Sep. 23rd, 2023 09:29 pm
ITPE Letter 2023
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averytreeHello podficcer! I'm so excited to be doing this exchange again, my 9th year! And glad that this fest is surviving the slow collapse of the site formerly known as twitter... I'm averytree8 over there but I've taken to only logging in when I have a message to check. I'm averytree on AO3 and tumblr.
Here are all the fandoms and ships I'm most interested in:
-Seventeen (Kpop RPF): There are so many potential pairings among these 13 members! Wow! I particularly like Jeonghan/Seungcheol, Jeonghan/Mingyu, Seungkwan/Vernon, Mingyu/Jihoon, Mingyu/Minghao, Minghao/Jun and Seungcheol/Mingyu and I would also probably like any story that has Seungkwan, Mingyu or Jeonghan as a main character. I also love stories with Vernon in awkward platonic friendship with people lolol. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Stray Kids (Kpop RPF): I adore Han/Lee Know. Han/Hyunjin gives me brain worms. Han/Changbin is such a win. Han/Felix is a delight. Honestly, I'd read Han shipped with anyone at this point (except maybe IN because I like head cannoning him as aroace). I also love reading Han as a trans male character. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-ZeroBaseOne (Kpop RPF): A new entry on this list! My shiny boys! My top ship is Matt/Jiwoong, but I'd be happy for a side ship of Hanbin/Hao. Or a Hanbin/Hao story that has Matt/Jiwoong in the background. I also find Ricky, Taerae and Gunwook very funny and would love a story that has them bantering/bickering. Please, do not record a story for me that centers either Gyuvin or Yujin. I am low-key salty they made it into the group and not some of my other Boys Planet favs. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-mature.
-Shinee (Kpop RPF): This is really the only kpop group where I have a single exclusive OTP and that is Key/Minho because of course. I'm comfortable stories that mention Jonghyun, or his passing, briefly, but would prefer to avoid stories that center on him or center grief as the main theme. For this group I'd prefer gen or teen stories.
-Transformers, specifically, stories that really dig into the lore and fill out deeper/queerer/more emotional parts of the canon. My introduction to Transformers was Astolat's fic and I remain deeply obsessed with her take on lore. I've also read all of and really enjoyed Therrae's Xenoethnography series. So, my interests range from Optimus Prime/Megatron filth to deeply emotional enemies to lovers stories about trying to end the war to gen fic that builds out the Transformers universe. My favorite characters to read about are Optimus/Orion Pax, Megatron, Ratchet, Swindle, Bumblebee, Starscream, and Cyclonus. My only touch points of the canon are the first Michael Bay Transformer movie (2007) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986), everything else I know is just from fic. For this fandom, I am happy with stories of any rating from gen to explicit.
Secondary fandoms:
-BTS (Kpop RPF): My favorite ships are RM/Jin, RM/Yoongi, Yoongi/Jin or Jin/JK. I'm not really interested in any other ships at this time. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Mamamoo (Kpop RPF): There aren't that many stories to chose from and I've probably looked at almost all the ones with BP already, but I really like gen stories or stories rated teen (specifically AUs) about Moonbyul, any ship or no ship.
-EXO (Kpop RPF): My main ships are Kai/Sehun or Kai/DO. I like them both equally. I'm not really interested in other ships at the moment. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Ateez (Kpop RPF): I love a Wooyoung/San or a Wooyoung/San/Yeosang ot3 especially when they are chaos gremlins! The only other ships I have read for this group are Hongjoong/Seonghwa and Hongjoong/Mingi. For this group I'd prefer gen or teen stories.
-Monsta X (Kpop RPF): My favorite ship is Kihyun/IM. I like stories were Kihyun is very bossy and IM is very into it :D I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Buzzfeed Unsolved: Wow, I got sucked in by yet another RPF pairing? Shocking. I haven't read that much Ryan/Shane but I find them quite delightful.
