Dear Yuletide Writer
My first and only major DNW for this year is fic not focusing on death, due to RL reasons. There is one fandom where I have given a prompt that can involve death, but there will be more details in the specific fandom section. I would also prefer a lack of downer endings in general for the same reasons.
I trust you to write me an interesting and enjoyable story based on one of these canons. You can also find more specific DNWs in my past Yuletide letters under this tag - I have not changed in any of those tastes since those letters were posted.
But mostly? Go ahead and have fun with these canons and characters.
I am open to porn, as long as it fits the story you want to tell.
Now for the specific fandoms.
Revenge - Nolan Ross.
I love Nolan Ross more than I can say. He is one of my all-time favourite television characters. A fic, gen, het, slash or poly with him would be awesome.
I do not ship Nolan/Emily alone. I am absolutely fine with poly fic with them being involved with each other, but I would not like a ship of just Nolan/Emily. That's why I didn't request Emily. I don't have any firm NOTPs for Nolan, but I would prefer post-canon fic if possible.
Completely optional, but the ship of my heart for Nolan is Nolan/David Clarke. Obviously, as David wasn't nominated, this can't be an official request, but if I can't put in an obscure ship request into Yuletide, where can I? I would not mind David's canonical fate being mentioned, but I am also all for AUs where he does not meet that fate.
I love gen fic. I'd love post-canon Nolan and Emily somehow meeting up again, or what Nolan gets up to once canon is over.
Wildest Dreams - Marjorie Finn, Robert Kingsley
I'm going to admit to preferring the ship for this music video. I will be giving some more gen prompts with both characters as well, but I do ship the characters very much. Gen won't disappoint me or ruin Yuletide though, which is why there are gen prompts.
My main love for the video itself is the wonderful "Old Hollywood" feel to it, it's like something out of the 1950s, like something out of an old movie like All About Eve or Elephant Walk or even the more recent Out Of Africa.
Shippy prompts! I'd really love anything, a moment of their time together filming, knowing it's going to end but it's so good they can't resist each other. Angry sex, or make up sex or sex that will be the last time.
More ideas.
Was Robert already married? How does he justify that to himself or Marjorie? Was it a real marriage or for other reasons? Does Marjorie know if it was for other reasons? Did Robert get married on the rebound from Marjorie? Was the premiere of the movie the last time they saw each other? Do they somehow make their way back together? Cheating isn't a squick per se so something where they can't keep away from each other even though they should would be interesting. Also I wouldn't be opposed to her ending up pregnant by Robert.
Also it would be interesting if Marjorie turned to women after Robert (preferably already being bi), and maybe how she came to that decision.
Mostly-gen ideas.
Marjorie moving on and forging her career in Hollywood. Does she marry many times, does she remain single? Does she work with Robert again, as an actress or as his director or producer? I'd also love something where Marjorie and Robert as old people are dictating their memoirs to the same person and their takes on their relationship and how and why it ended.
Rock Of Ages - Drew Boley, Patricia Whitmore, Sherrie Christian, Stacee Jaxx
This is one of my favourite movies. I love all of the characters in it. I love all of the potential ships with the four nominated characters, up to and including a foursome. I also would love gen. I love the canon pairings, I love non-canon pairings - I really do love this fandom.
I would love anything gen about any or all of the characters. There is nothing that you could write me for this movie that I would not enjoy.
I would also be fine with gen about one of these characters, or maybe two. Or a shipfic focusing on a pairing or moresome from the group.
Some character ideas.
Patricia - so much could be written about her. How does she change from the conservative back to her rock loving ways? Was it all her husband or did she feel she 'should' be that person? Is it as easy as it seems to change? I ship her with Sherrie, Sherrie/Drew and Stacee, possibly with Sherrie/Stacee as well, but Drew is welcome to join them. Also is it so easy to go back to being a groupie? Does she go back to that precisely?
