catlarks: Shalnark from Hunter x Hunter grinning against a red background. (Default)
Hello, mystery creator!

First and foremost, allow me to thank you for writing for me. We've matched on a series I have a great fondness for, and I think that's really great. The theme of my requests this exchange seems to primarily be "ladies I adore" and I hope you love these characters just as much as I do.

Optional details are always optional, so if you have an idea you really love, go for it! All I ask of you, above all else, is that you avoid the following: gratuitous angst for angst's sake, rape, abuse, physical assault, terminal or mental illnesses, homophobia as a plot device, jealousy as a plot device, pregnancy or child-rearing, and foot fetishes.

If you'd like a general idea of my likes and dislikes in fic, expanded upon at what I admit is somewhat exhaustive length, I refer you to this post here. If AUs are something you fancy — and I do fancy them, you can rarely go wrong writing me an AU especially one you're really excited about — I refer you to this post where I talk about the types of AUs I love and why. (if nothing else, the "do not want" list of AUs will serve you well, if writing an AU fic.)

I know I rushed my actual signup on AO3 so this letter is everything you have to go on. (And I'm super late posting it because fun facts, I accidentally deleted the original post I made on DW and had to email the mods to add this new link to my signup. That mess threw me off my game writing this for A While.)

Without further ado, I present to you: my fandoms, my feelings on the ships I've requested, and some prompt ideas if you'd like somewhere to start from.

Love Live )

Madoka Magica )

Emelan Books )

Young Wizards Books )

Daiya no Ace )

Anyway! That all said — and I know it was a lot to say, so if you've read all of it (or even just the main section and one fandom section because, WOW, takes a moment to breathe) — the main thing I'm dying to see is fic that celebrates character. I know that whoever you are, dear mystery gifter, you're chomping at the bit to get writing, and have kindly waited for me to finish this up. Thank you for considering what I have to say and for waiting for this letter, I'm very excited to see what you produce!
catlarks: Shalnark from Hunter x Hunter grinning against a red background. (Default)
Hello there, mystery creator!

First, thank you for writing for me. I'm delighted that you too love one of these series that is near and dear to my heart.

That said, I'm including a "dear author" letter because I think it's important and helpful to give an idea of things I like to see in stories and things I really dislike and would like to see avoided, but beyond the things I've said in my sign-up itself, I don't have a lot of prompt scenarios this year. The fandoms I chose are mostly ones I've loved for a really, really long time, and what I'm hoping for is character study or otherwise really character-driven fic.

In general I adore stories with thoughtful characterization, good pacing, and strong worldbuilding. I love examinations of friendship and the ways people depend on each other. I like seeing tropes inverted or played with in unexpected ways. With these fandoms, a really good take on a character's voice, or vibrant details and an intriguing portrayal of the canon world, will really endear me to your story.

When it comes to things I'd like to avoid, I'm not big on angst. I can happily read things about characters making tough choices or being in untenable situations, but I just really dislike tragedy for tragedy's sake, or anything really over-the-top horrible. I'd appreciate if you also avoid any content to do with rape, abuse, terminal or mental illnesses, or homophobia as a plot device. I'd also prefer not to receive anything with pregnancy or child-rearing, or foot fetishes.

Besides these really basic details, allow me to talk a little about my fandoms

Young Wizards )

The Immortals )

HunterxHunter )

Oofuri )

Anyway, in closing, the fandoms I've picked this year are mostly ones I've loved for many years and all ones I love for the CHARACTERS most of all, especially the ones I selected. I've tried to give a lot of insight into what I love about these series and what I'd love to see in fic, but the #1 rule to making me happy is just -- love the character, portray them as well as you can, for their strengths and their weaknesses.

And thank you, for writing for me!

(Also if you're really enthusiastic to write porn I might write a quick and dirty second post about my Porn Opinions in another day or two)