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Fandom Growth Exchange (Dear Creator)
Jul. 21st, 2018 01:06 amGeneral Likes: Tropey shenanigans, taken as seriously or as silly as you like. Protectiveness. Loyalty. Conflict. Hurt/comfort. Messy, complicated relationships where no one person is necessarily "better" than the other. Characters who are normally in control very much not being that. Canon divergence/for want of a nail AUs. Role swaps. Dragons and/or robots. Hair ruffling.
General DNWs: PWP. Non-canonical (permanent) major character death. Torture or mutilation. Issue fic. Mundane AUs (e.g. coffee shop, no powers, etc.). Non-con, even off screen.
The Adventure Zone
Edmund "Ned" Chicane/Duck Newton
I'm a real sucker for shared histories and odd friendships, so these two were already half way to charming me when they were introduced. I was 100% for the combination of park ranger-who-has-spent-his-life-avoiding-
Clint dove into the role of Ned so quickly and gave him so much charm and character. I can't help but love the concept of a conman who came into possession of real supernatural artifacts while thinking the whole thing is bogus (and I haven't even watched Gravity Falls). Justin's characters are always a hit with me in general, but I'm also really into chosen-ones-who-avoid-the-call and Duck's combination of straight man delivery and familiar rural charm are pitch perfect. I also like that these are explicitly older dudes with some life experience under their belts.
Since it's obviously early days in season 2 and these characters are still being developed, I'm not at all worried about anything potentially being jossed later. The new reveals that we're slowly getting are fun (high school burnout!Duck!), but wherever you feel makes sense to take these characters is fine. The rest of the Amnesty crew is totally welcome to put in an appearance as well, especially Beacon (oh god, Beacon) and Aubrey.
There's already been some interesting stuff to play off of recently, particularly how each of them reacted when the other was in mortal danger. Duck freezing up because he couldn't figure out how to deal with someone he cares about being in danger and that being his worst fear is great. Ned diving in with some creative heroics and then backing out as soon as he was in danger himself, only to have to apologize afterward is also great. The French Onion Soup convo was also A+++.
I would be super into anything set during a hunt (for any sort of cryptid your heart desires) because I have always been a fan of the whole Monster of the Week genre formula and I think a case provides great opportunity for tension and character interaction. I am also up for weird, general supernatural tropey shenanigans like Groundhog Day loops and tangentially related general tropey fun that could come about from being monster hunters like "oh no, we are now trapped in this cave together". That being said, I am also totally down for backstory stuff revolving around how these two men met and became (more than) friends.
Pretty Deadly
Big Alice/Deathface Ginny
First off, I want to be clear so that my DNWs don't give the wrong impression: I am
100% okay with violence being included as not just an element, but as a feature. Especially for these two. The fight scene between them in volume 1 is what made the transition from "okay, I'm decently interested" to "I love this comic" for me. Getting to see two women fight as viciously as these two was a treat. And I am not above some scrapping between two halves of a ship, especially for femslash. Love me some (fr)enemy ships. Love me some sexual tension in fighting.
Pretty Deadly is a super fascinating comic, aesthetically and conceptually. I love every part of it and I would be over the moon to see someone take the worldbuilding and characters and play with them or flesh them out a little. Everything about how reapers work has been really neat and the whole detail about reapers with complimentary aspects working in pairs from volume 2 is definitely something that you can play with for this pairing (Vengeance and Cruelty is such an interesting combo).
I'm not picky about when you choose to set your fanwork. It can be before the events of volume 1. It can be between volumes. It can be after the established canon (even with the endgame events of volume 2 being what they are, I am 100% willing to accept Alice making a return in a weird west comic that loves playing with the whole concept of death). These characters have a wealth of implied history to play with and I love that, but I am just as interested as to how things may proceed going forward - especially with Sissy shaking the status quo up a little bit.
I'm also fine with AUs, although for this particular fandom, I'd prefer that they be set within the canon world.
