Chocolate Box 2018 - Dear Choclatier Letter
The general stuff...
Likes
I like characters to be friends (or at least frenemies!). I like to see the progression of a friendship between newly-met characters who grow to like and trust each other over time, and eventually would do just about anything for each other, especially when they don't like each other all that much at first and their friendship is somewhat unexpected. I really enjoy people in relationships that grow from friendship, particularly if that's unexpected too. With established partners: how do they deal with daily life, how do they solve conflicts, how do they support and comfort each other when things don't go too well?
I'm particularly partial to humour, wit, sarcasm and silliness in my fic. I like characters with a shared sense of humour that tends towards the sarcastic, especially when used to express affection by people who aren't comfortable discussing 'feelings'. Awkward conversations that play out terribly, tonally incongruous humor, banter, bickering, friendly arguments, cutting commentary, subtle (or not so subtle) mockery, politeness or the pretense of it as veneer or weapon against the unaware are totally my bag. A story absolutely doesn’t have to be funny for me to like it, though: I like angst, arguments, seemingly unrequited longing, and heartache in small doses, as long as there’s a happy ending.
I love epistolary fic - not necessarily just in the form of actual letters; in a modern setting voicemail, emails, texts, blog posts, message board transcripts, Facebook or Twitter posts will work, in any combination. Diaries are good too.
I enjoy plot-driven stories and character-driven stories that focus on relationships. Plots that show off character are perfect - the best of both worlds! I like stories that span an hour and stories that span years.
Any rating is fine with me. I love romance, slow-burn UST to RST, first-time stories, porn - see note at the end of the general section about porn.
Back story, missing scene fic, established relationships, prequels, sequels, the same scene from different perspectives, fix-its, canon divergence will be loved. I love ‘five things’ type fics that show off significant moments in characters' lives. I love short fics, long fics, and anything else that takes your fancy. I love forced bed sharing, arranged or accidental marriages, and 'pretend' boyfriends.
Feel free to include characters that I didn't specifically ask for if they fit your story, but I'd prefer my requested character(s) to be the focus of the story.
I love crossovers (both sneaky and overt) and fusions where one set of characters are transplanted to another canonical universe. As long as I know the other canon or canons, I will be delighted. Feel free to use any interest in my profile that takes your fancy (or even more than one - the more the merrier); there are plenty to choose from!
Dislikes
DNWs
One of my biggest squicks to the point of phobia is pregnancy (male or female), so even if a canon might be expected to make a big deal out of it, please don't go there. In connection with this, no A/B/O please. Cruelty to/death of animals triggers the hell out of me, to the point that I can't read stories that mention it.
I really need a story with a happy ending. Some unhappy elements on the way or references to past hurts are fine if the outcome is happy, but nothing extremely dark, please, and don't make it the focus of the story.
Things I don't want include deathfic (excluding those canons involving canon conflict, though I would prefer OC death rather than canon character death), noncon, dubcon, torture, abuse, A/B/O, infidelity, any other type of partner betrayal, character bashing, kidfic, embarrassment/humiliation and certain kinks (bodily waste in a sexual context, blood, lifestyle D/s, age-play, knotting and bestiality).
Not exactly a dislike, but...
I tend to have a problem with AUs in that the further away an AU gets from canon, the more difficulty I have 'seeing' the characters in my mind's eye. This is especially true if the setting of the AU necessitates tinkering with the characters' names.
Now the specific stuff (these requests are in no particular preference order, BTW) :-
Chanur Series - CJ Cherryh
Any
Fanfic
I love the way that CJ Cherryh came up with species who have their own distinct worldview and way of thinking. The books are written from the hani point of view. It would be fascinating to read about events in the books from the point of view of Skkukuk, one or both of Jik and Goldtooth, or from Tully's point of view - how he copes with the new places he's been thrust into and people he has to deal with. Khym's position as the first spacer hani male is intriguing - how he adjusts to it and finds his way into a relationship with the crew of the Pride.
Crossover Fandom
Samuel Vimes (Discworld novels) & the One Ring (LOTR)
Fanfic
This is an amazing relationship. It's one that would never have occurred to me, but as soon as I saw it I had to request it.
