Dear Yuletide Writer
Dear Yuletide Writer,
First of all, thank you so much! I love each of these fandoms and I'm super-excited that I get a story for one of them!
I'm a huge fan of happy or at least hopeful endings (angst is cool along the way, though) and, as you can probably tell from my requests, I tend to lean towards canon or close-to-canon pairings, and I love me some romance. I'm not much for porn, though. I prefer banter or longing or some good, old-fashioned making out. (Not that I object to sex! I just don't need to know the details.)
But if you don't want to write anything shippy, I'd love some gen! I tend to prefer stories that stick fairly close to canon, but if you have a really awesome AU in mind, I could be into that, too.
I'm not sure if I'm coming off as flexible, but I promise I am! I haven't read much fic at all for any of these fandoms, so mostly I'm just ecstatic that I get one for Yuletide!
Anyway, here's some more about my requests (feel free to skip if you work best without much direction).
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10 Things I Hate About You (tv) (Bianca Stratford/Joey Donner/Katarina Stratford/Patrick Verona)
I'd love to see some Joey/Bianca and/or Patrick/Kat. Some sister bonding between Kat and Bianca would also be great!
Mostly, this is just one of those shows that makes me happy! I love the sweetness of Joey/Bianca and how Kat/Patrick is angsty, but not too angsty, and I really love the sibling relationship between Kat and Bianca (though no incest, please!). They remind me so much of me and my sister!
So if anything jumps out at you there, run with it! I'd just love to read about any of these characters.
Greek (Cappie/Casey Cartwright)
I'd just love some Cappie/Casey fluff. Angst along the way is fine, but I want to see them being adorable, too.
Okay, basically, I love Cappie/Casey in that scary, at-some-point-someone-might-have-to-remind-me-they're-not-real-people way. And the end of the last chapter has put me in the mood for lots of fluffy adorableness!
But if fluff's not your thing, I'd also love to see them working through some of their issues (like Cappie's lack of ambition vs. Casey's drive). And I love everyone on the cast, so if you want to work in other characters, that would be really awesome. It would be great to see Rusty around Cappie/Casey the couple, and maybe even see Evan come to terms with it a little. (Sidenote: Evan/Rebecca is also really awesome!)
And if you're not a fan of romantic Cappie/Casey, I also just love their friendship! I think it's so awesome they stayed friends (however troubled at times) after they broke up. And character study would also be great, especially for Cappie. I want to marry him. (Oh yeah, he's fictional. Sorry.)
Ellen Emerson White - The Presidents Daughter series (Megan Powers/Preston Fielding)
I'd love to see a Meg/Preston relationship. Whether it deals with them getting together or them in an established relationship, I just really like the idea of them as a couple.
So I consider myself pretty much exclusively a canon shipper, but sometimes I'll fall for a pairing with potential, one that I can legitimately see getting together down the road. Meg/Preston fit into that category. I saw a lot of hints in Long May She Rein, and (until a book comes out saying otherwise) you'll never get me to believe they don't end up together.
So that's where my request comes from!
But if you don't agree with me, I also just really love the way Preston is there for all of the Powers family, so something along those lines would be wonderful. Maybe he helps Meg with another crisis at school? Oh, and I adore Meg's family, especially her brothers, so feel free to work them in!
And future-fic could be nice? If that appeals to you?
Lie to Me (Cal Lightman/Gillian Foster)
I'd like to see something about the Gillian/Cal relationship. It doesn't necessarily have to be romantic (though I'd enjoy that!). Maybe something dealing with their past?
I just love the way these two look out for each other! And the way Gillian can sometimes get through to Cal when no one else can. I do ship them, but, mostly, I'd just like to see that dynamic explored. I mentioned the past in my request, and that's something else I'm really intrigued by. They've known each other for so long. What was it like when they first met? There were hints that Cal's ex is jealous of Gillian. Maybe something with that? Or about how they formed the Lightman Group?
(Just throwing out things here! If you have another idea for these two, go for it!)
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UM. Hopefully I didn't scare you with all of my rambling! All you really have to know is I love all of these fandoms and since we got matched, you must love one of them, too. I figure that's enough for me to enjoy whatever you come up with!
If you want to check out my writing, you can find my master list here.
And, it can't be said enough, THANK YOU!
Looking forward to December 25,
katayla