Character Meme
Sorry for not posting much lately. I have a lot of stuff I could potentially be talking about, but instead of any substantive entry, I'm doing a meme I grabbed from honorh and wendymr.
Pick 12 characters from any fandoms and list them before you read the questions that follow.
Here's my character list:
1. Donna Noble (Doctor Who)
2. Mary Morstan (BBC Sherlock)
3. Darcy Lewis (Thor/Marvel Cinematic Universe)
4. Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones/ASoIaF)
5. Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
6. Eowyn (LOTR)
7. Kaylee Frye (Firefly)
8. Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel/Marvel Comics)
9. Intern Dana (Welcome to Night Vale)
10. Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)
11. Viola (Shakespeare's Twelfth Night)
12. Lt. Uhura (Star Trek)
I decided to use all female characters and not to repeat fandoms. (Using multiple characters from the same fandom is fine if anyone else decides to do this meme. I just wanted a challenge.)
Have you ever read a 6 and 11 fic?
I've never seen a crossover putting Eowyn and Viola in a fic together, but I would bake ALL THE COOKIES for anyone who wrote such a story. I imagine they could meet while both in male disguise. They'd fall for each other but be unable to show it without blowing their cover in a heteronormative patriarchal society. One of them would finally reveal her female gender, expecting that this would make their romance suddenly okay, but then it turns out that they were both women the whole time. Cue brief confusion and angst before they finally decide to say "fuck it" to society and become a couple anyway. There would be rather a lot of dress up and roleplaying in their bedroom. It would be AWESOME.
Do you think 4 is hot?
Very much so if we're talking about TV!Daenerys. Book!Daererys is still too young for me to be comfortable labeling her sexy hot, though with the whole Unburnt Mother of Dragons thing any version of her is hot in literal temperature.
What would happen if 12 got 8 pregnant?
That's medically impossible! However, if Weird Alien Technology interfered and Uhura knocked up Carol Danvers, the child resulting from this match would be born with stardust in her blood. Their daughter or son would be driven, confident, eager to see the universe, and (to steal a phrase from the Captain Marvel comics) born to punch holes in the sky.
Can you rec any fics about 9?
Sadly the small amount of Night Vale fic I've read doesn't include any Dana-centric stories. However, I do recommend the excellent Intern Dana fanmix What a Mystery of Vast Complexity by suchaprince.
Would 2 and 6 make a good couple?
Mary Morstan (BBC version) and Eowyn would make a fantastic couple! Mary would be attracted to Eowyn's strength of character, and the fact that she was attracted to grieving John suggests that she may have a thing for sad, brave people whose lives she can light up. Eowyn would first respect Mary's ability to kill effectively, and in spite of herself she would find that Mary's humor was a breath of fresh air.
Would 5 and 9?
Willow Rosenberg and Intern Dana would enjoy talking to each other about all the weirdness they've faced (including having to go against their doubles, though in Willow's case the double was a vampire and thus she lacks Dana's uncertainty about whether she's the original or double.) I think Willow and Dana could make a good couple, but it's hard to tell without knowing Dana a bit better.
Would 5 and 10?
I think Willow (being a witch of Jewish by heritage) would be a little worried by how Abbie's calling as a Witness seems to be connected to the Christian Bible, but once Willow established that no burning at the stake was about to happen I think they could enjoy each other's company. However, I sort of feel like Willow might be a better match with Jenny Mills, or possibly Katrina Crane.
Make up a summary for a 3/10 fic.
Title: Five Times Darcy Used Her Taser In Sleepy Hollow (and One Time She Let Her Guard Down). Summary: When Darcy follows Jane to investigate some weird scientific readings in Sleepy Hollow, she never expected to encounter a whole new mythology of things trying to take over the world...but she was even more surprised to find herself falling in love with a cop.
Is there any such thing as 1/8 fluff?
