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So glad to see you are being part of Yuletide! Thank you for writing a story for me. Please have fun because that’s why we write, right?
Short version: I want fanfic to fit into the tale that was told on TV or the big screen. I want more of the characters I fell in love with. Canon is a good, good thing. Friendship is the only ship that interests me because it’s the basis of everything else.
Recently I got a comment on a fic that said it was "competence porn". That is what I love in fic. I want my characters to be competent. Not perfect. Not always right. But competent. Good at what they're good at. They're not stupid. They're not inane. These characters aren't bullies or sadists. I like my characters to be competent versions of who they are. I like characters who are smart and strong and flawed and gloriously human. The characters I like may do stupid things, but they are never stupid.
The philosophical version: I love my shows. I love my shows. Not just parts of the show or a couple of the characters or the concept or a ship on the show but the whole show. I watch the shows because I love what I see on the screen and I want my fanfic to give me more of the same.
I want fanfic that fits canon. I don’t want fanfic to "fix" anything and I don't want to see the characters in alternative worlds. I love dialogue and adventure. I love drama and tension. I love banter and daring deeds. I love the psychological aspect of the characters and the show. I love fanfic that skirts the edge of melodrama – big risks, big emotion, big damn heroes – because that’s the type of show that I love.
I don’t do ships. Or slash. Or “Romance” with that capital R. Don’t get me wrong I love a good romantic tale, but I like my romance to be grounded in friendship and loyalty and need and sacrifice. The hardest part of any romance it the non-"Romantic" parts – those are the parts I’m interested in.
I’m all about character relationships. I’m about the hard choices between what’s convenient and what’s necessary and what’s right. I’m all about how the characters live with the hard decisions and painful sacrifices that have to be made.
I do dark, but not depressing. I love angst but I need hope. I love all my characters and hate it when one is destroyed in order to make another look good. I love out side POVs that let me see the characters I love through the eyes of others. I adore fic that is a “slice of life” about the characters.
I love all the characters in the shows I listed. I love the friendships between them. I love how the work and how they think and the mistakes they make and how they fix those mistakes. Write the characters and I will be happy.
Specific 2011 requests:
24: 24 is all about Jack Bauer. He's a walking philosophical debate, a paradox presented in human form. So my request is: Jack, being Jack. I'm really fond of outside POV when it comes to Jack. Any season would be fine, including after the end of the series. Any other characters are fine, too, but Jack is the reason I love the show.
In Plain Sight: Marshal Marshall Mann is my hero. I love him to little tiny bits. Mary is also completely awesome. Any and all interplay between them would be greatly appreciated. I love snark and concern and friendship that they have.
Person of Interest: Needless to say John Reese is everything that I love about a character. And Harold Finch is wonderfully cryptic. I love how they are both damaged and yet they are working on being better. I'd love to see a slice of life where the two of them just accidentally come upon someone needing help - a car accident or some kine of disaster/emergency. Outside POV would be really great in this case.
Stingray: YAY! I am completely in love with this fandom and I'm so very happy to see it here! Needless to say, I love Ray. I would love to see a fic set in the future with an older Ray looking back on his life. Or a POV of someone who had once met Ray or who Ray had helped looking back at it. Or a future fic where workers at a hospital or nursing home are looking into who the mysterious man is...
Likes: Competence. Friendship. Dialogue. Action. Plot. Outsider POV. Cannon. I love, LOVE, LOVE crossovers, the whole "outsider POV" is made so much more interesting when the "outsider" is someone we know.
Dislikes: AU. Crack. OOC. I dislike fics that focus on ships and pairings, even when the pairing is cannon.
Thank you!
Short version: I want fanfic to fit into the tale that was told on TV or the big screen. I want more of the characters I fell in love with. Canon is a good, good thing. Friendship is the only ship that interests me because it’s the basis of everything else.
Recently I got a comment on a fic that said it was "competence porn". That is what I love in fic. I want my characters to be competent. Not perfect. Not always right. But competent. Good at what they're good at. They're not stupid. They're not inane. These characters aren't bullies or sadists. I like my characters to be competent versions of who they are. I like characters who are smart and strong and flawed and gloriously human. The characters I like may do stupid things, but they are never stupid.
The philosophical version: I love my shows. I love my shows. Not just parts of the show or a couple of the characters or the concept or a ship on the show but the whole show. I watch the shows because I love what I see on the screen and I want my fanfic to give me more of the same.
I want fanfic that fits canon. I don’t want fanfic to "fix" anything and I don't want to see the characters in alternative worlds. I love dialogue and adventure. I love drama and tension. I love banter and daring deeds. I love the psychological aspect of the characters and the show. I love fanfic that skirts the edge of melodrama – big risks, big emotion, big damn heroes – because that’s the type of show that I love.
I don’t do ships. Or slash. Or “Romance” with that capital R. Don’t get me wrong I love a good romantic tale, but I like my romance to be grounded in friendship and loyalty and need and sacrifice. The hardest part of any romance it the non-"Romantic" parts – those are the parts I’m interested in.
I’m all about character relationships. I’m about the hard choices between what’s convenient and what’s necessary and what’s right. I’m all about how the characters live with the hard decisions and painful sacrifices that have to be made.
I do dark, but not depressing. I love angst but I need hope. I love all my characters and hate it when one is destroyed in order to make another look good. I love out side POVs that let me see the characters I love through the eyes of others. I adore fic that is a “slice of life” about the characters.
I love all the characters in the shows I listed. I love the friendships between them. I love how the work and how they think and the mistakes they make and how they fix those mistakes. Write the characters and I will be happy.
Specific 2011 requests:
24: 24 is all about Jack Bauer. He's a walking philosophical debate, a paradox presented in human form. So my request is: Jack, being Jack. I'm really fond of outside POV when it comes to Jack. Any season would be fine, including after the end of the series. Any other characters are fine, too, but Jack is the reason I love the show.
In Plain Sight: Marshal Marshall Mann is my hero. I love him to little tiny bits. Mary is also completely awesome. Any and all interplay between them would be greatly appreciated. I love snark and concern and friendship that they have.
Person of Interest: Needless to say John Reese is everything that I love about a character. And Harold Finch is wonderfully cryptic. I love how they are both damaged and yet they are working on being better. I'd love to see a slice of life where the two of them just accidentally come upon someone needing help - a car accident or some kine of disaster/emergency. Outside POV would be really great in this case.
Stingray: YAY! I am completely in love with this fandom and I'm so very happy to see it here! Needless to say, I love Ray. I would love to see a fic set in the future with an older Ray looking back on his life. Or a POV of someone who had once met Ray or who Ray had helped looking back at it. Or a future fic where workers at a hospital or nursing home are looking into who the mysterious man is...
Likes: Competence. Friendship. Dialogue. Action. Plot. Outsider POV. Cannon. I love, LOVE, LOVE crossovers, the whole "outsider POV" is made so much more interesting when the "outsider" is someone we know.
Dislikes: AU. Crack. OOC. I dislike fics that focus on ships and pairings, even when the pairing is cannon.
Thank you!
