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Hippos and Bears and Jingling Bells - Oh My!
Hi
Firstly I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for volunteering to do this. No matter what you write I'm sure that I'm going to end up loving it.
Secondly, here's the information you've come here to find!
Some general pointers for you, before I go to the fandom specific stuff:
1) In terms of genre, I'm pretty easy. My default setting tends to be action and adventure, but I will read pretty much anything - the one really hard exception to this is horror; sorry, not my bag at all (though I don't think any of my prompts would really work for that)
2) In terms of rating, anything goes. I tend to prefer there to be some sort of plot, but beyond that I'm good with everything from Gen to NC-17!
3) In terms of pairing, again, pretty much anything goes - I will buy any relationship if you can sell it to me.
4) In terms of story style, I like my stories to leave me with a smile on my face. I don't mind stories that tug on my heartstrings or stories that have me reaching for the tissues, just as long as they don't leave me on a down.
On to the fandoms, then:
1) Madam Secretary
-Dmitri Petrov
-Henry McCord
-Elizabeth McCord
-Stevie McCord
The last five minutes of season two were just utterly heartbreaking and I am absolutely dying for someone to take on the obvious "what happened next" story. How does Dmitri cope? How does Henry? How long does it take before Elizabeth all-but adopts Dmitri? What about Dmitri's sister? What about Stevie, Alison and Jason? I know season 3 answers some of this (Dmitri's sister, particularly) but not all of it and not in enough detail for me!
Flash forward a year and the last episode of season three also presents an intriguing scenario with that brief scene between Stevie, Dmitri and Henry. Is there a spark there between Stevie and Dmitri? And if there is, how betrayed will Stevie feel if or when Dmitri comes clean about who he really is?
Some slightly more specific prompts:
-Dmitri and Henry start to rebuild their relationship
-Dmitri and Stevie talk about life, love and Elizabeth
-Elizabeth doing what she does best and finding and rescuing Dmitri's sister (I know this gets handwaved in s3, but I'd be highly entertained to see Elizabeth at work here)
-Dmitri deciding what he's going to do now
Use one prompt; use several; make it AU to s3 or throw it forward into s4 - whatever works for you. I'm also fine (as the prompts suggest!) with you not necessarily including all my requested characters - again, whatever works for you. Lastly, feel free to add in any of the staff you need to make the story work.
Note: I'm in the UK so I'm likely behind by a few episodes but I'm not spoiler-phobic so if there's something s4 that would be relevant feel free to add it in!
2) Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits
This song. Oh, this song. I've loved it for years - more or less from when it was released (yes, I am actually that old - sorry!) - partly because it represents part of my childhood (spending time in Cullercoats and Whitley Bay though I never visited the Spanish City in its original guise) and partly because I love the story that's told.
Some prompts, then:
-Doomed romance or a one night stand between a fairground worker and a visitor
-Childhood friends who drifted apart
-Addiction (gambling/alcohol) breaking apart a relationship
It's a song that I've read so many different ways over time, so my prompts are based on what I've got out of it. For this fandom more than any other, though, I'd be almost more fascinated to see what you get out of it so please, please feel free to ignore these prompts and wander off to where the song takes you!
3) Star Wars Legends: X-wing Series
Plourr Ilo
In a series with a lot of interesting characters, I think Plourr might just be the most interesting. She's certainly the one (in the comics and after Wedge, at least!) with the most developed and detailed back story. So how does a pampered princess escape her family's massacre and end up hooking up with a group of hotshot pilots? (Not that I really see Plourr as truly pampered, exactly, but she must have been brought up in something of a cocoon all the same) What does she do to join the Rebellion (and, for that matter, when?) For that matter, what does she do after she finally leaves the squadron? Learning (or relearning) diplomacy is always tough - especially if you've had to learn to punch first and ask questions later!
