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I'm mainly looking for femslash of any rating you feel comfortable writing, but I also love genfic, so I hope this'll meet all your writing needs in either direction. If you want to have a look around, I'm on AO3 as
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here. More recent DNWs and likes are the more applicable ones, though prompts are fair game from any time. Please take all the liberties you need - as long as you steer clear of my DNWs you're just as welcome to write what you want to write!
Happy writing!
Do-Not-Wants
* Rape, abuse, assault, humiliation/degradation, violence/gore exceeding canon level
* Terminal illnesses, permanent character deaths (characters dying and then returning to life is fine), animal harm/death
* Pregnancy, childbirth, breeding, oviposition, any related kinks/tropes
* A/B/O and related kinks/tropes, incest, scat/watersports/emetophilia, tentacles, non-human genitalia
* Unrequested AUs other than canon divergence/what-ifs, unrequested pairings, issuefic, bleak/unhappy endings - you're welcome to make the fic dark, but please give it at least a silver lining in the end
Likes
* Femslash in any shape or form
* Intense non-romantic female friendships or familiar relationships, found families
* Us-against-the-world plots for either lovers or friends, loyalty and tests of loyalty, protectiveness
* Character studies, especially the ones that put a character outside their comfort zones to find out what they're made of and then put them back together
* Mental or physical hurt/comfort and/or rescue situations, especially if it turns the characters' normal dynamics on their head, characters saving themselves
* Situations that change up power dynamics in a group or pairing; can be general, e.g. a daughter taking care of her mother, or romantic/sexual e.g. a timid character taking charge in a relationship
* For femslash - UST, mutual pining, feelings confessions, unconventional displays of affection, casual touches, hand-holding, kissing, anything from fluffy, shippy fics to smut (see the section below for that) to dark gen-ish ones where the pairing is present but takes a backseat for the sake of plot
* Characters get trapped in a small space (locked in a room, stuck in an elevator, snowed in, etc.) and it leads to either confessionals or making out
* Missing scenes from canon, alternate viewpoints on existing scenes
* What-if or canon divergence AUs, especially as fix-its
* Unusual formats - tweet fics (240 characters, not characters actually tweeting), true drabbles and drabble series, poetry, epistolary, in-universe meta like newspaper articles, documents, etc.
* Fics set in the (northern hemisphere's) reveals season, so a summer fic for EveryWoman would be nice; nature or a general sense of atmosphere, lush scenery, worldbuilding
Smut Likes
I'd be over the moon if you wanted to write me F/F smut, but it's not a requirement, so if that's not for you, feel free to skip this segment. I tend to assume that all likes in this are consensual or (in case of the sexpollen points) only mildly dubcon-y.
* Porn as character study
* Hair-play, physical grooming - washing, bathing, showering, hair-brushing/braiding, wet hair, sex in/by water
* D/s dynamics during sex, power play, fics that emphasize power differentials inherent in pairings, power exchanges
* Bondage/restraints, sensation play, teasing, body worship, overstimulation, multiple orgasms, sex toys, pervertibles, pegging
* Oral: Kissing, licking, nibbling, finger-sucking, oral sex, also voice/language kink, moaning, giving directions during sex (either guided masturbation or generally), a character telling her partner what she likes, snark, banter, flirting
* Sex-pollen/aphrodisiacs, either mutual use or one character coming to the other after accidental exposure, as trigger for a feelings reveal
Crossover Fandom
Tuuri Hotakainen (Stand Still Stay Silent) & Aino (Kalevala)So I've received a wonderful gift fic for this pairing already (and I wrote a fic with that pairing myself) but would love more. A mythological water spirit rescuing Tuuri instead of letting her drown - out of sympathy, or perhaps Tuuri has second thoughts as she is close to drowning, maybe she introduces Tuuri into Vellamo's host to cure her, or she eventually falls in love with her rescuer.
Valkyrie (Thor Ragnarök) & Sigrun Eide (Stand Still Stay Silent)I love Val so much, and I love Sigrun so much, so what better than to have them show up in a fic together? Maybe she's the traditional sort of Valkyrie who takes fallen warriors into the afterlife ain addition to her being part of an Asgard task force, and comes to fetch Sigrun after a troll got the better of her, or perhaps she shows up on Earth after the Rash has hit and she and Sigrun bond during troll-slaying? (Or more - I'd be very happy about shipfic for these two, anything from instant attraction to something more drawn-out and involved.) Either way, I'd love for Sigrun's astonishment about a high-tech Valkyrie who's quite unlike the mythological depictions she's probably used to to play a role here, and at least at the current point in SSSS canon, Sigrun probably shares similar regrets about the loss of half her crew as Val may over the loss of her troops at Hela's hands.
