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General Likes
Ladies. Lady relationships in any form - loving and supporting each other as friends or lovers or family. One thing that I care strongly about is passing the Bechdel test. Are women talking to each other about something other than a guy? Then chances are I'm pretty happy. Domestic fic. Messy people making the best of things; messy people falling in love with equally messy people and finding that things work. Gen. Mental illnesses discussed honestly and without shaming. Nonsexual kinks. Dragons. Behind the Scenes filler-fic, that tell us something we didn't already know; like inside jokes the audience have to guess at. Families. Messed-up families and fluffy families. Found families. Found daughter/father stories. Origin stories. Lyrical use of language. Non-linear storytelling. Character studies with no discernible plot. Arranged marriages. Coffee shop AUs. Fairy Tale AUs. Time-jump AU's. Cracky-AU's of all kinds as long as the characterization is strong. Gender-swap (either spontaneous in-fic gender combustion, or AU in which the genders are flipped). Angst (with purpose). Established relationships. Everyday scenarios (shopping, dentist trips, doing their taxes, etc.) Literary references or allusions. Richard Siken. FAIRY TALES. Self-aware characters OR unreliable narrators. I especially love characters that know what story they are in. Silly, not-perfect-first-sex. When it comes to sex/kink, I like full/explicit consent with understanding and people enjoying themselves/having fun.
General Dislikes
I especially don't like noncon/dubcon (unless in an a/b/o universe that is honestly and carefully handled). Narratives that emphasize women needing to 'change' in order to become worthy of someone - or women 'learning' that they haven't treated the men in their lives well. Anything to do with women's arcs and character needs being placed in subservience to the plot and/or man. Explicit torture, gaslighting, possessive/abusive/manipulative behavior framed as romantic, rape, character death, dark endings with no hope, first-person POV, incest, cheating, slut-shaming, victim-blaming.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dawn, Buffy, Tara
If there is one character in the world that I will defend to my very last breath - it is Dawn Summers. IF you choose to write a fic that focuses on Buffy or Tara; please do so in a way that does not belittle or bash Dawn. I ship Buffy/Tara - but you definitely do not have to go that route. I will say that Dawn/Tara slash is completely off-limits for me. It's basically the only lady/Dawn pairing in the fandom that I don't like.
What I'd really love for this fandom/these ladies is everyday domestics. AU's are totally okay with me. All-human AU's I like. Do not underestimate how much TAXES is a huge kink for me. Which means you can go big OR small with me: tiny detailed fic about doing the dishes or an elaborate high-fantasy AU with wings.
Hart of Dixie: Zoe, Lemon, Annabeth
What I love about this show is how much everyone loves each other all the time and while there's angst, they always support each other. I also am desperately fond of all the ladies. Even Cricket. Yes, Cricket. Honestly you could write anything about any of these ladies and I'd be tickled. Lemon and Annabeth getting their nails done? Sure. Rose and Magnolia concoct a scheme? Yes. Zoe and Lemon fall madly in love? YES. Some sort of wacky-AU where all the Belles and Zoe are transported to the Old South and have to deal with the ramifications of their idealism? Hell yes. Lemon Breeland is the Doctor and Annabeth is her companion? Count me in. Rose and Magnolia find themselves in Narnia? I'd love it. Wanda writing a To-Do list for the day? *swoon*You seriously could not disappoint me with this - any of the girls bonding or just living their lives and I will be totally happy.
Psy-Changeling: Brenna, Sahara, Sienna, Nikita
Shopping. Teasing. Group dates. Laughing about Psy-men. Laughing about men. Emails. ANYTHING. Literally anything. Give me the women of this series talking to each other and supporting each other that is ALL I want. This request is super small because I'm open to literally anything. (Please no emphasis on the romantic relationships of these ladies.)
Roswell: Liz, Maria, Ava, Tess
I just started a rewatch and am FULL of FEELINGS. Primarily of the Liz/Tess and Liz/Ava variety. But also of the: Liz is a scientist, Maria is a poet, Tess&Ava are QUEENS. What I'm really, really desperate for is 'on the run' post-canon fic; negotiating the world from the back of a van. But I'm also okay with huge AU's - they all go to the home planet and fight a war (Maria is a general, Liz is a doctor, they win the war, they lose the war, they find another war, they finally understand the politics and decide there's a third party that needs defending, war-fic basically). Or in-canon girl-time. But would probably love best some post-canon speculation fic particularly. Boys playing background roles at best. I love all these ladies equally - no bashing, no belittling, no fighting between ladies, absolutely no Liz/Tess rivalry.
The Walking Dead: Carol, Beth, Andrea, Michonne
Andrea's death hurt the most. That's what you need to know about me and this series. Go wherever you want, do whatever you must. Special props will go to the author that digs into Carol's abusive past, or Michonne's elegant past. Anything that treats Beth and Andrea with respect. I am a brand new baby in this fandom - as in: at this moment I still exist in a reality in which Beth is alive. That will be solved by week's end, but it means that I don't know yet the fic tropes and what fandom what likes to do with these characters - so anything and everything you give me will be my first step into fic for these characters, it will all be great. If there's a trope or fanon lore that you've seen a million times and want to take a crack at yourself: go for it. Give me AU's, give me fix-it fics, give me silly moments, give me cracky happy, give me angst. I will take it all.
