dear yuletide author
So hey! Feel free to take as little or as much from this as you like; I'm only here to help should you need it and to say that you are an awesome person ♥
Also, for all my fandoms this year I'm not at all limited to the characters I've nominated.
Things I like: character development, relationship development, banter, banter during sex, kissing, really hot in-character porn, family dynamics, friendship dynamics, found families, stupid loyalty, stupid bravery, snark, fluff (that's not, y'know, ridic), fun and silliness, AUs, cross-dressing, competency, backstory, pining that gets resolved, domesticity, cuddling for warmth. Boys who fail at having feelings. Boys who fail at communicating. Awkwardness! I really like consensual D/s dynamics. Gen, het, slash. Happy endings. Gratuitous historical, literary or otherwise academic references. Basically anything interesting and in-character. Just enjoy!
Things I don't like: non-con, dub-con, out-there fetishy stuff, mpreg, deathfic, anything ooc, excessive schmoop, unnecessary flowery language, and so on. I'm not a huge fan of porn for porn's sake, although as you'll see in my individual fandom details, I have no problem at all with porn. I just like it to be in-character, or relevant to the story, or something like that. PWP is fine, just stay away from the kind of PWP where you can insert anyone's name in place of the characters' and it wouldn't make a difference.
The bottom line, though, is just enjoy what you write and I'll enjoy it too. I'm not even close to as fussy as I think I come across.
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Jack/Jordan/Danny/Matt
So let me tell you about how much I love this show. So much that you could write me a story about any character(s), gen het or slash, and I would love you beyond articulation no matter what. Don't feel like you have to stick to the four I nominated. I love Jordan/Danny, but I'm also fascinated by the idea of Jordan/Jack and one thing I'm determined to write myself if no one else will (and seriously, someone else should) is an alternate series where the main pairing is Jordan/Jack instead of Jordan/Danny. I love their interaction so much. Which leads me to: JACK. Guys, Jack is my favourite character in the history of forever. I love, love, love that underneath all his TV station boss scary he's this incredibly decent guy who will stand up for the right things and not be ashamed about it. I love that he's so snarky and familiar with all the characters. I love that he's not your typical privileged "boss" character; he tries really hard and you can see why he got to where he is.
So, I would also read anything you want to write me about Jack. Gen, backstory, slash, het, I don't care. Jack/Danny or Jack/Matt-- I think there's lovely snarky precedent for both. Jordan/Jack, of course-- you could do it as an alternate series where they're the main pairing or work your way around canon. If you want to do an alternate series type thing then I've thought a lot about things like how hilarious it would be if Jack had figured out Jordan was pregnant and gone with her to that first appointment instead of Danny. Can you imagine him barging in and demanding they be seen immediately and throwing his credit card around and Jordan facepalming and both of them yelling and the nurses eventually letting them in just so they'll shut up? It could be epic, is all I'm saying.
Otherwise, I would read Matt/Danny of course. I would read Lucy/Tom, Lucy & Darius & Andy writing room shenanigans, Danny & Matt friendship, Jordan being badass, Simon/Tom, Simon & Tom friendship-- basically, as I said, ANYTHING. (Apart from Harriet. I don't mind her as a background character but I would prefer a story based around others. She's a good character but a good character I like to hate. Unless you feel like writing me a story about Simon and Tom aka Harriet's ridiculous overprotective big brothers, in which case GO FOR IT.)
St Trinians: Kelly/Annabelle/Matron/Miss Fritton
So uh, basically just go wild? I LOVE the ridiculousness of these movies, I love that any insane and awesome and dangerous thing you could conceive of probably exists/has happened somewhere/at some point in the school. Femmeslash with crazy shenanigans! Super smart super crazy girls trying to matchmake for their friends! Love in inconvenient situations! Awesome teachers being awesome! Miss Fritton knowing everything and being Better Than You! Miss Fritton being in on the ~schemes. Seriously, all the ridic and all the badass.
(And again, any characters I haven't nominated are absolutely fine.)
Cougar Town: Laurie/Travis/Jules/Ellie
As I said on my signup, Travis/Laurie is my OTP of OTPs and I'd love a getting-together story for them. With all the ridic imput by the rest of the crew, of course. Otherwise though, I love everything about this show: I love the dynamic the two of them have right now, I love Jules and Ellie being BFFs, I LOVE everything about Ellie and her snarkiness, I like Bobby and Andy and Grayson hanging out, I love any and all of them embarrassing Travis with their ridic (and Travis secretly loving it/them, of course). I love Grayson and Travis' relationship (Grayson's Travis imitation! Travis giving Grayson shit!)
Basically, everything.
So I'll say again, just have fun, enjoy what you write and you can be sure I'll enjoy it too, and I look forward to reading! lovelove.