Dear Fandom5K 2023 author...
First off, thank you for playing this year! This is the third year that I've participated in 
fandom5k. I look forward to receiving your gift with the giddy anticipation of a child waiting for Christmas morning.
While I know you will write what comes to you, and I sincerely hope you have fun writing the story, I just thought I'd mention a couple of things for you... I know these are purely optional, but I like to give options anyway...
Fandom-specific notes ::
If you're someone that knows me, you probably already know this about me. And you probably already know what I like. And if you don't know me, or aren't sure about something, ask the mods to ask me. Or, hell, ask shatterpath or theonlyspl because they know me and my likes/dislikes very well.
And really? Just have fun with this. The fact that you're signed up and willing to play along is awesome with me...
Once again, thank you in advance for the creation you're going to be making for me. I can't wait to get it!
ariestess
See also DW entry
fandom5k. I look forward to receiving your gift with the giddy anticipation of a child waiting for Christmas morning.
While I know you will write what comes to you, and I sincerely hope you have fun writing the story, I just thought I'd mention a couple of things for you... I know these are purely optional, but I like to give options anyway...
Fandom-specific notes ::
- Abbott Elementary (TV)
Characters/Groups: Barbara Howard/Melissa Schemmenti (Abbott Elementary)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
This is a brand new fandom and ship for me, but I am absolutely here for anything and everything for my new favorite work wives, ngl... They are truly my favorite part of this series, even though I love everyone in the show. I would love to see ...honestly anything you can come up with for them as long as it doesn't hit my DNWs. I'm going to give you carte blanche here to create what your muse(s) gives you. I will say that if you want to bring any of the other characters in to play a part in the story [but not the ship], I'm all for it.
- Babylon 5 & Related Fandoms
Characters/Groups: Susan Ivanova/Talia Winters (Babylon 5)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fix-it fic, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
Ultimately, I am a Susan/Talia shipper. I'd love to see anything in their storyline, even AUs where there is no Control, or Talia doesn't die when Control takes over, or Talia finds a way to defeat Control. And honestly, if you're willing to give it a shot, I'd be terribly intrigued by something focusing on the Control aspect of Talia Winters and how she deals with having to pretend to be Talia Winters to the "unwashed masses", as it were. Give me a lovely evening in front of a fire where they share stories of their lives, or something crazy like the two of them shopping.
- Evil (TV 2019)
Characters/Groups: David Acosta & Kristen Bouchard & Ben Shakir (Evil), Ben Shakir & Karima Shakir (Evil)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life
I am both a horror fan and a religious studies fan, so this entire show is right in my wheelhouse. Then you add in this phenomenal cast, and it was a match made in heaven. I would to see pretty much anything here. My only major fandom-specific DNW here is smut. It's just not something that works for me, even as I love the simmering attraction between David and Kristen. I want buddy fic amongst any combination of these characters. Give me something with Ben the Magnificent and Kristen's girls. Give me stories about Ben and Karima: their life, their beliefs, their traditions, their HUMOR. Give me a canon-compliant case that the team has to work on. Let Leland and George and Andy and Sheryl and Kurt have cameos. I am good for anything here. And if you want to get into some really esoteric religious demonic stuff? I'm all for it!
- Gargoyles (Cartoon)
Characters/Groups: David Xanatos/Janine "Fox" Xanatos (Gargoyles)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
Okay, so I am probably one of the biggest slobbering fans of this series, ngl... I DEVOURED it back when it originally aired. The whole David/Fox relationship intrigued and amused me by turns. Let me see them from one of the other characters' POV. Give me a future fic from Alexander's POV about his parents lives post-canon. How about some curtain!fic for them. Or a missing scene that you think we should've gotten. A family bonding scene with wee baby Alexander. Honestly, I'm good with anything here as long as it doesn't hit my DNWs...
- Good Omens (TV)
Characters/Groups: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens (TV))
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
This is still a very new fandom for me, but I am in love with everything about these two. Please just write to your heart's content about them, within the tags here and my basic notes/DNWs below, and we'll be fine. I'm pretty easy to please here.
