Dear Yulegoat --
I feel like my signup was probably plenty of information, but I'm going to reproduce it here with a few extra notes, in case that's helpful:
Request #1: Maisie Dobbs
As much as I love Maisie's independence, I get awfully curious about all the unspoken details of her love life. I'd be interested in a vignette from her courtship with Simon, some UST for her and Stratton, or especially a look at her romance with Andrew Dene, who seems to have understood her better/been more like her than any of her other beaus, and for precisely this reason recognized her unwillingness to commit sooner than anyone else. I like James Compton, too, so you can write about him as well, if you'd like. Compare and contrast them all - really, honestly, anything about Maisie's love life will be awesome.
Here is something that is probably not helpful AT ALL but which I feel the need to share with you, i.e., my personal MD fancasting.
Maisie Dobbs = Kelly MacDonald
Simon Lynch = Matthew Macfayden
Richard Stratton = Richard Armitage
Andrew Dene = James McAvoy
James Compton = Laurence Fox
Billy Beale = Eddie Marsan
Maurice Blanche = Ian McKellen
Lady Rowan Compton = Lindsay Duncan
Lord Julian Compton = Michael Gambon
Priscilla Partridge = Emily Mortimer
And Stratton is my favorite. I think Stratton is everyone's favorite. Except Maisie's.
Request #2: Atonement (2007)
I say we only have the information about Robbie and Cecilia's untimely deaths from Bryony, and the one thing we can be canonically certain of is that Bryony is a big fat liar. Can you offer a suggestion about how they might have gone on, after the war, even facing all their many problems? That would be my dream. If not, just giving them a while at that cottage would be good for me. Please as little Bryony as possible.
This is pretty shameless anti-McEwan's intent, but obviously I don't care one bit. It seems to me entirely possible that Bryony might be lying about the resolution of Robbie & Cecilia's lives, and that inventing this tragic outcome (and her own pseudo-fictional resolution of it) could be yet one more twist in her imagination. So I'd like to see them escape the bleakness of that fate, and the frosting on the cake would be the meta explanation of why Bryony doesn't acknowledge it.
But meta is not necessary. I really just want escape, and Robbie/Cecilia love.
Request #3: Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
I'd love any look into the courtship of Richard and Door! Kind of fell in love with these two when I listened to the audio play, so if you wanted to use James McAvoy and Natalie Dormer for visuals, no complaints here. :)
You may be noticing a McAvoyesque quality running through many of my requests. This is not coincidence. Anyway, it seems to me that Richard has only just begun learning about London Below, and he and Door are only beginning to know one another, so I'd especially like to see more here. And as it seems likely that Door will be ascending to the honors and duties of Lord Portico, some exploration of that would also be interesting to me.
Request #4: Orphan Black
I'd be really fascinated to get Paul's view of Sarah versus Beth, or -- even better -- Beth's view of Paul versus Sarah's. I really feel like Beth is the silent third party in their relationship all along. Guest starring moments by Felix, Cosima, Allison and the rest very welcome. :D
I love the entire cast/world/etc. of "Orphan Black," and yet my curiosity about Beth seems unlikely to ever be answered within the show. To me, understanding her is fundamental to understanding Paul, and the whole nature of how Clone Club bonded together in the first place. So anything we could learn about her would be enormously welcome.
Request #5: The Americans
Would be fascinating to see how Claudia and/or Gregory view Elizabeth and Philip's relationship.
I knew this show would be straight up my alley -- I mean, it's "Alias" in the 1980s if Jack Bristow had been Russian too. SOLD. Elizabeth and Philip's relationship is so twisty and dark and uncertain, even within their own hearts, so I'm actually not sure they have the best view of what's going on. I think Gregory probably knew the most about them, especially Elizabeth ... but I think Claudia's vision might be clearer. So very, very interested to see what this might look like to them.
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Overall notes -- I love differing perspectives, unresolved sexual tension, gentle humor, high-concept plots, holiday fic, adventure, affection, and really tons of things. I do not love character-bashing or unhappy endings on Christmas Day. (I can deal with bittersweet -- a couple of my requests practically demand it -- but nothing just gut-wrenching, I guess.) My internet access on Christmas Day is often dicey but I promise to read and comment as soon as I can. And, in advance, THANK YOU! I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you create for me.
