dear Sutcliff Swap writer!
Dear writer! Thank you for offering to create a fanwork for one of these obscure-ish sources. Please be reassured that I will be equally happy whichever you choose, because I love all these worlds and these characters very, very much.
Some general stuff about my tastes: Explicit sex (slash, het, or femslash) is okay, non-explicit sex is okay, no sex is okay, but any sex should be in believable language for these historical sources, and there should be more to the story than just PWP. UST, gen, whatever. It's all good.
I have made some prompts and suggestions, but feel free to take things in whatever direction you like and/or include characters I haven't mentioned. My favorite things about Sutcliff stories are the strong relationships and loyalties, the way her characters care fiercely about the things and people and ideals that are important to them, and the sense of place and time created through thoughtful description of the natural world. I like: historical detail, scenery porn, non-explicitly-detailed sex, ghost stories, supernatural elements, what-if AUs, original characters. Unhappy endings and character deaths are fine if they're appropriate.
Warrior Scarlet: either more about Vortrix and his very close relationship with Drem (is he tortured by having saved Drem while ruining his coming-of-age ceremony? How does he feel when he flays the wolf and finds that it was Drem's? Vortrix/Drem would be lovely, but is not required) or Blai, and her finding a place in the tribe (not just as Drem's girlfriend, please!).
The Shining Company: I would love to see the relationship between Prosper and Faelinn explored, maybe with ghosts, maybe with a canon AU. If you don't ship it, post-canon Prosper would make me happy. His adventures in Constantinople with Cynan would be amazing - I don't particularly ship Prosper/Cynan but I wouldn't mind it, or pair him with an OC, either slash or het. Or gen - gen is great!
Blood Feud: Viking adventures! I'd prefer gen in this fandom, though mention of canonical relationships is fine, and the relationship of Jestyn and Thormod can be vaguely slashy (as in canon). Something in Kiev, or on the way to Constantinople, or in the Varangian Guard.
Crossposted from isis at Dreamwidth where there are
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Some general stuff about my tastes: Explicit sex (slash, het, or femslash) is okay, non-explicit sex is okay, no sex is okay, but any sex should be in believable language for these historical sources, and there should be more to the story than just PWP. UST, gen, whatever. It's all good.
I have made some prompts and suggestions, but feel free to take things in whatever direction you like and/or include characters I haven't mentioned. My favorite things about Sutcliff stories are the strong relationships and loyalties, the way her characters care fiercely about the things and people and ideals that are important to them, and the sense of place and time created through thoughtful description of the natural world. I like: historical detail, scenery porn, non-explicitly-detailed sex, ghost stories, supernatural elements, what-if AUs, original characters. Unhappy endings and character deaths are fine if they're appropriate.
Warrior Scarlet: either more about Vortrix and his very close relationship with Drem (is he tortured by having saved Drem while ruining his coming-of-age ceremony? How does he feel when he flays the wolf and finds that it was Drem's? Vortrix/Drem would be lovely, but is not required) or Blai, and her finding a place in the tribe (not just as Drem's girlfriend, please!).
The Shining Company: I would love to see the relationship between Prosper and Faelinn explored, maybe with ghosts, maybe with a canon AU. If you don't ship it, post-canon Prosper would make me happy. His adventures in Constantinople with Cynan would be amazing - I don't particularly ship Prosper/Cynan but I wouldn't mind it, or pair him with an OC, either slash or het. Or gen - gen is great!
Blood Feud: Viking adventures! I'd prefer gen in this fandom, though mention of canonical relationships is fine, and the relationship of Jestyn and Thormod can be vaguely slashy (as in canon). Something in Kiev, or on the way to Constantinople, or in the Varangian Guard.
Crossposted from isis at Dreamwidth where there are
comments. | Comment at Dreamwidth