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Firstly, and most importantly, THANK YOU!
Secondly, optional details are optional details. As long as the story's about my favourite two characters, I will love it dearly.
General likes & loves:
I love my OTP's and stories about how they get together. I like a little bit of angst so long as there's a happy ending (for my character or OTP) at the end. I like third person POVs and enjoy R and NC17 ratings if the rating is relevant to the plot. I love touching, making out, fighting (physical and/or verbal), sexing (fade to black or not), banter/good dialogue, and characters who are competent. Five times styled fics are awesome, as are the more traditional beginning-middle-end.
Tropes et al (aka, things I'm a sucker for):
There was only one bed... marriage of convenience... aliens or sex-pollen made them do it... fix-it fic... yelling 'because I love you' unexpectedly in an argument... fake dating... time travel fixes everything... stranded alone together... forced to work together... it's the apocalypse... groundhog day time loops... only calling each other by rank/surname until one of them gets injured then using their real/first name... road trip fic... snuggling for warmth because it's freezing... natural disasters... <3 <3 <3
Do not wants:
AUs where everyone's in high school, or the wild west, or they're all vampires, or running coffee shops, etc; established relationships, character deaths and/or relationships other than the ones requested (unless otherwise noted); first/second POVs; character bashing; porn without plot (PWP), BDSM, non-con, sub-dom, rape, abuse, gore, child harm/abuse/death, bestiality, etc.
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Relationship: Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Canon divergence fic where Ben does go with Han in The Force Awakens.
- Post-The Rise of Skywalker: Ben lives.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, because that never gets old.
I spent the majority of last year obsessed with these two, and would adore a fic that has Ben alive at the end of the trilogy, or one where he doesn't kill Han. I love the bond, and how in sync they are when they fight as a team, and the fact that their relationship is very much "enemies to love(r)s". My prompt suggestions are my three favourite plots/tropes for these two but really anything about them would be great.
Something I accept because it's canon: Rey being a Palpatine. Something canon wants me to accept which makes me roll my eyes: Rey choosing the Skywalker name at the end.
I have no problem with Ben's characterisation of an unhappy childhood but, please, no trashing Han and Leia. They clearly made mistakes but they were also both tortured at various points during their battles with the Empire and most likely came out of the rebellion with trauma and PTSD, none of which would have been helped by their child (un)consciously mimicking Vader, or Luke pushing for force training and accepting Anakin/Vader. Personal headcanon: I do see Ben forgiving his parents for their mistakes eventually; I don't see him forgiving Luke.
DNW: Leia, Luke or Ben referring to Padme as their mother/grandmother and romanticising her as a family figure. If Leia told her son any stories about his grandparents when he was growing up, she would have been referring to the parents who raised her on Alderaan, not some Queen/Senator who she would have likely only knew of as a dead historical figure.
Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Relationship: Christine Chapel/Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Mirror!verse: Chapel and Bones keep saving each other.
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, because: yes.
Remember back around 2011 when we were all about the rebooted movies, and we fan-cast Rosamund Pike as Christine Chapel against Karl Urban's Leonard McCoy? Good times!!
The 'ship for this pairing in the reboot 'verse was nearly entirely fan-scripted, since there's only a 1-line reference to Chapel in the first reboot movie, so there's not a lot of boundaries here. Borrowing elements from the original series is fine, so long as the story is most definitely set in and about the reboot 'verse.
Mirror!verse fics are also always awesome, especially when my evil OTP have a twisted sense of loyalty towards each other.
Star Trek: Enterprise, Relationship: Charles "Trip" Tucker III/T'Pol, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- The last episode never happened, so: post-"Terra Prime", Trip and T'Pol heal together.
- Mirror!verse: post-"In a Mirror, Darkly", Trip and T'Pol keep saving each other.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, just because.
