Chocolate Box Letter
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mimmHello, my mystery author or random wandering fan!
First I want to assure you that I am an easy recipient. Or at least think I am. I do have my preferences like everyone, but it's pretty difficult to put me off a fic as long as you respect the DNWs, so whatever you write will be fine. :)
I've written several Dear Writer letters in the past, so here's a tag for them:
http://mimm.dreamwidth.org/tag/dear%20writer
https://littlemimm.livejournal.com/tag/dear%20writer (goes further back in time)
Dark Matter shows up in quite a few of them. Chrono just once, and I'll copy it here as well. The rest of these fandoms I haven't requested before.
DO NOT WANT: Heavy kinks (bdsm, fisting, scat, animal play, bestiality etc.), size/daddy/age kink, rape between requested people, A/B/O, permanent genderswap, mpreg, kidfic, recreational drug use. (None of these are trigger-level bad. I have no triggers that I know of.)
GENERAL LIKES:
This is hardly a complete list, but it should give you an idea of something I might like. It's a bit shipping-heavy and they might not fit the fandom we matched on, but many would work for friendships as well, or you can use them in a gen way.
Examples of things I tend to go for: Dialogue, drama, angst, hurt/comfort (mental and physical), bonding, pining, UST/RST, getting together, first times, romance, humour and banter, sweetness and happy/hopeful endings, fix-its, what-ifs, canon divergence or alternate endings, missing scenes, adventure, mission/casefic, various scifi tropes where applicable (for example: wormholes, time travel, reliving bits of time, telepathy, invisibility due to accident, clones, androids, alien tech, alternate timelines). Also other tropes like confined spaces, forced intimacy, accidentally finding out secrets, enemies and/or friends to lovers, masquerades or other types of hidden identities, going undercover. If you have a trope in mind and it's not listed here, I probably like it but didn't think of it just now.
GENERAL DISLIKES:
Apart from DNWs, mostly AUs of the coffeeshop/highschool/band kind, or supernatural things like werewolves and wingfic in a fandom where they don't exist. Magical realism is always welcome, though. Not into genderswap and crossdressing, or overly sweet fluff (complete with cutesy nicknames) or focus on domesticity. Also, and this is very unlikely, maybe don't torture animals? I've recently noticed even fictional animal torture is bad for my head. People? No problem. Though I'm not into gore for the sake of gore. I also don't want any recreational drug use in my fics. Cigarettes and alcohol are where I draw the line. (Someone being drugged would be ok.)
OTHER FIC-RELATED INFO
I'm fine with any rating, from G to NC-17, and this goes for both sexual content and violence. I tend to prefer 3rd person POV, but 1st and 2nd person POVs aren't a problem if you feel the fic needs to be that way. (With Paver's Dark Matter, this is definitely an ok choice!) Any tense goes. So basically, don't feel too restrained by stylistic choices. I'll read whatever you write. :) Well, except I twitch at then/than, your/you're, there/their/they're, to/too mix-ups. I can't help it.
And then onto the actual prompts. I promise the length of text is no indication of my preference. These are all fandoms and people I want to read about. I requested fic for each one, but I definitely wouldn't say no if someone wanted to do art as a treat. :)
Black Mirror - USS Callister: Nanette/Walton/Shania/Tulaska/Nate/Dudani
Bright: Ward & Jakoby ** Ward/Jakoby ** Ward & Jakoby & Tikka
Chrono Trigger: Frog/Magus ** Frog & Magus
Dark Matter - Michelle Paver: Gus Balfour/Jack Miller
Dark Matter (TV): Three/Anders ** Three/Kierken ** Three/One ** Three/Six ** Six/Anders
Friends: Chandler & Joey ** Rachel/Joey
The Orville: Darulio/Ed Mercer ** Ed Mercer/Alara Kitan ** Alara Kitan/Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson ** Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson/Darulio ** Isaac/Gordon Malloy ** Isaac/Gordon Malloy/John LaMarr ** John LaMarr/Gordon Malloy ** Kelly Grayson/Alara Kitan
BLACK MIRROR
Nanette/Walton/Shania/Tulaska/Nate/Dudani
Fanfic
SPOILERS AHEAD
Last minute addition, as I literally finished this about an hour ago. And immediately wanted more canon!
Firstly, no need for a poly orgy! Heavens, no. :D It can be a & thing, or pick people from within the group. It's just the only tag offered, and I'm not opposed to it, so... yeah. If I had to pick ships, I'd go with Nanette/Shania or Nanette/Tulaska. Or Shania/Tulaska? I also saw Shania/Nate might be a thing, and I'm a m/m slasher through and through, so I promise I'm fine with any ship or no ship at all. Well, a space ship would be nice. But honestly, I left the ep feeling more "Yay, kickass crew and endless adventures!" than "Yay, sexytimes for everyone with their returned genitalia!" so it's not what I need in fic.
