Candy Hearts 2026 Letter

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❌Do Not Wants

* Sex pollen (and other outside influences) as well as unbalanced power dynamics where B technically can't say no to A but is otherwise consenting are fine. In general, any situation where a character might seem reluctant at first but ends up enjoying it/being fine with it is always welcome, as well as any situation where a character is clearly consenting for the wrong reasons (but is still consenting).

💗Likes

General
  • Second-person POV, now at the top of my likes list as it deserves, seriously my favorite POV especially for character studies
  • Experimental and unusual styles, gimmicks, playing with the medium in unexpected ways, twists and turns
  • Angst, complicated (romantic) relationships, characters working to repair their relationship or make it last (successfully or not)
  • Intimacy, trust, and lack thereof, characters being at ease with each other or struggling with the fact that they're not anymore
  • Hurt/comfort in general especially heavy on the hurt, especially psychological though physical can be great too
  • Family issues, characters with fraught familial backgrounds, siblings in conflict (especially siblings who are enemies or have incompatible ideals) characters who are bad parents, characters with bad parents afraid of repeating that pattern, with good or bad endings
  • Characters hanging out, doing something together they both like (or one of them likes, and the other is humoring them), cooking and gardening together or alone, characters taking care of each other, food as a metaphor for love (romantic, platonic, any love is fine by me) and other quiet, mundane acts of service
  • Pokémon and the humans they may or may not have warmed up to, stories told from the POV of Pokémon and exploring the differences in perspectives
  • Introspection, character studies, focus on feelings and , getting inside a character's head to figure out how they tick, or on the opposite end of the spectrum, outsider POV letting us experience a character through someone else's eyes
  • Sensory descriptions of all kinds and covering all senses and all sorts of circumstances, whether it's lingering on the memory brought on by a good smell or bluntly letting the reader know that it stinks
  • Self-discovery, struggling with your identity or with the identity of someone else that you thought was a different person and what that means about your relationship
  • Pining, including unrequited pining, being unwilling to confess for fear of appearing vulnerable or because of complicated circumstances in the existing relationship (or both!)
  • Obsession, especially heightened by self-denial, finding yourself unable to stop thinking about someone or something, carrying ideals or love within your heart that ultimately destroys you
  • Unresolved sexual and/or romantic tension, blurring the lines, relationships that are ambiguous and where both parties are unsure where they or the other stand
  • Shame and repression, characters refusing to face their feelings, characters struggling with their sexuality/identity, characters who'd only confess at the very last moment possible when they're sure they won't have to face the ensuing fallout even if said fallout turns out positive
  • Redemption arcs with a focus on the character being redeemed truly working to become a better person even if it comes with struggles and relapses
  • Grief/mourning, learning to let go and being unable to move on, leaving yourself to be haunted by another person whether alive or dead
  • Dom/sub especially as a way to work through emotional release in a way that brings catharsis to both parties, power dynamics in general especially if they subvert expectations, Dom bottom and sub top, big powerful men submitting to smaller unassuming characters
  • Size difference/kink, contrasts between characters in general and anything that highlights those contrasts (comparing hand sizes, one character being able to pick up another easily) and both of them enjoying those contrasts
  • Loyalty kink whether balanced or unbalanced, us against the world, one character being devoted to another character who might not feel as intensely for them back but still cares for them, devotion manifesting in unhealthy/off-putting way, outsiders being confused/weirded out by how said loyalty is expressed in public
Smut-specific
  • Crying, drooling, overall losing it, especially for characters that are usually collected, slowly taking them apart while they beg for more
  • Bondage including honor bondage, blindfolds, collars especially as a pet play thing but also just as a claim of ownership
  • Impact play, especially slapping, especially the face, though I appreciate all flavors
  • Nipple play, breast play, focus on breasts/chest especially for male characters
  • Marking including bruises, hickeys and bite marks, but also more permanent things like brands and tattoos
