yuletide!
Dear yuletide writer,
If you offered any of these tiny fandoms, you're already amazing -- thank you so much for doing so!
As always: optional details are optional, and this letter even more so.
But if you would like more details, here goes.
General likes/dislikes:
I'd love fic of any (mix of) mood(s) and length; it doesn't necessarily have to keep to the mood of canon. Slice-of-life fic, casefic, character studies, vignettes, plotty fic -- it's all cool. I do enjoy short fic or fic in which nothing much actually happens, if that helps.
I'm a gen fan, but pairingfic is fine too. However, I'm not interested in sex. If you'd like to write pairingfic, I'd prefer UST or deep but complicated feelings rather than passionate declarations of love/lust/happy fluffy romance/angsty doomed romance/etc.
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Individual fandoms
Kyougokudou Series - Kyougoku Natsuhiko
Characters: Chuuzenji Akihiko, Sekiguchi Tatsumi
I find Kyougokudou (or Chuuzenji, however you'd like to refer to him) intriguing, and I appreciate the somewhat complicated dynamic between him and Sekiguchi. Anything with meaningful interaction between them would be great, honestly. Perhaps just an ordinary afternoon visit, when they're not in the midst of a case? Or maybe school-era backstory, that would be incredible. Feel free to include e.g. Enokizu and Kiba too.
You don't have to give equal focus to both of them, though! I'd love a Kyougokudou-centric piece that touches on his relationship with Sekiguchi, for instance. I'd also love something dealing with those few days that Sekiguchi spent at Kyougokudou's place at the end of Ubume no natsu, or something that takes place between Ubume no natsu and Mouryou no hako. Processing the events of Ubume no natsu can't have been easy, and a closer look at how Sekiguchi copes (with or without Kyougokudou's help) would be great.
I'm open to pairingfic about these two, but I'd prefer if it didn't go much further than UST or complicated feelings.
I've read the English translation of Ubume no natsu and watched the Mouryou no hako anime, and I'd be thrilled with fic that's based on the characterisations in either work. I also intend to start reading some of the manga adaptations of the novels -- if you do choose to write about/make reference to other books in the series, I will gladly attempt to read it/a manga adaptation of it/the Japanese wikipedia entry/plot summaries/etc!
I feel that the shadow of the war is inescapable in this series, but it's an admittedly tricky subject to write about, so I don't mind whether or not you deal with it (beyond acknowledging its place in the timeline, of course).
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Philosophy RPF
Character: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophy RPF)
I don't know who nominated Wittgenstein this year but I was excited to see him in the tagset! I'm interested in the question of what sort of person it takes to be a philosopher, and I'd be thrilled by fic which looks at language and logic and meaning, but in the context of his non-academic life.
But if that's too pretentious, I also have a great and undying weakness for fic set in Cambridge (full disclosure: I did an MPhil there and loved the university and the city). You could write fic in which Wittgenstein just wanders around the city and I would be thrilled. And then there's that fascinating dynamic between Wittgenstein and Russell...
I noticed that Kierkegaard is also in the tagset -- if you would like to write about Wittgenstein's fascination with Kierkegaard, please do!!
I'm most interested in fic with a basis in historical fact, but if you want to take this in a bit of a crack AU direction, e.g. a la this New Yorker piece, I'd certainly be amused. My background in formal logic is limited to first- and second-order logic, but if you did decide to include trickier stuff, I'd happily read up about it. Not that you need to include any logic at all, I hasten to add.
Regarding darker and more biographical aspects -- the wars, the Wittgenstein family's tragedies, Wittgenstein's own struggles -- I am comfortable with any degree to which you choose (or choose not) to explore them.
Feel free to include e.g. other members of the Grantchester Group and/or other philosophers as well! If you do want to write pairingfic, I wouldn't object, but please see the general likes/dislikes above. Nothing explicit, please, and preferably attraction of the purely intellectual variety.
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UN-GO
Character: Kaishou Rinroku
I find Kaishou Rinroku fascinating, and I'd love almost anything featuring him. A deeper insight into his motives and personal convictions, more backstory, a pointed exchange with Shinjuurou, a look at what sort of father he is/was to Rie -- whatever. But I'd really prefer no pairings. (Exceptions: unromantic UST with Shinjuurou, or anything about his relationship with his late wife, because seriously, what sort of husband would Rinroku be?? Rinroku's thoughts on Izumi's obvious loyalty/affection for him are fine, too, but no reciprocation on his part, please.)