-Merlin! I know the show ended ages ago, but Merlin/Arthur is the OTP of my heart. They are my boys forever. I much prefer modern AUs to stories set in the canon of the show, especially college AUs or ones where they have interesting jobs. Modern royalty stories make my heart melt with happiness <3 Also I like Morgana/Gwen as a side ship. Or Gwen/Lance. Or Morgana/Morgause. Or Morgana/Gwaine. Or Morgana/Leon. (Basically I just love Morgana, or any story which includes a wide secondary character cast.) I also love Gwen, and always enjoy character-study type stories which focus on her, whether romantic or not. For this fandom, I am happy with stories of any rating from gen to explicit.
Things I like in fic in general:
I love stories that make me laugh.
Pranks, banter, shenanigans, ill-advised ideas (that turn out to be great ideas!)
Idiots-to-lovers or enemies-to-allies-to-friends-to-lovers trope.
"Can our love end the war?" (especially for Transformers)
Established relationship stories.
AUs in other canons- for example, Kpop group is now a Star Trek space crew.
Literally any space AU, whether original or inspired by Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, BSG, etc
Fake-to-real relationship.
Genderplay/gender exploration/gender fluidity.
Bisexual characters, pansexual characters, trans characters, aro and ace characters.
Side-ships. I love it when I've got two or more teams to root for!
OT3, OT4, etc only if EVERYONE IS VERY HAPPY by the end and jealousy is not a major theme.
I like when it's obvious the fic writer has a ton of niche knowledge about something and decided to put it ALL into the story.
For Kpop RPF, I prefer when the characters are written as culturally Korean, and in my reading I try to prioritize stories set in Korea (unless it's a sci-fi AU), or if they live in another country, it is explained why/how the whole Korean friend group ended up there. I don't want an American high school or college AU where the characters could easily be replaced by white characters.
Things I'm not into:
Omega verse.
Harry Potter AUs.
Pregnancy- male or female (exception: Transformers)
Characters parenting biological children.
Major character death (exception: Transformers)
Love triangles in which one person is doomed to be unhappy/alone/excluded.
Non-con or dub-con.
Serious BDSM.
Underage.
Apocalypses AUs, especially zombies.
Excessive pain/torture/abuse.
Derogatory or demeaning language between lovers.
A bit more clarification for the gender stuff- if a character's gender is going to be changed from the canon, I want that character to be written as trans or nonbinary or agender and for the story to explore that. I generally don't want a Rule 63 story that's just "with no interrogation, this character is just a different gender now". That's everything I can think of right now. YAY! I can't wait to hear your podfic :D
Here are all the fandoms and ships I'm most interested in:
-Seventeen (Kpop RPF): There are so many potential pairings among these 13 members! Wow! I particularly like Jeonghan/Seungcheol, Jeonghan/Mingyu, Seungkwan/Vernon, Mingyu/Jihoon, Mingyu/Minghao, Minghao/Jun and Seungcheol/Mingyu and I would also probably like any story that has Seungkwan, Mingyu or Jeonghan as a main character. I also love stories with Vernon in awkward platonic friendship with people lolol. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Stray Kids (Kpop RPF): I adore Han/Lee Know. Han/Hyunjin gives me brain worms. Han/Changbin is such a win. Han/Felix is a delight. Honestly, I'd read Han shipped with anyone at this point (except maybe IN because I like head cannoning him as aroace). I also love reading Han as a trans male character. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-ZeroBaseOne (Kpop RPF): A new entry on this list! My shiny boys! My top ship is Matt/Jiwoong, but I'd be happy for a side ship of Hanbin/Hao. Or a Hanbin/Hao story that has Matt/Jiwoong in the background. I also find Ricky, Taerae and Gunwook very funny and would love a story that has them bantering/bickering. Please, do not record a story for me that centers either Gyuvin or Yujin. I am low-key salty they made it into the group and not some of my other Boys Planet favs. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-mature.
-Shinee (Kpop RPF): This is really the only kpop group where I have a single exclusive OTP and that is Key/Minho because of course. I'm comfortable stories that mention Jonghyun, or his passing, briefly, but would prefer to avoid stories that center on him or center grief as the main theme. For this group I'd prefer gen or teen stories.
