Fandom Snowflake Challenge: Days 12-13
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potentiality_26Day 12
In your own space, create your own challenge.
Day 13
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private.
Well, in the writing meme post I did at the end of December, I set myself the goal of posting at least 50 fics this year. And since I'm in total "But I don't want to edit this" mode with most of the stuff I've been working on, I thought by way of combining these two challenges I would open myself up for some short fic prompts.
I always enjoyed prompt memes on tumblr (like this one or this one) but stopped doing them for a while. I'd like to try again, so if anyone wants to send me a ship and a prompt from those lists, or one of your own devising, I'll try to write something less than 1k to order.
My main fandoms right now are Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Sherlock Holmes, Raffles and Callan, but check out the interests part of my profile for a more complete list. And you'd be safe with the top ships in any of those fandoms, but I'm also a multishipper willing to give most things a try.
In your own space, create your own challenge.
Day 13
In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private.
Well, in the writing meme post I did at the end of December, I set myself the goal of posting at least 50 fics this year. And since I'm in total "But I don't want to edit this" mode with most of the stuff I've been working on, I thought by way of combining these two challenges I would open myself up for some short fic prompts.
I always enjoyed prompt memes on tumblr (like this one or this one) but stopped doing them for a while. I'd like to try again, so if anyone wants to send me a ship and a prompt from those lists, or one of your own devising, I'll try to write something less than 1k to order.
My main fandoms right now are Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Sherlock Holmes, Raffles and Callan, but check out the interests part of my profile for a more complete list. And you'd be safe with the top ships in any of those fandoms, but I'm also a multishipper willing to give most things a try.
due South
Date: 2019-01-15 04:27 am (UTC)Re: due South
Date: 2019-01-15 08:28 pm (UTC)Callan Prompts (with a side of Raffles/Killing Eve)
Date: 2019-01-15 06:04 am (UTC)1) Callan/Meres have "thank God we survived" sex after Heir Apparent. Bonus points if Callan figures out Meres is jealous of Ramsey, and makes it up to him... in bed, hehe.
2) Authority kink! Hunter!Callan fucks Meres over his desk because that's how you instill loyalty in your subordinates :D :D :D
3) Fuck or die situation for blackmail purposes. Ends happily because Callan/Meres are fucking anyway, and besides, did the baddies really think the Section's top two agents are helpless just cause they're naked? Pffft, Callan/Meres wreck their captors, and Meres keeps the photos as wank material to boot.
4) Either Callan or Meres is gravely wounded on a mission, and the other agent abandons their target to tend to his injuries - against Hunter's orders. What are the repercussions?
5) Either Callan or Meres is captured and used as bait to lure the other agent out of cover. Possible conclusions:
- The latter cannot break cover for story reasons, so must listen helplessly as his lover is tortured.
- The latter breaks cover anyway to rescue his lover, causing the death of an innocent and/or reprisals from Hunter/Bishop.
6) Either Callan or Meres is betrayed and killed by a double agent. Years later, the other takes his revenge. (I'm thinking of the Belukov case in Nice People Die at Home).
7) In Death of a Hunter, Meres is the one who is tortured and brainwashed, and Callan is too late to stop him from shooting Hunter. Does Meres die? How does Callan deal with the aftermath?
8) Once, Callan had to kill his lover, Zhverkov. Now, he's ordered to kill his lover, Meres. What happens in the climactic confrontation?
- Could be very tragic with Callan killing Meres and then himself, Callan killing Meres and making good on his promise to kill Colonel Hunter (dying himself in the process), or Callan committing "suicide by cop" by forcing Meres to shoot him on reflex.
- Likewise, you could write a good ending where Callan/Meres fake their deaths, run away to a foreign country, and freelance as Equalizer type do-good mercenaries... Meres, of course, griping the entire time about the loss of his ritzy flat and fancy car (but secretly happy because Callan > The Section >>>>> his crazy aristocratic family).
