Fandom Growth Exchange 2019
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skyeventide Hello, writer who writes for me! Thanks for giving this a read.
I'll list down here what I like to read and give some do-not-wants, if you have any doubts feel free to reach to me through the mods. The fandoms and pairings may have some very specific do-not-wants, too.
General stuff
I'm happiest when stories get into some in-depth character exploration. The plot of your story may be minimal, it may be slice of life, small missing moments, I tend to not care as much as long as characterisation and interactions between people offer emotional depth. If you plan to write smut (which is totally fine, and you'll find some specific do-not-wants in the list for that), the same thing applies: hot action is good, but I like it better when there's something that happens, in an emotional sense, to the characters involved. In short, depth.
I like banters between characters, historical attention to details, politics, clashing point of views, complicated relationships, UST, bittersweet endings where not all things are solved neatly, hope for the future, moral ambiguity, explored dysfunctionality, love shown through subtlety, love that is not confessed, regret, hard-won redemptions and the distrust that comes with it, power dynamics, characters that won't ever relent.
Do Not Want
Some specifics for this fandom. When it comes to LaCE, I'd rather you didn't treat it as a biological imperative. For example, if you write Fingon/Maglor, don't write it as them now being married and soulbound. Treat the text as something with dubious authorship (I'll direct you to this essay if you don't know what I mean) and as a collection of what the title says: laws and customs, valid among the Eldar and the Noldor primarily, but not rules on how their bodies literally work.
For the Silm, my statement of "contrasting opinions are ok but character bashing isn't" is doubly valid. No bashing. I have primarily Feanorian sympathies, so if you must let yours seep into your work, keep that in mind.
I'd really like, for the gen prompts, to read about family relationships, difficult interactions or happy moments alike. You're free and encouraged to let politics into your work, and to not forget where characters' loyalties would lie. Maglor&Nimrodel is a little on its own, so go wild with that one. For Fingon/Maglor, I'm happy with it being set in Aman as some sort of youthful thing, or in Beleriand, as a darker sort of ship. Fingon/Maedhros can be implied as a later ship or whatever, I don't mind, Maglor mustn't be the love of his life. Fingolfin/Maedhros is something I'd rather read strictly in Beleriand, and not in Aman.
So, what I'd really like to read for this are Bigwig&Silver, and Bigwig&Campion&Hazel. However, since I've no idea what people are feeling if they want to write for this fandom, I'm actually fine with receiving something else that inspires you.
To give details on the two I'd requested, I'd like to read about Bigwig and Silver as ex-colleagues, as a mending sort of friendship and relationship, after their last encounter in their birth warren. Anything with them in Watership is fine. I'm actually fine with this relationship turning to be somewhat "romantic", but if you go that route keep it uhhh for gen audiences, since they're literal rabbits and I'd rather not read about their smutty situations.
For Bigwig, Campion, and Hazel, I'm most interested in the time period where Campion takes over the ruling of Efrafa and builds a friendly relationship with Watership Down.
For Thrask/Emeric, you can read about Emeric on the wiki. Write about them as adults, as young men having fun, whatever. It's worth noting that Emeric also goes to the Blooming Rose.
For Thrask/Grace, I encourage you to go for a route where neither dies and explore a difficult relationship after the events of DA2. I'd rather not read about a sexual or romantic relationship that involves them still being in the Gallows, though the roots of it may begin there. For Thrask/Avernus... I don't even know, go wild with the exploration of morality and the use of blood magic, and the like.
I'll list down here what I like to read and give some do-not-wants, if you have any doubts feel free to reach to me through the mods. The fandoms and pairings may have some very specific do-not-wants, too.
General stuff
I'm happiest when stories get into some in-depth character exploration. The plot of your story may be minimal, it may be slice of life, small missing moments, I tend to not care as much as long as characterisation and interactions between people offer emotional depth. If you plan to write smut (which is totally fine, and you'll find some specific do-not-wants in the list for that), the same thing applies: hot action is good, but I like it better when there's something that happens, in an emotional sense, to the characters involved. In short, depth.
I like banters between characters, historical attention to details, politics, clashing point of views, complicated relationships, UST, bittersweet endings where not all things are solved neatly, hope for the future, moral ambiguity, explored dysfunctionality, love shown through subtlety, love that is not confessed, regret, hard-won redemptions and the distrust that comes with it, power dynamics, characters that won't ever relent.
