Dear Yulegoat

Dec 06, 2010 12:01

Dear yulegoat,

You've probably given up on me ever posting one of these, but on the off chance that you're still looking, here is my preference letter for yuletide. I want to preface this by saying thank you for writing for me. I will enjoy whatever you come up with, because you are indulging me in my very rare Canadian fandoms.




In terms of general preferences, I'm a het girl first and foremost - as evidenced by the characters I chose. I enjoy gen fic as well, as long as it's still about characters and their interactions, and it doesn't turn people into 2d cutouts. I love strong characters, especially the female ones, and development and exploration of characterization - aka at least a fic where you can't insert any name and make it work.

I'm not much of a person for fluffy interludes. This doesn't mean it has to be dark, but just not inducing of a diabetic coma. This is a very optional thing to consider, but I do like complications, and I do like flawed characters. All I ask out of the fic is a hopeful ending :)

I don't like crack fic.

I prefer canon-compliant if you can. At the very least, no extreme AUs.

I don't care what rating you write in. Something of a little parental guidance would be nice, but not neccessarily in terms of 'sexual situations'. If you do write sex, which I'm more than fine with, just know I'm not an incredibly kinky person - if it has one of those scary titles, it likely squicks me. All I ask is you keep any sexual activity in character!

I would prefer not to read any pregnancy fic, or with a bunch of ickle cutie kids running around. Not that even seems to fit with half my requests, but I thought I would toss that in there too. I am also squicked by infidelity/adultery.

I love plot, I love long fics, but that is not neccessary. I just toss it out as I know some people specifically don't like these kind of things.

Now, onto the fandom details:

Being Erica

Erica; Dr. Tom

This is probably the most complicated of my requests, both because of the character and the time travel aspect, ha. I have always loved this show because of how smart it is (at least until the Adam/Erica sideplot, but I won't go there - I'm just going to hope they do something intelligent with it later). I think there are so many different ways to interpret Dr. Tom and Erica's relationship, and none of them are wrong. I would never ever want the show to go into a 'romantic' relationship with them canonically, but in a fanfic sense, that is one of the interpretations I could see. If you do go that route, it would be very complicated and far from normal, but it would be interesting. However be it coupley, father/surrogate daughter, therapist/patient, the one thing that always comes through for me is the obvious love and affection they have for each other.

Power Play

Brett Parker/Colleen Blessed

Every year I request this in a vain attempt, and this one will be no different :) I would love to see a 'het' story with Brett and Colleen, probably after the shows end rather than during. I'd only ask you keep in mind that they would never be happy in the normal sense, and they have a very complicated dynamic, but they are so alike on so many levels and oddly *right* for each other. It's such a thin line between love and hate, and they cross over and back so many times. I simply can't decide if Being Erica or this is my number one choice, not that I wouldn't be happy with any of them, but I think Power Play gets chosen only because I have never read a single fic for this show.

Anne of Green Gables

Kenneth Ford/Rilla Blythe

I wasn't actually going to request this this year, but signing up at the last minute meant something I could easily remember was going on the list for my third sign-up :) This request indulges both the seven year old in me who reread Rilla of Ingleside a thousand times, and the more adult me who wants something a little more complicated. They are probably the simplest couple to 'get together', out of my three requests. What I would love to read is a fic set after Kenneth's return from the war, the scars emotional and physical he has from it, and the two of them dealing with the aftermath together.

I was going to try and give 'plots I'd always liked to see' suggestions, but it's hard enough to write and these fandoms as it is, ha. I will be happy with whatever you come up with!

I'll finish off by saying thank you once again for writing me this holiday season!

~idea_of_sarcasm

yuletide

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