Dear Choclatier
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rosiedThank you so much for writing this for me! I can't wait to see what you come up with. Please feel free to ignore any of my waffling about the fandoms if they're not helpful - it's all optional! First, the general stuff...
Likes
I like characters to be friends (or at least frenemies!). I like to see the progression of a friendship between newly-met characters who grow to like and trust each other over time, and eventually would do just about anything for each other, especially when they don't like each other all that much at first and their friendship is somewhat unexpected. I really enjoy people in relationships that grow from friendship, particularly if that's unexpected too. With established partners: how do they deal with daily life, how do they solve conflicts, how do they support and comfort each other when things don't go too well?
I'm particularly partial to humour, wit, sarcasm and silliness in my fic. I like characters with a shared sense of humour that tends towards the sarcastic, especially when used to express affection by people who aren't comfortable discussing 'feelings'. Awkward conversations that play out terribly, tonally incongruous humor, banter, bickering, friendly arguments, cutting commentary, subtle (or not so subtle) mockery, politeness or the pretense of it as veneer or weapon against the unaware are totally my bag. A story absolutely doesn’t have to be funny for me to like it, though: I like angst, arguments, seemingly unrequited longing, and heartache in small doses, as long as there’s a happy ending.
I love epistolary fic – not necessarily just in the form of actual letters; in a modern setting voicemail, emails, texts, blog posts, message board transcripts, Facebook or Twitter posts will work, in any combination. Diaries are good too.
I enjoy plot-driven stories and character-driven stories that focus on relationships. Plots that show off character are perfect – the best of both worlds! I like stories that span an hour and stories that span years.
Any rating is fine with me. I love romance, slow-burn UST to RST, first-time stories, porn - see note at the end of the general section about porn.
Back story, missing scene fic, established relationships, prequels, sequels, the same scene from different perspectives, fix-its, canon divergence will be loved. I love ‘five things’ type fics that show off significant moments in characters' lives. I love short fics, long fics, and anything else that takes your fancy. I love forced bed sharing, arranged or accidental marriages, and 'pretend' boyfriends.
Feel free to include characters that I didn't specifically ask for if they fit your story, but I'd prefer my requested character(s) to be the focus of the story.
I love crossovers (both sneaky and overt) and fusions where one set of characters are transplanted to another canonical universe. As long as I know the other canon or canons, I will be delighted. Feel free to use any interest in my profile that takes your fancy (or even more than one – the more the merrier); there are plenty to choose from!
Swearing, crudity etc is not a problem, and in fact where it is a thing in canon I’d prefer it to be included.
Dislikes
DNWs
One of my biggest squicks to the point of phobia is pregnancy (male or female), so even if a canon might be expected to make a big deal out of it, please don't go there. In connection with this, no A/B/O please. Cruelty to/death of animals triggers the hell out of me, to the point that I can't read stories that mention it.
I really need a story with a happy ending. Some unhappy elements on the way or references to past hurts are fine if the outcome is happy, but nothing extremely dark, please, and don't make it the focus of the story.
Things I don't want include deathfic (excluding those canons involving canon conflict, though I would prefer OC death rather than canon character death), noncon, dubcon, torture, abuse, A/B/O, infidelity, any other type of partner betrayal, character bashing, kidfic, embarrassment/humiliation and certain kinks (bodily waste in a sexual context, blood, lifestyle D/s, age-play, knotting and bestiality).
Not exactly a dislike, but...
I tend to have a problem with AUs in that the further away an AU gets from canon, the more difficulty I have 'seeing' the characters in my mind's eye. This is especially true if the setting of the AU necessitates tinkering with the characters' names.
Now the specific stuff (in alphabetical order):
Crossover Fandom
Sam Vimes (Discworld) & Donald Trump (Political RPF - US 21st C)
Fanfic
My request for this is simple and heartfelt: please have Sam Vimes stomp all over Donald Trump!
I don't mind whether Vimes comes to the US or The Donald goes to the Discworld as long as Trump Gets Whumped. (The rest of the Watch are welcome to join in, as well as any witches and/or some of Sybil's swamp dragons for good measure.)
Sam Vimes (Discworld) & the One Ring (LOTR)
Fanfic
There are SO MANY questions about this! How did the One Ring get to the Discworld? How did Sam Vimes get hold of it? What does the Ring (or Sauron) want with the Discworld? How does it try to work on Vimes to get what it wants? Is he tempted or not? Maybe he ends up terrifying the Ring/Sauron. If the Ring got to the Discworld by accident, does Sauron send the Black Riders to look for it? What does Vimes think of them and how does he (perhaps helped by the rest of the Watch, who would be welcome in any story) deal with them? How do other people react to Vimes having the Ring (Vetinari would almost certainly find out about it, and Sybil might notice a change in Vimes' personality)?
