Party!

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Signups are now closed and matching has been finalized. Congratulations everyone, because we almost doubled the number of participants this year from last year and no one needed to be contacted to add offers! A spreadsheet is in the process of being created, and it will be posted along with a beta post in the next few days.

If there are any issues with your assignment, please contact me at press.start.mod@gmail so that I can get onto them right away. If you would like to ask further details of your recipient, please also email me so that I can get the ball rolling on that. Please do not contact your recipient directly! This is my job and I am delighted to do it.

We also have some initial pinch hits. These are people who, after matching was complete, were unable to be matched either because no one offered what they were requesting or because by the time matching got around to them every possibility had already been assigned. Please look at the pinch hits carefully and see if you can create a work for one of these participants.

If you are interested in claiming a pinch hit, please comment below with your AO3 name and which pinch hit you are after. All comments are screened!

EDIT: We have a new pinch hit, number 6. Please look over it and see if you can claim it!

Pinch Hit #1
Request 1 by Aeiouna
Postknight (Video Game)
Group: Fleur/The PostKnight (PostKnight), Group: The PostKnight/Tedric (PostKnight), Fanfiction

For Fleur/The Postknight: The Blossom Festival

For The Postknight/Tedric: Adventures in Postknight School

Letter: http://alittlefangirlish.tumblr.com/post/163126544097/dear-press-start-author


Request 2 by Aeiouna
Pocket Monsters | Pokemon (Main Video Game Series)
Group: Lillie/Moon (Pokemon), Group: N | Natural Harmonia Gropius/Touko | Hilda, Fanfiction

For Lillie/Moon: Return to Kanto/Alola

For N/Hilda: “The Pokémon wanted to see each other again, yeah.”

Letter: http://alittlefangirlish.tumblr.com/post/163126544097/dear-press-start-author


Request 3 by Aeiouna
The Sims (Video Games)
Group: Cassandra Goth/Mary-Sue Pleasant, Group: Darren Dreamer/Cassandra Goth, Group: Pascal Curious/Nervous Subject, Fanfiction

For Cassandra/Mary-Sue: “Let’s run away and never look back”

For Darren/Cassandra: Adjusting to being a blended family.

For Pascal/Nervous: He’s always looking toward the stars for love, but the love he needs is right down here on Earth

Letter: http://alittlefangirlish.tumblr.com/post/163126544097/dear-press-start-author


Request 4 by Aeiouna
Mystic Messenger (Video Game)
Group: Jaehee Kang/Main Character, Group: Jumin Han/V, Fanfiction

For Jaehee/MC: Love in the coffee shop

For Jumin/V: Either something set in the past, or an alternate future where they get to be together.

Letter: http://alittlefangirlish.tumblr.com/post/163126544097/dear-press-start-author


Request 5 by Aeiouna
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Group: Candace/Molly (Harvest Moon), Group: Chase/Molly (Harvest Moon), Fanfiction

For Candace/Molly: Coming out of her shell.

For Chase/Molly: Chase tries to learn patience for Molly.

Letter: http://alittlefangirlish.tumblr.com/post/163126544097/dear-press-start-author


Request 6 by Aeiouna
HuniePop (Video Game)
group: Jessie/Lola, Kyu Sugardust (HuniePop), Fanfiction

For Jessie/Lola: How far back does their relationship go?

For Kyu: What were her other "subjects” like?

Letter: http://alittlefangirlish.tumblr.com/post/163126544097/dear-press-start-author

Pinch Hit #2
Request 1 by NightsMistress
Akiba's Beat
Tachibana Asahi (Akiba's Beat), group: Tachibana Asahi & Aihara Mizuki, Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 2 by NightsMistress
アルノサージュ ~生まれいずる星へ祈る詩~ | Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star
group: Casty Riernoit/Delta Lanthanoir, group: Casty Riernoit & Nayaflask & Delta Lanthanoir, Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 3 by NightsMistress
Atelier of Dusk Trilogy
group: Escha Malier/Logy Fiscario, Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 4 by NightsMistress
Crossover Fandom
group: Hope Estheim (FFXIII series) & Lunafreya Nox Fleuret (FFXV), group: Tokisaka Kou (Tokyo Xanadu) & Rean Schwarzer (ToCS) & Alisa Reinford (ToCS), Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 5 by NightsMistress
Final Fantasy XIII Series
group: Snow Villiers & Noel Kreiss & Hope Estheim, group: Hope Estheim/Lightning, Hope Estheim (Final Fantasy XIII series), Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 6 by NightsMistress
英雄伝説 閃の軌跡 | The Legend of Heroes: Sen no kiseki (Video Games)
Rean Schwarzer (Sen no Kiseki), Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 7 by NightsMistress
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness
group: Fidel Camuze/Miki Sauvester, group: Fidel Camuze & Relia, Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 8 by NightsMistress
Star Stealing Prince
Snowe (Star Stealing Prince), Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 9 by NightsMistress
Tokyo Xanadu
group: Tokisaka Kou & Hiiragi Asuka, Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html


