Eat Drink and Make Merry 2024 Letter

[echoslam]

Dear Merry Maker,

I'm ecstatic this exchange is making a return! My AO3 is echoslam, and this letter is just some additional information and prompts in case it's helpful. Feel free to make what you want! Food themes in fiction are an all-time favorite of mine, and I would be so happy to receive anything for my requests.

Sweet likes:
Any kind of AU, maybe bar, coffeeshop, teahouse, anything to do with food in general
Character studies and introspection
Dates revolving around food
Couples or friends cooking or dining out together
Domesticity, slice-of-life fluff, marriages and honeymoons
Humor and silly stuff
Picnics
Recipes as part of the fanwork
Lore or meta about canon food items

Sour likes:
Any kind of horror
Food as an aspect of reward/punishment systems
Subversions of any sweet likes mentioned above
Obsession and possessive behavior
Death themes - major character death, unresolved grief, violent revenge for your lover's death or suffering
Poison
Revenge
Stockholm/Lima Syndrome

Spicy likes:
Aphrodisiacs
Any kind of oral
Sex while one partner is under the influence
Vampirism or other supernatural forms of feeding on someone during sex
PWPs are always welcome!
Please see my smut exchange letters for more likes and previously requested tags

Art likes: (all styles welcome)
Action scenes
Book/cookbook covers/card art/stylized illustration formats
Characters reimagined in different art styles or settings than canon
Dramatic or romantic gestures
Characters just enjoying their food
Kitchen setting or scene from a Chef!AU
Aprons
Clinking glasses or making a toast
Any kind of silly meme pose
"Looking like a snack"

Do Not Wants:
Body waste kinks
Futanari
Infantilization kink
Poly involving requested characters
Use of the words "cunt" or "twat"during sex scenes
Use of the word "simp" in any context

List of Fandoms:

Bartender: Glass of God
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
Crossover: Jujutsu Kaisen/SPY X FAMILY
Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Meng Qi Shi Shen
Olympia Soirée
Twin Peaks (TV 1990)
Deadly Premonition
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories


バーテンダー 神のグラス | Bartender: Glass of God

I expected this anime to mostly be an opportunity for product placement (the Suntory sponsorship is very apparent, it's true), but it was actually such a relaxing watch! Kyoko and Yuri were my favorites, and I loved the competition arc where they got to interact. I'd just love to see anything more about them and their bartending. Feel free to include Ryu, Kelvin, or any of their other associates.


Kawakami Kyoko/Kinjo Yuri

-Yuri helping Kyoko to boost her confidence

-Coming up with new drink recipes together

-What happened that night they got left behind in Kyoto?

-Yuri shows Kyoko around Okinawa


Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation
aka "Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatte Iru | A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet"

Kujo Sakurako

I loved all the forensic osteology and psychology elements of this series, and Sakurako is such a fun protagonist to me. Food is clearly a big motivating factor for her, and I have to respect that.

-Showing appreciation for Ume and her cooking

-Treating Shotaro or his friends to something delicious

-Enjoying an extravagant teatime spread

-Slice of life moments or visiting scenic areas of Hokkaido

-Anything with an emphasis on osteology or the technical aspects of her work


Crossover Fandom: Jujutsu Kaisen/Spy × Family

Nanami Kento/Yor Briar

I just think they're both cool! Feel free to characterize their relationship however you want: fluffy, angsty, colleagues or rivals in an AU, enemies/friends to lovers...whatever works! Fix-its and canon divergences are great, too. I'm caught up with both series, so feel free to make any canon references you want, including the ending of JJK.

Fandom-specific do not wants: Anya harm, mentions of romantic Loid ships other than Loid/Yor

Ideas:

-Blind(?) date at a restaurant

-Meeting each other while acquiring snacks for Anya or Yuji & co.

-Sharing something about their canon's food with each other (Ideas: milk seafood cup noodle, Kento's favorite casse-croûte, Yor's Ostanian-style stew or the meremere from the Code White movie)


대장금 | Jewel in the Palace (Dae Jang Geum)

Choi Seong Geum
Lee Yeon Saeng & Seo Jang Geum (leaning towards romantic shipping would be fine for this as well)

THE iconic food drama imo (+ sequel coming next year AAAHHHH). I loved the attention paid to Jang Geum's friendship with Yeon Saeng as well as the political machinations that she had to fight against. Would equally love to see either the light or the dark side of this classic.

