I'm daria234, mostly here for fannish stuff. I am also storiesfortravellers on Archive of Our Own and I'm dariaw on Dreamwidth.

My fic can be found here on lj by scrolling down or by the tags, and also here: http://archiveofourown.org/users/storiesfortravellers

My older fic can be found in the list below.


Other info:
List of Fandoms and favorite pairings and characters (not totally complete, but I'm a multi-shipper so there's no totally complete list): ( Fandoms and pairings under the cut.Collapse )

Dear author,


First, thank you for writing for me! I hope you have fun with this :)

Again, my ao3 name is storiesfortravellers.

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Hi all,

I have been out of the loop for fandom lately - everything's fine, it's just work is sooooo busy. Friends, please let me know if there's anything major going on with you that I haven't been in on. <3 <3 <3

Fandom stuff:

I'm hoping Yuletide will get me back more involved :)

Thanks to in_the_bottle, I discovered Guardian this summer! I am not very far along at all so please no spoilers yet.

Anyone watch The Boys with Karl Urban? All sorts of dirty wrong. I liked it!

(Preacher Spoilers ahead): Preacher's finale was very compelling but my Cas/Jesse shipper heart was sad about it.

Finally in S2 of Hannibal - loving it!!

CWDC: (Spoilers ahead):
-On Arrow, I have LOVED seeing Tommy, Moira, Malcolm, Prometheus, Katana, China White again, and the mentions of Waller. I love that Diggle's there by his side. But is E2 Harry and Jesse safe?
-On Supergirl, I don't think Lena's actions make sense but it makes for fun drama and sexual tension. I'm still mad Manchester Black is not a regular, and he should clearly be shipped with J'onn since the show does enemy lovers so well.
-Sendhil Ramamurthy is still hot. But why does he always have to have a British accent?

In terms of my own fic, this year has not been all that productive, but there are a few things:

I did the Sam Wilson ficathon, and my fic is a 5 Times fic for Sam/Tony, friendship, PTSD hurt/comfort, banter, flying fic, etc.: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20814758

Short ficlets:

MCU, Bruce/Tony, ice hockey AU https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1016980.html?thread=111673236#t111705492

MCU Steve, His favorite Olympic sport to watch is ice dancing or gymnastics. https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1016980.html?thread=111674772#t111706004

MCU, Steve/Tony, steampunk AU https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1016403.html?thread=111663187#t111707475

MCU, Bucky/Natasha, quiet morning: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19397005

MCU, Bucky/Steve, Brooklyn pre-serum fluff: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19424917

Disney, princesses (+ any), Star Trek AU https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1016403.html?thread=111662419#t111707731

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Faith/Willow, steampunk AU https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1016403.html?thread=111664723#t111707987

Stargate Atlantis, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, meeting on a matchmaker TV series https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1014823.html?thread=111625767#t111625767

Hawaii Five-0, Steve McGarrett/Danny WIlliams, Reporter AU https://comment-fic.livejournal.com/1014823.html?thread=111628071#t111708967

1. Growlery did a terrific podfic of my Good Place fic "Five Times Philosophy Class Was Totally Easy," which is about Chidi trying to teach them all about modern theorists like Foucault and Judith Butler: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18841318/chapters/44714605

2. Been find but busy and I've missed tons of posts so please let me know if I've missed posts about big events in your personal life or fandom life :)

Hi all,

I've been busy with lots of stuff - things are good, just very busy- so I've been away from #onhere for a while. If I've missed something big, especially something going on with you irl, please let me know. Sorry for being so absent!

I also haven't written fic in so long, I thought I might get my thoughts going by doing a meme for 3-sentence fic:

Prompt me with:
A fandom that I know
A character (or leave the character open)
Let me know if there are any pairings you want me to avoid - otherwise it's my choice of pairing or gen
Leave a verb as a prompt. Only a verb!

I will try to write you a 3-sentence fic! (Or a multiple of 3...)

Ganked from texelations:

1. My native language. English

2. Which languages I know. Ancient Greek, a little Spanish, a tiny little bit of Italian.

3. Which languages I am learning, or want to learn. I would love to learn French, Chinese, Welsh or Irish or Scots Gaelic

4. Does anyone in my family speak a language that I don't? Yes

5. My favorite language to listen to. Welsh? I actually think German and Scandinavian languages sound nice too. Also, anyone who speaks an ancient language is fun to listen to.

