tommygirl | Wayback - creator letter

Dear creator,

I hope all is well with you. First off, thank you for writing this lovely piece for me. These were some of my favorite fandoms – actually most still are – and it’ll be fun to revisit them. I know I'll enjoy it no matter what so please take as little or as much of this as you want into consideration. I know some writers like a lot of information to work with (like myself) and others can find it to hinder their creative processes. This letter is to provide some ideas and help, but as I love these fandoms and characters, I'd honestly be pleased with almost anything.

Things in fic I love: hurt/comfort (with happy endings), schmoop, happy endings, domestic fic, jealousy/possessiveness (without going over into uber creepy territory), banter, crossovers (as long as I know the fandoms), close familial units, awesome besties/partners that have each other’s backs, cuddles, fun, angst if it ends happily and lots and lots of banter.

Things in fic I dislike: Please no rape/noncon/dubcon/child-animal harm pieces for me. It’s not my cup of tea. I don’t mind angst, but I’d like it to be somewhat sorted out and for my characters to have a chance at happy endings.

My feelings on AUs – I enjoy a great genderbend. I like some of the other AUs out there (Soulmates - totally on board; space operas if it's a show not in space? Not so much), but it's not my go-to for stories if I'm searching for things to read.

Overall, I like the characters to be true to who they are in whatever story they end up in. If you give me that, I'll love whatever you written (again, as long as it doesn't go into the rape/noncon/dubcon/harm world. I just can't read that stuff.)

So my specific requests:

Earth 2 - True & John or True/Uly

I love True Danziger. She was my favorite character on the show – she’s independent and smart and she’s the whole planet as an adventure (the good and the bad). I love True’s relationship with her dad and I always pictured her relationship with Uly developing over the years into something more. In the episode where it jumps into the “future” I always pictured that Uly and True were together as a couple, so I would love to see something where those two move onto more and what that entails for them.

Roswell - Michael/Maria

I love Maria. She’s my favorite character on the show. She was awesome, even if she didn’t always seem to know it. And I love how Michael and Maria’s relationship developed and the give-and-take that had to go into it. It was never perfect or easy, but they fit each other well. And if you want to add Alex in there as the protector of Maria – I loved Maria and Alex’s friendship.

Joan of Arcadia - Joan/Adam, Joan & Kevin & Luke

I miss this show. I loved it and the idea of how it was the small things that made differences. I totally shipped Joan/Adam and I’d love to see them having some fun relationship moments or go into the future after all the crap of the show and they’ve found their ways back to each other. I just want them to be happy and having fun. And if Adam knows about God and the jobs he gives Joan (and believes her), that would be fun.

I also just really loved Joan’s relationship with her brothers. I would love to see a fic that focuses solely on them having a night together, or learning about Joan’s abilities or pretty much anything.

And feel free to work in any of the favorite versions of God – hot God, Goth God, little girl God (one of my faves).

Stargate Atlantis - Rodney/John

I love hurt/comfort that leads to fluff and revelations with these two, whether they’re already in a relationship that they move forward or just finally get their acts together even though everyone else thinks it’s already happened. You can give fic set in the aftermath of any of the episodes (because with the amount of Rodney and John hijinks, it just leaves so many openings).

The OC - Seth/Ryan

I love banter between them – how they complement each other with their personalities and both never really seemed to have someone so completely in their corners before they found each other. I’d love a fic set in the future after the show ended and they’ve got their lives on track – domestic happiness that didn’t come easy.

Veritas: Cal & Nikko, Cal/Nikko, Nikko & Solomon

Just give me some Nikko angst that ends happily, which is pretty easy if you know this show. I’m on board for that being Nikko and Solomon trying to work on their father/son relationship (Nikko freaking out, but slightly liking it when his dad wants to “bond” with him). I completely ship Cal/Nikko, but I also love how their relationship was growing on the show from two people who couldn’t really stand each other, putting their own issues on each other, and moving into a friendship of sorts. And if you like genderbending – I love Girl!Nikko. I think it takes an awesome character and makes her more kick-ass.

The Class: Kat/Ethan, Kyle/Ethan

I miss this show. It only lasted a season, but it was so funny. Kat & Ethan were a highlight right from the start. Kat is so snarky and cynical whereas Ethan tends to wear his heart on his sleeve and comes across earnest. But as the season went on, they started to push a friendship between Kyle and Ethan, so I started to love having him in the mix. Either of those pairings, or even Kat/Ethan with Kyle as the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain getting them together…

Losers - Cougar/Jensen

These two are one of my OTPs that I still (continuously) obsess over. There is just so much to love. I love competent, but silly Jensen. I love Cougar still being overprotective of him because while Jake can take care of himself, he does things like forget his gun. I love simple domestic moments between them or out in the field killing baddies as a team. I’m a huge fan of possessive/protective Cougar as long as it doesn’t go into creepy territory. And injuries that lead to lots of schmoop??? Oh, I just love these two.

Alias - Syd/Sark

When I saw this as a nomination, I just went back to an old happy place. I loved the two of them. It got a little harder to ship as the show went on, but I still loved the two of them together. Feel free to canon diverge at any point with the show, but I also think it would be interesting to see if they ended up together during that period where Sydney was presumed dead. Feel free to include any of the other characters, but I was never really a Syd/Vaughn fan, so please keep mentions of that to a minimum if possible.

Sports Night - Dan/Casey

Banter! Lots of banter! Best friends who love each other! With Banter. There is no way to go wrong with Dan and Casey fic. If you want to show them getting together, moving from friends to more (Dan gets a job offer that make Casey realize things)…already in a relationship that they think they’re hiding from the rest of their coworkers, but Natalie and Dana are not that stupid. Future, domestic fic. Seriously, anything for them, but please bring the wonderful banter they share.

I'm not sure if this helps or not. As I said, use as much or little as you want. I love these fandoms and characters and as long as it doesn't involve my DNWs, I know I will love it.

Thank you!