Yuletide letter 2021
Oct. 21st, 2021 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
goseawardHi, Yuletide writer! As always, I'm so happy you're writing something for me this year!
(This is the letter as posted 10/21. I'll edit this line if I realize I want to clarify anything below.)
My first and most important principle is that I'd rather have a story you're excited about than one that fits my exact specifications below (excepting the DNWs and character requests). So if you've got an idea that doesn't seem like something I'd like, don't worry--your enthusiasm is more important to me than any specific content.
DNWs: My general DNWs this year are major character death, child death, amnesia/memory issues, blood/bodily wastes in sex scenes, non-negotiated infidelity, humiliation, polyamory in the main pairing (background pairings/moresomes are fine), sex or gender swap, and kidfic or pregnancy fic (incidental children are fine, just not fic that focuses on parenting or child care).
Do wants: In general, I tend to like fics with a lot of one-on-one time between the main pairing. I like a wide array of genres (slice of life, AU, casefic, pwp, character pieces, fluff, angst, straight-up romance). I did that fanfic trope sorter before Yuletide last year, and my top 5 were "seemingly unrequited pining", "enemies to friends to lovers", "snowed-in cabin", "A/B/O", and "daemons" (with friends to lovers at #6). You don't have to hit those--just as a general idea of the kinds of stuff I like. I post recs on DW under the recs tag if you'd like to see the kinds of fics I like.
Explicit sex is fine but by no means required. Kink is great, as long as it follows the DNWs above, but again not required; it doesn't have to be a kink you know I like, if it seems right for the characters.
I like all the characters in all of these series, so please feel free to include as many supporting canonical characters as you like. The main characters should be drawn from the request, though.
Now, on to the fandoms. I have some specific prompts below if you'd like them, but--again--if you have some other brilliant idea, please feel free to go with that! All of these are book fandoms this year. If you're not familiar, Aliette de Bodard is postapocalyptic fantasy (and really cool), while the K.J. Charles canons are both queer historical romance.
Think of England - K. J. Charles
I've been rereading some of Cat Sebastian's romances set in the 40s and 50s, and it struck me that Daniel and Archie's dynamic would work well in that kind of historical milieu--or, in fact, a bunch of others. Even to modern day, at least in some locations. So...my first request would be some kind of AU in a different time period. I'd also be interested in some kind of situation that Archie and Daniel get into after they start working together. Or a time when either Archie or Daniel is challenged by something that happens between them, and how that leads to character growth or a change in their relationship--look, I love that kind of stuff, lol.
Lilywhite Boys - K. J. Charles
Alec Pyne and Jerry Crozier
The kind of D/s dynamic that Alec and Jerry have is one of my favorites to read--and, hey, turns out I like Alec and Jerry as people, too. Some things I'd be interested in seeing in this canon: a kink scene that stretches Alec or Jerry, but which they find they enjoy; more of Jerry's POV; something romantic set post-canon.
Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard
Asmodeus and Thuan
This prompt contains spoilers!!
I read Of Dragons, Feasts, and Murder before I read the main trilogy, so I was expecting to get more Asmodeus and Thuan buildup than I really got in the books. So my first prompt would be, anything that shows me how we get from the Asmodeus and Thuan of the main trilogy--allies, and lovers, and growing closer, but not necessarily in love--to the Thuan in the novella who can think the word "love" about Asmodeus. Just expansions and interpolations of canon.
The fact that they're a canonical arranged/political marriage makes this really fun for various kinds of AUs as well. Please do not feel a need to limit yourself to historical accuracy if you go with this prompt and choose a historical AU. :)
(This is the letter as posted 10/21. I'll edit this line if I realize I want to clarify anything below.)
My first and most important principle is that I'd rather have a story you're excited about than one that fits my exact specifications below (excepting the DNWs and character requests). So if you've got an idea that doesn't seem like something I'd like, don't worry--your enthusiasm is more important to me than any specific content.
DNWs: My general DNWs this year are major character death, child death, amnesia/memory issues, blood/bodily wastes in sex scenes, non-negotiated infidelity, humiliation, polyamory in the main pairing (background pairings/moresomes are fine), sex or gender swap, and kidfic or pregnancy fic (incidental children are fine, just not fic that focuses on parenting or child care).
Do wants: In general, I tend to like fics with a lot of one-on-one time between the main pairing. I like a wide array of genres (slice of life, AU, casefic, pwp, character pieces, fluff, angst, straight-up romance). I did that fanfic trope sorter before Yuletide last year, and my top 5 were "seemingly unrequited pining", "enemies to friends to lovers", "snowed-in cabin", "A/B/O", and "daemons" (with friends to lovers at #6). You don't have to hit those--just as a general idea of the kinds of stuff I like. I post recs on DW under the recs tag if you'd like to see the kinds of fics I like.
Explicit sex is fine but by no means required. Kink is great, as long as it follows the DNWs above, but again not required; it doesn't have to be a kink you know I like, if it seems right for the characters.
I like all the characters in all of these series, so please feel free to include as many supporting canonical characters as you like. The main characters should be drawn from the request, though.
Now, on to the fandoms. I have some specific prompts below if you'd like them, but--again--if you have some other brilliant idea, please feel free to go with that! All of these are book fandoms this year. If you're not familiar, Aliette de Bodard is postapocalyptic fantasy (and really cool), while the K.J. Charles canons are both queer historical romance.
Think of England - K. J. Charles
I've been rereading some of Cat Sebastian's romances set in the 40s and 50s, and it struck me that Daniel and Archie's dynamic would work well in that kind of historical milieu--or, in fact, a bunch of others. Even to modern day, at least in some locations. So...my first request would be some kind of AU in a different time period. I'd also be interested in some kind of situation that Archie and Daniel get into after they start working together. Or a time when either Archie or Daniel is challenged by something that happens between them, and how that leads to character growth or a change in their relationship--look, I love that kind of stuff, lol.
Lilywhite Boys - K. J. Charles
Alec Pyne and Jerry Crozier
The kind of D/s dynamic that Alec and Jerry have is one of my favorites to read--and, hey, turns out I like Alec and Jerry as people, too. Some things I'd be interested in seeing in this canon: a kink scene that stretches Alec or Jerry, but which they find they enjoy; more of Jerry's POV; something romantic set post-canon.
Dominion of the Fallen - Aliette de Bodard
Asmodeus and Thuan
This prompt contains spoilers!!
I read Of Dragons, Feasts, and Murder before I read the main trilogy, so I was expecting to get more Asmodeus and Thuan buildup than I really got in the books. So my first prompt would be, anything that shows me how we get from the Asmodeus and Thuan of the main trilogy--allies, and lovers, and growing closer, but not necessarily in love--to the Thuan in the novella who can think the word "love" about Asmodeus. Just expansions and interpolations of canon.
The fact that they're a canonical arranged/political marriage makes this really fun for various kinds of AUs as well. Please do not feel a need to limit yourself to historical accuracy if you go with this prompt and choose a historical AU. :)