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Dear Author,
first of all, I hope you'll have fun writing something for me! I hope this letter gives you some idea of what I like about the canons and characters I requested and also maybe some idea where to start.
Generally speaking, I like stuff that is a similar tone to canon, with the exception of some of the really dark canons, where I prefer my fic a shade or two lighter. But if you stick to the level of darkness/sadness/fluff that is present in canon, you should be safe. The same goes for anything that might need a warning (graphic depictions of violence, character death, underage, non-con etc.) – if it's a part of canon, or a reasonable extrapolation (*cough*Game of Thrones*cough*), knock yourself out if that is what you want to write. The only things that I really do not want are detailed depictions of depression and alcoholism, which are possible triggers for me (sadness and alcohol consumption are fine, though). But other than that, I really don't have any hard DNWs. Everything else is fandom specific.
The Alienist – Sara Howard, Mary Palmer, Sara Howard & Mary Palmer
Fandom-specific DNW: Laszlo/John
I'd really like to read more about these two. I'd like to know more about Sara and how she came to work for the police, how she feels about working there and what it is like for her to live alone in that big house and not really fitting in with most other women she grew up with. I'd also like to know more about Mary – her background, how she fell in love with Laszlo, what she does when she isn't working and her relationship with the different men in her life. And above all fix-it fic. I'm also really interested in the dynamic between her and Sara. I don't think they'd get along with each other even after the jealousy thing is solved and that would make for a very interesting story, I think.
Game of Thrones – Catelyn Stark & Lysa Arryn, Sansa Stark & Arya Stark, Talisa Maegyr, Olenna Tyrell, Cersei Lannister & Margaery Tyrell
Fandom-specific DNW: femslash (with the exception of Margaery/Cersei)
Another fandom specific note: blending of book and TV canon is fine by me
Catelyn Stark & Lysa Arryn, Sansa Stark & Arya Stark: I love complicated relationships between siblings, which is why I requested these two. I like that they're complicated for similar yet also different reasons. In both cases, the older sister is perceived to be the perfect one by the other in a way, but while Arya is very different from her sister, Lysa isn't. I'd like to read something that goes into detail on the backstory between Catelyn and Lysa and how Lysa came to resent her sister – preferably not just because of Petyr, but because of jealousy how Catelyn's life works out for her and Lysa's doesn't – and how Catelyn remained oblivious to it. While with Sansa and Arya, I'd most love to read something about them after they meet again and trying to get to know each other. How they really try to be sisters for the first time in their lives and it's difficult and doesn't work out on the first try, how they learn to accept their differences and tiptoe around each other, while also being there for each other when the other one really needs it.
Talisa Maegyr, Olenna Tyrell: With these two, I want two things: backstory and fix-its. What was Talisa's life like in Volantis? How did she end up in Westeros and how did she learn how to be a nurse? We get glimpses of it in canon, but I'd like a more detailed look. The same with Olenna. We know how she said she ended up married to her husband, but was that really how it went? What was it like to be a mother to a son like Mace, who was a disappointment but whom she loved anyway? And of course, a look at how they could have survived a little longer and what that meant for them would be appreciated as well. What would the North be like if Talisa and her baby survived? What would the meeting at King's Landing have been like had Olenna been there?
Cersei Lannister & Margaery Tyrell: This was one of my favourite antagonistic relationships in the series. The barbs and the manipulation and all that – I want more of that. Or maybe an AU where one of them wins and the other doesn't end up dead. (I really don't care which one.) I'm also open to femslash in this scenario, with one of the seducing the other in an attempt to manipulate her, or to gain some sort of power over her.
Rivers of London – Beverley Brook & Cecilia Tyburn-Thames, Abigail Kamara, Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina, Helena Linden-Limmer
Beverley Brook & Cecilia Tyburn-Thames: As with Game of Thrones above, I like complicated relationships between sisters, and these are the two over Mama Thames's daughters that we know the most of and that I think have an interesting dynamic, with Lady Ty being the big sister who only wants to look out for her sister and Beverley wanting to do her own thing. I'd love to read about them having an argument, about Peter, wizards, their relationship to humanity or their younger sisters. Or about them cooperating in some way.
Abigail Kamara: I really want to read about her having her own adventure. Maybe she gets mistaken for a trainspotter by the supernatural being she is actually spotting near a railway line, or maybe she goes on vacation with her family and something happens there.
Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina: I love her. I'd love to read about her during the war, about what it was like to live in England afterwards, about her work for the Faceless Man and about what she's been up to while Peter was busy doing his job.
Helena Linden-Limmer: For Helena, my interests are similar to those regarding Varvara. Something more about her background and what happened with the original Faceless Man. I'd also like to see her deal with the Folly now and how it's an adjustment for her as well.
