FIAB 2022 Letter
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saiditallbeforeDear Creator,
I'm sure I'll like whatever you make for me, so just have fun! I know there are some pairings that have more prompts than others, but that just means I had a lot of ideas for those (or had a past letter to copy & paste from). If I requested a pairing, I would be happy to see just about anything for them!
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Things I like:
Art-specific likes + notes:
I am terrible at art, myself, and am very impressed by anyone who can create fanart. I've tried to provide art-friendly prompts in the relevant canons, but in case those don't work for you, here are a few extra likes:
I've got more notes on things I'd love under their specific fandoms!
Vid-specific likes + notes:
I prefer vids that don’t have a lot of super quick cuts (they give me headaches). Some of my favorite fanvids can be found here if you want to know what I’ve liked in the past, but I’m really open to pretty much anything! I’m less interested in “woo super cool effects” and more interested with how you put clips and music together and make me feel things. I listed some music I thought would make for good vids below, but my musical tastes are pretty varied and I love discovering new songs through vids. A few extra likes:
I've got more notes on things I'd love and/or songs I think would be particularly fitting under their specific fandoms!
Smut Likes:
These are in addition to my specific requests freeform tag requests.
DNWs:
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fandom-specific note: Period-typical and canon-typical homophobia and racism are okay, although I would prefer for them not to be the focus.
Things I'd love in art: 40s fashion, the underground gay bar, all the baseball
Things I'd love in a vid: Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift, teamwork, baseball, dancing
Any Rockford Peaches & Any Rockford Peaches
I love all of these women so much. I would honestly love to see interactions between any of them, including the more minor characters like Maybelle, Shirley, Tammi, etc. Please go wild! Feel free to write shipfic, if you are so inspired.
Carson Shaw & Any Rockford Peach
Again, I love all of these women. I also really love Carson learning to be a coach and all of her players learning along with her.
Carson Shaw/Greta Gill
The instant chemistry between these two was just fantastic. Things aren't easy for them: they're scared, they're angry, and circumstances get in the way, but they care deeply for each other. Each of them was exactly what the other needed, right at that moment in time. What happens if (when) they reunite next season? Or what about an AU where Carson follows Greta to New York, or they both go to LA together?
Jo Deluca & Greta Gill
Jo Deluca/Greta Gill
I really love the weight of their shared history and their plans for the future, especially when Jo (correctly!) accuses Greta of running away every time she gets scared and dragging Jo along with her. Do they reunite after the end of the season? Does Jo go to New York, or does she go west? They both alluded to some of their past misadventures; I'd love to hear more!
Lupe Garcia & Jess McCready
Lupe Garcia/Jess McCready
These two kind of snuck up on me! Lupe took a while to grow on me, but she's got a really warm heart under her prickly exterior. Her revelations about her past were especially moving for me. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep the rest of the team at arms' length. I also really love Jess, and how steady she is, and how she doesn't compromise who she is even when it gets difficult.
Lupe Garcia & Esti Gonzalez & Jess McCready
I love these three and their tangled up friendship. I love how earnest Jess is and that she actually puts in the effort to learn some Spanish. I also love how complicated the relationship is between Lupe and Esti-- how Esti was so excited to have someone else who could speak Spanish around, and how Lupe got so annoyed at this teenager clinging to her. Esti is so young and so homesick and Lupe is so full of bravado and fear, and Jess is just trying to be friends with everyone and keep them all on an even keel.
Max Chapman & Carson Shaw
Max Chapman/Carson Shaw
I really love their odd, tentative friendship, where they're both aware of all the things standing between them, but still bond over baseball. They've seen each other at their worst, and they know each other's secrets, but it's easier in some ways because they're not part of each other's lives outside of baseball and their secrets. Do they ever see each other again? Maybe Carson finds herself somewhere Max is playing?
Max Chapman & Clance Morgan
Max Chapman/Clance Morgan
These two give me life. They love each other so much, even when they don't always understand each other, and they're so supportive of each others' dreams. I'd love to see what happens to them next! Tell me about their letters and phone calls when Max is on the road. When does Max find out Clance is pregnant?
Max Chapman/Esther
I accidentally left these two off of my signup, but if you're looking at my letter, please know that I'd love something about them! I love their instant chemistry when they meet at Bert's party. I also really like how they react when they find out about each other's baseball aspirations! Max is jealous, but she's self-aware enough to realize when she's being unfair-- and Esther wants Max to have her shot, even knowing that it might jeopardize her own standing. What is life like on the road with the All-Stars?
Fic, Fanvid
Fandom-specific note: I am not interested in any of the DCEU outside of Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. Feel free to make references, but I haven't seen most other DCEU movies so I will probably not get them. I am also not interested in comic characterization for anyone, but especially Cassandra.
Things I'd love in art: bright colors similar to the movie, cool fashion
Things I'd love in a vid: action, character parallels
Helena Bertinelli & Dinah Lance & Renee Montoya
Helena Bertinelli & Dinah Lance & Renee Montoya & Harleen Quinzel
Helena Bertinelli & Cassandra Cain & Dinah Lance & Renee Montoya & Harleen Quinzel
I'd love something that picks up where we leave off at the end of the movie. Tell me about the Birds of Prey in this universe! What does their brand of vigilantism look like? I'm guessing they don't immediately click as a team, even after everything they've been through; what does that look like?
I'd also love to see the Birds of Prey interacting with Cass and Harley. Maybe they find a reason to work together again, or maybe the Birds have to stop something that Harley has gotten wrapped up in.
Cassandra Cain & Harleen Quinzel
I'm really fascinated by the relationship between Cassandra and Harley! I like the connection they forge in the movie-- they really seem to care about each other, at least in the moments when they let their guards down. I love that Cass becomes Harley's apprentice in the end! What does that entail?