Some more specific ideas:
-Her journey from Princess to pilot - how does a teenage girl who is, presumably, recognisable planet-wide leave without being stopped? How does she find the Rebellion (presumably sometime around the Battle of Yarvin)? (NB: I did get a truly lovely Yuletide story that worked from parts of this prompt but I think there's enough scope to go again, or come up with a completely different take - and more Plourr is good Plourr!)
-Her decision to rejoin the squadron (between Requiem for a Rogue and In Empire's Service) - how does that play out?
-Finally leaving the squadron - is it inspired by the events of Mandatory Retirement, or something else?
-Rial - does Plourr actually settle down with him? Do they have a future? Children?! (NB I'm not actually asking for kid!fic - but a free and frank discussion between Plourr and Rial on that subject would be highly entertaining!)
-Corran Horn - who gets to tell Plourr that he eventually does join Rogue Squadron? (Another potentially amusing/entertaining conversation given her assertion that it would never happen in her life time!)
Feel free to drag in any of the other Rogues as you need them.
4) Crossing Lines
Eva Vittoria
I loved Eva. She was smart and sassy and had a backstory that was interesting...and she was criminally underused in the latter part of season two. As for how her story ended (or didn't)...yeah. Not a fan of that bit at all!
So some prompts:
-Life before the task force - growing up in the shadow of organised crime what made Eva choose the side of law and order? Was it simply her parents' deaths? Or something more?
-Life during the task force - Eva working a case, or in some down time; hanging out with the rest of the team or out on her own; a night out and finding trouble or finding a one night stand
-Life after the task force - a fix it for her final episode that actually, properly wraps up her quest to see if it was her father and (for serious preference!) doesn't leave her dead would be awesome.
I tend to ship Eva with either Anne-Marie or Tommy so if you wanted to include either of them, that would be fun. If you found a way to resurrect Anne-Marie into the bargain, that would be fantastic!
Hopefully, some of what I've offered up will spark with you, but please don't feel those are the only stories I want - if you've already got a neat idea that you think I'll love, go for it. Go nuts, have fun. Just the fact that you're writing for me in one of these fandoms pretty much guarentees I'll love it.
Thanks again :)
Ath
Firstly I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for volunteering to do this. No matter what you write I'm sure that I'm going to end up loving it.
Secondly, here's the information you've come here to find!
Some general pointers for you, before I go to the fandom specific stuff:
1) In terms of genre, I'm pretty easy. My default setting tends to be action and adventure, but I will read pretty much anything - the one really hard exception to this is horror; sorry, not my bag at all (though I don't think any of my prompts would really work for that)
2) In terms of rating, anything goes. I tend to prefer there to be some sort of plot, but beyond that I'm good with everything from Gen to NC-17!
3) In terms of pairing, again, pretty much anything goes - I will buy any relationship if you can sell it to me.
4) In terms of story style, I like my stories to leave me with a smile on my face. I don't mind stories that tug on my heartstrings or stories that have me reaching for the tissues, just as long as they don't leave me on a down.
On to the fandoms, then:
1) Madam Secretary
-Dmitri Petrov
-Henry McCord
-Elizabeth McCord
-Stevie McCord
The last five minutes of season two were just utterly heartbreaking and I am absolutely dying for someone to take on the obvious "what happened next" story. How does Dmitri cope? How does Henry? How long does it take before Elizabeth all-but adopts Dmitri? What about Dmitri's sister? What about Stevie, Alison and Jason? I know season 3 answers some of this (Dmitri's sister, particularly) but not all of it and not in enough detail for me!
Flash forward a year and the last episode of season three also presents an intriguing scenario with that brief scene between Stevie, Dmitri and Henry. Is there a spark there between Stevie and Dmitri? And if there is, how betrayed will Stevie feel if or when Dmitri comes clean about who he really is?
Some slightly more specific prompts:
-Dmitri and Henry start to rebuild their relationship
-Dmitri and Stevie talk about life, love and Elizabeth
-Elizabeth doing what she does best and finding and rescuing Dmitri's sister (I know this gets handwaved in s3, but I'd be highly entertained to see Elizabeth at work here)
-Dmitri deciding what he's going to do now
Use one prompt; use several; make it AU to s3 or throw it forward into s4 - whatever works for you. I'm also fine (as the prompts suggest!) with you not necessarily including all my requested characters - again, whatever works for you. Lastly, feel free to add in any of the staff you need to make the story work.
