Dear Yuletide Author Letter 2022
Happy Yuletide! I am so excited you’ll be writing something from me. Obviously all my prompts are optional but I’d rather throw out many ideas than none at all. I am also very welcome to accepting Treats!
Here are some of my general likes/dislikes:
Things I’m never into: death fic (unless it’s in the canon source material), non-con/rape, darkfic, unhappy endings (unless it’s in the canon source material), unrealistic dialogue, crying at the drop of a hat, misunderstandings to the point of disbelief
Triggers: mentions of parent death, mentions of cancer, mentions of catfishing
Things I’m always into: dirty talk, phone sex/sexting, pining, romance, happy endings, makeouts, wall sex, smoking up/shotgunning, AUs, meet-cutes, grand gestures, mixtapes, love confessions in the rain, 80s/90s pop culture references
Things I’m occasionally into but don’t want for these pairings: a/b/o, de-aging, genderswap (except girl!Johnny Storm in the context of Spideytorch)
Tropes I adore: fake dating/married, fuckbuddies/friends with benes to lovers, woke up married, kidfic, college aus, soulmate aus, 5 + 1 times, friends to lovers
Tropes I'm less into but do not mind: amnesia fic
Tropes I'm never into: Wingfic
Also note: I'm totally cool explicit fic!
My tumblr is here. You’ll find lots of graphics edits, Johnny Storm, spideytorch, Andrew Garfield, pirates, kiwis, etc.
Below I'll list what I said during my sign-up and I’ll comment additionally on each with a bunch of visuals because I love doing pictorial posts. A few of my edits are a little nsfw, FYI.
As this got very long (as usual) I'll do some cuts to jump to each request and if you're on this page directly here's the order of requests:
1. Academy Awards RPF
2. Our Flag Means Death RPF
3. Fantastic Four comicverse
4. Under the Banner of Heaven
5. Angels in America
6. Christine
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1. Academy Awards RPF - Andrew Garfield/Dev Patel
What I said: Every year I request these two and every year I hope to get the meet-cute fic of my heart. Flirting at the Actors round table? Texting thereafter? Being so excited to see each other at the Academy Awards that they nearly kiss? I’ll take any or all of it. Alternately: fic where they get cast in a gay romance and of course fall in love? Complete AU where they aren’t actors and have a meet-cute? Weekend AU? Anything, I’d love any of it!
Additional comments: Not much besides ughhh look at this bullshit:
And thissss:
I’ve also made quite a few photosets of them, including some as Remus/Sirius. Just sayin’.
Further Possible prompt-ish things:
1. Weekend or before sunrise au
2. Hogwarts au
3. Falling in love over texting/FaceTime non-au
4. Online dating au
5. High school/college au
6. Regency auuuuu
7. Maurice AU:
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2. Our Flag Means Death RPF - Taika Waititi/Rhys Darby
What I said: Do not want: mention of rl spouses, infidelity, spouses as characters/cheerleaders/wingmen etc. Please just give me some straight up, old-fashioned fictional RPF focused on the chemistry and history of these two people without navigating real life partners.
See letter for lots of specific likes/potential prompts.
Treats welcome!
Additional comments/prompts: Needed to get my own personal dnw in there as this is the first RPF pairing I’ve seen where this actually needs saying. And with that being said, onto the rest:
I fell really hard for these two without even expecting to. Their chemistry, friendship, history, shared life experiences, and how much they love each other is all A Lot. I’ve got an entire masterlist of content for you to peruse if you want and extra inspiration; it really kills me the way they’ve talked about one other in both print and AV interviews - the way they constantly mention talking on the world together / us against the world / being kindred spirits, wanting to work together forever, how it’s always the most exciting when it’s just them on screen together doing their “magic” it’s just all SO MUCH.
I basically always want all the friends to lovers with these two but I’d be happy with anything as long as you avoid my dnw.
I’m also very happy with friends popping up in this such as Jemaine, Brett, Kristen Schaal etc but please do not give me a marvel cast of characters. I’m not interested in those cameos nor do I think they ring true in a Taika/Rhys fic . I think Taika definitely puts on his Taika Waititi hat with certain people and even though friendships there exist, I’m interested in him being Taika Cohen (as much as he can) with the people he has known before he began Big Famous Director Man. (I also just give no fucks about the MCU anymore, so.)
I also have a mix here, if that sparks any inspiration: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ET9nGyfecBUxC5bab2NRK?si=p4DaZx3bRqeIaXYVbGFNcA My main songs for them are 2 Fast Cars and Handle Me with Care (Taika pov).
