Dear Candy Hearts Exchange Author
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naushikaDear Candy Hearts Exchange Author,
Thank you so much for writing me a fic! I can't wait to read it. In this letter I provide a list of general likes, general DNWs, and some pairing-specific thoughts and prompts. Don't feel constrained by my prompts however. I honestly would love anything trope-based/anything from my general likes category for my pairings. The prompts are just there to add a little inspiration if you want it. Overall, I'm fairly easy to please. :)
General Likes:
- hurt/comfort
- friends to lovers
- slow burn
- realization of feelings
- first kisses, first times
- codependency, loyalty, protectiveness
- fake relationship/marriage, undercover relationship/marriage
- trapped together (trapped on an elevator, trapped in a prison cell, snowed in, basically any permutation of this!)
- bonded together (telepathically, literal handcuffs, mystical spell where they can't go further than 50 feet apart, etc)
- apocalypse, dystopia, in general end of the world scenarios
- amnesia
- time travel (normal flavor, time loops, butterfly effect stuff)
- huddling for warmth, There's Only One Bed, etc
- dubcon (specifically aliens made them do it, sex pollen, drunk sex, etc)
- delicious angst with a happy ending
- historical AUs
General DNWs:
- PWP (explicit scenes okay, as long as it's not the focus of the story)
- extreme gore/violence (canon-typical gore/violence is okay)
- noncon
- BDSM
- misunderstandings as a plot device
- established relationship
Pairing-Specific:
Carlton Lassiter/Juliet O'Hara (Psych)
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I'm currently doing a rewatch of Psych, and I am DEEP in my feelings for these two. Carlton and Juliet make great partners - they trust each other, they work well together, and they are actually more alike than they are dissimilar. Which I think goes along with why they are both cops. They revere the law, they love helping solve crimes, they like guns, they like wearing those cop aviator sunglasses. They have also both been shown to be very protective over each other multiple times. They really are wonderful partners that I think would segue beautifully into a romantic relationship.
Prompt Ideas:
- Carlton and Juliet are out of town for a department-mandated team-building event and Things Happen
- undercover marriage for a case!
- what happened after Carlton rescued Juliet on the clocktower - I feel like Juliet would try to insist to go home alone, but Carlton wouldn't let her
Pairing-Specific DNWs:
- babyfic
Jake Green/Heather Lisinski (Jericho)
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Jake and Heather are such an ultimate, missed opportunity OTP of mine. I just love them together - kind of a classic grumpy-sunshine pairing. Heather had a way of making Jake smile or laugh that none of the other characters really ever did. And Jake was really unable to scare Heather off - she is one of the only people in Jericho that could see immediately what kind of person Jake is. I love that they're both so smart and resourceful in their own ways, which makes them work so well together in the apocalypse.
Prompt Ideas:
- Jake and Heather go off into the woods together (hunting? gathering supplies? recon on New Burn?) and they get lost/trapped/snowed in
- babyfic - Jake would make the most anxious dad-to-be ever. Alternatively, Jake and Heather end up caretakers for some random baby and grow closer as a result
- Heather goes with Jake to Rogue River, and one of them gets hurt during the trip
Pairing-Specific DNWs:
- I don't like Emily, but I don't care for bashing fic, so no dragging her through the mud needlessly
John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir (Stargate - All Media Types)
source
Sparky! <3 I have loved this pairing a long time and I never get tired of them. Such a perfect example of leaders who sometimes (heck, often) disagree, but still respect each other. They have unwavering loyalty to each other, are extremely protective of each other, and know each other very well. They butt heads, but they make up. They complement each other's strengths and weaknesses. They're stronger together than they are apart. And they would do anything for each other.
Prompt Ideas:
- Random settlement refuses to make trade arrangements with John so Elizabeth has to go to the planet to deal, and one of the above mentioned tropes happen (accidental marriage! sex pollen! trapped together!)
- AU Before I Sleep: John survives the trip back in time with Elizabeth
- Elizabeth, touched by John's birthday gift for her, decides to give him something equally as thoughtful for his birthday when it comes around (bonus twist: she's actually terrible at gift giving, but John doesn't care)
Pairing-Specific DNWs:
- I stopped watching SGA after Lifeline, and reading the summaries of what happened with Weir's character after that fills me with rage. Unless it is serious fix-it fic, I prefer to just read fics that take place pre-Lifeline or in an alternate universe where that story never happened. Just let me live in my fake reality where John and Elizabeth live happily in Atlantis forever.