  • Kissing, as sloppy and messy as you're comfortable drawing/writing
  • Oral sex including rough oral sex and face-fucking, as well as cock/muff warming in the mouth, my favorite, whether as a sexual thing or a comfort thing for either or both parties
  • Intercrural, frottage, non-penetrative sex acts including masturbation with or without sex toys
  • Clothed and half-clothed sex, especially if it involves coming inside clothing and especially if 1) it's done as a marking thing and 2) the character whose clothes are being sullied keeps them on as is
  • Humiliation and objectification, both consensual, including free use (letting your partner(s) do whatever they want to you at any time)
  • Breeding, literally as in impregnating someone (especially a male character, especially if the one doing the impregnating is a female character) or simply as roleplay between characters who can't actually get each other pregnant, pregnancy risk and playing with it in dangerous ways ("just the tip", pulling out, etc)
  • Mind control, both sexual and non-sexual, especially consensual or dubiously consensual, common sense alteration (convincing a male character he can get pregnant is chef's kiss but I also love anything that touches on shame and libido) long drawn-out scenes of putting someone under, I love all methods but I'll never say no to the old-school pendulum, classic for a good reason
  • Cannibalism (hard vore, the gory kind, though the meat can also be cooked for your convenience) especially as a metaphor for desire but also literally, letting yourself be devoured, repressing the urge to consume because you know it's wrong, cakeverse (my beloved)
  • Watersports, I like all kinds but do have a preference for desperation and bathroom control, pissing inside is also good especially asses, drinking is also good as well as pissing oneself from overstimulation
  • Emetophilia especially vomiting during rough blow jobs and vomiting over oneself, or someone else helping the character vomit (via fingers in throat) or just helping/comforting a character while they vomit/are sick/nauseous
  • Topping from the bottom and, as aforementioned, sub/service top and Dom bottom
  • Overstimulation, edging, orgasm delay/denial (as long as the character gets to come at some point, even if it's days or weeks later and/or after many ruined/aborted orgasms)
  • Cock&ball torture, foreskin play, as long as no permanent damage is done please go to town, especially on characters that are well-endowed, including sounding
  • Unreasonable amounts of pre-come, lots of bodily fluids in general
  • Dirty talk especially for humiliation purposes
  • Praise kink especially as a way to balance out the humiliation
  • Body hair, body hair worship/general appreciation, just hairy bodies in general
  • Kink negotiation/discussion, characters trying a kink or sex act for the first time, characters admitting to liking a kink to their partner(s) and their partner(s) agreeing to give it a try with various results (so long as no kinkshaming occurs)
  • Anal fingering, anal prep in general, especially rigorous prep before taking a large cock, either with the bottom prepping themself or being prepped by the top, focus on stretching and being stretched
  • Aftercare from and for both parties, subs taking care of their Doms as part of the aftercare, intimate and loving aftercare that contrasts with very rough and intense scenes
Art-specific
  • Strong blacks/shadows, rim lighting, dramatic lighting, darkness and uncertainty
  • Limited palettes (especially black & white + one color), bright colors, color choices that are meaningful to the character(s) or setting
  • Blood, gore, injuries, bruises, nosebleeds
  • Textures, whether in the lineart or the colors
  • Focus on clothing, outfit swaps, designing new outfit for characters
  • Symbolism, evoking character motifs directly or implicitly, referencing canon events or pre-existing pieces of art that fit the character(s) or situation, flower symbolism
  • Contrast and parallels, especially between two characters, but between two versions of the same character is also very good
  • Cute Pokémon being held lovingly by huge, seemingly threatening characters (big fan of gap moe in general)
  • Meaningful poses that give something away about a character's personality or the relationship between two characters (a specific favorite of mine is contrasting a cheerful character with a more somber one standing behind them in the background)
  • Kissing, hugging, leaning on each other, anything that puts the focus on the size difference between two characters (A carrying B, B lying on A, hands comparisons!)
  • Any art style/medium, including mixed media which I do have a particular fondness for
  • Experimentation! If there's something you've always thought about trying with your art but were afraid of or didn't yet find an excuse to indulge, please give it to me!

