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Yuletide 2022
Oct. 16th, 2022 02:52 pmHello, writer, or treat-er! Thank you so much for embarking on this excellent journey. I look forward to reading whatever you choose to give me, but if you’re looking for a sense of my tastes, here you go! You can also find me on AO3 at Mousek.
DNWs:
Fic where sex is the focus. Sex is fine, not PWP please - its' really just not my thing.
On-screen physical assault. Violence and battles, I’m fine with! Bring on the swords, martial arts, and blasters. But I don’t like people getting cornered and abused/similar situations. Similarly, torture is ok if that’s where you go!
Things I love:
Worldbuilding. While I’d be happy to get an AU, I would much prefer an exploration of the canon world!
Playing with formatting - epistolary, script format, news article style, overheard conversations, fairy-tale style, take this as your go-ahead to do something absolutely wild. I’m sure I’ll love it.
“Found documents” - by which I mean the lore, campfire stories, songs, and poetry that one would find in the world. Always Coming Home style, if you’ve read that.
Mission fic
Gen
Ace characters, regardless of whether they are in canon
Trans/nonbinary characters, regardless of whether they are in canon (although I prefer it if the fic isn’t focused on issues caused by them being trans).
Missing scenes/post-canon
Things written in the style of the original media
More thoughts:
I’ve been spending a lot of my time lately thinking about the concept of home, often revolving around this quote from The Dispossessed: “You can go home again, the General Temporal Theory asserts, so long as you understand that home is a place where you have never been.” Explorations around the concept of home, how characters find one, what that means for them to leave and return and find new homes and lose old ones will probably make me cry. Go for it. I'm building a new home, a new (chosen) family, right now, and I think it's wonderful. Also the quote "Life is a voyage that's homeward bound." (both adventure and home... how well they work together).
So now: fandom-specific thoughts! As well as prompts for each - feel free to use them or do something else!
Islander - Anderson/Melton:
Characters: Any
This musical is my absolute favorite musical, ever. It's atmospheric, and gorgeous, and the two actresses (yes, just two!) are incredible. But also the characters, setting, and magical realism vibes are so fascinating. Tell me more about them! Do the two ever meet again? What is life on the traveling island like? How are things for the whales?
Also a brief pitch: if you like any of the following, please go listen right now. In addition to the soundtrack, there is a bbc radio version. If you can't find it, talk to me on discord Mouse#6387
- the ocean
- a rural community changing, and grappling with that change, in a modern world
- mythology
- whales
- absolutely gorgeous music
- Character growth and development
The Strange Case of Starship Iris:
Characters: Any
I love all of these characters. I would love something written in the style of an episode, or something unconventional (for fanfic), so something like mission reports, daily ship’s log, voicemails - any of that would be super exciting for me! I’m also curious about what remnants of Violet’s past IGR life still remain? What remnants of any of their lives still exist and influence their behaviour? Something about Brian Jeeter’s linguistic skills or Violet’s biology skills being critical to the mission would also be super cool. Or something about Brian and/or Krejjh's interactions with Krejjh's bio family. Honestly any of the team being highly competent at their respective fields gets to me and any of the team being huge, oblivious social dorks (*cough* see: Violet and Arkady *cough*) also gets to me. They’re all so good at their things but they can still be so, so bad at others.
L'Oréal "Time Engraver" Commercials:
Characters: Any
Did not expect to find a short film in the commercials section of Yuletide, but here we are. This is exactly the kind of worldbuilding that gets to me. Tell me more about Time. Tell me more about what he does, what he thinks, how he feels about the people he sees over the course of their lives. Talk to me about what it's like not to age. Talk to me about what it's like to see the world over the course of millennia through the brief snapshots of these people. Does Time work on other species too? Is he watching the whales suffer - the lobsters, the trees, the forests? Does he work on ecosystems as a whole, the succession of species as a forest rebuilds?
One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
Characters: Any
Somehow McQuiston always knows exactly what I need. In this case, it was a happy queer magic romance. I am so down for happy queer magic romance. I also would love to read more about the pancake shop, or the other people that Jane must have interacted with on the train. A series of vignettes with people she meets - either before or after she can retain memories? A series of vignettes about people August or Jane meet at the pancake house? Just the fun times everyone living in those apartments has? Or the inevitable we-will-help-each-other-out that happens in queer communities like theirs - either emotionally or materially?
Paradises Lost - Ursula K. Le Guin
Characters: Any
I'm interested in Hsing and Luis, of course. Their thoughts and emotions before and after landing on the new planet. Their thoughts about the discovery of the imminent arrival. I'm also interested in what happens on the ship after it departs the planet, and the cult of Bliss (in any time period).
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Characters: Any
This was an incredible story. I loved the exploration of how Evelyn handled her body, and her ownership of it. She was willing to use it to get what she wanted, and that was okay! That was a form of consent! Incredible. She also had a very matter-of-fact view of the truth, morality, and what is and is not acceptable that I love.
