Dear Yuletide Santa 2010
Dear Yuletide Santa,
Hello, and thank you for participating! I'm already sure the yuletide story I get will be one of my favorite gifts this year, and I hope it will be a lot of fun for you to write. The fandoms I've chosen are ones I like immensely and so would be happy to see any fic for. I was a little more specific with characters this time around, but all the other details are optional as usual. Write something that makes you happy, and it will surely make me happy, too! I like all these requests equally. 8D
Lifted from my yulegoat letter last year:
Things I appreciate:
Ambiguous relationships
Strong emotion
Bittersweet and sad-happy
In-character characters showing their distinct personalities
Speculation on back story/future/possible ending
Romance that takes a while to sort out
Generally, genfic, but I like all genres 8D
Things I would definitely rather not see:
Mpreg
Genderswitch
PWP. Or no plot, actually.
Non-con
Situations/personality switches that make absolutely no sense in canon - I'm not saying the canon storyline has to be followed (meaning AUs are fine), but I would like something that would still work or be easy enough to imagine in canon context.
I'm fine with violence as long as it works in the story's context (ie Hit Girl). Would prefer no smut unless it's necessary to the story (which I could see happening in the case of, say, Ooku). :)
About the requests:
1. Kick-Ass (2010) - Mindy "Hit Girl" Macready
I think this could be my favorite movie of 2010, due in no small part to Hit Girl, who was pure awesome. What's not to like about a little girl in a purple wig who can kill a room full of bodyguards? I'd like any Mindy-centric fic - background or post-movie OR even in-movie events. Interaction with any of the characters (Dave and his friends, Big Daddy, the D'Amico family, Katie? Even OC's are welcome) and some action would be great, but not necessary.
2. Nabari no Ou - Yoite/Rokujo Miharu/Shimizu Raimei
This is the second year in a row I am requesting Nabari!fic, mostly because I think it has great potential for heartbreaking fic, and I am weak for heartbreak. To quote from last year's request: I like Miharu and Yoite in equal amounts and their totally canon beyond-love understanding of each other. I like Yukimi being more practical than most other people, his not-caring care of Yoite. I like Raikou and his bad fashion sense. Just play up on anything already present in the series, and I will love you forever.
One thing - I did include Raimei this year, even if she isn't one of my favorite characters, because I find Aizawa/Raimei really sweet (I don't know why Aizawa wasn't on the series character list D:). So you don't need to include all those characters, really; take whatever combination works for you (and you're welcome to throw in the others, too!) I haven't read a big chunk of the series - basically everything after chapter 50 but before the ending - so I don't really know what's going on in that part, and I would appreciate it if the fic didn't take place there. Otherwise, you can go anywhere with this - NNO just really needs more love!
3. Ooku - Madenokoji Arikoto/Tokugawa Iemitsu
One of the best manga I've read this year. I love the way it takes culture and history and turns it upside down, while still retaining some very familiar elements. Basically I love everything about it, but I particularly thought it played out this pairing's love story really well. I forgot to include Yoshimune in the character tags, but she seems wonderfully badass, so if you'd rather write about her, I'd be happy with that, too. :D I haven't read the fourth volume yet, but it's likely I'll be able to before Christmas, so feel free to write this story how you would like to!
4. Rose of Versailles - Oscar/Andre/Rosalie/Marie Antoinette
I think Oscar is one of the best heroines I've ever encountered, so as long as the story includes her in large quantities, I'd be very happy. I like Andre pining after her, in the same way I like Rosalie pining after her; and I like her as Marie Antoinette's confidant and protector. So you could do a story from any (or all?) of those slants, or even just about Oscar purely, and it would be an awesome and sparkly gift like the show itself.
If you've read it to the end, congratulations, and I hope that was a little bit helpful! But if any of these details confused you or if you'd rather not write a story with them, please don't. Enjoy writing the story, and I will definitely enjoy reading it too! 8D Happy yuletide-ing!
Also, not related to yuletide: arrrgh I know I haven't been back on lj like I said I would be, and also I feel like a fish out of fandom water right now. ;___; I could say school, but. But. I'll come back soon. I'm hoping the yuletide spirit will drag me back into it. In any case, I miss you, lj friends! HU HU HU.
