Yuletide letter
Oct. 18th, 2012 11:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meteordustDear Yuletide Writer,
Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! Especially in these ultra rare fandoms. I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've provided some prompts in case you get stuck for ideas, but please don't feel constrained to follow them. I'd be happy to go with anything that captures your imagination.
For me, it's about the characters and their relationships. Feel free to bend canon details, as long as the personalities and dynamics ring true. These people have powerful feelings about each other, and that's what sparks my interest in them. I want to see the moments in between scenes, or the adventures that might have been.
Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, subtle tension, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. I also enjoy clichefic (amnesia! bodyswap! stranded!) and alternate universes (where something happened differently in canon). But if the story that grabs you isn't about any of these, that's perfectly fine, run with it!
I'm a slash fan, but I also enjoy het and gen. Any rating is fine. However, I'm much more interested in story than PWPs.
I'm an optimist at heart, and I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or depressingly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness as long as there is a glimmer of light.
I hope this helps. Have fun writing!
Yours sincerely,
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meteordust
(Yuletide signup name Serenade)
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Request 1
Fandom: Seafort Saga by David Feintuch
Characters: Nick Seafort, Vax Holser
Details: I love the intense relationship between Nick and Vax, and I wish they had more scenes together. I love how passionate hatred becomes passionate devotion, and my slasher's heart kind of wants them together, because undying loyalty makes me go weak at the knees. But I'm fine with gen, het, or slash, of any rating. I realise that the source material itself is pretty grim, but I'm hoping for something that's a bit less depressing. If you're looking for ideas, maybe what happens when they go on shore leave together? Or attend a party? Or share a watch on the bridge? Or investigate a problem aboard ship? Or a "what if" scenario where something happens differently in canon?
Resources: There are seven novels in this series. However, I would be perfectly happy with a story based only on the first book. As far as I know, they are all still in print and should be available in bookstores and libraries.
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Request 2
Fandom: Falcon by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson
Characters: Falcon, Agidy Yelov
Details: I've always been fascinated by Yelov and the complicated relationship Falcon has with him - once chief and subordinate, now renegade and enforcer. I'd love to see any story where they interact, whether they're working together, or hunting each other, or having a doomed torrid affair. I also like the interactions between Falcon and the other Special Agents, so I'd be interested in anything from dramatic joint missions to the office Christmas party. I'm not that fussed about continuity, given it's a gamebook series, and I like alternate universes too. I'm fine with gen, het, or slash, of any rating. (Incidentally, in my head, I think of Falcon as male, but gender ambiguity is also cool!)
Resources: There are six books in this series. However, I would be perfectly happy with a story based only on the first book. They are out of print, but they can be found secondhand on AbeBooks, eBay, and Amazon. Falcon at Demian's Gamebook Web Page contains brief information about the series. PDFs of the books used to be available for download at Home of the Underdogs, but not anymore, although copies of the archive seem to float around on filesharing sites. There is also a community playthrough of the entire series on the RPG.net forums, although I haven't read the whole thread.
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Request 3
Fandom: The Foundling by Georgette Heyer
Characters: Adolphus "Gilly" Ware, Gideon Ware
Details: I adore Gilly. Sweet and kind, but possessed of a mischievous sense of humour; yearning to break the constraints of his rank, but sensitive to the feelings of those who love him; reckless enough to run away alone, but caring enough to help all those he encounters. I'd love to see Gilly being awesome or appreciated. Maybe he goes on another adventure incognito? Or solves a problem on his estates? Or shows his mettle in a confrontation? Or maybe a scene from his childhood, when he was small and sickly, and everyone was worried about him? I'm also very fond of Gideon, and how protective he is of Gilly deep down, and I especially love their easy rapport and affectionate banter. I want to see more of their relationship, whether gen or slash. I'm not a stickler for historical accuracy, so don't worry if you're not a Regency expert, as long as the spirit of the book is there.
Resources: The Foundling is in print and should be available in bookstores and libraries.
