au exchange 2023 letter
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briarlilyDear Creator,
You can find me here, as briarlily and thewayofthetrashcompactor on ao3, briartrash on twitter, briarlily as my main on tumblr (with several fandom specific sideblogs linked on desktop)(anon should be open), and thelastjedi on pillowfort.
General Notes:
Treats are welcome!
General likes: snark/banter, soulmates, fairy tales, angst that gets better, pining, badass couples, competence kink, happy endings of all sorts
DNWs:
Triggers: self-harm, suicide
Squicks: guro or permanent mutilation during sex, water sports or related wasteplay, vore, vomit, detailed gore, underage under 16
Do Not Wants: tragic endings, permanent main ship character deaths, excessive character bashing, high school aus, 2nd person POV
Request specific notes:
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (Reylo):
Probably obvious from the tags, but I love these two in any universe. They're my main ship that I can look at any scenario and go "what about a reylo au", so there's a good variety of tags here, and I honestly really like all of them.
For the characters: I love slightly feral and quick on her feet Rey, angry Rey and the Rey that fights first and then asks questions later but still makes friends with droids and keeps flowers against her better judgement. (Rey Skywalker is a lazy last minute marketing ploy; Rey nobody is my favorite, but Rey Palpatine or Kenobi work great for aus.)
For Ben, I'm very much into this culmination of the Skywalker legacy fighting against all the forces in the galaxy weighing on him and then still falling into those traps just like Anakin, and then Rey coming in like a wrecking ball to break him out of that. (Please no Han/Leia bashing.) I like that Rey and Ben are both competent and dangerous but soft for each other (even when they don't understand that).
This isn't specific to these two, but I just want them to end up happy together.
Shadow and Bone (TV) (Darklina):
In a better world, they were endgame. My philosophy towards this canon is scraping it for good parts, which includes this ancient being being very jaded to the world and unused to true personal intimacy finding a new creature just like him but still so comparatively new to the world and how that dynamic plays out. I am very much 'The Darkling Was Right', because someone needed to actually do something, and I can't be entirely against the one person fighting to change a corrupt system.
So, perfect for aus!
I really enjoy the power dynamics in their relationship. There's Second Army General Aleksander with his centuries of plans to try to raise Grisha up while under the monarchy's control, still reliant on brand new summoner Alina who refuses to fit into any of his expectations. I just think them clashing and still ultimately finding belonging in each other is hot. There's a lot of different angles on Alina being dragged into this situation she never expected and that's beyond her scope in a lot of ways vs Aleksander with his long experience and longer plans being confronted by this culmination of his hopes and dreams distilled into this girl who's never where or what he expects her to be and them both having to come to terms with that and figure out what their new reality looks like with the other in it. Especially as they're discovering this new attraction.
Canon fix-its, canon make-it-worse, canon but with more or weirder sex, completely alternate universes, all good here. I'm also very happy with just a fluffy scenario!
(Character bashing dnw is lightly waived for this one, for anyone except Genya. Poor girl has been through enough.)
The Grisha Trilogy (Books) (Darklina):
As far as differences between show and book requests, I do really enjoy both versions of the ship. I did like that the show made Alina a little more active vs passive, and I loved JML's performance enough that she's definitely how I envision the character. I'm more flexible with the Darkling, both the softer show version and darker book version are very fun to read.
I also absolutely enjoy both cold and calculating and unhinged book Darkling and how that clashes with him needing Alina and having genuine and unexpected feelings for her. I like them being messy but still always coming back to each other. My feelings on this canon are the same as the show, but I really enjoy any alternate takes on that, or any of the different aus in the tags.
Phantom of the Opera - Lloyd Webber (Christine/Erik):
I have both the musical and the book in my requests, so feel free to stick to whichever you're more interested in, but don't feel pressured to separate out overlapping canons or influences.
Weird girl Christine rights. Like she doesn't have to literally be seeing ghosts (though that au works too), but she is the type of girl to give the voice in her mirror a chance, and I love that about her. For the musical, I do really like the updated PoNR staging where she knows what's happening and takes an active hand in her fate. Not to pressure you into a higher rating, but my favorite casts are when they play on the sexual tension inherent in the story. In both/any canons, I feel like that path of discovery is an important part of the character arcs.
As for Erik, I'm obsessed with the sad wet sewer man and his contradictions, where he's supremely confident in his abilities but can't imagine someone loving him despite how much he wants it. Any AUs, I just really enjoy seeing these two figure each other (and themselves) out and come to acceptance and love.
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux (Christine/Erik):
I included more canon-adjacent type aus in this request; it feels like the musical characters are easier to imagine in unrelated aus since they're already in their own au, but I do really enjoy this canon too (and how to make it weirder). Leroux did great work and I love that for over a hundred years now, people have gone "yes, and, what if...".
Tortall (Numair/Daine):
Ms. Pierce really formed me with this one. I've read most of the tag and I'm just extremely happy to read any more with them. For these two, I very much enjoy Numair having this whole guilt complex and deep-seated noble reasons not to give into his attraction to Daine, whereas Daine is very straightforward about her interest, once she figures it out (though that may take her some time). I just think they're adorable and they fit each other so well.
Hades (Hades/Persephone):
Finally played this recently after all my friends loved it and guess what? They were right. It's gorgeous and I loved their take on the mythos. And of course I cannot resist a estranged-but-fated pairing. Mostly I just loved these characters and wanted to read more about them, and I couldn't believe there wasn't much fic, especially few aus. Hades/Persephone is one of the pairings I love anyway, but these two really grabbed me. There's a bunch of tags for different takes on them getting together and I'm so excited for any of them.
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I hope I've given you something to be inspired by, but please let me know if you need more or want to lean in a different direction. I'm really looking forward to reading whatever you create!
