Dear Yuletide Writer!
Hello!! If we matched then you've seen most of the details in the letter, but here it all is again, and my general likes/dislikes. Optional details are optional, so if all of my ideas are making you D: go with whatever works for you!
Generally I don't care for: death, pining that doesn't get resolved, polyamory, infidelity, bdsm, rape, torture and abuse, a/b/o.
I like: people being terrible about talking about feelings, werewolves, outsider POV, amnesia, shenanigans, pining that gets resolved, people being dorks, domesticity, porn, teams, family/chosen family, awkwardness, stories with puppies in them, stories with babies in them, coming out/meeting the family stories, obliviousness, roadtrips, bodyswap, genderswap, epistolary fic, cuddling (for warmth or otherwise), punching out feelings if it fits the canon, characters taking care of each other. I've got a major equality/partners kink, too.
Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater: Blue Sargent and Ronan Lynch
I find myself FASCINATED by the way these two interact with each other. They obviously started off very differently than Blue did with the rest of the guys. I find myself desperate for them to have weird buddy cop adventures or be forced to work together on something... I also ship Blue/Gansey crazy hard (she loves him best when he's broken!!! he's been SO INTO HER basically from day one) and Ronan/Adam A LOT (ADAM IS HIS SECOND SECRET [Spoiler...]ADAM KNOWS RONAN HAS A CRUSH ON HIM AND LIKES IT).
One thing I'm curious about is what Blue's classmates at Henrietta High (or her coworkers at Nino's) think of her suddenly spending all this time with Aglionby Boys.
Orphan Black: Grace Johanssen, Mark Rollins
I was weirdly charmed by the creepiest courtship between these two. I'd love to see how Grace adapts to life off her father's farm (and her pregnancy). And Mark being one of many! Anything about what these two are up to after the season ended would be wonderful. Do they try to stay as far away from the main plot of the show? do they get dragged back in (maybe by Art? Does Helena track them down?) I'm just really interested to see what's next.
ESPN World Cup Coverage RPF: Alexi Lalas, Michael Ballack
Ummm, I spent the entire world cup rambling at my roommate about how these two need to do it. (I swear I was doing fine just enjoying their coverage until this happened: http://jamwingles.tumblr.com/post/91399098116/oliveontheroad-their-love-knows-no-bounds I'm sorry the rest of my tumblr shame spiral happened in email to allthespoons) I practically SHRIEKED when I saw this as an option in the tagset. BLESS YOU, WHOEVER NOMINATED THIS.
I love what a comfortable in who he is laid back dork Alexi Lalas is. Ballack seems much more serious (up until Germany is stomping Brazil, obviously). That contrast between them is very entertaining to me. Whether you want to set something in Brazil or on some other ESPN coverage I'm totally down. Porn is great, pining is wonderful, Ballack being baffled by so much that Alexi Lalas is [thumbs up emoji]
Toby Daye - Seanan McGuire: Quentin
I adore Quentin's relationship with Toby and how he's changed over the past eight books. He's so well rounded now, but still has his snobby tendencies and royal impulses. I would love to see his perspective on some of the crazy shit Toby drags him along on (and when she tries to leave him behind). I do ship him with Raj if that's a thing you would like to write! Teen boys with royal futures in very different worlds, brought together by Toby's Hero status and their love of her. The found family dynamics are one of my favorite things about these books and I could just roll around in them all day. OR his friendship with The Luidaeg! Who has totally always known who he is, right?
Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein: Julie Beaufort-Stuart, Maddie Brodatt
I ship these two so so hard. WHY DID MADDIE JUST KISS HER HAND. WHY WAS THAT BED SHARING APPARENTLY PLATONIC??? but I also just love both of these characters SO MUCH and how good they are at what they do for the war effort (competency kink)! And oh, how much they care for each other and KISS ME, HARDY. If you wanted to write fix-it fic, I would not be against it at all. And just, "It's like falling in love, discovering your best friend." I'll just be over here weeping. Really, just. Anything maybe happy-ish for this book would be amazing.
If you're feeling like going for something out there, I've always been intrigued by a Temeraire style air force in these books. What if Maddie had a dragon instead of a plane??
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles John Connor
So about once or twice a year I get really mad that Fox cancelled this show after THAT finale and it just makes me read everything on the archive all over again. I'm dying to know what happens when John gets to the future, one that's different than the one he's spent his whole life trying to stop or control himself. Derek's alive! Kyle's there! Allison being a human who looks like John's favorite robot friend. (Who I shipped him with kind of a lot)
How does he fit in (maybe he doesn't)? How does he cope? Does he try to get back to his mom? Is Sarah around in this future? (I love those reunions and everyone else's confusion). Does he chase down Catherine Weaver or John Henry?
Really, anything set post-Born to Run will thrill me to pieces. (And given that this takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, I'm less anti-torture/violence/dark stuff than I usually am.)
