Yuletide letter
Oct. 21st, 2014 11:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maidenjediHello, my dear Yuletide author!
If we have not crossed paths before, let me give you an idea of what I like in general terms. I'm a big fan of divergent plotlines and what-ifs, of angsty relationships (but not hurtful ones), of crossovers, of character-driven sci-fi, and timeless romance. I have a toddler, so my daily life is full of Disney and PBS Kids, and so my fandoms tend toward the wildly inappropriate for the under-12 set. Feed my brain, please :-)
This year my requests were kind of all over the place, and I'm gonna guess we matched on just one thing. So, without further ado:
Persuasion - Of course I ship Anne/Frederick, but I'm really interested in some of Anne's backstory, particularly with Charles Musgrove. How did that relationship progress as far as it did, and how did it fall apart? Another thought - what if Anne married Charles? How did Charles turn to Mary, and was Mary a better person back then (a little less Elliott, I mean)? I think there are a lot of possibilities here. And as I say, I ship Anne/Frederick and love them, so their early courtship is great fodder, and so is any angst in the in-between years.
It (Stephen King) - Oh my. Well. Where to start. I am kind of wacky and ship Richie/Bev. Because it's light-hearted and I think kind of fun, even given their shared experience. I like stories about what happens to the kids after Derry, when they still know one another and before they totally forget, but I also like stories about the Losers as adults, before they go back to Derry. This is a pretty tiny fandom and pretty heavily relationship-centered - so gen would be wonderful, too, especially about Bev in her world. It would be really great to see something about the friendship between Richie and Bill - I feel like that didn't get enough coverage in the book. BTW, I like *all* the Losers, so whoever else shows up in what you write is welcome. :-) Also, I'm not keen on explicit sex in this fandom - King kind of covered that, I think.
Galaxy Quest - Pre-movie! Tell me about anything you like in the early days of the show. Gwen DeMarco is one of my favorites ever, so let her shine, especially if it means that Jason Nesmith gets a little comeuppance :-) I do kind of ship Gwen and Jason, and I think Gwen and Alex have an interesting dynamic (or could, in the right hands). But you know, I would love to know how Fred Kwan got his part and see the others through his POV, too. Just have fun here. :-)
The Americans - The best show people aren't watching, y/y?! So....I honestly have no specific requests here, just general ideas. I think backstory is probably my biggest interest right now, on either of our protagonists or Claudia (or, Elizabeth's mom, during the war maybe?). I love the ongoing and deepening conflict between the Jennings and their children, so there's something to explore. But I would love anything you can come up with, because it is TOO LONG BETWEEN SEASONS OMG.
Indiana Jones Series - Indy and Marion, one of my original OTPs. Could we maybe delve into their backstory? Introductions, "the man she knew when," how Marion ended up where she was in the beginning of Raiders. Where is Marion during the events of Temple of Doom, how did she and Indy break up, or DID THEY?! Or hey, why not swap their roles - or leave Indy by the wayside for a bit - and send Marion to India, or in search of the Holy Grail? Could Marion work with Henry Sr. on his translations and investigative work? And consider - Dr. Marion Ravenwood, the foremost north American archaeologist and her search for an artifact of some importance. Crossovers your thing? Put Indy and Marion in the MCU :-)
If we have not crossed paths before, let me give you an idea of what I like in general terms. I'm a big fan of divergent plotlines and what-ifs, of angsty relationships (but not hurtful ones), of crossovers, of character-driven sci-fi, and timeless romance. I have a toddler, so my daily life is full of Disney and PBS Kids, and so my fandoms tend toward the wildly inappropriate for the under-12 set. Feed my brain, please :-)
This year my requests were kind of all over the place, and I'm gonna guess we matched on just one thing. So, without further ado:
Persuasion - Of course I ship Anne/Frederick, but I'm really interested in some of Anne's backstory, particularly with Charles Musgrove. How did that relationship progress as far as it did, and how did it fall apart? Another thought - what if Anne married Charles? How did Charles turn to Mary, and was Mary a better person back then (a little less Elliott, I mean)? I think there are a lot of possibilities here. And as I say, I ship Anne/Frederick and love them, so their early courtship is great fodder, and so is any angst in the in-between years.
It (Stephen King) - Oh my. Well. Where to start. I am kind of wacky and ship Richie/Bev. Because it's light-hearted and I think kind of fun, even given their shared experience. I like stories about what happens to the kids after Derry, when they still know one another and before they totally forget, but I also like stories about the Losers as adults, before they go back to Derry. This is a pretty tiny fandom and pretty heavily relationship-centered - so gen would be wonderful, too, especially about Bev in her world. It would be really great to see something about the friendship between Richie and Bill - I feel like that didn't get enough coverage in the book. BTW, I like *all* the Losers, so whoever else shows up in what you write is welcome. :-) Also, I'm not keen on explicit sex in this fandom - King kind of covered that, I think.
Galaxy Quest - Pre-movie! Tell me about anything you like in the early days of the show. Gwen DeMarco is one of my favorites ever, so let her shine, especially if it means that Jason Nesmith gets a little comeuppance :-) I do kind of ship Gwen and Jason, and I think Gwen and Alex have an interesting dynamic (or could, in the right hands). But you know, I would love to know how Fred Kwan got his part and see the others through his POV, too. Just have fun here. :-)
The Americans - The best show people aren't watching, y/y?! So....I honestly have no specific requests here, just general ideas. I think backstory is probably my biggest interest right now, on either of our protagonists or Claudia (or, Elizabeth's mom, during the war maybe?). I love the ongoing and deepening conflict between the Jennings and their children, so there's something to explore. But I would love anything you can come up with, because it is TOO LONG BETWEEN SEASONS OMG.
Indiana Jones Series - Indy and Marion, one of my original OTPs. Could we maybe delve into their backstory? Introductions, "the man she knew when," how Marion ended up where she was in the beginning of Raiders. Where is Marion during the events of Temple of Doom, how did she and Indy break up, or DID THEY?! Or hey, why not swap their roles - or leave Indy by the wayside for a bit - and send Marion to India, or in search of the Holy Grail? Could Marion work with Henry Sr. on his translations and investigative work? And consider - Dr. Marion Ravenwood, the foremost north American archaeologist and her search for an artifact of some importance. Crossovers your thing? Put Indy and Marion in the MCU :-)