Helena Bertinelli/Dinah Lance
I really enjoyed the chemistry between these two in their interactions in the movie. They're both serious, but in very different ways, and I'd love to see how that continues to play out as they work together.
Dinah Lance/Harleen Quinzel
I really loved the chemistry between Dinah and Harley in this movie! I liked that they didn't necessarily like each other, but they seemed to understand each other. I like that they are both trying to make the most out of the hands they've been dealt, and they're both going about it very differently. What happens to them next? Do they keep having weird run-ins all around Gotham? Does Harley ever team up with the Birds of Prey?
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fanfom-specific notes: I'm interested in the war only in how it affects the characters; I'm not interested in a narrative focused too much on the minutia of the war itself.
Things I'd love in art: fairy wings, the contrast between the fae and the mundanity of the Burgue, Vignette's library, Burgue or Tirnanoc fashion
Things I'd love in a vid: flying, women doing morally questionable things, the contrast between the fae and the mundanity of the Burgue
Tourmaline Larou
Pre-canon, during canon, post-canon... I'm interested in all of it. She was a Poet Laureate back in Tirnanoc; what did that look like? We saw her in a flashback just before she ended up in The Burgue; what was it like for her when she first arrived there? What is she going to do now that fae have all been segregated on Carnival Row-- and there's no more human customers at the Tetterby?
I get the impression that she's still in love with Vignette, and has been all along. How does she feel about seeing Vignette again? How does she feel about seeing Vignette and Philo together? I'd also be interested in seeing her having a relationship with an OFC or a female canon character.
Vignette Stonemoss
Once again, pre-canon, during canon, post-canon... I'm interested in all of it. We see a bit of her life back in Tirnanoc, when she was a librarian. Tell me more about that! Or maybe about her years sparrowhawking, and when she thought Philo was dead. I'm also interested in what happens to her next, and about her work with the Black Raven.
Please no ships for Vignette except with Philo or Tourmaline.
Rycroft Philostrate/Vignette Stonemoss
I didn't expect to be as into these two as I am, but I absolutely love them. Philo can be kind of a dumbass about relationships, but he generally means well. I also like that although he's initially presented as the only human who really cares about the fae, we quickly realize that he has his own deeply personal reasons for caring about what happens to fae in The Burgue.
I also love Vignette's deep devotion to Philo, including marking herself as a widow when she believes he's dead, and her rage when she discovers that he lied. I love the lengths they are willing to go to for one another. I'd also be interested in an AU where the two of them actually get out of The Burgue in the season finale. What happens to them next?
Tourmaline Larou/Vignette Stonemoss
They were lovers at one point, and I get the impression that Tourmaline is still in love with Vignette. How did they first meet-- maybe their paths crossed because of their work? (I can imagine a Poet Laureate might have reason to visit the greatest library in Tirnanoc.) Or maybe an AU where something more sparks between them once Vignette arrives in The Burgue?
Tourmaline Larou/Rycroft Philostrate/Vignette Stonemoss
I'm open to either a V with Vignette at the center or an ot3. Everything from the last two requests applies here. Maybe when all three are stuck on Carnival Row together, Vignette realizes that she still has feelings for both of them?
I'm also interested in how Tourmaline and Philo feel about each other. They know each other from Tirnanoc, and they're on somewhat friendly terms in The Burgue, but do they have a deeper friendship beyond that?
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fandom-specific notes: My usual DNW for brainwashing/mental horror/fucking around inside people's minds doesn't apply to the canon-typical memory fuckery. DNW putting nuclear family labels on any crew-as-family dynamics (aka no referring to Two as the mom of the crew or whatever). I'm not really interested in anything set pre-canon, but of course complications arising from their pasts is always fun.
Things I'd love in art: quiet moments on the Raza, weapon training
Things I'd love in a vid: fights/action, character parallels, teamwork
The Raza Crew
For crew, I'm fine with including any of our original seven crew members, plus Nyx. Feel free to set this at any point in canon or post-canon.
I love this group of criminal misfits. I love that they're dysfunctional and don't get along half the time but are also willing to go to extreme lengths for each other. I love that they fuck up and keep fucking up and sometimes those choices and mistakes are fixable (Six) and sometimes they really aren't (Four). I love how conflicted our original crew members are about the people they used to be, and the ways they try to differentiate themselves. I like that when most of our characters see glimpses of the people they used to be, they're angry and upset and want to do better. No one on the Raza is ever under the impression that they're heroes, but they do their best with what they're given. I also really just love the themes that run throughout the show of autonomy and choosing your own destiny. Notes about Two, Three, Five, the Android, and Nyx are all below, but here are some short thoughts on the others.
One: One is so earnest and so intent on trying his best and sometimes that's annoying, but in general those are traits I really like. He can be a little pushy (especially when it comes to Two), but I like that he's determined to be better than he was pre-memory wipe, and how reluctant he was to go back to the life of a wealthy industrialist.
Four: I really like Four, but I have mixed feelings about Ryo Ishida. He's kind of a tragic figure, so driven by the desire to regain his throne that he throws away his new home and the people who care about him. The finale left him with a chance for redemption though, and I think that would be interesting to explore.
Six: Like One, Six is generally just trying his best. And sometimes his best sucks! (Usually when he's trying to hard to be a cop.) But he always tries to make up for his mistakes, and I especially love how much he and Five care about each other.
