Hello! I hope you have fun creating for me, and I’m very excited to see what you make!

Please don’t feel boxed in by these suggestions. If the story takes you in another direction, go for it. I’m sure I’ll love whatever you create. :)
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Hello!
I hope you have fun creating for me, and I’m very excited to see what you make!

I’m sure I will love whatever you create, so please don’t feel boxed in by these suggestions.
They are simply me throwing out as many likes as I can think of for your inspiration. If the story takes you in another direction, go for it!
DNWs:
rape/noncon, parent-child incest, sibling incest, coffee shop or other modern AU, D/s, scat, watersports, bloodplay, child abuse or child death, strap ons, PWP (WITH plot, however, is more than fine,) unrequested main het or m/m ships (background is fine,) a/b/o

General likes:
worldbuilding, character study, (sleeping) dreams and lucid dreams, original side characters, magical realism, exploration of magic, (basically feel free to “expand” canon a little bit and use magic in interesting ways if you desire,) introspection, really zoomed in on what characters are thinking and feeling, philosophical tangents, poetry within prose (like maybe sending poems to each other, or some of fic is poetry and the rest is prose…), in-universe history and lore, vivid experience of the present, joy, nature landscapes, found family, bittersweetness, angst (doesn’t have to have a happy ending but I would prefer for at least some hopefulness or healing to be involved,) heartwarming, snuggling, friendship (especially when treated as central to a character’s life and every bit as important as romantic relationships,) familial relationships, depiction of characters as neurodivergent, enjoying food, food based gatherings, exploration of religious faith or lack of it, rituals of any kind, character who’s beliefs (about anything) don’t line up with the people who are close to them and the way that makes them feel, creepy surroundings, humor, queerplatonic/romantic friendship/ambiguous relationships, unusual formats, characters who’re comfortable around each other, difficult questions, politics, the world changing and leaving characters behind, alternately, finding joy in the way the world changes, wordplay and characters who love language, exploration, adventure

Smut and/or shipping based likes:
first times and first love, also elderly characters who have been in love for a long time, flirting, seduction, kissing/making out, secret relationship that gets found out (or that doesn’t get found out,) relationship rituals, getting caught, internalized homophobia as a sort of hurt/comfort (ie; gets partially resolved, not necessarily completely,) unrequited love, not actually unrequited love, longing/pining and sexual tension (whether resolved or not,) focus on character’s desire sometimes over actual sexual elements, watching longingly from a distance, cunnilingus, frottage, fantasies, sensation play, sensory deprivation, crossdressing, masturbation, wax play + temperature play in general, teasing, body worship, outdoor sex, sex magic, slow burn, friends to lovers

For The Silmarillion:
Mixing Silm canon with HoME canon (I will happily read works based on any parts of HoME, from the earliest to the “almost exactly the same as published SIlm, and love when different parts get mixed and matched with each other and with published Silm. Basically I’m not at all a stickler, big fan of “expansive canon.”
Song power, also exploration of anything and everything to do with music in Arda
Nature spirits and sentient nature
Politics and Theology/Philosophy in Númenor
Cultures and customs of the Haladin
Roles and Powers of the Ainur in Arda

For Spinning Silver:
Exploration of cultural differences between the Staryk and the sunlit lands
Scenes taking place in a home
Falling in love deeply
Multiple POVs
Reference to Jewish character’s Jewishness
Invented or real world based folklore— story within a story perhaps?

For La Clemeza di Tito:
I’m sure I’m more than a bit biased, as my first big crush was (portraying) Annio, but nonetheless I have a soft spot for her/his character, especially with Servilia. But I also love when Annio and Sesto interact— you can really see the depth behind their friendship in canon. And Servilia often seems like the only voice of reason— I would love anything exploring her character. I would love femslash between Sesto & Annio or Servilia & Annio. I would also love something showing how (any) of these characters came to be the way they are or just character study in general. Honestly I would just love absolutely anything involving these characters and this fandom— whatever you want to create!

For Smith of Wooton Major:
What were Nell and Nan doing while all the canon events were going on? Did any (original female character) women ever get to adventure in Faerie? What exactly does the Faerie Queen do?

For Hadestown:
I don’t have any additional prompts for this, sorry. I’d just love anything to do with these characters and this world.

For The Aeneid:
Gen or het (or femslash— but not as rule 63) would all be enjoyed.
What was it like for Dido to leave her home behind and found Carthage? What sort of things did she accomplish, what were her difficulties? What was the psychology and mental states behind the “Aeneas incident?” What was her relationship with the gods? What were her dreams and goals and desires? Etc...

This list is for my own ease, but you are of course welcome to look at it. If anyone’s viewing this, please note that the links go straight to the posts which once open do not have a cut, although the fanworks are not immediately visible.
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Looking back I see that I created 12 fanworks (counting the two recs/reviews.) I do have a few B2MeM WIPs that have not yet been posted, but that i will hopefully get done within the next couple of days/weeks. All in all, I’m fairly happy with it, although I did not (yet) accomplish any of my personal goals: Write at least one Gen short story, write one Femslash short story, finish my WIP from last Tolkien Femslash Week, and create *something* every day. I did however, create more than i ever have before in such a relatively short time period (so, baby steps), begin a gen story that has potential to become longer, and begin an (unposted) Femslash that is already over 1000 words and I’m hoping to have finished soon. I also achieved Bingo on the card Poetic Language, which is exciting!