I'd definitely be interested in them taking on some kind of task as reaper partners. I'd also be equally as interested in them coming into conflict, much like they did in volume 1. I'm also not adverse to them starting out one way and then finding that their allegiances have changed as need be. What kind of events do Vengeance and Cruelty get involved in when each others' company? How does each of them being present influence the other and potentially the mortals around them? A lot of what we've seen of Alice has been driven by the motivations of whoever's in charge of death right now - whether it be the OG death from volume 1 or Sissy in volume 2 - and we don't have as clear an idea of what she thinks or what drives her as we do with Ginny (which is...saying a lot since a lot about Ginny is still fairly mysterious). I would def be up for exploring more personal details about these characters through whatever scenario you have them involved in.
The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde (Comic)
Thomas Adye/Edward Hyde
The dynamic between these two pretty much made the comic for me. It's so good. The general back and forth and learning to work together and Tom discovering things about himself that maybe he would have preferred not to. And then that genuine moment of returned friendship just before Tom shot Hyde in the chest followed by Tom tearing up in relief over having confirmation that Hyde's still alive and then using his serial killer best buddy to threaten people. Right up my alley.
I really like all the development and internal conflict that Tom went through over the course of the comic and would be totally stoked to see further development and potential fallout related to that. Whatever reason you can cook up for Hyde making a return and the two of them having to team up again is totally fine with me. (Has someone come after Hyde? Is Hyde keeping tabs on his good mate Tom? Did Tom finally decide to track Hyde down himself? Does the newest villain have something Hyde's interested in?)
I know the original comic has a lot of violence against women because, well...Jack the Ripper and I'm fine with there being some female murder victims in fic for it, but I'd also prefer that the fic not...dwell on it. If possible.
I would be totally head over heels for something set after the original comic dealing with some other famous literary monsters/villains, especially those drawn from Gothic horror. The sequel hook at the end of the comic teased the Invisible Man as Tom's next case and the cover for the planned sequel comic (which sadly never materialized) confirmed that Dorian Gray exists in this universe and would come into contact with Tom. Either of those options would be fabulous, but don't feel restricted by them - bring in whoever you want.
General DNWs: PWP. Non-canonical (permanent) major character death. Torture or mutilation. Issue fic. Mundane AUs (e.g. coffee shop, no powers, etc.). Non-con, even off screen.
The Adventure Zone
Edmund "Ned" Chicane/Duck Newton
I'm a real sucker for shared histories and odd friendships, so these two were already half way to charming me when they were introduced. I was 100% for the combination of park ranger-who-has-spent-his-life-avoiding-
Clint dove into the role of Ned so quickly and gave him so much charm and character. I can't help but love the concept of a conman who came into possession of real supernatural artifacts while thinking the whole thing is bogus (and I haven't even watched Gravity Falls). Justin's characters are always a hit with me in general, but I'm also really into chosen-ones-who-avoid-the-call and Duck's combination of straight man delivery and familiar rural charm are pitch perfect. I also like that these are explicitly older dudes with some life experience under their belts.
Since it's obviously early days in season 2 and these characters are still being developed, I'm not at all worried about anything potentially being jossed later. The new reveals that we're slowly getting are fun (high school burnout!Duck!), but wherever you feel makes sense to take these characters is fine. The rest of the Amnesty crew is totally welcome to put in an appearance as well, especially Beacon (oh god, Beacon) and Aubrey.
There's already been some interesting stuff to play off of recently, particularly how each of them reacted when the other was in mortal danger. Duck freezing up because he couldn't figure out how to deal with someone he cares about being in danger and that being his worst fear is great. Ned diving in with some creative heroics and then backing out as soon as he was in danger himself, only to have to apologize afterward is also great. The French Onion Soup convo was also A+++.
