enchantedsleeper

Hello! Thank you so much for being my gifter, for considering making a treat for me (I have gifts enabled and treats are so welcome!), or for otherwise taking an interest in this letter ^^

In general, I'm open to most things in a vid/gift - while I'll put a few preferences below, they're not that strongly held, because I find a wide variety of things interesting and cool. So, feel free to be unorthodox; feel free to get creative; feel free to make whatever you're inspired to by the fandom material 😄

General likes

Lyrics that match well with the visuals of a vid, especially those moments where it’s really bang on with what’s happening in the clip – love that
Pretty much any genre of music – though I admit that death metal would be an unusual choice for my requested fandoms, but otherwise, my preferences with genre are generally “yes”. Whatever you’d like to use for the material, I’m on board with. That includes instrumentals with no lyrics if you’re so minded (I’m a fan of classical music, and there are many epic orchestral pieces that I think can make great fanvids!)
Upbeat or hopeful vids/visuals, although I’m on board with angst – I’d just prefer to stay on the “bittersweet” end of the spectrum rather than “tragic”
Shippy vids or vids that focus on any kind of relationship between characters (friendship, queerplatonic, mutually obsessed enemies)
Vids that tell a story
Very open to non-traditional vids with creative combinations of visuals/audio/sound (which for some, non-visual, fandoms is needed of course, but even if it’s not, go for it!)

General dislikes

I’m not the biggest fan of dialogue in vids because I prefer to listen to the lyrics, but some well-placed dialogue can be cool, so it’s not a hard ‘no’. I also love cleverly used sound effects!
Hopeless or bleak vids (i.e. "hurt no comfort") – as I mentioned, I’d prefer them to be hopeful in some way, and bittersweet if not outright upbeat (not every fandom is a ray of sunshine!)

Specific fandoms

Jonathan Creek (TV)

This TV series is an all-time fave, and I love how funny it is. My favourite seasons are the first 3 seasons (including the 1998 Christmas Special) with Caroline Quentin as Maddie Magellan, and I would love a vid that focuses on her relationship with Jonathan, whether romantic/shippy, focused on their friendship, or on their on-again-off-again friendship/romance dynamic. I'd particularly enjoy something that leans into their dysfunctional, snarky tendencies.

Jonathan and Adam Klaus are also a really fun duo and I would love something comedic focusing on them, or just on Jonathan and his love of mysteries and puzzles and magic. What with Jonathan being a mastermind of magic tricks (and a magic aficionado in general), I would really enjoy a vid that leans into the magic angle. In general, anything light-hearted with hijinks and shenanigans, or mystery and intrigue, would be extremely well-received <3

Fandom-specific DNWs:

I don't mind some footage or mysteries from the later seasons (post-s3), but I would prefer the focus to be on earlier seasons! I would particularly like to keep things pre-2013 special/season 5, because I don't believe in the universe where Jonathan Creek becomes a high-powered businessman 😅

Accepted (2006)

Accepted is a really heartwarming film about a group of awkward misfits who create a place for other awkward misfits to be themselves and learn and grow, and I love that (even when there are some very 00s tropes and jokes and wince-worthy moments in the midst of everything). My requests for Accepted are basically "pretty much anything, please??" There are strong found family vibes within Accepted and throughout the whole school, and I would love a vid that leans into that. I'm happy for this to be taken in a fun, upbeat direction ("yay weirdness!") or a more angsty direction ("it sucks when people don't accept you"), preferably with a sweeter/hopeful ending or some hopeful notes along the way.

I like B/Monica but I don't need them to be a big focus as a ship (they're fine, I guess xD), but I would love something focusing on the friendship between B and Schrader, or B and Schrader and Hands. I also love Rory's friendship with Abernathy and would really enjoy a vid that features them. I enjoy all of the weirdos at South Harmond, super happy for them all to be there.

Fandom-specific DNWs:

Hmm, I guess minimal focus on Schrader in a hotdog costume which is a very awkward subplot? Although it could work as part of a Schrader-and-B friendship vid. There's few things I wouldn't enjoy for this fandom, really!

Peter Pan (2003)

I love this film’s depictions of the characters and of Neverland, particularly Peter and Wendy, so I’d love a focus on their relationships and interactions – or something about Peter and the Lost Boys hijinks/found family (including Wendy, Michael and John ideally). I also enjoy the John/Tiger Lily ship and am very happy for that to be a feature (or focus if you think there’s enough material).

The pirates are fun villains and I’d also be up for something focusing on Peter and Hook’s rivalry – just not shippy please (see DNWs). Or something about the worldbuilding of Neverland, which I think is really great in this film, could be super fun!

Fandom-specific DNWs:

Peter/Hook – as mentioned, I’m up for a focus on their relationship, but I’d like it not to be with a shippy slant
Wendy/Hook – ditto
A focus on Wendy growing up – I don’t mind it being featured if you want to go in a bittersweet direction, but the main appeal of the canon to me is the childhood whimsy, so I’d like that not to be the main focus of a vid.