There are SO MANY questions about this! How did the One Ring get to the Discworld? How did Samuel Vimes get hold of it? What does the Ring (or Sauron) want with the Discworld? How does it try to work on Vimes to get what it wants? Is he tempted or not? Maybe he ends up terrifying the Ring/Sauron. If the Ring got to the Discworld by accident, does Sauron send the Black Riders to look for it? What does Vimes think of them and how does he (perhaps helped by the rest of the Watch, who would be welcome in any story) deal with them? How do other people react to Vimes having the Ring (Vetinari would almost certainly find out about it, and Sybil might notice a change in Vimes' personality)?
Or any other story you want to tell - whatever it is, I'll love it!
MASH (TV)
B. J. Hunnicutt/Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce/Charles Emerson Winchester III
B. J. Hunnicutt/Charles Emerson Winchester III
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce/Charles Emerson Winchester III
Sidney Freedman & Father Francis Mulcahy
Sidney Freedman/Father Francis Mulcahy
Fanfic
For the relationships involving Charles, it would be interesting to see how they move from adversaries to lovers.
BJ and Charles always strike me as consummate tricksters, pranksters and con artists who complemented each other perfectly in the episodes where they teamed up. Perhaps they might get together against some serious threat to a member or members of the team, or to the 4077th as a whole, while realising that there could be more to their relationship.
Hawkeye and Charles are both experts at hiding their feelings, albeit in very different ways. Maybe while in the process of needling each other, hints of their true selves might slip out, leading to bonding.
And for the three of them together, any or all of the ideas above!
Sidney &/ Mulcahy - the two of them are both involved in counseling/comforting others, in different ways, but who can they turn to for support when they're the ones who need the counsel/comfort? I'd like to see the two of them turn to each other, with the relationship between them develop from professional, to friendship and perhaps to lovers, maybe while comparing the differences and similarities of the ways they do their jobs.
The Monkees (TV)
Any
Fanfic
I love the TV show Monkees! (I love them irl too, but the TV show characters are the ones that I'm interested in for fic and other purposes.) Make it a romp, have them taking on villains, whether knowingly or by accident, supporting each other with any problems they might have, hanging out together at the beach house, taking a drive in the Monkeemobile, playing a gig, generally just being friends and having fun. As far as ships are concerned, any pairing would be wonderful, but the four of them together is the relationship of my heart - just give me a big cuddly puppy pile of love! If you do go for a pairing, it would be nice if the other two were around and being supportive (or even paired up themselves).
Also, if you could write Peter as something along the lines of shy, really absent-minded and/or hopelessly innocent/naive rather than as thick as two short planks, I will love you forever!
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Charles Bingley/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Charles Bingley & Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice - Austen)
Charlotte Lucas/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Elizabeth Bennet & Catherine de Bourgh
Elizabeth Bennet/Charles Bingley
Jane Bennet & Elizabeth Bennet & Mary Bennet & Catherine Bennet & Lydia Bennet
Mary Bennet/William Collins (Pride and Prejudice - Austen)
Mr Bennet & Charles Bingley & Fitzwilliam Darcy
Mr Bennet/Charles Bingley/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Mr. Bennet/Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice - Austen)
Fanfic
Charles &/ Darcy
For this request, I'd love a fic set at the beginning of Darcy and Bingley's friendship. What was it about Bingley that first attracted Darcy's attention? I can't see Bingley's charm and good humour being sufficient in themselves. It would be great to see Charles surprise Darcy in a way that would earn his respect as well as his friendship.
Charlotte/Darcy, Elizabeth/Charles
I was idly wondering one day about the unlikeliest P&P pairings, and these are the two that intrigued me the most. If you are intrigued too, I'd love to read a fic about how either (or both) of them might get together.
Elizabeth Bennet & Lady Catherine
Lizzy and Lady C. are the Irresistable Force and the Immovable Object personified, though it can be difficult to tell which one is which. Could these two ever come to an understanding? How would they get there? And how much collateral damage would it cause to the Collinses, Darcys, Fitzwilliams and Bennets?
The Bennet sisters
I'd love to read about the daily lives of the sisters, and how they relate to one another. For instance, does Mary feel left out as her elder and younger sisters have so much in common, or are there areas where she can interact with them. What would a conversation between the five of them be like without either parent present? How do their relationships change after the marriages of Lydia, Jane and Lizzy? Do Mary and Kitty, the two left at home, become closer? Letters between the five of them would be interesting.