Request 10 by NightsMistress
イース | Ys
Adol Christin (Ys), Fanfiction

More details at my letter!

My DNWS: Porn, AUs, pregnancy fic, omegaverse, second person fic, a story that is retelling a canon scene, introspective character studies.

Letter: http://batman.dreamwidth.org/50189.html

Pinch Hit #3
Request 1 by Rose Argent (roseargent)
Magna Carta: Tears of Blood
group: Calintz & Agreian Jei Owen, group: Calintz/Agreian Jei Owen, Fanfiction

Something set late in the game would be really, really awesome--the later the better, even. A canon-what-if type AU could be especially interesting with this one, or even a complete AU as long as you maintain their complicated relationship and keep the setting fantasy or science fiction. I'm repeating myself, but, slash or gen are both cool; I do like Reith as a character, though, so even if the fic is slash please don't bash her. Themes or ideas I'm particularly interested in: basically, the themes that get presented in canon with Calintz having to re-evaluate his feelings and beliefs as he learns more about the people and events he's involved with (especially after late-game events). This request has been filled for me once before in another exchange, for which I am very grateful, but there is no such thing as too much fic about these characters!

Letter: http://roseargent.dreamwidth.org/103414.html


Request 2 by Rose Argent (roseargent)
Eternal Arcadia | Skies of Arcadia
group: Galcian & Ramirez, group: Galcian/Ramirez, Fanfiction

This is another case where I'd be happy with almost anything. I'm not really interested in pure fluff for these two, but otherwise I really just want to see more of them. Slash or gen are both very much welcome. I'd love something set pre-game or during the game, as long as it shows more of their relationship and especially Ramirez's loyalty. More of how Ramirez changed from the person Fina knew to the one we meet in the game would be lovely, as would more of the late-game fallout; we get some backstory in the Legends version of the game, but there's always room for more! Further insight into Galcian's head could also be very interesting. This request has been filled for me once before in another exchange, for which I am very grateful, but there is no such thing as too much fic about these characters!

Letter: http://roseargent.dreamwidth.org/103414.html


Request 3 by Rose Argent (roseargent)
Tales of Vesperia
group: Yuri Lowell & Duke Pantarei & Flynn Scifo, group: Yuri Lowell/Duke Pantarei/Flynn Scifo, Fanfiction

I love the way these three characters represent a sort of spectrum, with all three essentially wanting the same thing, but being very different in how they're willing to acheieve it. Flynn is dedicated to following the rules and changing things from within, which is a path Yuri abandoned, whereas Duke is willing to do just about anything to achieve his goals, which is the direction Yuri was heading, but Yuri stopped short when he saw the consequences. So anything that explores the dynamic between the three of them would be wonderful! Post-game would be ideal, but I'll take pretty much anything, timeline-wise. I do ship them as an OT3, but I would honestly love gen too.

Letter: http://roseargent.dreamwidth.org/103414.html


Request 4 by Rose Argent (roseargent)
Tales of Xillia
group: Julius Will Kresnik & Ludger Will Kresnik, group: Julius Will Kresnik/Ludger Will Kresnik, Fanfiction

The loyalty between the brothers is a big draw for me--I love that Julius has grown so intensely protective of Ludger, given how their relationship actually began (and Julius's guilt about that). I love that Ludger is willing to repay that protectiveness back in the extreme in the bad ending, and even in the good endings it's obvious how much Ludger cares for his brother in return. Anything that highlights that loyalty and protectiveness is going to make me very happy. I'd be happy with a darker, more angsty fic for these two, but also with something lighter and more domestic, or a mix of the two. Pre-game, during the game, timeline-what-timeline or canon-what-if AU would all be great! I do ship these two, but of course I'd be thrilled with gen!

