Fading east.

[hannah]

Challenge #3

Create a wish list of fandom things (podfic, graphics, playlists, canon recs translations, research help, vids, sky's the limit!) that you'd like to receive. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

1. For years, I've put "post-canon Buffy the Vampire Slayer fic based on the "gird your loins" scene from The Devil Wears Prada" on this wishlist - something where it's Buffy as Miranda, commanding that level of respect and control over the situation as a defense mechanism against everyone wanting something from her - because nobody's written it yet, so I'm still wishing for it. If someone did write it and I missed it, please let me know so I can finally read it.

2. I've similarly dreamed about vids of Gotham - the city, not the show, because Gotham the city is a character unto itself across all the assorted Batman properties and incarnations - to one of the Kevin Conroy poetry readings that I commissioned on Cameo before he passed. I know this is a high ask. But the sky was said to be the limit.

3. In terms of fics that probably exist which I wish I could find, I'd love recommendations for stories about autistic characters. I've gone looking in various AO3 tags and found a few, and they didn't get me much in the way of stories about people who've had decades of practical experience with things like dealing with unpleasant clothing, sensory over-stimulation, and parsing facial expressions as a second language. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed a lot of what I found. But they didn't get me what I was longing for, and going by tags and cross-referencing by bookmarks isn't always enough to find these kinds of things.

4. Very specifically, if there's any fanart of the two live-action Interview with the Vampire Lestats where they're both kissing and hovering in midair, and it's clear the movie Lestat is higher off the ground than the TV Lestat because Tom Cruise is a few inches shorter than Sam Reid, please let me know. If there isn't, please let me know if anyone's taking commissions, because I'd happily pay good money to see this.

5. I recently finished three fairly short Team Fortress 2 fics that are in need of a second pass and a stern beta-reader. If there's anyone out there willing to take a quick look to check for voices and pacing so I can mark "completed" on a fic series I've left at the wayside for several years now, I'd be thrilled.

6. Related to the previous item, I'm 14000 words into a new original project and my usual rubber duck plotters - the ones who nod and say things like "tell me more" in a calm and serious voice - are busy with various real life responsibilities and obligations. If anyone's interested in helping plot out and refine a contemporary urban fantasy novel about complicated sibling dynamics, I'm eager and ready.

Comments

[alexseanchai]

one of the earliest bits of the courting process for Lan Zhan and Wei Ying in this fic is Lan Zhan saying point blank he's autistic and can't tell if Wei Ying is turning down the ride to be polite or because he actually doesn't want Lan Zhan to drive him the rest of the way. and it takes three tries before Wei Ying finds a drink Lan Zhan likes because wine is no bc alcohol and carbonated beverages are no bc the bubbles hurt his nose. and later Wei Ying fakes an injured hand in order to give Lan Zhan an excuse to get out of a social situation before sensory overwhelm turns into total meltdown.


leave all your love and your longing behind (143609 words) by ScarlettStorm
Chapters: 14/14
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Lan Zhan | Lan Wangji, Wei Ying | Wei Wuxian, Jiang Yanli, Original Female Characters, Original Feline Character - Character, Luó "Mián Mián" Qīngyáng
Additional Tags: Modern AU, no magic, Meet-Ugly, Panic Attacks, autistic lan zhan, neurodivergent wei ying, the neighborhood asshole dog, if you've met one then you know, Hurt/Comfort, Pining, Minor Angst, major shenanigans, Happy Ending, for everyone including the asshole dog, setting out to make the neighborhood safer for your crush and accidentally building community, this would have been a one-shot but I thought too much about it, the scarlett storm story, Eventual Smut, switch rights, Sex Toys, horny yearning, Masturbation, the chef's assortment of partnered sex acts
Summary:

Ah. The Asshole Dog is loose again. Lan Zhan knows that it is not the dog’s fault for being an asshole, but The Asshole Dog is the reason Lan Zhan had a fence put in at a significant personal expense, because the alternative was allowing his garden to be destroyed and for Bunny to be menaced on her leashed outdoor adventures. Unacceptable. The Most Beautiful Man in the World cringes at the barking, scooting further away from the door through a sea of a dozen broken eggs and leaving a yolky trail in his wake.

“Fuck,” he whimpers, curling into a ball, both hands wrapped around the back of his neck as if to—as if to protect himself, Lan Zhan realizes. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, please—” The Most Beautiful Man in the World begs, voice ragged. He’s definitely hyperventilating now, from what Lan Zhan can tell between the audible sobs. There’s another bark from outside, and The Most Beautiful Man in the World flinches bodily, making a terrified sound that Lan Zhan feels behind his ribs.

Or: A meet ugly, a dog, and the beginning of something wonderful.

[muccamukk]

I saw someone today post a reminder that Buffy would be 43 this year, which goes really well with the idea of her ruling like a Miranda.

Wish Granted!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> 3. In terms of fics that probably exist which I wish I could find, I'd love recommendations for stories about autistic characters. I've gone looking in various AO3 tags and found a few, and they didn't get me much in the way of stories about people who've had decades of practical experience with things like dealing with unpleasant clothing, sensory over-stimulation, and parsing facial expressions as a second language. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed a lot of what I found. But they didn't get me what I was longing for, and going by tags and cross-referencing by bookmarks isn't always enough to find these kinds of things.<<

"Too Much To Hold" by Sparkle_Free
John becomes guardian of an old friend's autistic son, and learns something about Sherlock's diagnosis along the way.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/270454?view_full_work=true

If you're also interested in original writing, see An Army of One: The Autistic Secession in Space. That's not my only example, but it's the biggest concentration of neurodiverse characters.

Also, if you want more autistic stuff, feel free to ask for it in any open prompt call.