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Sign-ups close Wednesday 15th January 2020 midnight BST.
Assignments will be sent out by Friday 24th January.
Submission deadline is on the end of leap day, 29th February midnight BST.
Posting will begin on the Ides of March (15 March).
Reveal post 1 April (or thereabouts, depending on how many signups we get).
*PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP UNLESS YOU WILL DO YOUR VERY BEST TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENT*
Remember this is a gift exchange and we don't want people to be disappointed. If however after starting you are in any doubt of meeting the submission deadline or need to drop out for valid reasons, please let one of the mods know *straight away* so we can reassign. If you are going to be only a little late submitting, please let us know via PM/mods email account (acdholmesfestmods@gmail.com), estimating know how near it is to ready, and we'll offer an extension, but you MUST commit to meet this new deadline or the mods will be more than a bit peeved. One of us is British, which should tell you something.
Offers of pinch hitters gratefully received now or in future: there will be a volunteers' post for that and for beta duties. N.B. It is possible to offer only to pinch hit if you cannot be sure of being able to participate otherwise.
Template for requests/offers:
DW name: Your DW name here, preferably linked to your DW journal page or profile.
email address: YouraddyATemailproviderDOTcom OR if you prefer not to put this in an open comment, please email or PM mods with this information. For long-time participants, please do this anyway, as we might or might not still have a current address for you.
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: e.g. fic, art or both. We have no minimum word limit for fics but something reasonably substantial, i.e. over 1,000 words, would be nice.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: - e.g. gen, het, slash, particular pairings/multiples, casefic, humour, h/c, angst, preferred tropes or kinks [please list], how high a rating will you go, etc: we encourage as much latitude as possible to make it easier to match and because variety is good. Remember that this is an ACD fest.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: - as above
What you would like to receive: - type(s) of fanwork, preferences as above. If art, please do NOT specify only wanting your fic illustrated. Not all artists like to do that.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: - exclusions as above
Any other information you would like to add: You’d be surprised how helpful this can be to the one gifting you as well as your faithful mods.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: Simple yes/no question, at last!
Your mods are moderately busy people who don’t do this often, so there may be technical glitches. Please try to be patient with us and we will fix problems brought to our attention as soon as we can.
Any queries of any kind, PM any of the mods or send email to acdholmesfestmods@gmail.com. We are not online 24/7, so there may be a short wait to get a reply.
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Date: 2020-01-06 04:45 pm (UTC)email address: Will email
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: - gen, het, slash, Holmes/Watson, Holmes & Watson, Watson/Mary Morstan, Lestrade, Hopkins, Mrs Hudson, casefic, humour, crack (should either party need turning into rabbits, for example), h/c, angst, either g or pg.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: - no graphic sex or violence, nothing Holmes/Watson pre-hiatus (because Watson will always love Mary, whether or not he's with Holmes subsequently)
What you would like to receive: - fic, as above. I'd prefer an upbeat ending if possible. If Holmes/Watson established relationship only
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: - also as above
Any other information you would like to add: I'm on AO3 as Small_Hobbit. I'm entirely happy with Watson/Lestrade because this is clearly the explanation of Watson's second wife, post-hiatus.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: yes
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Date: 2020-01-06 06:53 pm (UTC)email address: I am known to the authorities (DW messaging will work for me)
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic - longer than a drabble; shorter than a novel
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, casefic, slice of life, back-story, (questionable) humour, hurt/comfort, angst-lite, PG-13 level violence in service of plot.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: Death fic, non-con, sexy-times. (I don't intend to go there.) I'll leave the shipping to those who write/create it more convincingly.
What you would like to receive: - fic or art; Baker Street era timeline
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Death fic, non-con, yadda-yadda and I'll defer the shipping to those who appreciate it more.
Any other information you would like to add: Watson is my favourite character. Please treat him with respect. PG-13 levels. Nothing explicit. I welcome your vanilla with open arms.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: Hahahaha! No. (People are already disappointed when I DO write for them!)
