Treats for Pinch Hitters

[longficmod]

First, there are approximately two days left for the mandatory check-in. Whether you signed up for the exchange, claimed a pinch hit, or both, please leave a comment on this post by 11:59 PM EDT on 8 April. What time is that for me?

So far, 66 people have checked in, which is great! We’re waiting on 33 replies.

Second, pinch hitters are the heroes of any exchange, but we’re especially grateful to everyone who’s pinch hitting for Fandom 5K. That’s a huge commitment without any guarantee of a story in return.

A number of people are writing pinch hits but didn’t sign up for the exchange, and we’d like to give them the opportunity to leave prompts for treats. Treats for pinch hitters go in the same location as treats for anyone else: Fandom 5K for stories 5,000 words and up, Fandom Couch for anything up to 4,999 words.

If you picked up a pinch hit but aren’t signed up, please leave your AO3 name in a comment along with the fandoms you’re interested in. You can specify characters/relationships, genres, and prompts if you like.

Everyone else, go forth and treat!

Comments

[the_rck]

Now that I've posted, I'm willing to request. I won't be even remotely heartbroken if I don't get a story. I mainly wanted to write. That said---

AO3 name: the_rck

Past fic exchange letters can be found here: https://the-rck.dreamwidth.org/tag/dear+writer+letter

DNW: detailed child harm, underage sex, embarrassment/humiliation, cancer, completely tragic endings, mentor/protege pairings, unicorns, zombies, werewolves, vampires, transplant AUs, A/B/O, soulbonds, RPF involving modern figures

Likes: psychologically twisty stuff, conflicting loyalties, hopeful or open ended endings, power struggles (particularly with a power differential), humor (gallows humor included), competent characters, friendship and collaboration, kindness, exploration of minor characters, canon appropriate levels of silliness, time travel

Fine with: gen, het, m/m, f/f, poly; noncon or dubcon; any rating

Request 1:
Rurouni Kenshin

Hiko Seijuurou (Rurouni Kenshin)
Kamiya Kaoru (Rurouni Kenshin)
Myoujin Yahiko (Rurouni Kenshin)
Takani Megumi (Rurouni Kenshin)

darkfic, canon typical plot, character development, AU - Canon divergence, action/adventure

I'm interested in what adventures these folks have when Kenshin's not around, how they might address a problem that looks overwhelming. I want space for them. (I like Kenshin quite a lot, but he overshadows all of these characters in canon because it's his name on the cover.) I'd enjoy backstory for Megumi or Hiko. I'd prefer not to go into Yahiko's backstory because detailed child harm is a DNW, and I don't see a way to avoid that with Yahiko's past. I prefer the anime or manga continuity to the live action movies because there's more there. I'm not fussed about sticking to the actual history of the period because I've always assumed that the setting was a sort of secondary world that was just close to ours in terms of past history.

Request 2:
Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny

Dara
Deirdre
the Ty’iga

darkfic, canon typical plot, AU - canon divergence, character development, interpersonal drama, world building

This is the one fandom where I'm not put off by incest.

I think all three of these characters were poorly served by canon in terms of development, consistency, and individuality. I'd like to know what any of them actually wanted and how they intended/intend to get it.

Dara's timeline is confusing and quite likely inconsistent. When did she marry Gramble and have Jurt and Despil anyway? Just what was the point of imprisoning Corwin?

For Deirdre, interactions with her siblings could be interesting or some sort of idea of what she enjoyed doing when she wasn't in Amber. Did she have ambitions or plans? What was falling into the Abyss like? What might she have done if she hadn't gotten fridged?

For the Ty'iga, what is it actually? Is possessing people something it used to do for fun? How much of the host's personality and memories carry over? Is the host aware? What did the Ty'iga find so interesting about Luke|Rinaldo? How did Dara catch it to begin with?


Request 3:
The Librarians (TV 2014)

I'm fine with any nominated character but would prefer Flynn only in small doses.

darkfic, AU- canon divergence, canon typical plot, interpersonal drama, character development, humor

I'm curious about the canonical AUs from the end of season 1. I like the canonical character dynamics but also really like seeing characters grow and change. I prefer to think that Ezekiel remembered what happened during that video game episode, but I by no means insist. I like reading Cassandra as some flavor of queer, but, again, it's not anywhere near being a deal breaker.

I have not yet seen all of season three due to family and health crap getting in the way and due to my daughter and husband wanting to watch Once Upon a Time. I'm not worried about being spoiled. That's not a thing that bothers me. It's just that anything relying on events or information in season three may need a little more explanation for more.


