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schlitzie_ramone
(NB: My AO3 username is sweetcarolanne. Link to AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/sweetcarolanne)
Hello, dear writer or artist (I love both forms of fanwork equally)! Thank you for being willing to create for me. The prompts below are suggestions that I hope might inspire your creativity but feel free to adapt or change things and add other elements as well if the story or art seems to require it. As long as you stay away from my hard DNWs and include some of what I do like (though of course you don’t need to include absolutely everything), you’re golden! Though some prompts may seem longer than others, I love the fandoms all just as much as each other and would be equally delighted to receive any one of them as my gift, and I enjoy both shippy/romantic stories and gen. If you include romance and/or smut, I prefer m/m and f/f, or F/m (femdom). NO M/f (femsub) please as it is one of my Do Not Wants.
Things I DO like in a story or artwork:
- romance
- the deepening of emotional ties between characters
- friendship becoming love
- overcoming and healing from trauma with the help of a loved one (or loved ones or friends or just kind souls)
- characters who are or were social outcasts triumphing over the smug conformists and privileged self-righteous types
- hurt/comfort
- strengthening of comradeship bonds and characters being willing to go the extra mile to help someone they care about
- someone stumbling on an unlikely but completely right for the situation solution when disaster looks likely to be looming
- found families and/or kidfic
- good endings for the requested characters unless they are the designated "bad guys" (see my DNW Exception marked with an asterisk (*) below)
- smut (for some of my smutty likes, see my Smut 4 Smut letter: https://schlitzie-ramone.dreamwidth.org/12189.html
Horror-Specific Likes:
- spooky, creepy atmosphere
- uncanny valley
- ghosts or monsters protecting a human or humans they love, and woe betide anyone who tries to harm the human loved one(s)
- The “humans are the real monsters” trope – smug, conformist types like arrogant skeptics, busybody relatives of an eccentric family member, interfering townsfolk with a mob mentality, fundamentalist religious leaders and greedy profiteers being more evil in reality than any paranormal entity or creature, and getting their well-deserved come-uppance at the hands of said entities and creatures
- The “skeptic becoming a believer” trope – someone believes that ghosts, monsters etc. are not real, but then they ARE!
- "creepy but cute" imagery
My hard DO NOT WANTS are:
- rape or noncon
- death of requested characters (others are fair game) - see below for exceptions marked with an asterisk (*)
- physical/psychological harm committed between requested characters - see below for exceptions marked with an asterisk (*)
- sex without love or attraction
- unrequited romantic feelings
- paranormal entities or monsters turning against their human companions/loved ones
- homophobia
- female characters being submissive to males
- death of child characters (although alluding to someone who has a paranormal or monster adopted child having lost a child in the past is fine, and it's fine for a haunted doll to be haunted by the ghost of a child)
- graphic depictions of child or animal abuse (although allusions to those happening in the past are OK if the story requires it)
- unrequested ships or kinks being the focus of the fanwork
- animal characters being changed into humans
- excessive gore
- eye and tooth trauma
- amputation
- torture porn
* DNW Exception for Original Works and World Wrestling Entertainment – for these Original Works stories or artworks it’s fine to harm or kill off the Evil Dogmen, Thieves Breaking Into (the Doll Collector’s) House, the adult abusive family members of the orphaned children or the Bigfoot Hunters as these would be the designated “bad guys”. And if you choose to write for World Wrestling Entertainment, it's fine to have plenty of dubcon and mind games as long as innocent people aren’t killed off and anyone who chooses to join Bray or Alexa isn’t totally broken or miserable in the end.
Now, onto the fandoms and some prompt ideas!
Fandom: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Movies)
Pairing/Relationship: Caesar/Koba, Caesar/Koba & Cornelius & Lake
Horror Types: Folk, Medical, Psychological, Science Fiction, Survival
What if Dawn of the Planet of the Apes had gone differently, and Koba did not turn against Caesar, but another ape (Red maybe?) did? How would the events of eventual war turn out if Koba was by Caesar's side, supporting him and loving him and comforting him at the loss of Cornelia and Blue Eyes? How would War for the Planet of the Apes be if Koba was a character, helping Caesar and Lake to protect little Cornelius and taking a stand against the monstrous Colonel and his troops? Would they be inmates in the prison camp, and how would they help the other apes escape? What would their struggle for survival be overcome, and what obstacles might they need to tackle to find safety and a new home for the ape colony?
