Dear Yuletide Santa
Firstly, and most importantly, THANK YOU!
Secondly, optional details are optional details. As long as the story's about my favourite two characters, I will love it dearly.
General likes & loves:
I love my OTP's and stories about how they get together. I like a little bit of angst so long as there's a happy ending (for my character or OTP) at the end. I like third person POVs and enjoy R and NC17 ratings if the rating is relevant to the plot. I love touching, making out, fighting (physical and/or verbal), sexing (fade to black or not), banter/good dialogue, and characters who are competent. Five times styled fics are awesome, as are the more traditional beginning-middle-end.
Do not wants:
AUs where everyone's in high school, or the wild west, or they're all vampires, or running coffee shops, etc; established relationships, character deaths and/or relationships other than the ones requested (unless otherwise noted); first/second POVs; character bashing; porn without plot (PWP), BDSM, non-con, sub-dom, rape, abuse, gore, child harm/abuse/death, etc.
Aliens (1986), Dwayne Hicks, Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
Prompt suggestions:
- "Alien3" fix-it fic: the egg is still on board but Ripley and Hicks (and Newt) are able to wake before the alien causes the fire...
- Ripley refuses to go back to LV426; Hicks (and some of the others?) survive the mission somehow; the alien threat stretches across the stars to Earth. How do these changes change nothing at all?
My favourite movie of all time. The end.
Seriously. I love everything about this movie. I love that Ripley is strong and broken and unrelenting. I love that she has PTSD and smokes constantly and is too busy and afraid to sleep. I love that she sees danger and terror everywhere, and that it's real, which is why she will use anything she can find or learn to defend herself and hers. And I love that Hicks is her perfect match, that he is exactly the same, and that he sees all her strengths and faults and never doubts her for a second.
Alien (Prequel Movies), Walter (Alien Prequels), Daniels (Alien Prequels)
Prompt suggestions:
- "Covenant" fix-it fic. Walter follows Daniels, and helps her save herself and her ship from David.
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
I hated pretty much everything about "Alien: Prometheus", from the story to the characters, so I was happily surprised to find how much I enjoyed "Alien: Covenant" and the characters of Daniels and Walter.
I love everything about Walter. His competence, his accent, and his devotion (love?) for Daniels. Similarly, I love Daniels for her quiet strength and competence, and the way she just keeps on going even though she's grieving and in a horrible, terrifying situation. (I'm very much reminded of Ripley and Hicks' partnership every time I watch Daniels and Walter.)
The only thing I want to see of David is his total and complete destruction, so anything fix-it for the end of the movie would be fabulous, especially if it also progresses Walter and Daniels' relationship.
Die Hard (Movies), Holly Gennaro (Die Hard Movies), John McClane (Die Hard Movies)
Prompt suggestions:
- Post-"Die Hard", Holly and John heal and repair their relationship.
- What if Holly and John's marriage didn't break down again sometime after "Die Harder". How does that change the events of "Die Hard With a Vengeance" and "Live Free or Die Hard"? (Please feel free to ignore "A Good Day to Die Hard".) Bonus points if you can rewrite 3 and 4 so they occur at Christmas.
- # Christmases John and Holly spent together.
"Die Hard" and "Die Harder" are two must-watch Christmas movies in my house, faithfully viewed every December for over 25 years (and occasionally mid-year too). I love the way they encapsulate the late 80s and 90s, and anchor enjoyable popcorn-action with Christmas decorations and one of my favourite married couples. Give John and Holly a happy ending (at Christmas) and I'll love it.
Dredd (2012), Cassandra Anderson (Dredd 2012), Joseph Dredd (Dredd 2012)
Prompt suggestions:
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings that neither will admit out loud until they can't deny it any longer.
- Dredd and Anderson have to go on the run together, hiding undercover.
I can admit it, I have a little bit of an obsession with this movie. I love Dredd's stoicism and competence; Anderson's mental skills and intuition. Anything that captures that feel of "them against the rest of the world" from the movie, and which adds in some wonderful sexual tension and wanting (and feelings) that progresses to an in-character get together will be adored forever.
World War Z (2013), Gerry Lane, Segen
Prompt suggestions:
- Gerry and Segen's journey from Wales to safety. I loved the country hopping in the movie, so a journey with lots of stops and backtracks and not-so-shortcuts would be awesome. How do they survive in unfamiliar locations in an apocalyptic nightmare? Do they visit any other locations from the book? Does Nova Scotia remain a safe zone or is it eventually broken and a new safe zone created?
- # Christmases Gerry and Segen survive together.
