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Dear Yuletide Writer
Hi, thanks for writing for me! I hope this letter is helpful.
Likes: Hurt/comfort (both emotional and physical), sickfic, humour, fluff, friendship, family relationships, gen, romance, pre-relationship/preslash/UST, first time, established relationship, friends-to-lovers, happy endings, angst with a happy ending, gay/bi characters, friendships between gay/bi men and gay/bi women, coming out stories, reunions, mission/case fic, episode tags/missing scenes, worldbuilding, science, aliens, characters being smart and competent and/or showing off their skills, characters slowly learning to trust each other, characters who trust each other completely, loyalty, pining, mutual pining, fire-forged friendship, huddling for warmth, bed sharing (platonic or otherwise), trapped in a lift or other small space together, recovery from injury/trauma, cuddling, kissing, forehead kisses, handholding, hair brushing and stroking, characters lying with their head in the other's lap, characters cooking for each other and/or comforting each other with food, characters meeting each others parents/family, stargazing, Christmas and holiday fic, domestic fluff, post-canon fic, canon-divergent AUs and fix-it fic, telepathy/empathy, cultural differences, time travel and time loops, alternate universes, travelling through alternate universes
Dislikes/DNWs: Non con, character bashing, permanent major character death, focus on grief, poly/open relationships/infidelity, unrequested non-canon pairings (OC/OC relationships okay), break up of requested pairings, requested characters being written as asexual/aromantic/trans/nonbinary, focus on characters being asexual/aromantic/trans/nonbinary, non-canon bigotry, slurs, graphic violence and gore, miscarriage/abortion (discussing the possibility okay as long as it doesn't happen), real-world politics/current events/covid, RPF, crossovers, non canon-divergent AUs, non-prose formats, first POV (okay for The Strangers), second POV, explicit sex, sexual activity involving characters under 16, non-G-rated romance involving characters under 13.
Fandoms:
Chip's Challenge | Friends | The Strangers | Welcome to the Ark | What's It Gonna Be | Wonder
Chip's Challenge (Chip)
I've loved this game for pretty much as long as I can remember. The in-game story is pretty slim - Chip wants to join Melinda's club, the Bit Busters, but has to prove his worth by making his way through the levels of her laboratory, avoiding monsters, killer floors, and the threat of being crushed by giant blocks. You can download the game here, or buy it on Steam (albeit as a slightly different version) if you're interested in giving it a try.
Prompts:
Fandom specific note: While this is obviously a game in our world, I'd prefer it to be real to the characters - i.e. Chip is physically going through the maze and interacting with the objects and creatures within.
Fandom specific DNWs: Chip/Melinda.
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Friends (Emily)
I've loved Friends since I was a kid, but the way Emily was treated by the narrative has always left a bad taste in my mouth. They built up this sweet, genuine relationship between her and Ross leading up to the big London wedding episode, and then completely demonised and derailed her character so that they could write her out for more Ross/Rachel will-they-won't-they. (Seriously, Ross screws up the wedding and embarrasses her in front of everyone and she's the bad guy?) So I'd love a fic from her perspective that treats her more sympathetically.
(Please don't demonise Ross, though - it's fine if Emily's friends/family think he's a jerk, or if he's left out of the fic altogether, but I did really like their relationship and I'd prefer he not be a total asshole.)
Prompts:
Fandom specific notes: Gen is great, but if you want to write a pairing/shipfic I'm happy with any of Ross/Emily, Emily/any female character, Emily/OFC, or Emily/Colin. Also, as a Brit, if you have Emily move to New York I'd love anything exploring her culture shock/adjustment and/or the differences between the US and the UK.
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The Strangers (None)
You can read the story here.
Long story short, the protagonist follows a weird guy he meets on a train to the end of the line, finds himself in a kind of multiverse changing station, and travels through universe after universe trying to get back home. (The whole thing reminds me a little of The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones, so if you know that canon and want to take any inspiration from there, feel free.)
Prompts:
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Welcome to the Ark - Stephanie S. Tolan (Any - Douglas, Elijah, Miranda, Taryn)
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and ever since I've wanted to know what happens next. I love the story of these four misfit kids who meet and form a connection and a family, (not to mention some pretty cool abilities) only for it all to be torn apart.
Prompts:
Fandom specific notes: I'd prefer gen for this fandom, but I'm okay with background Doug/Miranda or anyone/OC. Also, while worldbuilding/backstory would be cool for OCs, I'm not all that interested in backstory or canon-era fic for the main characters - what I'm really interested in is what happens to them once canon is over.
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What's It Gonna Be - Shura (Music Video) (Brad, Nick, Sarah, Shura)
Video here
I really like this video, and if it was a full-length film I would see it in a heartbeat. I love how it starts out with the brother and sister pining after their het crushes and ends with them realising they'd rather have each other's crushes instead. If you want to try and write the full-length version of this I would be thrilled, but even snippets would be great.