***
Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! Especially in these ultra rare fandoms. I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've provided some prompts in case you get stuck for ideas, but please don't feel constrained to follow them. I'd be happy to go with anything that captures your imagination.
For me, it's about the characters and their relationships. Feel free to bend canon details, as long as the personalities and dynamics ring true. These people have powerful feelings about each other, and that's what sparks my interest in them. I want to see the moments in between scenes, or the adventures that might have been.
Some of the things I enjoy in stories are: undying loyalty, personal bravery, big damn hero moments, special everyday moments, subtle tension, conversations loaded with unspoken meaning, tough people showing a soft side, and soft people showing a tough side. I also enjoy clichefic (amnesia! bodyswap! stranded!) and alternate universes (where something happened differently in canon). But if the story that grabs you isn't about any of these, that's perfectly fine, run with it!
I'm a slash fan, but I also enjoy het and gen. Any rating is fine. However, I'm much more interested in story than PWPs.
I'm an optimist at heart, and I'm not keen on anything that is brutally violent or depressingly bleak. However, I don't mind darkness as long as there is a glimmer of light.
I hope this helps. Have fun writing!
Yours sincerely,
meteordust(Yuletide signup name Serenade)
***
Request 1
Fandom: Seafort Saga by David Feintuch
Characters: Nick Seafort, Vax Holser
Details: I love the intense relationship between Nick and Vax, and I wish they had more scenes together. I love how passionate hatred becomes passionate devotion, and my slasher's heart kind of wants them together, because undying loyalty makes me go weak at the knees. But I'm fine with gen, het, or slash, of any rating. I realise that the source material itself is pretty grim, but I'm hoping for something that's a bit less depressing. If you're looking for ideas, maybe what happens when they go on shore leave together? Or attend a party? Or share a watch on the bridge? Or investigate a problem aboard ship? Or a "what if" scenario where something happens differently in canon?
Resources: There are seven novels in this series. However, I would be perfectly happy with a story based only on the first book. As far as I know, they are all still in print and should be available in bookstores and libraries.
***
Request 2
Fandom: Falcon by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson
Characters: Falcon, Agidy Yelov
Details: I've always been fascinated by Yelov and the complicated relationship Falcon has with him - once chief and subordinate, now renegade and enforcer. I'd love to see any story where they interact, whether they're working together, or hunting each other, or having a doomed torrid affair. I also like the interactions between Falcon and the other Special Agents, so I'd be interested in anything from dramatic joint missions to the office Christmas party. I'm not that fussed about continuity, given it's a gamebook series, and I like alternate universes too. I'm fine with gen, het, or slash, of any rating. (Incidentally, in my head, I think of Falcon as male, but gender ambiguity is also cool!)
Resources: There are six books in this series. However, I would be perfectly happy with a story based only on the first book. They are out of print, but they can be found secondhand on AbeBooks, eBay, and Amazon. Falcon at Demian's Gamebook Web Page contains brief information about the series. PDFs of the books used to be available for download at Home of the Underdogs, but not anymore, although copies of the archive seem to float around on filesharing sites. There is also a community playthrough of the entire series on the RPG.net forums, although I haven't read the whole thread.
***
Request 3
Fandom: The Foundling by Georgette Heyer
Characters: Adolphus "Gilly" Ware, Gideon Ware
Details: I adore Gilly. Sweet and kind, but possessed of a mischievous sense of humour; yearning to break the constraints of his rank, but sensitive to the feelings of those who love him; reckless enough to run away alone, but caring enough to help all those he encounters. I'd love to see Gilly being awesome or appreciated. Maybe he goes on another adventure incognito? Or solves a problem on his estates? Or shows his mettle in a confrontation? Or maybe a scene from his childhood, when he was small and sickly, and everyone was worried about him? I'm also very fond of Gideon, and how protective he is of Gilly deep down, and I especially love their easy rapport and affectionate banter. I want to see more of their relationship, whether gen or slash. I'm not a stickler for historical accuracy, so don't worry if you're not a Regency expert, as long as the spirit of the book is there.
Resources: The Foundling is in print and should be available in bookstores and libraries.
***
