dear prime time writer
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naushikaDear prime time writer..
Thank you so much for writing me a fic!
First off, I'm very easy to please. In my letter I'm providing some prompts and ideas, but if you already have your own idea in mind, then please feel free to run with it! Just as long as you don't hit on any of my DNWs, I will love whatever it is you write me!
Do Not Wants:
- BDSM
- non-con
- excessive descriptions of violence or gore
- incest
- violence between partners (romantic or platonic)
- PWP (smut is fine, but I would prefer more non-smutty bits to smutty bits, basically)
General likes:
- angst
- plotty fic
- introspection & examination of emotions
- hurt/comfort
- apocalypse or post-apocalypse, general survival
- tropes (some faves: AUs, amnesia, trapped/bonded together, body swapping, undercover relationship, undercover anything)
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Fandom specific:
Agents of SHIELD
Requested character: Jemma Simmons
Friendships I like: Jemma & Skye, Jemma & Fitz, Jemma & Coulson
Pairings I like: Jemma/Ward, Jemma/Triplett
I love the recent turn that Agents of SHIELD has taken. I would love to see more about Jemma dealing with recent events. I'm dying to know how Jemma (and everyone, really) deals with the news of Ward's betrayal. The season might be over by the time you are getting into writing this fic, so it's hard to know what's going to happen which makes it hard to give ideas for this letter, but just know I love all the interpersonal drama potential that arises from Ward's betrayal. Angst, conflict, confrontation - I enjoy that sort of stuff! I'm also open to pre-HYDRA fic, with teamy goodness or wacky hijinks, back when everyone thought everything was simple and good, haha. Or, another idea: Jemma is HYDRA too. I've seen a lot of people speculating she's a secret SECRET HYDRA agent, and while I don't think that is the case on the show, it could be an interesting idea to explore in fic.
I consider both Skye and Fitz to be Jemma's best friends, but they seem to meet different needs that she has. I would love to see the three of them team up for an adventure of some kind. All three of them are technology nerds, so I feel like they'd be all be hilariously useless in a situation where they have no power/technology to help them. With Coulson, I see a very father-daughter type relationship, but one that's not without its antagonism. Their headbutting over the GH-325 has been delightful, because they are two people who both get a bit stubborn when they know they're right, haha. I'd love to see more of that, that resolves in lovely team feelings.
On a ship level, if you chose to go that route, I shipped Jemma/Ward pretty hardcore in the pre-HYDRA days and honestly it hasn't dropped off at all. The angsty possibilities here have got me very excited. I'm not sure Ward can be redeemed and that's ok. I'm just interested in what could happen between the two of them after Jemma finds out the truth, even if it ends in heartbreak. Jemma/Triplett is a bit more straightforward of a ship; they've got chemistry, and lots of it. :) Maybe Triplett can help her get through all the recent events. (When it comes to Fitz, I do not ship Jemma/Fitz, but I don't hate Fitz either. I'd prefer no super jealous!Fitz or demonizing him.)
(As an aside, I have seen - and adored - Winter Soldier. I'm open to any potential crossovers if that's where your story ideas take you. Or even, obviously, just including relevant plot details from the movie. I'm all up to date on all the canons, in other words, so don't hold back!)
Edit 5/14: Wow, now the season's over, and sooo much stuff has happened. All of the above still applies, but if you're looking for new direction, some post-finale team bonding/recuperation fic at the new base of operations would not go unappreciated. After that episode my heart feels all OW. Or just some rebuilding SHIELD adventures, because I'm not looking forward to waiting all summer until the show comes back, haha.
Arrow
Requested characters: Felicity Smoak, John Diggle
Friendships I like: Felicity & Diggle, Felicity & Sara, Felicity & Oliver
Pairings I like: Felicity/Diggle, Felicity/Oliver, Felicity/Sara
The show has been giving us lots of lovely Felicity & Diggle moments lately. They're two of Oliver's oldest and most steadfast sidekicks, and I feel like we've barely seen them interact over the course of the show, until recently. (Which is what's sparked my interest!) I'd love to see them getting up to shenanigans together. Maybe Oliver is out of town or sick or something, just out of commission in some way, and Felicity and Diggle have to do the Arrow crime-fighting thing themselves for a while. Or perhaps there could be a more low key adventure with the two of them, like Felicity goes off to some sort of.. computer convention, or something, and Diggle goes with her. And they just have some nice conversations and bonding. It could be shippy since I am into that, but I am more than happy with general bonding & friendship as well. I just want these two to have some time together!
