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rt/fic containing any of the following elements (note: five elements maximum):</strong> 1. humiliation/violence written solely as titalation 2. Watersports 3. Crack fic 4. Incest 5. Heavy BDSM
Additional Likes and Dislikes (Important Note: your artist or author is not required to take these additional preferences about setting, era, tone, etc. into account, but it might help them come up with ideas, so include as many as you like. This is not the space for hard and fast triggers or squicks; those should be placed in the list of elements that you are unwilling to receive above.)
I prefer plot-oriented stories to PWPs. I love missing moments, or fics that give us cannon events from a different perspective, with added dimmensions.
I love fics focusing on character backstory, particularly those taking place in the First Wizzarding War. I prefer cannon-compliant worlds to AUs.
Some more general elements I love include: Plausible May/December romances. Two complicated people working out unconventional relationship/domestic arrangements that work for them. Exploration of ethics in relationships e.g. two colleagues are sleeping together and hiding it to preserve their careers; what effect does that have, both on the relationship and the people as individuals? People of differing philosophies finding common ground and learning to function/work together despite them. Inventive Magic. Characterization (Even above plot, IC characterization/dialogue utterly makes a fic for me.) Banter Friendship/strong working relationships
As for genre, I love everything from mysteries to psychological thrillers to dry humor. Politics is an absolute bullet-proof kink of mine. I adore sex punctuated with political discussion, and when it comes to plot, I love everything from Auror case fic to the inner workings of the Ministry. In regards to this last, I love fics that explore what the Ministry may have been doing in cannon during the Second War that Harry didn't see, as well as explorations of the reasons behind actions like the arrest of Stan Shunpike. If you're not in the mood for something political, I love Hogwarts-centric plots (I would love seeing one of the exploits of Kettleburrne recounted by Dumbledore in Beedle.), and I love seeing the parts of staff life explored students wouldn't get to see. I also absolutely adore wandlore, as well as Magical Creatures.
If you're in the mood to write something with Minerva, I'd love to see her work with the Order, as well as her work as Deputy Headmistress explored. And if you want to disregard Pottermore, and make Minerva an Auror, particularly in the Grindelwald war or in the 1950's when Voldemort was coming to power, that AU would definitely not be objected too, despite my stated preference for cannon-compliance in most cases; consider it my "guilty pleasure" AU if you like.
I'm fairly vanilla, most of the time, in my kink tastes, though I love voyurism and light BDSM.
Pairingwise, honestly, the rarer, the better, as far as I'm concerned, as long as it remains plausible. If you're looking for ideas, here's a sampling of some of what I've enjoyed in prior Beholders, though, please don't feel constrained; the thing I've loved while following this fest is watching all kinds of rarepairs come on to the stage. Scrimgeour/Minerva; Scrimgeour/Rita; Rita/Amelia; Griselda/Amelia; Scrimgeour/Vance; Aunt Muriel/Olivander; Scrimgeour/Moody; Moody/Augusta; Andromeda/Augusta; Poppy/Amelia
As for non-beholder characters, feel free to bring along absolutely anyone, iether in supporting roles or in the main pairing that advances the plot, as long as they're not on my Do Not Wish to receive list. I'm especially fond of some of the more minor/name only characters not on the Beholder list, if you enjoy fleshing out name-only people iether in the pairing or in supporting roles; people like Dorcas Meadowes; the Prewetts; Marlene McKinnan, or any of the Aurors e.g. Gawain Robards, Savage, Williamson, etc. etc. Also, I have an inexplicable fondness for Finnius Nigellus.:)