Do Not Want
- AUs, as I'd rather read about the original fandoms.
- I'm iffy on canon divergencies, but I'm generally fine with What-Ifs. That is, I am happy with the exploration of an "if" scenario (especially if a character is dead in canon but you want to save them in some manner so that they can participate to some future event in the story), but I'd rather not see a canon aspect wholly changed for no reason other than you have a different headcanon that contradicts it. In other words, explain the why something is different from canon and explore the consequences.
- Crack fic.
- Focus on pregnancy or childbirth.
- Focus on, or headcanons, on gender dysphoria.
- Character bashing. I am happy with characters disagreeing passionately and having negative opinions on other characters, but if it becomes obvious to me that you're using the characters as mouthpieces for your opinions, then the fun is sucked away from the story.
- Focus on scat, piss, vomit. I'm fine with mentions of unsanitary things, but no focus on it; as in, nothing that is deliberately trying to squick the reader out or is kinking on these fluids. (Blood is perfectly fine.)
- Second person pov. (Present and past tense, first or third person are all okay.)
- Issuefic. With this I mean that I'm not looking for a work that takes problems in canon and focuses its attention on explaining and educating me on why all that is morally wrong and we should do better. If canon presents unresolved issues, I'm happy with reading about their consequences and effects on characters, about how you make sense of them. The point is, no "educational fiction".
- Specular to the above, no writing out of canon-compliant various -isms or phobias. If a world or time period is homophobic, I don't want the struggles of characters that have to live with it written away by washing out all social problems. However, if such things are not present in a given world, don't add them in for the sake of it.
- A/B/O, genderswap, alien genitalia, m!preg.
- maggots, terminal illnesses, feederism and eating disorders, soulmates.
- daddy/mommy kink, de-aging of characters, ageplay and infantilisation, diapers, pet play, enemas and urethral plays, insistence on how large a penis or breasts are, objectification.
The Silmarillion
Celegorm&Curufin&Maglor , Curufin&Galadriel , Finarfin&Ingwion , Fingon/Maglor , Finrod&Maglor, Maglor&Nimrodel, Fingolfin/Maedhros
Some specifics for this fandom. When it comes to LaCE, I'd rather you didn't treat it as a biological imperative. For example, if you write Fingon/Maglor, don't write it as them now being married and soulbound. Treat the text as something with dubious authorship (I'll direct you to this essay if you don't know what I mean) and as a collection of what the title says: laws and customs, valid among the Eldar and the Noldor primarily, but not rules on how their bodies literally work.
For the Silm, my statement of "contrasting opinions are ok but character bashing isn't" is doubly valid. No bashing. I have primarily Feanorian sympathies, so if you must let yours seep into your work, keep that in mind.
I'd really like, for the gen prompts, to read about family relationships, difficult interactions or happy moments alike. You're free and encouraged to let politics into your work, and to not forget where characters' loyalties would lie. Maglor&Nimrodel is a little on its own, so go wild with that one. For Fingon/Maglor, I'm happy with it being set in Aman as some sort of youthful thing, or in Beleriand, as a darker sort of ship. Fingon/Maedhros can be implied as a later ship or whatever, I don't mind, Maglor mustn't be the love of his life. Fingolfin/Maedhros is something I'd rather read strictly in Beleriand, and not in Aman.
Dragonlance
Any relationship!
Any relationship!
What I'd specifically requested for this fandom was Kitiara uth Matar/Lord Soth, Crysania/Raistlin Majere, and Sturm Brightblade/Kitiara uth Matar, however I'm happy to read just about any of the pairings listed (so also Kitiara uth Matar/Laurana Kanan, Tika Waylan/Kitiara uth Matar, and Caramon Majere & Raistlin Majere). So while I'd be happier with my original three requests, the rest is also fine if it strikes more your fancy.
Most if not all of these are relationships with strong contrasts and, in some cases, a bit of a power dynamic, Feel free to dive into these aspects and explore the extreme complications of these pairs, my only request is that any sexual interactions are kept consesual, with dub-con or simple unhealthy dynamics at the worst. I welcome What-Ifs for this fandom and these pairs.