JUMPS IN WITH BOTH FEET
Date: 2020-01-06 07:41 pm (UTC)email address: WELL-known to mods. They are longsuffering. Except that British one :-)
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic. No-one wants art from me, trust me on this one.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, het, slash, H/W [only after Mary dies], H/Victor Trevor, W/Mary, anyone/Mrs Hudson (she needs more love) threesomes, casefic, humour, light or psychological BDSM h/c, angst including character death, 'first time' and established relationships both,retirement era/Sussex, OFCs, historical personages as guest characters, minor characters from canon as central to fic. Specialist in "ACD and Holmes don't get on" and "Watson has had enough of Holmes' sh*t". Any rating up to and including NC17.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: Heavy BDSM, fluff, rape, torture or serious injury, de-aged or kid fic, anything with werewolves or vampires. Oscar Wilde: there were lots of other queer Victorians/Edwardians and IMO he's overdone in ACDdom.
What you would like to receive: Fic or art please. A brief tour of my stuff will give you the general idea BUT also up for a surprise.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: stuff I wouldn't like to write, as above. NO Mary- or bisexuality-erasure please. Character-bashing looked upon with extreme disfavour. Irene Adler loves Godfrey Norton.
Any other information you would like to add: Brit- and Victori-picked work, if fic, is appreciated. Love me a well-plotted casefic with character development. Diverse 19th Century was much more diverse than a lot of people know. Still looking for Edward Carpenter in fic/art. Or John Symonds maybe. Art of Holmes consulting the Head Llama (lol).
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: Yeppers. As long as I get a reasonable amount of notice.
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Date: 2020-01-06 08:25 pm (UTC)Email address: It is known.
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: Fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: Gen, slash, het or friendship and any rating to R, centered on the perfectly matched partnership of Holmes and Watson. For themes, I like: character studies; exploring what-ifs and unanswered questions of canon; elements of the supernatural or sci-fi or horror taken and played seriously to explore the collision of logic and illogic; love and longing and belonging in any stage of a relationship. UST (potentially moving to RST), angst, and emotional and/or physical hurt/comfort are always favored elements. I like a deeply-feeling-on-the-inside analytical scientist Holmes and a smart, brave, good-hearted and useful Doctor Watson.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: Moriarty (although fallout from FINA/EMPT is always delicious); in-depth casefic; fic tropes like omega, fluff, kidfic, etc.; and anything especially kinky or hardcore. Sex is possible, pr0n is not.
What you would like to receive: Fic or art. For art, an illustration of one of my stories would be amazing. For fic, see my favorite themes/elements above. Mostly, I want to feel something. Give me love, fear, sadness, anger, relief, frustration, joy, whatever emotions compel you. I'd prefer a positive or ambiguous ending, but it's not the most important thing. I just want to feel something powerful with and between the characters along the way.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: exclusions as above
Any other information you would like to add: It's always such a joy to return from our hiatus!
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: We'll get done what we need to, one way or another. We always have.
Signing up!
Date: 2020-01-06 08:31 pm (UTC)email address: Will PM
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: - slash, Holmes/Watson, humour, slice of life, established relationship or early days, PG to not quite explicit, Victorian au, a touch of the supernatural
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: significant injury/illness or death (unless they're faked), unhappy ending
What you would like to receive: - fic or art
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: - exclusions as above for writing
Any other information you would like to add: I enjoy Holmes & Watson travelling, whether simply out of London or further afield. That said, I also love a story/drawing that's very London-specific, down to exact streets and/or buildings. And I love a musical element to fic/art. Still, I am happy to be surprised and to have my writer/artist go wherever their muse takes them.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: No
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Date: 2020-01-07 12:20 am (UTC)email address: elinor@mistzeo . net
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: Fic of 1K-4K words.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: in order, slash, gen, het; Holmes/Watson, Holmes/Watson/Mary, Watson/Mary, Holmes/Trevor; up to E/NC-17 rating; humor, casefic, hurt/comfort, domesticity, fluff, BDSM, AUs, genre elements (supernatural, steampunk, magic, fantasy, etc).
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: Angst, death, non-con.
What you would like to receive: Fic or art; Holmes/Watson; explicit content, non-explicit romantic content, domesticity, bickering, cases, humor, levity, happy endings, Turkish baths, only-one-bed, disguises, boating, silliness.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Angst, death, non- or dub-con.
