Santa Baby, Here's My Yuletide 2014 Letter!
First of all, thank you for offering to write a story for me! I'm sure I'll love whatever you write. These are just some suggestions, in case you need inspiration. Also, this year I've included a bit more detail about what I specifically love in each of my fandoms, if that helps.
In general, I like m/m stories. I am in the over-50 group, so teen angst type stories are right out (I get enough of that from my daughter forcing us to watch MTV shows). I prefer maturity in my characters. I like graphic sex but that isn't everyone's cuppa, so I am quite fine with fade-to-blacks, explicit sex, or anything in between. I like kink but I don't demand it, and I don't have a problem with genderbending, mpreg, bdsm, and multiple partners. I prefer happy endings although I don't mind if the characters have to go through angst to get there - I like angst as an appetizer although I generally like a happy ending for dessert. (I like h/c but more comfort than hurt.) I love stories that explore characters - their back-stories, their thoughts, their dreams - so if you don't feel like writing a romance, I am perfectly fine with a gen story about the characters. I really, really dislike character death, partner betrayal, and rape/noncon, although I don't mind kinky games with characters playing at non-con. If you need to see the sort of stories I write, feel free to check out my website or my Ao3 site. Also, I have tried to update my LJ memories to include stories I enjoy - most of the Yuletide fandoms would be under Misc fandoms - and I've made a couple notes with each fandom.
From Eroica with Love - I would love just about anything in it: gen mission, romantic interlude, PWP, character study - I'm easy! I'm a Dorian/Klaus shipper, so I don't want to read about them with someone else in a romantic way, but I'm also happy with Dorian pursuing the Major without catching him. FYI - one of my favorite authors in "Eroica" is Anne-Li . Possible ideas (but feel free to go with your own!):
1) Klaus is injured during a mission and when he wakes up, he thinks he's Eroica. Eroica has to pretend to be Klaus in order to complete the mission - and help Klaus recover his memory.
2) a "Sliding Doors" kind of story, taking a key event in one of the stories and making a slight change, and seeing how that affects the outcome of the story.
3) an "It's a Wonderful Life!" type of story, having a character see how their absence changes events (and for this one, I would be perfectly fine for the viewpoint character to be a minor one - an Alphabet or an Eroica gang member, as long as the focus is primarily on how it affects Dorian or Klaus).
4) I've always been intrigued by part of Anne-Li's story "Deepest Blue" where Klaus is thinking "Tell the fop to 'Just sweep me off my feet already, you lazy idiot! Take me by storm: I won't put up that much of a fight! Show me that you're man enough to handle me and I'll let you!' " I received one story last year with Klaus chained up and it just whet my appetite for more Eroica being capable and commanding, so let Dorian sweeping Klaus off his nominally-reluctant feet commence!
Lynn Flewelling - Nightrunner series - I absolutely adore Alec and Seregil. So anything with these two, particularly if it is steamy, would be delicious. I like the feel of the earlier stories, before they get too angsty, but anything along the lines of their partnership is fine, too. I have read everything, including the most recent (last) book and the short story so you can't spoil me. A caper fic would be fine if you don't want to get explicit, or a fill-in-the-hole would be excellent. I always wanted more on that night in Seregil's family home where they accidentally kept everyone awake because the shutters were open, so if you feel inclined towards porn, have at it! Or a peaceful and domestic scene would be good, too.
Lord John Grey - I am pretty much up for anything as long as John is in it. I am a big fan of this period in history, feel free to play with it as much as you like - war campaigns (I am a big history buff, currently reading stories about the various Germanic wars of this time period) or London scenes (also a big Georgette Heyer fan), I don't care. I'm pretty happy with you shipping him with anyone who makes sense except the jerk from Hellfire club, although what I think would be interesting is a crossover with a character from another fandom -- book, movie, TV show, whatever - or a RL historical character. Romance, adventure, H/C, angst, historical - anything is great!
Possible paths to explore:
1) I would love to see him as a young man discovering his preference
2) Or, alternately, just after his father's murder, when he was packed off for his safety - how did he feel? What were his experiences?
3) Years down the road when he is possibly settled with a discreet lover, either from canon (in the Outlander books) or invented
4) A character-study of Lord John, and in particular, about John and his family. Do they know about him? How would Hal feel if he found out/John told him? What about his mother?
Scarlet Pimpernell - Percy is a must, but feel free to add anyone else you want in here. And I mean anyone. Feel free to rip my heart out. Go on - you know you want to. And I'm a big fan of Historical fiction, so additional references to costuming, social life, dancing, slang of the period, historical characters, etc., will make me giddy with delight.