While I do enjoy alternate universes in general I’m not looking for a complete au with these two; their shared history and present is far too rich and I love the way they connect as just themselves.
Here are some of my more specific prompts:
1. Riffing off Rhys revealing that all he apparently has to do is suggest to Taika that he should get things and Taika gets them (tv for tent, non-alcoholic whiskey) gimme the fic in which Rhys has been painfully oblivious for decades that Taika has always been flirting with him/not realizing he’s doing these things ~for him, that all he has to do is say the words. 5 + 1 times Taika flirted in a “I want you to make me your wife” way + 1 time Rhys finally figured it out (if you need the tent video, you can find in a reblog here: https://meabeck.tumblr.com/post/687630854519930880 (I had to lock the original post)
2. I’m obsessed with rhys admitting on a podcast over the summer that he was a late bloomer, and wasn’t actually interested in girls until he was 18/19. What if Rhys didn’t realize that until he met Taika? What if he was still a virgin in his mid 20s? Gimme secret virgin Rhys and Taika being sooo into it
3. Im always interested in their early days of just meeting, pre-Edinburgh to Edinburgh, Taika seeing his show multiple times, Rhys saying he went to see the humorbeasts more than anyone (I just can’t with them!) so yeah I’d love flirting and hookups and talking about their shitty dads and single moms and how they grew up on Monty Python etc etc
4. Taika eventually corrected Rhys on when they met and that it’s been 26 years but before that Rhys had kept getting the numbers wrong (see my tongue in cheek analysis here: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/685466450279940096/1996-vs-2002-when-did-taika-and-rhys-actually) and it’s always made me want fic of them having an anon hookup before they truly knew one another, at some little comedy club and Taika always remembering it and never saying anything. Maybe it all spills over during ofmd press when feelings have been high since filming anyway?
5. Rhys stopping by his beach house one weekend while Taika and Jemaine are still holed up writing WWDITS (yes, they wrote it at his beach house), Jemaine decides take a break, Taika and rhys hang back and drink Rhys’s beer and sprawl out on Rhys’s couch and blah blah hookups blah blah blah feelings
6. Taika being there while Rhys danced like this and being stupidly into it. https://twitter.com/tellienibbetts/status/1580797233359818752?s=46&t=0n-7AVr08NzSqOusNX4aLA cue sloppy bathroom makeouts
7. Accidental dating - bonus if it’s around when they first met, they become all about each other, joined at the hip, going out constantly. Everyone around them assumes they’re dating. At one point Jemaine is like “I’m happy for you guys” and they’re both like “huh”. Would love some Jemaine outsider POV or 5 times mistaken for a couple stuff
8. So: The Lie detector test. Think we can all agree that was not the first time Taika ever applied the word “dashing” to Rhys - he doesn’t even stop to think, no pause whatsoever. Tell me the first time he mentally applied the term to him - some memory of 20+ years - 5 times Taika thought Rhys was dashing + 1 time he said it out loud? I’ll take anything, especially Rhys bringing it up later and friends to loverssss
9. Exception to my pls no SOs rule is: recently divorced Taika ready to “get back out there” tells Jemaine Rhys and Brett in the group chat that he thinks he’ll “give men a go”, Rhys (not married) feels his brain short out while Taika is like “open call for you lot to matchmake me with your lgbtq (is that right? Am I missing a letter?) eligible contenders” and that’s how Rhys Darby has to listen to date after date that Taika goes on with men bc his friends are traitors while he himself offers up no one and silently broods. Cue Taika calling him up after dates, going into detail, getting a little steamy, leads to almost phone sex and feelings and a rom com happy ending of course
10. That time Rhys said Taika has obvious sex appeal - so give me the first time he ever thought that, maybe when they were younger and trying to get into a club somewhere and the bouncer is being annoying and Rhys is like ‘let Taika try he has obvious sex appeal' and Bret goes he what? And Jemaine goes wait, he... what, and Taika goes ‘I WHAT?’
11. and obviously I’ll always take any filming kiss/love scenes leads to getting together fic, a classic that can never be overdone. Although I've definitely enjoyed the character bleed fic I'm not interested in the bleed going from Ed/Stede to Taika/Rhys. Give me the other way around, which they've flat out said as much -- Rhys has said they didn't need to work on anything at all in terms of chemistry, saying that it was easy to be in love because they love each other as friends:
They've both said that they delved deep into their relationship. So give me one or both of them pining and throwing it into Ed/Stede. Here's some Taika looking at Rhys the same way Ed looks at Stede inspo:
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3. Fantastic Four (Comicsverse) - Johnny Storm, Peter Parker, Wyatt Wingfoot
What I said:I am very okay with a Johnny/Wyatt fic, a Johnny/Peter fic or a Johnny/Wyatt/Peter fic. You don’t have to use all three characters, but Johnny Storm must be one of them. I am absolutely down for a threesome fic, particularly centered around the time in Robinson’s run when they kidnap “the guy they love” in order to talk some sense into him. Otherwise I’d love Wyatt/Johnny or Peter/Johnny ship fic and the 3rd character can always be present in the fic too. These are Johnny’s two best friends and I so adore the dynamics all around. In my letter I’ll detail a bunch of potential prompts.
