reflectedeve | fanwork likes/dnws (for exchanges) (Reply)

This is my general list of likes and DNWs for exchanges, in the event that it's useful and/or that I don't have time to write a letter. (In the latter case: thank you so much for creating for me, awesome person! <3)

Regarding treats: Since there's this whole question of opting in or out now: I'm always open to and over the moon about treats. <3 And in multimedia exchanges, I may sometimes make fanfic-only or fanart-only requests, but in those cases I am also always open to treats in the medium I did not actively request.

Story/Thematic Likes | Smut Likes | Do Not Want | Art Likes

Story/Thematic Likes

close tone/style matches to canon

humor

non-traditional languages/demonstrations of love/friendship

close and/or complex sibling relationships and dynamics

focus on female characters and their relationships with each other (romantic, platonic, mentors, rivals, nemeses)

focus on canonically gender non-conforming characters

V-shaped polyamorous relationships, with amicable metamours or interesting explorations of those dynamics

expanded worldbuilding

canon divergence AUs; fix-its, what-ifs, alternate endings, etc etc

caper fic, adventures and plot in general

pastiche, parody, playing with genre conventions, trope subversions, role reversals, metafiction

playing with power dynamics (not only in a sexual context)

consequences, negotiation, communication, relationship work

smut

happy/hopeful endings

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Smut Likes

power dynamics (D/s, power struggles)

intensity/urgency

negotiation

silliness and snark

stealth public sex

penetration (includes fingering)

cunnilingus (including face-sitting)

strap-on blowjobs

hair-pulling, wrestling, biting

spanking (ass, genitals, thighs)

bondage

teasing, humiliation (mainly positive, i.e. "look how much you want this”)

praise kink

playfulness, competitiveness

edging, orgasm control

responsiveness, abandon, desperation

alien/xeno genitalia, where fandom-appropriate

toys/gear/practices that feel as though they fit seamlessly into the canon world

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General DNWs (unless otherwise noted in a specific request)

setting/time period AUs

"mundane"/"modern" AUs

Omegaverse

soulmarks/mates

unrequested crossovers

character-bashing

homophobia, racism, etc as a driving aspect of the plot (some era-typical reference in the background is fine)

non-canon character death

excessive (i.e. non-canon-typical) violence

grim or excessively dark overall tone/endings

child or animal harm

unrequested non-canonical pairings

infidelity (ethical non-monogamy is welcome)

incest

non-consensual sex (dubcon is okay!)

explicit sex involving characters under 16 (or equivalent)

sexual relationships between adults and minors

Daddy/Mommy kink or terminology

brutalizing/heavy damage kink/play, vore

watersports, scat or emetophilia

pregnancy/impregnation, oviposition, inflation, stuffing

cervix penetration

comeplay/creampie/bukkake

infantilization/age play

-->Art-specific DNWs:

excessive gore (some blood is fine)

chibis, "super deformed," and similar exaggeratedly youth/cute-ified depictions

slimming down canonically fat characters

in explicit art: cutaways that show what's happening inside a character's bits/ass/mouth/etc

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Art-specific Likes (with examples, just for fun!)

I am providing examples for this section, specifically, because artists and non-artists alike sometimes have difficulty putting these things into words! Also because it gives me a chance to rec some neat art. ;)

(Oh, and this might go without saying, but in case it doesn't - the thematic likes and general DNWs apply here too.)