Dear Yuletide Writer Letter

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Hello and welcome!

Here are my general likes/dislikes, and DNW in general. Below, I listed more fandom specific likes/dislikes, as well as a couple ideas. Feel free to do your own thing, just keep my DNWs in mind, please!
I'm sure I'll love it as long as you have fun creating it :)


DNW in alphabetical order:

•  abortion and miscarriage (mentions of past miscarriages are fine, just don’t make it the focus of the story)
• age gap relationships (more than 10 years or equivalent if ages are finnicky)
• canon characters paired with OCs 
• character bashing
•  cheating/infidelity
•  coffeeshop AU /  college AU /  flowershop AU / school AU, etc. any type of AU that's in a modern era. I like stories set in the same universe as the original
•  eating disorders (if they're vividly described)
•  eye trauma, gore, vividly described torture
•  homophobia/transphobia
•  humiliation kink (and related), scat, vore, and other kinks of that nature
•  hurt & no comfort 
•  incest, selfcest, etc.
•  kids/kidfics (kids and pregnancy are fine it they aren't the main focus of the story)
•  mpreg, omegaverse
•  plotless smut (I'm fine with fade to black)
•  power imbalance (for example, a boss and a secretary/assistant, or a professor and a student. Related to the age gap issue)
•  pregnancy (unless it's canon or not the main focus of the story) and related kinks
•  Rape/non-con
•  Reader insert
•  terminal illness (related to hurt & no comfort)
•  underage
•  unrequested trans, neurodivergent & mental illness headcanons
•  unrequited love (with no positive resolution, it's fine if it's temporarily unrequited or if the person falls out of love)
• 1st person POV

General Likes in alphabetical order:

•  (enemies) friends to lovers (or partners)
•  action and combat
•  angst (with comfort)
•  arranged marriage
• banter & humour
•  case fic
•  character bonding
•  character studies
•  complicated characters
• fake/pretend relationship
•  fix-it fics
•  found family
•  friendship
•  humour
•  hurt/comfort
•  identity porn
•  mutual pining
•  outsider POV
•  plot heavy story
•  requited unrequited love
•  queerplatonic relationships
• touch-starvation
•  time loops, time travel
•  whump with comfort (taking care of somebody's scars/wounds, aftermath of torture, reconnecting with someone after many years apart, etc.)
•  worldbuilding
• yearning

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The Deed of Paksenarrion - Elizabeth Moon

This was one of my favourite series growing up. I admire Paksenarrion, how strong she is, how much she changes. I also love Duke Phelan, and almost all the soldiers from the army (well... not Barra). And Mel. Actually all the characters, especially Sergeant Stammel. Love that guy.
I'd love to see some fluffy slice of life (maybe before Canna died).
If you want something angsty - give me something about the time Paks was on the run (and Canna and Saben died...).
Or Paks visitng her family incognito - wouldn't that be interesting? Either them seeing her in full armour (I know that in the books they don't know anything about her fate, but let's imagine), or her seeing them and not being recognised.

DNW:
Rape, Sexual assault
Paksenarrion in a romantic/sexual relationship. She's ace, my guy

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Whyborne and Griffin - Jordan L. Hawk  

Worldbuilding would be more than welcome, especially Cthulhu inspired.
I'd love to see more of the research side of things, or Whyborne being a badass sorcerer that he is. And Griffin loving his husband and being badass himself. 
And Christine - if you'd prefer to focus on her and her (love) life, that's also perfectly okay! I love her to bits, she's amazing.

A different first meeting AU? What if they'd met another way?
Pining! Give me pining if you can/want!
Honestly, I'll accept anything that's not pure smut (fade to black is fine).

DNW:
sexism (or more of it than in canon)
rape/sexual assault
tentacle porn
 

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)  

Honestly, I'd love to see more of the team as family. A slice of life would be best, I'd love to see someone getting comforted (Kira by Xenk, Simon by Holga, etc). Surprise me! (Holga and Xenk? Now, that's a friendship I never considered!)

I like Xenk/Edgin, Simon/Dorik, Holga/Life (haha)
A case fic is more than welcome, or an adventure!

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Poker Face (TV 2023) 

I just finished the first season. I love Charlie, she reminds me of Columbo. 
I'd love to read a case fic, maybe something low-stakes? Maybe a crack fic? 
Don't hurt her too much, she's been through enough already. 
I'd love to see Charlie lose her ability for a while, maybe due to a concussion or something, and how she deals with it. Would it be a blessing? A curse? 
And Luca? That guy is fuuuucked without Charlie, love them together (as friends), adore their dynamic.

DNW: any romantic relationship for Charlie.
 

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Knives Out (Movies) 

Just Benoit and his husband (?) having fun, honestly. I'd love to see some slice of life, domesticity is my jam when it comes to Benoit.
Can't wait for the new movie to come out!

DNW: anything too dark/sad. Keep it light, please!

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

I'm a huge Pride and Prejudice fun, and the movie just made it more fun. I adore Lizzie, and I'd love to see her with Catherine and Charlotte - girl power! Badass women is my jam!

DNW:

My only request is - don't give Wickham a redemption arc and don't make it too sad. I know the setting invoice a lot of angst (even if it's a parody), but be gentle with the angst.
 

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Columbo 

Anything with Columbo and his wife. And Dog. A case fic would be ideal, but a character study or an Outsider POV of Columbo would be nice! 
I'm sure I'll love anything you decide to write about this guy. 

 

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Tatort (TV 1970)

Warning - I haven't seen the newest (from this year) episode. I can't find the subtitles anywhere.

I ship Leo and Adam, these two are pathetic. Love them equally. Give me angst, pining, misunderstandings! These two rat boys deserve each other, they love each other so much.
Want to keep it platonic? No problem! I adore them as brothers as well, you can add some Pia/Esther if you're feeling up to it! These two stole my heart.
If you'd rather go with a case fic - i don't mind violence too much, just keep the racism/sexism/rape/homophobia to a minimum.

DNW:
homophobia/transphobia/racism/misogyny etc.
rape
no happy ending