Yuletide 2019!
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atreidaiAO3 username: lightningwaltz
Hello Yuletide writer,
Pretty much all of these fandoms are ones I picked up this year (Fire & Blood being sort of the exception, but even though I've been into ASoIaF for years I hadn't yet read that particular book.) I love them all dearly and am equally excited to receive fic for any of them. As far as content goes I'm pretty easygoing and would prefer for you to write something you're enthusiastic about rather than strictly adhere to one of my prompts if you find it limiting. They're more of a guideline for you to get a sense of the kind of content/mood I'm into for each particular request. I can handle pretty much anything on the sliding scale of light to dark as long as it fits the canon's tone. I enjoy less traditional storytelling methods too, if that's your thing. (are you inspired to write epistolary fic? Do you want to write in some kind of non-chronological format? go for it!) All I ask is that you avoid my do not want section.
What I really like (in general):
Hurt/comfort, emotional tension (resolved or otherwise), unresolved sexual tension (also resolved or otherwise), smut in general, fun dialogue, companionable snark, found families, competence porn, allusions to mythology or fairy tales, earned happy endings, grouchy or straightup mean characters having a soft side, nice or kind characters having moments of weakness/cruelty, inter-generational family drama, characters figuring each other out, angst, mysteries and a sense of ambiguity, exploration of trauma, relationships that are complex but still full of trust/loyalty, characters having a sense of humor about sex.
DNW:
Please completely avoid deaths of pets (especially dogs). Also, please no: bathroom and vomit play, issue fic, daddy kink, omegaverse, or torture porn (some of these canons take place during pretty brutal times so I'm fine with a certain amount of suffering... I just don't want 1,000 words solely about a character being tortured.) No modern/future AUs for the non modern/future canons.
Fandom requests:
The Good Place
Characters: Eleanor Shellstrop, Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza
I really adore this show. I love how tightly plotted it is, and how each episode (each scene, really) advances the plot. I also love how character-focused and relationship-focused it is. While bingeing the third season I realized that the Eleanor and Jason friendship was one of my favorite relationships in it. It cracks me up whenever they high-five over some terrible joke. I’d love for any fic that highlights them being ridiculous together. Also I ship the four human leads in any configuration, really (as well as Jason/Janet and Chidi/Simone!) so if you want to bring in any or all ships go for it. I’m caught up on the fourth season and will continue to be, so all four seasons are game!
Some potential prompts:
-A version of the torture experiment where Jason and Janet get married again and Eleanor is being tortured by having to be the maid of honor and plan the wedding.
-A version of the torture experiment where you have to marry your soulmate and Eleanor is getting married (to Tahani or Chidi! Take your pick!) and she’s still being tortured because Jason has to plan the wedding.
-Eleanor and Jason getting salty about something that totally perplexes the others i.e. taking some kind of buzzfeed quiz that tells you state you’re from based on what traits you have and both of them being annoyed that the quiz doesn’t think they’re from Arizona and Florida specifically. (This is highly specific I know I am just really amused by the Arizona and Florida jokes so that’s just one example of a scenario that could incorporate them.)
-Some version of the torture experiment where Eleanor is told she that on earth she was someone who really liked the Jaguars/Blake Bortles and yet she still fails at some Jaguars related sports trivia event and Jason is dying on the inside while pretending to be Jianyu
Fandom specific DNW: None that I can think of. Maybe don’t have Michael kick a puppy, but that’s it.
Where to access this canon: First three seasons are on netflix, current season is on hulu
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The Sixth World - Rebecca Roanhorse
Characters: Coyote | Ma'ii
[Warning: Some spoilers for the end of Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts in general!]
What a great series! The characters and worldbuilding are all so excellent. One of my favorite characters was Coyote. Every time he showed up I knew I was in for a good time. He’s a delightful mix of eerie and funny. Just a quintessentially entertaining trickster character with murky motivations. I was disappointed when he was killed in Trail of Lightning but was happy to see him come back in a limited capacity in the second book.
Some prompts:
-An AU where somehow he ends up as Maggie’s protector/guardian/teacher instead of Neizgháni. What does that look like?
-Honestly, anything with him and Maggie interacting and being domestic during the end of the world and getting on each other’s nerves would be great. I think I fell in love with the book in the moment when Maggie compelled him to answer her by repeating his name three times. And he proceeded to get cranky about it. But she still had to serve him coffee because he demands politeness. Hahhh. I love that dynamic.
-Maybe he brings her a dog for her protection since he does need her alive but Maggie is rightly suspicious but comes to be fond of the dog anyway.
-I’m interested in Ma’ii’s perspective in general. I love this series’ gods. They have agendas and grudges and things they enjoy. But they’re all these ethereal traits that make them definitely not human. As bummed out as I was that Ma’ii had betrayed Maggie, I was fascinated by how otherworldly and weird his logic is. It would be interesting to explore his perspective, especially seeing as how he’s a god and the end of the world must have happened in the blink of an eye for him.