Or alternatively, how did Vimes get to Middle Earth? How did he get hold of the One Ring? As above, how does it try to work on Vimes to get what it wants? Is he tempted or not? Maybe he ends up terrifying the Ring/Sauron. Does he meet up with the Fellowship, or does he go to Mount Doom with Frodo and Sam? How does his presence affect the Quest?
Mission: Impossible (TV 1966)
Fanfic
Barney Collier/Willy Armitage (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
The old married couple of the team :D - they usually worked together behind the scenes of missions, and seemed to fall easily into a seamless partnership. It seemed like as the show progressed, Willy seemed to be learning from Barney's expertise; what might Barney have learned from Willy? What was a mission like from their behind-the-scenes viewpoint?
James "Jim" Phelps & Dan Briggs (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Jim and Dan, team leaders - compare and contrast!
Dan was much more about the plotting of the missions, frequently setting the stage then watching the team members play out the parts he had designed for them. He could seem cold and ruthless, once deliberately shooting an adversary at close quarters as a part of one of his plans. Yet he also seemed to care about his team in an understated way, frequently touching his team on the shoulder in encouragement, praise or sympathy. I imagine he was a difficult person to get to know. Jim on the other hand was more of a strong athletic man - the charismatic general leading his troops into battle. He seems more accessible than Dan, and more inclined to socialise with the team off the clock, but doesn't seem to be as touchy-feely as Dan, especially at first.
How was the transition between leaders for the team? Easy or difficult? Why did the transition happen? Did the two ever meet, and if so what did they talk about?
Rollin Hand & Paris (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
These two both have a theatrical background and come to the team as masters of disguise and magicians, but it seems to me that they have a different approach to their role.
Rollin seems fascinated with stagecraft as a whole, involving himself in all aspects of missions setups and working with the amateur dramatic societies the IMF used on scene setting, wardrobe, directing etc. He was even in charge of a mission on one occasion when Dan was unavailable for some reason. He's also very much an extrovert.
Paris on the other hand seems to be more introverted and very focused on the acting side of things - it seems to me that he actually looked much deeper into the personalities of the people he impersonated, actually becoming that person whereas for Rollin they were masks that could be easily discarded.
Maybe the two of them could meet up and chat about their experiences and their different approaches to the job.
Rollin Hand/Dan Briggs (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Rollin Hand/Dan Briggs/James "Jim" Phelps (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Rollin Hand/James "Jim" Phelps (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
These three requests can be treated together or separately, the latter inspired by my thought that Rollin always seems to fall for the team leader, which could be an exercise in futility if said team leader has a policy about not having relationships with a team member (or members) despite any attraction they might feel to said team member (or members). So, unrequited? Or perhaps not. inspired by my thought that Rollin always seems to fall for the team leader, which could be an exercise in futility if said team leader has a policy about not having relationships with a team member (or members) despite any attraction they might feel to said team member (or members). So, unrequited? Or perhaps not.
Separately, missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Or off-mission social occasions/vacations (see Extra Note below, though they may be interrupted by some reason if you want to continue his bad luck :D )
The threesome request does not necessarily have to end in an actual threesome; maybe Rollin is looking back on his time with each leader, maybe after he's left the team. Could this be the reason why he left?
James "Jim" Phelps/Paris (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Another master of disguise falling for the team leader! A case of opposites attract here, perhaps - outgoing Jim and introverted Paris. Requited or unrequited? Who makes the first move? I particularly like the episode 'The Hostage' in which Paris is brainwashed to try and get him to kill Jim.
(Extra Note: Jim Phelps seems to have the worst luck with vacations...
- he goes on vacation with Rollin and ends up paralyzed and unable to speak in a town full of inimical secret agents ('The Town' is one of my favourite episodes)
- he goes back to his home town on a nostalgic trip and his childhood friends start being murdered
- he goes on holiday with Barney and gets kidnapped and held hostage
Maybe the poor guy can get a decent vacation for once!)
Any other characters on the show are welcome, especially Cinnamon.
