jaggedwolf | Yuletide 2023

AO3 username: jaggedwolf

Thanks for reading my letter! I have a little about what I like about each requested character/group below, along with some prompts, but if you already have something in mind for the tags we matched on, feel free to go for it. I am equally happy with genfic or shipfic, and have listed any ships of interest in each section. My tumblr is also jaggedwolf

I have a general likes section for each fandom that indicate the range of fic I’m interested in/

DNWs: Noncon, actually unrequited pining between requested characters, infidelity, requested characters permanently dying, requested characters permanently breaking up with each other, on-page non-canonical f/m with requested characters (mentions of past/potential relationships in passing are fine), unhappy endings (hopeful open endings in dark contexts are fine)

Chinatown Detective Agency
Amira Darma, Tiger Lily

Ships I enjoy: Amira/Tiger Lily

A point-and-click adventure game set in futuristic Singapore, it stars Amira, a private detective kicking off her new career. She solves cases from a few clients before getting entangled in a larger conspiracy. In one of the game's routes, she works closely with Tiger Lily, one of the most connected figures in Singapore's criminal underworld, whose health club is front for trading information. The gameplay is composed of solving puzzles that often require looking up information. (I recommend including "-chinatown" in your search queries when playing the game)

I really enjoyed the dynamic between Amira and Tiger Lily! Amira has a long history in the local police force and as an Interpol officer, but she's new to the parts of her gig that are straddling the line of legality, and she bounces well-off Tiger Lily, a fun take on a femme fatale for this setting. Tiger Lily even invited her to join her in the hot tub, okay.

General likes: Competence, teamwork, pining, whump, hurt/comfort, found family, attempts to hide physical/emotional hurts, unexpected kindness, friends-to-lovers, annoyance-to-lovers, casefic

Prompts

Anything set post-game - I got the worst ending on my playthrough, with Amira working alone as a PI with a bad rep, and I'd love to see how a friendship or a romance with Tiger Lily could play out in that scenario
Tiger Lily hiring Amira for a case and the two of them working together, with banter and shenanigans
Both Amira and Tiger Lily are cagey about their pasts - Amira about her father, Tiger Lily about everything. Could be cool for one of them to learn a bit more about the other's backstory, maybe even against the other's will because of circumstances/some rando being a jerk. Possibly already steeling themselves for the other's reaction to said past?
The two of them hanging out for literally any holiday. Christmas works, but I wouldn't say no to them somehow spending CNY or Deepavali together

Deadloch
Dulcie Collins, Eddie Redcliffe

Ships I enjoy: Dulcie/Eddie

A mystery and black comedy TV series set in a small town in Tasmania, where by-the-book sergeant Dulcie who's left the homicide beat has to work with reckless and uncouth detective Eddie from the mainland to investigate the murder of a local men. I adore the dynamic between the two of them - Dulcie seems quite constrained and yet we learn she has her own recklessness within that core of trying to do good, Eddie is the loser female detective of my dreams, the show does an excellent job of getting them to work together and like each other after a rough start.

I would like them to kiss, but if you'd rather focus on their friendship, that's good too! Either way, I'd rather there not be too much focus on Dulcie/Cath, though mentions are fine.

General likes: Competence, teamwork, pining, comedy, hurt/comfort, attempts to hide physical/emotional hurts, unexpected kindness, annoyance-to-lovers, casefic, funny banter, casual touches, being good to each other in unfair circumstances

Prompts

Solving smaller crimes in Darwin in between working on Buddy's case. How does their partnership evolve now that the stakes are lower? Does Eddie try to get Dulcie into all her favorite spots in Darwin? How differently do the rest of the cops treat the two of them, despite them both having solved the Tasmania case?
Loved Eddie freaking out over Dulcie's injury in the show's finale, so, more of that, please. Dulcie gets injured doing something stupidly noble, Eddie gets mad at her for it, so on.
FWB-to-lovers where they both think that obviously it isn't anything serious, Dulcie just broke off a relationship, Eddie's experimenting, might as well save time sleeping where you work, only oops they both have feelings, including unexpected jealousy
I think they would both be hilarious handling sex pollen, would enjoy that as long as they're still interested in each other once the pollen's worn off
Forced to take the holiday shift at the station, either in Deadloch or in Darwin

Kinky Boots - Lauper/Fierstein
Charlie Price, Lola

Ships I enjoy: Charlie/Lola

A musical about a guy saving his dead dad’s shoe factory business by making high-heels for drag queens. It’s a fun, earnest, big-hearted production with catchy music.

