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This is actually something I wrote last winter, February or so, when I was bingeing MASH. I figured that although I could post it at the time I wrote it, I could also wait and post it at actual Christmastime.

Goodnight Moon (1816 words) by Sholio
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: MASH (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce, Charles Emerson Winchester III, B. J. Hunnicutt, Minor Characters
Additional Tags: Christmas, Missing Scene, Episode: s09e05 Death Takes a Holiday
Summary: Hawkeye makes a discovery. (Missing scene for 9x05 "Death Takes a Holiday," the season 9 Christmas episode.)

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CLAIMED - PH #100: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe, Withnail & I (1986), Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian, Sleep No More - Punchdrunk

Request 1 by attheborder
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
Characters: Tom Wolfe (Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test), Ken Kesey (Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test)
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Letter:
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Withnail & I (1986)
Characters: Peter Marwood, Withnail (Withnail & I)
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Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
Characters: Stephen Maturin (Aubrey-Maturin Series), Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-Maturin Series)
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Letter:
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Sleep No More - Punchdrunk
Characters: The Porter (Sleep No More)
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Letter:
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CLAIMED - PH #107: Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena, Deadloch (TV 2023), Hades II (Video Game)

Request 1 by halfeatenmoon
Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters: Arisugawa Juri, Takatsuki Shiori, Kiryuu Nanami, Shinohara Wakaba
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Treats welcome.
I’d really love a fic with a canon divergence where a different character is the Rose Bride and/or Champion. You’re welcome to pair up any two of my chosen characters, or just treat it as gen, and use as many or few of the characters I requested as you like. If you want to keep either Utena or Anthy in their canon roles (ie a story about Rose Bride Juri and Champion Utena, or Champion Juri and Rose Bride Anthy) that’s also cool.
I’m interested in how other characters deal with the role. How would Shiori feel about being the champion? How would Nanami feel about others’ attention if she were the Rose Bride? How to they respond to the powers and vulnerabilities of those roles?
DNW: rape/noncon

Letter:
https://halfeatenmoon.dreamwidth.org/520688.html

Request 2 by halfeatenmoon
Deadloch (TV 2023)
Characters: Eddie Redcliffe
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Treats welcome.
I’d really just love something about Eddie exploring bisexuality, whether she’s doing it intentionally or not. Some ideas:
- Eddie asking a lot of intrusive questions about lesbian sex, which Cath answers enthusiastically while Dulcie stands nearby wishing to spontaneously combust
- Dulcie finally cracking and pointing out that Eddie talks pretty obsessively about lesbians for someone supposedly straight
- Dulcie and/or Cath trying to set Eddie up on dates with women and it potentially going very badly
- Dulcie and Eddie swap bodies. This isn’t even necessarily about sexuality, I just think it would be very funny.
- Eddie/Dulcie/Cath is very welcome if you feel like writing that.
DNW: rape/noncon, alternate universe fic, breaking up Dulcie and Cath

Letter:
https://halfeatenmoon.dreamwidth.org/520688.html

Request 3 by halfeatenmoon
Hades II (Video Game)
Characters: Melinoë (Hades II Video Game), Eris (Hades II Video Game)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Treats welcome
I love the Mel and Eris dynamic! I love the tension and I love Eris’ brattiness, and the way she gets a bit flustered when Mel takes her to the hot springs. I’d love shipfic, but gen is great too, I just want something with Eris trying to provoke Mel and Mel reacting. Some ideas if you want:
- Mel starting to get mouthy back at Eris, and finding that she enjoys it. She’s such a serious character with such a heavy burden on her all her life, and I’d love to see her teasing Eris back and for it to turn into something fun and playful for her.
- Mel pinning Eris down and Eris still mouthing off at her and some “Don’t you ever shut up?” “Make me.”
- Mel realising Eris wants her, or wants something for her, and that’s what all of the bratty behaviour is about. And then using this knowledge for seduction. Or making Eris clean up after herself around the Crossroads. Or both.
- I think Mel should get to step on Eris a bit. Fire feet and all.
Note: at time of writing this, I haven’t gotten to the game’s epilogue, but I’ve played through basically all the other content. So please don’t spoil the epilogue ending, but everything else is fair game.
DNW: rape/noncon, alternate universe, Odysseus having opinions on the relatoinship

Letter:
https://halfeatenmoon.dreamwidth.org/520688.html

CLAIMED - PH #111: Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette, Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Disorganized Crime (1989)

Request 1 by jasmasson
Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette
Characters: Felix Harrowgate, Mildmay Foxe
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Feeeeeliiiixxxx. I love Felix. I’d like anything that puts the brothers’ relationship front and centre (I’m good with them developing a romantic relationship if you are, also happy to stay gen), as I love how they (inarticulately and often painfully) love each other very much. AU is fine if you fancy it (High school au? Rock star au?) but happy endings please!
DNW: death outside of canon; unhappy endings.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
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Request 2 by jasmasson
Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)
Characters: Richard Poole
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I loved Richard. I’d like anything that explores him, and particularly his relationships with his team, Camille, Dwayne, and Fidel. AUs are fine - I’ve always had a high school au plot bunny with Richard and Fidel the nerds and Camille and Dwayne the cool (but kind) kids, which you’re welcome to if you fancy it!
In regards to romance; perfectly happy with straight gen, but if you do pair Richard with anyone make it Camille, please. Totally open to any kind of relationship for Dwayne and Fidel, between them or with others, if you do slash them, I don’t mind.
DNW: death outside of canon - and if you can ignore the canon death, that would be marvellous! You can AU or canon-diverge it out, but if you keep it in please don’t make it the focus. I like ultimately happy fic!
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 3 by jasmasson
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Characters: Robert Parker | Butch Cassidy (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)), Harry Longabaugh | Sundance Kid (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969))
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Love them! Happy for anything that focuses on their relationship, whether it just be as the ride-or(literally)-die buddies they are, or romantic either is totally fine. No Etta bashing, please.
Happy for in canon, canon-divergent or AU. Just anything with them in character and relationship focused.
DNW: If you stay in canon please don’t focus on the death (happy for you to canon-diverge it out, in fact very very happy ), and if you go AU, a fic with a happy ending.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
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Request 4 by jasmasson
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
Characters: Dick Grayson (Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic))
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m all about Robin 1.0 in any Batman canon or fanon and I feel he’s a little under-represented in WFA. Fix that! In keeping with the family relationships and light tone of the comics, anything that has my boy front and centre is a winner. Very happy with an exploration of these versions of Bruce and Dick pre WFA timeline - with Dick as Robin - but also love the big family feel so happy for all relationships. My favorite relationships to read about are Dick with Bruce or Damian, but they’re all a big warm hug in this version so happy with them all.
DNW: no romantic relationships, dark fic or death fic (outside canon) please! All light and fluffy for this one
Treats cherished!

Letter:
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Request 5 by jasmasson
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Characters: Nick Bartkowski, Carlos Barrios
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

If anyone besides me remembers this movie, you’ll remember how fun it is. I loved all the characters but only put Carlos and Nick in because I definitely want them in the fic - ideally gently antagonistic, which could lead to romance or just good fun. Delighted to see Ray and Max in as well. Maybe a follow up heist!
DNW: dark fic, death fic, unhappy endings.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
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PH #117: Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L. Hawk, God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek, The Limehouse Golem (2016)

Request 1 by MildredMost
Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L. Hawk
Characters: Griffin Flaherty, Percival Whyborne
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNWs: No pregnancy or babies; no underage sex; no modern AUs for canons with historical settings
(See letter for likes and more details)
I'd be happy with a slice of life - just them kissing on the couch for an hour, or taking a day trip to do something Whyborne finds faintly horrifying, or celebrating a holiday or a birthday, and it all going a little...Widdershins. Watching each other work and just kind of adoring the competence. I love it when Whyborne's immaculate clothing gets messed up in some way. Do feel free to write something filthy! I would be thrilled to get post-canon adventures (and please include any other characters from the books or Widdershins wider universe if your story takes you there - happy to see anyone!) Do they only powershare only when the world is ending, or do they do it at home where no one can see? Are they celebrated in Widdershins after their victory at saving the town? We know from the Rath and Rune books that gay couples have much more freedom to be themselves after Whyborne and Griffin save the world, so what does that look like?

Letter:
https://mildredmost.dreamwidth.org/11377.html

Request 2 by MildredMost
God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek
Characters: Kieran Trevarde, Ashleigh Trine
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

DNWs: No pregnancy or babies; no underage sex; no modern AUs for canons with historical settings
(See letter for likes and more details)
The ending left me longing for more about their recovery from the horrendous mental and physical trials they've just been through. Hurt/comfort is always a favourite. Or day to day details - how do they make a home together, how do they get along when they're not in constant mortal peril? Or more about their power sharing. I loved the last few lines where Ash said "there's nothing here" and Kieran replied "There will be." So much promise and potential! What do they put there? A farm? A house? Does danger return in some way?

Letter:
https://mildredmost.dreamwidth.org/11377.html

Request 3 by MildredMost
The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Characters: George Flood, John Kildare, Dan Leno
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

DNWs: No pregnancy or babies; no underage sex; no modern AUs for canons with historical settings
(See letter for likes and more details)
I mainly want fix-its and what-ifs! Can George and John solve the case earlier and stop (some) of Lizzie's lies? Does Dan help? I love Dan so much and his unwavering determination that the show must go on - I am rooting for him to be the toast of Music Hall London! Or perhaps you might feel like writing a scene from Misery Junction!
I'm just as interested in a slice of life in the theatre, or post-canon moments for George and John at work as the dust settles. Does John ever tell? Or does George begin to suspect? I ship them all in any configuration, if that's something you're interested in! I'm also happy for any other character not listed to be included in the story, just not as the main character. And finally, You don't have to include all three characters to the same degree in your story, but as long as they all turn up, I'm happy.

Letter:
https://mildredmost.dreamwidth.org/11377.html

PH #118: American Gigolo (TV), Étoile (TV), Starred Up (2013)

Request 1 by Miss_M
American Gigolo (TV)
Characters: Julian Kaye (American Gigolo TV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Likes, canon details, and prompts are in my letter!
Canon-specific DNW: I’d prefer it if Michelle and her family didn’t appear in the fic; you can mention them.
Exceptions to blanket DNWs: any shippy or gen relationship is fine; sex work is fine (of course), physical and sexual violence is fine (though I’d prefer it be M rated), psychological violence/manipulation is fine; unhappy/depressing endings are fine.
Ship/smut DNWs:
MPREG, A/B/O, knotting
D/s, formalized BDSM, painful sex, hard kinks (holding someone down playfully, hair pulling and such like, the odd spank are a-OK)
scat, watersports
knife/gun/blood play
incest
deaging/infantilization, mommy/daddy kink
under-16yos in sexual situations
humiliation
body distortion/horror (feeding/weight kink, come inflation, vore, etc.)
unrequested ships/pairings
soulmates and soul marks
pregnancy and children (can be mentioned if canon, just don’t make the whole fic about them)
wedding setting/theme
secondary characters shipping the main pair like it’s their job
xeno, tentacles, bestiality
noncon/dubcon
Other DNWs:
torture and abuse (this and noncon/dubcon can be mentioned, but please don’t dwell on it in loving detail or subject any of my requested characters to it)
descriptions of vomit, shit, and piss (”He pissed up against a tree” and the like is fine), toilet humor
lots of gore/blood (mention it, yes; lovingly describe it, no), cannibalism, serious illness or injury
character bashing
genderswap/genderbent characters, characters as kids/young teens
issuefic, gender/sexuality/race/ethnicity/religion/ability/identity headcanons
death of requested characters
hopeless, unrelenting gloom/angst/horror
RL holiday setting/theme, RL religions as a major theme (invented fictional holidays and rituals are fine)
reference to RL current events
1st and 2nd person POV
unrequested crossovers or fusions
AUs which have nothing to do with canon
fic written in lapslock, poetry as my main gift, AI-generated fic

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/miss-m-calling/797431514213351424/yuletide-2025-letter?source=share

Request 2 by Miss_M
Étoile (TV)
Characters: Jack McMillan, Cheyenne Toussaint, Geneviève Lavigne (Étoile), Bruna Toussaint (Étoile TV)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Likes, canon details, and prompts are in my letter!
Canon-specific DNWs: Nicholas and/or Crispin playing a big part in the story (they may appear or be mentioned); anything over an M rating; unrequested ships are fine, except incest ships, adult/child ships, or shipping people who treat each other as family (e.g., Jack/Nicholas).
Exception to blanket DNWs: Christmas themes are okay if and only if it’s in the context of Nutcracker season.
Ship/smut DNWs:
MPREG, A/B/O, knotting
D/s, formalized BDSM, painful sex, hard kinks (holding someone down playfully, hair pulling and such like, the odd spank are a-OK)
scat, watersports
knife/gun/blood play
incest
deaging/infantilization, mommy/daddy kink
under-16yos in sexual situations
humiliation
body distortion/horror (feeding/weight kink, come inflation, vore, etc.)
unrequested ships/pairings
soulmates and soul marks
pregnancy and children (can be mentioned if canon, just don’t make the whole fic about them)
wedding setting/theme
secondary characters shipping the main pair like it’s their job
xeno, tentacles, bestiality
noncon/dubcon
Other DNWs:
torture and abuse (this and noncon/dubcon can be mentioned, but please don’t dwell on it in loving detail or subject any of my requested characters to it)
descriptions of vomit, shit, and piss (”He pissed up against a tree” and the like is fine), toilet humor
lots of gore/blood (mention it, yes; lovingly describe it, no), cannibalism, serious illness or injury
character bashing
genderswap/genderbent characters, characters as kids/young teens
issuefic, gender/sexuality/race/ethnicity/religion/ability/identity headcanons
death of requested characters
hopeless, unrelenting gloom/angst/horror
RL holiday setting/theme, RL religions as a major theme (invented fictional holidays and rituals are fine)
reference to RL current events
1st and 2nd person POV
unrequested crossovers or fusions
AUs which have nothing to do with canon
fic written in lapslock, poetry as my main gift, AI-generated fic

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/miss-m-calling/797431514213351424/yuletide-2025-letter?source=share

Request 3 by Miss_M
Starred Up (2013)
Characters: Oliver Baumer (Starred Up), Eric Love (Starred Up)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Likes, canon details, and prompts are in my letter!
Exception to blanket DNW: dubcon is a-okay! (see letter for details)
Ship/smut DNWs:
MPREG, A/B/O, knotting
D/s, formalized BDSM, painful sex, hard kinks (holding someone down playfully, hair pulling and such like, the odd spank are a-OK)
scat, watersports
knife/gun/blood play
incest
deaging/infantilization, mommy/daddy kink
under-16yos in sexual situations
humiliation
body distortion/horror (feeding/weight kink, come inflation, vore, etc.)
unrequested ships/pairings
soulmates and soul marks
pregnancy and children (can be mentioned if canon, just don’t make the whole fic about them)
wedding setting/theme
secondary characters shipping the main pair like it’s their job
xeno, tentacles, bestiality
noncon/dubcon
Other DNWs:
torture and abuse (this and noncon/dubcon can be mentioned, but please don’t dwell on it in loving detail or subject any of my requested characters to it)
descriptions of vomit, shit, and piss (”He pissed up against a tree” and the like is fine), toilet humor
lots of gore/blood (mention it, yes; lovingly describe it, no), cannibalism, serious illness or injury
character bashing
genderswap/genderbent characters, characters as kids/young teens
issuefic, gender/sexuality/race/ethnicity/religion/ability/identity headcanons
death of requested characters
hopeless, unrelenting gloom/angst/horror
RL holiday setting/theme, RL religions as a major theme (invented fictional holidays and rituals are fine)
reference to RL current events
1st and 2nd person POV
unrequested crossovers or fusions
AUs which have nothing to do with canon
fic written in lapslock, poetry as my main gift, AI-generated fic

Letter:
https://www.tumblr.com/miss-m-calling/797431514213351424/yuletide-2025-letter?source=share

PH #119: Benjamin January Mysteries - Barbara Hambly, The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan, Night World - L. J. Smith, The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet Witch - Melinda Taub, Sons of the Fallen Series - Jaclyn Osborn

Request 1 by sadlikeknives
Benjamin January Mysteries - Barbara Hambly
Characters: Abishag Shaw, Livia Levesque
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Basic likes: I strongly prefer third person prose in fic, including for canons originally in first person. I like pining, hurt/comfort, people using other people's prejudices and expectations of them to their own advantage, loyalty kink, competence kink, scars, soulbonds and soulmates, sexy-type biting and related bloodplay, size kink (I really like both the bigger party manhandling the smaller party and the smaller party loving it, and the smaller party bossing the bigger party around and the bigger party loving it), praise kink. If you want to write wintery, Christmasy fic (or other-winter-holiday fic) I'm totally into that for any of these fandoms!
DNWs:
- bestiality (including sexual content involving shapeshifters in animal form)
- scat or watersports
- cannibalism/vore
- noncon
- infidelity/cheating involving requested characters: if someone is married or in a relationship in canon, I'm fine with either 'the canon couple never got together for whatever reason' or some kind of open relationship/poly situation, however you want to handle it! Just please no bashing of the canon partner.
- omegaverse, aka a/b/o, or any other type of mpreg
- graphic animal harm (for example: mention of a werewolf eating a bunny: fine; graphic description of what happened to the bunny: not great)
- permanent death of requested characters
Please see my letter for fandom-specific likes and prompts!

Letter:
https://sadlikeknives.dreamwidth.org/199168.html

Request 2 by sadlikeknives
The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan
Characters: Alan Ryves, Nicholas "Nick" Ryves | Hnikarr
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Basic likes: I strongly prefer third person prose in fic, including for canons originally in first person. I like pining, hurt/comfort, people using other people's prejudices and expectations of them to their own advantage, loyalty kink, competence kink, scars, soulbonds and soulmates, sexy-type biting and related bloodplay, size kink (I really like both the bigger party manhandling the smaller party and the smaller party loving it, and the smaller party bossing the bigger party around and the bigger party loving it), praise kink. If you want to write wintery, Christmasy fic (or other-winter-holiday fic) I'm totally into that for any of these fandoms!
DNWs:
- bestiality (including sexual content involving shapeshifters in animal form)
- scat or watersports
- cannibalism/vore
- noncon
- infidelity/cheating involving requested characters: if someone is married or in a relationship in canon, I'm fine with either 'the canon couple never got together for whatever reason' or some kind of open relationship/poly situation, however you want to handle it! Just please no bashing of the canon partner.
- omegaverse, aka a/b/o, or any other type of mpreg
- graphic animal harm (for example: mention of a werewolf eating a bunny: fine; graphic description of what happened to the bunny: not great)
- permanent death of requested characters
Please see my letter for fandom-specific likes and prompts!

Letter:
https://sadlikeknives.dreamwidth.org/199168.html

Request 3 by sadlikeknives
Night World - L. J. Smith
Characters: Ash Redfern, John Quinn (Night World)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Basic likes: I strongly prefer third person prose in fic, including for canons originally in first person. I like pining, hurt/comfort, people using other people's prejudices and expectations of them to their own advantage, loyalty kink, competence kink, scars, soulbonds and soulmates, sexy-type biting and related bloodplay, size kink (I really like both the bigger party manhandling the smaller party and the smaller party loving it, and the smaller party bossing the bigger party around and the bigger party loving it), praise kink. If you want to write wintery, Christmasy fic (or other-winter-holiday fic) I'm totally into that for any of these fandoms!
DNWs:
- bestiality (including sexual content involving shapeshifters in animal form)
- scat or watersports
- cannibalism/vore
- noncon
- infidelity/cheating involving requested characters: if someone is married or in a relationship in canon, I'm fine with either 'the canon couple never got together for whatever reason' or some kind of open relationship/poly situation, however you want to handle it! Just please no bashing of the canon partner.
- omegaverse, aka a/b/o, or any other type of mpreg
- graphic animal harm (for example: mention of a werewolf eating a bunny: fine; graphic description of what happened to the bunny: not great)
- permanent death of requested characters
Please see my letter for fandom-specific likes and prompts!