Any other information you would like to add: I love an established relationship.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: No.
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Date: 2020-01-07 02:19 am (UTC)email address: dehaduATgmailDOTcom
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: Holmes & Watson, Holmes/Watson, Watson/Mary, Holmes/Watson/Mary, Gen (no pairings). Any rating, PG to sexy-times. Haven't had an excuse to write erotica for a while, so if anyone's looking for that, I'll take it.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: I'd rather not write angst, or anything with drug use/abuse or depression as the primary focus.
What you would like to receive: Art, fic, podfic (if anyone's offering). Any of the following pairings: Holmes/Watson, Holmes & Mycroft, Watson/Mary. Something that captures a moment of warmth in an otherwise cold winter/early spring.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Same as my 'prefer not to write's--nothing too dark or angsty.
Any other information you would like to add: I have a fondness for Sussex retirement, pre-canon musings, and case fics where the case isn't as important as what's happening between the characters. Any of those would be a treat!
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: Yes!
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Date: 2020-01-07 10:39 am (UTC)Email address: will send by PM
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: slash (Holmes/Watson), historical details/Victoriana, historical forensics/crime scene stuff, inexplicit sexual content, UST, RST, angst, pining, happily married, established relationship, happy endings, unhappy endings, bittersweet endings; highest rating: R
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: gen, het, hurt/comfort, humour, schmoop, PWP, kinks, AUs, crossovers, anything with supernatural/fantasy elements
What you would like to receive: Fic or podfic involving a romance between any canon character and any other canon or original character, M/M, F/F or M/F.
Fic: I'm open to reading pretty much anything that's not in the next paragraph, so feel free to write whatever you enjoy yourself. Just as happy with G as NC-17 and vice versa. Just as happy with PWP as plotty casefic.
If you would like some guidance, things I particularly enjoy include: Victoriana/historical details, angst, happy endings, unhappy endings. But please don't feel you have to include ANY of that.
Podfic: Podfic would also be lovely, of anything I've written that's not already podficced, or of another fic whose author gives permission.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: mpreg, noncon, dubcon, incest, infidelity, AUs of the "they're on a spaceship/in the 1930s/in ancient Greece" kind (I love AUs of the "what if such-and-such a story didn't happen quite the way Watson told it" kind), crossovers
Any other information you would like to add: Nothing, except that I'm so happy holmesfest is running again! Thank you, mods :)
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: I'm afraid not.
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Date: 2020-01-07 11:40 am (UTC)Email address: Hippo460cratesATgmailDOTcom
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, slash, Holmes/Watson, Mycroft/Lestrade, side pairings can be anything you prefer (het, slash, tentacles), casefic, humour, h/c, angst, bed sharing, getting together, first times, queer themes, kink (a specific one or just in general), explicit is fine, would be HAPPY to write a femslash pairing too
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: MCD, unhappy endings, endless angst, misunderstandings, permanent harm inflicted within a pairing
What you would like to receive: Fic or art, gen or (fem)slash, but I really do love Holmes/Watson (and if you're a Mystrade writer also yes please!!) would love art of something I've written (I'm Hippocrates460 on AO3) but anything soft domesticity would be A+, I'm a huge fan of storied art (little comics? big comics? speech bubbles? yes please).
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: MCD, unhappy endings, endless angst, misunderstandings as a major plotpoint, permanent harm inflicted within a pairing
Any other information you would like to add: Favourite prompts/tropes:
- Getting together/ first kiss
- Realizing how much they mean to each other as a part of a hurt/comfort scenario (or a case!)
- Identity, queer themes, coming out to yourself and others (especially later in life!)
- Found family, being good to people you love
- Kink exploring, realistic but kind and fun sex
- Watson teaching Holmes about the enjoyable bits of lugging around Transport
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: Yes
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Date: 2020-01-07 02:57 pm (UTC)email address: fuzongseAToutlookDOTcom
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: art.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, slash, Holmes/Watson, fluff, romance, domesticity, humour, non-explicit content.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: kinks, angst, death, non-con, drugs.
