#yuletide 2024

[forthegothicheroine]

I got SUCH a good Yuletide gift fic, you all have to read it! You know those Jozef Szekeres drawings of what a Don Bluth Dracula movie might have looked like?

My gift author wrote a lost media youtuber's video on it! Everyone is Jonathan! Lucy has Plucky Orphan Girl magic powers! Dom DeLuise is a talking mouse! Read it now!

[guzhuangheaven]

The most wonderful time of the year is here - Yuletide Fic Exchange is open for nominations until 9am UTC 20 September!

Yuletide is an annual fic (1000+ words) exchange for rare and obscure fandoms run through this community and through the Archive of Our Own. Many Chinese dramas are eligible to be nominated for Yuletide, so go forth and start by nominating your favourite dramas for Yuletide. Who knows...someone might write a fic for it!

[diana-fortyseven]

I still need to finish my Yuletide sign-up. Still have a bit more than three days until sign-ups close though, so, yolo.

Please don't forget to sign up, Hitman crew! I don't want to be unmatchable and/or an initial pinch hit (not that there's anything wrong with being an IPH, but I don't want to be perceived xD)

Here's the link to the Dreamwidth post!

[a-sea-with-no-shores]

Good news from @yuletidetreasure everybody!

The tagset is up and includes

莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV) (15)

Yun Biqiu (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

Di Feisheng

Fang Duobing

He Xiaofeng

He Xiaohui

Huli Jing (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

Jiao Liqiao

Li Lianhua | Li Xiangyi

Liangyi Xianzi

Princess Zhaoling (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

Qiao Wanmian

Shan Gudao

Shi Shui (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

Wuyan (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

Zhan Yunfei

少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV) (14)

Baili Dongjun (The Blood of Youth)

Jin Xian (The Blood of Youth)

Lei Wujie (The Blood of Youth)

Sikong Changfeng (The Blood of Youth)

Sikong Qianluo (The Blood of Youth)

Xiao Lingchen (The Blood of Youth)

Ye Ruoyi (The Blood of Youth)

Yin Luoxia (The Blood of Youth)

Ji Xue (The Blood of Youth)

Luo Mingxuan (The Blood of Youth)

Tang Lian (The Blood of Youth)

Xiao Chong | Prince Bai

Xiao Se | Xiao Chuhe

Zang Ming (The Blood of Youth)

成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV) (8)

Ding Rong

Dong'er (The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty)

Duo Erla

Jia Kui (The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty)

Sui Zhou

Tang Fan

Wang Zhi (The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty)

Wu Yun Bolage

与凤行 | The Legend of Shen Li (TV) (8)

Jin Niangzi (The Legend of Shen Li)

Shang Bei (The Legend of Shen Li)

Shen Li (The Legend of Shen Li)

Shen Muyue (The Legend of Shen Li)

Xing Yun | Xing Zhi (The Legend of Shen Li)

You Lan (The Legend of Shen Li)

Fu Rong (The Legend of Shen Li)

Mo Fang (The Legend of Shen Li)

[theroseandthebeast]

Yuletide 2024 Recs, Batch Two

13 recs for Dune, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Eagle, Fargo, Hellboy, I Saw The TV Glow, If Books Could Kill / Leverage, and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Dune - Adam's Rib, Paul Atreides/Irulan Corrino

In their constant dance - advance, evade, retreat - Paul and Irulan exchange vulnerabilities.

Dune - Vigilance, Leto Atreides I/Jessica & Leto Atreides I & Duncan Idaho

Devotion comes in many forms. House Atreides inspires all of them.

Dune - something you do, not something you are, Leto Atreides I/Jessica & Leto Atreides I/Gurney Halleck & Leto Atreides I/Jessica/Gurney Halleck

Gurney's life, from the moment he met Leto to the moments after.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Monster Manual, Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar

The fucking annoying thing is, it isn’t even Edgin who sets off the trap, it’s Xenk. Was it because he was distracted listening to Edgin rant about how hard it is to get goblin snot out of a tapestry? Maybe! Is Edgin fucking pissed that the trap hit him instead of Xenk and now Edgin is turning into some kind of lizard? Definitely.

The Eagle - Virtute, Marcus Flavius Aquila/Esca Mac Cunoval

The trouble starts with a horse.

Fargo - Signs, Nikki Swango & Mr. Wrench

Nikki and Wrench learn to communicate.

Hellboy - Know Thyself, Know Thy Elf, John Myers/Nuada

Myers doesn't go to Antarctica, but working with Nuada might make him wish he did.