- Once Upon a Time (TV)
Characters/Groups: Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold/Emma Swan (OUAT)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
So let me start by saying that I have this weakness for flawed people who find their happiness and inner strength. This absolutely applies to Gold, but also to Emma. I have a real love/hate thing going with canon Emma, but I tend to have a better relationship with fanon Emma. LOL I find this pairing fascinating, if for no other reason than the Neal connection. I'm curious what can happen here, and would love to see what kind of AUs could come for them. I'd also love to see a canon divergent piece where they're dating at the point where Neal comes back into the picture. What could that do? I adore slice of life fics and character development pieces, so would be fascinated for anything along these lines.
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (TV)
Characters/Groups: Jabberwocky/Red Queen | Anastasia
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
I fell into this ship several years back when I agreed to write it for a femslash exchange for someone, I think as a pinch hit. I fell in love with the little 'verse I created, and we became a fandom of two, to the best of our knowledge. LOL I am down for anything here. But I'd really love to see your take on how they could get past Jabberwocky's torture of Anastasia and end up as a romantic couple.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
Characters/Groups: Beverly Crusher/William Riker/Deanna Troi (ST: TNG), William Riker/Deanna Troi (ST: TNG), Beverly Crusher/Deanna Troi (ST: TNG)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
I have a type when it comes to this show and my ships. LOL I will take anything and everything for these three. Give me a missing scene in canon, whether it's the series itself or the ensuing movies [I consider them series canon]. Give me some kind of curtain!fic among them. Tell me about a wedding night mishap or the way the proposal went down. How did Lwaxana take the news of the engagement? Did she show up to the wedding naked? Were any children born of the relationship? Did they actually marry? How did the crew take it, or Starfleet for that matter? Whatever you think of, let me have it.
- Star Trek: Picard
Characters/Groups: Character: Seven of Nine (ST: PIC), Raffi Musiker & Worf (ST: Picard), Jean-Luc Picard & Beverly Crusher (ST:PIC), Beverly Crusher & Seven of Nine (ST: PIC), Raffi Musiker/Seven of Nine (ST: Picard), Jean-Luc Picard & Seven of Nine (ST:PIC), Jean-Luc Picard & Jack Crusher (ST:PIC)
Additional Tags: AU - Canon Divergence, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, Character Development, Established Relationship, Fluff, Getting Together, Hurt/Comfort, Slice of Life, Smut
I literally binged this show's first 2 seasons in like 3 days last month to prepare myself for S3 to get my TNG reunion season. It was worth it. I fell in love with this show so hard. I am here for anything. There's only the one romantic relationship, but I will accept smut and past established relationship stuff for Beverly and Jean-Luc, based on established canon for them ...because friends can do that sort of thing. Provided it doesn't hit my DNWs, please feel free to throw whatever you've got at me here.
- Nothing OOC. That really, really throws me out of a story faster than anything but bad grammar/spelling. Seriously.
- None of this "if they were in high school/college together"/written as kids stuff, UNLESS it actually happened in their canon. I HATE it.
- Babies/children are a toss up. None of my couple options have small children/babies [if they have kids in canon, and you want to use them as babies/small kids, I'm okay with that], though some of the women listed are moms/daughters. I'm not necessarily looking for it, but at the same time, if it's done tastefully, I don't mind children/babies fic.
- Big No-No Plots :: high school/college AUs ; non-con/dub-con ; song!fic ; OOC ; easy answers ; bodily fluid kink ; gratuitous violence ; gratuitous angst for the sake of angst ; incest ; no tentacle porn (unless it's related to CANON Ursula in Once Upon a Time) ; no body horror
- Big Yes-Yes Plots :: AUs ; the use of realistic magic/spiritual beliefs ; positive kink ; sex toys ; intelligent discourse ; personal growth ; fic that passes the Bechdel test where applicable
If you're someone that knows me, you probably already know this about me. And you probably already know what I like. And if you don't know me, or aren't sure about something, ask the mods to ask me. Or, hell, ask shatterpath or theonlyspl because they know me and my likes/dislikes very well.
And really? Just have fun with this. The fact that you're signed up and willing to play along is awesome with me...
Once again, thank you in advance for the creation you're going to be making for me. I can't wait to get it!
ariestess
See also DW entry