Dear Yuletide Writer
First and foremost, thank you. I salute your courage and your willingness to write for a complete stranger.
Writing is, at best, a hard labor and I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts.
I put it in different words in the sign up form but I'm really most interested in the canonverse, so I’d appreciate a story about that rather than a crossover or AU; also, I have some things I rather not read on Christmas morning. Since I love exchanges, I made My List to help you know me better and, maybe, to help you find inspiration.
I know optional details are optional but this year my sign up is filled with menservants and gentleman's gentlemen so I have a little list HERE if you need to fish for ideas (it is not complete yet, sorry for that); most of them can be explored in all the fandoms I have requested this year because I love the Master/servant dynamics, though this might be a bit obvious right now.
My bulletproof kink is Master/servant and I’m not using the slash here as exclusively sexual, I think I explain myself better HERE. In any case, feel free to add whichever character from canon to your fic, I just want these characters to be in the spotlight.
Now, I hope you are here because you love the boys too.
The Borgias (2011)
Micheletto
What can I say about Micheletto? I love his ruthlessness, his resourcefulness and his loyalty. I want him to be happy because the series ended so bad for him.
Tell me about the times he was happy with Augustino before he went to Rome, tell me the story of their puppy love and their first discoveries. Alternatively, tell me of how hard it was to him to resist the beautiful Pascal, and how he felt when Pascal read to him and how he felt when he believed this could be forever. But please, don't tell me how it felt for him to kill his boy, I still cry when I re-watch the scene.
Tell me about when he was a boy who loved his mama, and tell me about a nice gesture Cesare or Lucrezia had to him.
And... If you want to try Yuleporn I really won't object a bit of rough play or BDSM (as you think fitting) with Cesare or Augustino or Pascal or even Rufio
Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
Reginald Jeeves
The quintessential gentleman's gentleman, I love this overtly efficient man, master of the lifesaving schemes, fashion guru and guardian of the hangover remedies. What is not to love about Jeeves?
I would like to focus in Jeeves and his particulars, you can write a story of how he saves Bertie's duck without leaving the house, or a free night in the Junior Ganymede Club, tell me about those eighteen pages he tore from the book club or if he ever told anyone how he felt about working with the Earl of Rowcester.
I'm aware that asking this fandom for Yuleporn is a bit of mental gymnastics, but really I believe that, if someone has a spare trick to teach Bertie, that's Jeeves.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
John Childermass
There is much to say about Childermass! both before he started working with Mr. Norrell and after the Dark Tower. Clarke made a wonderful world and I really want to know what happened next, but I would also like to know how Childermass ended being... well, Childermass.
What about Vinculus? and John Uskglass? Any hints about the tarot deck? I have more questions than prompts for this one. The options are boundless: a nice "how we get here" would be very appreciate or a nice world-building story about the new era of Magic or a simple domestic fic of Childermass getting his rest after a long day. There is so much to explore, please, guide me!
This one is even harder for Yuleporn, I know. I certainly believe Childermass/Magic is my OTP for this fandom. So, sex magic? Faries demanding something personal? Intimate healing? Self-love as magic component? Run wild with it!
Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy L. Sayers
Mervyn Bunter
I think I feel in love with Bunter fairly early, it should be pretty obvious I have a soft spot for efficient men who like to serve and are good at it. Now, Lord Peter need less specialized care, so Bunter has more time to shine on his own. [I won't ask for case fic, that would be greedy...]
What about a nice domestic fic sorting the laundry, the clues and the book auctions? Tell me about Bunter and photography or how does Mr. Bunter behave in Duke's Denver and its personal. You can always tell me about the unfortunate affair in Caudry...
For Yuleporn, I won't mind a nice threesome with Harriet/Peter/Bunter, if that's your fancy but please, I dislike strongly the “die for my ship” trope, please don’t kill Harriet if you don't like to write a threesome; it is perfectly acceptable for her being out of the picture if you want old fashioned slash.
Wow, that was quite an earful.
You have my respect and my admiration. I wish you the best in this season!
