seeking Memes & PSLs with canonmates and cross-canon, especially with shows like TXF for XC.
ideas IN GENERAL: Life in Twin Peaks, especially during his time as a deputy. Maybe Dale ignores all common sense and still buys Dead Dog Farm, and some of the folks from the station stop by to help him get it cleaned up for renovation, and/or Dale manages to luck out and get permission for a field office because of the oddities in the woods, and so starts to undergo the process of actually integrating himself into the community on a deeper, more residential level.
FOR HARRY: I'd love to thread some adventures during Dale's time as a deputy - maybe the probe extends much longer than in did in canon, and he starts to realize he's much happier living in Twin Peaks than anywhere else, which in combination with spending more time working with Harry the prospect of leaving even more difficult for both of them. I've also been thinking about a safehouse sort of scenario based on the line during the Windom Earle arc where Harry tells Coop "I'm not letting you out of my sight" in which he stays over at Harry's instead of continuing to live at the Great Northern, subsequently opening the way to all of your usual adjusting-to-being-housemates stuff. Something centering around the fallout of Dale being shot could be interesting to write as well - either with the canon rib injuries or a situation in which they did not more-or-less catch the bullet and he's instead left with a pretty serious abdominal wound requiring hospitalization. With shipping specifically, I think there's a lot to explore there - Dale would probably keep his feelings to himself as long as he could at the very least during the case, especially because he'd have the wisdom to realize that a relationship between two leading investigators in a case is not a good look, doubly so in light of his allowing Harry to get away with committing assault against another agent of the FBI. I'm also interested in what would happen if they did start dating - Harry's reputation matters a lot, too, considering that he's in a position of power, and seeing as he at least attempted to keep his relationship with Josie a secret, I imagine he and Coop would probably do the same thing. Drama/angst over the seeming eventuality that Cooper will have to leave and go back to the opposite coast at some point, the two of them figuring out how to articulate feelings/dealing with the Catherine Baggage™, the normal motions of dating in an abnormal situation, and just generally getting to know each other better and the evolution of a working partnership into something more are all of interest too. HC/angst during the period of time in which Harry's grieving Josie potentially leading to the development of a relationship between the two of them could also be cool.
FOR ALBERT: Conflict resolution - trying to reason with Albert to maintain some semblance of peace between him and local law enforcement - or maybe dealing with the gunshot wound and the fact that Josie was the one who inflicted it, either shipping or gen. IMHO Albert's clearly very upset about it and expresses that in his own way; it's a pity the show doesn't spend more time looking into his emotional response to what transpires and I'd really dig a thread that does. I think Dale chooses not to acknowledge or think about how serious it easily could have been - had the bullet come at an even slightly different angle, he likely would have been looking at gastrointestinal perforation, possible hypovolemic shock, and/or sepsis as a result of it - whereas Albert, who has medical training, is acutely aware of the fact that this incident could have killed someone very important to him and reacted accordingly.
OTHER CANONMATE-SPECIFIC IDEAS: Bonding with Lucy and his fellow officers! Maybe they all get stuck together in some sort of externally imposed situation like a power outage or snowstorm. I think Coop's particularly fond of Lucy - maybe everyday shenans between these two? Between him and Denise, catching up while she's in Twin Peaks - platonic or perhaps a continuation of the canon UST between them (i.e. the smoldering glance she throws over her shoulder at him before leaving the room when she meets Harry/Hawk, their conversation at the bar in which Denise is holding the bride's bouquet and everyone else is up dancing, etc.).
CROSSCANON: Scenarios in which reinforcements arrive - characters from the CIA, FBI, etc. coming to help with the Laura Palmer investigation and/or the supernatural elements around it. For the X Files specifically, maybe the happenings in Twin Peaks are connected to the conspiracy in the X Files and Dale finds this out when he's put in contact with Mulder/Scully/Skinner. I'm thinking either something in which they're sent out to Twin Peaks or he's sent to their DC Office. Alternatively, threads happening 100% in the TXF universe - maybe Dale's sent to work with them, which could lead to some interesting dynamics.