Additional comments/prompts: so while I am looking for ship fic here, I’m also okay with a Johnny focused story and Peter and/or Wyatt being there for him. Like I mention in the signup re: Robinson’s run there’s just a lot of that throughout the comics and a lot of opportunity for Johnny angst and him needing his best friends. I’d like that to ultimately end up romantic but yeah. If you just wanted to write me a Johnny focused fic dealing with his sexuality, depression/insecurity I’d probably love it regardless. I have a ton of Johnny and spideytorch/johnnywyatt links here: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com//linksandtags
I'll break these into categories.
Johnny/Wyatt/Peter:
1. The Johnny/Wyatt/Peter stuff i mentioned initially:
Here’s a graphic I made of them + touching Johnny:
Does all that concern eventually lead to the two of them taking him apart in bed? I can totally see a threesome happening in that context; both of them so focused on him and Johnny just needing to be utterly wrecked and taken out of his own head.
Johnny/Wyatt:
1. Any time Johnny leans on Wyatt when his life, or relationships, is falling apart.
Maybe Johnny comparing his relationships to the way he is with Wyatt or Wyatt and Jen’s relationship. Him not realizing what’s right in front of him:
3. Johnny/Wyatt college roommates era! Do they have a friends with benefits situation that carries through the years eventually leading to more?
4. Anything surrounding “be brave Johnny Storm” and how utterly married Johnny and Wyatt were seeming during those issues.
Show me Johnny asking Wyatt to be his plus one to Ben’s wedding? Were they hooking up before that? Who makes/made the first move?
5. I made this Johnny/Wyatt inspired by Wild Heart by Bleachers:
That song is very them to me.
6. Johnny/Wyatt ranch au. Doesn’t have to be an “au” per se since I think Wyatt does have a ranch but yeah. If au maybe the whole ranch hand thing:
7. Bodyguard au
8. Regency au
Spideytorch (canonverse and aus)
1. Any and all negative zone focused fic, including the spideytorch roommates era. Johnny dealing with what happened, the memories, the odd feeling of being reborn by the same place that killed him and what all that means. Just would love any and all nuance around this time. I did not request him but dealing with the Daken fallout would also be A+ if you’re into that.
2. Parker industries era pretty woman au. Johnny signing up as an escort to make ends meet, Peter having a lot of feelings about that. Or just a straight up pretty woman au:
3. Anything spideytorch with the usual place!!
4. Any and all spideytorch domestic fic (Married!!) / house husband Johnny Storm:
5. 1960s Peter/Johnny! Comics the era in which they were written
6. Johnny/Peter restaurant au (in one comics future, Johnny becomes a famous celebrity chef)
7. Anything with girl!Johnny Storm
8. Regency au!!
9. Fic exploring Johnny and Peter’s dynamics in bed
10. Undercover as a couple?? woke up married in Vegas?? Got a graphic for that second one here:
11. Johnny Storm + the met gala. Photog Peter Parker is there?
12. I made these next two graphics inspired by rollercoaster by bleachers and fire escape by Andrew McMahon, respectively. Envisioned both as spideytorch. Would adore something inspired by either.
And here's more rollercoaster graphics: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/653816919191896064/we-took-the-bones-out-from-the-road-those-endless
13. Johnny/Peter model/photographer au (or not really au at all) with fant4stic Johnny and Tasm!peter:
14. Pairs figureskating au:
15. Underground fighter/hooker au:
16. Peter/girl!Johnny noir au:
17. Marry Me au - even before that Jlo movie came out I was already applying it to spideytorch. It is SO them and Daken is SO the dickhead ex. Would love to see a rom com in this vein.
Other potential Johnny-centric prompts (can be gen or shippy with Peter or Wyatt):
1. I am Very Into Sad Johnny Storm:
and the fact that this is his usual response at being kissed by women, even some that he’s currently with + the fact that he is often kissed against his will:
Give me any character study regarding that and i'll love it.
