Otome Game Gift Exchange 2025 Letter

[echoslam]

Dear Otome Exchange Creator,

Thanks for checking out this letter! I'm echoslam on AO3, and I'm really happy to have an exchange focused on this genre. This letter is just optional details - trust me, if you are into any of my requested ships, I'd be absolutely thrilled to see whatever you want to make for them!!!

General notes:

-I enjoy all kinds of fanwork moods, from fun and lighthearted to grim and angsty. Please go with whatever works best for you.

-Any level of shippiness is cool, from pre-relationship flirting to heavy smut.

-Prompts are all completely optional and are just here in case you need some ideas.

-Requesting fic and art for everything!

General Likes:

-Any kind of AU
-Character studies
-Domesticity
-Adventures together as friends or a couple
-Introspection
-Missing scenes
-Requested characters showing off their talents
-Unusual formats and POVs
-Works inspired by songs, poems, quotes, etc
-Worldbuilding
-Humor and silly stuff
-Angst and melodramatic stuff
-Some favorite themes: food/cooking, nature, plants, "meta", mindscrew, gaming, gambling, admiration, empathy, obsession, couples being deeply wrapped up in each other
-Smut/PWP

Dark likes:

-Bad ending stuff - I absolutely love messed up, tragic bad endings and they are one of the main reasons why I love the otome genre
-Death themes/in love with a ghost or a dead person
-Dub or noncon
-Falling into obsession
-Infidelity
-Possessiveness
-Murder spouses AU

Art likes (all styles welcome):

-Kissing, cuddling, holding each other, or any other kind of physical intimacy
-Any kind of gesture that results in a character blushing
-Dancing together
-Fighting/sparring, either together or against each other
-Any kind of silly meme pose
-Symbology or signature colors
-Wedding portrait

Do Not Wants:

-Body waste kinks
-Diaper kink
-Infantilization kink
-Futanari
-Poly involving requested characters
-Sex scenes featuring characters younger than 15
-Use of the words “cunt”, "twat", or "simp"

List of Fandoms:

Bustafellows
Cinderella Phenomenon
Cupid Parasite
even if TEMPEST
Gangsters in Love
Lost in Secular Love
Olympia Soirée
Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk
Sweet Fuse: At Your Side
Virche Evermore: ErroR: Salvation

Bustafellows

I loved Teuta's relationship with Luka and the support they gave each other during the events of the game.

Limbo was a nice poster boy, and I really enjoyed the vulnerability he showed during his route + I loved that super tragic bad ending.

I haven't played Bustafellows 2 yet, but I don't mind spoilers.

Ideas:

-Slice of life or couple activities in New Sieg: exploring the city together, shopping at Trader Jones', etc.

-Pursuing her journalism career, flirting while doing an interview, doing research together

-Anything about Limbo coking or playing the piano for Teuta

-Getting drinks with Luka

-Being teased about their relationship by Valerie, Carmen, or Teuta's other friends

-Exploration of Limbo's bad ending or the painful truth about Teuta's past

Cinderella Phenomenon

My OTP for this game! I totally got a sense that Fritz was in love with Lucette in the other routes, not just his own and that she cared for him as well. I've played Evermore as well so feel to reference that.

Ideas:

-Helping each other destress

-Something angsty with him being tormented by his feelings for Lucette at any point in time or in one of the routes outside of his own

-Physical intimacy initiated by Lucette

-Loyalty kink, praise kink, or trust kink

-Exploration of the more cynical side of Fritz's personality, maybe in contrast to Lucette becoming more optimistic

-I would really love anything with yandere Fritz or Varg as well

-Croissant date

-Anything with masks or blindfolds

-I ship Lucette with Fritz so hard, but the world state in his main route is so dismal. I would love to see something where Lucette isn't depowered or a situation where they find magic in Angielle again

That said, I thought his route in Evermore was great and I would love anything based on that as well! Some things I would be interested in: them comforting each other while dealing with public disapproval of their relationship, what would their married life/monarchy be like?, anything more about Fritz helping her warm up after getting drenched by the rain...


Cupid Parasite

I'm very interested in Lynette's relationships with Claris, Melanie, and Minerva and would love to see anything more about them.

I don't mind spoilers for Sweet and Spicy Darling

Ideas:

-More of Minerva's eccentric habits and her encouraging Lynette's interest in human realm

-The early days of Lynette adjusting to life as a mortal

-Scene(s) from a Claris or Melanie route

-The Los York setting is so loud and vibrant and silly, and I would love any kind of worldbuilding.

-I loved Melanie's character arc and felt she and Lynette would have been amazing together. I know she barely gets half a sprite in CGs, but I think of her as a cute, shy redhead who warms up to Lynette in such an adorable way.

