Dear Tag Exchange Writer
Hi, thanks for writing for me! I hope this letter is useful.
Likes: Humour, banter, friendship, romance, first time, established relationship, close friendships that could be romantic but it's never specified, family relationships, characters showing their vulnerable side, hurt/comfort, happy endings, gen, slash, het, femslash
Dislikes: Non con, major character death, character bashing, infidelity, threesomes, asexual/aromantic headcanons, first and second POV, explicit sex
Fandoms:
Red Dwarf (Lister, Lister & Rimmer & Cat & Kryten)
I've loved Red Dwarf since I was a kid, and I still love it today. My favourite character is probably Lister, but I love the whole gang. If you want to include a pairing I like Rimmer/Lister, but gen is great too. I like the series 3-6 era best, but I'm familiar with all of canon so feel free to set your fic whenever.
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Age Regression/De-Aging: Any character(s), although I guess it would be difficult with Kryten. Don't mind if it's mental and physical de-aging or just physical.
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: The show dealt with a few, but go nuts! What if Rimmer had fixed the drive plate correctly? What if someone besides Lister had survived? What if the Cat race hadn't left Red Dwarf? What if Rimmer had actually given Lister Kochanski's hologram at the end of "Confidence and Paranoia"? What if the gang hadn't been thrown in the brig when the crew was resurrected? Those are just some ideas, basically I'm down for pretty much any "what if" you can think of, even one of the ones shown in canon. Bonus points for combining this with "Parallel Universes" below and crossing over with the canon universe.
Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers: Lister would probably be the laziest superhero ever. I can see Rimmer being really gung-ho about the whole thing and being perpetually annoyed because Lister has much better powers than he has and squanders them on things like making curry and watching TV. (Your choice what their powers actually are.)
Animal Transformation: I think it would be hilarious to have the Cat turned into an actual cat, but any of them turned into anything would be a lot of fun.
Character(s) Turned Into Cyborg or Android: DNA showed Kryten being turned into a human, let's see how one of the others deals with the opposite.
Crack Fic: If ever a canon was made for it... Any type of ridiculous shenanigans are fine, but you might have to work to find something that wasn't canon. ;)
Cultural Differences: Could be the Gelfs again, or some other lifeform with strange customs. (And inevitably the gang mess it all up and get into big trouble.)
Fake/Pretend Relationship: Doesn't have to end up in a real relationship, but if it does I'd prefer Rimmer/Lister. Your choice why they're pretending.
Groundhog Day Style Time Loop: Basically self-explanatory. Your choice if only one loops or if they all do, but if it's the former I'd prefer the one be Lister.
Hijinks & Shenanigans: The show in a nutshell. Basically anything with the same feel as an episode would fit this one.
Holidays: How do they celebrate holidays on Red Dwarf? Christmas? Birthdays? We saw a Deathday party once, and a sort of farewell party for Kryten, what other celebrations have they had?
Parallel Universes: Any universe(s), whether canon or not. This could be the crew encountering yet another version of themselves, or if you want to take a different tack, show me the kinds of things Ace Rimmer encounters on his travels.
Stranded: They're stuck together somewhere and have to refrain from killing each other. Could be like "Marooned" where they're actually in danger, or they could just be bored, waiting until someone rescues them/Kryten figures out a solution.
Team Dynamics: "Team" may not be the best word, but something about how they all fit together and help each other out even when they're annoying the hell out of each other.
Telepathy: I think any of the characters would go mad if they had to listen to the thoughts of any of the other characters, so this would be kind of hilarious. I'm thinking weird technology, but any excuse for sudden telepathy is fine.
Time Travel: I love "Tikka to Ride", so anything like that would be great. Could be time travel to our past, their future, or even their past but our future.
Trapped: Basically the same as "Stranded" except in a smaller space. Could include Lister's claustrophobia, but even the show ignored it apart from that one episode, so don't feel you have to.
Truth Serum: This could be a good excuse for a Rimmer/Lister fic, but if you want to write gen and focus on them confessing ridiculous other stuff, go right ahead.
Vacations Gone Awry: Because when does anything go right for them? Maybe they land on a planet and find out it's not as welcoming as first appeared, maybe they go out in Starbug and get lost or attacked, maybe they stay on Red Dwarf and something goes horribly wrong there. Or anything else you can think of.
Zombie Apocalypse: I'm not sure "apocalypse" is the right word, given their situation, but I could totally see them coming across a ship with a zombified crew and having to try and avoid becoming zombies themselves. (Rimmer is very glad he's a hologram.)
Other Notes: My favourite thing about this show is the humour, so I'd prefer a light-hearted/comedic fic rather than anything angsty. And please no pairings other than canon ones or Rimmer/Lister.
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Stargate SG-1 (Sam, Sam/Janet)
I love Sam, and her interactions with pretty much everyone, especially the rest of SG-1. (I'm partial to the original Sam + Jack + Daniel + Teal'c version of SG-1, but I'm open to any of them.) As mentioned above, I ship Sam/Janet, but aside from the few shippy tags (marked with an asterisk) I'm totally fine with gen.
Tags:
Age Regression/De-Aging: Your choice how many people are de-aged and whether it's mental or physical or both. I'd prefer no relationships where only one person gets de-aged, but otherwise anything goes.
Animal Transformation: Seeing Sam transformed into a cat or other small animal would be adorable, but I'd also love seeing her reaction to someone else turning into an animal. Doesn't have to be an Earth animal either - go wild!
Character Study: I would love to know more about Sam and her relationships with other characters. Could be backstory, or something set during the series. And I'd particularly love anything that touches on her interest and accomplishments in science.