From the second tumblr meme (may be combined with any of the above):
1) Massage + Sick/Injured: Callan gives Meres a massage (like in Let's Kill Everybody), or Meres feeds Callan chicken soup when he's sick (like in I Never Wanted the Job).
2) Secret Relationship + Everybody Knows/Mistaken for a Couple: Callan/Meres try to keep it a secret, but by God, they are really bad at it.
3) Poorly Timed Confession + Twenty-Four Hours to Live: Captured and about to be executed, either Callan or Meres finds the guts to confess his feelings.
4) Green-Eyed Epiphany + The Missus and the Ex: Callan is jealous when Meres's former trainee and ex-boyfriend joins them for a mission, leading to an epiphany about his feelings.
5) Flirting Under Fire + Kink: I don't even need to elaborate on this. Just give me all the kinky double entendres as Callan/Meres fight their way out of a sex club dungeon. Remember Richmond's comment on Meres: "Expensive tastes... slightly bizarre tastes."
6) First Time + Unexpected Virgin: Meres's first time bottoming is to Callan.
7) Bathtub + Scars: Hot tub intimacy and angst over Callan's scars from Death of a Hunter.
8) Grief + Heroic Sacrifice: Self-explanatory.
9) Interrupted Declaration of Love + Accidentally Saving the Day: By yours truly, Lonely.
10) In Vino Veritas + Love Confessor: Either Callan or Meres under duress by Snell (or the Russian psychiatrist from That'll Be the Day), except he uses drugs instead of wine.
Also, in case you're interested in crossovers:
1) Meres is sent to seduce Villanelle with, uh, terrible results. Callan narrowly saves him from being tied up in a bed and castrated.
2) Carolyn Martens is appointed the new head of Section, and Callan/Meres/Cross have to adjust to taking orders from a female Hunter.
3) Callan/Lonely bump into Raffles/Bunny on a burglary job at the mansion of a high-ranking official. Due to disguise shenanigans, a swap-a-roo occurs so that Callan/Bunny and Raffles/Lonely must work temporarily together. Even better if you can squeeze in some Raffles/Meres clonecest because... well, why not?
Re: Callan Prompts (with a side of Raffles/Killing Eve)
Date: 2019-01-16 04:10 am (UTC)First list:
1-3: These are fun, I like 1 particularly, and 2 is *fans self*. Good short fic potential.
4-8: My feelings. 4 and 5 hurt so good. And 8 is amazing. I can definitely imagine Callan trying to make Meres kill him instead. I'm not crying; there's something in my eye. I would definitely go the happy ending route though. Meres, of course, griping the entire time about the loss of his ritzy flat and fancy car (but secretly happy because Callan > The Section >>>>> his crazy aristocratic family): this is the truth and I love it. In fact I would be sorely tempted to set a story during that "retirement", and have everything that led them there be nightmares/flashbacks. (In fact it might be possible, that way, to have one's cake and eat it too- some of those nightmares could be about how badly things could have fallen out instead).
Also, I was thinking about a "Death of a Hunter" AU myself, one where Meres won't leave when Callan first gets hit over the head, so they end up both getting taken together. But it is very interesting to imagine the roles reversed, with Meres hospitalized and Callan the one trying to pick up the pieces (probably with Snell all over him).
Second list:
1-7: Good short fic potential with all these too. I'm especially drawn 4 (I guess I'm into jealousy with this ship). 2 also has fun cracky possibilities, if everyone in the section is just trying so hard to ignore it for plausible deniability. But yeah, these are all great.
8: I've actually got something like this already in the works, though I will probably wuss out on the actual character death because I'm weak.
9: Oooh, this one has promise too. Maybe as a 5 + 1. You know, 5 times Lonely was a total cockblock (and/or whatever the emotional equivalent of a cockblock is) and 1 time he was still that but also somewhat useful.
10: I actually have two of these in progress as well, one with Snell and one with random bad guys who have Meres. So great minds think alike. This fandom does ask for it, though, doesn't it?
