As the Cardinal Flies

It's a rare slow week around here, and thus a good chance to slide in a proper update or two. This one is, I think, slightly out of order, but it's top-of-mind right now (and a new fandom for me on the writing end of the equation).

The story written for me was a multi-layered crossover - MCU (specifically Peggy Carter & Howard Stark), pre-Iron Man Tony facing off with John Shea's version of Lex Luthor (from Lois & Clark), all dealing with Brisco County Jr.'s major McGuffin - which is to say the Orb. I was and am delighted by the multiversal nature of the tale, and to have it come from a writer brand new to me.

Sphere of Influence by Ultra
Fandoms: Agent Carter (TV), The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, Brisco County Jr, Tony Stark, Lex Luthor, Karina (Brisco County Jr.)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Peggy Carter & Howard Stark Friendship, Code 0-8-4 | Objects of Unknown Origin (Marvel), Confusion, Power Dynamics, Young Adult Tony Stark, Lex Luthor Being an Asshole, Multiple Crossovers, Same Performer in Different Roles

No matter where or when in space and time, someone unworthy is always looking for The Orb, so it must find somebody else who will protect it.

Now for my contribution: I wasn't actually matched on Calvin & Hobbes...but when I noticed Asian fairy tales among that cluster's possible combinations, I couldn't resist the chance to provide a bit of potential back story for Hobbes, or to give Rosalyn the babysitter a chance - however slim - to one-up Calvin for once. The resulting tale actually startled me a bit, but I think I like the way it turned out better than the original (if vague) plan I'd had for the ending.

A Tale of Three Tigers
Fandoms: Calvin & Hobbes, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Chinese Folk Religion & Lore
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Calvin & Rosalyn (Calvin and Hobbes)
Characters: Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes), Rosalyn (Calvin and Hobbes), Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
Additional Tags: Tigers

Rosalyn has one plan for her evening taking care of Calvin.

Someone else has an entirely different plan.

And Calvin? As usual, he's right in the middle of things.

I can't write short letters worth a darn, so while I've got detailed material farther down, it's only fair to give you the list of fandom requests up front. So, those would be:

Batman (1966)
Crossover Fandom(s) - see below
Doctor Who
Gargoyles
Kim Possible
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Power Rangers Time Force
Stargate (SG-1)

Feel free to wander backward through this journal and my fic on AO3 (linked to your left) to get an idea of my interests; what I write is very much also what I like to read – and has, over time, added up to rather a variety of fandoms. My past letters for various exchanges are tagged "dear santa" herein.

Things I like:

I’m a flexible reader; the story I want most out of a given exchange is usually the one you want to tell me rather than the one that’s living in my own head (that one, if I want it badly enough, I can always write myself).

Text-driven pluses for me include effective use of wit (aka banter aka snark, etc.), as well as strong characterization & dialogue. I value both respect for and clever use of canon (including well-developed canon-divergence AUs). I thrive on UST (heavy on both U and T), and am neutral where gen/het/slash is concerned; if the pairing is well-developed, I'll read with an open mind.

None of my requests call specifically for mature/explicit content. This doesn't mean I don't appreciate sizzling erotica/smut/porn; it's just that my fanfic-reading interests and my e/s/p-reading interests mostly don't intersect. Also, for this exchange, I find myself not especially interested in any of these characters writing e/s/p.

DNWs:

AUs. For this exchange, avoid alt-setting (i.e. coffeeshop, high school, dept. store, etc.). and major canon-divergence in non-crossover requests. This does not mean you can’t extend on canon, fill in blanks, etc.; indeed, Unsent Letters strike me as designed for just this sort of thing. Nor does this necessarily preclude crossovers, even if not formally built into a request.

Explicit sex, or “sexting” exchanges. Most likely not an issue as nearly all my requests are "&" rather than "/", but to be clear - basically, this just isn’t my jam. Non-explicit mention or discussion of sex is fine, though. Please avoid noncon, incest, adult/child, power-imbalanced sexual/romantic partnerships (teacher/student, boss/underling, etc.), and A/B/O settings.

Romantic elements that directly contradict canon. Also unlikely to be an issue, per above, but to amplify: where a character explicitly states a sexual preference/identity in canon, honor the statement. OTOH, if no preference/identity is specified onstage, it’s OK to establish – or widen – one for a given character. It's also OK to create or expand relationships for unpaired characters, including cross-canonical pairings where the potential arises.

Requests:

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angelqueen04

"By committing to a university career," said Mycroft, "you are entering the world in a more formal way, and in order to claim proper credit for your studies going forward, you will need to adopt a more permanent identity.”

Sometime in the year since Enola Holmes reconciled with her brothers, Mycroft has clearly found time to familiarize himself with the language of flowers.