Dear Builder of Worlds (2025)
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bluerosekatieHello worldbuilder! I hope you have fun with my prompts I put in the tagset, but this should hopefully provide more jumping-off points and better clarification on my DNWs. Treats are, as always, welcome/encouraged.
DNWs:
- Incest, including adopted and step-relations
- Underage (under 18) sex - depiction or discussion
- Rape - depiction or discussion
- Explicit sex or references to off-screen sex (primarily as innuendoes -- pregnant female characters aren't a problem)
- Unrequested changes to a canon character's sexuality/gender/race/etc.
- Graphic depictions of violence. Canon-typical violence is an exception, but dismemberment squicks me.
- Harming children 12 and under severely or permanently. Being scared, upset, or temporarily injured (scrapes, bruises) are fine.
- Harm to pet animals, unless the animal is rescued and safe by the end of the story.
- Cruelty to animals, clean deaths are OK but not generally wanted either.
- Crossovers w/ RPF or unrequested fandoms
- Unrequested romantic ships. If I say a ship in a different part of my request, it's not unrequested. Background OC ships are generally OK.
- Sinking requested ships if you choose to write them platonic. (Don't have them say "I could only see you as a friend", etc.)
- Character death for requested characters. I may be okay with canon character deaths but if there are specific characters pointed out in my requests, I'd rather not read about them dying unless noted otherwise.
- AI-generated works.
Likes!!:
- Fluff/slice of life, especially for characters who don't get a lot of that in canon.
- Focus on canon friendships
- Missing scenes/little added details that weren't in canon
- Happy endings
- Hurt/Comfort, especially between friends and ships
- Physical affection (between friends and between romantic ships)
- Food-centric worldbuilding. Make me hungry for foods that don't exist (or that do!)
- Requested ships being awesome in battle together (or alternatively, how they stick up for each other in everyday situations)
- Shenanigans (prank wars, random in-character goofy situations, friendly banter, if superpowers are involved, messing around with superpowers)
- Cats. If you can include a cat and want to include a cat, please include a cat!
- Transformations and/or showing off abilities, for canons involving superhuman abilities. Mild body horror/focus on the transformation aspect is OK here but see previous DNWs about violence.
- Soap or bubblegum bubbles, especially gigantic ones. Works well when combined with shenanigans. This doesn't have to be realistic either.
- Crossovers between requested fandoms.
- Canon Divergence AUs (e.g. what-ifs)
- Treats! I am okay with treats of any kind, so long as it's not something going against my DNWs!
Specific Fandoms ahead.
Bionicle (Generation 1)
Fandom-specific interests:
-Gali and Takua/Takanuva's mind link. but also anything with them as a couple, I am starved lol
-Matau and Nokama as a couple :D
-Literally anywhere you can fit in powers being affected by emotion but especially with a romantic bent
-Fun/silly uses of elemental powers
-LOVE IS CANON.
-Anything happy/fluffy, slice of life, post-canon, wherever you can fit it
- Variations/expansion on Matoran Culture. Yeah, we all know "Unity, Duty, Destiny." What about the virtues specific to different types of Matoran, and the jobs they do in accordance. What do they do for fun?
-If possible, feel free to try writing something set in one of my existing AUs!
WB: Av-Matoran Culture
We got a taste of this in the first bits and pieces of the Phantoka arc and some of the flashbacks, but nothing really covered how the Av-Matoran lived within Karda Nui and how the other Av-Matoran besides Takua got incorporated into other Matoran culture. What exactly were the Av-Matoran in Karda Nui working on? If Takua was the first Av-Matoran to become a Toa of Light, how do the Makuta know Av-Matoran have a higher chance of becoming Toa? Do Av-Matoran get along well with the other types of Matoran on Spherus Magna? Was Takua an oddball when he was in Karda Nui like Gavla? How did he interact with his friends before the mind wipe? Does he ever get the memories of being friends with Tanma and Gavla and the other Av-Matoran back post-canon?
WB: Mental and Practical Effects of having moral Light drained (Bionicle)
Seeing as Takanuva the reckless cinnamon roll became Twilight Takanuva the angsty, powerful warrior, it seems like having moral Light drained can affect the personality along with abilities of those it happens to. So if both Takanuva and Gavla were somewhat of loners before, how much did having her moral light drained cause that in Gavla? Did she ever have Av-Matoran friends in the past? How does she adjust to becoming a part of the Matoran culture on Spherus Magna? Does she ever interact with the Shadow Takanuvas pulled from other universes? I just want to know more about these characters and what exactly happens when you lose the Light that you're so intrinsically a part of. I'm fine with Takua/Gavla if it lends itself to your idea!
