Yuletide 2023 Letter
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jubileenHello! Thank you so much for writing for me! I've written a little about my requests and included some thoughts on the canon as well as some prompts. These are only suggestions though and if you have another plot bunny in mind, please go right ahead!
As a general note, I would be thrilled to receive fics from any of these canons. I've tried to write an equal amount for each fandom but prompts for some fandoms come easier to me than others!
If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out through the mods and I'll try to answer as best as I can. Treats are enabled and much appreciated.
General Likes: Adventure, Angst (With or Without Happy Ending), Casual Intimacy, Canon-Compliant, Canon Divergence, Competency Kink, Character Studies, Daemon AUs, Developing Relationships, Emotional Intimacy, Fairy tale/Myth inspired retellings, Faustian Bargains, Gothic Atmospheres, Hair Kink, Horror, Hurt/Comfort, Ghosts, Grief/Mourning, Missing Scenes, Mystery, Pre-canon. Post-canon, Psychological Horror, Psychological Thrillers, Relationship Studies, Reincarnation AUs, Shakespearean Retellings/Inspired Works, Soulmates, Seasonal Imagery, Time Loops, Trauma Recovery, Works focused around female pleasure
Ship Likes: Angst (With or Without Happy Endings), Banter, Casual Intimacy, Characters quietly showing affection through gestures, Competency Kink, Emotional Intimacy, Enemies to Lovers, Fake/Pretend Relationships, Friends to Lovers, Flirting, Foreplay/Aftercare, Hair Kink, Oops I Didn't Mean To Catch Feelings, Pining, Secret Marriages, Slow burn, Reconnecting, Repressed Feelings, Romantic Soulmates, Romantic/Sexual Tension (can be resolved or unresolved), Scar Touching/Kissing, Sensuality, Sex and how it impacts the character(s) and their dynamic, Struggling between Love and Loyalty
DNWs: E-rated smut/PWP , Omegaverse, Rape/non-con, Scat/Waterworks, Unrequested gender/sexuality headcanons, fics focused around pregnancy or menstruation (brief mentions are fine, I'd just rather not it be the focus of the fic), mommy/daddy kink, feet kink, any romantic or sexual content involving minors, mundane AUs (high school AU. flower shop, coffee shop), supernatural AUs (magical school AU, vampire AU etc), incest
And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie
Requested Characters: Vera Claythorne, Phillip Lombard (I've requested that both characters show up in the fic!)
Fandom DNWs: Fluff
What I really liked about the canon is the characters who are morally corrupt to various extents, and how quickly their pleasant masks fall off once it becomes a matter of survival and all the various alliances that form. Vera and Phillip in particular intrigue me because of how they seemed to notice each other almost instantly at the start of the book, almost as if sensing a kindred spirit and the way they're so cold and analytical.
Another thing that I enjoy about all the characters, but particularly the requested characters is their manifestation of guilt: Some outright deny it while others seem to be broken by it. Philip is callous, and dismissive of the deaths he's caused. Vera denies the charge and tortures herself with Cyril's death but when push comes to shove and we get the full reveal, she's just as cold as Philip. Their team-up, brief as it was, was so fascinating to me and I think there's so much more that could be explored with their dynamic and I would love fic that explores these two whether that's a relationship study done via canon events or canon divergence. While I do enjoy takes where their relationship has a element of attraction, I'm 100% okay with the fic being completely gen if that's what you prefer :)
Prompts:
-Hauntings (whether that's literal or a metaphor)
-Post-canon where they survive somehow, and the aftermath that results. Do they work together to dupe the courts/police/public of what truly transpired and the potential blood on their hands from Soldier Island? Do they turn on each other and try to throw the other under the bus?
-Speaking of alternate endings, I'd love to see canon divergences that result in both characters (or one of! or the other players in the plot) survive the events.
Bluebeard - Charles Perrault
Requested Characters: Bluebeard, Bluebeard's Last Wife. (You don't have to use both characters!)
Fandom DNWs: Fluff, The wife never learning the truth.
There's so much I find fascinating about the tale- the creeping sense of dread, the gothic atmosphere, the ever-shifting power dynamics between Bluebeard and the Last Wife. The mystery behind Bluebeard as well as exploration of why the wife marries Bluebeard despite his reputation or the eerie atmosphere around him also interests me greatly. While the original tale has either her brothers or a love interest save the wife, I am more partial to takes where its the wife who saves herself (or at least faces down her husband alone). Feel free to combine aspects from other fairy tales!
