Dear Space-Swap Letter
Dear fellow space-lover,
Thank you so much for making something for me! Hopefully what follows will make that as easy as possible for you. :)
First and foremost, please make something you love. That will always lead to something good, and I will appreciate the love you've put into it. The notes below are meant as a guide to what I like, but not as a prescription you must follow to the letter. I really like stuff that's experimental and takes chances, so by all means use my prompts as a starting point, and then follow your muse!
General stuff
Likes: I love friendship stories, whether they are full-on slash romances, asexual romances, or platonic friendships. As long as the characters genuinely like each other, and end up closer by the end of the story, art, vid or podfic I will be happy. I have wide tastes in terms of story and art genres, so go with your strengths; I particularly like romcoms, plotty case-fics, mysteries and adventure stories, and slice-of-life stories. Any rating is fine. I will mention specific kinds of AUs I enjoy for each fandom below, if AU's or constructed realities float your boat. Finally, if you have an off-the-wall idea, I'm am your audience, as I love stuff that tries out new things. Want to make a character trans or agender, or want to go slightly AU with canon, or mix comic/animated/book canon with movie canon, or want to add a bit of external source to a vid? Or maybe an unusual POV (gossip fics are a particular fave). Fab! That's all cool with me. So is following canon exactly, so don't feel you have to force something experimental into your work -- it's just an option I'm open to if that's your thing.
I like most kinds of music, including instrumental. I'm not big on rap or hiphop, but can be convinced if it has a good melody. I prefer fast-paced action vids and character studies and constructed realities -- not all at once, unless you're feeling super ambitious. :)
I'm fine with music in podcasts, as long as it doesn't make it hard to hear the reading.
Dislikes: No rape or other forms of non-consensual acts, please, except for canon-typical violence. No deathfic for the main characters (unless it's temporary). No A/B/O. No torture, extreme darkness or unresolved angst; a bit of angst is okay, but I dislike over-the-top angst, especially of the “does he like me” type. No incest. I'm not a huge fan of extreme kink, but don't mind a little as long as it's not the focus of the story; that said I’m happy for you to explore alien or Angel/Demon biology which is intrinsically a bit kinky, if that floats your boat. I enjoy sex scenes when they are woven into a plot, but I’m not a fan of PWPs -- I’d rather a PG friendship fic than a PWP. In terms of vids, I really don't like schmoopy romance vids of the characters looking soulfully at each other, as they pretty much make my eyes cross and I pull horrible faces of pain if forced to watch, but I adore funny romcom vids, and most other kinds of vids -- action, character study, AU, constructed reality, etc. I’m also not a fan of soundbites over the top of lyrics, but am fine with them otherwise. And most importantly of all, no stories, art, vids or podfics in which the characters don't like each other, or start off hating each other, or reluctantly put up with each other; not even if they end up in love.
Venom
Relationship: Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote; Eddie Brock & Venom Symbiote
Current fandom of my heart! I adore the movie and have dabbled in reading the comics. I'm happy for you to base your fic on just the movie, or a meld of comics and movie. I’m also a fan of the other characters in the movie -- Annie, Dan, Mrs Chen in particular -- so if you want to include any of them go right ahead. If you need a few extra characters, you're welcome to pick one or two from the larger Marvel-verse as well -- my faves are Fury, Captain Marvel, Thor, Korg, Falcon, and Black Widow. Yes, I do like Spider-man, but I don't generally like Venom fics with him in them, as the balance nearly always shifts away from Eddie and Venom; please only use Spider-man judiciously if you decide he's needed. If you want to see what I've made and recced in this fandom, you can find it under the Venom tag here on DW, or over on my Ao3. I will eat up literally anything in this fandom/pairing.
Specific prompts: Venom and Eddie have an adventure in space. Venom and Eddie meet differently. Eddie and Venom are outed, and what follows (the media frenzy, the Avengers getting interested, etc). Eddie and Venom investigate a story. Earth is invaded by aliens, and how Eddie & Venom react.