That said, I feel like Felicity has chemistry with everyone, so I am really open to shipping her with practically anyone. Especially the pairings I mentioned above. I am also happy with general Team Adventures!
Mass Effect
Requested character: Shepard
(The signup form just has Shepard, but I am mostly just interested in femShep. I've never played as maleShep.)
Friendships I like: Shepard & Garrus, Shepard & Kaidan, Shepard & Tali
Pairings I like: Shepard/Kaidan
Ever since finishing ME3 I've felt adrift and desperate to revisit the characters in this new post-reaper universe. Sadly the game's over, but fic provides. :) I'm very interested in any sort of post-ending fic. Does Shepard reassemble the team? Does she go it alone? Does she run into one or two friends? What sort of adventures do they get up to now? Does Shepard still have dreams of the little boy?
Ship-wise, a big part of me that wants all the hurt from ME3 to be soothed with post-Destroy fic where Kaidan and Shep find each other again and live happily ever after. Or angstily ever after, because living in a post-war galaxy can't be easy for a soldier like Shepard, but Kaidan would be there to help her however he could. Even if that meant they hop on a spaceship and just roam the galaxy for the rest of their lives, finding people with minor problems and fixing them. I just really want them to find each other again!
(Side note: If you want a Shep to work from, this is mine, and her name is Jane, because names are hard. She's mostly Paragon but she does the Renegade things that just seem right.. like shooting Udina. Screw that guy. If you just want to work from Default FemShep too, that's fine.)
***
I hope that letter helps, rather than hinders! If you want some more direction (and this is totally optional), feel free to check out my dear author tag which has past letters from other exchanges. If you like, you can cannibalize any ideas I've written in other letters. Like I said above, I'm easy. Of particular interest might be my scifi swap letter; that exchange was mysteriously deleted so that letter has been partially salvaged for this one, and it's all the same fandoms. That letter is more ship-focused, but don't feel pressured to write something shippy if you're not into it.
Thank you so much for writing me a fic!
First off, I'm very easy to please. In my letter I'm providing some prompts and ideas, but if you already have your own idea in mind, then please feel free to run with it! Just as long as you don't hit on any of my DNWs, I will love whatever it is you write me!
Do Not Wants:
- BDSM
- non-con
- excessive descriptions of violence or gore
- incest
- violence between partners (romantic or platonic)
- PWP (smut is fine, but I would prefer more non-smutty bits to smutty bits, basically)
General likes:
- angst
- plotty fic
- introspection & examination of emotions
- hurt/comfort
- apocalypse or post-apocalypse, general survival
- tropes (some faves: AUs, amnesia, trapped/bonded together, body swapping, undercover relationship, undercover anything)
***
Fandom specific:
Agents of SHIELD
Requested character: Jemma Simmons
Friendships I like: Jemma & Skye, Jemma & Fitz, Jemma & Coulson
Pairings I like: Jemma/Ward, Jemma/Triplett
I love the recent turn that Agents of SHIELD has taken. I would love to see more about Jemma dealing with recent events. I'm dying to know how Jemma (and everyone, really) deals with the news of Ward's betrayal. The season might be over by the time you are getting into writing this fic, so it's hard to know what's going to happen which makes it hard to give ideas for this letter, but just know I love all the interpersonal drama potential that arises from Ward's betrayal. Angst, conflict, confrontation - I enjoy that sort of stuff! I'm also open to pre-HYDRA fic, with teamy goodness or wacky hijinks, back when everyone thought everything was simple and good, haha. Or, another idea: Jemma is HYDRA too. I've seen a lot of people speculating she's a secret SECRET HYDRA agent, and while I don't think that is the case on the show, it could be an interesting idea to explore in fic.
I consider both Skye and Fitz to be Jemma's best friends, but they seem to meet different needs that she has. I would love to see the three of them team up for an adventure of some kind. All three of them are technology nerds, so I feel like they'd be all be hilariously useless in a situation where they have no power/technology to help them. With Coulson, I see a very father-daughter type relationship, but one that's not without its antagonism. Their headbutting over the GH-325 has been delightful, because they are two people who both get a bit stubborn when they know they're right, haha. I'd love to see more of that, that resolves in lovely team feelings.
