Otter's Rock

One fic was written for me:

Both Alike (4338 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Relationships: Mr. Bennet & Fitzwilliam Darcy
Characters: Mr. Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet
Additional Tags: Autistic Character, Autistic Exchange 2015
Summary: Mr Bennet had long ago acknowledged – at the very least to himself – that he was what his stablemaster would call an ‘odd duck’.

Interesting look at what it would be like to be autistic long before modern psychology, looking for someone like yourself and not quite understanding why you were so out of step with the world.

Here are my favorites of the other fics written for the exchange:

Artificial (1240 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Characters: Tony Stark, Howard Stark
Additional Tags: Autistic Character
Summary:  People say a lot of things about Tony Stark; not all of them are true. The people who say he's weirdly intimate with his bots may have a point, though.

Really interesting look at Tony, and though I’m less convinced about Howard, I like the way the author brought in Tony’s little behavioral quirks.


Whatever Spins Your Engines (1152 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Firefly
Relationships: Kaylee Frye & River Tam
Characters: Kaylee Frye, River Tam
Additional Tags: Autistic Character, Friendship, chosen family, Coping, Female Friendships
Summary:  Kaylee understands when River has her own ways of liking things, odd routines that keep her going in the middle of the mild chaos that is the 'verse on a good day. She understands because she has her own, and that's always been enough. Well... Almost enough.

DON'T PANIC.

This is a very long letter with lots of stuff, but DO NOT PANIC. I'm actually fairly easy to please; I am very rarely disappointed with a ficathon story. I write long and detailed Dear Author letters because I find such things helpful when I'm writing for other people; if you are like me, here you go! If your style is different and a detailed letter makes you feel hemmed-in, feel free to do what works for you.

The most important thing for me in a fic is that the characters are well-written and recognizably themselves. Even when I don't like a character, I don't go in for character-bashing. If nothing else, if the rest of this letter is too much or my kinks just don't fit yours, just concentrate on writing a good story with everyone in character and good spelling and grammar and I will almost certainly love what you come up with.

One thing: I do have an embarrassment squick, which makes humor kind of hit-or-miss sometimes. The kind of humor where someone does something embarrassing and the audience is laughing at them makes me uncomfortable because I identify too much with the person getting laughed at, so instead of being funny it is squicky. On the other hand, the kind of humor where the audience is laughing with the characters I really enjoy.

( General Preferences )

( Pride and Prejudice, DS9, RCN series, Vorkosiverse )