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These are my general thoughts on all my current favorite relationships in the Queen's Thief series in no particular order. If you've arrived here, it is probably from an exchange! Hello, and thanks for considering writing for me!
Frequent DNWs: (superseded by whatever is in the current sign-up)
Unrequested genderbending
Violence more than canon-typical, Retelling/focus on QoA before Gen learned about the war, Focus Moira's Pen stories (mentions of events okay), Retelling/focus on Kamet's life before meeting Costis, Nahusaresh appearing as a character outside of memory (the threat of him/haunting the narrative is fine)
Focus on pregnancies and babies (Irene or Helen getting/being pregnant okay to mention)
Unrequested AUs and especially modern AUs, Canon treated as History from a future perspective
Unrequested Underage, Major Character Death
Omorashi, Golden Showers, Piss, Scat
Police, Unrequested Punishment Themes
Non-Canonical Caves and especially cave-ins
Polycule characters not attracted to some members of the polycule (everyone should be happy to interact with everyone else)
For any Solo characters, I just like to see their perspectives! Canon-adjacent stories are great!
Eugenides/Irene/Costis - What do you do when your husband finds himself with a new boyfriend? What do you do when you're king and you've fallen in love with your guard and your wife is chill with that? What do you do as a guard when you're in love with your king and you've publicly stated that you would happily let your queen step on you and that everyone else is weird if they don't agree?
Helen/Sophos - He loves her so much, he forgot to tell her how much he was thinking of her in captivity. She's so bad at knowing her own feelings, she almost let him go off to war without confessing her love. I like to think the Magus kept joining them for garden walks and then would just yeet himself out of the situation when he couldn't breathe from the sexual tension between them.
Ennikar/Immakuk - They're so epic, many many tablets of poetry have been written about their (b)romance. They're always getting into trouble and then out of it with (maybe) the power of love. I'm interested in their adventures both before and after ascension! I'd love more in-depth narration of any of the canonical stories Kamet tells.
Eugenides/Helen/Irene/Sophos - They're all just so in love with each other. They're building a better future without the Medes. They're all so desperate to make Gen Annux, they all lose their minds a little about it. The Little Peninsula will have a royal family made up of The Thief, his Dark Galadriel-esque wife, his best friend/boyfriend Bunny, and his sensible best friend/make-out cousin/least beautiful woman in 1 room. They've got a lot to accomplish around all the dirty fucking they'll be doing.
Eugenides/Sophos - Gen did everything he could to help Sophos without it being obvious, and Sophos trusted Gen so much, he just KNEW those troops would be there. They went through so much together, and I just think that two kings should get to smooch a bit about how much they love and trust each other!
Irene & Costis - They both love Gen so much for such different reasons, but also kind of the same reasons. Irene has to fight her own instincts for Costis to be in her soft spot. Costis is clearly just trying not to die (stabbing/embarrassment) whenever he's in her presence. By the end of RotT, Costis seems to be extremely respected by Irene and I'm interested in how she expresses her affection for Costis as Gen's trusted friend/guard and as one of her own guard.
Irene & Sophos - I love the way Irene shows her support for Sophos in CoK. Irene is the royal who Sophos doesn't have a crush on, and it almost feels like they have a sibling-ish relationship. What is it like when Irene realizes how close they are, and Sophos realizes he has a third sister?
Kamet/Costis - Their book has the exact format of many romance novels I've read, just without any makeouts. They're SO CLEARLY obsessed with each other, and I could read a thousand fics of them just finally being like, oh we're in love? yes we're in love, let us continue this exact vibe but with kissing and sex. They spent A LOT of time alone together in canon and surely they needed to huddle for warmth or protection or sexual tension sometimes?
Kamet/Laela/Costis Ormentiedes - I liked the idea that when Laela escapes Nahusaresh, she came to find Kamet and found more than just Kamet. I really liked the idea of Kamet/Costis as an established couple falling in love with Laela for different reasons, and Laela also falling in love with them for totally different reasons. They're three people who are competent at three different things, and I just love that shape to a relationship!
Relius & Pheris - Once Gen made Relius Pheris's tutor/mentor, it was so nice to see both of them find friendship in that bond. Relius learns Pheris's language and teaches him the importance of using his voice. Pheris depends on Relius in a way that Relius actually really needs at that point. I love that they make it out and can gently harass each other long into the future.
Pheris/OC - Pheris is just the best and I want to know about the person/people he falls in love with (as teased in RotT). Did he have to teach them sign language, or did they already know it from someone else's tutelage? Arranged marriage since he's an eligible baron? A cute guard? One of the queen's indentured? A former-slave friend of Kamet's? He deserves the best partner(s)! And, as the future SotA, probably he gets to be as slutty as Relius if that's what makes sense.
Relius/Teleus - These two are best when they're either 1) ignoring entirely how they feel about each other, for literal years, or 2) in the aftermath of ignoring how they felt with the disastrous consequences of ignoring it. Relius is slutty even for a spy, and Teleus is uptight even for the head of the guard. They're the slowburn mutual pining couple of my heart! Tell me every stupid detail of how they can't properly communicate until it's almost too late.