What you would like to receive: fic or art, Holmes\Watson, fluff, humour, domesticity, casefic, established relationship, non-explicit or explicit.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: - exclusions as above
Any other information you would like to add: My weakness is Holmes and Watson being in love and affectionate to each other.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: yes.
Put me in, Coach!
Date: 2020-01-07 08:32 pm (UTC)email address: Mods will have this sent to them.
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic of at least 1000 words, podfic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, het, slash, Holmes/Watson, John/Mary, Sherlock/John/Mary, casefic, humour, h/c, angst, BDSM, D/s, everything from Platonic best-of-friends to old married beekeepers, from family-friendly to Explicit.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: No h/c that spends 20 pages on H with a paragraph of C at the end, no explicit torture
What you would like to receive: Fic, podfic, art.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: exclusions as above
Any other information you would like to add: I’m a fan of every version of Sherlock Holmes & John Watson, from ACD to Elementary and everything in between including the damn mice, and every version of their relationship from best of friends for decades throughout Watson's multiple marriages to clandestinely-married Victorians to old beekeepers. So I should probably be thrilled to receive anything that falls within your interest.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: I can pinch-hit.
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Date: 2020-01-09 10:22 am (UTC)email address: mighty(dot)maddox(at)gmail
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic under 3K of words.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: Holmes/Watson—I joined the fandom for shipping! On this occasion I’d like to do something G or T-rated, any period you like: from early days to Reichenbach to retirement. Fluff, schmoop, romance, domesticity, light angst, references to drug abuse if pre-Reichenbach. I enjoy writing established Holmes/Watson, all aspects of a relationship which is sobered by trials of life once the giddiness of coming together has passed.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: kinks, death, non-con, infidelity, polyamory. Also, I’m afraid that for this round I cannot do anything which requires intricate plotting: no case fics, etc. I cannot take on any complicated or very specific prompts. I can bring to the table a Holmes/Watson one-shot if you don’t mind giving me carte blanche.
What you would like to receive: fic or art, Holmes/Watson, non-explicit or explicit. Basically, anything you come up with if it’s about the consulting husbands being in love and nice to each other.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: kinks, death, non-con, infidelity, polyamory, Watson being married to anyone else than Holmes, abusive and/or unhealthy relationship.
Any other information you would like to add: My headcanon is that Watson never actually married (like in Granada) and that he invented his marriage(s) and separation in retirement for the sake of privacy of his relationship with Holmes.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: no
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Date: 2020-01-09 08:32 pm (UTC)email address: Nicodemus.DionysusATgmailDOTcom
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: Fic or Art, preference for fic.
What you are comfortable working with as a creator:
For Fic: Slash, femslash, Hwatson, FemHolmes/Watson(I will make this trans unless specified to be cis) Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, Mycroft, The Bakerstreet boys, casefic, trans content, Ace/Aro Content, Queer-platonic Partners, Victorian morality/sensibilities, angst, retirement-fic, horror, hurt/comfort, mental illness, drug-use, pwp, Third or Watson POV, Gen to Explicit.
For Art: Willing to illustrate fic, black and white ink or Sepia (No full color), Up to 3 characters in drawing,
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with:
For Fic: Watson/Mary Morstan, OCs, Reader/Character, Moriarty, non-con, dub-con, A/B/O, cis mpreg, Deathfic, graphic in detail violence (fight scenes that one would find in a casefic are fine, just nothing gruesome.), supernatural AUs (Ie: vampire Holmes, werewolf Watson, ect.)
For Art: No NSFW
What you would like to receive: Fic, Hwatson, preferably something with Watson having a sexuality crisis - give me a little bit of angst and shame, I want to be wrecked with emotion. Bonus points for Holmes pining after Watson (who is perhaps oblivious to his friend's affections.)
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: F/M fic, A/B/O content, Mpreg
Any other information you would like to add: I can do between 3k-10k if anyone is looking for a long fic, Can do rare-pairs (IE: Lestrade/Holmes, Mycroft/Watson, ect.) I write Horror and Mystery for a living - so I can do heavy casefics as well. Well versed in Period appropriate language, law, and morality if anyone is wanting something that dives deep into that stuff. I know a lot about bees?
