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Dear Yuletide Author 2021
Dear Yuletide Author,
Thank you so much for writing for me! I’m looking forward to whatever you come up with. Optional details are optional - my prompts are only suggestions.
DNWs (Do Not Wants)
I’m fascinated by the ending of this short story and the strange dynamic that arises between Miles and The Narrator! I think I’m most interested in the question of: “What happens next???” All the road trip adventures - all the con artist schemes - the way they both end up relying on each other while there might also be friction as well.
Feel free to lean into Miles being a charming creepy sociopath. I welcome road trip Americana vibes and horror references (I’m not actually that familiar with much classic horror myself, but please indulge if that’s your thing!). I’m open to Miles/Narrator fic - whether it’s underage or not until Miles is an adult - it’s up to you.
Prompts:
This series is my ultimate comfort watch. I’ve rewatched the episodes multiple times, and it never fails to make me laugh. I would’ve requested all the characters, but I decided to narrow it down because I adore the rivalry between these two. However, I encourage you to include the other cast members in any capacity since I really do love them and the ensemble humor is what makes this show fun.
I wouldn’t mind Chris/Robert shipfic or pre-slash, but I’m okay with something gen as well. Really, I’m fine with anything silly with these two squabbling and you can come up with any ideas you want for whatever play/skit/act/etc. they might be working on.
Prompts:
This webnovel is such a blast to read. I enjoyed the worldbuilding and the time loop mechanics, and Zorian and Zach are just these two badass fire-forged time travelers who’ve been through so much together.
I absolutely ship them - they’re accidental kind-of soulmates! - but I’m okay with friendship fic as well.
Prompts:
Utopia (2013) - Lee, Wilson Wilson
Wilson Wilson is one of the best characters I’ve ever seen in fiction. I feel so deeply about him: his paranoia, his descent into darkness, his well-intentioned extremism, his little obsessions and penchant for trivia.
And yes, Lee tortured him, but quite honestly, their interaction in series 2 is amazing. There is something absolutely brilliant and darkly hilarious about them having to work together after maiming each other. Because you have Wilson who changes sides because he thinks it’s for the greater good - and you have Lee, who’s ruthless as always, taunting Wilson and pulling his pigtails. I like that contrast in belief and purpose.
There’s satisfying vengeance in Wilson having killed Lee… but I can’t help but think of what they could have been together if Lee lived.
Go wild with darkfic and aesthecized/romanticized violence.
Prompts:
Thank you so much for writing for me! I’m looking forward to whatever you come up with. Optional details are optional - my prompts are only suggestions.
DNWs (Do Not Wants)
- Alpha/beta/omegaverse
- Crossovers
- Pregnancy
- Non-requested AU premises like coffee shop AUs, high school AU, etc. (Canon divergent AUs are fine.)
- Rule 63/Genderswap
- Scat/watersports/bestiality
I’m fascinated by the ending of this short story and the strange dynamic that arises between Miles and The Narrator! I think I’m most interested in the question of: “What happens next???” All the road trip adventures - all the con artist schemes - the way they both end up relying on each other while there might also be friction as well.
Feel free to lean into Miles being a charming creepy sociopath. I welcome road trip Americana vibes and horror references (I’m not actually that familiar with much classic horror myself, but please indulge if that’s your thing!). I’m open to Miles/Narrator fic - whether it’s underage or not until Miles is an adult - it’s up to you.
Prompts:
- Miles and the Narrator at some kind of psychic fair or convention and whatever cons they might execute.
- Roadtripping adventures/snapshots - the shitty motels they stay at, the places they visit, the people they lie to and fleece.
- Outsider POV. How do Miles and the Narrator come off to their marks/victims? Or maybe something from an in-universe true crime/journalist/blogger perspective?
This series is my ultimate comfort watch. I’ve rewatched the episodes multiple times, and it never fails to make me laugh. I would’ve requested all the characters, but I decided to narrow it down because I adore the rivalry between these two. However, I encourage you to include the other cast members in any capacity since I really do love them and the ensemble humor is what makes this show fun.
I wouldn’t mind Chris/Robert shipfic or pre-slash, but I’m okay with something gen as well. Really, I’m fine with anything silly with these two squabbling and you can come up with any ideas you want for whatever play/skit/act/etc. they might be working on.
Prompts:
- Chris is trying to write his own book or guide on acting & directing. Robert is Very Annoyed, since his book is clearly the best.
