Dear Everywoman Writer Letter
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doranwenThis is my first time trying Everywoman! I'm looking forward to it. :D I did a lot of describing the awesomeness about each woman or group, and gave a few prompts in case you find them useful. I hope you have a lot of fun writing for me. :)
I love women who are strong, women who have quiet depth, women with an active inner life, women who think and/or feel… You'll probably see this in the characters I requested. :) I love women in roles from caretaker to defender, including a mix of those (such as a woman defending her children from harm, or a soldier who lays down her war life to raise a family). Courage looks like different things in different people, and I love seeing that strength shown in women with different personalities.
What I love about relationships is all the emotional depth: vulnerability, loyalty, knowing someone so well you know what they feel/think/need, even just having someone there as an emotional "rock". The whole "not being alone" feeling is such a powerful theme.
I once made up a 101 favorite tropes list (in no particular order), so feel free to make use of those if any of them get your muse going: http://doranwen.livejournal.com/246063.html
Besides those tropes, here are my general likes:
deep platonic friendship, romantic friendship, asexual romance, found families, apocalyptic fic, hurt/comfort, nonsexual physical touch (including cuddling), self-sacrifice, characters being vulnerable, character redemption, survival fic, positive treatment of religion, characters dealing with trauma, trust building, missing scenes, canon divergence AU (especially fix-it fic)
DNWs: sex or sexual feelings, supernatural/fantasy beings (elves, vampires, werewolves, gnomes, zombies, etc.), AUs other than canon divergence or alt beginnings, deathfic or horror, calling an adult "baby" or "darling", mpreg, crackfic, gore (mild violence is OK, just not as graphic as a surgery documentary), uncensored profanity, first/second person fic
Don't worry if someone's written a similar idea before (even as a gift for me!). My first real fandom was one where people used to write a dozen versions of the same TV ep, and I loved reading them all. There are never too many versions of the same story, in my opinion. I love to see how two people can take the same idea and come up with two totally different stories. :D
If you're crossover-inclined, you're welcome to cross these with any fandom I know: If I've requested it or listed it as a possible crossover fandom in one of my other exchange letters, you can totally use it! Most of the fandoms I've requested in past exchanges have had a lot of women characters (some of them very female-centric), so that should make it easy.
And now to the requests (in the order of which I found them in the tagset):
Born of Hope (2009)
Basic premise: This fan film outdoes many a mainstream film by taking a microbudget and using it to flesh out the story of Aragorn's parents (Arathorn and Gilraen) from Lord of the Rings. In this tale, one of Arathorn's Rangers is a young woman named Elgarain. Raised by her father when her mother died in childbirth, she demanded to be trained as a Ranger upon her father's death, and harbors a secret love for Arathorn.
Oh, Elgarain. <3 I nominated a good number of characters and groups from this film, but in the end, I realized I just wanted Elgarain fic! Not only was Kate Madison the best actress in the whole film (and her character rivals Christopher Dane's Arathorn for best character), Elgarain was simply an awesome character by herself. A woman Ranger who is beautiful and tough, yet has a softer side. A recipe for instant love for me!
I love her character arc throughout the film, but found the ending to her story so tragic that I really don't want to see any foreshadowing or focusing on it. Instead, give me anything from child!Elgarain to Elgarain becoming a teenager, to when her father died and she demands to be trained. Or feel free to AU it so she lives! There are so many ways to play with that, and while it made for a good scene in the film, plotwise there's no reason why she couldn't have survived that battle. By my estimate she'd be somewhere around 110-120 years old at the time of the Ring War, so it's unlikely she'd fight in it, but you could argue that her blood was very Númenorean and if she had stayed in good shape and had no injuries, she could have possibly participated in it. So you have all kinds of options! Basically, I just want to see more of Elgarain, because she's fantastic. :D
Gold Diggers (1995)
Basic premise: Also known as Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), the film tells the story of two girls who become close friends and essentially save each other's lives. There's also a plotline involving gold (naturally, given the name), but the story is essentially a story of friendship.
Oh, fandom of my childhood. I LOVED this movie to death. So much so that I spent hours imagining what I now know to be called fanfic, whereupon I changed Beth and Jody's name to Sara and Ricki, and made their family lives nasty enough so they would run away to live in Bear Mountain for the rest of their lives and adopt runaway orphan kids and … yeah. I kid you not. I thought the whole "best friends run away and live together forever happily ever after" was the perfect ending EVER when I was 13, lol.