But.. shouldn't that be Nanette/VALDACK/Shania/Tulaska/Nate/Dudani? It's Valdack at the end, right? We don't see Walton anywhere, do we?
That's kind of what I wanted to add as a possible prompt. Please, pleeeease figure out a way for Walton to make it to that side. Not just "he's there because I say so" but somehow explain it. Maybe his charred remains just got dragged with them and then miraculously fixed themselves? :D Honestly, I don't know, I just hate the idea that he never made it or that he's stuck in massive pain in that never-ending non-world with Daly. Hell, I don't think even Daly deserves endless torture. Maybe a year or two.
Another prompt would be them just figuring out how to be a crew, befriending each other for real. And all the space adventures! Planets! Alliances! I'm usually not a crossover type of person, but it could be cool if they met some fictional crews from other shows (all Star Treks, Babylon 5 & spin-offs, and Dark Matter come to mind).
Or do you have an idea for the non-USS Callister world characters you'd really want to write? I'd read that! How's Jillian (or Gillian?) from marketing? How's the whole work environment when Daly's gone and it's just Walton? Does real Nanette ever figure out what she really did and why? So many possibilities!
It was only after sign-ups closed that I thought about the group tag a bit more. So.. I'd like to add that even when I think it should be Valdack for post-episode stuff, the one with Walton would definitely work when they're still under Daly's command. So don't think of my "but shouldn't it be" as me saying no to that tag. :) I do want it!
Another possible idea: Something from when Nanette wasn't around yet. Or maybe a darker twist where the events don't happen quite so quickly and they're stuck together for even longer. Preferably with a happy-ish ending, though if you have a fantastic idea for something gloomy and doomy, I'd probably be too curious and would read that as well. :D
Basically, I just loved the concept of this episode, and there's so much to explore, before/during/after the episode, inside the programme and outside. I'm open to all of it.
BRIGHT
Daryl Ward & Nick Jakoby
Nick Jakoby/Daryl Ward
Daryl Ward & Nick Jakoby & Tikka
Fanfic
Jakoby. ♥ I did not think I'd ever end up thinking an Orc is sweet but he so is!
Basically, if he's in the fic, I'm fine with any of these. I view him as sort of bi/pan, so shipping him with Ward? Great. Him pining after some other guy? Also great. Jakoby and Ward just learning how to be partners? Awesome.
I'd also welcome any fic with these three bonding, either somewhere along the movie or afterwards.
Any other characters and pairings are welcome to show up. Just don't pair Tikka with either one of these guys. At all. She seems so inexperienced and young that it just feels icky.
This movie! I went in wondering wtf's going on, what is this, am I watching a modern AU LotR fic or what, but then I just went with it and found it unexpectedly entertaining. Feel free to add or use any fantasy elements you want! LotR or otherwise. I think I saw a dragon there, and that one police had to be a centaur. :D
Like I said, Jakoby's the one I liked most. Without question. The combination of a tough, brutal species and that caring personality? I can't. I love the detail about him being able to read humans and our tells, and how he just gets so enthusiastic he can't shut up when he should. And it broke my heart to see him having to listen to all the bashing and hatred and clearly being sad about it. (Though the part of me that loves angst and is mean would love more of that in a h/c setting.)
I liked how the Elves looked and I thought Kandomere's interesting (not so much vain and rich like some of them, just quietly powerful), so I'm fine if he or the others pop up for whatever reason. And like I said in the sign-up (so, up there), I'd prefer if you didn't pair Tikka up with either Ward or Jakoby even in a one-sided way. I'm fine with the idea of her with an Elf, though. Preferably female. Or maybe a human girl.
I don't have any prompts in mind. I just like the idea of exploring this world a little bit more with these characters. You could write anything before/during/after movie and I'd be happy. (I'm glad there's going to be a sequel, yay!)
CHRONO TRIGGER
Frog/Maou | Magus
Frog & Maou | Magus
Fanfic
So, how about that animal play/bestiality issue? :D Just.. keep it chaste unless Glenn's Glenn again. I can handle all the bonding, touching, bickering or dagger throwing hostilities between them, but nothing too intimate unless he's human.
This game has a special place in my heart, and while I like all the characters, these two are my favourite. Both carry a burden of their past. And yeah, both are excellent choices when fighting with magic. :) Their relationship is such a difficult one, so I don't expect you to ship it like I do, and any level of friendship/not killing each other while sharing space is good. But if you do ship it, great!