Letter: http://roseargent.dreamwidth.org/103414.html

Pinch Hit #4
Request 1 by starlatine
Dishonored (Video Games)
group: Alexandria Hypatia/Billie Lurk, Fanfiction

Likes: cynical idealists, trauma narratives, friendships, casefic, epistolary fic and other unusual formats, physicality, groundhog day/time loop fic, awkward flirting, complicated/strained family dynamics, characters trying to figure out what home is and how to get there (not necessarily in that order), workplace relationships (romantic or otherwise), competence, bunny-ears lawyers, eccentric second-in-commands, under- or non-negotiated D/s, ideological conflicts, ambiguous relationships, power-play, emotional repression, wound care, pining, fakeout makeouts, forced to share a bed, relationships characterized by intense loyalty (either mutual or one-sided), porn with plot, hand kink, identity porn/identity crises/identity erosion, gore/body horror/consensual eroticized violence where tonally appropriate, road trips, backstories, incongruous domesticity, canon divergences, bittersweet or happy endings.

Dislikes: rape/non-con, formal BDSM, porn without plot, genderswap/rule 63, first person POV.

Full/specific prompts in letter!

Letter: http://lieu.dreamwidth.org/13895.html


Request 2 by starlatine
Fallout 4
group: Paladin Danse/Preston Garvey, Fanfiction

Likes: cynical idealists, trauma narratives, friendships, casefic, epistolary fic and other unusual formats, physicality, groundhog day/time loop fic, awkward flirting, complicated/strained family dynamics, characters trying to figure out what home is and how to get there (not necessarily in that order), workplace relationships (romantic or otherwise), competence, bunny-ears lawyers, eccentric second-in-commands, under- or non-negotiated D/s, ideological conflicts, ambiguous relationships, power-play, emotional repression, wound care, pining, fakeout makeouts, forced to share a bed, relationships characterized by intense loyalty (either mutual or one-sided), porn with plot, hand kink, identity porn/identity crises/identity erosion, gore/body horror/consensual eroticized violence where tonally appropriate, road trips, backstories, incongruous domesticity, canon divergences, bittersweet or happy endings.

Dislikes: rape/non-con, formal BDSM, porn without plot, genderswap/rule 63, first person POV.

Full/specific prompts in letter!

Letter: http://lieu.dreamwidth.org/13895.html


Request 3 by starlatine
Metal Gear
group: Solid Snake/Master Miller, group: Solid Snake/Gray Fox, group: Gray Fox & Naomi Hunter, Fanfiction

Likes: cynical idealists, trauma narratives, friendships, casefic, epistolary fic and other unusual formats, physicality, groundhog day/time loop fic, awkward flirting, complicated/strained family dynamics, characters trying to figure out what home is and how to get there (not necessarily in that order), workplace relationships (romantic or otherwise), competence, bunny-ears lawyers, eccentric second-in-commands, under- or non-negotiated D/s, ideological conflicts, ambiguous relationships, power-play, emotional repression, wound care, pining, fakeout makeouts, forced to share a bed, relationships characterized by intense loyalty (either mutual or one-sided), porn with plot, hand kink, identity porn/identity crises/identity erosion, gore/body horror/consensual eroticized violence where tonally appropriate, road trips, backstories, incongruous domesticity, canon divergences, bittersweet or happy endings.

Dislikes: rape/non-con, formal BDSM, porn without plot, genderswap/rule 63, first person POV.

Full/specific prompts in letter!

Letter: http://lieu.dreamwidth.org/13895.html


Request 4 by starlatine
SOMA (Video Game)
group: Catherine Chun/Imogen Reed, group: Catherine Chun & Simon Jarrett, Fanfiction

Likes: cynical idealists, trauma narratives, friendships, casefic, epistolary fic and other unusual formats, physicality, groundhog day/time loop fic, awkward flirting, complicated/strained family dynamics, characters trying to figure out what home is and how to get there (not necessarily in that order), workplace relationships (romantic or otherwise), competence, bunny-ears lawyers, eccentric second-in-commands, under- or non-negotiated D/s, ideological conflicts, ambiguous relationships, power-play, emotional repression, wound care, pining, fakeout makeouts, forced to share a bed, relationships characterized by intense loyalty (either mutual or one-sided), porn with plot, hand kink, identity porn/identity crises/identity erosion, gore/body horror/consensual eroticized violence where tonally appropriate, road trips, backstories, incongruous domesticity, canon divergences, bittersweet or happy endings.

Dislikes: rape/non-con, formal BDSM, porn without plot, genderswap/rule 63, first person POV.

Full/specific prompts in letter!