I adored this when I saw it - Charlie’s uncertainty as he attempts to do right by his dad’s legacy and the pitfalls he falls into, Lola’s forthrightness, strength and refusal to be smaller, and the way their lives unexpectedly intersect. I love their shared moment of vulnerability in “Not My Father’s Son”, and yet also the awful moment where Lola was on some level prepared for Charlie reaching for the easiest hurtful things to say when stressed.

Their reconciliation made me happy, but I still can’t believe they didn’t kiss! The Lola in the production I saw was noticeably taller than Charlie (even out of heels), and I was also a fan of that. If you choose to write Charlie/Lola shipfic, please either have Lauren and Charlie be amicably broken up or write them as never having feelings for each other - I found Lauren pretty endearing. I’m of course equally happy with Charlie & Lola hanging out as friends.

General Likes: Pining, competence, holiday theme, teamwork, hurt/comfort, found family, characters hiding physical/emotional hurts, fake dating, casual touches, banter, humor, friends-to-lovers, unexpected kindness

Prompts

Spending the holidays together! Whether it’s the two of them or the entire shoe factory and all the angels having a winter party of some kind
Lola teaching Charlie the basics of boxing could be fun. Lola clearly keeps in practice, given how the match with Don goes.
Charlie showing Lola other parts of his hometown, or Lola showing Charlie parts of London he’s never been to.

Miss Sherlock
Sherlock, Tachibana Wato

Ships I enjoy: Sherlock/Wato

A Japanese HBO mini-series Sherlock Holmes adaptation, where Sherlock and Watson are both women. If you can't find a way to watch it legally in your country, this post has links to the episodes.

I adore the physicality of Sherlock in this adaptation with all her little twitches and ticks. She's brusque as hell and always thinking but weirdly joyful about her work and guided by her own morality. Wato is vulnerable in a number of ways, but it's lovely to see her core of stubbornness that translates both to sticking by Sherlock's cases and to committing to killing Sherlock when brainwashed. As with any Holmes adaptation, watching the two of them get used to each other and Wato getting invested in the cases is a big part of the appeal.

Also, everything about that scene where Sherlock walks up to Wato on the roof and says "I'd rather you shoot me than anyone else" hits my ids. It's part of her plan, but it feels like the truth too.

I enjoy the side-characters like Sherlock’s brother, Mrs Hatano and the police officers too, so feel free to include them.

General Likes: Pining, competence, teamwork, friendship, whump, hurt/comfort, found family, characters hiding physical/emotional hurts, fake dating, casual touches, friends-to-lovers, unexpected kindness

Prompts

Their first Christmas together - Wato getting Sherlock to celebrate with her even though the latter thinks it pointless, gifts getting traded, etc. On a shippy note, I believe Christmas Eve in Japan is often thought of as a day for couples to spend together.
The reunion teased at the end of the finale. Does Sherlock really just show up on that bridge next to Wato? Does Wato react with anger or guilt or some other emotion altogether? I'd love to see what them working past those rough events looks like, or even them not working past it and pretending everything is fine as they solve cases together.
Getting together fic. There are many things that could tip them into realizing or acting on feelings for each other. * Does Mrs Hatano or Kento play a role? Do they get mistaken for a couple in some strange circumstance - perhaps an investigation takes them to a gay bar?
Any non-mundane AU where they retain the same dynamic and kinds of professions. Cyberpunk, space stations, magical realism, daemons, etc.
Wato pulling the trigger, (non-fatally) shooting Sherlock, and that knocking her out of her brainwashing.

