Still on the Quest

Hello nice person!

I will enjoy a story from any of these fandoms.



i’m adding kind of late the kind of stories I like especially at Yuletide. Because these fandom's are so small I like stories which cleave pretty closely to whatever the canon is. I picked them because I like that particular fandom so I’m not really interested in AU like coffee shops I do like fix it fic and I do like stories which diverge from canon when something changes in someway. I like fluff and crack taken seriously. I like her comfort heavy on the comfort side. And I like stories which look at the canon from different points of view, particularly if it’s something which  we saw mostly from one side. I like outside observers I like missing scenes. I like stories about what comes after everything turns dark after dark or. I apologize for this paragraph being late and messy. I broke a finger in a car accident and I’m using dictation software on the iPad . Thank you so much for writing for me. I know I’ll love whatever it is you do. Feel free to look at past years letters. I was frequently a lot noisier about my likes and dislikes and threw up a few more pot bunnies. 

The New Avengers TV 1976 Steed

Purdey
Gambit
rabidsamfan

This is a perennial request for me. What I'm hoping for is a nice fun smutty. Threesome ,but if you can't write that anymore than I can, I'd still be delighted to get a story that has the three of them being themselves. (I got one of
those one year and I still enjoy it.) You can check the dyw tag at my DW account for lots of possible prompts.

I like adventure, hurt/comfort, crack, crack taken seriously (after all the show had Giant Rats), friendship, missing scenes, characters seen from different points of view, what comes next, etc. I am okay with angst if it has a hopeful ending.
I do not want non-con except as past unshown hurt to present comfort. I do not want body fluids kinks of any sort. (I don't mind the fluids, I just don't think they're sexy.) I do not want bdsm, omegaverse, or sub-dom. When it comes to kinks, think feather, not chicken. I don't want any of my chosen characters turning evil.


The Village That Slept.
This children's book was one of my favorites. I was drawn to it by the illustrations by Margery Gill, but I reread it many times because it was a story of children, stranded on their own, using what they find and know to not only survive but thrive. I did do a promo post for it.
Of course, now, as a grown-up, I'm also interested in the families that did not know they were alive for a very long time.
I would be happy with missing scenes, what comes next, problem solving, a happy day, Lydia's parents or Franz's grandparents point of view, an "interview" by the press after the rescue, either newspaper or television verson, or a look at several years after. I do count a character as included if they are the focus of conversation or thoughts by a different character. I like canon divergence kinds of stories, if you want them to walk down from the mountain earlier.

Try interlibrary loan if the internet archive is still down  https://search.worldcat.org/title/1030256320

 

I do not want sex or violence for this universe. I do not want any of the characters to be malicious or evil. I don't want an unhappy ending.
I love treats.


Witch Mountain movies
Oh my childhood! I had such a crush on the kid who played Tony.
Having read and loved the book first, I loved these movies even more, especially the first one, and would get a kick out of any story which builds on what we were given there. Worldbuilding, especially. A reunion with Jason O'Day would make me happy. Missing scenes, canon divergence, what happened after the credits rolled.

Do not want sex. Do not want violence which is worse than what was in the movie. Do not want the chosen characters being evil.
I love treats.

https://youtu.be/vdyyM-oWNXk?si=8ijySop0AuD988Yj

It is the hobbits who don’t go ‘venturing!

I just went through and fixed a type from 2011 in three places.

*headdesk*

So, twenty years ago, I had cancer.

Compared to some cancers I got off pretty easy, but it was still not fun.

Recently, the fibroid that was sitting in my innards minding its own business decided to expand. Which, despite test and an MRI, it was impossible to tell if it was cancerous or just obstreperous. So the recommendation came down to have it taken out. Except the best way to do that was by having a total hysterectomy. And I was busy, trying to get my library ready to close (weed 10,000 books out of my collection, OUCH) and on top of that my landlady decided she had to sell my apartment, and that meant moving to a different state and retiring and... well, you get the idea... before having this piece of major surgery.

So two weeks ago a very nice surgeon used a robot to rearrange my innards.