I Saw The TV Glow - Excerpts From The Double Lunch: A History of The Pink Opaque and Its Fandom, Isabel & Tara & Maddy & Owen

The Double Lunch was the name of the fictional venue where a double billing of bands played in every episode of The Pink Opaque. It was also the name of a popular online community for fans of the show during the years it was on the air. Through interviews with former posters and an exploration of its archives, this work attempt to re-create a history of the show and the fandom that surrounded it. Included here are select excerpts.

If Books Could Kill / Leverage - Eric Adams' Latest Excuses [TEASER]

He’s back, and he’s weirder than ever. For those of you who can’t get enough, Peter and Michael are talking about Eric Adams and his latest flailing attempts not to get busted.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - 3.0: Subject content

Extracts from the subject specification for the UK A-level in Magical History (7081).

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Katharina Stellans, Martin Pale/Francis Pevensey & Catherine of Winchester

Martin Pale learns from Catherine of Winchester, several centuries too late.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - The Stars Not Seen Before, Gilbert Norrell & Jonathan Strange & Stephen Black

Jonathan Strange and Gilbert Norrell are guests at Lost-hope, ruled by its new king, the former Stephen Black. An unexpected visitor arrives, causing the three of them to reconsider the assumptions they held about the Pillar of Darkness, fairy magic, and each other.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Household Matters, Stephen Black

The new king of Lost Hope manages his kingdom, throws a gala, and encounters familiar faces.

[theobscurepotato]

Dear Yuletide Writer 2024

Dear Yuletide Writer:

First off, thank you! I hope you are as excited about your assignment as I am to receive it. Hopefully the lateness of my Yuletide letter didn’t panic you too much! I enjoy a wide variety of fic, and these are truly some of my favorite canons, so really you can’t go wrong...but if you are looking for a spark of inspiration, I hope this letter provides it.  

General Likes/Dislikes: 

Things I love in a Yuletide fic: M/M, UST, hurt/comfort, banter, happy endings. When I look at the canons I chose, one consistent theme is that they all end on a note of hope, yet the characters I chose within these canons don't always get to experience that. I think, more than anything, what I would love to see is a chance for these characters to catch a glimmer of it for themselves (or for each other, in the canons where I've selected a pairing). 

Things I generally don’t like in a Yuletide fic: AU’s set outside of the canon setting (coffee shop, etc), MPREG, graphic gore, body horror, unhappy endings. That being said, if you have a wild idea that goes against these, these are definitely more loose guidelines than DNW’s. 

___

Coldfire Trilogy

Damien Vryce/Gerald Tarrant Not sure if there will ever be a Yuletide where I don't request CFT fic. I do write frequently for this fandom, but just because I write in a certain style, please don’t restrict yourself to my “usual” topics. For this canon especially, I’m excited to read what you want to write.  I’m starting my millionth re-read of the trilogy, so I am excited to read anything set either during canon, or a post-canon fix-it. Give me all the banter. Give me all the UST. Give me Gerald Tarrant doing something kind (while doing mental gymnastics to justify it to himself as FOR SELFISH REASONS ONLY). Give me Damien forgetting to agonize over what GT is and just enjoying a moment with him (bonus points for him Prophet!fanboying). Give me physical contact of some sort between them, give me the soul bond! I ship these two hard, but I am happy to read pre-slash/gen.

Dimension20: Escape from the Bloodkeep

Leiland (Kraz-Thun) I watched Escape from the Bloodkeep 2 months ago(?) and once I was done, I immediately restarted it and watched the series again. Bloodkeep has some of my favorite Dropout cast characters, but of course it was Matt Mercer’s Leiland who stole the show for me. Someone on Reddit summed up Leiland as “All that dark power and regal lineage turned into a benny hill skit” and in response I can only say, that’s exactly why I’m here. I am happy with both pre and post-canon fic, gen or shippy (and not picky on ship). I’d really love to see Leiland navigate how to be Leiland, and not Kraz-Thun, and getting more comfortable in the “evil” found family he has created. Galfast Hamhead, while not requested, is of course 1000% welcome in any story.  Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Ronin Warriors)

Shuten/Rajura

This was my first real fandom, well over two decades ago now, and Shuten/Rajura was my first ship. I definitely carried a binder plastered outside with the Masho chibi from Amanda Swiftgold’s page and stuffed to the brim with too much printed fic from Mink’s Yaoi Cake archive. This was a rare ship even then, and I am absolutely fine with gen, and fics that include all the Masho. I would of course love a fix-it fic, but I am open to exploring missing canon scenes also. I would enjoy a fic either from Rajura or Shuten’s perspective that grapples with their encounter out on the tracks, and that sprinkles in some of their shared complex history. Feel free to bend canon details in terms of what the armor enables. 