Crack Fic: I love seeing how the characters react to ridiculous situations. Whatever bizarre ideas you have in mind, I look forward to reading it.
Cultural Differences: With the amount of aliens they meet it has to happen somehow. Maybe something we humans do without thinking is really offensive (or just weird) to them, or vice versa? Or you could explore how Teal'c's frame of reference differs from the rest of the team.
Fix-It: The main thing I'd like to fix is Janet's death. Have her survive somehow or come back from the dead - Daniel does it all the time!
*Friends to Lovers: One of my favourite relationship tropes. I love when characters worry about romantic feelings ruining their friendship, but I also like when the shift from being friends to being romantic partners is so easy they almost don't realise it's happening.
Family: I really like Sam's relationship with her dad, but I'd also be interested in something about her relationship with Janet and Cassandra.
Groundhog Day Style Time Loop: I loved the Groundhog Day episode they did in canon. Could be everyone looping, or just Sam, or Sam and someone else.
Hijinks & Shenanigans: I have a hard time coming up with prompts for this one, but any kind of shenanigans would be welcome. Maybe the SGC gets into a prank war? Or a new alien race has some really bizarre rituals? Whatever, as long as you're having fun I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
Hurt/Comfort: I'd love to see Sam getting injured/ill and Janet (as a doctor and a friend/partner) looking after her. Or team feels with SG-1 could be good too.
Parallel Universes: I really like seeing parallel universes cross over with the canon one, and how the characters react to their lives being so different. We've seen a few parallel universes in canon, so you can explore one of those, or show me a new one. (If you want to take the Sam/Janet tack, I'm a big fan of the "knowledge of alternate universe relationship leads to reconsidering own relationship" idea, but that's just a bonus.)
POV Outsider: Fairly self-explanatory, I think. Could be someone in the SGC giving their thoughts on Sam (or Sam/Janet), or someone really outside's take on the whole Stargate thing.
*Secret Relationship: For obvious DADT-shaped reasons.
*Sex Pollen: Doesn't have to be actual pollen, it could be something they eat or drink, or some kind of chemical, I don't mind. I prefer the kind of sex pollen fic where they're interested in each other before they get dosed, so the pollen is basically just a catalyst for revealing feelings. Or you could do established relationship sex pollen, I don't think I've ever seen that.
Stranded: This one probably works better for Sam and SG-1 than Janet, but show me them stranded on some alien world because the DHD broke down. Bonus if they have to hide because there are people after them.
Team Dynamics: I love the SG-1 team, how they work together flawlessly and care so much about each other. And how they work together with other characters like Hammond and Janet. Anything exploring that would be great.
Telepathy: I'd love to see Sam get telepathy somehow and have to try not to read any of her teammates private (and possibly disturbing) thoughts. (And maybe she finds out something about Janet she wasn't expecting.) Or maybe Sam and Janet get telepathy, but only with each other.
Time Travel: The episodes where they travel through time are some of my favourites. Don't care if they're travelling to the past or the future, or if it's someone else (including one or more of the team) who time travels to their era. (Maybe something bad happens in the future and they have to travel back in time to stop it.)
Vacations Gone Awry: Could be a "vacation" in that they're visiting a planet that's supposed to be much more relaxing than the others, or could be a real, Earth vacation that gets cut short by some kind of world-threatening problem, but either way, something is bound to go wrong.
Other Notes: Background Jack/Daniel is fine, as are other background pairings that don't conflict with Sam/Janet.
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Star Trek AOS (Spock)
I'm requesting Spock alone because he's the character I'm most interested in, but feel free to include as many of the others as you want. (Especially Spock Prime. I love him, though I can see how he might not fit into some of the AU verses.) I'd prefer no Spock/Uhura (even in gen), but I'm totally on board with them being bffs. If you want to include a pairing I like Kirk/Spock, but gen is more than fine too. The only thing I ask is that the fic stays focused on Spock and his issues - AOS fandom in general seems to focus mostly on Kirk, and that's not what I'm looking for.
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Age Regression/De-Aging: I'd love to see the crew dealing with mini-Spock. I'd prefer mental and physical de-aging, and him ending up somewhere around 4 or 5, but older is fine. Or if you want to make it so Spock isn't the only one de-aged, that could be fun too. I'd especially love if there was some indication that Young Spock's life on Vulcan isn't all that great - bullies and problems with his father and the like - and how the rest of the crew deal with the situation.
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: What if Spock had joined the Vulcan Science Academy instead of Starfleet? What if his mother had died when he was young? (I imagine the issues between him and his father would be even bigger.) What if the Enterprise had been built earlier and he'd gone off with Pike like in TOS? What if they'd managed to keep Vulcan from being destroyed? Or what if Earth had gone too? (These are just ideas, if you've got a different "what if" you want to write, go ahead.)
Alternate Universe - High School: I love the idea of seeing the characters as teenagers. I'd prefer a fic that keeps the 23rd century setting (so Spock's still a Vulcan) but I'd be okay with an AU set in the modern day. I'd really enjoy if you included the rest of the characters as well as Spock (or at least most of them - I guess Chekov would be a little difficult unless you're aging him up), and older characters like Pike being teachers would be extra awesome.
Alternate Universe - Hogwarts: Because Star Trek character running around with wands is an awesome image. In my mind Spock is a Ravenclaw, but I could also see him as a Hermione-esque Gryffindor-with-Ravenclaw-leanings.