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: Yes.
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Date: 2020-01-10 10:54 pm (UTC)email address: mods should know it, if not please DW message
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: Fic!
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: Slash, H/W, humour, probably porn, unlikely to write in-depth mysteries or casefic, likely to indulge in Victorian pornographic curiosities. Particular fan of old man Holmes and Watson.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: Non-con, het
What you would like to receive: Cheerful porn, first times, established relationships, stuff about people figuring out new things about themselves
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Non-con, angst
Any other information you would like to add: I like canon-reminiscent first person Watson POV and will probably write same
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: And yet to this simple question I give the not simple answer of "doubtful, but if in extremis maybe ask me"
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Date: 2020-01-11 09:37 pm (UTC)email address: I am indeed known to the authorities.
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic, possibly podfic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: gen, het, slash; casefic, slice o'life, character study; any era from early days to retirement.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: The world is crazy enough these days that I'd really rather not deal with anything too dark or unhappy. Unfaithfulness and/or cowardice on the part of main characters is not appealing. No main characters being too horrible to each other, no explicit torture, no sad endings.
What you would like to receive: fic, art.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Nothing too dark or extreme. I don't mind angst, injury, etc. in the service of a story, but as I said above, the world is crazy and dark enough these days, and I'd prefer at least a hopeful ending. Happy fluffy stuff welcome.
Any other information you would like to add: Overall I'm pretty easy to please. I am a bit of a stickler for canon detail, so please don't send Mary the only child/orphan off with her sister or parents, or have Mycroft being unobservant or absentminded, or anything else like that wildly out of character/history, thanks.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: It has been known to happen.
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Date: 2020-01-12 02:44 am (UTC)email address: it's my DW name at yahoo dot com
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: - Holmes/Watson slash or pre-slash; Holmes & Watson friendship; Watson & Mycroft friendship; Holmes & Mycroft brotherhood; I don't ship any characters besides Holmes/Watson but I would be able to write gen fic about most canon secondary characters from the major to the minor, though I prefer to avoid the villains. Genres I'm most comfortable with: romance, friendship, slice of life, humour, established relationship, character studies, epistolary, missing moments/reading-between-the-lines of one of the ACD stories. Rating-wise, I write G or T rated stories.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: angst, smut, villain-centric
What you would like to receive: fic or art. Holmes/Watson slash or pre-slash; Holmes & Watson friendship; Watson & Mycroft friendship; Holmes & Mycroft brotherhood; I don't ship any characters besides Holmes/Watson but I am open to receiving gen fic about most canon secondary characters from the major to the minor, though I prefer to avoid the villains. Genres I enjoy: romance, friendship, slice of life, humour, established relationship, character studies, epistolary, missing moments/reading-between-the-lines of one of the ACD stories, outsider POV stories. For art I prefer SFW pieces, for fic I'm happy to read any rating.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: I don't like angst, I'd really prefer something basically happy. There can be adventure/peril, but I prefer no serious conflict between beloved characters. And a few more specific Do Not Wants: please no non-con or dub-con, infidelity, sex work, abortion/miscarriage, BDSM, the good guys torturing or killing the bad guys, or love triangles.
Any other information you would like to add: I will love anything you create! I have a special place in my heart for warm established relationship fic or art, but really anything in which Holmes and Watson show their loyalty and affection for each other will be a delight.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: no, I'm sorry. I'm too slow a writer for that!
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Date: 2020-01-15 06:38 pm (UTC)email address: will pm mods
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: art
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: Very easy-going beside what's in my "nots". I like illustrating stories and quotes, minor characters, attention to (canonical) details and period/"timeline"-accuracy, and any rating is fine by me.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: character death, infidelity, rape, incest, torture, not very interested in anything supernatural either.
What you would like to receive: Holmes/Watson domesticity, romance (post-hiatus or make it work with Mary), retirement, feel-good stories about dinner dates and nights at the opera. I love fics about food, music, clothing, and any obscure historical tidbits. Erotic content is fine but nothing too graphic.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Same as nots, and nothing too angsty.