For NSFW art specifically:

  • Exaggerated expressions, including ahegao (rolled back eyes, mouths hanging open, heads thrown back, the whole shebang)
  • Blushing, flushing, any kind of marks left on the body (hickeys, bites, bruises, scars, brands...)
  • Sweating, bodily fluids in general (the ones listed in my general likes but especially pre-come and spit)
  • Body hair, it doesn't matter to me if it's canon or even if it's directly contradicted by canon, please give men chest hair! (For the record, ladies can have plenty of body hair too!)
  • Any kink or sex acts listed in my general likes, but I do especially love drawn oral sex, and in general anything that puts the genitals in the spotlight. (Actually, if you want to just draw the genitals, I won't say no...)
Other mediums
  • Second-person narration (except readerfic or self-insert)
  • Outsider POV
  • Interactive fiction
  • In-universe documents
  • In-universe RPF, characters writing fanfic of other characters
  • Epistolary fic, whether actual letters or e-mails/messages/etc
  • Non-linear narratives, especially told in reverse
  • For canons where it's applicable, things like parodies of online interactions, characters being in fandom, fake reddit posts, etc
Opt-ins
  • Any of the aforementioned unusual mediums/formats
  • Character death of any kind (including suicide, murder, illness, etc)
  • Graphic depictions of violence, gore, body horror, etc (unless aimed at Pokémon)
  • Bad endings, hopeless/dreary tones, open endings, ambiguous endings, bittersweet endings
  • Apocalypse/end of the world scenarios
  • Formal BDSM, depictions of the real life BDSM scene, characters identifying as a Dom/sub/etc
  • Infidelity, jealousy, possessiveness, characters being in unhealthy/abusive relationships
  • Unrequited love, love stories that end badly, separations

🟣Prompts & Thoughts

Shipping Primer

Corbeau is a character introduced in Pokémon Legends Z-A. He's the head of the Rust Syndicate, a yakuza-inspired organization that, while putting on a tough act, actually works mostly toward bettering Lumiose through forcing people to do community services in exchange for relieving them from their debts. He doesn't have a canonical age, but it's likely he was already in his late teens during the events of Pokémon X&Y, similar to Emma, making him in his early 20s in Z-A. He's a Poison-type trainer with a strong temper who grew up in the streets and received support from Lysandre (and an unknown character from Kanto) during that period of his life, on top of relying on Philippe, his right-hand man. You can see his Bulbapedia entry here.

Lysandre (now known simply as L) is the ex-leader of Team Flare, the criminal organization that nearly wiped most of the Kalosian population five years before Z-A. He has lost his memories and is presumed to be (nearly) immortal, similar to AZ before him. He spends the game (and presumably spent the five years between X&Y and Z-A) following the legendary Zygarde and working "for" it, describing himself as "an instrument". He regains some memories through revisiting key areas and meeting key people from X&Y, and ultimately decides to follow AZ's footsteps and go travel the world after leaving Zygarde in the player's hands. You can see his Bulbapedia entry here.

As aforementioned, Corbeau received support (financial support is mostly mentioned in additional conversation with Philippe) from Lysandre when he was younger, and admires him as a result. He lives by the principles he's learned through interacting with Lysandre's pre-X&Y persona, that of a benefactor who strove to make the world better and more beautiful through helping others achieve their goals. This inspired his work with the Rust Syndicate, with the objective of keeping Lumiose safe and well-cared for. One might also imagine that his "end justifies the means" philosophy (what with having people take loans to then "trick" them into doing volunteer work for the city to pay them back) might have also been inspired by Lysandre... but who knows. He also owns and uses a Gyarados as part of his Pokémon team, the Pokémon that Lysandre mega-evolves at the end of X&Y.

L and Corbeau do not have a relationship per se; Corbeau recognizes him as Lysandre when he shows up during Jacinthe's tournament, and he seems to partly put his trust in the player because he believes L trusts them, but L does not reciprocate nor gives Corbeau any particular attention during the events of the game.

I call it Atrociousshipping, because Gyarados is the Atrocious Pokémon.