Alternate Universe - Music: So, years back I read " Symphony for Stars and Planets" by singingintime and just totally fell in love with the idea of the characters being in an orchestra. I don't mind if it's a modern AU like that was, or set in the canon time. (I imagine a 23rd century orchestra would have lots of interesting alien instruments.) You can include all the characters, or some of them (I think Uhura is particularly suited to this), or maybe even just Spock. In a deleted scene in TOS it's mentioned that he came second in an all-Vulcan music competition - what if he continued with that instead of joining Starfleet?
Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers: If you want to combine this one with "Alternate Universe - High School" and have a school for superheroes, I am completely on board. Otherwise I'd love to see the crew fighting crime/supervillains with their awesome powers - bonus if their powers map onto their canon abilities, so Spock is a telepath/empath and Scotty can talk to machines and Uhura can speak any language, etc (these are just suggestions). Double bonus if Nero is a supervillain they have to fight.
Animal Transformation: Spock turning into a cat would be adorable, but him turning into other animals (especially alien animals) could be a lot of fun too. Your choice if other people get turned into animals as well.
Coming Out: I've always liked the idea of Spock being gay, so I'd love to see a fic where he deals with that. Your choice who he comes out to - Uhura (maybe that's why they break up?), Kirk, Sarek, everyone? I'd also love to see a discussion with Spock Prime (who is also gay) - because really, if there was an older-and-wiser version of me wandering around I'd ask their advice for everything. For this request, though I like Kirk/Spock, I'm happy with Spock/OMC, or even Spock having a crush on Pike (but no actual Pike/Spock please).
Cultural Differences: I'd love to see Spock's perspective on the differences between Vulcan and human society. I always imagine what a culture shock coming to Earth for the academy must have been - even with a human mother there's got to be a lot of things that humans take for granted that were totally bizarre and confusing to him (and possibly still are).
Daddy Issues: Sarek and Spock seemed to reconcile after the whole thing with Vulcan, but I imagine there's still issues there. Or the fic could be set before they reconciled, or even when Spock is young, trying to get his father to be proud of him.
Groundhog Day Style Time Loop: Could be just Spock looping, or Spock and someone(s) else, or even the whole ship.
Hurt/Comfort: Could be physical hurt/comfort, e.g. an illness or injury, or emotional. (The destruction of Vulcan alone must have caused a lot of emotional wounds that need comfort.) I'd especially like if Spock tries to ignore whatever it is and keep working until someone else forces him to stop and accept help.
Insecurity: I think Spock's insecurity is less obvious in AOS than TOS, but I'm sure it's still there, especially given what he goes through in canon. I'd like to see him struggling with feeling inadequate or unwanted, maybe with help from Kirk or Uhura or Spock Prime.
Internalised Homophobia: While I like the idea of gay Vulcans being a total non-issue, I also think it would be interesting to see Spock struggle with his attraction, especially since given the situation I imagine there'd be a lot of pressure for Vulcans to pair up heterosexually and have lots of babies. Your choice whether Vulcan society is actually homophobic or Spock just thinks it is, but I don't want human society to be homophobic - I'd like to think that by the 23rd century we'd be past that. (This kind of crosses over with "Coming Out", so see that request for further details.)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD: I'd be shocked if Spock didn't have some kind of PTSD after the destruction of Vulcan. Feeling billions of people die has got to be horrific, so I'd like to see how he copes with it, and how he doesn't.
Scars: I've read a few fics where Spock has scars or issues with his body and is insecure about it, and I'd love to see something like that. Or maybe something about the emotional/mental scars left from Vulcan's destruction.
Sickfic: One of my favourite kinds of hurt/comfort. I'd prefer something on the flu or stomach bug end of the spectrum, rather than something life-threatening, but I'm okay with the latter if the fic would work better that way. (As long as he doesn't actually die, of course.)
Telepathy: Spock's telepathy (and Vulcan telepathy in general) is fascinating to me, and I'd love an exploration of it. How Spock experiences it, what kind of training he went through to use it, how it helps and hinders his interaction with other people, the effects of Vulcan's destruction... I've always liked the idea that he has particularly strong telepathic gifts, compared to most Vulcans, so something about that would be great too.
Vomiting: I don't know why, but my absolute favourite type of hurt/comfort involves one character vomiting and another character comforting them. I'd like Spock to be the former, and I don't care why he's throwing up - illness, food poisoning, motion sickness, emotional upheaval, etc - just give me all the miserable vomiting Spock.
Zombie Apocalypse: Spock and the crew fighting zombies is something I'd love to see. Doesn't have to be an apocalypse in a Federation-wide sense (in fact I'd prefer it wasn't) - maybe it's just one planet they happen to land on that's having a really unusual disaster.
Other Notes: If at all possible, I'd prefer no references to STID, especially John Harrison/"Khan". Feel free to put in any non-Spock background pairings you like (or none) - I particularly like Chekov/Sulu, Scotty/Uhura, and Uhura/Gaila, but I'm fine with anything except Kirk/McCoy. I'd also prefer no mentions of Winona Kirk, unless she's portrayed positively. (Same goes for Gary Mitchell.) And since there are arguments about it, I take Vulcan body temperature as higher than human.
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Star Trek TOS (Kirk/Spock, Kirk & Spock)
I love Kirk and Spock's relationship, in all its forms. For tags other than the ship-specific ones (marked with an asterisk), I'd be happy with either gen or slash, so feel free to write whatever. Generally I prefer gen set during the series and slash set during the movies, but that's just a preference so don't feel you have to stick to it. As long as it's about them, I'll be happy.
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Accidental Soulbonding: I love the idea of Kirk and Spock having some kind of mental link, and in my mind it was almost certainly an accident. Maybe it's just the effect of too many mindmelds, or it could have been a specific meld that was deeper or more intense than the rest. Anyway, I'd love to see how they react to the link and make it work for them.