WB: Romantic (non-sexual) relationships between Toa (Bionicle)
For this, I primarily am just hoping to see what exactly this entails. Do Toa become stronger when they have a close bond with someone, or is it a weakness? Does it vary? How do they show affection, and how do teams with Toa who have a bond interact? I'm pretty flexible in my definition of romantic (see the fics where I've written one character bringing another food as romantic, and others where it's just, these two interact and are nice to each other, so it counts as a ship) so don't be worried about it not being Romantic Enough.
For Gali/Takanuva, I don't mind it being set immediately after Takua becomes Takanuva, or later in the Karda Nui or Ignition arcs, so long as it's got them both. Bonus if you'd like to try and worldbuild some stuff around post-canon situations since we didn't get to see much of that!
For Matau/Nokama, any setting where they fit is fine, but I especially enjoy their interactions as Turaga and during the Hordika arc.
Takanuva/Gali prompts: play-fighting or training for battle together, post-canon exploration of Spherus Magna's seas, roleswap AU, escaping to a shared mindscape to distract from work, confessions/first kiss/etc.
Matau/Nokama prompts: Hordika arc fluff, role reversal where Nokama makes advances first, silly flirting methods, quiet moments on the island while they're Turaga, team-ups, times when they did succeed in communicating well, gift-giving vs. acts of service, flying together, etc.
WB: Effects of Emotion on Elemental Powers
Throughout Bionicle it seems to be implied that Toa sometimes show their emotions through their abilities (see Tahu heating up when he's angry, Gali causing floods on accident, etc.) and yet it's never fully explored how much it affects everyday life. Does using their abilities unconsciously expend a lot of elemental energy? Do they have to restrain themselves from causing a lot of damage with accidental power use? And what exactly does Takanuva with a crush look like, if he can change colors? (Again -- I really like Takanuva/Gali so this would be another prompt that I think would fit them!) I could picture closeness with a partner of another element perhaps giving each other some strange overlaps/combinations of abilities, or at the very least learning each other's limits quite well.
WB: Celebrations in Matoran/Toa Culture
We have one Matoran holiday, Naming Day, yes -- but what about all the others? It seems as if Naming Day was brought over from Metru Nui to Mata Nui, but I'm sure there were other types of celebrations that couldn't overlap, whether because of the mass amnesia or because of technology loss. What were celebrations like on the different islands? Do the Turaga miss stuff from Metru Nui they couldn't replicate? Were some of those celebrations returned on Spherus Magna once all the Matoran reunited? This is also a perfect place to work in gift-giving traditions or food worldbuilding, since we know Matoran on Mata Nui had to eat to keep up their energy.
Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game)
Fandom-specific likes:
- Admin Powers and how they're used (shapeshifting, telekinesis, commands, etc.)
- How the game treats Minecraft as the actual world and not like an extension of players/how the characters seem to not know it's a game they're in (looking at you, A Minecraft Movie)
- Xara/Romeo, because they're both so messed up and oddly perfect for each other. I fully understand they're more likely to kill each other than get together, but I feel like because they have such similar experiences even if from entirely different angles that they could have a far-future second chance romance.
-Worldbuilding around the pre-canon past when all three Admins were still friends
-During canon, the logistics of the Sunshine Institute and keeping Xara there
-Canon divergence where Xara remains an Admin or becomes an Admin again
-Romeo's dramatic self lol
WB: Source of Admin Powers
Look, we know nothing of this. I've seen theories they were always that way and then getting turned mortal was out of place, I've seen theories that they were human once and became Admins through potions, the debug stick, Herobrine, etc. I'd be fine exploring any angles here -- is there mythology from the Underneath about how it happened? Does Fred's Journal saying that he wanted to "make Romeo what he once was" refer to him being human, or him being kind? Give me your best shot at a history of the Admins if this is what calls to you!
I enjoy Xara/Romeo but will enjoy just about anything exploring these topics.
WB: Admin Duties/Pastimes
I've seen saddeningly few fics or art exploring what the Admins were like before they fell out with each other, besides knowing what they liked to do (Romeo - combat, Xara - engineering, Fred - farming/enchanting). Tell me about how they protected the world that eventually became the Underneath. Show me how they create new creatures or what they do for fun. What made Romeo decide to imprison Xara instead of killing her outright like he did to Fred? Was it love, or something else?