And despite feeling way less awful than I expected to feel, I'm still very cranky.


As it turns out, I have an awful lot of things that haven't been put on the Archive of Our Own, yet, so instead of twiddling my thumbs I've been working on putting them over there and figuring out all the places I cross posted stuff.

It is interesting going back to see the comments and things, but I haven't been tempted to write much yet.

Still Yuletide is starting (get your nominations in now!) so maybe that will be a good kick in the creative pants for me.

And I'm going to start journaling again, right? Right.

Edited to add: I've forgotten how to do an lj cut. Sorry.

General do not wants: pederasty, non-consensual sex (except off screen as past hurt for current comfort), body fluid kinks, good characters being evil. Check my previous letters, where I was a lot more specific and eloquent at times about what I'm fussy over if you're uncertain. dyw letter tag at dreamwidth should do it. I tend to only want AUs of the coffeeshop or genderbending sort after I've had a glut of canonish fanfic, so not for Yuletide, thanks.

General wants. More of what I found in the canon is good. Fixit Fic and canon divergence that are solidly grounded in the canon can work and crossovers are fun. Alternate points of view of scenes in canon, outside observer watching or interacting with the characters, missing scenes, what comes next. Hurt/comfort that focuses on the comfort part. Hopeful endings.

I also love treats and drabbles!

Fandoms I have asked for

The New Avengers
Perennial hope for a cheerful smutty threesome, happy with anything that focuses on Gambit or has the three of them bantering and being awesome. See past letters with dyw letter taag for other ideas. Also did a fandom promo at https://yuletide.dreamwidth.org/281559.html?thread=4266199#cmt4266199 Crossovers are good. (Meet James Bond, or Thomas Nightingale from Rivers of London!) Crack plots are fine. (There are giant rats in the sewers in canon, after all.)


Mission Impossible. Love all these characters but especially Barney and Rollin. Any subset that includes them is fine. Vacations gone wrong are fun. Rescues and hurt/comfort are my jam. Not up for PWP here as the plots are half the fun. (Copypasta from an earlier yuletide letter: Mission Impossible (1966). Any. When I was a kid, I couldn’t decide whether I liked Barney, Jim, or Rollin best. As a grownup I can say “yay, fictional characters, I don’t have to choose!” In any case, if one of your favorite episodes was the one where Jim stumbled onto a nest of spies and got dosed and paralyzed with curare by Grandpa Walton, this is probably a good sign. Get Barney or Rollin in that kind of deep trouble and bring the rest of the team in to rescue them and I will be a happy camper. You don’t even have to show me the trouble if you can show the rescue part. Love hurt comfort with lots of comfort and displays of something which would be called affection in anyone who was actually comfortable showing affection. No one else is ever going to come to rescue these folks, after all, so they have to rescue each other. Similarly, I would be happy with an elaborate plan ala the series, a cracky crossover (Jim Phelps is actually Race Bannon from Jonny Quest!), missing scenes, or outside observers/different points of view for part of canon or some new adventure. Have Cinnamon take on all three of them if what you like is smut, or have her privately assessing the possibilities. (Do look at my general comments on fic, though.) Other members of the team aren’t on the tagset, but I like them too.


Emergency!
I actually like all the characters nommed, but Johnny and Roy are my favorites. That said, feel free to strand the squad on the wrong side of a brush fire or mudslide with a busted radio off-screen while everyone else worries and exchanges anecdotes about the Squad 51 team because they can’t get more than badly done Morse code as messages. (I count people telling stories on my chosen characters as featuring them.) I like rescues, especially tricky or funny ones, better than off-shift hijinks. And as this is probably the only year the show will be eligible, I am really hoping for something like a missing scene or episode, perhaps with a bit more angst or comfort to go with the hurt. Canon divergence could be fun too.


Captains Courageous

What if Harvey misses being at sea before settling down to being a magnate and he and Dan take a trip? I mean, two young adventuresome lads could end up anywhere.