I would love more canon-typical adventures, which in this canon could mean almost anything. Heists, time travel, time loops, alternate universes, zombies, space battles... it's all canon and I love it all. I'd also like canon-divergent AUs: what if One and/or Sarah and/or Nyx and/or Six lived? What if Four didn't reintegrate his memories? There's also a lot of room for missing scenes and moments, and the finale left some threads unresolved. There's an alien threat still out there (and inside of Two), both Five and Two have long-lost family members, Three is a prisoner of Portia Lin, and a looming android revolt. What happens next?
Two | Portia Lin
Two is one of my absolute favorites in this show. She's willing to step up and lead when the rest of the crew can't get their act together, and she keeps their respect throughout the show. I love her journey to discover her dark past, and her insistence that she's not Rebecca or Portia, but Two. I love that she's the ultimate badass-- not just because of her nanites, but because of her willpower. She's fiercely protective of her ship and her crew, even when she's at odds with them, and I love how willing she always is to sacrifice herself for them.
Five | Das
I love Five. I love that even in the beginning, when she's afraid and wary of her new crew mates, she's still more clever than most of them give her credit for. At first, the violence surrounding her is terrifying and upsetting, and violence is almost never her first resort, but she's willing to do whatever she has to in order to protect her newly found family. And I love that the crew quickly realizes how capable she is, and that she's both helpful and dangerous in her own right. I like that the rest of the crew is driven to protect her and teach her to protect herself. She's the heart of this little crew, always reminding the others that they're friends or family and that they have to rely on one another.
The Android
I adore the Android. I love her journey of discovering that she's her own person, apart from her programming, and the way she'll do anything for her crew. I like that she's not interested in being human or even pretending to be human outside of ops; she doesn't need to be human to be a respected member of the crew. I love her conflicts about her origins, and that she's so much more than she was originally intended to be. I'd be interested in her continuing conflict over the possibility of an android revolt, or how she thinks about the crew, or more opportunities for her to go on ops.
Five | Das & Two | Portia Lin
I love how much respect Five has for Two, right from the beginning. It's a little rough at a couple points, but they're so close by the end of the show. I like that Two starts out doing her best to protect Five and shelter her from life on the Raza, but also that she comes to respect Five's abilities and what she can bring to the team. I love how much they care about each other, and how well they work together.
Five | Das & Three | Marcus Boone
I really grew to love the oddball relationship between these two. I love how it goes from fear and dislike to grudging acceptance to ride-or-die family. I'd love to see more about how they get there and how they grow to respect and like each other. Even at his best, Three is a smug asshole, but he's a very different kind of asshole in season 3 than he was in season 1. I really like the relationship they have by 2x11, where they care about each other, work together, and trust each other.
Nyx Harper/Two | Portia Lin
For this, I'd love an AU where Nyx lives, although I'd also love something set during Nyx's canonical days on the ship. (Please don't include her death in the fic if you go that route, though.)
These two have incredibly chemistry and work together so well. I also just think Nyx is a fascinating character! Her precognitive abilities are really cool, and I'd be interested in her thoughts on the crew of the Raza (especially Two) as she meets them and becomes one of them. I'd love to see more of them working together, plotting their prison escape together, and learning more about each other.
Two | Portia Lin/The Android
I love that the Android is absolutely dedicated to Two/Portia in any universe, and that Two always treats her as a member of the crew. Not to mention the past relationship between Two and Dr. Shaw! Even without their memories, the two of them were drawn together and became friends. They have such fun chemistry, and they make a great team.
Fic, Fanvid
Things I'd love in a vid: Check Yes Juliet by We the Kings, Love Story by Taylor Swift, usage of the fun visuals/symbolism in the show
Calliope Burns/Juliette Fairmont
I love these two. I love how sweet Juliette is, and that she's less naive than she originally appears. I love that she's determined not to be a monster, but how she's completely willing to throw Elinor under the bus and have her sent to prison or to bite Theo when she feels it's for the best. I also love how determined and confident Calliope is, and how much she loves her family, and her struggles with whether or not to see Juliette and her family as monsters.
I'd love to see something that picks up after the ending, and shows where the two of them go from there. How can Cal forgive Juliette for biting Theo? Are the two of them still connected? What is Oliver planning, and what will it mean for the two of them and the rest of the town? I'd also be interested in an AU where Calliope and Juliette actually do run away. Where do they go? How do their families react?
I also really love the worldbuilding in this show. I think the mythology for vampires is really cool, and I liked the glimpses we got of the Guild and of other Legacy vampires. I also really love that monsters aren't secret from the general public! Feel free to also delve into the Fairmont and Burns family dynamics and into the ways the two families intersect.
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fandom-specific notes: When it comes to Nomi, I'm obviously fine with her addressing how being trans affects her life, but I'm not interested in making her soapbox about trans issues or making plots involving her all about transphobia or being trans.
Things I'd love in art: representations of their sensate powers, sex, the bright color palette
Things I'd love in a vid: themes of interconnectivity/togetherness, using their sensate powers to visit or share, any of the music from the show
Sun & Riley & Wolfgang & Kala & Will & Nomi & Capheus & Lito
Sun/Riley/Wolfgang/Kala/Will/Nomi/Capheus/Lito
I'd love to see what happens to the eight of them next, now that Whispers and the BPO have been dealt with. Where does Sun go, now that her name has been cleared? How does Capheus's foray into politics go? Do Riley and Will return to Chicago? How does Will feel about going back to being a cop after all he's done and seen? How does Wolfgang and Kala's relationship (with each other, and with Rajah) evolve now? What happens with Lito's big Hollywood break? How does married life suit Nomi?
I love everyone's supporting casts and significant others, so please feel free to include them as well.