WB: Variety/Specialties in Admin Powers
Although we didn't get to see much of Xara and Fred's specific powers, we do get to see their color schemes, and all three admins seem to line up with the three dimensions of the Minecraft world -- Nether (Romeo), End (Xara), and Overworld (Fred). I could totally see that being a hint as to what their specialties in powers are -- Romeo having connections to the Nether explains how much he enjoys building with Lava, while Xara being aligned with the End gives her magic a certain flair. Did Romeo steal away some of the other Admin's powers when he defeated them? Or did they all have the same powers and just use them differently?
WB: Xara's Escape Attempts from the Sunshine Institute
Every Single Person in the Sunshine Institute, including the Warden, seems to be afraid of Xara. How did that happen? How often did she try to escape -- and did Romeo ever have to get involved to stop her? As an engineer, did she ever make it easier for others to escape, or did she only help herself? I would love to see some sort of record or report from the Warden communicating with Romeo about her escapes, I feel like that would have some funny opportunities. She seemed to know the Underneath was there, and Binta had said she wasn't seen for a long while -- how far did she get before being recaptured?
Tron - All Media Types
Fandom-specific likes:
- Sam/Quorra (Romantic, but I'd be happy to see them platonic as well) He's the son of her mentor but they didn't know each other until the end of her world, practically -- and then she has to adjust to his world.
- Tron/Yori, especially as a married couple (because, c'mon, that love scene?)
- Parallels and differences between the human and digital worlds
- Original characters and different systems than the Grid and the Encom System
- Program and User interactions
- Quorra exploring the User World
- Incorporating elements of Tron 2.0 into the rest of the canon
WB: Program and User Communication
We see Tron and Alan communicate in '82, and Flynn communicating with Clu 1 in '82 as well, but after that, we don't see a whole lot about this. How often do miscommunications happen? What program idioms confuse humans? What is it like for Tron to be in such an isolated system, with no contact to Alan-One? What is it like if he and Quorra adjust to the analog world?
WB: Post-Legacy Fallout (Tron)
Tron Lives, but what exactly happens after reintegration within the grid? Alternatively, what happens when Quorra starts living in the human world? Did Sam try to keep Quorra's identity a secret from the media, and did it work? How do Quorra and Sam see each other and the human world after the events of Tron: Legacy? Does Quorra ever find out that Jules Verne died?
WB: Program Culture Pre-Tron 1982 (Tron)
When Encom wasn't yet overtaken by the MCP and Alan and Lora were still working on Tron and Yori, what was life like for the programs? I'd love to see an origin story for how Tron and Yori met, or when Tron was first rezzed in. Also, where does their relationship go from friends to romance, and how do programs in the Encom System see marriage? What were the first changes the MCP made to their world, and how did it affect them?
Pluto (Manga)
Fandom-specific likes:
- Atom and Uran's sibling relationship
- Robot 'biology' and abilities
- Robot and human friendships or rivalries
- Parallels between Atom and Brau 1589
- Atom's backstory
- Atom having sensory issues because of his enhanced senses
- Uran's empath abilities and how they affect her
WB: Uran's Empath Abilities
Did Dr. Ochanomizu know when he was creating Uran that she'd have such intense empathy? Was it intended, or a side effect of some other reason behind making her? Does Uran ever regret having her abilities? How does Atom feel about the fact Uran knows his every mood swing? What exactly causes her abilities -- is it something based on understanding brain chemistry or electronics, or is it something supernatural? Does it work best on people she knows?
WB: Atom and Dr. Tenma's relationship post-canon (Pluto)
They didn't even speak to each other after Dr. Tenma repaired him!! Do they ever reunite for real? Does Dr. Tenma know just how terrible he was to Atom at first, and does he regret it? Does Dr. Tenma change his mind on Atom being a failed creation? Atom likely prefers contacting/working with Professor Ochanomizu, but does he ever decide to speak with Dr. Tenma again? Did Dr. Tenma get arrested for helping to create Goji? Will he ever call Atom his son?
Pirates of the Caribbean
Fandom-specific likes:
-Willabeth!!
