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Dear Rarewomen Author,
Thank you for writing for me. I love these women and I'm so glad you love them too. I love their practicality and their focus and their intelligence and, oh, everything about them, and I am positively delighted that you're going to be writing about at least one of them!
I've thrown a bunch of ideas into this letter, more prompt than proscription, although I've tried to give you an idea of how I see them and why I love them so - hopefully that will make it easier for you to put something together. Don't sweat the pairings. Seriously. DO NOT SWEAT THEM. If you are able to write them, it's great; if you can't, don't worry. These are just the pairings I particularly like for these women, but gen stories and friendship with the other women in their canons would still be wonderful and adored.
The only thing I'm going to ask is that you don't take their agency away from them. They can be victims, yes, but I want them to get out of their crises all on their own, using their smarts and their skills.
Confession: I've asked for pretty much the same characters as I did last year, because there is no such thing as too much fic for these ladies.
MCU - Maria Hill
Maria is my go-to girl for Avengers. It's the way she didn't wring her hands, but leaped into action when she realised Clint Barton was turned. It's her skill in driving a car backwards while shooting deterrents at Clint. It's her cool head when the helicarrier starts going down, and the way she calls Fury on his lies but accepts it as necessary to get the Avengers working together.
What motivates her? We're not shown her relationships or friendships in SHIELD, so perhaps something around them? Who would she kill for? Where did she come from and how do her background and roots show through in what she does now? I'd love to see her dealing with everything post-movie, particularly if you can manage the idea that it's okay not to adore the Avengers. That it's not "wrong" or "bad" or "crazy" to have concerns and questions and reservations about a superhero group.
And I wouldn't mind seeing her interacting with Steve Rogers in particular. Possibly particularly in the aftermath of Phil's death/injury - Phil's hero, and Phil's protege, dealing with each other, talking to each other, befriending each other?
How does she get along with the other female characters in-universe - Pepper, Jane, and Betty are the ones I'm most interested in, although Natasha and Peggy Carter are fine, too. I like the idea of Maria having friendships with other reserved people - not the gushing, chick-flick kind of friendships but relationships which accept, understand, and care without necessarily talking all night, going shopping, or gushing over guys. I know that's difficult to write, so don't feel you need to. But I love women being friends in easy comfortable ways that are true to them for who they are.
Pairings: Maria/Steve Rogers - ENTIRELY OPTIONAL
Sanctuary - Kate Freelander
Kate is not a 'nice girl'. She's a loose cannon, she's a wild card, and she plays the game by her rules. She has a chequered past and she keeps her winnings and takes her hits. She's done questionable things and while she's not proud of it, she's not going to forget what she's done.
I like the way she teases Henry and (less often) Will. I like her interactions with Helen - the level of trust, the way Helen gives her rein and she respects Helen's leadership and authority. There wasn't much opportunity for her to interact with any of the Five, but I did enjoy her verbal sparring with Declan.
Or what about a look into her background and how it informs her present? She has a little statuette of Ganesh on her bedside table, and I'd like her thoughts on the whole Kali situation, and Will as a priest of Kali. Maybe her teaching/showing/edumacating Will on Kali?
Pairings (ENTIRELY OPTIONAL): Kate/Will, with a mild lean towards Kate/Declan. I can see Kate being okay with open relationships, threesomes, etc.
James Bond - Moneypenny, M
Female M - how did she rise to the position? What's she bloodied her hands with? How does she feel about Eve Moneypenny as an agent, and is there a difference in the way she sees the male agents vs. the female ones? I just adore Judi Dench's no-nonsense portrayal of a woman in power, who doesn't make concessions and doesn't play nice. Regrets, yes, but she did what she had to, and she'll be damned if she apologises for it.
Eve Moneypenny is now PA to the new M, but I bet she rocks that desk something amazing. I'd love to see her interactions with people - the way they overlook her and how she rectifies that. What if someone tries to get through her to M and she basically takes them out with her bare hands in high heels, and with only the items on her desk? Alternatively, perhaps what prompted her to become an agent and how she moved up the ranks to be working with 007. Was she a 00 agent herself? Did she aspire to be one?
Pairings: Eve/Bond - open relationship (OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL)
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Thank you so much! I'm sure I'll love what you write!
