SORRY! First about the snafu in linking, and then at it not being posted by the time assignments went out. 😭😭 BUT I'M HERE! And you're here! And it's going to be awesome! HUZZAH!
Hello! I'm so glad we have at least one tiny fandom in common, that means I already love you and think you have impeccable taste! 😍😍
So, I thought I'd talk about tropes and general themes I love that these particular books hit on and then I'll touch on each of my requested fandoms with some of my favorite moments/relationships to give you some guidance if you'd like (no worries if not).
Found Family: I need it like breathing. It is the one thing that pretty much spans across all my favorite books. There's just something about Queer Found Families that gives me the sighs you know? It can be work found family, community of found family, or a big ol’ pack of werewolves 😍😍.
Lots of POVs: I love stories that let me peek into all (or at least some) of those wild and wonderful brains. Or, if that's not your thing, I'm also equally crazy about delving deep into one person's psyche, especially if it's someone we didn't get to in canon.
Tropeyness: I like to think of tropes as hooks. They're what draws me to a story, but then it's up to the characters to make it exceptional. Feel free to get as tropey as you want.
My likes in general are:
✔️Character studies
✔️Witty dialogue
✔️Road Trips
✔️Angst, but not dismal
✔️Feeeeeeelings
✔️Shenanigans
Now, I guess it's the time to talk about what I DO NOT WANT. I have two types of DNWs.
Hard DNWs: These are the things I don't want in ANY story I receive.
✔️Incest/chan/rape fantasy
✔️Extreme kinks-- sexual exploration is one thing, watersports/pony play is quite another. If in doubt ask yourself, is this something that the characters in canon, written by their authors, would do?
✔️Character bashing
✔️cruelty/abuse/torture
Soft DNWs: these are things I wouldn't want my assigned story to feature, but would be delighted to receive as a treat.
✔️Sappy, happy, overly fluffy
✔️PWP
NOW ONTO THE FANDOMS!
Green Creek
Two years later and I'm still OBSESSED with these fucking werewolves! I chose Ox, Kelly, Rico and Joshua because I couldn't find the “Any” button? Seriously, you can write any story you want. I would love some Kelly POV. Him and Ox are the characters I come back to over and over and I just felt Kelly had so much untapped potential for story, for Fill In The Canon bits. And Ox interacting with basically anyone would be golden.
I also chose Rico and Joshua because I'd love some Daddy Rico moments, maybe him teaching Joshua something to do with cars, or Rico playing with him as a wolf. Anything really.
How to Be Series
I feel the same way about Gustavo Tiberius as I do for Oxnard Matheson. I'd love to see any character interact with him. I especially love the friendship between him and Josiah, but also really loved that Quincy went to him for advice and can't imagine their “researching the internet” experience. Or maybe the planning of the wedding.
OR, ORRRR (and this is a long shot, but some sort of crossover with other Klune books? Of course, that's only if you've read any other of his works and ignore it if you haven't, but I was struck by the fact that in my latest re-read of Ravensong, that Dale-- that asshole-- worked at a coffee shop in Abby Oregon! 😱😱 Seriously, how many of those could there be? I'm not saying I want a Dale in Abby story, but that just proves that they co-exist and that the two towns are relatively close to each other 😉🐺😉)
Murderbot
I am really going through a robot phase right now and it started with this series. I devoured the entire series of books this year and then watched the TV series repeatedly. I think what I like about robots (and other non-human protagonists) is their honest (and often hilariously) ambivalence to all of humanity. I'd love to see Murderbot having to endure humanity at its messiest and annoying and see them accidentally, and against their will, become more and more fond. ❤️❤️
Running Close to the Wind
Another theme besides Non-human Protagonists Who Have Had It With Humanity‘s Bullshit that I've fallen in love with this year is, Agents of Chaos and The Shenanigans They Get Up To.
None more than Avri. He is just too precious for this world and the only thing that makes me more giddy than the antagonism between him and almost everyone else is how very turned on he is by their disgruntlement.
And while I say I don't really want PWP in a gift story, here is where I'll eagerly accept it. Don't get me wrong the book was perfection, but JFC, talk about a cock tease of an ending. After ALL that!! 🤣🤣 So, by all means, feel free to Sexpilogue that motherfucker! RHEEEEEEE!!
Arden St. Ives Series
This series is so fucked up and I'm in love with it! The first two books I wanted nothing more than Caspian and Arden to find their way through all their fuckupedness (and I guess I'd still love to read about that) but somewhere along the way, I also just wanted more of the other characters too--Ellory and Bellrose and George though I didn't have room to nominate them-- either with or w/o Arden and Caspian.
Midcentury NYC series
I ❤️ all these characters SOOOOO much! (And as you'll see in the rest of my requests, Cat Sebastian in general). I just love reveling in her characters and how much they love each other and make each others’ lives better.
I'd love anything from these books. From a big, gay, NYC, journalistic hang out, to following these couples into the future (maybe they all venture to Fire Island or Provincetown together sometime? Maybe a time share in the Poconos/Berkshire?) Or maybe just a family meal with Andy's dad/ Nick's family?
Seducing the Sedgwicks
HARTLEY! I want all the Hartley! I love everyone and would love them all included, but I really want a focus on him. Maybe more of him and Martin becoming friends as Hartley and Will work on more plays together? Or him trying to bring his family together finally?
Page and Sommers Series
I just really love how James and Leo interact and I loved that they're were honest-to- goodness mysteries solved while these two beautiful men fell in love and made sense of each other's lives. More of that please! ❤️❤️
And that's it. Take what you want from this, disregard what you want. Just have fun, that's all I want for both of us. Fun and shenanigans (even the heartbreaky sort). ♥ ♥
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yuletide these days, or when I have big feelings about things like Heartstopper and The Green Creek series. 
