Dear Yuletide Writer!
Thank you soooo much for writing me a story! I cannot wait and seriously, even if some requests might seem specific I will love anything and everything you come up with. I do tend to prefer happy endings but only when the universe calls for it. If your story is ending up looking bleak, please don't think you need to change it. If it fits the characters, then it's perfect. Here you'll find my original requests and some added remarks.
This Is Our Youth - Kenneth Lonergan, Warren/Dennis
There was a lot of subtext going on between Warren and Dennis. I love to see the aftermath of the play explored, as well as their relationship. You could keep it gen or make it more, it's totally up to you.
I don't believe anyone has ever written This is Our Youth fic, besides myself and that was just a mini ficlet years ago. (If someone has, I'd love to see it!) I nominated this and honestly, any added on addition to the play, either taking place before, during, or after would be so lovely. Do whatever you want, honestly, I will be so overjoyed either way.
Hospice (album), Two (song)
I’d love something set around the song Two, but honestly, you can do whatever you want with any song or combination of songs. The vivid storytelling in this album is fantastic and devastating. You can also find the liner notes here, which read like a book: http://www.antlersmusic.com/linernotes.pdf
If you haven't checked out the liner notes, that's definitely a place to start -- I thought I loved the album prior to reading the lyrics but honestly, the lyrics and the way the liner notes are laid out bring a whole other element to the album. You don't have to stick with Two if you don't want -- any song on the album is perfection. Again, this is one I did a wrote in nomination for and whatever you do will be perfect. (And I seriously don't expect, or necessarly want, happy endings with this one).
Elephant and Piggie and Pigeon - Mo Willems
• Gerald
• Piggie,
• The Pigeon
Anything! Seriously, no matter what you do, it will be amazing because Mo is amazing. Give me a new Elephant and Piggie adventure or The Pigeon getting into more mischief or a crossover of epic proportions. Anything goes!
Yeah, that's really all I have to say about this one! It's so much fun and when I requested last year I got some awesome stuff in return.. You could go totally cracktastic and have Elephant and Piggie watching one of your favorite movies (Elephant and Piggie analyze Inception, anyone?) or cross them over with other cartoon characters.. Whatever! Have fun with this one! :D
Love & Human Remains (1993), David/Kane
David and Kane's interactions are some of my favorite to exist in any medium. They're filled with clever wit, ease, and yet palpable underlying tension. Just give me more of these two, trying to make a go of it.
Back in the day Mona Ramsey, I believe, wrote some awesome Love & Human Remains fic. I've only seen a handful of fics exist ever and loved them all. I believe I originated the nomination of this fandom on yuletide a few years ago and yet this is the first time I'm finally requesting it for myself. For this story, I'd love the rating to be a bit mature as that's how I see their relationship: very sexually tense and very emotional. Your verse can follow the film or follow the play (if you've happen to have read it), they're pretty similiar.
eta: okay, so it turns out I *have* previously requested Love and Human Remains. Here's what I said in my 2008 Dear Yuletide Letter. The same still applies:
I love this movie so much. I first saw it years ago and fell in love with David and Kane. The things I particularly love about the two of them, and the whole movie really, is the crispness of the dialogue. And the realness of their relationship. So the movie ends a little different from the play, with David going for auditions and David saying 'i love you' to both candy and kane, so we can assume he loves Kane. The play ends with the promise of David and Kane's relationship as well. Those who know Brad Fraser's work know he also wrote Poor Super Man, in which David was the main character. However, Kane is nowhere to be seen. So presumably they broke up. Poor Super Man was also turned into a movie, entitled Leaving Metropolis, which I've yet to see. But you don't need to break David and Kane up bper se. A story about David actually adapting to their relationship and accepting it would be cool.
Again, thank you!