Mary/Mr Collins
Would a marriage between the two be as compatible and satisfying as would appear likely, or would Mary's bookishness and musical pursuits get in the way of housekeeping, and how would the two of them cope, with or without interference from Lady Catherine? What does Mary think about her new life?
Mr Bennet &/ Charles and Darcy
What might their relationship look like? Does Mr Bennet become a mentor to the two of them, or do they have a beneficial influence on his tendency to indolence - maybe both.
Yes, the / relationship is another of my unlikely relationships, why do you ask? :D But again, if it intrigues you too, do please go with it, though I'd prefer it not to end badly for Jane and Elizabeth (in whatever way you choose that to happen).
Mr Bennet/Mrs Bennet
I'd like some sort of happy relationship between the two of them - their courtship, perhaps. Or maybe Mrs Bennet calms down with three daughters married and eligible introductions likely coming the way of her other two, and she and Mr Bennet rekindle/kindle a good marriage. Or perhaps an AU where they get their marriage to work despite the incompatibilities they discover.
Siegfried and Roy RPF
Siegfried Fischbacher & Roy Horn
Siegfried Fischbacher/Roy Horn
Fanfic
I was lucky enough to see Siegfried & Roy's show in Las Vegas a couple of times in the 90s - I'd gone there to see the Moody Blues at Caesar's, and a friend told me that if I loved the Moodies I'd love S&R - and he was so right! The animals and the illusions were amazing, the staging and costumes were gorgeous, and the rapport between the two of them warmed the cockles of my shippy little heart.
From what I found out from googling the hell out of them when I got back from Vegas, their relationship was one of those 'secrets that everybody knows except the people who don't want to'. A few people said they'd split up and just had a business partnership, but I hoped that either it wasn't true or they'd get back together. I'd always meant to go back to Vegas to see them a 3rd time (and more), but then Roy had his accident :'-( I heard bits and pieces about them from time to time, and rewatched the DVDs I have of them and reread their autobiography (which is itself a masterpiece of misdirection). But then a little while ago I found and bought the magazine which had this 10-years-later interview (thank you ebay!) and it kicked my shippiness for them back into high gear:
http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2013/oct/03/siegfried-roy-int/
I was particularly taken with these comments from the interview:
Asked if the duo is like a couple married for decades, Siegfried swiftly agrees. “Ya,” he says. “It is 55 years for us. It was not always like this for us. We have had our ups and downs, but when I am home, it’s Roy’s home, too.”
“We are still a team,” Roy says, as if completing the thought.
How is the fable of Siegfried and Roy anything but a love story?
“It is that, yes,” Siegfried says. “I never realized I was good until I met Roy. I always just tried to be good, but I never really knew I was good until we became a team. The way I grew up, I really had no confidence in what I was doing.”
“I was once asked if I was happy, with all of the success we have had, and I said, ‘I am happy when I am onstage,’” Siegfried says. Then he stops walking. “Yes. Okay. But that is only three hours of a day, when we were onstage. The day has 24 hours. Now, I have to work and am working still to be 24 hours happy. It has worked, because I am with Roy. You know, even when we signed a contract, it was always ‘Siegfried & Roy,’ like a marriage.”
All of this started my hankering after fanfic for them. Possible ideas:
A story where they look back on the ups and downs they have had from where they are in the interview, at peace with their lives and each other and looking forward with hope for the future
A fix it fic where the accident didn't happen, or Roy recovered completely
Magical realism AU - they really are magicians/animal whisperers - either in a magical setting, or in real world (do they need to hide their abilities? How do they hide?) Please no werewolf AUs,
Soul-bonding would be interesting
Or any combination of these
Or any other fic you care to write - just let it end with them happily together :)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Julian Bashir & Mirror Julian Bashir
Julian Bashir/Elim Garak (DS9)
Julian Bashir/Mirror Julian Bashir
Julian Bashir/Mirror Julian Bashir/Elim Garak (DS9)
Fanfic
I love interactions between these three characters in any combination and situation. Getting together stories, or characters-against-the-Universe (heaven help the Universe!) would be good. What kind of shenanigans might the get up to on the Station, whether for business or pleasure, and what might their business be? Do they take an interest in the Mirror Universe? In what way (and what does Garak think about the competence - or otherwise - of his Mirror counterpart?)?
