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Dear Yuletide Author 2016
Oct. 9th, 2016 11:23 amAO3 name: Macdragon
Dear Author,
Thank you so much for writing for me! I've done Yuletide a few times now, and it's more fun every time. I always love reading my fic on Christmas morning, and seeing more material in my little fandoms.
I like:
No preference:
-I read and enjoy both intricately plotted fics and slower, more character-study style fics, so write whatever you're comfortable with.
-Rating: Aside from not really wanting PWP, I'm fine with anything from G to Explicit.
-I like ship fics and nominated a few pairings, but I also don't mind gen focused on one character or the other.
Do Not Want:
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Room-Emma Donoghue
Jack, Ma
This is one of my favorite books. It's brilliantly written--Donoghue's grasp of point of view is stunning. Telling everything through a child's point of view can easily get cloying, but instead the perspective is totally immersive. This is one of those books that felt like leaving behind some old friends when I reached the last page. I have fewer prompts for this, only because I think there's so many ways it could go; I would enjoy any kind of addition to the story!
Prompts:
-What happens after the book? A few years down the line…or longer when Jack is an adult. How do these people deal with the long-term impact of trauma? How does the mother-son relationship evolve?
-If you'd rather write about their time in Room, that's fine too! I love the little microcosm, and it would be interesting to see missing scenes from Jack's younger years.
(Note for my DNWs--it's fine to mention the abuse Ma endured, since it's obviously an important part of her character, but please nothing graphic on camera.)
Please Like Me
Josh and Arnold
This show covers so much, at turns hilarious and touching. It walks that line between absurdity and relatability so well. I see a little bit of myself in all of the characters. Although I've found all of Josh's relationships interesting, I ship him most with Arnold. I love the humor and vulnerability in their bond, the portrayal of Arnold's anxiety, the silly romantic comedy moments.
Prompts:
-I don't want to believe that they're broken up permanently, so something set after the third season where they get back together would be great.
-Backstory. What were they like as teenagers? I'm thinking of something that shows each of them separately rather than a "they meet as teens" AU, so feel free to just focus on one of them for this.
-Cutesy Josh/Arnold bakery AU. It could be canon! Maybe futurefic where Josh opens a bakery in a few years?
-Any kind of humorous fic where "hijinks ensue" as they attempt to reach some goal--cooking a meal? babysitting? planning a party? whatever.
-I feel like this fandom lends itself to fluff, but I would also be interested in something darker about Arnold's anxiety, and how Josh helps him with it--or how it's difficult for Josh to deal with.
London Spy
Alex Turner and Danny Holt
This show destroyed me emotionally. :) The first episode is one of the best pieces of television I've ever watched. The rest of it went a little haywire, but the acting is still brilliant and he characters are so well drawn. Alex and Danny are amazing together; in the end we don't see nearly enough of them, but there's so much packed into every moment.
Prompts:
-Alex is alive, perhaps living in America, or maybe something else. Rewrite the ending, or rewrite the whole show to reflect this. Or just a simple reunion scene. Or Alex's point of view while he's away from Danny. Perhaps continuing from that, Danny has to rescue Alex from peril. Either after finding out he's alive, or later, in some unrelated spy case.
-Alternatively, what would their relationship have been like if Alex had never been threatened, and everything continued as normal? There are still plenty of conflicts for them.
-I loved the portrayal of Alex as an older virgin. It wasn't fetishized, or portrayed as pathetic in a 40 Year Old Virgin kind of way. I would like anything exploring that more.
-All that said, if you want to continue the format of the show and show how Danny copes with the loss of Alex, maybe with some flashbacks, feel free. Tragedy is part and parcel of this pairing, and I would welcome the angst.
Dear Author,
Thank you so much for writing for me! I've done Yuletide a few times now, and it's more fun every time. I always love reading my fic on Christmas morning, and seeing more material in my little fandoms.
I like:
- -Fluff and characters being cute together.