2. Like I used To has somewhat become my Johnny anthem, particularly the acoustic version. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsugnY-f904&skip_registered_account_check=true&noapp=1
lyrics I’m particularly obsessed with
Change address and draw a line
Show my friends the silver line
Call my family just to know they're there
Lighting one up like I used to
Dancing all alone like I used to
Giving it up like I used to
Falling in love like I used to
Open my heart like I used to
Making out long like I used to
Holding hands openly, rights to
Taking what's mine like I used to
I’ve made multiple graphics surrounding it: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/tagged/like%20I%20used%20to%20series
3. My other Johnny anthem is the Springsteen on broadway version of dancing in the dark: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7kfv4BZ9pJI
4. Anything surrounding Johnny’s feelings at Sue/Reed leaving him behind and then Ben leaving, too. and maybe that anger/resentment when they return. Anything 2-n-1 related is cherished.
5. Anything that highlights Johnny’s competency, particularly his mechanic abilities. I love the fact that he’s worked in garages; also love that he’s been a firefighter. Feel free to keep it canon or go full mechanic or fireman au, and include ships if you want.
6. Anything with Johnny and kids, be it his niece and nephew or future foundation kids. He's so adorable with them all.
7. Anything Strange Tales teenage Johnny:
In conclusion, i really love Johnny Storm:
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4. Under the Banner of Heaven - Jeb Pyre/Bill Taba
Once again Andrew Garfield proves he has more chemistry with a man than his onscreen wife. I was struck by the lack of - anything in Jeb’s relationship with his wife. Which I believe was mostly intentional to a degree but then the show failed to follow through on all of that. Jeb’s crisis of faith was believable up until it wasn’t, in my opinion. I don’t understand him going back at the end of everything seemingly glossed over and happy after his wife flat out said she will be with a man of god even if it isn’t him. I think it would’ve been much more interesting if he’d been having a sexuality crisis at the same time (especially since we do see some homoeroticism in the other storyline on the show). This show was not my favorite nor was it my favorite Andrew performance but I felt there was SO much potential there and I was completely captivated by Jeb and Bill’s ( the best character by far on the show) relationship.
I’m not sure what specific prompts I have. I basically would love to see them slowly falling into one another. Long nights at work, going to Bill’s place or out somewhere. Maybe Jeb is getting separated. I’d love for them to find a way to be happy even though there’s so much stacked against that. A character study with longing is good too, and I’d love more of Bill’s backstory.
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5. Angels in America - Prior/Belize
What I said: I’d love a friends to lovers in between the time of the last scene in the play as the revival version really implied to me that they were together again. I’d also love any pre-canon of their relationship (first meeting, first time, etc) and character studies of either of them. Whatever you come up with I’ll love. Highly partial to Andrew Garfield and Nathan Stewart-Jarett’s portrayals of Prior and Belize. Would prefer no AU with this one. Treats welcome!
Additional comments: yeah, basically all of the above. I’m okay with Louis being mentioned and him reminiscing on their past relationship and current friendship but I didn’t want to request him as i really don’t want a prior/louis story. If you go post-play, would love anything related to the 80s vs 90s. What’s it like for Prior and/or Belize to be in a new decade. I adore 80s/90s music/pop culture so bonus for any references.
I adore the tenderness between Prior and Belize as seen here:
https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/626028241565646848/theladyigraine-je-taime-je-taime
And here:
https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/627915078373654528/andrew-garfield-nathan-stewart-jarrett-in-angels
I’ve got an entire masterlist of content here: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/645219162306822144/priorbelize-angels-in-america-masterlist
Additional Possible prompts:
1. Prior getting back on the dating scene (is he gun shy? How long does he wait?)
2. 5 times prior and Belize hooked up + 1 time they went on a date
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6. Christine - Arnie/Dennis
What I said: I forgot to include this in my signup! I meant to say:
I haven’t actually read the book but I adore the movie and would really love some summer teen romance between these two, before all goes to hell. The way Dennis cares about Arnie is so much, and I’d love to see some friends to lovers explored. Treats welcome!
Additional comments: I would love a summer hookup (pre- movie, not sure if the book begins the same?) in which they kiss and then just keep on fooling around any chance they get but they don’t really talk about it?
Just looking for some hopeful sweet teen romance (I love how affectionate Dennis is with Arnie) before it all goes to hell for them.
Alternately, you could do an AU in which Dennis is able to save Arnie/pull him back from all of Christine’s influence. Or obviously something totally different!
Love this interaction so much:
and I love it even more framed around a “we just spent all summer making out but haven’t really talked about it yet and I’m kind of trying to bring it up without bringing it up” context.