Request 4:
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

Group: Digory Kirke & Polly Plummer
Group: Mabel Ketterly & Letitia "Letty" Ketterly & Andrew Ketterly & Mrs LeFay
Group: Polly Plummer/Original Female Character
Group: Susan Pevensie & Edmund Pevensie
Group: Susan Pevensie & Lucy Pevensie
Polly Plummer (Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis)

AU - canon divergence, character development, darkfic, fix-it fic, humor

I would prefer not to get a story that is entirely mundane. I'd like some touch of magic or of the numinous. That given, I'm fine with stories in Narnia, in our world, or in some other world. I'm also okay with different interpretations of Aslan, anything between the full on benevolent Christian God to something capricious or even sinister. My personal views on God and such don't actually hinge on a particular interpretation of Aslan, no matter what Lewis may have intended.

I am absolutely not comfortable with incest in this fandom.

I don't have any very specific prompts here. I've mostly picked characters who have big canonical gaps in their stories. I'm completely fine with whatever OCs are useful here; even an OC as POV would be fine as long as the requested character(s) are the focus. This is a fandom where I like seeing bits of canon picked at, turned over, and extrapolated from. There are a lot of holes when I look closely, and I want to know how the pieces might fit better.


Request 5:
Crossover
(I'm not actually sure how to format these. Should each be a separate request or are they all to go in together?)

These are mostly off the wall things, so I'll be surprised to get any of them, but why not ask?

Haibara Ai (Detective Conan) & Jareth (Labyrinth)

Angst, darkfic, hurt/comfort, mystery/procedural, worldbuilding, character development

I kind of want to see Ai thrown into a world that she completely doesn't understand. Part of the reason that Sarah did well in the Labyrinth in the movie was a certain purity of intent. Ai lost that years ago. I'm open to many different interpretations of Jareth. He might be trying to get whatever he can. He might be offering people a mirror of sorts for some reason. He might be trapped in the Labyrinth somehow.

I know Ai's not actually a child, but I'd still prefer not to see her in any sort of explicit sexual situation.

Hiko Seijuurou (Rurouni Kenshin)/Rebecca Fogg (The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne)

canon style plot, getting together, fluff, character development

I've just always thought that these two characters would strike sparks off each other. They could be fluffy together or fight constantly (or both at different times). I'm not sure if they'd give each other the time of day unless something forced them to work together, and it will take some creativity to get them to the same place at the same time. I'd be fine with Rebecca in Japan, with Hiko in Europe, or them both in some other place (including a secondary world as long as they still come from their canonical worlds).

Jarod (The Pretender TV) & Shawn Spencer (Psych)
mystery/procedural, canon style plot, humor

Mostly, I think this interaction would be an utter hoot. Of course, it's also possible that it could go darker with The Centre taking a sinister interest in Shawn (and how would he react to something as creepy and pervasive as The Centre?). I prefer Shawn/Gus, Shawn/Juliet, or Shawn/Gus/Juliet to other pairings for Shawn. I'm not against Jarod/Miss Parker, but I'm also not heavily invested in it (but, goodness, Miss Parker trying to deal with Shawn could also be funny).

Vanessa Doofenschmirtz (Phineas and Ferb) & Layla Williams (Sky High)

humor, action/adventure, darkfic, AU - canon divergence, mystery/procedural, canon typical plot

I'm not entirely sure what would happen when these two met, but I think it could be interesting. I'm not sure that their canonical worlds would mesh well enough for them to be from the same world, but Phineas and Ferb has had people moving into different universes, and I wouldn't think that would be impossible for the Sky High world given the things that work there. I would mainly like to see them having an adventure together, with or without other characters from their canons, but I wouldn't mind if they have different (even conflicting) goals and have to work that out.

[mildredmost]

I only just found out about treats for pinch hitters! What a nice idea.

All my exchange letters are unlocked on my DW here:

https://mildredmost.dreamwidth.org/

I'd be very happy with fic for any of the characters or pairings I mention in those. And I also love The Goblin Emperor (especially Csevet!) and I've recently read all of KJ Charles's books and short stories and would be thrilled with any fic at all about those. Oh and although I do love Ron/Draco and Ron/Viktor, Harry/Ron is great too.

[dhampyresa]

All my exchange letters are here.

I'd be happy with fic for anything mentioned in any of the letters.


My ao3 username is sevenofspade.

I have six Do Not Wants: allegory/metaphor of real world politics, incest, rape, child abuse, character death and dysphoria. When these are canon, please don't focus on them. I would also prefer not to have to deal with people losing things important to them and toxic living arrangements, be that family or roomates. Thank you.


