shmaylor

Dear Podficcer,

Hi there! This is my second time doing the Informal Twitter Podfic Exchange, and I could not be more excited!!

I’m putting lots of detail in this letter not to be overwhelming or because I’m super picky, but because I’m hoping lots of info will make it easier on you. Less guesswork, you know? But whatever you make me, I’m totally going to love it.

General likes and dislikes:
- Fake dating/fake married is my very favorite trope always
- Found family <3
- Ladies being awesome <3
- I adore fics that hit me in the feels but then have a happy ending (I actually wrote a small meta about that recently that explains it better)
- Generally prefer in-universe to AUs
- Not fond of infidelity, miscommunication trope, or bashing of other ships
- Please no pregnancy fic, kid fic, or de-aged fic
- Not big on straight-up curtain fic or pure fluff (fluff is great, but I’d love some plot to go with it)
- Exception to that ‘needs a plot’ thing is humor. I’m totally here for all humor and no plot
- Dubcon is fine, but I’m not into non-con (this is a preference, not a trigger. So if there's something you think is borderline in a fic that otherwise fits perfectly, go for it! Or feel free to message me anonymously to ask about the specific situation)

Any rating, general audiences through explicit, is a-okay.
Doesn't need to be a fic that is new-to-me. Things on my bookmarks list are great if you're feeling stumped!

Fandom specific stuff:
Leverage
Oh I am all about that OT3! I will go down with this ship forever and for always. If it has the OT3, it can’t be wrong.
Gen fic or case fic with the whole team is also my jam.

Ghostbusters (2016)
I fell head over heels for this movie. Any and all ships between the four of them (bonus points if you find good Abby/Erin though. I feel like that ship has been underappreciated) and group gen fic is love. Complex thinky fics about any of their backstories and how they became the women they are.

MCU
(This includes everything except Agents of Shield. Anything Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy or all the Netflix shows or Agent Carter. And crossovers between those are great too)
Ensemble/team fics are my fav in this fandom. Even if it’s focused on a particular ship or character, I love the huge ensemble cast possibilities of the MCU. And I could ship anything in this fandom. For real. If it’s well done, I’m here for it. To help narrow it down a bit more some of my most favorites are Darcy Lewis, Natasha Romanov, Peggy Carter, Claire Temple being the best around forever, Steve/Bucky, Darcy/Clint, Bucky/Sam, Natasha/Clint. DD specifics: Avocados at law, Foggy/Matt, Foggy/Matt/Karen, Karen/Frank, anything with Karen Page having a complex emotional landscape and being awesome and breaking my heart. JJ: Jessica/Trish, gosh those two are so much and it's so great. Please no Kilgrave redemption. LC: Luke/Jessica, Luke and Claire being a kickass team (not so much into them as a romantic ship), MISTY KNIGHT.

Sense8
Canon pairings and ensemble/found families. Honestly I just love ALL OF THE SENSATES SO MUCH

Carmilla
Hollstein, Laf/Perry, continually sobbing over Danny Lawrence and how she has a spark inside her and fought so hard and then became what she was fighting against.

Star Wars
Really mostly just The Force Awakens. I am all about that Rey/Finn/Poe OT3 life and about them being cute as hell while saving the galaxy.

Brooklyn 99
Jake/Amy, Amy/Rosa, Rosa/Gina, gen whole squad humor fic

Supernatural
My main joy and loves from this fandom are the ladies, femslash or gen. Favs: Ruby, Bela (my kingdom for a great demon!Bela fic), Claire, Krissy (and especially Claire/Krissy), Jo, Charlie, Meg, Jody, Rowena, Abaddon. All of the ladies and only the ladies, basically.

Long Shot Fandoms
aka “I know I’m not going to match with anyone on these, but I might as well put them in my letter because wouldn’t it be cool as hell if these tiny fandoms I love got some podfic?”
Alice Isn’t Dead (Alice/narrator)
Within the Wires (narrator/listener)
Nancy Drew video games (Nancy/Frank, Nancy/Hardcore Sleuthing <3)

I’m on twitter @theshmaylor, also theshmaylor over on tumblr, and just shmaylor on AO3

That was a lot of things, but I hope it was useful. All of this was just info to guide you and not anything to be beholden to. Podficcer, you are wonderful and a delight, and I hope you have a ton of fun with this exchange. I can’t wait to listen <3