Trip and T'Pol are maybe one of my favourite ever 'ships, and definitely one where its TPTB dropped the ball. I mean, seasons one and two were only interesting when Trip and/or T'Pol were at the forefront; season three utilised one of the best tropes there is "we're stranded/stuck together/have to rely only on ourselves" and got Trip and T'Pol together (though the Trellium D stuff was crap); and season four was a great collection of mini-arcs that derailed spectacularly with a finale that completely failed to read the room.
Things I love about them: their banter, their competence (when not high on space drugs), their feelings for each other, their cluelessness in how to handle those feelings, their potential for so much more...
Anything fix-it for the series will be adored. Anything mirror!verse will be adored. Everything Trip/T'Pol will be adored. Please!!
Battlestar Galactica (2003), Relationship: Lee "Apollo" Adama/Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Finale fix-it: Kara doesn't disappear.
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, because: please.
When I finally finished watching this series (a shameful 10 years late), all I wanted was Kara and Lee fix-it fic, where they walk off into the sunset, happily bickering and content to spend the rest of their lives together, exploring Earth.
A couple years further on... that's still all I want, heh.
Making out and kissing was a big thing with this 'ship, as was flying, fighting and basically being uber-competent at being pilots but uber-frakked at dealing with their emotional crap. If fix-it fic isn't your thing, anything about these two will make me happy if they're happy (or, at least, happier together than apart).
The Mandalorian (TV), Relationship: Cara Dune/Din Djarin, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
- Cara helps Mando deal with Grogu's absence... and to get him back.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic. Yes please.
Two super competent soldiers kicking ass in a post-Empire universe, while also dealing (or not dealing) with their personal crap? Hell yes.
I'm really disappointed that Cara will no longer be in the show moving forward, so if I have to get all my OTP feels from fic moving forward well, then, that's just what I'll have to do! Anything Cara/Mando will make me happy here -- fix-it fic, happily-ever-after fic, trope fic... you write it, I'll love it.
Links:
My fic: AO3
My recs: Pinboard
Again: thank you!!
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anr MIRROR!VERSE: https://anr.dreamwidth.org/1577572.html (
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Secondly, optional details are optional details. As long as the story's about my favourite two characters, I will love it dearly.
General likes & loves:
I love my OTP's and stories about how they get together. I like a little bit of angst so long as there's a happy ending (for my character or OTP) at the end. I like third person POVs and enjoy R and NC17 ratings if the rating is relevant to the plot. I love touching, making out, fighting (physical and/or verbal), sexing (fade to black or not), banter/good dialogue, and characters who are competent. Five times styled fics are awesome, as are the more traditional beginning-middle-end.
Tropes et al (aka, things I'm a sucker for):
There was only one bed... marriage of convenience... aliens or sex-pollen made them do it... fix-it fic... yelling 'because I love you' unexpectedly in an argument... fake dating... time travel fixes everything... stranded alone together... forced to work together... it's the apocalypse... groundhog day time loops... only calling each other by rank/surname until one of them gets injured then using their real/first name... road trip fic... snuggling for warmth because it's freezing... natural disasters... <3 <3 <3
Do not wants:
AUs where everyone's in high school, or the wild west, or they're all vampires, or running coffee shops, etc; established relationships, character deaths and/or relationships other than the ones requested (unless otherwise noted); first/second POVs; character bashing; porn without plot (PWP), BDSM, non-con, sub-dom, rape, abuse, gore, child harm/abuse/death, bestiality, etc.
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Relationship: Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Canon divergence fic where Ben does go with Han in The Force Awakens.
- Post-The Rise of Skywalker: Ben lives.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, because that never gets old.
I spent the majority of last year obsessed with these two, and would adore a fic that has Ben alive at the end of the trilogy, or one where he doesn't kill Han. I love the bond, and how in sync they are when they fight as a team, and the fact that their relationship is very much "enemies to love(r)s". My prompt suggestions are my three favourite plots/tropes for these two but really anything about them would be great.
Something I accept because it's canon: Rey being a Palpatine. Something canon wants me to accept which makes me roll my eyes: Rey choosing the Skywalker name at the end.