On a ship level, if you chose to go that route, I shipped Jemma/Ward pretty hardcore in the pre-HYDRA days and honestly it hasn't dropped off at all. The angsty possibilities here have got me very excited. I'm not sure Ward can be redeemed and that's ok. I'm just interested in what could happen between the two of them after Jemma finds out the truth, even if it ends in heartbreak. Jemma/Triplett is a bit more straightforward of a ship; they've got chemistry, and lots of it. :) Maybe Triplett can help her get through all the recent events. (When it comes to Fitz, I do not ship Jemma/Fitz, but I don't hate Fitz either. I'd prefer no super jealous!Fitz or demonizing him.)
(As an aside, I have seen - and adored - Winter Soldier. I'm open to any potential crossovers if that's where your story ideas take you. Or even, obviously, just including relevant plot details from the movie. I'm all up to date on all the canons, in other words, so don't hold back!)
Edit 5/14: Wow, now the season's over, and sooo much stuff has happened. All of the above still applies, but if you're looking for new direction, some post-finale team bonding/recuperation fic at the new base of operations would not go unappreciated. After that episode my heart feels all OW. Or just some rebuilding SHIELD adventures, because I'm not looking forward to waiting all summer until the show comes back, haha.
Arrow
Requested characters: Felicity Smoak, John Diggle
Friendships I like: Felicity & Diggle, Felicity & Sara, Felicity & Oliver
Pairings I like: Felicity/Diggle, Felicity/Oliver, Felicity/Sara
The show has been giving us lots of lovely Felicity & Diggle moments lately. They're two of Oliver's oldest and most steadfast sidekicks, and I feel like we've barely seen them interact over the course of the show, until recently. (Which is what's sparked my interest!) I'd love to see them getting up to shenanigans together. Maybe Oliver is out of town or sick or something, just out of commission in some way, and Felicity and Diggle have to do the Arrow crime-fighting thing themselves for a while. Or perhaps there could be a more low key adventure with the two of them, like Felicity goes off to some sort of.. computer convention, or something, and Diggle goes with her. And they just have some nice conversations and bonding. It could be shippy since I am into that, but I am more than happy with general bonding & friendship as well. I just want these two to have some time together!
That said, I feel like Felicity has chemistry with everyone, so I am really open to shipping her with practically anyone. Especially the pairings I mentioned above. I am also happy with general Team Adventures!
Mass Effect
Requested character: Shepard
(The signup form just has Shepard, but I am mostly just interested in femShep. I've never played as maleShep.)
Friendships I like: Shepard & Garrus, Shepard & Kaidan, Shepard & Tali
Pairings I like: Shepard/Kaidan
Ever since finishing ME3 I've felt adrift and desperate to revisit the characters in this new post-reaper universe. Sadly the game's over, but fic provides. :) I'm very interested in any sort of post-ending fic. Does Shepard reassemble the team? Does she go it alone? Does she run into one or two friends? What sort of adventures do they get up to now? Does Shepard still have dreams of the little boy?
Ship-wise, a big part of me that wants all the hurt from ME3 to be soothed with post-Destroy fic where Kaidan and Shep find each other again and live happily ever after. Or angstily ever after, because living in a post-war galaxy can't be easy for a soldier like Shepard, but Kaidan would be there to help her however he could. Even if that meant they hop on a spaceship and just roam the galaxy for the rest of their lives, finding people with minor problems and fixing them. I just really want them to find each other again!
(Side note: If you want a Shep to work from, this is mine, and her name is Jane, because names are hard. She's mostly Paragon but she does the Renegade things that just seem right.. like shooting Udina. Screw that guy. If you just want to work from Default FemShep too, that's fine.)
***
I hope that letter helps, rather than hinders! If you want some more direction (and this is totally optional), feel free to check out my dear author tag which has past letters from other exchanges. If you like, you can cannibalize any ideas I've written in other letters. Like I said above, I'm easy. Of particular interest might be my scifi swap letter; that exchange was mysteriously deleted so that letter has been partially salvaged for this one, and it's all the same fandoms. That letter is more ship-focused, but don't feel pressured to write something shippy if you're not into it.
