Dear Yuletide writer
Yay, Yuletide!
First of all, I'm probably the easiest recipient you can get, because I've been both a mod and a participant in fic exchange fests and the biggest thing I have learned from that experience is the effort is the most important part of the gift. So rest easy on that score, okay?
For all of the fandoms I requested, I'm good with either smut or gen. If you decide to go smutty, it doesn't have to be graphic. Smutty suggestions and fade to black are just as good (though I will certainly be happy with graphic, too). I would happily accept het, slash, or femmeslash. Or gen! Don't forget the gen if that's what floats your boat.
Stuff I love:
As far as squicks go, I'm not crazy about crossdressing or genderbending. Please don't kill any characters that don't die in canon. No mpreg or crossovers, please. No real heavy kink; I'm really more interested in the characters than in the smut. Also, I seriously dislike the 2nd-person POV, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't go that route.
Here are a few prompts and ideas for each of my requested fandoms, but I'm by no means married to any of them. If you have a cool idea that doesn't fit the prompts, go for it! :D
Episodes (TV): Sean Lincoln, Beverly Lincoln, Carol Rance, Matt LeBlanc
I am hopelessly, desperately in love with this show and would love just about anything for it. No, really. Go anywhere you can with it. I'm thinking it might be fun to have Sean, Matt, Beverly, and Carol at a Pucks! party, or dealing with the fallout of the Merc/Matt fight in the season finale, or maybe Beverly and Carol are at a bar having a girl's night out while Matt and Sean are at another bar having a guy's night out. Fic featuring any one of them with or without the others will also be fabulous (i.e., don't sweat the pairings -- het, slash, femmeslash, or gen are all good for me). Wherever you want to go with it, I'm sure I will love it.
The Sopranos: Tony Soprano, Carmela Soprano
I am soooooo curious about what happened after the finale. Did Tony go to jail? Did he get shot? What was Carmela's reaction to either of those events? Does Carmela ever come to terms with her guilt about her lifestyle being supported by crime? Does she ever leave Tony for good? What happens then? What are Tony and Carmela's lives like if Tony ever retires? What are their lives like after AJ finally leaves home? What if Furio is eventually found again, and Tony has to decide what, if anything, he's going to do about it, knowing how Carmela feels about him? I would love anything post-series, though missing canon moments would be wonderful, too. Meadow, AJ, Janice, Dr. Melfi, and/or any members of the Family in the background would be great.
Drake & Josh: Drake Parker, Josh Nichols
Humor or angst are both awesome. Banter and bickering and trying to outsmart Megan, stuff like that. Angst is also good, especially "Drake screws up something important and Josh has to save his butt" scenarios. Either missing canon moments or post-canon works for me. Maybe Drake goes on a road trip to see Josh at school or something? This is a great canon for m/m slash IMO, but I would very happily accept gen, as well.
The Cutting Edge (1992): Doug Dorsey, Kate Moseley
I'd be really interested in seeing how Kate and Doug manage to get it together once they admit they're in love (i.e., post-canon, after the Olympics). They're such an oil and water couple I would imagine things were crazy tense at the beginning of their relationship, maybe all the way through. I'd love to see that dynamic explored. Maybe there's an issue with Doug's family having difficulty accepting Kate, just to put a twist on things, and Kate has to figure out a way to make peace there... maybe she even gets Anton involved.
The Fugitive (1993): Sam Gerard, Noah Newman
I love it when Sam acts as Noah's mentor. Keep Sam gruff, please. That's what I love best about him. I also adore the interaction of the team, so if you want to throw Bobby/Cosmo/Henry/any of the others in, that's awesome. I know this isn't strictly allowed, but if you wanted to extend the canon to include stuff from US Marshals, I'd be perfectly fine with that. (And If not, that's great, too! No pressure. ) ETA: It just occurred to me that I should have mentioned you don't have to write casefic if you're not up to that. I would be perfectly fine with just a snippet of Sam and Noah hanging out after work, having a beer and talking about their lives or something. Or if they are on a stakeout and have to kill some time. Or they could be talking (or not talking!) in bed, too. :D I'm easy.
Most of all, have fun! And big thanks in advance for writing for me. :-)
First of all, I'm probably the easiest recipient you can get, because I've been both a mod and a participant in fic exchange fests and the biggest thing I have learned from that experience is the effort is the most important part of the gift. So rest easy on that score, okay?
