Dear Candy Hearts Creator

I'm so excited that you're creating something for me! I know I ramble a lot in my letter, but it's meant to be an inspiration more than anything. I'm not attached to any of my prompts, so feel free to ignore them. The division into art and fic prompts is only meant as a convenience, so feel free to mix and match.

I'm Rebecca on AO3. Treats are welcome.

Contents

DNWs
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Albion (Video Game)
Are You Being Served?
Les fantômes du chapelier | The Hatter's Ghosts - Georges Simenon
Jurassic Park (Original Trilogy)
A Place Called Glory | The Hell of Manitoba
General Likes

DNWs

I don't have any triggers and I am very hard to squick. There are just a few things I do not want to read about:

death of requested characters
giving requested characters terminal illnesses or unrecoverable injuries
giving requested characters mental illnesses or trauma
trans and asexuality headcanons for requested characters
rape/non-con involving requested characters
requested characters cheating on anyone (simply not mentioning canon partners is fine)
unrequested open relationships or poly involving requested characters (simply not mentioning canon partners is fine)
settings AU, e.g. vampires, coffee shop, different time period, omegaverse, soulmate AUs, ... (canon divergence/altering or ignoring canon events is fine)

(There are some canon-specific exceptions listed below.)

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Arthur Hastings/Hercule Poirot

Requested: Art & Fic

I love Poirot! He's notoriously arrogant and vain but still funny and lovely, he's brilliant, he's quirky, he's hopelessly old-fashioned on the one hand but unconventional and open-minded on the other. Love the way he dresses so immaculately, too. <3 And Hastings, the noble British gentleman, a little naive and slow, bless him, wearing his heart on his sleeve and in many aspects the very opposite of Poirot. I love their bickering and the way they complement each other, the way they know to handle each other's quirks and regard them with fondness.

I love how especially the early episodes have so many casually domestic scenes between the two of them that make them seem like a couple more often than not (going on holidays together, cooking and dining together, going out together, meeting friends together), and how both Japp and Miss Lemon never question it.

Fic Prompts

Undercover as a couple: I know I can't expect a complete case fic, but maybe a small scene of them having to act the couple, or Poirot suggesting the plan to Hastings (I imagine he would be taken aback at first), or entering that discreet establishment for the first time? Surely this leads to a revelation of sorts?
Dancing: I love men ballroom dancing, slow dancing etc in all situations. Maybe in the privacy of Poirot's flat? Or among trusted friends? As an established couple or for the first time as a part of getting together? Spontaneously in their every-day clothes, or in formal evening wear?
Blackmail: Poirot and Hastings being blackmailed as an established couple? Can they solve the issue on their own, or can they get some help from Japp or Miss Lemon? Or maybe the blackmailer just mistakes them for a couple when they aren't (yet)? Or just Poirot being blackmailed for an entanglement in the past and trying to keep it to himself but Hastings finds out?
Fixing each other's clothes: As a secret gesture of affection between an established couple, or subconsciously wanting to be close to the other, or ruefully snatching an intimate moment thinking that's all you'll ever have... It's mostly Poirot doing this in the show, but maybe the other way round happens too?
Japp & Miss Lemon: What's their take on Poirot and Hastings' relationship? Do they believe them a couple before they are? Surprised to find out that they are? Not surprised to find out?

Art Prompts

Dancing together
Hastings being gallant, like helping Poirot out of a train or down the stairs, or holding the door for him
Poirot tying Hastings's tie
Hastings undoing Poirot's tie
That old movie thing where men use a hat to shield a kiss from view
Poirot resting his hands on Hastings' chest while standing in front of him/being held by him

Hercule Poirot/Mr Shaitana

Requested: Art & Fic

(Note: My character death DNW does not apply to Shaitana.)

What made me first ship them was the beginning of the book. An emotion that Poirot seldom had occasion to feel! Duellists en garde! Moustache admiration! Well, and then the TV series cast Alexander Siddig and made everything gayer and here we are.

