Fic Corner letter!
Dear Writer,
Hi, hi, hi! THANK YOU! I love this exchange! I’m asking for some of my childhood favorites and some that I discovered when I was a little older. All of them are awesome!
Some general information, first. I like stories that stick somewhat close to canon or at least doesn’t ignore it. (An exception is Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, where I’m fine if you only use the first three books and, in fact, one of my suggestions kind of asks you to do that.) Some of my requests ask for ships that might not be technically canon, but, in my biased opinion, the text wants you to ship it anyway.
I like romance. I like to ship people. A lot of my requests are along those lines, but optional details are optional! Don’t feel pressured to write me something super-shippy, as I enjoy general fic, too! If you do go shippy, I checked “general” and “teen and up audiences” for my ratings, so I’m okay with sex in the story, but not in anything very explicit.
And, really, I just want MORE. I have characters and/or ships I’m interested in reading more about, but I don’t have my heart set on any plots, so feel free to let your imagination roam! (I’ve tried to make a few suggestions, in case you’re like me and do best bouncing off more specific ideas.)
In terms of finding out more about me, I’ve done Yuletde for four years and you can read my Yuletide letters and a little about my experience under this tag. My username on AO3 is katayla and both my Twitter and GoodReads are public. My Twitter may be full of kitty pictures.
On to the requests!
Oh wait! One more note: If you want include characters I didn’t ask for (or even weren’t nominated), GO FOR IT. There isn’t any character in these fandoms I’d be sad to see. And requests are in alphabetical order by author’s last name. I wrote more about some fandoms than others, but that’s not an indication of interest! I want them all a lot!
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
Paul Rodman, Bridget Vreeland, Eric Richman, Lena Kaligaris
I’d love something about what could have been with Paul/Lena! Or more about Eric/Bee. Or more about the girls exploring their passions!
When I was experiencing that “WAIT. What do I want? What do I even LIKE?” exchange panic, empressearwig suggested I ask for Lena/Paul. I thought they were set up SO WELL in the third book and I was sad that story seemed completely dropped. So I’d love to hear more about them. Established ship stuff, just a moment between them, maybe one character thinking about the other. As I said above, I’m fine with you ignoring what comes after the third book, but you can include it if you want, too! I’m okay with some angst for this request.
When I went to make nominations, I started thinking more about my other favorite ship, Bee/Eric and thinking about how maybe I wanted to ask for them instead! Then I found out this exchange matched you on “any” not “all,” so I don’t really have to choose! For them, I’d love to hear more about them and soccer and/or camp. That was such a big part of their relationship and I missed hearing more about it in the later books. I’d like future fic, too! Incorperationing Sisterhood Everlasting or not. Going AU, I used to think they might get married pretty young. If that sparks you, go for it!
Or maybe you just offered one of the girls! Or both of them! In that case, I’d love to hear about Lena’s art or Bee’s soccer. They’re both so passionate about those things. Maybe a glimpse of a future career? How about some letters between the two of them? Or something else entirely! Or, hey, maybe you offered just one of the guys. Their thoughts on the sisterhood would be great! Or maybe a conversation between the two of them? I’m not interested in pairings other than Bee/Eric and Lena/Paul between these four, but, otherwise, anything is great!
Pine Hollow - Bonnie Bryant
Ben Marlow, Carole Hanson
I’d love more about these two! Or about their individual (or joint!), horse-y futures.
Aw, these two. Pine Hollow was a YA spinoff of the Saddle Club series and I LOVED IT. I re-read them all a few years back and still loved it. Anyway, I really loved the Ben/Carole relationship. So more about that would be awesome! I’d love more established relationship stuff between. Maybe just them hanging out with the horses.
I’d love to read future fic about them. I’d love to hear about their future careers, either separately or together. About their connection to Pine Hollow throughout their lives. Anything, really.
Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Suzy Austin, Josiah Davidson
My latest re-read of The Young Unicorns made me really want to find out more about these two. (Both individually and as the couple we know they ended up being!)
These two ended up married! How did that happen? Tell me! Or of some moment along the way. Maybe one (or both!) of them noticing the other in a different way. Or how did they reconnect?
Alternatively, I’m so interested in each of these characters as individuals. My recent re-read of The Young Unicorns made me especially interested in Dave’s life immediately following this book. I’m also interested in how his career path changed.
And oh Suzy. Sometimes she feels like an outsider in her own family. I love Vicky, but girls like Suzy need love, too! More about her would be great. What was it like for her, always knowing she wanted to be a doctor? What was it like for her within this family?
And in this fandom especially, feel free to include other characters! L’Engle’s characters were always popping up in different books, so if you want to include cameo appearances, go for it!
Betsy-Tacy Series - Maud Hart Lovelace
Dennie Farisy, Winona Root
These two got together! I’d love to see them as a couple.
We know Dennie and Winona end up engaged. I think they make a lot of sense as a couple, but we don’t get to see any of it! I’d love to see some of their relationship play out. Anything at all! Courtship, marriage, etc.
Or explore one of them as individuals! It would be cool to see the high school and the Crowd from a different perspective. Or maybe something set way in the future?
The President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Any
Future fic for this fandom would be awesome!
Yes, I’d love future fic! Any kind. Focusing on any character(s). I ship Meg/Preston a lot, so I’d love to see that, but I’d also be really interested in something about just one of them. Or about Meg’s brothers! One or both. Or Meg’s mom! If you’re most interested in a character who wasn’t nominated, then run with it!
If you don’t want to write future fic, maybe one of the events of the series through someone else’s eyes? (Not necessarily one of the dramatic events! Maybe what it’s like for everyone else after Meg goes to college.)
American Girls: Felicity - Various Authors
Ben Davidson Felicity Merriman
A childhood ship I’d love to see get together for real!
Ben/Felicity was one of my ships from long before I knew the word “ship.” I always felt like they’d end up together. I’d love to see this play out in fic! Or to just see them as an established ship.
Individual fic focusing on either of them would be great, too! Maybe age them just a little beyond the books and explore what they’re up to?
Anyway, hopefully that is enough for you to go on!
Looking forward to reading your fic,
katayla