just married exchange letter

[tielan]

Likes
- Happy Endings.
- People who respect each other, even if they don't like each other.
- Female characters with their own identity and independence.
- Male characters who are more invested in the relationship than their partner.
- Relationships that are (mostly) functional.
- Kind and thoughtful interactions between characters working together.
- Respectful romantic relationships.
- Romances set in the middle of adventure and drama.
- Slices of life as they argue or conflict with each other before finding resolution - and not just "one party is right" but both parties accepting each other, flaws and all.

DNW
- non-consensual
- cheating
- pairings I didn't ask for
- torture
- humiliation as humour

I've gone very simple for my requests, just one pairing per fandom, and a range of ideas.

MCU - Maria/Steve
Arranged Marriage - Expecting Hurt; Receiving Kindness
Arranged Marriage - Their Organization Decrees It
Fake Marriage - For the Sake of the Mission
Fake Marriage - Going Undercover Leads to Real Feelings
Fake Marriage - While Mutually Pining; Both Believe Feelings Are Unreciprocated
Soul Bond - Accidental Bond is Cultural Equivalent of Marriage
Soul Bond - A Searches for the person with their Soulmark; never expects it could be B
Soul Bond - Soulmates Legally Obligated To Marry

Broadly speaking, I like the idea of Steve being happy in the future - making a home for himself in the place in the world where he found himself. I want the idea of finding joy even when it's not the ending one envisioned. I want Maria to get to be happy amidst all the difficulties of managing superheroes and the work-orientation that is probably a large part of her life.

Most of these scenarios I've chosen involve a certain amount of 'disbelief/resistance' to the idea of them being married, and I'd like to see that overcome for one, the other, or both. Generally, I prefer stories where the female character resists longer than the male, or where she has more emotional/psychological barriers to overcome.

Frankly, I want to see these two very work-obsessed individuals working out a set of relationships where everything is both personal and professional. I'd like to see them work things out, even when they disagree, and for them to resolve things like mature adults who have to live with each other.

Note: I haven't seen any of the Disney+ shows, and I'm not really interested in following them in any way.

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Pacific Rim: Humanity comes together to cancel the apocalypse through the power of friendship and love and sacrifice. Seriously, how can you not love this movie? (PR: Uprising does not exist in my world. They forgot they were making a movie about found family and love and connection and turned it into an action blockbuster.)

Mako/Raleigh
Soul Bond - Soulmates Legally Obligated To Marry
Soul Bond - Prophetic Dreams or Visions of Marrying Soulmate
Soul Bond - Married to Soulmate
Soul Bond - Married to soulmate for practicality while mutually pining

So it looks like I chose all the soulmate options for this pairing. I want less of the 'your soulmate is perfect for you' type of soul bond, and more of the 'this is the person the universe has connected you to...let's slowly parse out why' type of soul bond.

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Angel (the Series)
Faith/Wes
Marriage - Mistakenly Thinking Your Spouse Hates You
Marrying for Love - Nobody Believes They Married For Love
Forced Marriage - Forced to marry your soulmate no matter who they are or how terrible they may be

My preferred phase for these two in canon is once they've reached equilibrium. But I'd love to see a take on them together at the end of either series (or both), or just trying to work out how to survive each other. Whatever works for you and these two in the Buffy/Angel-verse, then or at any point after what we saw as the end on TV.

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Bridgerton
Established Marriage - Falling Deeply In Like With Spouse
Established Marriage - Happily Married
Poly Marriage - Sedoretu AU
Wedding - Marriage Traditions in Different Cultures

Anthony/Kate
Simon/Anthony/Daphne/Kate

Look, frankly, I like the pretty dresses, the multiracial history, and the romance

For Anthony/Kate, I'd love a story about the pair of them living together, learning about each other (because they didn't have that much time during the show), and connecting outside the bedroom (although 'in bed' can certainly be included).

For Simon/Anthony/Daphne/Kate, it would be fascinating to see a moiety marriage between the Bridgerton siblings. If this catches your fancy, I'm intrigued by the development of the relationships, including the canon ones (Anthony/Kate, Daphne/Simon) and how they work it out in a regency society with sedoretus.



If my specific ideas for the fandom, pairing, and scenario don't inspire you, then feel free to skip my ideas and write whatever it is that catches you about the combination we matched on!

Happy Writing!