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Dear Creator Letter Summer 2021
Jun. 14th, 2021 10:12 pmDear Podficcer
Hi, I’m LittleRedRobinHood on AO3, and I’m so excited to hear what you make for me in this exchange! I’m sure whatever you make will be amazing and I’ll be able to hear the love and work you put into it. Here is the stuff you need to know
Likes:
Don’t Mind:
Dislikes:
Hard No:
Hockey RPF
Hockey RPF is my main fandom, so most of my likes come from that, although they also apply to my other fandoms. I am not super tied to a specific pairing or team, but I do have some preferences:
Top Teams/Pairings:
For basically all of these, I am cool with team ensemble stuff as well as/in addition to pairings. Also, these are just my top pairings – other pairings (on these or other teams) are usually also fine
Least Favorite Teams/Pairings:
Again, I’m totally into OT3s/polyamory, gen, friendship, women’s players, or your rare pair of choice – if something matches my likes, I probably won’t mind what pairing or team.
I like both hockey fic and AUs. I don’t mind non hockey AUs, but I prefer AUs where they still play hockey, such as soulmates or magic existing as part of the NHL. My favorite non-hockey AUs are sci fi/fantasy
Another thing I like is Outsider POV, but like, the media. (I would have put this in the Likes section, but it's pretty hockey specific). I just think the relationship between player's public and private lives are interesting (in a non creepy way!) and love stuff with social media components or contrasts between what they say to the media and what people think they mean. All hockey journalism is a ~narrative, really - what fanfic are they writing about what they think is happening in your fanfic? How are the players dealing with the media is saying about them? What is the media getting right/wrong? (media includes both official stuff and social media stuff)
Check Please
The majority of my fic reading for this fandom was during or after Year 2, so I read a lot of fics where either The Kiss at the end of Year 2 didn’t happen or Jack/Bitty are much more closeted in Year 3. Basically Jack is Sad. I do love that angstier, more “realistic” stuff, and the alternate get togethers. However, I also love the team as family and general hijinks of the Samwell Crew, and would love that kind of more lighthearted fic as well.
I went to (and still cheer for) an ECAC hockey school, so I would also love stuff about the team’s relationship to the student body/campus/fans, causing weird trouble on campus, actually attending class, or some kind of student outsider perspective. Unfortunately, this also means I know when there are college hockey realism mistakes, but I can overlook those for the sake of fic :)
I am pretty strongly here for Jack/Bitty, and don’t want to see them shipped with other characters. But otherwise, I am not too set on ships. Any combo of the frogs and/or Farmer is cool, as well as Shitty/Lardo. I do like Ransom/Holster, but I would absolutely /love/ to see bros forever, platonic life partners Ransom&Holster. Also Jack&Shitty friendship, especially freshman!Jack and Shitty
While I like Kent as a character, I do see him as an antagonist and don’t want fic where he is a main character or part of a main ship. (past Jack/Kent is ok, but not present day stuff)
Leverage
100% here for the Hardison/Parker/Eliot. I like their romantic relationship but it’s mainly that they are the most important people to each other and they always have each other’s backs that’s important to me. So I also love team as family for this team (also potentially including Nate and Sophie). I like hurt/comfort for these guys, but I feel like a majority of it is hurt!Eliot (for good reason), and I would love to see hurt!Hardison or Parker instead. Or just the team comforting each other in general.
I don’t mind AUs, but would prefer AUs where they still do jobs (or equivalent) rather than full “non powered” AUs. I also like case/job fic and outsider POV. There are some really fun outsider POV casefics, and stuff featuring the brewpub staff
I am extremely excited for Leverage:Redemption, so assuming it's actually as good as the trailers look, I will probably be down for fics featuring that. I'm especially excited to see the Hardison & Breanna sibling relationship develop. I guess check back in here or on my twitter to see if I liked it?