Frequent DNWs: (superseded by whatever is in the current sign-up)
Unrequested genderbending
Violence more than canon-typical, Retelling/focus on QoA before Gen learned about the war, Focus Moira's Pen stories (mentions of events okay), Retelling/focus on Kamet's life before meeting Costis, Nahusaresh appearing as a character outside of memory (the threat of him/haunting the narrative is fine)
Focus on pregnancies and babies (Irene or Helen getting/being pregnant okay to mention)
Unrequested AUs and especially modern AUs, Canon treated as History from a future perspective
Unrequested Underage, Major Character Death
Omorashi, Golden Showers, Piss, Scat
Police, Unrequested Punishment Themes
Non-Canonical Caves and especially cave-ins
Polycule characters not attracted to some members of the polycule (everyone should be happy to interact with everyone else)
For any Solo characters, I just like to see their perspectives! Canon-adjacent stories are great!
Eugenides/Irene/Costis - What do you do when your husband finds himself with a new boyfriend? What do you do when you're king and you've fallen in love with your guard and your wife is chill with that? What do you do as a guard when you're in love with your king and you've publicly stated that you would happily let your queen step on you and that everyone else is weird if they don't agree?
Helen/Sophos - He loves her so much, he forgot to tell her how much he was thinking of her in captivity. She's so bad at knowing her own feelings, she almost let him go off to war without confessing her love. I like to think the Magus kept joining them for garden walks and then would just yeet himself out of the situation when he couldn't breathe from the sexual tension between them.
Ennikar/Immakuk - They're so epic, many many tablets of poetry have been written about their (b)romance. They're always getting into trouble and then out of it with (maybe) the power of love. I'm interested in their adventures both before and after ascension! I'd love more in-depth narration of any of the canonical stories Kamet tells.
Eugenides/Helen/Irene/Sophos - They're all just so in love with each other. They're building a better future without the Medes. They're all so desperate to make Gen Annux, they all lose their minds a little about it. The Little Peninsula will have a royal family made up of The Thief, his Dark Galadriel-esque wife, his best friend/boyfriend Bunny, and his sensible best friend/make-out cousin/least beautiful woman in 1 room. They've got a lot to accomplish around all the dirty fucking they'll be doing.
Eugenides/Sophos - Gen did everything he could to help Sophos without it being obvious, and Sophos trusted Gen so much, he just KNEW those troops would be there. They went through so much together, and I just think that two kings should get to smooch a bit about how much they love and trust each other!
Irene & Costis - They both love Gen so much for such different reasons, but also kind of the same reasons. Irene has to fight her own instincts for Costis to be in her soft spot. Costis is clearly just trying not to die (stabbing/embarrassment) whenever he's in her presence. By the end of RotT, Costis seems to be extremely respected by Irene and I'm interested in how she expresses her affection for Costis as Gen's trusted friend/guard and as one of her own guard.
Irene & Sophos - I love the way Irene shows her support for Sophos in CoK. Irene is the royal who Sophos doesn't have a crush on, and it almost feels like they have a sibling-ish relationship. What is it like when Irene realizes how close they are, and Sophos realizes he has a third sister?
Kamet/Costis - Their book has the exact format of many romance novels I've read, just without any makeouts. They're SO CLEARLY obsessed with each other, and I could read a thousand fics of them just finally being like, oh we're in love? yes we're in love, let us continue this exact vibe but with kissing and sex. They spent A LOT of time alone together in canon and surely they needed to huddle for warmth or protection or sexual tension sometimes?
Kamet/Laela/Costis Ormentiedes - I liked the idea that when Laela escapes Nahusaresh, she came to find Kamet and found more than just Kamet. I really liked the idea of Kamet/Costis as an established couple falling in love with Laela for different reasons, and Laela also falling in love with them for totally different reasons. They're three people who are competent at three different things, and I just love that shape to a relationship!
Relius & Pheris - Once Gen made Relius Pheris's tutor/mentor, it was so nice to see both of them find friendship in that bond. Relius learns Pheris's language and teaches him the importance of using his voice. Pheris depends on Relius in a way that Relius actually really needs at that point. I love that they make it out and can gently harass each other long into the future.
Pheris/OC - Pheris is just the best and I want to know about the person/people he falls in love with (as teased in RotT). Did he have to teach them sign language, or did they already know it from someone else's tutelage? Arranged marriage since he's an eligible baron? A cute guard? One of the queen's indentured? A former-slave friend of Kamet's? He deserves the best partner(s)! And, as the future SotA, probably he gets to be as slutty as Relius if that's what makes sense.
Relius/Teleus - These two are best when they're either 1) ignoring entirely how they feel about each other, for literal years, or 2) in the aftermath of ignoring how they felt with the disastrous consequences of ignoring it. Relius is slutty even for a spy, and Teleus is uptight even for the head of the guard. They're the slowburn mutual pining couple of my heart! Tell me every stupid detail of how they can't properly communicate until it's almost too late.
