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Hello my favourite Yuletide writer!
Bravo to you for writing for me!
Of course all of my optionals and suggestions are simply that, optionals and suggestions. I'd rather you wrote what inspires you than follow anything I've said and just made suggestions in case one sprang a story for you. I’ll be delighted with pretty much any story in any of these universes and any of the characters listed. I am also very happy if you include characters I haven’t listed as well.
I am ordinarily happier with hopeful stories than unbridled hopelessness though I’ve enjoyed pure angst on occasion. It’s important to me that the stories aren’t turned into just stories about white people. (Of course you’d struggle to manage that in Earthsea.) I enjoy gen stories and relationship-based stories, slash and het. I am not really into unadulterated erotica or the PWP.
I put all my story thinking into the requests but here are some quick thoughts on what I love most in the sources:
The Boxer:
I am happy that this song can be taken in any direction and I am happy for you to do it. I love the fact that the song keeps moving with a sort of lightness despite all the drama and anguish. I love the line “the fighter still remains” as though in the end even when he’s lost all his boxing preciseness and flourish he is a fighter. And, of course, the image of the Boxer carrying reminders of every glove that laid him down sticks with me - the precise way we remember our failures.
Neverwhere:
There’s so much thinking and intelligence in almost every sentence of this book. I like the wit and the little throwaway thoughts that you come back to. It’s a universe that captures you so quickly. I’d be interested in new characters alongside those I’ve mentioned.
Earthsea:
I feel Earthsea and its good and evil and morality are beautiful and intriguing. I’d love to see something that explores that morality. I mean, you don’t need to be obvious, but I enjoy the depth in these books. I have such a forever soft spot for Ged and how rich he is but I’d love to dig further into any of the women I’ve mentioned too. There is so much going on in Earthsea that we don’t see and if you show any of it I’ll be thrilled. Oh. I’d generally prefer none of the characters cheated on their canonical relationships (I don’t mean they can’t have sex outside those relationships if that makes sense within the context of the relationship, just that I’d rather they didn’t cheat on what they’ve promised one another.)
I am thrilled that we share whichever of these universes you elect and I am excited to see what you write. THANK YOU SO MUCH ALREADY.
Oh… p.s. Between two families and a 2 year old, I suspect I won’t be on the internet on the 24th/25th (I’m in Australia so the reveal often strikes early) but I will be thinking of my story waiting for me and will be around as soon as I can thereafter.
Bravo to you for writing for me!
Of course all of my optionals and suggestions are simply that, optionals and suggestions. I'd rather you wrote what inspires you than follow anything I've said and just made suggestions in case one sprang a story for you. I’ll be delighted with pretty much any story in any of these universes and any of the characters listed. I am also very happy if you include characters I haven’t listed as well.
I am ordinarily happier with hopeful stories than unbridled hopelessness though I’ve enjoyed pure angst on occasion. It’s important to me that the stories aren’t turned into just stories about white people. (Of course you’d struggle to manage that in Earthsea.) I enjoy gen stories and relationship-based stories, slash and het. I am not really into unadulterated erotica or the PWP.
I put all my story thinking into the requests but here are some quick thoughts on what I love most in the sources:
The Boxer:
I am happy that this song can be taken in any direction and I am happy for you to do it. I love the fact that the song keeps moving with a sort of lightness despite all the drama and anguish. I love the line “the fighter still remains” as though in the end even when he’s lost all his boxing preciseness and flourish he is a fighter. And, of course, the image of the Boxer carrying reminders of every glove that laid him down sticks with me - the precise way we remember our failures.
Neverwhere:
There’s so much thinking and intelligence in almost every sentence of this book. I like the wit and the little throwaway thoughts that you come back to. It’s a universe that captures you so quickly. I’d be interested in new characters alongside those I’ve mentioned.
Earthsea:
I feel Earthsea and its good and evil and morality are beautiful and intriguing. I’d love to see something that explores that morality. I mean, you don’t need to be obvious, but I enjoy the depth in these books. I have such a forever soft spot for Ged and how rich he is but I’d love to dig further into any of the women I’ve mentioned too. There is so much going on in Earthsea that we don’t see and if you show any of it I’ll be thrilled. Oh. I’d generally prefer none of the characters cheated on their canonical relationships (I don’t mean they can’t have sex outside those relationships if that makes sense within the context of the relationship, just that I’d rather they didn’t cheat on what they’ve promised one another.)
I am thrilled that we share whichever of these universes you elect and I am excited to see what you write. THANK YOU SO MUCH ALREADY.
Oh… p.s. Between two families and a 2 year old, I suspect I won’t be on the internet on the 24th/25th (I’m in Australia so the reveal often strikes early) but I will be thinking of my story waiting for me and will be around as soon as I can thereafter.