Poirot and Shaitana seem to have a lot in common: they are both smart and full of spirits, have an interest in crime/the people that commit crime, have a similar style of dress and level of care for their appearance, are both queer and flamboyant foreigners not quite fitting in. I think there's a lot of potential for mutual understanding and attraction, but at the same time there are aspects of Shaitana that Poirot doesn't approve of or that would infuriate him and which could provide a nice conflict or fuel the attraction even more...

Fic Prompts

Working together: Shaitana collects information and maybe Poirot needs his help or they run into each other investigating the same people? Not expecting a whole case fic, but maybe a scene that brings them closer together/makes them respect each other?
Moustaches! Book!Poirot finds Shaitana's moustache quite impressive—what about TV!Poirot? Does he like it as it is or does he itch to groom it to his own standards? Does he get competitive and spend even more time on his own moustache? (OMG imagine Miss Lemon's POV!) Do Poirot and Shaitana compare notes on proper moustache care? How does Shaitana like Poirot's moustache? Does he flatter Poirot with compliments? How's kissing? Do they allow each other to touch?
Clothes: They both care about their appearance a lot and seem to share a taste for flamboyant/quaint style of clothes. Do they fix each others clothes? Stand in front of a mirror together? Do they buy each other stuff? Maybe Shaitana's way of courting Poirot is giving him things? Do they enjoy seeing the other wear the things they gave him in public? Does the vanity reach critical mass?
I love Poirot's funny outbursts when he works himself into a bit of a temper, and Shaitana seems like a person Poirot would often find infuriating, so what about a little quarrel between them? Would Shaitana be amused? Would he deliberately provoke Poirot? Or does he have his own moods? How do they make up?
UST: I can easily imagine that, while Poirot might feel fascinated by/attracted to Shaitana, ultimately the mismatch in morals/worldview is too much for him to act upon it. How does he realise, how does he deal with it? How far do things go before Poirot puts an end to it? Or does Shaitana's death make the decision for Poirot? Or is there a turning point that changes Poirot's opinion?
Fix-it: Could Poirot somehow put the puzzle pieces together early enough to prevent Shaitana's death? Feel free to alter the events of the episode as much as you like. Idk, maybe Poirot and Shaitana were already closer before so that Poirot has more of a chance of knowing things?

Art Prompts

Touching or admiring each other moustaches; synchronous moustache grooming?
Both of them in front of a mirror, sharing a look through the mirror, fixing their clothes/each others' closes
Shaitana being seductive (stretching languidly on a sofa, seductively undoing his tie or buttons, ...)
Smoking: sharing a cigarette, lighting each other's cigarettes, ...
Shaitana taking a photo of Poirot

Hercule Poirot/Original Male Character

Requested: Fic

I love Poirot so much! He's notoriously arrogant and vain but still funny and lovely, he's brilliant, he's quirky, he's hopelessly old-fashioned on the one hand but unconventional and open-minded on the other. He's passionate but also probably not an easy man to live with, being so very set in his ways as he is. I'm just so curious what types of people he would find attractive, and moreso what types of people he could tolerate being close to, and of course vice versa, who could tolerate him. Someone very similar to him or someone very different?

I'm interested in basically all kinds of romantic and pre-romantic relationships here: those that have the potential to develop into long-term romantic relationships, but also those who stay more distant or casual, flirtations that never go anywhere, pre-ship fic etc.

For this request, I don't really have any prompts as such. Just a couple of thoughts I've had:

What about Poirot's early days in the Belgian police, or someone from his early days who he meets again?
Seeing Poirot through the eyes of another man
Maybe Poirot frequents the gay scene and meets someone there?
Different men throughout his life? (Along the lines of five times fic?)
Someone he meets during a case, maybe a possible suspect who turns out innocent?

Availability

A lot can be found on dailymotion. Hastings appears mostly in the shorter 45min episodes and the early 90min ones. Shaitana appears just in one episode: Cards on the Table. The series is episodic so you can just watch a handful episodes.

Albion (Video Game)

Drirr/Rainer Hofstedt

Requested: Art & Fic

I love the detailed world of Albion, especially the tropic Nakiridaani with all those lush plants and animals and the culture of Iskai. I can spend hours walking around there, looking at stuff and talking to people! (Glow-in-the-dark flora & fauna! Pretty buildings that are actually shaped out of living plants! Iskai magic! The Former's' guild house!)