Kaishou doesn't have to be the sole focus of the fic; I find the contrast between his and Shinjuurou's respective philosophies really interesting, for instance!
My fascination with Kaishou Rinroku aside, I also love UN-GO as a series -- how sharp and deliberate its writing is, how it understands the darkest parts of humanity and society yet insists that the world is still worth something. If you'd prefer to write less character-driven fic that looks at the society we see in UN-GO and how Kaishou's part of all that, or about the rise of the postwar order, that would be amazing too.
And frankly I'd also be 100% up for completely silly fic in the style of the Inga's Diary/因果日記 shorts, if you wanted to go in that direction instead.
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Kimi to Boku | You and I
Character: Any (nominated characters are Asaba Yuuki, Asaba Yuuta, Matsuoka Shun, Tsukahara Kaname)
I have a deep fondness for this gentle yet hilarious series, and all of its characters; this probably isn't very helpful, but I'd be thrilled with all manner of fic for it. A light-hearted ensemble fic that reads just like a chapter of the manga. Any sort of AU (taking off from one of Matsushita's scenarios??), whether played serious or otherwise. A character study of the twins (individually or together or both, or looking at how they've been navigating relationships with other people), or of Shun (his later chapters in the manga really struck me), or of Kaname (and his worries about the future?). Something poignant and/or bittersweet about their last days of high school and all the changes about to come. Future fic and how friendships survive/change/don't change with age and the demands of adult life.
I chose "Any" here deliberately and I'd be happy with fic about all or any of the characters in the tagset -- please feel free to include others, too!
Kimi to boku is a series I never tire of going back to, but as much as I love its gentle tone, I am perfectly comfortable with/would be intrigued by fic that takes a different tone! If you want to go the pairingfic route, I'm cool with any pairings (yes, seriously) but not interested in anything explicit, sorry. I just really love these kids, so like... if you've ever wanted to write Kimi to boku mafia AU or a rarepair like Shun/Kaname or more of Matsushita's manga club adventures with his sempai or ANYTHING, please do!
If you offered any of these tiny fandoms, you're already amazing -- thank you so much for doing so!
As always: optional details are optional, and this letter even more so.
But if you would like more details, here goes.
General likes/dislikes:
I'd love fic of any (mix of) mood(s) and length; it doesn't necessarily have to keep to the mood of canon. Slice-of-life fic, casefic, character studies, vignettes, plotty fic -- it's all cool. I do enjoy short fic or fic in which nothing much actually happens, if that helps.
I'm a gen fan, but pairingfic is fine too. However, I'm not interested in sex. If you'd like to write pairingfic, I'd prefer UST or deep but complicated feelings rather than passionate declarations of love/lust/happy fluffy romance/angsty doomed romance/etc.
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Individual fandoms
Kyougokudou Series - Kyougoku Natsuhiko
Characters: Chuuzenji Akihiko, Sekiguchi Tatsumi
I find Kyougokudou (or Chuuzenji, however you'd like to refer to him) intriguing, and I appreciate the somewhat complicated dynamic between him and Sekiguchi. Anything with meaningful interaction between them would be great, honestly. Perhaps just an ordinary afternoon visit, when they're not in the midst of a case? Or maybe school-era backstory, that would be incredible. Feel free to include e.g. Enokizu and Kiba too.
You don't have to give equal focus to both of them, though! I'd love a Kyougokudou-centric piece that touches on his relationship with Sekiguchi, for instance. I'd also love something dealing with those few days that Sekiguchi spent at Kyougokudou's place at the end of Ubume no natsu, or something that takes place between Ubume no natsu and Mouryou no hako. Processing the events of Ubume no natsu can't have been easy, and a closer look at how Sekiguchi copes (with or without Kyougokudou's help) would be great.
I'm open to pairingfic about these two, but I'd prefer if it didn't go much further than UST or complicated feelings.
I've read the English translation of Ubume no natsu and watched the Mouryou no hako anime, and I'd be thrilled with fic that's based on the characterisations in either work. I also intend to start reading some of the manga adaptations of the novels -- if you do choose to write about/make reference to other books in the series, I will gladly attempt to read it/a manga adaptation of it/the Japanese wikipedia entry/plot summaries/etc!