Amanita Caplan/Nomi Marks
I love these two so much and how ride-or-die they are. Amanita set a hospital room on fire to help rescue Nomi, and was 100% on board with her girlfriend suddenly having a psychic connection to seven other people. And their wedding is so sweet! I'd love to see whatever happens next for them, now that no one is trying to kill them (probably).
Fic, Fanart
Things I'd love in art: cool settings (canon or otherwise), lightsabers, the Force, Jedi or Sith artifacts
Chelli Lona Aphra
I absolutely adore Aphra. I love how amoral and self-serving she is, even when she's perfectly aware that she's only hurting herself in the long term. I love how smart she is, and how those smarts get her both into and out of trouble.
I'd love to see more of her adventures! Maybe it's a run-of-the-mill (for her) trip into an abandoned temple to find valuable artifacts, or maybe she runs afoul of the Empire or the Rebellion (or both).
I'm open to pairing her with Sana, Tolvan, or any other woman (canon or OC) in the GFFA.
Pash Devane
Pash Devane/Leia Organa
(Note: Pash Davane appears in the stand-alone comic, Star Wars Annual #2.)
PASH. <3 I love her cynical-ass view on the world and also I love her giant arms and her ability to bash a dude’s head in with a brick. I’d love more about Pash before her planet was ruined by war-- what was her life like? What did she do, as an underwater engineer? Or tell me more about after she joins the Rebellion. Does she get to be an engineer again? How does she feel about the decidedly-less-cynical others in the Rebellion? How does Han feel about her ripping the sleeves off of his shirt? Please feel free to feature Bruce, too!
I’d love some continuing adventures of Pash and Leia! Maybe they have to bail each other out of trouble a couple more times, maybe they meet up when Leia is back at base (does she come up with threadbare excuses to come and see the engineers?). The comic was basically one of my favorite scenarios already (forced to work together) but I’d love a reversal where they’re on Leia’s home ground, rather than Pash’s.
Fic, Fanart
Fandom-specific note: DNW Cere/Trilla. Any other f/f pairing for the women here is fine, including canon characters or original.
Things I'd love in art: cool settings (canon or otherwise), lightsabers, the Force, Jedi or Sith artifacts
Cere Junda
I really love Cere: her desperation, her desire for redemption, her struggles with the Dark Side. I'd love fic set at any point: during her time as a Jedi, the years after the purge, or after the ending of Fallen Order. What was Cordova like as a Master? How did she find Cal on Brocca? When did she start looking for a Jedi to find the holocron, and how many false leads did she follow before she found Cal? What comes next, now that the holocron is destroyed?
Merrin
First of all, Merrin is a nightsister and that's just really fucking cool. It's incredibly creepy that she can turn her dead sisters' bodies into zombies to fight for her, and also really fucked-up in a way I love. She's the last nightsister, but she's still connected to all of them. I also love how different her connection with the Force is to a Jedi or Sith, and how others react to it. I love her subtle sense of humor, and how even though she has doubts about Cal's mission she's still willing to follow him. I'd love to see where she goes from here, and how she continues to bond with the rest of the crew of the Mantis.
Trilla Suduri
We see quite a bit of how Trilla went from a Padawan to an Inquisitor, but I'm interested in what we don't see. What is daily life as an Inquisitor like for her? Does her resentment for the Jedi ever let up, even a little? I'd also be interested in an AU where she lives and joins the others, and has to make peace with what she's done and seek redemption, whatever that means to her.
Cere Junda & Trilla Suduri | Second Sister
Everything I said above about these two applies here, too. I'd also love to see more of what they were like as Master and Padawan, before everything fell apart. I'd also love to see an AU where Trilla lives, and they have to figure out how they relate to each other now, after years of resentment and torture and attempted murder.
Cal Kestis & Merrin
I really love their relationship, as little of it as we see. I love that his kindness and good intentions get through her anger and resentment, and I love the way they bond over their respective trauma. There's no way for Merrin to bring back her people, but she's still willing to help Cal try and bring back his.
Fic, Fanart
Fandom specific notes: any f/f ship is fine, including canon characters or original.
Things I'd love in art: cool settings (canon or otherwise), lightsabers, the Force, Jedi or Sith artifacts
Tala Durith
I absolutely adore Tala. We get a little bit of her backstory and how she got to be involved with the Rebellion; tell me more about that! I'm really interested in the people she's helped along the Path-- it's implied that Obi-Wan might not be the only Jedi she's met. Or maybe an AU where Tala lives-- is her cover blown? What does she do for the fledgling Rebellion if she's no longer a spy?
Reva | Third Sister
I'd definitely love to see more of Reva's years between the birth of the Empire and when we first meet her in the show. I'd also really like to see what happens afterwards; what does redemption look like to her? Does it weigh on her to know the secrets she does about the Skywalkers?
I'm sure I'll like whatever you make for me, so just have fun! I know there are some pairings that have more prompts than others, but that just means I had a lot of ideas for those (or had a past letter to copy & paste from). If I requested a pairing, I would be happy to see just about anything for them!
I’m
Things I like:
- Competency (being really good at Their Thing)
- Outsider POV
- Hurt/Comfort
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Families of Choice
- Angst with a happy ending
- Pretend dating or secretly dating
- Casefic
- Porn with plot
- Happy or happy-for-now endings
- Heists (ex: Leverage, Ocean’s 11)
- Sedoretu
- Language barriers
- Timeloops
- Loyalty kink
- Time travel, dimension travel/dimension hopping
- Stranded together/forced to work together
- Arranged marriage/political marriage/marriage of convenience
- Fpreg (especially in conjunction with arranged marriage, etc.)