-Anything about Lady Choi using food for Evil

-Yeon Saeng and Jang Geum deeping their friendship through food

-Jang Geum sharing her medical food knowledge with Yeon Saeng


Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Male Byleth/Ashe Ubert

I really like how food plays a role in Ashe's supports as well as the backstory with his parents. Would love to see any of that being referenced as well as any of the craftable foods or teas. As for the relationship, I can see it in a variety of ways from angsty (power imbalance issues, fear of being judged, etc) to romantic and fluff. Anything works for me! Pre or post timeskip as well as any AU is great.

-Ashe cooks something for Byleth

-Byleth visits Ashe at the restaurant he opens with Dedue in their support ending

-Sneaking moments together in the kitchen or dining hall

-Enjoying cooking or food together as a couple at any point in time.


萌妻食神 | Meng Qi Shi Shen
aka "Cinderella Chef" or "Adorable Food Goddess"

Ye Jiayao/Helian Jing

A fun show about talented chef who transmigrates back to the Song Dynasty. Cute foodie fluff is awesome, but I'm aware the novel this is based on is much, much darker, and I wouldn't mind that being referenced. I'm into saving Jing from his second lead syndrome status, haha. I'd be happy for him to be attracted to Jiayao whether he thinks of her as a man or a woman.

Subbed series on Youtube: Season 1 | Season 2

(Season 3 is only available to subscribers, but for my request I am totally fine with ignoring it)

-Anything with Jing being wowed by Jiayao's amazing food

-Jiaoyao tries to teach Jing how to cook

-Alternate ending where they return to the modern world together and Jiayao keeps her career as a chef


Olympia Soirée

Olympia/Yosuga
Ayame/Shura
Olympia/Shura

I did not expect to like this game as much as I did, but it ended up having so many niche things that appealed to me! I was especially amused by all the mentions (and CGs!) of various Chinese and Taiwanese dishes among others. (Lmao at the after story where Yosuga laments that he has "lost to xiao long bao" in Olympia's affections). Excited for the sequel!

-Seduction via food

-Going on a date or dining in Shikinjou or the cafes in the overworld

-Shura treating Ayame or Olympia to an extravagant meal


Twin Peaks (TV 1990)

I loved seeing the cast enjoy their food in this series, and I'm down for even more. (Coffee, pie, donuts, diner goodness!?) Feel free to get as weird with this request as you'd like. References to Fire Walk with Me and The Return are fine.

Audrey Horne

I'm up for Audrey gen or any Audrey ships you have ideas for! Cooper, Wheeler, Laura Palmer, anyone you'd like to experiment with is cool.

-Cooking something or acquiring food or drink to please herself or for a loved one

-Something about food service operations at the Great Northern

-Appreciating local cuisine (maybe via inspiration from Cooper or someone else?)

-Using food in a plot against someone

Norma/Shelly

It always made me happy to see these two! The Double R is such a central part of the Twin Peaks food scene, and I would love any details about it or what it means to Norma
(I like to think that her mother was wrong about her food and that it was actually delicious).

Having them be together through a canon divergence or AU is great, but I'm okay with mentioning their canon relationships as well

-Slice of life at the Double R Diner (or slice of life that goes weird in a Twin Peaks-y way)

-Shelly learning things from Norma or being spoiled by her

-Hurt/comfort with food assisting in providing the comfort


Deadly Premonition

Emily Wyatt

I'm a fan of how SWERY65's games embrace his intense love for Twin Peaks, and playing this after finally catching up on the show was definitely An Experience.

Emily's bad cooking is such a meme in-game; I love to see it when she actually manages to make something tasty or at least eat a good meal. I'd love Emily gen or any ships with her you want to explore.

-Enjoying the local cuisine with Morgan or anyone else, maybe at the A & G Diner

-Anything relating to her cooking quests

-Getting a coffee fortune

-Any food-related ideas you have regarding the Red Seeds


The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories

J.J. Macfield
J.J. Macfield/Emily Thompson

The other Twin Peaks-influenced SWERY title in my requests. I'm not even that into platforming, but something about this game had me wildly obsessed with collecting all the donuts! Canon-typical gore and weirdness are totally welcome.

I am interested in situations both pre and post reveal, so feel free to go with whatever works for you.

-Anything about JJ's sweet tooth or what inspires the love for Sleepy Donuts in particular

-Enjoying a romantic meal with Emily

-Eating at one of the level locations - Little Shrimp Diner, etc


Thank you so much for your time! If any clarification is needed, please let me know.