The thing that captivated me about the movie was most particularly the friendship between the two of them. Beth is fascinated by Jody from the get-go (she goes from confused by just seeing her fight with a kid, to mad with running into her with the groceries—and yet she still heads off with her after the Winnie the Pooh discussion), her toughness that hides an underlying vulnerability and hurt. And Jody appreciates Beth as someone who actually listens to her, who is loyal and supportive. (I think I saw myself some in Beth, and longed for something like what they had.)
I also loved the survivalist theme of Jody wanting to live in Bear Mountain. A lot of my "mindfic" from my childhood days centered around some character surviving by a combination of scavenging (which included raiding "civilization" for anything useful, sometimes by less than legal means), farming/hunting, etc. I wasn't always very realistic about it (since I didn't know much about survival as a 12-year-old), but I loved the idea of it.
I nominated several tags but ended up requesting the group of Beth and Jody together because to me, this is the core of the film. :) Really, they are the heart of it all. I'd love anything from their friendship during the rest of the summer after the events in the film, or at school the following year; they're local celebrities now, but they're not going to let that get to their heads. What's popularity compared to a friendship you can count on? I'm good with turning it into a romantic friendship, too. I just love the bond these two have! I can see them talking about their dads, about what they'll do when they're grown up, going on more adventures at Bear Mountain… Feel free to AU things too, if you like the idea of them running away for whatever reason, or if Jody had actually killed Ray, or if Ray did worse things besides beat up Lynette. (I'm quite OK with some dark themes here as long as the girls end up together and have each other.) Or what if Beth didn't crash the boat and Jody was living in Bear Mountain by herself? (whether Ray lived or not) So many ways to focus on these two girls, and I would have so much love for whatever you write. :D
Tomorrow When the War Began (2010)
Basic premise: Seven Australian teens (Ellie, Corrie, Kevin, Homer, Fiona aka Fi, Lee, and Robyn) go camping in the bush, and come back to find their country's been invaded; they become guerilla soldiers and fight back. One of the few films for teens that does not glorify violence but shows the (sometimes) necessity—and horror—of it, and its effects on the psyche. The focus of the film is Ellie (played by Caitlin Stasey), who's a farm girl with a lot of inner toughness. Another character is Robyn (played by Ashleigh Cummings), whose religious convictions draw her into an internal struggle between what she believes is right and the upside-down world she's suddenly living in.
This movie is AMAZING. One of the best book-to-movie adaptations I've ever seen, it brings John Marsden's Tomorrow world to life. I requested Ellie and Robyn in particular because I find both of them fascinating. :D
Prompts by tag:
Ellie Linton:
Ellie carries the film with her strength. The actress pulled off subtleties of mood and emotion with the slightest twitch of facial features, and showed us all just why Ellie was the one everyone tends to look to. Homer may have taken over leadership, but if Ellie would assert it, she'd have it in a heartbeat. When Ellie knows what she wants, she will get it done, no matter what. But dealing with the consequences of her actions, on the other hand . . . my favorite scene in the film is when Ellie, Corrie, and Kevin meet up with Homer and Fi back at Fi's house. It's so emotional underneath it all.
I'd love to see some of what's going on inside Ellie's mind. We see so much on her face, but I'd love to hear it brought out. I'd love anything from a foreshadowing scene of a younger Ellie to a plotty fic where they attack the enemy again. I would love to see more wrestling with the moral issues; that scene where they're having the council and she says she has blood on her hands… love it!
Robyn Mathers:
Robyn is fascinating because she has strong convictions and is torn between following them and trying to keep her friends alive. The scene at the end of the movie is partly why I nominated her; the fact that it's a deviation from the book doesn't bother me, as it conveys her character development in a way that fits. I highly respect Robyn and find her struggle to maintain her beliefs alone in a world that's collapsing around her to be a compelling one. If I ended up in that world, I would find myself in a very similar position.
