desert_vixen's lair

My general preferences are here, but here is the modified version of my Star Wars preferences:

So, I'm a Star Wars fan who's a little sad that the Extended Universe got handwaved away - I really loved Timothy Zahn and Michael Stackpole, and my requests reflect that.  I am a Legends girl at heart, and you can’t go wrong if you write me something that belongs in either a Timothy Zahn book or Stackpole’s Rogue Squadron books.

However, I'm also a Star Wars fan who thought Rogue One totally and completely rocked it out of the park. Loved it loved it loved it!

Please don't refer to anything that happened after the godawful Vector Prime and switch to Del Rey.

I'm also not a very active Star Wars fan.

I enjoyed the sequels (although that like is dwindling more every time I see a stupid handwave plot post) but didn’t LOVE them, especially after the ridiculously evident fact that they DIDN’T HAVE A PLAN.

I love the original three.

I am NOT a fan of the prequels.  I wanted to like them, but I just couldn’t get past Phantom Menace and the stupidity of traveling around with young Obi-Wan Kenobi and falling for Anakin.   I’m not familiar with the animated SW shows, and my ignoring the sequels means I also missed all the “Jedi don’t have emotional attachments” which maybe should have gone down as a bad idea. 

I’m not currently familiar with The Mandalorian other than Baby Yoda memes but might have remedied that by the time the challenge opens.

I did enjoy the zaniness of the Star Wars Lego Holiday special, so feel free to play off that.

My heart is with the original 3 (and Rogue One, now that it exists) and the "waved away" Extended Universe.  The more they make me feel like it requires me to do homework, the less interested I am.

I'm also not really a Luke fan. Give me Han and Wedge any day of the week. And maybe Ben Kenobi.  Or an AU where Biggs Darklighter becomes the most famous pilot from Tatooine.  And maybe find some way to make Rey a Kenobi descendant…?  I really wanted her to be a Kenobi descendant.

On all my requests, I'm TOTALLY and completely fine with the idea of the characters being in a tapcafe or cantina or bar telling stories about "that one time" - or having encounters in bars.

I like "what-if" AUs, but not "Star Wars: The Dorms".

Please feel free to mix and match my requests.  If you figure out some way to work them all in, I guarantee you I will enjoy it!

Also, after watching some of the original Thundercats, I think it is obvious: Jaga is a Jedi Master.  Feel free to run with this.

My overall DNW are extreme/explicit/sexual violence, nominated character death, cruelty to children/animals.

On to my requests!

I will love whatever you write, so have fun and hopefully the letter is helpful.

I am completely 100% on board with you using multiple prompts (say like one really weird town) as long as they work well together.  I am also down with some sort of generational story (like a line of obsessed explorers, perhaps).

My general preferences are here.

My general DNW are explicit/graphic/sexual violence, cruelty to animals/children, nominated character death.  I have noted where I am willing to lift the DNW for specific prompts.

So I really love this challenge. It gives me a chance to step outside the sort of thing I normally write, and it gives me the opportunity to get some nice ghost encounter stories and/or a mythology fix.

General: Try not to make everything too dark - some darkness in the progress of the story is fine, but don't end it that way. Bittersweet or slightly creepy "do I want to turn on the lights before I go up" is always good.

I also love crossovers. If you want to smash a few of the prompts together, I would be A-OK with that. I'd also be cool with you dragging in characters from other fandoms (Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys investigate the Ocean-Born Mary house or encounter "Room for One More"? Go for it.)

If you want more about my writing likes/dislikes, check out the "dear Yuletide writer" tag.  My general preferences are here.

I'm good with sexual activity that fits with the characters and situation. 

My DNW apply for all requests:

graphic/explicit/sexual violence, nominated character death, cruelty to animals/children

You can find my general preferences here.  I know I'll love what you write me!

Overall DNW: extreme/graphic/sexual violence, nominated character death, cruelty to animals/children, grimdark

WB: Script Magic (FT)

WB: Grand Magic Games (FT)

WB: Dragon Slayer Magic (FT)

Levy McGarden, Gajeel Redfox, Freed Justine, Any or No Characters, Original Character(s)

Primarily looking for the following:

1. Grand Magic Games that don't end up in fighting the apocalypse - an actual tournament of skills

2. Script mages - how they do what they do

3. How Script Mages can best support the Dragon Slayers (yes I am a Gale shipper)

See letter for more

So Fairy Tail is a weird fandom for me because there’s a lot of writing and not as much stuff that I like.  But it’s big so there’s less exchanges I can request it in.

GMG – While I enjoyed the Dragon King Festival, I’d really love a GMG where they actually get to compete without the end of the world being on the menu.  I’d love focusing on this for the 3 characters nommed, or pretty much any of the guilds/characters that appear in the arc.  I’m particularly fond of how Fairy Tail has an A and B team, and I like Lamia Scale and Mermaid Heel.  I’d also be down for post-GMG party time!

I’m a big Gale shipper, so feel free to keep that in mind. 

I’d love a look at how the script mages do their thing, and peculiarlities around it.  They’re support magic, but it is powerful.  Think about Freed’s traps in the Fantasia arc or in the S-Class, and how Levy  and Evergreen both subvert it. 