- Ghost sex
- Non-mundane AUs (ex: Regency, dragon riders, fantasy, state-mandated ghost hunters)
- Stargazing
- Kissing in the rain
Art-specific likes + notes:
I am terrible at art, myself, and am very impressed by anyone who can create fanart. I've tried to provide art-friendly prompts in the relevant canons, but in case those don't work for you, here are a few extra likes:
- Costume porn
- Fake comic covers/movie posters/etc.
- Kissing
- Eating together
- Moments from canon
- The types of AUs I’ve listed in my likes
- Other shippy moments
- Character portraits
- Anything from my smut likes
I've got more notes on things I'd love under their specific fandoms!
Vid-specific likes + notes:
I prefer vids that don’t have a lot of super quick cuts (they give me headaches). Some of my favorite fanvids can be found here if you want to know what I’ve liked in the past, but I’m really open to pretty much anything! I’m less interested in “woo super cool effects” and more interested with how you put clips and music together and make me feel things. I listed some music I thought would make for good vids below, but my musical tastes are pretty varied and I love discovering new songs through vids. A few extra likes:
- Unexpected juxtaposition of music & vid
- Fight scenes
- Quiet character moments
- Themes of revenge & character growth
I've got more notes on things I'd love and/or songs I think would be particularly fitting under their specific fandoms!
Smut Likes:
These are in addition to my specific requests freeform tag requests.
- Bondage
- Phone sex
- Dom/sub
- Cunnilingus
- Pain mixed with pleasure (intentional or unintentional)
- Orgasm denial
- Hate sex
- Object insertion (vaginal only)
- Nipple play
- Spanking
- Vaginal fisting
DNWs:
- Unrequested on-screen character death
- Unprompted crossovers or fusions
- Levels of violence that are graphic or extreme beyond canon
- Unrequested non-con (dub-con or non-con in requested scenarios is A-OK)
- Brainwashing/mental horror/fucking around inside people's minds
- Focus on unrequested pairings
- Breathplay
- Anal sex
- Homophobia
- Focus on the breakup of canon relationships (please just say it didn't work out or it never happened; don't make a Big Thing about it)
A League of Their Own
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fandom-specific note: Period-typical and canon-typical homophobia and racism are okay, although I would prefer for them not to be the focus.
Things I'd love in art: 40s fashion, the underground gay bar, all the baseball
Things I'd love in a vid: Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift, teamwork, baseball, dancing
Any Rockford Peaches & Any Rockford Peaches
I love all of these women so much. I would honestly love to see interactions between any of them, including the more minor characters like Maybelle, Shirley, Tammi, etc. Please go wild! Feel free to write shipfic, if you are so inspired.
Carson Shaw & Any Rockford Peach
Again, I love all of these women. I also really love Carson learning to be a coach and all of her players learning along with her.
Carson Shaw/Greta Gill
The instant chemistry between these two was just fantastic. Things aren't easy for them: they're scared, they're angry, and circumstances get in the way, but they care deeply for each other. Each of them was exactly what the other needed, right at that moment in time. What happens if (when) they reunite next season? Or what about an AU where Carson follows Greta to New York, or they both go to LA together?
Jo Deluca & Greta Gill
Jo Deluca/Greta Gill
I really love the weight of their shared history and their plans for the future, especially when Jo (correctly!) accuses Greta of running away every time she gets scared and dragging Jo along with her. Do they reunite after the end of the season? Does Jo go to New York, or does she go west? They both alluded to some of their past misadventures; I'd love to hear more!
Lupe Garcia & Jess McCready
Lupe Garcia/Jess McCready
These two kind of snuck up on me! Lupe took a while to grow on me, but she's got a really warm heart under her prickly exterior. Her revelations about her past were especially moving for me. But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't keep the rest of the team at arms' length. I also really love Jess, and how steady she is, and how she doesn't compromise who she is even when it gets difficult.
Lupe Garcia & Esti Gonzalez & Jess McCready
I love these three and their tangled up friendship. I love how earnest Jess is and that she actually puts in the effort to learn some Spanish. I also love how complicated the relationship is between Lupe and Esti-- how Esti was so excited to have someone else who could speak Spanish around, and how Lupe got so annoyed at this teenager clinging to her. Esti is so young and so homesick and Lupe is so full of bravado and fear, and Jess is just trying to be friends with everyone and keep them all on an even keel.
Max Chapman & Carson Shaw
Max Chapman/Carson Shaw
I really love their odd, tentative friendship, where they're both aware of all the things standing between them, but still bond over baseball. They've seen each other at their worst, and they know each other's secrets, but it's easier in some ways because they're not part of each other's lives outside of baseball and their secrets. Do they ever see each other again? Maybe Carson finds herself somewhere Max is playing?
Max Chapman & Clance Morgan
Max Chapman/Clance Morgan
These two give me life. They love each other so much, even when they don't always understand each other, and they're so supportive of each others' dreams. I'd love to see what happens to them next! Tell me about their letters and phone calls when Max is on the road. When does Max find out Clance is pregnant?
Max Chapman/Esther
I accidentally left these two off of my signup, but if you're looking at my letter, please know that I'd love something about them! I love their instant chemistry when they meet at Bert's party. I also really like how they react when they find out about each other's baseball aspirations! Max is jealous, but she's self-aware enough to realize when she's being unfair-- and Esther wants Max to have her shot, even knowing that it might jeopardize her own standing. What is life like on the road with the All-Stars?
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Fic, Fanvid
Fandom-specific note: I am not interested in any of the DCEU outside of Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. Feel free to make references, but I haven't seen most other DCEU movies so I will probably not get them. I am also not interested in comic characterization for anyone, but especially Cassandra.
