the24thkey's 2023 dear podficcer letter
Oct. 2nd, 2023 01:03 pmSigning up to give & receive: One Piece (manga/anime/live action), Naruto, kpop (BTOB, Stray Kids, Mamamoo, ITZY), 9-1-1, Beyond Evil, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Haikyuu!!, Ace Attorney (games/anime/movie), The Locked Tomb Series, Stranger Things, Jujutsu Kaisen
General stuff:
I usually prefer happy, funny stories, but as long as there's a happy ending I don't mind the occasional angst. I love AUs and crossovers and tropes of all kinds, like time loops! Outsider-POV! Weird inexplicable animal transformation/age regression! To name just a few. I'm also really into case fic, so depending on the fandom that's always an option as well.
As for squicks/triggers, please avoid non-con and major character death. Also I have a pretty big embarrassment squick, and a lot of kinks are very hit or miss for me. I'm not really into omegaverse. Lastly, I don't really like it if there's break-ups with third parties in a story - I wouldn't call it a squick, but I'd prefer to avoid it.
Also for kpop and anime fandoms I'm not big on fics that are set in America for no reason. There are exceptions in my bookmarks, but I prefer fics set in Korea/Japan or fics that don't mention a specific setting.
I really, really stick to my OTPs (to the point that I usually can't read stuff where they're paired with other people even if it's just in the background), so I hope there's one among them that you like. Otherwise gen is also fine, of course. I like ensemble fics and family/team feelings! If you're looking for inspiration, I have a pinboard where I save everything I read and liked. The <3, * and Awesomeness tags are reserved for my favourite fics. I also have blanket permission and would be happy to receive podfic of my own works.
On to the fandoms! (in no particular order) I've tried to provide some preferences in each case, but please don't feel like you have to stick to exactly what I mention.
One Piece:
The new Live Action series put me in SUCH a One Piece mood, and also opened my eyes to some interesting dynamics like Mihawk/Shanks and Nami & Zoro’s friendship. In general my OTPs are Marco/Ace, Zoro/Sanji, Nami/Vivi and Franky/Robin. I really like Luffy/Law as long as it's some flavor of aroace, because asexual Luffy is very dear to my heart. In general though this is such an ensemble show with so many characters I love! I’m all caught up on the manga now, and I LOVE the Wano cast, especially Yamato (!!!!!!!!) and Kiku and Izo. My forever fav trio is Zoro & Mihawk & Perona though, I love my weird goth family.
Naruto:
Coincidentally I also had one of my regularly scheduled Naruto phases recently, though by Naruto I really mostly just mean Kakashi/Iruka. I can’t really remember how far I got into the anime bc it was so long ago, but I think I’ve picked up enough of the plot via fandom osmosis to enjoy fics written later. So yeah, this is really just a one pairing fandom for me, though I did also read some absolutely hilarious Sasuke/Naruto recently.
BTOB:
While I am currently obsessed with Changsub/Sungjae there is really just. Nothing in that tag. The Minhyuk/Eunkwang tag is slightly better, and I'd love anything about them.
Mamamoo:
Yongsun/Byulyi!!!!! Hwasa/Wheein is cute too, but I'm mostly all about unnie line.
Stray Kids:
Minho/Jisung is still my OTP, but I'm more flexible about pairings involving everyone else. I really like Changbin/Felix, Hyunjin/Seungmin, Seungmin/Changbin and Seungmin/Hyunjin/Changbin. Not super into Chan/Felix tbh but I can handle them as a background pairing. Please no fics that mention Woojin.
ITZY:
I haven't read much fic in this fandom but I like Ryujin/Yeji a lot.
Gideon the Ninth/The Locked Tomb trilogy:
Anything Gideon/Harrow would be super welcome! Canon or AU, it's all good. I also love Nona and her family and the fourth, fifth, and sixth houses.
9-1-1:
Buck/Eddie, but the more ensemble, found family and team feelings the better. I'd also love Hen & Chim friendship if you can find anything that focuses on them.
Beyond Evil:
Dongsik/Juwon, but all the relationships in this drama are fascinating to me.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses:
The Golden Deer is my favourite house, so I'd welcome gen-ish fic about their shenanigans, though I do have a variety of ships I like. Sylvain/Felix, of course, Marianne/Hilda, Ingrid/Dorothea (!!!!), Hubert/Ferdinand, Catherine/Shamir, Caspar/Lindhardt, Claude/Byleth, and recently I have even been known to very much enjoy Claude/Lorenz and Claude/Lorenz/Hilda.
Haikyuu!!:
I LOVE Bokuto/Akaashi, so something with them would be great. But all my other pairings still stand: Oikawa/Iwaizumi, Yachi/Kiyoko, Ukai/Takeda, Tsukishima/Yamaguchi, Hanamaki/Matsukawa, Hinata/Kageyama. I haven't read much post-manga (or even just post-timeskip) fic yet, but that's definitely something I'd be interested in.
Ace Attorney:
Another one of those fandoms where it's difficult to find stuff, but I love Athena/Simon, Phoenix/Miles, Klavier/Apollo and Mia/Diego. I'd love something set after/dealing with the events AA6 if you can find any. I've also played the Great Ace Attorney games, so anything with that set of characters would also be very welcome.
Stranger Things:
I only watched part of the show but I enjoy Steve/Eddie fic. I'd also love anything about Steve & Robin friendship, the fruity four (Steve, Eddie, Nancy, Robin) or the season 3 scoops troop (Steve, Dustin, Robin, Erica). Nancy/Robin would also be lovely!
Jujutsu Kaisen:
I’m up to date on the anime, but not familiar with the manga, though I’ve seen some spoilers for later chapters. My number one fav character is Nanami, followed closely by Nobara and Maki. For pairings I like Nobara/Maki, Nanami/Gojo and Fushiguro/Itadori. I really can’t do Sukuna paired with anyone though, and I’m also not really interested in Gojo/Geto.