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Hello OWO2021 creator! Thank you for gifting, here are some things that work (and don’t) for me (for this exchange, anyway). I am all about the MLM romance, and I would be pleased with anything that fits in my general likes. I love smut, but I would also be happy with a no-smut story.

Likes
General Likes: Tension building, Characters being clever/competent, cheesy rom-com plots, Emotionally centered stories, Getting together, Domesticity, Shop AUs, Everyone would fuck everyone, Fluff, Hijinks, Humor, People taking care of each other (including hurt/comfort), Worldbuilding, Friendly banter and teasing, Hurt/Comfort, Friends to lovers, Misplaced jealousy, Trans, aro, ace, polyam, etc. are all good. I enjoy Austen-type historical AU’s, all variety of modern AU’s, futuristic, and I LOVE AU’s with magic.

Dynamics I like: Enemies to Lovers, Established Relationship, Found family, Family of Choice, Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Friends with Benefits, Reunions, Roommates, Secret Relationship, Soulmates, Closeted characters convinced they hate the person they have a crush on, A/B/O, Sex Pollen, Misunderstandings & mistaken identities, Sneaky & spontaneous semi-public hookups

Smut-Specific Likes: In general, BDSM, D/S dynamics with Gentle doms, women dominating men in het ships, laughing, both people just having a good time, Marking/claiming a partner; grabbing and pulling hair, Sex scenes focusing on foreplay/aftercare/afterglow, For M/M, I’m fine with anal, frottage, rimming, blow jobs, hand jobs, etc. - as long as it’s not on my DNW or edges close to that.

DNWs
General DNWs: 1st or 2nd person POV, Harm or violence against animals, Religious imagery, general religious themes (though I am fine with it as a part of the world-building, just not a central theme of the fic), Bestiality, Gay-bashing/violent homophobia, Gore / Graphic violence, Infidelity, Major character death

Dynamics I DNW: Breakup fic, Incest, Possessive behavior, Stalking, Underage sex (younger than 16), Teenagers (~under 18) having sex with adults (~over 21)

Smut-Specific DNWs: Rape / Non-con, blood / scat / piss, pain inflicted during sex, humiliation during sex

Accident Prone Human/Angel Assigned To Protect Him – The hijinks potential here is high. How is this human accident prone? How many angels have they been through? To what links does the angel go to to keep him safe? Can they touch? What happens once the Angel realizes they’re in love? Feel free to combine this with any other tags, like the accident prone human is a florist or whatever!

Alchemist Whose Potions Have Arousing Side Effects/Traveler – Ah, another one I think could be fun. Maybe there’s an instant connection between these two, and once the alchemist explains the side-effects of whatever potion the traveler wants (maybe something to help them sleep better…), the traveler is like “I can handle it myself,” and the alchemist is all “well you don’t have to…” I’d also be down if the alchemist forgets the side effects of the potion until the traveler tells him, and he’s like “shit I’m so sorry you need a hand in there?”

Alpha Knight/Noble Omega Who's Virginity He Won In a Tourney (M/M) – I enjoy A/B/O, and as long as all parties are consenting I’m so down for this. Maybe the Omega entered the tourney strictly so the Alpha Knight would be the one to deflower him.

Apartment Neighbor/Apartment Neighbor/Cat They Both Think Is Theirs – Full disclosure, I nominated this because I love it so much. Maybe the neighbors don’t really like each other until they’re both trying to take sick kitty to the vet, and once they see how much other other loves the cat (and how much other things they have in common), love blooms.

Bookstore owner accused of murder/ Cop who had a crush on him in high school but thinks he's guilty – This one is intriguing! Did the bookstore owner do it or not? I’m open to either way, but I love a cop that has a hard time putting his stupid crush aside – especially when the bookstore owner reciprocates.

Chivalrous Male Knight/Male Witch Who Is Feared But Actually Good (M/M) – I Love this dynamic. Perhaps the male witch keeps up that fearsome reputation for Reasons, but he can’t help but let his walls down around the knight. Maybe he’s a double agent, working on the side of the knight, but he can’t tell him. Lots of possibilities!

Florist who hates Valentine's Day/Tattoo Artist with a Thing for Roses, Grumpy Florist/Ray of Sunshine Tattooist (M/M) – I grouped these together as they are similar. I LOVE this dynamic. You can also do this with a magical universe – maybe the florist sells pretty flowers and herbs and such for spells, and the magical tattooist does mundane and magical tats (like tattoos to enhance your eyesight, let you breathe underwater, or ones that change color, flicker, etc). Bonus if their shops are next door to each other and they share a pet cat.

Good-looking knight/gruff blacksmith forging something for him (M/M) – Love me some gruff blacksmiths that are dirty and sweaty and can’t stop eyefucking the knight that somehow keeps breaking all his shit.

Jaded Playboy/One Night Stand He Can't Stop Thinking About (M/M) – Yesssssssssss, this is my catnip. Why can’t this playboy get his one night stand out of his mind? Was he so sweet? Did he have the biggest dick? Eyes that he could drown in? Inexperience but so full of enthusiasm that the playboy has to see him again? So much pining and chemistry possibilities!

