Let me thank you right up front for whatever you are going to write. Although you've seen the tags on my sign-up, I know that most people like more than that to go on, so I hope this letter will prove helpful. I like all these fandoms equally; so I've just put them in alphabetical order.

If you're just looking for my general likes and dislikes, you'll find them at the end.


FANDOMS:

DC's Legends of Tomorrow:

Leonard Snart, Nate Heywood, Ray Palmer, Mick Rory, Zari Tomaz | Zari 1.0. Worldbuilding: having the ability to bring back loved ones, having the ability to undo past personal mistakes, living on a time ship, time travel and changing history

I like to see the interaction between the crew as a whole. I enjoy Mick with any/all the crew; and I love the bromance between Ray and Nate. And Snart: what if he did come back? I'm less interested here in how he'd return as in reactions and consequences. Feel free to include any of the other crew members, though if you use Sara/Ava (and I applaud their relationship), please do so only as a background pairing.

I don't like anything more than PG13: explicit sexual detail is definitely a DNW for me. DNW soulmates, A/B/O, mpreg, wingfic, genderswap, kidfic. I prefer not to have main characters die in the story; but references to canonical deaths are okay. DNW second person fic. Any other characters you want to include would be fine.

Although I thought the penultimate season was a dud, I loved the previous few seasons of the Legends. Each episode left me chortling with joy. On the other hand, the first season bugged the hell out of me: there was so much promise; but too much of the Hawks and Vandal Savage, who weren't my cup of tea. Also, they killed off Leonard Snart. So ... what if he came back? I'm less interested here in how he'd return as in reactions and consequences. A lot has happened on board ship in the meantime.

Since then, we've seen a lot of really interesting new characters: Amaya, Nate, Zari, Charlie, Constantine: love 'em all. So anyone you want to include is fine, always bearing in mind that I'd prefer a gen focus (i.e. with any canon pairings strictly in the background). What's daily life like on board when there's no mission on? For that matter, how does it get fitted in when they do have an emergency? Several crew members have canonically succumbed to the temptations of time travel: who else has past regrets and lost loves?


Forever Knight:

Fan fiction. Characters: Natalie Lambert, Feliks Twist, Javier Vachon, Screed. Worldbuilding: Vampire Physiology, character backstory, Vachon's crew, carouches.

Given the focus on Nick as protagonist, secondary characters in FK tend to get short-changed. Although the series often references Natalie's attempts to find an acceptable blood substitute for Nick, we don't actually see much of her research. Vachon and his friends have centuries of history that were never touched on. For Screed, in particular, I'd be interested in seeing more about carouches. Or tell me more about Feliks Twist: a vampire who likes to garden.

If you want to include other characters from the series, that's fine. I like all three seasons equally. However, feel free to ignore "Last Knight" if you want. I've asked for fan fiction; however, I'd be equally happy with in-universe meta if you're writing about vampire physiology.

I prefer gen, and don't want anything more than PG-13: explicit sexual detail is definitely a DNW for me. I prefer not to have canon characters die in the story; but references to canonical deaths are okay. DNW second-person fic, also first-person except for epistolary.

Vampire physiology: Although the series often references Natalie's attempts to find an acceptable blood substitute for Nick, we don't actually see much of her research into his condition except in "The Fix". I'd love to see more of this—either a story about her research into some aspect of vampirism, or perhaps a look at her notes. Possible topics: vision, fangs, immortality, rapid healing, the process of becoming a vampire (or anything else that appeals).

Backgrounds and backstory: Given the focus on Nick as protagonist, secondary characters in FK tend to get short-changed. Tell me more about Feliks Twist. A vampire who likes to garden (albeit under grow lights) sounds fascinating; but we only saw him once. Alternatively, tell me something about Natalie's childhood or medical training. Which brings us to...

Vachon's crew: Although Season 3 did include a few flashbacks focusing on Vachon and his friends, there are centuries of their history that were never touched on. How did the "crew" get together? Why did they stick together—and why did they eventually break up shortly before "Black Buddha"? If you want, feel free to create new members of the group, or include characters who were mentioned in the Season 3 bible but never appeared on screen. If you prefer not to deal with the crew together, it's okay to focus only on the backstory of a specific member of the crew.

Carouches: For Screed, in particular, I'd be interested in seeing more about carouches—how they differ from regular vampires and/or more about vampire prejudice towards them (and why).