I like the concept of the two Bashirs being soulmates/soul-bonding, and in the case of the threesome would love Garak to be caught up in that in some way.
Star Trek: The Original Series
Christine Chapel & Geoffrey M'Benga & Leonard "Bones" McCoy (ST:TOS)
Geoffrey M'Benga & Leonard "Bones" McCoy (ST:TOS)
Geoffrey M'Benga & Spock (ST:TOS)
Fanfic
Doctor M"Benga was a fascinating character, and I wish he'd been used more in TOS. Any back-story for him would be welcome.
For the three medical staff, or for McCoy and M'Benga, their inter-relationship, and how they work together in the running of the Medical Department would be interesting. Do they socialize at all outside work, maybe getting together over a drink (in McCoy's office) to gossip about unusual or particularly annoying patients - especially Vulcan ones! How does McCoy feel about M'Benga's experience with Vulcan medicine - does he feel that M'Benga is butting in on -his- expertise with Spock-as-a-hybrid, or does he welcome not having to deal with Spock medically (or appreciate having back-up when Spock is being particularly obstinate)?
For Spock and M'Benga, how does Spock feel about a human with Vulcan medical experience? Does he trust M'Benga's expertise, or does he feel that a human cannot understand Vulcan anatomy and physiology sufficiently to be trusted with his care?
Star Trek - Various Authors
Ael t'Rllaillieu & Naraht (Star Trek - Various Authors)
Fanfic
I loved Ael's interactions with Naraht in the books and would like to see more of them, perhaps missing scenes from the novels, or perhaps Naraht might become the Horta ambassador to the Rihannsu. How would the two of them navigate (or ignore) diplomatic protocol?
US Politics RPF
Donald Trump & Impeachment (US Politics RPF)
Robert Mueller & Donald Trump (US Politics RPF)
Fanfic
What can I say? Both of these relationships are made in heaven :D Anything you want to write - Impeachment haunting Trump, Robert Mueller hounding him. Tell me all of it. Anthropomorfic of Trump & Impeachment would be wonderful. And if you want to combine Donald Trump & Robert Mueller & Impeachment, that would be great too.
Just anything!!!!!
This entry was originally posted at https://rosied.dreamwidth.org/11072.html.
Likes
I like characters to be friends (or at least frenemies!). I like to see the progression of a friendship between newly-met characters who grow to like and trust each other over time, and eventually would do just about anything for each other, especially when they don't like each other all that much at first and their friendship is somewhat unexpected. I really enjoy people in relationships that grow from friendship, particularly if that's unexpected too. With established partners: how do they deal with daily life, how do they solve conflicts, how do they support and comfort each other when things don't go too well?
I'm particularly partial to humour, wit, sarcasm and silliness in my fic. I like characters with a shared sense of humour that tends towards the sarcastic, especially when used to express affection by people who aren't comfortable discussing 'feelings'. Awkward conversations that play out terribly, tonally incongruous humor, banter, bickering, friendly arguments, cutting commentary, subtle (or not so subtle) mockery, politeness or the pretense of it as veneer or weapon against the unaware are totally my bag. A story absolutely doesn’t have to be funny for me to like it, though: I like angst, arguments, seemingly unrequited longing, and heartache in small doses, as long as there’s a happy ending.
I love epistolary fic - not necessarily just in the form of actual letters; in a modern setting voicemail, emails, texts, blog posts, message board transcripts, Facebook or Twitter posts will work, in any combination. Diaries are good too.
I enjoy plot-driven stories and character-driven stories that focus on relationships. Plots that show off character are perfect - the best of both worlds! I like stories that span an hour and stories that span years.
Any rating is fine with me. I love romance, slow-burn UST to RST, first-time stories, porn - see note at the end of the general section about porn.
Back story, missing scene fic, established relationships, prequels, sequels, the same scene from different perspectives, fix-its, canon divergence will be loved. I love ‘five things’ type fics that show off significant moments in characters' lives. I love short fics, long fics, and anything else that takes your fancy. I love forced bed sharing, arranged or accidental marriages, and 'pretend' boyfriends.
Feel free to include characters that I didn't specifically ask for if they fit your story, but I'd prefer my requested character(s) to be the focus of the story.
I love crossovers (both sneaky and overt) and fusions where one set of characters are transplanted to another canonical universe. As long as I know the other canon or canons, I will be delighted. Feel free to use any interest in my profile that takes your fancy (or even more than one - the more the merrier); there are plenty to choose from!
