Spectre Requisitions Letter 2023
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keita52I hope there’s something in here that sparks your imagination! I’m okay with everything from platonic friendship/fluff to PWP - whatever you’re best at or speaks to you the most. I’d rather have something that you found enjoyable and fun to create than be overly restrictive with my preferences.
SFW likes:
Mordin Solus/Aria T'Loak, Kirrahe/Mordin Solus
For both of these: I am okay with either a mostly asexual Mordin, where the relationship is more about feelings than physical intimacy; and a sexual one where Mordin seeks to please his partner.
Mordin/Aria: There's a lot more between Mordin and Aria than is shown on screen. I'd love to see how Aria dealt with Mordin coming to Omega in the first place, and maybe some exploration of Mordin's motives. I'm also just here for how they interact with each other, how Aria bends enough to let Mordin close to her. Maybe they only realize what they meant to each other after Mordin leaves with Shepard, and then comes back later?
Kirrahe/Mordin: For this one, you can either go strictly platonic or tweak canon to make their relationship include sex. Working together during their STG days – butting heads and then eventually coming to respect each other. Maybe they keep in touch afterwards, steal moments together whenever they can. A reunion during ME3, after Sur’Kesh – maybe Kirrahe comes on the Normandy for a time and sees Mordin there. They bury whatever hatchets lay between them because the Reapers make everything uncertain. Maybe that’s their first time together? Mordin lives or dies during ME3, your choice.
Greg Adams/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Karin Chakwas/Steven Hackett
Adams/Tali: There's a lot of anti-quarian prejudice from the start of ME1, so it's interesting to see Adams buck the trend and instantly accept Tali for herself. Specifically, her engineering skills, but what if that leads to more? It's even canon that they spend time together. Maybe nothing happens in ME1 because Tali's still finding her feet, or there just isn't time, but then they're both back for ME3 and oh shit we might all die so let's confess our feelings. Prefer that Tali (and the quarians) live if you're taking the story through to the end of ME3.
Chakwas/Hackett: Okay so there has to be some history with these two. Hackett seems to know pretty much everyone in the Alliance who’s worth knowing. Maybe they were on the same ship at some point, maybe Chakwas had to patch Hackett up after a mission and things got heated. Or perhaps they’ve known about each other but don’t really get to know each other until Shepard starts turning things upside down.
Kelly Chambers/Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni, Miranda Lawson/Garrus Vakarian
Kelly/F!Shep/Liara: I am most interested in seeing the three of them trying to navigate a true triad. Maybe Liara and F!Shep stay loyal to one another and F!Shep is battling feelings for Kelly, trying to keep herself from acting on it and hurting Liara; but Liara figures it out and tells FemShep it's okay. Maybe it's a joint decision to invite Kelly into their relationship; or F!Shep has a "girl in every port" kind of deal with the two of them. Let Kelly live in ME3, please! She's a really empathetic and insightful character, maybe there's something better for her to do than help refugees on the Citadel. Maybe she joins Liara's Shadow Broker endeavors somehow.
Miranda/Garrus: Miranda’s trying to set herself up as Shepard’s right hand, but Garrus kind of already had that position in 1. They’re at each other’s throats until the anger spills over into angry sex. Then it turns out they have more in common than they thought, with their fathers pushing them to be something they aren’t. How long can they keep up the pretense that they really can’t stand one another before the truth comes out?
EDI/Jeff "Joker" Moreau, EDI/Jeff "Joker" Moreau/Female Shepard
I have a lot of thoughts about EDI and how she tries to navigate having a body, and how that affects her relationships with the important people in her life. It's got to be more than a little disconcerting, and maybe that holds her back from initiating something physical at the start, but she decides to take the risk/her partner(s) let her know that it's ok to risk it. If you're including F!Shep, maybe she and Joker don't actually get together until EDI's physical body is added into the mix, and it's an organic OT3 where they are all equal partners from the start. Something sweet and fluffy would be great. That being said, I'm not exactly going to object to something extremely smutty. For the OT3 route, Joker watching while his two ladies go at it is a great idea; F!Shep gets to stop holding back physically for fear of breaking her pilot. EDI uses something like NerveStim to enhance the experience -- also, voice kink is A+++!
Kaidan Alenko/Jeff "Joker" Moreau/Female Shepard, Kaidan Alenko/Male Shepard/Ashley Williams
For both of these requests: I'm okay with things turning romantic at any point during the trilogy; my one hard requirement is that they're all equal partners in the relationship.
