Rare Male Slash Letter
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galadriel1010Dear creator,
I am really excited to see what you make, and I hope you enjoy this as much as I'm sure I will!
Standard DNWs:
Injuries to feet, extreme cold and hypothermia, death of children and pets.
General likes:
* Unconventional friendships
* Complicated but loving family dynamics
* Love letters to cities
* Technobabble that's good for the soul
* Intelligent characters getting to nerd out together
* Power duos and competent teamwork
* Pastiche, casefic, genre stories, genre fusions
* Weather, descriptions of landscapes, obscure historical details
* Opinions about tea.
Fandoms:
David Blaize - E. F. Benson
Maurice - E. M. Forster
Raffles - E. W. Hornung
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Thursday Next - Jasper Fforde
Dragon Age (Video Games)
David Blaize - E. F. Benson
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
David Blaize is an absolute joy. I owe whoever recommended me the series a huge amount, although I still disagree with their assessment that it has too much cricket. The characters are just lovely people who have gentle adventures and disagreements, and even when it rains it's just a reason to have a good hot bath. I have read right through to the end of David of Kings, although I've not yet read David and the Blue Door, so anything from during the canon or into their future is right up my street. Frank is wonderful and needs someone to love him, and whilst I'd rather that be David I will accept anyone who accepts and loves him
David Blaize/Frank Maddox (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
David is just sunshine personified, and Frank needs that. The relationship between them in the books is wonderful, I love the hero worship morphing into real and lasting friendship, and the genuine love between them. I'm so here for David getting a clue, however long that takes, and for them to find happiness together
Prompts:
Playing cricket together for county, MCC or country; Frank going on digs and David following as his assistant; drifting apart and back together; modern AU where Frank's concerns at school are more about the age gap between them and this persisting until they're well into their 20s
Frank Maddox/Original Male Archaeologist (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
I have watched too much Time Team recently and have opinions about hopeless Victwardian antiquarians, mostly around their record keeping, digging practices, and how they should never have been allowed near anything important. However, I will happily set that aside in the interests of getting Frank a nice boyfriend who respects him and appreciates him and with whom he can spend happy evenings around the fire at camp talking about their interests and gazing up at the stars late into the night, then return to their cottage where they commit crimes by misfiling all their damn finds. Age gap relationship between Frank and an experienced professor is entirely up my street, as is a modern AU where they are archaeologists using proper techniques
Frank Maddox/Original Male Cricketer (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
I just really, really like cricket. I know, this is brand new information, no one knew this about me. Canon-era or modern AU, I don't mind. Put them on opposite sides of one of the great cricket rivalries, bring them together in the IPL and County Championship, show them spending hour after hour in the nets, anything. Just give Frank those two great loves - cricket and his boyfriend
Hughes/Frank Maddox (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
Ugh. My poor boys. These two deserve to find happiness and live their truth, and I would love to see them live it together. Even if Hughes isn't much of a cricketer. They both have a lot of baggage to work out. It'd be interesting to see how they framed their experiences within the contemporary theories of uranian love and the burgeoning understanding of queer sexualities. Not really interested in modern AUs for this, but I could probably be persuaded.
Maurice - E. M. Forster
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
I have to confess that I don't like Maurice. I tried, but mostly I wanted to shout at him and go back to reading David blaize, who is just a nicer person. But the story only really picks up right at the end, when Maurice has his lightbulb moment and walks away from what makes him miserable to try and find happiness. That fasciantes me, because together he and Alec take such a leap of faith into the blue. It won't be easy for them, but I hope they make it and find it together.
Maurice Hall/Alec Scudder (Maurice - Forster)
What I like about them:
The gulf between the worlds they come from, Maurice's over-dramaticness and Alec's down-to-earth nature, even though Alec is the one to take wild leaps of faith into the unknown whilst Maurice clings to the familiar. It won't be easy to find happiness together, but I hope they do.
Raffles - E. W. Hornung
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
Raffles! I love how Hornung wrestles with the morality of his antihero, the excitement of the heist, the 'other' cases that Raffles and Bunny take on together (have you noticed how few of the stories are actually straight-forward burglaries? There's only a handful in the entire collection). The window onto society of the time is so interesting, seen as it is from a different perspective that gets into the bedrooms and dressing rooms of the nobility without ever truly entering that part of society. I love all eras of their adventures, but I'd also love to see things spun off from the happier ending of the TV show, maybe with Raffles and Bunny now pressed into service for Queen and Country.
