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Dear Yuletide Author 2024

Happy Yuletide! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Do not wants/dislikes: Please no PWPs (with one exception, discussed below), no unhappy endings, and no pet/child death even in the background. If a character is injured or hospitalized, please tag for it even if it's a minor character and even if it spoils the plot.

What I like: Characterization is my favorite part of fic, and all these fandoms have been chosen because I love these people so much. What makes them tick? What do they like about each other? I enjoy reading about both romance and friendship, and the way romance and friendship intertwine. I love it when opposites attract and two characters can't resist each other despite seeming totally unalike. Most of all, what I love is when a writer brings their love for and delight in canon into their work - if you focus on what makes the world and the people in it so special, I know I'll love whatever you write!

My requests:

Mimi wo Sumaseba | Whisper of the Heart (1995)

Tsukishima Shizuku, Amasawa Seiji

One of my favorite movies of all time! I love the sweet, gentle atmosphere of this movie, the way nothing super important happens in the grand scheme of things but it's all so crucial to the characters, the portrayal of what it's like to be an earnest, creative teen burning with ambition. And I love Shizuku and Seiji's relationship and the way they support each other's ambitions, and how their love for each other powers their art. A fic exploring where they go after the events of the movie, both in their relationship and their art, would be wonderful. What's it like for them when Seiji is in Cremona? How do they handle the growing pains of teenage love? What's the next step for Shizuku's creative writing? Feel free to include any of the other characters in the movie, but keep the focus on Shizuku and Seiji. And please don't age them up any older than early 20s - I want them to keep their youthful earnestness!

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Admiral Croft, Sophia Croft

The Admiral and Sophy are among my favorite married couples in all of literature, and I've always wanted more about them. I'd love fic that expands on their story in some way. Maybe you take us back in time to their courtship, their first meeting, or the early days of their marriage. Maybe you hop us forward to some more of their adventures after the events of the novel and the ways their lives intertwine with the other characters. All I ask is that the fic be primarily focused on the two of them and their relationship - while you can include other characters, and of course the events of the novel can come into play and be part of the story, I don't want a fic that just retells Anne and Captain Wentworth's romance from the Crofts' POV.

A Marshmallow World - Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra (1967 Dean Martin Show Performance)

Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra

Watching this drunken, goofy performance of "A Marshmallow World" has become a holiday tradition in my family, and every time, I think, "They had to have hooked up either right before or right after this performance, right?" I'd love fic about that hookup - how it happens, when it happens, what's behind it all. It can be simple and straightforward or full of buried feelings - up to you! This is the exception to my "no PWPs" request, due to the nature of the canon.

Psmith - P.G. Wodehouse

Mike Jackson, Rupert Psmith

I'm a latecomer to the world of Psmith, but I love it with all my heart and soul, and I especially love the relationship between Psmith and "Comrade Jackson". Psmith is such a funny, chaotic whirlwind of a character, and Mike is the perfect foil to him. I'd love a story about their relationship and further shenanigans together, especially one where Mike is in a sticky situation and Psmith helps him get out of it. Up to you whether it's shippy or just about their friendship - I would be happy with either! Anyone from Psmith's world is fair game to include as supporting characters. Please don't set it during their school days, though. I prefer reading about them as adults.

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I've always wanted them to give prints of the illustrations to the contestants for each of their bakes.

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went to trader joe’s today and my cashier handed me my 2.55 in change and pointed at the clock which read 2:55 and said “look at that. that’s liquid time… serendipity… have a nice ride”

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Dear Yuletide Author 2022

I’m so excited that it’s Yuletide time once again, and I can’t wait to see what you create!

Do not wants/dislikes: No E-rated fic, please (M or lower is fine). If a character is injured, hospitalized or suffers a medical emergency in the fic, please warn/tag for it even if it’s a minor character and even if it spoils the plot.

What I like: I’m all about characterization - what makes these people tick? Why do they like each other so much? - and I’m an especially big fan of when characters who seem wildly different are inexplicably drawn to each other. In stories where I’ve requested multiple characters (or no specific characters), I’d be just as happy with an ensemble story as with something focused on one or two characters specifically. If you bring your love of the canon into your writing and focus on what makes the world and the people in it so special, I know I’ll love whatever you write!

My requests:

ヒヤマケンタロウの妊娠 | He's Expecting

Hiyama Kentaro, Seto Aki

This was my favorite show I watched in 2022, and one of my favorite shows in a long time. It was so smart and incisive on issues of gender, reproductive health care, childrearing, and misogyny, while also being wildly funny and introducing us to so many endearing, relatable characters. While I respected the show’s decision not to bring Kentaro and Aki together, it also made me a little sad because I think they would be a great couple. I’d love fic about them getting together, whether it’s during the events of the show or afterwards. Any way you want to bring them together is fine, but please try to keep it to the spirit of the show and don’t have them capitulate to social expectations for their relationship. 

消えた初恋 | Kieta Hatsukoi | Vanishing My First Love

Aida Hayato, Aoki Souta, Hashimoto Mio, Ida Kousuke

I was so charmed by this show and everyone in it. I’d really like a fic about what happens once these couples pair off and move from the initial stage of getting together to building more established relationships. How do they avoid the misunderstandings that kept them apart initially? How do their friendships with each other change now that they’re a group of two couples instead of four friends? What horrifyingly awkward high school events will they have to navigate next? I’m including all four characters here because I’d like them all to be in the fic, but whichever couple you decide to focus more on is up to you.

Piranesi - Susanna Clarke

The House, Piranesi | Matthew Rose Sorenson

Piranesi hints at so many wonderful adventures in The House that take place around and before the events of the story. I’d love fic about one of those adventures, whether it’s learning a new skill, exploring a new room, or discovering a new statue. You can choose to flesh out one that’s mentioned in the story, or you can invent one of your own. You can bring in other characters if you’d like, but keep it focused on Piranesi and his relationship with The House.

Psmith - P.G. Wodehouse

Mike Jackson, Rupert Psmith

After years of being a Jeeves and Wooster stan, I finally delved into the Psmith oevre this year, and I can’t believe it took me this long. Psmith is such a funny, chaotic whirlwind of a character, and Mike is the perfect foil to him. It’s obvious to me that Psmith is in love with “Comrade Jackson”, despite their many opposite ways, and I’d love either a story about the two of them getting together, or established relationship fic where they’re navigating some shenanigans together. Anyone from Psmith’s world is fair game to include as supporting characters.

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Weird peeve time. Calling lab grown gemstones “fake” is stupid because it’s the same shit just not formed naturally. An artificially grown diamond is the same shit as a natural diamond it is the exact same material bro it’s all fuckign carbon

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Can I offer you a radish in this trying time

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my advice to the kids is that they should fight people on the playground while they can still get away with it without legal consequences

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yuzuru hanyu five time japanese national champion fuck yeah

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this is just what being a parent is like

I love that din brags to ahsoka about how special his kid is because he has no concept of how the force can be used. the baby lifts a tiny little ball and he’s immediately like “you have to train my most powerful and beautiful son. there is no one else like him”

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i’m the opposite of ‘i liked it before it became popular’ i only discover new things to like once they’re not popular anymore