Request #1: Maisie Dobbs
As much as I love Maisie's independence, I get awfully curious about all the unspoken details of her love life. I'd be interested in a vignette from her courtship with Simon, some UST for her and Stratton, or especially a look at her romance with Andrew Dene, who seems to have understood her better/been more like her than any of her other beaus, and for precisely this reason recognized her unwillingness to commit sooner than anyone else. I like James Compton, too, so you can write about him as well, if you'd like. Compare and contrast them all - really, honestly, anything about Maisie's love life will be awesome.
Here is something that is probably not helpful AT ALL but which I feel the need to share with you, i.e., my personal MD fancasting.
Maisie Dobbs = Kelly MacDonald
Simon Lynch = Matthew Macfayden
Richard Stratton = Richard Armitage
Andrew Dene = James McAvoy
James Compton = Laurence Fox
Billy Beale = Eddie Marsan
Maurice Blanche = Ian McKellen
Lady Rowan Compton = Lindsay Duncan
Lord Julian Compton = Michael Gambon
Priscilla Partridge = Emily Mortimer
And Stratton is my favorite. I think Stratton is everyone's favorite. Except Maisie's.
Request #2: Atonement (2007)
I say we only have the information about Robbie and Cecilia's untimely deaths from Bryony, and the one thing we can be canonically certain of is that Bryony is a big fat liar. Can you offer a suggestion about how they might have gone on, after the war, even facing all their many problems? That would be my dream. If not, just giving them a while at that cottage would be good for me. Please as little Bryony as possible.
This is pretty shameless anti-McEwan's intent, but obviously I don't care one bit. It seems to me entirely possible that Bryony might be lying about the resolution of Robbie & Cecilia's lives, and that inventing this tragic outcome (and her own pseudo-fictional resolution of it) could be yet one more twist in her imagination. So I'd like to see them escape the bleakness of that fate, and the frosting on the cake would be the meta explanation of why Bryony doesn't acknowledge it.
But meta is not necessary. I really just want escape, and Robbie/Cecilia love.
Request #3: Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
I'd love any look into the courtship of Richard and Door! Kind of fell in love with these two when I listened to the audio play, so if you wanted to use James McAvoy and Natalie Dormer for visuals, no complaints here. :)
You may be noticing a McAvoyesque quality running through many of my requests. This is not coincidence. Anyway, it seems to me that Richard has only just begun learning about London Below, and he and Door are only beginning to know one another, so I'd especially like to see more here. And as it seems likely that Door will be ascending to the honors and duties of Lord Portico, some exploration of that would also be interesting to me.
Request #4: Orphan Black
I'd be really fascinated to get Paul's view of Sarah versus Beth, or -- even better -- Beth's view of Paul versus Sarah's. I really feel like Beth is the silent third party in their relationship all along. Guest starring moments by Felix, Cosima, Allison and the rest very welcome. :D
I love the entire cast/world/etc. of "Orphan Black," and yet my curiosity about Beth seems unlikely to ever be answered within the show. To me, understanding her is fundamental to understanding Paul, and the whole nature of how Clone Club bonded together in the first place. So anything we could learn about her would be enormously welcome.
Request #5: The Americans
Would be fascinating to see how Claudia and/or Gregory view Elizabeth and Philip's relationship.
I knew this show would be straight up my alley -- I mean, it's "Alias" in the 1980s if Jack Bristow had been Russian too. SOLD. Elizabeth and Philip's relationship is so twisty and dark and uncertain, even within their own hearts, so I'm actually not sure they have the best view of what's going on. I think Gregory probably knew the most about them, especially Elizabeth ... but I think Claudia's vision might be clearer. So very, very interested to see what this might look like to them.
**
Overall notes -- I love differing perspectives, unresolved sexual tension, gentle humor, high-concept plots, holiday fic, adventure, affection, and really tons of things. I do not love character-bashing or unhappy endings on Christmas Day. (I can deal with bittersweet -- a couple of my requests practically demand it -- but nothing just gut-wrenching, I guess.) My internet access on Christmas Day is often dicey but I promise to read and comment as soon as I can. And, in advance, THANK YOU! I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you create for me.