Age Regression/De-Aging: I'd prefer mental and physical de-aging, and if you're going for a Kirk/Spock vibe, please have both of them being de-aged - one half of a pairing being de-aged while the other stays an adult kind of squicks me. Otherwise, either/both is fine. I especially like when they're de-aged to about 4 or 5, but anything up to young teenagers is fine. (Or even older teenagers if you want to go in a K/S direction.)
Alternate Universe - Always a Different Sex: I only like this when both Kirk and Spock are changed. I prefer femslash, but gen is fine too. Your choice whether you change anyone else. Oh, and I like the names "Jane" for Kirk and "Spock" for Spock, but I don't really have preferences for anyone else.
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: What if Spock had joined the Vulcan Science Academy instead of Starfleet? What if Kirk and Spock had met at the academy? What if Kirk had had Khan locked up instead of leaving him on a random planet - or what if he'd checked on him afterwards? What if his son hadn't died? These are just examples, if you've got another "What if" you're dying to write, go ahead.
Alternate Universe - Hogwarts: Teen Kirk and Spock doing magic, sign me up! As mentioned above I see Spock as a Ravenclaw (more so than his counterpart to be honest) and Kirk is pretty much a classic Gryffindor.
Alternate Universe - Role Reversal: What if Spock was the captain and Kirk the first officer (or science officer)? Or what if Kirk was the Vulcan and Spock the human?
Animal Transformation: I think I mentioned this, but I love people turning into cats. But if you want them to turn into some weird alien animal, that could be fun too. Don't mind whether it's Kirk or Spock or both.
Cultural Differences: I imagine Spock is fairly accustomed to human culture by now, but there's still got to be things that he finds strange, or that lead to misunderstandings at times. Or maybe he takes Kirk for a shore leave on Vulcan and Kirk is the one confused and out of his element. Or you could even go outside of the friendship/pairing and have cultural differences between the Enterprise crew and one of the planets they visit, so both Kirk and Spock are out of their element.
*Domestic Fluff: I adore old married couple Kirk/Spock fic where they're all domestic and adorable. Could be when they're teaching at the academy pre-Wrath of Khan, or on shore leave from the Enterprise, or even after they're retired. Just fluffy slice of life stuff where nothing bad happens is all I want from this one. (Though if you want to combine with sickfic and have one of them have the flu or something, that'd also be fine.)
Emotional Hurt/Comfort: I usually prefer physical H/C, but this kind is good too. Could be over something from their past (e.g. Spock's difficult childhood, Kirk's time on Tarsus) or something that happens in the episodes, or even something new. I just love the way they help and support each other in canon, and I'd love to see more of that.
Headaches & Migraines: I'd like Kirk to be the one with migraines, and Spock helping him through them, but the other way round is good too.
Hurt/Comfort: I love fics where Kirk or Spock is ill or injured and the other comforts them and helps them through it. Could overlap with sickfic, or if you want some other ideas, "Exhaustion" and "Hypothermia" were two of the tags that I wanted to request but didn't have space for, so anything for either of them would be awesome.
Insecurity: I really like Kirk helping Spock overcome the insecurity and issues caused by his childhood, but Kirk has a lot of issues too (particularly when something threatens his command) so I'm happy with it being the other way around.
*Mating Cycles/In Heat: Ah, pon farr. Give me all the pon farr, especially as part of an established relationship. I'd rather it focused on the "must have lots of sex" aspect than anything violent - Kirk can be exhausted and bruised and sore by the end, but not seriously injured. I'm okay with explicit sex for this one, but if you can write it without explicit sex more power to you.
*Non-Human Genitalia: Star Trek fandom has a long history of coming up with weird ideas for what Vulcan genitalia might look like. My favourite idea is that the testicles are internal and the penis retracts into the body when not in use, but I'd be interested in virtually any idea that's more interesting than the ubiquitous "double ridges". I'm okay with explicit sex for this one too, since it's hard to think of a non-sex reason for Kirk to be exploring what Spock's penis looks like.
*Oblivious to Relationship: Kirk and Spock are so close and affectionate in canon that I like the idea of them crossing into a romantic relationship without realising it. Especially if someone else has to point it out to them.
Parallel Universes: Could be the Mirror Universe, or a non-canon one. I have a fondness for the idea of Kirk and Spock having to deal with their alternates from an always-female universe, but seeing them interact with virtually any type of parallel universe would be interesting to me.
Sickfic: I don't mind whether it's Kirk or Spock or even both getting sick. Could be something simple like the flu, or something more serious. I'd especially love if the non-ill one (assuming there is one) is all worried and comforting towards his friend/partner.
Stranded: I love fics where they end up stranded somewhere alone on some alien planet and have to keep each other alive until help comes. Especially if they're hiding from people who want to hurt them, and especially if there's some hurt/comfort involved.
Vomiting: As mentioned above, this is my favourite type of hurt/comfort fic. Don't care whether it's Kirk or Spock throwing up, or why they're doing it - illness, food poisoning, motion sickness, etc. I'd just like to see one of them sick and miserable and the other comforting them.
Other Notes: Feel free to include any background pairings you want - I'm particularly fond of Scotty/Uhura and Chekov/Sulu, but I'm fine with anything that doesn't conflict with K/S. Also, as mentioned for AOS, I take Vulcan body temperature as higher than human and dislike asshole!Gary Mitchell.
Whew, that was a lot, but I hope it helps! I made sure to only pick tags I really want, so whichever one(s) you write, I'm sure I'll love it! Thanks again!