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that's about it, happy yuletide-ing!!
Here are some of my general likes/dislikes:
Things I’m never into: death fic (unless it’s in the canon source material), non-con/rape, darkfic, unhappy endings (unless it’s in the canon source material), unrealistic dialogue, crying at the drop of a hat, misunderstandings to the point of disbelief
Triggers: mentions of parent death, mentions of cancer, mentions of catfishing
Things I’m always into: dirty talk, phone sex/sexting, pining, romance, happy endings, makeouts, wall sex, smoking up/shotgunning, AUs, meet-cutes, grand gestures, mixtapes, love confessions in the rain, 80s/90s pop culture references
Things I’m occasionally into but don’t want for these pairings: a/b/o, de-aging, genderswap (except girl!Johnny Storm in the context of Spideytorch)
Tropes I adore: fake dating/married, fuckbuddies/friends with benes to lovers, woke up married, kidfic, college aus, soulmate aus, 5 + 1 times, friends to lovers
Tropes I'm less into but do not mind: amnesia fic
Tropes I'm never into: Wingfic
Also note: I'm totally cool explicit fic!
My tumblr is here. You’ll find lots of graphics edits, Johnny Storm, spideytorch, Andrew Garfield, pirates, kiwis, etc.
Below I'll list what I said during my sign-up and I’ll comment additionally on each with a bunch of visuals because I love doing pictorial posts. A few of my edits are a little nsfw, FYI.
As this got very long (as usual) I'll do some cuts to jump to each request and if you're on this page directly here's the order of requests:
1. Academy Awards RPF
2. Our Flag Means Death RPF
3. Fantastic Four comicverse
4. Under the Banner of Heaven
5. Angels in America
6. Christine
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1. Academy Awards RPF - Andrew Garfield/Dev Patel
What I said: Every year I request these two and every year I hope to get the meet-cute fic of my heart. Flirting at the Actors round table? Texting thereafter? Being so excited to see each other at the Academy Awards that they nearly kiss? I’ll take any or all of it. Alternately: fic where they get cast in a gay romance and of course fall in love? Complete AU where they aren’t actors and have a meet-cute? Weekend AU? Anything, I’d love any of it!
Additional comments: Not much besides ughhh look at this bullshit:
And thissss:
I’ve also made quite a few photosets of them, including some as Remus/Sirius. Just sayin’.
Further Possible prompt-ish things:
1. Weekend or before sunrise au
2. Hogwarts au
3. Falling in love over texting/FaceTime non-au
4. Online dating au
5. High school/college au
6. Regency auuuuu
7. Maurice AU:
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2. Our Flag Means Death RPF - Taika Waititi/Rhys Darby
What I said: Do not want: mention of rl spouses, infidelity, spouses as characters/cheerleaders/wingmen etc. Please just give me some straight up, old-fashioned fictional RPF focused on the chemistry and history of these two people without navigating real life partners.
See letter for lots of specific likes/potential prompts.
Treats welcome!
Additional comments/prompts: Needed to get my own personal dnw in there as this is the first RPF pairing I’ve seen where this actually needs saying. And with that being said, onto the rest:
I fell really hard for these two without even expecting to. Their chemistry, friendship, history, shared life experiences, and how much they love each other is all A Lot. I’ve got an entire masterlist of content for you to peruse if you want and extra inspiration; it really kills me the way they’ve talked about one other in both print and AV interviews - the way they constantly mention talking on the world together / us against the world / being kindred spirits, wanting to work together forever, how it’s always the most exciting when it’s just them on screen together doing their “magic” it’s just all SO MUCH.
I basically always want all the friends to lovers with these two but I’d be happy with anything as long as you avoid my dnw.
I’m also very happy with friends popping up in this such as Jemaine, Brett, Kristen Schaal etc but please do not give me a marvel cast of characters. I’m not interested in those cameos nor do I think they ring true in a Taika/Rhys fic . I think Taika definitely puts on his Taika Waititi hat with certain people and even though friendships there exist, I’m interested in him being Taika Cohen (as much as he can) with the people he has known before he began Big Famous Director Man. (I also just give no fucks about the MCU anymore, so.)
I also have a mix here, if that sparks any inspiration: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ET9nGyfecBUxC5bab2NRK?si=p4DaZx3bRqeIaXYVbGFNcA My main songs for them are 2 Fast Cars and Handle Me with Care (Taika pov).
While I do enjoy alternate universes in general I’m not looking for a complete au with these two; their shared history and present is far too rich and I love the way they connect as just themselves.