I'd love to see more of Robyn dealing with her actions at the end of the film; would love to see inner thoughts! I'd also love to see her building relationships with the others more (she's always felt a bit reserved to me), finding her place. Perhaps a fic where one of the others (Fi?) helps her with her guilt, is there for her. While I'm sure my beliefs aren't quite the same as Robyn's, I would find a lot of them to agree with, and you're welcome to explore that part of her if it appeals to you.
Group: Ellie Linton & Robyn Mathers:
Both of these characters have had to deal with directly killing people and it's changed them in different ways. I'd love to see them address some of that with each other, or just support each other. It would also be really neat to see their first meeting - how long ago? - or some of the circumstances that brought them to be good friends. Robyn's deeply religious/spiritual and Ellie is not; I'd love to see that acknowledged in a fic.
Group: Ellie Linton & Robyn Mathers & Corrie Mackenzie & Fiona Maxwell
How did these four characters all get to know each other so that they would end up on the same camping trip? Backstory here would be a great thing to see. Or show some of the camping experience, or conversations between them during the events of the film. Feel free to AU things so Corrie isn't shot (or at least, not shot that badly); that would give you all sorts of possibilities for situations for the four of them to talk or do things together.
Crossover Fandoms
Ahahaha, some of these are the craziest crossover ideas ever, I feel like (though I'm quite sure they aren't, given the levels of creativity some people have). To write most of these will take great amounts of AU-ing. The one generality I can say is that I like crossovers to be taken somewhat seriously; I'd prefer not to receive crackfic. But I'm perfectly OK with "I don't know how I got here" sorts of situations, where one person is suddenly dropped into another world (whether they woke up there, or walked through a weird spot in the air, etc.). You'll have to use some of that to get some of these characters in the same place! For crossovers with LOTR characters, while I love fics that recognize that Westron is not actually English (and Frodo is actually Maura, etc.), I'm also OK with characters being dropped into the world able to speak it as if it were English. Perhaps whatever magic dropped them there made it so that Westron would always sound like English to them?
Prompts by tag:
Group: Jane Rizzoli (R&I TV) & Lindsay Boxer (WMC TV)
I love both these characters for their tough exterior covering the soft part inside. In both cases they've been wounded (Jane with the Surgeon, Lindsay with Kiss-Me-Not and her ex); Jane's armor is even thicker than Lindsay's, because of the greater trauma. The same actress plays both of these characters, so you could do something interesting with them being related somehow. Or else they get mistaken for each other, or work together on something...
Group: Susan Pevensie (Narnia books) & Arwen (LOTR)
I'm not sure how these two would get together, but I'd love to see it! Both of them are dark-haired beautiful queens, and I imagine Arwen's not half bad at archery either, so that's another point in common. I'd love to see them matching skills, commiserating about brothers, or discussing the joys and trials of queenship (whether Arwen's already a queen or is still hoping to become one). For some reason I feel like it's more likely that Susan would end up in Middle-earth than the other way around, but maybe you'll find a way to do the reverse!
Group: Lucy Pevensie (Narnia books) & Éowyn (LOTR)
I feel like just as Susan and Arwen would have more in common, Lucy and Éowyn would be more likely to get along. They both have such strength and courage inside of them, and I'd love to see that meeting somehow! Whether it be to discuss the trials of older brothers, what it's like to fight in a battle, Lucy getting sword training from Éowyn… I'd love to see Lucy dropped into Middle-earth and meeting up with Éowyn in some way!
Group: Elgarain (Born of Hope) & Arwen (LOTR)
These two might live in the same world, essentially, but making them meet could be a challenge. Arwen spent so much time with her grandmother during the years Elgarain was alive, so they wouldn't have easily met in Rivendell. But maybe you can find a way for Elgarain to visit Lothlórien? Either way, I'd love to see them meet up. These two have less in common than some of the other character pairs, so focusing on their differences might be the way to go. Elgarain's a Ranger - while Arwen stays at home other than to travel to visit relatives. But I can't imagine she's helpless in a fight, so perhaps they get to spar some? I'm not sure what to prompt here but I'd love whatever you come up with!