Uprooted

Solya/Marek These two have taken up residence in my brain and will not leave me alone. They truly enable each other in a way that is absolutely toxic, but I would love a fic that lets them attempt to do better by each other. I would prefer that Marek lives in your fic, whether that means exploring pre-canon events, or a missing scene during their story, and I would definitely enjoy a fix-it (just think of the hurt/comfort possibilities!) where they get to figure out their version of a happy ending. How do they navigate a world where they both wield less power? Would they be able to make their peace enough with that to carve out something new? Or would they chafe against that lack of power, and it would be that struggle that entwines them further?

[zoi-no-miko]

Kiefer Sutherland fandoms in Yuletide 2024 exchange

Signups for Yuletide 2024 are open until October 18th! Focused on small fandoms, I've and many wonderful years meeting new Kiefer fans especially through exchanging gifts and treats in this exchange.

The nominated/eligible fandoms this year include:

Spread the word if you know peeps in these fandoms who might want in on it!

[davey-in-a-minivan]

someone nominated pasithea powder for yuletide which means i HAVE TO sign up even though last year someone nominated it and i was the only one who offered or requested it but the phantom opportunity of convincing another person to write pasithea fanfic shines before me

[elan-morin-tedronai]

I'd be lying if I said I'm not a bit salty about WoT probably not being Yuletide eligible anymore because of the influx of show fic using the same AO3 tag

[fyeah7kpp]

Yuletide 2024 Nominations!

Hello, my dears!

It's the time of year again to nominate the 7KPP characters for Yuletide! For those who are unfamiliar, Yuletide is a yearly fanfiction gift exchange for small fandoms (fewer than 1000 works in English) on AO3, where the fandoms and characters that can be requested are nominated by users. You can find more information about it on the AO3 collection or on their Dreamwidth.

Nominations are currently open, for both fandoms and for characters. 7KPP will definitely be nominated but individual characters to request will also need to be nominated, so we're putting together a list to keep track of which characters have already been nominated, and who we have yet to nominate!

Note that you do not have to participate in the gift exchange itself to nominate, though you do have to have an AO3 account! You also do not have to nominate to participate, so if you're interested in the future, please feel free to hop in and join the fun!

Nominations are open through September 20 at 9 am UTC!

Please reply/reblog this post/message me to let me know who you are nominating and I will update the post accordingly so we can keep as careful track as we can! Also, people who don't have AO3 accounts who want to suggest additional characters to add to the list who I may have forgotten are welcome to!

Much love to everyone, and I'm sorry for the long absence! We will hopefully get an announcement about 7KPP Week out soon!

-Mod Tina

Information about current nomination statuses under the cut!

Updated as of 9/11/24.

Spoken For Characters: Jiyel Scholar, Jasper, Matchmaker, Sayra, Falon, Jaslen, Yvette, Woodly, Gisette, Avalie, Ria, Rebel MC, Widow MC, Princess MC, Court Lady MC, Countess MC, Clarmont, Lisle, Emmett, Zarad, Jarrod, Kade, Blain, Mrs. White

To be Nominated Characters: Pirate MC, Anaele, Penelope, Hamin, Cordelia, Lyon, Katyia, Sterlyn, Aamir, Constance, Leala, Adalric, Imogen, Estelle, Greer, Jorges, Lord Chancellor Torren Han-Lyle (Arland ambassador), Viscount Herschel (Wellin ambassador), Marchioness Iris Patricia Valentine (Revaire ambassador), Lady Nasira (Corval ambassador), Captain Nike (Hise ambassador), Minister Cato (Jiyel ambassador), Speaker Andel (Skalt ambassador)

[aimmyarrowshigh]

well

my yuletide fic is Bad

but it is also at least Done

but it is...

Bad

[forthegothicheroine]

Woohoo, got all my Yuletide nominations in!

BraveStarr

The Wrong Earth

John the Balladeer

And the one I was worried about them approving,

Dracula and Miss Lucy in the style of Don Bluth - Jozef Szekeres

[someitems]

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.

[diana-fortyseven]

Okay besties, Yuletide nominations are now open!

Here's what's already nominated for Hitman (Video Games):

Agent 47

Diana Burnwood

Victoria

Lucas Grey

Olivia Hall

Arthur Edwards

Otto Wolfgang Ort-Meyer

Erich Soders

Don't waste your nomination slots on these characters! You can use this post to coordinate the other characters you want to nominate, if the ones you want to offer or request are not in this list.

Here's the Yuletide 2024 Nominations post. Here's the direct link to the AO3 tagset.

