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Dear Yuletide Author
Dear Yuletide Author,
Thank you so much for writing a story for me! If you'd like some additional information to help you do that, read on!
To anyone looking to write treats - I am delighted by them and have my AO3 settings set to accept gifts. \o/!
General Likes & Dislikes
THINGS I LOVE
competence
hurt/comfort
partnership and battle couples
drift compatibility, broccoli test passing, and zhiji
pining
banter, wit, & good dialogue
worldbuilding
friendship (especially complex, difficult, or between female characters)
epistolary
loyalty/fealty
teams/found families
trust issues and insecurity
amnesia
outsider POV
how-they-met backstory
cons, heists, and spy shenanigans (c.f. my competence kink)
clever action sequences
character misjudging another character and then figuring out they were wrong
DNWS/SQUICKS
-incest: my absolute hardline no - if you write this for me, I will not read it, DNW
-amputation/maiming: no depiction of amputation/permanently disabling injuries or their immediate aftermath (amputee/disabled characters are fine, I just find reading about the actual trauma too distressing for Yuletide)
-daddy/mommy kink: I think this one's a corollary to the incest squick? I enjoy power dynamics or BDSM umbrella kink, but as soon as someone says or thinks 'daddy/mommy' in a erotic scene, my libido = killed. No thank you.
-ageplay: ditto
-infidelity/adultery: I can read this, but it almost always makes me loathe the betraying character, which is no fun (unless they're the villain, I guess). Please avoid!
-evil AUs (mobsters, willing villains, serial killers): not a squick, I'm just aggressively not interested in these
I generally have no preference between gen and shippy stories, and love a wide range of (a)sexuality, kinks, and relationship types that seem in-character. If I do ship something and mention it in the fandom details below), please don't feel obliged to write it if you don't ship it - I will enjoy gen for any of these characters just as much, and you should get to write a story you love, too. Optional details are optional!
Fandoms & Prompts
Prey
Naru, Taabe
I adored this movie and these siblings, and I just want more about them! Backstory or childhood stories, Naru grieving during/after canon, AUs where Taabe lives, Naru being badass post-canon and remembering her brother when she uses the skills he taught her, etc.
What I DON'T want is any form of incest, or any romantic/sexual involvement from the Feral Predator or any other Predator. Normally I'm cool with monsterfucking and all, but since Taabe was literally murdered for sport by one in this movie, I emphatically Do Not Want That.
Ethan of Athos
Ethan Urquhart, Terrence Cee
I nominated this a couple of years ago, but I'm feeling the craving again! While it's definitely dated in many aspects, I'm still so incredibly fond of these two guys, and there's still a lot to explore with them. I'm especially into how Ethan's deep, instinctive kindness baffles and charms poor traumatized Terrence.
I do ship Ethan/Terrence pretty strongly, but I think they're a lovely and interesting dynamic with or without the romance, all about trust and recovery and expanding horizons for both of them. I mean, they're planning to raise children together in the last scene, which says a lot about the growth of their relationship regardless of whether sex or romance is involved. Terrence is incredibly competent and skilled and a fuckin' telepath, but has huge traumatic gaps in his life and love experience, despite his devotion to Janine; Ethan is a brilliant doctor and grew up surrounded by familial love, but is terribly sheltered and has a dreadful relationship with Janos at the same time. They're a really fascinating balance to each other, and I think there's a lot of interesting corners (and eight whole missing months!) for fic to dig into.
Speaking of eight months - that's the time between them leaving Kline Station and arriving on Athos! I would love a story about their trip to Beta Colony and back to Athos, with Terrence learning how to trust Ethan and not be terrified everywhere he goes, and Ethan's crush getting worse even though he's still loyal to his dumbass boyfriend back on Athos, and probably Terrance occasionally dosing himself to telepathically check whether Ethan really is that sweet and good, for real and true. *chinhands*
I would prefer no guest appearances from the main saga - I love Miles & Co. but they do tend to steal the show, and I want more story about just these two.
The Goblin Emperor series
Thara Celehar
I loved The Grief of Stones but I was DYING for a little more comfort for Thara at the end of it. Poor man, just let him rest! (okay, no, I do also enjoy watching him suffer nobly, and being stoically competent and unintentionally intimidating and endlessly compassionate. But a little gentleness for him would be nice after all that trauma, and that's what fanfic is for!)
