Cerulean Blue

Hello author! Thank you, and I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

A few things generally:

Likes: character pieces, thoughtful world-building, plot that explores alternate beginnings and endings. Angst with happy or at least resolved endings. Closed door sex but public flirting and maybe even some cheeky foreplay. Dialogue. Apocalypse is always fun. Platonic relationships that have weight. In Star Wars, political intrigue, bureaucracy as both the intrinsic evil and ultimate downfall of the Empire (and yet a tool used by the Rebellion and New Republic!), canon pairings, non-canon or offscreen meet-cutes, and you can be as heavy or as light with Force mythology as you like.

Dislikes/DNWs: alternate settings unless requested (I don't really like modern AUs, for example), explicit sex of any kind, real-world politics unless it's a real-world property to begin with. Non-requested character deaths. Canon-typical violence is fine, gore or unnecessary/gratuitous violence is not. In Star Wars, I would prefer not to take the characters out of the Star Wars Universe. Would prefer characters not use the Force for coercive sex.

Fandom specific:

Pride and Prejudice
My all-time favorite trope is forced proximity, and for Elizabeth and Darcy, I love exploring what happens when the two of them have to learn to work together to get out of sticky situations and fall in love that way. The less Wickham the better, and I prefer incompetent or dull Bennets to evil or mean ones. Otherwise just have fun!

North and South
See above! I love seeing Margaret in particular fall in love before she knows what she’s about, and John having to figure out how to win a woman worth fighting for. Complications from Margaret’s aunt and cousin are great, as is jealousy, though not too much. Forced proximity, reluctant marriage, and oh, hurt/comfort are all good here!

Andor
Mon Mothma - every political intrigue scenario you can conjure! Younger Mon, before the Empire, idealistic and green, or older Mon, reflecting on her choices.

Mon Mothma and Vel Sartha - Who brought who into the Rebellion and how? Mentorship and friendship themes, political debate.

Cassian Andor/Bix Caleen - Happily ever after? Bix as a Force sensitive, knowing what’s coming but not telling Cassian. Love in wartime and how they manage to connect in spite of it all. Bix staying with Cassian and on Yavin, there for the events of Rogue One. Also totally down for Bix in the galaxy after Cassian dies, how she carries on, what his legacy means.

Howdy Spacer! So excited to be a part of the space_swap  exchange this year and thrilled that we matched on one of these fandoms.

I put some general ideas in my sign-up already and I'll put them below as well, but my general likes/dislikes/DNWs are:

Likes: character pieces, thoughtful world-building, plot that explores alternate beginnings and endings. Angst with happy or at least resolved endings. Closed door sex but public flirting and maybe even some cheeky foreplay. Dialogue. Apocalypse is always fun. Platonic relationships that have weight. In Star Wars, political intrigue, bureaucracy as both the intrinsic evil and ultimate downfall of the Empire (and yet a tool used by the Rebellion and New Republic!), canon pairings, non-canon or offscreen meet-cutes, and you can be as heavy or as light with Force mythology as you like. In Marvel, effects of the "blip"/snap are hugely important to me, especially how the trauma of time lost or time without loved ones is still something everyone is dealing with.

Dislikes/DNWs: alternate settings unless requested (I don't really like modern AUs, for example), explicit sex of any kind, real-world politics unless it's a real-world property to begin with. Non-requested character deaths. Canon-typical violence is fine, gore or unnecessary/gratuitous violence is not. In Star Wars, I would prefer not to take the characters out of the Star Wars Universe. Would prefer characters not use the Force for coercive sex. In Marvel, strongly prefer canon relationships unless otherwise stated.

( Specific thoughts on requests by fandom )

Yuletide, baby!

Thank you for signing up, dear writer, and thank you for offering in one of these fandoms. I know I will love whatever you write, and I hope you have fun!

Some general likes: character pieces, thoughtful world-building, plot that explores alternate beginnings and endings. Angst with happy or at least resolved endings. Closed door sex but public flirting and maybe even some cheeky foreplay. Dialogue. Apocalypse is always fun. Crossovers!