In general, I like m/m stories. I am in the over-50 group, so teen angst type stories are right out (I get enough of that from my daughter forcing us to watch MTV shows). I prefer maturity in my characters. I like graphic sex but that isn't everyone's cuppa, so I am quite fine with fade-to-blacks, explicit sex, or anything in between. I like kink but I don't demand it, and I don't have a problem with genderbending, mpreg, bdsm, and multiple partners. I prefer happy endings although I don't mind if the characters have to go through angst to get there - I like angst as an appetizer although I generally like a happy ending for dessert. (I like h/c but more comfort than hurt.) I love stories that explore characters - their back-stories, their thoughts, their dreams - so if you don't feel like writing a romance, I am perfectly fine with a gen story about the characters. I really, really dislike character death, partner betrayal, and rape/noncon, although I don't mind kinky games with characters playing at non-con. If you need to see the sort of stories I write, feel free to check out my website or my Ao3 site. Also, I have tried to update my LJ memories to include stories I enjoy - most of the Yuletide fandoms would be under Misc fandoms - and I've made a couple notes with each fandom.
From Eroica with Love - I would love just about anything in it: gen mission, romantic interlude, PWP, character study - I'm easy! I'm a Dorian/Klaus shipper, so I don't want to read about them with someone else in a romantic way, but I'm also happy with Dorian pursuing the Major without catching him. FYI - one of my favorite authors in "Eroica" is Anne-Li . Possible ideas (but feel free to go with your own!):
1) Klaus is injured during a mission and when he wakes up, he thinks he's Eroica. Eroica has to pretend to be Klaus in order to complete the mission - and help Klaus recover his memory.
2) a "Sliding Doors" kind of story, taking a key event in one of the stories and making a slight change, and seeing how that affects the outcome of the story.
3) an "It's a Wonderful Life!" type of story, having a character see how their absence changes events (and for this one, I would be perfectly fine for the viewpoint character to be a minor one - an Alphabet or an Eroica gang member, as long as the focus is primarily on how it affects Dorian or Klaus).
4) I've always been intrigued by part of Anne-Li's story "Deepest Blue" where Klaus is thinking "Tell the fop to 'Just sweep me off my feet already, you lazy idiot! Take me by storm: I won't put up that much of a fight! Show me that you're man enough to handle me and I'll let you!' " I received one story last year with Klaus chained up and it just whet my appetite for more Eroica being capable and commanding, so let Dorian sweeping Klaus off his nominally-reluctant feet commence!
Lynn Flewelling - Nightrunner series - I absolutely adore Alec and Seregil. So anything with these two, particularly if it is steamy, would be delicious. I like the feel of the earlier stories, before they get too angsty, but anything along the lines of their partnership is fine, too. I have read everything, including the most recent (last) book and the short story so you can't spoil me. A caper fic would be fine if you don't want to get explicit, or a fill-in-the-hole would be excellent. I always wanted more on that night in Seregil's family home where they accidentally kept everyone awake because the shutters were open, so if you feel inclined towards porn, have at it! Or a peaceful and domestic scene would be good, too.
Lord John Grey - I am pretty much up for anything as long as John is in it. I am a big fan of this period in history, feel free to play with it as much as you like - war campaigns (I am a big history buff, currently reading stories about the various Germanic wars of this time period) or London scenes (also a big Georgette Heyer fan), I don't care. I'm pretty happy with you shipping him with anyone who makes sense except the jerk from Hellfire club, although what I think would be interesting is a crossover with a character from another fandom -- book, movie, TV show, whatever - or a RL historical character. Romance, adventure, H/C, angst, historical - anything is great!
Possible paths to explore:
1) I would love to see him as a young man discovering his preference
2) Or, alternately, just after his father's murder, when he was packed off for his safety - how did he feel? What were his experiences?
3) Years down the road when he is possibly settled with a discreet lover, either from canon (in the Outlander books) or invented
4) A character-study of Lord John, and in particular, about John and his family. Do they know about him? How would Hal feel if he found out/John told him? What about his mother?
Scarlet Pimpernell - Percy is a must, but feel free to add anyone else you want in here. And I mean anyone. Feel free to rip my heart out. Go on - you know you want to. And I'm a big fan of Historical fiction, so additional references to costuming, social life, dancing, slang of the period, historical characters, etc., will make me giddy with delight.