Yup, I 'ship it: Gerry/Segen, but in a slow burn sense. Like, if the movie had been greenlit for a trilogy, I imagine Karin would have tragically died in movie two, and movie three would have ended with Gerry and Segen walking off into a zombie free sunset together (and if not necessarily romantically walking off, then with the hope that it could go that way after the fade to black).
Karin is great, and I do believe that Gerry loves her and their marriage, so please no character bashing or adultery. Just kill her off respectfully (and easily -- there is a zombie plague after all, and the movie ends with the idea that they're all going to go around injecting each other with fatal diseases, heh) and have Gerry move on appropriately. Or, you know, keep her in Nova Scotia with the kids, and instead focus the story on Gerry and Segen's one true partnership as they traverse the world, learning and killing zombies and surviving.
Finally, while I know this is a zombie movie, I do not want any baby or child deaths (or babies/children turning into zombies) or gore -- decapitate the dead, sure, but please don't describe every piece of rotting or severed flesh in excruciating detail. Thank you.
Z Nation (TV), Sarge, 10K
Prompt suggestions:
- A fic set post the season four finale, when Sarge jumps 10K, and before the beginning of season five would be fantastic. Fill in the blanks of Sarge and 10K's relationship during this time and stop before season five. (I didn't like George, the bizkits, the talkers, Sarge's death, 10K's amputation or anything much in season five, so avoiding all of this would be great!)
- Fix-it fic! It's simple: Sarge doesn't die in season five. She and 10K survive and traverse the country, killing zombies and being awesomely competent together. Please.
I love Z Nation. I love its humour, and the way it doesn't take itself too seriously, but still shows the devastation the plague has caused and how people have acclimated to their new (ab)normal. I love the zombie cheese wheel and the Liberty Bell and the fact that no one was near the Grand Canyon (ha!). I love how competent Sarge and 10K are at giving mercy, and how matter-of-fact such action is. And I also love (in smaller doses) Murphy and Warren and Doc and Addy and Citizen Z.
Finally, while I know this is a zombie tv show, I do not want any baby or child deaths (or babies/children turning into zombies) or gore -- decapitate the dead, sure, but please don't describe every piece of rotting or severed flesh in excruciating detail. Thank you.
Links:
My fic: AO3
My recs: Pinboard
Again: thank you!!
--
anr
MIRROR!VERSE: https://anr.dreamwidth.org/1572796.html (
)
Secondly, optional details are optional details. As long as the story's about my favourite two characters, I will love it dearly.
General likes & loves:
I love my OTP's and stories about how they get together. I like a little bit of angst so long as there's a happy ending (for my character or OTP) at the end. I like third person POVs and enjoy R and NC17 ratings if the rating is relevant to the plot. I love touching, making out, fighting (physical and/or verbal), sexing (fade to black or not), banter/good dialogue, and characters who are competent. Five times styled fics are awesome, as are the more traditional beginning-middle-end.
Do not wants:
AUs where everyone's in high school, or the wild west, or they're all vampires, or running coffee shops, etc; established relationships, character deaths and/or relationships other than the ones requested (unless otherwise noted); first/second POVs; character bashing; porn without plot (PWP), BDSM, non-con, sub-dom, rape, abuse, gore, child harm/abuse/death, etc.
Aliens (1986), Dwayne Hicks, Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
Prompt suggestions:
- "Alien3" fix-it fic: the egg is still on board but Ripley and Hicks (and Newt) are able to wake before the alien causes the fire...
- Ripley refuses to go back to LV426; Hicks (and some of the others?) survive the mission somehow; the alien threat stretches across the stars to Earth. How do these changes change nothing at all?
My favourite movie of all time. The end.
Seriously. I love everything about this movie. I love that Ripley is strong and broken and unrelenting. I love that she has PTSD and smokes constantly and is too busy and afraid to sleep. I love that she sees danger and terror everywhere, and that it's real, which is why she will use anything she can find or learn to defend herself and hers. And I love that Hicks is her perfect match, that he is exactly the same, and that he sees all her strengths and faults and never doubts her for a second.
Alien (Prequel Movies), Walter (Alien Prequels), Daniels (Alien Prequels)
Prompt suggestions:
- "Covenant" fix-it fic. Walter follows Daniels, and helps her save herself and her ship from David.
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings.
I hated pretty much everything about "Alien: Prometheus", from the story to the characters, so I was happily surprised to find how much I enjoyed "Alien: Covenant" and the characters of Daniels and Walter.
I love everything about Walter. His competence, his accent, and his devotion (love?) for Daniels. Similarly, I love Daniels for her quiet strength and competence, and the way she just keeps on going even though she's grieving and in a horrible, terrifying situation. (I'm very much reminded of Ripley and Hicks' partnership every time I watch Daniels and Walter.)
