Dear AU Fest Creator...

[sandy79]

...thank you so much for making anything for me! No matter what it is, I already know that I will love it to the moon (and back)! *hugs*

Table Of Contents

A. General Preferences
B. Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
C. Hawkeye
D. Black Widow
E. Marvel 616
F. X-Men (Original Timeline Movies)
G. Crossover Fandom
H. Smallville
I. Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)
J. The Magnificent Seven (TV)
K. White Collar

General Preferences
most of them fit both fics and fanart, though I have written them for writers

DO NOT WANT

- Non-canonical character death (especially, of course, in the pairings I requested, but also in general) - temporary character death is okay, but the "dead" character should be back with the others in the end (or at least the way back should begin to be paved)

- Funerals (comes from my RL abhorrence for them – too much bad emotion!) – visits to existing gravesites (with or without a heartfelt, one-sided conversation) are okay, though!

- Hurt without comfort

- Super dark!characters (accidental darkness (i.e. a character following another one in a manner that borders on stalking, but stays on the rather humorous side, especially if the followed character notices it early on and decides to play along) is okay, the same goes for using manners that are not exactly only on the good side to reach their goal ;)

- Character or ship bashing (If you can't stand a character/ship, please man up and contact the mods for a change)

- No discussion of real-life politics and the awfulness therein! The same goes for the pandemic and/or the Ukraine crisis, please.

- Rape/non-con (dub-con is okay to a certain degree - if you're not sure, please reach out)

- Breakup fic (you can break them up, but bring them back together in the end)

- Characters being shown as dumb / demoted in their intelligence / reduced to being just a "tool" in someone else's belt.

- No sexual situations with underage characters. Please age them up if you want to create something with them.

- for any A/B/O tags – no characterization of omegas as “birth machines” or demoting them their basic human rights

- When writing characters with a disability (in canon/temporary) – please don’t picture that disability as a handicap (e.g. a blind character that has to completely rely on other people to get the most basic things in live done). A lot of disabled people in RL have adapted and live a wonderful, rich life like any other, so please keep that in mind.

- Another absolute No-Go for me: ANY form of racism, misogyny, discrimination because of sexual orientation, gender, religion or color (not even a trace of it, please!).

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LIKES

Smart characters!
Or (at least) being competent in what they are doing, even when they know there might be consequences (can also be used as a kink!)

Idiots in Love!
Which means for me the characters are pining for each other without knowing the other's true feelings, and usually realize it later on (with or without some helping hands!)

Everybody's Alive!
Most of my fandoms have their share of sad-ending relationships (in any flavor), so if you can give me some happy ending, with nobody dying (as noted above, temporary deaths are okay), and with as much fluff as you can, I'm (more than) good!

Romance Tropes!
I'm pretty much game for almost all of them XD (if written in a good way), but I have kind of a soft spot for the following: friends with benefits (that might evolve into something more serious), slight jealousy/possessiveness (not over the top display, please, but simple gestures/words are okay - as long as both partners can laugh about it afterwards, you're good), Cuddling (works also on the friendship front), Misunderstandings (as long as they are clarified and don't drive a wedge between the characters), Fake Dating (that evolves into real dating), Fake Marriage, A/B/O (in a way that doesn't display omegas as birthing machines only/demotes them to humans with no rights whatsoever), Bed Sharing (both at the beginning of a love relationship or friendship), Meet-Cutes (and Meet-Uglys that get turned around)

AUs!
Don't get me wrong, I love my fandoms just right as they are (in terms of setting/time and all that jazz), but I love reading about the characters in a different time/setting. Favorites include: Space AU, Modern AU (for any fandom that's usually set in an earlier time frame - vice versa for any modern setting fandom), Band AU

Working relationships!
In a way where the characters have managed to have an established relationship while working in the same field (for example cops, or FBI agents), probably despite the misgivings of their bosses, but now they have to live with the "consequences" aka the emotions that threaten to take them over when the other half is in a dangerous situation (and yes, they know each other better, but especially when one of them is known for reckless behavior, they can't help but worry, most of the time to the slight amusement of their colleagues)

Case fics!
Be it within the lines of the established fandom setting or in an AU, a clever written case, with some unexpected twists and turns and some mystery (that isn't too difficult to explain in the end), is very welcomed and enjoyed at this place!

Smut!
As I love to write whenever something like this letter comes up - I'm a big girl, so don't hesitate to go as smutty as you are comfortable with! First times are as perfect as new sides in an established relationship - as long as the characters are happy afterwards, I'm as well! For Artists: don't be afraid to show certain bits (both boys and girls) ;)

Crossovers & Fusions!
I usually request this in signups only if I have a slot free, but I’m always open for crossovers (even with fandoms I’m not so familiar with XD). The same goes for fusions (e.g. Neal Caffrey being an MI-6 agent like James Bond, maybe meeting him).