Stacee - oh my goodness. How did he get clean? Was it only a potential relationship or was he just ready? How does he get inspired? Is he still around in the 2000s singing and playing? I ship him mostly with Drew and Patricia, or Drew/Sherrie.
Sherrie - How did she find herself as a singer? Is she still on the road and recording? Do she and Drew have kids? Does Drew stay home? I ship her mostly with Drew and Patricia, including as a threesome, I could also see her in a threesome with Stacee and Drew.
Drew - How much did he change coming from the worker to the rock star? Does a part of him ever miss being a 'regular guy'? Do he and Sherrie have kids if they end up together? Does he surpass Stacee in superstar status? Does he have a downward spiral like Stacee's? I ship him with Sherrie, Sherrie/Patricia and Stacee, as well as with Stacee/Sherrie.
Avengers: Age Of Ultron RPF - Robert Downey Jr, James Spader
Up front, I will admit that I ship it. A lot. However, I also love their long term friendship just as much. So I am extremely good with any story written about these two of any kind.
Some ideas, all completely optional. Most can be shippy or gen.
Something set in the past, maybe relating to something in the present. Robert having to deal with thinking of the dark side of his past when James is around. How filmmaking has changed (doesn't need to go into detail on that). How they are older, how that affects them.
More shippy ideas.
James' voice has always turned Robert on, and that hasn't changed. Robert would approach James but they're not single. They both think the other wouldn't want anything any more because of Susan and James' partner, but it is an option (your call on how it is an option).
Forever - Any Character
I really do love any and every character in this show, or I wouldn't have requested any. I ship the canon or mostly-canon ships - Henry/Jo, Henry/Iona|Molly, Henry/Abigail, Henry/Nora (not quite as much, honestly, but I do enjoy their storyline), Jo/Isaac, etc.
I would be more than happy with a shippy story involving only a couple or a few of the requested/nominated characters. Or a gen story with Henry and dealing with the changes in his life/the world. If you only want to include one or a few characters, that's fine - I know I said any but I'm happy to have focus on a few characters as well.
A gen casefic story would also be wonderful, I loved the way the show often combined elements of Henry's past with the present day case.
I also ship Iona|Molly/Jo if you'd be into adding them, or a threesome with Henry would also be of interest.
I ship Adam/Henry and Adam/Abe as well.
I'd love some scenes from several of Henry's relationships, too, either canon or including Henry/Jo.
This fandom is hard to prompt because I really, truly, just love it so much that I'm not picky about fic details.
But I wouldn't hate a fic focused just on Henry in any way if that would be something that would work for you.
For Adam, Adam and Henry or Adam/Henry, something focusing on the similarities and differences between them. Did Adam have an Abigail like figure? Was she earlier in his life, or almost as recent? What turned him evil? Was it WW2 and the camps or something else?
Also generally with Henry and/or Adam, any backstory would be wonderful. Flashbacks are good too.
Something with Abe, adjusting to aging while his father doesn't would be interesting.
I also do ship Henry/Abe so if you had ideas of that nature. Or Henry/Abe/Adam as well.
I'm super flexible on this fandom, I really meant the any request here.
The Good Wife RPF - Christine Baranski, Julianna Margulies
Again, this is something I would welcome shippy fic for. However, this is also something I would love gen fic for.
While I have, for reasons I'd rather not go further into, requested no deathfic, this is the one fandom I would make a slight exception for. While I would not want it focused on, I would be fine with any fic you choose to write incorporating Christine's widowhood and her adjustment to life as a single woman, with Julianna helping her in that. However, I would prefer the focus to be on Christine moving on, than dwelling on her late husband's death.
I'd also be interested in things that deal with aging in Hollywood, neither lady is a twentysomething model any more but they are beautiful and vital women.
Shippy stuff I'm open to almost anything for, but I would love something where one maybe introduces something new into the relationship of some kind.