-Transformers, specifically, stories that really dig into the lore and fill out deeper/queerer/more emotional parts of the canon. My introduction to Transformers was Astolat's fic and I remain deeply obsessed with her take on lore. I've also read all of and really enjoyed Therrae's Xenoethnography series. So, my interests range from Optimus Prime/Megatron filth to deeply emotional enemies to lovers stories about trying to end the war to gen fic that builds out the Transformers universe. My favorite characters to read about are Optimus/Orion Pax, Megatron, Ratchet, Swindle, Bumblebee, Starscream, and Cyclonus. My only touch points of the canon are the first Michael Bay Transformer movie (2007) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986), everything else I know is just from fic. For this fandom, I am happy with stories of any rating from gen to explicit.
Secondary fandoms:
-BTS (Kpop RPF): My favorite ships are RM/Jin, RM/Yoongi, Yoongi/Jin or Jin/JK. I'm not really interested in any other ships at this time. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Mamamoo (Kpop RPF): There aren't that many stories to chose from and I've probably looked at almost all the ones with BP already, but I really like gen stories or stories rated teen (specifically AUs) about Moonbyul, any ship or no ship.
-EXO (Kpop RPF): My main ships are Kai/Sehun or Kai/DO. I like them both equally. I'm not really interested in other ships at the moment. I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Ateez (Kpop RPF): I love a Wooyoung/San or a Wooyoung/San/Yeosang ot3 especially when they are chaos gremlins! The only other ships I have read for this group are Hongjoong/Seonghwa and Hongjoong/Mingi. For this group I'd prefer gen or teen stories.
-Monsta X (Kpop RPF): My favorite ship is Kihyun/IM. I like stories were Kihyun is very bossy and IM is very into it :D I'd be happy with a story rated anywhere between gen-explicit.
-Buzzfeed Unsolved: Wow, I got sucked in by yet another RPF pairing? Shocking. I haven't read that much Ryan/Shane but I find them quite delightful.
-Merlin! I know the show ended ages ago, but Merlin/Arthur is the OTP of my heart. They are my boys forever. I much prefer modern AUs to stories set in the canon of the show, especially college AUs or ones where they have interesting jobs. Modern royalty stories make my heart melt with happiness <3 Also I like Morgana/Gwen as a side ship. Or Gwen/Lance. Or Morgana/Morgause. Or Morgana/Gwaine. Or Morgana/Leon. (Basically I just love Morgana, or any story which includes a wide secondary character cast.) I also love Gwen, and always enjoy character-study type stories which focus on her, whether romantic or not. For this fandom, I am happy with stories of any rating from gen to explicit.
Things I like in fic in general:
I love stories that make me laugh.
Pranks, banter, shenanigans, ill-advised ideas (that turn out to be great ideas!)
Idiots-to-lovers or enemies-to-allies-to-friends-to-lovers trope.
"Can our love end the war?" (especially for Transformers)
Established relationship stories.
AUs in other canons- for example, Kpop group is now a Star Trek space crew.
Literally any space AU, whether original or inspired by Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, BSG, etc
Fake-to-real relationship.
Genderplay/gender exploration/gender fluidity.
Bisexual characters, pansexual characters, trans characters, aro and ace characters.
Side-ships. I love it when I've got two or more teams to root for!
OT3, OT4, etc only if EVERYONE IS VERY HAPPY by the end and jealousy is not a major theme.
I like when it's obvious the fic writer has a ton of niche knowledge about something and decided to put it ALL into the story.
For Kpop RPF, I prefer when the characters are written as culturally Korean, and in my reading I try to prioritize stories set in Korea (unless it's a sci-fi AU), or if they live in another country, it is explained why/how the whole Korean friend group ended up there. I don't want an American high school or college AU where the characters could easily be replaced by white characters.
Things I'm not into:
Omega verse.
Harry Potter AUs.
Pregnancy- male or female (exception: Transformers)
Characters parenting biological children.
Major character death (exception: Transformers)
Love triangles in which one person is doomed to be unhappy/alone/excluded.
Non-con or dub-con.
Serious BDSM.
Underage.
Apocalypses AUs, especially zombies.
Excessive pain/torture/abuse.
Derogatory or demeaning language between lovers.
A bit more clarification for the gender stuff- if a character's gender is going to be changed from the canon, I want that character to be written as trans or nonbinary or agender and for the story to explore that. I generally don't want a Rule 63 story that's just "with no interrogation, this character is just a different gender now". That's everything I can think of right now. YAY! I can't wait to hear your podfic :D
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