-Pirate King Elizabeth Swann
-Will as Captain of the Flying Dutchman
-Syrena and Calypso as complicated characters but not necessarily evil
-Battle couple moments
-Action-adventure stories
-Willabeth children, especially raised on the high seas
-Calypso/Davy Jones
-sea metaphors
-underwater/otherwise mysterious and magical locations
WB: Will Turner as Captain of the Flying Dutchman
Will Turner became captain at the end of At World's End, changing his destiny and effectively cursing him to immortality and only one day on land every ten years. Davy Jones had been the captain before, but clearly had some issues with actually doing his job. Does Will do better at ferrying souls? Does he ever get news of Elizabeth -- or even better, to see and be with her? What threatens the souls on their way to the Locker or Fiddler's Green? Does Will's crew respect him? Show me how he uses the unique abilities of the captain and expand on what they are!!
WB: Duties of the Pirate King
Similarly, Elizabeth Swann became a Pirate Lord and then the Pirate King at the end of their trilogy, a pirate in her own right. I can't believe she'd ever stay on land, even to raise her and Will's children, so what is it like for her to take care of a child on the high seas? Where are her favorite ports? Does the East India Trading Company fear her? What exactly does it mean to be the Pirate King? Does she help keep the world from getting smaller, as Barbossa might say? And how often does she meet with Will on the seas, despite the ten years rule?
WB: Mermaids and the Flying Dutchman
Look, for this one I kinda just want to see how Will would react to meeting Syrena. However, I still have overall questions -- did Davy Jones respect the mermaids? Does dying to a mermaid count as dying at sea, and what kind of shape are souls in after that? I'm sure Will would've passed through mermaid waters in the Dutchman at some point, how did it go? Do the mermaids try to drown the already-in-service crew of the Dutchman, or are they not allowed to?
WB: Myths and Legends about Calypso
The story of Davy Jones and Calypso is repeated and reflected throughout the Pirates trilogy, but I'm sure there are other legends about Calypso in this universe. Did Elizabeth being mistaken for Calypso by Sao Feng create another? Did Calypso create protections for her mermaids or Davy Jones when she established the title of captain? Does Calypso care for the mermaids as daughters, or soldiers? Does she walk Fiddler's Green in a human form? Did Davy Jones' soul ever return to her? How many people recognized her as Calypso when she was bound in her bones, and did they live to tell the tale?
Thank you for reading all of this!! If you're still stumped and want to see previous prompts I've given for more ideas, check out my other dear author letters!
DNWs:
- Incest, including adopted and step-relations
- Underage (under 18) sex - depiction or discussion
- Rape - depiction or discussion
- Explicit sex or references to off-screen sex (primarily as innuendoes -- pregnant female characters aren't a problem)
- Unrequested changes to a canon character's sexuality/gender/race/etc.
- Graphic depictions of violence. Canon-typical violence is an exception, but dismemberment squicks me.
- Harming children 12 and under severely or permanently. Being scared, upset, or temporarily injured (scrapes, bruises) are fine.
- Harm to pet animals, unless the animal is rescued and safe by the end of the story.
- Cruelty to animals, clean deaths are OK but not generally wanted either.
- Crossovers w/ RPF or unrequested fandoms
- Unrequested romantic ships. If I say a ship in a different part of my request, it's not unrequested. Background OC ships are generally OK.
- Sinking requested ships if you choose to write them platonic. (Don't have them say "I could only see you as a friend", etc.)
- Character death for requested characters. I may be okay with canon character deaths but if there are specific characters pointed out in my requests, I'd rather not read about them dying unless noted otherwise.
- AI-generated works.
Likes!!:
- Fluff/slice of life, especially for characters who don't get a lot of that in canon.
- Focus on canon friendships
- Missing scenes/little added details that weren't in canon
- Happy endings
- Hurt/Comfort, especially between friends and ships
- Physical affection (between friends and between romantic ships)
- Food-centric worldbuilding. Make me hungry for foods that don't exist (or that do!)
- Requested ships being awesome in battle together (or alternatively, how they stick up for each other in everyday situations)
- Shenanigans (prank wars, random in-character goofy situations, friendly banter, if superpowers are involved, messing around with superpowers)
- Cats. If you can include a cat and want to include a cat, please include a cat!
- Transformations and/or showing off abilities, for canons involving superhuman abilities. Mild body horror/focus on the transformation aspect is OK here but see previous DNWs about violence.
- Soap or bubblegum bubbles, especially gigantic ones. Works well when combined with shenanigans. This doesn't have to be realistic either.