6. My least favorite language to listen to. Don't really have one

7. My favorite word in my native language. Not sure? I overuse "cool" in daily life, and in writing I probably overuse "gleaming." I like the word "marigold." Hard question!

8. My favorite word in my second language (if I know one). Basically the word for motherfucker.

9. My favorite word in a language I don't really speak.
My favorite is one I've forgotten! Someone told me that in Turkish there is a word for when guests or others say they don't want any snacks or drinks but they're saying to be polite or not put out the host. Or basically whenever someone says they don't want anything but they're just being polite and they should just accept the thing. LOL I wish I knew that word?

Other words I like:
Komorebi - Japanese for the interplay between the light and the leaves as sunlight filters through the trees
Mamihlapinatapei - Yagan for a look between two people who want something but are hesitant to start

10. A list of my favorite words in any language. See above

11. A song I like in a language other than English. - Gonna go old school and say that Enigma Gregorian chant song. Or, like, any opera song almost. Or Grieg's folk songs.

12. If I could pick one language to learn automatically without having to work for it, which language would I choose? Chinese or Japanese - because of the writing mostly, since that's hard for me to memorize

13. Have I ever seen a whole movie in a language I don't understand? Yes!

14. A language I like, but wouldn't put the effort into learning. Ancient Sumerian cuneiform. So cool but yeah, the difficulty to usefulness ratio isn't compelling.

15. A short introduction of myself in a language other than English: Me llamo Daria.

Holly Poly authors are revealed. I wrote a Leverage fic about Eliot/Parker/Hardison, with Parker and Hardison attempting to make Eliot get some rest after an injury and Eliot being very grumpy about the whole thing: √https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/41021963

The collection for Holly Poly is open - the exchange for ot3s and moresomes. I got a beautiful fic in a rare pairing that is great to see: Oliver Queen/John Diggle/Tommy Merlyn (fix it of course). It's a lovely domestic hurt/comfort with friend!Felicity and great banter from everyone. Read it here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17426042/

The collection is here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/holly_poly_2018/fandoms

Fics I wrote for Yuletide and the Man from UNCLE exchange:

Fandom: Homer's Iliad
Summary: Scenes with Achilles and Patroclus, from the night before they leave for Troy until the end.
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16996017

Fandom: The Good Place
Summary: Five Times Philosophy Class Was Totally Easy
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17106710

Fandom: SWAT
Summary: While undercover, Street has the bright idea to pretend that he and Hondo are a married couple. Hondo decides to go with it, and figures out some things about Street. Praise kink, humiliation kink, light fluffy dom/sub dynamics.
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17148521

Fandom: Man from UNCLE
Summary: Napoleon and Illya and the Smallest Hotel Room in the World. For the Man From UNCLE exchange.
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16920453

Fandom: Chuck RPF
Summary: Matt Bomer/Zac Levi RPF fluff with mild kink
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17106842

Fandom: Saving Face
Summary: Everyone has a small, often trivial magic power; revealing it to your lover is a big step. Basically, Wil/Viv being adorable.
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17107172

Fandom: Much Ado About Nothing
Summary: Don Pedro and Benedick huddle for warmth at night. As usual, they find something to do with themselves. A bit of kinky fluff.
Fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17158514

So I realize that I hadn't posted fics in a long time, so here's some fics I've written over the past few months :)

Fandom: The Flash
Summary: Barry and Snart are both captured and have to depend on each other. But one of them knows a secret about the other.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15116264

Fandom: Timeless
Summary: Wyatt/future!Flynn kinky scene, learning to trust
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16148345/chapters/37730933

Fandom: SWAT
Summary: Hondo/Street; Hondo gives Street a spanking punishment
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16145573

Fandom: Arrow
Summary: Sara/Nyssa ficlet - jewelry kink
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15656397

Fandom: Crazy Rich Asians
Summary: Short little Nick/Colin ficlet, last time before the wedding
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16150868

Fandom: Battle Creek
Summary: Milt/Russ ficlet post-series
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15656370

Fandom: NCIS: LA
Summary: G loves Sam's size, his power. He loves that Sam wants desperately to give G what he wants. Dom!Sam/sub!G.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15204182

Fandom: MCU
Summary: Tony and Stephen Strange and team; everyone gives Dr. Strange tips on the care and feeding of Tony Stark
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16099910