General likes:
• Plot. I prefer it to both introspection and porn, but it doesn’t have to be a massive epic.
• Hopeful and/or bittersweet endings, just not the unrelenting grim darkness of the far future.
• FRIENDSHIP FIC. You can never go wrong with friendship fic as far as I’m concerned.
• Femslash, gen, het, poly and slash! I'm honestly not difficult. Most of my prompts are gen, but if you want to take them in a shippy direction, go right ahead! I've pointed out ships I ship, but if you ship something else, I'll gladly read it. I tend to ship ALL THE SHIPS.
• Dinosaurs.
• IN SPAAAAAAAAACE AUs.
• Historical AUs. If you're looking for something more specific, I'm always a sucker for the Second Punic War.
• Fandom AUs! Or better yet, fandom not!AUs, in which the canon is exactly the same, except everyone's in fandom!
• (Consider "They do yuletide [fandom exchange of your choice]" as your get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to plot.)
• Crack taken seriously.
• People on opposite side who care about each other! Whether it's enemies-turned-(grudging)-friends or friends-turned-(grudging)-enemies or any other variation on this theme, I love this trope very dearly.
• Complicated relationships and conflicted loyalties in general, really.
• Superpowers!
• Bodyswap!
• SCIENCE and ART and people really into either/both.
• Please feel free to make anyone not human as alien as you want. Alien biology! Alien psychology! Alien cultures! Alien aliens!
• Canon-divergent AUs! Allllllll the “WHAT IF” fics. ALL OF THEM.
• Identity porn! When someone (or several people) have secret identities (fannish, superheroic, all of the above, etc) and their interactions change depending on who's presenting as what at any given time.
• People being smart/competent!
• Timetravel! I love all the kinds of timetravel. The ones that create paradoxes and the ones that don't; the ones that are stable and the ones that aren't; the ones with alternate pasts/presents/futures and all the rest. Just. All the timetravel, yeah?
• Worldbuilding! Fuck yeah, worldbuilding. Tell me everything about a tiny (or not so tiny) canon detail. Show the parts of the world the canon never goes to. TELL ME ABOUT THE STORIES THEY TELL IN THAT UNIVERSE. (Seriously. Rewrite canon as a legend from that universe, that would be amazing.)
• Folktales/fairytales/etc.
• If all else fails, you can always stick any random combination of characters on a roadtrip/force them to work together and have them become friends and I will eat it up with a spoon.

Canons I know from the tagset:
Critical Role (Web Series)
Marvel Secret Wars Battleworlds
Punic Wars RPF
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Young Justice (Cartoon)

Fyi, I'm only up to the end of the Briarwoods arc in Critical Role, but I don't mind spoilers. I'm up to date on eveything else.

[percygranger]

I am not pinch-hitting because I expect anything in return, but it's always nice to get a treat.

Previous request letters can be found here: https://percygranger.dreamwidth.org/tag/letters

AO3 name: Percygranger

DNW: Betrayal of loyalty, esp romantic cheating, pairings including an elder evil character, loss of limbs, emphasis on bodily fluids, RPF, Male/female incest, body worship, forced feminization. Whump. I tend to skip over straight-up vanilla porn these days...

Likes: Basically all of the kinks not listed above. My most favorites are spanking, nipple clamps, cock and ball torture, and humiliation, though. Power dynamics. BDSM, femdom, especially the sub's PoV. I like detailed, plotty, long fics best, but snippets that delve into a specific character's mindset are also awesome. Humor. If you can make me laugh, I love you. Smart characters in terrible situations. Seriously, I dig dark fic, especially if there is a recovery/dealing with damage element to it. Slavefic, Rape/non-con, is all cool. Crossovers excite me, and kidfic makes me coo, if it isn't forced. Alternate/minor character PoVs. Subverting cis/heteronormativity. Queer characters of any and all genders.

Side note: I think Stargate SG-1 and The Sentinel are great for crossovers, even though I'm not especially a fan of the original shows.

I realize my past letters have been largely for small fandoms, which is hard on writers, so here's a list of larger ones, pairings and the general setting that I have enjoyed in them.

Yuri on Ice: Yuuri/Victor, Otabek/Yuri - tooth rotting fluff, BDSM, super angsty getting together fic is all good

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Finn/Poe, Finn & Rey, Poe/anyone - I'm down with fluff, kink, learning new stuff/languages/cultures, torture/recovery bits

Other Star Wars: Leia/Han(/Luke) - fluffy, tetchy, adventurous good times, Obi-wan/anyone, I've been reading more about the clones lately - make it kinky, power dynamics and the Jedi Order go so well together, or smart character in a bad situation. This could easily apply to almost any prequel/EU character, so if you have a favorite, I'd love to read about them!