Drirr has a couple of funny moments that amuse me greatly and I love his impulsiveness and the fighting ability he brings to the party—strong and quick and probably a joy to watch. Rainer I love because he's the level-headed, geeky scientist, and I'm probably the only person who is actually sad when he leaves the party. Together, they make the perfect opposites attract/unlikely couple, and there's a titbit of dialog where Drirr's rash actions and Rainer's prudence clash in a bicker-y way that just hits all my buttons. Add to that the cultural and physical differences and how they start out knowing nothing about each other's species, and it makes me all the more curious to see how anything between them would play out.

Fic Prompts

Cultural differences: Do Iskai kiss? Hug? Dance? Do they have any taboos? Do they have any rituals surrounding sex, dating, ...? Does that lead to confusions or misunderstandings? Maybe there are some gestures that one culture sees as platonic and the other as romantic/sexual and an accidental courtship ensues?
Differences in physique: Exploring each other's differences and loving them, or some awkward moments and creative workarounds. Maybe Iskai go through some sort of heat or Pon Farr and someone has to help Drirr out?
Drirr's tail: It's practically a tentacle—I mean long third arm and hand, so what fun uses for it are there? Is it unusually sensitive, maybe? Do Iskai attach any special meaning to things done with the tail vs with hands, or are there any specific gestures for it that Rainer learns to decipher bit by bit? Apart from sex, it could be good for inconspicuous hand-holding or other displays of affection? Or Drirr could use it to startle Rainer, maybe he finds that fun in a "pulling pigtails" sort of way. :D
AU where Rainer and Drirr already meet during the time when Tom is still in coma: Maybe Drirr is fascinated by this newcomer? How is it for Rainer to see this strange world for the very first time, to try to communicate, to try to learn the first words? Does the Iskai mind-meld help, maybe, and does that spark something between Rainer and Drirr?
Getting closer during a quiet night around the campfire when they are out with the party? I imagine that must be a little awkward, what with the lack of privacy...
Sex pollen/magic/...: There are so many weird plants and so many ancient places with forgotten magic, there's probably some fun stuff around! (I bet it's Drirr who accidentally triggers it and Rainer is pretty miffed about it. Or it's the other way round for once.) Could be something that induces lust, or that forces proximity or other intimate situations or... Maybe something weird/funny happens with some ancient magic designed for Iskai biology but Rainer is human?

Art Prompts

Drirr using his tail to touch Rainer (Sneakily? Boldly?)
A quiet moment at the campfire — leaning onto each other, sleeping close to each other, ...
Running fingers over each other's alien physique
Drirr protecting Rainer from wildlife
Drirr pinning Rainer against a convenient surface
A kiss (What' Drirr's tail doing during this?)

Availability

Albion is abandonware and as such downloadable in various places, and there are walkthroughs, Let's Plays etc available. It's a very long game, but pretty much everything I'm referencing above happens early on and it's not a story that goes very deep into characterisation, plus I'm not wedded to any of the cultural titbits we learn about the Iskai, so I'm good with taking the character archetypes and the basic facts and running with them in any direction you like. (If you do want to go deep into Iskai lore, though, I'm up for that, too!)

In any case, I've collected some resources here

Are You Being Served?

Wilberforce Claybourne Humphries/Stephen Peacock

Requested: Art & Fic

I love how Mr Humphries is so unapologetically himself, love his humour and the camp, love how he always seems to be throwing himself into things and having so much fun. Captain Peacock is the perfect foil with his grumpy, quiet, uptight personality; I'm always intrigued by quiet-waters-run-deep kind of characters and it amuses me greatly how he's perpetually baffled by Mr Humphries' lifestyle (without being judgemental usually). They seem to respect each other–Mr Humphries is the only of the staff that Captain Peacock ever has praise for afair–and canon gives us Mr Humphries' little flirtations here and there that Captain Peacock doesn't seem to mind, so I can imagine that, to both of their surprise maybe, something could develop between them.