Here are some of my more specific prompts:
1. Riffing off Rhys revealing that all he apparently has to do is suggest to Taika that he should get things and Taika gets them (tv for tent, non-alcoholic whiskey) gimme the fic in which Rhys has been painfully oblivious for decades that Taika has always been flirting with him/not realizing he’s doing these things ~for him, that all he has to do is say the words. 5 + 1 times Taika flirted in a “I want you to make me your wife” way + 1 time Rhys finally figured it out (if you need the tent video, you can find in a reblog here: https://meabeck.tumblr.com/post/687630854519930880 (I had to lock the original post)
2. I’m obsessed with rhys admitting on a podcast over the summer that he was a late bloomer, and wasn’t actually interested in girls until he was 18/19. What if Rhys didn’t realize that until he met Taika? What if he was still a virgin in his mid 20s? Gimme secret virgin Rhys and Taika being sooo into it
3. Im always interested in their early days of just meeting, pre-Edinburgh to Edinburgh, Taika seeing his show multiple times, Rhys saying he went to see the humorbeasts more than anyone (I just can’t with them!) so yeah I’d love flirting and hookups and talking about their shitty dads and single moms and how they grew up on Monty Python etc etc
4. Taika eventually corrected Rhys on when they met and that it’s been 26 years but before that Rhys had kept getting the numbers wrong (see my tongue in cheek analysis here: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/685466450279940096/1996-vs-2002-when-did-taika-and-rhys-actually) and it’s always made me want fic of them having an anon hookup before they truly knew one another, at some little comedy club and Taika always remembering it and never saying anything. Maybe it all spills over during ofmd press when feelings have been high since filming anyway?
5. Rhys stopping by his beach house one weekend while Taika and Jemaine are still holed up writing WWDITS (yes, they wrote it at his beach house), Jemaine decides take a break, Taika and rhys hang back and drink Rhys’s beer and sprawl out on Rhys’s couch and blah blah hookups blah blah blah feelings
6. Taika being there while Rhys danced like this and being stupidly into it. https://twitter.com/tellienibbetts/status/1580797233359818752?s=46&t=0n-7AVr08NzSqOusNX4aLA cue sloppy bathroom makeouts
7. Accidental dating - bonus if it’s around when they first met, they become all about each other, joined at the hip, going out constantly. Everyone around them assumes they’re dating. At one point Jemaine is like “I’m happy for you guys” and they’re both like “huh”. Would love some Jemaine outsider POV or 5 times mistaken for a couple stuff
8. So: The Lie detector test. Think we can all agree that was not the first time Taika ever applied the word “dashing” to Rhys - he doesn’t even stop to think, no pause whatsoever. Tell me the first time he mentally applied the term to him - some memory of 20+ years - 5 times Taika thought Rhys was dashing + 1 time he said it out loud? I’ll take anything, especially Rhys bringing it up later and friends to loverssss
9. Exception to my pls no SOs rule is: recently divorced Taika ready to “get back out there” tells Jemaine Rhys and Brett in the group chat that he thinks he’ll “give men a go”, Rhys (not married) feels his brain short out while Taika is like “open call for you lot to matchmake me with your lgbtq (is that right? Am I missing a letter?) eligible contenders” and that’s how Rhys Darby has to listen to date after date that Taika goes on with men bc his friends are traitors while he himself offers up no one and silently broods. Cue Taika calling him up after dates, going into detail, getting a little steamy, leads to almost phone sex and feelings and a rom com happy ending of course
10. That time Rhys said Taika has obvious sex appeal - so give me the first time he ever thought that, maybe when they were younger and trying to get into a club somewhere and the bouncer is being annoying and Rhys is like ‘let Taika try he has obvious sex appeal' and Bret goes he what? And Jemaine goes wait, he... what, and Taika goes ‘I WHAT?’
11. and obviously I’ll always take any filming kiss/love scenes leads to getting together fic, a classic that can never be overdone. Although I've definitely enjoyed the character bleed fic I'm not interested in the bleed going from Ed/Stede to Taika/Rhys. Give me the other way around, which they've flat out said as much -- Rhys has said they didn't need to work on anything at all in terms of chemistry, saying that it was easy to be in love because they love each other as friends:
They've both said that they delved deep into their relationship. So give me one or both of them pining and throwing it into Ed/Stede. Here's some Taika looking at Rhys the same way Ed looks at Stede inspo:
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3. Fantastic Four (Comicsverse) - Johnny Storm, Peter Parker, Wyatt Wingfoot
What I said:I am very okay with a Johnny/Wyatt fic, a Johnny/Peter fic or a Johnny/Wyatt/Peter fic. You don’t have to use all three characters, but Johnny Storm must be one of them. I am absolutely down for a threesome fic, particularly centered around the time in Robinson’s run when they kidnap “the guy they love” in order to talk some sense into him. Otherwise I’d love Wyatt/Johnny or Peter/Johnny ship fic and the 3rd character can always be present in the fic too. These are Johnny’s two best friends and I so adore the dynamics all around. In my letter I’ll detail a bunch of potential prompts.