Bunny Manders/A. J. Raffles (Raffles - Hornung)
What I like about them:
Everything. Just everything. They're so frustrating and wonderful, and so in love with each other and, a bit, themselves. And can Bunny go five words without telling the reader how attractive Raffles is? Really no.
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
Ben Aaronovitch has somehow taken all of my favourite things - magical realism, excessive levels of detail, murder mysteries, London, architecture and sarcasm - and blended them into a series of books I could reread endlessly. The characters are all so endearing and detailed, the narration is a joy, the theory behind it is both sound and confusing. Could only be improved by the addition of cricket, but that's a very minor omission. You can tell he knows and loves his city
David Mellenby/Thomas Nightingale (Rivers of London - Aaronovitch)
What I like about them:
I realise that the author has made a decision, but since it's a stupid-ass decision I've decided to ignore it. Fixits for everyone! These two fascinate me, with the way that we're gradually being seeded information about David and his relationship with NIghtingale. I'm pretty sure it'll be canonised as romantic one day, but we shall see. For now, we have fanfiction. And if we're going fixit, that's a whole century in my favourite place in the world for them to explore and live and love. The different social circles they've moved in, the social and economic changes they've seen, the endlessly changing skyline
Thursday Next - Jasper Fforde
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
These books are absolute nonsense and I love them. There's something so comforting and familiar about returning to the book world, as there should be. They're also very, very funny, and I get more of the references each time I go back to them. Last time I read them I didn't know Raffles, so I'm very excited to see who he has waiting for me when I go back next. Both the 'real' and book worlds are deep and interesting, although I think we all preferred the old library.
Miles Hawke/Joffy Next (Thursday Next - Fforde)
What I like about them:
Miles and Joffy are just lovely. I can't even remember much about them, just that I liked them. They're sweet.
Dragon Age (Video Games)
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
I bought Inquisition because I remembered that Gareth David Lloyd was in it and it was cheap on PS Store, and it has since consumed my life. I love the depth to the world and how absolutely vast it is. We've seen such a small corner of it, and there's entire countries fleshed out that we've yet to visit. There's such endless opportunity for exploration and adventure, and real deep lore-diving.
Cyril de Montfort/Male Trevelyan (DA Games)
What I like about them:
Nobles brought together in a world torn asunder and finding some comfort in each other, maybe? I'm more into pre- and post-Inquisition than anything set during the main storyline. Perhaps they met at one of the endless balls Trevelyan was dragged to by his parents, or at a hunt at Chateau Haine. Did they split, and if so why? Would prefer a non-mage, but then again the idea of them trying to carry on a relationship through the limited communication they had whilst Trevelyan was in the Circle is also very intriguing.
Cyril de Montfort/Original Male Character(s) (DA Games)
What I like about them:
This is a 'sell me on this' request. I'm intrigued, in theory, but haven't yet got a solid hold of Cyril enough to go there myself.
Frederic of Serault/Male Trevelyan (DA Games)
What I like about them:
Two geeks a-geeking… I always play my Trevelyans as just massive nerds enjoying the opportunity to explore the world far too much, and they'd all love being able to wind Frederic up and watch him wax lyrical on his favourite subject. Getting him to stop talking long enough to kiss him might be a challenge, but it's one worth the investment.
Frederic of Serault/Philliam Trevelyan (DA Games)
What I like about them:
Again, put me two nerds together and I'm happy. I can imagine the arcuments they'd have about their research, and Philliam insisting that he's not a dragonologist but really, darling, that's not what that word translates as at all, clearly it's this instead, and no you're not putting the bladder in my bag just because yours is full...
Greagoir/Irving (DA Games)
What I like about them:
I shipped these two from the moment we met them. They gave off very old married couple vibes, with Greagoir doing his best to pretend he's totally chill and wasn't at all worried about Irving, and the fact that if Irving dies you can't stop him annulling the Circle... Okay, less so that bit, but. Just this couple who've been together as friends and then loves for so many years and know each other so well.
