#247 - Lord Peter Wimsey, Rivers of London, Sharing Knife, Vorkosigan Saga, Finisterre: Nighthorses

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Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy L. Sayers 
Peter Wimsey (Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy L. Sayers), Harriet Vane (Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy L. Sayers)

If I have a One True Fandom, this is pretty close. :) I would happily read about any of the characters in the tagset.

However, I am particularly fond of some Harriet/Peter. I am a bit of a sucker for anything about Harriet falling in love with Peter against her "better judgement" and all outward indications - most outward indications, anyway (yes, Gaudy Night is my favourite book in the series). Also would enjoy seeing them sparring with each other before that point (UST FTW…) - we get woefully few descriptions of the many dates Peter takes Harriet on! Basically, if you can write Peter and Harriet being witty at each other, I’ll be thrilled. I’ve also always loved Harriet worrying about Peter - when she puts him in a cab home because he’s ill after a case, the whole scene in his club in Gaudy Night… (To everyone except Harriet, this is kind of a huge neon sign that she’s not completely indifferent.)

If that’s a tall order (no shame to you, I would flinch…), I’d love to see what the Peter/Harriet debacle looked like from the outside during those five years she made him wait. What did Harriet’s friends think? What did Peter’s friends think? (His real friends, not Helen!) We get a glimpse of Freddy Arbuthnot being chilly at Harriet in Gaudy Night (“I’m very fond of Peter...”) - were they all rooting for him, or did they think he was dotty? What about Mary and Charles? (How guilty was Charles feeling…?) Do Mary and Harriet come to be friends, after Peter and Harriet have sorted themselves out?

If writing any of the above is not going to work and you’d like some gen (and less Peter and Harriet), I always wanted to hear more about Miss Meteyard. Either her thoughts on Peter or the events of Murder Must Advertise, or her career thereafter. Does she stay at Pimms? Do she and Peter keep in touch at all? Also happy to read about that scamp St George - either his views on his uncle, or his possible future career. I’d like to think he grows up to be reasonable human being and not too awful! Does his view of his uncle’s marriage (and his new aunt) make him treat women any better? His description of women undergraduates as grubby always made me snarl - does he learn better? Or does he get his comeuppance from someone? (I do know St George dies, according to Sayers, but would rather not read tragic death fic.)

Harriet and Peter and their further kids would also be fun to see. I loved the glimpse we get of the whole family in the short stories. Oh good grief, and what sort of grandma does the Dowager Duchess make?

Relationships
I think it should be clear I am all about the Harriet/Peter. :) I don’t mind mention of their canonical previous relationships (which for Peter, covers a fair bit of ground…), but would rather not read anything about them with people outside those. Make what you will of the other characters, because I don’t think Sayers commented. (Except Eiluned and Sylvia are *obviously* together, I imagine everyone is agreed on that?)



Request 2 by nomeancity
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch 
Thomas Nightingale, Peter Grant (Rivers of London)

Ahhh, for this fandom I basically love everyone and would read any of the characters, but I’d particularly like some Nightingale point of view (there is totally not enough Nightingale to go round). During the series or pre-series is fine. If Nightingale is not your thing, I am also desperately fond of Peter’s voice in these books and would totally read Peter’s point of view on anything. Bonus points for Peter’s geeky references, because those have also made me grin madly while reading these books, and Peter interacting snarkily with almost anyone. If you dare to write Lesley’s point of view (hardly anyone does, it seems), that would be…interesting. Other characters’ perspectives on Peter or Nightingale also welcome, but really I would read anything. Is anyone willing to write the time Peter and Nightingale tried to get Varvara drunk? ;)

Relationships
I’m happy with gen and the canon relationships, probably would rather not read Peter/Nightingale, but make what you will of Nightingale’s previous life (because heaven knows, Ben Aaronovitch isn’t telling so far…).



Request 3 by nomeancity
Sharing Knife - Lois McMaster Bujold 

Canon relationships only for this one, please! I must admit, I’d be intrigued to see some of young!Dag - before the series started and preferably before the Wolf War. It would be fun to see the young patroller (that he remembers when he winces at stuff Remo and Barr do) who grows into Our Hero. Bonus points if I get to meet Kauneo, having heard so much about her. I’d also be happy to see some of Fawn, Dag, Arkady and Sumac’s future life in Clearcreek. If neither of those works for you, some Sumac point of view, any period, would be good. Or Arkady’s views of any of the events of the books.



Request 4 by nomeancity
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold 

I am, yet again, happy to read about anyone in the tagset. :) I do love Aral and would be thrilled to see anything with him - with the possible exception of the car crash that was his first marriage. He and Ges have a sort of fascination of horror, but I am happier to see Aral escaping (or his friends trying to extract him!) than any detailed exploration of the awful. (So Ges/Aral in passing, yes, Ges/Aral in detail, no. Thank you.) Aral and Cordelia is always awesome. Aral and Jole could also be fun - I’ve only ever seen one interpretation of Oliver coming to terms with Cordelia (at the beginning, obviously!). Or, indeed, Simon panicking when Aral and Jole get together, as alluded to in Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen.

Failing that, I love Alys and Simon - I don’t think I’ve ever seen fic of them finally getting together (only the UST beforehand and the established relationship afterwards, both of which are awesome), so that would be nice. However, would probably take anything with both of them in it. 

Other suggestions - there’s not enough Ekaterin point of view to go round. What does she make of the Vorkosigans, after she’s married in? What about the events of Gentleman Role and the Red Queen?

I am very fond of Ivan as well (Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance is up there as one of my favourite books in the series), so anything with him sounds good. What are he and Tej up to? How’s his diplomatic career?



Request 5 by nomeancity
Finisterre: The Nighthorses - C. J. Cherryh 

There’s not enough nighthorse fic out there. I am in it for the horses and the ambient and would read pretty much anything that had that, but I am particularly fond of Guil and Burn. Could I maybe have something about them pre-books? With Abi and Moon before it all goes wrong? Wouldn’t mind seeing Guil and Tara in the future, either, or where Carlo and Danny are off to next. Definitely optional, she’s not in the tagset, but I’d also enjoy hearing more about Jenny and Rain. Happy with any relationships you dream up.




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