Hellspark - Janet Kagan:

Fan fiction. Characters: Maggy | Margaret Lord Lynn, Tochohl Susumo, Buntecreih, No Characters, Original Character(s). Worldbuilding: linguistics, sentient computers, byworld judges and their judgments; Ste Veschke, culture and customs.

I love this book for Lassti, linguistics, the cast (especially Maggy!), and the detective plot. So as much of that as you can get into the story the better. A missing scene? Something aboard ship? A new case for the new judge? Maggy's status as the only legally sentient computer? Or, if you like, something about the survey team after Tocohl leaves Lassti, particularly Buntec and Edge-of-Dark's dawning friendship (flowers and food!). I love all the characters, including those who weren't nominated; so please feel free to include any of them.

Canon-compliant gen, please. I don't like anything more than PG13: explicit sexual detail is definitely a DNW. I prefer not to have canon characters die in the story; but references to canonical deaths are okay. DNW first- or second-person fic.

There are so few Hellspark stories that practically anything would be gratefully received. However, if a few prompts would be helpful:

• Maggy is now the only legally sentient computer: what if someone challenged this, or simply found it impossible to believe? Is she mentoring Garbo? (For that matter, how is Geremy dealing with Garbo?)
• I'd be fascinated to see more of the customs and cultures of the various planetary societies alluded to in the book, whether the homeworld of one of the survey team, a new world, or Hellspark itself.
• The pin of high change is significant, whether symbolically or in actual power, in terms of Tocohl's maturity. What is Veschke's story?
• More of Lassti? Bayd is now acting as the survey team's translator: does she run into any further problems dealing with the sprookjes' language? Or perhaps Tocohl (or some other Hellspark) has to cope with language-related complications elsewhere in the galaxy.

Prehistoric Park:

Fan fiction. Characters: Suzanne McNabb, Bob Arthur, Nigel Marven. Worldbuilding: Zoo Management, logistics of visiting the Cambrian Era, catching and keeping flying animals.

Ideally, something along the lines of a new episode—well, a single time trip and/or a bit back at the park. Your choice of time period, but I'd prefer something as-yet-unvisited.

Canon-compliant gen, please. DNW any pairing involving the requested characters. I prefer not to have canon characters die in the story; but references to canonical deaths are okay. DNW first- or second-person fic. DNW screenplay or transcription formats.

Dinosaurs! Or mammoths, trilobites, or what have you. Obviously, what I'd really like is the resurrection of the series and six more episodes. Realistically, you're writing me fan fiction, so I couldn't expect more than a single time trip and/or a bit back at the park.

New Time Periods/Cambrian Era: Your choice of time period, of course, if you do that; but, if you can manage it, I would prefer an era that is as-yet-unvisited. Not the near past: my interest counts "past" in the tens of millions of years. We've seen the Cretaceous more than once: perhaps the Jurassic? Or the early Cenozoic somewhere other than South America? In particular, what if they decided to make a a trip further back in time, say to the Cambrian Era, and dive for trilobites and the like. That would definitely pose logistical problems for the time travel team, given the atmospheric conditions, the aquatic nature of life at the time, and bringing back/keeping animals at the zoo.

Flying Animals: I'm not so interested in the giant pterosaurs of the end of the Mesozoic (though I'm sure they're what Nigel would prefer to catch) as I am in the earlier types. Or early birds, for that matter. We know they've had trouble catching flying creatures in the past. How do they keep them contained at the zoo? Do they build them an aviary?

Zoo Management: If you prefer to stick to the present day, then problems keeping/feeding the extra creatures that Nigel always brings back unannounced.


GENERAL POINTS:

• I love stories that explore more deeply—through backstory, or by elaborating the setting/history/culture or exploring people's motivations and personal interactions.


• I prefer gen, unless otherwise specified. However, I don't care for anything more than PG-13: explicit sexual detail is definitely a DNW for me. (When I encounter it in stories, I skim over it.) For pairings, I prefer character exploration.


• I love casefic; and, more generally, I like stories that are canon-compliant. The general exception to this is ignoring canonical character death if you want. (There may be other specific exceptions.)


• I'm okay with violence if necessary to the story; but not gore for the sake of gore. On the whole, I prefer not to have characters die in the story; but references to canonical deaths are okay. (I'm fine with having original characters murdered in casefic, and that sort of thing.)


• I enjoy comedy—being able to recognize the ridiculous when it pops up; also wit and wordplay. Having said that, I totally leave it up to you whether you write a serious or comic story—or a serious story with comic interludes.


• No second person fic, please. First person is okay, especially for book canons that were written that way by the author.