Misc/Other things I like
Hi, I’m LittleRedRobinHood on AO3, and I’m so excited to hear what you make for me in this exchange! I’m sure whatever you make will be amazing and I’ll be able to hear the love and work you put into it. Here is the stuff you need to know
Likes:
- Team as family/found family/team ensemble dynamics, strong friendships/platonic relationships
- Soulmates/soulmate identifying marks, especially when subverted/inverted
- Subverted/inverted tropes in general
- Worldbuilding – especially scifi/fantasy/magic AUs, or worldbuilding with subverted/inverted tropes
- Fake dating, marriage of convenience, mutual pining
- Hurt/comfort!! – emotional or physical or both! - also angst with a happy ending
- People trusting each other with secrets/opening up to each other – this usually works really well with the hurt/comfort (secret relationship, coming out, magic powers that are looked down on, etc) and I do definitely like that. It also works for more light hearted stuff, like super hero AUs with secret identities, or something with hijinks and misunderstanding that are humorous rather than angsty
- Made for audio works/works in non-traditional formats - I like creative uses of the audio medium, like in universe podcasts or voicemails, and when sound effects/soundscaping/music are used in interesting ways that add to the story
Don’t Mind:
- Rule 63/Always a Girl – prefer no name changes though, if possible
- Non famous family members as characters - tend to prefer if the real names of wives etc are used if they are widely known (ie Ryanne Giroux, Veronique Fleury)
- Canon (or real life I guess) levels of violence and injury
- Vague references to covid, like “the pause” and/or “the bubble” - Hockey fics set in the bubble are probably ok, as long as the focus is on the hijinks/surreal experience of being stuck in a hotel with all your teammates and rivals and not the grim national reality that lead to needing that to happen. Stuff set this season is probably okay as long as that stuff is firmly background, but I would rather just have a 2021 season without covid, because the line between "background" and "too handwaved and no one is being safe and I'm distracted" is pretty fuzzy
Dislikes:
- Large age gaps or power imbalances, or daddy kink – such as Pekka Rinne/Juuse Saros, Mitch Marner/Matt Martin, Nolan Patrick/Claude Giroux etc, or any student/teacher or similar relationship
- Infidelity
- Dubcon, except if both parties have consumed alcohol but would consent otherwise
- Mob/Mafia AUs – surprising popular in Hockey, but I’m not a fan
Hard No:
- Patrick Kane, as main or side character
- Kyle Dubas/William Nylander (or any other GM/player if those exist) (also coach/player ships)
- Incest of any kind
- Rape/non con
- Smut/PWP – I don’t mind limited sex scenes, including works that would be rated E on AO3, but I prefer the sex not be the focus on the work, and it not be especially long or detailed. I don’t mind works where sex as a concept is prominent in the work, such as works where sex occurs briefly (or off screen) and is referred back to often, or sex is the goal (as in getting together) and is frequently referenced, or stuff like that – I just don’t want extended graphic sex scenes or works that are primarily sex scenes, and prefer that if sex occurs, it's secondary to the plot
- Also, I don’t want BDSM, kink, xeno, gang bangs/group sex, or a/b/o
- I tried to make this more specific and less of a judgment call that previously, but I know this does depend on the person and the fic – I’m sorry
Hockey RPF
Hockey RPF is my main fandom, so most of my likes come from that, although they also apply to my other fandoms. I am not super tied to a specific pairing or team, but I do have some preferences:
Top Teams/Pairings:
For basically all of these, I am cool with team ensemble stuff as well as/in addition to pairings. Also, these are just my top pairings – other pairings (on these or other teams) are usually also fine
- Flyers
- TK/Nolan ! – I have read /a lot/ of TK/Nolan recently
- Kevin Hayes – still not sure how I feel about him w/ Carter Hart (depends on the fic and how much it plays up their age gap), but I like his dynamic in fics in general
- I just love a good Flyer’s ensemble in fics – Kevin Hayes, Carter Hart, Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov, etc, etc
- Caps
- Nicky/Ovi !
- Avs
- Pretty much whatever pairing, including Tyson Barrie or Alexander Kerfoot (RIP, they’re not dead, they’re just in Canada) as well as Nazem Kadri
- Canucks
- I have been here for Brock Boeser/Elias Pettersson for a while now, and I’m glad they are finally getting the apprecation they deserve
- Also Quinn Hughes deserves more appreciation - not super into Tkachuk pairings, but preference for Brady over Matthew if you go that direction
- 2015 draft class
- Basically any combo of Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, Dylan Strome, and Mitch Marner
- Connor McDavid is going through a lot right now – someone give him a hug
- Also, Team North America ensemble is also fun, in addition to just the 2015 guys
- There is /so/ /little/ Women's Hockey fic out there but I would love Women's Hockey fic! Especially NWHL fic - my team is the Pride, but I'll take anything you find (or more likely, write). Would love lesbian USA/Canada nation team rivals to wives content! I don't like the PWHPA for mostly petty reasons, so would prefer not to have that as the focus, but if it's a national team focused fic, that's ok
- Also interested in rare pairs (especially on less popular teams), and OT3s
Least Favorite Teams/Pairings:
- Sid/Geno
- I actually do like this pairing, but there’s just /so much/ content for them (and the Penguins in general) out there that I would prefer to see something different
- Sidney Crosby/ Claude Giroux
- Leon Draistaitl/Matthew Tkachuk
- I don’t hate enemies to lovers, but these two just don’t appeal to me
- Tyler Seguin/Jordie Benn
- I’ve read too much Tyler/Jamie, so now I feel weird about this for some reason
- Bruins
- Just – bad vibes, not a fan idk
- Amanda Kessel and Kendall Coyne-Schofield, for mostly petty, PWHPA reasons as discussed above, Appearences in National Team based fic is fine, but prefer not as major characters/in main ships
Again, I’m totally into OT3s/polyamory, gen, friendship, women’s players, or your rare pair of choice – if something matches my likes, I probably won’t mind what pairing or team.