Regarding Captain Peacock's wife: I'd prefer if she's either not mentioned, doesn't exist, or that they separated before anything shippy happens.

I love the entire staff and am always happy for them to appear, btw. Other favourites are Mrs Slocombe and Mr Rumbold.

Fic Prompts

Sharing a bed: There are so many moments where the staff have to sleep at the store. Captain Peacock and Mr Humphries should have to share at some point! Alternating the plot of an existing episode? A new scenario? What's Mr Humphries wearing to bed? What does Captain Peacock things of it?
I love the episode where they dance so much (Top Hat and Tails) and I'd love any scene based on that. The dancing leading to realisations? Them discovering they'd love to keep dancing even after the episode? Why did Captain Peacock agree to dance with Mr Humphries in the first place? How did they settle that?
The episode where Mrs Slocombe makes that perfume with that interesting effect (The Sweet Smell of Success)–maybe it hits Captain Peacock and Mr Humphries, like some sort of aphrodisiac or love potion or sex pollen-y stuff?
Mr Humphries helping to Captain Peacock to buy some clothes and that leading to more. Taking measurements, advising him, helping him in the fitting room?
Having to stay at each other's place. There's one episode where Captain Peacock gets thrown out by his wife and needs a place to stay, and one episode where Mr Humphries gets thrown out by his mother... something like that? Ending up liking the arrangement more than they thought? One consoling the other? Drowning their sorrows in alcohol together? Captain Peacock clashing with how Mr Humphries decorates his flat? Or with how Mr Humphries takes over his own place?

Art Prompts

Dancing! (Love the Episode "Top Hat and Tails). Either both of them wearing suits, or maybe Mr Humphries wearing something he'd put on in a gay club? Or a dress?
Helping each other dress: Tying ties, doing up zippers or buttons, ...
Mr Humphries taking Captain Peacock's measurements
Sharing a bed (voluntarily as a couple, or involuntarily?)
Mr Humphries impressing Captain Peacock with one of his skimpy outfits

Availability

A lot can be found on dailymotion. The channel "Britcome One" usually has the best quality, but they rigulously cut off the intro and outro (which were specially filmed for each episode). The episode that started my ship obsession is "Top Hats And Tails". Just look at them! The series is episodic so you can just watch a handful episodes.

Les fantômes du chapelier | The Hatter's Ghosts - Georges Simenon

Requested: Fic

Kachoudas&Léon Labbé, Kachoudas/Léon Labbé

(Note: My character death DNW doesn't apply here.)

I find the book and the character of Léon Labbé very fascinating. The way he is on the one hand so precise, so carefully planning, so arrogant about his own abilities, so successful, but on the other hand pretty much deceiving himself about what he really needs or wants. I think he is so deeply trapped in his unhappy life that he doesn't even realise the depths of his own unhappiness until it all very suddenly starts to go wrong. What struck me about the book is that it's also pretty sensual, for example in the way it lingers on smell or other senses, while outwardly the controlled Labbé is anything but sensual, and nothing in his life is either. It's a contrast that makes me want to poke at it.

His relationship with Kachoudas is so interesting. You have these men that barely talk to each other or interact, but who are both obsessed which each other. They have their daily rituals they perform in an 'apart but together' way, they are always observing each other. The sensual descriptions apply to Kachoudas as well. And then, of course, Labbé gets completely fixated on Kachoudas as if he's the only one who could understand him, the only person that matters, the only one who could save him perhaps (even though he doesn't even seem to respect him much). I think it's telling that Labbé starts to truly break apart the moment Kachoudas dies.

I don't really have prompts, as such. I'd love any kind of encounter between them, whether before or during the book, whether canon-compliant or canon-divergent. How did they get to where they are? Could a difference in their relationship have changed anything at all?

