Dear rarewomen author

I'm currently hyped up on early-Valentine's candy and I know I won't be able to sleep until I get this posted, at least in some sort of rudimentary form. If you're happening by this post and don't already know, rarewomen is a yuletide -esque exchange based on the hard-to-find women in large fandoms and all women in small fandoms. Sign ups are happening now until Feb 8, so get on that! Here's a list of the eligible women and here's what's being offered so far.

As for you, potential future author, I obviously have a seriously unhealthy obsession with Rashida Jones. However, if you don't, I've included most of the other nominated women in each fandom... so don't feel pressured to write me Karen or Ann or Cindy. I would genuinely ADORE any fic about any of these women. And for all of these I would certainly love femslash, but don't feel limited by that. Anything about these women I will love. (And on the off chance that you're familiar with more than one fandom, a crossover would not only be awesome but would genuinely delight me. And I reserve my delight for special occasions.)

EDIT: I'm either being a wonderful or terrible mod and amending my second request in the frenzy of matching because oh my god nothing is matching up and no one offered Our Idiot Brother anyway, so, author, should we match on this (I just did it and honestly don't remember, this is the benefit of being matched with me) I will be truly, truly thrilled with whatever you write me, and please don't consider this a back-up request. I was honestly considering including this from the beginning.

Here's the relevant bits of my sign up...

Large Fandom: The Office
Women: Karen Filippelli, Katy
Optional Details: I love how both of these women, in their times, play a kind of second fiddle to Pam. I'd love to see how they negotiate their relationships with Jim, with Pam, with the other oddballs at the office. I'd love to see them interact, maybe post-series, or maybe in Utica. How do they grow and change from their time in the documentary? Who do they become? This should be obvious, but no Karen bashing in favor of Jim/Pam, please. If you're interested in ships, I'm interested in either of them with any woman in the office, and have a soft spot for Toby (and Michael, sometimes). Other than the Karen episodes, I quit watching around season five, but don't be afraid to reference current episodes if you want!

Fandom 2 (large or small): Our Idiot Brother
Women: Natalie Rochlin, Cindy, Liz Rochlin
Optional Details: I love how this movie pretends to be about Ned but is really about all of these fabulous and flawed women. I'd love something about Natalie/Cindy and how they navigate things during and after the movie. Um, ANYTHING about Cindy. Where did she get her awesome fashion sense and glasses? What drew Natalie to stand-up comedy? I ship Liz with Ned, but obviously that's isn't going to float everyone's boat, so anything about her in general. How'd she end up with her husband -- was there a time when they were happy? I love little scenes from daily life. I left off Miranda, but if you've seen the movie and/or we match on this you're more than welcome to write about her in a group gen or solo aspect.

Fandom 2 (large or small): Fringe
Women: Astrid Farnsworth, Alt!Olivia Dunham, Ella
Optional Details: Oh man, oh man. Really, as long as you avoid the magical pregnancy, I'll be blissfully happy with anything for any of these women. I don't even mind Peter-shipping if that's your thing. All of these women read (to me) as queer in their own ways (though that doesn't mean they don't engage in relationships with men!) and possible queer with each other. If you'd like to write about Alt!strid as well, I'd be blown away, but please be careful not to fetishize her mental illness. I'd love to see a Bechdel pass here, some characterization, or some quiet moments of everyday life that do or don't involve Fringe events.

Fandom 3 (large or small, totally optional): Parks & Recreation
Women: Ann Perkins, Leslie Knope, Lindsay Carlisle Shay, Lucy
Optional Details: I'd strongly prefer a Bechdel pass for this fandom, whether it be between two or more of these women, or another woman on the show. I love the absurd and detailed world-building in Pawnee, and I love the positivity of the show (however I'm sooo not averse to angst!) I ship any combination of these ladies, but if femslash isn't your thing that's totally okay! I'd love a story about Ann standing up for herself, about Leslie trying to reach out to her gay constituents, about Leslie and Lindsay when they worked together, and anything about Lucy (I'm not a heavy Lucy/Tom shipper, but sort of interested in Lucy/Ron if that floats your boat.) As for men to ship these ladies with... I'd definitely like the focus to be on the lady, but having a guy on the side and thoughts about feelings isn't bad! I like Ben and Ron best, and The Douche makes me laugh until my stomach hurts.

Here's a link to my dear Yuletide letter with more details about Our Idiot Brother and my general taste in fanfics.