Dislikes
DNWs
One of my biggest squicks to the point of phobia is pregnancy (male or female), so even if a canon might be expected to make a big deal out of it, please don't go there. In connection with this, no A/B/O please. Cruelty to/death of animals triggers the hell out of me, to the point that I can't read stories that mention it.
I really need a story with a happy ending. Some unhappy elements on the way or references to past hurts are fine if the outcome is happy, but nothing extremely dark, please, and don't make it the focus of the story.
Things I don't want include deathfic (excluding those canons involving canon conflict, though I would prefer OC death rather than canon character death), noncon, dubcon, torture, abuse, A/B/O, infidelity, any other type of partner betrayal, character bashing, kidfic, embarrassment/humiliation and certain kinks (bodily waste in a sexual context, blood, lifestyle D/s, age-play, knotting and bestiality).
Not exactly a dislike, but...
I tend to have a problem with AUs in that the further away an AU gets from canon, the more difficulty I have 'seeing' the characters in my mind's eye. This is especially true if the setting of the AU necessitates tinkering with the characters' names.
Now the specific stuff (these requests are in no particular preference order, BTW) :-
Chanur Series - CJ Cherryh
Any
Fanfic
I love the way that CJ Cherryh came up with species who have their own distinct worldview and way of thinking. The books are written from the hani point of view. It would be fascinating to read about events in the books from the point of view of Skkukuk, one or both of Jik and Goldtooth, or from Tully's point of view - how he copes with the new places he's been thrust into and people he has to deal with. Khym's position as the first spacer hani male is intriguing - how he adjusts to it and finds his way into a relationship with the crew of the Pride.
Crossover Fandom
Samuel Vimes (Discworld novels) & the One Ring (LOTR)
Fanfic
This is an amazing relationship. It's one that would never have occurred to me, but as soon as I saw it I had to request it.
There are SO MANY questions about this! How did the One Ring get to the Discworld? How did Samuel Vimes get hold of it? What does the Ring (or Sauron) want with the Discworld? How does it try to work on Vimes to get what it wants? Is he tempted or not? Maybe he ends up terrifying the Ring/Sauron. If the Ring got to the Discworld by accident, does Sauron send the Black Riders to look for it? What does Vimes think of them and how does he (perhaps helped by the rest of the Watch, who would be welcome in any story) deal with them? How do other people react to Vimes having the Ring (Vetinari would almost certainly find out about it, and Sybil might notice a change in Vimes' personality)?
Or any other story you want to tell - whatever it is, I'll love it!
MASH (TV)
B. J. Hunnicutt/Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce/Charles Emerson Winchester III
B. J. Hunnicutt/Charles Emerson Winchester III
Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce/Charles Emerson Winchester III
Sidney Freedman & Father Francis Mulcahy
Sidney Freedman/Father Francis Mulcahy
Fanfic
For the relationships involving Charles, it would be interesting to see how they move from adversaries to lovers.
BJ and Charles always strike me as consummate tricksters, pranksters and con artists who complemented each other perfectly in the episodes where they teamed up. Perhaps they might get together against some serious threat to a member or members of the team, or to the 4077th as a whole, while realising that there could be more to their relationship.
Hawkeye and Charles are both experts at hiding their feelings, albeit in very different ways. Maybe while in the process of needling each other, hints of their true selves might slip out, leading to bonding.
And for the three of them together, any or all of the ideas above!
Sidney &/ Mulcahy - the two of them are both involved in counseling/comforting others, in different ways, but who can they turn to for support when they're the ones who need the counsel/comfort? I'd like to see the two of them turn to each other, with the relationship between them develop from professional, to friendship and perhaps to lovers, maybe while comparing the differences and similarities of the ways they do their jobs.
The Monkees (TV)
Any
Fanfic
I love the TV show Monkees! (I love them irl too, but the TV show characters are the ones that I'm interested in for fic and other purposes.) Make it a romp, have them taking on villains, whether knowingly or by accident, supporting each other with any problems they might have, hanging out together at the beach house, taking a drive in the Monkeemobile, playing a gig, generally just being friends and having fun. As far as ships are concerned, any pairing would be wonderful, but the four of them together is the relationship of my heart - just give me a big cuddly puppy pile of love! If you do go for a pairing, it would be nice if the other two were around and being supportive (or even paired up themselves).