Kaidan/Joker/F!Shep: Those are LITERALLY the first three characters on screen in ME1. Talk about going through hell together! The three of them find comfort in each others' company after Virmire and losing Ashley. Kaidan and Joker bond over what happened with F!Shep at the beginning of ME2 and F!Shep comes back to them being closer than ever -- is there a bit of jealousy on her part that makes her realize she cares for both of them?
Kaidan/M!Shep/Ashley: Both survive Virmire and have to deal with the after-effects. (If you want to have someone die in their place, that's fine, but I'm also ok with an Everyone Lives handwave.) Ash and Kaidan support each other in the period between the end of ME1 and M!Shep's resurrection; then M!Shep comes back and things get complicated again. Lean into the angst if you want but I'd prefer a happy ending.
Female Shepard/Adrien Victus, Samantha Traynor/Ashley Williams
F!Shep/Victus: They find themselves in similar positions during ME3 - rising to fill a vacuum of leadership they feel unprepared for. F!Shep starts off just trying to keep Victus from spiraling because she needs him as Primarch, and then she starts to need him as something else. Even though his duties eventually take Victus off of the Normandy, they keep in touch and plan for a future they don't ever expect to get. Your choice of ending, or leave their story before it gets to that point.
Traynor/Ashley: Brains and brawn, except that they actually each have a bit of both. Traynor tries to make Ashley feel welcome on the Normandy, and Ashley likes having someone else who can talk literature with her. Ashley met Traynor's family on Horizon during her time there? Or an AU where Ashley is the hero Spectre instead. Or an AU where they both meet under more 'normal' circumstances in the Alliance? Bring on the tropes if that's your thing, I'm all for it!
Kallo/Raeka: I’m a sucker for arranged marriage tropes (see above in my general likes), so what if the Jath and Raeka families somehow decide that these two need to pair up? Raeka being a bit put out that her family expects her to start producing eggs when there’s so much work to do. Kallo having a strong attachment to the human Pathfinder and not wanting to shirk his duties. And then the two of them overcoming their doubts and finding some kind of happiness with one another…
Jaal/Avela: Another "arranged marriage special"! You get to hear gossip on Aya about Jaal’s relationship status (mainly, the lack thereof). Maybe there’s arranged marriage traditions among angara, and Jaal is fed up with his mothers’ attempts to set him up with a “nice young woman” so he chooses Avela instead, because she’s attached to her work and is also feeling the pressure of being matched up. Nice, uncomplicated, no feelings … until feelings start to creep in.
Jaal/Peebee/F!Ryder: So many great ways this could go! Duo to triad (either duo to start with), or Jaal and Peebee have been rivals for FemRyder’s attention and decide they’re okay with sharing. I’d especially love Peebee continuing to tease Jaal about possibly being able to mate with him (see above!) Shameless three-way smut, or Jaal bringing both of them home to his mothers.
Jaal Ama Darav/Liam Kosta, Jaal Ama Darav/Liam Kosta/Female Ryder
I love, love, love the bromance between Jaal and Liam. Obviously I want to see it turn into actual romance! Both of them dealing with the realization that their friendship has become more and not sure how to take it to the next step, especially when it comes to actually confessing their feelings!
I am also excited to see what happens if F!Ryder gets added in. Has she been flirting with both of them? Does she get jealous of their closeness and that makes her realize her own feelings for the pair of them? Organic OT3 where they all just start figuring out how they all fit together? All of the above?
Liam Kosta/Peebee, Nakmor Drack/Urdnot Wrex
Liam/Peebee: *slams fists on table* MORE LIAM. MORE PEEBEE. They both have a tendency to go "sure, why not" and run off half-cocked; maybe that's what brings them together? Or Peebee is impressed by Liam's loyalty and finds herself drawn to him. Really, I'll take almost anything with these two criminally underused characters.
Drack/Wrex: Cranky old krogans unite! Both of them have Seen Some Shit. They get smashed together before Clan Nakmor leaves with the Initiative, trade stories, try to top one another as far as who did the most outrageous thing. Or maybe they fought/worked together at one point. Drack gives Wrex a hand in the 2183-2185 period as Wrex works to unite the clans.
SFW likes:
- Awkward first dates, meet the family
- Humor and friendship, especially female friendship
- Arranged/accidental marriage / fake relationship leading to genuine companionship
- Mutual UST/pining that leads to friends using clue by fours to get them together, already
- Relationship evolution and building of trust
- Starting off as casual and catching feelings
- Nerds being nerdy together
- “It’s a bad idea for us to be together” angst that eventually gets worked out
- Alternate history / "what if” / Everyone Lives AUs
- Post-canon / “what happens next?”