Thank you so much for writing me a fic! I can't wait to read it. In this letter I provide a list of general likes, general DNWs, and some pairing-specific thoughts and prompts. Don't feel constrained by my prompts however. I honestly would love anything trope-based/anything from my general likes category for my pairings. The prompts are just there to add a little inspiration if you want it. Overall, I'm fairly easy to please. :)
General Likes:
- hurt/comfort
- friends to lovers
- slow burn
- realization of feelings
- first kisses, first times
- codependency, loyalty, protectiveness
- fake relationship/marriage, undercover relationship/marriage
- trapped together (trapped on an elevator, trapped in a prison cell, snowed in, basically any permutation of this!)
- bonded together (telepathically, literal handcuffs, mystical spell where they can't go further than 50 feet apart, etc)
- apocalypse, dystopia, in general end of the world scenarios
- amnesia
- time travel (normal flavor, time loops, butterfly effect stuff)
- huddling for warmth, There's Only One Bed, etc
- dubcon (specifically aliens made them do it, sex pollen, drunk sex, etc)
- delicious angst with a happy ending
- historical AUs
General DNWs:
- PWP (explicit scenes okay, as long as it's not the focus of the story)
- extreme gore/violence (canon-typical gore/violence is okay)
- noncon
- BDSM
- misunderstandings as a plot device
- established relationship
Pairing-Specific:
Carlton Lassiter/Juliet O'Hara (Psych)
source
I'm currently doing a rewatch of Psych, and I am DEEP in my feelings for these two. Carlton and Juliet make great partners - they trust each other, they work well together, and they are actually more alike than they are dissimilar. Which I think goes along with why they are both cops. They revere the law, they love helping solve crimes, they like guns, they like wearing those cop aviator sunglasses. They have also both been shown to be very protective over each other multiple times. They really are wonderful partners that I think would segue beautifully into a romantic relationship.
Prompt Ideas:
- Carlton and Juliet are out of town for a department-mandated team-building event and Things Happen
- undercover marriage for a case!
- what happened after Carlton rescued Juliet on the clocktower - I feel like Juliet would try to insist to go home alone, but Carlton wouldn't let her
Pairing-Specific DNWs:
- babyfic
Jake Green/Heather Lisinski (Jericho)
source
Jake and Heather are such an ultimate, missed opportunity OTP of mine. I just love them together - kind of a classic grumpy-sunshine pairing. Heather had a way of making Jake smile or laugh that none of the other characters really ever did. And Jake was really unable to scare Heather off - she is one of the only people in Jericho that could see immediately what kind of person Jake is. I love that they're both so smart and resourceful in their own ways, which makes them work so well together in the apocalypse.
Prompt Ideas:
- Jake and Heather go off into the woods together (hunting? gathering supplies? recon on New Burn?) and they get lost/trapped/snowed in
- babyfic - Jake would make the most anxious dad-to-be ever. Alternatively, Jake and Heather end up caretakers for some random baby and grow closer as a result
- Heather goes with Jake to Rogue River, and one of them gets hurt during the trip
Pairing-Specific DNWs:
- I don't like Emily, but I don't care for bashing fic, so no dragging her through the mud needlessly
John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir (Stargate - All Media Types)
source
Sparky! <3 I have loved this pairing a long time and I never get tired of them. Such a perfect example of leaders who sometimes (heck, often) disagree, but still respect each other. They have unwavering loyalty to each other, are extremely protective of each other, and know each other very well. They butt heads, but they make up. They complement each other's strengths and weaknesses. They're stronger together than they are apart. And they would do anything for each other.
Prompt Ideas:
- Random settlement refuses to make trade arrangements with John so Elizabeth has to go to the planet to deal, and one of the above mentioned tropes happen (accidental marriage! sex pollen! trapped together!)
- AU Before I Sleep: John survives the trip back in time with Elizabeth
- Elizabeth, touched by John's birthday gift for her, decides to give him something equally as thoughtful for his birthday when it comes around (bonus twist: she's actually terrible at gift giving, but John doesn't care)
Pairing-Specific DNWs:
- I stopped watching SGA after Lifeline, and reading the summaries of what happened with Weir's character after that fills me with rage. Unless it is serious fix-it fic, I prefer to just read fics that take place pre-Lifeline or in an alternate universe where that story never happened. Just let me live in my fake reality where John and Elizabeth live happily in Atlantis forever.
