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Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thank you for agreeing to write a story for me. I’m sure it will be great. Since you probably don’t know me, I guess I should tell you a little bit about my likes/dislikes.

Likes: I usually prefer gen, especially focusing on platonic and familial relationships. I’m interested in found families, biological families, younger siblings, sidekicks, clones with identity issues, friends who become lovers and friends who don’t. I like crossovers and aus which reveal interesting aspects of the characters. I enjoy outsider POVs, unreliable narrators, and women being well rounded human beings. I enjoy a good character study and have serious respect for ones with actual plot since that’s something I tend to struggle with. The thing I am really looking for in my Yuletide present is a nice kick in the feels.

Dislikes: I am not into romantic plots and tropes, or graphic sex. I’m not entirely opposed to romance, but I prefer it not to be the focus of the story. I’m not a fan of alternate setting aus and I don’t really get a/b/o. I have a huge embarrassment/humiliation squick and issues with infidelity, so please avoid those.

I’m not interested in anything seasonal or holiday-related. No smut please, either. Thanks again for your sure-to-be-awesome fic.

Oxford Time Travel Universe - Connie Willis: Michael Davis, Merope Ward, Polly Churchill, Colin Templer

This is my go-to series when I need to restore my faith in humanity. I am looking for a story which makes me feel the way the books do: a little sad, but ultimate hopeful and a little uplifted. Remind me that love transcends time and death and make me cry while you do it. Blackout/All Clear are my favorite books of the series. If you could find a way to cross them over with the MCU, Bletchley Girls or Indiana Jones, you would officially be my favorite author.

The Golem and the Jinni Series - Helen Wecker: Ahmed, Chava

The world building in this series is brilliant and, as a professional historian, I love the way the characters and their stories fit into the larger story of New York and the American immigrant experience. I’d love to see where their relationship goes over time and how they deal with the changing 20th century. They always seemed like big ADHD/Autism solidarity and that might be a cool angle to take too.

The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells: Murderbot, ART, Dr. Mensah, Worldbuilding

I got this series for my birthday and spent the next several months obsessively reading it. Give me a story which feels like the next novella in the series and I will love it.

Superman & Lois (TV 2021): Lois Lane, Jonathan Kent, Jordan Kent, Natalie Irons

I love, love, love the family dynamics on this show. Pick up where the season left off. Jonathan is my favorite twin and I am fascinated by Natalie. How does she handle a woman who looks like her dead mother and the boys who are her brothers but aren’t? What happens when they all take a moment to process their trauma? Give me all the family feels and make me cry.