If you need any additional help or ideas go_gentle is a good go to!
Generally I don't care for: death, pining that doesn't get resolved, polyamory, infidelity, bdsm, rape, torture and abuse, a/b/o.
I like: people being terrible about talking about feelings, werewolves, outsider POV, amnesia, shenanigans, pining that gets resolved, people being dorks, domesticity, porn, teams, family/chosen family, awkwardness, stories with puppies in them, stories with babies in them, coming out/meeting the family stories, obliviousness, roadtrips, bodyswap, genderswap, epistolary fic, cuddling (for warmth or otherwise), punching out feelings if it fits the canon, characters taking care of each other. I've got a major equality/partners kink, too.
Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater: Blue Sargent and Ronan Lynch
I find myself FASCINATED by the way these two interact with each other. They obviously started off very differently than Blue did with the rest of the guys. I find myself desperate for them to have weird buddy cop adventures or be forced to work together on something... I also ship Blue/Gansey crazy hard (she loves him best when he's broken!!! he's been SO INTO HER basically from day one) and Ronan/Adam A LOT (ADAM IS HIS SECOND SECRET [Spoiler...]ADAM KNOWS RONAN HAS A CRUSH ON HIM AND LIKES IT).
One thing I'm curious about is what Blue's classmates at Henrietta High (or her coworkers at Nino's) think of her suddenly spending all this time with Aglionby Boys.
Orphan Black: Grace Johanssen, Mark Rollins
I was weirdly charmed by the creepiest courtship between these two. I'd love to see how Grace adapts to life off her father's farm (and her pregnancy). And Mark being one of many! Anything about what these two are up to after the season ended would be wonderful. Do they try to stay as far away from the main plot of the show? do they get dragged back in (maybe by Art? Does Helena track them down?) I'm just really interested to see what's next.
ESPN World Cup Coverage RPF: Alexi Lalas, Michael Ballack
Ummm, I spent the entire world cup rambling at my roommate about how these two need to do it. (I swear I was doing fine just enjoying their coverage until this happened: http://jamwingles.tumblr.com/post/91399098116/oliveontheroad-their-love-knows-no-bounds I'm sorry the rest of my tumblr shame spiral happened in email to allthespoons) I practically SHRIEKED when I saw this as an option in the tagset. BLESS YOU, WHOEVER NOMINATED THIS.
I love what a comfortable in who he is laid back dork Alexi Lalas is. Ballack seems much more serious (up until Germany is stomping Brazil, obviously). That contrast between them is very entertaining to me. Whether you want to set something in Brazil or on some other ESPN coverage I'm totally down. Porn is great, pining is wonderful, Ballack being baffled by so much that Alexi Lalas is [thumbs up emoji]
Toby Daye - Seanan McGuire: Quentin
I adore Quentin's relationship with Toby and how he's changed over the past eight books. He's so well rounded now, but still has his snobby tendencies and royal impulses. I would love to see his perspective on some of the crazy shit Toby drags him along on (and when she tries to leave him behind). I do ship him with Raj if that's a thing you would like to write! Teen boys with royal futures in very different worlds, brought together by Toby's Hero status and their love of her. The found family dynamics are one of my favorite things about these books and I could just roll around in them all day. OR his friendship with The Luidaeg! Who has totally always known who he is, right?
Code Name Verity - Elizabeth Wein: Julie Beaufort-Stuart, Maddie Brodatt
I ship these two so so hard. WHY DID MADDIE JUST KISS HER HAND. WHY WAS THAT BED SHARING APPARENTLY PLATONIC??? but I also just love both of these characters SO MUCH and how good they are at what they do for the war effort (competency kink)! And oh, how much they care for each other and KISS ME, HARDY. If you wanted to write fix-it fic, I would not be against it at all. And just, "It's like falling in love, discovering your best friend." I'll just be over here weeping. Really, just. Anything maybe happy-ish for this book would be amazing.
If you're feeling like going for something out there, I've always been intrigued by a Temeraire style air force in these books. What if Maddie had a dragon instead of a plane??
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles John Connor
So about once or twice a year I get really mad that Fox cancelled this show after THAT finale and it just makes me read everything on the archive all over again. I'm dying to know what happens when John gets to the future, one that's different than the one he's spent his whole life trying to stop or control himself. Derek's alive! Kyle's there! Allison being a human who looks like John's favorite robot friend. (Who I shipped him with kind of a lot)
How does he fit in (maybe he doesn't)? How does he cope? Does he try to get back to his mom? Is Sarah around in this future? (I love those reunions and everyone else's confusion). Does he chase down Catherine Weaver or John Henry?
Really, anything set post-Born to Run will thrill me to pieces. (And given that this takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, I'm less anti-torture/violence/dark stuff than I usually am.)
If you need any additional help or ideas go_gentle is a good go to!