MCU: Hawkeye/anyone, Steve/Bucky (historical stuff isn't my thing, though), Bucky by his damn self, Matt/Foggy (Daredevil) and the ladies, any and all, please, since there are so few of them - femdom, kink, and recovery.

Teen Wolf, Stiles/anyone, Lydia/anyone. Smart people are cool. Smart people being badasses and/or doing kink is even cooler.

Welcome to Nightvale: Carlos/Cecil, make it weird. Crossovers with this fandom are always fun.

[tielan]

Opportunity, not necessity! (Hey, I'm writing 5K stories all the time, I might as well try to write something that pleases someone specific, right?)

AO3 name: tielan
Likes: female characters with agency, het relationships with respect, female friendships, action-adventure, slice of life, adults acting like adults, negotiation of relationships (the entire relationship and 'how is this going to work' not just sex acts or D/s, relationships developing in the middle of action, non-romantic romances, genderswapped hero narratives (girl saves the day, girl gets the guy), and AUs.

DNW: cheating, A/B/O, embarrassment/humiliation, wet/messy/dirty.

My Exchange Letters tag for fandoms, pairings, and ideas. Please only use the 2017 letters - there are five of them, so that should give a pretty good spread of ideas.

However the most-wanted, hardest-to-find of my preferences for treats is below:

MCU: Maria Hill, Maria Hill/Steve Rogers

Sanctuary (TV): Kate Freelander, Kate Freelander/Will Zimmerman

Harry Potter: Harry/Luna

[theliterator]

AO3 Name: theLiterator

Prompts (sort of): There are three things in fandom I can never have enough of- Damian Wayne, Batlantern (of the Bruce Wayne/Hal Jordan variety) from the DCU and Dorian Pavus (Dragon Age: Inquisition) whump.

I don't have any specific prompts or exchange letters, but general likes are Hurt/Comfort and Angst, dislikes are PWP and Fluff.

DCU:

- For Damian Wayne, I'd love anything with him and or slash his brothers, or of him being useless in mundane situations.

- Batlantern: Bruce Wayne is an inscrutable social idiot. Hal Jordan is a massive troll. I like them trapped in survival situations together or even just locked in a closet or stuck next to each other on a plane (why would Bruce fly coach? Why would Hal fly commercial? Who knows.) Plot is definitely optional with these guys.

Dragon Age Inquisition:

- Dorian Pavus is very pretty and he's even prettier when he cries. I like non conventional ships with him (Michel de Chevin?) and I like adoribull. Don't really even need shippiness to be honest, just angst and whump.

If you do treat any of the pinch hitters (doesn't have to be me!) just know that I really appreciate you and am super glad the mods gave us this opportunity!

[doandroidsdreamofanything]

So! I am very late, but I am a pinch hitter, and if you're just chomping at the bit, please feel free to treat me! Also, I have no expectations whatsoever, so don't worry about disappointing me!

AO3 name: blahblahwhy

The only post on my journal is my post for Yuletide, and none of those fandoms were nominated for this exchange (though a couple of them are 5-10 minutes...). That said, I've come up with a couple prompts for things I'd like to receive that were nominated:

Agent Carter (TV)
Group: Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli, Group: Peggy Carter & Angie Martinelli
I love these gals with all my heart and I haven't read a fanfic of them I don't like. Whether it's some h/c or some smut or some old fashioned gen, that's fine by me. (I am reminded of a tumblr post I saw once -- and now can't find for the life of me -- where Peggy dumped Steve's blood into the river and the commentary was, "She's letting herself be open to a relationship with Angie.")

Selfie (TV)
Group: Henry Higgs/Eliza Dooley (Selfie)
I love these two! They change each other! They change each OTHER! Smut, extra scenes, whatever is great!

Other Star Wars
Group: Lando Calrissian/Han Solo/Leia Organa (OT)
This happened. Probably. Tell me about it.

Do you know what I just remembered existed? Original works!
Group: Female 40s Private Eye/Female Glamorous Wartime Singer
The dame walked in and had legs that went all the way down to the floor. The rest is up to you! I'm also okay with messing with gender here -- maybe both are women but weren't assigned female at birth? Or the Private Eye is posing as a man because investigating crime as a woman in this town is impossible? Or any number of other things.

Group: Female Backpacker/Female Backpacker
The smell of outdoors is in the air and it really doesn't matter how long they've been away from civilization. Sharing a sleeping bag for warmth? Hiking partners discovering feelings? Trail names? The works.

[bring_me_sugar]

I'm sorry! Completely misread the body of the post, please ignore my foolishness.

[longficmod]

No harm done! Thank you for pinch hitting, and I certainly wouldn't discourage anyone from writing you a treat. :)

[bring_me_sugar]

Thank you so much for understanding!