I can easily see some sexual component. Labbé's only positive sexual encounters seem to be with with Mlle Berthe every once in a while, so I can imagine there's the potential for lots of suppression, unexamined desires etc. Honestly, I don't even know what exactly to picture, here. I'm not looking for a HEA between the two. Maybe a one-time thing, maybe some sort of regular thing? I imagine they still barely talk about anything. I wouldn't want noncon direction or Labbé taking advantage of someone who isn't somewhat reciprocating, but I'm on board with all kinds of ill-advised sex, feelings of guilt and disgust, dubcon. Would this change anything about how the story plays out?

Availability

It's a short French novel. An English translation is available.

Jurassic Park (Original Trilogy)

Billy Brennan/Alan Grant

Requested: Art & Fic

Dinosaurs! Scientists doing science things! Ahem. I love Alan, grumpy, quiet, smart, confident in his field of work and in a crisis, a dry sense of humour, solitary and self-contained. He's exactly the kind of still-waters-run-deep type that I find extremely fascinating. He's not the type who forms friendships and relationships easily, what with not liking to be around people very much—and yet he likes Billy, who's in many regards the opposite of him. Eager, easy-going, adventurous, impulsive. I can imagine that Alan likes that Billy sometimes drags him into things (if they don't end him on a deathly island, that is), even if he wouldn't admit it or doesn't even realise it himself. (I'm also very amused by how much it looks like Billy is Alan's pretty boytoy and how appalled Alan would be by the idea.)

Fic Prompts

Alan and Billy never really got a happy moment together on Islar Sorna. What I enjoy so much about the first movie is how it not only shows the horrors, but also the wonders of coming face to face with living dinosaurs, touching them even. I'd love for Alan and Billy to have something like that, being able to enjoy the dinosaurs, learn something new about them, sharing that joy with each other... Feel free shift the movie's timeline around as much as you like.
In a similar vein, spending a night on the island together not separated? Huddling for warmth, or clinging together while not trying to fall off a tree during their sleep, or tending to each other's wounds, ...
What if Alan, upon seeing Billy alive on the helicopter, just snogs him before realising what he's doing? Would Billy be so out of it that he later thinks it was all a dream? I guess the other evacuees wouldn't be too surprised, seeing how married they sometimes act.
That moment when Billy accepts the Kirby's dinner invitation on both of their behalves and Alan doesn't even seem surprised—were there other incidents where Billy has made decisions like that? Maybe purely work-related decisions at first as Alan learned to trust his skills, then slowly spilling over into private stuff as well?
Mistaken for a couple: By the students, or the Kirbys, or old friends? (I adore Ellie and Lex, btw, always happy to have them in fic!) Maybe Alan talks more about Billy with his friends than he realises...

Art Prompts

That old movie thing where men use a hat to shield a kiss from view. (The hat is important!)
A peaceful moment of watching the dinosaurs together, or touching one?
An intimate moment of island survival mode: huddling together, clinging together, tending each other's wounds, ...
Getting very close while excavating dinosaur bones: shoulders touching or hands touching or...
Skinny dipping together

Availability

Out of the three movies, Billy only appears in JP3, so that's all you need. JP1 is absolutely worth a watch (the best of the franchise, imo) and it has more of Alan and the whole dinosaur backstory. JP2 is entirely skippable—no Alan, no Billy, no island.

A Place Called Glory | The Hell of Manitoba

Clint Brenner/Reese

I just love how much fun these two seem to have in every scene they share. All those smiles and the playfulness and the way they seem to instantly like each other despite now knowing much of each other! <3 I can see anything from casual hookup to romance between those two.