Original Work
Okay, so a lot of the tags I've picked for this are influenced by other fandoms I enjoy reading in, like Venom and Star Trek (TOS and AOS), but also fandoms that weren't eligible for Space Swap, like Good Omens. This is not me asking you to make secret Good Omens fic by any other name, but if you're a vidder or artist, I figure knowing that could be of help in finding source footage or models (esp with Tennant having been the Doctor). Basically, I'm interested in how mystical/religious beliefs and/or powers play out in space, but less in a space opera way (which I adore by the way -- points at icon), and more in a practical, "We take this stuff for granted as real, and this is how we negotiate space with that being the case" kind of attitude. I'd particularly enjoy something that is both based in a level of realism and funny, even if you end up going wildly speculative -- think Terry Pratchett and the way he used comedy to make clever points about established rules/norms in his fantasy works. That kind of thing, but in space! With magic! :)
Specific prompts: Angel and demon explore space; Creating the stars or other celestial bodies; Different Sapient Species Living Together; Galactic Law; Magic systems in space; Mythology of alien society; Serpentine aliens.
Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
Character: James T. Kirk
Relationship: James Kirk & Spock & Bones (AOS); James Kirk/Spock (AOS)
Specific prompt: What I really want is something about Kirk and Tarsus IV. I'd prefer an adventure (in space!) while he's captain, in which that experience comes into play. And even more so if there are some positives to come out of having to re-engage with the trauma -- a new peace about it, a new understanding of his child self and what he went through, that kind of thing. As this is AOS, and Spock has now also experienced the traumatic loss of a planet full of people, it would also be interesting if their new realisation of common ground could be explored too. I'm also a fan of Kirk's friendship with Bones. It's Kirk's experience that I'd like to be the focus, but it doesn't have to be adult Kirk if you'd rather explore it another way. If you'd prefer to write an academy fic, or even Kirk as a child still on Tarsus or just after being rescued, that would also be great.
Doctor Who
Character: Thirteenth Doctor
I love 13. Anything you make with her in space having an adventure will please me. I would love a space adventure with any of the current TARDIS team, the TARDIS itself, and/or K9. Any way you choose to approach this is good with me. I'm also particularly fond of Jack Harkness, so if you want to make Jack and 13 besties, I'd cry tears of joy.
The Wandering Earth
This is one of those requests I make on a whim sometimes, as I doubt anyone will be interested. I'm adding it because it was a spectacular movie and deserves love. I've been looking for this movie on DVD but can't find it, so you probably can't either. But if you can, I would adore a vid from this source! So much! I doubt it's possible, but a gal can dream. I'm currently reading the book, so any other kind of fanwork you make inspired by the movie or book would be delightful too. This entry was originally posted at https://cupidsbow.dreamwidth.org/457908.html.
Thank you so much for making something for me! Hopefully what follows will make that as easy as possible for you. :)
First and foremost, please make something you love. That will always lead to something good, and I will appreciate the love you've put into it. The notes below are meant as a guide to what I like, but not as a prescription you must follow to the letter. I really like stuff that's experimental and takes chances, so by all means use my prompts as a starting point, and then follow your muse!
General stuff
Likes: I love friendship stories, whether they are full-on slash romances, asexual romances, or platonic friendships. As long as the characters genuinely like each other, and end up closer by the end of the story, art, vid or podfic I will be happy. I have wide tastes in terms of story and art genres, so go with your strengths; I particularly like romcoms, plotty case-fics, mysteries and adventure stories, and slice-of-life stories. Any rating is fine. I will mention specific kinds of AUs I enjoy for each fandom below, if AU's or constructed realities float your boat. Finally, if you have an off-the-wall idea, I'm am your audience, as I love stuff that tries out new things. Want to make a character trans or agender, or want to go slightly AU with canon, or mix comic/animated/book canon with movie canon, or want to add a bit of external source to a vid? Or maybe an unusual POV (gossip fics are a particular fave). Fab! That's all cool with me. So is following canon exactly, so don't feel you have to force something experimental into your work -- it's just an option I'm open to if that's your thing.
I like most kinds of music, including instrumental. I'm not big on rap or hiphop, but can be convinced if it has a good melody. I prefer fast-paced action vids and character studies and constructed realities -- not all at once, unless you're feeling super ambitious. :)
I'm fine with music in podcasts, as long as it doesn't make it hard to hear the reading.
Dislikes: No rape or other forms of non-consensual acts, please, except for canon-typical violence. No deathfic for the main characters (unless it's temporary). No A/B/O. No torture, extreme darkness or unresolved angst; a bit of angst is okay, but I dislike over-the-top angst, especially of the “does he like me” type. No incest. I'm not a huge fan of extreme kink, but don't mind a little as long as it's not the focus of the story; that said I’m happy for you to explore alien or Angel/Demon biology which is intrinsically a bit kinky, if that floats your boat. I enjoy sex scenes when they are woven into a plot, but I’m not a fan of PWPs -- I’d rather a PG friendship fic than a PWP. In terms of vids, I really don't like schmoopy romance vids of the characters looking soulfully at each other, as they pretty much make my eyes cross and I pull horrible faces of pain if forced to watch, but I adore funny romcom vids, and most other kinds of vids -- action, character study, AU, constructed reality, etc. I’m also not a fan of soundbites over the top of lyrics, but am fine with them otherwise. And most importantly of all, no stories, art, vids or podfics in which the characters don't like each other, or start off hating each other, or reluctantly put up with each other; not even if they end up in love.