I'd be fine with them just begrudgingly accepting the fact that they are, for the time being, on the same side. Maybe a moment from their adventures during the game. Maybe something post-game. I'd love it if they figured out a way to actually connect, however improbable that may seem at first. It probably takes time and effort, and maybe Magus has to do a ton of stuff to redeem himself. If that's even possible. Maybe he figures out how to fix Glenn without having to die?
Copied & edited from an earlier letter: Slash or gen. My version of choice is the SNES one (I use an emulator) so I'd prefer if you used this version's spelling for names of people and places (so Magus, not Maou). I haven't played Chrono Cross so please keep it to CT only.
I love this game so much. Even when I've finished it several times over the years I always enjoy starting over and seeing the whole story unfold, every time with a slightly different story line (chronology of tasks, choosing teams, that kind of stuff). I love the world and the characters, all of them, but I chose these two because I've always thought that out of everyone they have the most interesting backgrounds and, if you can call it, relationship. If I could, I'd add Cyrus here as well, but he's not in the tags.
I also love the time travel aspect and the concept of changing history and future, and of course there's the whole end of the world thing, a possibly dark and gloomy and hopeless future if our guys lose. This game has a wide spectrum of feels and possibilities and I embrace it all.
I do have a request. Call Frog Glenn if it's not important for the story to call him Frog. I can't even remember how long I've done this, but I keep the names in the game intact except for him. Underneath the exterior he's not a frog so calling him one makes me kind of sad. Sometimes I name Magus Janus because that's who he is and I like the name (and the implication of having two faces), but you can call him by either name. Of course Glenn's name is kind of a plot point, so like I said, if the story requires you to call him that, I promise I won't mind. :) I can also see Magus using it as an insult, while calling him Glenn is actually quite intimate.
Yes, I ship these two. You don't have to, of course, and I understand if it's not your thing at all. I'd be equally happy with friendship. They're both sort of tragic characters, one a hero under a curse and the other one more a villain who didn't start out as villain. Their antagonistic history is part of the reason I love the idea of them together. I love bad guys getting their redemption, or at least a partial one, and fixing their wrongdoings if they can. I wouldn't enjoy a Magus who turns into a lovesick fool begging for forgiveness, but I'd love to see him realizing just how much he screwed up Glenn's life by doing what he did and trying to make amends. He can't bring Cyrus back but he can apologize (and maybe even mean it).
There can be a ton of hatred and grudge between them if you want to write it that way, because that's just canon, but I would prefer them to come to some sort of an understanding by the end. Even a very brief one that lasts for all of three hours. :D
DARK MATTER - PAVER
Gus Balfour/Jack Miller (Dark Matter - Paver)
Fanfic
You can never go wrong if you fix the ending. It's very effective the way it is, but it's horrible and painful. Or keep the ending and continue the story. Ghosts are fine. :)
But if you don't want to fix it, that's ok too. How about Jack finding someone else that's very much like Gus? Who sort of is Gus? What's it like in that time period?
Or maybe write something from an outside POV. The book's very restricted in the way it only lets us see inside two people's heads through journals. They both probably censored themselves at least a little. Is there something one or both have neglected to write about?
I only read this book a couple months ago, so that ending and the heartbreak is still fresh in my memory. I loved the setting because snow and dark winter days are something I live with. Except our shortest day is about 4 hours 40 minutes, so there's no total darkness. Just a lot of it. :D
Apart from the obvious fix-its, I'd also like something that takes place during the events when they're both still around. Or maybe something later in the future. Maybe Jack actually does return to Gruhuken during a summer?
DARK MATTER (TV)
Anders/Six | Griffin Jones (Dark Matter (TV))
Anders/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Kyle Kierken/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
One | Derrick Moss/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Six | Griffin Jones/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Fanfic
I almost didn't add this request, thinking about all the awesome DM fic I've received (not to mention other people's fics I've read and thoroughly loved) and how I don't want to appear greedy. But! If you want to write these and have ideas, I am the most willing reader you will ever find, and I know for a fact I'm not the only one.
Any of these, in just about any non-DNW setting, would be welcome. :D Fix-its, missing scenes, alternative routes, post-series stories, anything. I've requested most of these before, so you'll find plenty of my thoughts in my Dear Writer letters. I'll add a link to the letter. In short:
Anders/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Kyle Kierken/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
One | Derrick Moss/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Three goes so well with any one of these. I love the antagonism and the idea of them finding common ground, however unlikely it may be at first. Or just hooking up that one time they both got tired of running.