Prompts:
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Wonder (2017) (Auggie)
I really loved this film. Auggie is sweet and funny, and I like how his condition doesn't define him - that it makes his life harder but he still gets to be a normal kid who has friends and loves science and is just like everyone else. I'd love anything exploring his life after the end of the film, especially his friendships with Jack Will or Summer, or his relationship with his sister.
Prompts:
Fandom specific note: I love gen, but I'm okay with Auggie/Jack or Auggie/OMC as long as it's kept very g-rated - he is only eleven, after all. Background Via/Miranda is also fine.
Thanks again!
Likes: Hurt/comfort (both emotional and physical), sickfic, humour, fluff, friendship, family relationships, gen, romance, pre-relationship/preslash/UST, first time, established relationship, friends-to-lovers, happy endings, angst with a happy ending, gay/bi characters, friendships between gay/bi men and gay/bi women, coming out stories, reunions, mission/case fic, episode tags/missing scenes, worldbuilding, science, aliens, characters being smart and competent and/or showing off their skills, characters slowly learning to trust each other, characters who trust each other completely, loyalty, pining, mutual pining, fire-forged friendship, huddling for warmth, bed sharing (platonic or otherwise), trapped in a lift or other small space together, recovery from injury/trauma, cuddling, kissing, forehead kisses, handholding, hair brushing and stroking, characters lying with their head in the other's lap, characters cooking for each other and/or comforting each other with food, characters meeting each others parents/family, stargazing, Christmas and holiday fic, domestic fluff, post-canon fic, canon-divergent AUs and fix-it fic, telepathy/empathy, cultural differences, time travel and time loops, alternate universes, travelling through alternate universes
Dislikes/DNWs: Non con, character bashing, permanent major character death, focus on grief, poly/open relationships/infidelity, unrequested non-canon pairings (OC/OC relationships okay), break up of requested pairings, requested characters being written as asexual/aromantic/trans/nonbinary, focus on characters being asexual/aromantic/trans/nonbinary, non-canon bigotry, slurs, graphic violence and gore, miscarriage/abortion (discussing the possibility okay as long as it doesn't happen), real-world politics/current events/covid, RPF, crossovers, non canon-divergent AUs, non-prose formats, first POV (okay for The Strangers), second POV, explicit sex, sexual activity involving characters under 16, non-G-rated romance involving characters under 13.
Fandoms:
Chip's Challenge | Friends | The Strangers | Welcome to the Ark | What's It Gonna Be | Wonder
Chip's Challenge (Chip)
I've loved this game for pretty much as long as I can remember. The in-game story is pretty slim - Chip wants to join Melinda's club, the Bit Busters, but has to prove his worth by making his way through the levels of her laboratory, avoiding monsters, killer floors, and the threat of being crushed by giant blocks. You can download the game here, or buy it on Steam (albeit as a slightly different version) if you're interested in giving it a try.
Prompts:
- Chip's thoughts/experiences as he goes through the game - what's his reaction to the monsters and other things he encounters? How does he experience the game mechanics - what happens when he "dies", for example? Does it bother him having to carry around keys and computer chips that are as big as he is? What about repeating a level over and over - does it feel like some kind of time loop to him?
- Melinda's thoughts as she monitors Chip's progress - does she make everyone who joins her club go through this madness? And why? Is it some kind of experiment?
- Chip finds out he's not the first person to go through the maze and compares notes/commiserates with previous victims. (Or offers advice to future ones.)
- Chip confronts Melinda about everything she's put him through.
Fandom specific note: While this is obviously a game in our world, I'd prefer it to be real to the characters - i.e. Chip is physically going through the maze and interacting with the objects and creatures within.
Fandom specific DNWs: Chip/Melinda.
Friends (Emily)
I've loved Friends since I was a kid, but the way Emily was treated by the narrative has always left a bad taste in my mouth. They built up this sweet, genuine relationship between her and Ross leading up to the big London wedding episode, and then completely demonised and derailed her character so that they could write her out for more Ross/Rachel will-they-won't-they. (Seriously, Ross screws up the wedding and embarrasses her in front of everyone and she's the bad guy?) So I'd love a fic from her perspective that treats her more sympathetically.
(Please don't demonise Ross, though - it's fine if Emily's friends/family think he's a jerk, or if he's left out of the fic altogether, but I did really like their relationship and I'd prefer he not be a total asshole.)
Prompts:
- The wedding goes as planned and she and Ross actually end up happy together.
- They don't rush into marriage and everything works out better.
- Emily tries to pull her life back together after everything that happens with the help of her friends/family. (And maybe meets/gets involved with someone else?)
