claire_cz

Dear Author, thank you so much for writing a story for me.

Here’s a list of my general likes, DNWs and some prompts for individual requests.

The first thing I’d like to point out is: I love the atmosphere of the requested shows/books and I want to have moooore of it so I usually prefer the canon-verse or some smaller (or bigger) canon divergence over alternate universe.

For / ships I’d like to clarify that I don’t need romance and kisses in every paragraph of the fic. I’d love to know that my beloved characters are in a relationship or are trying to get together but you can mix it with my other general likes or focus more on my other general likes and genres and tropes and just add this new layer of two characters being in a relationship in smaller measures. But if you want to write a whole fic about the partners panicking and preparing a wedding, I’m here for it too.

I also love hurt/comfort and will squeal in joy at whatever mention of h/c.

General likes:

missing scenes
prequel/sequel of a canon scene
canon verse

5 + 1
character studies
gen fics
friendship fics
friends to lovers
pining
slowburn
domestic fics
fluff
humour
case fics
spies and characters being undercover
future fics
hurt/comfort (mostly physical hurt - preferably from injuries)

happy endings
open endings
second and third person POV
unusual narrator
lots of descriptions of the surroundings and atmosphere
multiple timelines

DNWs:

E rated fics
explicit sexual scenes (cuddling and kissing is ok)
excessive unnecessary violence (i.e. way over what is usual for a given book/show)
kid fics (i.e. focus on an original child character or focus on canon storylines involving children)
alpha-beta-omega dynamics, mpreg and such
royal/coffeeshop/high school/historic/sci-fi AUs (unless stated otherwise)
Alzheimer’s, cancer and coronavirus related themes (mentioning it generally is ok, eg: “x event was canceled because of covid”; focus on a character being hospitalized because of covid is not ok)
permanent brain damage
and downright unhappy endings

1) Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV)

Felicity Lemon/Hercule Poirot

Feel free to add any other canon characters or OCs or other Agatha’s characters.

Poirot is one of my favourite detectives. If I haven’t seen a story I (almost certainly) have read the book and vice versa. I love everything about Poirot. Clever mysteries, mostly calm and thought through plot, Poirot’s little quirks, the nostalgy and elegance.
Miss Lemon is such a loyal, reliable employee. But what if there's more to their relationship? They both love method and order, can read people very well... What else could they bond over?

Prompts:

Case-fic. I especially like the mysteries in “high places” revolving around diplomats, ambassadors, politicians and all stories with spies. Does Poirot require help from Miss Lemon during the investigation?
A story told from Miss Lemon's POV
Poirot travelling in the Middle East. I love stories in these settings.
Miss Lemon and Poirot writing notes and letters to each other (while they are both in Poirot's flat ;) )
Poirot/Miss Lemon hiding their relationship. Do Japp and/or Hastings find out?

2) Figure skating RPF

Javier Fernández/Brian Orser

Feel free to add other figure skaters: Nam Nguyen, ShibSibs, Zhenya Medvedeva, Matteo Rizzo, Sergey Voronov, Misha Kolyada, Patrick Chan, Boyang Jin, Shoma Uno, Deniss Vasiljevs, Johnny Weir, Stephane Lambiel to name a few...
Fandom specific DNW: Yuzuru

I love figure skating and especially Javi. It’s my absolutely favourite sport to watch (the 89ish FS RPF fics on my account might support this theory). But of course, I can’t go with the majority and simply fall for Yuzuvier. Quite the contrary. On the other hand, I love virtually everyone else! And so many friendships (Javi & Matteo T_T) and relationships because Javi is universally shippable: with Alex Shibutani, Sergei Voronov, Patrick Chan, my beloved Shoma Uno… However, my favourite ship is Bravi.
There are only two longer fics about them and then just my fics to satisfy the drought :D

Prompts:

I know that some might find it difficult to see them as a pair because of the age gap, because of the (former) student – teacher dynamics but that's what makes this pairing so interesting… And besides who cares about age gaps? Certainly not Javi!
Sneak peek into a competition, is Javi still a competitor or a coach alongside Brian? Do we see some little gestures of affection? Who knows about their relationship?
A fic totally unrelated to figure skating like a road trip or cooking together
Domestic fluff. Are they in Canada or Spain?
Hurt/comfort (wink wink 2016 Worlds and Javi’s injury, almost withdrawing and then winning)
Character or relationship study
Future coach!Javi and some adventures with Brian on his side

3) Flavia de Luce Series - Alan Bradley

I haven't requested any concrete characters, just the fandom as a whole. Flavia, Dogger, Inspector Hewitt, Flavia's father, Mrs. Mullet... Ophelia, Daphne... feel free to choose any of these characters and/or add more canon characters or OCs.

