so you want to write me a fic (updated 10/20/24)

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First off, thank you so much. ♥ I appreciate you for just considering it even if nothing comes from it. Fandoms and pairings [some will have prompts, most won't (it's forever a work in progress), if you want prompts for a specific pairing feel free to PM me or drop me a comment here] are down in the comment section. I'm hopeonfire at AO3 and tumblr.

general likes
AUs, canon divergences, post-canon, drama, complicated relationships, angst with a happy ending, fluff, mutual pining, close proximity, bisexual characters, demisexual characters, biromantic asexual characters, porn with feelings (with or without plot), mysteries, road trips

smutty likes
Consensual voyeurism, competency kink, cunnilingus, hair pulling, praise kink, threesomes, period sex, light bondage, pegging, sex pollen

dislikes
Character/ship bashing, prejudice, non-canon character deaths, animal deaths, sad endings, grief/mourning, time travel, gore, non-con, sick fic, hurt/comfort, dystopias, pandemics, heavy duty angst, high school AUs, pregnancy being the focus of a story, non-list secondary/background pairings.

smutty dislikes
Underaged sex, pregnancy kink, BDSM, age play, sex at the workplace, parent kink, pregnancy kink, any other kink involving bodily fluids/functions

tropes/themes/plots
Fake relationships, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, families of choice, curtain fic, five things, five plus one, soulmate AUs

songs
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd (lyrics)
Chemical Love by Johnny Cummings (lyrics)
Closer by Tegan And Sara (lyrics)
Dress and Tie by Charlene Kaye ft. Darren Criss (lyrics)
Light Me Up by Ingrid Michaelson (lyrics)
Lost by Maroon 5 (lyrics)
Mad Love by Neon Trees (lyrics)
Photograph by Ed Sheeran (lyrics)
willow by Taylor Swift (lyrics)
Vigilante Shit by Taylor Swift (lyrics)
Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift (lyrics)
Snow on the Beach by Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Ray (lyrics)
But Daddy I Love Him by Taylor Swift (lyrics)
"Slut!" (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) by Taylor Swift (lyrics)
Stay With Me Tonight by Jeffrey Osborne (lyrics)
BODYGUARD by Beyoncé (lyrics)
Falling Forever by Dua Lipa (lyrics)
Maria by Dua Lipa (lyrics)
BIRDS OF A FEATHER by Billie Eilish (lyrics)
Close To You by Gracie Abrams (lyrics)

list of fandoms
The Baby-Sitters Club (books), Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Sweet Valley, One Life to Live, Another World, Doctor Who, Buffyverse, Miscellaneous Fandoms [ Murder She Wrote, Dynasty (1981-1989), Diagnosis Murder, NCIS, Jolene, Gilmore Girls, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Person of Interest, California Diaries, Guiding Light, Criminal Minds, Spider-Man, Hey Arnold!, Kim Possible, Scooby Doo, Sherlock, June's Journey, Red White & Royal Blue (book), The Nanny, Frasier, Lizzie McGuire, Longmire, The Young and the Restless, The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix), Happiest Season, General Hospital, Community, I Dream of Jeannie, Taxi, Baywatch, FBI: Most Wanted, My Two Dads, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Abbott Elementary, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Psych, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Happy Days, Elsbeth, The Good Fight], Crossovers, Original Fiction

Comments

The Baby-Sitters Club

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Mary Anne Spier/Alan Gray

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⁌ what if Mary Anne had grown up in Iowa and ended up going to Stoneybrook University for college. She and Alan have a meet cute somewhere in town.
⁌ Alan having to convince a skeptical Kristy that he really has feelings for Mary Anne.
⁌ Alan and Mary Anne cross paths ten years after graduating high school.
⁌ Alan and Mary Anne end up going to their senior prom together.
⁌ after Cary and Kristy start dating, a supportive Mary Anne and Alan go with them on a road trip.

