Dear Author Letter (Rare Male Slash Exchange 2017)
(A letter for Rare Male Slash Exchange 2017)
Dear author,
Thank you so much for doing this! I’m very glad we got paired up :)
Here is a list of my likes and dislikes to give you an idea of what I like to read, and what I avoid:
LIKES: Fluff, hurt/comfort (with focus on comfort), humour, adventures, banter, fics about asexuality/asexual characters, AUs, happy endings, fix-it fics, first times, get together, fake marriages/relationships becoming real, misunderstandings, curtain!fics, 5 + 1 Things
DISLIKES: Rape/non-con, dub-con, genderbend, slave!fic, A/B/O, mpreg (kid fics in general aren't really my thing), demonising female characters, character/ship bashing, underage, abusive relationships presented as romantic, infidelity, harming/death of animals (including hunting etc.), heavy angst without happy ending, graphic torture, unrequited love, de-aging, ageplay, historical AUs, major character death/death!fic, break up!fic, amnesia!fic, pain-play, humiliation, heavy BDSM, crossdressing
As for the requested fandoms, I came up with 3 prompts for each requested pairing, just in case you needed some inspiration, but feel free to come up with your own ideas, too, of course :)
DARK MATTER
Pairings Requested: Six | Griffin Jones/Three | Marcus Boone
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: One, One/Two, One/Three, any One pairings, really
Prompts:
- 3 times Three had to be talked into working with Six, and 1 time Three wanted to team up with him
- huddling for warmth and working things out while waiting for the rest of the team to rescue them
- Six and Three have to go undercover as a couple somewhere, which leads to various revelations
DRAGON AGE
Pairings Requested: Blackwall/Dorian Pavus, Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Inquisitor/Cullen, Cullen pairings, Inquisitor/Solas, sacrificing the Chargers, asshole!Inquisitor
Prompts:
- Blackwall/Dorian Pavus - post-Trespasser, Blackwall goes to Tevinter with Dorian/joins Dorian in Tevinter after some time
- Blackwall/Dorian Pavus - Blackwall courts Dorian and Dorian doesn’t know how to react since he’s not used to public displays of affection; misunderstandings ensue
- Blackwall/Dorian Pavus - Blackwall and Dorian are stranded in some cold place together and Dorian is not dealing with the situation well
- Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole - Cole asks various people for advice on how can he show Krem that he cares about him
- Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole - 3 times Krem saved Cole and 1 time Cole saved Krem
- Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole - Cole is very tactile and Krem really doesn’t mind, even if Cole should probably work on his timing
THE FLASH
Pairings Requested: Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart, Hartley Rathaway/Wally West, Leonard Snart/Wally West
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Barry/Iris (I like their friendship though), disrespecting/dismissing Iris, Hartley and Leonard being heartless bad guys
Prompts:
- Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart - their relationship starts as a one night stand, but then Hartley joins the Rogues and complications/hilarity ensue
- Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart - 3 times Hartley “borrowed” Leonard’s parka
- Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart - Leonard likes how bossy and confident Hartley is
- Hartley Rathaway/Wally West - Wally invites Hartley to dinner with Joe, Iris and Barry
- Hartley Rathaway/Wally West - friendly competition leads to unexpected confessions
- Hartley Rathaway/Wally West - any hurt/comfort scenario in which Hartley comforts Wally
- Leonard Snart/Wally West - Team Flash (including Joe and Iris) accidentally finds out about Wally and Leonard’s relationship
- Leonard Snart/Wally West - how Leonard and Wally ended up dating
- Leonard Snart/Wally West - Leonard didn’t pay much attention to Wally until Wally helped him to save Lisa from danger
HARRY POTTER
Pairings Requested: Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape, Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley, Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Harry Potter, any Harry pairings, Percy/Penelope, Percy/Audrey, Percy as a villain of the story, Slytherins as villains of the story, canon plotlines post-Book 4 (including the Epilogue, and characters and couples established in the Epilogue - I’d prefer if those didn’t appear at all)
Prompts:
- Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt - the first time Alastor asked Kingsley to dance with him
- Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt - Kingsley decides that they both deserve a night off
- Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt - AU in which Alastor is Kingsley’s bodyguard
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape - they start dating when they’re both Hogwarts students
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape - 5 times Kingsley asked Severus out on a date and 1 time Severus finally agreed to go with him
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape -Kingsley is there for Severus after a difficult day at work
- Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley - Charlie tells Severus he’s asexual
- Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley - Charlie talks Severus into attending family dinner at the Burrow
- Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley - Charlie hears someone insulting Severus or talking awful things about Charlie and Severus’s relationship, and he intervenes
- Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley - Ron blushes every time he looks at Viktor (he can’t help it, okay?), and one evening Viktor confronts him about it
- Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley - Ron feels self-conscious after he hears some random people talk about how attractive Viktor is
- Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley - Viktor asks Ron to play Quidditch with him and the practice turns into a date
KINGSMAN
Pairings Requested: James | Lancelot/Percival, Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Roxy as Percival’s or James’ daughter
Prompts:
- James | Lancelot/Percival - James survives and has a difficult time dealing with the fact that he’s not an agent anymore, but fortunately Percival is there for him
- James | Lancelot/Percival - 5 times they almost kissed and 1 time they finally did
- James | Lancelot/Percival - Percival can’t believe James’ bad pick-up lines seem to be working on him
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - library!AU in which Merlin is a librarian
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - during a difficult mission Eggsy accidentally finds out Merlin has claustrophobia
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - 3 times Merlin saved Eggsy and 1 times Eggsy saved Merlin
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)
Pairings Requested: Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks, Red Harvest/Teddy Q
Prompts:
- Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks - 5 times Billy comforted Goodnight after a nightmare and 1 time Goodnight comforted Billy
- Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks - Goodnight really doesn’t mind losing bets/games against Billy
- Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks - AU in which Billy is a yoga instructor
- Red Harvest/Teddy Q - Teddy can’t stop watching Red Harvest, and usually he manages to look away before anyone might notice, until he learns that he’s not as subtle as he thought he was
- Red Harvest/Teddy Q - watching the stars together
- Red Harvest/Teddy Q - modern!AU in which Red Harvest's mail keeps coming to the wrong address, and Teddy really doesn't mind bringing it to him
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
Pairings Requested: James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa, Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta, Peter Quill/Garthan Saal, T'Challa/Sam Wilson
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Clint/Natasha, Steve/Tony, Peter/Gamora, Loki, Sam and Bucky hating each other and being cruel to one other, plotlines focusing on HYDRA, Yondu or Kraglin being cruel
Prompts:
- James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa - T’Challa tries to woo Bucky, but Bucky is oblivious; or is he?
- James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa - T’Challa finds Bucky training/sparring distracting
- James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa - attempting to cook together in Bucky’s (or Sam’s?) small kitchen
- Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta - fix-it fic; Yondu survives and “comes back” after the second movie, just in time to save Kraglin (and the Guardians) from danger
- Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta - the first time Kraglin spent the night in Yondu’s bed instead of leaving right away
- Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta - Kraglin gets hurt while protecting Yondu during one of the jobs, and Yondu is not handling it well
- Peter Quill/Garthan Saal - Peter and Garthan get handcuffed together by accident and have to work together to get out of trouble
- Peter Quill/Garthan Saal - Peter finds a new hobby, trying to make Garthan smile at him
- Peter Quill/Garthan Saal - 3 times Garthan almost caught Peter, and 1 time he let him get away (but Peter came back anyway)
- T'Challa/Sam Wilson - T’Challa finds Sam’s sense of humour and confidence intriguing
- T'Challa/Sam Wilson - nurse!Sam AU in which T’Challa visits his friend Steve at the hospital, and meets Sam there
- T'Challa/Sam Wilson - bakery!AU in which one day Prince T’Challa enters Sam’s bakery
STAR TREK: ALTERNATE ORIGINAL SERIES
Pairings Requested: Ben Sulu/Hikaru Sulu
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: McCoy/Chekov, McCoy/Uhura, Sulu/Chekov, and I’m not a fan of Kirk/Spock, Kirk/Uhura and Spock/Uhura
Prompts:
- Hikaru and Ben spend their first shore leave together (later known as Ben Accidentally Meets the Enterprise Crew)
- AU in which Hikaru and Ben meet on the Enterprise
- their first date does not go according to plan, but they don’t really mind
CROSSOVERS
Pairings Requested: Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Sherlock/John, John Watson, Harry Potter, Percy as a villain of the fic, cruel/asshole!Mycroft
Prompts:
- Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt - the moment when casual meetings turn into something deeper
- Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt - because of the importance of their respective jobs Mycroft and Kingsley keep their relationship a secret, but someone finds out about it somehow and threatens/blackmails one of them
- Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt - Kingsley is one of not many people who manage to surprise Mycroft
- Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley - Percy introduces Mycroft to his family
- Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley - Percy is nervous about spending the night at Mycroft’s place for the first time
- Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley - Percy is kidnapped by one of Mycroft’s enemies (fortunately he has magic at his disposal)
That would be all, I believe. I hope you find the letter helpful, author, and thank you again!
