Dear Yuletide Author (2017)
Hello and season's greetings! I really like all of the fandoms below and will be very happy with a story for any of them.
General
I'm happy with any pairing, any rating, AUs, spoilers and holiday stories. I'm not usually very keen on genderswap, graphic violence, angst, non-con, BDSM or mpreg, but there have been exceptions to all of these so if you feel inspired please feel free to go crazy - I'd much rather read something you had fun writing!
I love sincere crack, humour, happy porn, awkward sex, minor characters, backstory, unusual formats and crossovers.
I've put some prompts below but won't mind at all if you'd rather write something else.
Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout
Characters requested: Archie Goodwin
I fell in love with these books, and Archie, shortly before Yuletide last year, and would love anything set in their world. Gen is absolutely fab, or any pairing involving Archie (and I really do mean any pairing).
Some suggestions: What if Lily Rowan had to stay at the brownstone for a week and Archie had to play peacemaker between her, Wolfe and Fritz? What if Archie and Cramer had to go on a stake-out together - would they make it through the night? Why is Theodore never seen downstairs? I'd love to see Wolfe as the world's laziest vampire who cares about what Archie eats because he'll be able to taste it in Archie's blood. And, what with all the kisses they keep throwing in each other's directions, I would kill for some Archie/Fritz.
I also love Archie resisting interrogation. Whether it's Cramer, a goon with a gun or a seductive lady, I love how he plays along without giving anything away, so anything like that would be hugely welcome. Un-nominated characters are also very welcome.
Hilary Tamar Mysteries - Sarah Caudwell
Characters requested: Any
Letters! I absolutely love the letters the characters exchange throughout the books, and anything even slightly epistolary-flavoured would be dreamy. I also have a huge fondness for dry legal details, especially tax-related, so if you happen to be an expert please feel free to go nuts with those!
God's Own Country
Characters requested: Johnny Saxby, Gheorghe Ionescu
I saw this film just after nominations closed and was delighted to see it in the tagset. It was such a tender, lovely, honest film, and gorgeously shot.
I'd really like anything set post-canon - apart from that I'm easy! I'd love to see how they make the farm work. Do Deirdre and Gheorghe come to an arrangement over the kitchen? What changes does Johnny have in mind? Do they meet up with Johnny's uni mates over Christmas? Are they still there running the farm in twenty years time? Do they get any time to explore Yorkshire together? Local place details would be amaaaaazing.
My only DNWs for this fandom are homophobia and an unhappy ending. It was so refreshing to see a gay romance with a happy ending and no obvious homophobia from the people around them, I'd like to see fic in the same vein. I am very down for anything more serious/political about the farming industry and about the potential impact of Brexit on Gheorghe's immigration status, if that's something you're interested in exploring, but domestic fluff would make me exceedingly happy :)
General
I'm happy with any pairing, any rating, AUs, spoilers and holiday stories. I'm not usually very keen on genderswap, graphic violence, angst, non-con, BDSM or mpreg, but there have been exceptions to all of these so if you feel inspired please feel free to go crazy - I'd much rather read something you had fun writing!
I love sincere crack, humour, happy porn, awkward sex, minor characters, backstory, unusual formats and crossovers.
I've put some prompts below but won't mind at all if you'd rather write something else.
Nero Wolfe - Rex Stout
Characters requested: Archie Goodwin
I fell in love with these books, and Archie, shortly before Yuletide last year, and would love anything set in their world. Gen is absolutely fab, or any pairing involving Archie (and I really do mean any pairing).
Some suggestions: What if Lily Rowan had to stay at the brownstone for a week and Archie had to play peacemaker between her, Wolfe and Fritz? What if Archie and Cramer had to go on a stake-out together - would they make it through the night? Why is Theodore never seen downstairs? I'd love to see Wolfe as the world's laziest vampire who cares about what Archie eats because he'll be able to taste it in Archie's blood. And, what with all the kisses they keep throwing in each other's directions, I would kill for some Archie/Fritz.
I also love Archie resisting interrogation. Whether it's Cramer, a goon with a gun or a seductive lady, I love how he plays along without giving anything away, so anything like that would be hugely welcome. Un-nominated characters are also very welcome.
Hilary Tamar Mysteries - Sarah Caudwell
Characters requested: Any
Letters! I absolutely love the letters the characters exchange throughout the books, and anything even slightly epistolary-flavoured would be dreamy. I also have a huge fondness for dry legal details, especially tax-related, so if you happen to be an expert please feel free to go nuts with those!
God's Own Country
Characters requested: Johnny Saxby, Gheorghe Ionescu
I saw this film just after nominations closed and was delighted to see it in the tagset. It was such a tender, lovely, honest film, and gorgeously shot.
I'd really like anything set post-canon - apart from that I'm easy! I'd love to see how they make the farm work. Do Deirdre and Gheorghe come to an arrangement over the kitchen? What changes does Johnny have in mind? Do they meet up with Johnny's uni mates over Christmas? Are they still there running the farm in twenty years time? Do they get any time to explore Yorkshire together? Local place details would be amaaaaazing.
My only DNWs for this fandom are homophobia and an unhappy ending. It was so refreshing to see a gay romance with a happy ending and no obvious homophobia from the people around them, I'd like to see fic in the same vein. I am very down for anything more serious/political about the farming industry and about the potential impact of Brexit on Gheorghe's immigration status, if that's something you're interested in exploring, but domestic fluff would make me exceedingly happy :)