Also, if you could write Peter as something along the lines of shy, really absent-minded and/or hopelessly innocent/naive rather than as thick as two short planks, I will love you forever!
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Charles Bingley/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Charles Bingley & Fitzwilliam Darcy (Pride and Prejudice - Austen)
Charlotte Lucas/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Elizabeth Bennet & Catherine de Bourgh
Elizabeth Bennet/Charles Bingley
Jane Bennet & Elizabeth Bennet & Mary Bennet & Catherine Bennet & Lydia Bennet
Mary Bennet/William Collins (Pride and Prejudice - Austen)
Mr Bennet & Charles Bingley & Fitzwilliam Darcy
Mr Bennet/Charles Bingley/Fitzwilliam Darcy
Mr. Bennet/Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice - Austen)
Fanfic
Charles &/ Darcy
For this request, I'd love a fic set at the beginning of Darcy and Bingley's friendship. What was it about Bingley that first attracted Darcy's attention? I can't see Bingley's charm and good humour being sufficient in themselves. It would be great to see Charles surprise Darcy in a way that would earn his respect as well as his friendship.
Charlotte/Darcy, Elizabeth/Charles
I was idly wondering one day about the unlikeliest P&P pairings, and these are the two that intrigued me the most. If you are intrigued too, I'd love to read a fic about how either (or both) of them might get together.
Elizabeth Bennet & Lady Catherine
Lizzy and Lady C. are the Irresistable Force and the Immovable Object personified, though it can be difficult to tell which one is which. Could these two ever come to an understanding? How would they get there? And how much collateral damage would it cause to the Collinses, Darcys, Fitzwilliams and Bennets?
The Bennet sisters
I'd love to read about the daily lives of the sisters, and how they relate to one another. For instance, does Mary feel left out as her elder and younger sisters have so much in common, or are there areas where she can interact with them. What would a conversation between the five of them be like without either parent present? How do their relationships change after the marriages of Lydia, Jane and Lizzy? Do Mary and Kitty, the two left at home, become closer? Letters between the five of them would be interesting.
Mary/Mr Collins
Would a marriage between the two be as compatible and satisfying as would appear likely, or would Mary's bookishness and musical pursuits get in the way of housekeeping, and how would the two of them cope, with or without interference from Lady Catherine? What does Mary think about her new life?
Mr Bennet &/ Charles and Darcy
What might their relationship look like? Does Mr Bennet become a mentor to the two of them, or do they have a beneficial influence on his tendency to indolence - maybe both.
Yes, the / relationship is another of my unlikely relationships, why do you ask? :D But again, if it intrigues you too, do please go with it, though I'd prefer it not to end badly for Jane and Elizabeth (in whatever way you choose that to happen).
Mr Bennet/Mrs Bennet
I'd like some sort of happy relationship between the two of them - their courtship, perhaps. Or maybe Mrs Bennet calms down with three daughters married and eligible introductions likely coming the way of her other two, and she and Mr Bennet rekindle/kindle a good marriage. Or perhaps an AU where they get their marriage to work despite the incompatibilities they discover.
Siegfried and Roy RPF
Siegfried Fischbacher & Roy Horn
Siegfried Fischbacher/Roy Horn
Fanfic
I was lucky enough to see Siegfried & Roy's show in Las Vegas a couple of times in the 90s - I'd gone there to see the Moody Blues at Caesar's, and a friend told me that if I loved the Moodies I'd love S&R - and he was so right! The animals and the illusions were amazing, the staging and costumes were gorgeous, and the rapport between the two of them warmed the cockles of my shippy little heart.
From what I found out from googling the hell out of them when I got back from Vegas, their relationship was one of those 'secrets that everybody knows except the people who don't want to'. A few people said they'd split up and just had a business partnership, but I hoped that either it wasn't true or they'd get back together. I'd always meant to go back to Vegas to see them a 3rd time (and more), but then Roy had his accident :'-( I heard bits and pieces about them from time to time, and rewatched the DVDs I have of them and reread their autobiography (which is itself a masterpiece of misdirection). But then a little while ago I found and bought the magazine which had this 10-years-later interview (thank you ebay!) and it kicked my shippiness for them back into high gear:
http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2013/oct/03/siegfried-roy-int/
I was particularly taken with these comments from the interview:
Asked if the duo is like a couple married for decades, Siegfried swiftly agrees. “Ya,” he says. “It is 55 years for us. It was not always like this for us. We have had our ups and downs, but when I am home, it’s Roy’s home, too.”