Letter:
https://sadlikeknives.dreamwidth.org/199168.html

Request 4 by sadlikeknives
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet Witch - Melinda Taub
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Basic likes: I strongly prefer third person prose in fic, including for canons originally in first person. I like pining, hurt/comfort, people using other people's prejudices and expectations of them to their own advantage, loyalty kink, competence kink, scars, soulbonds and soulmates, sexy-type biting and related bloodplay, size kink (I really like both the bigger party manhandling the smaller party and the smaller party loving it, and the smaller party bossing the bigger party around and the bigger party loving it), praise kink. If you want to write wintery, Christmasy fic (or other-winter-holiday fic) I'm totally into that for any of these fandoms!
DNWs:
- bestiality (including sexual content involving shapeshifters in animal form)
- scat or watersports
- cannibalism/vore
- noncon
- infidelity/cheating involving requested characters: if someone is married or in a relationship in canon, I'm fine with either 'the canon couple never got together for whatever reason' or some kind of open relationship/poly situation, however you want to handle it! Just please no bashing of the canon partner.
- omegaverse, aka a/b/o, or any other type of mpreg
- graphic animal harm (for example: mention of a werewolf eating a bunny: fine; graphic description of what happened to the bunny: not great)
- permanent death of requested characters
Please see my letter for fandom-specific likes and prompts!

Letter:
https://sadlikeknives.dreamwidth.org/199168.html

Request 5 by sadlikeknives
Sons of the Fallen Series - Jaclyn Osborn
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Basic likes: I strongly prefer third person prose in fic, including for canons originally in first person. I like pining, hurt/comfort, people using other people's prejudices and expectations of them to their own advantage, loyalty kink, competence kink, scars, soulbonds and soulmates, sexy-type biting and related bloodplay, size kink (I really like both the bigger party manhandling the smaller party and the smaller party loving it, and the smaller party bossing the bigger party around and the bigger party loving it), praise kink. If you want to write wintery, Christmasy fic (or other-winter-holiday fic) I'm totally into that for any of these fandoms!
DNWs:
- bestiality (including sexual content involving shapeshifters in animal form)
- scat or watersports
- cannibalism/vore
- noncon
- infidelity/cheating involving requested characters: if someone is married or in a relationship in canon, I'm fine with either 'the canon couple never got together for whatever reason' or some kind of open relationship/poly situation, however you want to handle it! Just please no bashing of the canon partner.
- omegaverse, aka a/b/o, or any other type of mpreg
- graphic animal harm (for example: mention of a werewolf eating a bunny: fine; graphic description of what happened to the bunny: not great)
- permanent death of requested characters
Please see my letter for fandom-specific likes and prompts!

Letter:
https://sadlikeknives.dreamwidth.org/199168.html

PH #121: SMPLive, Roughhouse SMP, Mirai SMP - XYouly, Highcraft (Web Series)

Request 1 by serilly
SMPLive
Characters: cscoop (SMPLive), Traves (SMPLive), Joko (SMPLive), Worldbuilding (SMPLive)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I love Joko/Cooper, they have a really fun dynamic that's like "when I like a guy so I have to psychologically torment him about it". I'm always interested in reading about them.
I also just love Travis in general, I think he's a very fun character.
SMPLive's world also has a lot of fun underexplored aspects for worldbuilding both from a metafictional (hits, the wheel, chats and the court system) and fully in-universe (the bread/void/salmon cults, Spawn City's economy, the server cop mechanic) perspective.
Likes: Fish hybrid Cooper, dog hybrid Travis, goober Joko (skin color matches emotions), courtroom drama, worldbuilding, shenanigans, light metafiction
DNW: RPF, explicit sexual content, power dynamics, chatfic, unrequested setting change AUs, superpowers, kidfic, graphic violence

No letter

Request 2 by serilly
Roughhouse SMP
Characters: Pokay (Roughhouse SMP), RoastedJames (Roughhouse SMP), Wuna301 (Roughhouse SMP), Michaelmcchill (Roughhouse SMP)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I really really badly want to read Poke/James fic, there's like none!! I think they have a really fun dynamic, they're basically inseparable. I would say they're almost like the same mind in two bodies. They are infesting my brain lately.
I think this is my most wanted out of all my requests. There's absolutely no content for this SMP or these guys in general which makes me really sad.
I really like interpreting James as being like, very emotionally reserved and hiding it under being "the funny guy" and "the problem causer".
Likes: Alien (vaguely Slowpoke-esque) Poke, avian James, trans male James, mutual pining, chaos, avian courtship, the rest of Roughhouse terrorizing Michael, Michael/Luna as secondary pairing, Michael in general (he's really funny)
Other characters from RHSMP very welcomed as supporting characters, i.e. Beef, Dink, Burren, Crumb, etc!
As a heads up, if you include Luna in the fic, Luna uses they/them pronouns now, they used he/him when RHSMP was ongoing.
DNW: RPF, explicit sexual content, power dynamics, chatfic, unrequested setting change AUs, superpowers, kidfic

No letter

Request 3 by serilly
Mirai SMP - XYouly
Characters: Travis (Mirai SMP), Technoblade (Mirai SMP), Joko (Mirai SMP), Cooper (Mirai SMP)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I am OBSESSED with the dynamic between Travis and Joko in Mirai SMP. They're very "toxic yaoi". However I'm really not a fan of the possession plot twist so please just disregard that entirely!
I would love to see some relationship study on how their roles sort of shift towards the opposite as the game goes on, with Travis hardening up and using his crazy emotional intelligence to read Joko like a book and Joko struggling to keep up his apathetic, intimidating persona.
Especially with how the underlying guilt Travis has with Cooper's death and his falling out with Techno plays into it. Super fascinating stuff.
I'd also really love to read an AU where they win and get out together with their plan to exploit the bounty on Techno.
The fic can be read on here or on Wattpad, no SMPLive knowledge is needed at all.
DNW: RPF, explicit sexual content, chatfic, unrequested setting change AUs, superpowers, kidfic, Amanda (I know she's canon in Mirai SMP, but I don't like that she is)

No letter

Request 4 by serilly
Highcraft (Web Series)
Characters: wtbarce (Highcraft), traves (Highcraft), JOKO (Highcraft), cscoop (Highcraft)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

This series is mostly episodic, so you most likely won't need to watch all of it if you've never watched it.
I have a couple different ideas in mind:
- Building off the SMP and "I raised his property value" where Cooper rebuilds Joko's house in the sky could be fun
- I love the modded episodes, especially the more fantasy-based ones like the Aether and the Twilight Forest ones, I'd love to see something based on one of those with worldbuilding and such
- I really love Travis and there's not a lot of good fic about any of his characters, so anything centered on him would be nice. A lot of stuff writes his characters as naive or childish when he's not and it frustrates me because I love how he's incredibly intelligent and can read people like a book despite his shenanigans. He's kind of a high int low wit type character.
Likes: Anthro dog Cooper, tired basemom Cooper or little bastard Cooper with no in between, Joko/Cooper, Travis/Barce, troublemaker Travis, adventure map worldbuilding, mod worldbuilding
DNW: RPF, explicit sexual content, chatfic, unrequested setting change AUs, superpowers, kidfic, graphic violence

No letter

PH #122: 诡秘之主 - 爱潜水的乌贼 | Lord of the Mysteries - Cuttlefish that Loves Diving, 내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo, 괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo

Request 1 by Shamera
诡秘之主 - 爱潜水的乌贼 | Lord of the Mysteries - Cuttlefish that Loves Diving
Characters: Klein Moretti, Leonard Mitchell | The Star, Audrey Hall | Justice, Arrodes | Magic Mirror
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

No prompts

No letter

Request 2 by Shamera
내가 키운 S급들 - 근서 | S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo
Characters: Bak Yerim (S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo), Han Yoojin (S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo), Han Yoohyun (S-Classes that I Raised - Geunseo)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

No prompts

No letter

Request 3 by Shamera
괴담에 떨어져도 출근을 해야 하는구나 - 백덕수 | Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story I Still Have to Go to Work - Baek Deoksoo
Characters: Kim Soleum, J3 (Even If I Fall Into a Ghost Story)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

No prompts

No letter

PH #123: Blossom Culp Series - Richard Peck, Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle, Hall Family Chronicles - Jane Langton, The Melendy Quartet - Elizabeth Enright, Pellinor - Alison Croggon

Request 1 by Snacky
Blossom Culp Series - Richard Peck
Characters: Alexander Armsworth, Blossom Culp
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'd love one more of Blossom and Alexander's adventures! See letter for more details.

Letter:
https://snacky.dreamwidth.org/795231.html

Request 2 by Snacky
Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Characters: Adam Eddington, Vicky Austin
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'd really love to know what happened with Vicky and Adam after Troubling a Star. See letter for more details.

Letter:
https://snacky.dreamwidth.org/795231.html

Request 3 by Snacky
Hall Family Chronicles - Jane Langton
Characters: Eddy Hall, Eleanor Hall, Georgie Hall
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Give me another fantastic adventure for Eddy, Eleanor, and Georgie! See letter for more details.

Letter:
https://snacky.dreamwidth.org/795231.html

Request 4 by Snacky
The Melendy Quartet - Elizabeth Enright
Characters: Randy Melendy, Mona Melendy, Rush Melendy, Mark Herron
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I always want more of the Melendys! See letter for more details.

Letter:
https://snacky.dreamwidth.org/795231.html

Request 5 by Snacky
Pellinor - Alison Croggon
Characters: Hem | Cai of Turbansk, Saliman of Turbansk, Maerad of Pellinor, Cadvan of Lirigon
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I would really like a story set during The Crow, where Hem and Saliman are in the underground city. See letter for more details.

Letter:
https://snacky.dreamwidth.org/795231.html

PH #126: 余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat, 千秋 - 梦溪石 | Thousand Autumns - Mèng Xī Shí, 残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠[穿书] - 雪山肥狐 | The Disabled Tyrant's Pet Palm Fish [Transmigration] - Xuě Shān Féi Hú

Request 1 by tiptoe39
余污 - 肉包不吃肉 | Remnants of Filth - Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat
Characters: Gu Mang (Remnants of Filth), Mo Xi (Remnants of Filth)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Honestly if you write anything with these two boys where they kiss I'll be perfectly happy.
But! I'd love to see a modern AU. I toyed with doing a flower shop AU so if you want to play with that, that'd be lovely! But really anything will do.
Do Want some form of physical affection (kissing or sex) and a general romance/fluff vibe.
Do Not Want a ton of angst (they've been through it already!), noncon (dubcon is fine) or genderfuckery/genderswap.
Feel free to include any other characters you like.
Treats welcome.

No letter

Request 2 by tiptoe39
千秋 - 梦溪石 | Thousand Autumns - Mèng Xī Shí
Characters: Yan Wushi, Shen Qiao (Thousand Autumns)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Please make at least one of these two express their feelings to the other directly. Doesn't have to be a love confession, but anywhere from "I like you" to "I love you" or any other way you have to phrase it, make them tell the other how they feel about him! Bonus points if you can do this in a very in-character way, rather than making it a modern or Western AU where they're more likely to say these things outright. Yan Wushi can be arrogant about it. Shen Qiao can be reticent. But for some reason, in some circumstance, they're forced to say it.
Do Want: Some nice consequence of them saying it, like a kiss or a proposal or doing the deed. I am happy with smut or no smut!
Do Not Want: Kid fic, animal fic, noncon, genderswap/genderfuckery.
Feel free to include any other characters you like.
Treats welcome.

No letter

Request 3 by tiptoe39
残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠[穿书] - 雪山肥狐 | The Disabled Tyrant's Pet Palm Fish [Transmigration] - Xuě Shān Féi Hú
Characters: Li Yu (The Disabled Tyrant's Pet Palm Fish), Mu Tianchi
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

OK, this is where I admit to being a horny bitch. Please flesh out one or more of the makeout/sex scenes that the book was so softcore about! Doesn't have to feature penetrative sex, although that is welcome. I would especially love it if you could really make it one of the scenes in the book instead of a random makeout/sex fic, so I can insert it into my headcanon!
Do Want: Something titillating and hopefully loving as well!
Do Not Want: Anything out of tone with the book - no dubcon, noncon, angst or misunderstandings between the two (unless it's the goofy, easily resolved type of misunderstanding).
Feel free to include any other characters you like.
Treats welcome.

No letter

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CLAIMED - PH #114: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette, Westworld (TV), Sun Sword - Michelle West

Request 1 by Lady Anne Boleyn (Silver_Queen)
Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette
Characters: Madeline Ashton, Helen Sharp (Death Becomes Her)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Prompts:
- 5 times Mad & Hel fought and made up
- Casefic where Mad & Hel solve a mystery
- Glimpses of Mad & Hel throughout the future
- Mad & Hel grappling with the realization of being soulmates (and possibly being in love)
- Mad & Hel busting their butts to get back into the Siempre Viva group because in the future everyone is tracked with a microchip and they can't even go out to buy spray paint anymore
- Mad & Hel at the heat death of the universe (potentially with Viola still not speaking to them)
- Crossover with Westworld, because imagining Mad & Hel in Westworld is hilarious. They can’t die, just like the hosts!
More details & DNWs in letter!

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xtein5OCTQi3U_Im5n0FkDVvUf3gGGdGyshngYFD_vc/edit?usp=sharing

Request 2 by Lady Anne Boleyn (Silver_Queen)
Westworld (TV)
Characters: Maeve Millay, Hector Escaton
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Prompts:
- 3rd party perspective on Maeve & Hector from a guest
- A guest's intervention leads to Maeve getting kidnapped by Hector along with the safe
- 5 times Maeve & Hector interacted before season 1 (bonus points if Maeve remembers them later)
- Post-season 2, Hector & Maeve go out into the real world
- Hector & Maeve discover the blockchain (I'm only half joking)
More details & DNWs in letter!

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xtein5OCTQi3U_Im5n0FkDVvUf3gGGdGyshngYFD_vc/edit?usp=sharing

Request 3 by Lady Anne Boleyn (Silver_Queen)
Sun Sword - Michelle West
Characters: Telakar (Sun Sword), Elena Tamaraan
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

First of all, I haven’t read book 6, so please no spoilers for that!
More prompts to come, but for now: I love the fraught relationship between these two characters. I’m down for:
- Full enemies-to-lovers
- Enemies with sexual tension
- Smut (soft exception to my dubcon DNW here, because of the power imbalance; but I’d rather Elena be mostly into it)
More details TBA to letter!

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xtein5OCTQi3U_Im5n0FkDVvUf3gGGdGyshngYFD_vc/edit?usp=sharing

CLAIMED - PH #115: Tiny Bookshop (Video Game), Damsel (Movie 2024), Newsflesh Series - Mira Grant, Haunted Mansion (2023), Superman Returns (2006), Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Request 1 by Lady Sarai (lady_sarai)
Tiny Bookshop (Video Game)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Oh I LOVE this game and everything about it. I adore the worldbuilding and you don't need to worry about any spoilers with me! (In fact, I absolutely welcome anything you might want to write about St. Bookstonbury and Those Secrets...)
The only listed character I don't adore is Tomasz, but if you love him, feel free to write about him! As far as ships go, I will ship any and everything in this fandom, but my faves are probably Moira/Anne, Tilda/Maryam, asexual Fern/Klaus... You can probably convince me of most any ship! I love gen fics and missing scenes, 5 things fics... I ADORE Harper!! I just love her relationship with her uncle Klaus. And I love Walt (I ship Walt/the Sea). Really, ANYTHING you write me for this fandom will be so welcomed!!

Letter:
https://lady-sarai.dreamwidth.org/344987.html

Request 2 by Lady Sarai (lady_sarai)
Damsel (Movie 2024)
Characters: Elodie (Damsel), Dragon (Damsel), Floria (Damsel)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I really love this movie. I just love the potential of it all. I would love to see Elodie and the Dragon back in her home country, or Flora's POV of things, or her relationship with the Dragon. Give me the Dragon's POV! Give me an alternate universe by changing up how things went... Maybe Elodie doesn't escape, but somehow convinces the Dragon not to kill her anyway... Maybe they stay in the Dragon's mountain... My only ask is that you not kill any of the three named characters here (or their stepmother).

Letter:
https://lady-sarai.dreamwidth.org/344987.html

Request 3 by Lady Sarai (lady_sarai)
Newsflesh Series - Mira Grant
Characters: Mahir Gowda, Shaun Mason, Georgia Mason
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Mahir Gowda is 1000% my absolute favorite character, and I will adore anything you write for me involving him. I love his wife and his daughter, and his entire canonical journey.
THAT SAID, I do also have AU ships for him, if that's a route you'd like to explore. I really love Mahir/Shaun, in a "we are both substituting for George but wound up loving each other for who we are" kind of way, or any frenemies/friends-to-lovers way you'd like to take it. Maybe Mahir moved to America after George died, to make sure Shaun stayed alive. Maybe the George clone they got was one of the traps and not the George we came to know and love. Go wild!
I ALSO adore Shaun/George/Mahir as an OT3. Give me Mahir joining Shaun and Georgia in Canada. Give me Mahir coming to America after losing his wife or before he ever was married. Give me an AU where George didn't die and the three of them move from friends to more. Whatever way you'd like to make it happen!
The only ask I have for either of these ships is that you not villainize Nandini, or have Mahir cheat on her. If you do choose to kill off Nandini, I'd appreciate treating Mahir's grieving for her in a realistic way and not... just an excuse to go be with the people he really loves, you know?

Letter:
https://lady-sarai.dreamwidth.org/344987.html

Request 4 by Lady Sarai (lady_sarai)
Haunted Mansion (2023)
Characters: Gabbie (Haunted Mansion), Ben Matthias, Father Kent (Haunted Mansion), Harriet (Haunted Mansion)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I super love this movie, and the Found Family aspect of it. I know Travis isn't a listed character, but I do love him a lot and all of these eccentric adults who surround him and love him. This is a fandom where I truly am open to any and all ships or fics. It can involve the ghosts, or not. I don't think there is anything you could write for me in this fandom that I would not adore. It's the Found Family and Power of Love and Friendship that I love about this movie.

Letter:
https://lady-sarai.dreamwidth.org/344987.html

Request 5 by Lady Sarai (lady_sarai)
Superman Returns (2006)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Holy Moly, Superman Returns as a Yuletide Fandom in 2025!!! Friends. I love Richard White. OBVIOUSLY I love Lois and Clark as well, but... RICHARD. If at ALL possible, please please pretty please give me an OT3 with these idiots. Let Clark into the family and let him and Richard become friends, and just... Let them all love Jason and love each other. Let Richard find out about Superman, let him help Lois cover for Clark, let them be happy. That's all I ask. c:

Letter:
https://lady-sarai.dreamwidth.org/344987.html

Request 6 by Lady Sarai (lady_sarai)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

The fact that Aurora, Phillip and Maleficent are the listed characters for this fandom got into my brain and made me go "ohhhh." I would truly love something exploring the trauma both Aurora and Phillip must have after the end of the movie, and the ways in which Maleficent must haunt them. Let them heal, but... show me the path! You just know they had to work at that happy ever after, so let them. (But please do give me that happy ending.)
I also welcome AUs, if you'd like to change up how they get to that happy ending!
Letter:
https://lady-sarai.dreamwidth.org/344987.html

CLAIMED - PH #116: Being Human (US/Canada), Sinners (2025), West Coast Avengers (Comics 2018-19), 파묘 | Exhuma (2024)

Request 1 by lurrel
Being Human (US/Canada)
Characters: Aidan Waite, Josh Levison, Suren (Being Human US/Canada), Sally Malik
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

General DNWs: mpreg/pregnancy of any kind, kidfic, incest, high school AUs (college, masters, medical school AUs are fine!), omegaverse, watersports/bathroom kinks, daddy/mommy kinks or age play of any kind, 24/7 total power exchange or lifestyle BDSM (outside the bedroom/outside a set period of time), non-canonical major character death, extreme fluff. Not super into tropes that require some kind of biological determinism (ie, these two characters are soulmates bc they've got the same magic wrist tattoo and that's the only reason).