I would be super into anything set during a hunt (for any sort of cryptid your heart desires) because I have always been a fan of the whole Monster of the Week genre formula and I think a case provides great opportunity for tension and character interaction. I am also up for weird, general supernatural tropey shenanigans like Groundhog Day loops and tangentially related general tropey fun that could come about from being monster hunters like "oh no, we are now trapped in this cave together". That being said, I am also totally down for backstory stuff revolving around how these two men met and became (more than) friends.
Pretty Deadly
Big Alice/Deathface Ginny
First off, I want to be clear so that my DNWs don't give the wrong impression: I am
100% okay with violence being included as not just an element, but as a feature. Especially for these two. The fight scene between them in volume 1 is what made the transition from "okay, I'm decently interested" to "I love this comic" for me. Getting to see two women fight as viciously as these two was a treat. And I am not above some scrapping between two halves of a ship, especially for femslash. Love me some (fr)enemy ships. Love me some sexual tension in fighting.
Pretty Deadly is a super fascinating comic, aesthetically and conceptually. I love every part of it and I would be over the moon to see someone take the worldbuilding and characters and play with them or flesh them out a little. Everything about how reapers work has been really neat and the whole detail about reapers with complimentary aspects working in pairs from volume 2 is definitely something that you can play with for this pairing (Vengeance and Cruelty is such an interesting combo).
I'm not picky about when you choose to set your fanwork. It can be before the events of volume 1. It can be between volumes. It can be after the established canon (even with the endgame events of volume 2 being what they are, I am 100% willing to accept Alice making a return in a weird west comic that loves playing with the whole concept of death). These characters have a wealth of implied history to play with and I love that, but I am just as interested as to how things may proceed going forward - especially with Sissy shaking the status quo up a little bit.
I'm also fine with AUs, although for this particular fandom, I'd prefer that they be set within the canon world.
I'd definitely be interested in them taking on some kind of task as reaper partners. I'd also be equally as interested in them coming into conflict, much like they did in volume 1. I'm also not adverse to them starting out one way and then finding that their allegiances have changed as need be. What kind of events do Vengeance and Cruelty get involved in when each others' company? How does each of them being present influence the other and potentially the mortals around them? A lot of what we've seen of Alice has been driven by the motivations of whoever's in charge of death right now - whether it be the OG death from volume 1 or Sissy in volume 2 - and we don't have as clear an idea of what she thinks or what drives her as we do with Ginny (which is...saying a lot since a lot about Ginny is still fairly mysterious). I would def be up for exploring more personal details about these characters through whatever scenario you have them involved in.
The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde (Comic)
Thomas Adye/Edward Hyde
The dynamic between these two pretty much made the comic for me. It's so good. The general back and forth and learning to work together and Tom discovering things about himself that maybe he would have preferred not to. And then that genuine moment of returned friendship just before Tom shot Hyde in the chest followed by Tom tearing up in relief over having confirmation that Hyde's still alive and then using his serial killer best buddy to threaten people. Right up my alley.
I really like all the development and internal conflict that Tom went through over the course of the comic and would be totally stoked to see further development and potential fallout related to that. Whatever reason you can cook up for Hyde making a return and the two of them having to team up again is totally fine with me. (Has someone come after Hyde? Is Hyde keeping tabs on his good mate Tom? Did Tom finally decide to track Hyde down himself? Does the newest villain have something Hyde's interested in?)
I know the original comic has a lot of violence against women because, well...Jack the Ripper and I'm fine with there being some female murder victims in fic for it, but I'd also prefer that the fic not...dwell on it. If possible.
I would be totally head over heels for something set after the original comic dealing with some other famous literary monsters/villains, especially those drawn from Gothic horror. The sequel hook at the end of the comic teased the Invisible Man as Tom's next case and the cover for the planned sequel comic (which sadly never materialized) confirmed that Dorian Gray exists in this universe and would come into contact with Tom. Either of those options would be fabulous, but don't feel restricted by them - bring in whoever you want.
