Falling Stars

I swear this isn't only an exchange journal, it's just been pretty full on lately. (Three open assignments at once! How did that happen?)

Anyway. Works are revealed for the CharactOR Exchange! And I got a lovely Discworld story.

Title: News Hound
Fandom: Discworld - Terry Pratchett
Characters: Sacharissa Cripslock
Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Journalism, Industry Creation
Rating: Teen

I loved getting a glimpse of Sacharissa's future as a journalist, tenaciously tracking down stories, even in the face of opposition and danger. Thank you so much, dear writer!

23 works in 19 fandoms!

The story I wrote for sinkauli was:

Title: Everything That Sings
Fandom: The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
Characters: Nedaö Vechin
Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, Singing, Growth, Connection
Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Nedaö Vechin starts off as a tree frog.

Thank you again to Kartaylir for your wonderful Books of the Raksura story, Stone and the Tea Thief. A great adventure for Stone in this extraordinary world.

Anyway, I had a great time with the first ever CharactOR Exchange. It was exciting to see a new character matching exchange show up, and I hope it keeps running in the future.

In other news, I'm planning to take a break from exchanges for a while. The last few months have been kind of exhausting. But I'll be definitely be back for Yuletide! In the meantime, I hope this will be an opportunity to finish some of my WIPs.

Dear CORE Creator,

Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love the fandoms I've nominated, and I'm keen to see what you come up with! I've provided some prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, but I'd also love to see whatever other ideas capture your imagination.

For me, it's about the characters and their interactions. I'm not a stickler about researching canon details, as long as the spirit of the characters and the flavour of their world is there. I want to see adventures that might have been, or missing moments from between scenes, or a slice of their daily lives, or where the future might take them.

I've requested fanfic for the below canons.

LIKES: Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, risking self to protect others, displaying cool competence, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, banter, hijinks, confessions exposing emotional vulnerability, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. Some of my favourite tropes and genres are: amnesia, angst with a happy ending, animal transformation, arranged marriage, bodyswap, cosmic horror, curtainfic, five things fic, getting together, hurt/comfort, mutual requited pining, mystery solving, road trips, sex pollen, slice of life, stranded together, and time travel.

DISLIKES: I generally prefer optimistic stories in exchanges, so I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or depressingly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness as long as there is a glimmer of light. Endings that are bittersweet or ambiguous are also fine.

DO NOT WANT: Noncon, underage, bleak endings, crossovers, setting change AUs like high school, coffee shop, or omegaverse (but canon divergence AUs are fine).

RATING: I am open to gen or ships for these characters. For the latter, I'd enjoy anything ranging from unresolved sexual tension, to getting together, to established relationship. I'm fine with explicit sex, but it's usually not the most important part of the story for me.

STYLE: I'm fine with first, second, or third person. I'm fine with past or present tense. I'm fine with stories of any length, including stories that start in media res or consist of a scene that implies a larger plot.

POV: I'm open to stories from the point of view of a different character from the ones nominated, especially if they provide an interesting perspective on the nominated characters.

INTERACTIVE FICTION: I like interactive fiction and would welcome it.

AO3: I have gifts enabled and am open to treats.

I've listed more details under each individual request.

I hope this helps. Have fun writing!

Yours sincerely,

meteordust
(AO3 name Serenade)

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( Request 1: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells (Stone) - fanfic )

( Request 2: Chronicles of Amber - Roger Zelazny (Coral) - fanfic )

( Request 3: Seafort Saga - David Feintuch (Nicholas Seafort, Edgar Tolliver, Vax Holser, Alexi Tamarov) - fanfic )

( Request 4: Moon Knight (Steven Grant, Arthur Harrow) - fanfic )