Music!
I'm a music aficionado at heart (with a heavy preference for music up until the early 1990's), a huge Bon Jovi fan, but if you can incorporate any song out there, feel free to broaden my horizon, so to speak. I also never say no to any kind/variation of Band AU/Musician AU.

Strong Female Characters!
That’s something that turned up on my radar rather recently XD I love independent characters in general, but there’s something about it in combo with a female character. And if they have a so-called “weak” moment, it’s either because they chose it themselves, or that they feel comfortable enough in the company of others to let their guard down.

There's definitely more to these lists, but these are my absolute favorites (or dislikes). And I repeat once again: If you're not sure about anything, please don't hesitate to reach out.

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Fandoms

I might give you some pointers as to what I would love to see/read, but in the end, I'm open to anything you want to give me. Of course you can include any other character from the fandoms, but please keep the focus on the pairings listed ;) And the tags mentioned for a certain fandom are mostly interchangeable, so if you see something in a different fandom that would fit to your idea for what we’ve been matched on, feel free to work with it XD

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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi

The only Disney+ Star Wars series I have seen so far, and by the Gods, I love it. Sure, its pace is a tad slower than the Marvel ones, but if anything, this gives (almost) every main character more room to shine. Yes, this goes especially for both Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen as Obi-Wan and Vader, respectively, but also for the lovely Vivian Blair as young Leia Organa, Simone Kessell as Breha Organa, and Indira Varma as Tala Durith. The only one that definitely has some undiscovered potential is Reva, but nonetheless, Moses Ingram did a phenomenal and quite scaring job.

Characters/Pairings
- Bail Organa & Breha Organa & Leia Organa
- Bail Organa & Leia Organa
- Haja Estree & Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Leia Organa & Tala
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Bail Organa
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Leia Organa
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
- Solo: Tala
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Reva
- Obi-Wan Kenobi & Darth Vader

Additional Tags
- Star Wars: Luke follows Obi-Wan when he goes to save Leia
- SW Obi-Wan Kenobi: Obi-Wan and Leia Keep in Touch
- SW Obi-Wan Kenobi: The events of the show somehow reveal the existence of Luke & Leia to Vader
- SW: Anakin | Darth Vader reconciles with Luke and Leia
- SW: Anakin hides with Obi-Wan on Tatooine
- SW: Character realizes the extent of Darth Vader's medical torture
- SW: Anakin raises Leia
- SW: Anakin raises Luke
- SW: Darth Vader Defects From the Empire
- SW: Darth Vader Raises Luke and/or Leia
- SW: Leia and Luke raised as Jedi
- SW: Obi-Wan and Padme raise the twins
- SW: Leia went to Tatooine and Luke went to Alderaan
- SW: Obi-Wan can't let Leia return to the Organas
- SW: Obi-Wan doesn't leave Anakin | Darth Vader after their fight in Kenobi EP06
- SW: Obi-Wan Kenobi Raises Luke and/or Leia
- SW: Reva joins the disaster lineage
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- All: Mafia

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Hawkeye

Once upon a time, Clint Barton was the one character that actually pulled me into the whole MCU (or better his actor, Jeremy Renner). And since then, I not only have seen almost everything the MCU has to offer XD, I also ventured into the comics side of the fandom, mainly with Matt Fraction's Hawkeye run. Which in turn made me fall in love with both Kate and Lucky - a love that continued with this series. Hailee Steinfeld is the perfect choice for Kate, and I hope we get to see more of her and her banter (flirting?) with one Yelena Belova.

Characters/Pairings
- Clint Barton/Kate Bishop
- Kate Bishop/Maya Lopez
- Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop

Additional Tags
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- ALL: Fix-It AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood
- ALL: Jazz Age AU

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Black Widow

I’ve still not forgiven the powers that be that they killed off Natasha in “Endgame” *sobs* Well, at least we got this long-due movie to give us some solace. Our favorite redhead is still a force to be reckoned with, and she brings along two other great female characters – Melina Vostokoff and Yelena Belova.