Fic Prompts

Their first meeting at the campfire reads like Reese hitting on Brenner to me, and Brenner at least contemplating it. I'd love anything exploring this, no matter if it leads to sex or not, if it's more flirting or fade to black or whatever. Reese can't possibly know whether his advances would be welcome within just a couple of minutes knowing Brenner — is he so smitten at first sight that he just has to try or is that just his general modus operandi? They don't trust each other yet (sleeping with their guns in their hands!) — does that influence things? (Reese at least seems like a person who finds a bit of risk extra fun...) If nothing happened that night, what's Brenner's fond smile in the morning about?
Their second meeting in the barn and especially the last lines ("coffee's good/see you later") always make me think that now they are definitely making a date for sex, whether or not they already slept together the first night or not. I'd love anything exploring this, be it the actual sex scene or things leading up to this. If Brenner declined the night before, what made him change his mind? Are they sitting through the whole poker game building up anticipation?
I find it pretty funny how the movie wants these two to become friends quickly but can't have them know each other's names. So, trying to fill plot holes with sex, maybe they were expecting an anonymous one-night-stand that makes it awkward to ask for names even when they started growing fond of each other? Resulting in pining while having sex because the other would never etc?
Alternate ending: How would the movie end if Brenner hadn't got back together with Jade? Would they just ride into the sunset together, or would Brenner still try his old running away trick (and would Reese let him?) Celebratory sex?
Post-movie reunion: How do they meet again? I'm up for all kinds of Western shenanigans if you want to go a bit plotty.

Regarding Jade, I'm fine with: ignoring that Brenner got back together with her, fic where Brenner/Reese stays casual and the movie events still happen (with possible threesome in the future?), fic set after Brenner and Jade broke up again, Brenner having feelings for both Jade and Reese, Jade not appearing or being mentioned in the fic at all.

Art Prompts

Strip poker
Riding into the sunset together
Brenner teaching Reese how he makes his coffee
Casual nudity in the wilderness: bathing in a river, laundry day, post-sex cuddling, ...
Kissing/touching/etc while on horseback or right next to the horses

Clint Brenner/Jade/Reese

(Note: My cheating DNW does not apply to Jade cheating on her husband.)

There's that bit of dialogue between all three of them that looks so much like a three-way flirt ending in a threesome and I want more of that! I'm having trouble thinking of how an actual relationship would work out — can't imagine Reese settling down at all, and not so sure about Brenner either (even if canon wants us to believe he finally does), whereas Jade doesn't seem to be the type to go gallivanting around with them. I'd be interesting to see this develop if you want to tackle this (partly also because anything would be a highly unusual arrangement in their time), but I'm also very happy with things staying pre-ship or a casual one-off, or Brenner/Reese + FWB Jade.

Fic Prompts

An extension or reprise of their canon three-way flirt! And/or maybe Jade + one of the guys alone that includes appreciating the third? I can imagine there'd be quite a bit of pussyfooting around taboos, and different levels of willingness to take the risk between the three of them, which might be fun to explore. Maybe Brenner gets to discover that Jade is not quite as innocent as he remembers her?
Brenner and Reese showing Jade a good time: Her husband is abusive and it's likely she's never been with anyone else before, so I'd love for her to have a good time for once and discover how much fun sex can be. Could be interesting if Brenner/Reese are already an item and their comfort/experience with each other contrasting with Jade making new experiences? Maybe Jade discovers how much fun watching can be, too?
Alternate version of the showdown: Maybe the final confrontation is set in motion because Jade husband suspects/finds out about her and Brenner and Reese? I've always found it a little weird that he walks right past them when they have their flirtatious conversation and doesn't seem to care.
Alternate version of the kiss/goodbye scene: Reese gets to kiss Jade, too!
Huddling for warmth: for reasons, all three of them spend a night in the wilderness, and it gets cold and Jade is freezing. However will she stay warm? (If you want to make up actual reasons/adventure/plot, I'm all up for it!)
Jade wants to learn how to shoot. Brenner and Reese teach her. With lots of touching, of course. ;) (As to why, maybe Jade has developed a bit of a fuck you attitude and <del>wants to shoot her next husband herself</del> never again wants to be dependent on a man? Honestly, it's a future that I can imagine: her happily settling into a single life and Brenner and Reese regularly dropping by to check on her and ... "check" on her ;)

Art Prompts

Huddling for warmth (see also the fic prompt)
Kissing/Hugging/Touching
Reese and Brenner sitting by Jade's bedside while she's injured
Brenner making Coffey for both Reese and Jade

Availability

The movie is up in it's entirety on free Youtube and is 90 minutes long.

General Likes

Any rating works for me, be it for sex, violence, language, or lack thereof. I'm here for the character interactions, and sex can be a great part of that, but isn't necessary for me.