Likes: Humour, banter, friendship, romance, first time, established relationship, close friendships that could be romantic but it's never specified, family relationships, characters showing their vulnerable side, hurt/comfort, happy endings, gen, slash, het, femslash
Dislikes: Non con, major character death, character bashing, infidelity, threesomes, asexual/aromantic headcanons, first and second POV, explicit sex
Fandoms:
Red Dwarf (Lister, Lister & Rimmer & Cat & Kryten)
I've loved Red Dwarf since I was a kid, and I still love it today. My favourite character is probably Lister, but I love the whole gang. If you want to include a pairing I like Rimmer/Lister, but gen is great too. I like the series 3-6 era best, but I'm familiar with all of canon so feel free to set your fic whenever.
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Age Regression/De-Aging: Any character(s), although I guess it would be difficult with Kryten. Don't mind if it's mental and physical de-aging or just physical.
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: The show dealt with a few, but go nuts! What if Rimmer had fixed the drive plate correctly? What if someone besides Lister had survived? What if the Cat race hadn't left Red Dwarf? What if Rimmer had actually given Lister Kochanski's hologram at the end of "Confidence and Paranoia"? What if the gang hadn't been thrown in the brig when the crew was resurrected? Those are just some ideas, basically I'm down for pretty much any "what if" you can think of, even one of the ones shown in canon. Bonus points for combining this with "Parallel Universes" below and crossing over with the canon universe.
Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers: Lister would probably be the laziest superhero ever. I can see Rimmer being really gung-ho about the whole thing and being perpetually annoyed because Lister has much better powers than he has and squanders them on things like making curry and watching TV. (Your choice what their powers actually are.)
Animal Transformation: I think it would be hilarious to have the Cat turned into an actual cat, but any of them turned into anything would be a lot of fun.
Character(s) Turned Into Cyborg or Android: DNA showed Kryten being turned into a human, let's see how one of the others deals with the opposite.
Crack Fic: If ever a canon was made for it... Any type of ridiculous shenanigans are fine, but you might have to work to find something that wasn't canon. ;)
Cultural Differences: Could be the Gelfs again, or some other lifeform with strange customs. (And inevitably the gang mess it all up and get into big trouble.)
Fake/Pretend Relationship: Doesn't have to end up in a real relationship, but if it does I'd prefer Rimmer/Lister. Your choice why they're pretending.
Groundhog Day Style Time Loop: Basically self-explanatory. Your choice if only one loops or if they all do, but if it's the former I'd prefer the one be Lister.
Hijinks & Shenanigans: The show in a nutshell. Basically anything with the same feel as an episode would fit this one.
Holidays: How do they celebrate holidays on Red Dwarf? Christmas? Birthdays? We saw a Deathday party once, and a sort of farewell party for Kryten, what other celebrations have they had?
Parallel Universes: Any universe(s), whether canon or not. This could be the crew encountering yet another version of themselves, or if you want to take a different tack, show me the kinds of things Ace Rimmer encounters on his travels.
Stranded: They're stuck together somewhere and have to refrain from killing each other. Could be like "Marooned" where they're actually in danger, or they could just be bored, waiting until someone rescues them/Kryten figures out a solution.
Team Dynamics: "Team" may not be the best word, but something about how they all fit together and help each other out even when they're annoying the hell out of each other.
Telepathy: I think any of the characters would go mad if they had to listen to the thoughts of any of the other characters, so this would be kind of hilarious. I'm thinking weird technology, but any excuse for sudden telepathy is fine.
Time Travel: I love "Tikka to Ride", so anything like that would be great. Could be time travel to our past, their future, or even their past but our future.
Trapped: Basically the same as "Stranded" except in a smaller space. Could include Lister's claustrophobia, but even the show ignored it apart from that one episode, so don't feel you have to.
Truth Serum: This could be a good excuse for a Rimmer/Lister fic, but if you want to write gen and focus on them confessing ridiculous other stuff, go right ahead.
Vacations Gone Awry: Because when does anything go right for them? Maybe they land on a planet and find out it's not as welcoming as first appeared, maybe they go out in Starbug and get lost or attacked, maybe they stay on Red Dwarf and something goes horribly wrong there. Or anything else you can think of.
Zombie Apocalypse: I'm not sure "apocalypse" is the right word, given their situation, but I could totally see them coming across a ship with a zombified crew and having to try and avoid becoming zombies themselves. (Rimmer is very glad he's a hologram.)
Other Notes: My favourite thing about this show is the humour, so I'd prefer a light-hearted/comedic fic rather than anything angsty. And please no pairings other than canon ones or Rimmer/Lister.
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Stargate SG-1 (Sam, Sam/Janet)
I love Sam, and her interactions with pretty much everyone, especially the rest of SG-1. (I'm partial to the original Sam + Jack + Daniel + Teal'c version of SG-1, but I'm open to any of them.) As mentioned above, I ship Sam/Janet, but aside from the few shippy tags (marked with an asterisk) I'm totally fine with gen.
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Age Regression/De-Aging: Your choice how many people are de-aged and whether it's mental or physical or both. I'd prefer no relationships where only one person gets de-aged, but otherwise anything goes.
Animal Transformation: Seeing Sam transformed into a cat or other small animal would be adorable, but I'd also love seeing her reaction to someone else turning into an animal. Doesn't have to be an Earth animal either - go wild!
Character Study: I would love to know more about Sam and her relationships with other characters. Could be backstory, or something set during the series. And I'd particularly love anything that touches on her interest and accomplishments in science.
