Dear Yuletide Author!
Hi! I'm excited, are you excited?
I like to think of myself as a super chill recipient, but then, I'm sure everyone likes to think of themselves like that. I can promise you that I have equal affection for all these fandoms, none of them are secretly lurking as the One Single Thing I desperately want to receive. Whichever fandom you choose to write, I will not be disappointed. (Similarly, none of these fandoms have a single story that I desperately want. I'm going to include rough prompts because I know some writers prefer a little something to work off, so they're there as a suggestion if you want one)
Okay, some general points. The main hard and fast one is that I basically only read happy endings. Doesn't mean there can't be angst and whatever along the way, but when the curtain falls at the end of the night, everyone should have a smile on their face, in a manner of speaking.
I'm not really one for power differentials. I'm okay with some small ones, but nothing major. (Like, TA/Student: okay, Professor/Student: not okay) I'm also not a huge fan of age difference of more then a few years, or where one of the pairing is underage. I don't read a huge amount of kink fic outside of pretty specific contexts, but I'm fine with a little bit? (ie. fic where there's some bondage or spanking or whatever is grand, fic where there's a lot of in-depth BDSM isn't really for me.) I don't read poly or ot3 fic outside of a truely tiny amount of fandoms, none of which I've requested, so also best avoided. No incest (including raised as siblings but not blood related) or deathfic. If possible, no alcoholic parents or deep feelings of self-loathing from POV characters.
I'm good with canon fic or AUs, heavily plot driven fic, reflective character-driven fic. I love big ensembles and friendships, and I'm a particular sucker for a rag-tag bunch slowly growing to trust each other and other/similar found family goodness. I love tropey fic, particularly accidental dating, fake dating, and secret relationships, and pining, so much pining. Any rating from G to NC-17 is fine too! I like crossovers, though they can be a little hit and miss for me, depending on the context. (I tend to prefer ones crossing over characters/fandoms with at least a little canonical similarity in terms of setting/era, rather then say, historical fantasy fandom/future sci-fi fandom, if that makes sense?)
Requests:
Practical Magic (1998)
Sally Owens, Gillian Owens
I would love something about them growing into their identity as witches post film.
They've both struggled with their connection to being witches/their community for big chunks of their life, and the end scene gives a good indication that they've grown to welcome those identities, so I'd love to see something exploring that and how they get from the events of the film to that scene, and beyond. Also something that explores the rest of the town moving from hostility to welcoming them would also be great (all those PTA moms who joined the impromtu coven!), as well as Sally's daughters experience with discovering their own magical ability would be welcome.
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
I would love something about Mary's adventures either pre or post movie
Just swooping in, as she does, turning everything on it's head and then swooping out again. I'd be interested in either something that shows another adventure she has before or after the movie, or maybe something where she comes back to the Banks' years later for an check-in. Bert is also welcome!
Descendants (2015)
Mal (Disney)
I would love something post-movie, with Mal settling in at school and struggling with how much of fitting in is changing herself
I'd be interested in something that shows Mal (and the others) continuing on in school, and struggling with what it means to Not Be Evil. Something that deals with her feeling like she can't really be herself because she'll be judged harder for minor transgressions then the 'good' kids would also be cool. Pairing wise, I'd be down with either Mal/Evie or Mal/Jane, but gen/friendship/found family is also great!
Pride (2014)
Gethin (Pride) Jonathan (Pride) Steph (Pride) Mike (Pride)
I love the found-family vibe of the film, and also the quiet and lived-in relationship between Gethin and Jonathan. (I also like the other characters! These four are just my favourites)
MY BABIES. I really love the way the film is all about gay people having created spaces for themselves and caring for each other and being each other's families and ugh it just hits me in my sappy queer heart. I love Gethin and Jonathan's relationship and that it his it's rough edges but they love each other, and the whole groups' relatinships to each other.
Buzzfeed: The Try Guys
Eugene Lee Yang (Try Guys) Keith Habersberger (Try Guys) Ned Fulmer (Try Guys) Zach Kornfeld (Try Guys)
I mostly ship Eugene/Keith, but could also read any pairing that doesn't involve Ned (because Ned's Wife)
I just love how much fun they're having?? If you want to go totally light-hearted and based on one of their sillier videos that would be cool, but if you wanted to include elements from their more personal videos (or Eugene's email newsletter) that would also be awesome! I'd love to read a story about how they went from being "guys try X" to being "The Try Guys Do X" because they mentioned in their anniversary video it was a little accidental that would be cool, as would basing anything around a real or imagined Try video.
Lastly! I do not know where I will be in December, so I may not be able to read/comment immediatly, but I will do so as soon as I can!