Anders/Six | Griffin Jones (Dark Matter (TV))
Six | Griffin Jones/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Six pairings are something I only found later in the show (I liked the guy, just didn't actively ship him), but now? Yes, please. The betrayal/wanting forgiveness thing.. you hurt, I'm there. :D I am that easy. I'd also love a glimpse of how Six was before memory loss, with Anders. Or whatever else you want to write.
One idea in particular comes to mind, even when condensing it into a 300-word ficlet might require effort: What if they had a thing, a serious one, and only Anders remembers it? And later, maybe Six doesn't regain that memory due to a glitch. Or alternatively, he does, but he doesn't think it's like him at all, so he blames it on a glitch that he suddenly sees/feels things he shouldn't. Extra points if they're both in pain due to this.
There isn't much to add that hasn't been covered in my previous letters. I love this fandom, I love this cast, and I'd be thrilled to read any short or long piece you write about these lovely people. :) A day in the life, an unexpected encounter, a piece of a chase scene, just having a casual breakfast with friends. Anything. The rest are very welcome to show up where necessary.
FRIENDS (TV)
Chandler Bing & Joey Tribbiani
Rachel Green/Joey Tribbiani
Fanfic
I recently rewatched all 10 seasons, and my reactions were still pretty much the same as they were during the first airing: Rachel and Joey need to be a couple! Go away, Ross! Also, Chandler and Joey also need to be a couple. :D
For Rachel/Joey, I'd love anything. It can be a fix-it, a missing scene where it's obvious they care, canon divergence, or something post-series. Or something else entirely. Maybe put Rachel and Ross on a break. :D See how he likes it. Sorry, I've never been a big Ross fan. I don't actively dislike him but I often find him boring and annoying. So if you need to dump him to make R/J work? Go for it! (I actually liked him with Charlie, so maybe do a canon divergence where they stayed together instead?)
I just.. I don't buy the whole "I love you as a friend" when it's so clear that Joey's in love for the first time in his life and his whole behaviour changes due to that. No, that's not platonic love, and you can't convince me otherwise. He's not like that with Monica or Phoebe.
For Chandler & Joey, I've always loved their bromance and ability to be completely themselves around each other, however dorky they are. While I do ship it, I'm very fond of their friendship just the way it is. Maybe something from the early days when they were still figuring out how to be flatmates? Or a missing scene/episode? Or go post-series and give him that Joey room.
I'm not really into kidfic, so I'd prefer the fic to not focus on Emma or the twins, but obviously it's ok if they show up. And I love Chandler/Monica, so if it's post-series, I want them to stay happily married.
THE ORVILLE (TV)
Darulio/Ed Mercer
Ed Mercer/Alara Kitan
Alara Kitan/Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson
Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson/Darulio
Isaac/Gordon Malloy
Isaac/Gordon Malloy/John LaMarr
John LaMarr/Gordon Malloy
Kelly Grayson/Alara Kitan
Fanfic
To be perfectly honest, I don't actively ship anyone on this show. I just enjoy the ride and the crew, and I'm open to whatever pairs it's throwing our way.
However, I read some fic and it was fun, and I'd be curious to read more. So if you're itching to write for this but don't think there's an audience? I am!
About the threesomes: It's ok if they're not all hooking up at the same time. Like, I'm fine with Ed/Alara/Kelly being Ed/Alara, Ed/Kelly, and Alara/Kelly. Same goes for the others. With Isaac? I don't even know. I just saw him in the tag set and thought why not. :D
I'm rarely into PWPs, so maybe don't just throw a sex scene at me? I do like porn with my fic (very much), but I need a reason why it's happening. Especially with a show like this.
Gah, I love this crack show! I love how it's comedy and drama and you never know when you're about to run into something sort of absurd. You're totally free to choose your own style, whether it's something serious or something entirely cracktastic, as long as you don't bash the characters or the show. I will read anything.
I've only read some Ed/Alara so far, but I've enjoyed the idea a lot. The whole Darulio episode... thank you! :D I can see why people would say Isaac is Data, but I think they're different. Data wants to be human, Isaac just wants to learn about humans. And LaMarr and Malloy? Ha, it's a wonder they're both still alive. :D This whole cast is just dorky fun.
You can take any sci-fi show/movie trope and run with it. Any! Wormholes, time travel, tribble invasion, mirror!verse, trouble with invisibility, non-corporeal energy beings, convoluted alien politics, whatever comes to your mind. Or just give me the moment when the characters make their first move on the other one. :) I'm fine with anything.
