It's Yuletide
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fabrisseThe fandoms I've chosen have all given me joy. None of them is light or fluffy. I apparently don't need good special effects to enjoy something either. All of these fandoms are ones that make me think and feel in about equal measure, and I like that sensation.
General nos: Extreme or explicit violence. Rape or Dubcon. A/B/O. AUs unless requested. There are certain acts which just don't turn me on: scat, blood play, golden showers. Any BDSM must be safe, sane, and consensual.
General yeses: Exploration of emotions and the consequences of actions, even if those consequences are negative. I'm fine with explicit slash, het, or threesomes (or moresomes). I like a happy ending -- it's Yuletide; let's celebrate -- but I completely understand if it doesn't make sense within the story. A well-written fic with a sad resolution is better than something jammed in to make it happy.
Yuletide Requests:
The Champions (TV 1968)
Rotherweird (series) -- Andrew Caldecott
Harlequin (1980) aka Dark Forces
The Illusionist
Etoile (TV)
The Champions (1968) – Richard Barrett, Sharron McReady, Craig Stirling, Tremayne
Any rating.
Specific DNW: Richard in a relationship with one other member of his team. Both is fine.
I got a great story in this fandom two years ago, but I'm still so intrigued by the possibilities of a pairing or OT3. I'm interested in the lighter -- more romantic? -- side of their powers.
I will happily take case fic with the caveat that Sharron can’t be an afterthought as she so often seemed to be. It can be set in 1965 and be Craig’s first job with Nemesis (though I don’t think Sharron was part of the agency at that point, her husband was. I’ll make an exception for peripheral Sharron in that event.). It can be set a decade later when all their powers have manifested fully. I can imagine they’d be more than formidable by then.
If you want to delve more deeply into their powers, how they differ (I think TV Tropes has a couple of instances) and where they overlap, that would bring joy to my heart. Sharron doesn’t seem to feel what the others are feeling in the same way that Richard and Craig do with each other. Does she develop it later? Does she not have it because it would interfere with a power that’s only hers? Craig seems to use super-hearing more than the others. Is it just the nature of his assignments or is his more developed, because he’s a bit telepathic? He certainly seems to be, per TVTropes and from my own reading of the show, the most empathic of the three. I love that, because feelings are usually women’s work. It’s nice that The Champions made it a masculine feature, and, I confess, Craig is my favorite character. Code breaker Richard seems to be able to assimilate different pieces of information more quickly than the others. Is it true, or did he develop this power more quickly than the others due to the nature of his previous assignments or training?
The other “lighter side” is their interpersonal relationships. By the end of the series (1971), Sharron’s been widowed for four years. I think she and Craig have good chemistry. Do they get together? Richard often feels what Craig is feeling physically. What does that do with consent issues? How do they develop blocks from each other when at least part of their powers seems to derive from their shared knowledge and interactions. I could see them as an OT3. And setting up their living arrangements, etc. plus keeping the relationship from Tremayne could be played as tragedy or, preferably, farce. I don’t like the idea of Richard having a relationship with Sharron that doesn’t include Craig. Frankly, Richard strikes me as asexual but hiding it in the free love 1960s. That can be part of them being an OT3 or could lead to commentary from Richard while Craig and Sharron are going hot and heavy. It could also be interesting to have one of them marry or get serious outside the group. How does that go over with the others? Does the new person figure them out on some level?
In some ways Nemesis and UNCLE from the Man from UNCLE are very similar. They both seem to have some connection to the UN and/or Interpol. What type of international problems come under Nemesis' purview? Why? How are their agents selected? Richard is from an era where there was still mandatory military service in Britain. Craig was in the U.S. Air Force. How does Sharron acquire her fighting skills? What is Craig's field of expertise beyond tactics and flying? What is Richard's degree in?
Harlequin (1980) aka Dark Forces in the U.S. -- I saw this film when it first came out in theaters back in the day. I was in my late teens and saw how poor the special effects were, but loved it anyway. The movie was one of the few that my parents saw more than once in the theater. The disappearance of the Prime Minister at the beginning is, I now know, based on a real incident from Australian history. Gregory implies that it was something other than a natural phenomenon that caused the fictional disappearance in the film. What? Why?