Essentially, I would like a what comes later story, or missing scene, story told from another viewpoint, etc. story. I don’t ship them romantically, but I do see them as long term allies. If you want to farther into the future you can look at world events or figure out how they balance Harvey’s money against the more practical inheritance Dan gets from his father.

Goodnight, Mister Tom

I love this book, and would be happy with missing scenes, what comes afterwards, even, perhaps, what becomes of William when he grows up. I'd also enjoy Tom's past, or his withdrawal into curmodgeonhood. A glimpse of his marriage, perhaps, and the art his wife made that helped him understand William better. Angst is okay, but please have a hopeful ending.

DNW romance or sex, thank you.


东方航空《勇毅前行》宣传 | Eastern Airlines "Move Forward With Courage" Commercial

This commercial is downright fascinating. The two men converging through time and space?

I mean, I don't know anything about the airline, but gosh, I'd love to get a fic which either makes more sense of the commercial or turns it into something even stranger.

I've put my general dnws and wants below, but honestly, this whole canon is crack. I sincerely doubt I'll quibble over a coffeeshop AU...

You can find the canon, such as it is, here: https://youtu.be/FtQwwtL-pjI?si=T_wjXHWJrVs5X9YU

The archivist for the Tolkien collection at Marquette is looking to have 6000 interviews of Tolkien fans some day. Wanna help?

https://www.marquette.edu/library/archives/Mss/JRRT/fandomoh.php

dammit I just managed to delete twelve paragraphs. will update when i retype it. might take a bit, my right pinky is missing a chunk and it is in a bad place for typing. past dyw letters are good use the tag. here is quick cut and paste

General do not wants: pederasty, non-consensual sex (except off screen as past hurt for current comfort), body fluid kinks, good characters being evil. Check my previous letters, where I was a lot more specific and eloquent at times about what I'm fussy over. dyw letter tag should do it.

General wants. More of what I found in the canon is good. I tend to only want AUs of the coffeeshop sort after I've had a glut of canonish fanfic. Fixit fic is about as AU as I go for small 'verses. That said, crossovers are fun.

For the things I asked for,

With the New Avengers my past letters pretty much cover it. Funtimes with all three of them is my hearts desire, but otherwise something that focuses on Gambit. My perennial request, check past letters for ideas.


Kubo, I would like family fic, either his time with Beetle and Monkey, or trying to build a new family relationship with his grandfather (the villagers can help) you don’t need to use all the characters.

Tremors Missing scenes or what happens just after. Mindy taking on Rhonda as a role model?

Brigadoon Worldbuilding, what comes next, either in Brigadoon or out in the "real world" if you know Josephine Tey's Alan Grant and want to crossover him doing the investigation of a disappearance I would be amused. You can use a subset of the characters ok

This is the placeholder until I update it.

Sorry.

ARGH! Meant to write last night and fell asleep.

Um. General do not wants: pederasty, non-consensual sex (except off screen as past hurt for current comfort), body fluid kinks, good characters being evil. Check my previous letters, where I was a lot more specific and eloquent at times about what I'm fussy over. dyw letter tag should do it.

General wants. More of what I found in the canon is good. I tend to only want AUs of the coffeeshop sort after I've had a glut of canonish fanfic. Fixit fic is about as AU as I go for small 'verses. That said, crossovers are fun.

For the things I asked for,

With the New Avengers my past letters pretty much cover it. Funtimes with all three of them is my hearts desire, but otherwise something that focuses on Gambit.

Dr. Syn, I'm hoping for the atmosphere. I swear that show with its horses and boots and scary mask is the basis for everything that comes to mind when I'm reading about that era, but I really don't remember the plot much. Smugglers vs authorities... Anyway, go for it.

The People. What I love is the feel of the stories. My favorite one is the people who catch a baby after a spaceship crashes, but I'll reread all of them. Interactions between the People and the rest of us are good.

Yesterday: Loved the movie, think they skimmed over the possible consequences. Does Jack get a chance to meet the other Beatles? What happens with kids being born into this slightly different world. Do they remember?