Fandom: MCU
Summary: Tony/de-serumed!Steve, Steve worries that Tony won't be attracted to him now that he's de-serumed. He's very wrong.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16151303

Fandom: MCU
Summary: Bucky writes Steve a letter before going back into stasis in Wakanda.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16099943

Fandom: MCU
Summary: T'Challa wants to find the perfect engagement ring to propose to Nakia. He was foolish enough to take Shuri with him for advice.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15657039

Fandom: MCU
Summary: Clint explains how he got his most recent black eye.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15510465

Fandom: MCU
Summary: Pepper/Natasha drabble
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15510423

Fandom: MCU
Summary: The Avengers can't but help ask Thor about all those orgies he keeps casually mentioning when telling stories.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15656991

Fandom: MCU
Summary: Five Times Bruce and Valkyrie Thought Maybe They Were Meant to Be
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/15510561

I had a lovely Yuletide - got a terrific Kings fic! It's Jack/David, with snippets from different points of their relationship after the series ends, and it's full of the wonderful devoted, somewhat angsty, hopeful, fierce, protective, angry-fight-filled, love that Jack and David have on the show, but amped up. It has gorgeous imagery and fascinating outsider POVs on them, so please go read it!

she'heheyanu
https://archiveofourown.org/works/17044910

For the Man from UNCLE exchange, I got a wonderful fic! It's kinky dom!Illya/sub!Napoleon, and it has great characterization, and a SUPER HOT scene with bondage, spanking, and a lovely trusting dynamic. Check it out here:

Let Me Hold You: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17001714

finally posted!

https://dariaw.dreamwidth.org/154591.html

Dear Holly Poly writer!

First, thanks so much for writing for me!!

So I'm going to talk a lot now, but only because I've heard that more information is helpful. Please don't take it as a list of requests - it's more like a list of thoughts that might hopefully give you a couple ideas you like. Obviously, I want you to have fun writing, since I'm sure that'll make for a better fic! And I'm not picky, so I'm sure I'll like what you come up with, so please don't worry and have a great time writing!

My ao3 name: storiesfortravellers

Fandoms: MCU, Arrowverse, DC/MCU crossover, The Gifted

Any rating is fine. Rated G and Rated NC-17 are all good.

Stuff I like in fic (again, not requesting any one of these specifically, just talking about things that I often enjoy):
-fic about complex relationships
-humorfic
-mild angst or angst with comfort
-AUs -- pretty much any historical AU except war AUs. I also like bookstore/library AUs, tennis or ballet AUs, what-if-canon-happened-differently AUs, artist AUs
-Characters who know each other really well, including how the other characters think.
-Characters who are antagonists but who reach a mutual respect or care for each other. Similarly, characters who are in a close relationship but are willing to fight for what they believe in, even with the other person, or who fight because one is protective of the other.
-Characters who are very principled or caring but also sometimes have to struggle with things - either morally gray plots, or the difficulties in building relationships, or getting over their repressed stuff, or living with compromises, or what have you.
-Characters who long for each other, especially if they get together in the end.
-Characters who trust each other even though they're not good at trusting.
-Kink/bdsm or psychological explorations of kink/bdsm are great if you like writing that (but totally optional!). If you want specifics, I prefer most bdsm stuff (bondage, spanking, belts/paddles, submission/obedience, roleplay, sensation play, etc.)
-Straight up smutfic is fine too

For vids, cuteness, smut, longing, cuddling, kink, AUs, or anything else are great.

Other Stuff I don't usually prefer to receive for these fandoms:
-Character death or stories that focus a great deal on grief for loved ones
-Serious illness or injury or legal imprisonment (mentioning canon events is fine, but prefer not to focus on these)
-Kinks I don't prefer include anything with animals, underage, scat, watersports, A/B/O, fisting, blood-gore fetish (blood is okay if the character is grazed by a bullet in a fight or something, I just don't prefer fic with sexual play involving blood or gore)



A couple of ideas for prompts for the relationships (again, just in case they are useful):

Arrowverse

Barry/Oliver/Leonard
-Oliver and Len are both involved with Barry, and at the start they don't like each other but put up with each other for Barry's sake, but eventually they respect and love each other as much as they love and respect Barry
-Kinky exploration of dominance/submission - maybe Len or Oliver doesn't usually trust anyone enough to be submissive, so they explore that side carefully and slowly
-Maybe Oliver/Len hate each other at first but one defends the other when Barry is upset about something they did that was morally gray
-Len takes absolutely none of Oliver's bullshit. Barry is worried that it will cause conflict, but Len turns out to be right a lot of the time. Or, Oliver for some reason respects Len's take-no-bs approach.

