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Dear Yuletide
Oct. 27th, 2019 10:02 pmDear Yuletide Writer,
I am excited to participate in Yuletide and can't wait to see what you will write for me! In this letter, I've tried to include a list of prompts and things I want to see / things I don't want to see. These are just generally there to be helpful -- don't feel limited to these prompts, and unless something is specifically called out as a DNW you don't have to treat it as such. Overall, the main DNWs I have are:
- Non-canon character deaths
- Graphic violence
- A/B/O dynamics
- Kidfic
Things I always like:
- Character-driven fics
- Unusual formats for fics, including non-chronological fics, use of the second person, etc.
Now that that's done, here are the fandoms I am requesting!
Diriliş: Ertuğrul | Resurrection: Ertugul
The source material: Resurrection: Ertugul is a Turkish drama about the father of the man who would go on to form the Ottoman Empire. Its story starts with the land grant that would lay the foundation for that empire, but, with more than a hundred episode, it is pretty much the definition of a sweeping epic. I've seen it referred to as Turkey's answer to Game of Thrones for its scale and historical subject matter. Netflix owns the rights for American audiences; you can find the full international availability here.
As of the time of writing, I am about halfway through Season 1. I doubt I will finish Season 1 before Yuletide reveals, so I would ask any fic to not include Season 2+ spoilers.
Requested characters: Selcan Hatun, Gondogdu
What I’d like to see:
- Scheming! I love side characters who have conflicted / hostile feelings towards the protagonist. I understand that particularly with Selcan, there's probably a great deal more spoilers with her and Gondogdu further on. But I'd love to see something more character focused about their relationship or Gondogdu's fraught relationship with Ertugul.
- Slice of life. I can't say I know much about life in the Kayi tribe, but anything you want to include about daily life in that setting would be great.
Don’t want to see:
- Please don't spoil too much of what happens to Gondogdu (I know he leaves the show at some point) or Selcan Hatun's backstory.
La Casa De Papel | Money Heist
The source material: La Casa de Papel is a Spanish drama about a ragtag team of criminals who join together to rob a mint and make a fortune. If you love a good heist, I would highly recommend the first season. (There are three available seasons, but I have only watched the first two.) It is available on Netflix under the name Money Heist. (It is apparently Netflix's most popular non-English language show.)
Note: my request contains spoilers for season 2
Requested characters: Ariadna Cascales
What I’d like to see:
- FIX IT FIC. I cannot state enough how much I hated the ending the show gave her. The show basically trivialized her sexual assault and made Berlin out to be a hero. I really wanted her to get his fortune and her revenge. Anything that retcons the ending and has her triumphant over Berlin would be highly relevant to my interests
- Anything character-driven, focused on the aftermath of the heist and how she copes/ heals
Don’t want to see:
- Anything with Berlin in a positive light
Лучше, чем люди | Better Than Us
The source material: Better than Us is Netflix's first Russian language original series. Set in the near future where robots are commonplace and work alongside humans, it centers on an advanced AI named Arisa and the drama that entails when she bonds with a human family that is struggling to stay together. (Also: sex bots! Murder!)
Requested characters: Arisa, Sonya Safronova
What I’d like to see:
- I'd love to see fic about how Sonya's relationship with Arisa changes as she gets older. (Note: I am in the middle of s1 so if something happens to either one of these characters, this also becomes a Fix It Fic request) As a very young girl, Sonya is ignorant about the way Arisa is sexualized and marginalized by society and also has yet to experience that kind of sexualization and marginalization herself in a meaningful way. This leads to her having one of the best relationships with Arisa on the show, free from a lot of the emotional baggage that a lot of other characters bring to their relationships with Arisa. But what happens when Sonya gets older, and starts becoming more aware of societal pressures and expectations? How does that change her relationship with Arisa?
Don’t want to see:
- I don't really think of this as a ship and don't really want ship fic, but if something about these two really speaks to you in a shippy way, feel free to go for it
Titans
The source material: Titans is an original DCU show that follows the adventures of Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Starfire (Koriand'r), Beast Boy (Gar Logan) and Raven (Rachel Roth) as they unite to try and save the world from Raven's demonic father, Trigon.
Requested characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r
What I’d like to see:
- Kori-centric fic! One of my biggest gripes in season 1 (still have yet to see any of season 2) is how little we got to see of Kori's internal life. Would love to see fics set during season 1-ish (or before) from her perspective
- Case-fic with either Dick and Kori falling for each other (perhaps after butting heads) or being an established couple (and probably still butting heads, at least a little bit)
- I love the trope of Dick and Kory being long-suffering parents to Gar and Raven (with optional cool aunt Donna Troy and bad stepson Jason Todd). An AU where they are explicitly a family (either in a mundane setting or not) would be great. Props for wacky hijinks.