I have a sweet spot for this young lady. I’m usually not that much into 1st person POV but here it works perfectly. Flavia is such a unique character. So intelligent, so smart, such a brilliant observer, so witty and ironic. And she’s still human, even with all her knowledge, she can be petty sometimes, revengeful (but honestly, you can’t blame her).
I’ve read first three books so far, I’m aware a bit of the future development (eg. the boarding school). I’ll have read two or three more books by the time this exchange ends, I suppose.
Here obviously my DNW about kid fics doesn’t apply as Flavia is 11 yo, though she usually interacts with a lot of adults. Flavia talking to OC kids eg. during an investigation is also ok. I just wouldn’t want half of the fic to focus on screaming newborns here ;)

Prompts:

Murder mystery, that’s what Flavia loves the most. Will inspector Hewitt cooperate more with her?
Transporting the whole universe into the present time. I’d love to see Flavia googling all the poisons and texting friends while her father would try to banish cell phones from the household (also, her father and Dogger could have served in the war in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Future fic with grown-up Flavia (either in the 1950s/1960s as set in the books or nowadays). Is she a world-leading expert in chemistry? Is she teaching at university or investigating crimes? Is she a Nobel Prize winner? I know one thing for sure, she is a badass. I’d love the fic to touch upon the fact that she’s a woman in the field where more men are usually present (but ofc she’s the best!)
I cannot stand her two annoying sisters. I get that siblings have phases when they don’t get along perfectly and are even fighting. But what these two individuals do is bullying, telling Flavia that Harriet is not her mother etc. Also her father is the world champion in coldness I guess. Can you find some more warmth and fluffy family feels for Flavia when these three “people” are clearly incapable of providing it? (Yes, I’m salty on behalf of a fictional character.) I know she has Dogger but I’d love some more love for her, pretty please?

4) Judge Dee Mysteries - Robert van Gulik

I nominated Judge Dee Mysteries as a whole, without individual characters but the obvious ones are Dee Jen-djieh; Tao Gan; Ma Joong; Chiao Tai, Hoong… Feel free to exclude or include any characters.
I really like Hoong so I would appreciate it if he’d still be alive in the fic should you mention him. Also, add any OCs you need – especially in a case fic.

I like these classical, old-school crime novels (Poirot, Miss Marple, Maigret…). The plot is calmer, it doesn’t mean that nothing happens though; and moreover, Judge Dee books are quite full of action, but the narration is calmer, the plot is cleverly thought-through. In addition, in these books there is a lot of information about Chinese culture, history, way of life, art and objects of everyday life. I especially like all the information about tea drinking.

Prompts:

I’ve read all the books ~~(and I mean books by Robert van Gulik not books shamelessly copied by Frederick Lenormand)~~ so any prequel/sequel/missing scene/continuation would be great.
Case fic! These books are so clearly focused on crime solving that I can’t come up with any other prompt...
A story told from the First Lady’s POV
I don’t have any deep knowledge about Chinese culture (so don’t worry too much about absolute accuracy) but I’m always happy to learn new things, so anything with Judge Dee and Chinese culture, habits, art, history… would be great!
A story where Judge Dee goes on vacation (with his family?) or just travels somewhere and surprisingly no crime happens. What does he do when he’s not investigating?
Ma Joong, Tao Gan and Chiao Tai save the day thanks to the unique knowledge and capabilities of each of them. I especially like the clever conman Tao Gan.

I have to admit that for this fandom I cannot imagine any romantic plot or any ships between the major characters.