Hello, and thank you for participating! I'm already sure the yuletide story I get will be one of my favorite gifts this year, and I hope it will be a lot of fun for you to write. The fandoms I've chosen are ones I like immensely and so would be happy to see any fic for. I was a little more specific with characters this time around, but all the other details are optional as usual. Write something that makes you happy, and it will surely make me happy, too! I like all these requests equally. 8D
Lifted from my yulegoat letter last year:
Things I appreciate:
Ambiguous relationships
Strong emotion
Bittersweet and sad-happy
In-character characters showing their distinct personalities
Speculation on back story/future/possible ending
Romance that takes a while to sort out
Generally, genfic, but I like all genres 8D
Things I would definitely rather not see:
Mpreg
Genderswitch
PWP. Or no plot, actually.
Non-con
Situations/personality switches that make absolutely no sense in canon - I'm not saying the canon storyline has to be followed (meaning AUs are fine), but I would like something that would still work or be easy enough to imagine in canon context.
I'm fine with violence as long as it works in the story's context (ie Hit Girl). Would prefer no smut unless it's necessary to the story (which I could see happening in the case of, say, Ooku). :)
About the requests:
1. Kick-Ass (2010) - Mindy "Hit Girl" Macready
I think this could be my favorite movie of 2010, due in no small part to Hit Girl, who was pure awesome. What's not to like about a little girl in a purple wig who can kill a room full of bodyguards? I'd like any Mindy-centric fic - background or post-movie OR even in-movie events. Interaction with any of the characters (Dave and his friends, Big Daddy, the D'Amico family, Katie? Even OC's are welcome) and some action would be great, but not necessary.
2. Nabari no Ou - Yoite/Rokujo Miharu/Shimizu Raimei
This is the second year in a row I am requesting Nabari!fic, mostly because I think it has great potential for heartbreaking fic, and I am weak for heartbreak. To quote from last year's request: I like Miharu and Yoite in equal amounts and their totally canon beyond-love understanding of each other. I like Yukimi being more practical than most other people, his not-caring care of Yoite. I like Raikou and his bad fashion sense. Just play up on anything already present in the series, and I will love you forever.
One thing - I did include Raimei this year, even if she isn't one of my favorite characters, because I find Aizawa/Raimei really sweet (I don't know why Aizawa wasn't on the series character list D:). So you don't need to include all those characters, really; take whatever combination works for you (and you're welcome to throw in the others, too!) I haven't read a big chunk of the series - basically everything after chapter 50 but before the ending - so I don't really know what's going on in that part, and I would appreciate it if the fic didn't take place there. Otherwise, you can go anywhere with this - NNO just really needs more love!
3. Ooku - Madenokoji Arikoto/Tokugawa Iemitsu
One of the best manga I've read this year. I love the way it takes culture and history and turns it upside down, while still retaining some very familiar elements. Basically I love everything about it, but I particularly thought it played out this pairing's love story really well. I forgot to include Yoshimune in the character tags, but she seems wonderfully badass, so if you'd rather write about her, I'd be happy with that, too. :D I haven't read the fourth volume yet, but it's likely I'll be able to before Christmas, so feel free to write this story how you would like to!
4. Rose of Versailles - Oscar/Andre/Rosalie/Marie Antoinette
I think Oscar is one of the best heroines I've ever encountered, so as long as the story includes her in large quantities, I'd be very happy. I like Andre pining after her, in the same way I like Rosalie pining after her; and I like her as Marie Antoinette's confidant and protector. So you could do a story from any (or all?) of those slants, or even just about Oscar purely, and it would be an awesome and sparkly gift like the show itself.
If you've read it to the end, congratulations, and I hope that was a little bit helpful! But if any of these details confused you or if you'd rather not write a story with them, please don't. Enjoy writing the story, and I will definitely enjoy reading it too! 8D Happy yuletide-ing!
Also, not related to yuletide: arrrgh I know I haven't been back on lj like I said I would be, and also I feel like a fish out of fandom water right now. ;___; I could say school, but. But. I'll come back soon. I'm hoping the yuletide spirit will drag me back into it. In any case, I miss you, lj friends! HU HU HU.