Fandom specific DNW: Ma’ii’s jokes about Maggie wanting to have sex with Neizgháni. I don’t mind (and actually encourage!) fic with him pushing her other buttons but I’d rather not have that play a role here. Also no shipping him with Maggie.
Where to access this canon: Amazon, B&N, the library, etc.
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Fire & Blood - George R. R. Martin
Characters: Elissa Farman, Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Aenys I)
I’m all about the history and lore in this series so I mainlined this when my library came through with the audiobook! I came away like “you mean to tell me Dany’s dragon eggs ended up in Essos because of a lesbian breakup???? Tell me more!” Both of these characters are so intriguing. Rhaena is such a complex survivor, and I love seeing female adventurers like Elissa in this series.
Some prompts:
-I’m all about fic that shows them in happier times before said breakup; falling in love, going on adventures together whether by dragon or boat or both!, Rhaena reclaiming her body after her forced second marriage etc.
-Fix-it fic; the breakup never happens and they live together through the good times and bad, or Elissa still wants to go to sea but Rhaena goes with her.
-Not-quite-fix-it-fic where they do meet up again after the breakup and theft and things can never be normal but they want to lean on each other anyway. Maybe Elissa stole something a bit more forgivable than dragon eggs, and Rhaena wants to go with her to Asshai to see if she can learn magic that will allow Rhaena to resurrect her daughter.
Fandom specific DNW: None that I can think of.
Where to access this canon: Amazon, B&N, the library, etc.
-
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019)
Characters: Kuhu, Sweety Chaudhary
Ahhh this beautiful, miraculous movie. <333 Requesting this in another fic exchange because I love this movie and I love fic for it too. You’ll make my day with any Sweety/Kuhu. Feel free to bring in pretty much any character except for Sweety’s brother
Some prompts:
-More about the beginning of their relationship. Sweety realizing she can really experience requited love? What about Kuhu’s perspective on it all?
-For that matter, I’d love anything that delves deep into Kuhu and her life story and perspective on her life and relationship with Sweety. The only real change I’d make to the movie is it would have been great to have more Kuhu.
-More exploration of Sweety’s artistic side and how that relates to Kuhu. Does she find that her creativity improves along with the quality of her life?
-Them sneaking away to make out/sleep together when Kuhu is in town for the play
-A big bollywood style wedding???
Fandom specific DNW: A focus on Sweety’s brother. He can be referenced I’d just prefer to not have a big focus on his homophobia. I’d rather just see Sweety away from him.
Where to access this canon: Available on Netflix!
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陈情令 | The Untamed
Characters: Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Mèng Yáo | Jīn Guāngyáo
I love this relationship across all mediums, and The Untamed was no exception. The actors really, really went for it. I’m okay with basically all flavors of this ship, from unabashedly sweet (well, as long as Jin Guangyao has a bit of his edge either explicitly or implied) to full on tragic and dark.
ETA 11/6/19: I'm a dolt and forgot to mention that despite shipping this hard, I'm totally here for gen fic that puts them front and center. So basically any of the prompts below can also be interpreted from a gen perspective as well (well other than the thing about eye fucking I guess and the making out BUT OPTIONAL DETAILS AND ALL...) I just love this relationship for how thorny and complicated it is, how it's doomed by Jin Guangyao's own paranoia and ambitions, and how it feels like they had a lot of genuine moments in there besides. Anything that leans in to that complexity would be totally welcome by me.
Some prompts:
-For me the single greatest scene from this drama was them playing guqin in front of Nie Mingjueand blatantly eye fucking being kind of flirtatious. The guqin magic is some of my favorite worldbuilding in this canon, actually, so if you write me Xiyao guqin playing porn (or guqin playing that leads to porn? Hah!) I’ll be delighted.
-Right after they meet, Lan Xichen invites Meng Yao to stay in the Cloud Recesses for a bit but Meng Yao declines. What if he had accepted?
-An exploration of Jin Guangyao’s amazing ability to compartmentalize and how it relates to Lan Xichen. Judging by his belief that he has never hurt Lan Xichen, he seems fiercely protective of the sanctity of their relationship. Would he flip out if, say, Xue Yang suggested messing with Lan Xichen somehow?How does he feel making out with Lan Xichen knowing Nie Mingjue’s severed head is a few walls away? etc.
-Something that flips the Xiyao dynamic a little bit, particularly early on. i.e. Jin Guangyao actually being oblivious to something, while Lan Xichen is fully aware.
-And, of course, the tried and true: their adventures while Meng Yao is helping Lan Xichen after the Cloud Recesses are destroyed.