First I want to assure you that I am an easy recipient. Or at least think I am. I do have my preferences like everyone, but it's pretty difficult to put me off a fic as long as you respect the DNWs, so whatever you write will be fine. :)
I've written several Dear Writer letters in the past, so here's a tag for them:
http://mimm.dreamwidth.org/tag/dear%20writer
https://littlemimm.livejournal.com/tag/dear%20writer (goes further back in time)
Dark Matter shows up in quite a few of them. Chrono just once, and I'll copy it here as well. The rest of these fandoms I haven't requested before.
DO NOT WANT: Heavy kinks (bdsm, fisting, scat, animal play, bestiality etc.), size/daddy/age kink, rape between requested people, A/B/O, permanent genderswap, mpreg, kidfic, recreational drug use. (None of these are trigger-level bad. I have no triggers that I know of.)
GENERAL LIKES:
This is hardly a complete list, but it should give you an idea of something I might like. It's a bit shipping-heavy and they might not fit the fandom we matched on, but many would work for friendships as well, or you can use them in a gen way.
Examples of things I tend to go for: Dialogue, drama, angst, hurt/comfort (mental and physical), bonding, pining, UST/RST, getting together, first times, romance, humour and banter, sweetness and happy/hopeful endings, fix-its, what-ifs, canon divergence or alternate endings, missing scenes, adventure, mission/casefic, various scifi tropes where applicable (for example: wormholes, time travel, reliving bits of time, telepathy, invisibility due to accident, clones, androids, alien tech, alternate timelines). Also other tropes like confined spaces, forced intimacy, accidentally finding out secrets, enemies and/or friends to lovers, masquerades or other types of hidden identities, going undercover. If you have a trope in mind and it's not listed here, I probably like it but didn't think of it just now.
GENERAL DISLIKES:
Apart from DNWs, mostly AUs of the coffeeshop/highschool/band kind, or supernatural things like werewolves and wingfic in a fandom where they don't exist. Magical realism is always welcome, though. Not into genderswap and crossdressing, or overly sweet fluff (complete with cutesy nicknames) or focus on domesticity. Also, and this is very unlikely, maybe don't torture animals? I've recently noticed even fictional animal torture is bad for my head. People? No problem. Though I'm not into gore for the sake of gore. I also don't want any recreational drug use in my fics. Cigarettes and alcohol are where I draw the line. (Someone being drugged would be ok.)
OTHER FIC-RELATED INFO
I'm fine with any rating, from G to NC-17, and this goes for both sexual content and violence. I tend to prefer 3rd person POV, but 1st and 2nd person POVs aren't a problem if you feel the fic needs to be that way. (With Paver's Dark Matter, this is definitely an ok choice!) Any tense goes. So basically, don't feel too restrained by stylistic choices. I'll read whatever you write. :) Well, except I twitch at then/than, your/you're, there/their/they're, to/too mix-ups. I can't help it.
And then onto the actual prompts. I promise the length of text is no indication of my preference. These are all fandoms and people I want to read about. I requested fic for each one, but I definitely wouldn't say no if someone wanted to do art as a treat. :)
Black Mirror - USS Callister: Nanette/Walton/Shania/Tulaska/Nate/Dudani
Bright: Ward & Jakoby ** Ward/Jakoby ** Ward & Jakoby & Tikka
Chrono Trigger: Frog/Magus ** Frog & Magus
Dark Matter - Michelle Paver: Gus Balfour/Jack Miller
Dark Matter (TV): Three/Anders ** Three/Kierken ** Three/One ** Three/Six ** Six/Anders
Friends: Chandler & Joey ** Rachel/Joey
The Orville: Darulio/Ed Mercer ** Ed Mercer/Alara Kitan ** Alara Kitan/Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson ** Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson/Darulio ** Isaac/Gordon Malloy ** Isaac/Gordon Malloy/John LaMarr ** John LaMarr/Gordon Malloy ** Kelly Grayson/Alara Kitan
BLACK MIRROR
Nanette/Walton/Shania/Tulaska/Nate/Dudani
Fanfic
SPOILERS AHEAD
Last minute addition, as I literally finished this about an hour ago. And immediately wanted more canon!
Firstly, no need for a poly orgy! Heavens, no. :D It can be a & thing, or pick people from within the group. It's just the only tag offered, and I'm not opposed to it, so... yeah. If I had to pick ships, I'd go with Nanette/Shania or Nanette/Tulaska. Or Shania/Tulaska? I also saw Shania/Nate might be a thing, and I'm a m/m slasher through and through, so I promise I'm fine with any ship or no ship at all. Well, a space ship would be nice. But honestly, I left the ep feeling more "Yay, kickass crew and endless adventures!" than "Yay, sexytimes for everyone with their returned genitalia!" so it's not what I need in fic.
