Dear Spacer (Space Swap 2024)
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primeidealDear Creator,
Hello! I am also primeideal on Ao3, and I am requesting fic and IF for all fandoms. Anything involving the requested characters/relationships/worldbuilding will be wonderful, so feel free to use as little or as much of this as is helpful. Treats are enabled on my Ao3 account.
I have many previous dear author letters from which much of this is copied, pasted, and endlessly rewritten. I've written/blogged more heavily about several of these fandoms than others at times, but I would be equally delighted with a gift for any of them.
General Likes:
-canon-divergence AUs
-five things
-worldbuilding
-dialogue
-wit and wordplay
-nonstandard formats (documentation, epistolary, etc.)
-happy endings
-sad endings (character death, melodrama, heartbreak!)
General DNWs:
-explicit on-screen sex (fade-to-black or innuendo is fine)
-underage characters having sex
-rape/noncon
-moralizing/didactic stories (characters Learning An Important Lesson about the value of tolerance, etc.)
-non-canonical allegories of current events and/or contemporary politics (Ryland complains about Stratt and the UN, fine; Ryland complains about a Joe Biden stand-in, no thanks.)
-character bashing
IF specific notes: I prefer clickthrough formats (like Twine or multi-chapter view in Ao3) to open-ended parsers. For the canons with more specific characters, I'm sort of imagining a choose-your-own-adventure type story that's more narrative based than game-y, just with different paths. But for FTL and Into the Breach in particular, if you want to create something more gamelike, feel free to go wild!
IF specific notes: I prefer clickthrough formats (like Twine or multi-chapter view in Ao3) to open-ended parsers. For the canons with more specific characters, I'm sort of imagining a choose-your-own-adventure type story that's more narrative based than game-y, just with different paths. But for FTL and Into the Breach in particular, if you want to create something more gamelike, feel free to go wild!
Aeryn Sun
Zotoh Zhaan
John Crichton/Aeryn Sun
Bialar Crais & Talyn
Aeryn
What was she doing between seasons 3 and 4, and how did she become so loyal to those comrades? What was her life in the PKs like after selling out Velorek to become a Prowler pilot again? "N things" exploring her relationship with different members of the crew? Learning human games/phrases/mannerisms from John? AU Aeryn in an unrealized reality? Tragedy where the heat delirium is uncontrollable?
Zhaan
More of her experiences in prison (besides hoping that the crazy Luxan monster would kill her)? Wrestling with her faith over the course of the series? How did she get all that cool jewelry? Other weird biomes/stars where being a photosynthesizer is a problem or a benefit? How would the later seasons have been different if she'd survived?
John/Aeryn
The other crew members' POV/misunderstandings about their relationship? Aeryn contrasting her relationships with the two clones? Post-canon adventures--what does a "normal" day look like for John and Aeryn when they're not running for their lives? Do they ever return to some of the planet-of-the-week locations from canon? (I'm not really a fan of the "Harvey" plotlines so I would prefer if he wasn't a focus, mentions are fine.)
Crais and Talyn:
Anything that leans into the tragic melodrama of canon would be great, but also, fix-it is good too. I'd especially like something that depicts Talyn as a character in his own right rather than just anxious beeping noises mediated through Crais--it doesn't necessarily have to be from his POV, but something that shows he has a POV, if that makes sense. How does Stark's temporary link with Talyn contrast with Crais' long-term bond? Does Crais explain his role in creating the hybrid program, and how does Talyn react? What does a relatively peaceful, happy day look like for them? Talyn's POV on their last couple episodes?
FTL
Lanius
Human/Lanius
Mantis & Engi
Federation worldbuilding
Lanius, Human/Lanius
A Lanius crewmember on a multispecies ship could be played for either comedy or tragedy, and I'm here for either or both! Do they get exiled into a room by themselves so as not to steal everyone's oxygen? Are they sent to fight boarders, or teleported onto uncrewed ships? How do the human and Lanius partners forge a relationship when they can't breathe the same air? Epistolary emails? Comms chatter that annoys the captain? Or does the human die in the Lanius' arms after a hull breach?
