Dear Yuletide Writer (2024)

[fiona15351]

I'm so excited to be participating in this exchange and to see your creation! 

Treats and unusual formats are awesome and welcome!!!

Below are some general and fandom-specific likes and DNWs. 

Likes:
- Character Dynamics

• Healthy communication + relationships (sexual/romantic/otherwise)
• Non-sexual intimacy
• Found family
• Supportive siblings
• Resilience and breaking-points of friendship, broken/faded friendships being rekindled/repaired
• Mentor and student where the mentor has a lot to learn from the student as well
• Relationships where the participants are on opposite sides (politically/militarily/feuding families, etc.)
• Aggressively competent characters solving hard problems (by planning ahead or thinking on their feet)

- Story Formats

• Case Fic
• Political Thriller
• Spin-offs (Focus on minor characters, prequels/sequels with novel characters)
• In-Universe Legends/Media
• Epistolary
• Frame narratives
• Worldbuilding focus

DNWs:

• Bestiality / Explicit sex involving non-anthropoids
• Rape / Non-con
  • Dub-con, especially involving magical manipulation, is accepted
• Hurt No-Comfort

Beyond the Light - Nyx Rising
Link to Campaign Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYd5Do92b0AJmMBFAUaoL_xg2dZPUljNi&si=PWPmiVFs1TrBQIBY

I would love more in this world, if not necessarily on Alder Island or related to the Hawthornes. What other monsters do Chris and Harvey find? What is the response to Jai's work like and what might happen to some of his fans who poke a little too deeply into the inspiration? What does the aftermath look like for them and in what ways do and don't they stay connected? 

I ship Jai/Chris/Robin, so if you wanted to do a slightly cannon divergent story in which they share the night before the final confrontation and how Jai and Chris negotiate any lingering relationship afterwards—potentially through an epistolary format—I would be absolutely delighted.

I would also be incredibly thrilled to receive interactive fiction in this world, that would be so so cool.  

Fandom-Specific DNWs: Canon-divergence other than as described in my request

JourneyQuest
Link to Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMKEhAzF3kG3QhTHC_L5tWeVzUg5WTIBP&si=myn2er4eF9ivzG99

I have not watched the entirety of Season 3 and did not care for the first few episodes that I did watch. 

If possible, I would love a continuation from the end of Season 2 that goes in a different direction/has different pacing, with a focus on the convergence of the various groups with an interest in the Sword of Fighting: Glorion, Karn, the Wicked Kings, etc. and how Perf and Carrow confront these threats with their newfound powers as Retromancer and Death Priest. How does Nara adjust to the loss of what she believed was her destiny? 

Alternatively, I would equally love something prequel-y, focusing on how the history and dynamics between Karn and The Wicked Kings, possibly with the framing narrative of a bard from the Bardic College telling the tale? 

Fandom-specific DNWs: Shipping any of the main band with each other (Nara, Perf, Glorion, Carrow), Transness treated as a joke, Anti-LGBTQ+ views expressed by protagonists, References to Season 3

Lavender Jack (Webcomic)
Link to Read: https://www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/lavender-jack/episode-1/viewer?title_no=1410&episode_no=1 
Useful Recap of Seasons 1 and 2: https://www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/lavender-jack/season-1-2-recap/viewer?title_no=1410&episode_no=93

I am really going to be happy with pretty much anything here, but I'm especially interested in Madame Ferrier's previous cases (maybe in the form of one of Captain Berrada's journals?) and the Bastrops' adventures outsmarting assassins specifically as referenced here (https://www.webtoons.com/en/super-hero/lavender-jack/s3-episode-89-season-3-premiere/viewer?title_no=1410&episode_no=94) or generally with other villains as is referenced here (somewhere!  I haven't hunted this one down yet, though I'm 70+% sure that I'm not just making it up! I will come back and edit if I find it -- if you find it, please feel free to comment with the right episode!) 

Would love epistolary or interactive fiction here, I think this genre would lend itself magnificently!! 

Fandom-specific DNWs: None that I can think of for this fandom

Once again, thank you so much for writing for me and Happy Yuletide!!!