yuletide!
Dear yuletide writer,
Thanks so much for offering one (or more??) of these tiny fandoms!
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
镇魂 | Guardian (TV) RPF
Character: Zhu Yilong
I have a soft spot for Zhu Yilong's story and what we've seen of Zhu Yilong's offscreen persona, and I'd love an exploration of any aspect of it. Here's this actor who has quietly been doing decent work for a decade but hasn't gotten lucky with a good script or a notable work. And then he's catapulted to fame via Guardian. How is he coping with it? Isn't it hard, having to do these variety show appearances and advertisements and things-other-than-acting? What's enjoyable, what's worthwhile, and what's a necessary evil?
...but then again, if we matched on this, dear writer, you're probably hoping to get the chance to write about Zhu Yilong and Bai Yu -- in which case, please do!! Their interactions in behind-the-scenes footage and during the promo circuit are all adorable. I'm particularly taken with what Zhu Yilong's said about how it takes him a long while to get out of character, and an exploration of that angle for shipping purposes would be great.
So I got interested in Zhu Yilong thanks to Guardian (which I've watched all of) and would be more than happy with fic that doesn't stray beyond Guardian-related footage! Zhu Yilong and Bai Yu really are lovely together, whether it's as Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan, or as themselves on set, or in media appearances. I'm happy with any degree of shipping, from 真·兄弟情 to actual romance (but I'm not interested in pr0n, sorry).
But I've also ended up watching Zhu Yilong interviews and his appearances on shows (okay so far just 《青春芒果夜》 and this one, besides Happy Camp) and the ads proliferating on his Weibo account, so I would also be thrilled with fic about Zhu Yilong more generally.
If it matters: I know Mandarin and have been in Chinese-speaking fandom on Weibo and Lofter for a while, though not actually for 镇魂 or 镇魂RPF. I have a decent knowledge of various 镇魂RPF-related 梗 so feel free to include them! Full disclosure: I am also a huge fan of He Jiong, if that becomes relevant.
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君の名は。| Kimi no Na wa. | Your Name.
Characters: Miyamizu Mitsuha, Tachibana Taki
So you know that series of quick cuts in the opening sequence when we see Taki and Mitsuha growing up, respectively, over the years? I'd love to see some of that timeskip filled out, whether it's the days and months after the incident, what it means to make a new beginning in Tokyo (for Mitsuha), or growing into young adulthood (and the job search, yikes), or just fleeting moments that stand out over the years, in the midst of an ordinary Tokyo life. I chose both Taki and Mitsuha as characters, but I'd honestly also love a fic that only focuses on one of them.
Timeskip aside, I'm also intrigued by the question of what happens after the end of the movie, and I'd love a fic that deals with that. How much can or should be built on that sense of recognition/connection? Do they both try to investigate the strange coincidence of their link to Itomori? Do they end up moving towards a relationship, and if so, how does that go?
This is another relationship where I'm happy with however shippy or not-shippy you'd like to make it -- they don't have to get together at all, or they could also be terribly sweet together, or anything along that continuum.
I'm also serious about being happy with just a character study of either of them. What would it have been like for Mitsuha, making a life in the Tokyo she'd longed for as a teenager? Were there moments of sudden, strange familiarity? How much excitement, and how much disillusionment? Does Taki travel more outside of Tokyo, after the Itomori trip? How does his interest in architecture develop? What does he think he's searching for, all these years? What, perhaps, does he find?
If it matters: I know Japanese and have been to Tokyo a few times.
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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.
Thanks so much for offering one (or more??) of these tiny fandoms!
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.
---
Individual fandoms
镇魂 | Guardian (TV) RPF
Character: Zhu Yilong
I have a soft spot for Zhu Yilong's story and what we've seen of Zhu Yilong's offscreen persona, and I'd love an exploration of any aspect of it. Here's this actor who has quietly been doing decent work for a decade but hasn't gotten lucky with a good script or a notable work. And then he's catapulted to fame via Guardian. How is he coping with it? Isn't it hard, having to do these variety show appearances and advertisements and things-other-than-acting? What's enjoyable, what's worthwhile, and what's a necessary evil?
...but then again, if we matched on this, dear writer, you're probably hoping to get the chance to write about Zhu Yilong and Bai Yu -- in which case, please do!! Their interactions in behind-the-scenes footage and during the promo circuit are all adorable. I'm particularly taken with what Zhu Yilong's said about how it takes him a long while to get out of character, and an exploration of that angle for shipping purposes would be great.
So I got interested in Zhu Yilong thanks to Guardian (which I've watched all of) and would be more than happy with fic that doesn't stray beyond Guardian-related footage! Zhu Yilong and Bai Yu really are lovely together, whether it's as Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan, or as themselves on set, or in media appearances. I'm happy with any degree of shipping, from 真·兄弟情 to actual romance (but I'm not interested in pr0n, sorry).
But I've also ended up watching Zhu Yilong interviews and his appearances on shows (okay so far just 《青春芒果夜》 and this one, besides Happy Camp) and the ads proliferating on his Weibo account, so I would also be thrilled with fic about Zhu Yilong more generally.
If it matters: I know Mandarin and have been in Chinese-speaking fandom on Weibo and Lofter for a while, though not actually for 镇魂 or 镇魂RPF. I have a decent knowledge of various 镇魂RPF-related 梗 so feel free to include them! Full disclosure: I am also a huge fan of He Jiong, if that becomes relevant.
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君の名は。| Kimi no Na wa. | Your Name.
Characters: Miyamizu Mitsuha, Tachibana Taki
So you know that series of quick cuts in the opening sequence when we see Taki and Mitsuha growing up, respectively, over the years? I'd love to see some of that timeskip filled out, whether it's the days and months after the incident, what it means to make a new beginning in Tokyo (for Mitsuha), or growing into young adulthood (and the job search, yikes), or just fleeting moments that stand out over the years, in the midst of an ordinary Tokyo life. I chose both Taki and Mitsuha as characters, but I'd honestly also love a fic that only focuses on one of them.
Timeskip aside, I'm also intrigued by the question of what happens after the end of the movie, and I'd love a fic that deals with that. How much can or should be built on that sense of recognition/connection? Do they both try to investigate the strange coincidence of their link to Itomori? Do they end up moving towards a relationship, and if so, how does that go?
This is another relationship where I'm happy with however shippy or not-shippy you'd like to make it -- they don't have to get together at all, or they could also be terribly sweet together, or anything along that continuum.
I'm also serious about being happy with just a character study of either of them. What would it have been like for Mitsuha, making a life in the Tokyo she'd longed for as a teenager? Were there moments of sudden, strange familiarity? How much excitement, and how much disillusionment? Does Taki travel more outside of Tokyo, after the Itomori trip? How does his interest in architecture develop? What does he think he's searching for, all these years? What, perhaps, does he find?
If it matters: I know Japanese and have been to Tokyo a few times.
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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.