Things I'd love in art: bright colors similar to the movie, cool fashion
Things I'd love in a vid: action, character parallels
Helena Bertinelli & Dinah Lance & Renee Montoya
Helena Bertinelli & Dinah Lance & Renee Montoya & Harleen Quinzel
Helena Bertinelli & Cassandra Cain & Dinah Lance & Renee Montoya & Harleen Quinzel
I'd love something that picks up where we leave off at the end of the movie. Tell me about the Birds of Prey in this universe! What does their brand of vigilantism look like? I'm guessing they don't immediately click as a team, even after everything they've been through; what does that look like?
I'd also love to see the Birds of Prey interacting with Cass and Harley. Maybe they find a reason to work together again, or maybe the Birds have to stop something that Harley has gotten wrapped up in.
Cassandra Cain & Harleen Quinzel
I'm really fascinated by the relationship between Cassandra and Harley! I like the connection they forge in the movie-- they really seem to care about each other, at least in the moments when they let their guards down. I love that Cass becomes Harley's apprentice in the end! What does that entail?
Helena Bertinelli/Dinah Lance
I really enjoyed the chemistry between these two in their interactions in the movie. They're both serious, but in very different ways, and I'd love to see how that continues to play out as they work together.
Dinah Lance/Harleen Quinzel
I really loved the chemistry between Dinah and Harley in this movie! I liked that they didn't necessarily like each other, but they seemed to understand each other. I like that they are both trying to make the most out of the hands they've been dealt, and they're both going about it very differently. What happens to them next? Do they keep having weird run-ins all around Gotham? Does Harley ever team up with the Birds of Prey?
Carnival Row
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fanfom-specific notes: I'm interested in the war only in how it affects the characters; I'm not interested in a narrative focused too much on the minutia of the war itself.
Things I'd love in art: fairy wings, the contrast between the fae and the mundanity of the Burgue, Vignette's library, Burgue or Tirnanoc fashion
Things I'd love in a vid: flying, women doing morally questionable things, the contrast between the fae and the mundanity of the Burgue
Tourmaline Larou
Pre-canon, during canon, post-canon... I'm interested in all of it. She was a Poet Laureate back in Tirnanoc; what did that look like? We saw her in a flashback just before she ended up in The Burgue; what was it like for her when she first arrived there? What is she going to do now that fae have all been segregated on Carnival Row-- and there's no more human customers at the Tetterby?
I get the impression that she's still in love with Vignette, and has been all along. How does she feel about seeing Vignette again? How does she feel about seeing Vignette and Philo together? I'd also be interested in seeing her having a relationship with an OFC or a female canon character.
Vignette Stonemoss
Once again, pre-canon, during canon, post-canon... I'm interested in all of it. We see a bit of her life back in Tirnanoc, when she was a librarian. Tell me more about that! Or maybe about her years sparrowhawking, and when she thought Philo was dead. I'm also interested in what happens to her next, and about her work with the Black Raven.
Please no ships for Vignette except with Philo or Tourmaline.
Rycroft Philostrate/Vignette Stonemoss
I didn't expect to be as into these two as I am, but I absolutely love them. Philo can be kind of a dumbass about relationships, but he generally means well. I also like that although he's initially presented as the only human who really cares about the fae, we quickly realize that he has his own deeply personal reasons for caring about what happens to fae in The Burgue.
I also love Vignette's deep devotion to Philo, including marking herself as a widow when she believes he's dead, and her rage when she discovers that he lied. I love the lengths they are willing to go to for one another. I'd also be interested in an AU where the two of them actually get out of The Burgue in the season finale. What happens to them next?
Tourmaline Larou/Vignette Stonemoss
They were lovers at one point, and I get the impression that Tourmaline is still in love with Vignette. How did they first meet-- maybe their paths crossed because of their work? (I can imagine a Poet Laureate might have reason to visit the greatest library in Tirnanoc.) Or maybe an AU where something more sparks between them once Vignette arrives in The Burgue?
Tourmaline Larou/Rycroft Philostrate/Vignette Stonemoss
I'm open to either a V with Vignette at the center or an ot3. Everything from the last two requests applies here. Maybe when all three are stuck on Carnival Row together, Vignette realizes that she still has feelings for both of them?
I'm also interested in how Tourmaline and Philo feel about each other. They know each other from Tirnanoc, and they're on somewhat friendly terms in The Burgue, but do they have a deeper friendship beyond that?
Dark Matter
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fandom-specific notes: My usual DNW for brainwashing/mental horror/fucking around inside people's minds doesn't apply to the canon-typical memory fuckery. DNW putting nuclear family labels on any crew-as-family dynamics (aka no referring to Two as the mom of the crew or whatever). I'm not really interested in anything set pre-canon, but of course complications arising from their pasts is always fun.
Things I'd love in art: quiet moments on the Raza, weapon training
Things I'd love in a vid: fights/action, character parallels, teamwork
The Raza Crew
For crew, I'm fine with including any of our original seven crew members, plus Nyx. Feel free to set this at any point in canon or post-canon.
I love this group of criminal misfits. I love that they're dysfunctional and don't get along half the time but are also willing to go to extreme lengths for each other. I love that they fuck up and keep fucking up and sometimes those choices and mistakes are fixable (Six) and sometimes they really aren't (Four). I love how conflicted our original crew members are about the people they used to be, and the ways they try to differentiate themselves. I like that when most of our characters see glimpses of the people they used to be, they're angry and upset and want to do better. No one on the Raza is ever under the impression that they're heroes, but they do their best with what they're given. I also really just love the themes that run throughout the show of autonomy and choosing your own destiny. Notes about Two, Three, Five, the Android, and Nyx are all below, but here are some short thoughts on the others.