- After the disaster that was the festival, the Cornley Drama Society needs to raise money, fast. How do they do it? Bake sale? Lemonade stand? Busking with musical performances? Tutoring local children in the dramatic arts?? Etc. Chris and Robert clash (again), hilarity ensues.
- I would love to read more of Robert’s in-universe diary entries ranting about Chris and his various acting/directing woes.
- Chris and Robert angrily act out a romantic scene from a play or movie during rehearsal, trying to show the other how it’s done. It escalates to angry kissing. 8)
Mother of Learning - nobody103 - Zorian Kazinski, Zach Noveda
This webnovel is such a blast to read. I enjoyed the worldbuilding and the time loop mechanics, and Zorian and Zach are just these two badass fire-forged time travelers who’ve been through so much together.
I absolutely ship them - they’re accidental kind-of soulmates! - but I’m okay with friendship fic as well.
Prompts:
- Moments of enforced rest/vacation. Tell me about the loop(s) that Zorian and Zach spent together recovering after being soul-damaged by the lich.
- Fake dating! Post-canon, Zach is in the middle of court proceedings over his inheritance when he runs into unexpected legal trouble. Tesen makes the case that he should still remain in charge because he can arrange an advantageous marriage for Zach so his house can be returned to its former glory…. Zach panics and says that he and Zorian are engaged.
- After Zorian escapes the loop and Zach is still inside… Zach befriends a loop!Zorian who doesn’t know him. All the angst since Zach is worried/grieving that Zorian didn’t survive and this Zorian is a stranger to him. (--Does loop!Zorian get the mistaken impression that Zach and our Zorian were dating???)
- Zach and Zorian are staying at an inn during their travels. There is Only One Bed.
- So…. did Zach try and fail to seduce Zorian in previous loops?
- Tell me about Zach and Zorian being isolated in a time dilation room for days on end. Whether it’s the magic/studying stuff, or Zach trying not to be bored out of his mind… what would they get up to? 👀
Utopia (2013) - Lee, Wilson Wilson
Wilson Wilson is one of the best characters I’ve ever seen in fiction. I feel so deeply about him: his paranoia, his descent into darkness, his well-intentioned extremism, his little obsessions and penchant for trivia.
And yes, Lee tortured him, but quite honestly, their interaction in series 2 is amazing. There is something absolutely brilliant and darkly hilarious about them having to work together after maiming each other. Because you have Wilson who changes sides because he thinks it’s for the greater good - and you have Lee, who’s ruthless as always, taunting Wilson and pulling his pigtails. I like that contrast in belief and purpose.
There’s satisfying vengeance in Wilson having killed Lee… but I can’t help but think of what they could have been together if Lee lived.
Go wild with darkfic and aesthecized/romanticized violence.
Prompts:
- What I like most about Lee/Wilson as a ship is the uneasy monster on the leash potential. I want… Lee as Wilson’s henchman, bringing him dead bodies like a dog with a bone, while he’s still cracking jokes about Wilson’s eye. And maybe eventual respect from Lee as Wilson grows more comfortable in Mr. Rabbit ruthlessness… just, show me how they would destroy and change the world together.
- I am not uncomfortable with pandemic themes, because that’s canon. I don’t want to see literally COVID-19 in fic, but it's alright to write fic influenced by RL (it seems impossible to avoid). What would the world look like once Wilson unleashes a pandemic, real or otherwise, large scale or small? How does it go (or not go) according to plan?
- Quarantine fic. One of the Network’s viral experiments goes awry, and Lee and Wilson have to spend time in lockdown.
- More bad guy road trips together. Maybe Lee and Wilson have to track down other Network facilities, since there’s now been a change in power.
Wellington Paranormal - Constable Parker, Sergeant Maaka
Oh, this show - I love the entire What We Do in the Shadows universe, but Wellington Paranormal is particularly charming. I was a Torchwood fan back in the day and so I adore everything about Wellington Paranormal’s monster of the week setup.
I like how earnest Maaka is about catching monsters, and Parker is a timid bumbling sweetheart. /o\ I am absolutely open to shipfic, but I’m okay with straightforward supernatural case of the week fic as well - it’s up to you what monsters or beings you want to write about, while Maaka and Parker tackle a case!
Prompts:
- And they were roommates - fic where Parker actually does become Maaka’s flatmate, despite Maaka’s initial wariness/unwillingness.
- Fic where Parker keeps his magnetic superpowers!!! What’s it like to have a superhero(™) in the force now?
- Either Parker or Maaka becomes a werewolf or vampire - navigating the paranormal world and powers, with one helping the other.