So... CouplesBigBang is happening. I think I need a little plotty/shippy help though...

[hiddencait]

OK so I think I have talked myself into signing up for couplesbigbang because I am clearly a fanfic-masochist (not that it surprises anyone!), and hey this will at least get me a minimum of 10k into my goal of 150k by the end of the year. So definitely doing it, but I am totally clueless about who/what I want to write about.

So thoughts/opinions/advices? I do think I want to do a pairing I haven't written a long fic for, so that throws out Dredd/Cassandra, Ripley/Hicks, and Cassie/Nick ala Push, but that still leaves a MASSIVE amount of pairings in my to-be-shipped list.

I kinda think I want to do an AU too...like maybe a Black Jewels AU? I have loved damn near every one I've read but I just haven't gotten around to writing one. Or maybe something else... I don't really know.

Possible couples I've been craving are below - please feel free to toss out opinions/help me narrow this beast down!

Pacific Rim - Herc Hansen/Mako Mori (yes I love Raleigh/Mako, but damned if I can find much of any Herc het)
Marvel - Clint Barton/Darcy Lewis (not sure I could manage Darcy's voice but could be fun)
Hobbit - Thorin Oakenshield/Fem!Bilbo Baggins (one of few genderbending ships I like - if I thought I could manage the slash I'd keep him male, but oh well)
Gundam Wing - Heero Yuy/Relena Peacecraft (I just realized I've never actually written for these two beyond a baby drabble)
Marvel/Harry Potter - Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy (Follow to W.A.R.D. - no clue on plotness)
Sanctuary - Henry Foss/Ashley Magnus (obviously AU after season 2 even if I don't do a full on AU lol)
Tinman - Wyatt Cain/DG (iffy on this one - I've done a long drabble series for them but no complete fic)

If you've got a pairing you definitely want to see me write that isn't on the list, feel free to suggest it. It might help me narrow things down.

Comments

[karrenia-rune.livejournal.com]

I like the Sanctuary Henry/Ashley
I also like the Clint Barton/Darcy Lewis idea.

[hiddencait.livejournal.com]

I actually ended up combining two ideas and am now doing a Thorin/fem!Bilbo Black Jewels AU. It may eat my brain frankly lol.

But both Clint/Darcy and Henry/Ashley are faves of mine. I'll get around to writing something for each of them eventually.

[karrenia-rune.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your projects!

I've been waffling too on whether or not to sign up for the Couples Big Bang and I haven't yet decided which fandom I should go with and then what pairings. Good thing there's still time to decide.

[hiddencait.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And yeah, that was definitely a challenge to decide on - I have so many random ideas/plots on the backburner that I was just looking at the list and cringing. There's definitely time though. The long deadline was half the reason I felt comfortable joining.