- Crossovers between requested fandoms.
- Canon Divergence AUs (e.g. what-ifs)
- Treats! I am okay with treats of any kind, so long as it's not something going against my DNWs!
Specific Fandoms ahead.
Bionicle (Generation 1)
Fandom-specific interests:
-Gali and Takua/Takanuva's mind link. but also anything with them as a couple, I am starved lol
-Matau and Nokama as a couple :D
-Literally anywhere you can fit in powers being affected by emotion but especially with a romantic bent
-Fun/silly uses of elemental powers
-LOVE IS CANON.
-Anything happy/fluffy, slice of life, post-canon, wherever you can fit it
- Variations/expansion on Matoran Culture. Yeah, we all know "Unity, Duty, Destiny." What about the virtues specific to different types of Matoran, and the jobs they do in accordance. What do they do for fun?
-If possible, feel free to try writing something set in one of my existing AUs!
WB: Av-Matoran Culture
We got a taste of this in the first bits and pieces of the Phantoka arc and some of the flashbacks, but nothing really covered how the Av-Matoran lived within Karda Nui and how the other Av-Matoran besides Takua got incorporated into other Matoran culture. What exactly were the Av-Matoran in Karda Nui working on? If Takua was the first Av-Matoran to become a Toa of Light, how do the Makuta know Av-Matoran have a higher chance of becoming Toa? Do Av-Matoran get along well with the other types of Matoran on Spherus Magna? Was Takua an oddball when he was in Karda Nui like Gavla? How did he interact with his friends before the mind wipe? Does he ever get the memories of being friends with Tanma and Gavla and the other Av-Matoran back post-canon?
WB: Mental and Practical Effects of having moral Light drained (Bionicle)
Seeing as Takanuva the reckless cinnamon roll became Twilight Takanuva the angsty, powerful warrior, it seems like having moral Light drained can affect the personality along with abilities of those it happens to. So if both Takanuva and Gavla were somewhat of loners before, how much did having her moral light drained cause that in Gavla? Did she ever have Av-Matoran friends in the past? How does she adjust to becoming a part of the Matoran culture on Spherus Magna? Does she ever interact with the Shadow Takanuvas pulled from other universes? I just want to know more about these characters and what exactly happens when you lose the Light that you're so intrinsically a part of. I'm fine with Takua/Gavla if it lends itself to your idea!
WB: Romantic (non-sexual) relationships between Toa (Bionicle)
For this, I primarily am just hoping to see what exactly this entails. Do Toa become stronger when they have a close bond with someone, or is it a weakness? Does it vary? How do they show affection, and how do teams with Toa who have a bond interact? I'm pretty flexible in my definition of romantic (see the fics where I've written one character bringing another food as romantic, and others where it's just, these two interact and are nice to each other, so it counts as a ship) so don't be worried about it not being Romantic Enough.
For Gali/Takanuva, I don't mind it being set immediately after Takua becomes Takanuva, or later in the Karda Nui or Ignition arcs, so long as it's got them both. Bonus if you'd like to try and worldbuild some stuff around post-canon situations since we didn't get to see much of that!
For Matau/Nokama, any setting where they fit is fine, but I especially enjoy their interactions as Turaga and during the Hordika arc.
Takanuva/Gali prompts: play-fighting or training for battle together, post-canon exploration of Spherus Magna's seas, roleswap AU, escaping to a shared mindscape to distract from work, confessions/first kiss/etc.
Matau/Nokama prompts: Hordika arc fluff, role reversal where Nokama makes advances first, silly flirting methods, quiet moments on the island while they're Turaga, team-ups, times when they did succeed in communicating well, gift-giving vs. acts of service, flying together, etc.
WB: Effects of Emotion on Elemental Powers
Throughout Bionicle it seems to be implied that Toa sometimes show their emotions through their abilities (see Tahu heating up when he's angry, Gali causing floods on accident, etc.) and yet it's never fully explored how much it affects everyday life. Does using their abilities unconsciously expend a lot of elemental energy? Do they have to restrain themselves from causing a lot of damage with accidental power use? And what exactly does Takanuva with a crush look like, if he can change colors? (Again -- I really like Takanuva/Gali so this would be another prompt that I think would fit them!) I could picture closeness with a partner of another element perhaps giving each other some strange overlaps/combinations of abilities, or at the very least learning each other's limits quite well.