Dear author,
Thank you so much for doing this! I’m very glad we got paired up :)
Here is a list of my likes and dislikes to give you an idea of what I like to read, and what I avoid:
LIKES: Fluff, hurt/comfort (with focus on comfort), humour, adventures, banter, fics about asexuality/asexual characters, AUs, happy endings, fix-it fics, first times, get together, fake marriages/relationships becoming real, misunderstandings, curtain!fics, 5 + 1 Things
DISLIKES: Rape/non-con, dub-con, genderbend, slave!fic, A/B/O, mpreg (kid fics in general aren't really my thing), demonising female characters, character/ship bashing, underage, abusive relationships presented as romantic, infidelity, harming/death of animals (including hunting etc.), heavy angst without happy ending, graphic torture, unrequited love, de-aging, ageplay, historical AUs, major character death/death!fic, break up!fic, amnesia!fic, pain-play, humiliation, heavy BDSM, crossdressing
As for the requested fandoms, I came up with 3 prompts for each requested pairing, just in case you needed some inspiration, but feel free to come up with your own ideas, too, of course :)
DARK MATTER
Pairings Requested: Six | Griffin Jones/Three | Marcus Boone
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: One, One/Two, One/Three, any One pairings, really
Prompts:
- 3 times Three had to be talked into working with Six, and 1 time Three wanted to team up with him
- huddling for warmth and working things out while waiting for the rest of the team to rescue them
- Six and Three have to go undercover as a couple somewhere, which leads to various revelations
DRAGON AGE
Pairings Requested: Blackwall/Dorian Pavus, Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Inquisitor/Cullen, Cullen pairings, Inquisitor/Solas, sacrificing the Chargers, asshole!Inquisitor
Prompts:
- Blackwall/Dorian Pavus - post-Trespasser, Blackwall goes to Tevinter with Dorian/joins Dorian in Tevinter after some time
- Blackwall/Dorian Pavus - Blackwall courts Dorian and Dorian doesn’t know how to react since he’s not used to public displays of affection; misunderstandings ensue
- Blackwall/Dorian Pavus - Blackwall and Dorian are stranded in some cold place together and Dorian is not dealing with the situation well
- Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole - Cole asks various people for advice on how can he show Krem that he cares about him
- Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole - 3 times Krem saved Cole and 1 time Cole saved Krem
- Cremisius "Krem" Aclassi/Cole - Cole is very tactile and Krem really doesn’t mind, even if Cole should probably work on his timing
THE FLASH
Pairings Requested: Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart, Hartley Rathaway/Wally West, Leonard Snart/Wally West
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Barry/Iris (I like their friendship though), disrespecting/dismissing Iris, Hartley and Leonard being heartless bad guys
Prompts:
- Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart - their relationship starts as a one night stand, but then Hartley joins the Rogues and complications/hilarity ensue
- Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart - 3 times Hartley “borrowed” Leonard’s parka
- Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart - Leonard likes how bossy and confident Hartley is
- Hartley Rathaway/Wally West - Wally invites Hartley to dinner with Joe, Iris and Barry
- Hartley Rathaway/Wally West - friendly competition leads to unexpected confessions
- Hartley Rathaway/Wally West - any hurt/comfort scenario in which Hartley comforts Wally
- Leonard Snart/Wally West - Team Flash (including Joe and Iris) accidentally finds out about Wally and Leonard’s relationship
- Leonard Snart/Wally West - how Leonard and Wally ended up dating
- Leonard Snart/Wally West - Leonard didn’t pay much attention to Wally until Wally helped him to save Lisa from danger
HARRY POTTER
Pairings Requested: Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape, Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley, Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Harry Potter, any Harry pairings, Percy/Penelope, Percy/Audrey, Percy as a villain of the story, Slytherins as villains of the story, canon plotlines post-Book 4 (including the Epilogue, and characters and couples established in the Epilogue - I’d prefer if those didn’t appear at all)
Prompts:
- Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt - the first time Alastor asked Kingsley to dance with him
- Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt - Kingsley decides that they both deserve a night off
- Alastor Moody/Kingsley Shacklebolt - AU in which Alastor is Kingsley’s bodyguard
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape - they start dating when they’re both Hogwarts students
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape - 5 times Kingsley asked Severus out on a date and 1 time Severus finally agreed to go with him
- Kingsley Shacklebolt/Severus Snape -Kingsley is there for Severus after a difficult day at work
- Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley - Charlie tells Severus he’s asexual
- Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley - Charlie talks Severus into attending family dinner at the Burrow
- Severus Snape/Charlie Weasley - Charlie hears someone insulting Severus or talking awful things about Charlie and Severus’s relationship, and he intervenes
- Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley - Ron blushes every time he looks at Viktor (he can’t help it, okay?), and one evening Viktor confronts him about it
- Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley - Ron feels self-conscious after he hears some random people talk about how attractive Viktor is
- Viktor Krum/Ron Weasley - Viktor asks Ron to play Quidditch with him and the practice turns into a date
KINGSMAN
Pairings Requested: James | Lancelot/Percival, Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Roxy as Percival’s or James’ daughter
Prompts:
- James | Lancelot/Percival - James survives and has a difficult time dealing with the fact that he’s not an agent anymore, but fortunately Percival is there for him
- James | Lancelot/Percival - 5 times they almost kissed and 1 time they finally did
- James | Lancelot/Percival - Percival can’t believe James’ bad pick-up lines seem to be working on him
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - library!AU in which Merlin is a librarian
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - during a difficult mission Eggsy accidentally finds out Merlin has claustrophobia
- Merlin/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin - 3 times Merlin saved Eggsy and 1 times Eggsy saved Merlin
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)
Pairings Requested: Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks, Red Harvest/Teddy Q
Prompts:
- Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks - 5 times Billy comforted Goodnight after a nightmare and 1 time Goodnight comforted Billy
- Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks - Goodnight really doesn’t mind losing bets/games against Billy
- Goodnight Robicheaux/Billy Rocks - AU in which Billy is a yoga instructor
- Red Harvest/Teddy Q - Teddy can’t stop watching Red Harvest, and usually he manages to look away before anyone might notice, until he learns that he’s not as subtle as he thought he was
- Red Harvest/Teddy Q - watching the stars together
- Red Harvest/Teddy Q - modern!AU in which Red Harvest's mail keeps coming to the wrong address, and Teddy really doesn't mind bringing it to him
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
Pairings Requested: James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa, Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta, Peter Quill/Garthan Saal, T'Challa/Sam Wilson
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Clint/Natasha, Steve/Tony, Peter/Gamora, Loki, Sam and Bucky hating each other and being cruel to one other, plotlines focusing on HYDRA, Yondu or Kraglin being cruel
Prompts:
- James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa - T’Challa tries to woo Bucky, but Bucky is oblivious; or is he?
- James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa - T’Challa finds Bucky training/sparring distracting
- James "Bucky" Barnes/T'Challa - attempting to cook together in Bucky’s (or Sam’s?) small kitchen
- Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta - fix-it fic; Yondu survives and “comes back” after the second movie, just in time to save Kraglin (and the Guardians) from danger
- Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta - the first time Kraglin spent the night in Yondu’s bed instead of leaving right away
- Kraglin Obfonteri/Yondu Udonta - Kraglin gets hurt while protecting Yondu during one of the jobs, and Yondu is not handling it well
- Peter Quill/Garthan Saal - Peter and Garthan get handcuffed together by accident and have to work together to get out of trouble
- Peter Quill/Garthan Saal - Peter finds a new hobby, trying to make Garthan smile at him
- Peter Quill/Garthan Saal - 3 times Garthan almost caught Peter, and 1 time he let him get away (but Peter came back anyway)
- T'Challa/Sam Wilson - T’Challa finds Sam’s sense of humour and confidence intriguing
- T'Challa/Sam Wilson - nurse!Sam AU in which T’Challa visits his friend Steve at the hospital, and meets Sam there
- T'Challa/Sam Wilson - bakery!AU in which one day Prince T’Challa enters Sam’s bakery
STAR TREK: ALTERNATE ORIGINAL SERIES
Pairings Requested: Ben Sulu/Hikaru Sulu
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: McCoy/Chekov, McCoy/Uhura, Sulu/Chekov, and I’m not a fan of Kirk/Spock, Kirk/Uhura and Spock/Uhura
Prompts:
- Hikaru and Ben spend their first shore leave together (later known as Ben Accidentally Meets the Enterprise Crew)
- AU in which Hikaru and Ben meet on the Enterprise
- their first date does not go according to plan, but they don’t really mind
CROSSOVERS
Pairings Requested: Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt, Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley
Fandom-specific Do Not Wants: Sherlock/John, John Watson, Harry Potter, Percy as a villain of the fic, cruel/asshole!Mycroft
Prompts:
- Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt - the moment when casual meetings turn into something deeper
- Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt - because of the importance of their respective jobs Mycroft and Kingsley keep their relationship a secret, but someone finds out about it somehow and threatens/blackmails one of them
- Mycroft Holmes/Kingsley Shacklebolt - Kingsley is one of not many people who manage to surprise Mycroft
- Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley - Percy introduces Mycroft to his family
- Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley - Percy is nervous about spending the night at Mycroft’s place for the first time
- Mycroft Holmes/Percy Weasley - Percy is kidnapped by one of Mycroft’s enemies (fortunately he has magic at his disposal)
That would be all, I believe. I hope you find the letter helpful, author, and thank you again!