But.. shouldn't that be Nanette/VALDACK/Shania/Tulaska/Nate/Dudani? It's Valdack at the end, right? We don't see Walton anywhere, do we?
That's kind of what I wanted to add as a possible prompt. Please, pleeeease figure out a way for Walton to make it to that side. Not just "he's there because I say so" but somehow explain it. Maybe his charred remains just got dragged with them and then miraculously fixed themselves? :D Honestly, I don't know, I just hate the idea that he never made it or that he's stuck in massive pain in that never-ending non-world with Daly. Hell, I don't think even Daly deserves endless torture. Maybe a year or two.
Another prompt would be them just figuring out how to be a crew, befriending each other for real. And all the space adventures! Planets! Alliances! I'm usually not a crossover type of person, but it could be cool if they met some fictional crews from other shows (all Star Treks, Babylon 5 & spin-offs, and Dark Matter come to mind).
Or do you have an idea for the non-USS Callister world characters you'd really want to write? I'd read that! How's Jillian (or Gillian?) from marketing? How's the whole work environment when Daly's gone and it's just Walton? Does real Nanette ever figure out what she really did and why? So many possibilities!
It was only after sign-ups closed that I thought about the group tag a bit more. So.. I'd like to add that even when I think it should be Valdack for post-episode stuff, the one with Walton would definitely work when they're still under Daly's command. So don't think of my "but shouldn't it be" as me saying no to that tag. :) I do want it!
Another possible idea: Something from when Nanette wasn't around yet. Or maybe a darker twist where the events don't happen quite so quickly and they're stuck together for even longer. Preferably with a happy-ish ending, though if you have a fantastic idea for something gloomy and doomy, I'd probably be too curious and would read that as well. :D
Basically, I just loved the concept of this episode, and there's so much to explore, before/during/after the episode, inside the programme and outside. I'm open to all of it.
BRIGHT
Daryl Ward & Nick Jakoby
Nick Jakoby/Daryl Ward
Daryl Ward & Nick Jakoby & Tikka
Fanfic
Jakoby. ♥ I did not think I'd ever end up thinking an Orc is sweet but he so is!
Basically, if he's in the fic, I'm fine with any of these. I view him as sort of bi/pan, so shipping him with Ward? Great. Him pining after some other guy? Also great. Jakoby and Ward just learning how to be partners? Awesome.
I'd also welcome any fic with these three bonding, either somewhere along the movie or afterwards.
Any other characters and pairings are welcome to show up. Just don't pair Tikka with either one of these guys. At all. She seems so inexperienced and young that it just feels icky.
This movie! I went in wondering wtf's going on, what is this, am I watching a modern AU LotR fic or what, but then I just went with it and found it unexpectedly entertaining. Feel free to add or use any fantasy elements you want! LotR or otherwise. I think I saw a dragon there, and that one police had to be a centaur. :D
Like I said, Jakoby's the one I liked most. Without question. The combination of a tough, brutal species and that caring personality? I can't. I love the detail about him being able to read humans and our tells, and how he just gets so enthusiastic he can't shut up when he should. And it broke my heart to see him having to listen to all the bashing and hatred and clearly being sad about it. (Though the part of me that loves angst and is mean would love more of that in a h/c setting.)
I liked how the Elves looked and I thought Kandomere's interesting (not so much vain and rich like some of them, just quietly powerful), so I'm fine if he or the others pop up for whatever reason. And like I said in the sign-up (so, up there), I'd prefer if you didn't pair Tikka up with either Ward or Jakoby even in a one-sided way. I'm fine with the idea of her with an Elf, though. Preferably female. Or maybe a human girl.
I don't have any prompts in mind. I just like the idea of exploring this world a little bit more with these characters. You could write anything before/during/after movie and I'd be happy. (I'm glad there's going to be a sequel, yay!)
CHRONO TRIGGER
Frog/Maou | Magus
Frog & Maou | Magus
Fanfic
So, how about that animal play/bestiality issue? :D Just.. keep it chaste unless Glenn's Glenn again. I can handle all the bonding, touching, bickering or dagger throwing hostilities between them, but nothing too intimate unless he's human.
This game has a special place in my heart, and while I like all the characters, these two are my favourite. Both carry a burden of their past. And yeah, both are excellent choices when fighting with magic. :) Their relationship is such a difficult one, so I don't expect you to ship it like I do, and any level of friendship/not killing each other while sharing space is good. But if you do ship it, great!
