babster | IHX Letter

Likes: quiet intimacy, trust, loyalty, deep friendships, wrong choices made for the right reasons, get-together fic, 'I hate them but it's complicated', slow burn, focusing on hands, monsters, magical realism, the gap between expectations and reality, fake dating/married, awkward flirting, missing scenes, metaphors taken as literal

AU Likes: fairytale AUs, superhero AUs, monster AUs, canon-divergence AUs, Princess Bride AUs

DNW: A/B/O, rape, underage sex, major character death, pregnancy, incest, nonconsensual surgery/body modification, hopeless endings (general angst is fine)

Art: I love art, but can have trouble coming up with prompts. Anything ship or AU related is great, and I included a few prompts for each fandom, but I will love anything.

Teppu:

Any

The girls in Teppu are all so good, and I love that they have different motivations and relationships. The fight scenes are wonderfully dynamic, and even though the manga is complete it had such an open ending—there’s so much potential.

I love Mawatari’s bright cheerfulness that comes across as unnerving; the fact that Kei genuinely likes Natsuo but also tells her off for being a jerk; how Ringi went from pretty much beating up Mawatari at every opportunity to thinking of her as her sister; Sanae's determination and anger; Karin’s passion for MMA and care for her girls; Kiri’s determination; Du-Na’s general everything; Ganeko’s intense devotion to Sanae; and of course, Natsuo’s terrible gay self.

I would love to read future fic about any of the girls—whether as part of MMA or their personal lives. G-Girl, training, amateur tournaments, pro tournaments, grudge matches (official or unofficial), snippets of interviews or articles about any of the characters in magazines/websites covering women’s MMA. Overtures of friendship (accepted or denied), crushes, hanging out, dating.

Character studies are also great. Gen or shipfic is great. I ship pretty much everything for Teppu. AUs are great. Any new Teppu fic is great!

Art prompts- posters advertising fights; confessions/first dates; actual fights; quiet moments

Ballroom e Youkoso:

Akagi Mako; Hanaoka Shizuku; Hiyama Chinatsu; Hongou Chiduru; Koumoto Akira

I love the girls in Ballroom so much, and how they compete with their partners and with each other and talk with each other and want to be taken seriously.

I’d love to see: Chinatsu interacting with any girl and/or every girl; how Chiduru got into dancing and how she feels about it; character studies; unexpected meetings and conversations; crushes; dance practice; future-fic; dating

AUs are always lovely. Gen or shipfic fine, and as far as ships go- Chinatsu/girls; Chinatsu/Tatara; Akira/Mako are my main ships.

Possible fanart ideas: pairs dancing; ballgowns; hand-holding; teasing; putting each other’s make up on

Yowapeda:

Kanzaki Miki; Tachibana Aya; Tadokoro Jin

Yowapeda was the first sports anime I got into, and it has a special place in my heart. Everyone is very intense about bikes! Road racings alternatively-yet-simultaneously murders people and saves their lives! What a show.

Prompts- Let Miki ride a bike! Maybe she’s biking by herself, or testing something out, or she and Aya are biking somewhere for dating/friendship purposes; Aya plays tennis but keeps being pulled into the world of bikefuckers- how does she feel about this? How does she feel about tennis? Aya teaching Miki how to play tennis; Tadokoro when he first started out in the club; Tadokoro making friends with Kinjou and Makishima; Tadokoro taking Teshima and Aoyagi under his wing; Tadokoro taking over the family bakery

Again, any of the AU ideas are also A+. Gen or shipfic fine, with my preferred ships being Miki/Aya, Tadokoro/Makishima, Tadokoro/Kinjou, and Tadokoro/Shinkai.

Possible art ideas: Miki on a bike! Miki and Aya on a tandem bike! Tadokoro being adored; Tadokoro being incredibly reckless; Tadokoro and Miki

Haikyuu:

Tanaka Ryuunosuke, Nishinoya Yuu, Tendou Satori

Haikyuu is a lot of fun, and there are a lot of personalities to account for. It also shows a lot of matches, which allows different characters to shine. I’m having trouble explaining why I like this show- I just do.

Prompts- Tanaka and Noya shenanigans; Tanaka and Noya hanging out; Tanaka and Noya dating; Tanaka becoming the ace; Tanaka ragging on/mentoring the first years; Noya in middle school; Noya going pro; Tendou becoming a part of Shiratorizawa; Tendou’s feelings on volleyball; Tendou teasing the underclassmen; Tendou and Ushijima doing whatever

I love AUs, gen, and shipfic. Ships are: Tanaka/Noya; Tanaka/anyone; Tendou/Ushijima

Art ideas- hijinks and shenanigans; practice; hanging out after practice; quiet moments