Dear Yuletide Author
Hurray, it is Yuletide again! My very favorite time of the year. I'm really excited about all of my requests this year, and I know that I am going to love my story, dear author. Thank you so much for doing this! Now to venture onto the matter at hand...
In general:
Likes:
- Miscommunication
- Longing
- Flirting
- UST (preferably resolved)
- More plot than sex
- Witty banter
- Character pieces
- Characters staying in-character
- Complete AUs
- Slightly-veered from canon AUs (the Sliding Doors concept ie - what would happen if character A did THIS instead of what actually happened in canon/reality)
- h/c, keeping the characters in-character
- Happy/hopeful endings
- Friendship & BFFs
Dislikes:
- Non-con
- Cheating
- Dark fic
- Excessive angst
- Teacher/student dynamics (I'm a teacher and just...no.)
- Character death
- Love triangles
- Character bashing
Social Network RPS - Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield
I love these two together, especially in AU form. Maybe a high school or college AU? That is just a suggestion though. I would take anything with the two of them. I just love Jesse being awkward and loveable and brilliant and Andrew being gorgeous and friendly and smitten.
A canon story could take place during filming or afterward. Please no cheating on real life significant others! I don't know anything about who they are/were dating, so I have no problem with them not existing for the sake of the story. Or, if you're writing gen, then they can be there in the background.
Feel free to include anyone else in the cast who catches your fancy, especially Justin Timberlake.
I think this pretty much says it all. I enjoy the interactions between those two characters. More of them being adorable and kind of ridiculous together would be great. It can be slash or gen, rated general to explicit. Whatever tickles your fancy. I want to emphasize again, however, that I strongly dislike cheating in fic. A story dealing with Jesse's admitted anxiety issues and Andrew trying to help him might be interesting, off the top of my head, but please not too dark or angsty.
New Girl - Jessica Day, Nick
I would love to see a story about how these two get together. What does Nick do to try and work around Jess's fear of dating someone in the apartment? Will Caroline and/or Paul play a role? Jealousy is always fun in stories, as long as it ends well (and no one gets vilified). What does Jess do when she realizes she has a crush on Nick? (Does Cece say, "I told you so"?) This seems like the perfect fandom for a friends-scheme-to-get-them-together story.
If you are only interested in gen, dear author, that is great too! Just a story about Nick and Jess (along with the other characters, if you'd like) doing something silly, or something that SHOULD be normal, but turns silly with Jess involved. Maybe Nick could somehow get wrangled into being an adult supervisor on a field trip with Jess's students to the zoo or a museum. I'd love to see Jess being really competent at her job and surprising Nick.
I love the way these two interact with each other. I would like to see Jess help Nick get in touch with his goofier side, since he is so prickly otherwise. I love all of the characters on the show so far, including the four roommates and Cece, so anyone you want to include will be lovely, but I'd like the focus to be on Jess and Nick. Again, the story can be het or gen, any rating.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. - Hannah Weaver, Jacob Palmer, Robbie Weaver, Jessica Riley
Hannah/Jacob: What happened after their first night together? What was their first time like? How does Jacob explain what happened between him and Hannah's father? How does Hannah react?
Robbie/Jessica: Please, if you write this pairing, it should only be future fic, where Robbie is at least a senior in high school. (Either that, or you could show the way that their relationship changes in four years, culminating in them getting together by the end.) Maybe Robbie follows Jessica to college when she starts grad school?
Gen: Any combination of the four of them hanging out. Jacob being a big brother figure for Robbie would be great. Maybe he gives Robbie some tips for how to win Jessica? (Some not slimey tips, since hopefully in the time since he's been with Hannah, he's grown up a bit.)
I really love all four of these characters and their relationships with each other. I'd love to see Jacob's thought process when he realizes he's falling in love with Hannah. Does he try to back off? How does that play out?
You can be creative with the Robbie and Jessica relationship. How their friendship/relationship progresses is completely up to you. Maybe she shows up at his high school graduation and realizes that he's actually grown up? I don't know. I'm sure you'll think of something great.
Het or gen, any rating (though please no adult/minor sex)
Queer as Folk UK - Stuart Alan Jones, Vince Tyler
I love any and all Stuart/Vince fic - friendship or otherwise! Story can take place at any time in their lives: pre-canon, canon, post-canon, whatever. I love it all. I like reading stories where Stuart takes care of/protects Vince or somehow shows that he cares. Bonus points if he does it in front of people other than just Vince. (All in an understated "I'll name all the actors who played the Doctor to prove that I love you" Stuart way, of course. No hearts, flowers or declarations of love.)
Because it's QAFUK, Stuart/OMC and Vince/OMC (or Cameron) are fine, as long as the focus is on Stuart and Vince being bffs and/or made for each other.
I love, love, love this fandom. It's one of my oldest and certainly one of my dearest. To me, the one big deal breaker for this fandom is keeping Stuart in character. He's a complete bastard with one weak spot: Vince. Sometimes with Vince he is his cruelest, because that's how Stuart rolls, you know? I love them both kind of a lot, and I've read and enjoyed just about every kind of fic there is for them. You can write them as teenagers, post-series one, post-series two, in America, home from America, WHATEVER. No kidding - WHATEVER. As long as Stuart and Vince are there being exasperated best friends, I will love it. I also adore Hazel, so if you want to include her or any of the other characters, feel free. Slash or gen, any rating (because, let's face it, it's Stuart Jones.)