I am really excited to see what you make, and I hope you enjoy this as much as I'm sure I will!
Standard DNWs:
Injuries to feet, extreme cold and hypothermia, death of children and pets.
General likes:
* Unconventional friendships
* Complicated but loving family dynamics
* Love letters to cities
* Technobabble that's good for the soul
* Intelligent characters getting to nerd out together
* Power duos and competent teamwork
* Pastiche, casefic, genre stories, genre fusions
* Weather, descriptions of landscapes, obscure historical details
* Opinions about tea.
Fandoms:
David Blaize - E. F. Benson
Maurice - E. M. Forster
Raffles - E. W. Hornung
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Thursday Next - Jasper Fforde
Dragon Age (Video Games)
David Blaize - E. F. Benson
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
David Blaize is an absolute joy. I owe whoever recommended me the series a huge amount, although I still disagree with their assessment that it has too much cricket. The characters are just lovely people who have gentle adventures and disagreements, and even when it rains it's just a reason to have a good hot bath. I have read right through to the end of David of Kings, although I've not yet read David and the Blue Door, so anything from during the canon or into their future is right up my street. Frank is wonderful and needs someone to love him, and whilst I'd rather that be David I will accept anyone who accepts and loves him
David Blaize/Frank Maddox (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
David is just sunshine personified, and Frank needs that. The relationship between them in the books is wonderful, I love the hero worship morphing into real and lasting friendship, and the genuine love between them. I'm so here for David getting a clue, however long that takes, and for them to find happiness together
Prompts:
Playing cricket together for county, MCC or country; Frank going on digs and David following as his assistant; drifting apart and back together; modern AU where Frank's concerns at school are more about the age gap between them and this persisting until they're well into their 20s
Frank Maddox/Original Male Archaeologist (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
I have watched too much Time Team recently and have opinions about hopeless Victwardian antiquarians, mostly around their record keeping, digging practices, and how they should never have been allowed near anything important. However, I will happily set that aside in the interests of getting Frank a nice boyfriend who respects him and appreciates him and with whom he can spend happy evenings around the fire at camp talking about their interests and gazing up at the stars late into the night, then return to their cottage where they commit crimes by misfiling all their damn finds. Age gap relationship between Frank and an experienced professor is entirely up my street, as is a modern AU where they are archaeologists using proper techniques
Frank Maddox/Original Male Cricketer (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
I just really, really like cricket. I know, this is brand new information, no one knew this about me. Canon-era or modern AU, I don't mind. Put them on opposite sides of one of the great cricket rivalries, bring them together in the IPL and County Championship, show them spending hour after hour in the nets, anything. Just give Frank those two great loves - cricket and his boyfriend
Hughes/Frank Maddox (David Blaize - Benson)
What I like about them:
Ugh. My poor boys. These two deserve to find happiness and live their truth, and I would love to see them live it together. Even if Hughes isn't much of a cricketer. They both have a lot of baggage to work out. It'd be interesting to see how they framed their experiences within the contemporary theories of uranian love and the burgeoning understanding of queer sexualities. Not really interested in modern AUs for this, but I could probably be persuaded.
Maurice - E. M. Forster
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
I have to confess that I don't like Maurice. I tried, but mostly I wanted to shout at him and go back to reading David blaize, who is just a nicer person. But the story only really picks up right at the end, when Maurice has his lightbulb moment and walks away from what makes him miserable to try and find happiness. That fasciantes me, because together he and Alec take such a leap of faith into the blue. It won't be easy for them, but I hope they make it and find it together.
Maurice Hall/Alec Scudder (Maurice - Forster)
What I like about them:
The gulf between the worlds they come from, Maurice's over-dramaticness and Alec's down-to-earth nature, even though Alec is the one to take wild leaps of faith into the unknown whilst Maurice clings to the familiar. It won't be easy to find happiness together, but I hope they do.
Raffles - E. W. Hornung
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
Raffles! I love how Hornung wrestles with the morality of his antihero, the excitement of the heist, the 'other' cases that Raffles and Bunny take on together (have you noticed how few of the stories are actually straight-forward burglaries? There's only a handful in the entire collection). The window onto society of the time is so interesting, seen as it is from a different perspective that gets into the bedrooms and dressing rooms of the nobility without ever truly entering that part of society. I love all eras of their adventures, but I'd also love to see things spun off from the happier ending of the TV show, maybe with Raffles and Bunny now pressed into service for Queen and Country.
