meteordust | Oct. 23rd, 2014

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thank you so much for offering to write a story for me! I love all these fandoms, and I'm really keen to see what you do in them! I've provided some prompts in case you're looking for inspiration, 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. I'm not a stickler for canon details, as long as the spirit of the characters and the flavour of their world is there. I want to see adventures that might have been, or missing moments from between scenes, or a slice of their daily lives.

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 like tropes such as amnesia, bodyswap, sex pollen, and undercover as a couple. But if the story that grabs you isn't about any of these, that's perfectly fine, run with it!

I like seeing the characters in their own settings, so I would prefer no alternate universes like high school, coffee shop, or omegaverse. However, alternate universes where something happened differently in canon are fine.

I'm a slash fan, but I also enjoy het and gen. Explicit sex is fine, but 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,