General Likes
Ladies. Lady relationships in any form - loving and supporting each other as friends or lovers or family. One thing that I care strongly about is passing the Bechdel test. Are women talking to each other about something other than a guy? Then chances are I'm pretty happy. Domestic fic. Messy people making the best of things; messy people falling in love with equally messy people and finding that things work. Gen. Mental illnesses discussed honestly and without shaming. Nonsexual kinks. Dragons. Behind the Scenes filler-fic, that tell us something we didn't already know; like inside jokes the audience have to guess at. Families. Messed-up families and fluffy families. Found families. Found daughter/father stories. Origin stories. Lyrical use of language. Non-linear storytelling. Character studies with no discernible plot. Arranged marriages. Coffee shop AUs. Fairy Tale AUs. Time-jump AU's. Cracky-AU's of all kinds as long as the characterization is strong. Gender-swap (either spontaneous in-fic gender combustion, or AU in which the genders are flipped). Angst (with purpose). Established relationships. Everyday scenarios (shopping, dentist trips, doing their taxes, etc.) Literary references or allusions. Richard Siken. FAIRY TALES. Self-aware characters OR unreliable narrators. I especially love characters that know what story they are in. Silly, not-perfect-first-sex. When it comes to sex/kink, I like full/explicit consent with understanding and people enjoying themselves/having fun.
General Dislikes
I especially don't like noncon/dubcon (unless in an a/b/o universe that is honestly and carefully handled). Narratives that emphasize women needing to 'change' in order to become worthy of someone - or women 'learning' that they haven't treated the men in their lives well. Anything to do with women's arcs and character needs being placed in subservience to the plot and/or man. Explicit torture, gaslighting, possessive/abusive/manipulative behavior framed as romantic, rape, character death, dark endings with no hope, first-person POV, incest, cheating, slut-shaming, victim-blaming.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Dawn, Buffy, Tara
If there is one character in the world that I will defend to my very last breath - it is Dawn Summers. IF you choose to write a fic that focuses on Buffy or Tara; please do so in a way that does not belittle or bash Dawn. I ship Buffy/Tara - but you definitely do not have to go that route. I will say that Dawn/Tara slash is completely off-limits for me. It's basically the only lady/Dawn pairing in the fandom that I don't like.
What I'd really love for this fandom/these ladies is everyday domestics. AU's are totally okay with me. All-human AU's I like. Do not underestimate how much TAXES is a huge kink for me. Which means you can go big OR small with me: tiny detailed fic about doing the dishes or an elaborate high-fantasy AU with wings.
Hart of Dixie: Zoe, Lemon, Annabeth
What I love about this show is how much everyone loves each other all the time and while there's angst, they always support each other. I also am desperately fond of all the ladies. Even Cricket. Yes, Cricket. Honestly you could write anything about any of these ladies and I'd be tickled. Lemon and Annabeth getting their nails done? Sure. Rose and Magnolia concoct a scheme? Yes. Zoe and Lemon fall madly in love? YES. Some sort of wacky-AU where all the Belles and Zoe are transported to the Old South and have to deal with the ramifications of their idealism? Hell yes. Lemon Breeland is the Doctor and Annabeth is her companion? Count me in. Rose and Magnolia find themselves in Narnia? I'd love it. Wanda writing a To-Do list for the day? *swoon*You seriously could not disappoint me with this - any of the girls bonding or just living their lives and I will be totally happy.
Psy-Changeling: Brenna, Sahara, Sienna, Nikita
Shopping. Teasing. Group dates. Laughing about Psy-men. Laughing about men. Emails. ANYTHING. Literally anything. Give me the women of this series talking to each other and supporting each other that is ALL I want. This request is super small because I'm open to literally anything. (Please no emphasis on the romantic relationships of these ladies.)
Roswell: Liz, Maria, Ava, Tess
I just started a rewatch and am FULL of FEELINGS. Primarily of the Liz/Tess and Liz/Ava variety. But also of the: Liz is a scientist, Maria is a poet, Tess&Ava are QUEENS. What I'm really, really desperate for is 'on the run' post-canon fic; negotiating the world from the back of a van. But I'm also okay with huge AU's - they all go to the home planet and fight a war (Maria is a general, Liz is a doctor, they win the war, they lose the war, they find another war, they finally understand the politics and decide there's a third party that needs defending, war-fic basically). Or in-canon girl-time. But would probably love best some post-canon speculation fic particularly. Boys playing background roles at best. I love all these ladies equally - no bashing, no belittling, no fighting between ladies, absolutely no Liz/Tess rivalry.
The Walking Dead: Carol, Beth, Andrea, Michonne
Andrea's death hurt the most. That's what you need to know about me and this series. Go wherever you want, do whatever you must. Special props will go to the author that digs into Carol's abusive past, or Michonne's elegant past. Anything that treats Beth and Andrea with respect. I am a brand new baby in this fandom - as in: at this moment I still exist in a reality in which Beth is alive. That will be solved by week's end, but it means that I don't know yet the fic tropes and what fandom what likes to do with these characters - so anything and everything you give me will be my first step into fic for these characters, it will all be great. If there's a trope or fanon lore that you've seen a million times and want to take a crack at yourself: go for it. Give me AU's, give me fix-it fics, give me silly moments, give me cracky happy, give me angst. I will take it all.