claire_cz

Dear Author, thank you so much for writing a story for me. You can find me as Claire_cz on AO3.

Here’s a list of my general likes, DNWs, some prompts for individual requests and some fangirling about the characters ;)

I love the atmosphere of the requested shows/books and I want to have moooore of it so I usually prefer the canon-verse 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 even 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.

For all fandoms I’m requesting one 10k or two 5k fics at author’s discretion.

General likes:

In case you’d like to dive really deep into alllll my likes, there’s a Master List I’ve compiled. It’s really really long though, feel free to read just some sections of it or skip it altogether.

Otherwise here is a short version of my general likes:

canon verse || missing scenes || prequel/sequel of a canon scene

5 + 1 || case fics || character studies || domestic fics || epistolary|| fluff || friends to lovers || friendship fics || future fics (future of the respective show/book) || gen fics || getting together || humour || hurt/comfort (mostly physical hurt – preferably from injuries) || slowburn

cooking together || dancing together || dark academia || late night walks || lazy mornings || linguistics || massage (nothing s*xual, just a massage) || road trips || slice of life || taking care of cats together || trapped in an elevator together

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

DNWs:

Alzheimer’s, cancer and coronavirus related themes
death of any requested character (even if it's canon)
downright unhappy endings
E rated fics
excessive unnecessary violence (i.e. way over what is usual for a given show/book)
kid fics (i.e. focus on an original or canon child character)
mentioning body parts typically involved in sexual activities, especially c**k (mentioning “butt” or “breasts” in non-sexual context is ok)
omegaverse and mpreg
permanent brain damage
royal/high school/historic/sci-fi Aus
sexual content (for / requests: I’m happy my fave characters are dating, I just don’t need to see everything; cuddling and kissing “on screen” is ok)
supernatural elements, magical realism, fairies, ghosts and anything connected to magic in real world canons, especially in casefics
(these are real world canons for a reason ;) I LOVE casefics where the reader can play along and where it’s possible to find out/guess the solution based on presented evidence, dialogues, common sense and knowledge of the real world without resorting to some magical happenings, also human magicians without any superpowers just doing tricks are ok).

Grey’s Anatomy

Cristina Yang

Arizona Robbins

Meredith Grey & Cristina Yang

Meredith Grey/Cristina Yang

Derek Shepherd/Mark Sloan

Arizona Robbins/Callie Torres

I’m more familiar with the first eleven seasons (which covers the story-arc of most of the requested characters).

Feel free to include other characters like Alex, Bailey, Richard, Burke, Owen, Teddy, Addison…

What I like about the series:

Grey’s Anatomy has been running for so long and everything has already happened there. I just love medical TV shows, all the improbable cases, crazy diagnosis, competent doctors, watching the surgeries, the tense atmosphere in the OR when something goes wrong, injuries, healing, doctors explaining the procedures…

My OTP was Cristina/Burke and then Calzona... And over time I’ve begun exploring ships that weren’t canon, I love the idea of Derek/Mark and Meredith/Cristina. Their friendship and mutual understanding was so deep that I can easily imagine them as a couple. And I also love all the canon friendships.

I have a soft spot for Calzona and don’t want anything bad to happen to this couple. They deserve some happiness. For Mer/Cristina and Derek/Mark - I’m open to all possible ways as to how they started dating, eg. even one of the partners cheating on their canon partner and so on…

Prompts:

One of the doctors is preparing to do a difficult surgery, the other one is supporting them, calming down, offering ideas…
Medical case-fic (looking for a diagnosis or a solution for a case - like Derek on the first day Cristina, Meredith and the other started their internship)
H/C - one of the doctors is a patient. Who is it? What happened? Who’s treating them?
I love OR scenes and competent confident surgeons there.
Exploring canon injuries. I’d be interested in Arizona and her dealing with the amputation. It seemed like a season later the writers forgot she had lost her leg. (in this case references to the plane crash and Mark’s and Lexie’s deaths are ok)
Fluffy Calzona; I loved them, my girls deserve to be happy together (what if they both returned to Seattle from NY as a couple again?).
Cristina is a fascinating character, I’d love to read more about her career in Switzerland, about her being a famous surgeon and teacher; how is it compatible with her friendship or relationship with Meredith
Another reason Cristina truly is a fascinating character is her openly stating she doesn’t want to have kids; it’s a theme people don’t talk about nowadays and I feel it was even more taboo ten years ago. I just love her for saying it loud and for standing up for her decision.
Meredith and Cristina had such an amazing friendship, I’d love to see it in a fic.
Meredith/Cristina - how did it happen (totally up to you, maybe Meredith/Derek never even dated ooor Meredith/Cristina started dating after all of the canon MerDer - in this case references to Derek’s death are ok…)
Canon divergence - Mark survives the plane crash
Mark and Derek are just two very good looking, successful, quite rich gentlemen and I’d love to see them from an outsider’s point of view.
When did Mark and Derek start dating? Already in NY and are an established couple or was it much later in Seattle when they realized? How are they balancing their career and private life?
Maybe we can get even some more background here for Derek/Mark. How did they get together? Did Meredith and Derek even ever date each other? Was it just the one-night stand? What about Addison, did she come to the Seattle Grace to try to save her marriage or not at all in our new universe? What about Mark? Is he still sleeping with every nurse he meets, or is he just pretending?

House M.D.

Gregory House

Robert Chase & Gregory House

Gregory House/Stacy Warner

Gregory House & James Wilson

Gregory House/James Wilson

Lisa Cuddy & Gregory House & James Wilson

Feel free to add other characters: Cameron, Foreman, Kutner, Taub, Thirteen…

Fandom specific DNWs: focus on Tritter and/or Vogler, focus on Wilson's cancer

What I like about the series:

I love everything about House. An “unlikeable” main character, cynicism and irony, crime case-like approach to medicine…

In my opinion the first three seasons were the best. I'm much more familiar with the first five seasons… I know all the important events that happened afterwards (but we can totally make a deal that seasons 7 and 8 didn’t ever happen, especially not the whole House/Cuddy breakup, car “accident”, prison etc.)

Prompts:

Medical case-fic in the style of the regular episodes
Prequel to, sequel to, missing scene from any episode (especially from the first three seasons)
Cuddy & House complicated friendship
House & Wilson strong friendship even in their worst moments
House as a patient
Hurt!House. Of course, we have House, his leg and his pain. When it comes to canon portrayal of his pain I prefer the first three seasons. But you don’t have to concentrate only on this. House did many crazy things that resulted in other injuries, other crazy things just happened to him… or you can come up with new injuries.
I just simply love Wilson taking care of House.
Are House/Wilson trying to get together? Are they in an established relationship and hiding it? Is there a bit of fluff in their everyday life?
Hilson developing relationship, road trips, moving together…
House as Chase's mentor
Fix-it - there are so many things to fix :D Maybe House somehow returns even after his faked death to PPTH and is allowed to work there again (up to you if you take it further and let Wilson survive or he dies - in this case my DNWs about death of canon characters don’t apply)
I’d love to see all the various shades of House - House the motorbike rider, the polyglot, the genius, the piano player, the man in pain…
I know it wasn’t very probable that House would stay with Stacy in season 2 but what if he did indeed? Maybe we could get some time jumps and comparison with their care-free time before House’s infarction happened.
What if Stacy didn’t decide for House to do the middle-ground surgery after his infarction? Would he be better or worse? How would it influence their relationship?
Missing scene, continuation, canon divergence based on the episode where they are trapped at the airport because of the snow storm.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (TV 2024)

Jane Smith

Jane Smith & John Smith

Jane Smith/John Smith

Feel free to add other canon characters or OCs.

What I like about the series:

That it's about spies! I love spies so much. I love the plotting and planning of the "missions", quick changes of the plans, thinking on the spot and outside the box... I love Jane and John and how different they are from each other. All the action, various locations, the mysterious organization, it's just amazing. And it has only eight episodes wink wink.