The only thing I want to see of David is his total and complete destruction, so anything fix-it for the end of the movie would be fabulous, especially if it also progresses Walter and Daniels' relationship.
Die Hard (Movies), Holly Gennaro (Die Hard Movies), John McClane (Die Hard Movies)
Prompt suggestions:
- Post-"Die Hard", Holly and John heal and repair their relationship.
- What if Holly and John's marriage didn't break down again sometime after "Die Harder". How does that change the events of "Die Hard With a Vengeance" and "Live Free or Die Hard"? (Please feel free to ignore "A Good Day to Die Hard".) Bonus points if you can rewrite 3 and 4 so they occur at Christmas.
- # Christmases John and Holly spent together.
"Die Hard" and "Die Harder" are two must-watch Christmas movies in my house, faithfully viewed every December for over 25 years (and occasionally mid-year too). I love the way they encapsulate the late 80s and 90s, and anchor enjoyable popcorn-action with Christmas decorations and one of my favourite married couples. Give John and Holly a happy ending (at Christmas) and I'll love it.
Dredd (2012), Cassandra Anderson (Dredd 2012), Joseph Dredd (Dredd 2012)
Prompt suggestions:
- Slow burn 'ship fic. Tension and wanting and feelings that neither will admit out loud until they can't deny it any longer.
- Dredd and Anderson have to go on the run together, hiding undercover.
I can admit it, I have a little bit of an obsession with this movie. I love Dredd's stoicism and competence; Anderson's mental skills and intuition. Anything that captures that feel of "them against the rest of the world" from the movie, and which adds in some wonderful sexual tension and wanting (and feelings) that progresses to an in-character get together will be adored forever.
World War Z (2013), Gerry Lane, Segen
Prompt suggestions:
- Gerry and Segen's journey from Wales to safety. I loved the country hopping in the movie, so a journey with lots of stops and backtracks and not-so-shortcuts would be awesome. How do they survive in unfamiliar locations in an apocalyptic nightmare? Do they visit any other locations from the book? Does Nova Scotia remain a safe zone or is it eventually broken and a new safe zone created?
- # Christmases Gerry and Segen survive together.
Yup, I 'ship it: Gerry/Segen, but in a slow burn sense. Like, if the movie had been greenlit for a trilogy, I imagine Karin would have tragically died in movie two, and movie three would have ended with Gerry and Segen walking off into a zombie free sunset together (and if not necessarily romantically walking off, then with the hope that it could go that way after the fade to black).
Karin is great, and I do believe that Gerry loves her and their marriage, so please no character bashing or adultery. Just kill her off respectfully (and easily -- there is a zombie plague after all, and the movie ends with the idea that they're all going to go around injecting each other with fatal diseases, heh) and have Gerry move on appropriately. Or, you know, keep her in Nova Scotia with the kids, and instead focus the story on Gerry and Segen's one true partnership as they traverse the world, learning and killing zombies and surviving.
Finally, while I know this is a zombie movie, I do not want any baby or child deaths (or babies/children turning into zombies) or gore -- decapitate the dead, sure, but please don't describe every piece of rotting or severed flesh in excruciating detail. Thank you.
Z Nation (TV), Sarge, 10K
Prompt suggestions:
- A fic set post the season four finale, when Sarge jumps 10K, and before the beginning of season five would be fantastic. Fill in the blanks of Sarge and 10K's relationship during this time and stop before season five. (I didn't like George, the bizkits, the talkers, Sarge's death, 10K's amputation or anything much in season five, so avoiding all of this would be great!)
- Fix-it fic! It's simple: Sarge doesn't die in season five. She and 10K survive and traverse the country, killing zombies and being awesomely competent together. Please.
I love Z Nation. I love its humour, and the way it doesn't take itself too seriously, but still shows the devastation the plague has caused and how people have acclimated to their new (ab)normal. I love the zombie cheese wheel and the Liberty Bell and the fact that no one was near the Grand Canyon (ha!). I love how competent Sarge and 10K are at giving mercy, and how matter-of-fact such action is. And I also love (in smaller doses) Murphy and Warren and Doc and Addy and Citizen Z.
Finally, while I know this is a zombie tv show, I do not want any baby or child deaths (or babies/children turning into zombies) or gore -- decapitate the dead, sure, but please don't describe every piece of rotting or severed flesh in excruciating detail. Thank you.
Links:
My fic: AO3
My recs: Pinboard
Again: thank you!!
--
anr
MIRROR!VERSE: https://anr.dreamwidth.org/1572796.html (
)