Dear Yuletide Writer...
First of all, thank you so much for offering fic in one of these canons that I love. Please be assured that I will be overjoyed by simply the idea of whatever you're writing and everything from here on out is optional stuff that you can safely ignore. I will love your story anyway. ♥
I'll probably skim over explicit sex, but I love functional relationships of any and all types. Seriously, go wild. I love exploration of characters and character relationships, but also people getting into cracky or serious adventures and AUs. Honestly? Just go wild.
The Cluefinders (Video Games)
Anything with these four. How did they meet up? What do they get up to in the future?
I have to say I have a soft spot for these games. My favorite was 4th Grade Adventures, mostly for the incredibly cracky mythology, but 5th Grade Adventures hit a lovely balance of funny and genuinely creepy. If you're writing a romantic pairing, I'm fine with anything you can throw at me (though ot4 would probably blow my mind), though I'd prefer they'd be aged up for anything beyond, well, 6th grade 'relationships'.
Some ideas: What's it like if they split up in the future? Do they stay friends forever? How do they deal with going back to home and school after a particularly strange mystery? What's a typical day for the Cluefinders?
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Naoya is such an interesting character - I'd love to see him in any sort of situation. What is he like before the game, when he's still setting everything up? What does he do if the Protagonist chooses an 'ending' that he doesn't agree with?
Naoya's story is awesome, and (as mentioned) I'd really love to see him doing anything at all. Feel free to bring the religious aspects of his story to the forefront, or ignore them entirely; you can pair him romantically with anyone you wish.
Eternal Sonata
I've always wondered about Falsetto's backstory. How did she meet Jazz and Claves? Alternatively, what does she do after the game?
Falsetto is probably my favourite character in this game. As said above, I'd love anything exploring her backstory or her future, or take a moment within-game to explore her motivations and thoughts. Character studies are lovely, as would be adventure or action or whatever you'd like. You can go meta if you'd like; what aspect of Chopin's life does she represent? Pair her with anyone you want.
Layton Kyouju Series | Professor Layton Series
Anything centered around Professor Layton and Luke - how did Luke get taken on? Does the Professor talk to him after particularly traumatising adventures? Does Luke learn how to fence? I love the mentor-student relationship, so anything continuing that would be lovely.
For this: please don't pair them together, though friendship is of course fine. Feel free to have a mystery, or puzzles - how do they keep track of their Picarat scores? Does Luke go searching for puzzles to show the Professor? Incorporating any game elements would be delightful.