Mission: Impossible (TV 1988)
Fanfic
Jim Phelps & Nicholas Black & Grant Collier & Max Harte (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
Jim Phelps/Nicholas Black/Grant Collier/Max Harte (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
For both of these team requests: the missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Also, these guys seem to socialise a lot... for instance in 'Church Bells In Bogota' when Shannon has amnesia, they show her a video of them all at a birthday party for her.
For the & relationship, it would be lovely to have Casey and/or Shannon involved. also for this request, if you need to reference Casey's death for any reason that's OK.
Jim Phelps/Nicholas Black (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
Nicholas seems to be more experienced than the other team members and acts at times as if he's the second-in-command of the team. He treats Jim as a mentor but also a personal friend; for example in the first episode he provides comfort to Jim who is worrying over his lack of professionalism in wanting to kill the assassin involved - "He killed your best friend, Jim. No-one's going to fault you on that emotion."
Nicholas Black/Grant Collier/Max Harte (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
In the episode 'The Princess', there is a scene where Grant throws a bomb out a window just as it's about to explode, and the bast knocks him backwards into Nicholas and Max, who catch him and hold onto him for a while. That was an 'A-Ha!' moment for me - and maybe also for them? (they were all in tuxes too - yum!) Would love to know more about the start and dynamics of the relationship, and how they cope with being on missions.
Mission: Impossible (Movies)
Fanfic
Ethan Hunt & William Brandt & Benji Dunn & Luther Stickell
Missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Do they spend any time together outside missions, and if so, what do they get up to? For instance, how would they react to Ethan asking them to join him in some dangerous hobby (eg mountain climbing).
It would be lovely to have any of Jane, Zhen and Ilsa involved too.
Benji Dunn & Luther Stickell
Benji Dunn/Luther Stickell
Two computer experts - how do they relate to each other? Maybe they start as rivals, then as they get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses and start working as a team, leading to friendship and maybe more.
William Brandt/Benji Dunn (Mission: Impossible (Movies))
William Brandt/Ethan Hunt (Mission: Impossible Movies)
Ethan Hunt/William Brandt/Benji Dunn
I ship any combination of these guys; their different personalities make interesting relationships, for any interpretation of the word interesting. How do they get together? As with the team request: missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Do they spend any time together outside missions, and if so, what do they get up to? For instance, how would they react to Ethan asking them to join him in some dangerous hobby (eg mountain climbing).
Ethan Hunt & Luther Stickell
Ethan Hunt/Luther Stickell
Luther has been with Ethan from the beginning, and seems to have a strong enough friendship with him that he feels able to give Ethan advice (whether he wants it or not). Maybe Ethan gets to give the advice for once?
William Brandt/Alan Hunley
These two definitely start out as adversaries. How would they get over that and end up in a relationship? When did it start? Maybe they were already an item during Rogue Nation and Hunley was in on Brandt calling him and pretending to tell him without Ethan's knowledge about Ethan's plan to kidnap the Prime Minster in London.
Oh, and Hunley survives, pretty please?
For the requests involving Brandt (and maybe the others too) it would be fascinating (and probably entertaining) to hear his opinion of the things the team got up to during 'Fallout' without him there to keep an eye on them.
Extra Note: In the first movie, Jim Phelps was an imposter, and that is a hill I will die on!!
Very Optional Detail: for the Mission: Impossible franchises as a whole - the whole reason I got into the movies despite being an original generation 1966 TV show fan (hence the Extra Note above :D ) was the TV trailer I saw in which Benji was remotely guiding Ethan on a chase using a tablet and a) forgot the screen was locked, then b) had it in 2D instead of 3D, at which point I imagined the ghost of Barney Collier grabbing the tablet from Benji and beating him over the head with it because Barney just Would Not Do that shit :::DDDDD Any exploration of that idea wouls be lovely, as would any interaction between the three sets of characters.
The Monkees (TV)
Any
Fanfic
I love the TV show Monkees! (I love them irl too, but the TV show characters are the ones that I'm interested in for fic and other purposes.) Make it a romp, have them taking on villains, whether knowingly or by accident, supporting each other with any problems they might have, hanging out together at the beach house, taking a drive in the Monkeemobile, playing a gig, generally just being friends and having fun. As far as ships are concerned, any pairing would be wonderful, but the four of them together is the relationship of my heart - just give me a big cuddly puppy pile of love! If you do go for a pairing, it would be nice if the other two were around and being supportive (or even paired up themselves).
Also, if you could write Peter as something along the lines of shy, really absent-minded and/or hopelessly innocent/naive rather than as thick as two short planks, I will love you forever!