Letter:
https://lurrel.dreamwidth.org/291541.html

Request 2 by lurrel
Sinners (2025)
Characters: Elias "Stack" Moore, Elijah "Smoke" Moore, Grace Chow, Annie (Sinners 2025)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

General DNWs: mpreg/pregnancy of any kind, kidfic, incest, high school AUs (college, masters, medical school AUs are fine!), omegaverse, watersports/bathroom kinks, daddy/mommy kinks or age play of any kind, 24/7 total power exchange or lifestyle BDSM (outside the bedroom/outside a set period of time), non-canonical major character death, extreme fluff. Not super into tropes that require some kind of biological determinism (ie, these two characters are soulmates bc they've got the same magic wrist tattoo and that's the only reason).

Letter:
https://lurrel.dreamwidth.org/291541.html

Request 3 by lurrel
West Coast Avengers (Comics 2018-19)
Characters: America Chavez (West Coast Avengers 2018-19), Kate Bishop (West Coast Avengers 2018-19)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General DNWs: mpreg/pregnancy of any kind, kidfic, incest, high school AUs (college, masters, medical school AUs are fine!), omegaverse, watersports/bathroom kinks, daddy/mommy kinks or age play of any kind, 24/7 total power exchange or lifestyle BDSM (outside the bedroom/outside a set period of time), non-canonical major character death, extreme fluff. Not super into tropes that require some kind of biological determinism (ie, these two characters are soulmates bc they've got the same magic wrist tattoo and that's the only reason).

Letter:
https://lurrel.dreamwidth.org/291541.html

Request 4 by lurrel
파묘 | Exhuma (2024)
Characters: Yoon Bong-gil, Lee Hwa-rim
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

General DNWs: mpreg/pregnancy of any kind, kidfic, incest, high school AUs (college, masters, medical school AUs are fine!), omegaverse, watersports/bathroom kinks, daddy/mommy kinks or age play of any kind, 24/7 total power exchange or lifestyle BDSM (outside the bedroom/outside a set period of time), non-canonical major character death, extreme fluff. Not super into tropes that require some kind of biological determinism (ie, these two characters are soulmates bc they've got the same magic wrist tattoo and that's the only reason).

Letter:
https://lurrel.dreamwidth.org/291541.html

PH #117: Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L. Hawk, God Eaters - Jesse Hajicek, The Limehouse Golem (2016)

PH #118: American Gigolo (TV), Étoile (TV), Starred Up (2013)

CLAIMED - PH #120: Murderbot (TV), Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian, The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff

Request 1 by seascribble
Murderbot (TV)
Characters: Murderbot (Murderbot TV)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Feel free to include book details/characters for flavour if you are so inclined! Something that focuses on the other PresAux characters is totally cool as long as MB is a significant part of the story. I am very open to shipping Murderbot with Dr Gurathin as long as it's in a weird, fucked up way that nods at MB's gender distaste for humans and bodies and emotions. Any degree of kink is okay here, although I would maybe steer away from breeding kink (shocking, if you know me, but it doesn't work for me in this fandom). I also love MB and Mensah's weird queerplataonic relationship and the possibility for bro-hood with Ratthi and the others. I would love to see something about MB and Mensah interacting more about her kids or something about Gurathin's line about loving the others as children. DNW things like Murderbot being enthusiastically and uncomplicatedly into sex or romance, MB assuming a human gender, etc.

No letter

Request 2 by seascribble
Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian
Characters: Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-Maturin Series), Stephen Maturin (Aubrey-Maturin Series)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I love anything about these two; my only hard DNW would be something like a modern AU.

No letter

Request 3 by seascribble
The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
Characters: Marcus Flavius Aquila (Eagle of the Ninth - Sutcliff), Cottia (Eagle of the Ninth - Sutcliff), Esca Mac Cunoval (Eagle of the Ninth - Sutcliff)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love this ship as either an equal OT3 or OTV focused on the character of your choice. I like domesticity, relationship negotiating, politics, parenting, the nitty gritty of Roman British life, languages, farming, whatever speaks to you about them as a unit. My only hard DNW is modern AU.

No letter

PH #121: SMPLive, Roughhouse SMP, Mirai SMP - XYouly, Highcraft (Web Series)

CLAIMED - PH #124: Mighty Ducks (Movies), Gossip Girl (TV 2021), The Half of It (2020)

Request 1 by SoVeryAverageMe
Mighty Ducks (Movies)
Characters: Adam Banks
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

More in-depth explanations and fandom-specific details can be found in my letter.
DNWs:
- Rape/Non-con (Recovery, okay)
- PWP/Explicit Sex (Fade-to-black and implied sex are fine [e.g., nothing more than you’d see in most R-rated movies])
- Incest
- Descriptions of Graphic Violence
- Descriptions of Asphyxiation/Choking/Strangulation/Graphic Neck Injuries
- Unhappy Endings/Hopeless Endings (Angst is fine, though)
- Non-Canonical Named Character Death (Characters who are dead in canon are fair game; random henchmen or OCs needed for casefic, etc. are fine)
- Apocalypse/Dystopia AUs
LIKES:
Themes: Friendship/Deep Platonic Relationships | Healthy Communication | Trust | Relationship Negotiation (romantic or platonic) | Learning to be Vulnerable | Facing Insecurities | Domesticity | Redemption | Recovery | Navigating Complex Power Dynamics or Class Differences
Tropes: Found Family/Families of Choice | Emotional Hurt/Comfort | Fluff | Protective/Supportive Friends | Touch-Starved | Romantic Comedy | Casual Platonic Intimacy | Expressions of Trust
Non-Traditional Format Opt-ins: Epistolary Elements | Epigraphs | Social Media Elements | Multi-Media Elements | Vignettes/Drabbles | Magazine/Newspaper Article Elements
Alternate Universe Examples: Famous/Not Famous | Fae/Faerie | Soulmates (romantic or platonic) | Urban Fantasy | Coffee Shop | Time Skip
(Treats welcome!)

Letter:
https://soveryaverageme.dreamwidth.org/4065.html

Request 2 by SoVeryAverageMe
Gossip Girl (TV 2021)
Characters: Max Wolfe (Gossip Girl TV 2021)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

More in-depth explanations and fandom-specific details can be found in my letter.
DNWs:
- Rape/Non-con (Recovery, okay)
- PWP/Explicit Sex (Fade-to-black and implied sex are fine [e.g., nothing more than you’d see in most R-rated movies])
- Incest
- Descriptions of Graphic Violence
- Descriptions of Asphyxiation/Choking/Strangulation/Graphic Neck Injuries
- Unhappy Endings/Hopeless Endings (Angst is fine, though)
- Non-Canonical Named Character Death (Characters who are dead in canon are fair game; random henchmen or OCs needed for casefic, etc. are fine)
- Apocalypse/Dystopia AUs
LIKES:
Themes: Friendship/Deep Platonic Relationships | Healthy Communication | Trust | Relationship Negotiation (romantic or platonic) | Learning to be Vulnerable | Facing Insecurities | Domesticity | Redemption | Recovery | Navigating Complex Power Dynamics or Class Differences
Tropes: Found Family/Families of Choice | Emotional Hurt/Comfort | Fluff | Protective/Supportive Friends | Touch-Starved | Romantic Comedy | Casual Platonic Intimacy | Expressions of Trust
Non-Traditional Format Opt-ins: Epistolary Elements | Epigraphs | Social Media Elements | Multi-Media Elements | Vignettes/Drabbles | Magazine/Newspaper Article Elements
Alternate Universe Examples: Famous/Not Famous | Fae/Faerie | Soulmates (romantic or platonic) | Urban Fantasy | Coffee Shop | Time Skip
(Treats welcome!)

Letter:
https://soveryaverageme.dreamwidth.org/4065.html

Request 3 by SoVeryAverageMe
The Half of It (2020)
Characters: Ellie Chu, Paul Munsky
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

More in-depth explanations and fandom-specific details can be found in my letter.
DNWs:
- Rape/Non-con (Recovery, okay)
- PWP/Explicit Sex (Fade-to-black and implied sex are fine [e.g., nothing more than you’d see in most R-rated movies])
- Incest
- Descriptions of Graphic Violence
- Descriptions of Asphyxiation/Choking/Strangulation/Graphic Neck Injuries
- Unhappy Endings/Hopeless Endings (Angst is fine, though)
- Non-Canonical Named Character Death (Characters who are dead in canon are fair game; random henchmen or OCs needed for casefic, etc. are fine)
- Apocalypse/Dystopia AUs
LIKES:
Themes: Friendship/Deep Platonic Relationships | Healthy Communication | Trust | Relationship Negotiation (romantic or platonic) | Learning to be Vulnerable | Facing Insecurities | Domesticity | Redemption | Recovery | Navigating Complex Power Dynamics or Class Differences
Tropes: Found Family/Families of Choice | Emotional Hurt/Comfort | Fluff | Protective/Supportive Friends | Touch-Starved | Romantic Comedy | Casual Platonic Intimacy | Expressions of Trust
Non-Traditional Format Opt-ins: Epistolary Elements | Epigraphs | Social Media Elements | Multi-Media Elements | Vignettes/Drabbles | Magazine/Newspaper Article Elements
Alternate Universe Examples: Famous/Not Famous | Fae/Faerie | Soulmates (romantic or platonic) | Urban Fantasy | Coffee Shop | Time Skip
(Treats welcome!)

Letter:
https://soveryaverageme.dreamwidth.org/4065.html

CLAIMED - PH #125: Ender Series - Orson Scott Card, The Exorcist (TV), Pitch (TV 2016), Billy Elliot (2000)

Request 1 by syllic
Ender Series - Orson Scott Card
Characters: Julian "Bean" Delphiki II (Ender Series - Card), Ender Wiggin (Ender Series - Card)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

A solid and enthusiastic yes to treats!
DNWs: unhappy endings, death, unrelenting cruelty/violence/prejudice, unresolved lack of communication, scat, vomit, diapers, mommy kink, infantilizing.
I have many likes, listed in my letter! I particularly enjoy found family, epistolary fiction, overt flirtation, intense (secretly mutual?) pining, competence kink (which need not be romantic/sexual), and all kinds of power dynamics in sex. My favorite is feelings-heavy dirty smut.
For this fandom, focus on Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow without going into future canon is totally okay (I'm less familiar with the other books, having only read them once).
I love this relationship and would love to see it explored in any way whatsoever, particularly in canon-divergence fics where there is a happy ending for them both.
-BEAN REVEAL is my jam, I have to say. I thirst for recognition from Ender.
-Space hijinks and justice! Ender and Bean or Ender/Bean figure out what’s going on and wrench the early storyline in a particular unexpected direction?
-Ender’s acknowledgment that he worked his best lieutenants the hardest, and demanded most of them, is given more room to breathe, and maybe the two of them take a quiet moment to reflect on the world that might have been or the world they’ll now be responsible for building, through no choice of their own.
-AU where they’re all in some other kind of high-stakes, competence-requiring world and Ender and Bean can find ways to relate that aren’t completely defined by the realities of their origin universe.
-I love Bean’s quiet blessing to his troops in the final battle. I would love to see what would happen if Ender knew the truth too, and what they might bring to bear on a battle that included that incredible weight. I also love the one-by-one introductions of his lieutenants when Ender first sits down to battle after training alone for some time; I would love to see what goes through his and Bean's minds in that moment (though we know a bit more about Bean's perspective already)
-REBELLION AGAINST THE AUTHORITY! The kids just spend some time in a Battle Room drifting and talking quietly, or god forbid, laughing, or they straight-up demolish that bullshit institution and turn it into something constructive and powerful, because fuck “we couldn’t have used you this way if you’d ever known the truth, kids” and “this was the only way to do it”

Letter:
https://syllic.dreamwidth.org/33565.html

Request 2 by syllic
The Exorcist (TV)
Characters: Marcus Keane, Tomas Ortega
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

A solid and enthusiastic yes to treats!
DNWs: unhappy endings, death, unrelenting cruelty/violence/prejudice, unresolved lack of communication, scat, vomit, diapers, mommy kink, infantilizing.
Violence/gore consistent with canon is fine, but I'd prefer for it not to be the focus.
I have many likes, listed in my letter! I particularly enjoy found family, epistolary fiction, overt flirtation, intense (secretly mutual?) pining, competence kink (which need not be romantic/sexual), and all kinds of power dynamics in sex. My favorite is feelings-heavy dirty smut.
If I were to sum up what I want in one sentence, it would be: defrocked travelin' man and rebelliously still-frocked (I know that's not a term) priest travel the country (the world?) doing good and getting bloody. If they FALL IN LOVE THAT IS A GREAT PLUS.
-I am very happy for you to explore the real horror elements that are central to this canon; I don't mind you telling a story that is firmly rooted in those elements, though you should also feel free to capture Tomás and Marcus in a moment away from all of that, shooting the shit at a bar.
-I like Marcus' implacable nature, and am interested about where it meets with a problematic inflexibility; Tomás' human core, and his openness to others, are some of the most interesting parts of his character to me, but I see how they would be both a gift and a curse going forward. Any kind of exploration of how these men came to be who they are, or any story that deals with who they are becoming, would be wonderful, too.
--Future fic (outsider POV?): a case brings them back together (Marcus is living in a town and has ended up embroiled in it; the church sends Tomás). They have to get used to one another again, but before they know it it's like no time has passed, and the person who has called them has lots of moments of watching it and being like, "How did these two best friends/boyfriends come to be here? I thought they didn't know each other?"
-Anything that is research-oriented, or which explores the bookish parts of the work they will probably be doing in the future, would make my heart sing. Medieval archival research for the win!
-Passionate, somewhat-guilty-but-not-really, just... emotion-filled fucking is my jam

Letter:
https://syllic.dreamwidth.org/33565.html

Request 3 by syllic
Pitch (TV 2016)
Characters: Mike Lawson, Ginny Baker (Pitch), Blip Sanders, Evelyn Sanders
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

A solid and enthusiastic yes to treats!
DNWs: unhappy endings, death, unrelenting cruelty/violence/prejudice, unresolved lack of communication, scat, vomit, diapers, mommy kink, infantilizing.
I have many likes, listed in my letter! I particularly enjoy found family, epistolary fiction, overt flirtation, intense (secretly mutual?) pining, competence kink (which need not be romantic/sexual), and all kinds of power dynamics in sex. My favorite is feelings-heavy dirty smut.
One of the best thing about this show was the genuine character growth that seemed to take place in one season. Blip pushed Mike and Ginny to grow; Ginny pushed Mike to grow; Mike pushed Ginny to grow; Evelyn was doing a shit-ton of heavy lifting throughout.
I was so happy to see Blip point Mike in the right direction when it came to being the kind of teammate that Ginny deserves. Anything that continues to explore that would fill me with joy: I'd love to know why it is that Blip has Ginny's back so fully (is it his genuine decency and generosity? The fact that Evelyn took him aside and gave him his own talking-to? That he saw Ginny's dedication first-hand, like Mike did? Some combination of all of these things, or something else?), and I'd really to see him teach Mike how to see with... clearer eyes. More open and more generous and better eyes, honestly. I'd love any moment of siblinghood between Blip and Ginny, or maybe Ginny trying to teach Blip and Mike something (baseball-related or otherwise) and having them both fail utterly at it?
-I’d love to see an easy day at the field, Mike icing his entire fucking body and Ginny at the end of rehabbing her shoulder and their easy camarederie on display
-I have to admit that early life exposure to Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the form of dubbed Salvado Por La Campana episodes has permanently left me in a place in which I'd love to see him and Ginny get together. I am very into it. Including just... bad-decision PWP with love (which need not be super romantic) and respect.
-Future fic where Mike’s retired and Ginny's house-husband (or best friend) would be A-okay by me.
-SPORTS OLD AGE, THOUGH NOT ACTUAL OLD AGE: A Biography by Mike would be great, particularly if he settles into coaching or broadcasting or anything entirely new
-Finally, anything with Ginny will make me happy. I don't know enough about her and I want to learn where her vulnerable parts are and how she got that frame of steel, and I want to see her really carve out her place in the team (with others ideally stepping up and helping make a space for her)

Letter:
https://syllic.dreamwidth.org/33565.html

Request 4 by syllic
Billy Elliot (2000)
Characters: Billy Elliot, Michael Caffrey, Tony Elliot, Jackie Elliot
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

A solid and enthusiastic yes to treats!
DNWs: unhappy endings, death, unrelenting cruelty/violence/prejudice, unresolved lack of communication, scat, vomit, diapers, mommy kink, infantilizing.
I have many likes, listed in my letter! I particularly enjoy found family, epistolary fiction, overt flirtation, intense (secretly mutual?) pining, competence kink (which need not be romantic/sexual), and all kinds of power dynamics in sex. My favorite is feelings-heavy dirty smut.
This movie has been beloved to me from the moment it came out (alright, alright, don't lose your blob! I lost my blob).
I love the relationships between the family here: the deep willingness that Tony and Jackie have to act in ways that support Billy, even if they don't fully understand him. In general I think this is the vibe: reaching across spaces toward other people, because love makes it worth it. The fact that Billy loves Michael, and that THEY ARE STILL FRIENDS IN ADULTHOOD (I hope; given that the family is all seated together at the end, I'm assuming they are) makes my heart explode.
-Seeing Billy thrive as an adult would be amazing. A slice-of-life in which he is self-assured and happy and being gracefully competent would make me so happy
-Without dissing on Michael's partner, I WOULD NOT MIND Billy/Michael in any form: casual, laughter-filled, hot sex between friends; friends-to-lovers; Billy realizing late in life that Michael has been the most consistent presence in his life and realizing he must battle for his hand in marriage
-Billy being incredibly oblivious to the fact that everyone in his company is thirsting after him and Michael pointing it out (laughingly, as best friends do, or sexily, as best friends do), or Billy teaching someone the very basics while they struggle not to implode
-Seeing either Tony or Jackie become knowledgeable-ish about any aspect of what Billy does would be tremendous, as would be them trying to teach others. I'd also love to see any of their future interactions in the mines (DOWN WITH FUCKING THATCHER), perhaps a little wiser and a little more emotionally able because of how they've grown as a family

Letter:
https://syllic.dreamwidth.org/33565.html

PH #127: Midnight Burger (Podcast), Psmith - P. G. Wodehouse, Wooden Overcoats (Podcast)

Request 1 by TrickWantsTreats
Midnight Burger (Podcast)
Characters: Caspar (Midnight Burger), Ava (Midnight Burger), David (Midnight Burger), Effie Mucklewain
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I love this show
The circumstances and character development they've gone through are Fascinating, the flaws and skills they've built and shifted around, the way they interact with each other and their narratives... Delicious. These aren't specific prompts, but have a ramble about each of them:
I love exploring pre-canon Caspar's story, the 130 years he spent in the diner just him and the Mucklewains being clinically depressed... so much space in there to play. His character arc through the show, as he learns to Try and Connect with other people, his developing relationship with his son... Make this man come face to face with how much he's changed, how irrevocably the diner and his friends have changed him, for better or worse. Make him realize he can never go back. I love his ridiculous characters (Julius Bohanon, Huell Howser), his moms, his snark in the face of Everything. I love people pointing out that Caspar is Also weird, yeah he's Just Some Guy, but occasionally someone just looks at him and goes "you talk weird, you know that?" Love how he clashes with himself and has to Purposefully Try To Be Better.
Ava! I think the way Ava sees and talks about the world is so fucking interesting. Her speech about taking revenge on the universe by studying it, her discussion of fermions and bosons, and her fear of running out of time due to the universe expanding... There's something wrong with her, Tell Me More. I love seeing the Few moments she gets ruffled or briefly drops the snark in emergencies, the vanishingly few times she seems genuinely afraid,, show me things that force her to drop the mask for just a moment, and show me how she recovers it afterwards. Mess with her brain, she Hates that :) Take her out of her element :)
David my beloved. I love David tentatively rebuilding a relationship with Caspar, and I'm so curious about what the aftermath of Caspar disappearing looked like. What was it like when David reestablished contact with his mom? What's his relationship with his grandmothers? I would love to see more of David and Caspar navigating David being in the diner, more of Caspar explaining things to David in the first place, how do these two Handle the dangers and weirdness? Caspar freaking out all through Romney for America was *delicious,* and I can Only Imagine what the previous night was like: Ava and the Mucklewains have been kidnapped. The diner is moving for the first time in 8 months. David has snuck on board. All of Caspar's worst nightmares. What's David's relationship with the others, including Ava and the Mucklewains when they're back? How is it for him to meet the three Sisters and the refugees, who knew his dad during this time that David only just learned existed?
Effie Mucklewain is a fucking icon. I love any worldbuilding to do with the Mucklewains, I think the implications of their existence and the way they experience reality is so interesting, and the way Effie especially goes through it is so cool. Her push/pull relationship with Ava, the way in season 1 they go from almost (friendly) nemeses to Effie asking Ava specifically to mess with the radio and telling her she has to be brave now... Effie pulling Ava aside to cook and talk about how she sees the world in Farmhouse... Because of Ava, Effie knows more of who she is, and (partly) because of Effie, Ava is starting to reach out more to other people. They both push each other to face the parts of themselves they're uncomfortable with and I. Love it. Anyway. Effie's relationship with Caspar, too, the time they spent with just them and Zeb in the diner, the way he *wouldn't acknowledge them* for ages... By not acknowledging them he was kinda cutting off their One connection to the outside world for a while. And then, what's her relationship with David? They have kind of a grandparent/grandchild feel at times, but I'd love more exploration of that too...
Likes:
Reveals (identity reveals, magic reveals, immortality reveals, etc)
Time travel, especially along a character's personal timeline or that of a loved one
Bodyswap, sharing a body, possession
Memory loss/amnesia
Shapeshifting
Identity crises
Banter, jokes, humor, wordplay, silliness, snark
Heists, tricks, pranks
Clones, duplicants, alternate universe versions of characters meeting, literally encountering the Future or Past, being Faced With What Might Have Been or Will Be
Family/siblings, found or otherwise
Reunions
De-aging
Missing scenes
Worldbuilding/fleshing out the world
Do Not Want: getting together/characters starting a romantic and/or sexual relationship, non-canon romantic/sexual relationships, sexually explicit content, sex- or romance-focused content, world/setting AUs, ageplay, de-aging specifically into babies or young toddlers, A/B/O, unrequested crossovers, unrequested characters as the main focus
I do accept treats!