Barry/Oliver/Diggle/Leonard
-All of them have to share a bed or sleep on the floor together for a case.
-Different POVs - Len observing Diggle/Oliver's relationship, Oliver observing Barry/Len, Digg getting to know Leonard, etc.
-Oliver/Diggle and Barry/Snart are established couples but both open, and they start developing relationships between the two pairs (not just Oliver/Barry but other combinations too)
-Oliver's really bossy, Barry doesn't mind, Len doesn't like it, but they all find it funny when they realize that the only person who tells Oliver what to do is Diggle since Diggle hides his power well

Diggle/Tommy/Oliver
Would love a fix-it where Tommy survives and joins them - or a fic where Malcolm shenanigans brought Tommy back -- and maybe he didn't quite come back "right" -- lost memories, or he's a villain, or even just that he has PTSD or something like that, but with a happy or semi-happy ending please. For something lighter, it would be interesting to see Tommy join the Arrow team and interact with everyone - maybe he gets along weirdly with Nyssa for some reason? Maybe he's really protective of Thea? Maybe he and Felicity sit there and mock Oliver and Diggle for being macho? Or plain old smutfic or kinkfic is fine too.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Bruce/Bucky/Fitz What I love about Fitz is that he is so incredibly gentle and understanding with people who have been damaged or who fear themselves or feel like they're not sure who they are any more or who feel monstrous; I think this would give him a great rapport with Bucky and Bruce, who also have a lot in common with each other. Fitz might fanboy Bruce's science or just be an understanding shoulder who's not afraid of the Other Guy - and neither is Bucky. If you want to include the end of last season on Agents of SHIELD, that might be additional reasons they have things in common. It would be cool to see them all deal with the challenges of living together when they were used to being alone. Gentle, loving kink where they all learn to trust would be lovely too (don't care who tops).

Steve/Bucky/Fitz Like I said above, what I love about Fitz is that he is so incredibly gentle and understanding with people who have been damaged or who fear themselves or feel like they're not sure who they are any more or who feel monstrous; on the other hand, he's a smartass, incredibly stubborn, very protective, and when he has to fight for the ones he loves he basically becomes an unstoppable badass (see getting Jemma back from that other planet). So in my view he's basically like pre-serum Steve but awesome at science. These three would have lots of snark and bickering but lots of protectiveness, badassery, and I'd love to see them in a smut situation, or on a mission, or just dealing with trying to keep their relationship secret from their respective teams for whatever reason.

Melinda/Jemma/Fitz
I love all three characters, and I love each two-some in this triad. Melinda is badass and has SO much integrity. Even LMD Melinda and Framework Melinda both broke their programming to do the right thing. I like the rapport Melinda and Fitz have on the show, with them each respecting each other's very different talents and getting to know one another over time, and they have some funny moments together too. Melinda being mentory to Jemma and protective of her is great. That moment early on in the show when Fitz and Simmons saw Melinda with Andrew and shipped them was cute in that they were so excited to see Melinda being adorable. Whatever else is included, I would really love if Fitz never died in this story, so it can be an AU or it can be set in previous seasons. Some ideas might be: Melinda is put in charge of keeping Fitz in line since he's still persona non grata with a lot of SHIELD due to his actions in the recent season; FitzSimmons strategizing how to seduce Melinda or how to convince her to turn a casual thing into a committed thing; for kinkfic I can see any of them being dominant or submissive but I see whoever is dominant as very caretaking; Jemma having a moral crisis realizing she's capable of doing bad things and it bringing up Fitz's issues with his own worry that he's a monster, and Melinda helping them both face their dark sides and learn to live with it; Melinda/Fitz/Simmons spending years together in the lighthouse; Fitz/Simmons doing snoopy things to keep an eye on Melinda when she's on long-term missions and just generally trying to take care of her and make her her favorite sandwiches, etc.