Prompts:
-I'd be interested in anything that explores people's reactions to Bluebeard and the rumors surrounding him. Do people suspect anything or do they turn a blind eye to the happenings? What does Bluebeard exactly do when he's gone and how did he acquire his riches? Does he have trouble getting people to agree to marry him after some time and this causes him to go to more and more distant lands?
Enchanted
Requested Characters: Giselle, Prince Edward (You don't have to use both characters!)
Fandom DNWs: Character Death, Permanent breakup of the canon couples
I just adore the charming tone of the films and how it explores the wonders and absurdities of fairy tales and the modern world without getting too cynical. I ship Giselle/Robert and Nancy/Edward, and I did appreciate the amicable exes route Disenchanted went in regards to the potential awkwardness at the end of the first movie! I'm definitely alright with references to Nancy/Robert and Giselle/Edward, especially in fics set during canon where the characters are unsure if they're right for each other.
Prompts:
-Edward's hijinks in New York were hilarious, and I'd love to see the roles reversed where he's showing off Andalasia to a very confused Nancy!
-Speaking of, I really enjoyed Edward and Robert's dynamic in Disenchanted. Maybe a fic where Robert ends up exasperated in Andalasia or Edward ends up in New York again and tags along with Robert for a while?
-What if Edward was sent to New York first and Giselle is compelled to go 'rescue' him akin to the more proactive heroines of today's Disney movies? I'd be cool with a take where Giselle isn't necessarily in love with or engaged to Edward but maybe wants to rescue him for the good of the kingdom.
-Any fic about Giselle adjusting to life in New York (good and bad) is always welcome.
His Dark Materials (Phillip Pullman)
Requested Characters: Lyra Belacqua, Marisa Coulter (You don't have to use both characters)
I think for me, I was more taken by Lyra's World and the characters introduced to us in the first book than the overall plot of the series. Daemons and their relationships with humans, whether its their own or someone else's, fascinates me and I'm particularly soft for affection being show by touching someone else's daemon.
Lyra and Marisa are my two favorite characters from the series, and their relationship is one of my most-loved dynamics in fiction. Their relationship is so tumultuous (and rightly so from Lyra's end) but there is a sense of longing and repressed love, and anything that explores this dynamic- whether pre-canon, canon, post-canon, canon divergence would be very much appreciated.
I also would love fics that would centre around these two as individuals as well especially since I think they're such strong characters and have a variety of interesting relationships with other characters (for example, the characters' respective relationship with their daemons, Marisa and the members of the Magistareum, Lyra and Roger or Mary or Iorek)
For Marisa, I ship her with Asriel and I would love fic that explores their relationship whether pre-canon or during canon. For Lyra, I did enjoy the bittersweet nature of her relationship with Will and would actually like them to stay separated.
As a side note, I had the early edition of the novel where Marisa was described as dark-haired so I'd prefer it if she was described as such if the topic came up!
Prompts:
-For Lyra, anything pre-canon about her days in Oxford or her life post-canon! In particular, I'm curious about her relearning to read the alethiometer again and streaks of her rebellious/mischievous sides poking through during the gap between The Amber Spyglass and The Secret Commonwealth. Or maybe Lyra learns about the sacrifice her parents made? I've always been curious how she'd react to it.
- In the Amber Spyglass, Marisa says that Asriel and her "should have married" and raised Lyra and I've always been curious as to how it'd look like. Would they work in tandem and be good parents to Lyra (or at least try to be?) Or are their goals/aims so antagonistic that they'd drift apart? For something more canon-compliant, maybe some scenes of what their run-in post-scandal (but pre-canon) would look like or a glimpse into how the showdown with Edward went down (maybe Marisa has a greater hand in it than it seems...?)
-For Marisa, I'd love to see either something pre-canon (either her marriage to Edward Coulter or the aftermath of the scandal as to how she works her up again in society). I'd also be interested in some missing scenes (maybe the aftermath of Lyra running away from her (from London/Bolvangr/any other moment in time).
-In addition, I also think Marisa as a scholar gets sidelined in and out of canon and I'd love anything that would explore that side to her- according to supplementary info, she did write a paper titled 'The Bronze Clocks of Benin,' how would that have looked like?
-Anything that explores Marisa and Lyra's complex relationship! More time spent in the Cave? Bolvangr? London? Maybe Marisa does manage to bring Lyra with her at any point in canon? Maybe Marisa somehow survives her fate (w or w/o Asriel) in the Abyss?
As a general note, I would be thrilled to receive fics from any of these canons. I've tried to write an equal amount for each fandom but prompts for some fandoms come easier to me than others!
If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out through the mods and I'll try to answer as best as I can. Treats are enabled and much appreciated.