Thank you for writing for me. I love these women and I'm so glad you love them too. I love their practicality and their focus and their intelligence and, oh, everything about them, and I am positively delighted that you're going to be writing about at least one of them!
I've thrown a bunch of ideas into this letter, more prompt than proscription, although I've tried to give you an idea of how I see them and why I love them so - hopefully that will make it easier for you to put something together. Don't sweat the pairings. Seriously. DO NOT SWEAT THEM. If you are able to write them, it's great; if you can't, don't worry. These are just the pairings I particularly like for these women, but gen stories and friendship with the other women in their canons would still be wonderful and adored.
The only thing I'm going to ask is that you don't take their agency away from them. They can be victims, yes, but I want them to get out of their crises all on their own, using their smarts and their skills.
Confession: I've asked for pretty much the same characters as I did last year, because there is no such thing as too much fic for these ladies.
MCU - Maria Hill
Maria is my go-to girl for Avengers. It's the way she didn't wring her hands, but leaped into action when she realised Clint Barton was turned. It's her skill in driving a car backwards while shooting deterrents at Clint. It's her cool head when the helicarrier starts going down, and the way she calls Fury on his lies but accepts it as necessary to get the Avengers working together.
What motivates her? We're not shown her relationships or friendships in SHIELD, so perhaps something around them? Who would she kill for? Where did she come from and how do her background and roots show through in what she does now? I'd love to see her dealing with everything post-movie, particularly if you can manage the idea that it's okay not to adore the Avengers. That it's not "wrong" or "bad" or "crazy" to have concerns and questions and reservations about a superhero group.
And I wouldn't mind seeing her interacting with Steve Rogers in particular. Possibly particularly in the aftermath of Phil's death/injury - Phil's hero, and Phil's protege, dealing with each other, talking to each other, befriending each other?
How does she get along with the other female characters in-universe - Pepper, Jane, and Betty are the ones I'm most interested in, although Natasha and Peggy Carter are fine, too. I like the idea of Maria having friendships with other reserved people - not the gushing, chick-flick kind of friendships but relationships which accept, understand, and care without necessarily talking all night, going shopping, or gushing over guys. I know that's difficult to write, so don't feel you need to. But I love women being friends in easy comfortable ways that are true to them for who they are.
Pairings: Maria/Steve Rogers - ENTIRELY OPTIONAL
Sanctuary - Kate Freelander
Kate is not a 'nice girl'. She's a loose cannon, she's a wild card, and she plays the game by her rules. She has a chequered past and she keeps her winnings and takes her hits. She's done questionable things and while she's not proud of it, she's not going to forget what she's done.
I like the way she teases Henry and (less often) Will. I like her interactions with Helen - the level of trust, the way Helen gives her rein and she respects Helen's leadership and authority. There wasn't much opportunity for her to interact with any of the Five, but I did enjoy her verbal sparring with Declan.
Or what about a look into her background and how it informs her present? She has a little statuette of Ganesh on her bedside table, and I'd like her thoughts on the whole Kali situation, and Will as a priest of Kali. Maybe her teaching/showing/edumacating Will on Kali?
Pairings (ENTIRELY OPTIONAL): Kate/Will, with a mild lean towards Kate/Declan. I can see Kate being okay with open relationships, threesomes, etc.
James Bond - Moneypenny, M
Female M - how did she rise to the position? What's she bloodied her hands with? How does she feel about Eve Moneypenny as an agent, and is there a difference in the way she sees the male agents vs. the female ones? I just adore Judi Dench's no-nonsense portrayal of a woman in power, who doesn't make concessions and doesn't play nice. Regrets, yes, but she did what she had to, and she'll be damned if she apologises for it.
Eve Moneypenny is now PA to the new M, but I bet she rocks that desk something amazing. I'd love to see her interactions with people - the way they overlook her and how she rectifies that. What if someone tries to get through her to M and she basically takes them out with her bare hands in high heels, and with only the items on her desk? Alternatively, perhaps what prompted her to become an agent and how she moved up the ranks to be working with 007. Was she a 00 agent herself? Did she aspire to be one?
Pairings: Eve/Bond - open relationship (OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL)
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Thank you so much! I'm sure I'll love what you write!
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