Dear AU-writer,
Thank you so much for writing something for me. Below, I've rambled about some of the types of tags I've listed and about the pairings I've nominated. Aside from my DNWs, these are really just meant to be suggestions and jumping off points in case you're looking for inspiration or extra info. Please don't feel bound to any one idea. If you took one look at the tags and had a specific idea you're excited about writing, go for it!
Likes: Fluff, mystery, adventure, casefic, hurt/comfort, found families, strong female characters, f/f, affection, girls with swords, friends-to-lovers, missing scenes, post-canon, scars, injury recovery, happy/hopeful endings, time-travel, time-loops, unconventional formats that fit the canon setting (letters, journals, case reports, newspapers, non-linear narratives, choose your own adventure-style fics, etc.)
DNW: Explicit sex (mentions and fade to black are okay), non-con, dubcon, incest, animal harm/death (hunting is fine as long as not graphic and fighting any kind of monster is fine too--just please don't kill pets or animal companions or the like), permanent main character death, graphic violence/gore, torture, self-harm, character-bashing, kidfic, unrequested genderswap
FE3H-specific requests: Female Byleth please. CF is my favourite route so if you're not partial to it could you please be vague about route or go with an AU version where everybody lives or something set in the first half of the game.
Comments on tags:Sunless Seas/Fallen London: On the off chance someone is a fan of the Fallen London world and Fire Emblem, I would love to see some sort of mashup of these two. I've only played a little of Fallen London, but I've played a lot of Sunless Seas, Sunless Skies, and Mask of the Rose, which is set in London right after the fall so I'm fairly familiar with the world's lore. So please feel free to do whatever you want with this, whether it be having a fallen version of Fodlan,or an AU with the Fodlan characters in Fallen London.
Time-travel and time-loop: I love all sorts of variations of time travel and time loops so I grabbed lots of those tags. But I know from experience that these are a lot of work and can get very long. If you're feeling ambitious and want to write something long I'm all for it but if you're trying to keep it short feel free to use a few lines of exposition for explain why/how the characters got into situation so you can get to the meaty bits.
Survival/stranded/trapped tags: Take any canon event and make an AU where the characters didn't get actually rescued/arrive safely/etc. and instead got stranded in the wilderness and I am there for it! I love seeing characters have to rely on each other to survive and how the challenge can make them face their feelings for each other and bring them close together.
Accidental/Fake/Secret/Arranged Marriage: Marriage tropes are always a lot of fun. How would canon be different if the characters had to pretend to be married (for reasons) or actually were behind the scenes? Would it change some important event? Or what sort of behind the scenes mayhem was caused by the characters trying to keep their secret? Or what sort of circumstances would prompt an arranged marriage and how do characters navigate the inherent awkwardness of it?
Time period AU (Regency, Victorian, WWI): Okay look I think WWI is a longshot, but I appreciate the gritty setting as an analogue for Fire Emblem specifically. I've always found WWI fascinating because of how people started out so idealistic (and even naive) about what the war would be; they didn't really understand how horrific modern warfare is and the people on the front lines were quickly disillusioned.
Regency and Victorian are both more cozy settings and I'm always up for tea and libraries. Though I'm also up for these settings being used to explore class divide between requested characters or anything like that--disapproving families, secret relationships, etc.
Amnesia: Honestly I just this this is a super fun trope. How does a character react when they don't remember the people around them? How does that change their behaviour? How does it affect the people around them who do remember?
General comments about pairings:
Legend of KorraRWBYFire Emblem: The Sacred StonesFire Emblem: Three Houses ( Legend of Korra ) ( RWBY ) ( FE:Sacred Stones ) ( FE:Three Houses )