Crossovers:
1-2: You know, I think Meres and Villanelle could be bros if they came at each other from the right angle, but otherwise yes. Disaster. And 2 is very cool too.
3: Oh, I love this one. Bunny would probably end up with Callan in the confusion and then spend the next while both baffled and terrified while Callan attempts to make a new plan with what he has- but Lonely would probably a) think Raffles is Meres and b) continue thinking Raffles is Meres in the face of protests far longer than reasonable. And then Meres would get sent in as backup and really turn it into the last act of Twelfth Night.
Anyway, I'll definitely try my hand at a few of the possibly-shorter ones and add some others to my to-write list. Let me know if you want to know which ones for sure or anything, while I let things percolate for a bit.
Re: Callan Prompts (with a side of Raffles/Killing Eve)
Date: 2019-01-17 05:48 pm (UTC)1.8) OMG I would LOVE you for writing a Callan/Meres retirement fic! Callan would totally become the Equalizer, whereas Meres... somehow, I see him running a gambling syndicate like Maurice in Minder. (Or maybe that's just an excuse to put Anthony Valentine in tails <3. Incidentally, have you seen this still of Callan undercover in evening dress? It's really funny cause Ramsey!Hunter has to lend him a gong so Callan will fit in at the diplomatic reception XD. That must really stick in Callan's craw). He's still young and ambitious, and Callan has to keep him occupied so he doesn't find a nefarious outlet for his "true talents". The only question is, does Lonely eventually join them? That would totally blow their scheme apart...
As for the tragic side, I've got a lot of ideas for how that could unfold. Have you read/seen John le Carre's The Spy Who Came in From the Cold? I can imagine Callan/Zhverkov as similar to Leamas/Fiedler - Callan is sent in as a fake defector to frame the despicable Mundt, Zhverkov is his contact/debriefer, the two develop a mutual respect for each other and fall in love. Then, Colonel Hunter has Zhverkov framed, leaving Callan with the Sophie's choice of either killing Zhverkov himself or letting the Russians have him (and presumably torture him to death). Well, we know how that turned out.
Hunter might try to repeat this scenario with Callan/Meres when he realizes that they're becoming a problem. Rather than Meres keeping a leash on Callan, it's Callan who has convinced Meres to develop a modicum of conscience... or at least, disobedience. So he cooks up a plot to eliminate them both. Like I said, it could be a repeat, where Meres is framed as a traitor - a natural extension of Richmond's accusation. Or perhaps he puts Callan in the hot seat (wouldn't be the first time), thinking Meres is still more obedient and willing to hunt down his former lover. I mean, he's done it before, albeit reluctantly. Callan recognizes the plot from Callan/Zhverkov, but realizes he's now in Zhverkov's place and tries to warn Meres that it's a set-up... but of course, Hunter always has a backup plan...
Anyway, I'll stop rambling and make this a separate DW post, so I don't flood your comments.
I love your "Death of a Hunter" AU idea! It's brilliant! The baddies get a two for one deal, Ramsey gets twice the panic, and Callan/Meres get loads of angst with one being tortured while the other is forced to watch. How do you envision it ending? Will either Callan or Meres escape (possibly with the other sacrificing himself as a decoy)? Does Ramsey call in backup from the Colonel and/or other Sections?
2.2) I'm imagining one time, Hunter!Callan fucks Meres at his desk late at night, after everyone's left, but forgot to turn off the intercom so Liz overhears the entire thing when she returns for her umbrella... LOL.
2.4) Another possibility is Fake Dating + Green-Eyed Epigraphy: Meres is assigned to seduce a target, and Callan gets jealous. For more hilarity, have the target fall for Callan instead of Meres (hey, they like the rough-and-tumble soldier type!), setting up a Callan/Meres/target love triangle.
2.8) I can't wait to read it! :D
2.9) The 5+1 is a fantastic idea, haha. Love it, definitely add it to your list.