DC/MCU
Jason Todd/Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes

I think Jason and Bucky have a lot in common - dead then not dead, was a bad guy, color scheme, good with knives, snarky, ballbusting personality - but I also think Jason has a lot in common with Steve, especially pre-serum, chip-on-his-shoulder, I-could-do-this-all-day aspects of Steve. I'd be interested in them having to work together on a mission, or maybe they're all after the same baddie and Jason wants to kill the baddie and Steve/Bucky need the baddie alive to get intel, so they're working against each other before they get together. Maybe it's an AU where they're all vigilantes together. In terms of sexual tension, I think Jason finds Steve and Bucky's power very attractive, and also that Jason likes to poke at and antagonize powerful people, especially authority figures/national icons like Steve. If kinkfic is what you want to write, I headcanon that Jason really loves being dominated by Steve; I can see Bucky being in a few different relationships to that dynamic (co-dom with Steve? co-sub with Jason? Vanilla but likes to watch?). I'd even be up for an awkward family dinner where Steve and Bucky have to meet Bruce and Alfred, and it's obvious everyone knows that Jason is their sub/shared lover. An AU where Jason is this annoying younger guy (but 21 or older please) who kind of worms his way into their life by being aggressively annoying is fun too. Five times they saved each others' lives, five times Jason threatened to kill them, etc., could be ideas too.


The Gifted
Reed/Caitlin/Marcos
I like the moments between them, the trust and emotional intimacy, and mutual gratitude. Nice moments in canon include Reed being moved that Marcos helped Andy with his powers, Reed giving Marcos reassurance on being a father, Caitlin telling Marcos not to give up hope. So I'd like some element of trust, or emotional comfort. Maybe they have to take a trip together and share a bed as they work on helping with some important project. Maybe they open up Professor Xavier's school again together. Maybe they just have drunken sad nights together missing their loved ones. Maybe they take advantage of Marcos' power for kinky fun times. Maybe Reed and Caitlin think about whether to invite Marcos to join them and do a terrible awkward job of trying to seduce him, but Marcos overhears them talking about them and realizes that they want a relationship and not a one-time threesome and/or they are really concerned about opening up their relationship to Marcos in a way that is emotionally good for Marcos so that they don't ever unintentionally hurt Marcos.

Dear author,


First, thank you for writing for me! I hope you have fun with this :)

Again, my ao3 name is storiesfortravellers.

I'm not picky, and I'm open-minded about fic, and so if you enjoy writing it, I'm sure I'll enjoy reading it. That said, since "I love everything" is not considered helpful, here are my dislikes and likes, and some ideas I am throwing out just in case they give you ideas of something you want to write. I like giving prompts, and so I just gave lots in the hopes that some might strike your fancy - feel free to use any or none, and obviously I'm not expecting all.

Stuff I like in fic (again, not requesting any one of these specifically, just talking about things that I often enjoy):

-fic about complex relationships (not sexual relationships necessarily -- though that's great too -- but also psychological explorations of relationships between friends, family, enemies, etc.)
-character studies
-humorfic
-mild angst or angst with comfort
-Historical AUs -- pretty much any historical AU except war AUs based on US history (so I don't like Civil War AUs, etc.).
-Characters who know each other really well, including how the other characters think.
-Characters who are antagonists but who reach a mutual respect or care for each other. Similarly, characters who are in a close relationship but are willing to fight for what they believe in, even with the other person, or characters who argue because one wants to protect the other - some combination of either love or desire and antagonism.
-Characters who are very principled or caring but also sometimes have to struggle with things - either morally gray plots, or the difficulties in building relationships, or getting over their repressed stuff, or living with compromises, or what have you.
-Characters who have conflict in part because of how much they care about each other and their somewhat incompatible ways of expressing it through their actions
-Characters who long for each other, especially if they get together in the end.
-M/m mentor-relationships, especially if there is an age difference, with the older one being protective and wanting to help the younger one, but not wanting to overstep and being careful with the other person and really wanting to live up to the trust the younger one places in him, and the younger one completely looking up to the older one and wanting to please him and not disappoint him, but also caring about if the older one sees him and understands him and respects him on equal or somewhat equal terms.

