Dear yuletide 2022 creator...

[ariestess]

Dear author --

First off, thank you for participating! This is my tenth year participating in one way or another. I look forward to receiving your story with the giddy anticipation of a child waiting for Christmas morning. Which I guess I kind of am! LOL!

While I know you will write what comes to you, and I sincerely hope you have fun writing the story, I just thought I'd mention a couple of things for you...

Fandom-specific requests ::

• Evil (TV 2019) [Kristen Bouchard, Ben Shakir, David Acosta, Karima Shakir ]
  Okay, so this show has absolutely become a huge fave of mine. It hits all of my buttons re: religious lore and such, plus it has that same kind of vibe as The X-Files and Poltergeist: the Legacy. All four of these characters fascinate me in their own right, so I am literally down for anything for them as long as it doesn't hit my DNWs. Case fic, slice of life, missing scenes. What about something from Ben and Karima's childhood, for example? I'm honestly good with anything in this universe with any of the characters: crises of faith, slice of life, case-related. Literally anything. Probably the ONLY thing I'm not that interested in for this fandom is blatant relationship stuff that is non-canon compliant.
  
  A caveat here: I haven't seen beyond S1 because my soulsis is being slow on doing eps with me and I promised to only watch with her, though I'll break that for Yuletide reasons, but am trying to get my stupid self caught up. So if you do write something post-S1, just let me know in the A/N and I'll work on catching up before reveals anyway.
  
  
• Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (TV) [Jafar (Once Upon a Time), Jabberwocky (Once Upon a Time), Red Queen | Anastasia, Knave of Hearts | Will Scarlet ]
  Okay, so these are four of my favorite characters from this series, ngl... I'm good for pretty much anything here. I do ship Jabberwocky/Red Queen, both romantically and platonically. I started shipping it when I wrote it for someone else, and it just kinda stuck. I love the idea of Anastasia working through her fears and her abuses to see Jabberwocky as a flawed being that might not be as black and white as one would assume. And I love redeeming flawed villains, so seeing Jabberwocky get that kind of thing would be fabulous! That said, I also absolutely adore Anastasia/Will, so I'm happy to get something for them, too. As for Jafar, please feel free to give me literally ANYTHING for him. I will soak it up like a sponge! Like what about something with him and Amara? Or his father? Or a past run-in with Cora, the Queen of Hearts? Literally anything. And if you're not into anything shippy for these characters, I'm down with character sketches, pre-canon, post-canon, missing scenes... Anything to learn more about these characters. This show did not get a fair shake and I miss it.
  
  
• Practical Magic (1998) [Gillian Owens, Sally Owens, Frances Owens, Bridget "Jet" Owens]
  I'm just going to be honest with you here. I'll take anything you want to give me for this fandom and these women. Make it an AU of the movie, or some kind of canon divergence. Tell me how Midnight Margaritas got started. Tell me about Jet and Franny's childhood. Or something about Maria before the curse. Or something with Kylie and Antonia. Seriously, whatever comes to mind for you, I'm game, as long as it's not incest.
  
  
• The Prophecy (Movies) [Lucifer (The Prophecy), Gabriel (The Prophecy), Simon (The Prophecy), Thomas Daggett]
  So I will admit that I giggled like a 4yo when I saw this option this year. I am a slobbering fan of the original movie. I've seen the sequels once, but I've lost track of how many times I've seen the original. I am here for anything about these four related to the original movie: pre-canon, missing scenes in the movie itself, post-canon related to the movie. If you want to include Katherine, Mary, Rachael, or Jerry? Feel free! I'm all for it!
  
  
• Swingtown [Trina Decker, Tom Decker, Janet Thompson]
  Anything with Trina is good with me. Seriously. LOL! I rarely ship het couples anymore, but I absolutely ADORE the relationship between Trina and Tom. Anything from their backstory or a post-series piece would be awesome. By the same token, I'd love to see a character development piece about Tom after the finale, dealing with the ramifications of Trina's pregnancy announcement. The friendship that ended up budding between Trina and Janet has always fascinated me. What would their friendship be like if Trina kept the baby? Or if she didn't? Literally anything for Trina is good with me. And speaking of Janet, how did her views of Tom and Trina's swinging lifestyle change as her friendship with Trina grew? Or did it even change? How did she reconcile that? And if you're down to write it, I'll take a triad piece for them, or something where Janet decides to give the "open relationship" thing a shot with Trina and/or Tom, just to see what it's like. How would that work out? Could the friendships still survive it?

Basic notes ::

• Nothing OOC. That really, really throws me out of a story faster than anything but bad grammar/spelling. Seriously.
  
• None of this "if they were in high school/college together"/written as kids stuff, UNLESS it actually happened in their canon. I HATE it.
  
• Babies/children are a toss up. With the exception of Tom/Trina [if you go that route], none of my couple options have small children/babies [if they have kids in canon, and you want to use them as babies/small kids, I'm okay with that], though some of the women listed are moms/daughters. I'm not necessarily looking for it, but at the same time, if it's done tastefully, I don't mind children/babies fic.
  
• Big No-No Plots :: high school/college AUs ; non-con/dub-con ; song!fic ; OOC ; easy answers ; bodily fluid kink ; gratuitous violence ; gratuitous angst for the sake of angst ; incest ; no tentacle porn (unless it's related to CANON Ursula in Once Upon a Time) ; no body horror
  
• Big Yes-Yes Plots :: AUs ; the use of realistic magic/spiritual beliefs ; positive kink ; sex toys ; intelligent discourse ; personal growth ; fic that passes the Bechdel test

And yes, I know this probably looks like I'm really fucking picky. In some ways, I am. But at the same time, it's totally your choice to follow or not follow what's written here [with the exception of the incest & noncon/dub-con things, which really bother me]. I just thought this might be something to help you out with ideas for the story you'll be writing. Feel free to peruse my journal to get more info. I really don't hide much....

If you're someone that knows me, you probably already know this about me. And you probably already know what I like. And if you don't know me, or aren't sure about something, ask the mods to ask me. Or, hell, ask or because they know me and my likes/dislikes very well.

And really? Just have fun with this. The fact that you're signed up and willing to play along is awesome with me...

Once again, thank you in advance for the story you're going to be writing for me. I can't wait to read it!