Characters/Pairings
- Yelena Belova/Natasha Romanov

Additional Tags
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- ALL: Fix-It AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood
- ALL: Jazz Age AU

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Marvel 616

Alright, I gotta confess that this is a bit of cheat on my behalf (sorry!). I mean, I know a bit about the largest universe within the comics, but truth be told, I merely picked the pairings and characters by what I know about them from the MCU. Feel free to broaden my horizon ;)

Characters/Pairings
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes & Yelena Belova & Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Logan
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Natasha Romanov
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanov
- America Chavez/Kate Bishop
- Logan & Scott Summers
- Jean Grey/Ororo Munroe/Scott Summers/Any Character
- Carol Danvers/Jessica Drew

Additional Tags
- Marvel Comics: Captain America Steve Rogers/Modern Bucky Barnes
- Marvel Comics: Bucky Barnes is born in the present time
- Marvel Comics: Bucky Barnes is a veteran
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- Marvel Comics: Scott Summers is Telepath Catnip
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU

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X-Men Original Timeline Movies

These movies from the 2000s were actually my introduction to the Marvel side – only that I didn’t really know that back then XD I admit that I haven’t got around to watch the Alternate Timeline ones (except for “First Class”) yet, as well as “Logan”. Favorites are Wolverine, Storm and Prof. X, with Jean, Scott and Kitty as runner-ups.

Characters/Pairings
- Logan & Rogue
- Logan/Rogue
- Logan/Scott Summers
- Ororo Munroe & Scott Summers
- Ororo Munroe/Scott Summers
- Rogue & Scott Summers
- Rogue/Scott Summers
- Solo: Scott Summers

Additional Tags
- X-Men: Jean stays dead after X2 and the Phoenix never appears
- X Men: Jean goes blind at the end of X2 instead of dying
- X-Men: Logan wakes up after DOFP somewhere that isn't the school
- X-Men: Logan wakes up next to Rogue after DOFP
- X-Men: Logan wakes up next to Scott after DOFP
- X-Men: Mutants remain hidden
- X-Men: Original film uses the original five X-men
- X-Men: Original Trilogy characters take on Apocalypse
- X-Men: Professor X and Scott survive X3
- X-Men: Rogue and Logan don't run into anyone when they first meet
- X-Men: Rogue doesn't take the cure
- X-Men: Scott Summers never joins the X-men
- X-Men: The Fixed Future We See In DoFP
- X-Men: X3 Never Happened
- X-Men: Xavier's School is a cover for a trade in mutants
- Marvel Comics: Scott Summers is Telepath Catnip
- Marvel Comics: Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch joined the X-Men
- Logan: The kids were captured by Reavers and returned to Transigen
- Logan: X-Men or other mutants secretly survived and were waiting at Eden
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU

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Crossover Fandom

I love Crossovers in general, but usually in exchange signups, this category barely holds anything interesting for me (or if it does, it still gets cut from the requests due to other fandom favorites)

Characters/Pairings
- Padmé Amidala (SW:PT)/Poe Dameron (SW:ST)
- Anakin Skywalker (SWPT) & Ben Solo | Kylo Ren (SWST)
- Clint Barton (MCU) & Dick Grayson (DC Comics) & Natasha Romanov (MCU)
- James "Bucky" Barnes (616) /Dick Grayson (DCU Comics)/Jason Todd (DCU Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes (616)/Dick Grayson (DCU Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes (616)/Jason Todd (DCU Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes (616)/Steve Rogers (616)/Jason Todd (DCU Comics)
- James "Bucky" Barnes (MCU)/Din Djarin (The Mandalorian)
- Stephen Strange (MCU) & Strange Supreme (What If?)
- Padmé Amidala (SWPT) & Ben Solo | Kylo Ren (SWST)

Additional Tags
- SW: Padmé is sealed in carbonite to fake her death and is revived in sequel trilogy time
- DCU: Someone else takes in Dick & Jason instead of Bruce
- DCU: Dick Grayson is Red Hood
- Crossover: Shared Universe AU
- Crossover: The organization Dick Grayson goes undercover with is SHIELD instead of Spyral
- Crossover: Non-MCU Canon Exists in MCU Universe
- Crossover: Permanently stuck in other character's universe
- Crossover: Character(s) Choose(s) to Permanently Stay in Other Canon/Universe/Time for Love
- Crossover: Canonical time/dimension travel sends character to other canon's universe instead
- Crossover: Character AU'd into different canon setting
- Crossover: character crosses into different canon
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood

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Smallville

Back in the day, I started to watch a little show called “Supernatural”, which made me fall hard for Jensen Ackles. As per usual, I began to watch him in other roles – and landed on this show. By now, it’s one of the few shows I own completely on DVD, and next to Jensen’s character Jason Teague, I also found my favorite Oliver Queen, portrayed by Justin Hartley, and my favorite Lois Lane, played by the wonderful Erica Durance.