Additional comments/prompts: so while I am looking for ship fic here, I’m also okay with a Johnny focused story and Peter and/or Wyatt being there for him. Like I mention in the signup re: Robinson’s run there’s just a lot of that throughout the comics and a lot of opportunity for Johnny angst and him needing his best friends. I’d like that to ultimately end up romantic but yeah. If you just wanted to write me a Johnny focused fic dealing with his sexuality, depression/insecurity I’d probably love it regardless. I have a ton of Johnny and spideytorch/johnnywyatt links here: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com//linksandtags
I'll break these into categories.
Johnny/Wyatt/Peter:
1. The Johnny/Wyatt/Peter stuff i mentioned initially:
Here’s a graphic I made of them + touching Johnny:
Does all that concern eventually lead to the two of them taking him apart in bed? I can totally see a threesome happening in that context; both of them so focused on him and Johnny just needing to be utterly wrecked and taken out of his own head.
Johnny/Wyatt:
1. Any time Johnny leans on Wyatt when his life, or relationships, is falling apart.
Maybe Johnny comparing his relationships to the way he is with Wyatt or Wyatt and Jen’s relationship. Him not realizing what’s right in front of him:
3. Johnny/Wyatt college roommates era! Do they have a friends with benefits situation that carries through the years eventually leading to more?
4. Anything surrounding “be brave Johnny Storm” and how utterly married Johnny and Wyatt were seeming during those issues.
Show me Johnny asking Wyatt to be his plus one to Ben’s wedding? Were they hooking up before that? Who makes/made the first move?
5. I made this Johnny/Wyatt inspired by Wild Heart by Bleachers:
That song is very them to me.
6. Johnny/Wyatt ranch au. Doesn’t have to be an “au” per se since I think Wyatt does have a ranch but yeah. If au maybe the whole ranch hand thing:
7. Bodyguard au
8. Regency au
Spideytorch (canonverse and aus)
1. Any and all negative zone focused fic, including the spideytorch roommates era. Johnny dealing with what happened, the memories, the odd feeling of being reborn by the same place that killed him and what all that means. Just would love any and all nuance around this time. I did not request him but dealing with the Daken fallout would also be A+ if you’re into that.
2. Parker industries era pretty woman au. Johnny signing up as an escort to make ends meet, Peter having a lot of feelings about that. Or just a straight up pretty woman au:
3. Anything spideytorch with the usual place!!
4. Any and all spideytorch domestic fic (Married!!) / house husband Johnny Storm:
5. 1960s Peter/Johnny! Comics the era in which they were written
6. Johnny/Peter restaurant au (in one comics future, Johnny becomes a famous celebrity chef)
7. Anything with girl!Johnny Storm
8. Regency au!!
9. Fic exploring Johnny and Peter’s dynamics in bed
10. Undercover as a couple?? woke up married in Vegas?? Got a graphic for that second one here:
11. Johnny Storm + the met gala. Photog Peter Parker is there?
12. I made these next two graphics inspired by rollercoaster by bleachers and fire escape by Andrew McMahon, respectively. Envisioned both as spideytorch. Would adore something inspired by either.
And here's more rollercoaster graphics: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/653816919191896064/we-took-the-bones-out-from-the-road-those-endless
13. Johnny/Peter model/photographer au (or not really au at all) with fant4stic Johnny and Tasm!peter:
14. Pairs figureskating au:
15. Underground fighter/hooker au:
16. Peter/girl!Johnny noir au:
17. Marry Me au - even before that Jlo movie came out I was already applying it to spideytorch. It is SO them and Daken is SO the dickhead ex. Would love to see a rom com in this vein.
Other potential Johnny-centric prompts (can be gen or shippy with Peter or Wyatt):
1. I am Very Into Sad Johnny Storm:
and the fact that this is his usual response at being kissed by women, even some that he’s currently with + the fact that he is often kissed against his will:
Give me any character study regarding that and i'll love it.
