how can life become her point of view?

[reflectedeve]

comica_obscura assignments are out! Mine's quite doable, I think. I won't be able to start work on it right away, but it's something to look forward to.

So, in case my lovely writer happens by:

First of all, thank you so much for writing this story for me. The fact that you volunteered any of my characters makes you cool by default. I'm quite sure I'll enjoy what you write for me, so please relax and enjoy yourself. ^^

Now, I'm not particularly picky, and the few notes I put in my request email could be more than sufficient. However, I know that some people like to have a little more direction, and this journal is really new, so there's not a lot here to judge by. I'll give you some thoughts here . . . please feel free to ignore if you like. I may tend to babble on; I'm enthusiastic about these characters.

Biggest general points are these: character death, non-con, and incest are all themes I just don't enjoy reading about (to each their own). Femslash is almost always encouraged, and smut is readily accepted; neither are required, or anything like that. When pairings are involved, I'm particularly a sucker for "first times." When it's one-character focused, thoughtful and introspective appeals in particular; humor is great too. Or really, whatever you like.

Here are a few points about each of the characters I requested:

Rachel Summers/Grey - She's been my favorite superhero since I was a little girl, but I've been really disappointed with her characterization since the "Reload." I'm all for her growing, becoming more self-confident and less drowning-in-angst . . . but, I'm not for this, well, shallowness that she's been exhibiting. I also really enjoyed Rachel as the Phoenix (I thought she was a much more interesting one than Jean), and this sudden denial of the connection bothers me. I always found the interplay of the human and the cosmic to be quite interesting, and it suited Rachel's revolutionary nature. Oh, and to be a little shallow for a moment, myself: my OTP is Rachel/Kitty. From the True Friends mini to their heartwrenching goodbye in Excalibur #75 to their married vibe in X-Men: The End (not to mention Kate Pryde referring to the younger Rachel as "my love"), I love them. You certainly don't have to write a pairing fic, but if that's your urge, they are my preference. (I've always found Rachel/Franklin to be kind of boring, since we don't really know him.)

Nightfall - I've always loved Nightfall's strength. She was the first female Wolfrider to really be depicted as a fighter, but she's also a strong and loyal friend to Cutter and Leetah, and her relationship with Redlance is kind of beautiful. She just has a number of very rich relationships to explore. Also . . . one of the concepts in ElfQuest that most bothers me (even though it also fascinates me) is Recognition. Nightfall and Redlance chose each other as lifemates, and are referred to as having "chosen" Recognition for themselves as well (there seems to be no worry that they will meet and Recognize others somewhere down the road). This is a particularly intruiging notion, to me. (Other interesting Nightfall moments would be her personality in relation to war, and her encounter with Khavi when she was cocooned.)

Sister Grimm - I've really enjoyed watching Nico's character mature as Runaways progressed, from her fear and denial in the first "series" to the strong leadership role she has currently taken. I'm interested in any insight into her character: her thoughts on that role and her new strength, her relationship to her magic, her childhood, her thoughts on her parents . . . etc. I'm not particularly interested in her thoughts on/relationship with Alex, to be honest (my least favorite couple in the comic). Unsurprisingly, my favorite of her relationships was with Karolina (not just because they were the available f/f pairing; they had somewhat complementary personalities and abilities).

Doctor Alison Mann - I meant it: really, aside from death, just about anything goes. I adore Dr. Mann's snarkiness, her somewhat closed-off personality, etc. (It's true; the lesbian thing doesn't hurt, either.) I'm not quite up-to-date on current Y issues (I buy it in trade), but I'm very spoiled, so setting the story whenever is just fine. Knock yourself out. :)

Anyway, I hope that didn't look . . . demanding, because really, I'm not asking you to try and reflect or match any of the above opinions or ideas. Those are just in case you want some inspiration, and as you can see, I can talk on forever about my favorite characters. ;)

Thanks again, so much!