Request 1 by Ysavvryl
Dark Cloud (Video Games)
Fanfiction, Any Relationship
Please don't write anything with a rating over T; I'm not interested in sexual stories. This especially goes for underage pairings. When it comes to shippy stories, I'm most interested in positive interactions, personality dynamics, and couples working together to accomplish things. I prefer stories within their canon setting.
For Dark Cloud 2, you have a game with time travel, magic, adventures, steampunk technology, and varied settings. Also the most awesome time travel vehicle ever (sorry to Chrono Trigger, but a glowy sci-fi train beats all). Have fun with it!
Max/Monica: They're not paired up in the game as anything more than adventuring companions, but I think they could make for a cute first love story. Will she decide to stay a hundred years in her past to be with him, or is he willing to go a hundred years into his future to be with her? Either way could work, although some interactions during their quest would be interesting too.
Lin/Crest: I know they're minor characters who only matter for one chapter and probably no one else would ship them, but I've always thought they were so adorable together! They're both trying to become wise sages to help others out, and Lin eventually takes on his name in honor of his sacrifice. But there should be some way to save both the original Crest and the Moon Crystal. The whole game is about restoring the world to how it should be (or better), so I see no reason why Crest has to stay dead. Save him and let them be happy together!
Request 2 by Ysavvryl
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Inari/MC, Fanfiction
Please don't write anything with a rating over T; I'm not interested in sexual stories. This especially goes for underage pairings. When it comes to shippy stories, I'm most interested in positive interactions, personality dynamics, and couples working together to accomplish things. I prefer stories within their canon setting.
For Trio of Towns, this is one of the most interesting relationships I've encountered in gaming. Inari is available as a spouse for either gender and is generally portrayed as a gender-neutral person. They will refer to themselves as your husband or wife depending on your gender. However, the main character can be either gender and is completely free to dress as the opposite gender. They could be interpreted as gender-neutral as well. So I'd like to see a positive portrayal of romance with one or both of the couple being gender-neutral.
If you want to make things even more interesting, Inari is easily interpreted as asexual as well. They are a fox deity, so such matters might not mean much to them.
Request 3 by Ysavvryl
Star Ocean: The Second Story | Second Evolution
Ashton Anchors/Dias Flac, Rena Lanford/Celine Jules, Ashton Anchors/Precis Neumann, Precis Neumann/Leon D. S. Geeste, Opera Vectra/Ernest Raviede, Fanfiction
Please don't write anything with a rating over T; I'm not interested in sexual stories. This especially goes for underage pairings. When it comes to shippy stories, I'm most interested in positive interactions, personality dynamics, and couples working together to accomplish things. I prefer stories within their canon setting.
For Star Ocean 2, I nominated a variety of potentially interesting couples. I love the game and these characters so much that I'd love to see more stories of them. The contrasts between Expel and Energy Nede are interesting, and I really like stories that deal with how people get through situations with such huge stakes as the fate of the universe. Or the burden of having lost an entire planet, especially when that planet was behind in technology. Or you could write fluffy post-canon stories, that'd be great too. I've not played the PSP re-release, so please keep that in mind.
Ashton/Dias: They're both dedicated swordsmen, but very different in how they deal with life. We don't even know Ashton's backstory before he got possessed by dragons, which I find interesting to theorize about. Oh yeah, and the dragons would make things more complicated.
Rena/Celine: This was kind of a whim, but I think they could make for a good story. They're not as opposite as Ashton and Dias, but their differences do make an interesting mix.
Ashton/Precis: Well the game really encourages this pairing, but I think they're cute together. What brings them together? And will Precis ever calm down (probably not)?
Precis/Leon: Love and mad science, what can possibly go wrong? Heh, probably a lot but it'd be entertaining. I'd rather see this couple aged up post-canon since they are the youngest of the group.
Opera/Ernest: I know some people don't like this pairing, but I do. They're a planet-hopping pair of adventurers that are out to learn more about the worlds they visit and they seem to treat each other as equals. Ernest is easily distracted by his work, yeah, but that would make it sweeter when he does romantic things for her.
Request 4 by Ysavvryl
Rune Factory 4
Fanfiction, Any Relationship
Please don't write anything with a rating over T; I'm not interested in sexual stories. This especially goes for underage pairings. When it comes to shippy stories, I'm most interested in positive interactions, personality dynamics, and couples working together to accomplish things. I prefer stories within their canon setting.
Unlike my other requests, I don't have anything specific in mind for these Rune Factory 4 couples. I love all the characters, the setting of the game, its moments of lighthearted goofiness and tugging at your heartstrings. Some of these pairings I've used myself, others seem like they could be fun to read about. It'd be especially neat to see them as parents, taking care of their kids and still finding time to spend together.