Characters/Pairings
- Clark Kent & Chloe Sullivan
- Clark Kent & Jonathan Kent & Martha Kent
- Clark Kent/Chloe Sullivan
- Clark Kent/Lois Lane
- Clark Kent/Lois Lane/Oliver Queen
- Clark Kent/Oliver Queen
- Lois Lane/Oliver Queen
- Lois Lane/Tess Mercer

Additional Tags
- SV: Chloe and Pete remember what happened during Rush
- SV: Clark & Chloe don't quit dating after S1
- SV: Clark and Lois's dance in "Bride" isn't interrupted
- SV: Clark doesn't drop out of college
- SV: Clark is too late to save Lana from the tornado
- SV: Clark Lois and Ollie finish their movie night in "Hydro"
- SV: Clark's mom doesn't lose the baby in S2
- SV: Jonathan Kent doesn't die
- SV: Lois doesn't return when she leaves in s4 and she and Clark meet again at the Daily Planet
- SV: Lois gives Oliver another chance in "Siren"
- SV: Lois remembers what happened in "Crimson"
- SV: Oliver hits Clark with his car in the pilot instead of Lex
- SV: The Queens live and they find Kara after the meteor shower
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- All: Golden Age Detective AU

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Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies)

As I love to tell in these letters, this reboot didn’t really catch my attention when it first hit the cinemas. First off, I already had enough on my proverbial fandom plate, and second, only Eric Bana and Simon Pegg rang a bell in my head XD Fast forward a few years, and a local TV station airs the first movie. When the credits ran, I felt myself “educated” somehow. Why? Because I realized that I not only knew these two gentlemen, but almost everyone else on the bridge as well (except for Zachary and John). Chris Pine and Bruce Greenwood were namely known, both Anton Yelchin and Zoe Saldana had left their impressions on me with unforgettable characters (Anton in both “Without A Trace” and “Criminal Minds”, Zoe in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Losers”). But the biggest “surprise” came in the person of my favorite Kiwi Karl Urban, who I knew since his days on LOTR and which caused me to say “Oh hello Eomer” in the direction of my screen XD

Characters/Pairings
- Christine Chapel/Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- James T. Kirk/Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- Leonard "Bones" McCoy/Spock
- Pavel Chekov/Leonard "Bones" McCoy
- James T. Kirk & Christopher Pike
- James T. Kirk & Spock
- James T. Kirk/Spock
- Pavel Chekov/Hikaru Sulu
- James T. Kirk/Spock/Nyota Uhura
- Spock/Nyota Uhura

Additional Tags
- Star Trek AOS: Vulcan isn't destroyed
- Star Trek: Non-Starfleet AU
- Star Trek: Vulcans make first contact with Earth earlier than they did in canon
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU

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The Magnificent Seven (TV)

I more or less discovered this little gem via the proverbial scenic route XD In this case, it was because Eric Close, who plays Vin Tanner on this one, caught my attention as Martin Fitzgerald on “Without a Trace”. After watching the 22 episodes of this show, I not only had him on my favorite characters list, but almost all of the Seven as well, lead by Michael Biehn and Anthony Starke, as Chris Larabee and Ezra Standish, respectively.

Characters/Pairings
- Chris Larabee & Ezra Standish
- Chris Larabee & Vin Tanner
- Chris Larabee/Ezra Standish
- Chris Larabee/Vin Tanner
- Nathan Jackson/Chris Larabee
- Solo: Chris Larabee

Additional Tags
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- ALL: Fix-It AU
- All: Golden Age Detective AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood
- ALL: Jazz Age AU

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White Collar

White Collar was the first show to break me out of my purely SPN fandom way, and it made me fall in love with Matt Bomer (which in turn led to me exploring shows I never, ever would have thought of XD). Anyway, from the first episode I saw on, I was hooked on the characters, the storytelling, the practically non-existent violence, and most of all the fact that crime shows don't have to be gritty and full of gore and with characters on an eternal frustration loop to be entertaining.

Characters/Pairings
- Byron Ellington/June Ellington
- Diana Berrigan & Neal Caffrey
- Elizabeth Burke/Neal Caffrey
- Elizabeth Burke/Peter Burke
- June Ellington & Mozzie
- Neal Caffrey/Clinton Jones
- Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey
- Diana Berrigan/Christie
- Elizabeth Burke/Peter Burke/Neal Caffrey

Additional Tags
- Crossover: Ezra Bloom and Neal Caffrey both try to con each other
- Crossover: Ezra Bloom gets a deal from the White Collar office in White Collar
- ALL: 20th Century Gangster AU
- ALL: A and B are secretly married the whole time
- ALL: Accidental Marriage AU
- ALL: Actors
- ALL: Adventurers AU
- ALL: Age of Sail AU
- ALL: Alternate Ending AU
- ALL: Ancient Egypt AU
- ALL: Ancient Greece AU
- ALL: Archaeologist/Adventurer AU
- ALL: Artist/Model AU
- ALL: Canon Divergence AU
- ALL: celebrities AU
- ALL: Coffee Shop AU
- ALL: Different first meeting
- ALL: Escort Service AU
- ALL: Fix-It AU
- All: Golden Age of Hollywood