Dear Yuletide Writer

[geenoway]

First of all, thank you so much for writing fic for me (smallearthcat on AO3). I'm sure I'm going to love whatever you write, and I hope you have fun with it. I don't know how much or little detail you're going to want from me, so I'm gonna try to put a few ideas out there for each of my requests. I'm totally not married to anything I suggest, take or leave what you will. I've also tried to outline a few general things below, to give you a better idea of what kind of fic I like.

So, general things. I tend to like types of fic that would generally end happily. I don't mind some angst if it's resolved by the end, but I'd prefer not to have anything too dark. I'm pretty easy on the rating scale; I'll happily read anything from the fluffiest gen fic to PWP, so go wherever you want with it. The list below is nowhere near comprehensive, so if there’s something else you’re feeling, go ahead and run with it.

Likes: happy endings, canon-based AUs, longfic, casefic, first times, fluff, crackfic, humor, fake/pretend relationships

DNWs: unhappy endings, darkfic, AUs that aren’t canon-based

Normally I don't bother with porn likes/DNWs, but I figured I'd list a few things out in case that's something you'd like to write. Anything that isn't on either list should be fine, too; I just can't list everything out, so am only doing the things I have strong feelings about. There's plenty else that I like as well and would be happy to read (and I feel like there should probably be other things on the likes list that I'm not remembering, so yeah).

Likes: sex toys (like seriously, any kind that doesn't veer into BDSM territory), voyeurism/exhibitionism, medical kink, video/phone/cyber sex, masturbation

DNWs: BDSM, breathplay, scat, necrophilia, bestiality, anything to do with vomiting or blood, daddy kink, foot fetish, non-con, A/B/O

And with that, on to my requests!


The Expanse Series - James S. A. Corey
Jim Holden, Joe Miller

I pretty much adore everything about this series. It’s got great worldbuilding, a really intriguing story, and characters that I love almost across the board. Holden and Miller some of my favorites, especially in their scenes together. I love that they always seem to have the same end goals, but they just have such different personalities and life experiences that the ways in which they do things have a tendency to clash. Kinda weird maybe, but I do ship it, so if you’re inclined to write that, please do.

So, for things I’d like to see. Maybe something that takes place during Leviathan Wakes, during the time when Miller is on the Rocinante with the crew? Something where he actually stayed with them rather than being kicked off the ship might be interesting in how it would impact later events. Or okay, I know Miller technically dies when he’s taken over by the protomolecule, but I also have something of a fondness for protomolecule Miller, so if you wanted to run with that, I’d love to see it. I mean, he does spend a good chunk of Cibola Burn basically in Holden’s head, which I have to imagine would be weird for both of them. In what ways does it affect either or both of them? Or if you want to go past current canon and bring Miller back in whatever form, that would be cool, too.

Stardew Valley
Sam, Sebastian

Stardew Valley is just such a chill game, which I love about it. Sam and Sebastian are two of my faves, especially because the game makes it pretty clear how good of friends they are. They're some of the few who spend in-game time together and in each other's cut scenes, which is cool. I'd love to see something about how they met in the first place and/or how they became friends. They're such different people, but seem to do a lot together. Did they always have similar interests, or did they sort of pick up each other's interests at some point? I don't know, I just love their friendship.

I do also ship it, so if you wanted to write something in that vein, that would be cool, too. How do they get together and/or what do their respective families think of them dating? It seems pretty obvious that Sebastian, at least, wants to move out of Stardew Valley. Something about them moving away together would be cool; I'd be curious to know what kind of life they'd set up together if it was just them.

Wilde Life (Webcomic)
Oscar Wilde, Clifford Norman

Wilde Life is a great comic, and I find myself looking forward to the next new page as soon as I’ve finished with the current one. If you’re writing in this fandom, know that I’ll definitely be keeping up to date, so if something new that you want to write about comes up, feel free to write about it. I love the way the story unfolds a little bit at a time, with new supernatural beings with pretty much everyone Oscar meets.

The friendship between Oscar and Cliff is a pretty interesting one, not really seeming like it should work, except that it does. Cliff always seems surly any time he’s spending time with Oscar, but he also keeps coming back all the time. And Oscar seems almost to be humoring Cliff more than anything, except he always asks Cliff to tag along when he’s going somewhere and clearly cares that Cliff is doing all right.

Both of them have at least some ambiguity about their backgrounds, and if you wanted to touch on any of that, that would be awesome. I’d love to see them meeting other supernatural beings, and making friends or dealing with a threat, as the case may be. Or maybe Oscar becoming increasingly overprotective as it becomes ever clearer that all the supernatural beings seem to be after Cliff for one reason or another. The push and pull about Cliff telling his mom about being a werewolf is one of my favorite things so far, especially since she clearly doesn't know what to think. I wouldn't mind seeing something along those lines where Cliff's mom thinks Cliff and Oscar are together, and Cliff finally tells her the truth but then can't stop thinking about actually being with Oscar. I do ship them, but definitely don't feel like you need to write that; I know the age difference thing is not for everybody. If you feel so inclined, I'd love to read it, and I certainly have no problem if you want to age Cliff up (though please don't age him down). And if you wanted to go with something unrequited here, I’d be cool with that, too, though in that case, I’d prefer an ambiguous ending to heartbreak. I generally keep up with reading the latest pages, so if anything new comes up that you want to use, go for it.

I'm looking forward to reading whatever you write, because I'm sure it's going to be awesome. Please feel free to take or leave any of my suggestions as you see fit; fics from exchanges tend to come out so much better if you're writing something you want to write. Have fun with it, and I'm sure I'll love it. :)