Dear Yuletide Writer
Hi, thanks for writing for me! I hope this letter is useful. Some of it is recycled from last year, but I still really want everything I'm asking for! For reference, my AO3 name is lah_mrh, same as on here.
Likes: Humour, hurt/comfort, fluff, friendship, family relationships, gen, shipfic, gay/bi characters, reunions, character studies, worldbuilding, mission/case fic, fake dating, holiday fic, happy endings, post-canon fic, canon-divergent AUs, telepathy/empathy, cultural differences, time travel/time loops and other sci-fi tropes
Dislikes/DNW: Non con, character bashing, major character death, asexual/aromantic/nonbinary characters, poly/open relationships, infidelity, real-world politics, crossovers, setting AUs, unusual/non-prose formats, first and second POV, graphic violence and gore, explicit sex
Fandoms:
Black Mirror: USS Callister (Nanette)
I love Black Mirror, and the "USS Callister" episode is one of my favourites. I'd love anything about the adventures of Captain Nanette and her crew, and what they get up to after the end of the episode as they explore the Infinity universe. What kind of planets/creatures/ships might they encounter? Do they interact with more player characters, and if so how does that go? I'm not particularly interested in the "real life" versions of the characters, but I'd love to see more of the crew exploring the game world and having adventures.
I love Star Trek, especially TOS, so if you want to take any inspiration from there, feel free! Gen is great, but I feel like Shania/Nanette could be cool if you want to go in that direction. (I'm really here for the team/exploration type stuff, though, so while I like romance I'd prefer it not be the focus of the fic.) Also, I like to assume going through the wormhole fixed Walton the way it did everyone else, so please don't have him burning alive forever. D:
I got some great fics for this last year, but I always want more!
Chip's Challenge (Chip)
I've loved this game for pretty much as long as I can remember. The in-game story is pretty slim - Chip wants to join Melinda's club, the Bit Busters, but has to prove his worth by making his way through the levels of her laboratory, avoiding monsters, killer floors, and the threat of being crushed by giant blocks. You can download the game here, or buy it on Steam (albeit as a slightly different version) if you're interested in giving it a try.
For fic, I'd love to see Chip's reaction to the monsters and other things he encounters, or maybe something about how he experiences the game mechanics - what happens when he "dies", for example? Does it bother him having to carry around keys and computer chips that are as big as he is? I'd also like to know how he feels about everything Melinda put him through. Does she make everyone who joins go through this madness? And why?
Please no Chip/Melinda.
Savin' Me - Nickelback (Music Video) (None)
Video here.
I just really want to see more of this world. What would it be like to be able to see how long people have left to live? Can only one person have this ability at a time, or are there more of them? Do people who have/had the ability ever find each other to talk about it, either online or in person? Where does it come from? Is it a magical curse, or some kind of virus? It seems to be passed on by saving a life, but are there other ways? Can a particular person's time left be changed - made bigger or smaller?
Basically anything exploring this video would be great.
Welcome to the Ark (Any - Douglas, Miranda, Taryn, Elijah)
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and ever since I've wanted to know what happens next. I love the story of these four misfit kids who meet and form a connection and a family, (not to mention some pretty cool abilities) only for it all to be torn apart. The book ends with Miranda, Doug, and Taryn reuniting, but I've always wondered what happened to Elijah. Do they ever find him? And what about Noah and Abigail? They were important too, but they're barely mentioned in the ending. Do they get to see what their charges have become? I like to think they'd be proud. What plans do the now grown up kids have for saving the world? Do they try to set up a new Ark for kids like them?
I'd also be interested in worldbuilding - How many people like them are there out there? How/when did it start happening? Are all people with abilities driven to try and decrease the violence in the world, or are some of them out there trying to make it worse instead of better?
Any or all of the nominated characters are fine, in any combination. I'd prefer gen, but I'm okay with background Doug/Miranda or anyone/OC. Also, while worldbuilding/backstory would be cool for OCs, I'm not all that interested in backstory or canon-era fic for the main characters - what I'm really interested in is what happens to them once canon is over.
What's It Gonna Be - Shura (Music Video) (Shura, Sarah, Nick, Brad)
Video here.
I really like this video, and if it was a full-length film I would see it in a heartbeat. I love how it starts out with the brother and sister pining after their het crushes and ends with them realising they'd rather have each other's crushes instead. I'd love to see pretty much anything about this; Shura and Nick planning out their campaign, Shura/Sarah and/or Nick/Brad get togethers, the four of them hanging out together or going on dates, how the rest of the school reacts to a nerdy girl dating a cheerleader or a nerdy boy dating a jock - feel free to throw in all the high school movie stereotypes you want! If you want to try and write the full-length version of this I would be thrilled, but even a snippet would be great.
I'm happy for you to focus on either Shura/Sarah or Nick/Brad if you can't do both (or even Shura&Nick with the pairings in the background), but please don't break either pairing up or have the characters dating anyone else.
Wonder (Auggie)
I really loved this film. Auggie is sweet and funny, and I like how his condition doesn't define him - that it makes his life harder but he still gets to be a normal kid who has friends and loves science and is just like everyone else. I'd love anything exploring his life after the end of the film, especially his friendships with Jack Will, or Summer, or his relationship with his sister. How does sixth grade work out for him? Does his family ever get another dog? Do he and Jack create another kick-ass science fair project? What does he dress up as for next Halloween?
I'm okay with Auggie/Jack or Auggie/OMC, but please keep it very g-rated - he is only eleven, after all. Otherwise I totally love gen or, on a completely different note, I know I haven't requested them but Via and Miranda's relationship also intrigued me, and I'd totally be up for some femslash.
