General Preferences on Fanfic

Since I usually find myself copying and pasting the "general want/DNW stuff" from previous entries, I decided to go ahead and just make a sticky post that I can link to.

This post is updated as of 6 October 2023

 

THE SHORT LIST:

YES: not all fluff | not all sad | bittersweet | angst with a happy ending | creepy/eerie | turn the lights on before you go upstairs | humor | romance | adventure | mystery | shiny veneers | skeletons in the closet | this is what REALLY happened | black humor | we can face anything together | can’t be defeated with you by my side | snappy dialogue | female character focused | het | gen | fade to black | do it with the lights on | bodice-ripper crack edition | why are we here and why can’t we leave | Saturday morning cartoons | nighttime soap operas | twisty plots | did not see that coming | roads not taken | what if | straight crossover | cracky handwave crossover | urban legends | vanishing hitchhiker | places that aren’t there anymore | feminine intuition | unsolved mysteries | Unsolved Mysteries | mundane AU by request only | missing moments | slice of life | family (dys)function | found families | friendships | relationships | stop overthinking it | open to all ratings | happy endings | resolved mutual pining | resolved sexual tension | unresolved sexual tension | friends with benefits | friends to lovers | canon-level adventures | banter/flirty bickering | get a room already | vacations | engagements/weddings | case fic | getting together | established relationships | female badasses being badasses | it works for the characters | smash prompts together (unless otherwise noted) | sexy or sweet | gray areas | house party | Regency | Golden Age of Detection | quest for truth | story behind the story | story beyond the story | pre-canon | post-canon | canon | fuck canon | canon broken apply fanfic | canon patchwork | time travel | writer had a better idea | platonic friends | parent POV in BSC | second chances | what happened next

SMUT YES: restraints | blindfolds | banter during sex/dirty talk | someone might see us | someone did see us | sex in a bedroom | sex not in a bedroom | showers are not just for keeping clean | against the wall | oral sex | make her knees give way | fingering/hand jobs | can’t keep our hands off each other | oh no whatever will we do | pleading | affectionate | vanilla sex | light D/s | sexy or sweet | sometimes you just need to fuck | plot what plot | three not always a crowd | strength |

FEEL FREE TO CROSSOVER ANY TIME: Nancy Drew | Georgette Heyer | And Then There Were None | Clue

NO: unrequested mundane AU | female characters in fridges | non-con | violent dub-con | graphic violence | gore | graphic sexual violence | cruelty/death to animals | cruelty/death to children | requested character death | unrelieved grimdark | bigotry by the good guys | first or second POV | reader fic | ABO | soulbonds | wildly OOC in a non-cracky way

SMUT NO: creampies | the word “cunt” | anal | hate each other out of bed | underage | incest

MAYBE: no-harm dubcon (sex pollen or “fertility artifact”) | period typical attitudes | infidelity | power dynamic

 

 

GENERAL WANTS

( Yes! )

 

 

DO NOT WANT

 

( No thank you! )

 

 

MAYBE

 

( It Depends... )

 

STAR WARS SPECIFIC

Legends | Stackpole | Zahn | Didn’t we just leave this party? | ROTJ | Rogue One | Kenobi | Lego SW | Wedge Antilles | Rogue Squadron | Mara Jade | Witches of Dathomir | Biggs Darklighter

 

( May The Force Be With You. )

 

STAR TREK SPECIFIC

Spock | not necessarily a canon purist | Pike | Number One | Uhura | McCoy | DC Fontana’s influence | Vulcans | Rihannsu | Khan | the one with the whales | time for a colorful metaphor | P/C is my formative ship | Imzadi | Dr. Crusher | Riker | Ro | The Wounded | Admiral Nechayev | time travel isn’t always the answer | sometimes time travel is the problem | Q-Squared | Bajorans | Maquis might not be wrong | knew they weren’t getting home just yet | wherever you will go | Elizabeth Shelby | Soleta | love SNW | Chef Captain Dad | she flies the ship | Illyrians | keep meeting alternate Kirks | La’an | Disco queer rep | Reno and Culber are my faves | Seven of Nine | say her name with respect | one last ride | the kids are okay

 

( Live Long and Prosper )

 

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