I don't think this particular crossover exists. If it did, I think it would have to involve Carol punching a dinosaur to save Donna, while Donna made up sarcastic nicknames ("Oi, Sparky!) and tried to get Carol to introduce Donna to Captain America. Finally Carol would kiss Donna to see if it would get her to be quiet. After that Donna wouldn't be so urgently interested in meeting Captain America after all.
However, instead of fluff I think there's more potential for Donna and Carol to have a melancholy story about memory and its absence, and how it feels to worry that the extraordinary part of you is entirely due to your contact with some alien heroic type, and the value of someone else who sees that it's your heart rather than your Time Lord metacrisis aspect or Kree abilities that makes you a hero.
Suggest a title for a 7/12 hurt/comfort fic.
"The Language of Her Engines" (For Kaylee/Uhura)
What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted Four to deflower One?
I'm not sure I want Daenerys to deflower Donna. Even if we assume we are talking about TV!Dany's apparent age, not the young teenage Dany in the books, this is weird to me. (Donna's also a grown woman who is well past deflowering, but I suppose the question is asking about seduction rather than first sex ever.) If I were arranging such a pairing, I guess I'd probably go for a plot device of a badly off-course TARDIS landing and Donna finding the presence of dragons weirdly extremely sexy. But mostly this is a big no for me.
Does anyone on your flist read Seven slash?
Not that I know of. Most people have watched and enjoyed Firefly, but I don't know of anyone who is reading Kaylee femslash stories, at least not so long after the show aired.
Does anyone on your flist read Three het?
Probably? I'm not remembering any of my friends making a big thing of it, but I have several friends who read MCU fics. Darcy Lewis is a fandom bicycle, so I'm confident one or more of them has read a story with Darcy in a het pairing at some point.
Does anyone on your flist write or draw Eleven?
Alas, I don't know anyone who writes or draws Viola from Twelfth Night.
What might Ten scream at a moment of great passion?
I have no idea what Abbie would scream in passion. Perhaps "CRANE!" My shipping preferences, let me show you them.
If you wrote a song-fic about Eight, which song would you choose?
For Carol Danvers, I think my top choice of song is "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. The other day I was wishing for a Captain Marvel movie even more than usual just because a movie might result in someone making a Carol fanvid set to this song. A close second choice is "Got To Fly" by Marian Call.
If you wrote a One/Six/Twelve fic, what would the warnings be?
Donna Noble/Eowyn/Uhura, eh? Too Much Awesome For One Fic, Violence Against Nazguls, Cunning Linguist.
What might be a good pick up line for Two to use on Ten?
If Mary Morstan was trying to pick up Abbie Mills, I think the pickup line might be "let's compare stories about tall, pretty Englishmen with oddball names and weird obsessions with their dramatic coats." Or possibly Mary would just shoot some demon that was attacking Abbie, and Abbie would be like "I had that" and Mary would just smile enigmatically and raise an eyebrow, and Abbie would raise an eyebrow right back.
What was the last time you read fic about Five?
Fic about Willow? It's been yeeeeeeears since I read any Buffy-verse fic.
What is Six's super-sekrit kink?
I have no clue what Eowyn's kink would be. Sex on horseback? Not with the horse (ew), just while riding. I'm sure a shieldmaiden of the Rohirrim could manage it.
Would Eleven shag Nine? Drunk or sober?
Sure, Viola might shag Intern Dana, though it might require either alcohol or very long flirtation for Viola to get over her time's tabboo against same-sex shagging. I'm imagining Viola's ship wrecking itself through a rupture in time and space and somehow washing ashore at the otherwise dry Night Vale waterfront. Viola would disguise herself as Cesario before she realized that her new surroundings had sufficient gender equality to make that step unnecessary, and get an internship at Night Vale Community Radio. Cecil would be such an intrusive busybody matchmaker.
If Three and Seven get together, who tops?
Darcy Lewis and Kaylee Frye would be a super sweet and sexy pairing. To the extent that this question is relevant with two women, mostly Darcy but they take turns.
How would you feel if Seven/Eight was canon?
Canon Kaylee Frye/Carol Danvers? First I'd be confused by what they were doing in the same 'verse. Then I'd be utterly delighted.