Fandom: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Pairing/Relationship: James Conrad/Kong
Horror Types: Folk, Medical, Monster. Psychological, Science Fiction, Survival
I love the idea of the godlike Kong rescuing and protecting Conrad, and of feelings between them becoming deeper and more passionate. And the Skull Island setting has plenty of monsters for them to confront, and for Kong to battle to save Conrad from! Also, there might be some pretty evil humans out there who might want to profit from Skull Island in some unethical way, or in the manner of the original King Kong, seek to capture Kong himself and exploit him for gain. How might Kong protect and save Conrad in those circumstances, and might Conrad have to protect Kong too?
Fandom: Rampage (2018)
Pairing/Relationship: Davis Okoye/George
Horror Types: Monster, Psychological, Science Fiction, Survival
This is another giant ape/human pairing I love, but for different reasons than James Conrad/Kong. Davis and George are friends who have saved each other's lives and I love their closeness, humor and banter and I love the idea of their "us against the world" partnership and their feelings deepening.
I also love the idea of them battling monsters (there's plenty in canon, both mutated creatures and human villains) and surviving against the odds. What terrifying things might these two have to face, and what adventures might they have?
Fandom: World Wrestling Entertainment
Horror Types: Folk, Gothic, Monster, Paranormal, Psychological, Religious
Bray Wyatt Pairings/Relationships: I love ALL the "three faces of Bray" - the cult leader, the Firefly Funhouse Bray, or the Fiend! Feel free to write/draw any of these as your creations requires, though some may work better than others depending on the pairing or relationship.
Pairing/Relationship:Bray Wyatt/Seth Rollins
I loved Seth's interactions with cult Bray back in the old days, and I totally ADORED his 2019 feud with Funhouse Bray and the Fiend! I've shipped them like burning ever since and there is so much scope for erotic horror and/or dark, seductive mind games. I love the idea of Seth turning evil and joining Bray or perhaps going out into the world after his encounter with Bray to spread the word of his new god... kind of like the Messiah gimmick but very much more overtly Bray-influenced!
Pairing/Relationship: Bray Wyatt/Randy Orton OR Alexa Bliss/Bray Wyatt/Randy Orton
There are multiple reasons why Bray, or Alexa and Bray if you write the time when they were a partnership, would want revenge on Randy and to drive him out of his mind, and perhaps break him into being a compliant toy or pet! I'm up for all kinds of supernatural shenanigans, nightmares, dubcon, seduction and pleasure-pain... any rating! As long as Alexa is not submissive to the guys if she's included, just go wild with these!
Pairing/Relationship: Sister Abigail/Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family OR Sister Abigail & Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family
he version of Bray Wyatt I'm requesting for this part is Bray's old swamp-cult persona, rather than the Fiend (although I'd be happy for the Fiend to have a cameo as "The Man in the Woods" or be alluded to in some way in the Sister Abigail requests).
I would be happy with either the gen or romantic version of the relationship between Sister Abigail and Bray, as long as any smut, if you choose to include it, is strictly femdom.
What is life like for the young Bray growing up inside the cult, and how does Sister Abigail come to select him as the future leader? How did Bray and the "brothers and sisters" he speaks of come to be part of Sister Abigail's family - are they runaways, abandoned children, orphans or did she steal them from their families of origin, or something else?
What goes on in the cult in terms of beliefs and rituals? Has anyone besides Bray had an encounter with the Man in the Woods and did they live to tell the tale? Are there other monsters or supernatural entities in the backwoods where they live (Bigfoot? Dogman? Ghosts?) How does Bray's relationship develop with Sister Abigail when he becomes a grown man as opposed to the youngster he was when he was first taken in by her?
Alexa Bliss Pairings/Relationships: I am totally in AWE of Alexa Bliss's new persona as the creepy-cute queen of the playground with her haunted doll, Lilly! LOTS of scope for spooky horror here - creepy-cute and haunted dolls are among my very favorite things!