The Hobbit Movies
Galadriel & Thranduil's WifeI reject the Hobbit movies' take that Thranduil's wife died and was never ever spoken about again. Of course her absence in the movies has got to have an explanation - maybe she was only believed dead but taken captive instead, and Galadriel rescues her out of the dungeons of Dol Guldur when the White Council assaults the fortress, and takes her to recover in Lothlórien, lots of tender, loving care and protection and a gradual development from friends to lovers (of course there's Celeborn, but I'd rather he didn't come into the picture too much, and/or you assumed an open relationship).
The Lord of the Rings
Éowyn & Original Female RohirrimHonestly, given Éowyn's isolation in canon, I'd just be happy for her to have a companion - a servant woman she can confide in, a friend in the town or on one of the settlements outside of Edoras whom she can train riding and fighting with (and perhaps fall in love), or someone she can share songs and stories about shieldmaidens with? Or, perhaps after her marriage to Faramir, Rohirrim healers come to Ithilien to train with her, and she strikes up connections there?
Goldberry & Lady of the Blue BroochI'd love something that explores the background of the Cardolan princess who apparently was buried in the barrow the Hobbits were entrapped in, and whom Goldberry apparently knew, since Tom took her brooch home with him for his wife. I ship these two, hard, and can't get enough different versions of their story. I'd be happy about most anything here, from sweet to bittersweet to dark - maybe it's a chance meeting and one seduces the other, or Goldberry saves her from someone/something, or Goldberry takes too much of a liking to her and takes her to live under the River?
Ioreth & Finduilas of Dol AmrothI have a fairly persistent headcanon that a younger Ioreth was the one who cared (or helped care) for Finduilas after her coming to Minas Tirith - both aren't native to the city, both seeem to have very close ties to their homelands (Ioreth reminisces about the roses of Imloth Melui when she was a girl even as an old woman, and Finduilas sadly withered away from the sea) and I could see them grow quite close, up to and including deep friendship or love.
The Silmarillion
Núneth & AlmarianNúneth is ambitious about her daughter's future and willing to do almost anything to secure it, including arrangements with the queen. Could be anything from bribery to smut, or maybe they were past acquaitances/friends/lovers and Núneth calls in a favour from their shared past for Erendis' sake?
Míriel & IndisI love these two and how obviously Tolkien made them into complete opposites in terms of character, talent and looks. Anything at all could be fun - a look at their life in Cuiviénen, on the Journey, later in Aman especially after Míriel's return to life and "Indis hath my love". If you like, I'm open to either friendship between these two, femslash, an AU in which Míriel lives, and/or Míriel/Finwë/Indis as long as the focus is on the two women.
Mithrellas & NimrodelTheir story has so many tropes I love - love, fraught loyalties, journeys, disappearances, reappearances, nature magic... I ship Nimrodel and Mithrellas quite a lot, and whether you choose to make it gen or femslash, I'd like this fic to feature them finding each other again after Mithrellas' own disappearance from Dol Amroth, or picking up the pieces/starting over in Aman. Imrazôr and Amroth can have supporting roles, but please no center stage.
Idril Celebrindal & Rían of the House of BëorRían comes to Gondolin! Either she gets taken there in her youth (maybe she's with Húrin and Huor when they are brought there), or, AU ideas: She is found on Haudh-en-Ndengin before her death and Idril nurses her back to health, or she doesn't die and comes with Tuor - or instead of him as Ulmo's prophet. I have a feeling that Gondolin might be a good place for her to let her live in safety for a while, and her and Idril's characters seem to mesh quite well. Let them be happy, whether that's friendship or indulgent shipfic.
Haleth & Lúthien TinúvielI keep imagining how the Haladin find their place in Brethil - it seems that canonically Finrod led the negotiations, but who's to say that Haleth wasn't along and met Lúthien in Doriath? Both of them are powerful and strong-willed in their own right, so it'd be interesting to see how (or whether) they got along. Lúthien is canonically quite fond of mortals, so if you'd like to take this one step further, please do. Bonus for something of an age difference - Haleth isn't too young any longer at that point, Lúthien noticing her regardless of her own physical youth would be lovely.
Finduilas & NiënorTwo specific AU scenarios for their meeting - Morwen and Niënor go to Nargothrond rather than Doriath, or Finduilas doesn't die at the Crossings of Teiglin and the men of Brethil take her to Amon Obel to recover, where Níniel sees some resemblance to herself in her (to play on the fact that Finduilas was a stand-in for Niënor to Túrin, this story is killing me with its parallels!). Friendship, femslash, just make it sweet, please.
Aredhel & ElenwëA fic set in the Blessed Realm before the death of the Trees and Elenwë's marriage to Turgon would be nice - an adventure story featuring these two out exploring, and odds that suddenly turn serious and need their cooperation to survive - Aredhel seems like a bit of a thrill-seeker, after all. Indulgent love-making in a field or garden in golden light, or (if you'd rather have angst), unrequited pining and an exploration on why Elenwë chose to marry Turgon rather than Aredhel? An Elenwë survives Helcaraxë AU and how that might make things spin out in Middle-earth?