No letter

Request 2 by TrickWantsTreats
Psmith - P. G. Wodehouse
Characters: Rupert Psmith, Mike Jackson (Psmith)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I would love a Psmith fic, featuring Mike is optional!
I love this fuckin' dork, would love to see him out of his element or dealing with things he doesn't understand. I would also love to see him monologuing cheerfully through his usual nonsense that he does fully understand. I'm not honestly that picky, I just want to see him.
Likes:
Reveals (identity reveals, magic reveals, immortality reveals, etc)
Time travel, especially along a character's personal timeline or that of a loved one
Bodyswap, sharing a body, possession
Memory loss/amnesia
Shapeshifting
Identity crises
Banter, jokes, humor, wordplay, silliness, snark
Heists, tricks, pranks
Clones, duplicants, alternate universe versions of characters meeting, literally encountering the Future or Past, being Faced With What Might Have Been or Will Be
Family/siblings, found or otherwise
Reunions
De-aging
Missing scenes
Worldbuilding/fleshing out the world
Do Not Want: Psmith/Mike in a romantic or sexual relationship (super close friends, great! If it feels romantic in your mind but can still be read as friends, great! I'm just. Very aromantic.), getting together/characters starting a romantic and/or sexual relationship, non-canon romantic/sexual relationships, sexually explicit content, sex- or romance-focused content, world/setting AUs (as in: please don't fully change the character's job and perspective. I am fully onboard with a non-sci fi character suddenly having to deal with time travel or something, it just needs to be regarded as Abnormal/thought to be impossible), ageplay, de-aging specifically into babies or young toddlers, A/B/O, unrequested crossovers, unrequested characters as the main focus
I do accept treats!

No letter

Request 3 by TrickWantsTreats
Wooden Overcoats (Podcast)
Characters: Georgie Crusoe, Eric Chapman, Rudyard Funn, Antigone Funn
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

What a weird show. I love it.
I would like something with Georgie especially, the other characters are optional! I want to see more of her being Great at things, I want to see the nonsense of the other characters from Her perspective. She's surrounded by Drama Queens all the time and she doesn't get paid enough to deal with it, honestly. She loves them and I love her.
Likes:
Reveals (identity reveals, magic reveals, immortality reveals, etc)
Time travel, especially along a character's personal timeline or that of a loved one
Bodyswap, sharing a body, possession
Memory loss/amnesia
Shapeshifting
Identity crises
Banter, jokes, humor, wordplay, silliness, snark
Heists, tricks, pranks
Clones, duplicants, alternate universe versions of characters meeting, literally encountering the Future or Past, being Faced With What Might Have Been or Will Be
Family/siblings, found or otherwise
Reunions
De-aging
Missing scenes
Worldbuilding/fleshing out the world
Do Not Want: getting together/characters starting a romantic and/or sexual relationship, non-canon romantic/sexual relationships, sexually explicit content, sex- or romance-focused content, world/setting AUs (as in: please don't fully change the character's job and perspective. I am fully onboard with a non-sci fi character suddenly having to deal with time travel or something, it just needs to be regarded as Abnormal/thought to be impossible), ageplay, de-aging specifically into babies or young toddlers, A/B/O, unrequested crossovers, unrequested characters as the main focus
I do accept treats!

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CLAIMED - PH #128: Cliffhanger (1993), The Exorcist (TV), Nemesis (1992), Riddick (2013), Underworld (Movies), Killjoys (TV)

Request 1 by UrbanAmazon
Cliffhanger (1993)
Characters: Hal Tucker, Gabe Walker, Jessie Deighan
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Okay, I have a weird fondness for this action movie, one I kinda forgot existed until I saw it added to Netflix a few months back. In re-watching it with older eyes, I’m surprisingly struck by the potential for character exploration in Hal, Jessie, and Gabe. I’d be curious how you might poke at the relationship between those three, either platonically or not - either before, during, or after the events of the movie (or heck, all three).
- Hal interests me the most, as he goes through one hell of an experience in two short days, both physically and emotionally. Poor guy. If you’re comfortable with whump or h/c, he could really use some positive attention.
- Do the three of them stay in the mountains after the events of the film? Do they leave? Do they adapt somewhere in the middle?
- If you’d like to write something lighter, maybe a glimpse at what life was like at the rescue centre before the events of the movie? The team working together, taking a moment of recreation… or how did they meet? How have they changed over the years?
I would be equally happy with friendship, canon ships, or combinations of three together (however you feel the vibe). They’ve all been through some pretty intense shared trauma (twice!), and there could be all sorts of ways their stories might go.
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I like canon-typical violence, found families, ensemble fics, adventure, cuteness, competence porn, witty dialogue, and snark (canon-typical harsh language is A-OK), historical details, ghost stories, monsters, action, humour, found damily, strong platonic friendships as well as slow-burning, first time, or established romantic relationships (or even antagonist-to-friendship). Whump and H/C is good. M/M, M/F, F/F, and happy poly combos are all my bag. I like porn in the fandoms where I've mentioned it, but it's not a need if you're not comfotable with it, and plottiness and characterization are delightful to me. I also prefer everyone in relationship and porn situations to be consenting, capable adults, please.
Not a fan of crack-fic and most AUs (with the exception of Pacific Rim jaeger-pilot AUs, they are a surefire way to my heart I LOVE LOVE LOVE those). Hard no/DNW overall to abuse of any kind, infidelity, humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, mpreg, A/B/O, reader-insert, and deathfic.

No letter

Request 2 by UrbanAmazon
The Exorcist (TV)
Characters: Marcus Keane
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I never thought I would come to adore a character so very different from myself. I don’t know how much of it is in the writing of the show and how much is just Ben Daniels being amazing, but the conviction, the ferocity, the pain and yet the amazing level of faith in this character will probably always stick with me. We have canon material with such potential for backstory, for things taking place in between the seasons, and after that cliffhanger… gah! I would love to see an exploration of Marcus’ past, or his perspective, or his future.
- Clearly, Marcus and Father Bennett have known each other for years. How’d that first meeting go? How has their friendship/working relationship progressed to the point where Marcus would pull a gun on the man without blinking?
- Does Marcus keep in touch with the Rances? Postcards from afar? Souvenirs as he and Tomas drive and drive?
- On that… road-tripping with Tomas. The quiet, banal moments in between exorcisms being as much of a test on sanity as the demons. Sightseeing games. Weird roadside attractions. The kindness of strangers and the unsettling emptiness of unbroken highways. How do they spend the time together? How do they cope when it’s completely normal things like flat tires or leaky engines trying to disrupt their faith? Note - I ship Marcus and Tomas very much, but would also be perfectly content with an intense, platonic approach.
- Marcus the artist, sketching. With his eyes that see everything, seek everything, how is drawing enough of an escape to be called a hobby? Is it?
- Epistolary epistolary epistolary. Letters between Marcus and Tomas (and we know Tomas has a thing about letters). Or Marcus and Mouse. Or Marcus and people he has known and saved. Words written but not spoken. Letters unsent, tucked into that heavily modified bible with drawings of trees and sunrises and other tiny moments.
I know that this canon can get pretty heavy at times, and for the most part I am okay with canon-typical horror or things mentioned in passing, but I’m still a hard no and DNW to any explicit details or stories focused on humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, please.
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I like canon-typical violence, found families, ensemble fics, adventure, cuteness, competence porn, witty dialogue, and snark (canon-typical harsh language is A-OK), historical details, ghost stories, monsters, action, humour, found damily, strong platonic friendships as well as slow-burning, first time, or established romantic relationships (or even antagonist-to-friendship). Whump and H/C is good. M/M, M/F, F/F, and happy poly combos are all my bag. I like porn in the fandoms where I've mentioned it, but it's not a need if you're not comfotable with it, and plottiness and characterization are delightful to me. I also prefer everyone in relationship and porn situations to be consenting, capable adults, please.
Not a fan of crack-fic and most AUs (with the exception of Pacific Rim jaeger-pilot AUs, they are a surefire way to my heart I LOVE LOVE LOVE those). Hard no/DNW overall to abuse of any kind, infidelity, humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, mpreg, A/B/O, reader-insert, and deathfic.

No letter

Request 3 by UrbanAmazon
Nemesis (1992)
Characters: Alex Rain (Nemesis (1992)), Max Impact (Nemesis (1992)), Jared (Nemesis (1992)), Yoshiro Han (Nemesis (1992))
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

So, uh... this movie is over 30 years old and I rediscovered it on Tubi. I've seen it dozens of times and really like it, in all its 90s cyber-noir glory (just don't watch any of the 4 sequels, trust me on this). There is a universe full of augmented humans, cyborgs rebelling, machines replacing humans, machines and virtual intelligences helping the human resistance, deep thoughts on body horror and personhood... and there is no fic. None. You have a blank slate before you! If this is a bit intimidating, I've got a few possible suggestions:
- Alex and Max are such polar opposites, yet have a very interesting friendship going on by the end of the movie. What kind of interactions do they have as they begin on Alex's quest to track down the machines infiltrating human society? What are Max's thoughts as she came around to no longer wanting revenge for Alex killing her sister? Did Alex apologize? I would love a fic that explores their friendship and methods of working together, or even just existing together. Also, I strictly do not ship these two romantically; anything other than intensely platonic would be a hard no thank you.
- Alex and Jared. Hoooughfff. Tragic couple. How about exploring their backstory? Alex clearly didn't know that Jared was synthetic when they first got together, yet he ended up very hurt by the revelation. On top of that, he has his own messed up relationship with humanity and personhood as his personal percentage of cyborg parts goes up and up and up. And after losing her... oooof. Tragic romance, so much potential there.
- Alex on his own has great potential for some body horror and good old sci-fi noir thoughts (complete with monologing). Feel free to go into his past, his future, his way of looking at the world versus surviving it, complete with his dry sense of humour.
- Yoshiro Han has a great outside perspective of the events of the movie, and just as much potential to explore with his role with the Red Army Hammerheads. If humour is your bag, you could go through his perspective as the hotel manager on Shang Loo getting overrun with machines in power suits and sunglasses (it's not like they're subtle). Does he continue being Max and Alex's contact on their mission? How long has he known Max?
Other than not shipping Max and Alex, I don't really have any other guard rails to suggest. I'm okay with canon-typical body horror, violence, harsh language, and mention of canon deaths/events (again, ignoring the Nemesis 2 through 5, I beg).
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I like canon-typical violence, found families, ensemble fics, adventure, cuteness, competence porn, witty dialogue, and snark (canon-typical harsh language is A-OK), historical details, ghost stories, monsters, action, humour, found damily, strong platonic friendships as well as slow-burning, first time, or established romantic relationships (or even antagonist-to-friendship). Whump and H/C is good. M/M, M/F, F/F, and happy poly combos are all my bag. I like porn in the fandoms where I've mentioned it, but it's not a need if you're not comfotable with it, and plottiness and characterization are delightful to me. I also prefer everyone in relationship and porn situations to be consenting, capable adults, please.
Not a fan of crack-fic and most AUs (with the exception of Pacific Rim jaeger-pilot AUs, they are a surefire way to my heart I LOVE LOVE LOVE those). Hard no/DNW overall to abuse of any kind, infidelity, humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, mpreg, A/B/O, reader-insert, and deathfic.

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Request 4 by UrbanAmazon
Riddick (2013)
Characters: Luna (Riddick 2013), Dahl (Riddick 2013), Boss Johns (Riddick 2013)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I think this team has so much potential to explore in fic. I would really love a fic that tackles any one, two, or all three of them.
- How did Dahl and Boss Johns start working together? A fic focusing on a past job together, or downtime in the void of space between jobs would be great (endlessly amused by the detail that Johns' team plays dominos). Was Dahl working with Boss Johns when he found out about his son? They clearly trust each other and work well together - feel free to explore that!
- Dahl is both feminine and tough - not afraid to mop the floor with Santana, but also concerned about her leader getting a little close to the edge. I think she deserves some fic out there in the world.
- Luna's going to be in for a bit of culture shock if he sticks with the other two. The differences in working with an official, law-based team would make for some great worldbuilding. He's young, he's religious (religion in space! more than one religion in this universe, too!), and he's still competent and skilled enough to be on Santana's team in the first place. Feel free to explore him! I could easily see he and Dahl getting a bit of a sibling relationship, too.
- Boss Johns is... complicated. Layered. For a lawman, he broke quite a few personal rules and pushed the boundaries of a few others over the events of the movie, and I don't really see him being the same sort of man in the aftermath. What kind of thoughts does he have to himself in the dark of space afterward, and what does he end up writing about his son in the family bible?
I don't ship any of these three together, so I'd prefer not to have any smut in this one. You can go dark, or light-hearted slice-of-life, or canon-typical violence. You can refer to earlier events in the movie series if that helps you, but it's not necessary at all; it's a big universe just in this one movie.
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I like canon-typical violence, found families, ensemble fics, adventure, cuteness, competence porn, witty dialogue, and snark (canon-typical harsh language is A-OK), historical details, ghost stories, monsters, action, humour, found damily, strong platonic friendships as well as slow-burning, first time, or established romantic relationships (or even antagonist-to-friendship). Whump and H/C is good. M/M, M/F, F/F, and happy poly combos are all my bag. I like porn in the fandoms where I've mentioned it, but it's not a need if you're not comfotable with it, and plottiness and characterization are delightful to me. I also prefer everyone in relationship and porn situations to be consenting, capable adults, please.
Not a fan of crack-fic and most AUs (with the exception of Pacific Rim jaeger-pilot AUs, they are a surefire way to my heart I LOVE LOVE LOVE those). Hard no/DNW overall to abuse of any kind, infidelity, humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, mpreg, A/B/O, reader-insert, and deathfic.

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Request 5 by UrbanAmazon
Underworld (Movies)
Characters: Lucian (Underworld), Selene (Underworld), Michael Corvin
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Oh, I freaking LOVED Underworld. This DEFINED urban fantasy for me for years, and gave me fashion goals I could never really achieve. I adore the designs of the lycans and the drama of the vampires, and I would love a fic that includes my three favorite characters in some way.
- If you would like to stick with canon events, Michael has the full telenovela of vampire and lycan history running through his head. The stories shared in the bite would have great potential to provide a glimpse of Lucian, despite his untimely demise.
- If you'd like to deviate a bit from canon, I would really love a fic that has Lucian survive as a hybrid alongside Michael. Selene and Lucian have considerable bad blood, but also Selene having to deal with the fact that Lucian wasn't fully in the wrong.
- Or, a further canon deviation, if Lucian survives as a hybrid instead of Michael - both of them then having lost their loves, full of rage against the vampires, with only the other to rely on. Chef's kiss on angst and hurt/comfort, yum.
- Michael has had a rough few days. He's barely had a chance to get a handle on being a lycan, and suddenly he's a hybrid, with no one else to give him any guidance on this new flavor of body horror. The smells, sounds, sensations, memories... is Michael even still there when he shifts?
Canon-typical violence and language is fine. Shipping of all three or variations within is delightful for me. Take me back to the world of leather, latex, long jackets, and bare chests.
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I like canon-typical violence, found families, ensemble fics, adventure, cuteness, competence porn, witty dialogue, and snark (canon-typical harsh language is A-OK), historical details, ghost stories, monsters, action, humour, found damily, strong platonic friendships as well as slow-burning, first time, or established romantic relationships (or even antagonist-to-friendship). Whump and H/C is good. M/M, M/F, F/F, and happy poly combos are all my bag. I like porn in the fandoms where I've mentioned it, but it's not a need if you're not comfotable with it, and plottiness and characterization are delightful to me. I also prefer everyone in relationship and porn situations to be consenting, capable adults, please.
Not a fan of crack-fic and most AUs (with the exception of Pacific Rim jaeger-pilot AUs, they are a surefire way to my heart I LOVE LOVE LOVE those). Hard no/DNW overall to abuse of any kind, infidelity, humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, mpreg, A/B/O, reader-insert, and deathfic.

