Dear Yuletide Writer
Hi, thanks for writing for me! I hope this letter is useful. Some of it is recycled from last year, but I still really want everything I'm asking for! For reference, my AO3 name is lah_mrh, same as on here.
Likes: Humour, hurt/comfort, fluff, friendship, family relationships, gay/bi characters, reunions, character studies, worldbuilding, happy endings, canon-divergent AUs, telepathy/empathy, cultural differences, time travel/time loops and other sci-fi tropes
Dislikes/DNW: Non con, character bashing, major character death, asexual/aromantic headcanons, threesomes, infidelity, real-world politics, crossovers, unusual/non-prose formats, first and second POV, graphic violence and gore, explicit sex
Fandoms:
Black Mirror (Nanette)
I love Black Mirror, and the "USS Callister" episode is one of my favourites. I'd love anything about the adventures of Captain Nanette and her crew, and what they get up to after the end of the episode as they explore the Infinity universe. What kind of planets/creatures/ships might they encounter? Do they interact with more player characters, and if so how does that go?
I love Star Trek, especially TOS, so if you want to take any inspiration from there, feel free! Gen is great, but I feel like Shania/Nanette could be cool if you want to go in that direction. (I'm really here for the team/exploration type stuff, though, so while I like romance I'd prefer it not be the focus of the fic.) Also, I like to assume going through the wormhole fixed Walton the way it did everyone else, so please don't have him burning alive forever. D:
Chip's Challenge (Chip)
I've loved this game for pretty much as long as I can remember. The in-game story is pretty slim - Chip wants to join Melinda's club, the Bit Busters, but has to prove his worth by making his way through the levels of her laboratory, avoiding monsters, killer floors, and the threat of being crushed by giant blocks. You can download the game here, or buy it on Steam (albeit as a slightly different version) if you're interested in giving it a try.
For fic, I'd love to see Chip's reaction to the monsters and other things he encounters, or maybe something about how he experiences the game mechanics - what happens when he "dies", for example? Does it bother him having to carry around keys and computer chips that are as big as he is? I'd also like to know how he feels about everything Melinda put him through. Does she make everyone who joins go through this madness? And why?
Please no Chip/Melinda.
Murderous Maths Series (None)
You can check out the books here if you want to know more about them.
I didn't nominate any characters for this fandom, because I'd love pretty much anything about it. Evil Gollarks trying to take over/destroy the world again, the Boccelli/Gabrianni brothers and poor long-suffering Luigi, Riverboat Lil and Brett Shuffler, the Fogsworths, or even the weird and wonderful Pure Mathematicians. Or any of the other characters. Or even just any kind of maths jokes and ideas, especially ones that aren't used in the series (the books are mostly at a primary school/lower high school level, but feel free to use higher level maths if you want to). I especially love the British humour in the series, so anything including that would make me happy. (On that note, please don't call it "math"!)
Gen only for this fandom, please.
Welcome to the Ark (Any - Douglas, Miranda, Taryn, Elijah)
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and ever since I've wanted to know what happens next. I love the story of these four misfit kids who meet and form a connection and a family, (not to mention some pretty cool abilities) only for it all to be torn apart. The book ends with Miranda, Doug, and Taryn reuniting, but I've always wondered what happened to Elijah. Do they ever find him? And what about Noah and Abigail? They were important too, but they're barely mentioned in the ending. Do they get to see what their charges have become? I like to think they'd be proud. What plans do the now grown up kids have for saving the world? Do they try to set up a new Ark for kids like them?
I'd also be interested in worldbuilding - How many people like them are there out there? How/when did it start happening? Are all people with abilities driven to try and decrease the violence in the world, or are some of them out there trying to make it worse instead of better?
Any or all of the nominated characters are fine, in any combination. I'd prefer gen, but I'm okay with background Doug/Miranda or anyone/OC. Also, while worldbuilding/backstory would be cool for OCs, I'm not all that interested in backstory or canon-era fic for the main characters - what I'm really interested in is what happens to them once canon is over.