Once again, thank you for writing for me!
Likes
I like characters to be friends (or at least frenemies!). I like to see the progression of a friendship between newly-met characters who grow to like and trust each other over time, and eventually would do just about anything for each other, especially when they don't like each other all that much at first and their friendship is somewhat unexpected. I really enjoy people in relationships that grow from friendship, particularly if that's unexpected too. With established partners: how do they deal with daily life, how do they solve conflicts, how do they support and comfort each other when things don't go too well?
I'm particularly partial to humour, wit, sarcasm and silliness in my fic. I like characters with a shared sense of humour that tends towards the sarcastic, especially when used to express affection by people who aren't comfortable discussing 'feelings'. Awkward conversations that play out terribly, tonally incongruous humor, banter, bickering, friendly arguments, cutting commentary, subtle (or not so subtle) mockery, politeness or the pretense of it as veneer or weapon against the unaware are totally my bag. A story absolutely doesn’t have to be funny for me to like it, though: I like angst, arguments, seemingly unrequited longing, and heartache in small doses, as long as there’s a happy ending.
I love epistolary fic – not necessarily just in the form of actual letters; in a modern setting voicemail, emails, texts, blog posts, message board transcripts, Facebook or Twitter posts will work, in any combination. Diaries are good too.
I enjoy plot-driven stories and character-driven stories that focus on relationships. Plots that show off character are perfect – the best of both worlds! I like stories that span an hour and stories that span years.
Any rating is fine with me. I love romance, slow-burn UST to RST, first-time stories, porn - see note at the end of the general section about porn.
Back story, missing scene fic, established relationships, prequels, sequels, the same scene from different perspectives, fix-its, canon divergence will be loved. I love ‘five things’ type fics that show off significant moments in characters' lives. I love short fics, long fics, and anything else that takes your fancy. I love forced bed sharing, arranged or accidental marriages, and 'pretend' boyfriends.
Feel free to include characters that I didn't specifically ask for if they fit your story, but I'd prefer my requested character(s) to be the focus of the story.
I love crossovers (both sneaky and overt) and fusions where one set of characters are transplanted to another canonical universe. As long as I know the other canon or canons, I will be delighted. Feel free to use any interest in my profile that takes your fancy (or even more than one – the more the merrier); there are plenty to choose from!
Swearing, crudity etc is not a problem, and in fact where it is a thing in canon I’d prefer it to be included.
Dislikes
DNWs
One of my biggest squicks to the point of phobia is pregnancy (male or female), so even if a canon might be expected to make a big deal out of it, please don't go there. In connection with this, no A/B/O please. Cruelty to/death of animals triggers the hell out of me, to the point that I can't read stories that mention it.
I really need a story with a happy ending. Some unhappy elements on the way or references to past hurts are fine if the outcome is happy, but nothing extremely dark, please, and don't make it the focus of the story.
Things I don't want include deathfic (excluding those canons involving canon conflict, though I would prefer OC death rather than canon character death), noncon, dubcon, torture, abuse, A/B/O, infidelity, any other type of partner betrayal, character bashing, kidfic, embarrassment/humiliation and certain kinks (bodily waste in a sexual context, blood, lifestyle D/s, age-play, knotting and bestiality).
Not exactly a dislike, but...
I tend to have a problem with AUs in that the further away an AU gets from canon, the more difficulty I have 'seeing' the characters in my mind's eye. This is especially true if the setting of the AU necessitates tinkering with the characters' names.
Now the specific stuff (in alphabetical order):
Crossover Fandom
Sam Vimes (Discworld) & Donald Trump (Political RPF - US 21st C)
Fanfic
My request for this is simple and heartfelt: please have Sam Vimes stomp all over Donald Trump!
I don't mind whether Vimes comes to the US or The Donald goes to the Discworld as long as Trump Gets Whumped. (The rest of the Watch are welcome to join in, as well as any witches and/or some of Sybil's swamp dragons for good measure.)
Sam Vimes (Discworld) & the One Ring (LOTR)
Fanfic
There are SO MANY questions about this! How did the One Ring get to the Discworld? How did Sam Vimes get hold of it? What does the Ring (or Sauron) want with the Discworld? How does it try to work on Vimes to get what it wants? Is he tempted or not? Maybe he ends up terrifying the Ring/Sauron. If the Ring got to the Discworld by accident, does Sauron send the Black Riders to look for it? What does Vimes think of them and how does he (perhaps helped by the rest of the Watch, who would be welcome in any story) deal with them? How do other people react to Vimes having the Ring (Vetinari would almost certainly find out about it, and Sybil might notice a change in Vimes' personality)?