- Custom Shepards/Ryders
- Safe, sane, consensual BDSM- perhaps in the context of an established relationship trying something new
- Kink negotiation/experimentation
- Creative use of biotics and/or omni-tools
- Enthusiastic consent and dirty talk
- Voice kink
DNWs:
- Watersports/Scat
- Humiliation
- A/B/O dynamics and other non-traditional reproductive biology (mpreg, etc)
- Modern/Mundane AUs
- Necrophilia
- Infidelity/cheating
- Daddy/mommy kink
- Non-canonical major character deaths
Mordin Solus/Aria T'Loak, Kirrahe/Mordin Solus
For both of these: I am okay with either a mostly asexual Mordin, where the relationship is more about feelings than physical intimacy; and a sexual one where Mordin seeks to please his partner.
Mordin/Aria: There's a lot more between Mordin and Aria than is shown on screen. I'd love to see how Aria dealt with Mordin coming to Omega in the first place, and maybe some exploration of Mordin's motives. I'm also just here for how they interact with each other, how Aria bends enough to let Mordin close to her. Maybe they only realize what they meant to each other after Mordin leaves with Shepard, and then comes back later?
Kirrahe/Mordin: For this one, you can either go strictly platonic or tweak canon to make their relationship include sex. Working together during their STG days – butting heads and then eventually coming to respect each other. Maybe they keep in touch afterwards, steal moments together whenever they can. A reunion during ME3, after Sur’Kesh – maybe Kirrahe comes on the Normandy for a time and sees Mordin there. They bury whatever hatchets lay between them because the Reapers make everything uncertain. Maybe that’s their first time together? Mordin lives or dies during ME3, your choice.
Greg Adams/Tali'Zorah nar Rayya, Karin Chakwas/Steven Hackett
Adams/Tali: There's a lot of anti-quarian prejudice from the start of ME1, so it's interesting to see Adams buck the trend and instantly accept Tali for herself. Specifically, her engineering skills, but what if that leads to more? It's even canon that they spend time together. Maybe nothing happens in ME1 because Tali's still finding her feet, or there just isn't time, but then they're both back for ME3 and oh shit we might all die so let's confess our feelings. Prefer that Tali (and the quarians) live if you're taking the story through to the end of ME3.
Chakwas/Hackett: Okay so there has to be some history with these two. Hackett seems to know pretty much everyone in the Alliance who’s worth knowing. Maybe they were on the same ship at some point, maybe Chakwas had to patch Hackett up after a mission and things got heated. Or perhaps they’ve known about each other but don’t really get to know each other until Shepard starts turning things upside down.
Kelly Chambers/Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni, Miranda Lawson/Garrus Vakarian
Kelly/F!Shep/Liara: I am most interested in seeing the three of them trying to navigate a true triad. Maybe Liara and F!Shep stay loyal to one another and F!Shep is battling feelings for Kelly, trying to keep herself from acting on it and hurting Liara; but Liara figures it out and tells FemShep it's okay. Maybe it's a joint decision to invite Kelly into their relationship; or F!Shep has a "girl in every port" kind of deal with the two of them. Let Kelly live in ME3, please! She's a really empathetic and insightful character, maybe there's something better for her to do than help refugees on the Citadel. Maybe she joins Liara's Shadow Broker endeavors somehow.
Miranda/Garrus: Miranda’s trying to set herself up as Shepard’s right hand, but Garrus kind of already had that position in 1. They’re at each other’s throats until the anger spills over into angry sex. Then it turns out they have more in common than they thought, with their fathers pushing them to be something they aren’t. How long can they keep up the pretense that they really can’t stand one another before the truth comes out?
EDI/Jeff "Joker" Moreau, EDI/Jeff "Joker" Moreau/Female Shepard
I have a lot of thoughts about EDI and how she tries to navigate having a body, and how that affects her relationships with the important people in her life. It's got to be more than a little disconcerting, and maybe that holds her back from initiating something physical at the start, but she decides to take the risk/her partner(s) let her know that it's ok to risk it. If you're including F!Shep, maybe she and Joker don't actually get together until EDI's physical body is added into the mix, and it's an organic OT3 where they are all equal partners from the start. Something sweet and fluffy would be great. That being said, I'm not exactly going to object to something extremely smutty. For the OT3 route, Joker watching while his two ladies go at it is a great idea; F!Shep gets to stop holding back physically for fear of breaking her pilot. EDI uses something like NerveStim to enhance the experience -- also, voice kink is A+++!
Kaidan Alenko/Jeff "Joker" Moreau/Female Shepard, Kaidan Alenko/Male Shepard/Ashley Williams
For both of these requests: I'm okay with things turning romantic at any point during the trilogy; my one hard requirement is that they're all equal partners in the relationship.