Letter: http://lieu.dreamwidth.org/13895.html

Pinch Hit #5
Request 1 by The_Exile
Tales of Xillia
Rowen J. Ilbert (Tales of Xillia), Fanart, Fanfiction

Something interesting to do with his love of music, maybe?

Generally being a bad-ass silver fox and showing everyone else up.

Sudden serious moments as he remembers his military past.

Flirting with Muzet?


Request 2 by The_Exile
Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution
Fanart, Fanfiction, Any Character

A Ten Wise Men appearance, preferably Wise Men other than Indalecio and Cyril. Decus and Vesper are my favourites but the Intelligence Trio are also adorable.

Prefer Second Story to Second Evolution.

(DNW: permadeath of Decus or Vesper, temporary death fine)


Request 3 by The_Exile
英雄伝説VI 空の軌跡 | The Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki (Video Games)
Group: Agate Crossner & Tita Russell, group: Kloe Rinz & Olivier Lenham, group: Olivert Reise Arnor/Mueller Vander, Renne Hayworth (Sora no Kiseki), Fanart, Fanfiction

A Campanella appearance would be fun.

Renne's connection to Patermater is so deep it is like a soul bond, soothing their hurts. (DNW: please don't focus heavily on the abuse in Renne's past and especially no non-con/underage sex)

Tita wants to run away with Agate and be part of an adventuring duo, sword and gun versus world. It's entirely innocent, but Tita's mother still wants Agate's head on a pike.

An alliance between two powerful nations is formed in the innocent tea party of two friends.

Olivier's constant teasing and flirting drives his retainer crazy... but is it more and more directed at Muller these days? (DNW: please no non-con or focus on explicit sex).


Request 4 by The_Exile
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Doug Barrett (Xenoblade Chronicles X), Fanart, Fanfiction

Fun with Skells and cats.


Request 5 by The_Exile
Undertale (Video Game)
Group: Mettaton & Napstablook (Undertale), Sans (Undertale), Fanart, Fanfiction

'I dedicated this song to my friend from the old homestead...'

Backstory for Sans discussing how he knows so much about what is going on compared to everyone else.

(NDW: please no permanently killing off Asgore, he's allowed to die if he has a means of resurrection I guess)


Request 6 by The_Exile
逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
group: Miles Edgeworth & Klavier Gavin, group: Miles Edgeworth/Franziska von Karma, Fanart, Fanfiction

Edgeworth needs to loosen up so the rest of the gang get him a ticket to see their favourite prosecutor rock star so he can learn how other prosecutors live.

Franziska likes being in charge. (DNW: please no actual non-con, playing at non-con is fine though. Also, please focus on emotions etc. rather than just on explicit sex.)


Request 7 by The_Exile
大神 | Okami (Video Games)
Group: Amaterasu & Yami (Okami), Group: Amaterasu & Chibiterasu (Okami), Fanart, Fanfiction

'I left you in charge of the Underworld. To be the night to my day. My contrast, not my bane. What went wrong?'

Fun with teaching an easily distracted divinely powerful puppy the intricacies of celestial court etiquette.


Request 8 by The_Exile
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken | Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword
Oswin (Fire Emblem), Fanart, Fanfiction

Gratuitous armour porn. (DNW: Please no killing off Oswin.)


Request 9 by The_Exile
NieR: Automata (Video Game)
Pod 153 (NieR: Automata), Pod 042 (NieR: Automata), Fanart, Fanfiction

The true implications of the E Ending. The player made the sacrifice, the Pods are aware of this, there is no fourth wall but with an explanation other than it literally being a game (e.g. higher dimensional beings, the players are the Gestalts).


Request 10 by The_Exile
イース | Ys
Group: Adol Christin/Dogi, Fanfiction

Something from Ys 1, 2, 3, Ark of Napishtim or 7. I have not played the others.

(DNW: non-con, focus on explicit sex, permadeath of Adol or Dogi)

Pinch Hit #6
Request 1 by neverminetohold
Fallout 4
group: Male Sole Survivor/Deacon, group: Male Sole Survivor/John Hancock, Fanfiction

Likes: H/C, angst, romance, bromance, snark/banter, happy/hopeful endings, gray and grey morality, character study, canon-typical violence, BAMF characters, PTSD

DNWs: PWP, explicit slash, major character death, kinks, non-con, genderbending, mpreg, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, crack, non-canon AU's, POV 1 + 2 Person, happy endings in the afterlife

Dear Writer,

this game has eaten up a lot of my free time, even though I was sometimes a little disappointed with how my choices were limited, and that, in the aftermath, you can't really change the course of things, no matter which faction you sided with...