Most if not all of these are relationships with strong contrasts and, in some cases, a bit of a power dynamic, Feel free to dive into these aspects and explore the extreme complications of these pairs, my only request is that any sexual interactions are kept consesual, with dub-con or simple unhealthy dynamics at the worst. I welcome What-Ifs for this fandom and these pairs.
Vampire: The Masquerade
Any relationship!
Any relationship!
Look, I'm the one who nominated all of these so you're free to do whatever. I only ask that, if you go for Nelli/Victor/Isaac, the poly is treated respectfully and there are no shows of out-of-character jealousy from Victor or Isaac (the two of them needn't be involved with each other, but if you can make it work, go for it).
Watership Down
Any relationship!
Any relationship!
So, what I'd really like to read for this are Bigwig&Silver, and Bigwig&Campion&Hazel. However, since I've no idea what people are feeling if they want to write for this fandom, I'm actually fine with receiving something else that inspires you.
To give details on the two I'd requested, I'd like to read about Bigwig and Silver as ex-colleagues, as a mending sort of friendship and relationship, after their last encounter in their birth warren. Anything with them in Watership is fine. I'm actually fine with this relationship turning to be somewhat "romantic", but if you go that route keep it uhhh for gen audiences, since they're literal rabbits and I'd rather not read about their smutty situations.
For Bigwig, Campion, and Hazel, I'm most interested in the time period where Campion takes over the ruling of Efrafa and builds a friendly relationship with Watership Down.
Dragon Age
Ambra/Ser Thrask , Avernus/Ser Thrask , Female Caron/Varel , Frederic of Serault/Tamar , Isabela/Crassius Servis , Loghain Mac Tir/Clarel de Chanson , Ser Thrask/Grace , Ser Thrask/Ser Emeric , Sigrid Guldsdotten/Magister Verixsus , Sketch/Tug
Ambra/Ser Thrask , Avernus/Ser Thrask , Female Caron/Varel , Frederic of Serault/Tamar , Isabela/Crassius Servis , Loghain Mac Tir/Clarel de Chanson , Ser Thrask/Grace , Ser Thrask/Ser Emeric , Sigrid Guldsdotten/Magister Verixsus , Sketch/Tug
Aight, so. For the bunch with Ser Thrask, you're free and welcome to make up that he didn't die when he does in canon, and give him an Inquisition verse. Varric made it up or whatever. Ambra is his canon LI, a sex worker of the Blooming Rose and the mother of Olivia, I'll copy-paste here the relevant passage from WoT:
For Thrask/Emeric, you can read about Emeric on the wiki. Write about them as adults, as young men having fun, whatever. It's worth noting that Emeric also goes to the Blooming Rose.
For Thrask/Grace, I encourage you to go for a route where neither dies and explore a difficult relationship after the events of DA2. I'd rather not read about a sexual or romantic relationship that involves them still being in the Gallows, though the roots of it may begin there. For Thrask/Avernus... I don't even know, go wild with the exploration of morality and the use of blood magic, and the like.
Female Caron is the Orlesian human warden in Awakening. Anything with her and Seneschal Varel. You're free and encouraged to touch upon the politics of an Orlesian being Arlessa of a Fereldan region.
Frederic of Serault and Tamar are both into dragons. You can look up Tamar on the wiki, but she's essentially an Inquisition agent of the old cult of dragon Andraste from Origins. Go wild.
Sigrid is a character from the Jaws of Hakkon DLC. Magister Verixsus is a Tevinter she meets in this wartable mission. Build on that as you like, play with cultural clashes, building of mutual respect, and the like.
Loghain/Clarel is another where you're welcome to have her survive her death in whatever manner. Loghain can understand going too far for your convictions and I think they could learn from one another and reach understanding and perhaps love.
Isabela/Crassius, well. You know them. They're going to have fun, and also enjoy their smuggling during their time as Inquisition agents.
Sketch and Tug are an elf and a dwarf who serve as your companions in Leliana's Song DLC. Sketch appears in DA2 too, and as an agent of the Inquisition in some wartable missions. Tug dies in the DLC, and in this story you may decide he doesn't die, or set it before the DLC and end it tragically, or deal with the aftermath for Sketch. Just play with their relationship as you like, there seems to be devotion and I'd like to see it explored.