Thanks again!
Likes: Humour, hurt/comfort, fluff, friendship, family relationships, gay/bi characters, reunions, character studies, worldbuilding, happy endings, canon-divergent AUs, telepathy/empathy, cultural differences, time travel/time loops and other sci-fi tropes
Dislikes/DNW: Non con, character bashing, major character death, asexual/aromantic headcanons, threesomes, infidelity, real-world politics, crossovers, unusual/non-prose formats, first and second POV, graphic violence and gore, explicit sex
Fandoms:
Black Mirror (Nanette)
I love Black Mirror, and the "USS Callister" episode is one of my favourites. I'd love anything about the adventures of Captain Nanette and her crew, and what they get up to after the end of the episode as they explore the Infinity universe. What kind of planets/creatures/ships might they encounter? Do they interact with more player characters, and if so how does that go?
I love Star Trek, especially TOS, so if you want to take any inspiration from there, feel free! Gen is great, but I feel like Shania/Nanette could be cool if you want to go in that direction. (I'm really here for the team/exploration type stuff, though, so while I like romance I'd prefer it not be the focus of the fic.) Also, I like to assume going through the wormhole fixed Walton the way it did everyone else, so please don't have him burning alive forever. D:
Chip's Challenge (Chip)
I've loved this game for pretty much as long as I can remember. The in-game story is pretty slim - Chip wants to join Melinda's club, the Bit Busters, but has to prove his worth by making his way through the levels of her laboratory, avoiding monsters, killer floors, and the threat of being crushed by giant blocks. You can download the game here, or buy it on Steam (albeit as a slightly different version) if you're interested in giving it a try.
For fic, I'd love to see Chip's reaction to the monsters and other things he encounters, or maybe something about how he experiences the game mechanics - what happens when he "dies", for example? Does it bother him having to carry around keys and computer chips that are as big as he is? I'd also like to know how he feels about everything Melinda put him through. Does she make everyone who joins go through this madness? And why?
Please no Chip/Melinda.
Murderous Maths Series (None)
You can check out the books here if you want to know more about them.
I didn't nominate any characters for this fandom, because I'd love pretty much anything about it. Evil Gollarks trying to take over/destroy the world again, the Boccelli/Gabrianni brothers and poor long-suffering Luigi, Riverboat Lil and Brett Shuffler, the Fogsworths, or even the weird and wonderful Pure Mathematicians. Or any of the other characters. Or even just any kind of maths jokes and ideas, especially ones that aren't used in the series (the books are mostly at a primary school/lower high school level, but feel free to use higher level maths if you want to). I especially love the British humour in the series, so anything including that would make me happy. (On that note, please don't call it "math"!)
Gen only for this fandom, please.
Welcome to the Ark (Any - Douglas, Miranda, Taryn, Elijah)
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and ever since I've wanted to know what happens next. I love the story of these four misfit kids who meet and form a connection and a family, (not to mention some pretty cool abilities) only for it all to be torn apart. The book ends with Miranda, Doug, and Taryn reuniting, but I've always wondered what happened to Elijah. Do they ever find him? And what about Noah and Abigail? They were important too, but they're barely mentioned in the ending. Do they get to see what their charges have become? I like to think they'd be proud. What plans do the now grown up kids have for saving the world? Do they try to set up a new Ark for kids like them?
I'd also be interested in worldbuilding - How many people like them are there out there? How/when did it start happening? Are all people with abilities driven to try and decrease the violence in the world, or are some of them out there trying to make it worse instead of better?
Any or all of the nominated characters are fine, in any combination. I'd prefer gen, but I'm okay with background Doug/Miranda or anyone/OC. Also, while worldbuilding/backstory would be cool for OCs, I'm not all that interested in backstory or canon-era fic for the main characters - what I'm really interested in is what happens to them once canon is over.
Thanks again!