Yuletide Letter
First off, you deserve a big thank you for taking the time and effort to write me something nice, so, Thank you! Some notes on the kinds of stories that I like:
I like world-building, and stories that make me laugh, and explorations on minor characters' mindsets and situations. (The characters listed on my request form are more in the way of suggestions.) I prefer hugging stories over kissing stories (not that kissing is bad). I'm a sucker for redemption arcs, and I have a visceral need for happy endings.
For the particular fandoms that I requested:
The Unusuals - I like the balance of humour and serious storytelling in this show. Really, anything would be good - a day in the life of Dispatch, or what the hell the spacesuit is doing in the chief's office. I'd like to see something of Alvarez, for boy do I sympathise with the socially awkward guy, and he's a good man when he's not trying to play politics. And Leo Banks and Eric Delahoy, who are both staring at Incoming Death and not dealing with that well - that could be an interesting story, too. But really, just have fun with the cast - they're all great.
Death of the Necromancer - I loved the world-building in this one. In particular, though, I'd be interested in reading about Madeline, who is magically gifted, and comes from a magically gifted family, and chooses instead to follow her True Vocation in theatre. (Most stories where magic is an inborn talent tend to suck the talented into that particular profession because obviously it's the best...) Or a crime-caper story with Valiarde's gang. Or Arisilde, who is dotty and kind and terrifyingly powerful. Yeah, I'd love to see Arisilde talking with the fairies at the bottom of the garden, if the muse takes you that way.
Jonathon Strange @ Mr Norrell - again, what a book for world-building. Much of the Raven King's life appears in brief scraps of story and folklore, so fleshing that out could be fun, or seeing some of Stephen Black's life after the end of the book. And how does Arabella cope with her kidnapping, or her husband constantly caught under a pall of darkness? The writing style of Susanna Clarke is very much a character in those stories, whether it's a footnoted to hell-and-gone section, or a children's story in the style of "John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal-Burner," so I've very much like to see that in whatever you write.
How I Met Your Mother - I've been watching the Robin-and-Barney Show for years. Some of that, please. (Romance or friendship, however you like.) Let there be lots of asides, noodle incidents, and hilarious misunderstandings.
Now give yourself a hug, you deserve it.
Cheers.