Pick 12 characters from any fandoms and list them before you read the questions that follow.
Here's my character list:
1. Donna Noble (Doctor Who)
2. Mary Morstan (BBC Sherlock)
3. Darcy Lewis (Thor/Marvel Cinematic Universe)
4. Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones/ASoIaF)
5. Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
6. Eowyn (LOTR)
7. Kaylee Frye (Firefly)
8. Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel/Marvel Comics)
9. Intern Dana (Welcome to Night Vale)
10. Abbie Mills (Sleepy Hollow)
11. Viola (Shakespeare's Twelfth Night)
12. Lt. Uhura (Star Trek)
I decided to use all female characters and not to repeat fandoms. (Using multiple characters from the same fandom is fine if anyone else decides to do this meme. I just wanted a challenge.)
Have you ever read a 6 and 11 fic?
I've never seen a crossover putting Eowyn and Viola in a fic together, but I would bake ALL THE COOKIES for anyone who wrote such a story. I imagine they could meet while both in male disguise. They'd fall for each other but be unable to show it without blowing their cover in a heteronormative patriarchal society. One of them would finally reveal her female gender, expecting that this would make their romance suddenly okay, but then it turns out that they were both women the whole time. Cue brief confusion and angst before they finally decide to say "fuck it" to society and become a couple anyway. There would be rather a lot of dress up and roleplaying in their bedroom. It would be AWESOME.
Do you think 4 is hot?
Very much so if we're talking about TV!Daenerys. Book!Daererys is still too young for me to be comfortable labeling her sexy hot, though with the whole Unburnt Mother of Dragons thing any version of her is hot in literal temperature.
What would happen if 12 got 8 pregnant?
That's medically impossible! However, if Weird Alien Technology interfered and Uhura knocked up Carol Danvers, the child resulting from this match would be born with stardust in her blood. Their daughter or son would be driven, confident, eager to see the universe, and (to steal a phrase from the Captain Marvel comics) born to punch holes in the sky.
Can you rec any fics about 9?
Sadly the small amount of Night Vale fic I've read doesn't include any Dana-centric stories. However, I do recommend the excellent Intern Dana fanmix What a Mystery of Vast Complexity by suchaprince.
Would 2 and 6 make a good couple?
Mary Morstan (BBC version) and Eowyn would make a fantastic couple! Mary would be attracted to Eowyn's strength of character, and the fact that she was attracted to grieving John suggests that she may have a thing for sad, brave people whose lives she can light up. Eowyn would first respect Mary's ability to kill effectively, and in spite of herself she would find that Mary's humor was a breath of fresh air.
Would 5 and 9?
Willow Rosenberg and Intern Dana would enjoy talking to each other about all the weirdness they've faced (including having to go against their doubles, though in Willow's case the double was a vampire and thus she lacks Dana's uncertainty about whether she's the original or double.) I think Willow and Dana could make a good couple, but it's hard to tell without knowing Dana a bit better.
Would 5 and 10?
I think Willow (being a witch of Jewish by heritage) would be a little worried by how Abbie's calling as a Witness seems to be connected to the Christian Bible, but once Willow established that no burning at the stake was about to happen I think they could enjoy each other's company. However, I sort of feel like Willow might be a better match with Jenny Mills, or possibly Katrina Crane.
Make up a summary for a 3/10 fic.
Title: Five Times Darcy Used Her Taser In Sleepy Hollow (and One Time She Let Her Guard Down). Summary: When Darcy follows Jane to investigate some weird scientific readings in Sleepy Hollow, she never expected to encounter a whole new mythology of things trying to take over the world...but she was even more surprised to find herself falling in love with a cop.
Is there any such thing as 1/8 fluff?
I don't think this particular crossover exists. If it did, I think it would have to involve Carol punching a dinosaur to save Donna, while Donna made up sarcastic nicknames ("Oi, Sparky!) and tried to get Carol to introduce Donna to Captain America. Finally Carol would kiss Donna to see if it would get her to be quiet. After that Donna wouldn't be so urgently interested in meeting Captain America after all.