WB: Revenge of William Walker's Side (Nantucket Trilogy)

WB: Alliance with Babylon falls apart (Nantucket Trilogy)

WB: Exploring the 1250 BCE World (Nantucket Trilogy)

WB: Tensions between uptimers and downtimers (Nantucket Trilogy)

WB: Nantucketers are the Sea Peoples (Nantucket Trilogy)

Kashtiliash, Althea Walker, Kathryn Hollard, Doreen Arnstein, Ohotolarix, Original Character(s)

Primarily looking for the following:

1. As the trilogy closes, Althea Walker and Ohotolarix are riding into Central Asia. I don't think Walker's daughter stays down for long. How does she come back? Do they mount any attempts to find her?

2. It's always hinted that Kathryn is going to find herself more torn between her roles as Queen of Babylon and Nantucketer - show me more of that. I don't want her and Kashtiliash torn apart but I am good with some angst and a compromise. Or, what drives the stake in the alliance's heart? How does Kathryn feel about being on the wrong side

3. What else is out there?

4. Tensions go along with alliance with Babylon failing, but this I see as more of the little things that make it difficult for the two groups to get along. Maybe look at the experiences of downtime students who come to Nantucket - everyone can't be happy and welcoming.

5. Do any of their historians ever realize that the Nantucketers are LITERALLY the Sea Peoples? Are there conspiracy theories? Do they find some group to be the Sea Peoples?

So like, I just want MORE.  What happens next?  I’m never going to stop being salty about 10+ emberverse books and nothing more for this trilogy.

I love Kathryn/Kash and their adaptation to each other’s world.

Sea Peoples.  The Sea Peoples.  I can’t believe I just realized it last year.

Generally I like to include Odikweos (and you can add him if you like) but I’d totally be down for Kathryn and Doreen talking shop.

One of my takes on the subject is here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4927651

Another: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8915155

WB: Royalty in the Realm (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)

WB: Portals that don't lead back to the Amusement Park (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)

WB: Other Parties in the Realm (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)

Original Character(s), Ramoud, Sheila | The Thief, Eric | The Cavalier, Dungeon Master

1. I'd really love something lush that shows a royal court our adventurers come upon. Maybe Eric or Sheila are kidnapped by a princess/prince? Maybe show us Ramoud's court? Or show us a historical one of a queen from the Hall of Bones?

2. How do the portals that don't lead home make them feel? Maybe a portal that appears to go home but just takes them elsewhere in the Realm? You can make this one a little darker if you like but eventually save them.

3. There have to have been other parties that DM brought through. What happened to them? Are they still trapped in the Realm? Might they join forces?

Pretty much what it says.  If you want to channel a fairy tale or something similar (Sleeping Beauty or perhaps Princess and the Pea) go for it. 

I’m totally down for 1000+ words of description, scene-setting fluff.  Or a Back to the Realm story.

I do love Ramoud so pleas include him.

One of mine here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/142642

Or this: https://archiveofourown.org/works/599706

Or this: https://archiveofourown.org/works/2809454

WB: Victory Celebrations (Star Wars Legends AMT)

WB: Memorializing the Rebellion (Star Wars Legends AMT)

WB: Rogue Squadron (Star Wars Legends AMT)

1. I'm really fascinated by the victory celebrations and how they feel - what was the party like on Yavin? How did people who'd been at Yavin feel at Endor (:cough: Wedge :cough:)? What kind of anniversary celebrations might they have?

2. How do they memorialize and teach the Rebellion - now, maybe a generation from now? (Feel free to ignore the Del Rey books and Sequel Trilogy and spin off your own future.)

3. Rogue Squadron - how it evolves as our Rogues leave and move on? Training? Urban legends about the Rogues?

Give me a good party or some introspection.  Toss in a mention of Rogue One.  I realize Teneniel seems like a mismatch, but I’d love to see her POV on some of these topics.

For the Rogues, maybe a Dathomir fighter pilot?  Also down for hijinks and pranks on the newbies.

One of mine: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13075086

Another: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28309110

WB: Winterfair Traditions (Vorkosigan Saga)

WB: Barrayaran Funeral Offerings (Vorkosigan Saga)

WB: Barrayaran Empresses (Vorkosigan Saga)

WB: Barrayaran Diplomatic Corps (Vorkosigan Saga)

Any Barrayaran Countess, Tej Arqua Vorpatril, Ivan Vorpatril, Aral Vorkosigan, Alys Vorpatril, Original Character(s)

1. I love Winterfair and glittery social occasions.

2. Interested in traditions and how these are carried out - public vs. private.

3. What have the Empresses done in the past? I'm okay with throwing tea parties or leading Armies. How do they interact with the Countesses?

4. Life abroad for Barrayaran diplomats? Prefer focus on Ivan and Tej - maybe show them back home for Winterfair and do some compare/contrast?

I’m totally down for 1000+ words of fluffy glittery Vor socializing at Winterfair in Vorbarr Sultana.  Traditions that play into this events.  Vorish ladies being Vorish (maybe seen thru Tej’s eyes?). 

Or funeral offerings, private v. public.  Do people burn offerings at a public memorial to Aral perhaps?  How do families feel about that?

One of mine: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11455119

Or this: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4579113

1. Group: Eric "the Cavalier"/Sheila "the Thief" (D&D Cartoon)
2. Eric | The Cavalier (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)
3. Sheila | The Thief (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)
4. Terri | The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)
5. Tiamat | The Dragon (Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon)

My DNWs are graphic/explicit/sexual violence, nominated character death, cruelty to animals/children