être dans la lune

Day 6: In your own space, create a list of at least three fannish things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a fannish wish-list of sorts.

I really struggled with this one — usually when there's some sort of fanwork I wish I could see in the world, if I can put it into writing I'll often try to write it for myself. Self-indulgence is my one and only rule when it comes to creative hobbies haha. I'll stick with what I know and rec some of the stuff I know I constantly crave, whether I can write it or not (a quenchless thirst one might say...)

1. Optimus Prime/Megatron au slow burn: specifically, I'd love to see what a slow burn romance relationship would look like between them in a no war au on Cybetron that retains all of the sociopolitical tension we've come to expect from tf. I'd love to see it played out within a framework where violence isn't the only solution, and where good and bad aren't so black and white. As well as being a huge sucker for slow burn, I'm also just... hopelessly in love with stories about oppressive/prejudice societies progressing, like... I don't know, slow burn revolutions. Basically I want to see Megatron and Optimus Prime both fighting for what's right in a world that will pit them and everyone else against each other. I am very soft for peace between Decepticons and Autobots. ; w ;

2. Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto canon slow burn: specifically, where Midoriya is a central part to the story as a friend, rival, and potential wingman. That's it. A long ass story about two fools pining for one another coloured entirely by friendship and rivalry. That's all I could ever ever want. *happy sigh*

3. For pillowfort to take off/to find some fans with similar interests: these are intertwined for me because of the comment functionality pillowfort allows that tumblr didn't have. It seems to me pillowfort is as writer-friendly as tumblr wasn't, and that makes my heart sing — but I often feel very separate from other fans, and in the past the most fun I've had with writing is when I had a small (honestly, tiny; perhaps 6 of us at best) community of friends and writers who are all interested in each others' works. Writing with and for friends is my happy place when it comes to creating fic, at a draw with writing about my favourite characters or themes that inspire me, so I hope to get that again one day (off of the infuriating platform that was ffn.net, which for some reason fostered community in the most absurd way despite its flaws).

I could go on and on about the types of fic I love to read (for MegOP, todobaku, and gen as well although I didn't include that in my list here). Someone please give me an excuse to ramble about that some day.