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Request 6 by UrbanAmazon
Killjoys (TV)
Characters: Fancy Lee, D'avin Jaqobis, Pree (Killjoys)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Oh, Killjoys. I came late to this fandom but damn if it doesn't scratch the moderately-deranged-team/family-on-a-spaceship itch that Farscape and Legends of Tomorrow left behind. I love pretty much everyone on this spaceship (and the spaceship), but I think these three characters have the most potential to play with I love D'avin and his sense of humour, his snark, and his determined loyalty. I love Fancy's assuredness and depth of his journey from designated asshole to Team Awesomeforce member. I love Pree's Pree-ness (I can't think of another word). Found families, platonic affection, flirting and punching, banter, FRIENDSHIPS, physical closeness and comfort, sex-positivity, puns, ridiculous arguments, weird space shit... I love it all. Here's a few ideas I can toss your way:
- At the start of season 3, Fancy and Pree have joined the rest of Awesomeforce on a job - are they also living with the rest of the team on Lucy? How's D'avin dealing with the close proximity to Fancy? How's Pree dealing with the collection of personalities without the bar between them for space? How's sharing bathrooms? Group mealtimes? Sharing downtime? Impulsive hookups? Drinking games and falling asleep together on the couch?
- The antagonistic partnership of Fancy and D'avin gives me life (both shippy and non). Fancy grabbed my interest with the 'designated asshole' status, and I'm glad he got un-Hullened, but I also fell over laughing at 'Human shield, bitches!' andI might not ever get back up. hell, if you want to write these two boys pulling a series of ridiculous one-upmanship dares, or the trope of being handcuffed/forced to work together, or enemies-to-friends-with-benefits, I'd dive in most happily.
- What does Pree see, across the bar in the Royale? He wasn't always there, but Killjoys were a pretty constant presence as customers - feel free to turn back the clock a bit and explore a pre-canon story where he first met Team Awesomeforce (and Fancy). How does he observe killjoy traditions, killjoy parties, killjoy superstitions, killjoy benders, or killjoy sorrows?
- Was Fancy always an asshole? Are assholes born or taught?
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I like canon-typical violence, found families, ensemble fics, adventure, cuteness, competence porn, witty dialogue, and snark (canon-typical harsh language is A-OK), historical details, ghost stories, monsters, action, humour, found damily, strong platonic friendships as well as slow-burning, first time, or established romantic relationships (or even antagonist-to-friendship). Whump and H/C is good. M/M, M/F, F/F, and happy poly combos are all my bag. I like porn in the fandoms where I've mentioned it, but it's not a need if you're not comfotable with it, and plottiness and characterization are delightful to me. I also prefer everyone in relationship and porn situations to be consenting, capable adults, please.
Not a fan of crack-fic and most AUs (with the exception of Pacific Rim jaeger-pilot AUs, they are a surefire way to my heart I LOVE LOVE LOVE those). Hard no/DNW overall to abuse of any kind, infidelity, humiliation, rape, spousal violence, cruelty to animals or kids, mpreg, A/B/O, reader-insert, and deathfic.
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CLAIMED - PH #129: The Cleansing Hour (2019), 17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future - Jon Bois, 闇の末裔 | Yami no Matsuei | Descendants of Darkness

Request 1 by verdenal
The Cleansing Hour (2019)
Characters: Drew (The Cleansing Hour), Max (The Cleansing Hour)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Max and Drew clearly have some toxic yaoi vibes going on, right? Any take on that (non-AU). Does gay love save the world? Does it make the end of the world messier? I do have a weakness for happy endings but not at the expense of an artistic vision!
Optional wants: a tinge of melodrama, resolved sexual tension (as explicit as you want >>DDDD)

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Request 2 by verdenal
17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future - Jon Bois
Characters: Worldbuilding (17776)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Literally anything! I love all of 17776 (and its sequel). Write the ode to your team you always wanted to! A snapshot of the game before it becomes what it is in 17776 but after it ceased to be what we currently think of as football! What plays were tried once and never again, and why? Go nuts, baby.

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Request 3 by verdenal
闇の末裔 | Yami no Matsuei | Descendants of Darkness
Characters: Tsuzuki Asato, Kurosaki Hisoka
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Really anything with these two (getting together or established relationship). Would LOVE casefic, with or without Muraki.

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CLAIMED - PH #97: Nana (Anime & Manga), Lamb - Christopher Moore, Tenkuu no Escaflowne | The Vision of Escaflowne, The Godfather (1972 1974 1990), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Movie 2022)

Request 1 by 1candyangle
Nana (Anime & Manga)
Characters: Oosaki Nana, Komatsu Nana | Hachi
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Nana likes: devotion, support, consequences to addiction, multiple types of love, good or bad relationships. Make up, break ups, opening/closing relationships to new partners.
General likes: when characters are given a reason to cry, possessiveness, feral behaviour, action,
fucky/toxic relationships, power dynamics, food, music, loving each other too much to function, and humor (puns, ridiculous situations, dark irony)
Smut is welcomed. No preference in dynamics or omegaverse designations.
Go wild, go unhinged, have fun.
General soft dislikes: sissification, non-canon age differences, pet-like animal-human hybrids (werewolves, cursed creatures and monsters do not count as hybrids)
DNW: heavy recreational drug or alcohol use in a positive light (non-con drugging is fine, same with a passing glass of wine, just no drunk or high shenanigans please. Dealing with the aftermath of a binge session is more than okay in the context of addiction), cheating, sexual content under age 13, graphic eye trauma

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Request 2 by 1candyangle
Lamb - Christopher Moore
Characters: Biff (Lamb), Maggie (Lamb), Josh (Lamb)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Lamb likes: theology (insane and standard), world building, the Implications, unconditional love, conditional love, AUs of all flavours
General likes: when characters are given a reason to cry, possessiveness, feral behaviour, action, fucky/toxic relationships, power dynamics, food, music, loving each other too much to function, and humor (puns, ridiculous situations, dark irony)
Smut is welcomed. No preference in dynamics or omegaverse designations.
Go wild, go unhinged, have fun.
General soft dislikes: sissification, non-canon age differences, pet-like animal-human hybrids (werewolves, cursed creatures and monsters do not count as hybrids)
DNW: heavy recreational drug or alcohol use in a positive light (non-con drugging is fine, same with a passing glass of wine, just no drunk or high shenanigans please. Dealing with the aftermath of a binge session is more than okay in the context of addiction), cheating, sexual content under age 13, graphic eye trauma

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Request 3 by 1candyangle
Tenkuu no Escaflowne | The Vision of Escaflowne
Characters: Van Fanel, Kanzaki Hitomi, Dilandau Albatou

Escaflowne likes: Van and Hitomi saving each other, or little quiet moments when their guards are down and they show their genuine affection. Mecha battles are always fun, same with world building. For Dilandau, his brain and crazy intrigue me, I love him.
General likes: when characters are given a reason to cry, possessiveness, feral behaviour, action,
fucky/toxic relationships, power dynamics, food, music, loving each other too much to function, and humor (puns, ridiculous situations, dark irony)
Smut is welcomed. No preference in dynamics or omegaverse designations.
Go wild, go unhinged, have fun.
General soft dislikes: sissification, non-canon age differences, pet-like animal-human hybrids (werewolves, cursed creatures and monsters do not count as hybrids)
DNW: heavy recreational drug or alcohol use in a positive light (non-con drugging is fine, same with a passing glass of wine, just no drunk or high shenanigans please. Dealing with the aftermath of a binge session is more than okay in the context of addiction), cheating, sexual content under age 13, graphic eye trauma

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Request 4 by 1candyangle
The Godfather (1972 1974 1990)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Godfather likes: nitty-gritty mafia life, fun with tropes (conventionally playing it straight or turning a common mafia trope on its head), real world implications, generational trauma, violence to make statements, poor life choices
General likes: when characters are given a reason to cry, possessiveness, feral behaviour, action, fucky/toxic relationships, power dynamics, food, music, loving each other too much to function, and humor (puns, ridiculous situations, dark irony)
Smut is welcomed. No preference in dynamics or omegaverse designations.
Go wild, go unhinged, have fun.
General soft dislikes: sissification, non-canon age differences, pet-like animal-human hybrids (werewolves, cursed creatures and monsters do not count as hybrids)
DNW: heavy recreational drug or alcohol use in a positive light (non-con drugging is fine, same with a passing glass of wine, just no drunk or high shenanigans please. Dealing with the aftermath of a binge session is more than okay in the context of addiction), cheating, sexual content under age 13, graphic eye trauma

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Request 5 by 1candyangle
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (Movie 2022)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Weird Al likes: absolute insanity and crackfic would be fun, or lean into the ridiculousness of everything and play it straight. Feel free to experiment with unconventional formats if you like to (1st person pov, outsider, songfic, poetry, etc)
General likes: when characters are given a reason to cry, possessiveness, feral behaviour, action, fucky/toxic relationships, power dynamics, food, music, loving each other too much to function, and humor (puns, ridiculous situations, dark irony)
Smut is welcomed. No preference in dynamics or omegaverse designations.
Go wild, go unhinged, have fun.
General soft dislikes: sissification, non-canon age differences, pet-like animal-human hybrids (werewolves, cursed creatures and monsters do not count as hybrids)
DNW: heavy recreational drug or alcohol use in a positive light (non-con drugging is fine, same with a passing glass of wine, just no drunk or high shenanigans please. Dealing with the aftermath of a binge session is more than okay in the context of addiction), cheating, sexual content under age 13, graphic eye trauma

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CLAIMED - PH #98: Kaleido Star, 機動戦士GUNDAM ジークアクス | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Anime), Magic Knight Rayearth, Loveless - Alice Oseman, XO Kitty (TV), 사랑의 불시착 | Crash Landing on You (TV), 이상한 변호사 우영우 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo (TV)

Request 1 by ariesspicy
Kaleido Star
Characters: Naegino Sora, Layla Hamilton
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I always want more and more of the Layla x Sora ship, anything sweet and fluffy G to more explicit oh my power dynamics is totally fine. If any of the other characters make an appearance that's fine too.
1) Maybe it's a long slow burn of Sora not knowing how she feels. Does she want to be like Layla or does she just want her? Layla has feelings towards Sora but doesn't express them either because he's not sure how she really feels, if Sora feels the same, or she doesn't want to distract Sora or get in her way. Layla never confides with anyone about it! Or maybe she does after just 1 alcoholic beverage with a close friend?
2) Sora and Layla have a big huge performance together and have to be very physically close with each other, it's required in order to pull off a certain move or act. Maybe there's a lot of frustrations that build up in the practice room over hours of trying to do it? Maybe early on or later on one of them realizes oh no I'm turned on? This may or may not lead to something?
3) Sora praise kink and Layla satisfies it.
Again please don't feel bound by any specific prompts with any of these requests, just take what you like.
Thank you dear author. BTW I'm open to treats for any/all of these requests, thank you so much!

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Request 2 by ariesspicy
機動戦士GUNDAM ジークアクス | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (Anime)
Characters: Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX), Lalah Sune (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX), Challia Bull (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

OK SO I would really really like to ask for a focus on either Char x Lalah or a focus on Char x Challia. I am also totally fine with any of the other characters that were nominated, surprise me!
1) If it is a focus on Char x Lalah here's what I'd like to request:
I was honestly shocked that there wasn't more fanfare/etc. when Char and Lalah were finally able to be together at the end. Like I didn't even know I shipped them so hard until all of the build up and then when they were in the same scene (in the ending credits?) I honestly cried I was so overwhelmed with emotion. I would like a story with more background on them during the time they were able to finally be together. Or anything else! Rating: fluffy to anything more explicit is totally fine!
2) If it is a focus on Char x Challia here's what I'd like to request:
Ohhhoho the chemistry (I fantasize with my fangirl goggles) these two have. That time when they were together drinking wine? Hello I thought something something was about to happen right then and there. Some ideas but please don't feel constrained by any: Char being direct and Challia not getting it as first and then he does or some hurt/comfort when something happens to one of them. DNW: please no one dying. Rating: fluffy to anything more explicit is totally fine! Thank you dear author. Note: I'm open to treats!

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Request 3 by ariesspicy
Magic Knight Rayearth
Characters: Ryuuzaki Umi (Magic Knight Rayearth), Clef (Magic Knight Rayearth), Shidou Hikaru, Lantis (Magic Knight Rayearth)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I like multiple options and combinations of these characters (and also the others that were nominated but I ran out to tag here) so surprise me! Hikaru x Eagle x Lantis 3 way or Hikaru x Eagle or Hikaru x Lantis are all great. Also I love the idea of Umi x Clef either dating or as just friends going on misadventures. Sweet and fluffy G to more explicit is totally fine!
1) Some/any combination of a lovely loving poly relationship. What's the dynamic like? Or just sweet cuddle times and filling each others emotional needs and validations.
2) After the end of the series, the characters going on a magical odyssey in Cephiro or another world. Or a wacky dream event?
Anything goes, I'll eat anything. Thank you dear author! Note: I'm open to treats!

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Request 4 by ariesspicy
Loveless - Alice Oseman
Characters: Pip Quintana, Rooney Bach
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I love Pip and Rooney's dynamic soooo much! I shipped it really early on in the story haha. Some ideas but
please don't feel constrained by just these!
1) Pip being a panicked gay but what if a situation arises where Rooney is the panicked gay?
2) Bantering, lots and lots of bantering! I love the enemies-to-lovers for them
3) Their first sexual experience with each other? Awkward and embarrassing and wonderful and amazing
Including other characters is great but you don't have to!
Thank you dear author! Note: I'm open to treats!

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Request 5 by ariesspicy
XO Kitty (TV)
Characters: Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey (XO Kitty), Yuri Han (XO Kitty)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I want Kitty x Yuri cute dating pleaaaase. (I don't remember super clearly and I think they decided not to pursue a romantic relationship rather amicably at the end of the season and it was somewhat healthy and ok). However, I would like to envision a future where that didn't happen and they were just like fuck it all let's date. And so they hold hands and skip around the streets of Seoul and do fun things and misadventures like noraebang and eat bingsu and go to an arcade and all the things. It would be funny/ok if any of the other nominated characters made brief appearances, I don't mind. Thank you dear author! Note: I'm open to treats!

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Request 6 by ariesspicy
사랑의 불시착 | Crash Landing on You (TV)
Characters: Seo Dan, Gu Seung Jun
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

(Spoiler for end of series): SO I was devastated absolutely devastated about the fate of this couple at the end of the series. I have not recovered. Yes Seo Dan being a lady of righteous revenge is.. good... But. I would like to ask for something like a "please fix this" and Gu Seung Jun not die please. I love Seo Dan, I love everything about her, personality, what a lady, my fave character in all of kdrama (probably). I want all the good nice things for her. And her and Gu Seung Jun's bantering to continue. I didn't even like him much at first but by the end of the series he won me over all because he won Seo Dan over. I will forever be dramatic about this. Please anything where he doesn't die. Some ideas but please don't feel constrained by any of them: they get to travel luxuriously to some European country or something and are bantering and have a great time, they get engaged and/or married and some funny mishaps ensue but it's also very sweet, maybe it was not clear if Gu Seung Jun died but Seo Dan thinks he did so then it's a big surprise that he comes back to her and is ok. Thank you dear author! Note: I'm open to treats!
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Request 7 by ariesspicy
이상한 변호사 우영우 | Extraordinary Attorney Woo (TV)
Characters: Woo Young Woo, Lee Jun Ho (Extraordinary Attorney Woo)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I think Woo and Jun Ho are soooo cute!! Jun Ho is just so kind and sweet and golden retriever and AH I'm sorry I can't find the right words. I hope there are real life guys like Jun Ho. ANYWAY I'd like to ask for anything from one-off cute dating times to a longer more-involved solving a case. It would be totally ok if any of the other nominated characters making appearances, but I'd like the focus to be on Woo Young Woo and Lee Jun Ho. For intimacy level/rating I'd like to ask for nothing R rated. Kissing and G to PG rated is fine. Thank you dear author! Note: I'm open to treats!
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CLAIMED - PH #99: Machineries of Empire Series - Yoon Ha Lee, The Laundry Files - Charles Stross, Hookland - David Southwell (Bluesky), Green Man Series - Juliet E. McKenna, Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper, Blood on the Clocktower (Board Game)

Request 1 by astrokath
Machineries of Empire Series - Yoon Ha Lee
Characters: Ajewen Cheris, Worldbuilding (Machineries of Empire)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Please see letter for DNWs - https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/
I love Cheris' willingness to personally take on the price of her actions. As a soldier she’s creative and compassionate, and while she is prepared to serve as Kel Command demands, she doesn’t do so blindly. Loyalty and personal morals are pragmatically and painfully balanced with the mathematics of warfare. I’d love a story set at any point in canon, but would also be happy with pre-canon or AU versions of event. The calendrical mechanics are one of my favourite parts of the worldbuilding. I’d love to see Cheris in training, or in one of her first battles, or just wrestling with chains of loyalty and consequence.
Worldbuilding opens up a huge number of options, but here are some ideas of varying levels of crackiness. A crossover where canon characters play Clocktower. Any story focused on some of the other factions, or the servitors, handling the run up to or fall-out of the canon events. Unusual calendrical effects on the boundaries of Hexarchate space, or via unanticipated heresies. Meta-fiction where a fic exchange is the heresy in question: what are the calendrical effects of anonfailing in Coal, or gifting Dewclaws, or a critical mass of YUMADRIN drabbles, or just being Morbane? Bonus points if you can work in goose-fat or if the outcome of an epic space battle hangs in the balance.

Letter:
https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/

Request 2 by astrokath
The Laundry Files - Charles Stross
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Please see letter for DNWs - https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/
I love these books so much! This year I nominated Bob, Mo, Iris and Derek. I really don’t mind which characters you choose to use (or none at all if you want to focus on OCs). Bob and Iris obviously have a lot of mutual history, and they’re both very unreliable narrators. Seeing canon events through the other’s eyes could be interesting. They’ve also both had to make pretty bleak compromises/deals with devils, with varying degrees of success and/or soulrot. Derek is just…ahhh, my autistic heart just wants to hug him. I love seeing him grow into his skillset and be empowered by being his full self. Mo’s journey is also a fascinating one, first as the guardian of a very interesting weapon, and then as a fully-fledged auditor, and how she navigates all this alongside her relationship with Bob is just fraught and heartbreaking and powerful, especially as she moves into middle age. They all have very different approaches to problem solving. I’d love a fic that explores how they work together, albeit not necessarily towards the same ends or with the same set of priorities as regards collateral damage in the pursuit of keeping humanity alive.
Um... I'd be very open to a Slow Horses crossover for this fandom? Either in the general sense of keeping incompetent practitioners away from civvy street, or cameos by the Slough House team. Roddy Ho has surely run into algorithmic things that mortal man wasn't meant to know. Was he just too oblivious to worry about? How do the Laundry and Slough House teams end up tripping over each others' feet? Is Lamb a Deeply Scary Sorceror on secondment? Are Catherine and Mo colleagues who bond over the trials of being in/heading towards middle age?

Letter:
https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/

Request 3 by astrokath
Hookland - David Southwell (Bluesky)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Please see letter for DNWs and more information on this fandom - https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/
This fandom is basically a 5-minute fandom rabbithole. Go as deep as you like. It would suit drabbles, archival footage, academic papers, interactive fiction, or deeper explorations of one or more of the characters. I would literally love ANYTHING AT ALL for this fandom. Go dark and lean on the folk-horror aspect, or go the other direction and bring the weirdness into the light of everyday life. I love the deep connections to the land of Emily C. Banting, I love Sophie Morley’s academic exploration of artistic rituals and horrors, and Trippy Pete is just an amazingly fun and fey character who walks between all the different worlds.

Letter:
https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/

Request 4 by astrokath
Green Man Series - Juliet E. McKenna
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

See letter for DNWs and more - https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/
The characters I nominated are all very competent, practical people with different types of connection to the uncanny and mythological powers of the British countryside. There are no fics for this fandom yet, so I would genuinely be happy with practically anything. If you really want to give me a Yuletide to remember, the mythology of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire would be very, very appreciated. There’s The Dragon of Wantley, Well Dressing traditions, Longdendale Lights, but perhaps the most interesting theme is the intersection of the mythological and the industrial, drawing on the legacies of the riverside cutlery works, the dams and drowned places, and the Great Flood. Honestly though, I would love a story featuring any combination of these characters, doing canon-typical things. A story leaning in to seasonal events around Christmas/Yule would be fun to receive. A Hookland crossover would be welcome if you fancy it, and I can also see options for crossover stories with The Dark is Rising – Dan et al encountering Jane or Barney as adults with their own problems or mysteries in the present day.