Thanks again!
Likes: Humour, hurt/comfort, fluff, friendship, family relationships, gen, shipfic, gay/bi characters, reunions, character studies, worldbuilding, mission/case fic, fake dating, holiday fic, happy endings, post-canon fic, canon-divergent AUs, telepathy/empathy, cultural differences, time travel/time loops and other sci-fi tropes
Dislikes/DNW: Non con, character bashing, major character death, asexual/aromantic/nonbinary characters, poly/open relationships, infidelity, real-world politics, crossovers, setting AUs, unusual/non-prose formats, first and second POV, graphic violence and gore, explicit sex
Fandoms:
Black Mirror: USS Callister (Nanette)
I love Black Mirror, and the "USS Callister" episode is one of my favourites. I'd love anything about the adventures of Captain Nanette and her crew, and what they get up to after the end of the episode as they explore the Infinity universe. What kind of planets/creatures/ships might they encounter? Do they interact with more player characters, and if so how does that go? I'm not particularly interested in the "real life" versions of the characters, but I'd love to see more of the crew exploring the game world and having adventures.
I love Star Trek, especially TOS, so if you want to take any inspiration from there, feel free! Gen is great, but I feel like Shania/Nanette could be cool if you want to go in that direction. (I'm really here for the team/exploration type stuff, though, so while I like romance I'd prefer it not be the focus of the fic.) Also, I like to assume going through the wormhole fixed Walton the way it did everyone else, so please don't have him burning alive forever. D:
I got some great fics for this last year, but I always want more!
Chip's Challenge (Chip)
I've loved this game for pretty much as long as I can remember. The in-game story is pretty slim - Chip wants to join Melinda's club, the Bit Busters, but has to prove his worth by making his way through the levels of her laboratory, avoiding monsters, killer floors, and the threat of being crushed by giant blocks. You can download the game here, or buy it on Steam (albeit as a slightly different version) if you're interested in giving it a try.
For fic, I'd love to see Chip's reaction to the monsters and other things he encounters, or maybe something about how he experiences the game mechanics - what happens when he "dies", for example? Does it bother him having to carry around keys and computer chips that are as big as he is? I'd also like to know how he feels about everything Melinda put him through. Does she make everyone who joins go through this madness? And why?
Please no Chip/Melinda.
Savin' Me - Nickelback (Music Video) (None)
Video here.
I just really want to see more of this world. What would it be like to be able to see how long people have left to live? Can only one person have this ability at a time, or are there more of them? Do people who have/had the ability ever find each other to talk about it, either online or in person? Where does it come from? Is it a magical curse, or some kind of virus? It seems to be passed on by saving a life, but are there other ways? Can a particular person's time left be changed - made bigger or smaller?
Basically anything exploring this video would be great.
Welcome to the Ark (Any - Douglas, Miranda, Taryn, Elijah)
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and ever since I've wanted to know what happens next. I love the story of these four misfit kids who meet and form a connection and a family, (not to mention some pretty cool abilities) only for it all to be torn apart. The book ends with Miranda, Doug, and Taryn reuniting, but I've always wondered what happened to Elijah. Do they ever find him? And what about Noah and Abigail? They were important too, but they're barely mentioned in the ending. Do they get to see what their charges have become? I like to think they'd be proud. What plans do the now grown up kids have for saving the world? Do they try to set up a new Ark for kids like them?
I'd also be interested in worldbuilding - How many people like them are there out there? How/when did it start happening? Are all people with abilities driven to try and decrease the violence in the world, or are some of them out there trying to make it worse instead of better?
Any or all of the nominated characters are fine, in any combination. I'd prefer gen, but I'm okay with background Doug/Miranda or anyone/OC. Also, while worldbuilding/backstory would be cool for OCs, I'm not all that interested in backstory or canon-era fic for the main characters - what I'm really interested in is what happens to them once canon is over.
What's It Gonna Be - Shura (Music Video) (Shura, Sarah, Nick, Brad)
Video here.
I really like this video, and if it was a full-length film I would see it in a heartbeat. I love how it starts out with the brother and sister pining after their het crushes and ends with them realising they'd rather have each other's crushes instead. I'd love to see pretty much anything about this; Shura and Nick planning out their campaign, Shura/Sarah and/or Nick/Brad get togethers, the four of them hanging out together or going on dates, how the rest of the school reacts to a nerdy girl dating a cheerleader or a nerdy boy dating a jock - feel free to throw in all the high school movie stereotypes you want! If you want to try and write the full-length version of this I would be thrilled, but even a snippet would be great.
I'm happy for you to focus on either Shura/Sarah or Nick/Brad if you can't do both (or even Shura&Nick with the pairings in the background), but please don't break either pairing up or have the characters dating anyone else.
Wonder (Auggie)
I really loved this film. Auggie is sweet and funny, and I like how his condition doesn't define him - that it makes his life harder but he still gets to be a normal kid who has friends and loves science and is just like everyone else. I'd love anything exploring his life after the end of the film, especially his friendships with Jack Will, or Summer, or his relationship with his sister. How does sixth grade work out for him? Does his family ever get another dog? Do he and Jack create another kick-ass science fair project? What does he dress up as for next Halloween?
I'm okay with Auggie/Jack or Auggie/OMC, but please keep it very g-rated - he is only eleven, after all. Otherwise I totally love gen or, on a completely different note, I know I haven't requested them but Via and Miranda's relationship also intrigued me, and I'd totally be up for some femslash.
Thanks again!