I like to think of myself as a super chill recipient, but then, I'm sure everyone likes to think of themselves like that. I can promise you that I have equal affection for all these fandoms, none of them are secretly lurking as the One Single Thing I desperately want to receive. Whichever fandom you choose to write, I will not be disappointed. (Similarly, none of these fandoms have a single story that I desperately want. I'm going to include rough prompts because I know some writers prefer a little something to work off, so they're there as a suggestion if you want one)
Okay, some general points. The main hard and fast one is that I basically only read happy endings. Doesn't mean there can't be angst and whatever along the way, but when the curtain falls at the end of the night, everyone should have a smile on their face, in a manner of speaking.
I'm not really one for power differentials. I'm okay with some small ones, but nothing major. (Like, TA/Student: okay, Professor/Student: not okay) I'm also not a huge fan of age difference of more then a few years, or where one of the pairing is underage. I don't read a huge amount of kink fic outside of pretty specific contexts, but I'm fine with a little bit? (ie. fic where there's some bondage or spanking or whatever is grand, fic where there's a lot of in-depth BDSM isn't really for me.) I don't read poly or ot3 fic outside of a truely tiny amount of fandoms, none of which I've requested, so also best avoided. No incest (including raised as siblings but not blood related) or deathfic. If possible, no alcoholic parents or deep feelings of self-loathing from POV characters.
I'm good with canon fic or AUs, heavily plot driven fic, reflective character-driven fic. I love big ensembles and friendships, and I'm a particular sucker for a rag-tag bunch slowly growing to trust each other and other/similar found family goodness. I love tropey fic, particularly accidental dating, fake dating, and secret relationships, and pining, so much pining. Any rating from G to NC-17 is fine too! I like crossovers, though they can be a little hit and miss for me, depending on the context. (I tend to prefer ones crossing over characters/fandoms with at least a little canonical similarity in terms of setting/era, rather then say, historical fantasy fandom/future sci-fi fandom, if that makes sense?)
Requests:
Practical Magic (1998)
Sally Owens, Gillian Owens
I would love something about them growing into their identity as witches post film.
They've both struggled with their connection to being witches/their community for big chunks of their life, and the end scene gives a good indication that they've grown to welcome those identities, so I'd love to see something exploring that and how they get from the events of the film to that scene, and beyond. Also something that explores the rest of the town moving from hostility to welcoming them would also be great (all those PTA moms who joined the impromtu coven!), as well as Sally's daughters experience with discovering their own magical ability would be welcome.
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins
I would love something about Mary's adventures either pre or post movie
Just swooping in, as she does, turning everything on it's head and then swooping out again. I'd be interested in either something that shows another adventure she has before or after the movie, or maybe something where she comes back to the Banks' years later for an check-in. Bert is also welcome!
Descendants (2015)
Mal (Disney)
I would love something post-movie, with Mal settling in at school and struggling with how much of fitting in is changing herself
I'd be interested in something that shows Mal (and the others) continuing on in school, and struggling with what it means to Not Be Evil. Something that deals with her feeling like she can't really be herself because she'll be judged harder for minor transgressions then the 'good' kids would also be cool. Pairing wise, I'd be down with either Mal/Evie or Mal/Jane, but gen/friendship/found family is also great!
Pride (2014)
Gethin (Pride) Jonathan (Pride) Steph (Pride) Mike (Pride)
I love the found-family vibe of the film, and also the quiet and lived-in relationship between Gethin and Jonathan. (I also like the other characters! These four are just my favourites)
MY BABIES. I really love the way the film is all about gay people having created spaces for themselves and caring for each other and being each other's families and ugh it just hits me in my sappy queer heart. I love Gethin and Jonathan's relationship and that it his it's rough edges but they love each other, and the whole groups' relatinships to each other.
Buzzfeed: The Try Guys
Eugene Lee Yang (Try Guys) Keith Habersberger (Try Guys) Ned Fulmer (Try Guys) Zach Kornfeld (Try Guys)
I mostly ship Eugene/Keith, but could also read any pairing that doesn't involve Ned (because Ned's Wife)
I just love how much fun they're having?? If you want to go totally light-hearted and based on one of their sillier videos that would be cool, but if you wanted to include elements from their more personal videos (or Eugene's email newsletter) that would also be awesome! I'd love to read a story about how they went from being "guys try X" to being "The Try Guys Do X" because they mentioned in their anniversary video it was a little accidental that would be cool, as would basing anything around a real or imagined Try video.
Lastly! I do not know where I will be in December, so I may not be able to read/comment immediatly, but I will do so as soon as I can!