Yuletide Letter - Law and Order UK, Wire in the Blood, Casino Royale
Dear Yuletide Author,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing for me :D Whatever you end up writing, I am so excited that there will be one more story in one of these tiny fandoms.
But, if you'd like to have some direction, here are some ideas. Awhile ago I put together this 99 Kinks Meme and everything on that list still makes me verrrrrry happy. Here is Last Year's Yuletide Letter which includes two of the same fandoms at this year, so you may want to look at that too. Overall I like happy endings, although they don't have to be uncomplicated, and people who grow to understand each other and treat each other better. None of them are together in canon and a lot of them live in very dark worlds, so I'm interested in that journey into being less alone, with something good to hold onto. I prefer explicit to implied sex, but that's up to your comfort zone.
Law & Order UK
Original Prompt: Alesha Phillips/James Steel - I would love some smart, intense, perhaps slightly clumsy James/Alesha, but I would also take them being competent and awesome and friendshipy together.
I kind of don't care about the plots on L&O UK; I just watch to stare at these two. Anything you write that would allow me to continue imagining them in a sexy way, a platonic affection way, or a dream team for justice way would make me very happy. In response to canon, the obvious openings for them are the rape aftermath and the skating outing, so a follow-up to either of those incidences would be appreciated, but feel free to pick up at any point before, during, or after the aired episodes. I think that both of these characters have emotional depths only hinted at on screen, that James needs to be reminded that relationships are worth trying, and that Alesha is mightily competent but needs someone to be silly and relaxed with.
Wire in the Blood (tv)
Original Prompt(s): Alex Fielding, Carol Jordan, Paula McIntyre, Tony Hill - I love the women of Wire in the Blood - I would like Paula, Alex, or Carol with Tony being happy in an unconventional but satisfying relationship, or with each other, sexually or in a friendship.
Andy Hall, Kevin Geoffries, Tony Hill - Episodes 6x7 and 6x8, "The Dead Land," included ample slashy undercurrents between Tony and Hall as well as Tony and Kevin. Snarky Tony/Kevin or sweet, synchronous Tony/Andy would be awesome.
Relationships in WitB are super fraught - I don't think any character in the show can have a completely straightforward relationship (platonic or sexual) after the things they've seen and must continue to deal with. That said, Tony is a particularly tough nut to crack, but I'd very much like to see someone succeed - Alex, Carol, Paula, Kevin, or Andy. His psychology and sexuality is the central unifying absence of the whole series (tv and books) and I'm dying to read about what exactly the central issues are and how he could possibly move forward.
Alternately, the women of WitB are awesome and deserve a storyline of their own, as well as some comfort. Paula was a lesbian in the books, and we don't see anything to contradict that on screen, so I think of her sexual identity in an f/f story as more clear than Alex or Carol's, who may have never been with a woman, or at least not for a long time. Angsty, aggressive Carol/Alex after Carol returns from South Africa could be seriously smokin' as well - I could see their rivalry over the job and Tony taking an unexpected turn. Tony's reaction would be priceless (and a little tragic - 3some? Did I mention that mixed gender 3somes are one of my favorite things ever? Oh my - Tony/Andy/Carol - I think my brain just shorted out)
James Bond: Casino Royale Universe
Original Prompt: James Bond/M - Bond/M rocks my world! I adore M's mastery and Bond's little rebellions, but reluctant acknowledgment that she totally has him. So, anything on that theme :)
I said most of what I wanted to say about this in last year's letter, and my review of Quantum of Solace, which gives a pretty extensive recap of where I think that film left us. To summarize:
Bond/M = Scorching hot
Tiny Swim TrunksBond's emotional vulnerability = For the Win!
Bond comforting other people = Love
M being *In Charge* and *Wicked Good at Her Job* = Joy
Bond = Nihilist, M = Pragmatist
Camile is to Bond as Bond is to M
Bond =/= M's son :)
M kept the necklace!
Also, there's this maid in Casino Royale who I'm kind of obsessed with, and I know it wasn't in my request, but if you wanted to write Bond/her, that would be amazing.
And my enjoyment of these last two Bond films has a lot to do with their critique of masculinity, colonialism, neo-colonialism, and American/EU/NATO/World Bank foreign policy, so extra points if you would like to pick up any of those themes.
