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Dear SGA Secret Santa
Sep. 19th, 2018 02:15 pm So, it's been a hot minute since I did something like this, so bear with me.
On Ao3, I have bookmarked 111 SGA fics. Now, you can use this as a guide to things that I tend to like, or you can cut that step out and just listen to me talk about it for a bit. Or, if you're like me, who second-guesses everything when I'm writing for someone, you can listen to me talk and then get stuck reading all of my bookmarks that you haven't read yet because you want a better feel for me. Or, y'know, you just wanna read some pretty cool Mcshep fics.
All right, so things that I like. With this particular fandom, I am really fond of AUs that still include Atlantis. Soulmate marks in canon universe, werewolves and vampires in canon universe, universes where John didn't join on when he did and got to Atlantis three years late with a cup of coffee, time travel fics in canon universe. You get it, I really like Atlantis. Other things that I like: badass Rodney, badass John, fics where one or both of them are some kind of monster, crossovers/fusions, age differences (though please, no underage), slow burns, teacher/student relationships (we're talking college here, not high school), again: fics where John or Rodney are doing something else with their life and come in to the whole Atlantis thing late and/or by accident. I like fics where John is pleasantly tipsy and Rodney is long-suffering, or the other way around. One of my absolute favorite fics that I've read for this fandom is Junk Cheap by Devildoll, which I know, does not actually meet my AU in Atlantis requirement, but there's a highly specific feeling that comes from that fic, which is the thing I really like about it. It's this slow, lazy kind of jam that just makes me happy. A Farm In Idaho touched on that feeling too.
Upon further thought, I think the feeling might be domesticity.
And hear me out here, but I've always wanted to read a fic where everyone assumes that John Sheppard is an alpha but he's actually an omega. I don't even tend to like A/B/O AUs that much, but the idea hooked on me a few years ago and the few fics I've read that touch on A/B/O are all either way too explicit for me to properly enjoy or John is the alpha and Rodney is the omega.
Which, speaking of things I don't enjoy much...
Dislikes: I am cool with explicit fics. I will say that upfront. However, most PWPs don't do it for me. I would much rather read a fic about them getting together and not doing anything other than kissing in the end than just 1k+ of explicit content. I'm cool with it, but I want those boys to be romanced before they get there. Generic things like watersports or really any super explicit kinks aren't my thing. I have to be in a certain mood to enjoy dom/sub stuff, so probably a no on that too. I'm good for angst, but for the most part I would prefer a happy ending. While I'm usually a multi-shipper, I can't do it with SGA. My otp for this fandom is John and Rodney, and any attempt that I've made to ship either of them with other people just ends in heartache.
And finally, if you need any more help than what I've given here, I have two tags full of prompts on tumblr for you to browse through until one tickles your fancy. Some of them overlap a little, because I forgot about the first tag for a bit and then it was too late. Mostly though, I want you to have fun with whatever you write me. Don't stress too hard, just have fun, and know that I'm thanking you from the bottom of my heart for writing me anything at all. You're the best.
xoxo-
Heather
On Ao3, I have bookmarked 111 SGA fics. Now, you can use this as a guide to things that I tend to like, or you can cut that step out and just listen to me talk about it for a bit. Or, if you're like me, who second-guesses everything when I'm writing for someone, you can listen to me talk and then get stuck reading all of my bookmarks that you haven't read yet because you want a better feel for me. Or, y'know, you just wanna read some pretty cool Mcshep fics.
All right, so things that I like. With this particular fandom, I am really fond of AUs that still include Atlantis. Soulmate marks in canon universe, werewolves and vampires in canon universe, universes where John didn't join on when he did and got to Atlantis three years late with a cup of coffee, time travel fics in canon universe. You get it, I really like Atlantis. Other things that I like: badass Rodney, badass John, fics where one or both of them are some kind of monster, crossovers/fusions, age differences (though please, no underage), slow burns, teacher/student relationships (we're talking college here, not high school), again: fics where John or Rodney are doing something else with their life and come in to the whole Atlantis thing late and/or by accident. I like fics where John is pleasantly tipsy and Rodney is long-suffering, or the other way around. One of my absolute favorite fics that I've read for this fandom is Junk Cheap by Devildoll, which I know, does not actually meet my AU in Atlantis requirement, but there's a highly specific feeling that comes from that fic, which is the thing I really like about it. It's this slow, lazy kind of jam that just makes me happy. A Farm In Idaho touched on that feeling too.
Upon further thought, I think the feeling might be domesticity.
And hear me out here, but I've always wanted to read a fic where everyone assumes that John Sheppard is an alpha but he's actually an omega. I don't even tend to like A/B/O AUs that much, but the idea hooked on me a few years ago and the few fics I've read that touch on A/B/O are all either way too explicit for me to properly enjoy or John is the alpha and Rodney is the omega.
Which, speaking of things I don't enjoy much...
Dislikes: I am cool with explicit fics. I will say that upfront. However, most PWPs don't do it for me. I would much rather read a fic about them getting together and not doing anything other than kissing in the end than just 1k+ of explicit content. I'm cool with it, but I want those boys to be romanced before they get there. Generic things like watersports or really any super explicit kinks aren't my thing. I have to be in a certain mood to enjoy dom/sub stuff, so probably a no on that too. I'm good for angst, but for the most part I would prefer a happy ending. While I'm usually a multi-shipper, I can't do it with SGA. My otp for this fandom is John and Rodney, and any attempt that I've made to ship either of them with other people just ends in heartache.
And finally, if you need any more help than what I've given here, I have two tags full of prompts on tumblr for you to browse through until one tickles your fancy. Some of them overlap a little, because I forgot about the first tag for a bit and then it was too late. Mostly though, I want you to have fun with whatever you write me. Don't stress too hard, just have fun, and know that I'm thanking you from the bottom of my heart for writing me anything at all. You're the best.
xoxo-
Heather