Group: Chloe Sullivan (Smallville) & Cassie Holmes (Push)
I've not seen Smallville past season 3, really, but early years is where I see these two meeting up, when they'd be similar ages. Both are blonde, tough, city kids. Cassie might be younger, but she's even tougher - how many years has she been on her own, with her mom locked up by Division? And Chloe's all about discovering and exposing things like that. Whether they team up, whether they get into arguments because Cassie won't tell Chloe what's going on, whether it's just one of them observing the other and noting what they're like… I'm sure it won't be dull! I could see it as set either before the events of Push (wherein I'd wonder if Chloe helps Cassie get to Hong Kong somehow?) or afterward, with Nick and Cassie traveling together. (I can imagine that Cassie and Chloe would have much to discuss regarding the clueless guys in their lives - Nick and Clark.)
Group: Cassie Holmes (Push) & Miss Parker (Pretender)
Oh, this one could be veeerrrry interesting. On one hand you have Cassie, a fugitive from a powerful agency… and on the other you have Miss Parker, who works for a large corporation that controls things about as much as Division tries to. Does Cassie help Jarod escape and end up in Miss Parker's sights? Or does Jarod help Cassie out and that gets her to meet Miss Parker in some way? I'm not sure how they meet or what would happen (sorry I'm not more helpful!), but I would love to read whatever you come up with! :D
Group: Cassie Holmes (Push) & Jean Grey (X-Men Original Movieverse)
I mostly wanted to see Cassie with Jean because their perspectives are so radically different. Jean's used to dealing with runaways, scared teens who don't know how to control the powers they have. Cassie, on the other hand, is more of a soldier. A very young one, but a soldier, nonetheless. She's self-controlled in a way few of the teens Jean would know could ever be. Perhaps Cassie ends up staying at the X-Mansion to hide from Division, and that's how they meet. Either way, I'd love to see either one from the other's perspective. Cassie interacts on such an adult level and would not fit in with the other teens, I don't think.
Group: Ororo Munroe (X-Men Original Movieverse) & Éowyn (LOTR)
Oh, this one could be very interesting. What Éowyn would make of Ororo I'm not quite sure! And I really have very little ideas to prompt you on, other than that I'd love to see them interact, and I think it would be more interesting for Ororo to drop into LOTR than the other way around. What would the Rohirrim (or Gríma or Sarúman, for that matter) make of her ability to control the weather? I can see Éowyn finding a way for that to be useful. Either way, Éowyn really has few female friends and I think the two of them might get along well.
Happy writing! :D
I love women who are strong, women who have quiet depth, women with an active inner life, women who think and/or feel… You'll probably see this in the characters I requested. :) I love women in roles from caretaker to defender, including a mix of those (such as a woman defending her children from harm, or a soldier who lays down her war life to raise a family). Courage looks like different things in different people, and I love seeing that strength shown in women with different personalities.
What I love about relationships is all the emotional depth: vulnerability, loyalty, knowing someone so well you know what they feel/think/need, even just having someone there as an emotional "rock". The whole "not being alone" feeling is such a powerful theme.
I once made up a 101 favorite tropes list (in no particular order), so feel free to make use of those if any of them get your muse going: http://doranwen.livejournal.com/246063.html
Besides those tropes, here are my general likes:
deep platonic friendship, romantic friendship, asexual romance, found families, apocalyptic fic, hurt/comfort, nonsexual physical touch (including cuddling), self-sacrifice, characters being vulnerable, character redemption, survival fic, positive treatment of religion, characters dealing with trauma, trust building, missing scenes, canon divergence AU (especially fix-it fic)
DNWs: sex or sexual feelings, supernatural/fantasy beings (elves, vampires, werewolves, gnomes, zombies, etc.), AUs other than canon divergence or alt beginnings, deathfic or horror, calling an adult "baby" or "darling", mpreg, crackfic, gore (mild violence is OK, just not as graphic as a surgery documentary), uncensored profanity, first/second person fic
Don't worry if someone's written a similar idea before (even as a gift for me!). My first real fandom was one where people used to write a dozen versions of the same TV ep, and I loved reading them all. There are never too many versions of the same story, in my opinion. I love to see how two people can take the same idea and come up with two totally different stories. :D
If you're crossover-inclined, you're welcome to cross these with any fandom I know: If I've requested it or listed it as a possible crossover fandom in one of my other exchange letters, you can totally use it! Most of the fandoms I've requested in past exchanges have had a lot of women characters (some of them very female-centric), so that should make it easy.