Anairë & Eärwen & NerdanelThese three are fantastic - I love Nerdanel's resilience and wisdom, Anairë's decisiveness and knowledge about her loyalties, and Eärwen's yearning for freedom. Together, whether as a friendship or relationship (I ship Anairë and Eärwen, but would also love them bringing Nerdanel into a relationship after the Darkening) and it'd be wonderful to see something that sets them into counterpoint to Fëanor and Fingolfin's feud, or their efforts to make it through the Darkening, or their hand in rebuilding afterwards.
Stand Still, Stay Silent
Sigrun Eide & Tuuri HotakainenI'll take anything about these two that ends on a happy note - missing moments in canon featuring their interactions - maybe Sigrun takes Tuuri to show her something interesting she discovered while book-raiding to indulge Tuuri's inquisitiveness and sense of adventure, or they spend quality time together in the tank while the rest of the team is away, maybe Tuuri plays a prank on her... or, Tuonela rescue fic because after her heartbreak Sigrun is going to bring home her whole team or die trying, or a happy AU in which Tuuri had a close call but survived (or returned) that's set in post-canon Dalsnes, especially if you're taking the shippy route.
Sigrun Eide & AgnetaMilitary ladies on a train! Troll-fighting while Sigrun rides the Dalahästen, outrageous flirting, smut involving bed belts, or perhaps Norwegian and Swedish militar might team up to clear a land route for a railway between Sweden and Norway, maybe Agneta winds up in Dalsnes for any large, cooperative project and needs to tackle her preconceptions about those wild Norwegians who are proving to be more than happy to oblige stereotypes.
Sigrun Eide & Female Captain with Broken ArmsSigrun's fellow Captain from Page 200/201, to be clear. Her fanon name seems to have become Dagny, and Word of Minna has mentioned that the Captains at that table are fairly close, so something to explore that would be great - friendship or friendship turning to love, experiences together, fretting over the other when one is injured, mutual life-saving... so many ways you could go, and all of them wonderful.
Tuuri Hotakainen & Swan of TuonelaNo femslash for these two, please. Could be either solemn as befitting Tuuri's death, the Swan preparing her a bed in Tuonela, maybe helping her heal from some of the despair she must have felt, or cracky in that Tuuri gets to put her skald skills to good use to help the Swan in her task (notice the Swan emblem on Keuruu's skald uniforms, and her role in aRTD?), or weaselling her way back to life - can tie in with a rescue attempt from the crew/Sigrun, or Ensi and Anne-Mari's help, if you like!
Tuuri Hotakainen & Anne-Mari Hotakainen & Ensi HotakainenHotakainen family dynamics! Given that these three are all related (by marriage where they aren't by blood), please no femslash here. I'm just curious how their family life shook out, how alike Tuuri and her mother were (very, looking at their family tree portraits, I think?) and what role Ensi played, how she related to this adventurous, non-magical, non-immune girl that's her granddaughter... or, an alternative thing that's been on my mind, Tuuri's expectation that someone from the other side must be looking out for her that she said aloud before going into the water keeps striking me as something a family member might have said on their death-bed, especially if there really was a Rash incident that decimated the Hotakainens...
Sigrun Eide & Solveig EideAnother gen prompt given that they're mother and daughter. So Sigrun is described as born for the military and living for it, but what exactly is Solveig's take on that, did she ever have misgivings to see her daughter go into such a dangerous line of work? Any rescue operations that she ever had to head to get Sigrun out of a tight spot, or vice versa and Sigrun swept in for the rescue?
Siv Västerström & Tuuri Hotakainen Can be femslash if you feel like writing it, but it's not the main thing I'm looking for - Siv's perpetual pessimism actually coming true when Tuuri doesn't return from the expedition could be interesting to explore, even though they've only known each other a short time - or what about the test of convictions if Tuuri returns to life against all odds? And how would she feel about Siv in turn, since it was their idea that eventually killed her? Or - if Tuuri has a miraculous return, how about the medical aspect of that, and would Siv be involved? (I wrote a fic in that general direction, but I'm open for more or different takes on it.)
Aino Hotakainen & Ensi HotakainenAaaand more mother-daughter duo that I'd rather not read femslash about, but I am very interested in the early time after the Rash outbreak, and how Ensi's skills as a mage must have thrust her into the role of a protector for her family at an early age, how her mother supported her (or didn't), how they figured out and coped with the return of magic and the old gods... or, Aino as a mage who shares in her daughter's powers (Saku seems to be the mage-coded one, but that doesn't mean Aino has to be completely without skill), and an exploration of the dreamworld between mother and daughter?
The Rain
Simone & BeatriceThese two were my favourite thing about the show from the scene in the bunker when they communicated through the glass and Beatrice wrote her name, so an AU featuring Beatrice choosing Simone over Rasmus would be beautiful, huddling together away from the rain and making love, or if you'd prefer for them to be friends, more canon-type exploits in post-apocalyptic Denmark could be fun.
And that's it! If you have any questions, feel free to direct your questions to me via the mods. ^^
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