And if you want to write pairings:
-any rating is fine. Rated G is fine and NC17 is fine too.
-kink/bdsm or psychological explorations of kink/bdsm are great if you like writing that (but totally optional!). I'll be fine with anything except stuff with animals or kids or scat/vomit/watersports, but if you want specifics, I prefer most bdsm stuff (bondage, spanking, submission/obedience, roleplay, sensation play, possessiveness, etc.) but I don't prefer fisting or large objects (not squicked, just don't prefer).
-prefer noncanon pairings. Threesomes are fine too.
-obviously any sexual content at all is completely optional - again only if you like writing it
-For pairings, I prefer either smutfic or fics that explore the relationship and what they provide for each other or how the relationship changes over time or just anything about the psychology of the relationship rather than domestic cuteness


Stuff I don't usually prefer to receive for these fandoms:
-Character death (brief references to canon character death are okay, but not fics significantly about grieving or death)
-Serious illness or serious injury or imprisonment



Here is a little more about the specific requests:


Tennis RPF: Andy Murray/Nick Kyrgios

So I really enjoy the idea that these two have lots of affection for each other. Friendship, flirtation, sexual relationship, longing -- all are cool, but I'd like the focus to be on their relationship. Nick has called it "love at first sight," for instance. These are some articles and videos that make smile at them/ship them (as friends or more):

Andy and Nick on the roller coaster: https://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/watch-andy-murray-and-nick-kyrgios-being-best-mates-on-a-roller-coaster-37208262.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-3672746/Andy-Murray-Nick-Kyrgios-share-bromance-rivalry-ahead-crunch-Wimbledon-clash-Australian-jokes-love-sight.html
http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/17791662/andy-murray-says-nick-kyrgios-given-more-protection-amid-latest-court-controversy-shanghai-masters
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3361811/Andy-Murray-laughs-hysterically-Nick-Kyrgios-interrupts-interview.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zVj8FxJeiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rkooo6zLG8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjFWAux_b4Y
A snippet about Murray in this: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/10/nick-kyrgios-the-reluctant-rising-star-of-tennis

This is one where I do think Nick really looks up to Andy, and is happy that Andy seems to respect him and stick up for him to the press and doesn't judge him. I think a lot of the younger players who get criticized for things like inconsistency or being foul tempered on court or having mental blocks or taking a long time to live up to potential (all things Andy has been criticized for) seem to really like Andy - maybe because he's showed that it's possible to overcome a lot of that, but also since he seems to try to be respectful to everyone while off the court and seems non-judgmental since he has said that he doesn't really like to give unsolicited advice to people. So my headcanon, how I imagine them in terms of my shipping them as fictional characters (no claim that I know anything about their real lives of course), is that Nick really looks up to Andy is really happy at how much Andy likes and respects him back - Nick likely grew up looking up to Andy and is pretty excited to be friends with him and hang out with him. At Wimbledon a couple years ago for example, commentators noted that Nick was very subdued in his reactions, and maybe that's because he didn't want to act in a way that would make Andy think less of him -- like in one of the videos below, when he says he's being sincere with the press because Andy's there. I think Nick seems to get upset at what people say about him (I'm not saying he hasn't said things he shouldn't have and made some mistakes or is ideal by any means, but he gets a lot of bad press, and he also has to put up with xenophobic crap, so it's understandable that he's touchy about how he's portrayed), so it would mean a lot that someone of Andy's stature in the game says to the press that they intentionally provoke Nick. This is another pairing where the mentor-y stuff and age difference would come into play.

Also Andy and Nick are opposites in terms of personality in some ways but also in tennis style. Andy has a really dry sense of humor and is known for not being very expressive in interviews, while Nick is known for kind of letting his emotions hang out there both on the court and off. So they're opposites but they get along really well. Until recently (when Andy was coming back from surgery), Nick was never able to beat Andy on the court, and a lot of commentators thought that it was psychological and related to Nick's feelings of friendship (not that Nick lost on purpose but that the complicated feelings made him more intimidated by Andy than he would be for Federer or Djokovic, even though Fed and Djokovic are, on paper, more intimidating players than Andy).

Possible ideas:
-Them hanging out and getting closer
-Anything kinky, especially with dominant!Andy
-Nick doesn't listen to anyone usually but he always shows respect to Andy. This translates to the bedroom with Nick liking it when Andy takes control, since Andy is always careful to be safe.
-Nick has a giant crush on Andy, but Andy worries that it's just childhood hero admiration and he doesn't want to take advantage, so Nick has to take control and make it clear that this isn't some childhood crush
-futurefic when Nick is in his early 30s and needs a new coach and so Andy coaches him (slash or gen)
-AU where team tennis is the majority of the season and Andy is the head of the team that Nick is on
-AU where they are in some other profession: soccer players, spies who have to be fake-married, anything

I also love side pairings, and am happy to see any of the following if you like (either as couples or friendships) (for sexual relationships, prefer no cheating, but open relationships are fine):