Crack Fic: I love seeing how the characters react to ridiculous situations. Whatever bizarre ideas you have in mind, I look forward to reading it.
Cultural Differences: With the amount of aliens they meet it has to happen somehow. Maybe something we humans do without thinking is really offensive (or just weird) to them, or vice versa? Or you could explore how Teal'c's frame of reference differs from the rest of the team.
Fix-It: The main thing I'd like to fix is Janet's death. Have her survive somehow or come back from the dead - Daniel does it all the time!
*Friends to Lovers: One of my favourite relationship tropes. I love when characters worry about romantic feelings ruining their friendship, but I also like when the shift from being friends to being romantic partners is so easy they almost don't realise it's happening.
Family: I really like Sam's relationship with her dad, but I'd also be interested in something about her relationship with Janet and Cassandra.
Groundhog Day Style Time Loop: I loved the Groundhog Day episode they did in canon. Could be everyone looping, or just Sam, or Sam and someone else.
Hijinks & Shenanigans: I have a hard time coming up with prompts for this one, but any kind of shenanigans would be welcome. Maybe the SGC gets into a prank war? Or a new alien race has some really bizarre rituals? Whatever, as long as you're having fun I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
Hurt/Comfort: I'd love to see Sam getting injured/ill and Janet (as a doctor and a friend/partner) looking after her. Or team feels with SG-1 could be good too.
Parallel Universes: I really like seeing parallel universes cross over with the canon one, and how the characters react to their lives being so different. We've seen a few parallel universes in canon, so you can explore one of those, or show me a new one. (If you want to take the Sam/Janet tack, I'm a big fan of the "knowledge of alternate universe relationship leads to reconsidering own relationship" idea, but that's just a bonus.)
POV Outsider: Fairly self-explanatory, I think. Could be someone in the SGC giving their thoughts on Sam (or Sam/Janet), or someone really outside's take on the whole Stargate thing.
*Secret Relationship: For obvious DADT-shaped reasons.
*Sex Pollen: Doesn't have to be actual pollen, it could be something they eat or drink, or some kind of chemical, I don't mind. I prefer the kind of sex pollen fic where they're interested in each other before they get dosed, so the pollen is basically just a catalyst for revealing feelings. Or you could do established relationship sex pollen, I don't think I've ever seen that.
Stranded: This one probably works better for Sam and SG-1 than Janet, but show me them stranded on some alien world because the DHD broke down. Bonus if they have to hide because there are people after them.
Team Dynamics: I love the SG-1 team, how they work together flawlessly and care so much about each other. And how they work together with other characters like Hammond and Janet. Anything exploring that would be great.
Telepathy: I'd love to see Sam get telepathy somehow and have to try not to read any of her teammates private (and possibly disturbing) thoughts. (And maybe she finds out something about Janet she wasn't expecting.) Or maybe Sam and Janet get telepathy, but only with each other.
Time Travel: The episodes where they travel through time are some of my favourites. Don't care if they're travelling to the past or the future, or if it's someone else (including one or more of the team) who time travels to their era. (Maybe something bad happens in the future and they have to travel back in time to stop it.)
Vacations Gone Awry: Could be a "vacation" in that they're visiting a planet that's supposed to be much more relaxing than the others, or could be a real, Earth vacation that gets cut short by some kind of world-threatening problem, but either way, something is bound to go wrong.
Other Notes: Background Jack/Daniel is fine, as are other background pairings that don't conflict with Sam/Janet.
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Star Trek AOS (Spock)
I'm requesting Spock alone because he's the character I'm most interested in, but feel free to include as many of the others as you want. (Especially Spock Prime. I love him, though I can see how he might not fit into some of the AU verses.) I'd prefer no Spock/Uhura (even in gen), but I'm totally on board with them being bffs. If you want to include a pairing I like Kirk/Spock, but gen is more than fine too. The only thing I ask is that the fic stays focused on Spock and his issues - AOS fandom in general seems to focus mostly on Kirk, and that's not what I'm looking for.
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Age Regression/De-Aging: I'd love to see the crew dealing with mini-Spock. I'd prefer mental and physical de-aging, and him ending up somewhere around 4 or 5, but older is fine. Or if you want to make it so Spock isn't the only one de-aged, that could be fun too. I'd especially love if there was some indication that Young Spock's life on Vulcan isn't all that great - bullies and problems with his father and the like - and how the rest of the crew deal with the situation.
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: What if Spock had joined the Vulcan Science Academy instead of Starfleet? What if his mother had died when he was young? (I imagine the issues between him and his father would be even bigger.) What if the Enterprise had been built earlier and he'd gone off with Pike like in TOS? What if they'd managed to keep Vulcan from being destroyed? Or what if Earth had gone too? (These are just ideas, if you've got a different "what if" you want to write, go ahead.)
Alternate Universe - High School: I love the idea of seeing the characters as teenagers. I'd prefer a fic that keeps the 23rd century setting (so Spock's still a Vulcan) but I'd be okay with an AU set in the modern day. I'd really enjoy if you included the rest of the characters as well as Spock (or at least most of them - I guess Chekov would be a little difficult unless you're aging him up), and older characters like Pike being teachers would be extra awesome.
Alternate Universe - Hogwarts: Because Star Trek character running around with wands is an awesome image. In my mind Spock is a Ravenclaw, but I could also see him as a Hermione-esque Gryffindor-with-Ravenclaw-leanings.
