Dear Author (Yuletide 2019)
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coaldustcanaryGeneral notes: Good with any rating. No explicit DNWs - there are some things implied/mentioned in the trope/kink preferences list below that are things I tend not to like as much, but don't consider them entirely off-limits.
Requested fandoms:
Carnival Row (TV)
Characters: Tourmaline Larou, Vignette Stonemoss
What I like about the canon: the incredibly elaborate setting and Aesthetic, the grim social commentary, and all that is hinted at by the worldbuilding and in our characters' pasts but fairly under-explored in the actual canon.
I am deeply fond of Tourmaline and her stubborn loyalty toward Vignette, and the depth of their friendship as well as the outlines of their past romantic entanglements. To that end, prompts:
What was their relationship like previously? Was it friends with benefits? Was it more like a teenage crush? Were they ever in love, or was it something different? Feel free to speculate about fae customs and norms around relationships - what were the expectations, on either side, or by those that knew them?
In the Burgue and the present of the series, what do they mean to one another? How does Vignette feel about Tourmaline's life choices, and vice versa? Tourmaline seems very resigned when it comes to Philo's place in Vignette's heart--what if she was more willing to fight for Vignette's affections? (Personally I like Philo well enough and though I think his history and initial hook-up with Vignette was a bit rushed, I can see how they would fall together again in the Burgue, but I would be equally happy for Vignette to be tired of his dramatic bullshit and choose her relationship with Tourmaline first.)
In the presumed future of the show, with the fae hemmed in on all sides, how might they resist, either on an individual level or as part of a larger organization? How might they talk to Philo about being faerie--or choose to keep secrets from him?
Alternately, I am fully game for full-on worlbuilding in this fandom that barely mentions either requested character. Something about politics, or religion (what's the Martyr religion about, besides Jesus being hung by a noose instead of a cross?), or high society norms? I'm also very fond of Agreus and Imogen--though I'm not requesting them so as to avoid over-complicating things for matching, if you're inspired you could focus on them. What if they had missed the ship and somehow ended up on Carnival Row themselves?
Prodigal Son (TV)
Characters: Malcom Bright, Dani Powell
Oh, these two. I watched this show expecting a procedural with a touch of whacky hijinx, Bellamy Young reprising her role from Scandal and a smirking Michael Sheen - what I got was 99% balls to the wall whacky hijinx, Malcolm being whumped, Young and Sheen bringing their soapy drama A-game, all sewn together with a fig leaf of procedural elements. It's very silly and very fun. Even the procedural elements that are included are all fully designed to dig into everyone's trauma and personal demons for angsty or comedic effect!
I would really like fic that focuses on Bright and Dani's relationship, either platonically or romantically/sexually.
On the platonic side, more bonding like we saw in Ep. 5, where they realized that Gil's paternal/mentor influence had really shaped them in some similar ways, and that they had some things in common, would be great. I get that the show has already canonically gone for a ton of tropey whump situations with Dani comforting Malcolm during his night terrors and watching over him when he's accidentally drugged, but more in this vein is always welcome. A role reversal might be interesting, too - how might Bright be as a caretaker if Dani was hurt?
On the sexual/romantic side, the show certainly keeps playing with the notion that Bright is a masochist and someone who seeks out others to put boundaries on him, and Dani might be the kind of person who'd hurt him the way he wants to be hurt and control him the way he thinks he needs. I would be very keen to see a D/s and/or BDSM relationship between the two. I think it would be hilarious to see them painstakingly negotiating what that kind of relationship might look like, for example. Alternately, maybe they continue to skirt the edges of such a relationship without really discussing it, and then fall into something much deeper without thinking it through. I'd be happy with a range of content or tonal elements here - dark and grim is fine, light and comedic is also fine, and everything in between.
Another idea that could fit with either version of the relationship would be Jessica or Martin's take on Dani, or vice versa. What might Dani make of Martin, if she were to accompany Malcolm to the psychiatric hospital on one of his visits. What might Martin make of Dani and her relationship with his son? Or with Jessica, might she see Dani as a rival, or a positive influence on Malcolm, or something else?
Johan from the stables
Characters: Johan, Speaker, Speaker's Father
So much said in so few words - a whole world is sketched in that tweet! I would love to see some historical fantasy worldbuilding and some playful engagement with the prompt. Who is the speaker talking to (maybe their mother? their friend? their political advisor? their tutor? their romantic interest?) and why do they keep saying the Speaker is his/her/their worst enemy? What kind of self-destructive behavior or thinking patterns are being observed--or is the speaker being gaslit, here? (For the record, I am not partial to any particular gender for the speaker. Whatever you like is fine.)
I would very much welcome an enemies-to-lovers scenario for the Speaker and Johann. (They don't have to become friends on the way, if ever. Enemies who hatesex is also great!)
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Requested fandoms:
Carnival Row (TV)
Characters: Tourmaline Larou, Vignette Stonemoss
What I like about the canon: the incredibly elaborate setting and Aesthetic, the grim social commentary, and all that is hinted at by the worldbuilding and in our characters' pasts but fairly under-explored in the actual canon.
I am deeply fond of Tourmaline and her stubborn loyalty toward Vignette, and the depth of their friendship as well as the outlines of their past romantic entanglements. To that end, prompts:
What was their relationship like previously? Was it friends with benefits? Was it more like a teenage crush? Were they ever in love, or was it something different? Feel free to speculate about fae customs and norms around relationships - what were the expectations, on either side, or by those that knew them?