Bunny Manders/A. J. Raffles (Raffles - Hornung)
What I like about them:
Everything. Just everything. They're so frustrating and wonderful, and so in love with each other and, a bit, themselves. And can Bunny go five words without telling the reader how attractive Raffles is? Really no.
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
Ben Aaronovitch has somehow taken all of my favourite things - magical realism, excessive levels of detail, murder mysteries, London, architecture and sarcasm - and blended them into a series of books I could reread endlessly. The characters are all so endearing and detailed, the narration is a joy, the theory behind it is both sound and confusing. Could only be improved by the addition of cricket, but that's a very minor omission. You can tell he knows and loves his city
David Mellenby/Thomas Nightingale (Rivers of London - Aaronovitch)
What I like about them:
I realise that the author has made a decision, but since it's a stupid-ass decision I've decided to ignore it. Fixits for everyone! These two fascinate me, with the way that we're gradually being seeded information about David and his relationship with NIghtingale. I'm pretty sure it'll be canonised as romantic one day, but we shall see. For now, we have fanfiction. And if we're going fixit, that's a whole century in my favourite place in the world for them to explore and live and love. The different social circles they've moved in, the social and economic changes they've seen, the endlessly changing skyline
Thursday Next - Jasper Fforde
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
These books are absolute nonsense and I love them. There's something so comforting and familiar about returning to the book world, as there should be. They're also very, very funny, and I get more of the references each time I go back to them. Last time I read them I didn't know Raffles, so I'm very excited to see who he has waiting for me when I go back next. Both the 'real' and book worlds are deep and interesting, although I think we all preferred the old library.
Miles Hawke/Joffy Next (Thursday Next - Fforde)
What I like about them:
Miles and Joffy are just lovely. I can't even remember much about them, just that I liked them. They're sweet.
Dragon Age (Video Games)
Fandom specific DNWS:
N/A
What I like about the fandom
I bought Inquisition because I remembered that Gareth David Lloyd was in it and it was cheap on PS Store, and it has since consumed my life. I love the depth to the world and how absolutely vast it is. We've seen such a small corner of it, and there's entire countries fleshed out that we've yet to visit. There's such endless opportunity for exploration and adventure, and real deep lore-diving.
Cyril de Montfort/Male Trevelyan (DA Games)
What I like about them:
Nobles brought together in a world torn asunder and finding some comfort in each other, maybe? I'm more into pre- and post-Inquisition than anything set during the main storyline. Perhaps they met at one of the endless balls Trevelyan was dragged to by his parents, or at a hunt at Chateau Haine. Did they split, and if so why? Would prefer a non-mage, but then again the idea of them trying to carry on a relationship through the limited communication they had whilst Trevelyan was in the Circle is also very intriguing.
Cyril de Montfort/Original Male Character(s) (DA Games)
What I like about them:
This is a 'sell me on this' request. I'm intrigued, in theory, but haven't yet got a solid hold of Cyril enough to go there myself.
Frederic of Serault/Male Trevelyan (DA Games)
What I like about them:
Two geeks a-geeking… I always play my Trevelyans as just massive nerds enjoying the opportunity to explore the world far too much, and they'd all love being able to wind Frederic up and watch him wax lyrical on his favourite subject. Getting him to stop talking long enough to kiss him might be a challenge, but it's one worth the investment.
Frederic of Serault/Philliam Trevelyan (DA Games)
What I like about them:
Again, put me two nerds together and I'm happy. I can imagine the arcuments they'd have about their research, and Philliam insisting that he's not a dragonologist but really, darling, that's not what that word translates as at all, clearly it's this instead, and no you're not putting the bladder in my bag just because yours is full...
Greagoir/Irving (DA Games)
What I like about them:
I shipped these two from the moment we met them. They gave off very old married couple vibes, with Greagoir doing his best to pretend he's totally chill and wasn't at all worried about Irving, and the fact that if Irving dies you can't stop him annulling the Circle... Okay, less so that bit, but. Just this couple who've been together as friends and then loves for so many years and know each other so well.