Alternate Universe - Music: So, years back I read " Symphony for Stars and Planets" by singingintime and just totally fell in love with the idea of the characters being in an orchestra. I don't mind if it's a modern AU like that was, or set in the canon time. (I imagine a 23rd century orchestra would have lots of interesting alien instruments.) You can include all the characters, or some of them (I think Uhura is particularly suited to this), or maybe even just Spock. In a deleted scene in TOS it's mentioned that he came second in an all-Vulcan music competition - what if he continued with that instead of joining Starfleet?
Alternate Universe - Superheroes/Superpowers: If you want to combine this one with "Alternate Universe - High School" and have a school for superheroes, I am completely on board. Otherwise I'd love to see the crew fighting crime/supervillains with their awesome powers - bonus if their powers map onto their canon abilities, so Spock is a telepath/empath and Scotty can talk to machines and Uhura can speak any language, etc (these are just suggestions). Double bonus if Nero is a supervillain they have to fight.
Animal Transformation: Spock turning into a cat would be adorable, but him turning into other animals (especially alien animals) could be a lot of fun too. Your choice if other people get turned into animals as well.
Coming Out: I've always liked the idea of Spock being gay, so I'd love to see a fic where he deals with that. Your choice who he comes out to - Uhura (maybe that's why they break up?), Kirk, Sarek, everyone? I'd also love to see a discussion with Spock Prime (who is also gay) - because really, if there was an older-and-wiser version of me wandering around I'd ask their advice for everything. For this request, though I like Kirk/Spock, I'm happy with Spock/OMC, or even Spock having a crush on Pike (but no actual Pike/Spock please).
Cultural Differences: I'd love to see Spock's perspective on the differences between Vulcan and human society. I always imagine what a culture shock coming to Earth for the academy must have been - even with a human mother there's got to be a lot of things that humans take for granted that were totally bizarre and confusing to him (and possibly still are).
Daddy Issues: Sarek and Spock seemed to reconcile after the whole thing with Vulcan, but I imagine there's still issues there. Or the fic could be set before they reconciled, or even when Spock is young, trying to get his father to be proud of him.
Groundhog Day Style Time Loop: Could be just Spock looping, or Spock and someone(s) else, or even the whole ship.
Hurt/Comfort: Could be physical hurt/comfort, e.g. an illness or injury, or emotional. (The destruction of Vulcan alone must have caused a lot of emotional wounds that need comfort.) I'd especially like if Spock tries to ignore whatever it is and keep working until someone else forces him to stop and accept help.
Insecurity: I think Spock's insecurity is less obvious in AOS than TOS, but I'm sure it's still there, especially given what he goes through in canon. I'd like to see him struggling with feeling inadequate or unwanted, maybe with help from Kirk or Uhura or Spock Prime.
Internalised Homophobia: While I like the idea of gay Vulcans being a total non-issue, I also think it would be interesting to see Spock struggle with his attraction, especially since given the situation I imagine there'd be a lot of pressure for Vulcans to pair up heterosexually and have lots of babies. Your choice whether Vulcan society is actually homophobic or Spock just thinks it is, but I don't want human society to be homophobic - I'd like to think that by the 23rd century we'd be past that. (This kind of crosses over with "Coming Out", so see that request for further details.)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD: I'd be shocked if Spock didn't have some kind of PTSD after the destruction of Vulcan. Feeling billions of people die has got to be horrific, so I'd like to see how he copes with it, and how he doesn't.
Scars: I've read a few fics where Spock has scars or issues with his body and is insecure about it, and I'd love to see something like that. Or maybe something about the emotional/mental scars left from Vulcan's destruction.
Sickfic: One of my favourite kinds of hurt/comfort. I'd prefer something on the flu or stomach bug end of the spectrum, rather than something life-threatening, but I'm okay with the latter if the fic would work better that way. (As long as he doesn't actually die, of course.)
Telepathy: Spock's telepathy (and Vulcan telepathy in general) is fascinating to me, and I'd love an exploration of it. How Spock experiences it, what kind of training he went through to use it, how it helps and hinders his interaction with other people, the effects of Vulcan's destruction... I've always liked the idea that he has particularly strong telepathic gifts, compared to most Vulcans, so something about that would be great too.
Vomiting: I don't know why, but my absolute favourite type of hurt/comfort involves one character vomiting and another character comforting them. I'd like Spock to be the former, and I don't care why he's throwing up - illness, food poisoning, motion sickness, emotional upheaval, etc - just give me all the miserable vomiting Spock.
Zombie Apocalypse: Spock and the crew fighting zombies is something I'd love to see. Doesn't have to be an apocalypse in a Federation-wide sense (in fact I'd prefer it wasn't) - maybe it's just one planet they happen to land on that's having a really unusual disaster.
Other Notes: If at all possible, I'd prefer no references to STID, especially John Harrison/"Khan". Feel free to put in any non-Spock background pairings you like (or none) - I particularly like Chekov/Sulu, Scotty/Uhura, and Uhura/Gaila, but I'm fine with anything except Kirk/McCoy. I'd also prefer no mentions of Winona Kirk, unless she's portrayed positively. (Same goes for Gary Mitchell.) And since there are arguments about it, I take Vulcan body temperature as higher than human.
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Star Trek TOS (Kirk/Spock, Kirk & Spock)
I love Kirk and Spock's relationship, in all its forms. For tags other than the ship-specific ones (marked with an asterisk), I'd be happy with either gen or slash, so feel free to write whatever. Generally I prefer gen set during the series and slash set during the movies, but that's just a preference so don't feel you have to stick to it. As long as it's about them, I'll be happy.
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Accidental Soulbonding: I love the idea of Kirk and Spock having some kind of mental link, and in my mind it was almost certainly an accident. Maybe it's just the effect of too many mindmelds, or it could have been a specific meld that was deeper or more intense than the rest. Anyway, I'd love to see how they react to the link and make it work for them.