Pairing/Relationship: Alexa Bliss/Nikki Cross & Lilly
I don't think Alexa is quite done with Nikki yet - although Nikki did put her in harm's way with the whole Fiend attack thing, in a bizarre way Alexa may have her to thank for the eventual re-emergence of Lilly the haunted doll from the past! How might Lilly help Alexa get Nikki back? What sort of games might Alexa and Lilly play with Nikki? What has Alexa learned from the Fiend that might help her, and what does Lilly think of all this? Is Nikki flat-out terrified or strangely fascinated with the new Alexa and the unknown element that is Lilly? There's plenty of scope for mind games and seduction - will Alexa and Lilly end up changing Nikki in some way so that she joins them?
Pairing/Relationship: Alexa Bliss & Lilly
"Lilly, Lilly, what did you make me do?" What exactly HAS Lilly made Alexa do? In the past, in Alexa's childhood, perhaps? Attacking bullies or predatory adults? Helping Alexa get what she wants in darker ways? Or what is she going to make Alexa do in the present and future? Ensnare someone to love or to use? Help her get vengeance on those who have wronged her, or just cause mayhem? What might Lilly be? Can she take a human form, or does she just stay a doll? Can she possess people like a demonic entity? What is she really capable of?
Fandom: Original Work
Horror Types: Folk, Gothic, Institutional, Paranormal, Religious, Monster, Psychological
Pairing/Relationship: (F/F & A & A) Bigfoot Matriarch/Her Bigfoot Mate & Their Human Friends & Evil Dogmen
I love the idea of a "battle of the cryptids" and a backwoods human family or community having struck up a friendship with Sasquatches, only to have a different and more sinister type of creature try to muscle in on the Bigfoot territory and intend harm to the humans. How do the Sasquatch matriarch and her mate, and their clan, protect the humans? What kind of threat do the Dogmen pose? How will the Sasquatches remove the new menace from their formerly peaceful world?
Pairing/Relationship: (F/F & A & A) Bigfoot Matriarch Couple & Orphan Human Children & Kids' Abusive Relatives
Friendly "monsters" protecting innocent children from hostile outsiders is another favorite theme of mine! Why were the orphans' family members abusive? Are the children heirs to wealth or land or other valuables? Or do the relatives simply want control? How do the children meet the Bigfoot couple and befriend them? Do the evil relatives know about the Sasquatches and how might they attempt to separate the children from their new friends? Or how might the Bigfoot couple rescue the children and put an end to the harm the abusive relatives are causing?
Pairing/Relationship: (F/F & A) Backwoods Cult Leader/Her Bigfoot Lover & Bigfoot Hunters OR (M/M & A) Backwoods Cult Leader/His Bigfoot Lover & Bigfoot Hunters
I'd be equally happy with either the f/f or m/m version of this! I love the idea of the "monster who loves me" trope, a creature who the world doesn't think exists but who is very real and very protective of their human loved one! How did the cult leader meet the Bigfoot and how did the relationship develop? Is the cult based around Sasquatch worship, perhaps, so the Bigfoot creatures are regarded as godlike? What kind of threat do the Bigfoot hunters pose to the Sasquatch and the cultists, and how do the cult leader and the Bigfoot solve this? Who ends up protecting who, and what do they have to do to get rid of the outside menace to their way of life and their love?
Pairing/Relationship: F & F) Haunted Baby Doll & Lonely Childless Woman
How did the woman come to be childless and lonely, and how did she find the doll? Is the doll haunted by the ghost of a little girl, or some other benevolent and protective entity who plays the role of child to her caregiver? Is someone trying to bully the woman and/or take the doll from her - busybody family members, members of a church or other religious community, a therapist or psychiatric staff, some skeptical folks who want to debunk the idea of haunted dolls and expose the woman as a delusional fraud? How might the beloved "baby" prove herself real and protect her mama, and wreak her vengeance on those who would harm the woman or have her locked away in some institution?
Pairing/Relationship: Pairing/Relationship: (F & A & A) Doll Collector & Her Haunted Dolls & Thieves Breaking Into Her House
What is the woman's relationship with her dolls - is she a mother-figure, perhaps, or are they her friends, perhaps since childhood? Why are the thieves breaking in - are they trying to steal the dolls, or does the woman have some other valuables in her home that they want? Or do they simply think a "crazy lady" who lives alone with a bunch of dolls is vulnerable and in their eyes fair game (although they will of course be proven completely wrong)? Is the woman in the house when the thieves break in, or has she gone out and they then seize their opportunity? How do the dolls protect the woman, themselves and their home, and how do they deal with the miscreants who have violated the sanctity of their happy existence?
