I love good guys

Dear RetroTVExchange Author:

Hi! Thank you for sharing these marvelous retro fandoms! I’m sure that whatever you most want to celebrate in these characters and their worlds will make a lovely story! If you’d like more story thoughts from me, read on.

Some feelings across fandoms

I often love best stories with the feel of canon, whether as a scene, episode, or prequel/sequel that could have been added seamlessly, or as a different choice or chance that would have branched and led on from canon to something new.

With a few dear exceptions, I usually prefer gen to romance. Mystery, drama, history, reflection, confrontation, growth, discovery, tragedy! (I opt in for tragedy including requested character death, as long as the loss is shown to be meaningful to the survivors; I often like stories of continuing on from grief.) And, of course, the quiet times between adventures! For romance, I have fairly vanilla tastes. Whether m/f or f/f or m/m as best suits the characters, I especially value fidelity, mutuality, and complementarity, where the parties each bring strengths and weaknesses to the relationship such as to grow stronger together than apart. (I prefer no polyamory for these characters, please.)

Where applicable — not every character fits! — I especially love protagonists who incidentally, without thinking they’re doing something special, show that they value others highly — that is, not only their own loved ones, but the dignity and abundant life of all people, especially those on the margins.

Please do feel free to mix and match the requested characters with other appropriate characters to build your story as you need. Where I’ve requested “[Character] & none,” you need not literally limit the story to only the one requested character inside her or his own head; just please give the requested character the lead and focus.

On dislikes: Villains can be redeemed — and, in tragedies, can win — but I don’t enjoy stories that defend or celebrate evil. (FK note: I understand vampirism as an evil.) I’m happy to follow two competing ideals pitted against each other, and to cry over a good that is lost, but please don't ask me to root for cruelty, selfishness, domination, or other evils.

Some fandom & character-specific feelings

( D&DC: Dungeons & Dragons (the ‘80s cartoon) )
( HL: Highlander: The Series )
( BSG78: Battlestar Galactica (the original) )
( FK: Forever Knight )


Do Not Want (DNW)

( Do Not Want (DNW) )

If that isn’t far more than enough ;-) I have a standing likes and dislikes post. Check it out.

Thank you very much!

I update my standing fanfic likes and dislikes "letter" before every ficathon in which I participate. Have I ever mentioned that?

Well, anyway, if someone were looking for that formidably lengthy catalogue, I last updated it June 7, 2015. ;-)