CANDY HEARTS EXCHANGE 2026 LETTER

[mnemehoshiko]

Dear Author,

 

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WRITING FOR ME!!

Overall theme of this letter, this here for guidance if you need it and/or lost. 

 

General Likes/Desires 

Ratings and Contents: While I would prefer smut, anything between General to Explicit is fine.

 

+Tropes of My Heart Space (i.e. the short list):

Accidental marrieds

Arranged marrieds

Marriage of convenience

Marriage of inconvenience

Generational Divide/complications in may/december relationships

"oh no, there's only one bed~~"

"sad mutual pining but unaware the other is pining"

Myths/legends/cultural traditions

Non-verbal communication and quiet intimacy

"fake out, make out"

Angry makeouts

Trapped in a cabin

Political shenanigans

Introspective convos/introspective convos + banging

Enemies to cautious allies to tentative friends to lovers

Snippets of long-term relationships at different points in the relationship

 

 

+Genre/Narrative Likes:

Epistolary Fic

5 Times/Five Things

Canon-Divergent AUs e.g. "What if Character A went left instead of right?"

In-World (fiction or nonfiction) articles/stories

First time(s) (the definition of "first" is up to you)

Hurt/comfort

 

 

+ Smut-Specific Likes

Aftercare

Anal sex

Bathing

Body worship

BDSM

Blowjob(s)

Breathplay/Chokeplay

Cunnilingus

Dubcon

Fem-Dom

First Time/Losing Virginity

fail!sex or humorous sex

Masturbation

A/B/O

Orgasm Denial

Overstimulation

Pegging

Porn with plot/porn as a character exploration

PiV sex

Pregnancy/Impregnation kink

Quickies/Sex in Public Places/Situations

Ritual(istic) Sex

Rough sex

Sex Pollen

Sex on tables/desks/chairs/other furniture

Switching/Reversal of top/bottom dynamic

Shows of total trust

Size kink

Slow and tender sex

Tending to another's scars/cuts/etc

Voyeurism

 

 

+ Do Not Want:

student/professor (note, student/prof roleplay is fine but actual student/prof....no. Caveat is Fire Emblem)

scat/urine/vomitplay

inflation kink

Death (or Final Death) Fic

homophobia

racism

High School/College/Coffee Shop/Police/Mundane AU

 

Fandom Specific Desires/Ideas (YET AGAIN IDEAS YOU NEED NOT FOLLOW/THEY ARE JUST TO GET THE CREATIVE STUFF GOING IF YOU ARE STUCK)

Clair Obsur: Expedition 33
I am a Notorious French Slanderer and yet, Sadly Sandfall Made A Banger of a Game and I am In Hell
In general, I am down with either ending and the fallout associated with it! Good and Bad! Or if you want to just go Folgers AU
that's okay too

Painted Verso Dessendre/Maelle | Alicia Dessendre
Is it really incest if it's the "copy" of your dead brother? WHO CAN SAY? I'm sure it's ACCIDENTAL that Painted!Verso's dead ex resembles an older version of his "sister"

Original Verso Dessendre/Maelle | Alicia Dessendre
Okay this is actually incest but ya know WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PAINTING STAYS IN THE PAINTING. (or does it?) (Maybe that's why the Writers Came Around)

The Scorched Throne Series - Sara Hashem
HI HELLO I HAVE READ BOTH BOOKS SO EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE
That being said I'd love post-series takes
Arin/Essiya
I'm down with anything aligned with *waves at list above* but also if you idk WANT THEM TO IMMEDIATELY START BANGING ON THE BRIDGE AFTER THAT X YEARS LONG DRY SPELL THAT WORKS TOO

Salvus: Aries (Visual Novel)
Yes I know the game is still in early access but the demo is FREE TO PLAY!!
 Aina/Malthus (Salvus: Aries)
Malthus is a hot mess. So is Aina. Go from there

Aina/Seir 
One of my favorite tropes is the defilement of angels so this route lines up with that amazingly well. Due to [redacted], he's Feeling So Much More and How Does That Change His Relation with Aina. How does Aina react to those changes?

Aina/Valefar
tfw you lose so much hope in humanity you rather HAVE A JOB than like "live" again. mood tho.

Fire Emblem Musuo: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

I have Spent Far Too Many Hours On This Game Please Send Help 

 

Female My Unit | Shez/Hubert von Vestra 

I Did Not Expect The Ending Letter From Hubert von Vestra to grab me by the throat but that man truly said "Did You Know I Need You As Well" I would love post-game fic exploring that. Bonus if it involves meeting his family (sister, brother, and Mom von Vestra are all alive according to the support with Lysithea). Or idk they could always have emotionally fraught banging. 
 

