Margazhi in Mahishmati 2018 List of Prompts
So many prompts behind the cut, sorted alphabetically by requested character/pairing/relationship! Feel free to read and be inspired :)
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali/Devasena
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: soulmate AU, with any of the tropes like matching tattoos, seeing colour after meeting their other half etc. Angst is preferred but with happy ending.
Requested By: Fiera94
Do Not Want: tragic ending
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali/Devasena
Fic or Art: Fic
Prompt: Reincarnation au
Requested By: Fiera94
Do Not Want: tragic ending
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali/Devasena
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: before and after
Requested By: forestpenguin
Do Not Want: Non-con, smut, explicit fic
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali/Devasena
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Doctors!AU. Modern Setting, with any other characters you wish to throw in.
Requested By: queenofmahishmati
Do Not Want: tragedy or evil! Bhalla
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali/Devasena
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Amarsena, Devasena remains the queen regent of Kunthala and Amarendra remains unmarried and king of Mahishmati. ..following a soldier's slip, Amarendra discovers the existence of his 3/4 year old son Mahendra
Requested By: Ratna
Do Not Want: character death, evil Bhalla, Bijjaladeva
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali/Devasena
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: A continuation of the Vilomita! verse, leading up to Mahendra’s birth in this universe. (Note: this is OK with the original author of the verse for treats/exchange fic. If you’re planning to write fic in any other ficverse/continuity that was originally written by someone else, please check with the mod to make sure it’s okay with the original author!)
Requested By: Ratna
Do Not Want: character death, evil Bhalla, Bijjaladeva
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt:
What if Baahu was allowed to keep his rank as the Commander-in-Chief? What if he didn’t behead Sethupathy? What if Devasena was found guilty of chopping off Sethupathy’s fingers and sentenced to jail? Baahu dares not break her out (you decide the reason). To what lengths would he go for her in these circumstances? What will he sacrifice to ensure her comfort and honor?
Requested By: CarminaVulcana
Do Not Want: Modern AU, Crossovers, Genderswaps
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Devasena dies in childbirth and there is a death sentence on Amarendra’s head. Devasena’s last words to her husband are—“Bring Mama back safely.” The question is what will he do now that he knows he is responsible for his child and that there is literally no one else? I would love to read how he handles adversity and complex challenges like this one.
Requested By: CarminaVulcana
Do Not Want: Modern AU, Crossovers, Genderswaps
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt:
in the aftermath of Bhalla's ascension, Baahubali --who isn't dead --is told that his wife and child have been killed. Sivagami is also assumed dead, though whether she is or isn't is up to the author.
Baahu, broken by the assumption of his family's execution, becomes a type of robin-hood figure in the new Mahishmati, a one man guerilla army that defies Bhalla even as he, haunted by his own loss, refuses to destroy any other families in the process.
Devasena and the baby Mahendra are in fact alive -- how and what they're doing is also up to the author, though they also believe Baahu to be dead. how they meet, and together finally take down Bhalla's empire forms the rest of the story
Requested By: weaslayy
Do Not Want: None
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Groundhog Day/Time Travel AU: Amarendra wakes up, post-his death, on the day he meets Devasena in Kuntala.
Requested By: weaslayyy
Do Not Want: n/a
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Amarendra is not adopted by birth, and instead raised as a commoner in ignorance of his identity. Sivagami is either deposed and exiled, or dead; and Bijjaladeva takes her place to rule Mahishmati is unjustly. As he grows, Amarendra must lead a rebellion to bring about justice--based more on his inner sense of right and wrong rather than his birthright--particularly after he encounters a spirited Kuntalan princess he must woo without the confidence of his true status.
Requested By: weaslayyy
Do Not Want: n/a
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Amarendra Baahubali & Devasena & Mahendra
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Heart-warming fluff; an argument over how many children Amarendra and Devasena want, with little Mahendra participating as well
Requested By: Ratna
Do Not Want: None
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Any
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Fluff or angst of any sort!
Requested By: Inkn1ght1
Do Not Want: None
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Any
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Any, amnesia AU, for which the possibilities are endless: Sivagami suddenly can’t remember why she’s exiled/ignoring her beloved son. Amarendra or Devasena wake up married to a stranger, to their spouse’s dismay. Bhalla gets bonked on the head and mistakes Mahendra to be his brother Baahu--whatever you want!