Hello, dear writer or artist (I love both forms of fanwork equally)! Thank you for being willing to create for me. The prompts below are suggestions that I hope might inspire your creativity but feel free to adapt or change things and add other elements as well if the story or art seems to require it. As long as you stay away from my hard DNWs and include some of what I do like (though of course you don’t need to include absolutely everything), you’re golden! Though some prompts may seem longer than others, I love the fandoms all just as much as each other and would be equally delighted to receive any one of them as my gift, and I enjoy both shippy/romantic stories and gen. If you include romance and/or smut, I prefer m/m and f/f, or F/m (femdom). NO M/f (femsub) please as it is one of my Do Not Wants.
Things I DO like in a story or artwork:
- romance
- the deepening of emotional ties between characters
- friendship becoming love
- overcoming and healing from trauma with the help of a loved one (or loved ones or friends or just kind souls)
- characters who are or were social outcasts triumphing over the smug conformists and privileged self-righteous types
- hurt/comfort
- strengthening of comradeship bonds and characters being willing to go the extra mile to help someone they care about
- someone stumbling on an unlikely but completely right for the situation solution when disaster looks likely to be looming
- found families and/or kidfic
- good endings for the requested characters unless they are the designated "bad guys" (see my DNW Exception marked with an asterisk (*) below)
- smut (for some of my smutty likes, see my Smut 4 Smut letter: https://schlitzie-ramone.dreamwidth.org/12189.html
Horror-Specific Likes:
- spooky, creepy atmosphere
- uncanny valley
- ghosts or monsters protecting a human or humans they love, and woe betide anyone who tries to harm the human loved one(s)
- The “humans are the real monsters” trope – smug, conformist types like arrogant skeptics, busybody relatives of an eccentric family member, interfering townsfolk with a mob mentality, fundamentalist religious leaders and greedy profiteers being more evil in reality than any paranormal entity or creature, and getting their well-deserved come-uppance at the hands of said entities and creatures
- The “skeptic becoming a believer” trope – someone believes that ghosts, monsters etc. are not real, but then they ARE!
- "creepy but cute" imagery
My hard DO NOT WANTS are:
- rape or noncon
- death of requested characters (others are fair game) - see below for exceptions marked with an asterisk (*)
- physical/psychological harm committed between requested characters - see below for exceptions marked with an asterisk (*)
- sex without love or attraction
- unrequited romantic feelings
- paranormal entities or monsters turning against their human companions/loved ones
- homophobia
- female characters being submissive to males
- death of child characters (although alluding to someone who has a paranormal or monster adopted child having lost a child in the past is fine, and it's fine for a haunted doll to be haunted by the ghost of a child)
- graphic depictions of child or animal abuse (although allusions to those happening in the past are OK if the story requires it)
- unrequested ships or kinks being the focus of the fanwork
- animal characters being changed into humans
- excessive gore
- eye and tooth trauma
- amputation
- torture porn
* DNW Exception for Original Works and World Wrestling Entertainment – for these Original Works stories or artworks it’s fine to harm or kill off the Evil Dogmen, Thieves Breaking Into (the Doll Collector’s) House, the adult abusive family members of the orphaned children or the Bigfoot Hunters as these would be the designated “bad guys”. And if you choose to write for World Wrestling Entertainment, it's fine to have plenty of dubcon and mind games as long as innocent people aren’t killed off and anyone who chooses to join Bray or Alexa isn’t totally broken or miserable in the end.
Now, onto the fandoms and some prompt ideas!
Fandom: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Movies)
Pairing/Relationship: Caesar/Koba, Caesar/Koba & Cornelius & Lake
Horror Types: Folk, Medical, Psychological, Science Fiction, Survival
What if Dawn of the Planet of the Apes had gone differently, and Koba did not turn against Caesar, but another ape (Red maybe?) did? How would the events of eventual war turn out if Koba was by Caesar's side, supporting him and loving him and comforting him at the loss of Cornelia and Blue Eyes? How would War for the Planet of the Apes be if Koba was a character, helping Caesar and Lake to protect little Cornelius and taking a stand against the monstrous Colonel and his troops? Would they be inmates in the prison camp, and how would they help the other apes escape? What would their struggle for survival be overcome, and what obstacles might they need to tackle to find safety and a new home for the ape colony?