2.10) OMG Does this fandom ever beg for mental torture and maximum angst <3333 So thrilled to hear you have two WIPs in this vein! I've got an idea for Snell baiting Meres into admitting his feelings for Callan by threatening to inject Callan with stimulants after "Death of a Hunter", very likely killing him due to his injuries, in order to extract time-sensitive information that will help them track down his captors. Cue massive guilt trip and Meres breaking into the secure hospital where Callan is kept to protect him.
3.3) Ahahaha, holy shit, this would TOTALLY be a Twelfth Night reenactment! I cackled at your description of Lonely's reaction to Raffles XD He really would think Raffles was Meres, wouldn't he? Right up until the real Meres showed up and held Raffles at gunpoint. For added fun before that, there should be another partner rotation in which Callan/Raffles have to team up to rescue Lonely/Bunny. Callan asks why Raffles puts up with a useless burglar like Bunny, and Raffles shoots back that he can't see how Callan can work with a guy who reeks as much as Lonely.
Re: Callan Prompts (with a side of Raffles/Killing Eve)
Date: 2019-01-18 06:25 am (UTC)1.8 That's a lovely still, though Callan looks so uncomfortable lol. And Ramsey has a lot of decorations, doesn't he?
The retirement fic definitely going on my list! I think I would have them on the move for a while- for maximum road-trip fun- with Callan thinking a lot about what could happen if Meres gets bored of
himthe life and decides to pursue a less altruistic career path. Maybe they could end up with a nightclub or something like that. That would provide some good outfit opportunities. Also I haven't seen The Equalizer TV series yet, so my baseline right now is the movies with Denzel Washington, and in those the bad guys tend to go after the people McCall cares about pretty often. So then I was thinking about Meres semi-settled down running his nightclub/gambling hall/what have you, and Callan as the equalizer making enemies who assume Meres is his comparatively harmless lover and quickly regret that assumption. And Callan could send Lonely postcards or something to keep him happy, and then have him actually show up at the worst possible time.I'll look forward to hearing more of the tragic version <3
Not sure where the "Death of a Hunter" AU will go just yet. I will try to find a way to do an everybody lives, though, since I'm fond of Ramsey.
2.2 Oh, yes, that's perfect. Oh Liz. Could totally incorporate that.
2.10 That sounds amazing!
3.3 Any amount of Lonely and Bunny working together would be great too. Even Bunny doesn't look innocent enough to cover for Lonely's sketchiness. Yes, this is definitely happening.
Re: Callan Prompts (with a side of Raffles/Killing Eve)
Date: 2019-01-27 12:49 am (UTC)Another thing that they'd need to consider is income. I mean, McCall is implied to be independently wealthy, but Callan certainly isn't, and Meres can't live off his family inheritance anymore. They'd run through their stash of "fuck off" cash quickly. Callan would be like McCall, only charging a nominal fee for his Equalizer services, and then not even collecting half the time, much to Meres's continued annoyance XD. Every time Callan complains about Meres's dodgy nightclub/casino, Meres reminds Callan that he's basically the sugar daddy in this relationship, LOL. I foresee many a lover's quarrel ;)
Re: Callan Prompts (with a side of Raffles/Killing Eve)
Date: 2019-01-31 01:17 am (UTC)I can definitely imagine Callan working as a bookkeeper again, and Meres running afoul of the mob with said dodgy nightclub/casino. Which means there could also be Callan being taken for the harmless boyfriend and kidnapped. Which means in turn that Meres, after having a grand old time being the damsel in distress several times before, finds out that he does not like having the shoe on the other foot At All (in other words, his behavior after Callan gets taken in "Death of a Hunter" x10).
prompts
Date: 2019-01-15 09:31 pm (UTC)Raffles: Raffles/Bunny: quite right or worse than wrong.
Re: prompts
Date: 2019-01-16 01:13 am (UTC)