Letter:
https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/

Request 5 by astrokath
Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Characters: Jane Drew (Dark is Rising), Barnabas "Barney" Drew, The Greenwitch (Dark Is Rising), The Rider (Dark is Rising)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Please see letter for my DNWs - https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/
I’ve always loved these novels, and the Cornish setting of Trewissick in particular. I do not expect a story that uses all of these characters, or that location, but go for it if it works for you.
For Barney, a story that focuses on his art would be amazing. I love the parallels between him and the Painter of the Dark in Greenwitch – a mutual recognition of talent and power – and it would be really interesting to see Barney picking up on the magic that remains in the world post-canon through the medium of his art. Alternatively, where do his skills and experiences taken him in an AU where things didn’t end so nicely?
The friendship between Jane and the Greenwitch is lovely, but I’m also drawn to the thematic moments of change and potential that they share. Both exist in a liminal state: between girl and woman, between a fragile, created thing and a terrifying powerful force. The Greenwitch’s childlike possessiveness is balanced by Jane’s generosity, and they both carry painfully clashing elements of innocence and wisdom. What are Jane’s experiences of folk magic like as an adult, and do they spark memories of the adventures that she forgot? How does the Greenwitch’s influence endure in Jane’s future, and vice versa?
Both Barney and Jane are observed closely by the Old Ones as focal points for events – they’re similarly used by the powers of the Dark. Why are they different from Simon in this respect? What do the powers of the Dark see in them: a means to an end, or an end in themselves? How does this tie in with the larger battle beyond that of Light and Dark: humanity’s struggle with its own nature?
And then there’s the Rider. Lawful and affably evil at times, but at others a force of chaos and corruption, and always deeply manipulative. The mentor/mentee dynamic could be a fun one to explore here, either with one of my chosen characters, or others.

Letter:
https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/

Request 6 by astrokath
Blood on the Clocktower (Board Game)
Characters: Scarlet Woman (Blood on the Clocktower), Baron (Blood on the Clocktower), Fortune Teller (Blood on the Clocktower), Librarian (Blood on the Clocktower)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Please see letter for DNWs and more suggestions/info - https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/
The stories I enjoy in this fandom are the ones that lean into the background lore of the game more than the mechanics (the exception here would be a Machineries of Empire crossover where they play Clocktower and it has functional Calendrical effects). A story that explores the tension between public image and private identity, who we are and who we serve, and the close bonds of trust between friends and enemies would really hit the sweet spot for me. Kill with grace and die with dignity!
This year I nominated the Trouble Brewing roles of Scarlet Woman, Baron, Librarian and Fortune Teller. You are welcome to use them in any combination, or none at all. Scarlet Woman and Baron both serve a higher and darker power. What drew them in? Who corrupted whom? What is their relationship with one another? The Imp can starpass to either one of them – are they ready for that moment of transformation? The townsfolk I nominated are very much complementary to these two minions: the Fortune Teller detects the demon and can both clear the Scarlet Woman and hasten her ascendancy (or that of the Baron) by throwing suspicion on the Imp. The Librarian and the Baron detect and add outsiders in the game. How often do they end up working in tandem? How do they support the outsiders they have relationships with, or use them to undermine the town?
Letter:
https://trisigmatic.wordpress.com/2025/10/18/dear-yulegoat-2025/

PH #100: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe, Withnail & I (1986), Aubrey-Maturin Series - Patrick O'Brian, Sleep No More - Punchdrunk

CLAIMED - PH #101: Akhnaten - Glass, Борис Годунов - Мусоргский | Boris Godunov - Mussorgsky, Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace, Salome - Strauss/Wilde/Lachmann, The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell

Request 1 by BloodyMary5667
Akhnaten - Glass
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

No prompts

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/cd5cae1c-182d-4f4c-9443-25e660d9ab10

Request 2 by BloodyMary5667
Борис Годунов - Мусоргский | Boris Godunov - Mussorgsky
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

No prompts

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/cd5cae1c-182d-4f4c-9443-25e660d9ab10

Request 3 by BloodyMary5667
Infinite Jest - David Foster Wallace
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

No prompts

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/cd5cae1c-182d-4f4c-9443-25e660d9ab10

Request 4 by BloodyMary5667
Salome - Strauss/Wilde/Lachmann
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

No prompts

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/cd5cae1c-182d-4f4c-9443-25e660d9ab10

Request 5 by BloodyMary5667
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

No prompts

Letter:
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/cd5cae1c-182d-4f4c-9443-25e660d9ab10

CLAIMED - PH #102: Leverage: Con Artists (Korea TV 2019), 김과장 | Good Manager (TV), Sungkyunkwan Scandal, Sports Night

Request 1 by celli
Leverage: Con Artists (Korea TV 2019)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

* I am fully JUST GIVE ME MORE about this one! More crime, more squabbles, more court drama, more of Eliot the dog, more saving the day!
* I would love to see them "stealing" a kdrama or a music group! (Real or imagined!)
* I ship any combination of them including Roy/Na Byul/Eui Sung and (/or?) Tae Joon/Roy.
Use whatever romanization you prefer for their names. I just used the ones from the AO3 tags.
likes: see letter
DNW: dub-con, non-con, incest, infidelity/cheating, child abuse, unhappy endings, major character death (if they come back somehow, that's fine), Harry Potter AUs.
Smut DNWs: watersports, scat, D/s 24/7.

Letter:
https://celli.dreamwidth.org/1601876.html

Request 2 by celli
김과장 | Good Manager (TV)
Characters: Yoon Ha Kyung, Kim Sung Ryong (The Good Manager), Seo Yul (Good Manager)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

* I am VERY into the three of them as an OT3, especially the thought of Yoon Ha Kyung bossing those doofuses around. Any rating!
* Also a big fan of any two-person pairing out of that three.
* Kidfic lololol.
* One or both of the others going undercover to help Kim Sung Ryong on an assignment.
* Missing scene.
Use whatever romanization you prefer for their names. I just used the ones from the AO3 tags.
likes: see letter
DNW: dub-con, non-con, incest, infidelity/cheating, child abuse, unhappy endings, major character death (if they come back somehow, that's fine), Harry Potter AUs.
Smut DNWs: watersports, scat, D/s 24/7.

Letter:
https://celli.dreamwidth.org/1601876.html

Request 3 by celli
Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Characters: Kim Yoonhee (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), Gu Yongha (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), Moon Jaeshin (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), Lee Sunjoon (Sungkyunkwan Scandal)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

* O! T! 4! As above, I would be delighted to see Yoonhee or Yongha bossing the others around, but any version of this, any rating, A+++.
* More fic set between the "end" of the series and the epilogue. How did they get there? Especially fascinated by Jaeshin becoming an officer!
* Yoonhee/Sunjoon/bickering OT3, lol.
* Yongha/Jaeshin figuring themselves out - with the help of Yoonhee maybe? Or a clueless Sunjoon.
* Modern AU?
Use whatever romanization you prefer for their names. I just used the ones from the AO3 tags.
likes: see letter
DNW: dub-con, non-con, incest, infidelity/cheating, child abuse, unhappy endings, major character death (if they come back somehow, that's fine), Harry Potter AUs.
Smut DNWs: watersports, scat, D/s 24/7.

Letter:
https://celli.dreamwidth.org/1601876.html

Request 4 by celli
Sports Night
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

* You CANNOT go wrong with a story in this fandom. I miss them so much! They're all so ridiculous!
* I have loved Dan/Casey since 20[mumble]. Lock them in a closet! Have one discover he's in love on-air! Bring in a Soulmate Goose!
* Charlie as a grownup, visiting the Sports Night set (shh, in fic it CAN last for decades).
* I would also love some Dana/Natalie or Jeremy/Natalie because Natalie is amazing and deserves some love.
* What would Sports Night look like if it were on the air today instead of 1998?
likes: see letter
DNW: dub-con, non-con, incest, infidelity/cheating, child abuse, unhappy endings, major character death (if they come back somehow, that's fine), Harry Potter AUs.
Smut DNWs: watersports, scat, D/s 24/7.

Letter:
https://celli.dreamwidth.org/1601876.html

CLAIMED - PH #103: ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Anime), The Adventure Zone: Royale (Podcast), Glaucomflecken Hospital (Web Series), The Romance Genres Discuss - Elisabeth Wheatley, Boyfriend Dungeon (Video Game), ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Video Game), Lancer (Roleplaying Game), Galavant (TV)

Request 1 by Cinnamongirl
ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Anime)
Characters: Daiwa Scarlet (Uma Musume Anime), Gold Ship (Uma Musume Anime), Vodka (Uma Musume Anime)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I'm a fan of Team Spica- these three are my favorites and I also love Special Week if you'd like to write about her. Some ideas: Scarlet/Vodka ship, Gold Ship's kidnapping antics, canon-typical humor, the beach trip event, the characters during their off time and/or racing. I'd honestly be happy with pretty much anything you want to write!
DNW: explicit sex, alternate setting AUs
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 2 by Cinnamongirl
The Adventure Zone: Royale (Podcast)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This campaign has been wild so far, I love it. I've enjoyed the different trials and the emphasis on individual spells and the fact that the NPCs are ridiculous but I'm still emotionally invested in many of them. Some ideas in no particular order: Rictus character study/backstory, worldbuilding, a story about existing NPCs and/or new NPCs that you come up with, the three player characters using their abilities together in combat in interesting ways.
DNW: trauma/mental illness as a major focus of the story
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 3 by Cinnamongirl
Glaucomflecken Hospital (Web Series)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Things I love about these characters: Rural Medicine and Texaco Mike doing a little bit of everything to keep their community alive, Pathology being wholesome in the basement with his microscope, Anesthesia's complicated relationship with Surgery, Ortho and Opthamology being confused about the squishy non-bone parts of the body/everything below the nose, Ortho in general, the different characters interacting with each other, the fact that all the doctors ultimately want to help people despite their individual issues and the stress that they're under. It's fun to see comments or reaction videos from people in the medical field talking about how accurate the sketches are. I'd be interested in reading about the different medical specialties interacting with each other and how they have unique perspectives that influence how they see their jobs and the human body. It could also be fun to read something from the perspective of a patient who is navigating the medical system and meeting the different providers.
DNW: the characters going to therapy, real-life politics as a major focus of the story, the doctors being shipped with each other
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 4 by Cinnamongirl
The Romance Genres Discuss - Elisabeth Wheatley
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I appreciate how Elisabeth Wheatley is an avid romance reader and writer who doesn't mind making fun of the more ridiculous romance tropes, so that the series comes off as self-aware without being mean. It's fun to see how the genres have different perspectives on issues related to romance but they also find common ground a lot of the time. I also enjoy how they explore the fantasy that it would be easier to date a vampire or fae lord than it is to deal with modern dating culture. I'd be interested in seeing new genres interacting with the main four (sci-fi romance? queer romance genres?) or hearing them discuss different topics. Or what if they somehow ended up in each other's genres?
DNW: unhappy endings
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 5 by Cinnamongirl
Boyfriend Dungeon (Video Game)
Characters: Pocket (Boyfriend Dungeon)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'd love to read something about the best boy Pocket! I'm interested in his adventures before, during, and/or after the game takes place, either with his owner or the player character or the things he gets up to on his own. What is it like for him to turn into brass knuckles and be wielded as a weapon? How did he first discover that he can do this? Has he met any other animal weapons? I'm also interested in worldbuilding about the setting in general. I don't have any preferences about the player character or any background relationships, feel free to include details from your game or whatever you think would be fun to write about.
DNW: bestiality, reader-insert stories (I don't mind 2nd person POV though), mental health/addiction/therapy as a major focus of the work
Treats are welcome!

No letter

Request 6 by Cinnamongirl
ウマ娘プリティーダービー | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Video Game)
Characters: Daiwa Scarlet (Uma Musume Video Game), Gold Ship (Uma Musume Video Game), Vodka (Uma Musume Video Game)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I'd love to get a story about either Scarlet/Vodka or Gold Ship. I love Gold Ship's chaos and the rivals to lovers dynamic between Scarlet and Vodka, and I've been really enjoying how silly and surprisingly compelling this game is.
DNW: explicit sex, alternate setting AUs
Treats are welcome!
No letter

Request 7 by Cinnamongirl
Lancer (Roleplaying Game)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'm interested in the Lancer setting and I'd be happy to read a worldbuilding story about the setting/technology or one about characters' experiences as they go on missions. It could be fun to read in-universe documents like mission logs, instructions, articles, communication between people, etc.
DNW: alternate setting AUs
Treats are welcome!
No letter

Request 8 by Cinnamongirl
Galavant (TV)
Characters: Sidney (Galavant), Galavant (Galavant), Isabella (Galavant)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Sid is great and he doesn't get enough love. I'd also enjoy exploring more of Galavant and Isabella's relationship, either during canon or post-canon or in some alternate universe. Or what about Sidney/Galavant/Isabella? I'm also fascinated by the dynamic between Gareth and Madalena, if you want to include them. I love this show because it feels like "crack treated seriously" fanfic except that it's canon- I like the songs and the 4th wall breaks and the satire that manages to be fully earnest at the same time. Feel free to go wild with alternate setting AUs or canon divergence AUs if the mood strikes you!
DNW: mental illness or trauma as a major focus of the story, non-canonical breakups of the canon couples
Treats are welcome!
No letter

CLAIMED - PH #104: 3 Hours with a Close-Up Magician - Tom Cardy (Song), Sense8 (TV), Dimension 20: Cloudward Ho!, Star Wars: Outlaws (Video Game)

Request 1 by GoggledMonkey
3 Hours with a Close-Up Magician - Tom Cardy (Song)
Characters: Narrator (3 Hours with a Close-up Magician), Girl (3 Hours with a Close-up Magician), Close-Up Magician (3 Hours with a Close-up Magician)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I admit, I have little to say here as a prompt; I was just tickled by this song. Please elaborate on how 3 hours with a close-up magician turns into 7 years. How did the magician come to move in with the couple and sleep between them in their bed? Or just a day in the life of a couple and their third wheeling close up magician. I saw a suggestion that the narrator of this song could also be the Paint That Lady guy so if you want to play with that or incorporate other TC songs that could be fun. I'm happy with romance or just a couple with a weird lil guy.
Bonus points if the girlfriend wears a boiler suit at any point in the story (amazing costume design by Tom).
I am happy to receive treats.

No letter

Request 2 by GoggledMonkey
Sense8 (TV)
Characters: Wolfgang Bogdanow, Kala Dandekar, Rajan Rasal
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Any fic that can expand on the relationship between these three would be lovely. I love that they got together in the final but I do wish this was a relationship we got to see build up on the screen. I’d really love to see Wolfgang and Rajan interacting especially since Rajan hadn’t had much interaction with Wolfgang (that he knew about). Since Rajan was so concerned about having a ring to symbolize his commitment to Kala I wonder if he’d stress about needing something to symbolize his relationship with Wolfgang too.
Also, I’m happy for any of the other cluster members to appear or Felix. And if you were looking to write smut please feel free to include any or all of the cluster.
I love: First times (kisses, sex etc), getting together, poly relationships negotiations, people finally sitting down and talking about their feelings (I’m looking at you Kala), porn with feels, found family, slice of life, bed sharing, intimate touches, hand holding, hair petting, pegging, oral sex, domestic
DNW: Out of setting au/modern au/no powers au (coffee shop etc)
I am happy to receive treats

No letter

Request 3 by GoggledMonkey
Dimension 20: Cloudward Ho!
Characters: Torse (Dimension 20 Cloudward Ho), Maxwell Gotch (Dimension 20 Cloudward Ho)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Writing this prompt still high off the finale! Loved this campaign. Loved Maxwell from the get go and I enjoyed every interaction between these two characters. I liked how each of the characters sought the other, their kinda tough guy warrior bond and I really love thematically that Maxwell’s first bit of whimsy was wanting to put Torse’s heart back in.
Does Torse remember Maxwell jumping after him? Does he ever find out that Maxwell carried him on his back? I know fandom has chewed on this a lot but I do love the parallel between Torse's iron heart and gold heart and Max gloves on gloves off. I’m also really crazy about the idea of Max touching Torse's heart. I cannot believe the gold knuckles is a canon detail.
I’m happy with a filler scene set during the campaign or anything post season. Maybe a meet the family thing since Samwell is now in Zood too? How does Torse interact with Wealwell? I'd love to see Torse reunite with the remaining Aganti Zernai and more details on his background. Or anything with Maxwell (and the Zepher ii crew) helping Torse repair or explore Zern.
If you like to write smut I am happy to receive. I like character driven pwp and would greatly enjoy a sex scene with a miss match in sexual desire so please do give me horny human with robot who had no discernible genitalia and presumably no sex drive. Or maybe he does, no idea, feel free to explore that in fic.
I like: Found family, porn with feelings, angst with a happy/hopeful ending, first times, mutual pining, fluff, domestic slice of life, people talking about their feelings, intimate touches, blossoming romance, quiet moments of peace, frottage, competency,
DNW: Out of setting au/modern au/no magic style au (coffee shop etc)
Character bashing in which Comfrey MacLeod is an unrepentant villain (Longspot, Hatwell and the Corrodi you may bash to your heart’s content)
I'm happy to receive treats.

No letter

Request 4 by GoggledMonkey
Star Wars: Outlaws (Video Game)
Characters: Kay Vess (SW: Outlaws), ND-5 the Commando Droid (SW: Outlaws)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

This game was very fun. I love me a main character of a Star Wars property that doesn’t care at all about the plot of Star Wars. Bless you Kay Vess for seeing Darth Vader and being like “I don’t know nor do I really care who this dude is.”
I also, in general, love droids so I really enjoyed the relationship between Kay and ND-5. Outlaws is the first time I’ve seen in a sw property someone risk their life to save a droid. I think there’s a lot of interesting interactions the two of them would have with the rest of the galaxy post game what with the entire concept of droid ownership. I imagine people seeing Kay and ND-5 would assume that she owns him. How do they react to that? Is Kay just sarcastically like “oh, no actually he won me in a sabacc game.”
Other prompts: I’d be just as happy with anything as long as the characters are happy (or end happy, angst is fine if there's a happy resolution). I like that they both now have the freedom to do whatever they want. Them working together on a job or any kind of domestic slice of life stuff. I love Nix, include him as much as you like. Him sleeping on ND-5 is adorable.
I would enjoy these two characters together romantically but of course if that’s not a thing you like friendship and found family that’s great to. If you like romance and want to write smut? Absolutely! I love pwp as character study and would greatly enjoy a sex scene with a miss match in sexual desire so please do give me horny human with robot who had no discernible genitalia and presumably no sex drive.
I like: Found family, slice of life, developing relationships, porn with feelings, angst with a happy/hopeful ending, first times, mutual pining, talking about feelings, intimate touches
DNW: Out of setting au/modern au/no powers au (coffee shop etc)
I am happy to receive treats

No letter

CLAIMED - PH #105: 鹿鼎記 - 金庸 | The Deer and the Cauldron - Louis Cha, 鹿鼎記 | The Duke of Mount Deer (Hong Kong 1984), 老洞 | The Old Miao Myth (TV)

Request 1 by Grayswandir (gothic_gray)
鹿鼎記 - 金庸 | The Deer and the Cauldron - Louis Cha
Characters: Kangxi Emperor (The Deer and the Cauldron), Wei Xiaobao (The Deer and the Cauldron - Cha)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

❤️ Likes: hurt/comfort | hurt-no-comfort | angst | loyalty | conflict | sacrifice | trust | competence | moral gray areas | darkfic | secrets and masks | complicated and difficult relationships | trauma | loss | guilt | loneliness | affection | domestic moments | slice of life | gen | suspiciously-intense platonic intimacy | preslash | pining (requited or unrequited) | established relationship | relationships falling apart | post-relationship | vivid and descriptive imagery | scenery | clothing | material culture | gratuitous use of weather
Canon promo, links, prompts, opt-ins, clarifications, etc. are in my letter!
For this fandom, I ticked the "my gift must feature all my requested characters" box, but it's totally fine if the focus is heavily on one character or the other, or if only one of them actually appears "onscreen."
Treats are enabled and very welcome! :)
Do-Not-Wants: explicit sex or overt mention/description of sex organs or sex acts | sexual or scatological bodily fluids | non-canonical death or severe permanent mutilation of major canon characters | 1st- or 2nd-person narration (unless in epistolary or similar formats) | AU, including things like setting-change, soulmates, wingfic, genderswap, etc., or major canon divergence that significantly alters canon events | crossover or fusion with a different canon | requested characters using non-canon terms of endearment like “baby,” “honey,” etc.

