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Dear yuletide author:

You got me! Lucky you.

I'm not very difficult to please in terms of the fic I read and what I enjoy to read: in general and overall, I love reading fic that has a lot of snark and banter between characters (which should not surprise you, given that what I've requested is mostly in fandoms that are sort of known for that back-and-forth). I like fun, happy fic; I also like sweet-and-slightly-sexy fic, and am occasionally into angst, but in this case, it'd probably go further with me if things took a more positive turn. I love unresolved (and eventually resolved) sexual tension, but I also love established relationship if done right. Action/adventure, comedy, cracky fun; even tossing the characters into an AU situation (like apocafic) and watching them flounder around can create a lot of this. I love it when two people have feelings but don't necessarily say them to each other out loud. I LOVE road trip fic. Things can totally happen in a car, people!

Things that are sort of on my current list of icks at the moment: gratuitous violence and all that related imagery, and also any kind of character bashing, even if it may not be a character that I'm not particularly fond of. Let's just spread the love, okay?

And now, the requests. I'll probably come back and expand on these requests later on, but this is for linking purposes right now.

Covert Affairs (Annie Walker/Auggie Anderson)

Basically, I am not ashamed to admit that I love this pairing wholeheartedly, so I will love anything you choose to do with them. In terms of specifics, I love anything that has to do with Auggie's way of "seeing" Annie without having his vision. You could make this either a first time, UST or established relationship (for example, what if they started a relationship but hadn't yet reported it or filled out the official form with the CIA? would they be able to keep their relationship a secret, or would others eventually figure it out?). I would also love a fic that has the two of them out on a mission together, since they've never really pursued that idea on the show. Annie and Auggie are the only ones listed here since this is a ship-related request, but obviously I am totally open to having other characters appear - Joan, Arthur, Jai, Danielle, even Ben (though our feelings on him are mixed).


New Girl (Jessica Day/Schmidt/Nick/Winston Bishop)

Okay, with this fic, I would LOVE anything that gets these roommates out in the world for an extended period of time, since we tend to see them pretty much in the apartment a majority of each episode. I'm a huge fan of road trip fic, so you could cram these four in a car (with CeCe tagging along, obvs) and send them off on a wild ride. Or you could have them all camping, or on vacation somewhere - maybe they tag along with Winston to Latvia on basketball-related shenanigans? This isn't a ship-specific request, but I would not be against the idea of Jess/Nick - or, since I pretty much ship all the roommates with each other, an OT4. You heard me. And CeCe isn't included because she wasn't nommed, but she is more than welcome to make an appearance.


Once Upon a Time (2011) (Emma Swan/Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Sheriff Graham)

After a certain episode, the realization that these three would make a pretty hot threesome was solidified in my brain. Obviously, the relationship between Emma and Regina is contentious and hate-driven, whereas Emma and the Sheriff's relationship is based more around UST - but between the three of them, since Regina and the Sheriff's sleeping together has been realized, I think the situation lends itself to at least a love triangle, if not a complete threesome. (Plus, um, pretty people with other pretty people = hot.) If you want to put more of a fairy-tale spin on this, you can, but I am also shallow when it comes to this request and would be happy with pure smut also. Plot? Not completely necessary. (That being said, if you want to make this fic Emma/Sheriff or Emma/Regina in lieu of an actual threesome, I would not be opposed to that, either.)


Downton Abbey (Mary Crawley/Sybil Crawley/Edith Crawley)

This request amounts to the following: I love the Crawley girls. I love them independently and in relation to one another, and I would love any fic about any one of them. I definitely have my favorite ships in Mary/Matthew and Sybil/Branson, but would also not say no to Sybil/Gwen. This could also purely be a gen fic, as well, if you decide to take it in that direction, focusing mostly on the sisters over the years, whether it's future-fic or a created backstory or a missing scene from any one of the episodes. You could also write Christmas fic with the girls! This request is fairly open-ended, and I would basically love anything involving them.

I hope this offered a little more insight into preferences and why I picked what I did; if you want to check out my fic for more reference on how I treat my fandoms (and you're not already on my f-list), you can find most of it linked for public access here.

Thanks, and happy writing!
♥ austen/parentheses