Or alternatively, how did Vimes get to Middle Earth? How did he get hold of the One Ring? As above, how does it try to work on Vimes to get what it wants? Is he tempted or not? Maybe he ends up terrifying the Ring/Sauron. Does he meet up with the Fellowship, or does he go to Mount Doom with Frodo and Sam? How does his presence affect the Quest?
Mission: Impossible (TV 1966)
Fanfic
Barney Collier/Willy Armitage (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
The old married couple of the team :D - they usually worked together behind the scenes of missions, and seemed to fall easily into a seamless partnership. It seemed like as the show progressed, Willy seemed to be learning from Barney's expertise; what might Barney have learned from Willy? What was a mission like from their behind-the-scenes viewpoint?
James "Jim" Phelps & Dan Briggs (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Jim and Dan, team leaders - compare and contrast!
Dan was much more about the plotting of the missions, frequently setting the stage then watching the team members play out the parts he had designed for them. He could seem cold and ruthless, once deliberately shooting an adversary at close quarters as a part of one of his plans. Yet he also seemed to care about his team in an understated way, frequently touching his team on the shoulder in encouragement, praise or sympathy. I imagine he was a difficult person to get to know. Jim on the other hand was more of a strong athletic man - the charismatic general leading his troops into battle. He seems more accessible than Dan, and more inclined to socialise with the team off the clock, but doesn't seem to be as touchy-feely as Dan, especially at first.
How was the transition between leaders for the team? Easy or difficult? Why did the transition happen? Did the two ever meet, and if so what did they talk about?
Rollin Hand & Paris (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
These two both have a theatrical background and come to the team as masters of disguise and magicians, but it seems to me that they have a different approach to their role.
Rollin seems fascinated with stagecraft as a whole, involving himself in all aspects of missions setups and working with the amateur dramatic societies the IMF used on scene setting, wardrobe, directing etc. He was even in charge of a mission on one occasion when Dan was unavailable for some reason. He's also very much an extrovert.
Paris on the other hand seems to be more introverted and very focused on the acting side of things - it seems to me that he actually looked much deeper into the personalities of the people he impersonated, actually becoming that person whereas for Rollin they were masks that could be easily discarded.
Maybe the two of them could meet up and chat about their experiences and their different approaches to the job.
Rollin Hand/Dan Briggs (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Rollin Hand/Dan Briggs/James "Jim" Phelps (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Rollin Hand/James "Jim" Phelps (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
These three requests can be treated together or separately, the latter inspired by my thought that Rollin always seems to fall for the team leader, which could be an exercise in futility if said team leader has a policy about not having relationships with a team member (or members) despite any attraction they might feel to said team member (or members). So, unrequited? Or perhaps not. inspired by my thought that Rollin always seems to fall for the team leader, which could be an exercise in futility if said team leader has a policy about not having relationships with a team member (or members) despite any attraction they might feel to said team member (or members). So, unrequited? Or perhaps not.
Separately, missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Or off-mission social occasions/vacations (see Extra Note below, though they may be interrupted by some reason if you want to continue his bad luck :D )
The threesome request does not necessarily have to end in an actual threesome; maybe Rollin is looking back on his time with each leader, maybe after he's left the team. Could this be the reason why he left?
James "Jim" Phelps/Paris (Mission Impossible (TV 1966))
Another master of disguise falling for the team leader! A case of opposites attract here, perhaps - outgoing Jim and introverted Paris. Requited or unrequited? Who makes the first move? I particularly like the episode 'The Hostage' in which Paris is brainwashed to try and get him to kill Jim.
(Extra Note: Jim Phelps seems to have the worst luck with vacations...
- he goes on vacation with Rollin and ends up paralyzed and unable to speak in a town full of inimical secret agents ('The Town' is one of my favourite episodes)
- he goes back to his home town on a nostalgic trip and his childhood friends start being murdered
- he goes on holiday with Barney and gets kidnapped and held hostage
Maybe the poor guy can get a decent vacation for once!)
Any other characters on the show are welcome, especially Cinnamon.
Mission: Impossible (TV 1988)
Fanfic
Jim Phelps & Nicholas Black & Grant Collier & Max Harte (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
Jim Phelps/Nicholas Black/Grant Collier/Max Harte (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
For both of these team requests: the missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Also, these guys seem to socialise a lot... for instance in 'Church Bells In Bogota' when Shannon has amnesia, they show her a video of them all at a birthday party for her.
