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harborshore) wrote2018-10-15 01:01 pm
harborshore) wrote2018-10-15 01:01 pm
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Yuletide 2018 letter
Dearest writer!
Yuletide is my favorite fic exchange of the year, and rest assured that whichever of the below fandoms we have matched on, I shall be happy to receive the gift. I'm truly SUPER EXCITED.
Some general YAY/NAY things:
YAY: OT3s if the fandom lends itself to it, well-earned happy endings (I love a bit of conflict and complications), found families, spies, pining (if a pairing fic), plotty gen, mystery stories, hurt/comfort, cuddling for warmth, heist stories, cleverness, magic, unexpected crossovers.
NAY: torture or rape described in detail, an absence of hope, bashing female characters, major character death, grief.
Fandom-specific:
The Reluctant Widow
The first time I read this book, I found it a little dull. The lead couple is not the MOST compelling of Heyers (apologies if we've matched and you love them, you're super welcome to convince me otherwise). Then I read it again, and realized Francis Cheviot was hilarious, competent, coded sort of queer, and trying very hard to bring things off while the lovers got in his way. SO. Write me ANYTHING with Francis. How he was recruited to be a spy for the Crown (as I sort of made up my mind he was), how he fell into bed with a man for the first time, his work behind the scenes during the book, etc. Anything. I love him.
Derkholm Series
Kit and Blade - oh man. I've wanted more of their story since I first read the books. (This is perhaps the set of Wynne Jones books that I've reread the most, which says quite a lot.) I love the way magic works in this universe, and I love growing up-stories, and I love sibling stories, and I adore the two of them. So! ANYTHING GOES. How did they become the competent duo we see in the Ella book? What happens after, when Blade falls for Claudia? Could there be a magical detective story in there, or a crossover with another Wynne Jones book?
Green Men Series
One of my all-time favorite books, this one. Hugh and Max are fascinating. I'd love anything to do with their backstory, how they found Randolph, how they fell for one another (as is implied they have), what happens after the book and how they contribute, etc. My caveat against torture described in detail still stands, but there is much you can do even so. Feel free to write about any of the other characters offered in the fandom as well, I love them all, but I'd prefer the focus to be on Hugh and Max.
The Course of Honour
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. This story. Like I said before, pining is a favorite trope, and this story represents one of the most skillful pining lovestories I've ever read. It is ALSO a mystery, which of course makes me love it even more. They have their well-earned happy ending, so feel free to write me utter teeth-rotting fluff here, like how they learn to trust one another more deeply, how they figure out they're both competent as fuck even though the world has told them differently, how the first diplomatic mission goes...
Yuletide is my favorite fic exchange of the year, and rest assured that whichever of the below fandoms we have matched on, I shall be happy to receive the gift. I'm truly SUPER EXCITED.
Some general YAY/NAY things:
YAY: OT3s if the fandom lends itself to it, well-earned happy endings (I love a bit of conflict and complications), found families, spies, pining (if a pairing fic), plotty gen, mystery stories, hurt/comfort, cuddling for warmth, heist stories, cleverness, magic, unexpected crossovers.
NAY: torture or rape described in detail, an absence of hope, bashing female characters, major character death, grief.
Fandom-specific:
The Reluctant Widow
The first time I read this book, I found it a little dull. The lead couple is not the MOST compelling of Heyers (apologies if we've matched and you love them, you're super welcome to convince me otherwise). Then I read it again, and realized Francis Cheviot was hilarious, competent, coded sort of queer, and trying very hard to bring things off while the lovers got in his way. SO. Write me ANYTHING with Francis. How he was recruited to be a spy for the Crown (as I sort of made up my mind he was), how he fell into bed with a man for the first time, his work behind the scenes during the book, etc. Anything. I love him.
Derkholm Series
Kit and Blade - oh man. I've wanted more of their story since I first read the books. (This is perhaps the set of Wynne Jones books that I've reread the most, which says quite a lot.) I love the way magic works in this universe, and I love growing up-stories, and I love sibling stories, and I adore the two of them. So! ANYTHING GOES. How did they become the competent duo we see in the Ella book? What happens after, when Blade falls for Claudia? Could there be a magical detective story in there, or a crossover with another Wynne Jones book?
Green Men Series
One of my all-time favorite books, this one. Hugh and Max are fascinating. I'd love anything to do with their backstory, how they found Randolph, how they fell for one another (as is implied they have), what happens after the book and how they contribute, etc. My caveat against torture described in detail still stands, but there is much you can do even so. Feel free to write about any of the other characters offered in the fandom as well, I love them all, but I'd prefer the focus to be on Hugh and Max.
The Course of Honour
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. This story. Like I said before, pining is a favorite trope, and this story represents one of the most skillful pining lovestories I've ever read. It is ALSO a mystery, which of course makes me love it even more. They have their well-earned happy ending, so feel free to write me utter teeth-rotting fluff here, like how they learn to trust one another more deeply, how they figure out they're both competent as fuck even though the world has told them differently, how the first diplomatic mission goes...