Don’t want to see:
- DNW sexual violence
- No season 2 plot points please
I am excited to participate in Yuletide and can't wait to see what you will write for me! In this letter, I've tried to include a list of prompts and things I want to see / things I don't want to see. These are just generally there to be helpful -- don't feel limited to these prompts, and unless something is specifically called out as a DNW you don't have to treat it as such. Overall, the main DNWs I have are:
- Non-canon character deaths
- Graphic violence
- A/B/O dynamics
- Kidfic
Things I always like:
- Character-driven fics
- Unusual formats for fics, including non-chronological fics, use of the second person, etc.
Now that that's done, here are the fandoms I am requesting!
Diriliş: Ertuğrul | Resurrection: Ertugul
The source material: Resurrection: Ertugul is a Turkish drama about the father of the man who would go on to form the Ottoman Empire. Its story starts with the land grant that would lay the foundation for that empire, but, with more than a hundred episode, it is pretty much the definition of a sweeping epic. I've seen it referred to as Turkey's answer to Game of Thrones for its scale and historical subject matter. Netflix owns the rights for American audiences; you can find the full international availability here.
As of the time of writing, I am about halfway through Season 1. I doubt I will finish Season 1 before Yuletide reveals, so I would ask any fic to not include Season 2+ spoilers.
Requested characters: Selcan Hatun, Gondogdu
What I’d like to see:
- Scheming! I love side characters who have conflicted / hostile feelings towards the protagonist. I understand that particularly with Selcan, there's probably a great deal more spoilers with her and Gondogdu further on. But I'd love to see something more character focused about their relationship or Gondogdu's fraught relationship with Ertugul.
- Slice of life. I can't say I know much about life in the Kayi tribe, but anything you want to include about daily life in that setting would be great.
Don’t want to see:
- Please don't spoil too much of what happens to Gondogdu (I know he leaves the show at some point) or Selcan Hatun's backstory.
La Casa De Papel | Money Heist
The source material: La Casa de Papel is a Spanish drama about a ragtag team of criminals who join together to rob a mint and make a fortune. If you love a good heist, I would highly recommend the first season. (There are three available seasons, but I have only watched the first two.) It is available on Netflix under the name Money Heist. (It is apparently Netflix's most popular non-English language show.)
Note: my request contains spoilers for season 2
Requested characters: Ariadna Cascales
What I’d like to see:
- FIX IT FIC. I cannot state enough how much I hated the ending the show gave her. The show basically trivialized her sexual assault and made Berlin out to be a hero. I really wanted her to get his fortune and her revenge. Anything that retcons the ending and has her triumphant over Berlin would be highly relevant to my interests
- Anything character-driven, focused on the aftermath of the heist and how she copes/ heals
Don’t want to see:
- Anything with Berlin in a positive light
Лучше, чем люди | Better Than Us
The source material: Better than Us is Netflix's first Russian language original series. Set in the near future where robots are commonplace and work alongside humans, it centers on an advanced AI named Arisa and the drama that entails when she bonds with a human family that is struggling to stay together. (Also: sex bots! Murder!)
Requested characters: Arisa, Sonya Safronova
What I’d like to see:
- I'd love to see fic about how Sonya's relationship with Arisa changes as she gets older. (Note: I am in the middle of s1 so if something happens to either one of these characters, this also becomes a Fix It Fic request) As a very young girl, Sonya is ignorant about the way Arisa is sexualized and marginalized by society and also has yet to experience that kind of sexualization and marginalization herself in a meaningful way. This leads to her having one of the best relationships with Arisa on the show, free from a lot of the emotional baggage that a lot of other characters bring to their relationships with Arisa. But what happens when Sonya gets older, and starts becoming more aware of societal pressures and expectations? How does that change her relationship with Arisa?
Don’t want to see:
- I don't really think of this as a ship and don't really want ship fic, but if something about these two really speaks to you in a shippy way, feel free to go for it
Titans
The source material: Titans is an original DCU show that follows the adventures of Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Starfire (Koriand'r), Beast Boy (Gar Logan) and Raven (Rachel Roth) as they unite to try and save the world from Raven's demonic father, Trigon.
Requested characters: Dick Grayson, Koriand'r
What I’d like to see:
- Kori-centric fic! One of my biggest gripes in season 1 (still have yet to see any of season 2) is how little we got to see of Kori's internal life. Would love to see fics set during season 1-ish (or before) from her perspective
- Case-fic with either Dick and Kori falling for each other (perhaps after butting heads) or being an established couple (and probably still butting heads, at least a little bit)
- I love the trope of Dick and Kory being long-suffering parents to Gar and Raven (with optional cool aunt Donna Troy and bad stepson Jason Todd). An AU where they are explicitly a family (either in a mundane setting or not) would be great. Props for wacky hijinks.
Don’t want to see:
- DNW sexual violence
- No season 2 plot points please