The Toll-Gate. Think I covered that one. Hope you love all the fun characters that didn't make the list too, but if you just want Nell and Jack riding across the countryside slice of life I'm good. Or alternate pov from Nell's side!

Babette's feast. Again, I love the feel of the film. Give me more! Elaborate on the recipes with the smells and textures and tastes that film can't convey.

Thank you!

This was a placeholder. I apologize, but I needed to have an entry for the sign up form, and luckily I didn't need to end up in the hospital. It has the fandoms now. But I am still pretty out of it. My previous yuletide entries here or at LJ pretty much cover the things I like and don't like. check the dyw letter tag for more coherence.

https://archiveofourown.org/users/rabidsamfan

General likes: alternating viewpoints, fluff, "what comes next", fix it fics, kidfics, gen, sex or violence up to PG levels, hurt/comfort (heavy on the comfort), crack taken seriously, crack taken to the extreme, happy endings, character studies, alternate viewpoint of canon, missing scenes, alternate universes of the "diverging from canon" kind, and stories similar to what canon provides.

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1.
Title: The Rational Mind
Author: Copperbadge
Length: 1500 words
Characters: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Rating: Teen and up
Universe: ACD
Summary: Warning for Graphic Depictions of Violence, Tags for PTSD, Nightmares, and Victorian attitudes toward mental illness.
The war has followed Watson home, and Holmes re-examines his principles in light of his friend's suffering.

Note: A story told in ficlets of descending length, and an exceptional exploration of Watson’s early days at Baker Street. Copperbadge is one of my favorite authors in any fandom, and this story is probably the original reason why.

2.
Title: On Afghanistan’s Plains
Author: Pompey
Length: 22,839 words
Characters: John Watson
Rating: K+
Universe: ACD
Summary: A look at what happened to Watson, from the Battle of Maiwand to his return to England. As this is a prequel to STUDY IN SCARLET, Holmes makes no appearance whatsoever.

Note: I will always read Maiwand stories. But very few of them measure up to this epic by Pompey. Don’t miss the sequel,A Young British Soldier, or the alternate sequel, The Covenant and the Oath which was written with KCS.

3.
Title: Minor Interludes for the Solo Violin part 1, part 2, part 3
Author: Katie Forsythe
Length: ~27,000 words
Characters: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Rating: Explicit
Universe: ACD
Summary: Wounded and traumatized by the Afghan War, John Watson falls in love with a detective who is also a remarkable violinist. Connected pieces of emotion and movement.

Note: When I started looking for things to recommend, I told myself I should try to limit myself to one fic per author. And there was no question at all which story I should choose for Katie Forsythe. This is a wonderful exploration of early Baker Street, and a Watson who is still recovering from Afghanistan, all entangled with The Red-headed League. It’s also Holmes and Watson falling in love. The three parts here are followed by Hallowed Be Thy Name, which switches point of view to Holmes, and the combination of the four stories begin one of Katie’s best series.

4.
Title: Old Wounds
Author: pandapony
Length: 4828 words
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes (or John Watson/Sherlock Holmes etc.)
Rating: Mature
Universe: Granada and/or ACD
Summary: "There were aspects of my life before Baker Street that I preferred not to mention. Specifically, memories of my time in Afghanistan were so painful that I could not think on them at all. I shut the entire episode from my mind, and even went so far as to devise an alternative history for myself, one in which a stray jezail bullet tore my shoulder to shreds, and left me in a fevered state that kept me delirious and weak in India for months.
This is not what happened to me in Afghanistan."
This story is set during the case of "The Crooked Man," the alternative Granada version where an un-married Watson accompanies Holmes to Aldershot. Warnings for non-consensual sex, graphic violence; tags for War Crimes, Past Rape/Non-con, Past Torture, Friendship, Budding Love, Angst, Dark
Note: The details are more referenced than explained in this, but it is still a harrowing past for Watson. But he has Holmes, and Holmes understands. The future slash is only implied. The sequel "Old Scars", which is

explicit is not yet on AO3, but I found it over here.

