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labellementeuse) wrote2013-07-31 12:54 pm
labellementeuse) wrote2013-07-31 12:54 pm
EXCHANGE AT FIC CORNER PROMPT POST
Hi, dear author! First let me apologise for my appalling sign-up. I raced through it in a hasty work lunchtime just before sign-ups close, not because I'm not excited about the challenge but because I'm incredibly disorganised and just forgot. Many apologies for that. To make up for it I'll include the kinds of brief prompt descriptions I would have included in my sign-up as well as more extended thoughts here.
My usual challenge preamble: It's really important to me that you have fun with the exchange, so please treat my requests with exactly the degree of attentiveness that you need for a good experience, and no more. If what I say below bugs you or is going to, like, mess with your creative impulses, feel free to ignore it: if I requested it, I will pretty much read absolutely anything. With this in mind, if my, uh, fabulously detailed prompts of "fandom and a couple of characters" have already inspired you: go for your life.
But if you're like me, you probably need more information. I like a nice thorough letter, so I write my letter with people like me in mind (i.e. it's ridiculously detailed). It's in two parts: general stuff about my likes and dislikes, and specific stuff about my fandoms. Feel free to read any of it, part of it, or none.
Things I like: I really prefer happy endings. Slash (both kinds!), het, and gen. Porn. G-rated friendship or romance. Kidfic. Breakup-makeup! Characters of colour. The appearance of cooking, music or handcrafts in fic. Women being professional and competent, children, careers, futurefic, makeouts, camping, conspicuous consumption of caffeine, adventure stories, gratuitous use of magic, slash cliches, reinvented romance tropes, feminism, women, unusual relationships, siblings being siblingy, emotional misunderstandings and/or RESOLVED emotional neglect, third person narrative, music and people playing musical instruments.
Things I'm not so big on: Major character or requested character deathfic, except where it is canonical; stories featuring rape as a major plot point.
Fandom: Protector of the Small
Character(s): Keladry of Mindelan
Brief Prompt: I'd really like to see Kel as an adult in independent command of a small group of men and women; or interacting with pages and squires (possibly including some girls!) Alternatively, if you're up for it, I'd love to see Kel exploring her sexuality - maybe a 5 things story or something else fun.
More extended thoughts: Kel is the apple of my eye, which probably makes her terrifying to write (certainly I'm terrified to write her, and I offered her!) She's such a wholeheartedly good character that it's hard to come up with conflicts. But there are many situations I can see Kel struggling with before she excels at, like leading a mixed group of people; or dealing with her sex life; or carpentry ... I love Kel's entire cast of supporting characters, so if you want to throw in any of those I'd be delighted. I don't ship Kel with anyone in particular so any endgame is fine if you want to write a romance (which would thrill me), even OFC or OMCs.
Fandom: The Changeover
Character(s): Laura Chant; Sorry Carlise
Brief Prompt: I would love futurefic; a little sex, if you feel like it, would delight me. Breakup-makeup is my favourite romance trope and I'd be interested to see how Laura and Sorry would play it out but, equally, silly domestic fic or basically-gen about their lives would be very pleasing. I am fairly OTP-ish about Sorry and Laura but I could cope with a breakup.
More extended thoughts: I actually don't have much further to say, perhaps because I sort of feel this is the obvious prompt that everyone will be giving for this fandom. I love them and their relationship but, too, I'd like to see it explored from a more adult angle. Also magic, please.
Fandom: Young Wizards
Character(s): Dairine Callahan, Carmela Rodriguez
Brief Prompt: Dairine/Carmela is one of my not-so-secret weird OTPs developed by spending way too long in this fandom. They’re huge fun as foils for their respective siblings but I love them for themselves, as well. I would love to see anything, gen or slash or even het, with these guys, but here's a generic prompt: first times (any kind: milestones, first spells, Ordeals ... and the sexy kind too, of course: first time, first threesome, first whatever.)
More extended thoughts: Once upon a time I wrote an embarrassing ship manifesto for this pairing (that actually now that I re-read it lacks one key element: WOW THEY'D BE HOT TOGETHER. Dairine kind of twitchy and passionate and, you know, her personality is shaped like an arrow, sometimes angry and Carmela so laid back and relaxed but still passionate and mm it's just a dynamic that really works for me in a relationship. Like a short skirt and a long jacket iykwim.) HOWEVER I would also totally dig gen about them, because that dynamic is the same. And because I know you may only have matched on one of these characters - I love them both passionately, and fic about just one of them will please me just as much.