Letter:
https://gothic-gray.dreamwidth.org/7876.html

Request 2 by Grayswandir (gothic_gray)
鹿鼎記 | The Duke of Mount Deer (Hong Kong 1984)
Characters: Emperor Hong Hei (Duke of Mount Deer), Wai Siu-Po (Duke of Mount Deer)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

❤️ Likes: hurt/comfort | hurt-no-comfort | angst | loyalty | conflict | sacrifice | trust | competence | moral gray areas | darkfic | secrets and masks | complicated and difficult relationships | trauma | loss | guilt | loneliness | affection | domestic moments | slice of life | gen | suspiciously-intense platonic intimacy | preslash | pining (requited or unrequited) | established relationship | relationships falling apart | post-relationship | vivid and descriptive imagery | scenery | clothing | material culture | gratuitous use of weather
Canon promo, links, prompts, opt-ins, clarifications, etc. are in my letter!
For this fandom, I ticked the "my gift must feature all my requested characters" box, but it's totally fine if the focus is heavily on one character or the other, or if only one of them actually appears "onscreen."
Treats are enabled and very welcome! :)
Do-Not-Wants: explicit sex or overt mention/description of sex organs or sex acts | sexual or scatological bodily fluids | non-canonical death or severe permanent mutilation of major canon characters | 1st- or 2nd-person narration (unless in epistolary or similar formats) | AU, including things like setting-change, soulmates, wingfic, genderswap, etc., or major canon divergence that significantly alters canon events | crossover or fusion with a different canon | requested characters using non-canon terms of endearment like “baby,” “honey,” etc.

Letter:
https://gothic-gray.dreamwidth.org/7876.html

Request 3 by Grayswandir (gothic_gray)
老洞 | The Old Miao Myth (TV)
Characters: Tse Seung-Cho, Jin Bong
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

❤️ Likes: hurt/comfort | hurt-no-comfort | angst | loyalty | conflict | sacrifice | trust | competence | moral gray areas | darkfic | secrets and masks | complicated and difficult relationships | trauma | loss | guilt | loneliness | affection | domestic moments | slice of life | gen | suspiciously-intense platonic intimacy | preslash | pining (requited or unrequited) | established relationship | relationships falling apart | post-relationship | vivid and descriptive imagery | scenery | clothing | material culture | gratuitous use of weather
Canon promo, links, prompts, opt-ins, clarifications, etc. are in my letter!
For this fandom, I'm requesting both Jin Bong and Tse Seung-Cho, but I'd be happy with fic about just one or the other of them, or even fic that's more about worldbuilding than about either of them. Honestly I'd love to see fic about pretty much any character in the canon, from the Tses' chauffeur to the French Consul's perpetually-annoyed secretary. :D
Treats are enabled and very welcome! :)
Do-Not-Wants: explicit sex or overt mention/description of sex organs or sex acts | sexual or scatological bodily fluids | non-canonical death or severe permanent mutilation of major canon characters | 1st- or 2nd-person narration (unless in epistolary or similar formats) | AU, including things like setting-change, soulmates, wingfic, genderswap, etc., or major canon divergence that significantly alters canon events | crossover or fusion with a different canon | requested characters using non-canon terms of endearment like “baby,” “honey,” etc.

Letter:
https://gothic-gray.dreamwidth.org/7876.html

CLAIMED - PH #106: The Silt Verses (Podcast), The Magnus Protocol (Podcast), Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke, Piranesi - Susanna Clarke, Checkmate (Comics 2006), Song of the Bull Rider - Alex Singer, Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena

Request 1 by Griselda_Gimpel
The Silt Verses (Podcast)
Characters: Paige (The Silt Verses), Hayward (The Silt Verses)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs

Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 2 by Griselda_Gimpel
The Magnus Protocol (Podcast)
Characters: Celia Ripley, Alice Dyer, Samama "Sam" Khalid
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Please feature Celia. Include or exclude Alice and Sam at your discretion.
I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs

Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 3 by Griselda_Gimpel
Valdemar Series - Mercedes Lackey
Characters: Alberich (Valdemar), Myste (Valdemar), Vanyel Ashkevron, Stefen (Valdemar)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

I'd be happy with either a story about Alberich and Myste or a story about Vanyel and Stefen. Or a story about all four if you want to do that!
I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs

Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 4 by Griselda_Gimpel
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Characters: Stephen Black (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke), John Childermass (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke), The Gentleman with the Thistledown Hair (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke), Emma Pole (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Please include Stephen Black. Include or exclude Childermass, the Gentleman, and Emma at your discretion.
I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs

Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 5 by Griselda_Gimpel
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
Characters: Piranesi | Matthew Rose Sorensen, Sixteen | Sarah Raphael, The Other | Valentine Andrew Ketterley, James Ritter
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form

Please include Piranesi. Include or exclude Sixteen, the Other, and James at your discretion.
I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs

Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 6 by Griselda_Gimpel
Checkmate (Comics 2006)
Characters: Amanda Waller (Checkmate Comics), Werner Vertigo (Checkmate Comics), King Faraday (Checkmate Comics)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs
Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 7 by Griselda_Gimpel
Song of the Bull Rider - Alex Singer
Characters: Parnach (Song of the Bull Rider), Kanan (Song of the Bull Rider)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content (Aged up characters [18+] is fine.)
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs
Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

Request 8 by Griselda_Gimpel
Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena
Characters: Himemiya Anthy, Tenjou Utena
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I am happy to receive treats.
-Do Not Want-
Rape/Non-con
Dubcon
Underage Sexual Content (Aged up characters [18+] is fine.)
Scat
Watersports
Sounding
Rimming
Misogynistic Language
Modern (or No magic/powers) AUs
Letter:
https://griseldagimpel.tumblr.com/post/797426048805584896/yuletide-dear-creator-letter

PH #107: Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena, Deadloch (TV 2023), Hades II (Video Game)

CLAIMED - PH #108: Lady Eve's Last Con - Rebecca Fraimow, Dragaera - Steven Brust, Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch

Request 1 by hamsterwoman
Lady Eve's Last Con - Rebecca Fraimow
Characters: Esteban Mendez-Yuki
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Lady Eve's Last Con was the most fun I've had reading a book in a while -- delightfully heisty and full of vivid characters and effervescent worldbuilding. I adored Ruthi's narration and the arc of her relationships with both Jules and Sol, but the one thing the book left me wanting for was some kind of happier ending for Esteban, whom I found surprisingly sympathetic. I would love to see Esteban's POV on "Miss Ojukwu" and any of their courtship, which was so hilarious to me in the book; Esteban and Sol's relationship over the years (with a focus on them as adults/teens); "fix-it fic" where Esteban gets to study his dirt; future fic where Esteban meets Jules and/or their child (very open to post-canon Esteban/Jules as more grown-up versions of themselves who are not lying to each other).
Fandom specific DNW: entire fic taking place when Esteban is a child (some kid!Esteban is OK, I'd just like him to be ~canon-age for at least some of it)
General DNWs: angst for the sake of angst, horror, gore, darkfic, death of canonical characters who are not dead in canon, animal harm, noncon, situations which play up or eroticize unequal power dynamics in a relationship, unrequested ships, hard kink, soulmate AUs, mundane AUs
I have gifting enabled on my account and am always delighted to receive treats of any length :)

Letter:
https://hamsterwoman.dreamwidth.org/1249687.html

Request 2 by hamsterwoman
Dragaera - Steven Brust
Characters: Morrolan e'Drien
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I'd just love to read anything with Morrolan, Vlad timeline or Paarfi timeline, or anything in between: Morrolan and Vlad and/or Aliera getting to know each other post-Taltos; missing moments adventures from the early Vlad books; Morrolan looking after Noish-Pa while Vlad is on the run; Morrolan first getting used to the Empire or visiting the East again; Vlad finding out about some embarrassing incidents from Morrolan's past and making fun of him forever. In light of Tsalmoth, it would be especially fun to get Morrolan's POV on some things in the Vlad books. I ship Vlad/Morrolan, and also really enjoy Morrolan's relationship with Zerika and Aliera, but this is genuinely a One True Character situation for me, so really anything with Morrolan would be great!
Fandom specific DNW: entire fic being written in Paarfi prose (sorry, Paarfi!), size kink if writing Easterner/Dragaeran relationships
General DNWs: angst for the sake of angst, horror, gore, darkfic, death of canonical characters who are not dead in canon, animal harm, noncon, situations which play up or eroticize unequal power dynamics in a relationship, unrequested ships (for this fandom, you can consider Morrolan/anyone except Verra, Arra, Teldra, Sethra, and Kiera a requested ship), hard kink, soulmate AUs, mundane AUs
I have gifting enabled on my account and am always delighted to receive treats of any length :)

Letter:
https://hamsterwoman.dreamwidth.org/1249687.html

Request 3 by hamsterwoman
Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch
Characters: Varvara Sidorovna Tamonina
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I still adore this series, and I miss seeing Comrade Tamonina in action and interacting with my other favorite characters. I follow the comics and the non-Peter-POV novellas and welcome fic incorporating canon from those works, but novels-only stories are also welcome. Things I'd love to see in this fandom: casefic where Peter and/or Nightingale and/or Abigail have to team up with Varvara; missing moments from the time Varvara was hanging around the Folly; Varvara teaching Peter or Abigail new magic or mundane skills; past encounters between Varvara and Nightingale; what magical institutions looked like in RoL-verse USSR. On a shippy note, I very much enjoy Varvara's crush on Nightingale (I don't need it to be requited, especially in light of recent revelations, but would also be happy to read a fic where it is).
Fandom specific DNW: focus on current Russian politics; focus on the Rivers; Lesley, if she appears, as a black-and-white villain
General DNWs: angst for the sake of angst, horror, gore, darkfic (reasonable amounts of darkness for WWII fic is fine), death of canonical characters who are not dead in canon, animal harm, noncon, situations which play up or eroticize unequal power dynamics in a relationship, unrequested ships, hard kink, soulmate AUs, mundane AUs
I have gifting enabled on my account and am always delighted to receive treats of any length :)

Letter:
https://hamsterwoman.dreamwidth.org/1249687.html

CLAIMED - PH #109: We Are คือเรารักกัน | We Are (Thailand TV 2024), 奇蹟 | Kiseki: Dear to Me (TV), ข้ามฟ้าเคียงเธอ | The Next Prince (TV 2025), 볼보이 택틱스 | Ball Boy Tactics (TV)

Request 1 by IetjeSiobhan
We Are คือเรารักกัน | We Are (Thailand TV 2024)
Characters: Any
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

If you would like to write a shippy work, I’m good with any of the canon relationships OR Mick/Matt OR Beer/Mick OR Beer/Mick/Matt! Otherwise, I’d be delighted by any sort of gen work focusing on any singular or any combination/group of characters!
General Likes
• mutual pining
• desperation & devotion
• possessiveness, jealousy
• Food as a love language
• Clothes Sharing
• Canon Compliance
• shenanigans & hijinks
• the Group Of Idiots being their usual idiot selves
• banter, silliness
• character studies, introspective pieces
• studies of interpersonal relationships
• established & developing relationships
• established relationship relationship reveals
• post-canon settings
• PDA, affectionate behaviour, domesticity
• Outsider POVs
• vulnerability, intimacy
• first times
• smut as a vessel for relationship studies, but also pwp for the sake of it
• any of your niche kinks (go wild!)
Optional Prompt Ideas
• I would LOVE works that explore any of the university art/architecture/essay assignments or any of the characters’ post-canon works
-> feel free to go wild and just create a work that is just an architecture design Fang might have come up with, or an artwork one of them could have created, or an essay one of them might have written, or a newspaper article about an art gallery exhibition, or reviews of Tan’s garage, or something similar – absolutely anything exploring their (creative/work) endeavours would be just as deeply delightful as a shippy or storytelling focused work to me!
• any character: during their internship or the first months of their first job post-uni. Internship/job experiences, expectations, struggles… I would like to see them!
• Chain/Pun: Developing Relationship Shenanigans -> them making that change from best friends to being in a relationship. I’d especially love Puns POV on the first weeks/months
• Fang/Tan:
1. something exploring Fang’s insecurities. Canonically, he struggles when Tan isn’t immediately available and being his clingy self, and I’d love an exploration of that.
2. Jealousy/Possessiveness, particularly Fang’s. Fang doesn’t really tend to show his jealousy & possessiveness, or at least not very openly, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Get in that man’s head! Make him spiral! And then ofc let Tan notice & maybe let Tan stake his obvious claim as a reassurance to Fang that doesn’t expose him. <3 Or something in that regard!
• Fang & Phum brother relationships!
• Bets & Wagers: the University Group of Friends gets a bet going. Shenanigans & Hijinks ensue. Perhaps Fang and Beer are the only ones showing a modicum of common sense, or even they aren’t. What’s the bet about? What exactly is going on? The world is your oyster! I just love the dynamics in this group of idiots! Please know that I love all of them and would LOVE a work focused on them.
• Q & Peem Friendship Dynamic. I love the platonic soulmates thing they have going on!
• Beer befriending Peem closer. Show it to meee
• Q & Beer becoming closer friends. Their besties are in a relationship and these two? Perfect fellow commiserators. They both can give Such good advice but also Q is such a bitch sometimes (affectionate) and they both tend to be both nosy and go actually, please do not include me, I am OUT, and I honestly think they’d make a great duo
• any character study, but especially Fang or Beer
• Mick entering some sort of gaming tournament, and making it to an unexpectedly big and far round
• Beer giving literally any of these sillies advice. I love him.
• something incinerating Fang’s or Tan’s fighting urge. I love that they canonically are ready to get rowdy at any given moment :”)
• Anything. Please just go ham. I love them!
DNWs
• AUs that completely change the setting, like Historical/ Sci-Fi/ Flower & Tattoo Shop AUs
• cheating
• non-monogamy for the canonical ships
• break-ups for the canonical ships, even temporary ones
• MCD, including Reincarnation
• Identity Porn unless canonical
• unhappy/ambiguous endings
• drug use/mentions, smoking, addictions
• kink dnws: scat, feederism
• sex work
• genderbends
• unrequested ships
• Severe Miscommunication as a vessel for angst
• eating disorders
Please feel free to play it fast & loose with my likes and just have fun with it! I love these sillies so much and would enjoy absolutely anything about them!
Treats are exceedingly welcome!

No letter

Request 2 by IetjeSiobhan
奇蹟 | Kiseki: Dear to Me (TV)
Characters: Chen Yi (Kiseki: Dear to Me), Ai Di (Kiseki: Dear to Me)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

General Likes
- possessive behaviour/jealousy
- codependency, obsession
- desperation
- canon compliant levels of being entirely unhinged about each other
- branding/marking the other character
- character branding/marking themselves as belonging to the other
- matching tattoos (esp. matching tattoos as a marker of belonging/ownership)
- bdsm, esp. dom/sub dynamics, impact play, pain play, knife play, bondage, gags
- cnc
- watersports
- characters having specific/niche kinks of your choice
- food as a love language
- Ai Di & Bai Zongyi’s friendship
- found families
- POV Outsider
- in-universe Social Media, review boards, notes & letters, etc
DNWs
- Historical AUs, Sci-Fi AUs, AUs based on JK Rowling’s works
- cheating
- non-monogamy for the nominated ships
- break-ups for the nominated ships, even temporary ones
- Permanent MCD for these two specifically – feel free to kill any other main character, or play around with revival concepts
- unhappy/ambiguous endings
- drug use, smoking
- smut dnws: scat, extreme feederism
- sex work as a primary theme
- genderbends
- Identity Porn
Please feel free to play it fast & loose with my likes and just have fun with it! I love these two so much and would enjoy absolutely anything about them!
Treats are exceedingly welcome!

No letter

Request 3 by IetjeSiobhan
ข้ามฟ้าเคียงเธอ | The Next Prince (TV 2025)
Characters: Paytai Ronawi, Ramil Phuchongphisut
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

These two make me feel INSANE. That’s it that’s my pitch. Okay, but to be more specific, I have here some:
General Likes
• mutual pining
• desperation & devotion
• possessiveness, jealousy
• mutual obsession
• codependence
• Food as a love language
• Clothes Sharing
• Canon Compliance
• shenanigans & hijinks
• friendship groups & dynamics
• character studies, introspective pieces
• studies of interpersonal relationships
• established & developing relationships
• established relationship relationship reveals
• post-canon settings
• PDA, affectionate behaviour, domesticity
• Outsider POVs
• vulnerability, intimacy
• smut as a vessel for relationship studies, but also pwp for the sake of it
• any exploration of their BDSM dynamic; especially pain play, impact play, collars & leashes, (rope) bondage, or anything that kinks on vulnerability
• watersports
• sounding
• size difference kinks, very much extending to dick size differences (small dicks especially and kinking on them… Barks loudly)
• any of your niche kinks (go wild!)
DNWs
• AUs in any of JK Rowling’s works, Sci-Fi AUs, Historical AUs
• cheating
• non-monogamy
• MCD, including Reincarnation
• Identity Porn unless canonical
• unhappy/ambiguous endings
• drug use/mentions, smoking, addictions
• kink dnws: scat, feederism
• sex work
• genderbends
• unrequested bg ships, unless canonical
• Severe Miscommunication as a vessel for angst, unless canonical
• eating disorders
Treats are exceedingly welcome.

No letter

Request 4 by IetjeSiobhan
볼보이 택틱스 | Ball Boy Tactics (TV)
Characters: Kwon Jungwoo, Han Jiwon (Ball Boy Tactics), Yang Eunoh, Byeong Seungjin
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I’d love to see a character exploration on any of them, OR a friendship exploration of any dynamic, OR something shippy with Jungwoo/Jiwoon or Eunoh/Seungjin. Basically: I love all four main characters so so dearly.
For Jiwon/Jungwoo, should you want to go that route
Their secret relationship due to athlete fame is So interesting to me and offers so so much potential. Any established relationship vignette, or outsider POV fic, or social media view on them, or them dealing with the question of coming out, or jealousy, or or or… would be so incredible to me. I really adore them and their dynamic offers so much.
For Seungjin/Eunoh, should you want to go that route
Obviously we were left sort of open-ended (but also not really) in regards to their relationship, so I personally would sell my non-existent firstborn for any sort of developing relationship and/or pining.
These sillies are, again, SO dear to me, and I’d especially love something canon verse here, but for what, the world is really your oyster!
General Likes
• mutual pining
• desperation & devotion
• possessiveness, jealousy
• Food as a love language
• Clothes Sharing
• Canon Compliance
• shenanigans & hijinks
• friendship groups & dynamics
• banter, silliness
• bets & wagers
• character studies, introspective pieces
• studies of interpersonal relationships
• established & developing relationships
• established relationship relationship reveals
• post-canon settings
• PDA, affectionate behaviour, domesticity
• Outsider POVs
• vulnerability, intimacy
• smut as a vessel for relationship studies, but also pwp for the sake of it
• any of your niche kinks (go wild!)
DNWs
• AUs in any of JK Rowling’s works, Sci-Fi AUs, Historical AUs
• cheating
• non-monogamy for the nominated ship(s)
• break-ups for the nominated ship(s), even temporary ones
• MCD, including Reincarnation
• Identity Porn unless canonical
• unhappy/ambiguous endings
• drug use/mentions, smoking, addictions
• kink dnws: scat, feederism
• sex work
• genderbends
• unrequested bg ships, unless canonical
• Severe Miscommunication as a vessel for angst, unless canonical
• eating disorders

No letter

CLAIMED - PH #110: Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011), Father Brown (2013), The Madame Blanc Mysteries (UK TV), Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV), Silent Witness (TV), Sister Boniface Mysteries (TV)

Request 1 by IrisReticulata9
Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)
Characters: Camille Bordey, Richard Poole
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Classic bickering and exasperation with an undercurrent of sexual tension, maybe a near miss? Perhaps a ‘there’s only one bed’ situation. Or what would’ve happened if Richard really had been Camille’s blind date. I don’t mind if other characters are involved.