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Altus...didn't need to go That Hard and Yet They Did and Now I'm In Hell

I'd prefer post-game world state

 

Eiselin Hulkenberg/Protagonist

Eiselin's knightly devotion and the Protag's desire to approach her as an equal is catnip to me. Now kiss!!

Bonus: if the Protag gets woo-ing advice from his [redacted] More somehow.

Bonus bonus: Hulkenberg is utterly unaware that all the outings that the Protag keeps trying to take her on are Dates and Not As Bodyguard Detail.

(I promise I am more coherent but I am Still Recovering from my first playthrough.)

 

Dragon Age (Video Games)

 

Female!Cadash/Solas 

I played Veilguard and I am still mad over the racelocking of Solas's romance because the ANGST WOULD BE DELICIOUS and just the vision of Cadash still choosing to forgive Solas and him showing her the Fade and healing and asdfdsafds. pls feed me

 

Bellara Lutare/Emmrich Volkarin

I"M SORRY THEY WERE PENPALS AND THEN THEY FINALLY MEET and oh no, they are smart and attractive. Oh No, but surely I Am The Only One Thinking This (even tho everyone is like pls get a room and make out).  

 

Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses

General Likes: 

Ambiguous route AND/OR somehow Byleth got everyone to talk to each other and thus Everyone Lives kthxbai 

FEMDOM unless stated otherwise

post-timeskip 

 

Sylvain Jose Gautier/Bernadetta von Varley (FE3H)

When two people are fucked up in incredibly similar ways but one party curls into themselves while the other party become ultra performative to hide their face. THAT'S THEM. But also seduction via words~

 

Annette Fantine Dominic/Hubert von Vestra (FE3H)

You know when you make the mistake of reading a rarepair ONE TIME and the writer sells it super well? Sadly that Annette and Hubert for me please send help, I need more food.

 

Hilda Valentine Goneril/Seteth

Hi I Am Trash And I Just Find Their Supports Delightful and Fascinating and Hilda May Consider Not Being Lazy for 3 Seconds to Hit That. 

 

 

Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis 

Specific Likes: During the "Golden Narnia" era is preferred but I'm flexible.

 

Edmund Pevensie/Susan Pevensie 

Potential Prompts:

That awkward moment when you realize your brother-king hit puberty and he's hot and all the nymphs and dryads are hitting on him! You've seen it happen with Peter but for some reason seeing it with Edmund is Not Chill for Susan and she's in denial. Bonus: if Edmund is absolutely pining for Susan but thinks he's "too dark" for her "Gentle" nature. Spoiler: she's into that. 

Alternatively, Edmund seething over that 3423423 suitors that are courting Susan. 

 

 

Fields of Mistria  

Balor/Reina

Potential Prompts:

There is only one bed bullshit! IDK maybe Balor has to go to the Big City and Reina is there as well for reasons and There's Only One Bed
Or He Needs A Spouse for a Business Deal and Reina offers and Someone Catches Feelings. 

Reina/Taliferro
Potential Prompts:
Slap/Slap/Kiss vibes! Competency kink! Black cat (Taliferro)/Golden Not-Quite Retriever but More Than What Taliferro is Channelling (Reina)

Eiland/Reina
That awkward moment your best friend's nerdy brother....got hot. Send help. 
Alternatively, your sister's best friend is hot and now you are In Agony because she sees you as "oh it's just Person's brother!". Send help.
*waves at list of tropes*

Critical Role - Araman
I am back on my CR bullshit sent help

Julien Davinos/Thaisha Lloy (Araman)
I need them to angrily bang things out because there's this deeply delightful blend of disdain but also Deep Respect Between them that I need them to explore...by smooching and other bullshit

Occtis Tachonis/Thimble (Araman)
Please know I am Absolutely Down With Inappropriate Uses of D&D spells. I will not tell your DM

Wicander Halovar/Tyranny (Araman)
*waves at the Soldier table episodes thus far*
*waves at Tyranny: I just got put in my place and the basement is flooded*
This is like the one time that I will like Waive My Femdom needs because it can go either way with them t b h

Murray Mag'Nesson/Azune Nayar (Araman)
AZUNE IS SO FLUSTERED AND I ADORE IT. They seem like they'd make great work homies but also What If You Smooched The Homies