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 rarepairsexchange has nominations open until the end of the month and I have added my suggestions! 

Last year I got Éowyn/Imrahil, which is a ship I had never considered before and that I added to my offer list simply because it was from one of my fandoms and no one else was offering to write it.

I had so much fun writing that one! It was the first time I wrote anything involving Imrahil, who doesn't even show up that much in canon, but I still like how Éowyn and Imrahil's interactions came out in the fic.

This year I'm curious about who suggested Emily/The Outsider (Dishonored). I really hope that whoever nominated the ship also posts a prompt. I will also be hoping that that mysterious person offers to write the ship, then someone else besides me can deal with my AUs.

LOTS of Fire Emblem: Three Houses ships this year. More or less as many ships as the ones nominated for Fates and Awakening last year. 

No Tolkien-related ships so far, but I'm keeping an eye on that section, see if whoever suggested Galadriel/Gandalf last year returns, because I would love to write about what those two got up to thousands of years ago when they were living in Valinor.

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This year I'm curious about who suggested Emily/The Outsider (Dishonored).

What an intriguing pairing suggestion! That's definitely something to keep an eye on.

Anyway, do tell me about these AUs!

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I love Emily/The Outsider. Eldritch abomination/god in love with a mortal is something that always wins me over, xD

Plus, in this case the mortal happens to be the ruler of an Empire where you get killed if they catch you worshiping the Outsider.

I'm currently trying to write a Vampire AU that's more or less set in the canon universe. I'm basing the vampires off Kim Harrison's the Hollows series, as it has several kinds of vampires that I can use to mantain the concept of the Outsider Marking people.

The other AU I have been thinking lately is one where Delilah manages to change the world in DH2 and we get an Emily that got raised by Delilah, who took over the throne after her mother was killed. Everything is perfect until the Outsider contacts her and tells her that this world is not truly real.

And there's one that I have considered now and then, but that I have barely developed, which involves the coup in DH1 being succesful for the most part. The difference here is that Daud refuses to give them Emily, because he doesn't trust them with the kid.

So Emily gets raised by Daud and at some point the Outsider contacts her. Again, barely developed idea. I have no idea of why it happens, maybe Daud still trapped Delilah in the Void and she still manages to get out and grab part of its powers?

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It is a very interesting pairing trope! The way TO specifically goes out of his way to insert himself in her life and repeatedly interferes with events in order to - not assure her safety, but move the pieces around to that end - is super fascinating.

These are all so great. I think the last one is my favourite, partially because I have a weakness for Daud and think all post-Dishonored materials have done him so dirty (disclaimer: I haven't read his novel). But an Emily who believes she was raised by Delilah is also super intriguing.

I have no idea of why it happens, maybe Daud still trapped Delilah in the Void and she still manages to get out and grab part of its powers?

I don't think Daud raising Emily would necessarily stop Luca Abele, Breanna Ashworth and co from performing their ritual. You can do one and still include the other, especially if Hiram Burrows remains in power for the longterm, or an even lazier power structure is implemented in place of the imperial monarchy.