Fed/Nadal
Fed/Thiem
Andy/Nadal
Fed/either Zverev (but not both)
Andy/Kyle Edmund
Bjorn Borg/John McEnroe
Kyrgios/Hewitt
Delpo/Djokovic

(I recently emailed someone about rpf ships and so I happen to have a lot more info written out for Tennis RPF than for the others, but it's not because I have a particular preference for one fandom over another fyi. Honestly, I felt greedy asking for more Andy/Nick since I've gotten wonderful fic for them in the past, but they're a rare enough pairing that I would be delighted with any more that someone wants to write <3 )


Fandom: Dominique Fortier - The Island of Books

Roger/Eloi. I love the way that Robert is Eloi's protector, the way he sees through Eloi in ways that other people don't. I like how Robert is smart and calm and usually kind to all and brave and a badass at times, and I love that he's so interested in books that have the potential to change the world by undermining so much of what he is supposedly dedicated to. Protectiveness, knowing each other well, etc., are all great. I ship these two, but focusing on their really close platonic friendship is fine too; I do prefer a fic about their relationship. If you're into the history and the books and the other things, that's great, but don't worry if that's not what you're into.

For story ideas, any of the following would be really interesting:
The book says that Eloi was sent to live with his uncle, who was steward to Robert's father, and have been friends since. I would be interested in fic where they're both in their early 20s, at Robert's family estate, as one possibility. Riding horses, learning to fence, swimming in a river, wandering in the woods, sharing a bed, or whatever other French country estate tropes you like. Or, how Eloi first learns to paint, and Robertwanting to support him but also knowing it will bring Eloi to the city and away from him.
An AU where Robert is in the city where Eloi is a painter would be good too, or fic about them at the abbey is good as well.
Robert wanting to learn more about science and getting in trouble, with Eloi protecting him even though he thinks Robert shouldn't dabble in those things
Kinkfic with Robert as the most gentle and considerate dom
Kinkfic where they are in a discipline relationship (but again, Robert is trustworthy - and uses spankings or implements on his ass, or hot wax wherever, but not medieval tortures or anything)
Brother Clement is great, and I'm happy to have him as a friend to either or both. I could also go for Clement/Robert or Clement/Eloi if that's your interest.
Fix-it where Anna lives and it becomes Anna/Eloi/Robert



Fandom: Kings

So I love Jack/David's relationship. The anger, the resentment, the sexual tension, the reluctant mutual admiration, the way they keep saving each other.

I would love something that takes place after the series ending, especially since we didn't get enough of this show. I would love a happy ending or at least not a sad ending - complications and drama are fine, but I'd prefer they end with at least a little hope.

I'd prefer no character deaths of major characters. Queen Rose is my favorite character besides Jack and David, but I'm perfectly happy with only the two main characters. I'd also prefer that Michelle is supportive or that she doesn't care that Jack/David are together - basically, I don't want a story where Jack 'steals' Michelle's love, so I'd prefer that Michelle is fine with Jack and David's relationship, whatever it is. (Michelle doesn't have to be part of the story at all, but if she is, I just prefer that she doesn't feel betrayed).

Some prompts:
-Post-series, a year or so after the finale, Jack and David are the leaders of the resistance together. They argue about methods sometimes but are really close (friends or lovers), know each other well, are protective of each other even as they find each other infuriating sometimes.
-Post-series, things are finally good between them and they're in a stable situation and then they have a huge fight - but they make up
-Smutfic: for this pairing, I don't care who is dominant, or if they are just both competing for dominance the whole way, or some combination. Trying a new kink, first times, hatesex, roleplay, 'punishment' play, sweet gentle sex, having trouble trusting but learning to - whatever is fine.
-Jack decides that David is going to be the next king and makes it happen; David only finds out at the coronation
-Old Hollywood AU
-AU where they're rival writers/artists/composers in some historical period

Got a seasons of kink bingo card


Anyone have prompts to help inspire me? I'm considering:
Bottom row across
First column down
Fourth column down

I am interested in maybe writing:

Agents of SHIELD: Fitz/any male, Fitz/Jemma/any
Gotham: Jim, Alfred, Ed, Oswald, in any combination
MCU: most m/m. But I have NOT seen infinity wars yet
Timeless: any m/m or ot3
Arrowverse, most m/m or ot3
Elementary: Sherlock/Gregson
My usual other pairings listed here: https://dariaw.dreamwidth.org/30200.html