B and P for ikevil?
Prompts found here.
B - A pairing you initially didnβt consider but someone changed your mind.
Since so many of us are selfshippers or OC x canon shippers, canon x canon stuff tends to be pretty sparse aside from a few of our staple pairings like AlfBert and VicWill. I've thought of most permutations of characters together, and I have a few favorites, but none that were proselytized to me, I think...
Idk if it counts since it wasn't presented as ship bait, but when someone posted that one interaction in Ellis's route where Jude is furious at Will for knowingly letting Kate get into danger, I got on the WillJude hatesex train. I like Jude with people who annoy the shit outta him lol, and Will has the capacity to be such a troll tease. It'd be fun!
P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas)
OH I'VE HAD THIS ONE IN MIND FOR A MINUTE. LET ME TELL YOU. ABOUT FALLEN LONDON. It takes place during the Victorian era, so approximately the same time as IkeVil. However, thanks to a deal the queen made with alien bats known as the Masters, London has fallen beneath the surface of the earth. The rules of the surface world no longer apply here. Strange creatures exist, devils are real and also bees, reality is fucky wucky, and death is rarely permanent. It is horrific, beautiful, and hilarious, clocking in at over 4.5 million words and all sorts of weird shit you can do. I recommend checking out @fl-tooltips for a sample of shit you can make happen that also doesn't really spoil anything.
I've always thought Harry would be an interesting character to follow in this setting because of his whole detective schtick and the sheer amount of mysteries in the Neath. Plus, one of the ambitions you can follow is taking revenge on the killer of someone very dear to you. Since Harry is also Crown's straight man a lot of the time, I think his reactions to everything being topsy-turvy would be fun (but he also acclimates quickly). I also think his recurring theme of light would fit in really well here because people who have died in the Neath can never return to the surface because sunlight (and the laws that come with it) will kill them.
But if you consider the whole IkeVil cast in FL, shit gets crazy real fast. Victor's existence (iykyk) would change MASSIVE amounts of the lore, and the role he would have to serve in FL would also change him significantly.
I think Crown could serve a similar purpose in the Neath, but there's the added struggle of adjusting to a new, strange world and all the eldritch fuckery afoot. Roger would have a blast with all the new shit to research. Harry might end up tangled in the international espionage clusterfuck known as The Great Game. Jude would find stiff business competition in The Gracious Widow, and he'd also have some Strong Feelings about the children she raises... Elbert (and by extension Alfons) might end up tangled in The Marvellous, the card game whose winner is granted their heart's greatest desire.
I'm also curious about how their "tragic fates" would translate since death isn't permanent here... Can they never escape? Does one death fulfill that? Since the logic of the surface doesn't apply here, are they even still Cursed? Might be something Roger takes up studying.
I've been aware of the game for a decade or so, but I just started playing recently. My player character is sort of a fusion of Harry and Liam, and even named as such ([Har]ry + [Li]am = Harley, [Gra]y + E[van]s = Graven). Living that detective life but also making some questionable sidequests lol.