2. Like I used To has somewhat become my Johnny anthem, particularly the acoustic version. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsugnY-f904&skip_registered_account_check=true&noapp=1
lyrics I’m particularly obsessed with
Change address and draw a line
Show my friends the silver line
Call my family just to know they're there
Lighting one up like I used to
Dancing all alone like I used to
Giving it up like I used to
Falling in love like I used to
Open my heart like I used to
Making out long like I used to
Holding hands openly, rights to
Taking what's mine like I used to
I’ve made multiple graphics surrounding it: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/tagged/like%20I%20used%20to%20series
3. My other Johnny anthem is the Springsteen on broadway version of dancing in the dark: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7kfv4BZ9pJI
4. Anything surrounding Johnny’s feelings at Sue/Reed leaving him behind and then Ben leaving, too. and maybe that anger/resentment when they return. Anything 2-n-1 related is cherished.
5. Anything that highlights Johnny’s competency, particularly his mechanic abilities. I love the fact that he’s worked in garages; also love that he’s been a firefighter. Feel free to keep it canon or go full mechanic or fireman au, and include ships if you want.
6. Anything with Johnny and kids, be it his niece and nephew or future foundation kids. He's so adorable with them all.
7. Anything Strange Tales teenage Johnny:
In conclusion, i really love Johnny Storm:
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4. Under the Banner of Heaven - Jeb Pyre/Bill Taba
Once again Andrew Garfield proves he has more chemistry with a man than his onscreen wife. I was struck by the lack of - anything in Jeb’s relationship with his wife. Which I believe was mostly intentional to a degree but then the show failed to follow through on all of that. Jeb’s crisis of faith was believable up until it wasn’t, in my opinion. I don’t understand him going back at the end of everything seemingly glossed over and happy after his wife flat out said she will be with a man of god even if it isn’t him. I think it would’ve been much more interesting if he’d been having a sexuality crisis at the same time (especially since we do see some homoeroticism in the other storyline on the show). This show was not my favorite nor was it my favorite Andrew performance but I felt there was SO much potential there and I was completely captivated by Jeb and Bill’s ( the best character by far on the show) relationship.
I’m not sure what specific prompts I have. I basically would love to see them slowly falling into one another. Long nights at work, going to Bill’s place or out somewhere. Maybe Jeb is getting separated. I’d love for them to find a way to be happy even though there’s so much stacked against that. A character study with longing is good too, and I’d love more of Bill’s backstory.
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5. Angels in America - Prior/Belize
What I said: I’d love a friends to lovers in between the time of the last scene in the play as the revival version really implied to me that they were together again. I’d also love any pre-canon of their relationship (first meeting, first time, etc) and character studies of either of them. Whatever you come up with I’ll love. Highly partial to Andrew Garfield and Nathan Stewart-Jarett’s portrayals of Prior and Belize. Would prefer no AU with this one. Treats welcome!
Additional comments: yeah, basically all of the above. I’m okay with Louis being mentioned and him reminiscing on their past relationship and current friendship but I didn’t want to request him as i really don’t want a prior/louis story. If you go post-play, would love anything related to the 80s vs 90s. What’s it like for Prior and/or Belize to be in a new decade. I adore 80s/90s music/pop culture so bonus for any references.
I adore the tenderness between Prior and Belize as seen here:
https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/626028241565646848/theladyigraine-je-taime-je-taime
And here:
https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/627915078373654528/andrew-garfield-nathan-stewart-jarrett-in-angels
I’ve got an entire masterlist of content here: https://nextstopwonderland.tumblr.com/post/645219162306822144/priorbelize-angels-in-america-masterlist
Additional Possible prompts:
1. Prior getting back on the dating scene (is he gun shy? How long does he wait?)
2. 5 times prior and Belize hooked up + 1 time they went on a date
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6. Christine - Arnie/Dennis
What I said: I forgot to include this in my signup! I meant to say:
I haven’t actually read the book but I adore the movie and would really love some summer teen romance between these two, before all goes to hell. The way Dennis cares about Arnie is so much, and I’d love to see some friends to lovers explored. Treats welcome!
Additional comments: I would love a summer hookup (pre- movie, not sure if the book begins the same?) in which they kiss and then just keep on fooling around any chance they get but they don’t really talk about it?
Just looking for some hopeful sweet teen romance (I love how affectionate Dennis is with Arnie) before it all goes to hell for them.
Alternately, you could do an AU in which Dennis is able to save Arnie/pull him back from all of Christine’s influence. Or obviously something totally different!
Love this interaction so much:
and I love it even more framed around a “we just spent all summer making out but haven’t really talked about it yet and I’m kind of trying to bring it up without bringing it up” context.
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that's about it, happy yuletide-ing!!