I do enjoy Thara and Iäna's relationship if you want go romantic, and I'd be curious to see Maia's outside POV on the events in Amalo (you can't tell me Maia who loves wonder tales and his friends would not be all over the news about the ghoul or the revethavar), or Tomasaran's thoughts on Thara, or more glimpses into Thara's backstory.
Biggles series
Biggles, Erich von Stalhein
I feel a little silly requesting this one, given my unfamiliarity with canon, but I've been having so much fun reading all the fic recently! Just a really great fandom for like twenty of my favorite things (see list above), plus a great epic best-enemies dynamic (I do ship it, but gen is also good).
One thing I'd love to see is a bodyswap plot. I haven't seen any yet, but they would be sooooo fun and chaotic to swap - whether it's due to mad science on a mission/case, or Your Name style switching into everyday life due to weird cosmic phenomena, or magic, or whatever. Adding their sense of honor/fair play to the bodyswapped-enemies dynamic, and the familiarity of Biggles's team vs EvS's rotating minions, and the h/c potential of Biggles coping with von Stalhein's disability, and so on, and so forth. I just think it'd be neat!!!
Wilkinson Sword "Swordplay Meets Foreplay" Commercial
Woman, Man
I've thought of nominating this in the past, so I was delighted to see it in the tag set this year! My bisexual ass could not decide what the best part was: the pretty people, the sword fighting (including clothes removal, like something straight out of formative movie The Mask of Zorro), the delightfully over-the-top action, the sexual tension.... Anyway, I don't normally suggest smut in these prompts because I don't like to pressure my writer but I can't imagine offering this unless you were also horny about it? I mean, I am also curious about who the heck these people are and what's their story, and what kind of superpowers they have that keep them from getting cut to ribbons by all that glass (are they immortals from the Highlander series?!?), but yeah.
If you want further ideas for what I like, I've got a ton of bookmarked fic at my Pinboard where you can get a sense of past faves or preferred tropes/ships. You can also reach out to my sister![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
inmyriadbits, as I'm sure she'd be happy to secretly inform you what I like. Good luck, and happy Yuletide!!!
Thank you so much for writing a story for me! If you'd like some additional information to help you do that, read on!
To anyone looking to write treats - I am delighted by them and have my AO3 settings set to accept gifts. \o/!
General Likes & Dislikes
THINGS I LOVE
competence
hurt/comfort
partnership and battle couples
drift compatibility, broccoli test passing, and zhiji
pining
banter, wit, & good dialogue
worldbuilding
friendship (especially complex, difficult, or between female characters)
epistolary
loyalty/fealty
teams/found families
trust issues and insecurity
amnesia
outsider POV
how-they-met backstory
cons, heists, and spy shenanigans (c.f. my competence kink)
clever action sequences
character misjudging another character and then figuring out they were wrong
DNWS/SQUICKS
-incest: my absolute hardline no - if you write this for me, I will not read it, DNW
-amputation/maiming: no depiction of amputation/permanently disabling injuries or their immediate aftermath (amputee/disabled characters are fine, I just find reading about the actual trauma too distressing for Yuletide)
-daddy/mommy kink: I think this one's a corollary to the incest squick? I enjoy power dynamics or BDSM umbrella kink, but as soon as someone says or thinks 'daddy/mommy' in a erotic scene, my libido = killed. No thank you.
-ageplay: ditto
-infidelity/adultery: I can read this, but it almost always makes me loathe the betraying character, which is no fun (unless they're the villain, I guess). Please avoid!
-evil AUs (mobsters, willing villains, serial killers): not a squick, I'm just aggressively not interested in these
I generally have no preference between gen and shippy stories, and love a wide range of (a)sexuality, kinks, and relationship types that seem in-character. If I do ship something and mention it in the fandom details below), please don't feel obliged to write it if you don't ship it - I will enjoy gen for any of these characters just as much, and you should get to write a story you love, too. Optional details are optional!
Fandoms & Prompts
Prey
Naru, Taabe
I adored this movie and these siblings, and I just want more about them! Backstory or childhood stories, Naru grieving during/after canon, AUs where Taabe lives, Naru being badass post-canon and remembering her brother when she uses the skills he taught her, etc.