I feel that the shadow of the war is inescapable in this series, but it's an admittedly tricky subject to write about, so I don't mind whether or not you deal with it (beyond acknowledging its place in the timeline, of course).
---
Philosophy RPF
Character: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophy RPF)
I don't know who nominated Wittgenstein this year but I was excited to see him in the tagset! I'm interested in the question of what sort of person it takes to be a philosopher, and I'd be thrilled by fic which looks at language and logic and meaning, but in the context of his non-academic life.
But if that's too pretentious, I also have a great and undying weakness for fic set in Cambridge (full disclosure: I did an MPhil there and loved the university and the city). You could write fic in which Wittgenstein just wanders around the city and I would be thrilled. And then there's that fascinating dynamic between Wittgenstein and Russell...
I noticed that Kierkegaard is also in the tagset -- if you would like to write about Wittgenstein's fascination with Kierkegaard, please do!!
I'm most interested in fic with a basis in historical fact, but if you want to take this in a bit of a crack AU direction, e.g. a la this New Yorker piece, I'd certainly be amused. My background in formal logic is limited to first- and second-order logic, but if you did decide to include trickier stuff, I'd happily read up about it. Not that you need to include any logic at all, I hasten to add.
Regarding darker and more biographical aspects -- the wars, the Wittgenstein family's tragedies, Wittgenstein's own struggles -- I am comfortable with any degree to which you choose (or choose not) to explore them.
Feel free to include e.g. other members of the Grantchester Group and/or other philosophers as well! If you do want to write pairingfic, I wouldn't object, but please see the general likes/dislikes above. Nothing explicit, please, and preferably attraction of the purely intellectual variety.
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UN-GO
Character: Kaishou Rinroku
I find Kaishou Rinroku fascinating, and I'd love almost anything featuring him. A deeper insight into his motives and personal convictions, more backstory, a pointed exchange with Shinjuurou, a look at what sort of father he is/was to Rie -- whatever. But I'd really prefer no pairings. (Exceptions: unromantic UST with Shinjuurou, or anything about his relationship with his late wife, because seriously, what sort of husband would Rinroku be?? Rinroku's thoughts on Izumi's obvious loyalty/affection for him are fine, too, but no reciprocation on his part, please.)
Kaishou doesn't have to be the sole focus of the fic; I find the contrast between his and Shinjuurou's respective philosophies really interesting, for instance!
My fascination with Kaishou Rinroku aside, I also love UN-GO as a series -- how sharp and deliberate its writing is, how it understands the darkest parts of humanity and society yet insists that the world is still worth something. If you'd prefer to write less character-driven fic that looks at the society we see in UN-GO and how Kaishou's part of all that, or about the rise of the postwar order, that would be amazing too.
And frankly I'd also be 100% up for completely silly fic in the style of the Inga's Diary/因果日記 shorts, if you wanted to go in that direction instead.
---
Kimi to Boku | You and I
Character: Any (nominated characters are Asaba Yuuki, Asaba Yuuta, Matsuoka Shun, Tsukahara Kaname)
I have a deep fondness for this gentle yet hilarious series, and all of its characters; this probably isn't very helpful, but I'd be thrilled with all manner of fic for it. A light-hearted ensemble fic that reads just like a chapter of the manga. Any sort of AU (taking off from one of Matsushita's scenarios??), whether played serious or otherwise. A character study of the twins (individually or together or both, or looking at how they've been navigating relationships with other people), or of Shun (his later chapters in the manga really struck me), or of Kaname (and his worries about the future?). Something poignant and/or bittersweet about their last days of high school and all the changes about to come. Future fic and how friendships survive/change/don't change with age and the demands of adult life.
I chose "Any" here deliberately and I'd be happy with fic about all or any of the characters in the tagset -- please feel free to include others, too!
Kimi to boku is a series I never tire of going back to, but as much as I love its gentle tone, I am perfectly comfortable with/would be intrigued by fic that takes a different tone! If you want to go the pairingfic route, I'm cool with any pairings (yes, seriously) but not interested in anything explicit, sorry. I just really love these kids, so like... if you've ever wanted to write Kimi to boku mafia AU or a rarepair like Shun/Kaname or more of Matsushita's manga club adventures with his sempai or ANYTHING, please do!