However, instead of fluff I think there's more potential for Donna and Carol to have a melancholy story about memory and its absence, and how it feels to worry that the extraordinary part of you is entirely due to your contact with some alien heroic type, and the value of someone else who sees that it's your heart rather than your Time Lord metacrisis aspect or Kree abilities that makes you a hero.
Suggest a title for a 7/12 hurt/comfort fic.
"The Language of Her Engines" (For Kaylee/Uhura)
What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted Four to deflower One?
I'm not sure I want Daenerys to deflower Donna. Even if we assume we are talking about TV!Dany's apparent age, not the young teenage Dany in the books, this is weird to me. (Donna's also a grown woman who is well past deflowering, but I suppose the question is asking about seduction rather than first sex ever.) If I were arranging such a pairing, I guess I'd probably go for a plot device of a badly off-course TARDIS landing and Donna finding the presence of dragons weirdly extremely sexy. But mostly this is a big no for me.
Does anyone on your flist read Seven slash?
Not that I know of. Most people have watched and enjoyed Firefly, but I don't know of anyone who is reading Kaylee femslash stories, at least not so long after the show aired.
Does anyone on your flist read Three het?
Probably? I'm not remembering any of my friends making a big thing of it, but I have several friends who read MCU fics. Darcy Lewis is a fandom bicycle, so I'm confident one or more of them has read a story with Darcy in a het pairing at some point.
Does anyone on your flist write or draw Eleven?
Alas, I don't know anyone who writes or draws Viola from Twelfth Night.
What might Ten scream at a moment of great passion?
I have no idea what Abbie would scream in passion. Perhaps "CRANE!" My shipping preferences, let me show you them.
If you wrote a song-fic about Eight, which song would you choose?
For Carol Danvers, I think my top choice of song is "Defying Gravity" from Wicked. The other day I was wishing for a Captain Marvel movie even more than usual just because a movie might result in someone making a Carol fanvid set to this song. A close second choice is "Got To Fly" by Marian Call.
If you wrote a One/Six/Twelve fic, what would the warnings be?
Donna Noble/Eowyn/Uhura, eh? Too Much Awesome For One Fic, Violence Against Nazguls, Cunning Linguist.
What might be a good pick up line for Two to use on Ten?
If Mary Morstan was trying to pick up Abbie Mills, I think the pickup line might be "let's compare stories about tall, pretty Englishmen with oddball names and weird obsessions with their dramatic coats." Or possibly Mary would just shoot some demon that was attacking Abbie, and Abbie would be like "I had that" and Mary would just smile enigmatically and raise an eyebrow, and Abbie would raise an eyebrow right back.
What was the last time you read fic about Five?
Fic about Willow? It's been yeeeeeeears since I read any Buffy-verse fic.
What is Six's super-sekrit kink?
I have no clue what Eowyn's kink would be. Sex on horseback? Not with the horse (ew), just while riding. I'm sure a shieldmaiden of the Rohirrim could manage it.
Would Eleven shag Nine? Drunk or sober?
Sure, Viola might shag Intern Dana, though it might require either alcohol or very long flirtation for Viola to get over her time's tabboo against same-sex shagging. I'm imagining Viola's ship wrecking itself through a rupture in time and space and somehow washing ashore at the otherwise dry Night Vale waterfront. Viola would disguise herself as Cesario before she realized that her new surroundings had sufficient gender equality to make that step unnecessary, and get an internship at Night Vale Community Radio. Cecil would be such an intrusive busybody matchmaker.
If Three and Seven get together, who tops?
Darcy Lewis and Kaylee Frye would be a super sweet and sexy pairing. To the extent that this question is relevant with two women, mostly Darcy but they take turns.
How would you feel if Seven/Eight was canon?
Canon Kaylee Frye/Carol Danvers? First I'd be confused by what they were doing in the same 'verse. Then I'd be utterly delighted.