Make sure to (re)familiarise yourself with Yuletide's nomination rules before you nominate!

Remember that you have to request 3 and offer 4 unique fandoms!

Nominate enough other small fandoms you're interested in to ensure you'll be able to sign up for this exchange!

You have 10 days to nominate!

[a-sea-with-no-shores]

Mysterious Lotus Casebook is eligible for Yuletide 2024, yes?? Only 600-something English-language fics on AO3 as far as I can tell 👀

[theroseandthebeast]

Yuletide 2024 Recs, Batch One

15 recs for Alien, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Antigone, Archive 81, Arrival, Beetlejuice, Beyond Evil, The Bikeriders, Blade Runner 2049, and Challengers

Alien - Would Have Liked To, Dwayne HIcks/Ellen Ripley

A stolen moment of quiet that, because of who Ripley and Hicks are, is spent practically: getting to know the M41A. Neither of them distracted at all, not really.

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay - Marty Hong Faces the Terror Tank!, Sam Clay & Rosa Saks

It was the first thing Sam had told him: “You trade in your leverage, those guys’ll eat your lunch.”

Antigone - The Second Burial

The long shadows of early morning stripe the cracked earth as she crosses the dry riverbed and rushes back to the body from her hiding place behind the acanthus bushes. Light and shadow cut across her eyes, glare and blind, glare and blind.

Archive 81 - tying echoes and vibrations, Dan Powell & Mark Sollinger

It was a Tuesday, in late fall, three months after Dan had reappeared in Brooklyn, New York with an open wound in his chest and wires poking out from under a t-shirt he didn’t remember owning, that he completed the ritual to summon Mark.

Arrival - Semasiography, Louise Banks & Original Characters

I’m fifty-six and I’m wearing a black suit at Louise Banks’ funeral.

Beetlejuice - If You Hear A Shriek and Your Legs Feel Weak, Beetlejuice/Lydia Deetz

When all was said and done and one necromancer was thwarted from rising, three cultists had run out screaming after suffering some fairly significant, though not permanent body horror, and a perfectly good chocolate cake was ruined, Lydia turned to him and calmly said, “So you didn't die.”

Beyond Evil - and then the bird in spring again, Han Joowon/Lee Dongsik

These are the moments Juwon keep coming back to: Dongsik's socked feet in the rain; the grains of salt catching the light in his hair; fish soup.

The Bikeriders - Easy Work, Benny/Johnny

Benny’s gaze didn’t waver as he looked at Johnny, pinned him right to the spot without having to lift a finger or utter so much as a word. Someone else could have, would have, gotten reckless having that kind of power over the president of the club, but not Benny.

The Bikeriders - Triptych, Benny/Johnny/Kathy

“There’s plenty I like about Johnny,” Kathy says. “Like I said, he keeps his head. And he’s loyal. I seen women throw themselves all over him but he’s only got eyes for Benny.” “Betty.” “Betty. That’s what I said.” Later, Danny plays back the recording and confirms she did in fact say Benny. Or: Johnny tells Danny about the blizzard of '67. Kathy explains how Benny dodged the draft. And Benny finally agrees to be interviewed.

Blade Runner 2049 - My fickle friend, the summer wind, Rick Deckard/K

Once they were out of the city it would be easier to think about what to do and how to stay alive doing it. Until then, Deckard kept it steady at a reasonable speed and tried to stay inconspicuous. Sitting in the passenger seat, Joe was limp where Deckard had strapped him in, pale face reflected in the window and blood soaking through his clothes and into the seat.

Challengers - Percentage Tennis, Art Donaldson/Tashi Donaldson/Patrick Zweig

After New Rochelle, Art has a proposition for Patrick.

Challengers - saddle up and ride, Art Donaldson/Tashi Donaldson/Patrick Zweig

Tashi reaches out and smudges the shaving cream off of his cheek. He sighs into her touch and kisses her palm. She curves her fingers around his chin to scratch underneath it. Then, she nudges her thumb into his mouth, and pushes it in and out, in and out. Art blushes, pretty and pink. Her heart beats in her throat, a tiny, frightened animal worn down from running away. “I want him to fuck you. And I want to watch.”

Challengers - Impulse, Art Donaldson/Tashi Donaldson/Patrick Zweig

Patrick tries out one of his kinks with Art and Tashi.

Challengers - mean, Art Donaldson/Tashi Donaldson/Patrick Zweig

The thing about Art is Tashi knows he has it in him, to be fucking mean. He can be ruthless to get what he wants, when he really fucking wants it.

Challengers - only see, Tashi Donaldson

Instead of everything beginning, Tashi retreats to her childhood bedroom.