-But I also like angst and seeing characters' hearts broken and how they cope.
-Curtainfic, or anything that gives a glimpse into the daily lives of characters.
-Backstory or futurefic. Or both, fics that play with time.
-Different formats like epistolary.
No preference:
-I read and enjoy both intricately plotted fics and slower, more character-study style fics, so write whatever you're comfortable with.
-Rating: Aside from not really wanting PWP, I'm fine with anything from G to Explicit.
-I like ship fics and nominated a few pairings, but I also don't mind gen focused on one character or the other.
Do Not Want:
- -Excessive Violence (beyond the scope of what's already present in the canon)
-Body Horror
-Rape/noncon/dubcon
-In X rated fics, BDSM
-PWP--I like seeing sex in a shippy fic, but would prefer not to see "insert tab A into slot B" play by plays.
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Room-Emma Donoghue
Jack, Ma
This is one of my favorite books. It's brilliantly written--Donoghue's grasp of point of view is stunning. Telling everything through a child's point of view can easily get cloying, but instead the perspective is totally immersive. This is one of those books that felt like leaving behind some old friends when I reached the last page. I have fewer prompts for this, only because I think there's so many ways it could go; I would enjoy any kind of addition to the story!
Prompts:
-What happens after the book? A few years down the line…or longer when Jack is an adult. How do these people deal with the long-term impact of trauma? How does the mother-son relationship evolve?
-If you'd rather write about their time in Room, that's fine too! I love the little microcosm, and it would be interesting to see missing scenes from Jack's younger years.
(Note for my DNWs--it's fine to mention the abuse Ma endured, since it's obviously an important part of her character, but please nothing graphic on camera.)
Please Like Me
Josh and Arnold
This show covers so much, at turns hilarious and touching. It walks that line between absurdity and relatability so well. I see a little bit of myself in all of the characters. Although I've found all of Josh's relationships interesting, I ship him most with Arnold. I love the humor and vulnerability in their bond, the portrayal of Arnold's anxiety, the silly romantic comedy moments.
Prompts:
-I don't want to believe that they're broken up permanently, so something set after the third season where they get back together would be great.
-Backstory. What were they like as teenagers? I'm thinking of something that shows each of them separately rather than a "they meet as teens" AU, so feel free to just focus on one of them for this.
-Cutesy Josh/Arnold bakery AU. It could be canon! Maybe futurefic where Josh opens a bakery in a few years?
-Any kind of humorous fic where "hijinks ensue" as they attempt to reach some goal--cooking a meal? babysitting? planning a party? whatever.
-I feel like this fandom lends itself to fluff, but I would also be interested in something darker about Arnold's anxiety, and how Josh helps him with it--or how it's difficult for Josh to deal with.
London Spy
Alex Turner and Danny Holt
This show destroyed me emotionally. :) The first episode is one of the best pieces of television I've ever watched. The rest of it went a little haywire, but the acting is still brilliant and he characters are so well drawn. Alex and Danny are amazing together; in the end we don't see nearly enough of them, but there's so much packed into every moment.
Prompts:
-Alex is alive, perhaps living in America, or maybe something else. Rewrite the ending, or rewrite the whole show to reflect this. Or just a simple reunion scene. Or Alex's point of view while he's away from Danny. Perhaps continuing from that, Danny has to rescue Alex from peril. Either after finding out he's alive, or later, in some unrelated spy case.
-Alternatively, what would their relationship have been like if Alex had never been threatened, and everything continued as normal? There are still plenty of conflicts for them.
-I loved the portrayal of Alex as an older virgin. It wasn't fetishized, or portrayed as pathetic in a 40 Year Old Virgin kind of way. I would like anything exploring that more.
-All that said, if you want to continue the format of the show and show how Danny copes with the loss of Alex, maybe with some flashbacks, feel free. Tragedy is part and parcel of this pairing, and I would welcome the angst.