I hope this isn't too detailed and doesn't drive you crazy. Please feel free to contact me in the appropriate anonymised ways if you need more or less information. <3 And HAVE FUN!
My usual challenge preamble: It's really important to me that you have fun with the exchange, so please treat my requests with exactly the degree of attentiveness that you need for a good experience, and no more. If what I say below bugs you or is going to, like, mess with your creative impulses, feel free to ignore it: if I requested it, I will pretty much read absolutely anything. With this in mind, if my, uh, fabulously detailed prompts of "fandom and a couple of characters" have already inspired you: go for your life.
But if you're like me, you probably need more information. I like a nice thorough letter, so I write my letter with people like me in mind (i.e. it's ridiculously detailed). It's in two parts: general stuff about my likes and dislikes, and specific stuff about my fandoms. Feel free to read any of it, part of it, or none.
Things I like: I really prefer happy endings. Slash (both kinds!), het, and gen. Porn. G-rated friendship or romance. Kidfic. Breakup-makeup! Characters of colour. The appearance of cooking, music or handcrafts in fic. Women being professional and competent, children, careers, futurefic, makeouts, camping, conspicuous consumption of caffeine, adventure stories, gratuitous use of magic, slash cliches, reinvented romance tropes, feminism, women, unusual relationships, siblings being siblingy, emotional misunderstandings and/or RESOLVED emotional neglect, third person narrative, music and people playing musical instruments.
Things I'm not so big on: Major character or requested character deathfic, except where it is canonical; stories featuring rape as a major plot point.
Fandom: Protector of the Small
Character(s): Keladry of Mindelan
Brief Prompt: I'd really like to see Kel as an adult in independent command of a small group of men and women; or interacting with pages and squires (possibly including some girls!) Alternatively, if you're up for it, I'd love to see Kel exploring her sexuality - maybe a 5 things story or something else fun.
More extended thoughts: Kel is the apple of my eye, which probably makes her terrifying to write (certainly I'm terrified to write her, and I offered her!) She's such a wholeheartedly good character that it's hard to come up with conflicts. But there are many situations I can see Kel struggling with before she excels at, like leading a mixed group of people; or dealing with her sex life; or carpentry ... I love Kel's entire cast of supporting characters, so if you want to throw in any of those I'd be delighted. I don't ship Kel with anyone in particular so any endgame is fine if you want to write a romance (which would thrill me), even OFC or OMCs.
Fandom: The Changeover
Character(s): Laura Chant; Sorry Carlise
Brief Prompt: I would love futurefic; a little sex, if you feel like it, would delight me. Breakup-makeup is my favourite romance trope and I'd be interested to see how Laura and Sorry would play it out but, equally, silly domestic fic or basically-gen about their lives would be very pleasing. I am fairly OTP-ish about Sorry and Laura but I could cope with a breakup.
More extended thoughts: I actually don't have much further to say, perhaps because I sort of feel this is the obvious prompt that everyone will be giving for this fandom. I love them and their relationship but, too, I'd like to see it explored from a more adult angle. Also magic, please.
Fandom: Young Wizards
Character(s): Dairine Callahan, Carmela Rodriguez
Brief Prompt: Dairine/Carmela is one of my not-so-secret weird OTPs developed by spending way too long in this fandom. They’re huge fun as foils for their respective siblings but I love them for themselves, as well. I would love to see anything, gen or slash or even het, with these guys, but here's a generic prompt: first times (any kind: milestones, first spells, Ordeals ... and the sexy kind too, of course: first time, first threesome, first whatever.)
More extended thoughts: Once upon a time I wrote an embarrassing ship manifesto for this pairing (that actually now that I re-read it lacks one key element: WOW THEY'D BE HOT TOGETHER. Dairine kind of twitchy and passionate and, you know, her personality is shaped like an arrow, sometimes angry and Carmela so laid back and relaxed but still passionate and mm it's just a dynamic that really works for me in a relationship. Like a short skirt and a long jacket iykwim.) HOWEVER I would also totally dig gen about them, because that dynamic is the same. And because I know you may only have matched on one of these characters - I love them both passionately, and fic about just one of them will please me just as much.
I hope this isn't too detailed and doesn't drive you crazy. Please feel free to contact me in the appropriate anonymised ways if you need more or less information. <3 And HAVE FUN!