No letter

Request 2 by IrisReticulata9
Father Brown (2013)
Characters: M. Hercule Flambeau (Father Brown TV 2013), Inspector Sullivan (Father Brown TV 2013), Felicia Montague (Father Brown TV 2013), Father Brown (Father Brown TV 2013)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Flambeau is his usual fabulous bastard self, Felicia is a flirt, and Sullivan is annoyed, while Father Brown is trying to keep the peace. Some kind of situation where they’re trapped together, perhaps? Maybe snowed in. Could be a body (plus Felicia scream) and an investigation (don’t worry about the details of the crime, I’m here for the characters!), or maybe just an improvised Christmas or something like that. Flambeau x Felicia welcomed!

No letter

Request 3 by IrisReticulata9
The Madame Blanc Mysteries (UK TV)
Characters: Dom Hayes, Jean White (The Madame Blanc Mysteries)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Dom and Jean cuteness. Maybe they’re on holiday somewhere, or maybe they’re spending Christmas together, or perhaps there’s cooking involved. Other characters optional!

No letter

Request 4 by IrisReticulata9
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV)
Characters: Sebastian Brudenell, Frank Hathaway, Luella Shakespeare
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Found family vibes, silly outfits, and humour please! Could be Christmas and they’re spending it together and getting on each other’s nerves or winding each other up a little bit, but ultimately having a lovely time. Alternatively, it could be a silly undercover operation.

No letter

Request 5 by IrisReticulata9
Silent Witness (TV)
Characters: Clarissa Mullery, Harry Cunningham (Silent Witness)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Clarissa and Harry meet, hilarity and snark ensue. Other characters all optional, but perhaps if they meet then Nikki and Jack have something to do with it, whether it’s something like having them over for a Christmas celebration, or just setting up that they meet somehow — maybe at a work event they’ll both be at e.g. a conference.
Alternatively, perhaps they already know each other well and there’s a found family vibe.
I’ll be happy with anything amusing!

No letter

Request 6 by IrisReticulata9
Sister Boniface Mysteries (TV)
Characters: Sam Gillespie (Sister Boniface), Sister Boniface (Sister Boniface)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Found family vibes, puns, and silliness. Crime optional. Love Sisters Peter and Reg, but they don’t have to be in it. Same with any of the characters — they’re all great. I would love it if Ruth featured, but she’s not on the list, so obviously not demanding that! Maybe there’s some event like a community Christmas party or a police one, with Mrs Clam and Miss Thimble catering, and the nuns providing the drink. Or maybe it’s one of Sister Boniface’s fantasies. Anything amusing and cosy welcomed!
No letter

PH #111: Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette, Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Disorganized Crime (1989)

Request 1 by jasmasson
Doctrine of Labyrinths - Sarah Monette
Characters: Felix Harrowgate, Mildmay Foxe
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Feeeeeliiiixxxx. I love Felix. I’d like anything that puts the brothers’ relationship front and centre (I’m good with them developing a romantic relationship if you are, also happy to stay gen), as I love how they (inarticulately and often painfully) love each other very much. AU is fine if you fancy it (High school au? Rock star au?) but happy endings please!
DNW: death outside of canon; unhappy endings.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 2 by jasmasson
Death in Paradise (UK TV 2011)
Characters: Richard Poole
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I loved Richard. I’d like anything that explores him, and particularly his relationships with his team, Camille, Dwayne, and Fidel. AUs are fine - I’ve always had a high school au plot bunny with Richard and Fidel the nerds and Camille and Dwayne the cool (but kind) kids, which you’re welcome to if you fancy it!
In regards to romance; perfectly happy with straight gen, but if you do pair Richard with anyone make it Camille, please. Totally open to any kind of relationship for Dwayne and Fidel, between them or with others, if you do slash them, I don’t mind.
DNW: death outside of canon - and if you can ignore the canon death, that would be marvellous! You can AU or canon-diverge it out, but if you keep it in please don’t make it the focus. I like ultimately happy fic!
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 3 by jasmasson
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Characters: Robert Parker | Butch Cassidy (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)), Harry Longabaugh | Sundance Kid (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969))
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Love them! Happy for anything that focuses on their relationship, whether it just be as the ride-or(literally)-die buddies they are, or romantic either is totally fine. No Etta bashing, please.
Happy for in canon, canon-divergent or AU. Just anything with them in character and relationship focused.
DNW: If you stay in canon please don’t focus on the death (happy for you to canon-diverge it out, in fact very very happy 😆), and if you go AU, a fic with a happy ending.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 4 by jasmasson
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
Characters: Dick Grayson (Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic))
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I’m all about Robin 1.0 in any Batman canon or fanon and I feel he’s a little under-represented in WFA. Fix that! In keeping with the family relationships and light tone of the comics, anything that has my boy front and centre is a winner. Very happy with an exploration of these versions of Bruce and Dick pre WFA timeline - with Dick as Robin - but also love the big family feel so happy for all relationships. My favorite relationships to read about are Dick with Bruce or Damian, but they’re all a big warm hug in this version so happy with them all.
DNW: no romantic relationships, dark fic or death fic (outside canon) please! All light and fluffy for this one😉
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

Request 5 by jasmasson
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Characters: Nick Bartkowski, Carlos Barrios
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

If anyone besides me remembers this movie, you’ll remember how fun it is. I loved all the characters but only put Carlos and Nick in because I definitely want them in the fic - ideally gently antagonistic, which could lead to romance or just good fun. Delighted to see Ray and Max in as well. Maybe a follow up heist!
DNW: dark fic, death fic, unhappy endings.
Treats cherished!

Letter:
https://jasmasson.dreamwidth.org/121827.html

CLAIMED - PH #112: Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana (Webcomic), Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series), Aurora - Red (Webcomic)

Request 1 by justabrain
Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana (Webcomic)
Characters: Atawn Lorvac, Kahlik (Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana), Quinel (Pathways: Chronicles of Tuvana)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Details:
I particularly enjoy Atawn/Kahlik, trans!Atawn, anxious!Quinel, Quinel & Atawn, and Quinel & Tova
See Dear Writer letter for details and general things I like!
Specific DNW:
Atawn being explicitly not trans, Taria or Quinel shipping, Atawn or Kahlik being explicitly not interested in the other
DNW:
out-of-universe AUs, 1st or 2nd person POV, un-queering of queer characters, sad/hopeless/depressing endings, "it was only a dream", incest, porn without plot / porn without feelings, omegaverse, use of generative AI
Treats are welcome! <3

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HhX0TtSfuGNfdAyRg2Z7zFl4RI2GJMS_Tomp7IULFJU/edit?usp=sharing

Request 2 by justabrain
Critical Role: Aramán (Web Series)
Characters: Occtis Tachonis (Critical Role: Aramán)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

Details:
I particularly enjoy trans!Occtis, Occtis & Pin, backstory, Occtis generally being an anxious/flustered mess. I don’t have specific ships, but I’m open to hints of non-platonic dynamics with pretty much anyone except Thaisha, Hal, or Bolaire
See Dear Writer letter for details and general things I like!
Specific DNW:
Occtis shipped with Thaisha, Hal, or Bolaire, Occtis being explicitly not trans
DNW:
out-of-universe AUs, 1st or 2nd person POV, un-queering of queer characters, sad/hopeless/depressing endings, "it was only a dream", incest, porn without plot / porn without feelings, omegaverse, use of generative AI
Treats are welcome! <3

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HhX0TtSfuGNfdAyRg2Z7zFl4RI2GJMS_Tomp7IULFJU/edit?usp=sharing

Request 3 by justabrain
Aurora - Red (Webcomic)
Characters: Dainix (Aurora), Falst (Aurora), Erin Ruunaser, Tess Ruunaser
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Details:
I particularly enjoy Dainix/Falst, Erin & Tess sibling dynamics, backstory for any, Falst with cat-like tendencies
See Dear Writer letter for more details and general things I like!
Specific DNW:
Dainix or Falst shipped with other characters, Tam/Erin, anything shippy with Kendal
General DNW:
out-of-universe AUs, 1st or 2nd person POV, un-queering of queer characters, sad/hopeless/depressing endings, "it was only a dream", incest, porn without plot / porn without feelings, omegaverse, use of generative AI
Treats are welcome! <3

Letter:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HhX0TtSfuGNfdAyRg2Z7zFl4RI2GJMS_Tomp7IULFJU/edit?usp=sharing

CLAIMED - PH #113: Elemental Blessings Series - Sharon Shinn, Cinderella (Disney Animated Movies), I Want to Unify the Kingdom But the Second Male Lead is Too Indecent - The Drawfee Show (Web Series)

Request 1 by kototyph
Elemental Blessings Series - Sharon Shinn
Characters: Darien Serlast, Zoe Ardelay Lalindar, Corene (Elemental Blessings), Josetta (Elemental Blessings)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

Above all I just love this setting and Shinn's worldbuilding so much-- go wild! I would welcome anything from a novel outtake/missing scene (Troubled Waters is my fav, but open to anything from the series) to a crossover swapping characters into the Welce kingdom and it's blessings-based deterministic pseudo-religion. What do other holidays look like in Welce-- are there holidays for specific blessings? Lucky days? What's the absolute wildest combo of blessings a kid could get? When travelers visit, do they pull blessings and are those considered 'theirs' by Welce-ian friends and colleagues? So many things to consider...
___________________
The Deets
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Likes
Fan of all things fluffy, slice of life, smutty, funny. DEEPLY INTO alternate universes, the crazier the better. Domestic scenes are also some of my favorites.
Dislikes
Prefer not to read anything in AO3 Big Bads category (rape, graphic violence, underage, major character death); also not super into heavy kink. Other than that, I'm textually omnivorous, go wild.

No letter

Request 2 by kototyph
Cinderella (Disney Animated Movies)
Characters: Cinderella (Disney), Prince Charming (Disney)
My gift must feature one or more of my chosen character tags (giver's choice)

I have never seen any of the Disney films past the first one, so genuine question from me to you: how exactly does Price Charming (this is deadass his name?? wow) react to the whole talking animals thing. Does Cinderella become a spy chief with a deployable force made out of sewing mice and birds. Does she help win the Disney equivalent of the Napoleonic wars
___________________
The Deets
___________________
Likes
Fan of all things fluffy, slice of life, smutty, funny. DEEPLY INTO alternate universes, the crazier the better. Domestic scenes are also some of my favorites.
Dislikes
Prefer not to read anything in AO3 Big Bads category (rape, graphic violence, underage, major character death); also not super into heavy kink. Other than that, I'm textually omnivorous, go wild.

No letter

Request 3 by kototyph
I Want to Unify the Kingdom But the Second Male Lead is Too Indecent - The Drawfee Show (Web Series)
Characters: Princess Bridgeton (The Drawfee Show), Lord Dickington (The Drawfee Show), Sir Daleton (The Drawfee Show)
My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags (if 0: any from tag set)

I watched this episode of Drawfee (available for free on YouTube and a Very Good Time if you haven't seen it) and almost died laughing. Chaotic art gremlins creating poly triangle isekai anime out of thin air. All canon material for this nonexistent anime is in this one 40-min ep, and just-- anything would be amazing. I need to know HOW indecent the second male lead can get, for science.
___________________
The Deets
___________________
Likes
Fan of all things fluffy, slice of life, smutty, funny. DEEPLY INTO alternate universes, the crazier the better. Domestic scenes are also some of my favorites.
Dislikes
Prefer not to read anything in AO3 Big Bads category (rape, graphic violence, underage, major character death); also not super into heavy kink. Other than that, I'm textually omnivorous, go wild.

No letter

marthawells

Some news:

* The Murderbot and fantasy novel Humble Bundle has returned for two days. The charity donation is still World Central Kitchen:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books-encore

* I'll be co-guest of honor with John Picacio at AggieCon 55 on January 30-February 1 2026 in College Station, TX.

https://www.aggiecon.net/

* Also you can preorder Platform Decay, the next book in The Murderbot Diaries, at whichever retailer you prefer, and it will be out on May 5, 2026. Published by Tor Books, cover art by Jaime Jones, edited by Lee Harris.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/platform-decay-martha-wells/8cf1662cf8bf8d15?ean=9781250827005&next=t

rachelmanija

An Icelandic horror novella translated by Mary Robinette Kowal! I had no idea she's fluent in Icelandic.

Iðunn experiences unexplained fatigue and injuries when she wakes up, but is gaslit by doctors and offered idiotic remedies by co-workers. (Very relatable!) Meanwhile, she's being semi-stalked by her ex-boyfriend/co-worker, her parents refuse to accept that she's a vegetarian and keep serving her chicken, and the only living beings she actually likes are the neighborhood cats that she's allergic to.

After what feels like an extremely long time, it finally occurs to her that she might be sleepwalking, and some time after that, it finally occurs to her to video herself as she sleeps. At that point some genuinely scary/creepy/unsettling things happen, and I was very gripped by the story and its central mystery.

Is Iðunn going out at night and committing all the acts she's normally too beaten down or scared to do while sleepwalking or dissociating? Is she having a psychotic break? Is she a vampire? Is she possessed? Does it have something to do with a traumatic past event that's revealed about a third of the way in?

Other than the last question, I have no idea! The ending was so confusing that I have no idea what it was meant to convey, and it did not provide any answers to basically anything. I'm also not sure what all the thematic/political elements about the oppression of women had to do with anything, because they didn't clearly relate to anything that actually happened.

Spoilers!

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This was a miss for me. But I was impressed by the very fluent and natural-sounding translation.

Content note: A very large number of cats are murdered. Can horror writers please knock it off with the dead cats? At this point it would count as a shocking twist if the cat doesn't die.

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osprey_archer

What I’ve Just Finished Reading

Ngaio Marsh’s Tied Up in Tinsel, which is actually a reread, which I realized fairly early on when the foppish country house owner explains that he’s staffed the place with murderers who have served their time. Just oncers, no more dangerous than the average man on the street, and anyway how else is he supposed to staff a country house given the servant problem in 1970s Britain? But I kept going, because Ngaio Marsh is always a good time, and also this book prominently features Troy who just happens to be at the country house to paint said foppish owner when the murder occurs… A Troy book is always especially a good time.

Maud Hart Lovelace’s The Trees Kneel at Christmas is set in Park Slope, where one of my friends lives, so every few pages I was shrieking “I know that place! I’ve crossed that street!” So naturally I loved the book, haha. Our heroine Afifi hears a story from her grandmother about how the trees kneel at Christmas back home in Lebanon, and becomes determined to walk to Prospect Park at midnight on Christmas Eve to see if the trees kneel in America, too.

I checked out Ruth Crawford Seeger’s 1953 American Folksongs for Christmas purely because it was illustrated by Barbara Cooney, but found it unexpectedly fascinating. Seeger (stepmother of Pete Seeger) was, among other things, a collector of folk music, and this book is full of songs I’ve never even heard of, from the tradition of all-night Christmas Eve church singalongs, often in the South, where people would gather and sing till dawn.

What I’m Reading Now

I’ve started Tasha Tudor’s Take Joy, which is a compilation of Christmas stories/poems/carols etc illustrated by Tudor. The second story is Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of the world’s saddest pine tree. In the woods, the pine is too entirely focused on growing bigger (big enough to be a Christmas tree!) to ever feel happy. Then it’s cut down to be a Christmas tree, and it’s taken to a house and covered with ornaments and candles, and it’s all very strange and confusing, but the pine tree thinks that it will be able to enjoy these celebrations once it gets used to them… except of course its life as a Christmas tree lasts for just one night, and then it’s tossed in the attic and dried out for firewood.

What I Plan to Read Next

As I feared, I’m already running low on Christmas chapter books. However, Christie has a Poirot Christmas book and a Miss Marple that’s set at Christmas (although not perhaps a Christmas Book), and I have been meaning to to a Miss Marple, so…

If you have any other classic mystery Christmas recs, let me know!

extrapenguin

Lanna mentioned being out of the loop wrt new music, so I've decided that, when it fits the prompt, I'll pick some 2020s music. After all, we're halfway through the decade, now! (More than, if 2020 counts and 2030 doesn't!) So have some symphonic metal released in 2025 for...

a song that makes you smile
Catalyst Symphony - Eden

Watch on YouTube

The Light Inside EP on Bandcamp

prompts under the cut

a song you discovered this month
a song that makes you smile
a song that makes you cry
a song that you know all the lyrics of
a song that proves that you have good taste
a song title that is in all lowercase
a song title that is in all uppercase
an underrated song
a song that has three words
a song from your childhood
a song that reminds you of summertime
a song that you feel nostalgic to
the first song that plays on shuffle
a song that someone showed you
a song from a movie soundtrack
a song from a television soundtrack
a song about being 17
a song that reminds you of somebody
a song to drive to
a song with a number in the title
a song that you listen to at 3am in the morning
a song with a long title
a song with a color in the title
a song that gets stuck in your head
a song in a different language
a song that helps you fall asleep at night
a song that describes how you feel right now
a song that you used to hate but love today
a song that you downloaded
a song that you want to share

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yuletide

Yuletide is coming! If everything goes well, we will reveal works in the main collection at 9pm UTC on 24 December, two weeks from now. Madness works are revealed a day later.

(Default deadline is 9pm UTC on the 10th; posting deadline is 9pm UTC on the 17th.)

In Yuletide, it's important to leave a comment on your gift (or gifts) to thank your author.

If you think you'll be delayed in commenting until late in the anonymous period (ending 1 January) or maybe not even until well into the new year, you can use this post to OPTIONALLY let your author(s) know about that delay ahead of time. You don't need to give a reason, but an approximate time indication may be helpful. Please include your AO3 name.

Thanks everyone! Good luck with writing, and please consider the beta post or

yuletide_pinch_hits if you have capacity for beta jobs or pinch hits!

sholio

Daily updates for Rec-Cember are going about as well as anything daily usually does for me, so I think I'll switch to weekly posts - say Thurs or Fri. That sounds like a plan.

I think what I'm finding is that writing one rec is actually not much less work than a batch of them, and the batch style is more fun for me because I don't feel like I have to come up with as much to say about each individual fanwork. Even though I know I could just yeet the link on DW and flee. Why are brains.

I'm really enjoying the event, though!

(In other news, it is cooooooold, and I am struggling with motivation for Christmas. Maybe I need to write some Christmas/holiday/winter fic. I went to a holiday concert this weekend with

ellenmillion and it was lovely! I need more of that kind of thing.)

shirebound

Happy Birthday,

lordhellebore! I hope it's been lovely.

dolorosa_12

Today's December talking meme prompt is from

yarnofariadne, and it's a great one: favourite folktale or fairytale, and why.

I like folktales about crossing places, and moving between one state and another, and above all women transformed, and I feel a very intense set of feelings about the sea, so it probably surprises no one that my absolute favourite folktale of all is the story of the Selkie Bride, in all its variants.

It's a hard story, and a cruel story: at its heart it has such a monstrous violation — the selkie woman, trapped on land, in human form, and in marriage by a man who steals and hides her sealskin — and the resolution is cruel, too, since although the woman regains her freedom and her shapeshifting ability, she has to part with her land-born children as a consequence. (The touch in many variants of the story — that the woman's youngest child is the one to discover the hidden sealskin and innocently gives its existence and location away to the trapped mother — is just the final, brutal twist of the knife.)

(It feels gauche to link to my own fic here, but I've tried so many times to write stories that grasp at what it feels like for those children in the aftermath, standing on the shore, and my AO3 account has many variations on this theme, plus stories for other fandoms that are essentially 'woman has emotions triggered by, about, and near body of water.' It's my very, very favourite thing to write.)

What I love about this folktale in particular is how it's all about the relationship between people who live at the water's edge, and the sea that lives beside them, and about the way those watery tideline places have a sense of liminality and blurred boundaries, and that the beings of the sea, and the humans on land can sometimes cross over, in both directions. The sea sustains those coastal communities, but it can also be violent, unpredictable, and dangerous. It gives and takes, but remains fundamentally unknowable.

starspray

Fandom: Tolkien
Rating: T
Characters: Maedhros, Gandalf, Elrond, various others
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Maedhros is sent back to Middle-earth, in the company of the Maia Olórin.

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