5) Murdoch Mysteries

Julia Ogden/Emily Grace

Feel free to add more characters, Murdoch, Crabbtree, Brackenreid, Watts… (I wouldn’t want to see Violet Hart though)

What’s not to love about Murdoch Mysteries? It has detective work, it has witty and likeable characters, it has plenty of historic realia, it has a lot of beautiful clothes, it has a lot of information about historic events and real personalities, there's fun and there are serious moments, there are experiments. And all that in perfect balance…

Prompts:

Casefic. How are Julia and Emily working together?
Crazy experiments in the lab; who is the one experimenting?
Julia and Emily choosing dresses
Julia and Emily travelling through Europe. Will they discover something? Or solve a case? Or will it be a pure romantic adventure?
I'd love to know how they started dating. Who knows about them? Is it a long-term relationship? Or is it too soon to tell?

What will we do with William (and George) that’s the question :D Julia/William is so canon. But we can pretend they are just friends and never ever had been romantically interested in each other, or Julia/Emily is just a short-lived romance while William is … somewhere else…

6) NCIS: Los Angeles

G Callen & Arkady Kolcheck

Feel free to add Sam, Hetty, Granger, Vance, Nell, Eric, Michelle, Gibbs…

Fandom specific DNWs: Mosley, Joelle, focus on Kensi/Deeks

I stopped watching somewhere after season 6. I do know, in the broadest sense, the general development of the further seasons and have seen some of the episodes, though...
(What I’m trying to say is: if you’d decide to write a direct continuation of let’s say episode 10 season 9 I probably would have to watch it first, I have no idea about it, haven’t watched it… but if you’d use a new piece of info let’s say about Callen’s childhood or favourite food or whatever that was revealed in episode 10 season 9 that’s totally ok, gimmeee all the info)
I love spies. I do love spies so much, I love undercover work, creating the backstories and agents slipping into “fake” characters. And Mr. Callen is the master of the game. I also love men with blue eyes and characters with tough childhood behind them and mysterious past. Basically, NCIS: LA is Mr. Callen for me.
And Arkady is just so fun. So many mysteries around him... Though whatever you think about him he knows how to do his job and how to survive.

Prompts:

Case fic. Is Arkady a suspect or a victim of a crime or does he work together with Callen because he has some info?
Exploring Callen’s past as the agent in Russia and Eastern Europe. What was Arkady’s role? I’d love to see him being Callen’s partner, working alongside him.
Mr. Callen undercover. What is Arkady doing? Where are they? Are they in Russia in the 1990s? Or in LA?
I love hurt!Callen. So, what happened to him this time? Is he in a hospital? Where is Arkady? Did they manage to finish their mission?
Exploring Callen’s ability to speak multiple foreign languages and maybe other talents. Is it useful for his job or is it for something else in this case? Is he learning a new language? Arkady is Russian. Do they have some secret communication between them?
I just love the cagy, lone wolf Mr. Callen from the first few seasons and would like to read more about him. He trusted so few people but somehow Arkady was among them.
I love Callana, so if you decide to include Anna I'd love to see Arkady sprinkling the discussion with his opinions about Callen/Anna.

7) Olympics RPF

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis/Renaud Lavillenie; Armand "Mondo" Duplantis & Renaud Lavillenie; Mutaz Essa Barshim/Gianmarco Tamberi

For pole vault
Feel free to add even more pole vaulters – Chris Nielsen, Piotr Lisek, Pawel Wojciechowski, Manolo Karalis, Sam Kendricks …
Pole vault is such an exciting and unique discipline. And all the athletes seem to get on very well and the Mondo & Sam and especially Mondo & Renaud friendship – in real life – is so heart-warming to see.

There are so few stories in this fandom so add what you want! Bonus points for mentioning Armand’s glasses!