And now to the requests (in the order of which I found them in the tagset):
Born of Hope (2009)
Basic premise: This fan film outdoes many a mainstream film by taking a microbudget and using it to flesh out the story of Aragorn's parents (Arathorn and Gilraen) from Lord of the Rings. In this tale, one of Arathorn's Rangers is a young woman named Elgarain. Raised by her father when her mother died in childbirth, she demanded to be trained as a Ranger upon her father's death, and harbors a secret love for Arathorn.
Oh, Elgarain. <3 I nominated a good number of characters and groups from this film, but in the end, I realized I just wanted Elgarain fic! Not only was Kate Madison the best actress in the whole film (and her character rivals Christopher Dane's Arathorn for best character), Elgarain was simply an awesome character by herself. A woman Ranger who is beautiful and tough, yet has a softer side. A recipe for instant love for me!
I love her character arc throughout the film, but found the ending to her story so tragic that I really don't want to see any foreshadowing or focusing on it. Instead, give me anything from child!Elgarain to Elgarain becoming a teenager, to when her father died and she demands to be trained. Or feel free to AU it so she lives! There are so many ways to play with that, and while it made for a good scene in the film, plotwise there's no reason why she couldn't have survived that battle. By my estimate she'd be somewhere around 110-120 years old at the time of the Ring War, so it's unlikely she'd fight in it, but you could argue that her blood was very Númenorean and if she had stayed in good shape and had no injuries, she could have possibly participated in it. So you have all kinds of options! Basically, I just want to see more of Elgarain, because she's fantastic. :D
Gold Diggers (1995)
Basic premise: Also known as Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995), the film tells the story of two girls who become close friends and essentially save each other's lives. There's also a plotline involving gold (naturally, given the name), but the story is essentially a story of friendship.
Oh, fandom of my childhood. I LOVED this movie to death. So much so that I spent hours imagining what I now know to be called fanfic, whereupon I changed Beth and Jody's name to Sara and Ricki, and made their family lives nasty enough so they would run away to live in Bear Mountain for the rest of their lives and adopt runaway orphan kids and … yeah. I kid you not. I thought the whole "best friends run away and live together forever happily ever after" was the perfect ending EVER when I was 13, lol.
The thing that captivated me about the movie was most particularly the friendship between the two of them. Beth is fascinated by Jody from the get-go (she goes from confused by just seeing her fight with a kid, to mad with running into her with the groceries—and yet she still heads off with her after the Winnie the Pooh discussion), her toughness that hides an underlying vulnerability and hurt. And Jody appreciates Beth as someone who actually listens to her, who is loyal and supportive. (I think I saw myself some in Beth, and longed for something like what they had.)
I also loved the survivalist theme of Jody wanting to live in Bear Mountain. A lot of my "mindfic" from my childhood days centered around some character surviving by a combination of scavenging (which included raiding "civilization" for anything useful, sometimes by less than legal means), farming/hunting, etc. I wasn't always very realistic about it (since I didn't know much about survival as a 12-year-old), but I loved the idea of it.
I nominated several tags but ended up requesting the group of Beth and Jody together because to me, this is the core of the film. :) Really, they are the heart of it all. I'd love anything from their friendship during the rest of the summer after the events in the film, or at school the following year; they're local celebrities now, but they're not going to let that get to their heads. What's popularity compared to a friendship you can count on? I'm good with turning it into a romantic friendship, too. I just love the bond these two have! I can see them talking about their dads, about what they'll do when they're grown up, going on more adventures at Bear Mountain… Feel free to AU things too, if you like the idea of them running away for whatever reason, or if Jody had actually killed Ray, or if Ray did worse things besides beat up Lynette. (I'm quite OK with some dark themes here as long as the girls end up together and have each other.) Or what if Beth didn't crash the boat and Jody was living in Bear Mountain by herself? (whether Ray lived or not) So many ways to focus on these two girls, and I would have so much love for whatever you write. :D
Tomorrow When the War Began (2010)
Basic premise: Seven Australian teens (Ellie, Corrie, Kevin, Homer, Fiona aka Fi, Lee, and Robyn) go camping in the bush, and come back to find their country's been invaded; they become guerilla soldiers and fight back. One of the few films for teens that does not glorify violence but shows the (sometimes) necessity—and horror—of it, and its effects on the psyche. The focus of the film is Ellie (played by Caitlin Stasey), who's a farm girl with a lot of inner toughness. Another character is Robyn (played by Ashleigh Cummings), whose religious convictions draw her into an internal struggle between what she believes is right and the upside-down world she's suddenly living in.