What I DON'T want is any form of incest, or any romantic/sexual involvement from the Feral Predator or any other Predator. Normally I'm cool with monsterfucking and all, but since Taabe was literally murdered for sport by one in this movie, I emphatically Do Not Want That.
Ethan of Athos
Ethan Urquhart, Terrence Cee
I nominated this a couple of years ago, but I'm feeling the craving again! While it's definitely dated in many aspects, I'm still so incredibly fond of these two guys, and there's still a lot to explore with them. I'm especially into how Ethan's deep, instinctive kindness baffles and charms poor traumatized Terrence.
I do ship Ethan/Terrence pretty strongly, but I think they're a lovely and interesting dynamic with or without the romance, all about trust and recovery and expanding horizons for both of them. I mean, they're planning to raise children together in the last scene, which says a lot about the growth of their relationship regardless of whether sex or romance is involved. Terrence is incredibly competent and skilled and a fuckin' telepath, but has huge traumatic gaps in his life and love experience, despite his devotion to Janine; Ethan is a brilliant doctor and grew up surrounded by familial love, but is terribly sheltered and has a dreadful relationship with Janos at the same time. They're a really fascinating balance to each other, and I think there's a lot of interesting corners (and eight whole missing months!) for fic to dig into.
Speaking of eight months - that's the time between them leaving Kline Station and arriving on Athos! I would love a story about their trip to Beta Colony and back to Athos, with Terrence learning how to trust Ethan and not be terrified everywhere he goes, and Ethan's crush getting worse even though he's still loyal to his dumbass boyfriend back on Athos, and probably Terrance occasionally dosing himself to telepathically check whether Ethan really is that sweet and good, for real and true. *chinhands*
I would prefer no guest appearances from the main saga - I love Miles & Co. but they do tend to steal the show, and I want more story about just these two.
The Goblin Emperor series
Thara Celehar
I loved The Grief of Stones but I was DYING for a little more comfort for Thara at the end of it. Poor man, just let him rest! (okay, no, I do also enjoy watching him suffer nobly, and being stoically competent and unintentionally intimidating and endlessly compassionate. But a little gentleness for him would be nice after all that trauma, and that's what fanfic is for!)
I do enjoy Thara and Iäna's relationship if you want go romantic, and I'd be curious to see Maia's outside POV on the events in Amalo (you can't tell me Maia who loves wonder tales and his friends would not be all over the news about the ghoul or the revethavar), or Tomasaran's thoughts on Thara, or more glimpses into Thara's backstory.
Biggles series
Biggles, Erich von Stalhein
I feel a little silly requesting this one, given my unfamiliarity with canon, but I've been having so much fun reading all the fic recently! Just a really great fandom for like twenty of my favorite things (see list above), plus a great epic best-enemies dynamic (I do ship it, but gen is also good).
One thing I'd love to see is a bodyswap plot. I haven't seen any yet, but they would be sooooo fun and chaotic to swap - whether it's due to mad science on a mission/case, or Your Name style switching into everyday life due to weird cosmic phenomena, or magic, or whatever. Adding their sense of honor/fair play to the bodyswapped-enemies dynamic, and the familiarity of Biggles's team vs EvS's rotating minions, and the h/c potential of Biggles coping with von Stalhein's disability, and so on, and so forth. I just think it'd be neat!!!
Wilkinson Sword "Swordplay Meets Foreplay" Commercial
Woman, Man
I've thought of nominating this in the past, so I was delighted to see it in the tag set this year! My bisexual ass could not decide what the best part was: the pretty people, the sword fighting (including clothes removal, like something straight out of formative movie The Mask of Zorro), the delightfully over-the-top action, the sexual tension.... Anyway, I don't normally suggest smut in these prompts because I don't like to pressure my writer but I can't imagine offering this unless you were also horny about it? I mean, I am also curious about who the heck these people are and what's their story, and what kind of superpowers they have that keep them from getting cut to ribbons by all that glass (are they immortals from the Highlander series?!?), but yeah.
If you want further ideas for what I like, I've got a ton of bookmarked fic at my Pinboard where you can get a sense of past faves or preferred tropes/ships. You can also reach out to my sister
inmyriadbits, as I'm sure she'd be happy to secretly inform you what I like. Good luck, and happy Yuletide!!!