KJ Charles exchange letter!!
Feb. 14th, 2021 06:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewrongkindofpcDear Creator,
I am so excited for this exchange, and if we've matched on either of these two works, I am so excited to see what it is that you loved about it, and how that intersects with what I loved about it!
From my sign-up:
DNWs: Main character death, brain damage or memory loss
Wanted A Gentleman
I would really love any kind of canon-based post-book story about these two characters, and would really really love any kind of groping their way to whatever form of domesticity might work for them. I’d love to see Theo getting to know Peggy, or any of the other people in Martin’s life (and it doesn’t sound like Theo has that many significant personal relationships before the book, but if he does in your brain, I’d love to see the reverse as well). If you happen to be in the mood for a little gentle old-fashioned h/c, I’ve had a little not-quite-idea in the back of my head that the way either of these characters would handle the other being sick could be really interesting.
I also loved Wanted, An Author, and I would really love to see Theo and Martin getting to know John Raven better. If you’re feeling like leaning into the way these books fit together, I’d be delighted to see Martin and Theo getting to know the whole Band Sinister crowd, as long as the focus stays on Martin and Theo.
England Series
I love all three couples we’ve seen so far in this series. Since they’re the most mysterious, I’d be fascinated to see any further take on Jimmy and Bill, and anything about their points of view during Proper English. Or anything from before PE, or anything after — I’m easy, eally, I’d just love to really dig into the FEELINGS of this couple a bit. I also love Bill and Pat’s relationship, and anything about that, either as when they were younger or after the events of PE, would be awesome (in fact, if you wanted to get into Pat telling Bill about the events of Think of England, that’d be so cool, too).
I love Pat and Fen, and would love to read more of any of their adventures, and especially anything that involves them getting further into spying or less governmentally sanctioned mystery-solving hijinx. I’d also love anything domestic for them, especially as they travel — the ways in which they make their own little routines together, even as their environment changes.
And of course, I wouldn’t have jumped on Proper English with all the delight that I did if I didn’t love Daniel and Archie. They’re another couple I’d love to see figuring out a way to have some kind of real, regular life together, one way or another. I’ve enjoyed the couple of stories I’ve seen about Archie’s family so much, and I’d also love to see some kind of glimpse into what Daniel’s family of origin is like, and how or if they’d get along with Archie. And to loop right back around, if you want to do some case fic about Archie and Daniel, and you felt insipired to follow up on the hints that they might actually be in a related line of work to Bill Merton, I would be over the moon for that, too.
Beyond that -- I really just love people talking to each other? And having feelings, and the way writing gives a way to explore the interplay of what people feel and what they say about those feelings? I know I've pretty much included only canon-based prompts above, but if AUs are what you love to write, I also love an alternate universe that does careful or clever things in order to recreate or translate emotional dynamics into different environments, so if that's your jam, go for it, be free, I'll be overjoyed to read what you come up with.
I love a good romance, or I wouldn't be here at this exchange, but I also love gen fic, I love family and found family dynamics, I love stories where friendships are central, and I love the place where romance and friendship intersect.
Anyway, happy a-few-days-after-Valentine's-Day.
xoxo
-pc
I am so excited for this exchange, and if we've matched on either of these two works, I am so excited to see what it is that you loved about it, and how that intersects with what I loved about it!
From my sign-up:
DNWs: Main character death, brain damage or memory loss
Wanted A Gentleman
I would really love any kind of canon-based post-book story about these two characters, and would really really love any kind of groping their way to whatever form of domesticity might work for them. I’d love to see Theo getting to know Peggy, or any of the other people in Martin’s life (and it doesn’t sound like Theo has that many significant personal relationships before the book, but if he does in your brain, I’d love to see the reverse as well). If you happen to be in the mood for a little gentle old-fashioned h/c, I’ve had a little not-quite-idea in the back of my head that the way either of these characters would handle the other being sick could be really interesting.
I also loved Wanted, An Author, and I would really love to see Theo and Martin getting to know John Raven better. If you’re feeling like leaning into the way these books fit together, I’d be delighted to see Martin and Theo getting to know the whole Band Sinister crowd, as long as the focus stays on Martin and Theo.
England Series
I love all three couples we’ve seen so far in this series. Since they’re the most mysterious, I’d be fascinated to see any further take on Jimmy and Bill, and anything about their points of view during Proper English. Or anything from before PE, or anything after — I’m easy, eally, I’d just love to really dig into the FEELINGS of this couple a bit. I also love Bill and Pat’s relationship, and anything about that, either as when they were younger or after the events of PE, would be awesome (in fact, if you wanted to get into Pat telling Bill about the events of Think of England, that’d be so cool, too).
I love Pat and Fen, and would love to read more of any of their adventures, and especially anything that involves them getting further into spying or less governmentally sanctioned mystery-solving hijinx. I’d also love anything domestic for them, especially as they travel — the ways in which they make their own little routines together, even as their environment changes.
And of course, I wouldn’t have jumped on Proper English with all the delight that I did if I didn’t love Daniel and Archie. They’re another couple I’d love to see figuring out a way to have some kind of real, regular life together, one way or another. I’ve enjoyed the couple of stories I’ve seen about Archie’s family so much, and I’d also love to see some kind of glimpse into what Daniel’s family of origin is like, and how or if they’d get along with Archie. And to loop right back around, if you want to do some case fic about Archie and Daniel, and you felt insipired to follow up on the hints that they might actually be in a related line of work to Bill Merton, I would be over the moon for that, too.
Beyond that -- I really just love people talking to each other? And having feelings, and the way writing gives a way to explore the interplay of what people feel and what they say about those feelings? I know I've pretty much included only canon-based prompts above, but if AUs are what you love to write, I also love an alternate universe that does careful or clever things in order to recreate or translate emotional dynamics into different environments, so if that's your jam, go for it, be free, I'll be overjoyed to read what you come up with.
I love a good romance, or I wouldn't be here at this exchange, but I also love gen fic, I love family and found family dynamics, I love stories where friendships are central, and I love the place where romance and friendship intersect.
Anyway, happy a-few-days-after-Valentine's-Day.
xoxo
-pc