It goes without saying, but all of this is optional stuff. If nothing I've suggested strikes you, then just go with your inspiration. I'm easy to please. Thank you!
In general:
Likes:
- Miscommunication
- Longing
- Flirting
- UST (preferably resolved)
- More plot than sex
- Witty banter
- Character pieces
- Characters staying in-character
- Complete AUs
- Slightly-veered from canon AUs (the Sliding Doors concept ie - what would happen if character A did THIS instead of what actually happened in canon/reality)
- h/c, keeping the characters in-character
- Happy/hopeful endings
- Friendship & BFFs
Dislikes:
- Non-con
- Cheating
- Dark fic
- Excessive angst
- Teacher/student dynamics (I'm a teacher and just...no.)
- Character death
- Love triangles
- Character bashing
Social Network RPS - Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield
I love these two together, especially in AU form. Maybe a high school or college AU? That is just a suggestion though. I would take anything with the two of them. I just love Jesse being awkward and loveable and brilliant and Andrew being gorgeous and friendly and smitten.
A canon story could take place during filming or afterward. Please no cheating on real life significant others! I don't know anything about who they are/were dating, so I have no problem with them not existing for the sake of the story. Or, if you're writing gen, then they can be there in the background.
Feel free to include anyone else in the cast who catches your fancy, especially Justin Timberlake.
I think this pretty much says it all. I enjoy the interactions between those two characters. More of them being adorable and kind of ridiculous together would be great. It can be slash or gen, rated general to explicit. Whatever tickles your fancy. I want to emphasize again, however, that I strongly dislike cheating in fic. A story dealing with Jesse's admitted anxiety issues and Andrew trying to help him might be interesting, off the top of my head, but please not too dark or angsty.
New Girl - Jessica Day, Nick
I would love to see a story about how these two get together. What does Nick do to try and work around Jess's fear of dating someone in the apartment? Will Caroline and/or Paul play a role? Jealousy is always fun in stories, as long as it ends well (and no one gets vilified). What does Jess do when she realizes she has a crush on Nick? (Does Cece say, "I told you so"?) This seems like the perfect fandom for a friends-scheme-to-get-them-together story.
If you are only interested in gen, dear author, that is great too! Just a story about Nick and Jess (along with the other characters, if you'd like) doing something silly, or something that SHOULD be normal, but turns silly with Jess involved. Maybe Nick could somehow get wrangled into being an adult supervisor on a field trip with Jess's students to the zoo or a museum. I'd love to see Jess being really competent at her job and surprising Nick.
I love the way these two interact with each other. I would like to see Jess help Nick get in touch with his goofier side, since he is so prickly otherwise. I love all of the characters on the show so far, including the four roommates and Cece, so anyone you want to include will be lovely, but I'd like the focus to be on Jess and Nick. Again, the story can be het or gen, any rating.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. - Hannah Weaver, Jacob Palmer, Robbie Weaver, Jessica Riley
Hannah/Jacob: What happened after their first night together? What was their first time like? How does Jacob explain what happened between him and Hannah's father? How does Hannah react?
Robbie/Jessica: Please, if you write this pairing, it should only be future fic, where Robbie is at least a senior in high school. (Either that, or you could show the way that their relationship changes in four years, culminating in them getting together by the end.) Maybe Robbie follows Jessica to college when she starts grad school?
Gen: Any combination of the four of them hanging out. Jacob being a big brother figure for Robbie would be great. Maybe he gives Robbie some tips for how to win Jessica? (Some not slimey tips, since hopefully in the time since he's been with Hannah, he's grown up a bit.)
I really love all four of these characters and their relationships with each other. I'd love to see Jacob's thought process when he realizes he's falling in love with Hannah. Does he try to back off? How does that play out?
You can be creative with the Robbie and Jessica relationship. How their friendship/relationship progresses is completely up to you. Maybe she shows up at his high school graduation and realizes that he's actually grown up? I don't know. I'm sure you'll think of something great.
Het or gen, any rating (though please no adult/minor sex)
Queer as Folk UK - Stuart Alan Jones, Vince Tyler
I love any and all Stuart/Vince fic - friendship or otherwise! Story can take place at any time in their lives: pre-canon, canon, post-canon, whatever. I love it all. I like reading stories where Stuart takes care of/protects Vince or somehow shows that he cares. Bonus points if he does it in front of people other than just Vince. (All in an understated "I'll name all the actors who played the Doctor to prove that I love you" Stuart way, of course. No hearts, flowers or declarations of love.)
Because it's QAFUK, Stuart/OMC and Vince/OMC (or Cameron) are fine, as long as the focus is on Stuart and Vince being bffs and/or made for each other.
I love, love, love this fandom. It's one of my oldest and certainly one of my dearest. To me, the one big deal breaker for this fandom is keeping Stuart in character. He's a complete bastard with one weak spot: Vince. Sometimes with Vince he is his cruelest, because that's how Stuart rolls, you know? I love them both kind of a lot, and I've read and enjoyed just about every kind of fic there is for them. You can write them as teenagers, post-series one, post-series two, in America, home from America, WHATEVER. No kidding - WHATEVER. As long as Stuart and Vince are there being exasperated best friends, I will love it. I also adore Hazel, so if you want to include her or any of the other characters, feel free. Slash or gen, any rating (because, let's face it, it's Stuart Jones.)
It goes without saying, but all of this is optional stuff. If nothing I've suggested strikes you, then just go with your inspiration. I'm easy to please. Thank you!