I'm fine with going into infidelity themes re: Owen and the canon love interests if you want.


even if TEMPEST

I don't mind spoilers for Dawning Connections

Ideas:

-Anastasia making a grand gesture of affection

-Going on a journey to another kingdom together (honeymoon?) Or even them being brought to the modern world or something

-Maya doing something with the knife Anastasia gave her as a gift

-Anything where Maya gets to dress up and be treated as a VIP

Gangsters in Love

Aurora James/MC

I'm happy someone nominated them! I was in the middle of Aurora's route when the mobile app just shut down, so I'm really glad they're rereleasing this!

I'm mostly familar with S1 and S2, but I'm okay with references to any of the seasons.

I like both Streetsmart and Sweetheart MC, and any name for her is fine.

I really like all the other members of the Valentine gang too, so feel free to include them as well.

Any kind of gambling or card game themes

Last night street racing and romance

Strip poker

Suit kink

Anything where they get to go full action hero

Being high rollers in Las Vegas


Lost in Secular Love

Okay, Zhi Kong is a freak, and I loved how emotionally dark his route was. To me, the main theme of his arc was "hypocrisy" and I would be interested in seeing that explored in some way.

Qiye was a very fun protagonist, and I enjoyed the adversarial nature of their relationship. Zhi Kong bald or with hair are equally fine!

Ideas:

-More playing mind games with Qiye

-Meeting under different circumstances, maybe when she was disguised as a man

-Something dark featuring emotional manipulation, gaslighting, the concept of hell, etc. I'm cool with infidelity with Hui Hai as well

-Something light-hearted or slice of lifey, featuring Zhi Kong's love of animals or the doge meme or other references maybe

Olympia Soirée

I was originally just going to play this just for the art, having seen very mixed reactions to the plot, but it ended up appealing to me in some very specific ways (the angst! the food! those dark bad endings!)

Shura and the Yomi characters were fascinating and I dearly wanted to see more of them. I'm fine with referring to the MC as Olympia or Byakuya, whichever you prefer.

Ideas:

-Going on a date or dining in Shikinjou

-Smut/edgeplay with Yosuga where they use the shikomi kiseruzutsu...

-More cheesy flirting with Kuroba

-Seducing Byakuya away from another suitor

-Becoming enamored with Shura and helping her achieve her goals

-Exploration of the bad endings, because I love them

-Anything where Byakuya's hair changes color...

-For something extremely angsty, what if Kuroba came to visit Olympia at the bath house in Yosuga's "Queen Bee" bad ending? Guilt and betrayal themes would be so delicious.

-Any speculation you have regarding the sequel that is coming out soon


Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk

I adore the aesthetics of the Psychedelica series and would love anything exploring that dreamy atmosphere or that contrast between sweet moments and tragedy. Jed was an amazing protagonist with a heartbreaking journey in the game, and I loved seeing her being adored by others.

-More stuff about Lavan's hidden tortured feelings for Jed and how much he hates his dad

-One of them replacing Lugus in the Heroine ending to help Jed break the cycle

-Finding each other in the modern world ending. I figured Lavan was "the roan-haired man" judging by the voice, but what became of Tee?

-Anything with snowdrops

-Tee being able to dance with Jed at the masquerade

-One-sided pining towards Jed is also great

-The Francisca reveal shocked me and I would love anything that explores her complicated relationship with Jed

-Family bonding with Lavan and Levi or something dark and vengeful from the Wolf Brothers ending. Either of them having romantic feelings for Jed is welcome

-Reincarnation AU

-Love Beniyuri!! I was overjoyed to see her make a cameo appearance and showing up as Jed's friend in the "real world" ending. It would be fascinating to see more of that crossover being developed!

-Beni somehow enters the Ashen Hawk world, how does she react to meeting Lawrence for the first time or finding out about Jed's origins?


Sweet Fuse: At Your Side

This game is a classic, and I'd love anything more about the fun setting or Saki getting to be her expressive self.

Ideas:

-Anything about them developing a relationship post-canon

-Someone walking in on them or being scandalized by their relationship (actually high key jealous)

-Something angsty or dark with a possessive or codependent Urabe

-A kiss or other physical intimacy initiated by Saki

-Returning to the Gametorium and seeing if and how it's changed


Virche Evermore: ErroR: Salvation

I don't mind spoilers for Epic Lycoris

Lucas/Ceres:

-Lucas pining for Ceres (in Hell or the afterlife?)

-Reincarnation AU where they can be together in whatever circumstance you choose

-Bad ending stuff: I was a fan of the unhinged despair and madness on Lucas'. I also like romanticized necrophilia so stuff with Lucas/Ceres' corpse would also be of interest to me

-Fire Emblem crossover/fusion - bc Lucas reminds me of Libra from Awakening :')


Ceres/Salome:

-Scene(s) from a Salome route!

-Other characters being supportive of them somehow, maybe even Scien or Dahut/Liam

-Ceres getting to meet Salome as her past self, like some kind of of timey wimey side effect of one of Scien's science experiments? Maybe Ankou helps her?

-Just anything where Ceres gets to be adored


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