Note: I'm in the UK so I'm likely behind by a few episodes but I'm not spoiler-phobic so if there's something s4 that would be relevant feel free to add it in!
2) Tunnel of Love - Dire Straits
This song. Oh, this song. I've loved it for years - more or less from when it was released (yes, I am actually that old - sorry!) - partly because it represents part of my childhood (spending time in Cullercoats and Whitley Bay though I never visited the Spanish City in its original guise) and partly because I love the story that's told.
Some prompts, then:
-Doomed romance or a one night stand between a fairground worker and a visitor
-Childhood friends who drifted apart
-Addiction (gambling/alcohol) breaking apart a relationship
It's a song that I've read so many different ways over time, so my prompts are based on what I've got out of it. For this fandom more than any other, though, I'd be almost more fascinated to see what you get out of it so please, please feel free to ignore these prompts and wander off to where the song takes you!
3) Star Wars Legends: X-wing Series
Plourr Ilo
In a series with a lot of interesting characters, I think Plourr might just be the most interesting. She's certainly the one (in the comics and after Wedge, at least!) with the most developed and detailed back story. So how does a pampered princess escape her family's massacre and end up hooking up with a group of hotshot pilots? (Not that I really see Plourr as truly pampered, exactly, but she must have been brought up in something of a cocoon all the same) What does she do to join the Rebellion (and, for that matter, when?) For that matter, what does she do after she finally leaves the squadron? Learning (or relearning) diplomacy is always tough - especially if you've had to learn to punch first and ask questions later!
Some more specific ideas:
-Her journey from Princess to pilot - how does a teenage girl who is, presumably, recognisable planet-wide leave without being stopped? How does she find the Rebellion (presumably sometime around the Battle of Yarvin)? (NB: I did get a truly lovely Yuletide story that worked from parts of this prompt but I think there's enough scope to go again, or come up with a completely different take - and more Plourr is good Plourr!)
-Her decision to rejoin the squadron (between Requiem for a Rogue and In Empire's Service) - how does that play out?
-Finally leaving the squadron - is it inspired by the events of Mandatory Retirement, or something else?
-Rial - does Plourr actually settle down with him? Do they have a future? Children?! (NB I'm not actually asking for kid!fic - but a free and frank discussion between Plourr and Rial on that subject would be highly entertaining!)
-Corran Horn - who gets to tell Plourr that he eventually does join Rogue Squadron? (Another potentially amusing/entertaining conversation given her assertion that it would never happen in her life time!)
Feel free to drag in any of the other Rogues as you need them.
4) Crossing Lines
Eva Vittoria
I loved Eva. She was smart and sassy and had a backstory that was interesting...and she was criminally underused in the latter part of season two. As for how her story ended (or didn't)...yeah. Not a fan of that bit at all!
So some prompts:
-Life before the task force - growing up in the shadow of organised crime what made Eva choose the side of law and order? Was it simply her parents' deaths? Or something more?
-Life during the task force - Eva working a case, or in some down time; hanging out with the rest of the team or out on her own; a night out and finding trouble or finding a one night stand
-Life after the task force - a fix it for her final episode that actually, properly wraps up her quest to see if it was her father and (for serious preference!) doesn't leave her dead would be awesome.
I tend to ship Eva with either Anne-Marie or Tommy so if you wanted to include either of them, that would be fun. If you found a way to resurrect Anne-Marie into the bargain, that would be fantastic!
Hopefully, some of what I've offered up will spark with you, but please don't feel those are the only stories I want - if you've already got a neat idea that you think I'll love, go for it. Go nuts, have fun. Just the fact that you're writing for me in one of these fandoms pretty much guarentees I'll love it.
Thanks again :)
Ath