- Emily's friends/family convince her she's better off without Ross.
- Something dealing with the fact that Emily's uncle is Rachel's boss. The show never mentions it, but surely that had to cause some awkwardness?
- Emily finds out she's pregnant and has to figure out what to do. Does she patch things up with Ross? Do they have an awkward co-parenting arrangement like Ross and Carol? Does she decide to go it alone and be a single mother?
- Ross and Emily meet another way (maybe Ross has to go to London on business?) and things turn out differently.
- Or, if you want to go totally AU, femslash where it's Rachel who accompanies Emily to the opera like she was meant to (and still ends up in a bed and breakfast in Vermont?).
Fandom specific notes: Gen is great, but if you want to write a pairing/shipfic I'm happy with any of Ross/Emily, Emily/any female character, Emily/OFC, or Emily/Colin. Also, as a Brit, if you have Emily move to New York I'd love anything exploring her culture shock/adjustment and/or the differences between the US and the UK.
The Strangers (None)
You can read the story here.
Long story short, the protagonist follows a weird guy he meets on a train to the end of the line, finds himself in a kind of multiverse changing station, and travels through universe after universe trying to get back home. (The whole thing reminds me a little of The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones, so if you know that canon and want to take any inspiration from there, feel free.)
Prompts:
- Worldbuilding! Tell me about all the different worlds! How do they differ from our own? How are they the same? What's better and what's worse? How do the people differ? (Feel free to go as weird as you like!)
- What is the "central hub", and who, if anyone made it? (And what happens after the protagonist decides to try and take it down?)
- What are "Strangers" from different worlds like? Do they interact with each other, an if so, how? (The original Stranger says they're not supposed to, but he could be wrong/lying.)
- Are all "Strangers" like the protagonist, tricked into it and trying to get home, or are some of them doing it deliberately? Do any of them decide to just settle down in a random world and try to make a life there?
- I feel like it's hinted that the protagonist isn't actually from our world, just a similar one (since his letter is here but he's apparently moved on) so something about that would be cool too.
Welcome to the Ark - Stephanie S. Tolan (Any - Douglas, Elijah, Miranda, Taryn)
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and ever since I've wanted to know what happens next. I love the story of these four misfit kids who meet and form a connection and a family, (not to mention some pretty cool abilities) only for it all to be torn apart.
Prompts:
- The book ends with Miranda, Doug, and Taryn reuniting, but I've always wondered what happened to Elijah. Do they ever find him?
- What happens to Noah and Abigail? They were important too, but they're barely mentioned in the ending. Do they get to see what their charges have become? I like to think they'd be proud.
- What plans do the now grown up kids have for saving the world? Do they try to set up a new Ark for kids like them?
- Worldbuilding - how many people like them are there out there? How/when did it start happening? Are all people with abilities driven to try and decrease the violence in the world, or are some of them out there trying to make it worse instead of better?
Fandom specific notes: I'd prefer gen for this fandom, but I'm okay with background Doug/Miranda or anyone/OC. Also, while worldbuilding/backstory would be cool for OCs, I'm not all that interested in backstory or canon-era fic for the main characters - what I'm really interested in is what happens to them once canon is over.
What's It Gonna Be - Shura (Music Video) (Brad, Nick, Sarah, Shura)
Video here
I really like this video, and if it was a full-length film I would see it in a heartbeat. I love how it starts out with the brother and sister pining after their het crushes and ends with them realising they'd rather have each other's crushes instead. If you want to try and write the full-length version of this I would be thrilled, but even snippets would be great.
Prompts:
- Shura and Nick plan out their campaign.
- Shura realises she's actually into Sarah and not Brad and/or Nick realises he's actually into Brad and not Sarah.
- Shura and Nick confess their new crushes to each other and come up with a new plan.
- How does the rest of the school react to a nerdy girl dating a cheerleader, or a nerdy boy dating a jock?
- Double dates, or the four of them hanging out together.
- What do Brad and/or Sarah think of it all?
Wonder (2017) (Auggie)
I really loved this film. Auggie is sweet and funny, and I like how his condition doesn't define him - that it makes his life harder but he still gets to be a normal kid who has friends and loves science and is just like everyone else. I'd love anything exploring his life after the end of the film, especially his friendships with Jack Will or Summer, or his relationship with his sister.
Prompts:
- How does sixth grade work out for Auggie?
- Does his family ever get another dog? Or a different pet?
- Do he and Jack create another kick-ass science fair project? And if so, what?
- What does he dress up as for next Halloween?
- Does he ever meet Julian again? Does Julian apologise?
Fandom specific note: I love gen, but I'm okay with Auggie/Jack or Auggie/OMC as long as it's kept very g-rated - he is only eleven, after all. Background Via/Miranda is also fine.
Thanks again!