This movie is AMAZING. One of the best book-to-movie adaptations I've ever seen, it brings John Marsden's Tomorrow world to life. I requested Ellie and Robyn in particular because I find both of them fascinating. :D
Prompts by tag:
Ellie Linton:
Ellie carries the film with her strength. The actress pulled off subtleties of mood and emotion with the slightest twitch of facial features, and showed us all just why Ellie was the one everyone tends to look to. Homer may have taken over leadership, but if Ellie would assert it, she'd have it in a heartbeat. When Ellie knows what she wants, she will get it done, no matter what. But dealing with the consequences of her actions, on the other hand . . . my favorite scene in the film is when Ellie, Corrie, and Kevin meet up with Homer and Fi back at Fi's house. It's so emotional underneath it all.
I'd love to see some of what's going on inside Ellie's mind. We see so much on her face, but I'd love to hear it brought out. I'd love anything from a foreshadowing scene of a younger Ellie to a plotty fic where they attack the enemy again. I would love to see more wrestling with the moral issues; that scene where they're having the council and she says she has blood on her hands… love it!
Robyn Mathers:
Robyn is fascinating because she has strong convictions and is torn between following them and trying to keep her friends alive. The scene at the end of the movie is partly why I nominated her; the fact that it's a deviation from the book doesn't bother me, as it conveys her character development in a way that fits. I highly respect Robyn and find her struggle to maintain her beliefs alone in a world that's collapsing around her to be a compelling one. If I ended up in that world, I would find myself in a very similar position.
I'd love to see more of Robyn dealing with her actions at the end of the film; would love to see inner thoughts! I'd also love to see her building relationships with the others more (she's always felt a bit reserved to me), finding her place. Perhaps a fic where one of the others (Fi?) helps her with her guilt, is there for her. While I'm sure my beliefs aren't quite the same as Robyn's, I would find a lot of them to agree with, and you're welcome to explore that part of her if it appeals to you.
Group: Ellie Linton & Robyn Mathers:
Both of these characters have had to deal with directly killing people and it's changed them in different ways. I'd love to see them address some of that with each other, or just support each other. It would also be really neat to see their first meeting - how long ago? - or some of the circumstances that brought them to be good friends. Robyn's deeply religious/spiritual and Ellie is not; I'd love to see that acknowledged in a fic.
Group: Ellie Linton & Robyn Mathers & Corrie Mackenzie & Fiona Maxwell
How did these four characters all get to know each other so that they would end up on the same camping trip? Backstory here would be a great thing to see. Or show some of the camping experience, or conversations between them during the events of the film. Feel free to AU things so Corrie isn't shot (or at least, not shot that badly); that would give you all sorts of possibilities for situations for the four of them to talk or do things together.
Crossover Fandoms
Ahahaha, some of these are the craziest crossover ideas ever, I feel like (though I'm quite sure they aren't, given the levels of creativity some people have). To write most of these will take great amounts of AU-ing. The one generality I can say is that I like crossovers to be taken somewhat seriously; I'd prefer not to receive crackfic. But I'm perfectly OK with "I don't know how I got here" sorts of situations, where one person is suddenly dropped into another world (whether they woke up there, or walked through a weird spot in the air, etc.). You'll have to use some of that to get some of these characters in the same place! For crossovers with LOTR characters, while I love fics that recognize that Westron is not actually English (and Frodo is actually Maura, etc.), I'm also OK with characters being dropped into the world able to speak it as if it were English. Perhaps whatever magic dropped them there made it so that Westron would always sound like English to them?
Prompts by tag:
Group: Jane Rizzoli (R&I TV) & Lindsay Boxer (WMC TV)
I love both these characters for their tough exterior covering the soft part inside. In both cases they've been wounded (Jane with the Surgeon, Lindsay with Kiss-Me-Not and her ex); Jane's armor is even thicker than Lindsay's, because of the greater trauma. The same actress plays both of these characters, so you could do something interesting with them being related somehow. Or else they get mistaken for each other, or work together on something...