Age Regression/De-Aging: I'd prefer mental and physical de-aging, and if you're going for a Kirk/Spock vibe, please have both of them being de-aged - one half of a pairing being de-aged while the other stays an adult kind of squicks me. Otherwise, either/both is fine. I especially like when they're de-aged to about 4 or 5, but anything up to young teenagers is fine. (Or even older teenagers if you want to go in a K/S direction.)
Alternate Universe - Always a Different Sex: I only like this when both Kirk and Spock are changed. I prefer femslash, but gen is fine too. Your choice whether you change anyone else. Oh, and I like the names "Jane" for Kirk and "Spock" for Spock, but I don't really have preferences for anyone else.
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence: What if Spock had joined the Vulcan Science Academy instead of Starfleet? What if Kirk and Spock had met at the academy? What if Kirk had had Khan locked up instead of leaving him on a random planet - or what if he'd checked on him afterwards? What if his son hadn't died? These are just examples, if you've got another "What if" you're dying to write, go ahead.
Alternate Universe - Hogwarts: Teen Kirk and Spock doing magic, sign me up! As mentioned above I see Spock as a Ravenclaw (more so than his counterpart to be honest) and Kirk is pretty much a classic Gryffindor.
Alternate Universe - Role Reversal: What if Spock was the captain and Kirk the first officer (or science officer)? Or what if Kirk was the Vulcan and Spock the human?
Animal Transformation: I think I mentioned this, but I love people turning into cats. But if you want them to turn into some weird alien animal, that could be fun too. Don't mind whether it's Kirk or Spock or both.
Cultural Differences: I imagine Spock is fairly accustomed to human culture by now, but there's still got to be things that he finds strange, or that lead to misunderstandings at times. Or maybe he takes Kirk for a shore leave on Vulcan and Kirk is the one confused and out of his element. Or you could even go outside of the friendship/pairing and have cultural differences between the Enterprise crew and one of the planets they visit, so both Kirk and Spock are out of their element.
*Domestic Fluff: I adore old married couple Kirk/Spock fic where they're all domestic and adorable. Could be when they're teaching at the academy pre-Wrath of Khan, or on shore leave from the Enterprise, or even after they're retired. Just fluffy slice of life stuff where nothing bad happens is all I want from this one. (Though if you want to combine with sickfic and have one of them have the flu or something, that'd also be fine.)
Emotional Hurt/Comfort: I usually prefer physical H/C, but this kind is good too. Could be over something from their past (e.g. Spock's difficult childhood, Kirk's time on Tarsus) or something that happens in the episodes, or even something new. I just love the way they help and support each other in canon, and I'd love to see more of that.
Headaches & Migraines: I'd like Kirk to be the one with migraines, and Spock helping him through them, but the other way round is good too.
Hurt/Comfort: I love fics where Kirk or Spock is ill or injured and the other comforts them and helps them through it. Could overlap with sickfic, or if you want some other ideas, "Exhaustion" and "Hypothermia" were two of the tags that I wanted to request but didn't have space for, so anything for either of them would be awesome.
Insecurity: I really like Kirk helping Spock overcome the insecurity and issues caused by his childhood, but Kirk has a lot of issues too (particularly when something threatens his command) so I'm happy with it being the other way around.
*Mating Cycles/In Heat: Ah, pon farr. Give me all the pon farr, especially as part of an established relationship. I'd rather it focused on the "must have lots of sex" aspect than anything violent - Kirk can be exhausted and bruised and sore by the end, but not seriously injured. I'm okay with explicit sex for this one, but if you can write it without explicit sex more power to you.
*Non-Human Genitalia: Star Trek fandom has a long history of coming up with weird ideas for what Vulcan genitalia might look like. My favourite idea is that the testicles are internal and the penis retracts into the body when not in use, but I'd be interested in virtually any idea that's more interesting than the ubiquitous "double ridges". I'm okay with explicit sex for this one too, since it's hard to think of a non-sex reason for Kirk to be exploring what Spock's penis looks like.
*Oblivious to Relationship: Kirk and Spock are so close and affectionate in canon that I like the idea of them crossing into a romantic relationship without realising it. Especially if someone else has to point it out to them.
Parallel Universes: Could be the Mirror Universe, or a non-canon one. I have a fondness for the idea of Kirk and Spock having to deal with their alternates from an always-female universe, but seeing them interact with virtually any type of parallel universe would be interesting to me.
Sickfic: I don't mind whether it's Kirk or Spock or even both getting sick. Could be something simple like the flu, or something more serious. I'd especially love if the non-ill one (assuming there is one) is all worried and comforting towards his friend/partner.
Stranded: I love fics where they end up stranded somewhere alone on some alien planet and have to keep each other alive until help comes. Especially if they're hiding from people who want to hurt them, and especially if there's some hurt/comfort involved.
Vomiting: As mentioned above, this is my favourite type of hurt/comfort fic. Don't care whether it's Kirk or Spock throwing up, or why they're doing it - illness, food poisoning, motion sickness, etc. I'd just like to see one of them sick and miserable and the other comforting them.
Other Notes: Feel free to include any background pairings you want - I'm particularly fond of Scotty/Uhura and Chekov/Sulu, but I'm fine with anything that doesn't conflict with K/S. Also, as mentioned for AOS, I take Vulcan body temperature as higher than human and dislike asshole!Gary Mitchell.
Whew, that was a lot, but I hope it helps! I made sure to only pick tags I really want, so whichever one(s) you write, I'm sure I'll love it! Thanks again!