WB: Celebrations in Matoran/Toa Culture
We have one Matoran holiday, Naming Day, yes -- but what about all the others? It seems as if Naming Day was brought over from Metru Nui to Mata Nui, but I'm sure there were other types of celebrations that couldn't overlap, whether because of the mass amnesia or because of technology loss. What were celebrations like on the different islands? Do the Turaga miss stuff from Metru Nui they couldn't replicate? Were some of those celebrations returned on Spherus Magna once all the Matoran reunited? This is also a perfect place to work in gift-giving traditions or food worldbuilding, since we know Matoran on Mata Nui had to eat to keep up their energy.
Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game)
Fandom-specific likes:
- Admin Powers and how they're used (shapeshifting, telekinesis, commands, etc.)
- How the game treats Minecraft as the actual world and not like an extension of players/how the characters seem to not know it's a game they're in (looking at you, A Minecraft Movie)
- Xara/Romeo, because they're both so messed up and oddly perfect for each other. I fully understand they're more likely to kill each other than get together, but I feel like because they have such similar experiences even if from entirely different angles that they could have a far-future second chance romance.
-Worldbuilding around the pre-canon past when all three Admins were still friends
-During canon, the logistics of the Sunshine Institute and keeping Xara there
-Canon divergence where Xara remains an Admin or becomes an Admin again
-Romeo's dramatic self lol
WB: Source of Admin Powers
Look, we know nothing of this. I've seen theories they were always that way and then getting turned mortal was out of place, I've seen theories that they were human once and became Admins through potions, the debug stick, Herobrine, etc. I'd be fine exploring any angles here -- is there mythology from the Underneath about how it happened? Does Fred's Journal saying that he wanted to "make Romeo what he once was" refer to him being human, or him being kind? Give me your best shot at a history of the Admins if this is what calls to you!
I enjoy Xara/Romeo but will enjoy just about anything exploring these topics.
WB: Admin Duties/Pastimes
I've seen saddeningly few fics or art exploring what the Admins were like before they fell out with each other, besides knowing what they liked to do (Romeo - combat, Xara - engineering, Fred - farming/enchanting). Tell me about how they protected the world that eventually became the Underneath. Show me how they create new creatures or what they do for fun. What made Romeo decide to imprison Xara instead of killing her outright like he did to Fred? Was it love, or something else?
WB: Variety/Specialties in Admin Powers
Although we didn't get to see much of Xara and Fred's specific powers, we do get to see their color schemes, and all three admins seem to line up with the three dimensions of the Minecraft world -- Nether (Romeo), End (Xara), and Overworld (Fred). I could totally see that being a hint as to what their specialties in powers are -- Romeo having connections to the Nether explains how much he enjoys building with Lava, while Xara being aligned with the End gives her magic a certain flair. Did Romeo steal away some of the other Admin's powers when he defeated them? Or did they all have the same powers and just use them differently?
WB: Xara's Escape Attempts from the Sunshine Institute
Every Single Person in the Sunshine Institute, including the Warden, seems to be afraid of Xara. How did that happen? How often did she try to escape -- and did Romeo ever have to get involved to stop her? As an engineer, did she ever make it easier for others to escape, or did she only help herself? I would love to see some sort of record or report from the Warden communicating with Romeo about her escapes, I feel like that would have some funny opportunities. She seemed to know the Underneath was there, and Binta had said she wasn't seen for a long while -- how far did she get before being recaptured?
Tron - All Media Types
Fandom-specific likes:
- Sam/Quorra (Romantic, but I'd be happy to see them platonic as well) He's the son of her mentor but they didn't know each other until the end of her world, practically -- and then she has to adjust to his world.
- Tron/Yori, especially as a married couple (because, c'mon, that love scene?)
- Parallels and differences between the human and digital worlds
- Original characters and different systems than the Grid and the Encom System
- Program and User interactions
- Quorra exploring the User World
- Incorporating elements of Tron 2.0 into the rest of the canon
WB: Program and User Communication
We see Tron and Alan communicate in '82, and Flynn communicating with Clu 1 in '82 as well, but after that, we don't see a whole lot about this. How often do miscommunications happen? What program idioms confuse humans? What is it like for Tron to be in such an isolated system, with no contact to Alan-One? What is it like if he and Quorra adjust to the analog world?