One: One is so earnest and so intent on trying his best and sometimes that's annoying, but in general those are traits I really like. He can be a little pushy (especially when it comes to Two), but I like that he's determined to be better than he was pre-memory wipe, and how reluctant he was to go back to the life of a wealthy industrialist.
Four: I really like Four, but I have mixed feelings about Ryo Ishida. He's kind of a tragic figure, so driven by the desire to regain his throne that he throws away his new home and the people who care about him. The finale left him with a chance for redemption though, and I think that would be interesting to explore.
Six: Like One, Six is generally just trying his best. And sometimes his best sucks! (Usually when he's trying to hard to be a cop.) But he always tries to make up for his mistakes, and I especially love how much he and Five care about each other.
I would love more canon-typical adventures, which in this canon could mean almost anything. Heists, time travel, time loops, alternate universes, zombies, space battles... it's all canon and I love it all. I'd also like canon-divergent AUs: what if One and/or Sarah and/or Nyx and/or Six lived? What if Four didn't reintegrate his memories? There's also a lot of room for missing scenes and moments, and the finale left some threads unresolved. There's an alien threat still out there (and inside of Two), both Five and Two have long-lost family members, Three is a prisoner of Portia Lin, and a looming android revolt. What happens next?
Two | Portia Lin
Two is one of my absolute favorites in this show. She's willing to step up and lead when the rest of the crew can't get their act together, and she keeps their respect throughout the show. I love her journey to discover her dark past, and her insistence that she's not Rebecca or Portia, but Two. I love that she's the ultimate badass-- not just because of her nanites, but because of her willpower. She's fiercely protective of her ship and her crew, even when she's at odds with them, and I love how willing she always is to sacrifice herself for them.
Five | Das
I love Five. I love that even in the beginning, when she's afraid and wary of her new crew mates, she's still more clever than most of them give her credit for. At first, the violence surrounding her is terrifying and upsetting, and violence is almost never her first resort, but she's willing to do whatever she has to in order to protect her newly found family. And I love that the crew quickly realizes how capable she is, and that she's both helpful and dangerous in her own right. I like that the rest of the crew is driven to protect her and teach her to protect herself. She's the heart of this little crew, always reminding the others that they're friends or family and that they have to rely on one another.
The Android
I adore the Android. I love her journey of discovering that she's her own person, apart from her programming, and the way she'll do anything for her crew. I like that she's not interested in being human or even pretending to be human outside of ops; she doesn't need to be human to be a respected member of the crew. I love her conflicts about her origins, and that she's so much more than she was originally intended to be. I'd be interested in her continuing conflict over the possibility of an android revolt, or how she thinks about the crew, or more opportunities for her to go on ops.
Five | Das & Two | Portia Lin
I love how much respect Five has for Two, right from the beginning. It's a little rough at a couple points, but they're so close by the end of the show. I like that Two starts out doing her best to protect Five and shelter her from life on the Raza, but also that she comes to respect Five's abilities and what she can bring to the team. I love how much they care about each other, and how well they work together.
Five | Das & Three | Marcus Boone
I really grew to love the oddball relationship between these two. I love how it goes from fear and dislike to grudging acceptance to ride-or-die family. I'd love to see more about how they get there and how they grow to respect and like each other. Even at his best, Three is a smug asshole, but he's a very different kind of asshole in season 3 than he was in season 1. I really like the relationship they have by 2x11, where they care about each other, work together, and trust each other.
Nyx Harper/Two | Portia Lin
For this, I'd love an AU where Nyx lives, although I'd also love something set during Nyx's canonical days on the ship. (Please don't include her death in the fic if you go that route, though.)
These two have incredibly chemistry and work together so well. I also just think Nyx is a fascinating character! Her precognitive abilities are really cool, and I'd be interested in her thoughts on the crew of the Raza (especially Two) as she meets them and becomes one of them. I'd love to see more of them working together, plotting their prison escape together, and learning more about each other.
Two | Portia Lin/The Android
I love that the Android is absolutely dedicated to Two/Portia in any universe, and that Two always treats her as a member of the crew. Not to mention the past relationship between Two and Dr. Shaw! Even without their memories, the two of them were drawn together and became friends. They have such fun chemistry, and they make a great team.
First Kill
Fic, Fanvid
Things I'd love in a vid: Check Yes Juliet by We the Kings, Love Story by Taylor Swift, usage of the fun visuals/symbolism in the show
Calliope Burns/Juliette Fairmont
I love these two. I love how sweet Juliette is, and that she's less naive than she originally appears. I love that she's determined not to be a monster, but how she's completely willing to throw Elinor under the bus and have her sent to prison or to bite Theo when she feels it's for the best. I also love how determined and confident Calliope is, and how much she loves her family, and her struggles with whether or not to see Juliette and her family as monsters.
I'd love to see something that picks up after the ending, and shows where the two of them go from there. How can Cal forgive Juliette for biting Theo? Are the two of them still connected? What is Oliver planning, and what will it mean for the two of them and the rest of the town? I'd also be interested in an AU where Calliope and Juliette actually do run away. Where do they go? How do their families react?
I also really love the worldbuilding in this show. I think the mythology for vampires is really cool, and I liked the glimpses we got of the Guild and of other Legacy vampires. I also really love that monsters aren't secret from the general public! Feel free to also delve into the Fairmont and Burns family dynamics and into the ways the two families intersect.
Sense8
Fic, Fanart, Fanvid
Fandom-specific notes: When it comes to Nomi, I'm obviously fine with her addressing how being trans affects her life, but I'm not interested in making her soapbox about trans issues or making plots involving her all about transphobia or being trans.