These are just a few things off the top of my head - I can elaborate and would love to hear any ideas you have!
preferences/other info — I'm on EST and fairly active - I work retail and my hours are long and erratic, so I may not always be able to squeeze time to post in on a given day, but I try! — Bracketed or prose, either is fine. — My preferred method of communication for plotting etc is Discord.
twin peaks + crosscanon
Dale Cooper | Twin Peaks S1/S2
seeking
Memes & PSLs with canonmates and cross-canon, especially with shows like TXF for XC.
ideas
IN GENERAL: Life in Twin Peaks, especially during his time as a deputy. Maybe Dale ignores all common sense and still buys Dead Dog Farm, and some of the folks from the station stop by to help him get it cleaned up for renovation, and/or Dale manages to luck out and get permission for a field office because of the oddities in the woods, and so starts to undergo the process of actually integrating himself into the community on a deeper, more residential level.
FOR HARRY: I'd love to thread some adventures during Dale's time as a deputy - maybe the probe extends much longer than in did in canon, and he starts to realize he's much happier living in Twin Peaks than anywhere else, which in combination with spending more time working with Harry the prospect of leaving even more difficult for both of them. I've also been thinking about a safehouse sort of scenario based on the line during the Windom Earle arc where Harry tells Coop "I'm not letting you out of my sight" in which he stays over at Harry's instead of continuing to live at the Great Northern, subsequently opening the way to all of your usual adjusting-to-being-housemates stuff. Something centering around the fallout of Dale being shot could be interesting to write as well - either with the canon rib injuries or a situation in which they did not more-or-less catch the bullet and he's instead left with a pretty serious abdominal wound requiring hospitalization. With shipping specifically, I think there's a lot to explore there - Dale would probably keep his feelings to himself as long as he could at the very least during the case, especially because he'd have the wisdom to realize that a relationship between two leading investigators in a case is not a good look, doubly so in light of his allowing Harry to get away with committing assault against another agent of the FBI. I'm also interested in what would happen if they did start dating - Harry's reputation matters a lot, too, considering that he's in a position of power, and seeing as he at least attempted to keep his relationship with Josie a secret, I imagine he and Coop would probably do the same thing. Drama/angst over the seeming eventuality that Cooper will have to leave and go back to the opposite coast at some point, the two of them figuring out how to articulate feelings/dealing with the Catherine Baggage™, the normal motions of dating in an abnormal situation, and just generally getting to know each other better and the evolution of a working partnership into something more are all of interest too. HC/angst during the period of time in which Harry's grieving Josie potentially leading to the development of a relationship between the two of them could also be cool.
FOR ALBERT: Conflict resolution - trying to reason with Albert to maintain some semblance of peace between him and local law enforcement - or maybe dealing with the gunshot wound and the fact that Josie was the one who inflicted it, either shipping or gen. IMHO Albert's clearly very upset about it and expresses that in his own way; it's a pity the show doesn't spend more time looking into his emotional response to what transpires and I'd really dig a thread that does. I think Dale chooses not to acknowledge or think about how serious it easily could have been - had the bullet come at an even slightly different angle, he likely would have been looking at gastrointestinal perforation, possible hypovolemic shock, and/or sepsis as a result of it - whereas Albert, who has medical training, is acutely aware of the fact that this incident could have killed someone very important to him and reacted accordingly.
OTHER CANONMATE-SPECIFIC IDEAS: Bonding with Lucy and his fellow officers! Maybe they all get stuck together in some sort of externally imposed situation like a power outage or snowstorm. I think Coop's particularly fond of Lucy - maybe everyday shenans between these two? Between him and Denise, catching up while she's in Twin Peaks - platonic or perhaps a continuation of the canon UST between them (i.e. the smoldering glance she throws over her shoulder at him before leaving the room when she meets Harry/Hawk, their conversation at the bar in which Denise is holding the bride's bouquet and everyone else is up dancing, etc.).
CROSSCANON: Scenarios in which reinforcements arrive - characters from the CIA, FBI, etc. coming to help with the Laura Palmer investigation and/or the supernatural elements around it. For the X Files specifically, maybe the happenings in Twin Peaks are connected to the conspiracy in the X Files and Dale finds this out when he's put in contact with Mulder/Scully/Skinner. I'm thinking either something in which they're sent out to Twin Peaks or he's sent to their DC Office. Alternatively, threads happening 100% in the TXF universe - maybe Dale's sent to work with them, which could lead to some interesting dynamics.
These are just a few things off the top of my head - I can elaborate and would love to hear any ideas you have!
preferences/other info
— I'm on EST and fairly active - I work retail and my hours are long and erratic, so I may not always be able to squeeze time to post in on a given day, but I try!
— Bracketed or prose, either is fine.
— My preferred method of communication for plotting etc is Discord.
If interested, shoot me a PM at this journal!