Personal Appeal

For me, the appeal of the ship is layered. Many of those layers work together, but they can be summed up as such:

First, the lack of reciprocity. Some people interpret Corbeau and Lysandre's presumed relationship as more meaningful than what I feel like it would have been. Lysandre is described in X&Y as having helped many people prior to going down his initial pasts, sponsoring businesses and trainers that he believed would do good in the world. Because of this, I envision Corbeau as just one of many youths he's supported in his time, one that may have made an impression but nothing beyond that. In contrast, to Corbeau, it's clear that meeting Lysandre fundamentally changed his life, and as a result he's created this image of Lysandre as this grand savior that made a terrible mistake but ultimately did change the world for the better through his legacy. Corbeau (and Philippe) react strongly to Lysandre's reappearance, yet L does not seem to care about anyone but the player (as a vehicle to help Zygarde in its mission, similar to what L himself is doing.) He does not react and does not seem to interact with most of the characters from his past, save for AZ and possibly Team Flare Nouveau.

Second, L and Corbeau's differences and similarities. The size difference is one I'm especially sensitive to, admittedly (with Corbeau being one of the shortest characters, and Lysandre being one of the tallest save for the obvious (AZ)) but their personalities and perspectives also intersect in interesting ways. L, in Z-A, now no longer as fiery as he was when he was Lysandre, is mellow and detached. He speaks however much he feels is necessary and does not emote very strongly. Corbeau is very opinionated and short-tempered, and seems to have a reputation for it. Yet, because Corbeau is following a path originally laid out by Lysandre, they have similar visions when it comes to their roles in life: giving to others to make the world better, while only taking what is necessary. I believe at this point L would be afraid of taking, however, especially after regaining his memories of the events of X&Y, due to his awareness of where it can lead...

Third, the age difference/power differential/identity issues. Grouping all of these together as one because they're intrinsically tied for me. Obviously, these are characters who don't have set ages, but I like to imagine they have at least a 10 to 15 years difference. Plus, L is obviously carrying the after-effects of almost dying to the weapon: he's slouching, he keeps one of his eyes closed, he seems thinner and his face is more marked, not to mention his hair going white... Even if he's not actually an old man in the literal sense, he's aged prematurely in the last five years while Corbeau is still young and energetic. The power differential feels more complex to me; obviously, Corbeau's admiration for Lysandre makes him "vulnerable" in the sense that he can't be objective and measured when it comes to him. L isn't Lysandre, though, not anymore, and I believe that would create all sorts of complexities between them. If they were to make a move, who would be taking advantage of who? The identity issues are similar. Because L is not exactly Lysandre, being desired by Corbeau as Lysandre might cause friction between them, or make L yield out of guilt for not being the person Corbeau wants him to be, or make Corbeau feel terrible upon realizing that L is not Lysandre anymore... This is one of my favorite aspect of L currently, so I'm very attached to it.

Finally... I just think L being pursued by a twink he can't fully remember is sexy and compelling... At the end of the day, I am a simple man who likes to see his blorbo overwhelmed, both by his own desires and the desires of others.

Here's a size difference comparison, as a parting gift:

Feel free to exaggerate it if you want. Small tops can always be smaller and big bottoms can always be bigger.


Additional Information

Before getting into prompts and stuff, here's extra information you might want:


Specific Prompts

These are, of course, 100% optional and just there to inspire you. Also, keeping in mind that this is a low-minimum exchange, if an idea inspires you but would require much more than 300 words, I am of course totally fine with just getting a peek, a short scene, a triple drabble... I will cherish anything! Also, while I divided art prompts from the rest, feel free to mix and match anything.

Absolutely love post-canon settings where Corbeau somehow convinces L to stay with the Rust Syndicate. Maybe it's a place for him to crash whenever he visits Lumiose? Maybe he actually ends up staying there for a bit following the events of the game? Corbeau trying to spoil him the way he would have liked to be spoiled by Lysandre back in the day is both sweet and also opens a lot of possibilities regarding L's reaction. Would he feel it was too much? Would he go along with it for the sake of keeping the peace? Would he just fuck off and leave despite Corbeau's protests? Corbeau coming to the realization that L isn't Lysandre is something I've been thinking about a lot and this can be the perfect set-up to explore that, I think.

