ChrisCross

I would like to be able to remove a content code from an already published work, but cannot figure out the mechanism by which to do so. Please help?

I'd be willing to try. I beta for a friend, but the needs of that project, the needs of my own project, and what little social life I have leave room for another beta project. I adore epic, novel-length stories, and I have a good grasp of the Marvel mythos. I'd be willing to beta a fic from another fandom, but I do copious research, so if it isn't a fandom I'm already in, I may need two weeks or so to watch/read/research whatever fandom source material I can find.

Oh god, that's horrible. Funny, but horrible. The sad thing is I can sort of imagine what that fic would be, and it's like a train wreck. Cannot un imagine.

Carolina (Lucy in the Sky) from the Runaways, and Northstar of the X-men are both out. Northstar even got married, and Carolina is in a relationship with a Skrull, whose gender is sort of fluid. I'm just more familiar with Marvel, but I'd heard Batwoman was lesbian now.

Anything featuring Kili, really. I'm not overfond of M/M, but there doesn't need to be smut to get me interested. I know it's not much to go on, but I just really love the character and apart from M/M stories there isn't much out there. Thanks for reading this, and super thanks if you write a Kili fic.

I know it's been awhile since you posted, but I'd like to take this on. One caveat however, I seem to be constitutionally incapable of removing angst from my work. One point in particular, is that any OC in a fic set in evolution will have an awkward "coming out" story, because it irks me that almost all the kids in that show had families that automatically accepted their mutant gifts. I'm probably going to give Edie a conservative family who tries to hide her after her outward mutation shows up. If that's OK, then I'll be happy to write it. If you want to read another challenge/request fic I wrote (Steve Rogers/OC), you can find it here.

Banging Ladies (Or Women) Jerks Over Bite S M A S H

I agree that the part-this or part-that thing can be under utilised, but with creativity, that's not an issue. Also I really like your cement shoes scenario.

So I was perusing youtube, and came across a fabulous vlog called Geeking Out, about LGBT concerns in various geeky mediums. 'Round about number 7, they discussed comics and brought up something I hadn't noticed before. DC, although they write lesbian characters, has a hard time creating main male characters that are gay (I knew that but it never pinged the way it did watching the vlog), and Marvel, although home to many gay men, doesn't do so well in the fem slash department. Neither of the bigs really looks too hard at trans issues either. So I thought to myself "Hey, Fanfic authors don't have that problem. We may have plenty of problems regarding spelling, punctuation, story structure, etc. but we don't have a problem writing LGBT characters." So the purpose of this thread is to recommend good fanfic portrayals of LGBT characters in the comic fandoms (DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, indies, whatever). They can be cannon representations or not, but they have to be things you'd recommend to a friend.

I was re-watching Leverage the other day with friends, when one of them pointed out that Elliot Spencer has the same last name as Shaun Spencer, and the same ability to pinpoint details about a person or environment ("It's a very distinctive stance!"). So what if they were related? What I'm thinking is a story about what would happen at a family reunion where Shaun and Elliot meet. It wouldn't need to be a slashfic, but I just think those two hanging out, solving a murder, would be a hoot.

I was re-watching Leverage the other day with friends, when one of them pointed out that Elliot Spencer has the same last name as Shaun Spencer, and the same ability to pinpoint details about a person or environment ("It's a very distinctive stance!"). So what if they were related? What I'm thinking is a story about what would happen at a family reunion where Shaun and Elliot meet. It wouldn't need to be a slashfic, but I just think those two hanging out, solving a murder, would be a hoot.

I agree with Diizoid, but I have a few things that I really wish people would point out and not just let that egg sit on my face. I have a very descriptive (occasionally florid or over-worked) prose style, that sometimes can get in the way of my plot. I know this about myself, so I try to keep it in mind when editing (I ask myself things like 'Does it matter what precise shade of purple her shirt is?' and 'Can I just say deep purple instead of aubergine?'). But I know that I'm human, and I slip up. One of the best con crits for me is when someone says "this sentence right here, you need to trim that back to under a paragraph." I also have issues with continuity, and because that's also a huge pet peeve when others do it, I like to be reminded when I inadvertently re-name a character. Same issue with not using contractions.

Yes please! I started writing last night after the show.

Where are we going to put Marvel's Agents of SHIELD? It's not an Animated Series, nor a Movie, so the existing categories in Marvel 'Verse are inadequate, but I personally feel that putting it in Television (where it might wind up) isn't the answer, because it's an integral part of the broader Marvel spectrum. I'm working on the rough outline for one now, but I'm posting this sort of preemptively, because I really think it needs to be addressed. The show actually comes out tomorrow, and I'm sure it'll take at least until episode 2 for a fic to be written.

I'm looking for a lokitty fic where loki turns into a kitten following the Battle of New York and then gets adopted by Captain America, which he uses to study the Avengers. I read it a long time ago (from my adhd perspective), so I don't remember the title or authors name. I know it isn't much to go on, but I sort of recall having found it through a link on the forums, so it may be on ff.net, as I've combed the archive with little luck. Hopefully someone remembers it.