Any other information you would like to add: Big on queer themes such as bi Watson or trans Holmes, but not period typical homophobia and the likes. I just want to have a gay time.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: No
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Date: 2020-01-15 07:40 pm (UTC)email address: colebaltblue (at gmail)
Type of work(s) you are willing to offer: fic, or a book cover/chapter headers for an author's existing work (these would be made with stock photos, filters, and fonts, not photo manips)
What you are comfortable working with as a creator: anything, really but I would prefer someone who at least requests more than one option so that I can pick - especially if being matched/paired on a more unique or rare request.
What you would definitely prefer NOT to work with: as long as there is more than one option/suggestion I do not mind entertaining any request
What you would like to receive: fic, or a book cover or podfic of one of my existing stories - I am partial to Holmes/Watson as a romantic pairing. I also enjoy Watson/Mary and Holmes/Hopkins as romantic pairings. If not pairing Holmes & Watson romantically, then I very much enjoy a very deep and committed friendship between the two regardless of who they are paired with. No pairings are also acceptable. Slice-of-life, casefic, domesticity, what-really-happened stories, retirement, are all wonderful. melancholy stories are also fine, but I am not a fan of unresolved misunderstandings between two people who love each other (romantically or not). Elements of magical realism are also perfectly acceptable.
What you would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: I would prefer not to receive any works that focus primarily on child abuse or non-consensual sexual violence (included as an element of a crime is fine, but not the focus of the story, please).
Any other information you would like to add: I am happy to be paired with someone who may have offered something I didn't request and will happily provide additional information and prompts if that is the case or requested. I truly mean anything on matching for my offer - having experience with these types of exchanges I am perfectly aware of what I am offering and I am explicitly offering to create for items that I have not listed above. I enjoy a challenge and tend to take a prompt and run with it even if I've never worked with those characters or subjects before.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: sadly, no, not this time
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Date: 2020-01-15 08:26 pm (UTC)email address: sanguinity@gmail.com
Type of work(s) I am willing to offer: fic or podfic
What I am comfortable working with as a creator: gen, het, femslash, slash, poly. Ratings up through Mature (although there's an outside chance of producing porn, if the muses and my match agree). Hurt/comfort, humour, slice-of-life, relationship negotiations, canon divergence, SF-nal AUs. I'm especially happy to write the minor characters of canon.
What I would definitely prefer NOT to work with: Depression, suicide, drug addiction, homophobia, Moriarty, kidfic.
What I would like to receive: fic, art, or podfic. As far as ships go, I'm flexible: any permutation of Holmes, Watson, and Mary as pleases you (including pairs or ampersands); femslash is excellent; gen is always enjoyed. I'm fond of Holmes and Watson, if that's your preference, but would be thrilled to see the minor characters of canon brought into POV position; I'm also down with Original Characters, in either ship-fic or gen-fic. Genderswap is also good (cis or trans are equally pleasing to me). I enjoy the conceit that Watson is a lying liar who lies -- feel free to tell/show me what really went down. I'd also be happy with an SF-nal adventure -- everything is better with dinosaurs, is it not?
I'm fond of Mary and believe she and Watson were genuinely in love; please don't make her a literary fiction or a beard. I'm a big fan of people loving each other generously and to the very best of their ability (however flawed that ability may be). As much as I like getting-together fic, I adore established relationships and the accumulated history and weirdnesses of people who have been together forever. I'm generally fine with heavy themes, but I firmly believe that people are incredibly resourceful at scrabbling together some happiness for themselves -- please leave your characters a path to happiness, even if they're only just starting down it.
No rating above Mature, please, and no ending grimmer than bittersweet.
If you're arting or podficcing and you'd like to take one of my stories for a spin, please feel free. (But don't feel you have to, either!)
What I would definitely NOT enjoy receiving: Suicide, non-con, child abuse, torture, or unrelieved suffering. Homophobia or transphobia as the thematic center of the work. Mary as a literary fiction or a beard.
Any other information you would like to add: None.
Whether, if needed, you could offer to pinch hit to avoid someone being disappointed: No, sorry.