I'd even love something with Christine and Julianna doing karaoke or something equally fun - especially if Abba songs are involved (Mamma Mia is unironically one of my favourite movies ever and I love Christine singing in it).
I trust you to write me an interesting and enjoyable story based on one of these canons. You can also find more specific DNWs in my past Yuletide letters under this tag - I have not changed in any of those tastes since those letters were posted.
But mostly? Go ahead and have fun with these canons and characters.
I am open to porn, as long as it fits the story you want to tell.
Now for the specific fandoms.
Revenge - Nolan Ross.
I love Nolan Ross more than I can say. He is one of my all-time favourite television characters. A fic, gen, het, slash or poly with him would be awesome.
I do not ship Nolan/Emily alone. I am absolutely fine with poly fic with them being involved with each other, but I would not like a ship of just Nolan/Emily. That's why I didn't request Emily. I don't have any firm NOTPs for Nolan, but I would prefer post-canon fic if possible.
Completely optional, but the ship of my heart for Nolan is Nolan/David Clarke. Obviously, as David wasn't nominated, this can't be an official request, but if I can't put in an obscure ship request into Yuletide, where can I? I would not mind David's canonical fate being mentioned, but I am also all for AUs where he does not meet that fate.
I love gen fic. I'd love post-canon Nolan and Emily somehow meeting up again, or what Nolan gets up to once canon is over.
Wildest Dreams - Marjorie Finn, Robert Kingsley
I'm going to admit to preferring the ship for this music video. I will be giving some more gen prompts with both characters as well, but I do ship the characters very much. Gen won't disappoint me or ruin Yuletide though, which is why there are gen prompts.
My main love for the video itself is the wonderful "Old Hollywood" feel to it, it's like something out of the 1950s, like something out of an old movie like All About Eve or Elephant Walk or even the more recent Out Of Africa.
Shippy prompts! I'd really love anything, a moment of their time together filming, knowing it's going to end but it's so good they can't resist each other. Angry sex, or make up sex or sex that will be the last time.
More ideas.
Was Robert already married? How does he justify that to himself or Marjorie? Was it a real marriage or for other reasons? Does Marjorie know if it was for other reasons? Did Robert get married on the rebound from Marjorie? Was the premiere of the movie the last time they saw each other? Do they somehow make their way back together? Cheating isn't a squick per se so something where they can't keep away from each other even though they should would be interesting. Also I wouldn't be opposed to her ending up pregnant by Robert.
Also it would be interesting if Marjorie turned to women after Robert (preferably already being bi), and maybe how she came to that decision.
Mostly-gen ideas.
Marjorie moving on and forging her career in Hollywood. Does she marry many times, does she remain single? Does she work with Robert again, as an actress or as his director or producer? I'd also love something where Marjorie and Robert as old people are dictating their memoirs to the same person and their takes on their relationship and how and why it ended.
Rock Of Ages - Drew Boley, Patricia Whitmore, Sherrie Christian, Stacee Jaxx
This is one of my favourite movies. I love all of the characters in it. I love all of the potential ships with the four nominated characters, up to and including a foursome. I also would love gen. I love the canon pairings, I love non-canon pairings - I really do love this fandom.
I would love anything gen about any or all of the characters. There is nothing that you could write me for this movie that I would not enjoy.
I would also be fine with gen about one of these characters, or maybe two. Or a shipfic focusing on a pairing or moresome from the group.
Some character ideas.
Patricia - so much could be written about her. How does she change from the conservative back to her rock loving ways? Was it all her husband or did she feel she 'should' be that person? Is it as easy as it seems to change? I ship her with Sherrie, Sherrie/Drew and Stacee, possibly with Sherrie/Stacee as well, but Drew is welcome to join them. Also is it so easy to go back to being a groupie? Does she go back to that precisely?
Stacee - oh my goodness. How did he get clean? Was it only a potential relationship or was he just ready? How does he get inspired? Is he still around in the 2000s singing and playing? I ship him mostly with Drew and Patricia, or Drew/Sherrie.