Things I'd love in art: representations of their sensate powers, sex, the bright color palette
Things I'd love in a vid: themes of interconnectivity/togetherness, using their sensate powers to visit or share, any of the music from the show
Sun & Riley & Wolfgang & Kala & Will & Nomi & Capheus & Lito
Sun/Riley/Wolfgang/Kala/Will/Nomi/Capheus/Lito
I'd love to see what happens to the eight of them next, now that Whispers and the BPO have been dealt with. Where does Sun go, now that her name has been cleared? How does Capheus's foray into politics go? Do Riley and Will return to Chicago? How does Will feel about going back to being a cop after all he's done and seen? How does Wolfgang and Kala's relationship (with each other, and with Rajah) evolve now? What happens with Lito's big Hollywood break? How does married life suit Nomi?
I love everyone's supporting casts and significant others, so please feel free to include them as well.
Amanita Caplan/Nomi Marks
I love these two so much and how ride-or-die they are. Amanita set a hospital room on fire to help rescue Nomi, and was 100% on board with her girlfriend suddenly having a psychic connection to seven other people. And their wedding is so sweet! I'd love to see whatever happens next for them, now that no one is trying to kill them (probably).
Star Wars Comics
Fic, Fanart
Things I'd love in art: cool settings (canon or otherwise), lightsabers, the Force, Jedi or Sith artifacts
Chelli Lona Aphra
I absolutely adore Aphra. I love how amoral and self-serving she is, even when she's perfectly aware that she's only hurting herself in the long term. I love how smart she is, and how those smarts get her both into and out of trouble.
I'd love to see more of her adventures! Maybe it's a run-of-the-mill (for her) trip into an abandoned temple to find valuable artifacts, or maybe she runs afoul of the Empire or the Rebellion (or both).
I'm open to pairing her with Sana, Tolvan, or any other woman (canon or OC) in the GFFA.
Pash Devane
Pash Devane/Leia Organa
(Note: Pash Davane appears in the stand-alone comic, Star Wars Annual #2.)
PASH. <3 I love her cynical-ass view on the world and also I love her giant arms and her ability to bash a dude’s head in with a brick. I’d love more about Pash before her planet was ruined by war-- what was her life like? What did she do, as an underwater engineer? Or tell me more about after she joins the Rebellion. Does she get to be an engineer again? How does she feel about the decidedly-less-cynical others in the Rebellion? How does Han feel about her ripping the sleeves off of his shirt? Please feel free to feature Bruce, too!
I’d love some continuing adventures of Pash and Leia! Maybe they have to bail each other out of trouble a couple more times, maybe they meet up when Leia is back at base (does she come up with threadbare excuses to come and see the engineers?). The comic was basically one of my favorite scenarios already (forced to work together) but I’d love a reversal where they’re on Leia’s home ground, rather than Pash’s.
Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order
Fic, Fanart
Fandom-specific note: DNW Cere/Trilla. Any other f/f pairing for the women here is fine, including canon characters or original.
Things I'd love in art: cool settings (canon or otherwise), lightsabers, the Force, Jedi or Sith artifacts
Cere Junda
I really love Cere: her desperation, her desire for redemption, her struggles with the Dark Side. I'd love fic set at any point: during her time as a Jedi, the years after the purge, or after the ending of Fallen Order. What was Cordova like as a Master? How did she find Cal on Brocca? When did she start looking for a Jedi to find the holocron, and how many false leads did she follow before she found Cal? What comes next, now that the holocron is destroyed?
Merrin
First of all, Merrin is a nightsister and that's just really fucking cool. It's incredibly creepy that she can turn her dead sisters' bodies into zombies to fight for her, and also really fucked-up in a way I love. She's the last nightsister, but she's still connected to all of them. I also love how different her connection with the Force is to a Jedi or Sith, and how others react to it. I love her subtle sense of humor, and how even though she has doubts about Cal's mission she's still willing to follow him. I'd love to see where she goes from here, and how she continues to bond with the rest of the crew of the Mantis.
Trilla Suduri
We see quite a bit of how Trilla went from a Padawan to an Inquisitor, but I'm interested in what we don't see. What is daily life as an Inquisitor like for her? Does her resentment for the Jedi ever let up, even a little? I'd also be interested in an AU where she lives and joins the others, and has to make peace with what she's done and seek redemption, whatever that means to her.
Cere Junda & Trilla Suduri | Second Sister
Everything I said above about these two applies here, too. I'd also love to see more of what they were like as Master and Padawan, before everything fell apart. I'd also love to see an AU where Trilla lives, and they have to figure out how they relate to each other now, after years of resentment and torture and attempted murder.
Cal Kestis & Merrin
I really love their relationship, as little of it as we see. I love that his kindness and good intentions get through her anger and resentment, and I love the way they bond over their respective trauma. There's no way for Merrin to bring back her people, but she's still willing to help Cal try and bring back his.
Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Fic, Fanart
Fandom specific notes: any f/f ship is fine, including canon characters or original.
Things I'd love in art: cool settings (canon or otherwise), lightsabers, the Force, Jedi or Sith artifacts
Tala Durith
I absolutely adore Tala. We get a little bit of her backstory and how she got to be involved with the Rebellion; tell me more about that! I'm really interested in the people she's helped along the Path-- it's implied that Obi-Wan might not be the only Jedi she's met. Or maybe an AU where Tala lives-- is her cover blown? What does she do for the fledgling Rebellion if she's no longer a spy?
Reva | Third Sister
I'd definitely love to see more of Reva's years between the birth of the Empire and when we first meet her in the show. I'd also really like to see what happens afterwards; what does redemption look like to her? Does it weigh on her to know the secrets she does about the Skywalkers?
