Dear Yuletide Author:
Thank you so much for participating in Yuletide and signing up to write a story just for me! (Well, all right, you probably didn't sign up for the purpose of writing a story just for me, but you know what I mean. Right? *g*) Yuletide really is my fandom of choice, so anything you write for me will be welcomed and appreciated. And I do mean anything.
Since "anything" probably doesn't help much, here's a little more guidance for you.
General dislikes: angst for angst sake, deathfic, cruelty to children or animals, bloodplay (unless vampires), breathplay, and humiliation.
General likes: magic realism, ambiance, word-pictures, clever turns of phrase, explicit sex, not explicit sex, ftb as fits the situation, romance with a little bit of schmoop but not too sappy or purple, h/c.
Apparently this year I have a threesomes kink. Who knew? Usually I don't like love triangles. If you do decide to write a threesome or threesome fic, I don't like when one character feels hurt or left out or is shunned. I like these people. I want them to have fun and be happy, within the tone and genre parameters established by their shows.
More specifically:
RequestFandom1: Eastwick (2009 tv)
RequestFandomChar1: Joanna Frankel/Kat Gardener/Penny Higgins/Will St David
RequestDetail1: A love triangle or threesome with Joanna, Kat and Will, any ending fine, but preferably Joanna and Kat together. Penny cameos are love. NSFW awesome but not necessary.
I'm really sad they canceled this show, so if you're writing Eastwick for me, my heart will sing for anything that feels like a resolution to the Kat and Will thing, or the Kat and Joanna thing, or the Joanna, Kat and Penny thing or or or. I love Roxy and Mia too, and if you really want to write the three witches together, I wouldn't object to that. I'd prefer it not to be about Darrell because I don't like the way he unbalances their natural dynamic, but if you're moved by him and you believe in it, go for it. And I'm sure I'll love it. For specific things that sort of float in my head for them: cooking, magic, glasses (eye and wine), lipstick, cinnamon, cocoa, Christmas always welcome, or Hanukkah (would be mad mad mad love for Joanna doing Hannukah things and magic around it, since Frankel's a pretty Jewish name).
RequestFandom2: Leverage (tv)
RequestFandomChar2: Eliot Spencer/Maggie Collins/Nathan Ford/Sophie Devereaux
RequestDetail2: I confess to shipping Eliot/Sophie/Nate, yes with Eliot top, but I'm good with any threesome/love triangle/quadrangle combination. I love the entire team, and Maggie cameos or causing jealousy could be love. She's not chosen, but Tara, also, with Eliot. So much love.
Look, this one's simple. I love this show. I love it so hard I want to squish it and snuggle it and call it George. Or something. I personally ship Eliot/Nate (yes, Eliot loosely top) and Eliot/Sophie, or Eliot/Nate/Sophie. But I love Maggie and Tara and Mikel and Eliot's penchant for dating people you wouldn't expect him to (neurosurgeon, really?). Capers, comedy of errors, angry Eliot, Eliot and Sophie taking care of Nate, whomped!Eliot, kidnappers made us do it... really, whatever floats your boat and in whatever combination.
RequestFandom3: Saving Grace (2007 tv)
RequestFandomChar3: Bobby Stillwater/Butch Ada/Earl/Grace Hanadarko
RequestDetail3: I don't actually have a pairing or a preference for this show. I love the feel of it, and I'm not a big fan of Grace/Ham. Butch/Grace, Bobby/Grace, Bobby/Butch, threesomes, Earl and Rhetta cameos. Or, if you wanted to do something with Grace and Bobby when he comes off undercover and they're in the guy's sex palace/screaming room, that would be love.
I think Bobby's a really under-utilized character and I love his relationship with Butch and with Grace. Ham's okay and anything with the two partner pairs is fine. If you wanted to play with Grace's slash dream of the boys kissing, that'd be fun. Mostly I'd like to see more of these characters. Something that exposes aspects of them we don't already know.
One thing. If you're going to write about either Grace or Bobby's Native American heritage, which I would love beyond the telling of it, please don't rely on stereotypes. (I wish I didn't feel like I had to say that, dear author, and I'm sure I don't need to say that to you whoever you are, but PoCs and CoCs in fandom are important to me, so maybe let's just say it's to contribute to the general awareness of diversity in fandom? <3)
RequestFandom4: Dark Blue (tv)
RequestFandomChar4: Any/Dean Bendis/Lt Carter Shaw
RequestDetail4: Either Dean/Carter or really anything. I'm a fan, and haven't seen any fic. This one's wide open, but I'd like something gritty and sexy like the show.
When I say "any" with this show, I really mean it. I like what it is. I think about Dean and Carter sometimes and how they interact. The angry, edgy, wary respect. The way that the other two feel like spectators to their relationship sometimes. Back story is love, so is slice of life. Holiday fic would be neat, but nothing too gooey and sweet. This show has such a Gift of the Magi feel to it. Sacrifice, honor, duty, loyalty, miscommunication, you know?
Anyway, author, I'm really looking forward to this this year, and I hope, more than anything, you'll write something you love and can be proud of. Let me thoughts be an inspiration, but don't be boxed in by them. There's nothing I love more than reading something an author's deeply committed to.
Thanks so much!
Allie