“We are still a team,” Roy says, as if completing the thought.
How is the fable of Siegfried and Roy anything but a love story?
“It is that, yes,” Siegfried says. “I never realized I was good until I met Roy. I always just tried to be good, but I never really knew I was good until we became a team. The way I grew up, I really had no confidence in what I was doing.”
“I was once asked if I was happy, with all of the success we have had, and I said, ‘I am happy when I am onstage,’” Siegfried says. Then he stops walking. “Yes. Okay. But that is only three hours of a day, when we were onstage. The day has 24 hours. Now, I have to work and am working still to be 24 hours happy. It has worked, because I am with Roy. You know, even when we signed a contract, it was always ‘Siegfried & Roy,’ like a marriage.”
All of this started my hankering after fanfic for them. Possible ideas:
A story where they look back on the ups and downs they have had from where they are in the interview, at peace with their lives and each other and looking forward with hope for the future
A fix it fic where the accident didn't happen, or Roy recovered completely
Magical realism AU - they really are magicians/animal whisperers - either in a magical setting, or in real world (do they need to hide their abilities? How do they hide?) Please no werewolf AUs,
Soul-bonding would be interesting
Or any combination of these
Or any other fic you care to write - just let it end with them happily together :)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Julian Bashir & Mirror Julian Bashir
Julian Bashir/Elim Garak (DS9)
Julian Bashir/Mirror Julian Bashir
Julian Bashir/Mirror Julian Bashir/Elim Garak (DS9)
Fanfic
I love interactions between these three characters in any combination and situation. Getting together stories, or characters-against-the-Universe (heaven help the Universe!) would be good. What kind of shenanigans might the get up to on the Station, whether for business or pleasure, and what might their business be? Do they take an interest in the Mirror Universe? In what way (and what does Garak think about the competence - or otherwise - of his Mirror counterpart?)?
I like the concept of the two Bashirs being soulmates/soul-bonding, and in the case of the threesome would love Garak to be caught up in that in some way.
Star Trek: The Original Series
Christine Chapel & Geoffrey M'Benga & Leonard "Bones" McCoy (ST:TOS)
Geoffrey M'Benga & Leonard "Bones" McCoy (ST:TOS)
Geoffrey M'Benga & Spock (ST:TOS)
Fanfic
Doctor M"Benga was a fascinating character, and I wish he'd been used more in TOS. Any back-story for him would be welcome.
For the three medical staff, or for McCoy and M'Benga, their inter-relationship, and how they work together in the running of the Medical Department would be interesting. Do they socialize at all outside work, maybe getting together over a drink (in McCoy's office) to gossip about unusual or particularly annoying patients - especially Vulcan ones! How does McCoy feel about M'Benga's experience with Vulcan medicine - does he feel that M'Benga is butting in on -his- expertise with Spock-as-a-hybrid, or does he welcome not having to deal with Spock medically (or appreciate having back-up when Spock is being particularly obstinate)?
For Spock and M'Benga, how does Spock feel about a human with Vulcan medical experience? Does he trust M'Benga's expertise, or does he feel that a human cannot understand Vulcan anatomy and physiology sufficiently to be trusted with his care?
Star Trek - Various Authors
Ael t'Rllaillieu & Naraht (Star Trek - Various Authors)
Fanfic
I loved Ael's interactions with Naraht in the books and would like to see more of them, perhaps missing scenes from the novels, or perhaps Naraht might become the Horta ambassador to the Rihannsu. How would the two of them navigate (or ignore) diplomatic protocol?
US Politics RPF
Donald Trump & Impeachment (US Politics RPF)
Robert Mueller & Donald Trump (US Politics RPF)
Fanfic
What can I say? Both of these relationships are made in heaven :D Anything you want to write - Impeachment haunting Trump, Robert Mueller hounding him. Tell me all of it. Anthropomorfic of Trump & Impeachment would be wonderful. And if you want to combine Donald Trump & Robert Mueller & Impeachment, that would be great too.
Just anything!!!!!
This entry was originally posted at https://rosied.dreamwidth.org/11072.html.