Yuletide Letter 2022
Oct. 15th, 2022 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redrikkiDear 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 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: 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, but Doomsday Book is the one I read when I need a good cry. Crossovers with this series are always welcome, but I think this year I’d like something about integrating back and grief inherent in time travel.
Dracua - Bram Stocker (Novel 1897): Mina Harker, Jonathan Harker, Quincey Morris, Jon “Jack” Seward
Like half of tumblr, I’ve been reading Dracula Daily and I love our vampire hunter team. I would have nominated them all if I could, so feel free to include Arthur or Van Helsing or even Lucy. I ship the Harkers hard and could see Lucy and her boys in a polycule, even if though I don’t want something specifically about romance. I would love some sort of AU where the gang are PIs or possibly a Leverage AU with Van Helsing as Nate and Dracula as the mark. As long as the relationships feel the same, take this AU wherever you want.
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): Evelyn Wang, Joy Wang, Waymond Wang
This movie is what my inattentive ADHD feels like and the optimistic nihilism at its core gave me all the feels. I would love something where either Evelyn or Joy gets diagnosed with ADHD and how that information impacts their relationship, with a side order of multiverse weirdness. Give me all the family feels and make me cry.
The Boys (TV 2019): Annie January
I am fascinated by Annie's childhood and what it says about The Boy's universe's relationship with superpowers and super-powered people. Her backstory is a toxic mix of pageant culture, parental abuse, corporate exploitation, and cult indoctrination. At the same time, her powers and the entitlement and expectations that come with them are central to her identity. Her struggle deal with all of that could do with a bit more exploration.
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 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: 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, but Doomsday Book is the one I read when I need a good cry. Crossovers with this series are always welcome, but I think this year I’d like something about integrating back and grief inherent in time travel.
Dracua - Bram Stocker (Novel 1897): Mina Harker, Jonathan Harker, Quincey Morris, Jon “Jack” Seward
Like half of tumblr, I’ve been reading Dracula Daily and I love our vampire hunter team. I would have nominated them all if I could, so feel free to include Arthur or Van Helsing or even Lucy. I ship the Harkers hard and could see Lucy and her boys in a polycule, even if though I don’t want something specifically about romance. I would love some sort of AU where the gang are PIs or possibly a Leverage AU with Van Helsing as Nate and Dracula as the mark. As long as the relationships feel the same, take this AU wherever you want.
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): Evelyn Wang, Joy Wang, Waymond Wang
This movie is what my inattentive ADHD feels like and the optimistic nihilism at its core gave me all the feels. I would love something where either Evelyn or Joy gets diagnosed with ADHD and how that information impacts their relationship, with a side order of multiverse weirdness. Give me all the family feels and make me cry.
The Boys (TV 2019): Annie January
I am fascinated by Annie's childhood and what it says about The Boy's universe's relationship with superpowers and super-powered people. Her backstory is a toxic mix of pageant culture, parental abuse, corporate exploitation, and cult indoctrination. At the same time, her powers and the entitlement and expectations that come with them are central to her identity. Her struggle deal with all of that could do with a bit more exploration.
