Wishing and Hoping and Praying

Day 6 - A Fannish Wish List

First and foremost, I wish for more gen fic. Stories that aren't built around any romantic/lustful pairing. I've never been one for love stories, not even as a teen. Many are, many love pairings and ships, love it when there's the slow burn and the culmination. And why shouldn't they? But I'm more interested in friendships, in mentorships, I want to see brothers-in-arms dealing with personality and situational conflict, I love a good "grudgingly acknowledging the other's gifts" fics. These fics in my favorite fandoms (SG-1, NCIS, HP, Leverage, Hawkeye) are few and far-between.

Second, I wish for more Hawkeye. Hawkeye has become a bit player in the Marvel Machine, but he's my favorite character. There have been a few excellent stories where his recovery after Loki's brainwashing is handled well - I'm looking at you, scifigrl47 - but most have been written with the premise that Clint and Phil were romantically paired. Where is the 'he was my best friend, the guy who rescued me from a life of crime, and he died because I was compromised' fic? If it exists, please rec it!

My last wish is for time. Time and active muses and health - physical and emotional - for the fanfic writers out there. So many have dropped away because of real life, we've lost touch, lost that excitement of connecting with each other, of talking about our fandoms. I wish for peace and active imaginations. I wish you'd experience the thrill of sitting down to make time with the characters, to see what other stories they have to tell. I wish time in your schedules so that you want to pick up that WIP that has been languishing for years as you raised your children or took care of your aging parents. I wish all these things for fanfic writers everywhere - no matter the fandom, the ship, the situation. May 2019 be filled with wonder, with sparks that light your imagination, and with stories.

I wish the same for me.

And now for something a little different ...

Stretch yourself is the theme of Day 7. I don't usually post pictures, so here are some pics that, I hope, give rise to questions about Hollywood's horrible use of female characters.

( Picspam of death )