merle_p

I have been waiting for an exchange like this for years, so trust me when I say that as long as you write me fic about one of my LBD characters, I will be delighted no matter what.

I'm merle_p on AO3 as well (and on tumblr and on LJ, but really, my fandom presence has been primarily at AO3 for a long time). 

( General Likes )

( General DNWs )

CHARACTERS/DYNAMICS:
The order of characters is random, so no reason to read anything into that. Potential differences in length between passages are purely coincidental: These characters are all equally close to my heart. And don't feel too restricted by the mentioned relationship dynamics. Those are things that I typically gravitate towards but ultimately I have a broad range of dynamics, scenarios, and tropes that I would love to read about for these characters. As long as you try to avoid the things that I don't want, you are fine!

Poe Dameron (SW: ST), M/M, Fanfic

Oh man. Poe is such a wonderful LBD character  ... I love him paired with any number of other characters, but whoever he's with, it's always going to be intense. 

• For Poe, I love any kind of hurt/comfort scenario, with Poe being the hurt character ... I like him being brave and stubborn and stoic and trying to take care of everyone until he breaks down/gets injured and someone else gets to take care of him for a change. 
• I also really like him with canonically older guys (except please not anything sexual where Poe is under 14-15, and no explicit daddy!kink) ... He has to be so grown-up and in charge all the time, and I suppose I like the idea of him being courted by someone more mature. Plus, no one can convince me that Poe doesn't have an experience!kink, so he would be into men who can teach him a thing or two. 
• I see him as someone who can get interested in very different types of people, physically and personality-wise, so you are absolutely encouraged to branch out from the characters he usually gets paired with in fic, including xeno. 
• Oh, and dubcon and noncon are also great, as long as Poe is the victim/the one being taken advantage of. 

Pairing DNW: Poe/Finn (just for this exchange!), Poe/Kes 

Opt-in: (1) Some crossover pairings: Poe/Din Djarin, Poe/Bodhi Rook, Poe/Terex, and any of his pilots from the comics. (2) Poe/Black Squadron or Poe/Pilots ... this exception would specifically be for a moresome/poly situation with Poe and several of his pilots, and these moresomes can also include female characters such as Jess, Karé, Paige. 
 

Simon Tam (Firefly), M/M, M/F, Fanfiction

Simon is a long-time favorite of mine whom I always felt was a little underappreciated, both by the other characters and by fandom. So even after all this time, I'm still very much on board with Simon getting more love, in whatever form!

• Hurt/Comfort is always wonderful for Simon, especially with him being the hurt character. Physical hurt is excellent but I'm also very fond of emotional h/c for this character, with him feeling lonely, out of place, unloved, and then being proven wrong by someone who carries a torch for him. 
• I also very much like competent/bad-ass Simon, with him getting to show off his skills as a doctor, or demonstrating some unexpected talents, or getting over himself and doing things he didn't think he could (probably to protect someone he loves). 
• For M/M pairings, I do like the image of Simon getting manhandled a little, in a sexy way ... 
• Dubcon/noncon is also great, as long as Simon is the victim/the one being taken advantage of - however, if he was paired with one of the crew members on Serenity, I would prefer for it not to be straight-up noncon (something that starts as dubcon and later turns consensual is great). 
  

Pairing DNW: Simon/Kaylee, Simon/Saffron

Character-Specific DNW: Please no femdom as explicit sexual kink (however, the female partner being emotionally or sexually more assertive or physically stronger is absolutely fine). 

Opt-in: Simon/Original male character, Simon/Zoe/Wash threesome


Eliot Spencer (Leverage), M/M, M/F, M/F/M, Fanfiction

You don't even know how thrilled I am that Leverage will be coming back, which means ... more Eliot! 

• I love Eliot for being incredibly bad-ass but not always totally in touch with his feelings, so anything that plays with him being forced to reveal a more vulnerable side to a partner is great. 
• But he's also a caretaker/protector at his core, so protective, self-sacrificial Eliot is always welcome.
• And uh, whom am I kidding, I love seeing Eliot hurt ... physical hurt/comfort in particular, with him getting injured during a fight/mission and someone else having to rescue him/take care of him. 
• Eliot cooking for people is always a plus, especially when it happens under somewhat unusual circumstances that diverge from your typical "cooking dinner for his date" scenario
• Fighting-turning-into-sex or rough sex/hate sex with an opponent/frenemy/former partner are great.

Pairing DNW: Eliot/Kaye, Eliot/Aimee

Character-specific DNW: Please no noncon for this character. As explained above, physical harm and rough sex/hate sex are great, just no plain noncon.

Opt-in: Crossover pairings with: Sweet Home Alabama (Eliot/Bobby Ray); Criminal Minds (with any of the main male characters up to Season 10); Hawaii Five-O (Eliot/Chin Ho); Inception (Eliot/Arthur)

 

Pavel Chekov (ST: AOS), M/M, Fanfiction

Oh Pavel ... seriously, Anton Yelchin's Pavel Chekov has remained one of the most beautiful things about the Star Trek Reboot. I just have a hard time imagining how anyone would not want to cuddle this smart, beautiful kid. 

• Pavel is wonderful when he's hurt, especially emotional hurt that comes from being this hyper-intelligent but far too young and fragile-looking young man ... initially dismissed by his crush as immature? Teased by other crew members? Trying to survive in a gun fight? 
• But I also really like him when he has to be/gets to be strong and capable for someone else - he might be taking care of a superior officer who's been injured on a mission, he might be working hard to convince a senior colleague that he is old enough to make his decisions about whom to date. 
• He clearly tends to have science/tech crushes on brilliant people, so him fawning over a character for being good at their job seems almost canon.
• Regarding sex, feel free to write him as the fumbling virgin or as the grown-up-beyond-his-years kid who had plenty of sex as a teenager at Starfleet Academy.

Pairing DNW: Pavel/Jim, Pavel/Khan

Character-specific DNW: Please no noncon for this character. Getting physically harmed is fine, fuck-or-die/Pon Farr scenarios with otherwise "nice" characters are fine too, just no plain noncon.