I'd be fine with them just begrudgingly accepting the fact that they are, for the time being, on the same side. Maybe a moment from their adventures during the game. Maybe something post-game. I'd love it if they figured out a way to actually connect, however improbable that may seem at first. It probably takes time and effort, and maybe Magus has to do a ton of stuff to redeem himself. If that's even possible. Maybe he figures out how to fix Glenn without having to die?
Copied & edited from an earlier letter: Slash or gen. My version of choice is the SNES one (I use an emulator) so I'd prefer if you used this version's spelling for names of people and places (so Magus, not Maou). I haven't played Chrono Cross so please keep it to CT only.
I love this game so much. Even when I've finished it several times over the years I always enjoy starting over and seeing the whole story unfold, every time with a slightly different story line (chronology of tasks, choosing teams, that kind of stuff). I love the world and the characters, all of them, but I chose these two because I've always thought that out of everyone they have the most interesting backgrounds and, if you can call it, relationship. If I could, I'd add Cyrus here as well, but he's not in the tags.
I also love the time travel aspect and the concept of changing history and future, and of course there's the whole end of the world thing, a possibly dark and gloomy and hopeless future if our guys lose. This game has a wide spectrum of feels and possibilities and I embrace it all.
I do have a request. Call Frog Glenn if it's not important for the story to call him Frog. I can't even remember how long I've done this, but I keep the names in the game intact except for him. Underneath the exterior he's not a frog so calling him one makes me kind of sad. Sometimes I name Magus Janus because that's who he is and I like the name (and the implication of having two faces), but you can call him by either name. Of course Glenn's name is kind of a plot point, so like I said, if the story requires you to call him that, I promise I won't mind. :) I can also see Magus using it as an insult, while calling him Glenn is actually quite intimate.
Yes, I ship these two. You don't have to, of course, and I understand if it's not your thing at all. I'd be equally happy with friendship. They're both sort of tragic characters, one a hero under a curse and the other one more a villain who didn't start out as villain. Their antagonistic history is part of the reason I love the idea of them together. I love bad guys getting their redemption, or at least a partial one, and fixing their wrongdoings if they can. I wouldn't enjoy a Magus who turns into a lovesick fool begging for forgiveness, but I'd love to see him realizing just how much he screwed up Glenn's life by doing what he did and trying to make amends. He can't bring Cyrus back but he can apologize (and maybe even mean it).
There can be a ton of hatred and grudge between them if you want to write it that way, because that's just canon, but I would prefer them to come to some sort of an understanding by the end. Even a very brief one that lasts for all of three hours. :D
DARK MATTER - PAVER
Gus Balfour/Jack Miller (Dark Matter - Paver)
Fanfic
You can never go wrong if you fix the ending. It's very effective the way it is, but it's horrible and painful. Or keep the ending and continue the story. Ghosts are fine. :)
But if you don't want to fix it, that's ok too. How about Jack finding someone else that's very much like Gus? Who sort of is Gus? What's it like in that time period?
Or maybe write something from an outside POV. The book's very restricted in the way it only lets us see inside two people's heads through journals. They both probably censored themselves at least a little. Is there something one or both have neglected to write about?
I only read this book a couple months ago, so that ending and the heartbreak is still fresh in my memory. I loved the setting because snow and dark winter days are something I live with. Except our shortest day is about 4 hours 40 minutes, so there's no total darkness. Just a lot of it. :D
Apart from the obvious fix-its, I'd also like something that takes place during the events when they're both still around. Or maybe something later in the future. Maybe Jack actually does return to Gruhuken during a summer?
DARK MATTER (TV)
Anders/Six | Griffin Jones (Dark Matter (TV))
Anders/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Kyle Kierken/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
One | Derrick Moss/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Six | Griffin Jones/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Fanfic
I almost didn't add this request, thinking about all the awesome DM fic I've received (not to mention other people's fics I've read and thoroughly loved) and how I don't want to appear greedy. But! If you want to write these and have ideas, I am the most willing reader you will ever find, and I know for a fact I'm not the only one.
Any of these, in just about any non-DNW setting, would be welcome. :D Fix-its, missing scenes, alternative routes, post-series stories, anything. I've requested most of these before, so you'll find plenty of my thoughts in my Dear Writer letters. I'll add a link to the letter. In short:
Anders/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Kyle Kierken/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
One | Derrick Moss/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Three goes so well with any one of these. I love the antagonism and the idea of them finding common ground, however unlikely it may be at first. Or just hooking up that one time they both got tired of running.
