Yuletide!
Counting this, I have posted five times in 2013, and I never even posted about Yuletide last year. I suck at fandom.
FYI:
Last year, I wrote Opened Up My Eyes: The Remix Pitch Perfect; Aubrey/Chloe
I received two fics, both of which were brilliant and amazing and which I would have talked up at the time if I didn't suck at fandom.
The Distance Between Stars Pushing Daisies; Charlotte/Ned/Olive This fic was everything I ever wanted Pushing Daisies to be.
Not Knowing What Will Greet Me gen fic about Mars Rovers that was delightful and also succeeded in making me cry.
So consider this a placeholder for this year's Yuletide letter. (Yuletide Author, above are some examples of things I like!)
Possibly rl updates will follow. How is everyone?
ETA: Yuletide Requests: 2013
First of all, thank you for writing for me! Below are some general likes and dislikes and additional details in case that is a thing that is helpful. I'm sure I will love whatever you come up with!
General likes: angst, slow-build first times, partners-in-crime/comrades-in-arms, worthy adversaries who respect each other, trickster characters, endearing assholes, grand gestures, characters who are really competent, dramatic reveals, coming out narratives, happy endings that feel *earned,* open endings, intense platonic connections (including sibling relationships), mixed gender three-or-moresomes, open relationships, bisexual characters.
General dislikes: character bashing, AUs with no clear connection to canon, truly bleak endings, hard-core kink, significant power imbalances in romantic relationships, incest, omegaverse. I have a pretty big embarrassment squick.
By Fandom:
She-Ra; Adora
What I said in my request:
Adora is the only character I requested, but there's no one I wouldn't like to see, so feel free to include whoever else you want. Any fic focused on her is going to make me happy. I'm particularly interested in anything that deals with her secret identity and the ramifications of having to keep that secret (bonus points if it's revealed to someone or dealing with the fallout of the reveal). I would prefer that a pairing not be the central focus, but it doesn't have to be gen (though it's fine if it is!). I would love Adora femslash, but I'm open to any pairing (either involving Adora or in the background) except for incest.
That's pretty much word for word lifted from my request last year and the year before that. I request She-Ra fic every year. I think it was the first text I ever had truly fannish impulses for - give me fic about Adora and I will love you forever.
Breaking Bad; Jesse Pinkman
What I said in my request:
Include whoever else you want, but I just want a fic in which something good happens to Jesse. Really anything. Maybe his mom hugs him or someone else in his family hugs him. That would be nice. Maybe he eventually salvages his relationship with his brother somehow? Maybe Badger and Skinny Pete are supportive friends? Or maybe he even has some kind of moment of understanding/closure with Skyler or Marie or Walter Jr. (or Saul, when he runs into him in Omaha ten years later)? ANYTHING. I just want some moment of peace or grace for Jesse.
I don't really have much else here either. Maybe he makes another box and does give it to his mom this time? Maybe he finds a way to take care of Brock? I don't know! I want fic in which something good (or even just NOT TERRIBLE) happens to Jesse and no one emotionally manipulates him in any way. :(
House of Cards; Francis Underwood, Claire Underwood, Zoe Barnes, Janine Skorsky
What I said in my request:
This doesn't need to include all of these characters if you don't want it too - happy for it to focus on Claire and Francis and their relationship (which I find fascinating - more co-conspirators than lovers, but how did it happen?) OR Zoe and Janine and the development of their tentative truce (femslash and/or threesome with Lucas welcome, but not necessary).
So in this, I'm kind of interested in EITHER Claire and Francis OR Zoe and Janine, though if you can find a way to include all of them, that works too! Just don't feel like you have to. The relationship between Claire and Francis is possibly the most compelling aspect of the show for me. They hit both my "worthy adversaries" and my "partners-in-crime" buttons hard, and "assholes-in-love" is kind of my quintessential pairing dynamic, so ANYTHING exploring their dynamic would be great. What's their history? How did they meet? How do they feel about each other now?
With Zoe and Janine, as I said above, I'm interested in their prickly truce and anything with them that focuses on how they're plotting against Francis would be great. I just want to see them be smart and competent and manipulative in their own right. I am so into the way this show is full of characters who are terrible people. :(
Elementary; Joan, Sherlock, Irene, Det. Bell
What I said in my request:
Again, not necessary to include all four characters! Any combination is good, though I prefer Joan and Sherlock's relationship to stay platonic. Here are some potential things that would be interesting to me:
1) Sherlock/Irene - ALWAYS. Either her coming back or an AU where he agrees to leave with her. I like them as worthy adversaries with real and complicated feelings for each other.
2) Sherlock/Bell - how does it happen?
3) Joan/Bell - how does it happen?
4) Joan & Sherlock gen - super interested in the idea of her being bisexual and bringing home a girlfriend and Sherlock being all "I did not deduce this!" but really any slice of life that highlights their friendship would be great.
Again, Sherlock/Irene hits a lot of my buttons, so a focus on any aspect of their relationship would be great. But I also love Joan, so anything that focuses on her would also make me pretty happy and I've been moaning about wanting SOMEONE to bone Det. Bell for, like, a year. As I said above, I prefer Joan and Sherlock to stay platonic. THAT SAID, I'm open to being persuaded by Joan/Sherlock/Bell if that interests you. :)
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FYI:
Last year, I wrote Opened Up My Eyes: The Remix Pitch Perfect; Aubrey/Chloe
I received two fics, both of which were brilliant and amazing and which I would have talked up at the time if I didn't suck at fandom.