Mary Anne Spier/Pete Black

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⁌ what if Mary Anne had grown up in Iowa and ended up going to Stoneybrook University for college. She and Pete have a meet cute somewhere in town when Pete is back in Stoneybrook for the Summer.
⁌ Mary Anne and Pete are the only students from Stoneybrook at the college of your choice and decide to meet up once a week. Eventually both of their roommates start calling it 'date night' and they realize that they like the idea.
⁌ single father Pete bumps into Mary Anne after not seeing her for years at the grocery store and they end up dating.
⁌ something taking place during their junior or senior year of high school.
⁌ Pete and Mary Anne once again find themselves being paired or put in a group for a class project. Unlike the time in Mary Anne Misses Logan, by the time the project is over Pete and MA start dating.

Mary Anne Spier/Sunny Winslow

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⁌ while visiting Dawn in California for Spring Break, Mary Anne and Sunny become close.
⁌ a more emotionally stable Sunny decides to come to Stoneybrook for the summer with Dawn. She and Mary Anne end up spending a lot of time together.
⁌ college roommates.

Mary Anne Spier/Sam Thomas

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⁌ Kristy has to come to terms with her best friend dating her brother.
⁌ Stacey, for whatever reason, decides to set up her good friend and roommate with her ex-boyfriend.
⁌ after not seeing one another in years, maid of honor Mary Anne and groomsman Sam get reacquainted at Kristy's wedding.

Mary Anne Spier/Alexandra Carmody

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Mary Anne Spier/Dorianne Wallingford

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Mary Anne Spier/Byron Pike

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Mary Anne Spier/Trevor Sandbourne

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⁌ Mary Anne and Trevor are the only students from Stoneybrook at the college of your choice and decide to meet up once a week. Eventually both of their roommates start calling it 'date night'.
⁌ Trevor and Mary Anne cross paths in New York City some time in the future.
⁌ coffee shop AU.
⁌ Mary Anne becomes the personal assistant of famous poet Trevor.

Mary Anne Spier/Stacey McGill

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Mary Anne Spier/Dawn Schafer

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Mary Anne Spier/Claudia Kishi

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Claudia Kishi/Dawn Schafer

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⁌ the ten year anniversary of the events in Baby-Sitters' Island Adventure.
⁌ Claudia moves to California after failing to become a famous artist on the east coast and becomes reacquainted with Dawn.
⁌ Claudia and Dawn open an upcycling business without it ruining their relationship.

Claudia Kishi/Ashley Wyeth

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Stacey McGill/Kristy Thomas

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Stacey McGill/Ethan Carroll

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⁌ Stacey cheers Ethan up after he gets a bad critique on his art.
⁌ five years after they last see each other, Stacey and Ethan get reacquainted at Claudia's art show.
⁌ once a year Stacey and Ethan meet up at a coffee shop

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

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Amanda King/Francine Desmond

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⁌ an undercover as lovers assignment ends with Amanda and Francine becoming close.
⁌ an AU where Francine was the one who recruited Amanda.
⁌ Francine comforting Amanda when Lee gets a deep undercover assignment. Diverging from canon after Fast Food For Thought or Playing For Keeps is my preference for this one.
⁌ When Lee returns from a deep undercover assignment, he's surprised by how close Amanda and Francine have become.
⁌ Section Chief Desmond and her top agent.
⁌ Francine helps Amanda to cope with killing someone during a mission.

Sweet Valley

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Fandom Specific DNWs: Sweet Valley Confidential and Sweet Life canon, Sweet Valley University canon after book #20, and Sweet Valley Junior High canon.

Lila Fowler/Bruce Patman

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One Life to Live

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Fandom Specific DNW: Any canon introduced after the January 13, 2012 episode on ABC

Ben Davidson/Victoria Lord

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Another World

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Felicia Gallant/John Hudson

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Doctor Who

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Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon

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Buffyverse

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Fandom Specific DNW: Comic book canon

Rupert Giles/Buffy Summers

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Miscellaneous Fandoms

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Murder, She Wrote

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Fandom Specific DNW: The Jessica is really the killer theory

Jessica Fletcher/Seth Hazlitt
Grady Fletcher/Donna Mayberry Fletcher
Jessica Fletcher & Seth Hazlitt & Amos Tupper
Jessica Fletcher & Seth Hazlitt & Mort Metzger
Rhoda Markowitz & Dennis Stanton

Crossovers

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Castle & Murder, She Wrote

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Richard Castle & Jessica Fletcher

Original

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Late night talk show host/frequent guest (f/m or f/f)

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