Magical Tattoo Artist/Nervous Client, Magical Tattoo Artist/Client That Wants to Ask Them Out But Just Keeps Getting Tattoos Instead – I nominated both of these. I love the idea of magical tattoos, like tattoos to enhance your eyesight, let you breathe underwater, or ones that change color, flicker, etc. Maybe the Artists finds this particular Client nervous in an endearing way. And maybe the Artist can totally tell that the Client wants to ask them out, and wants to see just how many tattoos it takes for him to work up the nerve to do it. Lots of fun potential here!

Male Stripper/Guy who Got Drug Along on his Friends Bachelorette Party – For this, I picture an introverted, would-so-much-rather-have-his-nose-in-a-book kind of guy that loves his BFF and goes to his/her bachelorette part at the strip club. However he’s mesmerized by that one stripper that’s a little bit different from the others. And that stripper only has eyes for him as he performs. And then maybe Male Stripper invites our guy backstage after to get to know him better. :D

Mentor Who Has Been Away For Years/His Former Mentee Who Is Now A Master Himself (M/M) – Love this so much – feel free to have a large age gap if you like, as long as both parties are firmly adults. Perhaps the Mentor had not heard from the Mentee and is surprised to see how successfully he is. Or the Mentor was not prepared for just how much the Mentee grew up over the years. Maybe the Mentee always had a crush on the Master, but never had the courage to do anything about it.

Older Man Who Is Inexperienced But Enthusiastic Sub/Younger Man Who Is Experienced Dom, Younger Man Who Is Inexperienced But Enthusiastic Dom/Older Man Who Is Experienced Sub (M/M) – I grouped these together because I enjoy this dynamic of one teaching the other. Feel free to run rampant on this one; as long as it’s not in my DNW (humiliation, hard pain play), I’ll enjoy it! I also enjoy the dynamic where they may know each other outside of the BDSM scene, and when the experienced party finds out the inexperienced party is interested, that’s when things really heat up.

Sex Worker/Man Who Just Genuinely Wanted a Massage and Thought The Rates Were Fair (M/M) – I don’t even know what I want out of this one; this prompt just makes me LOL and I’d love to see what an author can do with it. I’m game for anything as long as it’s not in my DNW.

Smooth-Talking Barista/Nervous Customer that Just Wants to Avoid all their Allergies – I nommed this one; like I said I love Shop AUs and I really dig the confident/nervous pairing so much. I picture the customer visibly nervous, and while this normally annoys the barista, there’s just something about this customer that’s endearing. And when the barista helps them out, it just makes the customer more nervous.

Shy But Secretly Kinky Male Teacher/His New Boyfriend Who Loves It All (M/M) – I love the shy but secretly kinky trope, especially in a new relationship where they are still figuring each other out. As long as nothing is near my DNW, go wild!

Shy Older Virgin/Friend He Asks To Teach Him About Sex (M/M) – Ugh I love this trope. Inexperienced/Experienced is so much fun, especially if there’s some pining in there, unrealized crushes, and the “teaching” just keeps going and going until it’s like “we’re going for the PhD in sex here.”

Sexually Inexperienced Young Man/Slutty Gay Roommate He Pines For (M/M) – Again, the Experienced/Inexperienced trope, WITH “And they were roommates!” is my catnip. Maybe the Slutty roommate has no idea his roommate has those feelings for him, maybe he thinks he’s gay, and when he realizes he has a shot, he’s all in.

New guy in town looking for a place to belong/Widowed rancher & rancher's kids (M/M & any) – I love “found family” and the idea of New Guy literally finding a place to belong in a family makes me happy. A good opportunity for all the family feels and fun hijinks. Plus barns and sweating in the sun – very hot.

Noble Male Vampire/Commoner Male Werewolf & Werewolf's Pack Suspicious of Vampire (M/M & Any) – I LOVE this, especially the noble/commoner pairing. I love magic or fantasy AUs, and so many possibilities. Are vampire/werewolf romances common? Is this illicit? Or just not common and the werewolf pack is like “you touch his blood and we’ll pull out your teeth.” Perhaps the vampire has to prove their loyalty in some way, to get the pack to accept them.

Pining Battle-Hardened Foreigner/Kind Roommate Going To His Family Holiday & Enemies (F/M & Any) – This one has such potential! You could do some kind of crazy magic/medieval AU, where the kind roommate feels bad for the foreigner, and invites him to his families holiday, not expecting all the enemies to crash the party! I’m not very clear from this tag who is going to whom’s family holiday, so feel free to work with whatever works for you. You could also make this super silly, like cats and dog enemies or something, I dunno.

Unmarried King pining for his most loyal knight/recently widowed knight & knight's kids (M/M & any) – I do love the pining trope, and add in a king wanting his knight, and now that the knight is available, this could be delicious. I could see the knight’s kids being like “Dad King Arthur totally wants you; you need to get after that,” and the knight is all “y’all are crazy and too young to talk about this go to bed.” Or you could have adult kids that just want to see their dad happy.