Corbeau pining for and pursuing L while L doesn't realize it/is in denial about is the laser-targeted way to my heart. Corbeau taking care of L after the events of the games or after he's come back to Lumiose and he's unwell while Corbeau desperately tries to pretend he's not attracted to him is very good. The opposite, with L taking care of Corbeau and making him rest or just calm down is also great. I really like the idea of the Rust Syndicate building having some kind of hot bath/onsen that Corbeau can talk L into going with him in... Also massages. Corbeau offering to massage L's scars... Or just to give him a massage to relieve some of the general soreness of his body... Maybe he's used to giving massages to Philippe and can use that experience to win L over.

L rediscovering some of the things Lysandre enjoyed before losing his memories could be very sweet. Drinking coffee? Eating good food? Maybe just letting Corbeau take him on a personalized tour of Lumiose so he can see the city through his eyes? I'm also always fond of Pokémon characters doing canon-typical activities together, such as training or more generally taking care of their Pokémon.

Outsider POV, or even just other characters reacting to their relationship. Philippe seems like an obvious candidate, but anybody from Team MZ could be fun as well, or a random Rust Syndicate grunt, or even one of their Pokémon? I'm sure Corbeau's Scolipede would have very strong opinions about who he dates/has a crush on LOL. If you want to write about a character helping him confess or wrestle with his feelings for L, I'd love that too.

NSFW: Some of the above prompts can lead to smutty shenanigans! In general, I'm a big fan of Younger Top With Strong Stamina/Older Bottom Who Struggles To Keep Up. I like when L has a huge cock that can't fully get hard anymore but this is just me being a pervert and soft cock appreciators, you do not have to indulge this. L being kind of clueless about sex because of his memory loss and maybe previous lack of experience (I am, admittedly, a virgin Lysandre truther) and having to be taught by a Corbeau who's going out of his mind is very, very, very good. I can't picture them jumping into really hardcore stuff right away, but if you want to write about them doing it and handwaving that they're already established and have gotten used to each other, I will not turn my nose... Also, re: L having a giant cock, I love them working around it, like Corbeau not being able to put it fully in his mouth but still wanting to suck him off and focusing on the glans, it swaying uncomfortably while they have sex... I'm just a large-dicked bottom lover forever...

NSFW: This is incredibly self-indulgent, and feel free to ignore me, but I have been thinking about Corbeau getting aroused by L being unwell/sick/vomiting and feeling horrible about it a lot. So I am putting this down for you to consider, if this is something that interests you. Honestly, more broadly, Corbeau realizing he's a sadist because he's really turned on by L being pathetic has been at the forefront of my thoughts ever since I started considering this pairing, so, if that's also your thing, you can do what you want with that.

NSFW: Not usually my thing, but this ship has got me thinking about L getting hurt and taken advantage of and abused and Corbeau having to nurse him back to health and fucking him back into being comfortable with his body a lot. So that's out there now, I guess.


Art-specific

Despite being an artist, I am criminally bad at coming up with good art prompts, but here's my best shot:

L carrying Corbeau bridal style, and/or carrying him after he's been injured, or because he's tired or asleep.

L and Corbeau sleeping together... I think about this a lot. Corbeau draped over L's chest... Spooning... Corbeau should be the big spoon actually.

Kissing, with L having to bend down and Corbeau being on the tip of his toes. Maybe Corbeau can force him to lean forward to make it easier by grabbing him by the hoodie or something.

Corbeau taking care of L's Honchkrow! Two crow bros hanging out.

Corbeau wearing L's clothes (his hoodie in particular would be so cute, but his jacket is also good.)

Relatedly, them wearing matching clothes, or L wearing fancy clothes made for him while he stays with the Rust Syndicate. Or Corbeau wearing clothes inspired by Lysandres's old outfit!

NSFW: L sucking Corbeau's cock or eating him out.

NSFW: Corbeau masturbating using L's clothing.

NSFW: Really, any art of Corbeau topping L would absolutely make my day.

Thank you for reading!