Space Swap 2021

[desertvixen]

I know I will love whatever you write, so have fun!

My general preferences are here.

My general DNW: explicit sexual violence, graphic violence, nominated character death, cruelty to animals/children

 

 

Vulcan's Glory - DC Fontana (TOS Novel) 

Worldbuilding: Vulcans in Starfleet (Vulcan's Glory - DC Fontana (TOS Novel), Relationship: Spock & Number One, Relationship: Spock/T'Pris, Worldbuilding: Life at Vulcan Science Academy, Worldbuilding: Vulcan Clans

I loved this book, and I am a big fan of Pike's Enterprise.

Vulcans in Starfleet - The book makes Spock one of 11 Vulcans, not the only one. Expand on this. The rarity fluctuates from source to source, but it always seemed weird to me.

Spock/T'Pris - I really want an AU where she lives. How does it change Spock? How does his father react? What happens when Kirk takes the Enterprise? How does it impact Amok Time and Spock's relationship with his parents?

I'm also a huge Pike/Number One fan, so if you'd like to have that be background, go for it! I didn't request them because I didn't want to focus on them.

Spock & Number One - their relationship intrigues me

Pretty much what it says on the tin here.  I really enjoyed this book, and I really liked T'Pris.  So, please let her live!  Maybe she goes down to Areta instead of Spock (who does not get taken by surprise.  Bringing the Glory home could be really good. 

 

I just read through it today, and here’s a really specific thought: I’d love to see T’Pris and Spock visit a beach (based on his and Amanda’s beach stories).

Or, if you're not a fan of going AU, I'd be interested in Spock & Number One interacting, about this or other events.

 

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983 Cartoon) 

Relationship: Randor/Marlena, Worldbuilding: Eternia makes contact with Earth, Relationship: Queen Marlena & He-Man | Adam, Character: Queen Marlena, Character: He-Man | Adam, Character: Cringer

So I was sort of expecting to have to defend this one, because He-Man and Space Swap?

But the facts are pretty clear.

Marlena Glenn is an astronaut from Earth who crashes on Eternia, falls for the king, and never goes home.  Oh yeah, and her kids are superheroes.

There is an episode where Eternia and Earth make contact, but it's not the best. So give me a better one! Maybe some sort of rover ends up on Eternia (yes, I would totally love a happy ending for a little space machine whose battery is running low and it's dark) and this leads to them making contact? I'd love to see Marlena at least visit home, or have vistors from home, or somehow open up communications.

I especially like the little space machines.  Man-at-Arms could fix and improve it!  I would also love the idea that Earth has been looking for Marlena.

 

Star Trek: The Original Series 

Relationship: Spock/Nyota Uhura (TOS), Relationship: Christopher Pike/Number One (TOS) ,Character: Jose Tyler, Worldbuilding: Crews leaving books and movies behind, Character: Leonard "Bones" McCoy, Character: Nyota Uhura (TOS), Relationship: Spock & Christopher Pike ,Worldbuilding: Vulcans in Starfleet (TOS), Worldbuilding: Talos IV Menagerie

Crews leaving stuff behind - Watched "A Piece of the Action" lately, and made me wonder what it would be like for other stuff. Like, I don't know, Georgette Heyer or Jane Austen, or Agatha Christie, or Downton Abbey.

Vulcans in SF - Clearly Spock can't be the only one. Tell me about them!

I would love for any away teams to include Spock, Uhura, and McCoy.

I would so greatly love a Christie or Regency world - go as tropey as you like. Feel free to invent a blueshirt/redshirt who is a fan of/expert on the genre of left-behind books/vids.

I'm also completely down for another story about Pike's Enterprise.

I like the idea that Uhura might have been on the Enterprise under Captain Pike.  It can be their ship going after the left-behind cultural artifacts.

And yes I would totally be down with 1000 words on Jose Tyler and all the people he worked with.

For Talos IV, maybe a story where they revisit but not to take Pike post-accident.  Just avoid that aspect, please.

 

Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold 

Relationship: Laisa Toscane Vorbarra & Tej Arqua Vorpatril, Relationship: Tej Arqua Vorpatril & Alys Vorpatril, Relationship: Ivan Vorpatril/Tej Arqua Vorpatril, Worldbuilding: Discovering a lost colony, Worldbuilding: Barrayaran Period History Dramas

Period dramas - Tej starts watching the equivalent of Downton Abbey set during the Time of Isolation or Regency. She's hooked but Ivan and Alys may not be. Alternately, Alys has a guilty habit of watching them (and possibly critiquing them). I'm also down for a treatment of over the top costume drama on these periods. Bonus points if you have characters based on Alys and Padma in it (with her critique). Perhaps she gets Laisa interested as well?

Discovering a lost colony - I'd like to see Ivan and Tej be sent in their diplomatic role. Have fun.

I do want Ivan/Tej in whatever you do. I love them. Background G/L is also excellent.

So I am clearly Team Vorpatril all the way. I love the period drama one, and have even flirted with writing it myself to no avail. I'm down for all of it. Feel free to have Cordelia put in her contribution as well!

Not much to add here, really.  Obviously those dramas should be lavish fashion and maybe not so lavish history...

The lost colony one, it would be awesome if there was some tenuous tie to Barrayar (like one of the ethnicities).

 

Star Trek Rihannsu Novels - Diane Duane 

Worldbuilding: Rihannsu/Romulans make peace with Federation, Worldbuilding: Vulcans in Starfleet (Duane novels), Worldbuilding: Legend of Rea's Helm, Worldbuilding: Earth-Romulan War, Relationship: Ael t'Rllaillieu & Spock ,Character: Terise Haleakala-LoBrutto ,Character: Ael t'RllaillieuFanfiction

I totally prefer Diane Duane's/TOS Romulans/Rihannsu to what we got in TNG and later. I also love how Duane envisions Starfleet, and the idea that the Vulcans are everywhere.

Vulcans in Starfleet - How do they deal with everyone else?

Legend of Rea's Helm - Rea was a sorcerer who created a helmet that prevented the wearer from being harmed (because the demon inside bit the guy's head off)... more about this story/Rea would be interesting.

Earth-Romulan War - Reconcile the TOS stuff and the books stuff, and tell me a story of these days.

Rihannsu make peace - The Romulans would totally be better allies than the Klingons. Tell me a story of this AU (feel free to combine it with the Yesterday's Enterprise prompt in TNG). Focus on Rihannsu please.

Ael & Spock - I love how they interact.

All of this.  I prefer the first 2 books (My Enemy My Ally & The Romulan Way).

I don't have much to add.  I love the history and culture of the Rihannsu and want more.  I will give you this quote from My Enemy, My Ally:

"Jim spent about half a second simply being astonished at how many different kinds of Vulcans there were. On some level he had become conditioned to their being dark, and usually tall. But here were gigantic seven-foot Vulcans and little delicate ones, Vulcans slimmer even than Spock and Vulcans much burlier—none of them actually being overweight; Starfleet regulations to one side, Jim suspected nonglandular fat of being, as far as Vulcans were concerned, "illogical." And there were fair Vulcans, blond and ash blond and very light brunette, and, good Lord, several redheads— Most important, there were four hundred and eight of them. Jim could think of a lot of worse things than having four hundred Vulcans, all coolly furious over the loss of their Captain, at his back in a charge down that corridor."