Dear Yuletide Author:
Thank you very much for writing for me! I'm bygoshbygolly on AO3. Below are some general details on the things I am into, and below that are more specific prompts and ideas for each fandom. While pretty much anything that doesn't hit my DNWs will make me happy, I know it can be helpful to have something more specific than 'go wild.'
Likes: fairytales (both fairytale AUs and just the general tone and language), quiet intimacy, trust, loyalty, superhero AUs, deep friendships, wrong choices made for the right reasons, get-together fic, 'i hate them but it's complicated', slow burn, focusing on hands, monsters, everyday magic and magical realism, expectations vs reality, fake dating/married, awkward flirting, canon-divergence AUs, missing scenes, metaphors taken as literal, bitterness, worldbuilding
If you want to include sex: body worship, intercrural, teasing, frottage, fingering, oral (esp. cunnilingus), and foreplay are all A+ in my book. I am lukewarm on actual penetration but do your thing
DNW: A/B/O or biological imperative, rape, underage sex, major character death, pregnancy, nonconsensual surgery/body modification, hopeless endings, real world politics, poetry as a fill
I like gen, het, slash, and femslash. I also like unconventional formatting and style, if you want to get experimental, up-to and including IF.
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers- Alyssa Wong
Any
This is my favorite short story, and I've read it so many times I've lost track. It's wonderfully creepy and atmospheric and fraught, and the last scene! It's amazing. It can be read here.
I'd love to read more about Jen and Aiko, whether it be pre-canon fic with Jen realizing how tantalizing Aiko's thoughts are, or post-canon fic where she's managed to bring Aiko back, especially came-back-wrong fic. How do they continue, after what happened at the party?
I'd also love to read something focusing on Aiko, and how she knew about Seo-Yun (and must have suspected about Jen) all that time. How did she keep that a secret? How did she feel about the whole idea of eating thoughts, and how do you cater that?
Anything more about Seo-Yun would be great, whether that be how she started having her parties, or how she picks her caterers/guests/victims, or her time with Jen.
I didn't nominate worldbuilding for this fandom, but I definitely wouldn't say no to it! Or to recipe fic, if that's something that interests you. Any ship, or no ship, is good with me here.
Bartimaeus Trilogy- Jonathan Stroud
Bartimaeus, Kitty Jones, Ptolemy
I requested, and received, a fic with these three several years ago, and it was absolutely lovely, and my love for them periodically bubbles back up. I love this series, especially Ptolemy's Gate, which hits so many things that I love, with the team-up between Bartimaeus and Kitty, the Gate, the look into Bartimaeus and Ptolemy's relationship...
I'm not going to lie, I ship the three of them. I love the fierce idealism of Ptolemy and Kitty, combined with Bartimaeus' cynicism and begrudging affection. I think they'd be great together if, you know, they weren't separated by 2,000 years, a separate dimension, and Ptolemy being dead. If you can finagle a way to write OT3 fic for them, I would be absolutely over the moon.
Other possible ideas: Ptolemy, Kitty, and Bartimaeus meeting in the Other Place, thanks to the mutability of time. Bartimaeus thinking about Ptolemy and Kitty and what it would be like if they met properly. Ptolemy gets resurrected, somehow, and chaos ensues. Alternatively, Kitty travels back in time, somehow, and chaos ensues.
I'm really interested in the dynamic between these three characters- their similarities and differences and goals. Also, Ptolemy being dead is kind of a big deal for Bartimaeus, so the 'no major character death' DNW is handwaved for this.
The Bartimaeus trilogy should be available at plenty of bookstores/libraries, and is almost definitely available online.
The Final Girl Support Group- Grady Hendrix
WorldbuildingI think I enjoyed the concept and universe of
The Final Girl Support Group more than the actual story, although I enjoyed that as well, for sure. As someone who has only recently started watching horror, and even more recently started watching slashers, I was fascinated by the idea that the world in The Final Girl Support Group had a series of popular horror films based off real-life tragedies, and that those tragedies could fall out of style. I couldn't help but wonder if it was a question of those sort of things no longer happening, in universe, or if they happened and people just didn't care? The way Lynnette talked about final girls made it seem like they just stopped happening; the fact that our universe has a ton of other slashers besides the ones the book was modeled on suggests otherwise. Are all slasher films in the book universe based on real life, or just the well-known ones? Do horror fans have debates about slashers based on real events vs those that are made up? What is the difference between true crime and horror, and what are the ethics of either?
Also: The Dream King! They only hinted at what his deal was- kind of like Freddy Kreuger, but it was implied there was a lot more going on than just murdering people in their dreams. He had a whole network! I'd love to know about that.
Feel free to go absolutely nuts with this one- epistolary/ephemera, something in the world but based on your favorite slasher, metafic, casefic, something taking place at a horror convention...whatever! I've noticed a resurgence of interest in the slasher recently, and the final girl- is that a cycle that is playing out in the world of the book? Any characters from the book are welcome.
For the "no major character death" DNW- I realize that comes with the territory for slashers, so consider it waived here, too. Just, please, no hopeless endings.
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Utena, Anthy
It was love at first viewing for me with this series, and every time I rewatch it I get something new out of it. I love the playing with fairy tale ideas, and the weirdness of Ohtori, and all the endless symbolism. And I love Utena's well meaning cluelessness, and how manipulative and bitter and tragic Anthy is.
I ship Utena/Anthy, but as long as they're important to each other, even if they don't entirely understand why, I'll be happy.
Ever since I heard Ikuhara tossed around the idea of the duelists using guns, I've wanted a Western!AU for this series. Utena the drifter wanders into a weird town and gets more than she bargained for, Anthy is the mysterious mayor's sister, duels and Weird West tropes everywhere. Anything playing with this idea!
I'm also interested in post-series fic, especially in the wasteland the movie shows. But anything exploring how the series affected the characters and what life is like outside of Ohtori would be good. Do Anthy and Utena meet again, and what are the circumstances there?
Any fairy-tale AU, or messing with fairy tale tropes would be great. Or, and I can't believe I'm writing this, something along the lines of Shrek? What happens when a witch and a would-be prince fall in love, when there's nothing in the stories that allows for that?
Anthy's Malice- fun five-times fic or something darker, or anything really that explores the ways Anthy messes with people would be great.
Definitely feel free to get weird, and to include any other characters. If there's any ideas you've had for this series/these characters but thought "Hmm, maybe that's too self-indulgent" I am interested! I love that!
If you are in the US, Nozomi Entertainment has the full series up on YouTube for free!