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Dear Yuletide Writer...
Happy Yuletide, dear anonymous writer. I am not a big one for the holidays, but for the last 10 years, Yuletide has been one of my favourite parts of the dark days of winter.
I'm delighted that we share some fannish interests (and possibly loves) and hope that you enjoy the creation process and have a good time this Yuletide. If prompts and extra information helps you, you've come to the right place. But if Optional Details are Optional is the way you roll, that's cool too.
My hard-and-fast DNWs list is fairly short. I do not want incest, non-con, porn without plot, child death or grievous injury (unless it's canon and even then, no need to dwell on the details), animal cruelty or abuse, scat/watersports/extreme kink, or first-person narration. Yeah, I know that last one is maybe a little weird, but I find first-person difficult to warm up to and it takes me out of the story.
In general, I love fan fiction. I love the way it lets me spend time with beloved characters. I love the way it opens up new adventures and possibilities. I love the way it lets me rethink and reimagine known worlds.
I love, love, love so many tropes. (And I also love stories that subvert tropes.) In no particularly order, I absolutely love the following tropes:
Fake dating
Using dating/relationships as a cover for a mission/con/job/plan
Secret weddings/marriages
Elopement, and accidental marriages
Unexpected tenderness
Hurt/comfort
Cooking comfort foods
Grand romantic gestures
Repressed feelings
Found families
Slow burning love that develops slowly through mundane activities
Starting a new life
Ghost stories
Spooky settings
Haunted houses
Stupid dares
Camping
Accidental demon summoning
Disasters – natural or manmade
Post-apocalytpic fights to survive
Man vs wilderness
Angst
Unresolved sexual tension
Zombies
Roads not taken in canon
Wacky roadtrips
That's quite a grab bag to choose from, but I would like anything from it. Here are a few starting points for a gift in any fandom:
A natural or manmade disaster strikes and characters must work together to save themselves and others
AU - The Zombie Apocalypse strikes - what is life like and how do the characters manage?
Character backstories - I love a good backstory!
The road not taken...what happens when a character makes a different decision than in canon. How does the story (and more importantly, the character) change as a result of the decision?
First times - first kisses, first loves, first day of school/prison/the army/whatever
5+1 (As in Five times X happened and 1 time it didn't) is a tried and true format - I'd eat any 5+1 with a spoon. (And it doesn't have to be 5 +1, it could be 3 or 7 or whatever works for you.)
Song fic - I don't even need to know the song. (But if you're a fan of The National, you literally cannot go wrong with any of their songs.)
Crossovers - I love crossovers like Whoa! They are seriously my favourite fandom genre. I would be delighted to see crossovers between any of my requests or with any of these fandoms: Friday Night Lights, Supernatural, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Good Place, The Big C, Stranger Things, Sons of Anarchy, or Leverage.
This letter is basically a gooey letter of all things I love, and it's only going to get worse as I get to my fandoms. I love each of these fandoms deeply and beyond all reason. And I think this love is even worse because I've not found any communities or places that love these shows the way I do.
Ad Astra - I loved the aesthetic of this movie and especially loved Dr. Helen Lantos. I want aaaalllll of her backstory. I am especially curious about the decoration in her apartment - the weird Victorian era toys and bird cage, if I'm remembering correctly - seems an interesting choice for a woman who has such a tenuous connection with Earth at all let alone in Victorian times. I also ship her with Roy, but sometime in the future, not in the time frame of the movie.
Succession - I am so here for anything that continues the amazing adventures of Rockstar and Molewoman. I love their relationship so much. It's weird and a little wrong and sweet and tender but still prickly and somewhat maternal. It's unlike anything I've seen before and it makes a weird kind of sense. I am obsessed by this show because I do not understand why anyone stays in that messed up world, especially when all they need to do is cash out a fraction of their stock and walk away. No amount of wealth seems worth it to me for the stress and mental abuse they all have to put up with. I would love to see Gerri and Roman make the decision to walk away. Or maybe make plans to walk away and then have to struggle with following through. I would also love all the Gerri backstory, b (Also, in my head canon, Gerri never slept with Logan because she was already married. She walked a super-fine line and earned some respect for her loyalty both to her husband and also to the company.) Also, I'm interested in Greg and Kendall's relationship...I'd like to think that they've secretly become friends and that's why Greg helps him. But primarily, I'd prefer a story that focuses on Gerri and Roman.
Succession - I am so here for anything that continues the amazing adventures of Rockstar and Molewoman. I love their relationship so much. It's weird and a little wrong and sweet and tender but still prickly and somewhat maternal. It's unlike anything I've seen before and it makes a weird kind of sense. I am obsessed by this show because I do not understand why anyone stays in that messed up world, especially when all they need to do is cash out a fraction of their stock and walk away. No amount of wealth seems worth it to me for the stress and mental abuse they all have to put up with. I would love to see Gerri and Roman make the decision to walk away. Or maybe make plans to walk away and then have to struggle with following through. I would also love all the Gerri backstory, b (Also, in my head canon, Gerri never slept with Logan because she was already married. She walked a super-fine line and earned some respect for her loyalty both to her husband and also to the company.) Also, I'm interested in Greg and Kendall's relationship...I'd like to think that they've secretly become friends and that's why Greg helps him. But primarily, I'd prefer a story that focuses on Gerri and Roman.
Last Tango in Halifax – This show is still my emotional home place. I return to it whenever I feel on the edge of depression because it makes me feel so many things. I ship Kate and Caroline like whoa and would love fix-it fic/AU where the senseless death does not happen. Alternatively, I'd enjoy something in the canon where Gillian helps Caroline pick up the pieces. Basically, I love the people on this show and just want more of them interacting and being messy but loving and just trying to figure out life. Also, feel free to not include all requested characters if that works best for your story.
Happy Valley – Catherine is the kick-ass awesome woman of my dreams. She doesn't always get it right, but she tries so hard. She is the epitome of "be brave and be kind". Her relationship with Clare is so real to me - any slice of life fic there would be much appreciated. And I'd love to see a story where Catherine mentors and mothers Ann - where's the line between trying to make up for Kirsten? I also love the relationship with Joyce - they are clearly old friends who adore each other - stories from back in the day wouldn't go amiss! Back story, front story, contemporary story - I am happy with whatever as long as there is more Catherine. Also, feel free to not include all requested characters if that works best for your story. (But please don't skip Catherine!)