Requested By: avani
Do Not Want: no Rise of Sivagami backstory, thank you!
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Any
Fic or Art: Either
Prompt: Any, in-universe history books/partially discovered documents, portraits, etc. Particular love for said historians being as inaccurate (or tragically accurate) as you want, and/or crossover with a reincarnation or modern AU.
Requested By: avani
Do Not Want: no Rise of Sivagami backstory, thank you!
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Any
Fic or Art: Fic
Prompt: Dystopian AU, with a world of the author’s choosing
Requested By: queenofmahishmati
Do Not Want: Evil! Bhalla
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Avantika
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Before and after
Requested By: forestpenguin
Do Not Want: No smut/non-con/explicit fic.
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Devasena or Amarendra
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Before and after
Requested By: forestpenguin
Do Not Want: non-con, smut, explicit fic
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Devasena & Avantika
Fic or Art: either
Prompt: Happy AUs preferred, but any interaction is fine!
Requested By: MayavanavihariniHarini
Do Not Want: None
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Devasena & Sivagami
Fic or Art: either
Prompt: Happy AUs preferred, but any interaction is fine!
Requested By: MayavanavihariniHarini
Do Not Want: none
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Devasena & Sumitra
Fic or Art: Either
Prompt: Happy AUs preferred, but any interaction is fine!
Requested By: MayavanavihariniHarini
Do Not Want: none
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Devasena and Mahendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: 5 times Devasena took care of/comforted Mahendra and once he returned the favor.
Requested By: Fiera94
Do Not Want: tragedy
Character/Pairing/Relationship:Mama Deva & Papa Deva
Fic or Art: fic preferred
Prompt: Pre-Canon, AU where the older generation lives, Afterlife fic, any kind of genfic! Maybe a worldbuilding “slice of life” or a look at the daily ruling of Mahishmati or Kuntala.
Requested By: AllegoriesinMediasRes
Do Not Want: Shipfic, modern au, soulmates au. Rise of Sivagami canon, Crossovers.
Character/Pairing/Relationship:Sivagami
Fic or Art: fic preferred
Prompt: Pre-Canon, AU where the older generation lives, Afterlife fic, any kind of genfic! Maybe a worldbuilding “slice of life” or a look at the daily ruling of Mahishmati or Kuntala.
Requested By: AllegoriesinMediasRes
Do Not Want:Shipfic, modern au, soulmates au. Rise of Sivagami canon, Crossovers.
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Sivagami & Devasena
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Canon-divergent AU: Sivagami fosters/raises Devasena for whatever reason. Amarendra/Devasena very much welcome, but would prefer a focus on Sivagami and Devasena’s relationship.
Requested By: avani
Do Not Want: Please do not have Amarendra and Devasena raised by Sivagami at the same time, as I feel they’d be certain to think of each other as siblings. Feel free to send him to Kuntala, or a gurukulam, or a full role-reversal AU where he’s born the younger prince of Kuntala. No Rise of Sivagami backstory, thank you!
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Sivagami & Kattappa & Amarendra Baahubali
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: What if Mahishmati lost the war against the Kalakeya? What if Sivagami and Baahu were taken prisoners ? What if Katappa survived but was injured badly enough that he doesn’t regain lucidity until later when he is in hiding with Bijjala, Bhalla some soldiers who have no intention of going back unless they have a way to win. Will Baahu be able to protect Sivagami from Ingkoshi’s crude and disgusting advances?
Requested By: CarminaVulcana
Do Not Want: Modern AU, Crossovers, Genderswaps
Character/Pairing/Relationship:Vikramadeva & or / Mama Baahu
Fic or Art: fic preferred.
Prompt: Pre-Canon, AU where the older generation lives, Afterlife fic, any kind of genfic! Maybe a worldbuilding “slice of life” or a look at the daily ruling of Mahishmati or Kuntala.
Requested By: AllegoriesinMediasRes
Do Not Want: Shipfic, modern au, soulmates au. Rise of Sivagami canon, Crossovers.
Character/Pairing/Relationship: Vikramadeva / Mama Baahu
Fic or Art: fic
Prompt: Generation 1 — how Vikramadeva met Mama Baahu, snippets from their relationship as much as the writer likes. In canon universe.
Requested By: queenofmahishmati
Do Not Want: Modern AU