In the Burgue and the present of the series, what do they mean to one another? How does Vignette feel about Tourmaline's life choices, and vice versa? Tourmaline seems very resigned when it comes to Philo's place in Vignette's heart--what if she was more willing to fight for Vignette's affections? (Personally I like Philo well enough and though I think his history and initial hook-up with Vignette was a bit rushed, I can see how they would fall together again in the Burgue, but I would be equally happy for Vignette to be tired of his dramatic bullshit and choose her relationship with Tourmaline first.)
In the presumed future of the show, with the fae hemmed in on all sides, how might they resist, either on an individual level or as part of a larger organization? How might they talk to Philo about being faerie--or choose to keep secrets from him?
Alternately, I am fully game for full-on worlbuilding in this fandom that barely mentions either requested character. Something about politics, or religion (what's the Martyr religion about, besides Jesus being hung by a noose instead of a cross?), or high society norms? I'm also very fond of Agreus and Imogen--though I'm not requesting them so as to avoid over-complicating things for matching, if you're inspired you could focus on them. What if they had missed the ship and somehow ended up on Carnival Row themselves?
Prodigal Son (TV)
Characters: Malcom Bright, Dani Powell
Oh, these two. I watched this show expecting a procedural with a touch of whacky hijinx, Bellamy Young reprising her role from Scandal and a smirking Michael Sheen - what I got was 99% balls to the wall whacky hijinx, Malcolm being whumped, Young and Sheen bringing their soapy drama A-game, all sewn together with a fig leaf of procedural elements. It's very silly and very fun. Even the procedural elements that are included are all fully designed to dig into everyone's trauma and personal demons for angsty or comedic effect!
I would really like fic that focuses on Bright and Dani's relationship, either platonically or romantically/sexually.
On the platonic side, more bonding like we saw in Ep. 5, where they realized that Gil's paternal/mentor influence had really shaped them in some similar ways, and that they had some things in common, would be great. I get that the show has already canonically gone for a ton of tropey whump situations with Dani comforting Malcolm during his night terrors and watching over him when he's accidentally drugged, but more in this vein is always welcome. A role reversal might be interesting, too - how might Bright be as a caretaker if Dani was hurt?
On the sexual/romantic side, the show certainly keeps playing with the notion that Bright is a masochist and someone who seeks out others to put boundaries on him, and Dani might be the kind of person who'd hurt him the way he wants to be hurt and control him the way he thinks he needs. I would be very keen to see a D/s and/or BDSM relationship between the two. I think it would be hilarious to see them painstakingly negotiating what that kind of relationship might look like, for example. Alternately, maybe they continue to skirt the edges of such a relationship without really discussing it, and then fall into something much deeper without thinking it through. I'd be happy with a range of content or tonal elements here - dark and grim is fine, light and comedic is also fine, and everything in between.
Another idea that could fit with either version of the relationship would be Jessica or Martin's take on Dani, or vice versa. What might Dani make of Martin, if she were to accompany Malcolm to the psychiatric hospital on one of his visits. What might Martin make of Dani and her relationship with his son? Or with Jessica, might she see Dani as a rival, or a positive influence on Malcolm, or something else?
Johan from the stables
Characters: Johan, Speaker, Speaker's Father
So much said in so few words - a whole world is sketched in that tweet! I would love to see some historical fantasy worldbuilding and some playful engagement with the prompt. Who is the speaker talking to (maybe their mother? their friend? their political advisor? their tutor? their romantic interest?) and why do they keep saying the Speaker is his/her/their worst enemy? What kind of self-destructive behavior or thinking patterns are being observed--or is the speaker being gaslit, here? (For the record, I am not partial to any particular gender for the speaker. Whatever you like is fine.)
I would very much welcome an enemies-to-lovers scenario for the Speaker and Johann. (They don't have to become friends on the way, if ever. Enemies who hatesex is also great!)
***
General trope preferences (these are in no particular order, may not apply to all fandoms/characters/pairings and include both plot tropes and sexual acts - but feel free to run with one if you're inspired):
hurt/comfort (physical and/or emotional), whump, soulmates (and soulmate subversion, and soulmates played dark), sex pollen, fuck or die, dubcon (especially when both/all parties are consenting only under duress due to outside circumstances), bondage, canon divergence/"what if" AUs, first time sex (both first time sex ever and first time for a particular pairing), sex magic, pegging, praise kink, sharing a bed, huddling for warmth, falling asleep on someone, cuddling, spooning, competitive sex games (who can make the other orgasm the fastest, who can resist orgasm the longest, who can successfully finish a task while the other partner tries to get them off or tries to entice them into sex, etc), begging for/during sex, sex as an emotional outlet in the wake of tragedy, battle couples/trios, alternate magical system AUs, Dominance/submission with Dominant female/submissive male or Dominant female/submissive female (situational, prefer not to read lifestyle/24-7 D/s stuff), sex between platonic friends, future fic and "next gen" fic about children of canonical characters, ghosts,
communicating with the dead (via magic or weird science), enemies to lovers, threesomes, werewolves (preferably not A/B/O-style)
communicating with the dead (via magic or weird science), enemies to lovers, threesomes, werewolves (preferably not A/B/O-style)