Fandom specific DNW: Can’t think of anything, to be honest except like … don’t have Lan Xichen actually kill Fairy as he threatens to do at one point. Otherwise all kinds of dubious situations and even character death can be on the table here.
Where to access this canon: Netflix or youtube
Hello Yuletide writer,
Pretty much all of these fandoms are ones I picked up this year (Fire & Blood being sort of the exception, but even though I've been into ASoIaF for years I hadn't yet read that particular book.) I love them all dearly and am equally excited to receive fic for any of them. As far as content goes I'm pretty easygoing and would prefer for you to write something you're enthusiastic about rather than strictly adhere to one of my prompts if you find it limiting. They're more of a guideline for you to get a sense of the kind of content/mood I'm into for each particular request. I can handle pretty much anything on the sliding scale of light to dark as long as it fits the canon's tone. I enjoy less traditional storytelling methods too, if that's your thing. (are you inspired to write epistolary fic? Do you want to write in some kind of non-chronological format? go for it!) All I ask is that you avoid my do not want section.
What I really like (in general):
Hurt/comfort, emotional tension (resolved or otherwise), unresolved sexual tension (also resolved or otherwise), smut in general, fun dialogue, companionable snark, found families, competence porn, allusions to mythology or fairy tales, earned happy endings, grouchy or straightup mean characters having a soft side, nice or kind characters having moments of weakness/cruelty, inter-generational family drama, characters figuring each other out, angst, mysteries and a sense of ambiguity, exploration of trauma, relationships that are complex but still full of trust/loyalty, characters having a sense of humor about sex.
DNW:
Please completely avoid deaths of pets (especially dogs). Also, please no: bathroom and vomit play, issue fic, daddy kink, omegaverse, or torture porn (some of these canons take place during pretty brutal times so I'm fine with a certain amount of suffering... I just don't want 1,000 words solely about a character being tortured.) No modern/future AUs for the non modern/future canons.
Fandom requests:
The Good Place
Characters: Eleanor Shellstrop, Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza
I really adore this show. I love how tightly plotted it is, and how each episode (each scene, really) advances the plot. I also love how character-focused and relationship-focused it is. While bingeing the third season I realized that the Eleanor and Jason friendship was one of my favorite relationships in it. It cracks me up whenever they high-five over some terrible joke. I’d love for any fic that highlights them being ridiculous together. Also I ship the four human leads in any configuration, really (as well as Jason/Janet and Chidi/Simone!) so if you want to bring in any or all ships go for it. I’m caught up on the fourth season and will continue to be, so all four seasons are game!
Some potential prompts:
-A version of the torture experiment where Jason and Janet get married again and Eleanor is being tortured by having to be the maid of honor and plan the wedding.
-A version of the torture experiment where you have to marry your soulmate and Eleanor is getting married (to Tahani or Chidi! Take your pick!) and she’s still being tortured because Jason has to plan the wedding.
-Eleanor and Jason getting salty about something that totally perplexes the others i.e. taking some kind of buzzfeed quiz that tells you state you’re from based on what traits you have and both of them being annoyed that the quiz doesn’t think they’re from Arizona and Florida specifically. (This is highly specific I know I am just really amused by the Arizona and Florida jokes so that’s just one example of a scenario that could incorporate them.)
-Some version of the torture experiment where Eleanor is told she that on earth she was someone who really liked the Jaguars/Blake Bortles and yet she still fails at some Jaguars related sports trivia event and Jason is dying on the inside while pretending to be Jianyu
Fandom specific DNW: None that I can think of. Maybe don’t have Michael kick a puppy, but that’s it.
Where to access this canon: First three seasons are on netflix, current season is on hulu
-
The Sixth World - Rebecca Roanhorse
Characters: Coyote | Ma'ii
[Warning: Some spoilers for the end of Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts in general!]
What a great series! The characters and worldbuilding are all so excellent. One of my favorite characters was Coyote. Every time he showed up I knew I was in for a good time. He’s a delightful mix of eerie and funny. Just a quintessentially entertaining trickster character with murky motivations. I was disappointed when he was killed in Trail of Lightning but was happy to see him come back in a limited capacity in the second book.
Some prompts:
-An AU where somehow he ends up as Maggie’s protector/guardian/teacher instead of Neizgháni. What does that look like?
-Honestly, anything with him and Maggie interacting and being domestic during the end of the world and getting on each other’s nerves would be great. I think I fell in love with the book in the moment when Maggie compelled him to answer her by repeating his name three times. And he proceeded to get cranky about it. But she still had to serve him coffee because he demands politeness. Hahhh. I love that dynamic.
-Maybe he brings her a dog for her protection since he does need her alive but Maggie is rightly suspicious but comes to be fond of the dog anyway.