Some general dislikes: alternate settings unless requested, explicit sex, real-world politics unless it's a real-world property to begin with. Non-requested character deaths. Gore.

Specifics under individual cuts.

( North and South )

( The Stand )

( The Diplomat - request is spoilery through season three )

( Daisy Jones and the Six )

Kinda had an itch in the immediate aftermath of the Skeleton Crew finale. Might have more. Who knows.

TITLE: For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
FANDOM: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
RATING: PG
PAIRING: None
CHARACTERS: Jod Na Nawood, Female Jedi Exile
SUMMARY: A little history of the pirate known as Jod Na Nawood, though he would not own a bit of it, in truth.

AO3 link

Thought I would share the awesome trio of Little House on the Prairie stories I received for Yuletide and Yuletide Madness! Of the fandoms I requested this year, it surprises me that this was the one each writer chose, but it is a definite win for me :-)

Hasty Hearts and Steadfast Love - Almanzo Wilder/Laura Ingalls and Charles Ingalls/Caroline Ingalls, but it's just as much about Ma and Laura and is a wonderful little glimpse at the kind of advice Ma would be in a perfect position to give.

On the Way Home - Almanzo/Laura. One of my prompts was for Laura and Almanzo to be stuck waiting out a blizzard in the Brewster schoolhouse, and this author delivered in spades. I love the way this brings both of them to a bit quicker understanding of one another, but also respects the age difference and boundaries set by Laura's father. Almanzo is just perfect here!

Warm Together - Almanzo/Laura, a quick little drabble about Laura craving warmth and a picture of early marriage. One thing this made me think about is how Laura, and most likely many of De Smet's residents who survived in The Long Winter, would never want to be cold again, and would very likely fear it.

All told I think I'm now due for a Little House re-read. Maybe in the new year.

Happy Yuletide to all!

Hurray, Austen!

Dear writer, thank you! I'm pretty easy but also brimming with ideas. Please take anything you see here as suggestions and not directions! Frankly I'm just always thrilled to read Austen fanfiction.

Here we go:

( Persuasion )

( Crossover Fandom )

( Pride and Prejudice )

Snowflake continues....

Challenge #10

Five Things! The five things are totally up to you. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.


How about, the last five fics I read on AO3? And I'll make this a little more interesting than that by only choosing one per fandom (I tend to binge in fandoms) and none of my own Yuletide gifts.

Sweet Ginger by pauraque (Black Beauty) - A drabble about Black Beauty's dream of Ginger. It brought me right back to my childhood - I loved this book! - and boy, it's a gut-punch.

The Adventure Begins by Shadaras (Star Wars) - I don't want to spoil this for you! Just know, it's an alternate tale for how Luke's story begins, and Beru Lars is awesome here.

Catch Fire by igrockspock (The Diplomat) - You'll be outright spoiled for the end of The Diplomat season one, but this is an excellent take on how the new season could begin.

Until Some Other Day by sheafrotherdon (Captain America/MCU) - I still love all the stories about Steve Rogers returning to Peggy Carter, but this one really sticks with me.

The Art of Marriage by Jen_814 (Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen) - Edward marries Lucy and Elinor has to move on. One of my favorite AU tropes for S&S featuring my favorite AU pairing.

Skipping a few (for now, or forever, who knows) to answer Challenge #8.

Challenge #8

Talk about a current fannish project (fic, art, vid, crochet, funko pop village) (that you are creating or enjoying)

I'm geeking out over New Rockstars' retrospective breakdowns of the X-Men movies on YouTube.

We watch a lot of New Rockstars at our house, and I'm also digging this video about what might have happened during the MCU Blip for Matt Murdock/Daredevil. It's a plotbunny generator, seriously.

Challenge #3

Create a wish list of fandom things (podfic, graphics, playlists, canon recs translations, research help, vids, sky's the limit!) that you'd like to receive

Oh gosh. I think most of all I'd like the Josh Lyman/Donna Moss video I thought of years ago, set to Avril Lavigne's "Complicated."

I don't think I have anything new, though. Here's the list I put together in 2019. It all stands.