General Likes: Adventure, Angst (With or Without Happy Ending), Casual Intimacy, Canon-Compliant, Canon Divergence, Competency Kink, Character Studies, Daemon AUs, Developing Relationships, Emotional Intimacy, Fairy tale/Myth inspired retellings, Faustian Bargains, Gothic Atmospheres, Hair Kink, Horror, Hurt/Comfort, Ghosts, Grief/Mourning, Missing Scenes, Mystery, Pre-canon. Post-canon, Psychological Horror, Psychological Thrillers, Relationship Studies, Reincarnation AUs, Shakespearean Retellings/Inspired Works, Soulmates, Seasonal Imagery, Time Loops, Trauma Recovery, Works focused around female pleasure
Ship Likes: Angst (With or Without Happy Endings), Banter, Casual Intimacy, Characters quietly showing affection through gestures, Competency Kink, Emotional Intimacy, Enemies to Lovers, Fake/Pretend Relationships, Friends to Lovers, Flirting, Foreplay/Aftercare, Hair Kink, Oops I Didn't Mean To Catch Feelings, Pining, Secret Marriages, Slow burn, Reconnecting, Repressed Feelings, Romantic Soulmates, Romantic/Sexual Tension (can be resolved or unresolved), Scar Touching/Kissing, Sensuality, Sex and how it impacts the character(s) and their dynamic, Struggling between Love and Loyalty
DNWs: E-rated smut/PWP , Omegaverse, Rape/non-con, Scat/Waterworks, Unrequested gender/sexuality headcanons, fics focused around pregnancy or menstruation (brief mentions are fine, I'd just rather not it be the focus of the fic), mommy/daddy kink, feet kink, any romantic or sexual content involving minors, mundane AUs (high school AU. flower shop, coffee shop), supernatural AUs (magical school AU, vampire AU etc), incest
And Then There Were None- Agatha Christie
Requested Characters: Vera Claythorne, Phillip Lombard (I've requested that both characters show up in the fic!)
Fandom DNWs: Fluff
What I really liked about the canon is the characters who are morally corrupt to various extents, and how quickly their pleasant masks fall off once it becomes a matter of survival and all the various alliances that form. Vera and Phillip in particular intrigue me because of how they seemed to notice each other almost instantly at the start of the book, almost as if sensing a kindred spirit and the way they're so cold and analytical.
Another thing that I enjoy about all the characters, but particularly the requested characters is their manifestation of guilt: Some outright deny it while others seem to be broken by it. Philip is callous, and dismissive of the deaths he's caused. Vera denies the charge and tortures herself with Cyril's death but when push comes to shove and we get the full reveal, she's just as cold as Philip. Their team-up, brief as it was, was so fascinating to me and I think there's so much more that could be explored with their dynamic and I would love fic that explores these two whether that's a relationship study done via canon events or canon divergence. While I do enjoy takes where their relationship has a element of attraction, I'm 100% okay with the fic being completely gen if that's what you prefer :)
Prompts:
-Hauntings (whether that's literal or a metaphor)
-Post-canon where they survive somehow, and the aftermath that results. Do they work together to dupe the courts/police/public of what truly transpired and the potential blood on their hands from Soldier Island? Do they turn on each other and try to throw the other under the bus?
-Speaking of alternate endings, I'd love to see canon divergences that result in both characters (or one of! or the other players in the plot) survive the events.
Bluebeard - Charles Perrault
Requested Characters: Bluebeard, Bluebeard's Last Wife. (You don't have to use both characters!)
Fandom DNWs: Fluff, The wife never learning the truth.
There's so much I find fascinating about the tale- the creeping sense of dread, the gothic atmosphere, the ever-shifting power dynamics between Bluebeard and the Last Wife. The mystery behind Bluebeard as well as exploration of why the wife marries Bluebeard despite his reputation or the eerie atmosphere around him also interests me greatly. While the original tale has either her brothers or a love interest save the wife, I am more partial to takes where its the wife who saves herself (or at least faces down her husband alone). Feel free to combine aspects from other fairy tales!
Prompts:
-I'd be interested in anything that explores people's reactions to Bluebeard and the rumors surrounding him. Do people suspect anything or do they turn a blind eye to the happenings? What does Bluebeard exactly do when he's gone and how did he acquire his riches? Does he have trouble getting people to agree to marry him after some time and this causes him to go to more and more distant lands?
- Post-canon, what becomes of the Last Wife if she survives? I'm so curious about the tall tales and gossip surrounding her and the potential isolation that could result from this. How would she deal with the traumatic events she went through?
