Dear Yuletide Writer,
First, THANK YOU. I think of Yuletide as more of an opportunity to write something a little different than request something to exacting specifications, so whatever you write is more like a totally awesome bonus than the entire reason I'm participating. In other words, NO PRESSURE. This, and my comments on the assignment, are really just suggestions in case you'd like some.
When I say "no heavy kink" I mean, well, there's been an increasing amount of watersports fic in YT over the past few seasons and I am super not into that at all. Nor am I particularly fond of long BDSM contract negotiations or scenes, especially as I've only requested one established relationship.
The most important thing really is no deathfic and I prefer a happy ending. I don't mind working for the happy ending; angst that ends well is splendid. Downer endings, though, kinda bum me out. I'm not a freak about plot-in many of the stories I love nothing really happens except maybe an internal change in a character or an emotional realization. Characters are always more important to me than plot and I adore great conversation. So feel free to have them just sitting around drinking coffee and talking about great Heart songs, or have them find a way to Save the World from Certain Destruction, or anything in between! I've asked for women or pairs of women, but while femslash is welcome it isn't expected and certainly not required.
If you want more of a sense of the sort of stories I adore, since Yuletide is its own animal, you can check out the Yuletide stories I've bookmarked and also the ones that I've received (anything here that was posted in December) as well as my Yuletide recs posts.
This year I wrote quite a bit in the optional details so I don't have much more to add-honestly you should feel free to do what you like!
Lord Peter: Sylvia and Eiluned
We only have glimpses and hints of what their life together is like. I want more, however you want to give it to me-how they met, how they came together, anything.
There is a bit more of Sylvia and Eiluned in the later books that Sayers didn't write, because they're a bit more about Harriet's later life, but you can use or ignore that as you please. I'm so intrigued by them, by how deftly Sayers signals their relationship, by how important their work is, and what good friends they are to Harriet.
Girls Trip: Sasha, Ryan, Lisa, Dina
Again, I just want more. College adventures? Previous girls trips? What happens after the events of the movie?
As long as all four of them are in there somehow, and it's about their relationship to each other, I'm all for it. So much history is hinted at, and the six pairs of friendships within this group are all so different, that there's so much to get into.
The Bold Type: Kat and Adena
We're getting two more seasons! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Or, give me some missing moments from the first season. Either!
How about that trip to South America? Or any of the many skype convos they had when apart? They're so wonderful-just follow your instincts!
Mostly, thank you in advance; I know that anything you do will be awesome, because it will mean more fic for one of these fandoms, and isn't that the whole point?
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When I say "no heavy kink" I mean, well, there's been an increasing amount of watersports fic in YT over the past few seasons and I am super not into that at all. Nor am I particularly fond of long BDSM contract negotiations or scenes, especially as I've only requested one established relationship.
The most important thing really is no deathfic and I prefer a happy ending. I don't mind working for the happy ending; angst that ends well is splendid. Downer endings, though, kinda bum me out. I'm not a freak about plot-in many of the stories I love nothing really happens except maybe an internal change in a character or an emotional realization. Characters are always more important to me than plot and I adore great conversation. So feel free to have them just sitting around drinking coffee and talking about great Heart songs, or have them find a way to Save the World from Certain Destruction, or anything in between! I've asked for women or pairs of women, but while femslash is welcome it isn't expected and certainly not required.
If you want more of a sense of the sort of stories I adore, since Yuletide is its own animal, you can check out the Yuletide stories I've bookmarked and also the ones that I've received (anything here that was posted in December) as well as my Yuletide recs posts.
This year I wrote quite a bit in the optional details so I don't have much more to add-honestly you should feel free to do what you like!
Lord Peter: Sylvia and Eiluned
We only have glimpses and hints of what their life together is like. I want more, however you want to give it to me-how they met, how they came together, anything.
There is a bit more of Sylvia and Eiluned in the later books that Sayers didn't write, because they're a bit more about Harriet's later life, but you can use or ignore that as you please. I'm so intrigued by them, by how deftly Sayers signals their relationship, by how important their work is, and what good friends they are to Harriet.
Girls Trip: Sasha, Ryan, Lisa, Dina
Again, I just want more. College adventures? Previous girls trips? What happens after the events of the movie?
As long as all four of them are in there somehow, and it's about their relationship to each other, I'm all for it. So much history is hinted at, and the six pairs of friendships within this group are all so different, that there's so much to get into.
The Bold Type: Kat and Adena
We're getting two more seasons! WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Or, give me some missing moments from the first season. Either!
How about that trip to South America? Or any of the many skype convos they had when apart? They're so wonderful-just follow your instincts!
Mostly, thank you in advance; I know that anything you do will be awesome, because it will mean more fic for one of these fandoms, and isn't that the whole point?
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