Anders/Six | Griffin Jones (Dark Matter (TV))
Six | Griffin Jones/Three | Marcus Boone (Dark Matter (TV))
Six pairings are something I only found later in the show (I liked the guy, just didn't actively ship him), but now? Yes, please. The betrayal/wanting forgiveness thing.. you hurt, I'm there. :D I am that easy. I'd also love a glimpse of how Six was before memory loss, with Anders. Or whatever else you want to write.
One idea in particular comes to mind, even when condensing it into a 300-word ficlet might require effort: What if they had a thing, a serious one, and only Anders remembers it? And later, maybe Six doesn't regain that memory due to a glitch. Or alternatively, he does, but he doesn't think it's like him at all, so he blames it on a glitch that he suddenly sees/feels things he shouldn't. Extra points if they're both in pain due to this.
There isn't much to add that hasn't been covered in my previous letters. I love this fandom, I love this cast, and I'd be thrilled to read any short or long piece you write about these lovely people. :) A day in the life, an unexpected encounter, a piece of a chase scene, just having a casual breakfast with friends. Anything. The rest are very welcome to show up where necessary.
FRIENDS (TV)
Chandler Bing & Joey Tribbiani
Rachel Green/Joey Tribbiani
Fanfic
I recently rewatched all 10 seasons, and my reactions were still pretty much the same as they were during the first airing: Rachel and Joey need to be a couple! Go away, Ross! Also, Chandler and Joey also need to be a couple. :D
For Rachel/Joey, I'd love anything. It can be a fix-it, a missing scene where it's obvious they care, canon divergence, or something post-series. Or something else entirely. Maybe put Rachel and Ross on a break. :D See how he likes it. Sorry, I've never been a big Ross fan. I don't actively dislike him but I often find him boring and annoying. So if you need to dump him to make R/J work? Go for it! (I actually liked him with Charlie, so maybe do a canon divergence where they stayed together instead?)
I just.. I don't buy the whole "I love you as a friend" when it's so clear that Joey's in love for the first time in his life and his whole behaviour changes due to that. No, that's not platonic love, and you can't convince me otherwise. He's not like that with Monica or Phoebe.
For Chandler & Joey, I've always loved their bromance and ability to be completely themselves around each other, however dorky they are. While I do ship it, I'm very fond of their friendship just the way it is. Maybe something from the early days when they were still figuring out how to be flatmates? Or a missing scene/episode? Or go post-series and give him that Joey room.
I'm not really into kidfic, so I'd prefer the fic to not focus on Emma or the twins, but obviously it's ok if they show up. And I love Chandler/Monica, so if it's post-series, I want them to stay happily married.
THE ORVILLE (TV)
Darulio/Ed Mercer
Ed Mercer/Alara Kitan
Alara Kitan/Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson
Ed Mercer/Kelly Grayson/Darulio
Isaac/Gordon Malloy
Isaac/Gordon Malloy/John LaMarr
John LaMarr/Gordon Malloy
Kelly Grayson/Alara Kitan
Fanfic
To be perfectly honest, I don't actively ship anyone on this show. I just enjoy the ride and the crew, and I'm open to whatever pairs it's throwing our way.
However, I read some fic and it was fun, and I'd be curious to read more. So if you're itching to write for this but don't think there's an audience? I am!
About the threesomes: It's ok if they're not all hooking up at the same time. Like, I'm fine with Ed/Alara/Kelly being Ed/Alara, Ed/Kelly, and Alara/Kelly. Same goes for the others. With Isaac? I don't even know. I just saw him in the tag set and thought why not. :D
I'm rarely into PWPs, so maybe don't just throw a sex scene at me? I do like porn with my fic (very much), but I need a reason why it's happening. Especially with a show like this.
Gah, I love this crack show! I love how it's comedy and drama and you never know when you're about to run into something sort of absurd. You're totally free to choose your own style, whether it's something serious or something entirely cracktastic, as long as you don't bash the characters or the show. I will read anything.
I've only read some Ed/Alara so far, but I've enjoyed the idea a lot. The whole Darulio episode... thank you! :D I can see why people would say Isaac is Data, but I think they're different. Data wants to be human, Isaac just wants to learn about humans. And LaMarr and Malloy? Ha, it's a wonder they're both still alive. :D This whole cast is just dorky fun.
You can take any sci-fi show/movie trope and run with it. Any! Wormholes, time travel, tribble invasion, mirror!verse, trouble with invisibility, non-corporeal energy beings, convoluted alien politics, whatever comes to your mind. Or just give me the moment when the characters make their first move on the other one. :) I'm fine with anything.