That said, I play my SS as a good guy, who came home from the Anchorage Campaign and the Resource Wars in general with a PTSD disorder, snarky, jaded, a softy around kids, a loyal friend - and deadly with a gun. I also use the name Aiden instead of Nate, have a thing for black hair and striking blue eyes, and I dislike the Institute (I think Synth are sentient and their experiments are cruel), and am not 100% behind either the Railroad (only helping synth is no good when other people suffer too), or the BoS (no tolerance for synth/ghouls, hording dangerous tech for themselves), I sided with the Minutemen and left the Railroad as friendlies - but feel free to ignore this whole paragraph ;)

If possible, I prefer my SS to have lived with the Female Sole Survivor and Shaun in the beginning because she was married to his brother, who fell in the war, and now he's there to support them.

Have a few prompts:

Deacon/Male Sole Survivor - a lie that gets them in trouble; SS managing to make Deacon side against the Railroad; stalking the SS in various disguises; the SS knowing Deacon's tell so lying to him proves impossible; Deacon's fear of heights; a meeting with a survivor of the University Point Deathclaws

John Hancock/Male Sole Survivor - meeting a bigot who hates ghouls; ghoul/human relationship/sex troubles; SS won't take drugs (PTSD) but doesn't preach; a more realistic depiction of Hancock as a ghoul (for example, a 'rotting' body is not attractive, so he doesn't get to make 'tours of the town') but the SS doesn't mind anyway (either asexual romance or he overcomes the ahem, 'icky factor', because he truly does love Hancock)


Request 2 by neverminetohold
Final Fantasy XV
group: Ardyn Izunia/Noctis Lucis Caelum, Fanfiction

Likes: H/C, angst, romance, bromance, snark/banter, happy/hopeful endings, gray and grey morality, character study, canon-typical violence, BAMF characters, fix-it, Dark!Noctis, Savior!Ardyn

DNWs: PWP, explicit slash, major character death, kinks, non-con, genderbending, mpreg, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, crack, non-canon AU's, POV 1 + 2 Person, happy endings in the afterlife

Dear Writer,

what I like the most about FF15 is the story and lore (what was there anyway *cough*) and especially all the things we're not told, about Ifrit and the Starscourge, the Great War of Old, Ardyn's past as first Chosen King of Light, his rise to healer and savior and fall - personally, I also very much like the theory posts of YT FinalFantasyPeasant, especially the one about Ardyn being Eos' son and thus immortal - and Noctis being a half-Astral/demi-god.

Have a few prompts:

Noctis/Ardyn - maybe Noctis travels back in time and meets Savior!Ardyn and helps him to cope with the daemons he absorbs in a way that doesn't taint him OR they plot to take down the Six when it turns out they knew what would happen to him all along and only used him; Ardyn meeting Noctis in a dream and telling him what it means to be the Chosen King and then they work together in secret; Izunia having been Ardyn's lover in the past, who is reincarnated in Noctis; Noctis being kidnapped during the attack of the Marilith and being healed of the Scourge by Ardyn, then placed into the Chancellor's custody (father-son type of relationship, no underage, please); Ardyn pretending to be a Niflheim refugee and joining the Kingsglaive; AU where the Lucis family has imprisoned the Accursed and the two of them meet


Request 3 by neverminetohold
Far Cry 4
group: Ajay Ghale/Pagan Min, Fanfiction

Likes: H/C, angst, romance, bromance, snark/banter, happy/hopeful endings, gray and grey morality, character study, canon-typical violence, BAMF characters

DNWs: PWP, major character death, kinks, non-con, genderbending, mpreg, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, crack, non-canon AU's, POV 1 + 2 Person, happy endings in the afterlife

Dear Writer,

I've just recently begun to play the game (because of Pagan Min, he's my kind of Magnificent Bastard Villain) and I'll be honest, I'm not that far into the story (because I suck at FPS *cough*) but I was already spoiled and watched the secret ending, so feel free to include whatever content you wish ^_^

Have a few prompts:

Ajay does wait and the secret ending happens - but what happens after?; Sabal and Amita are no better, perhaps even worse, than Min (anything exploring this); a 10-year old Ajay arrives in Kyrat and is raised by Min while the Golden Path is still a danger (for this specific prompt, no underage, strictly Gen, please); age difference; cultural differences