The Axiom Series - Tim Pratt
Callie Machado, Elena Oh

Ships I enjoy: Callie/Elena

This book trilogy’s a space opera/adventure following a small crew with a found family vibe who stumble across an interstellar threat humanity had no clue about, and a charming f/f relationship for the leads. It features one of my all-time favorite alien species. The first book’s pretty self-contained, and I’d be happy with fic that jumps off from any point during the series. (My prompts might have spoilers for later books)

I like the entire crew but have a soft spot for these two. Callie’s delightfully grumpy and has a hard-on for justice, and is so used to and trusting of her crew. Love seeing her outsmart, outfight and outbullshit her opponents. Elena’s fascination and cleverness in the face of the future is wonderful to see, and I love her insistence on being a part of the adventure. They make the best chaotic girlfriends, whether it’s crashing funerals, plotting against the baddies, or being horny over public comm channels.

If you end up writing something set after the third book, I’d prefer what happens to Ashok to be completely ignored as if it didn’t happen, with him at most getting injured and needing to recover.

General Likes: Competence, teamwork, whump, hurt/comfort, friendship, found family, characters hiding physical/emotional hurt, casual touches, friends-to-lovers, unexpected kindness, banter

Prompts

The White Raven crew spending a holiday together. I love all the friendships here too, especially Elena’s with Lantern and Callie’s with Ashok, Stephen and Shall.
I’d be down for something smutty for Callie/Elena - the books give plenty of fodder for that, between their self-described interests in bondage and roleplay, and the opportunities offered by low ship gravity and sci-fi tech
Elena learning more about the future and its norms, and maybe even surprising Callie with things she didn’t know Callie and Elena having to get out of a dangerous situation alone. Maybe they’re infiltrating an Axiom base and get separated from the others, or maybe some pirates want revenge/foolishly think they’re easy
[Book 3 spoilers] Callie adjusting to life as a head-of-state, and Elena’s role in that

The Strange Case Of Starship Iris
Violet Liu, Arkady Patel

Ships I enjoy: Violet/Arkady, Violet/Arkady/Sana

Canon-specific DNW: Use of the actors’ names as aliases in the fic

A space opera podcast about the crew of a small smuggling ship finding themselves unraveling a government conspiracy. Found family feels, romance and purple aliens abound. There are two seasons out, but the first season is very self-contained, and I'd be more than happy to receive fic that uses it as a jumping off point.

While I adore everyone on this show, I especially adore these two! Arkady's very good at the three things she mentions (hacking, lying, fighting) but a bit of a disaster at regular social interaction, protective of the crew as irreverent as she acts and fond of stories that have big happy endings, because life doesn't work that way. Violet's so persistent through the chaos of her upended her life - she expects the worst but forces herself not to flinch away as anxious as she is, and comes to feel at home with the crew. I love the way their romance plays out in Season 1, between Arkady's sullen kid at show-and-tell attitude and Violet's sincerity mixed with sarcasm, and that they can be disturbingly morbid together <3

Please feel free to include any/all of the crew, V/A bouncing off of them is fantastic, but as suggested by my ships I enjoy line above, I'm especially fond of Sana interacting with them, in either a gen or shippy sense.

This is a canon I'm not really interested in pure fluff for - on the lighter side of things, I prefer humor, and otherwise I like that they live in a very unfair universe, with that danger as a backdrop

General Likes: Canonverse fic, canon-divergence, non-mundane AUs, pining, competence, teamwork, friendship, loyalty kink, combat, casefic, heists, whump, hurt/comfort, found family, hiding physical/emotional hurts, being good to each other in unfair circumstances, fake dating, casual touches, unexpected kindness, butch female characters

If you want more prompts, there's several in my Fandom5k letter, and I've listed more general prompts below.

Prompts

Violet and Arkady get captured by some baddies. Do their enemies try to use them against each other? How do they get out of this situation, or at least endure till they get rescued? Do they each, in different ways, try to keep the agents' attentions on themselves?
Any and all kinds of whump or physical hurt/comfort - Arkady getting hurt in the line of duty and Vi having to patch her up, Violet being the one to get hurt and being very unused to the pain while Arkady's feeling guilty, etc
Pretending they aren't dating for some reason. Maybe they're trying to outsmart a bet from the rest of the crew, or maybe it's a con where they have to pretend to be enemies
Post-S1, dealing with very bizarre assumptions that complete strangers have made of their relationship now that all the reports are out there