5.
Title: ...Could Fill A Book
Author: PlaidAdder (aka Irene Adler)
Length: 16,532 words
Characters: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mary Morstan/John Watson, Helen Stoner
Rating: Teen and Up
Universe: ACD / Granada
Summary: When Holmes discovers that his solution to the "Speckled Band" case was...uh...totally wrong, he drags Watson back to Stoke Moran to try to find out what really happened. The true story of the horrible death of Julia Stoner turns out to be closely connected to Mary Morstan's death. As Watson finds himself reliving some of the most painful memories from his marriage to Mary, he starts to take more and more of a leading role in finding the solution to the mystery. Tags: Case Fic, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Pregnancy, Witches, Murder, Snakes, Smart Watson, Medicine

Note: The milk-drinking snake problem gets its comeuppance in this Post-Return story. This is an excellent case-fic, with a deep entanglement in canon. I was really happy when it came to AO3, because plaidadder is one of the authors whose fics always come up when I’m trying think of favorites. (Even though, as is far too usual for me, I’d forgotten the name of both fic and author and had to hunt it out. Thanks, Google!)

6.
Title: Just One Breath
Author: nlr alicia
Length: ~3100 words
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes (or John Watson/Sherlock Holmes etc.)
Rating: unrated, maybe PG/Teen?
Universe: ACD
Summary: Content Warnings: Coursing undercurrents of slash. Coursing underground rivers. Coursing blood. Mild coursing. :p
Written for saswati, who asked for a Watson h/c featuring a stabbing(!)

Note: Nolessremarkable Alicia was a prolific author who, like her namesake, vanished suddenly. I still hope it was only because her real-life situation wouldn’t allow her to continue to write slash fic, and not for other reasons, but as we reach a decade without word, I’ve come to accept that she’ll never have the chance to finish her last wips. This story is just a sample of her writing, to tempt you into reading more.

7.
Title: Hidden Depths
Author: Susannah_Shepherd
Length: 7,165 words
Characters: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Rating: Explicit
Universe: ACD
Summary: Watson inadvertently lets slip that his war injuries are far more extensive and crippling than he has formerly admitted. Holmes encourages him to confront his fears and find new hope. Tags: Hurt/comfort
Author’s Note: This story was written in response to a challenge put forward by Cress on the Holmesslash list to write a hurt/comfort story, based on the premise that Watson's war wound was not where he claimed.
The challenge was:
First, remember that Watson first says his wound is in the shoulder, then in a later story says it's his leg? One Sherlockian theory is that Watson was actually wounded midway between, in his groin, rendering him sterile and/or sexually dysfunctional. Thus he's so embarrassed he'll make up any lie to avoid telling the public the truth, and it explains why Watson never mentions having children with his wife (or wives).
So: The above theory is true; Watson has been wounded sexually. He feels he is not a whole man any more and is privately ashamed. In an unguarded moment, he torturously confesses the truth to Holmes, along with his feeling of being like "half a man". He's also frustrated and jealous of Holmes, who is whole, but chooses not to have any women in his life.
Holmes (in love or not) decides to cheer Watson up and combat his insecurities by showing Watson that he is still desirable and can still have pleasure despite his injuries. Guess how he does it? Yep, straight to bed...


Note: This story intrigued me, because I had actually read about the Sherlockian theory the author mentions, but had not considered the ramifications.

Lagniappe #1
Title: hauntings (series)
Author: rabidsamfan
Length: 10,253 words
Characters: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Rating: Mature
Universe: ACD
Summary: The first summer at Baker Street finds Watson driven by memories of Maiwand and his desire to once more be a useful member of society. But a fresh tragedy changes how he sees everything, most especially his fellow lodger.

Note: These two stories remain some of the best writing I’ve ever done. The sort of thing where I reread and think "Did I do that?" The first one, "Haunted", was inspired by a lovely bit of artwork by Spacefall, and the second one "Revenant" insisted on being written. Both were originally posted at Cox and Co., because at that point I was too embarrassed to post them at my own LJ.