Be Gentle; It's My First Time!

[hoktauri]

First time participant, hope I'm not too ridiculous....

Livejournal: hoktauri My own fic is here.
Email: hok.tauri @ yahoo. com

Things I'd Like: EVERYTHING! With a happy ending! (Pun intended...;-) I'm pretty flexible, and I love to challenge myself as a reader. There are three must haves:

1.) Plot + Characters + Relationships = WIN. So if you have an episodic action-y plot, explorations of character motivations and history, and nuances of character dynamics (romantic or otherwise), then I will be one happy Jew this Christmas.
2.) McShep, b/c I'm a diehard John/Rodney slasher, so must either be central, present in the background, or unviolated (i.e., not in the story at all but neither paired with someone else), unless you take a pairing listed below. Or unless you can really *sell* the pairing. You have to make me believe it! :-D
3.) A writer who wants a challenge. I like to see unique ideas and rare plots/pairings/devices. Alternately, overused tropes with a new twist.

Some prompts/pairings to get the brain storming:
-Any romantic asexual pairing
-Jonas in Atlantis
-Teyla/Jonas
-Ronon/Vala
-Sheppard/Keras
-Ford/Keller
-Weir/Kavanagh
-Weir on a Gate team
-Ford leading a Gate team
-Teyla/Todd
-Wraith history or mythology
-Sheppard/Todd or Sheppard/Michael
-Crossovers are nice but fusions are preferable, and nothing beats a well-done AU. Except a Royal Flush. That beats everything.
-Ensemble fic! The more character interactions, the better. Multiple POV's are a plus.
-I have a secret longing for a non-whump, aliens did NOT make them do it Mpreg w/ John. By "non-whump" I mean no "problematic" pregnancies, wherein Murphy's law is, well, law. Bonus points if you can do it without telling me about every doctor visit, cramp, or bout of morning sickness. Think about how Teyla handled *her* pregnancy and act accordingly. And I want a chosen pregnancy, not any of the forced impregnation of so many fics. If you choose to do this one... It has to be McShep, no exceptions.

(ETA: OMG FORD/MCKAY WHAT. I just read everything McFord on Wraithbait. HOW HAVE I NOT SEEN THIS PAIRING BEFORE?!?)

Things I Do Not Want: Leave the done, done, and overdone cliches at the chimney. I know people clean up after sex, but it kills the mood. Clinical lick-by-scratch descriptions of sex (screw-by-numbers) are overkill. Infirmary beds are small enough for one person, let alone two, so Zelenka should not be crawling on top of an injured Lorne. I don't need fifty different ways of reading that Rodney's eyes are blue. Et cetera.

Cliches aside, I'm so flexible I make a gymnast look like a freshly-pressed tux. However there are a couple of no-go's for me. Non-consensual sex involving minors, anything vampires (come on, we've got the Wraith), severe BDSM, and domestic abuse are off-limits. Other hard and fast Do Not Wants are kinks involving bodily excretions, AMTDI, and Dom!John/sub!Rodney.

Things I Can Do: I'm up for a challenge! I excel at character study, relationship building (even for characters who've never met), plot-driven action, poetry, dialogue, and ensemble fic. I love McShep and will write them doing anything. I've never done femslash, PWP/crack, or threesomes or moresomes, so those would be nice changes of scenery for me!

Things I Can't Do: Same as what I won't read, but if given the challenge, I will accept it. Except kinks involving bodily excretions.

Pinch Hitter: Hells, yes. I eat writing prompts for breakfast.

Comments

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

Hi,

I realise this might disappoint you, but I'm going to say right now that #1 of your must haves isn't something we're going to pass on when assigning an author.

The minimum length for stories is 1,000 words and that is the only word count we insist on. We would never ask an author to expand a story or to aim for a higher word count that the one we have in place. If a higher word count happens as that's where the story goes, then great, but requested length of fic is never going to be something we use to assign authors.

Also, for long fics, alyse and I do the formatting and hosting during the exchange. Anything with a higher word count is hosted on an external site and posted as one file, instead of several LJ posts. How the author chooses to post it once the reveal is done is entirely up to them, but for the actual exchange post in the comm, we do it the way is easiest for us, which is longer fics = single file hosted off-site. Mainly because we've had fics up to 60k written for SGA Santa before and both Alyse and I would like to keep our sanity until the end of the exchange, which means not having to format, post and add links between 10 LJ posts for one fic ::grin::

[hoktauri]

Oh, that's not a problem at all! I have edited to reflect that. It's my first year, and I'd like to mind my P's and Q's, so I hope everything else looks good. I don't want to drive anyone crazy! We are all here to have fun and I don't think I'd be having fun knowing I may have caused anyone a headache.

Thanks for looking out!

[moonlettuce.livejournal.com]

No worries; everything else is fine :) Thanks for editing :D

[squeakyoflight.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh Teyla/jonas! That's so cool!

:)

Squeaky

[hoktauri]

Right?!? They are both aliens among the Tau'ri, they would be very diplmatic with each other, and they both like tea!! I could see a more traditional "courtship" between them, too. Jonas' tendency to be a "quick study" would fall by the wayside as he takes his time "learning" Teyla. And unlike her team, he would take meditation seriously! Now, to just get them meeting.... :-D

[squeakyoflight.livejournal.com]

I could totally go for that fic myself! Sounds awesome, and there is *always* a way to bring people together in the Pegaus galaxy, my friend!

And at first, she'd be a bit impatient with his boyish enthusiasm, but then he'd draw her in with his quick wit and easy kindness... Oh the possibilities!

This is a fantastic plot bunnie!

xo

Squeaky

[hoktauri]

She would be taken in by his charm and perfect teeth.

He would enjoy her commanding presence and the fact that she is just really really ridiculously good-looking.

It is one of my more inspired pairings. Glad you like! :-D

[squeakyoflight.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. *I'm* taken in by Jonas' charm and perfect teeth!

And Teyla is tweleve kinds of gorgeous.

This pairing is truly inspired. :)

(I also really like the rare pairing of Keller/Mitchell, apropos of charm and good teeth...)

Squeaks.

[hoktauri]

MWAHAHAHAHAHA! I have made a convert!

And I've read Keller/Mitchell before, definitely a good pairing. But my OTP for Cam is with Daniel and for Keller it's Ford. :-D

[squeakyoflight.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I'd <3 Cam/Daniel or not. I think I'd have to read something to help me make up my mind....

Keller/Ford would be so cool! I'm going to check out your fic to see if you may have already gone there with the writing.

(And I may look for a Teyla/Jonas fic while I'm there-- just sayin')

xo

Squeaky

[hoktauri]

Well. I have yet to write Jonas/Teyla but I have some ideas. And I've only read one story that mentioned Cam/Daniel but I don't remember what it was.

I would, however, like to direct you to my McShep Match fic, titled "This Kingdom We Have Made", which is full of great pairings. It's a little over 50K so you'd probably wanna make sure you have time to read it before delving in. I'm going to start posting it to my own journal soon but I haven't had the time. (Ugh...) So it's only on the McShep Match journal for now.

Now heading over to check out the latest installment to the Rabbi Kav comment!fic. :-D

Oh! And I also have a fic called "Nothing More Than Talking" that is John/Keras, if you like rare pairings. Everything else is McShep though... (And some gen!)