The Strange Case of Starship Iris (Podcast)

Note: some spoilers for Starship Iris season 1, and season 2 in the DNWs

This is one of my all-time favourite podcasts, and I love the found family of it all. The Rumour crew are a fantastic, funny bunch of different characters and skillsets, and the way they work together and take care of each other is what really makes the show special to me. As a season, I generally prefer season 1 to season 2, which I think is overall better-executed as a story; the second half of season 2 also has some darker moments that I'm not as big a fan of.

I love all of the main cast of the show, but my favourite duo is Park and McCabe (I mostly headcanon them as queerplatonic or platonic, but I can vibe with a shippy direction for them) and Park's progression from bland, paper-pushing bureaucrat to undercover revolutionary, while McCabe drastically re-evaluates their worldview and throws away a government career to become a member of a revolutionary movement, following after Park. I would love something that centres on their relationship.

I also adore Sana as the captain who comes across as bubbly and idealistic but underlying it is a steely willingness to do literally anything to protect her crew. (Her speech in season 1, episode 7 to that effect is amazing, and that’s also why that episode is my favourite and most re-listened episode overall). I love Violet for her sarcastic humour, passion for living things and stubborn determination to do the right thing, and her dynamic with Arkady, who also has all of those things but is determined not to admit it. I also greatly enjoy Violet's friendship with fellow rogue academic Brian Jeeter, and Brian's adorable (and adorkable) relationship with Krejjh. Anything focusing on the main cast (inclusive of Park and McCabe!) and their various dynamics, and their oddball shenanigans as a crew, would win my heart every time. <3

Fandom-specific DNWs:

There are some darker, more distressing scenes in the second season that I'd prefer not to feature in a gift, namely a scene in season 2, episode 7 where Agent McCabe shoots their childhood friend, Nan Walker, and references in episode 8 to what happens to her body
Similarly, season 2, episode 9 contains a scene in which Arkady Patel experiences a PTSD episode and is confronted by McCabe holding a gun – I would also like it if this scene didn't feature in a gift or treat.

FENCE (Comics)

I really love this comic series and all of its characters! I love Nicholas/Seiji's initial angry conflicts blossoming into a friendship and more; the mystery past ~something between Seiji and Jesse and the sort-of love triangle between Seiji, Jesse and Nicholas; the cute idiot-best-friends-in-denial Harvard/Aiden ship; and the friendships between Nicholas and Eugene and Nicholas and Bobby. All of the side characters are really fun - Bobby and Dante; Jesse; the idiots at Halverton High; Tanner and Kally; the teams from Exton and Lowther Hall; the legendary Marcus Washington; and more. And the Coaches, Coach Williams and Coach Donati, who clearly have a Past! I also loved the glimpse of the girls' teams we got in the latest issue, though I'm not sure it's enough for a vid xD

I would love anything focusing on the Kings Row team, or on Nicholas specifically and his journey to prove himself to his family; on Nicholas/Seiji (or simply their friendship); on the complicated history between Seiji and Jesse and the (unacknowledged) family history between Jesse and Nicholas; on Harvard/Aiden; on Sally Williams and Alessandra Donati (or perhaps on Sally's mentorship of her team)... Really, the sky's the limit! I am simply A Fan of FENCE.

Fandom-specific DNWs:

This is very specific to the Fence fandom as it's a non-canon, but prevalent, ship, but I'm not into Eugene/Jesse. Anything else is golden!

Questionable Content

QC is such a long, established webcomic that there's an absolute wealth of characters, themes, subplots and subjects to choose from, and I'm into pretty much all of it - but if I had to pick an area of focus, it would be the AIs. From Momo and May to Bubbles, Beepatrice, Millefeuille, Roko, Melon and of course the weirdest AIs of all, Yay/Spookybot and Moray X-21, I adore all of these varied and weird characters. I also love their relationships with the humans they're close to, such as May's friendship with Dale and with Marigold (and Momo's with Marigold), Pintsize's dysfunctional friendship with Marten, Bubbles' romance with Faye, Millefeuille's budding friendship with Brun, and more.

So, I would love to see anything focusing on AI characters and/or the relationships with the humans they're close to - or just with each other! I'm particularly intrigued by the most recent storyline with Yay, Moray, and the Director that has been left on the most dramatic of cliffhangers (at least at the time of writing), and I hope we see more of this in-comic soon. If I had to pick a favourite AI duo, it would be Roko and Yay (who I headcanon as queerplatonic although their connection can easily be read as romantic, or potentially romantic), with Melon thrown in for extra fun and weirdness. May and Momo are a close second as a pair of opposites who nevertheless look out for each other and clearly care about each other a lot. My favourite human/AI duo is Brun/Millefeuille (whom I would love to see become a couple, or simply spend more time together in-comic), with Bubbles/Faye coming second.

Fandom-specific DNWs:

There are some past (human) ships that I could happily leave like Marten/Dora (they always seemed a bit doomed), but honestly, no really hard nos that I can think of? Some of the very early humour is a little mean-spirited, but I wouldn't say a hard no to the earliest strips making an appearance because they're still good stuff!

I hope you have a great Festivids, and thank you again for vidding for me! <3