For the & relationship, it would be lovely to have Casey and/or Shannon involved. also for this request, if you need to reference Casey's death for any reason that's OK.
Jim Phelps/Nicholas Black (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
Nicholas seems to be more experienced than the other team members and acts at times as if he's the second-in-command of the team. He treats Jim as a mentor but also a personal friend; for example in the first episode he provides comfort to Jim who is worrying over his lack of professionalism in wanting to kill the assassin involved - "He killed your best friend, Jim. No-one's going to fault you on that emotion."
Nicholas Black/Grant Collier/Max Harte (Mission: Impossible (TV 1988))
In the episode 'The Princess', there is a scene where Grant throws a bomb out a window just as it's about to explode, and the bast knocks him backwards into Nicholas and Max, who catch him and hold onto him for a while. That was an 'A-Ha!' moment for me - and maybe also for them? (they were all in tuxes too - yum!) Would love to know more about the start and dynamics of the relationship, and how they cope with being on missions.
Mission: Impossible (Movies)
Fanfic
Ethan Hunt & William Brandt & Benji Dunn & Luther Stickell
Missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Do they spend any time together outside missions, and if so, what do they get up to? For instance, how would they react to Ethan asking them to join him in some dangerous hobby (eg mountain climbing).
It would be lovely to have any of Jane, Zhen and Ilsa involved too.
Benji Dunn & Luther Stickell
Benji Dunn/Luther Stickell
Two computer experts - how do they relate to each other? Maybe they start as rivals, then as they get to know each other's strengths and weaknesses and start working as a team, leading to friendship and maybe more.
William Brandt/Benji Dunn (Mission: Impossible (Movies))
William Brandt/Ethan Hunt (Mission: Impossible Movies)
Ethan Hunt/William Brandt/Benji Dunn
I ship any combination of these guys; their different personalities make interesting relationships, for any interpretation of the word interesting. How do they get together? As with the team request: missions or scenes from missions, preparing for missions, post-mission debriefings/wind-downs. Do they spend any time together outside missions, and if so, what do they get up to? For instance, how would they react to Ethan asking them to join him in some dangerous hobby (eg mountain climbing).
Ethan Hunt & Luther Stickell
Ethan Hunt/Luther Stickell
Luther has been with Ethan from the beginning, and seems to have a strong enough friendship with him that he feels able to give Ethan advice (whether he wants it or not). Maybe Ethan gets to give the advice for once?
William Brandt/Alan Hunley
These two definitely start out as adversaries. How would they get over that and end up in a relationship? When did it start? Maybe they were already an item during Rogue Nation and Hunley was in on Brandt calling him and pretending to tell him without Ethan's knowledge about Ethan's plan to kidnap the Prime Minster in London.
Oh, and Hunley survives, pretty please?
For the requests involving Brandt (and maybe the others too) it would be fascinating (and probably entertaining) to hear his opinion of the things the team got up to during 'Fallout' without him there to keep an eye on them.
Extra Note: In the first movie, Jim Phelps was an imposter, and that is a hill I will die on!!
Very Optional Detail: for the Mission: Impossible franchises as a whole - the whole reason I got into the movies despite being an original generation 1966 TV show fan (hence the Extra Note above :D ) was the TV trailer I saw in which Benji was remotely guiding Ethan on a chase using a tablet and a) forgot the screen was locked, then b) had it in 2D instead of 3D, at which point I imagined the ghost of Barney Collier grabbing the tablet from Benji and beating him over the head with it because Barney just Would Not Do that shit :::DDDDD Any exploration of that idea wouls be lovely, as would any interaction between the three sets of characters.
The Monkees (TV)
Any
Fanfic
I love the TV show Monkees! (I love them irl too, but the TV show characters are the ones that I'm interested in for fic and other purposes.) Make it a romp, have them taking on villains, whether knowingly or by accident, supporting each other with any problems they might have, hanging out together at the beach house, taking a drive in the Monkeemobile, playing a gig, generally just being friends and having fun. As far as ships are concerned, any pairing would be wonderful, but the four of them together is the relationship of my heart - just give me a big cuddly puppy pile of love! If you do go for a pairing, it would be nice if the other two were around and being supportive (or even paired up themselves).
Also, if you could write Peter as something along the lines of shy, really absent-minded and/or hopelessly innocent/naive rather than as thick as two short planks, I will love you forever!
Once again, thank you for writing for me!
