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Candy Hearts Exchange 2025
Jan. 7th, 2025 10:13 pmWow. It's this time again. If you want to, have a look at my journal entries if you feel like since I've requested most of these ships previously. Or at least gives an idea of what I do/don't like. If not thank you for whatever you want to write for me. I'm sure I'll love it.
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Tortall: Alex/Thom
Alex is fascinating and we get so little clue in the actual text as to his motivations. As far as politics go, Alex is one of the Hill Counties. (He and Delia have that in common. He's also one of the few who're unaffected by Delia's charms.) Why did no one consider the possibility that Alex was being mind-controlled by Roger? Why did they even let a man who is not a Knight have a Squire? I'd love any sort of greater exploration of Alex as a character. (While I'm speaking a lot of some sort of redemption or explanation for his actions if you do want to just embrace his evil, and make him Roger's willing accomplice, or even have it so that his actions are on the side of good, go for it. Evil Alanna and Good Alex is intriguing.)
I'd love more exploration of Thom too. We see so little of him. Thom's isolated, does not trust, doesn't make friends. Duke Roger kills anyone who's too talented at magic, and so Thom tries to fly beneath notice. Thom's dream, right at the start is. "I don’t want to be a knight! I want to be a great sorcerer! I want to slay demons and walk with the gods-" Alanna does that, he never does. He finally comes to court only for Alanna to reveal that she's not staying, and that Thom doesn't get invited to go with her. And he doesn't fit in, doesn't make friends, apart from Delia convincing him to raise Roger from the dead. (And I wonder, was Delia sent to the convent, did Thom know her from there.)
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Inda Series - Savarend/Evred
I adored these books. They're just so very good. I'd love anything that explores what ifs with Evred and Savarend. If they somehow managed to meet and fall for each other. (Be that an AU where Savarend goes to the Academy, or where some other contrivance allows them to meet, or even when they're both old men.) Their houses are mortal enemies, they're both in love with Inda and there's such an amazing fic THIS FIC!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/30689 I LOVE THIS FIC!!! It is what got me first thinking about what if Evred/Savarend. So I'm just going to wave and point at it.
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Tortall: Alex/Thom
Alex is fascinating and we get so little clue in the actual text as to his motivations. As far as politics go, Alex is one of the Hill Counties. (He and Delia have that in common. He's also one of the few who're unaffected by Delia's charms.) Why did no one consider the possibility that Alex was being mind-controlled by Roger? Why did they even let a man who is not a Knight have a Squire? I'd love any sort of greater exploration of Alex as a character. (While I'm speaking a lot of some sort of redemption or explanation for his actions if you do want to just embrace his evil, and make him Roger's willing accomplice, or even have it so that his actions are on the side of good, go for it. Evil Alanna and Good Alex is intriguing.)
I'd love more exploration of Thom too. We see so little of him. Thom's isolated, does not trust, doesn't make friends. Duke Roger kills anyone who's too talented at magic, and so Thom tries to fly beneath notice. Thom's dream, right at the start is. "I don’t want to be a knight! I want to be a great sorcerer! I want to slay demons and walk with the gods-" Alanna does that, he never does. He finally comes to court only for Alanna to reveal that she's not staying, and that Thom doesn't get invited to go with her. And he doesn't fit in, doesn't make friends, apart from Delia convincing him to raise Roger from the dead. (And I wonder, was Delia sent to the convent, did Thom know her from there.)
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Inda Series - Savarend/Evred
I adored these books. They're just so very good. I'd love anything that explores what ifs with Evred and Savarend. If they somehow managed to meet and fall for each other. (Be that an AU where Savarend goes to the Academy, or where some other contrivance allows them to meet, or even when they're both old men.) Their houses are mortal enemies, they're both in love with Inda and there's such an amazing fic THIS FIC!!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/30689 I LOVE THIS FIC!!! It is what got me first thinking about what if Evred/Savarend. So I'm just going to wave and point at it.