-The wife marries Bluebeard for ulterior purposes. Maybe this is an alternative setting and the wife is secretly a detective trying to investigate the disappearance of the previous wives? Or maybe a friend or a relative was one of the past wives and the Wife wants revenge/feels that the only way to get answers is through marriage?
-Historical/Contemporary setting- Any time period and setting works for me. Something I'm always curious about in alternate historical settings is how the relationship dynamics and characters change. Why does the wife marry him this time? Is she still impressed with his wealth or is it more out of desperation? In the original, she had her brothers and a support system nearby she could ask for help, does that still apply here? Are they less receptive to her claims or is it more or less the same?
Enchanted
Requested Characters: Giselle, Prince Edward (You don't have to use both characters!)
Fandom DNWs: Character Death, Permanent breakup of the canon couples
I just adore the charming tone of the films and how it explores the wonders and absurdities of fairy tales and the modern world without getting too cynical. I ship Giselle/Robert and Nancy/Edward, and I did appreciate the amicable exes route Disenchanted went in regards to the potential awkwardness at the end of the first movie! I'm definitely alright with references to Nancy/Robert and Giselle/Edward, especially in fics set during canon where the characters are unsure if they're right for each other.
Prompts:
-Edward's hijinks in New York were hilarious, and I'd love to see the roles reversed where he's showing off Andalasia to a very confused Nancy!
-Speaking of, I really enjoyed Edward and Robert's dynamic in Disenchanted. Maybe a fic where Robert ends up exasperated in Andalasia or Edward ends up in New York again and tags along with Robert for a while?
-What if Edward was sent to New York first and Giselle is compelled to go 'rescue' him akin to the more proactive heroines of today's Disney movies? I'd be cool with a take where Giselle isn't necessarily in love with or engaged to Edward but maybe wants to rescue him for the good of the kingdom.
-Any fic about Giselle adjusting to life in New York (good and bad) is always welcome.
His Dark Materials (Phillip Pullman)
Requested Characters: Lyra Belacqua, Marisa Coulter (You don't have to use both characters)
I think for me, I was more taken by Lyra's World and the characters introduced to us in the first book than the overall plot of the series. Daemons and their relationships with humans, whether its their own or someone else's, fascinates me and I'm particularly soft for affection being show by touching someone else's daemon.
Lyra and Marisa are my two favorite characters from the series, and their relationship is one of my most-loved dynamics in fiction. Their relationship is so tumultuous (and rightly so from Lyra's end) but there is a sense of longing and repressed love, and anything that explores this dynamic- whether pre-canon, canon, post-canon, canon divergence would be very much appreciated.
I also would love fics that would centre around these two as individuals as well especially since I think they're such strong characters and have a variety of interesting relationships with other characters (for example, the characters' respective relationship with their daemons, Marisa and the members of the Magistareum, Lyra and Roger or Mary or Iorek)
For Marisa, I ship her with Asriel and I would love fic that explores their relationship whether pre-canon or during canon. For Lyra, I did enjoy the bittersweet nature of her relationship with Will and would actually like them to stay separated.
As a side note, I had the early edition of the novel where Marisa was described as dark-haired so I'd prefer it if she was described as such if the topic came up!
Prompts:
-For Lyra, anything pre-canon about her days in Oxford or her life post-canon! In particular, I'm curious about her relearning to read the alethiometer again and streaks of her rebellious/mischievous sides poking through during the gap between The Amber Spyglass and The Secret Commonwealth. Or maybe Lyra learns about the sacrifice her parents made? I've always been curious how she'd react to it.
- In the Amber Spyglass, Marisa says that Asriel and her "should have married" and raised Lyra and I've always been curious as to how it'd look like. Would they work in tandem and be good parents to Lyra (or at least try to be?) Or are their goals/aims so antagonistic that they'd drift apart? For something more canon-compliant, maybe some scenes of what their run-in post-scandal (but pre-canon) would look like or a glimpse into how the showdown with Edward went down (maybe Marisa has a greater hand in it than it seems...?)
-For Marisa, I'd love to see either something pre-canon (either her marriage to Edward Coulter or the aftermath of the scandal as to how she works her up again in society). I'd also be interested in some missing scenes (maybe the aftermath of Lyra running away from her (from London/Bolvangr/any other moment in time).
-In addition, I also think Marisa as a scholar gets sidelined in and out of canon and I'd love anything that would explore that side to her- according to supplementary info, she did write a paper titled 'The Bronze Clocks of Benin,' how would that have looked like?
-Anything that explores Marisa and Lyra's complex relationship! More time spent in the Cave? Bolvangr? London? Maybe Marisa does manage to bring Lyra with her at any point in canon? Maybe Marisa somehow survives her fate (w or w/o Asriel) in the Abyss?