For all of the fandoms I requested, I'm good with either smut or gen. If you decide to go smutty, it doesn't have to be graphic. Smutty suggestions and fade to black are just as good (though I will certainly be happy with graphic, too). I would happily accept het, slash, or femmeslash. Or gen! Don't forget the gen if that's what floats your boat.
Stuff I love:
- Missing canon moments
- Humor
- Teasing (though not to the point of humiliation)
- Domestic situations (including kids and animals, if you want to go that route)
- Characters living their everyday lives, with maybe a twist of something out of the ordinary changing their plans for the day
- Characters just sitting around talking and having fun or even fighting with one another; in fact, progression from fun to argument to eventual resolution is one of my very favorite tropes
- Angst, though not so much with the "Character A is very, very sick and Character B is wringing his hands over it" scenarios
- Happy or ambiguous endings
- Plot twists, though PWP works, too
- First time fics are always fun, especially of the "I know we've been friends/co-workers forever, but I've suddenly realized I'm totally in to you and really want to be with you" variety, and even more especially if it takes a little work to bring the other person around to that point of view
As far as squicks go, I'm not crazy about crossdressing or genderbending. Please don't kill any characters that don't die in canon. No mpreg or crossovers, please. No real heavy kink; I'm really more interested in the characters than in the smut. Also, I seriously dislike the 2nd-person POV, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't go that route.
Here are a few prompts and ideas for each of my requested fandoms, but I'm by no means married to any of them. If you have a cool idea that doesn't fit the prompts, go for it! :D
Episodes (TV): Sean Lincoln, Beverly Lincoln, Carol Rance, Matt LeBlanc
I am hopelessly, desperately in love with this show and would love just about anything for it. No, really. Go anywhere you can with it. I'm thinking it might be fun to have Sean, Matt, Beverly, and Carol at a Pucks! party, or dealing with the fallout of the Merc/Matt fight in the season finale, or maybe Beverly and Carol are at a bar having a girl's night out while Matt and Sean are at another bar having a guy's night out. Fic featuring any one of them with or without the others will also be fabulous (i.e., don't sweat the pairings -- het, slash, femmeslash, or gen are all good for me). Wherever you want to go with it, I'm sure I will love it.
The Sopranos: Tony Soprano, Carmela Soprano
I am soooooo curious about what happened after the finale. Did Tony go to jail? Did he get shot? What was Carmela's reaction to either of those events? Does Carmela ever come to terms with her guilt about her lifestyle being supported by crime? Does she ever leave Tony for good? What happens then? What are Tony and Carmela's lives like if Tony ever retires? What are their lives like after AJ finally leaves home? What if Furio is eventually found again, and Tony has to decide what, if anything, he's going to do about it, knowing how Carmela feels about him? I would love anything post-series, though missing canon moments would be wonderful, too. Meadow, AJ, Janice, Dr. Melfi, and/or any members of the Family in the background would be great.
Drake & Josh: Drake Parker, Josh Nichols
Humor or angst are both awesome. Banter and bickering and trying to outsmart Megan, stuff like that. Angst is also good, especially "Drake screws up something important and Josh has to save his butt" scenarios. Either missing canon moments or post-canon works for me. Maybe Drake goes on a road trip to see Josh at school or something? This is a great canon for m/m slash IMO, but I would very happily accept gen, as well.
The Cutting Edge (1992): Doug Dorsey, Kate Moseley
I'd be really interested in seeing how Kate and Doug manage to get it together once they admit they're in love (i.e., post-canon, after the Olympics). They're such an oil and water couple I would imagine things were crazy tense at the beginning of their relationship, maybe all the way through. I'd love to see that dynamic explored. Maybe there's an issue with Doug's family having difficulty accepting Kate, just to put a twist on things, and Kate has to figure out a way to make peace there... maybe she even gets Anton involved.
The Fugitive (1993): Sam Gerard, Noah Newman
I love it when Sam acts as Noah's mentor. Keep Sam gruff, please. That's what I love best about him. I also adore the interaction of the team, so if you want to throw Bobby/Cosmo/Henry/any of the others in, that's awesome. I know this isn't strictly allowed, but if you wanted to extend the canon to include stuff from US Marshals, I'd be perfectly fine with that. (And If not, that's great, too! No pressure. ) ETA: It just occurred to me that I should have mentioned you don't have to write casefic if you're not up to that. I would be perfectly fine with just a snippet of Sam and Noah hanging out after work, having a beer and talking about their lives or something. Or if they are on a stakeout and have to kill some time. Or they could be talking (or not talking!) in bed, too. :D I'm easy.
Most of all, have fun! And big thanks in advance for writing for me. :-)