Yuletide 2022
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babsterDear 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.'
I seem to have unwittingly based all my requests around the theme "(mostly) messed-up relationships between women," and honestly? I couldn't be happier.
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 (under 16), 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. Feel free to get weird and self-indulgent.
Bloods (TV 2021)
Jo, George
Bloods is a fun sitcom about paramedics with a great cast, and I love all the characters dearly (desperate for a s3 after that s2 finale!). I didn't find myself wanting fic, though, until s2 came along and introduced George, sent to assess the mental health of Jo's depot. Seeing George and Jo snip and snipe and bring out the worst in each other was an absolute delight. And when the back half of s2 came out and they started seeing each other more as people, possibly even someone they could be friends with, that was also wonderful.
I know Jo got together with Laurence in s2, and honestly that's a fun relationship, but what I really want is Jo/George. Or more Jo & George! Basically, I want Jo and I want George and I want them to interact.
I'd love hatesex set some time during the first half of s2, with each of them seeing it as a victory in some way, or a bottle episode type deal where they're forced into sustained proximity with each other and have to deal with that.
Or something post-canon, where maybe they start hanging out, and are surprised at how much they enjoy it. I'd be happy with something in which Jo and Laurence never got together, or something where they break up. So long as these women are being awful at each other, I'll be happy! Also, if you have experience as a paramedic and want to throw any details or stories in, I'd love that.
Fandom-specific DNW: Fic focused on George relapsing (if you want something quantitative, say, no more than a quarter dealing heavily with the relapse); a Noel Fielding character for Laurence (for reference, see the current AO3 section for Bloods)
Bloods is two seasons of seventeen episodes total, each under 25 minutes. It's available on Hulu in the US, and on Sky in the UK.
Nina Forever
Holly, Nina
Sometimes you see a boy who misses his dead girlfriend so much he tries to commit suicide multiple times, and you're kinda into that. Sometimes you start dating that boy, and every time you have sex, his dead girlfriend manifests, and it turns out you're kinda into that as well.
This was such a weird, messed up movie and I was so deeply into its whole deal. I want more of Nina and Holly's whole deal. Post-canon fic where they're dealing with their new reality. Dreamy erotic-horror. Just absolutely batshit scenarios. Shipfic, genfic, whatever!
Nina Forever is available in the US for free on Tubi, Crackle, Vudu, Roku, Redbox, Plex, and Amazon Prime.
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers- Alyssa Wong
Any (Jen, Aiko, Seo-Yun)
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.
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.
Any ship, or no ship, is good with me. I'd also be interested in anything to do with worldbuilding, or recipe-fic.
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers is available here.
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! It's also available on Crunchyroll.
Teppu (Manga)
Any (Ishidou Natsuo, Karin Kotani, Ninomiya Kei, Sawamura Sanae)
Teppu is great, for me, because Natsuo basically comes across as a super-villain in training while also being the protagonist. The fight scenes are intense and I love the different relationships between all the girls. Plus, a sports manga thats a) about girls, b) not full of weird fanservice, and c) actually complete! I love that Kei genuinely likes Natsuo but also tells her off for being a jerk; Sanae's determination and anger; how seriously Karin takes the sport while also having a blast with her students; and of course, Natsuo’s terrible gay self.
I’m interested in: post-series fic where Natsuo keeps training- where does she go after the last chapter? What about G-Girl? Does Kei become a ring girl? (probably not but hey) Are Natsuo and Kei dating? Do Sanae and Natsuo ever make up? What's Karin's backstory?
Also good: supervillain AU, monsters AU, if you have knowledge of/experience with women's MMA and want an excuse to show it off through fic. Gen or shipfic is fine; additional, unnominated characters are definitely fine.
Despite my deepest wishes, Teppu isn't officially licensed in English. It should be available at most scanlation sites, though.
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.'
I seem to have unwittingly based all my requests around the theme "(mostly) messed-up relationships between women," and honestly? I couldn't be happier.
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 (under 16), 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. Feel free to get weird and self-indulgent.
Bloods (TV 2021)
Jo, George
Bloods is a fun sitcom about paramedics with a great cast, and I love all the characters dearly (desperate for a s3 after that s2 finale!). I didn't find myself wanting fic, though, until s2 came along and introduced George, sent to assess the mental health of Jo's depot. Seeing George and Jo snip and snipe and bring out the worst in each other was an absolute delight. And when the back half of s2 came out and they started seeing each other more as people, possibly even someone they could be friends with, that was also wonderful.
I know Jo got together with Laurence in s2, and honestly that's a fun relationship, but what I really want is Jo/George. Or more Jo & George! Basically, I want Jo and I want George and I want them to interact.
I'd love hatesex set some time during the first half of s2, with each of them seeing it as a victory in some way, or a bottle episode type deal where they're forced into sustained proximity with each other and have to deal with that.
Or something post-canon, where maybe they start hanging out, and are surprised at how much they enjoy it. I'd be happy with something in which Jo and Laurence never got together, or something where they break up. So long as these women are being awful at each other, I'll be happy! Also, if you have experience as a paramedic and want to throw any details or stories in, I'd love that.
Fandom-specific DNW: Fic focused on George relapsing (if you want something quantitative, say, no more than a quarter dealing heavily with the relapse); a Noel Fielding character for Laurence (for reference, see the current AO3 section for Bloods)
Bloods is two seasons of seventeen episodes total, each under 25 minutes. It's available on Hulu in the US, and on Sky in the UK.
Nina Forever
Holly, Nina
Sometimes you see a boy who misses his dead girlfriend so much he tries to commit suicide multiple times, and you're kinda into that. Sometimes you start dating that boy, and every time you have sex, his dead girlfriend manifests, and it turns out you're kinda into that as well.
This was such a weird, messed up movie and I was so deeply into its whole deal. I want more of Nina and Holly's whole deal. Post-canon fic where they're dealing with their new reality. Dreamy erotic-horror. Just absolutely batshit scenarios. Shipfic, genfic, whatever!
Nina Forever is available in the US for free on Tubi, Crackle, Vudu, Roku, Redbox, Plex, and Amazon Prime.
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers- Alyssa Wong
Any (Jen, Aiko, Seo-Yun)
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.
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.
Any ship, or no ship, is good with me. I'd also be interested in anything to do with worldbuilding, or recipe-fic.
Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers is available here.
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! It's also available on Crunchyroll.
Teppu (Manga)
Any (Ishidou Natsuo, Karin Kotani, Ninomiya Kei, Sawamura Sanae)
Teppu is great, for me, because Natsuo basically comes across as a super-villain in training while also being the protagonist. The fight scenes are intense and I love the different relationships between all the girls. Plus, a sports manga thats a) about girls, b) not full of weird fanservice, and c) actually complete! I love that Kei genuinely likes Natsuo but also tells her off for being a jerk; Sanae's determination and anger; how seriously Karin takes the sport while also having a blast with her students; and of course, Natsuo’s terrible gay self.
I’m interested in: post-series fic where Natsuo keeps training- where does she go after the last chapter? What about G-Girl? Does Kei become a ring girl? (probably not but hey) Are Natsuo and Kei dating? Do Sanae and Natsuo ever make up? What's Karin's backstory?
Also good: supervillain AU, monsters AU, if you have knowledge of/experience with women's MMA and want an excuse to show it off through fic. Gen or shipfic is fine; additional, unnominated characters are definitely fine.
Despite my deepest wishes, Teppu isn't officially licensed in English. It should be available at most scanlation sites, though.