See last year's letter & the review for more on all of that :)
So, Yay!!! I can't wait to see what you come up with. I hope you enjoy spending some time with these characters, and rest assured that your story will be well loved.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing for me :D Whatever you end up writing, I am so excited that there will be one more story in one of these tiny fandoms.
But, if you'd like to have some direction, here are some ideas. Awhile ago I put together this 99 Kinks Meme and everything on that list still makes me verrrrrry happy. Here is Last Year's Yuletide Letter which includes two of the same fandoms at this year, so you may want to look at that too. Overall I like happy endings, although they don't have to be uncomplicated, and people who grow to understand each other and treat each other better. None of them are together in canon and a lot of them live in very dark worlds, so I'm interested in that journey into being less alone, with something good to hold onto. I prefer explicit to implied sex, but that's up to your comfort zone.
Law & Order UK
Original Prompt: Alesha Phillips/James Steel - I would love some smart, intense, perhaps slightly clumsy James/Alesha, but I would also take them being competent and awesome and friendshipy together.
I kind of don't care about the plots on L&O UK; I just watch to stare at these two. Anything you write that would allow me to continue imagining them in a sexy way, a platonic affection way, or a dream team for justice way would make me very happy. In response to canon, the obvious openings for them are the rape aftermath and the skating outing, so a follow-up to either of those incidences would be appreciated, but feel free to pick up at any point before, during, or after the aired episodes. I think that both of these characters have emotional depths only hinted at on screen, that James needs to be reminded that relationships are worth trying, and that Alesha is mightily competent but needs someone to be silly and relaxed with.
Wire in the Blood (tv)
Original Prompt(s): Alex Fielding, Carol Jordan, Paula McIntyre, Tony Hill - I love the women of Wire in the Blood - I would like Paula, Alex, or Carol with Tony being happy in an unconventional but satisfying relationship, or with each other, sexually or in a friendship.
Andy Hall, Kevin Geoffries, Tony Hill - Episodes 6x7 and 6x8, "The Dead Land," included ample slashy undercurrents between Tony and Hall as well as Tony and Kevin. Snarky Tony/Kevin or sweet, synchronous Tony/Andy would be awesome.
Relationships in WitB are super fraught - I don't think any character in the show can have a completely straightforward relationship (platonic or sexual) after the things they've seen and must continue to deal with. That said, Tony is a particularly tough nut to crack, but I'd very much like to see someone succeed - Alex, Carol, Paula, Kevin, or Andy. His psychology and sexuality is the central unifying absence of the whole series (tv and books) and I'm dying to read about what exactly the central issues are and how he could possibly move forward.
Alternately, the women of WitB are awesome and deserve a storyline of their own, as well as some comfort. Paula was a lesbian in the books, and we don't see anything to contradict that on screen, so I think of her sexual identity in an f/f story as more clear than Alex or Carol's, who may have never been with a woman, or at least not for a long time. Angsty, aggressive Carol/Alex after Carol returns from South Africa could be seriously smokin' as well - I could see their rivalry over the job and Tony taking an unexpected turn. Tony's reaction would be priceless (and a little tragic - 3some? Did I mention that mixed gender 3somes are one of my favorite things ever? Oh my - Tony/Andy/Carol - I think my brain just shorted out)
James Bond: Casino Royale Universe
Original Prompt: James Bond/M - Bond/M rocks my world! I adore M's mastery and Bond's little rebellions, but reluctant acknowledgment that she totally has him. So, anything on that theme :)
I said most of what I wanted to say about this in last year's letter, and my review of Quantum of Solace, which gives a pretty extensive recap of where I think that film left us. To summarize:
Bond/M = Scorching hot
Tiny Swim TrunksBond's emotional vulnerability = For the Win!
Bond comforting other people = Love
M being *In Charge* and *Wicked Good at Her Job* = Joy
Bond = Nihilist, M = Pragmatist
Camile is to Bond as Bond is to M
Bond =/= M's son :)
M kept the necklace!
Also, there's this maid in Casino Royale who I'm kind of obsessed with, and I know it wasn't in my request, but if you wanted to write Bond/her, that would be amazing.
And my enjoyment of these last two Bond films has a lot to do with their critique of masculinity, colonialism, neo-colonialism, and American/EU/NATO/World Bank foreign policy, so extra points if you would like to pick up any of those themes.
See last year's letter & the review for more on all of that :)
So, Yay!!! I can't wait to see what you come up with. I hope you enjoy spending some time with these characters, and rest assured that your story will be well loved.