Fandom: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Pairing/Relationship: James Conrad/Kong
Horror Types: Folk, Medical, Monster. Psychological, Science Fiction, Survival
I love the idea of the godlike Kong rescuing and protecting Conrad, and of feelings between them becoming deeper and more passionate. And the Skull Island setting has plenty of monsters for them to confront, and for Kong to battle to save Conrad from! Also, there might be some pretty evil humans out there who might want to profit from Skull Island in some unethical way, or in the manner of the original King Kong, seek to capture Kong himself and exploit him for gain. How might Kong protect and save Conrad in those circumstances, and might Conrad have to protect Kong too?
Fandom: Rampage (2018)
Pairing/Relationship: Davis Okoye/George
Horror Types: Monster, Psychological, Science Fiction, Survival
This is another giant ape/human pairing I love, but for different reasons than James Conrad/Kong. Davis and George are friends who have saved each other's lives and I love their closeness, humor and banter and I love the idea of their "us against the world" partnership and their feelings deepening.
I also love the idea of them battling monsters (there's plenty in canon, both mutated creatures and human villains) and surviving against the odds. What terrifying things might these two have to face, and what adventures might they have?
Fandom: World Wrestling Entertainment
Horror Types: Folk, Gothic, Monster, Paranormal, Psychological, Religious
Bray Wyatt Pairings/Relationships: I love ALL the "three faces of Bray" - the cult leader, the Firefly Funhouse Bray, or the Fiend! Feel free to write/draw any of these as your creations requires, though some may work better than others depending on the pairing or relationship.
Pairing/Relationship:Bray Wyatt/Seth Rollins
I loved Seth's interactions with cult Bray back in the old days, and I totally ADORED his 2019 feud with Funhouse Bray and the Fiend! I've shipped them like burning ever since and there is so much scope for erotic horror and/or dark, seductive mind games. I love the idea of Seth turning evil and joining Bray or perhaps going out into the world after his encounter with Bray to spread the word of his new god... kind of like the Messiah gimmick but very much more overtly Bray-influenced!
Pairing/Relationship: Bray Wyatt/Randy Orton OR Alexa Bliss/Bray Wyatt/Randy Orton
There are multiple reasons why Bray, or Alexa and Bray if you write the time when they were a partnership, would want revenge on Randy and to drive him out of his mind, and perhaps break him into being a compliant toy or pet! I'm up for all kinds of supernatural shenanigans, nightmares, dubcon, seduction and pleasure-pain... any rating! As long as Alexa is not submissive to the guys if she's included, just go wild with these!
Pairing/Relationship: Sister Abigail/Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family OR Sister Abigail & Bray Wyatt & The Wyatt Family
he version of Bray Wyatt I'm requesting for this part is Bray's old swamp-cult persona, rather than the Fiend (although I'd be happy for the Fiend to have a cameo as "The Man in the Woods" or be alluded to in some way in the Sister Abigail requests).
I would be happy with either the gen or romantic version of the relationship between Sister Abigail and Bray, as long as any smut, if you choose to include it, is strictly femdom.
What is life like for the young Bray growing up inside the cult, and how does Sister Abigail come to select him as the future leader? How did Bray and the "brothers and sisters" he speaks of come to be part of Sister Abigail's family - are they runaways, abandoned children, orphans or did she steal them from their families of origin, or something else?
What goes on in the cult in terms of beliefs and rituals? Has anyone besides Bray had an encounter with the Man in the Woods and did they live to tell the tale? Are there other monsters or supernatural entities in the backwoods where they live (Bigfoot? Dogman? Ghosts?) How does Bray's relationship develop with Sister Abigail when he becomes a grown man as opposed to the youngster he was when he was first taken in by her?
Alexa Bliss Pairings/Relationships: I am totally in AWE of Alexa Bliss's new persona as the creepy-cute queen of the playground with her haunted doll, Lilly! LOTS of scope for spooky horror here - creepy-cute and haunted dolls are among my very favorite things!
