Yuletide letter

So apparently I'm doing Yuletide for the first time this year. Woo!

Stuff I like: Gen, male slash, femslash, het, kink, vanilla, long stories, short stories... It's all good! Speaking in broad terms, I tend to enjoy character-driven stuff about relationships, whether that means romance, sex, friendship, family, rivalry, or whatever. I especially like tricky, hard-to-pin-down relationships where a lot goes unsaid; I'd rather see how a character says "I love you" with their actions than in words. For me, plots are optional and exist mostly as an excuse to find out what the characters will do. I'm often drawn to characters who aren't the main focus in canon -- I like to see a perspective I haven't seen before.

But if that all sounds daunting, bear in mind that what I really want is for you to write a story you'll enjoy, rather than knock yourself out trying to write way outside your comfort zone. You picked (at least) one of the fandoms I requested, so just write something that shows why you like it, and I will be happy. Use my suggestions if they're helpful to you, but if they're not, don't.

Stuff I don't like: Violence/gore/blood/torture/gross-out. Though I'm cool with a dark or serious story, I don't get a kick out of making characters suffer just for the sake of it. Humor is fine but I don't really like crackfic or parodies. I am pretty sensitive about unquestioned homophobia or transphobia, even if appropriate to the character or time period; it still makes me cringe and that wouldn't be much fun in a gift fic. Particularly, I get upset if I read something that plays transgender people or cross-dressing for a laugh.

Also, I don't like to read about kissing. No real reason, just one of those things.


( I put my comments on specific fandoms in the sign-up form, but I'll repeat them here just because. )

I hope none of that sounds like I'm overly picky, because I'm really not. I chose these fandoms because I was pretty confident I'd be interested to read anything related to them. Have fun, don't stress out. Thank you for writing for me.

Yuletide letter

So apparently I'm doing Yuletide for the first time this year. Woo!

Stuff I like: Gen, male slash, femslash, het, kink, vanilla, long stories, short stories... It's all good! Speaking in broad terms, I tend to enjoy character-driven stuff about relationships, whether that means romance, sex, friendship, family, rivalry, or whatever. I especially like tricky, hard-to-pin-down relationships where a lot goes unsaid; I'd rather see how a character says "I love you" with their actions than in words. For me, plots are optional and exist mostly as an excuse to find out what the characters will do. I'm often drawn to characters who aren't the main focus in canon -- I like to see a perspective I haven't seen before.

But if that all sounds daunting, bear in mind that what I really want is for you to write a story you'll enjoy, rather than knock yourself out trying to write way outside your comfort zone. You picked (at least) one of the fandoms I requested, so just write something that shows why you like it, and I will be happy. Use my suggestions if they're helpful to you, but if they're not, don't.

Stuff I don't like: Violence/gore/blood/torture/gross-out. Though I'm cool with a dark or serious story, I don't get a kick out of making characters suffer just for the sake of it. Humor is fine but I don't really like crackfic or parodies. I am pretty sensitive about unquestioned homophobia or transphobia, even if appropriate to the character or time period; it still makes me cringe and that wouldn't be much fun in a gift fic. Particularly, I get upset if I read something that plays transgender people or cross-dressing for a laugh.

Also, I don't like to read about kissing. No real reason, just one of those things.


( I put my comments on specific fandoms in the sign-up form, but I'll repeat them here just because. )

I hope none of that sounds like I'm overly picky, because I'm really not. I chose these fandoms because I was pretty confident I'd be interested to read anything related to them. Have fun, don't stress out. Thank you for writing for me.