Venom
Relationship: Eddie Brock/Venom Symbiote; Eddie Brock & Venom Symbiote
Current fandom of my heart! I adore the movie and have dabbled in reading the comics. I'm happy for you to base your fic on just the movie, or a meld of comics and movie. I’m also a fan of the other characters in the movie -- Annie, Dan, Mrs Chen in particular -- so if you want to include any of them go right ahead. If you need a few extra characters, you're welcome to pick one or two from the larger Marvel-verse as well -- my faves are Fury, Captain Marvel, Thor, Korg, Falcon, and Black Widow. Yes, I do like Spider-man, but I don't generally like Venom fics with him in them, as the balance nearly always shifts away from Eddie and Venom; please only use Spider-man judiciously if you decide he's needed. If you want to see what I've made and recced in this fandom, you can find it under the Venom tag here on DW, or over on my Ao3. I will eat up literally anything in this fandom/pairing.
Specific prompts: Venom and Eddie have an adventure in space. Venom and Eddie meet differently. Eddie and Venom are outed, and what follows (the media frenzy, the Avengers getting interested, etc). Eddie and Venom investigate a story. Earth is invaded by aliens, and how Eddie & Venom react.
Original Work
Okay, so a lot of the tags I've picked for this are influenced by other fandoms I enjoy reading in, like Venom and Star Trek (TOS and AOS), but also fandoms that weren't eligible for Space Swap, like Good Omens. This is not me asking you to make secret Good Omens fic by any other name, but if you're a vidder or artist, I figure knowing that could be of help in finding source footage or models (esp with Tennant having been the Doctor). Basically, I'm interested in how mystical/religious beliefs and/or powers play out in space, but less in a space opera way (which I adore by the way -- points at icon), and more in a practical, "We take this stuff for granted as real, and this is how we negotiate space with that being the case" kind of attitude. I'd particularly enjoy something that is both based in a level of realism and funny, even if you end up going wildly speculative -- think Terry Pratchett and the way he used comedy to make clever points about established rules/norms in his fantasy works. That kind of thing, but in space! With magic! :)
Specific prompts: Angel and demon explore space; Creating the stars or other celestial bodies; Different Sapient Species Living Together; Galactic Law; Magic systems in space; Mythology of alien society; Serpentine aliens.
Star Trek: Alternate Original Series
Character: James T. Kirk
Relationship: James Kirk & Spock & Bones (AOS); James Kirk/Spock (AOS)
Specific prompt: What I really want is something about Kirk and Tarsus IV. I'd prefer an adventure (in space!) while he's captain, in which that experience comes into play. And even more so if there are some positives to come out of having to re-engage with the trauma -- a new peace about it, a new understanding of his child self and what he went through, that kind of thing. As this is AOS, and Spock has now also experienced the traumatic loss of a planet full of people, it would also be interesting if their new realisation of common ground could be explored too. I'm also a fan of Kirk's friendship with Bones. It's Kirk's experience that I'd like to be the focus, but it doesn't have to be adult Kirk if you'd rather explore it another way. If you'd prefer to write an academy fic, or even Kirk as a child still on Tarsus or just after being rescued, that would also be great.
Doctor Who
Character: Thirteenth Doctor
I love 13. Anything you make with her in space having an adventure will please me. I would love a space adventure with any of the current TARDIS team, the TARDIS itself, and/or K9. Any way you choose to approach this is good with me. I'm also particularly fond of Jack Harkness, so if you want to make Jack and 13 besties, I'd cry tears of joy.
The Wandering Earth
This is one of those requests I make on a whim sometimes, as I doubt anyone will be interested. I'm adding it because it was a spectacular movie and deserves love. I've been looking for this movie on DVD but can't find it, so you probably can't either. But if you can, I would adore a vid from this source! So much! I doubt it's possible, but a gal can dream. I'm currently reading the book, so any other kind of fanwork you make inspired by the movie or book would be delightful too. This entry was originally posted at https://cupidsbow.dreamwidth.org/457908.html.