What is Gregory preparing young Alex for? Was part of Gregory's plan to get involved with Sandra or did that evolve separately? Did Gregory assault the maid? Does he have genuine healing powers or is everything he does based on hypnosis, illusion, and physical strength?
The film can be purchased under the title Dark Forces on Amazon (dvd only) in the U.S. It can be found under Dark Forces on YouTube in a transfer from VHS. It's also available on YouTube with what looks like better visual values dubbed into French or dubbed into Spanish under the original title, Harlequin.
Rotherweird (Series) -- Andrew Caldecott There are three books in this series, Rotherweird, Wyntertide, and Lost Acre. The first book is crucial; the others not so much because I want worldbuilding. A valley that isn't allowed to learn history prior to 1800 that was founded in the 1570s. We find out a lot about Elizabethan and early Jacobean times and the books are set in the present, but what went on between those times. Why are the North Tower and the South Tower in opposition? The character of Ferensen is mysterious and we find out why by the end of the first book, so bits with his time away from the valley would be welcomed. Why are town and country so divided when they mix so freely in the Journeyman's Rest? Honestly, anything around Ferensen or pre-1900, including that Reverend who was so insulted that they excluded outsiders, would be welcomed.
The Illusionist (2006) -- Anything more of Eisenheim's travels. How did he become someone who could fill the Opera House and have crown princes come to see him. Did he think of Sophie? Did she imagine his life? Did s/he think they would meet again? If you want to throw in Inspector Uhl, I'd be happy to see him.
Étoile -- I love Cheyenne. I want to know more about her. It can be her past affair with Jack, her childhood, her complicated relationship with Genevieve, or show me what she's like with different choreographers. It can be her future. Does she leave Le Ballet National to work either freelance or at another company? Does she found her own company? Take over as an artistic director elsewhere? Become Nicholas' shadow as she works to become his replacement? Become a choreographer? Her relationships with other dancers at the New York Metropolitan Ballet are fraught, but what is she like with her colleagues at Le Ballet National? Did she advise Mishi Duplessis to try New York (maybe even writing to Jack to request he look at her)? Does she like Gabin? I don't care who else you include from the characters we know from the series, but I want the focus to be on Cheyenne.
General nos: Extreme or explicit violence. Rape or Dubcon. A/B/O. AUs unless requested. There are certain acts which just don't turn me on: scat, blood play, golden showers. Any BDSM must be safe, sane, and consensual.
General yeses: Exploration of emotions and the consequences of actions, even if those consequences are negative. I'm fine with explicit slash, het, or threesomes (or moresomes). I like a happy ending -- it's Yuletide; let's celebrate -- but I completely understand if it doesn't make sense within the story. A well-written fic with a sad resolution is better than something jammed in to make it happy.
Yuletide Requests:
The Champions (TV 1968)
Rotherweird (series) -- Andrew Caldecott
Harlequin (1980) aka Dark Forces
The Illusionist
Etoile (TV)
The Champions (1968) – Richard Barrett, Sharron McReady, Craig Stirling, Tremayne
Any rating.
Specific DNW: Richard in a relationship with one other member of his team. Both is fine.
I got a great story in this fandom two years ago, but I'm still so intrigued by the possibilities of a pairing or OT3. I'm interested in the lighter -- more romantic? -- side of their powers.
I will happily take case fic with the caveat that Sharron can’t be an afterthought as she so often seemed to be. It can be set in 1965 and be Craig’s first job with Nemesis (though I don’t think Sharron was part of the agency at that point, her husband was. I’ll make an exception for peripheral Sharron in that event.). It can be set a decade later when all their powers have manifested fully. I can imagine they’d be more than formidable by then.
If you want to delve more deeply into their powers, how they differ (I think TV Tropes has a couple of instances) and where they overlap, that would bring joy to my heart. Sharron doesn’t seem to feel what the others are feeling in the same way that Richard and Craig do with each other. Does she develop it later? Does she not have it because it would interfere with a power that’s only hers? Craig seems to use super-hearing more than the others. Is it just the nature of his assignments or is his more developed, because he’s a bit telepathic? He certainly seems to be, per TVTropes and from my own reading of the show, the most empathic of the three. I love that, because feelings are usually women’s work. It’s nice that The Champions made it a masculine feature, and, I confess, Craig is my favorite character. Code breaker Richard seems to be able to assimilate different pieces of information more quickly than the others. Is it true, or did he develop this power more quickly than the others due to the nature of his previous assignments or training?