Prompts:

Prequel: I'd love to know something about John's and/or Jane's past. Is there something they can bond over?
Another mission (set somewhere in the first half of the series when they probably had more "routine" assignments) showing how they plan it, what the mission is about, how it's going…
I'd love to know more about the organization and about "HiHi". How could Jane and John obtain more information? Is it a coincidence or have they been secretly trying to find out more for a long time?
I really liked the episode about them going to couples therapy. I'd like to see another session or a mission set at this time.
H/C, there have been so many opportunities for hurt/comfort
Fix-it: maybe they didn't fail the mission in episode 7? What can they do differently?
Future fic: I'd love to know how the story continues after the last episode ends. I'd love them both to survive! Can they? And what will they do then? What's your headcanon/speculation/wish? Could they manage to just step away from the organization and the organization letting them?

Murder Most Unladylike Series - Robin Stevens

Daisy Wells & Hazel Wong

Alexander Arcady & George Mukherjee & Daisy Wells & Hazel Wong

Feel free to add other canon or original characters.

I should probably mention that I haven’t read all the books, I’ve read the first five books so far, ie. Murder Most Unladylike, Arsenic for Tea, First Class Murder, Jolly Foul Play and Mistletoe and Murder. I’m just about to read the sixth book. I would appreciate it if there weren’t any extensive references to the cases and the actual investigation of the last three books in the fic. I want this to be a surprise when I read them.

What I like about the books:

I may not be the target audience but I love it anyway! It’s like reading Agatha Christie’s and Enid Blyton’s books combined! Agatha’s clever mysteries, murder investigations but with Enid Blyton’s children detectives and their problems with annoying grown-ups who don’t want to listen to them :) I love the cozy feelings, the friendship, the atmosphere of the 1930s, the description of a boarding school…

Prompts:

Murder mystery. That’s what the young ladies do the best.
Future fic: what are they doing in their grown-up life?
Friendship fic - with or without including the Young Pinkertons.
Just in case you’ve read some of Agatha Christie’s books (Marple, Poirot, Tommy & Tuppence) or Enid Blyton’s books about the Five Find-outers with Fatty: I’d love to see any crossover with either of the books.
I know that compared with the other fandoms I may not have that many prompts here but that’s because I love the canon as it is and I just want mooooore.
Daisy and Hazel writing letters to each other; sneak peek into their “mission reports”

NCIS: Los Angeles

G Callen

G Callen & Arkady Kolcheck

G Callen/Anna Kolcheck

G Callen & Hetty Lange

G Callen & Sam Hanna

G Callen/Sam Hanna

Feel free to add Vance, Nell, Eric, Michelle, Gibbs, OCs…

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

What I like about the series:

I love spies so much, I love undercover work, creating 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.

Some of my favourite episodes are: Past Lives, Pusback, LD50, Callen G., Familia, Reznikov N., Matryoshka, The Chosen One, Purity

I’m more familiar with the first eight seasons.

Prompts:

Case fic; I love all case fics, it’s a great bonus if they include Comescus or someone from the characters’ past. The more undercover work and spies the better ;)
Exploring Callen’s past as the agent in Russia and Eastern Europe. I also love Arkady and would love to see more about his past cooperation with Callen.
Mr. Callen undercover. What’s his alias? Who is he? (I loved loved the episode Ink in the blood from season 1 - he became the printer.)
Hurt!Callen. What happened to him this time? Is he in a hospital? Who’s putting up with him? I feel like even most of the canon injuries have been brushed upon, especially the ones after Mexico or after Spiral… And we were robbed of Callen’s recovery after the nearly fatal shooting in the NCIS LA spin-off Legend. Or you can come up with moooore original injuries. Mission fic, undercover, case fic would be an awesome background for this.
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?
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 Sam and Arkady were among them.
Sam/Callen (I’d prefer Sam not cheating on Michelle; up to you if you omit Michelle and canon or maybe they got together after her death?) How did they start dating? What’s their relationship like? How do they balance work and private life? Is there a bit of fluff in their lives? What if Callen is injured? What is Sam doing?
5 + 1 format. Maybe mission fics, 5 times Callen was a lone wolf and solved the case and the one time he needed Sam. Or the other way around. Or something totally different.
I also loved the earlier seasons’ dynamics between Hetty and Callen. They respect and understand each other, Callen is trying to find out about his past, Hetty is trying to protect him…
Basically, anything Mr. Callen related would be awesome.

