29 October 2020 @ 05:40 pm
Dear Holly Poly Author  
Hello my dear writer! Thank you so much for taking time out to write me something! Hopefully this letter will help if you need a little more info.

General Likes and Dislikes

I love both non-AUs and AUs, with a particular fondness for dystopia, urban fantasy and magical realism. I love female friendships (and friendship in general) and badass ladies. I am a-okay with everything ranging from PWP sex through to genfic. I love competency porn, banter and snark, relationship negotiation, friends to lovers, cameos, pining, and UST.

DNWs: rape/non-con, dub-con, incest, abuse, A/B/O, curtain fic, kid fic, characters bashing. I’m also not a huge fan of marriage proposals. Please note; there will also be some DNWs specific to particular pairings, which will be mentioned in their relevant place.

Fandom/Pairing Specific

Marvel Cinematic Universe

NB: I’m only really interested in canon compliance up to Civil War/Black Panther, so no IW/Endgame please. Also no AoU/Barton Farm either. I generally work with a mashup of comics and MCU and am completely okay with you doing this too so, despite the fact that MCU and 616 are listed as separate fandoms, I’m okay with fusions in this area.

James “Bucky” Barnes/Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
This is my absolute OT3. I love them. Strong preferences for no prior Natasha/Bucky if possible, as strangely that pairing is not my jam. Love bottom Bucky, love relationship negotiation, love smut, love everything really. I am not kidding; I will happily take everything from fluffy cuteness to hardcore PWP. Provided everyone is treated respectfully and my DNWs are adhered to, you’re unlikely to go wrong.

Peggy Carter/James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers
World War Threesome! Preference: canon-compliant WWII fic OR both Bucky and Steve survive the war OR straight up AU. Steve being a little shit is a must. No Peggy as Captain America, Peggy-gets-the-super-soldier-serum, or Peggy-ends-up-in-the-future please. YES to Peggy being hyper-competent. Also, as above, yes to bottom Bucky (which: related, yes to top Peggy) and also yes to any and all AUs you fancy. Howling Commandos very welcome, as are any and all SHIELD/Avengers characters.

Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov/Sam Wilson
My love for this pairing literally stems from this one fic (In Your Likeness by hailtherandom) so I’m basically open to anything. Light on the angst though, Sam Wilson deserves to be happy.

James “Bucky” Barnes/Clint Barton/Steve Rogers
My preference for this tends to be bottom Bucky, switch Clint and top Steve but I’m cool with switching that up. I’d love DP if PWP is on the table. Am also a huge fan of needy Bucky – generally speaking, but particularly here. :P Both AU and non-AU is wonderful.
  • Side pairings I like include: All canon pairings (minus Clint/Laura and Nat/Bruce), Bruce/Betty, Steve/Sam, Steve/Bucky, Clint/Natasha, and Clint/Bucky, Carol/Maria Rambeau.
  • Not interested in: pairings including Loki, Coulson or Darcy Lewis, Coulson in general, and making bad guys good guys.

Marvel 616

James “Bucky” Barnes/Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov
Again, my jam! Fics inspired by Tales of Suspense 100 would be awesome. Speculation off the back of Kelly Thompson’s current Black Widow run would also be awesome. Please go light on the Batman-I-am-the-night Mark Waid/Nathan Edmonson characterisation of Natasha. I like my Natasha to have friends and support networks she trusts, thanks. Fraction Hawkeye is my baby, and the three of them living in some AU of Fraction’s Hawkeye run would be amazing. Ooh and anything set around the delightful (but unsurprisingly, cancelled) West Coast Avengers run by Kelly Thompson would be brilliant. Can you imagine Nat and/or Bucky’s reaction to Clint having been on a reality TV show? :D And feel free to add Lucky, Liho and Alpine! Pet-parent-triads are awesome!

If you’re unfamiliar with those comic runs, feel free to play fast and loose with comics characterisation/canon (I have no problems with MCU fusions).

Clint Barton/Jessica Drew/Natasha Romanov and Clint Barton/Bobbi Morse/Natasha Romanov
What I’m most interested in here is the fact that the women in Clint Barton’s life never really give up on him, even if they’re exes/divorced/whatever. PWP would be delightful. That being said, Clint Barton is never in charge, ever, in these situations. Oh and feel free to make it OT4 if you fancy.

For any of these, feel free to add cameos from the following: Lucky the Pizza Dog, Kamala Khan, Miles Morales, Bobbi Morse, Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Kate Bishop, America Chavez, Jen Walters, Carol Danvers. Bonus: side Kate/America.

Captive Prince – C. S. Pacat

Damen/Laurent/Nikandros
I just really love these three together, though especially Damen and Nik. Those two being in an established relationship and inviting Laurent in would be great. The building of trust between the three of them and how Damen and Nik differ. Longsuffering Nik. Damen being not just a massive dumb golden retriever is a must, as is Damen being bi. Please go easy on the Regent/abuse part of the storyline. If smut, would love DP, Laurent being a needy bottom, and a fair amount of kink, though nothing hardcore. Preference for AU, but will take non-AUs or canon divergence.

Random Prompts
  • Bucky Barnes angstin’ over Steve and Peggy. Steve and Peggy set him to rights.
  • When you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave – Coraline by Neil Gaiman
  • An established couple actively seeking out a third person (e.g. through the app Feeld or similar)
  • “I’m sorry I was hitting on your boyfriend but in my defence he was hitting on me first.”
  • Mundane AU, especially with jobs rarely used in fanfic.
  • Clubbing and UST and porn.
  • Some form of sex worker AU. Strippers? Hookers? OnlyFans? Camboys/girls? Do couple A&B hire C for ~reasons? Does A not know what B&C do for a living? Does A watch B&Cs show online and become their most loyal fan?
  • Urban Fantasy: give me your fae and witches and other modern magical creatures!
  • I want people to tell their children terrifying stories about the things we did for love - asofterworld
  • A is a mortal who catches the eye of the king and queen of the gods/fae/other immortal beings, B and C.
  • The thing is, Bobbi realises, that once you fall into Clint Barton's orbit, you can never really leave it.
  • Auguste Lives AU where Laurent is sent to Akeilos to broker a peace treaty and gets more than he bargained for.
  • I have only two emotions, careful fear and dead devotion – Swallow the Cap by The National
  • Natasha and Bucky help Clint (and Lucky and Kate) out with the Tracksuit Mafia.
I am CloudAtlas on AO3 and my AO3 gives you a good indication of what I like. Non-MCU bookmarks are tagged ‘misc.’.