The other “lighter side” is their interpersonal relationships. By the end of the series (1971), Sharron’s been widowed for four years. I think she and Craig have good chemistry. Do they get together? Richard often feels what Craig is feeling physically. What does that do with consent issues? How do they develop blocks from each other when at least part of their powers seems to derive from their shared knowledge and interactions. I could see them as an OT3. And setting up their living arrangements, etc. plus keeping the relationship from Tremayne could be played as tragedy or, preferably, farce. I don’t like the idea of Richard having a relationship with Sharron that doesn’t include Craig. Frankly, Richard strikes me as asexual but hiding it in the free love 1960s. That can be part of them being an OT3 or could lead to commentary from Richard while Craig and Sharron are going hot and heavy. It could also be interesting to have one of them marry or get serious outside the group. How does that go over with the others? Does the new person figure them out on some level?
In some ways Nemesis and UNCLE from the Man from UNCLE are very similar. They both seem to have some connection to the UN and/or Interpol. What type of international problems come under Nemesis' purview? Why? How are their agents selected? Richard is from an era where there was still mandatory military service in Britain. Craig was in the U.S. Air Force. How does Sharron acquire her fighting skills? What is Craig's field of expertise beyond tactics and flying? What is Richard's degree in?
Harlequin (1980) aka Dark Forces in the U.S. -- I saw this film when it first came out in theaters back in the day. I was in my late teens and saw how poor the special effects were, but loved it anyway. The movie was one of the few that my parents saw more than once in the theater. The disappearance of the Prime Minister at the beginning is, I now know, based on a real incident from Australian history. Gregory implies that it was something other than a natural phenomenon that caused the fictional disappearance in the film. What? Why?
What is Gregory preparing young Alex for? Was part of Gregory's plan to get involved with Sandra or did that evolve separately? Did Gregory assault the maid? Does he have genuine healing powers or is everything he does based on hypnosis, illusion, and physical strength?
The film can be purchased under the title Dark Forces on Amazon (dvd only) in the U.S. It can be found under Dark Forces on YouTube in a transfer from VHS. It's also available on YouTube with what looks like better visual values dubbed into French or dubbed into Spanish under the original title, Harlequin.
Rotherweird (Series) -- Andrew Caldecott There are three books in this series, Rotherweird, Wyntertide, and Lost Acre. The first book is crucial; the others not so much because I want worldbuilding. A valley that isn't allowed to learn history prior to 1800 that was founded in the 1570s. We find out a lot about Elizabethan and early Jacobean times and the books are set in the present, but what went on between those times. Why are the North Tower and the South Tower in opposition? The character of Ferensen is mysterious and we find out why by the end of the first book, so bits with his time away from the valley would be welcomed. Why are town and country so divided when they mix so freely in the Journeyman's Rest? Honestly, anything around Ferensen or pre-1900, including that Reverend who was so insulted that they excluded outsiders, would be welcomed.
The Illusionist (2006) -- Anything more of Eisenheim's travels. How did he become someone who could fill the Opera House and have crown princes come to see him. Did he think of Sophie? Did she imagine his life? Did s/he think they would meet again? If you want to throw in Inspector Uhl, I'd be happy to see him.
Étoile -- I love Cheyenne. I want to know more about her. It can be her past affair with Jack, her childhood, her complicated relationship with Genevieve, or show me what she's like with different choreographers. It can be her future. Does she leave Le Ballet National to work either freelance or at another company? Does she found her own company? Take over as an artistic director elsewhere? Become Nicholas' shadow as she works to become his replacement? Become a choreographer? Her relationships with other dancers at the New York Metropolitan Ballet are fraught, but what is she like with her colleagues at Le Ballet National? Did she advise Mishi Duplessis to try New York (maybe even writing to Jack to request he look at her)? Does she like Gabin? I don't care who else you include from the characters we know from the series, but I want the focus to be on Cheyenne.