Ocean’s Eleven Trilogy (movies)

Rusty Ryan

Danny Ocean & Rusty Ryan

Danny Ocean/Rusty Ryan

Isabel Lahiri/Rusty Ryan

Isabel Lahiri & Danny Ocean & Rusty Ryan

feel free to include some/all of Danny’s friends or Tess
(in case of Danny/Rusty I’d appreciate Danny not cheating on Tess - maybe they didn’t start dating after she left Benedict, or they broke up or she’s just a friend)

What I like about the films:

I’m not a film person, but these three films? I’ve seen them more often than I can count, probably.

Who wouldn’t enjoy watching George Clooney and Brad Pitt, right? And I just love all the clever long-cons, the suspense, the planning and teamwork. It’s always so interesting to see the planning of the con (I also enjoyed the British TV series Hustle, or the first half an hour of Columbo with the to-be murderer planning the crime) and yet still be surprised afterwards :) I also love the atmosphere of Las Vegas, descriptions of the casinos, of the games. (Though I have to admit I don’t understand card games much…)

Prompts:

Danny and/or Rusty having to cooperate with Isabel and the police. Whom are they trying to catch? Why?
A fic set before the first film and before Danny went to jail. What were Rusty and Danny doing? Were they dating?
Another heist, that’s what they can do best, right :)
Danny/Rusty. Friends to lovers; slowburn; domestic fluff…
Hurt/comfort. I’d prefer hurt!Rusty. What’s happened? Who’s taking care of him?
We know that Rusty owned a hotel… So what was he doing at that time? Was he enjoying his function or already planning new adventures?
I really liked the scenes that were taking place in Europe. So why are they in Europe this time? ;)

SEAL Team (TV)

Clay Spenser

Stella Baxter/Clay Spenser

Sonny Quinn & Clay Spenser

Sonny Quinn/Clay Spenser

Jason Hayes/Clay Spenser

Feel free to include other canon characters like Blackburn, Davis, Trent, Brock, Naima… or OCs.

(In case of Sonny/Clay and Jason/Clay, I wouldn’t want Clay to be cheating on Stella. I’d prefer Stella just out of the picture altogether or Stella just being friends with Clay and never dating him or being a friendly ex-girlfriend)

Fandom specific DNWs: Clay's death, any references to Clay's death; mentioning the vet center; focus on canon storylines about traumatic brain injury; focus on Full Metal, Vic, Emma, Rebecca; making Ash more of a negative character than in canon

What I love about the series:

I love the brotherhood, the absolute trust, the unbreakable bond between the SEALs. The way they are so dedicated to the job and can forget all the troubles and just get the things done. I love watching these confident men who can just do anything anywhere anytime they want. I like the way they face their problems. I love it when they plan the missions. Everyone weighs in their opinion, they quickly form plans, always have a plan B.

I love Sonny & Clay’s friendship. They are so different and at the first sight, it’s an improbable friendship - and yet they are battle boos.

Season 6 episode 8 never happened T_T. Please use canon up to S06E07. (In case you choose some fix-it scenario then references to 06x08 are ok).