Sherrie - How did she find herself as a singer? Is she still on the road and recording? Do she and Drew have kids? Does Drew stay home? I ship her mostly with Drew and Patricia, including as a threesome, I could also see her in a threesome with Stacee and Drew.
Drew - How much did he change coming from the worker to the rock star? Does a part of him ever miss being a 'regular guy'? Do he and Sherrie have kids if they end up together? Does he surpass Stacee in superstar status? Does he have a downward spiral like Stacee's? I ship him with Sherrie, Sherrie/Patricia and Stacee, as well as with Stacee/Sherrie.
Avengers: Age Of Ultron RPF - Robert Downey Jr, James Spader
Up front, I will admit that I ship it. A lot. However, I also love their long term friendship just as much. So I am extremely good with any story written about these two of any kind.
Some ideas, all completely optional. Most can be shippy or gen.
Something set in the past, maybe relating to something in the present. Robert having to deal with thinking of the dark side of his past when James is around. How filmmaking has changed (doesn't need to go into detail on that). How they are older, how that affects them.
More shippy ideas.
James' voice has always turned Robert on, and that hasn't changed. Robert would approach James but they're not single. They both think the other wouldn't want anything any more because of Susan and James' partner, but it is an option (your call on how it is an option).
Forever - Any Character
I really do love any and every character in this show, or I wouldn't have requested any. I ship the canon or mostly-canon ships - Henry/Jo, Henry/Iona|Molly, Henry/Abigail, Henry/Nora (not quite as much, honestly, but I do enjoy their storyline), Jo/Isaac, etc.
I would be more than happy with a shippy story involving only a couple or a few of the requested/nominated characters. Or a gen story with Henry and dealing with the changes in his life/the world. If you only want to include one or a few characters, that's fine - I know I said any but I'm happy to have focus on a few characters as well.
A gen casefic story would also be wonderful, I loved the way the show often combined elements of Henry's past with the present day case.
I also ship Iona|Molly/Jo if you'd be into adding them, or a threesome with Henry would also be of interest.
I ship Adam/Henry and Adam/Abe as well.
I'd love some scenes from several of Henry's relationships, too, either canon or including Henry/Jo.
This fandom is hard to prompt because I really, truly, just love it so much that I'm not picky about fic details.
But I wouldn't hate a fic focused just on Henry in any way if that would be something that would work for you.
For Adam, Adam and Henry or Adam/Henry, something focusing on the similarities and differences between them. Did Adam have an Abigail like figure? Was she earlier in his life, or almost as recent? What turned him evil? Was it WW2 and the camps or something else?
Also generally with Henry and/or Adam, any backstory would be wonderful. Flashbacks are good too.
Something with Abe, adjusting to aging while his father doesn't would be interesting.
I also do ship Henry/Abe so if you had ideas of that nature. Or Henry/Abe/Adam as well.
I'm super flexible on this fandom, I really meant the any request here.
The Good Wife RPF - Christine Baranski, Julianna Margulies
Again, this is something I would welcome shippy fic for. However, this is also something I would love gen fic for.
While I have, for reasons I'd rather not go further into, requested no deathfic, this is the one fandom I would make a slight exception for. While I would not want it focused on, I would be fine with any fic you choose to write incorporating Christine's widowhood and her adjustment to life as a single woman, with Julianna helping her in that. However, I would prefer the focus to be on Christine moving on, than dwelling on her late husband's death.
I'd also be interested in things that deal with aging in Hollywood, neither lady is a twentysomething model any more but they are beautiful and vital women.
Shippy stuff I'm open to almost anything for, but I would love something where one maybe introduces something new into the relationship of some kind.
I'd even love something with Christine and Julianna doing karaoke or something equally fun - especially if Abba songs are involved (Mamma Mia is unironically one of my favourite movies ever and I love Christine singing in it).