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Genre thoughts: I love both the fluffiest of fluff and the smuttiest of smut. I don’t expect to see both in the same fic, but if you can make it work, power to you. I have a complicated relationship with angst - it’s fine if there’s some there, but I prefer it conclude with a happy ending.

Character death thoughts: Permanently killing a main character is a big fat DNW for me. Referencing the death of a minor character is okay, as long as it’s not a primary plot point. Basically - fic opens at a funeral or passing reference to someone that died before the events of the story, okay. Minor character dying in the middle of the story, DNW. Temporary character death is okay, as long as the resurrection occurs at the end of the story. Fix-it option for anyone dead in canon.

Pregnancy/kid fics: Yes please. I adore all sorts of kid fics. I'm good with mpreg if you want to go that direction.

SFW DNWS (unless otherwise explicitly stated): on screen-death of any character, permanent death of a major character, angsty endings
NSFW DNWS: dub-con/non-con (unless otherwise explicitly stated), extreme kink, body fluids not meant to be involved in sex

Angel/Lindsey McDonald
I know the rl friendship between the actors was a factor, but I have shipped these two pretty much since I started the show. I love the enemies to lovers to trope. A few specific ideas, but I'll be happy with anything:
1) After they work together in season 1, Lindsey doesn't go back to Wolfram & Hart and becomes part of the team.
2) They bond over both falling in love with - and getting burned by - Darla.
3) Lindsey doesn't leave town after "Dead End" in season 2.
4) Any Lindsey survives the end of season 5 scenario.

Lindsey McDonald
Lindsey is by far my favorite supporting character. I would love to see pre-series backstory or something set between when he left in season 2 and came back in season 5.

Lindsey McDonald/Spike
This definitely plays with Lindsey as fake Doyle in season 5. Perhaps Lindsey uses seduction on Spike. Or perhaps Spike wants to "punish" Lindsey for his lies once the truth comes out. Or maybe Spike had grown fond of him and convinces Angel not to give Lindsey up to the senior partners.

Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg
I'd love to see a happily ever after AU for these two. Any sort of slice of life fic would be awesome too.