Group: Susan Pevensie (Narnia books) & Arwen (LOTR)
I'm not sure how these two would get together, but I'd love to see it! Both of them are dark-haired beautiful queens, and I imagine Arwen's not half bad at archery either, so that's another point in common. I'd love to see them matching skills, commiserating about brothers, or discussing the joys and trials of queenship (whether Arwen's already a queen or is still hoping to become one). For some reason I feel like it's more likely that Susan would end up in Middle-earth than the other way around, but maybe you'll find a way to do the reverse!
Group: Lucy Pevensie (Narnia books) & Éowyn (LOTR)
I feel like just as Susan and Arwen would have more in common, Lucy and Éowyn would be more likely to get along. They both have such strength and courage inside of them, and I'd love to see that meeting somehow! Whether it be to discuss the trials of older brothers, what it's like to fight in a battle, Lucy getting sword training from Éowyn… I'd love to see Lucy dropped into Middle-earth and meeting up with Éowyn in some way!
Group: Elgarain (Born of Hope) & Arwen (LOTR)
These two might live in the same world, essentially, but making them meet could be a challenge. Arwen spent so much time with her grandmother during the years Elgarain was alive, so they wouldn't have easily met in Rivendell. But maybe you can find a way for Elgarain to visit Lothlórien? Either way, I'd love to see them meet up. These two have less in common than some of the other character pairs, so focusing on their differences might be the way to go. Elgarain's a Ranger - while Arwen stays at home other than to travel to visit relatives. But I can't imagine she's helpless in a fight, so perhaps they get to spar some? I'm not sure what to prompt here but I'd love whatever you come up with!
Group: Chloe Sullivan (Smallville) & Cassie Holmes (Push)
I've not seen Smallville past season 3, really, but early years is where I see these two meeting up, when they'd be similar ages. Both are blonde, tough, city kids. Cassie might be younger, but she's even tougher - how many years has she been on her own, with her mom locked up by Division? And Chloe's all about discovering and exposing things like that. Whether they team up, whether they get into arguments because Cassie won't tell Chloe what's going on, whether it's just one of them observing the other and noting what they're like… I'm sure it won't be dull! I could see it as set either before the events of Push (wherein I'd wonder if Chloe helps Cassie get to Hong Kong somehow?) or afterward, with Nick and Cassie traveling together. (I can imagine that Cassie and Chloe would have much to discuss regarding the clueless guys in their lives - Nick and Clark.)
Group: Cassie Holmes (Push) & Miss Parker (Pretender)
Oh, this one could be veeerrrry interesting. On one hand you have Cassie, a fugitive from a powerful agency… and on the other you have Miss Parker, who works for a large corporation that controls things about as much as Division tries to. Does Cassie help Jarod escape and end up in Miss Parker's sights? Or does Jarod help Cassie out and that gets her to meet Miss Parker in some way? I'm not sure how they meet or what would happen (sorry I'm not more helpful!), but I would love to read whatever you come up with! :D
Group: Cassie Holmes (Push) & Jean Grey (X-Men Original Movieverse)
I mostly wanted to see Cassie with Jean because their perspectives are so radically different. Jean's used to dealing with runaways, scared teens who don't know how to control the powers they have. Cassie, on the other hand, is more of a soldier. A very young one, but a soldier, nonetheless. She's self-controlled in a way few of the teens Jean would know could ever be. Perhaps Cassie ends up staying at the X-Mansion to hide from Division, and that's how they meet. Either way, I'd love to see either one from the other's perspective. Cassie interacts on such an adult level and would not fit in with the other teens, I don't think.
Group: Ororo Munroe (X-Men Original Movieverse) & Éowyn (LOTR)
Oh, this one could be very interesting. What Éowyn would make of Ororo I'm not quite sure! And I really have very little ideas to prompt you on, other than that I'd love to see them interact, and I think it would be more interesting for Ororo to drop into LOTR than the other way around. What would the Rohirrim (or Gríma or Sarúman, for that matter) make of her ability to control the weather? I can see Éowyn finding a way for that to be useful. Either way, Éowyn really has few female friends and I think the two of them might get along well.
Happy writing! :D