-I’m interested in Ma’ii’s perspective in general. I love this series’ gods. They have agendas and grudges and things they enjoy. But they’re all these ethereal traits that make them definitely not human. As bummed out as I was that Ma’ii had betrayed Maggie, I was fascinated by how otherworldly and weird his logic is. It would be interesting to explore his perspective, especially seeing as how he’s a god and the end of the world must have happened in the blink of an eye for him.
Fandom specific DNW: Ma’ii’s jokes about Maggie wanting to have sex with Neizgháni. I don’t mind (and actually encourage!) fic with him pushing her other buttons but I’d rather not have that play a role here. Also no shipping him with Maggie.
Where to access this canon: Amazon, B&N, the library, etc.
-
Fire & Blood - George R. R. Martin
Characters: Elissa Farman, Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Aenys I)
I’m all about the history and lore in this series so I mainlined this when my library came through with the audiobook! I came away like “you mean to tell me Dany’s dragon eggs ended up in Essos because of a lesbian breakup???? Tell me more!” Both of these characters are so intriguing. Rhaena is such a complex survivor, and I love seeing female adventurers like Elissa in this series.
Some prompts:
-I’m all about fic that shows them in happier times before said breakup; falling in love, going on adventures together whether by dragon or boat or both!, Rhaena reclaiming her body after her forced second marriage etc.
-Fix-it fic; the breakup never happens and they live together through the good times and bad, or Elissa still wants to go to sea but Rhaena goes with her.
-Not-quite-fix-it-fic where they do meet up again after the breakup and theft and things can never be normal but they want to lean on each other anyway. Maybe Elissa stole something a bit more forgivable than dragon eggs, and Rhaena wants to go with her to Asshai to see if she can learn magic that will allow Rhaena to resurrect her daughter.
Fandom specific DNW: None that I can think of.
Where to access this canon: Amazon, B&N, the library, etc.
-
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019)
Characters: Kuhu, Sweety Chaudhary
Ahhh this beautiful, miraculous movie. <333 Requesting this in another fic exchange because I love this movie and I love fic for it too. You’ll make my day with any Sweety/Kuhu. Feel free to bring in pretty much any character except for Sweety’s brother
Some prompts:
-More about the beginning of their relationship. Sweety realizing she can really experience requited love? What about Kuhu’s perspective on it all?
-For that matter, I’d love anything that delves deep into Kuhu and her life story and perspective on her life and relationship with Sweety. The only real change I’d make to the movie is it would have been great to have more Kuhu.
-More exploration of Sweety’s artistic side and how that relates to Kuhu. Does she find that her creativity improves along with the quality of her life?
-Them sneaking away to make out/sleep together when Kuhu is in town for the play
-A big bollywood style wedding???
Fandom specific DNW: A focus on Sweety’s brother. He can be referenced I’d just prefer to not have a big focus on his homophobia. I’d rather just see Sweety away from him.
Where to access this canon: Available on Netflix!
-
陈情令 | The Untamed
Characters: Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Mèng Yáo | Jīn Guāngyáo
I love this relationship across all mediums, and The Untamed was no exception. The actors really, really went for it. I’m okay with basically all flavors of this ship, from unabashedly sweet (well, as long as Jin Guangyao has a bit of his edge either explicitly or implied) to full on tragic and dark.
ETA 11/6/19: I'm a dolt and forgot to mention that despite shipping this hard, I'm totally here for gen fic that puts them front and center. So basically any of the prompts below can also be interpreted from a gen perspective as well (well other than the thing about eye fucking I guess and the making out BUT OPTIONAL DETAILS AND ALL...) I just love this relationship for how thorny and complicated it is, how it's doomed by Jin Guangyao's own paranoia and ambitions, and how it feels like they had a lot of genuine moments in there besides. Anything that leans in to that complexity would be totally welcome by me.
Some prompts:
-For me the single greatest scene from this drama was them playing guqin in front of Nie Mingjue
-Right after they meet, Lan Xichen invites Meng Yao to stay in the Cloud Recesses for a bit but Meng Yao declines. What if he had accepted?
-An exploration of Jin Guangyao’s amazing ability to compartmentalize and how it relates to Lan Xichen. Judging by his belief that he has never hurt Lan Xichen, he seems fiercely protective of the sanctity of their relationship. Would he flip out if, say, Xue Yang suggested messing with Lan Xichen somehow?
-Something that flips the Xiyao dynamic a little bit, particularly early on. i.e. Jin Guangyao actually being oblivious to something, while Lan Xichen is fully aware.
-And, of course, the tried and true: their adventures while Meng Yao is helping Lan Xichen after the Cloud Recesses are destroyed.
Fandom specific DNW: Can’t think of anything, to be honest except like … don’t have Lan Xichen actually kill Fairy as he threatens to do at one point. Otherwise all kinds of dubious situations and even character death can be on the table here.
Where to access this canon: Netflix or youtube