Prompts:

The feeling of brotherhood.
Clay & Sonny’s friendship. They are so different and at the first sight, it’s an improbable friendship - and yet they are best friends.
The classics: case fic, mission fic, undercover work. I love it when they plan the missions. Everyone weighs in their opinion, they quickly form plans, always have a plan B.
Or it could be more fluffy and light-hearted here - cooking together, moving in together… maybe Bravo goes on vacations together.
SEAL Team is more focused on action and executing the orders but how would they fare with investigating a murder mystery?
And of course so many many hurt/comfort opportunities. What happened? Are they stranded somewhere? Will they get the help needed? (Unsurprisingly, I’d prefer hurt!Clay)
Injuries from a mission are the most expected but I’d be interested also in other ways how the poor boys could get hurt. In training? Or a “normal” car crash?
I loved everything about Manila and Clay’s injury. What if Bravo returned from the Philippines after the bombing and was there for Clay instead of Swanny? Would it lead to Clay/Sonny, Clay/Jason? Or what if Stella was there for Clay during PT?
What if “the very real possibility that your operating days will be over” the doctors kept talking about in 2x18 did happen and Clay couldn’t return to the field?
Or maybe the Manila injuries are acting up now, on top of everything else.
If you’d like to go the Clay/Sonny route, I’m in! Or Clay/Jason route! These fics are so rare T_T I’d love to know if they are hiding the relationship, when did it start, if the others noticed, how and if it influences their behaviour on spin-ups…

For Season 6:

Any of the nominated relationships/friendships under these hard circumstances.
There was a 3-month-jump in the events in episode 2 so what happened during this time, not only with Clay but the whole team?
Clay instructing the Green Team and…. Clay is such an intelligent and capable person that I can’t imagine he’ll be happy yelling at Green Team members and ramping up their fitness in the long run. Can you please find something more for him to do? He speaks nine languages wink wink
Could he be accompanying Bravo on some mission because of his unique language skills? What will this trip cause? Increase his (and Jason’s) desire for him to return to Bravo or will he make his peace with never coming back? What is Stella’s opinion?
Clay returning to Bravo.
I have to admit that I have a pretty developed fix-it AU in my mind (and in a series of fics) where Clay returns to Bravo even with a prosthetic leg. It’s the only way I’m able to deal with season 6… and I totally do get it that you might not share this view. So in this case could you please concentrate more on the earlier stages of the rehab and coming to terms with the amputation (like episode 6x2, 6x3, 6x4) instead of long-term career and life plans? (I would prefer fics that wouldn't directly contradict my head-canon in this case)
Though if you do share this view that Clay returns, I need to know everything about how it goes! In this case I'm here for alllll the fix-it fics! I’d LOVE to see Clay become Bravo 1 one day… (with his partner at his side?).

Why didn’t they ask Evans? (TV 2022)

Bobby Jones

Frances "Frankie" Derwent/Bobby Jones

Frances "Frankie" Derwent & Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones & James Nicholson

Feel free to add other canon characters or OCs.

What I like about the series:

That it’s classic Agatha! We don’t meet any famous detectives here but it’s in my opinion even better. We have young amateur detectives here, determined, adventurous, a bit naive. We have a murder mystery. Plot set among the rich ladies and gentlemen. Mysterious accidents and characters. The suspense!

Hugh Laurie adapted the book for the TV, he directed the series and played Dr. Nicholson. And he did all of this so amazingly well that I’m in awe.

Prompts:

Anything in the style of the series - prequel, sequel, missing scene, alternative investigation - What if the man didn’t die but had amnesia and didn’t even ask the key question? What if Bobby didn’t let Frankie crash the car and sneak to the Basington-ffrenchs?
Case fic - Frankie, Bobby or Frankie and Bobby investigating another mystery.
Future fic - what happens after the series ends?
Or fic set in the past - maybe Frankie already secretly investigated a mystery among the nobility or Bobby - surprisingly - solved a case while in the Navy.
Doctor Nicholson gets in trouble - maybe because of one of his patients - and Bobby helps him out.
hurt!Bobby, I just love h/c
In case you’ve also read the book and are into meta - I’d love to read something about the differences and similarities of the book and the TV series, maybe even get a glimpse on Hugh Laurie how he writes and rewrites the script.

Thank you for writing a fic for me <3