Prompts:

Simple friendship fic. Maybe they are all training and just hanging around in Renaud’s garden in Clermont-Ferrand.
Sometimes, Mondo, Manolo and even Sam just look like over-excited eager puppies, watching over them, Renaud must feel like a teacher in a kindergarten.
Olympics 2020 (2021): there was all: the pressure and joy for Mondo, the absolute joy for Manolo, the disappointment for Sam and the drama and pain for Renaud. I’d love to read any fic based on these canon events. If you’d put a Mondo/Renaud-established-relationship-spin on it, I’d be even happier. It was so sad to see Renaud in pain (otoh the h/c potential!!)
Olympics 2024 – is Renaud still competing? (I certainly hope so!) What about Sam? Will Mondo win?
A humorous story including a fun way how to use the poles. Maybe they have to escape from somewhere.
Slowburn, friends to lovers
Hurt/comfort. Injury recovery. Lots of comfort.

For high jump
Rivalry, aiming for the same medals, mutual respect, friendship, perfectly understanding what the other one goes through… that’s a mix of many, often contradicting, emotions. They both returned after a very serious injury, they got the medal in one of the most memorable and exciting events at the Olympics… And they are so different, in fact, they could hardly be more different. Gianmarco, wearing his heart on his sleeve, hot-blooded, emotional, yearning for public, impulsive and then there’s Mutaz, a calm force, collecting all emotions inside and only carefully showing them.
There’s only one fic about them T_T We neeed moooore.

Prompts:

2020 Olympics. What didn’t we see?
Hurt/comfort. So many possibilities here T_T
Feelings realisation, slow burn, keeping their relationship secret.
Domestic fluff: adjusting to retirement (both or only one of them) and helping to train kids.

8) The Diplomat (US TV 2023)

I haven't requested any concrete characters, just the series as a whole. Kate, Hal, Stuart, Eidra, Billie, Denison, Trowbridge are the obvious choices... feel free to choose any character and/or add more canon characters or OCs.

I’ve madly fallen in love with this series. I can’t describe it less dramatically. It’s really the best and biggest discovery among TV series for me in recent years. I love everything about it, Kerri Russell, my beloved, from The Americans; the dry humour, complicated storylines, sneak peeks into the work of intelligence services, the allusions to real life politics and events, the banter between Hal and Kate, the way how competent and professional and badass they can be.

Prompts:

I need to know who was behind the attack at the HMS ship. Trowbridge? Russia? Iran? These were the possibilities discussed in the series. I wouldn’t rule out eg. Saudi Arabia. Though I have no preference and am open to any idea. I’d love to see a plausible explanation, delivered in the style of the series.
So…. the explosion. How are Stuart and Hal? I wouldn’t want both of them dying but I am not totally opposed to one of them dying. What is the aftermath of this event? Or do we get some h/c?
Kate as the vice president. I’d love to see any of these scenarios: Kate as vice president with Hal at her side; divorced Kate as vice president or widowed Kate as vice president.
At the beginning of the series, Kate was supposed to work in Afghanistan, hadn't the attack on the ship happened. I’d love to see her and Hal there.
I’d love to see some hurt/comfort. Could be Hal after the explosion; Hal mentioned during the lecture that Kate was injured in Bosnia or you can imagine a brand new hurt/comfort.
Fic set in the past when Hal was the ambassador.
I’d love to get a closer look at Hal and Kate working with the intelligence services.
I love all the intricate plans and surprising twists.

9) Tommy and Tuppence - Agatha Christie

I love Agatha Christie. I’ve read almost all the books with Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. And now I think Tommy & Tuppence also deserve some attention. There are five books, I’ve read four of them (haven’t read the last one, Postern of Fate). And my favourite book, by faaaar, is N or M. It’s an awesome book because it combines a crime novel and spies. I do love spies.
If I were to choose one word to describe the novels, it would be "fresh". Tommy and Tuppence don’t have lots of rituals and peculiarities as Poirot, they are just two normal, kind and honest, young people, who have their fearless moments and want to experience some adventures.

Prompts:

Case fic
Sequel/prequel/missing scene from N or M
It would be so interesting to see Tommy and Tuppence interacting with or even investigation along Poirot or Miss Marple
Tommy and Tuppence writing about their adventures
Tommy and/or Tuppence undercover
Tommy and Tuppence helping out a friend. What is going on? Will they have to solve yet another crime? Are they helping Albert or anyone else?

Thank you so much for writing a story for me.

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