The Distance Between Stars Pushing Daisies; Charlotte/Ned/Olive This fic was everything I ever wanted Pushing Daisies to be.
Not Knowing What Will Greet Me gen fic about Mars Rovers that was delightful and also succeeded in making me cry.
So consider this a placeholder for this year's Yuletide letter. (Yuletide Author, above are some examples of things I like!)
Possibly rl updates will follow. How is everyone?
ETA: Yuletide Requests: 2013
First of all, thank you for writing for me! Below are some general likes and dislikes and additional details in case that is a thing that is helpful. I'm sure I will love whatever you come up with!
General likes: angst, slow-build first times, partners-in-crime/comrades-in-arms, worthy adversaries who respect each other, trickster characters, endearing assholes, grand gestures, characters who are really competent, dramatic reveals, coming out narratives, happy endings that feel *earned,* open endings, intense platonic connections (including sibling relationships), mixed gender three-or-moresomes, open relationships, bisexual characters.
General dislikes: character bashing, AUs with no clear connection to canon, truly bleak endings, hard-core kink, significant power imbalances in romantic relationships, incest, omegaverse. I have a pretty big embarrassment squick.
By Fandom:
She-Ra; Adora
What I said in my request:
Adora is the only character I requested, but there's no one I wouldn't like to see, so feel free to include whoever else you want. Any fic focused on her is going to make me happy. I'm particularly interested in anything that deals with her secret identity and the ramifications of having to keep that secret (bonus points if it's revealed to someone or dealing with the fallout of the reveal). I would prefer that a pairing not be the central focus, but it doesn't have to be gen (though it's fine if it is!). I would love Adora femslash, but I'm open to any pairing (either involving Adora or in the background) except for incest.
That's pretty much word for word lifted from my request last year and the year before that. I request She-Ra fic every year. I think it was the first text I ever had truly fannish impulses for - give me fic about Adora and I will love you forever.
Breaking Bad; Jesse Pinkman
What I said in my request:
Include whoever else you want, but I just want a fic in which something good happens to Jesse. Really anything. Maybe his mom hugs him or someone else in his family hugs him. That would be nice. Maybe he eventually salvages his relationship with his brother somehow? Maybe Badger and Skinny Pete are supportive friends? Or maybe he even has some kind of moment of understanding/closure with Skyler or Marie or Walter Jr. (or Saul, when he runs into him in Omaha ten years later)? ANYTHING. I just want some moment of peace or grace for Jesse.
I don't really have much else here either. Maybe he makes another box and does give it to his mom this time? Maybe he finds a way to take care of Brock? I don't know! I want fic in which something good (or even just NOT TERRIBLE) happens to Jesse and no one emotionally manipulates him in any way. :(
House of Cards; Francis Underwood, Claire Underwood, Zoe Barnes, Janine Skorsky
What I said in my request:
This doesn't need to include all of these characters if you don't want it too - happy for it to focus on Claire and Francis and their relationship (which I find fascinating - more co-conspirators than lovers, but how did it happen?) OR Zoe and Janine and the development of their tentative truce (femslash and/or threesome with Lucas welcome, but not necessary).
So in this, I'm kind of interested in EITHER Claire and Francis OR Zoe and Janine, though if you can find a way to include all of them, that works too! Just don't feel like you have to. The relationship between Claire and Francis is possibly the most compelling aspect of the show for me. They hit both my "worthy adversaries" and my "partners-in-crime" buttons hard, and "assholes-in-love" is kind of my quintessential pairing dynamic, so ANYTHING exploring their dynamic would be great. What's their history? How did they meet? How do they feel about each other now?
With Zoe and Janine, as I said above, I'm interested in their prickly truce and anything with them that focuses on how they're plotting against Francis would be great. I just want to see them be smart and competent and manipulative in their own right. I am so into the way this show is full of characters who are terrible people. :(
Elementary; Joan, Sherlock, Irene, Det. Bell
What I said in my request:
Again, not necessary to include all four characters! Any combination is good, though I prefer Joan and Sherlock's relationship to stay platonic. Here are some potential things that would be interesting to me:
1) Sherlock/Irene - ALWAYS. Either her coming back or an AU where he agrees to leave with her. I like them as worthy adversaries with real and complicated feelings for each other.
2) Sherlock/Bell - how does it happen?
3) Joan/Bell - how does it happen?
4) Joan & Sherlock gen - super interested in the idea of her being bisexual and bringing home a girlfriend and Sherlock being all "I did not deduce this!" but really any slice of life that highlights their friendship would be great.
Again, Sherlock/Irene hits a lot of my buttons, so a focus on any aspect of their relationship would be great. But I also love Joan, so anything that focuses on her would also make me pretty happy and I've been moaning about wanting SOMEONE to bone Det. Bell for, like, a year. As I said above, I prefer Joan and Sherlock to stay platonic. THAT SAID, I'm open to being persuaded by Joan/Sherlock/Bell if that interests you. :)
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