~Arithanas
Writing is, at best, a hard labor and I want you to know I really appreciate your efforts.
I put it in different words in the sign up form but I'm really most interested in the canonverse, so I’d appreciate a story about that rather than a crossover or AU; also, I have some things I rather not read on Christmas morning. Since I love exchanges, I made My List to help you know me better and, maybe, to help you find inspiration.
I know optional details are optional but this year my sign up is filled with menservants and gentleman's gentlemen so I have a little list HERE if you need to fish for ideas (it is not complete yet, sorry for that); most of them can be explored in all the fandoms I have requested this year because I love the Master/servant dynamics, though this might be a bit obvious right now.
My bulletproof kink is Master/servant and I’m not using the slash here as exclusively sexual, I think I explain myself better HERE. In any case, feel free to add whichever character from canon to your fic, I just want these characters to be in the spotlight.
Now, I hope you are here because you love the boys too.
The Borgias (2011)
Micheletto
What can I say about Micheletto? I love his ruthlessness, his resourcefulness and his loyalty. I want him to be happy because the series ended so bad for him.
Tell me about the times he was happy with Augustino before he went to Rome, tell me the story of their puppy love and their first discoveries. Alternatively, tell me of how hard it was to him to resist the beautiful Pascal, and how he felt when Pascal read to him and how he felt when he believed this could be forever. But please, don't tell me how it felt for him to kill his boy, I still cry when I re-watch the scene.
Tell me about when he was a boy who loved his mama, and tell me about a nice gesture Cesare or Lucrezia had to him.
And... If you want to try Yuleporn I really won't object a bit of rough play or BDSM (as you think fitting) with Cesare or Augustino or Pascal or even Rufio
Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
Reginald Jeeves
The quintessential gentleman's gentleman, I love this overtly efficient man, master of the lifesaving schemes, fashion guru and guardian of the hangover remedies. What is not to love about Jeeves?
I would like to focus in Jeeves and his particulars, you can write a story of how he saves Bertie's duck without leaving the house, or a free night in the Junior Ganymede Club, tell me about those eighteen pages he tore from the book club or if he ever told anyone how he felt about working with the Earl of Rowcester.
I'm aware that asking this fandom for Yuleporn is a bit of mental gymnastics, but really I believe that, if someone has a spare trick to teach Bertie, that's Jeeves.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
John Childermass
There is much to say about Childermass! both before he started working with Mr. Norrell and after the Dark Tower. Clarke made a wonderful world and I really want to know what happened next, but I would also like to know how Childermass ended being... well, Childermass.
What about Vinculus? and John Uskglass? Any hints about the tarot deck? I have more questions than prompts for this one. The options are boundless: a nice "how we get here" would be very appreciate or a nice world-building story about the new era of Magic or a simple domestic fic of Childermass getting his rest after a long day. There is so much to explore, please, guide me!
This one is even harder for Yuleporn, I know. I certainly believe Childermass/Magic is my OTP for this fandom. So, sex magic? Faries demanding something personal? Intimate healing? Self-love as magic component? Run wild with it!
Lord Peter Wimsey - Dorothy L. Sayers
Mervyn Bunter
I think I feel in love with Bunter fairly early, it should be pretty obvious I have a soft spot for efficient men who like to serve and are good at it. Now, Lord Peter need less specialized care, so Bunter has more time to shine on his own. [I won't ask for case fic, that would be greedy...]
What about a nice domestic fic sorting the laundry, the clues and the book auctions? Tell me about Bunter and photography or how does Mr. Bunter behave in Duke's Denver and its personal. You can always tell me about the unfortunate affair in Caudry...
For Yuleporn, I won't mind a nice threesome with Harriet/Peter/Bunter, if that's your fancy but please, I dislike strongly the “die for my ship” trope, please don’t kill Harriet if you don't like to write a threesome; it is perfectly acceptable for her being out of the picture if you want old fashioned slash.
Wow, that was quite an earful.
You have my respect and my admiration. I wish you the best in this season!
~Arithanas