Dear Trick or Treat Creator 2019
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lorelei42Hello, Trick-or-Treat Creator!
Below you will find some info about my general likes and dislikes and some prompt ideas for each fandom. But I want to say, as I always do, that I truly buy into 'optional details are optional'. What I like most is spending time with these characters, and anything you create will have that. So do not feel beholden to any of the specific prompts below or in my sign-up.
I have only requested fic because I don't feel like I know how to give good prompts for art. But I would be thrilled to receive art extras if you feel inspired. Similarly, I am open to Halloween-themed or spooky tricks, but I would rather avoid anything too grim or dark.
AO3 Name: Lorelei
General likes and dislikes:
Love: humor, farce, crack!fic, snark, witty banter, romance, first times, getting together, period details, enemies-to-friends, foodie moments, our heroes kicking ass, adventure, case fic, clever schemes, epistolary fic, choose your own adventure, five times fic, happy endings
DNW: major character death, rape, noncon, explicit horror/violence/gore
Good Omens (TV)
Aziraphale, Crowley
Treat
Fic
I love the humor and the offhand way this canon treats extraordinary events. I love the centuries-long friendship between Aziraphale and Crowley and the hint that there is perhaps something more there. I love Aziraphale's bookshop and Crowley's car. I love Crowley's slightly slithery walk and Aziraphale's slightly prim manner. I love the subtle ways in which each bucks the expectations of Heaven/Hell.
I ship Aziraphale and Crowley, so feel free to go that direction if you do too. In that vein, I'd prefer something more toward the romance side than the porn side.
I would love to see historical vignettes with either of them or indulgent foodie experiences. Or what do they do on vacation? Or tell me about a time when they acted in a way that might technically be against the good/bad rules of heaven/hell and how they justified it to themselves.
This is a fandom where crossovers would be fun. Is Crowley a member of the Drones club with Bertie Wooster? Are Aziraphale and Jeeves members of the same book club? Crowley and Phryne Fisher comparing cars while Dot and Aziraphale worry over their respective speed demons? Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple having tea with Aziraphale? Peter Wimsey and Crowley at a wine tasting?
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, Alys Vorpatril
Treat
Fic
I love so many things about the Vorkosigan saga. I love how it is simultaneously space opera with galactic technology and about an old fashioned feudal system. I love the rich cast of characters and the complex relationships between them. I love adventures and clever schemes and solving mysteries.
Cordelia: In the early books, Miles worries about living up to his father's reputation. I have always thought it funny that he never gives any thought to how scarily badass his mother is. In many ways, I think Miles takes after her in his Dendarii mercenary days as she also pulled off some fairly amazing escapades with out-of-the-box thinking and few to no resources. Tell me a story about an escapade of Cordelia's or a story about a time where someone called Cordelia to come to the rescue.
Alys: I love stories where Lady Alys's skills in social intrigue, fashion, or etiquette turn out to be the key to solving some mystery or overcoming some complicated Barrayaran political plot.
If you feel inclined to combine these two, I would love a story where Alys is the intelligence-gathering arm of the operation and Cordelia is tactics and firepower.
Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe
Treat
Fic
I love the period details in these books. I love that the mysteries make sense at the end and we can see where the clues were. I love Wolfe's big brain, and his love of food, and his various quirks. I love that he knows what he wants and has managed to engineer a life where he can pretty much get it. That said, I also love the rare occasions where Wolfe is forced to abandon his routine.
I only asked for Wolfe, but I also love Archie and Fritz and I am quite fond of Saul and Cramer. Any of them are certainly more than welcome to come along. I do love the relationship between Wolfe and Archie and I particularly love their banter or the occasions when Archie manages to manipulate Wolfe into something (usually something that really did have to be done). I have to confess, though, that I am wishy-washy on shipping them. I have read some slash stories with them that I have loved, but that doesn't tend to be my default view of them.
Food. Give me something with food. A fine fictional meal, dish by luscious dish, with Wolfe's reactions (or Archie's) or his accompanying lecture on the history of each dish. Or a dinner party with special guests, historical or fictional. Or a case where the solution turns on culinary knowledge or detail. Or an occasion where Wolfe cooks. Or what does the brownstone serve to its trick-or-treaters?