General

getting together
romance
humour
banter & bickering
flirting
a pairing's first intimate moments: touches, kisses, sex, ...
ballroom dancing and slow dancing
friends to lovers
all variations of forced intimacy when they secretly want it anyway: X made them do it/mistletoe/sex pollen/undercover as a couple/fake dating/having to share a bed
games like truth or dare, bets, ...
mistaken for a couple/everyone things they are dating
coming to terms with things: one's past, one's feelings, ...
competence/people being good at their job
matchmaking/friends giving a gentle nudge
feels like an episode/episode related (missing scene, post-ep, casting a new light upon canon events); matching the canon's tone
bittersweet/melancholy atmosphere
geeky/nerdy/techy stuff; science
UST/becoming aware of one's feelings/trying to suppress one's feelings and failing
best buddies or colleagues/acting like a married couple/knowing how to handle each other's quirks/settling into routines
relationships that seem mismatched, unbalanced or unlikely at first glance, but aren't or work out against all odds; unlikely couples complementing each other
keeping romantic gestures under the radar (for example because of period-typical homophobia), relying on subtlety or one's own language; unexpected allies
a silly premise
imperfections/not being conventionally attractive
mixed media
pre-relationship, UST/pining that's not resolved

Art specific

stylised or realistic style, clean or sketchy
landscapes and scenery
costume porn
unusual lighting or a strong sense of lighting
contrast
limited colour palette
comics
illustrations to my fic
memes, visual jokes and other funny stuff
silly poses and expressions
relaxed poses, quiet intimacy
small domestic moments of living together, like sharing a bathroom and bedroom, doing chores together etc.
touching, almost touching, being in each other's space
hands
casual nudity
animals

Fic specific

all fic lengths
open or ambiguous endings
happy endings
five times fic
outsider POV: someone else's view on my pairings
plotty fic, case fic, adventures etc (including the shippy part being the B-plot)
descriptions of surroundings, sense of time and place
older characters re-evaluating their sexuality

Sex Scenes

Top/bottom preferences: As to what tab goes in which slot, I don't care at all. As to who's more assertive, I love a give and take between characters.

Random stuff that I like:

hand jobs, frottage, intercrural, blow jobs, rimming, anal, fingering
kissing
exploring each other's bodies with hands and tongues
acknowledging the messier aspects of sex, like spit, sweat, semen (though I do not like including other bodily fluids)
sex that develops spontaneously, diving in and seeing where things take you, trying out stuff and figuring things out on the go
imperfections and loving each other's imperfections
minor mishaps, laughing
bantering/bickering/teasing continuing through sex
those little moments of pause, or guessing, because you can't read your partner's mind—especially if it's the pairing's first time
quick frantic sex, slow sensual sex
touching through clothes
sex with clothes on, sex without clothes on
slowly stripping each other's clothes, quickly scrambling out of clothes
body hair, or naturally smooth skin
altered states of mind acting like a catalyst: adrenaline rush, alcohol, sex pollen... (as long as I can believe they both secretly want it anyway, I'm fine with dubcon-y scenarios)

Common DNWs I'm fine with

Feel free to include if it fits your story/canon!

Any kind of -isms, internalised -isms, offensive language etc; especially for historical settings.
Past relationships (canon and not canon), including past relationships that are important to the characters still. As far as my requested ships are the main focus, I'm fine.
Unrequested background ships
Teenagers (14 and above) havings sex, drinking, smoking, taking drugs
Original characters. As long as my requested characters play a main role, I'm fine. None of my DNWs apply to OCs.
OCs as POV characters. As long as the main focus is on their thoughts on my requested characters, I'm fine.
1st person POV, 2nd person POV
Epistolary fic (be it traditional letters, or mails, chats and texts)
Pre-ship endings, UST/pining that's not resolved. As long as non-platonic feelings are had for requested ships, I'm fine.
Dubcon for requested ships. I want to be able to believe that both secretly want it anyway (I'm very willing to believe this!), and that there isn't one deliberately taking advantage of the other, but I'm fine with all kinds of outside forces, under the influence, things spiralling out of control, ill-advised sex etc.