Pairing/Relationship: Alexa Bliss/Nikki Cross & Lilly
I don't think Alexa is quite done with Nikki yet - although Nikki did put her in harm's way with the whole Fiend attack thing, in a bizarre way Alexa may have her to thank for the eventual re-emergence of Lilly the haunted doll from the past! How might Lilly help Alexa get Nikki back? What sort of games might Alexa and Lilly play with Nikki? What has Alexa learned from the Fiend that might help her, and what does Lilly think of all this? Is Nikki flat-out terrified or strangely fascinated with the new Alexa and the unknown element that is Lilly? There's plenty of scope for mind games and seduction - will Alexa and Lilly end up changing Nikki in some way so that she joins them?
Pairing/Relationship: Alexa Bliss & Lilly
"Lilly, Lilly, what did you make me do?" What exactly HAS Lilly made Alexa do? In the past, in Alexa's childhood, perhaps? Attacking bullies or predatory adults? Helping Alexa get what she wants in darker ways? Or what is she going to make Alexa do in the present and future? Ensnare someone to love or to use? Help her get vengeance on those who have wronged her, or just cause mayhem? What might Lilly be? Can she take a human form, or does she just stay a doll? Can she possess people like a demonic entity? What is she really capable of?
Fandom: Original Work
Horror Types: Folk, Gothic, Institutional, Paranormal, Religious, Monster, Psychological
Pairing/Relationship: (F/F & A & A) Bigfoot Matriarch/Her Bigfoot Mate & Their Human Friends & Evil Dogmen
I love the idea of a "battle of the cryptids" and a backwoods human family or community having struck up a friendship with Sasquatches, only to have a different and more sinister type of creature try to muscle in on the Bigfoot territory and intend harm to the humans. How do the Sasquatch matriarch and her mate, and their clan, protect the humans? What kind of threat do the Dogmen pose? How will the Sasquatches remove the new menace from their formerly peaceful world?
Pairing/Relationship: (F/F & A & A) Bigfoot Matriarch Couple & Orphan Human Children & Kids' Abusive Relatives
Friendly "monsters" protecting innocent children from hostile outsiders is another favorite theme of mine! Why were the orphans' family members abusive? Are the children heirs to wealth or land or other valuables? Or do the relatives simply want control? How do the children meet the Bigfoot couple and befriend them? Do the evil relatives know about the Sasquatches and how might they attempt to separate the children from their new friends? Or how might the Bigfoot couple rescue the children and put an end to the harm the abusive relatives are causing?
Pairing/Relationship: (F/F & A) Backwoods Cult Leader/Her Bigfoot Lover & Bigfoot Hunters OR (M/M & A) Backwoods Cult Leader/His Bigfoot Lover & Bigfoot Hunters
I'd be equally happy with either the f/f or m/m version of this! I love the idea of the "monster who loves me" trope, a creature who the world doesn't think exists but who is very real and very protective of their human loved one! How did the cult leader meet the Bigfoot and how did the relationship develop? Is the cult based around Sasquatch worship, perhaps, so the Bigfoot creatures are regarded as godlike? What kind of threat do the Bigfoot hunters pose to the Sasquatch and the cultists, and how do the cult leader and the Bigfoot solve this? Who ends up protecting who, and what do they have to do to get rid of the outside menace to their way of life and their love?
Pairing/Relationship: F & F) Haunted Baby Doll & Lonely Childless Woman
How did the woman come to be childless and lonely, and how did she find the doll? Is the doll haunted by the ghost of a little girl, or some other benevolent and protective entity who plays the role of child to her caregiver? Is someone trying to bully the woman and/or take the doll from her - busybody family members, members of a church or other religious community, a therapist or psychiatric staff, some skeptical folks who want to debunk the idea of haunted dolls and expose the woman as a delusional fraud? How might the beloved "baby" prove herself real and protect her mama, and wreak her vengeance on those who would harm the woman or have her locked away in some institution?
Pairing/Relationship: Pairing/Relationship: (F & A & A) Doll Collector & Her Haunted Dolls & Thieves Breaking Into Her House
What is the woman's relationship with her dolls - is she a mother-figure, perhaps, or are they her friends, perhaps since childhood? Why are the thieves breaking in - are they trying to steal the dolls, or does the woman have some other valuables in her home that they want? Or do they simply think a "crazy lady" who lives alone with a bunch of dolls is vulnerable and in their eyes fair game (although they will of course be proven completely wrong)? Is the woman in the house when the thieves break in, or has she gone out and they then seize their opportunity? How do the dolls protect the woman, themselves and their home, and how do they deal with the miscreants who have violated the sanctity of their happy existence?