If food is not your thing, I would also love a story with plenty of banter or one revolving around books.
Below you will find some info about my general likes and dislikes and some prompt ideas for each fandom. But I want to say, as I always do, that I truly buy into 'optional details are optional'. What I like most is spending time with these characters, and anything you create will have that. So do not feel beholden to any of the specific prompts below or in my sign-up.
I have only requested fic because I don't feel like I know how to give good prompts for art. But I would be thrilled to receive art extras if you feel inspired. Similarly, I am open to Halloween-themed or spooky tricks, but I would rather avoid anything too grim or dark.
AO3 Name: Lorelei
General likes and dislikes:
Love: humor, farce, crack!fic, snark, witty banter, romance, first times, getting together, period details, enemies-to-friends, foodie moments, our heroes kicking ass, adventure, case fic, clever schemes, epistolary fic, choose your own adventure, five times fic, happy endings
DNW: major character death, rape, noncon, explicit horror/violence/gore
Good Omens (TV)
Aziraphale, Crowley
Treat
Fic
I love the humor and the offhand way this canon treats extraordinary events. I love the centuries-long friendship between Aziraphale and Crowley and the hint that there is perhaps something more there. I love Aziraphale's bookshop and Crowley's car. I love Crowley's slightly slithery walk and Aziraphale's slightly prim manner. I love the subtle ways in which each bucks the expectations of Heaven/Hell.
I ship Aziraphale and Crowley, so feel free to go that direction if you do too. In that vein, I'd prefer something more toward the romance side than the porn side.
I would love to see historical vignettes with either of them or indulgent foodie experiences. Or what do they do on vacation? Or tell me about a time when they acted in a way that might technically be against the good/bad rules of heaven/hell and how they justified it to themselves.
This is a fandom where crossovers would be fun. Is Crowley a member of the Drones club with Bertie Wooster? Are Aziraphale and Jeeves members of the same book club? Crowley and Phryne Fisher comparing cars while Dot and Aziraphale worry over their respective speed demons? Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple having tea with Aziraphale? Peter Wimsey and Crowley at a wine tasting?
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, Alys Vorpatril
Treat
Fic
I love so many things about the Vorkosigan saga. I love how it is simultaneously space opera with galactic technology and about an old fashioned feudal system. I love the rich cast of characters and the complex relationships between them. I love adventures and clever schemes and solving mysteries.
Cordelia: In the early books, Miles worries about living up to his father's reputation. I have always thought it funny that he never gives any thought to how scarily badass his mother is. In many ways, I think Miles takes after her in his Dendarii mercenary days as she also pulled off some fairly amazing escapades with out-of-the-box thinking and few to no resources. Tell me a story about an escapade of Cordelia's or a story about a time where someone called Cordelia to come to the rescue.
Alys: I love stories where Lady Alys's skills in social intrigue, fashion, or etiquette turn out to be the key to solving some mystery or overcoming some complicated Barrayaran political plot.
If you feel inclined to combine these two, I would love a story where Alys is the intelligence-gathering arm of the operation and Cordelia is tactics and firepower.
Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe
Treat
Fic
I love the period details in these books. I love that the mysteries make sense at the end and we can see where the clues were. I love Wolfe's big brain, and his love of food, and his various quirks. I love that he knows what he wants and has managed to engineer a life where he can pretty much get it. That said, I also love the rare occasions where Wolfe is forced to abandon his routine.
I only asked for Wolfe, but I also love Archie and Fritz and I am quite fond of Saul and Cramer. Any of them are certainly more than welcome to come along. I do love the relationship between Wolfe and Archie and I particularly love their banter or the occasions when Archie manages to manipulate Wolfe into something (usually something that really did have to be done). I have to confess, though, that I am wishy-washy on shipping them. I have read some slash stories with them that I have loved, but that doesn't tend to be my default view of them.
Food. Give me something with food. A fine fictional meal, dish by luscious dish, with Wolfe's reactions (or Archie's) or his accompanying lecture on the history of each dish. Or a dinner party with special guests, historical or fictional. Or a case where the solution turns on culinary knowledge or detail. Or an occasion where Wolfe cooks. Or what does the brownstone serve to its trick-or-treaters?
If food is not your thing, I would also love a story with plenty of banter or one revolving around books.