I have no problem with Ben's characterisation of an unhappy childhood but, please, no trashing Han and Leia. They clearly made mistakes but they were also both tortured at various points during their battles with the Empire and most likely came out of the rebellion with trauma and PTSD, none of which would have been helped by their child (un)consciously mimicking Vader, or Luke pushing for force training and accepting Anakin/Vader. Personal headcanon: I do see Ben forgiving his parents for their mistakes eventually; I don't see him forgiving Luke.
DNW: Leia, Luke or Ben referring to Padme as their mother/grandmother and romanticising her as a family figure. If Leia told her son any stories about his grandparents when he was growing up, she would have been referring to the parents who raised her on Alderaan, not some Queen/Senator who she would have likely only knew of as a dead historical figure.
Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies), Relationship: Christine Chapel/Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Mirror!verse: Chapel and Bones keep saving each other.
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, because: yes.
Remember back around 2011 when we were all about the rebooted movies, and we fan-cast Rosamund Pike as Christine Chapel against Karl Urban's Leonard McCoy? Good times!!
The 'ship for this pairing in the reboot 'verse was nearly entirely fan-scripted, since there's only a 1-line reference to Chapel in the first reboot movie, so there's not a lot of boundaries here. Borrowing elements from the original series is fine, so long as the story is most definitely set in and about the reboot 'verse.
Mirror!verse fics are also always awesome, especially when my evil OTP have a twisted sense of loyalty towards each other.
Star Trek: Enterprise, Relationship: Charles "Trip" Tucker III/T'Pol, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- The last episode never happened, so: post-"Terra Prime", Trip and T'Pol heal together.
- Mirror!verse: post-"In a Mirror, Darkly", Trip and T'Pol keep saving each other.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, just because.
Trip and T'Pol are maybe one of my favourite ever 'ships, and definitely one where its TPTB dropped the ball. I mean, seasons one and two were only interesting when Trip and/or T'Pol were at the forefront; season three utilised one of the best tropes there is "we're stranded/stuck together/have to rely only on ourselves" and got Trip and T'Pol together (though the Trellium D stuff was crap); and season four was a great collection of mini-arcs that derailed spectacularly with a finale that completely failed to read the room.
Things I love about them: their banter, their competence (when not high on space drugs), their feelings for each other, their cluelessness in how to handle those feelings, their potential for so much more...
Anything fix-it for the series will be adored. Anything mirror!verse will be adored. Everything Trip/T'Pol will be adored. Please!!
Battlestar Galactica (2003), Relationship: Lee "Apollo" Adama/Kara "Starbuck" Thrace, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Finale fix-it: Kara doesn't disappear.
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic, because: please.
When I finally finished watching this series (a shameful 10 years late), all I wanted was Kara and Lee fix-it fic, where they walk off into the sunset, happily bickering and content to spend the rest of their lives together, exploring Earth.
A couple years further on... that's still all I want, heh.
Making out and kissing was a big thing with this 'ship, as was flying, fighting and basically being uber-competent at being pilots but uber-frakked at dealing with their emotional crap. If fix-it fic isn't your thing, anything about these two will make me happy if they're happy (or, at least, happier together than apart).
The Mandalorian (TV), Relationship: Cara Dune/Din Djarin, Fanfiction
Prompt suggestions:
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
- Cara helps Mando deal with Grogu's absence... and to get him back.
- Sex pollen makes-them-do-it fic. Yes please.
Two super competent soldiers kicking ass in a post-Empire universe, while also dealing (or not dealing) with their personal crap? Hell yes.
I'm really disappointed that Cara will no longer be in the show moving forward, so if I have to get all my OTP feels from fic moving forward well, then, that's just what I'll have to do! Anything Cara/Mando will make me happy here -- fix-it fic, happily-ever-after fic, trope fic... you write it, I'll love it.
Links:
My fic: AO3
My recs: Pinboard
Again: thank you!!
--
anr MIRROR!VERSE: https://anr.dreamwidth.org/1577572.html (
)