Mantis & Engi
They have complementary skillsets; do they respect each other or look down on each other? How does Engi emotionlessness contrast with Mantis militarism? Unexpected moments of culture shock, or finding common ground?
Federation worldbuilding
Were the species already united when humanity made first contact, or did that come later? What percentage of their budget is spent on new spacecraft designs, versus adjudicating different conflicts between the species? Are they ever tempted to go their separate ways, even without the rebellion? Any kind of worldbuilding leaning into the game's absurd humor would be great.
Into the Breach
Ariadne
Kazaaakpleth
Mafan
For any of these characters: what is their "future" timeline like? Are they familiar with surviving Earth humans? Why did they choose to travel into the past? How do they relate to their fellow mech fighters, and how much is the language barrier a problem? What do they think about the Vek? What are their favorite weapons? If you're familiar with FTL, feel free to bring in any character/worldbuilding canon from there, but obviously not expected!
Project Hail MaryFTL
Lanius
Human/Lanius
Mantis & Engi
Federation worldbuilding
Lanius, Human/Lanius
A Lanius crewmember on a multispecies ship could be played for either comedy or tragedy, and I'm here for either or both! Do they get exiled into a room by themselves so as not to steal everyone's oxygen? Are they sent to fight boarders, or teleported onto uncrewed ships? How do the human and Lanius partners forge a relationship when they can't breathe the same air? Epistolary emails? Comms chatter that annoys the captain? Or does the human die in the Lanius' arms after a hull breach?
Mantis & Engi
They have complementary skillsets; do they respect each other or look down on each other? How does Engi emotionlessness contrast with Mantis militarism? Unexpected moments of culture shock, or finding common ground?
Federation worldbuilding
Were the species already united when humanity made first contact, or did that come later? What percentage of their budget is spent on new spacecraft designs, versus adjudicating different conflicts between the species? Are they ever tempted to go their separate ways, even without the rebellion? Any kind of worldbuilding leaning into the game's absurd humor would be great.
Into the Breach
Ariadne
Kazaaakpleth
Mafan
For any of these characters: what is their "future" timeline like? Are they familiar with surviving Earth humans? Why did they choose to travel into the past? How do they relate to their fellow mech fighters, and how much is the language barrier a problem? What do they think about the Vek? What are their favorite weapons? If you're familiar with FTL, feel free to bring in any character/worldbuilding canon from there, but obviously not expected!
Ryland Grace & Rocky
Science nerds working together to save the worlds! I'm not super interested in the flashback Earth chapters, but anything about Grace and Rocky's time together in space or on Erid, or the worldbuilding in general, would be great. How did Rocky stay sane during the decades in isolation? What other bits of Earth science, or culture, come as surprises? Does Grace ever tell Rocky about the real reason he "volunteered" for the mission? Try to explain the significance of the ship's name? There's a good chance that Rocky will live long enough to get transmissions/visitors from Earth after the epilogue--what happens then?
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Charles Wallace Murry
Kate Murry
I have read and enjoy the book series as well, so feel free to draw from those if you'd like, but obviously not expected!
Charles Wallace
Charles Wallace is so compelling, both as himself and as IT's tool. What's going through his head when he tries to make a deal with IT? How much of IT!Charles Wallace is his own arrogance and isolation? How does he adjust to returning to Earth, without losing his sense of wonder? What's his relationship with Meg or Calvin like afterwards?
Kate
I'm fascinated by movie!Kate because she seems so chill around the Mrs. W's. Has she had pre-canon adventures with them, or similar cosmic friends? Is she just genre-savvy and trusts that they mean well? How does she balance her own research with being a single parent, or how do she and Alex start to recover after his homecoming?