Briar
You can find me here, as briarlily and thewayofthetrashcompactor on ao3, briartrash on twitter, briarlily as my main on tumblr (with several fandom specific sideblogs linked on desktop)(anon should be open), and thelastjedi on pillowfort.
General Notes:
Treats are welcome!
General likes: snark/banter, soulmates, fairy tales, angst that gets better, pining, badass couples, competence kink, happy endings of all sorts
DNWs:
Triggers: self-harm, suicide
Squicks: guro or permanent mutilation during sex, water sports or related wasteplay, vore, vomit, detailed gore, underage under 16
Do Not Wants: tragic endings, permanent main ship character deaths, excessive character bashing, high school aus, 2nd person POV
Request specific notes:
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (Reylo):
Probably obvious from the tags, but I love these two in any universe. They're my main ship that I can look at any scenario and go "what about a reylo au", so there's a good variety of tags here, and I honestly really like all of them.
For the characters: I love slightly feral and quick on her feet Rey, angry Rey and the Rey that fights first and then asks questions later but still makes friends with droids and keeps flowers against her better judgement. (Rey Skywalker is a lazy last minute marketing ploy; Rey nobody is my favorite, but Rey Palpatine or Kenobi work great for aus.)
For Ben, I'm very much into this culmination of the Skywalker legacy fighting against all the forces in the galaxy weighing on him and then still falling into those traps just like Anakin, and then Rey coming in like a wrecking ball to break him out of that. (Please no Han/Leia bashing.) I like that Rey and Ben are both competent and dangerous but soft for each other (even when they don't understand that).
This isn't specific to these two, but I just want them to end up happy together.
Shadow and Bone (TV) (Darklina):
In a better world, they were endgame. My philosophy towards this canon is scraping it for good parts, which includes this ancient being being very jaded to the world and unused to true personal intimacy finding a new creature just like him but still so comparatively new to the world and how that dynamic plays out. I am very much 'The Darkling Was Right', because someone needed to actually do something, and I can't be entirely against the one person fighting to change a corrupt system.
So, perfect for aus!
I really enjoy the power dynamics in their relationship. There's Second Army General Aleksander with his centuries of plans to try to raise Grisha up while under the monarchy's control, still reliant on brand new summoner Alina who refuses to fit into any of his expectations. I just think them clashing and still ultimately finding belonging in each other is hot. There's a lot of different angles on Alina being dragged into this situation she never expected and that's beyond her scope in a lot of ways vs Aleksander with his long experience and longer plans being confronted by this culmination of his hopes and dreams distilled into this girl who's never where or what he expects her to be and them both having to come to terms with that and figure out what their new reality looks like with the other in it. Especially as they're discovering this new attraction.
Canon fix-its, canon make-it-worse, canon but with more or weirder sex, completely alternate universes, all good here. I'm also very happy with just a fluffy scenario!
(Character bashing dnw is lightly waived for this one, for anyone except Genya. Poor girl has been through enough.)
The Grisha Trilogy (Books) (Darklina):
As far as differences between show and book requests, I do really enjoy both versions of the ship. I did like that the show made Alina a little more active vs passive, and I loved JML's performance enough that she's definitely how I envision the character. I'm more flexible with the Darkling, both the softer show version and darker book version are very fun to read.
I also absolutely enjoy both cold and calculating and unhinged book Darkling and how that clashes with him needing Alina and having genuine and unexpected feelings for her. I like them being messy but still always coming back to each other. My feelings on this canon are the same as the show, but I really enjoy any alternate takes on that, or any of the different aus in the tags.
Phantom of the Opera - Lloyd Webber (Christine/Erik):
I have both the musical and the book in my requests, so feel free to stick to whichever you're more interested in, but don't feel pressured to separate out overlapping canons or influences.
Weird girl Christine rights. Like she doesn't have to literally be seeing ghosts (though that au works too), but she is the type of girl to give the voice in her mirror a chance, and I love that about her. For the musical, I do really like the updated PoNR staging where she knows what's happening and takes an active hand in her fate. Not to pressure you into a higher rating, but my favorite casts are when they play on the sexual tension inherent in the story. In both/any canons, I feel like that path of discovery is an important part of the character arcs.
As for Erik, I'm obsessed with the sad wet sewer man and his contradictions, where he's supremely confident in his abilities but can't imagine someone loving him despite how much he wants it. Any AUs, I just really enjoy seeing these two figure each other (and themselves) out and come to acceptance and love.
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux (Christine/Erik):
I included more canon-adjacent type aus in this request; it feels like the musical characters are easier to imagine in unrelated aus since they're already in their own au, but I do really enjoy this canon too (and how to make it weirder). Leroux did great work and I love that for over a hundred years now, people have gone "yes, and, what if...".
Tortall (Numair/Daine):
Ms. Pierce really formed me with this one. I've read most of the tag and I'm just extremely happy to read any more with them. For these two, I very much enjoy Numair having this whole guilt complex and deep-seated noble reasons not to give into his attraction to Daine, whereas Daine is very straightforward about her interest, once she figures it out (though that may take her some time). I just think they're adorable and they fit each other so well.
Hades (Hades/Persephone):
Finally played this recently after all my friends loved it and guess what? They were right. It's gorgeous and I loved their take on the mythos. And of course I cannot resist a estranged-but-fated pairing. Mostly I just loved these characters and wanted to read more about them, and I couldn't believe there wasn't much fic, especially few aus. Hades/Persephone is one of the pairings I love anyway, but these two really grabbed me. There's a bunch of tags for different takes on them getting together and I'm so excited for any of them.
-
I hope I've given you something to be inspired by, but please let me know if you need more or want to lean in a different direction. I'm really looking forward to reading whatever you create!
Briar