Generally speaking, I like stuff that is a similar tone to canon, with the exception of some of the really dark canons, where I prefer my fic a shade or two lighter. But if you stick to the level of darkness/sadness/fluff that is present in canon, you should be safe. The same goes for anything that might need a warning (graphic depictions of violence, character death, underage, non-con etc.) – if it's a part of canon, or a reasonable extrapolation (*cough*Game of Thrones*cough*), knock yourself out if that is what you want to write. The only things that I really do not want are detailed depictions of depression and alcoholism, which are possible triggers for me (sadness and alcohol consumption are fine, though). But other than that, I really don't have any hard DNWs. Everything else is fandom specific.
The Alienist – Sara Howard, Mary Palmer, Sara Howard & Mary Palmer
Fandom-specific DNW: Laszlo/John
I'd really like to read more about these two. I'd like to know more about Sara and how she came to work for the police, how she feels about working there and what it is like for her to live alone in that big house and not really fitting in with most other women she grew up with. I'd also like to know more about Mary – her background, how she fell in love with Laszlo, what she does when she isn't working and her relationship with the different men in her life. And above all fix-it fic. I'm also really interested in the dynamic between her and Sara. I don't think they'd get along with each other even after the jealousy thing is solved and that would make for a very interesting story, I think.
Game of Thrones – Catelyn Stark & Lysa Arryn, Sansa Stark & Arya Stark, Talisa Maegyr, Olenna Tyrell, Cersei Lannister & Margaery Tyrell
Fandom-specific DNW: femslash (with the exception of Margaery/Cersei)
Another fandom specific note: blending of book and TV canon is fine by me
Catelyn Stark & Lysa Arryn, Sansa Stark & Arya Stark: I love complicated relationships between siblings, which is why I requested these two. I like that they're complicated for similar yet also different reasons. In both cases, the older sister is perceived to be the perfect one by the other in a way, but while Arya is very different from her sister, Lysa isn't. I'd like to read something that goes into detail on the backstory between Catelyn and Lysa and how Lysa came to resent her sister – preferably not just because of Petyr, but because of jealousy how Catelyn's life works out for her and Lysa's doesn't – and how Catelyn remained oblivious to it. While with Sansa and Arya, I'd most love to read something about them after they meet again and trying to get to know each other. How they really try to be sisters for the first time in their lives and it's difficult and doesn't work out on the first try, how they learn to accept their differences and tiptoe around each other, while also being there for each other when the other one really needs it.
Talisa Maegyr, Olenna Tyrell: With these two, I want two things: backstory and fix-its. What was Talisa's life like in Volantis? How did she end up in Westeros and how did she learn how to be a nurse? We get glimpses of it in canon, but I'd like a more detailed look. The same with Olenna. We know how she said she ended up married to her husband, but was that really how it went? What was it like to be a mother to a son like Mace, who was a disappointment but whom she loved anyway? And of course, a look at how they could have survived a little longer and what that meant for them would be appreciated as well. What would the North be like if Talisa and her baby survived? What would the meeting at King's Landing have been like had Olenna been there?
Cersei Lannister & Margaery Tyrell: This was one of my favourite antagonistic relationships in the series. The barbs and the manipulation and all that – I want more of that. Or maybe an AU where one of them wins and the other doesn't end up dead. (I really don't care which one.) I'm also open to femslash in this scenario, with one of the seducing the other in an attempt to manipulate her, or to gain some sort of power over her.
Rivers of London – Beverley Brook & Cecilia Tyburn-Thames, Abigail Kamara, Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina, Helena Linden-Limmer
Beverley Brook & Cecilia Tyburn-Thames: As with Game of Thrones above, I like complicated relationships between sisters, and these are the two over Mama Thames's daughters that we know the most of and that I think have an interesting dynamic, with Lady Ty being the big sister who only wants to look out for her sister and Beverley wanting to do her own thing. I'd love to read about them having an argument, about Peter, wizards, their relationship to humanity or their younger sisters. Or about them cooperating in some way.
Abigail Kamara: I really want to read about her having her own adventure. Maybe she gets mistaken for a trainspotter by the supernatural being she is actually spotting near a railway line, or maybe she goes on vacation with her family and something happens there.
Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina: I love her. I'd love to read about her during the war, about what it was like to live in England afterwards, about her work for the Faceless Man and about what she's been up to while Peter was busy doing his job.
Helena Linden-Limmer: For Helena, my interests are similar to those regarding Varvara. Something more about her background and what happened with the original Faceless Man. I'd also like to see her deal with the Folly now and how it's an adjustment for her as well.