Dear Yuletide Author: 2021 Edition
Thank you, whoever ends up writing for me. I'm sure I'll love whatever you create. I've listed some favorite tropes/kinks and prompts below. No worries if you're not a slash fan. I've put the general prompts first so just skip over anything that's not your cup of tea. This is by no means meant to be a "use everything" list, but more for picking anything (or nothing) that inspires your plot bunnies.
General Likes/Dislikes
I like:
kidnapping/bodyguard scenarios, hurt/comfort, domesticity and found-family, happy endings, snark, banter, witty dialogue, teasing, panic attacks/PTSD/anxiety and recovery, mysteries, fish out of water/diplomat in a strange land, stranded together, sickfic and general taking care of each other scenarios
I do not like:
Drug use, character death, cancer/terminal illness, dark fic, unhappy endings, genderswap, crackfic, character bashing, body horror, slavery
Ship-Related Likes/Dislikes
In terms of general tastes that apply to any ship listed below, I am the kind of trashpanda that likes:
getting together, meet-cutes and meet-uglies, mutual pining, soulmate au, A/B/O and mpreg, porn with plot, porn without plot, explicit sexual content, friends with benefits, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, threesomes/moresomes, arranged marriage, May/December, fake dating, courtship/mating rituals
General kinks that are fun in fic:
Accidental Stimulation, Anonymous Sex, Aphrodisiacs, Blindness, Exhibitionism, Gags, Immobilization, Ass-play, Beards/Stubble, Deep-throating, Finger-fucking, Multiple orgasms, Oral fixation, Pillow biting, Attention/Praise, Begging, Confessions, First Time, Endearments, Flirting, Gentleness, Possessiveness, Protectiveness, Voyeurism, Spanking, Rimming, Edgeplay, orgasm control/denial, coming untouched, Embarrassed about wanting to submit, Careful Sex Because Partner Is Bruised, Manhandling/Shows of Athleticism During Sex
Kinks I absolutely do not want:
scat/watersports, knifeplay/bloodplay, infantilism/littles, feeding/stuffing, inflation, omorashi/golden shower, muscle kink, enemas, pet play, gore/vore, lactation
Hellboy movies (2004-2008) - John Myers
I really loved John from the first movie. He's the wholesome Boy Scout with a heart of gold who brings a bit of hope to the horrors of the world. Despite them never meeting in cannon, there's a unique dynamic between John and Prince Nuada (2nd movie) that I love seeing explored. Their personalities are polar opposites and I love seeing how John lightens Nuada.
I also love John shipped with Hellboy if that's your thing (with or without Liz). You don't have to be comics-compliant with Hellboy's character. This is the movie-verse after all and I've only read some of the comics. (Have seen the cartoons though.) In this aspect, John's the balancing force for Hellboy that keeps him reigned in and pulls him back from the darkness that people try to bring out of Hellboy.
AU ideas: what if John was around for the second movie? what if the supernatural world stayed in power instead of letting humanity rule? what if John and Nuada were BRPD coworkers or John was hired to be Nuada's handler?
Favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, soulmate aus, A/B/O, kidnapping/bodyguard scenarios, magical AUs
If you're new to the fandom, I recommend Beyond the Void by Kantayra, the fic that really kicked off this pairing (at least for me).
The Following - Mike Weston
Mike's my favorite character in the show. (Really, I just love the majority of the roles the Ashmore twins play.)
If you want to go gen, casefic or Mike helping Ryan hunt down serial killers would be great too.
Of the side characters, my favorites are Joe Carroll, Paul/Jacob/Emma, Roderick, Luke and Mark.
If M/M's your thing, I have no real pairing preference so Mike shipped with anyone is cool with me.
Likes: bottom!Mike, hurt/comfort, kidnapping/bodyguard scenarios, protectiveness/possessiveness, enemies to lovers, casefic, road trips
Do not want: terminal illness, major dismemberment/disfigurement, major character death (outside of canon)
Monster Prom - Damien LaVey, Oz/Yellow
I'm a fan of Damien/Oz though any M/M pairing will make me happy. I'd love to see more with Damien's dads or anything of Oz's backstory. When I play, I usually end up getting Damien to go to prom by making him fight me or end up doing the nasty in the bathroom.
Likes: bottom!Oz, enemies to lovers, road trips/camping, domesticity/found family, soulmates, sneaking around, didn't know they were dating, idiots in love, mutual pining, teasing/banter
Do not want: terminal illness, major dismemberment/disfigurement, major character death, drug use, darkfic
Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey - Tylendel, Vanyel
AU ideas: modern-day high school AU, coffee shop AU, harry potter au, pirate au
Favorite tropes: hurt/comfort, mutual pining, getting together, domesticity and found family
I adore AUs for this, where things don't go to hell in a handbasket and the boys end up in a happy relationship sans death. Or at least relatively happy. Vanyel will always find something to angst about, but please, please avoid character death.
Things from the novels that I love seeing explored: Vanyel escaping (or being rescued from) his abusive home life, Savil being a complete badass, Tylendel loving Vanyel for the broken boy that he is and filling in the cracks to make Vanyel whole again. We don't really see too much of Stefen over the course of the series so it'd be cool to see something that explores his character more.