WB: Post-Legacy Fallout (Tron)
Tron Lives, but what exactly happens after reintegration within the grid? Alternatively, what happens when Quorra starts living in the human world? Did Sam try to keep Quorra's identity a secret from the media, and did it work? How do Quorra and Sam see each other and the human world after the events of Tron: Legacy? Does Quorra ever find out that Jules Verne died?
WB: Program Culture Pre-Tron 1982 (Tron)
When Encom wasn't yet overtaken by the MCP and Alan and Lora were still working on Tron and Yori, what was life like for the programs? I'd love to see an origin story for how Tron and Yori met, or when Tron was first rezzed in. Also, where does their relationship go from friends to romance, and how do programs in the Encom System see marriage? What were the first changes the MCP made to their world, and how did it affect them?
Pluto (Manga)
Fandom-specific likes:
- Atom and Uran's sibling relationship
- Robot 'biology' and abilities
- Robot and human friendships or rivalries
- Parallels between Atom and Brau 1589
- Atom's backstory
- Atom having sensory issues because of his enhanced senses
- Uran's empath abilities and how they affect her
WB: Uran's Empath Abilities
Did Dr. Ochanomizu know when he was creating Uran that she'd have such intense empathy? Was it intended, or a side effect of some other reason behind making her? Does Uran ever regret having her abilities? How does Atom feel about the fact Uran knows his every mood swing? What exactly causes her abilities -- is it something based on understanding brain chemistry or electronics, or is it something supernatural? Does it work best on people she knows?
WB: Atom and Dr. Tenma's relationship post-canon (Pluto)
They didn't even speak to each other after Dr. Tenma repaired him!! Do they ever reunite for real? Does Dr. Tenma know just how terrible he was to Atom at first, and does he regret it? Does Dr. Tenma change his mind on Atom being a failed creation? Atom likely prefers contacting/working with Professor Ochanomizu, but does he ever decide to speak with Dr. Tenma again? Did Dr. Tenma get arrested for helping to create Goji? Will he ever call Atom his son?
Pirates of the Caribbean
Fandom-specific likes:
-Willabeth!!
-Pirate King Elizabeth Swann
-Will as Captain of the Flying Dutchman
-Syrena and Calypso as complicated characters but not necessarily evil
-Battle couple moments
-Action-adventure stories
-Willabeth children, especially raised on the high seas
-Calypso/Davy Jones
-sea metaphors
-underwater/otherwise mysterious and magical locations
WB: Will Turner as Captain of the Flying Dutchman
Will Turner became captain at the end of At World's End, changing his destiny and effectively cursing him to immortality and only one day on land every ten years. Davy Jones had been the captain before, but clearly had some issues with actually doing his job. Does Will do better at ferrying souls? Does he ever get news of Elizabeth -- or even better, to see and be with her? What threatens the souls on their way to the Locker or Fiddler's Green? Does Will's crew respect him? Show me how he uses the unique abilities of the captain and expand on what they are!!
WB: Duties of the Pirate King
Similarly, Elizabeth Swann became a Pirate Lord and then the Pirate King at the end of their trilogy, a pirate in her own right. I can't believe she'd ever stay on land, even to raise her and Will's children, so what is it like for her to take care of a child on the high seas? Where are her favorite ports? Does the East India Trading Company fear her? What exactly does it mean to be the Pirate King? Does she help keep the world from getting smaller, as Barbossa might say? And how often does she meet with Will on the seas, despite the ten years rule?
WB: Mermaids and the Flying Dutchman
Look, for this one I kinda just want to see how Will would react to meeting Syrena. However, I still have overall questions -- did Davy Jones respect the mermaids? Does dying to a mermaid count as dying at sea, and what kind of shape are souls in after that? I'm sure Will would've passed through mermaid waters in the Dutchman at some point, how did it go? Do the mermaids try to drown the already-in-service crew of the Dutchman, or are they not allowed to?
WB: Myths and Legends about Calypso
The story of Davy Jones and Calypso is repeated and reflected throughout the Pirates trilogy, but I'm sure there are other legends about Calypso in this universe. Did Elizabeth being mistaken for Calypso by Sao Feng create another? Did Calypso create protections for her mermaids or Davy Jones when she established the title of captain? Does Calypso care for the mermaids as daughters, or soldiers? Does she walk Fiddler's Green in a human form? Did Davy Jones' soul ever return to her? How many people recognized her as Calypso when she was bound in her bones, and did they live to tell the tale?
Thank you for reading all of this!! If you're still stumped and want to see previous prompts I've given for more ideas, check out my other dear author letters!
