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ETA 14/12: I'll be overseas around the time of work reveals and may not have access to internet, but I'll do my best to read and enthuse before author reveals!

Dear Yuletide author,

First of all, thank you so much for participating! Rest assured that I'll love your fic no matter what you write, so please don't feel pressured :) I've written some prompts, and a list of tropes/narrative devices I enjoy, but by no means do you have to include all or any of them – if you have a particular idea you're burning to write, go for it! I'm a very long-winded person, so I apologise for the length of this letter, but absolutely feel free to disregard all of it if you know what you want to write. Also, the length of the prompts isn't reflective of levels of enthusiasm; I would be equally as delighted to receive fic for any of my requested fandoms!

You can also find some of the fics I've liked here. If you're really stuck, a more comprehensive list of my fandoms and ships can be found here, and last year's Yuletide letter can be found here – if the prompts for any of those fandoms (except Wicked Lovely, please, as I received a wonderful fic for it last year!) are striking a chord, I'd be more than happy to receive fic for them instead. The most important thing is that you have fun writing the rare fandoms we both adore!


General likes:

• unusual/experimental prose style
• worldbuilding, histories (canonical or invented), strong sense of setting
• minor characters & ensemble casts
• mentor-mentee dynamics
• physicality & nonverbal communication
• ideological clashes
• leader/second-in-command dynamics
• the presence of female characters
• unorthodox relationships between characters, especially if they are not shown interacting much in canon
• relationship dynamics that are difficult to define, especially if non-romantic
• sparring
• unhealthy relationships
• allusions to mythology
• references to backstory events or other canons (I love crossover cameos!)
• polyamory negotiations
• transition from teenager to adult/the process of growing up
• legacies
• offhand and complete (not necessarily romantic) devotion to a person
• wound care
• the combination of violence and tenderness/intimacy
• pining and repressed feelings

NSFW likes:

• breathplay/choking
• consensual violence
• multiple partners
• Dom/sub undertones
• focus on hands, wrists, throats, collarbones and/or shoulderblades
• authority kink
• loyalty kink
• edging
• praise kink when combined with an unhealthy relationship

Things I have no preference on:

• content rating
• implied and background pairings, unless specifically mentioned (you can find a complete list of my ships here!)
• multishipping
• genre
• plot/lack thereof and endings

General dislikes:

• excessive fluff or angst
• pwp
• scat, watersports, etc
• graphic bloodplay (though light/non-graphic bloodplay is fine!)
• ignoring other influential relationships the characters in the main ship have experienced
• romance-related jealousy
• sexual assault and rape
• A/B/O
• formal BDSM
• fic centred on kids/pregnancy/marriage
• bullying played for laughs
• soulmate AUs played straight
• over-westernisation of non-western canons (eg the characters going to prom, westernised nicknames/non-canon shortened names)
• graphic descriptions of unsanitary situations

Tropes/AUs I love:

• magical realism/mundane superpowers AU
• fake dating/undercover as married
• Pacific Rim AU, especially with unconventional jaeger teams
• HDM daemons AU
• canon divergence
• enemies to friends while still retaining some form of legitimate rivalry/resentment (to lovers optional)
• friends who could have been lovers to enemies (to lovers)
• espionage AU
• pre-canon and futurefic
• post-apocalyptic roadtrip AU
• uneasy/unconventional domesticity
• general magic/fantasy AU (eg KHR AU, BNHA AU, X-Men AU, witchcraft AU etc)
• slice-of-life and everyday routines

Fandom-specific prompts below:

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Dear Yuletide author,

First of all, thank you so much for participating! Rest assured that I'll love your fic no matter what you write, so please don't feel pressured :) I've written some prompts, and a list of tropes/narrative devices I enjoy, but by no means do you have to include all or any of them - if you have a particular idea you're burning to write, go for it! You can also find some of the fics I've liked here. If you're really stuck, a more comprehensive list of my fandoms and ships can be found here. The most important thing is that you have fun writing the rare fandoms we both adore!

Things I like in fic: unusual or experimental prose styles; worldbuilding, histories (whether canonical or not), and a strong sense of setting; inclusion of minor characters/ensemble casts; mentor-mentee dynamics; ideological clashes; the exploration of unorthodox relationships between characters, especially if they are not shown interacting much in canon; relationship dynamics that are difficult to define, especially if non-romantic; allusions to mythology; non-linear narration; subtle references to backstory events; stealthy cameos from other fandoms; physicality and nonverbal communication; polyamory negotiations

Other tropes/AUs I love, if you aren't feeling the prompts: MAGICAL REALISM/MUNDANE SUPERPOWER AUS; pacific rim aus (especially with unconventional jaeger teams!); fake dating; canon divergence aus; enemies to friends (to lovers optional) while still retaining some form of legitimate rivalry/resentment; espionage aus; subverted soulmate aus (ie multiple soulmates, soulmates who aren't necessarily romantic, not everyone having a soulmate and that being completely normal etc); pre-canon fic; futurefic; HDM fusions

Things I have no preference on: content rating; implied and background pairings (unless specifically mentioned); multishipping; genre; plot/lack thereof and endings

Things I would prefer you didn't include: pwp; excessive fluff; graphically described eye horror; excising other influential relationships the characters in the main ship have experienced; noncon, A/B/O, watersports, and other heavy kinks; kids, pregnancy or marriage as the main focus of the fic; bullying played for laughs; soulmate aus played straight (ie all soulmates are romantic, everyone has One True Soulmate, all the biologically imperative stuff, the implication that you need a romantic 'other half' to be complete etc)
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