I like both hockey fic and AUs. I don’t mind non hockey AUs, but I prefer AUs where they still play hockey, such as soulmates or magic existing as part of the NHL. My favorite non-hockey AUs are sci fi/fantasy
Another thing I like is Outsider POV, but like, the media. (I would have put this in the Likes section, but it's pretty hockey specific). I just think the relationship between player's public and private lives are interesting (in a non creepy way!) and love stuff with social media components or contrasts between what they say to the media and what people think they mean. All hockey journalism is a ~narrative, really - what fanfic are they writing about what they think is happening in your fanfic? How are the players dealing with the media is saying about them? What is the media getting right/wrong? (media includes both official stuff and social media stuff)
Check Please
The majority of my fic reading for this fandom was during or after Year 2, so I read a lot of fics where either The Kiss at the end of Year 2 didn’t happen or Jack/Bitty are much more closeted in Year 3. Basically Jack is Sad. I do love that angstier, more “realistic” stuff, and the alternate get togethers. However, I also love the team as family and general hijinks of the Samwell Crew, and would love that kind of more lighthearted fic as well.
I went to (and still cheer for) an ECAC hockey school, so I would also love stuff about the team’s relationship to the student body/campus/fans, causing weird trouble on campus, actually attending class, or some kind of student outsider perspective. Unfortunately, this also means I know when there are college hockey realism mistakes, but I can overlook those for the sake of fic :)
I am pretty strongly here for Jack/Bitty, and don’t want to see them shipped with other characters. But otherwise, I am not too set on ships. Any combo of the frogs and/or Farmer is cool, as well as Shitty/Lardo. I do like Ransom/Holster, but I would absolutely /love/ to see bros forever, platonic life partners Ransom&Holster. Also Jack&Shitty friendship, especially freshman!Jack and Shitty
While I like Kent as a character, I do see him as an antagonist and don’t want fic where he is a main character or part of a main ship. (past Jack/Kent is ok, but not present day stuff)
Leverage
100% here for the Hardison/Parker/Eliot. I like their romantic relationship but it’s mainly that they are the most important people to each other and they always have each other’s backs that’s important to me. So I also love team as family for this team (also potentially including Nate and Sophie). I like hurt/comfort for these guys, but I feel like a majority of it is hurt!Eliot (for good reason), and I would love to see hurt!Hardison or Parker instead. Or just the team comforting each other in general.
I don’t mind AUs, but would prefer AUs where they still do jobs (or equivalent) rather than full “non powered” AUs. I also like case/job fic and outsider POV. There are some really fun outsider POV casefics, and stuff featuring the brewpub staff
I am extremely excited for Leverage:Redemption, so assuming it's actually as good as the trailers look, I will probably be down for fics featuring that. I'm especially excited to see the Hardison & Breanna sibling relationship develop. I guess check back in here or on my twitter to see if I liked it?
Misc/Other things I like
- Fake Buzzfeed Unsolved (etc) episodes about other fandoms
- Social media or like far outsider perspective stuff, like media or history types of things (esp made for audio) is very interesting to me, and this is a way I’ve seen it done that’s very cool. I have also seen some My Brother My Brother and Me cross overs and they are very fun
- I know people also do this with the Magnus Archive, but unfortunately I know nothing about TMA
- I also have listened to some good BFU/Watcher RPF but not enough to have strong preferences
- I like The Adventure Zone Balance but have not read a lot of fic – would not mind canon-adjacent team fic
- Polygon - extremely into actual Polygon content, and have dabbled in RPF as well. There are some very good magic AU/urban fantasy fics. Prefer BDG/Pat Gill and don't like slash with the McElroys. Absolutely no Nick Robinson
- I have seen both seasons of The Mandolorian and have enjoyed listening to podfics about it, but I have not read much fic. I prefer Mando&BabyYoda fic to shippy fics. I also only know the basics about the wider Star Wars universe
- I watched and enjoyed What We Do In The Shadows (TV), and liked the humor podfics that I have made/listened to based on that. Podfics of fics in the style of the show would be very fun - I'm not interested in stuff where shipping is the main focus, but don't mind ensemble fics with Nadja/Laszlo or Guillermo/Nandor