Kaidan/Joker/F!Shep: Those are LITERALLY the first three characters on screen in ME1. Talk about going through hell together! The three of them find comfort in each others' company after Virmire and losing Ashley. Kaidan and Joker bond over what happened with F!Shep at the beginning of ME2 and F!Shep comes back to them being closer than ever -- is there a bit of jealousy on her part that makes her realize she cares for both of them?
Kaidan/M!Shep/Ashley: Both survive Virmire and have to deal with the after-effects. (If you want to have someone die in their place, that's fine, but I'm also ok with an Everyone Lives handwave.) Ash and Kaidan support each other in the period between the end of ME1 and M!Shep's resurrection; then M!Shep comes back and things get complicated again. Lean into the angst if you want but I'd prefer a happy ending.
Female Shepard/Adrien Victus, Samantha Traynor/Ashley Williams
F!Shep/Victus: They find themselves in similar positions during ME3 - rising to fill a vacuum of leadership they feel unprepared for. F!Shep starts off just trying to keep Victus from spiraling because she needs him as Primarch, and then she starts to need him as something else. Even though his duties eventually take Victus off of the Normandy, they keep in touch and plan for a future they don't ever expect to get. Your choice of ending, or leave their story before it gets to that point.
Traynor/Ashley: Brains and brawn, except that they actually each have a bit of both. Traynor tries to make Ashley feel welcome on the Normandy, and Ashley likes having someone else who can talk literature with her. Ashley met Traynor's family on Horizon during her time there? Or an AU where Ashley is the hero Spectre instead. Or an AU where they both meet under more 'normal' circumstances in the Alliance? Bring on the tropes if that's your thing, I'm all for it!
Kallo Jath/Zevin Raeka, Jaal Ama Darav/Avela Kjar
Kallo/Raeka: I’m a sucker for arranged marriage tropes (see above in my general likes), so what if the Jath and Raeka families somehow decide that these two need to pair up? Raeka being a bit put out that her family expects her to start producing eggs when there’s so much work to do. Kallo having a strong attachment to the human Pathfinder and not wanting to shirk his duties. And then the two of them overcoming their doubts and finding some kind of happiness with one another…
Jaal/Avela: Another "arranged marriage special"! You get to hear gossip on Aya about Jaal’s relationship status (mainly, the lack thereof). Maybe there’s arranged marriage traditions among angara, and Jaal is fed up with his mothers’ attempts to set him up with a “nice young woman” so he chooses Avela instead, because she’s attached to her work and is also feeling the pressure of being matched up. Nice, uncomplicated, no feelings … until feelings start to creep in.
Or the more straightforward approach: Jaal gets to know Avela because of Ryder’s visits to the Repository of History, and (once again) feelings ensue.
Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee, Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee/Female Ryder
Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee, Jaal Ama Darav/Peebee/Female Ryder
Jaal/Peebee: Jaal gets tired of Peebee's constant teasing about attempting to mate and dares her to actually go through with it. Does she, or is she taken aback and needs more time to consider? Bickering/teasing to UST to hot hot sex ... or anything else you come up with ;)
Jaal/Peebee/F!Ryder: So many great ways this could go! Duo to triad (either duo to start with), or Jaal and Peebee have been rivals for FemRyder’s attention and decide they’re okay with sharing. I’d especially love Peebee continuing to tease Jaal about possibly being able to mate with him (see above!) Shameless three-way smut, or Jaal bringing both of them home to his mothers.
Jaal Ama Darav/Liam Kosta, Jaal Ama Darav/Liam Kosta/Female Ryder
I love, love, love the bromance between Jaal and Liam. Obviously I want to see it turn into actual romance! Both of them dealing with the realization that their friendship has become more and not sure how to take it to the next step, especially when it comes to actually confessing their feelings!
I am also excited to see what happens if F!Ryder gets added in. Has she been flirting with both of them? Does she get jealous of their closeness and that makes her realize her own feelings for the pair of them? Organic OT3 where they all just start figuring out how they all fit together? All of the above?
Liam Kosta/Peebee, Nakmor Drack/Urdnot Wrex
Liam/Peebee: *slams fists on table* MORE LIAM. MORE PEEBEE. They both have a tendency to go "sure, why not" and run off half-cocked; maybe that's what brings them together? Or Peebee is impressed by Liam's loyalty and finds herself drawn to him. Really, I'll take almost anything with these two criminally underused characters.
Drack/Wrex: Cranky old krogans unite! Both of them have Seen Some Shit. They get smashed together before Clan Nakmor leaves with the Initiative, trade stories, try to top one another as far as who did the most outrageous thing. Or maybe they fought/worked together at one point. Drack gives Wrex a hand in the 2183-2185 period as Wrex works to unite the clans.