I also would love anything about Celia, her journey into queerness, her personal growth, her decisions about chasing what she wanted. I also love her relationship with Harry (and Celia's) and would be thrilled to see more about them helping each other out. They've all ended up in some tough spots. And what's all of their relationship like with Connor? How do they parent her together, separately, with all of their baggage and all of their love?
DNWs:
Fic where sex is the focus. Sex is fine, not PWP please - its' really just not my thing.
On-screen physical assault. Violence and battles, I’m fine with! Bring on the swords, martial arts, and blasters. But I don’t like people getting cornered and abused/similar situations. Similarly, torture is ok if that’s where you go!
Things I love:
Worldbuilding. While I’d be happy to get an AU, I would much prefer an exploration of the canon world!
Playing with formatting - epistolary, script format, news article style, overheard conversations, fairy-tale style, take this as your go-ahead to do something absolutely wild. I’m sure I’ll love it.
“Found documents” - by which I mean the lore, campfire stories, songs, and poetry that one would find in the world. Always Coming Home style, if you’ve read that.
Mission fic
Gen
Ace characters, regardless of whether they are in canon
Trans/nonbinary characters, regardless of whether they are in canon (although I prefer it if the fic isn’t focused on issues caused by them being trans).
Missing scenes/post-canon
Things written in the style of the original media
More thoughts:
I’ve been spending a lot of my time lately thinking about the concept of home, often revolving around this quote from The Dispossessed: “You can go home again, the General Temporal Theory asserts, so long as you understand that home is a place where you have never been.” Explorations around the concept of home, how characters find one, what that means for them to leave and return and find new homes and lose old ones will probably make me cry. Go for it. I'm building a new home, a new (chosen) family, right now, and I think it's wonderful. Also the quote "Life is a voyage that's homeward bound." (both adventure and home... how well they work together).
So now: fandom-specific thoughts! As well as prompts for each - feel free to use them or do something else!
Islander - Anderson/Melton:
Characters: Any
This musical is my absolute favorite musical, ever. It's atmospheric, and gorgeous, and the two actresses (yes, just two!) are incredible. But also the characters, setting, and magical realism vibes are so fascinating. Tell me more about them! Do the two ever meet again? What is life on the traveling island like? How are things for the whales?
Also a brief pitch: if you like any of the following, please go listen right now. In addition to the soundtrack, there is a bbc radio version. If you can't find it, talk to me on discord Mouse#6387
- the ocean
- a rural community changing, and grappling with that change, in a modern world
- mythology
- whales
- absolutely gorgeous music
- Character growth and development
The Strange Case of Starship Iris:
Characters: Any
I love all of these characters. I would love something written in the style of an episode, or something unconventional (for fanfic), so something like mission reports, daily ship’s log, voicemails - any of that would be super exciting for me! I’m also curious about what remnants of Violet’s past IGR life still remain? What remnants of any of their lives still exist and influence their behaviour? Something about Brian Jeeter’s linguistic skills or Violet’s biology skills being critical to the mission would also be super cool. Or something about Brian and/or Krejjh's interactions with Krejjh's bio family. Honestly any of the team being highly competent at their respective fields gets to me and any of the team being huge, oblivious social dorks (*cough* see: Violet and Arkady *cough*) also gets to me. They’re all so good at their things but they can still be so, so bad at others.
L'Oréal "Time Engraver" Commercials:
Characters: Any
Did not expect to find a short film in the commercials section of Yuletide, but here we are. This is exactly the kind of worldbuilding that gets to me. Tell me more about Time. Tell me more about what he does, what he thinks, how he feels about the people he sees over the course of their lives. Talk to me about what it's like not to age. Talk to me about what it's like to see the world over the course of millennia through the brief snapshots of these people. Does Time work on other species too? Is he watching the whales suffer - the lobsters, the trees, the forests? Does he work on ecosystems as a whole, the succession of species as a forest rebuilds?
One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
Characters: Any
Somehow McQuiston always knows exactly what I need. In this case, it was a happy queer magic romance. I am so down for happy queer magic romance. I also would love to read more about the pancake shop, or the other people that Jane must have interacted with on the train. A series of vignettes with people she meets - either before or after she can retain memories? A series of vignettes about people August or Jane meet at the pancake house? Just the fun times everyone living in those apartments has? Or the inevitable we-will-help-each-other-out that happens in queer communities like theirs - either emotionally or materially?
Paradises Lost - Ursula K. Le Guin
Characters: Any
I'm interested in Hsing and Luis, of course. Their thoughts and emotions before and after landing on the new planet. Their thoughts about the discovery of the imminent arrival. I'm also interested in what happens on the ship after it departs the planet, and the cult of Bliss (in any time period).
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Characters: Any
This was an incredible story. I loved the exploration of how Evelyn handled her body, and her ownership of it. She was willing to use it to get what she wanted, and that was okay! That was a form of consent! Incredible. She also had a very matter-of-fact view of the truth, morality, and what is and is not acceptable that I love.
I also would love anything about Celia, her journey into queerness, her personal growth, her decisions about chasing what she wanted. I also love her relationship with Harry (and Celia's) and would be thrilled to see more about them helping each other out. They've all ended up in some tough spots. And what's all of their relationship like with Connor? How do they parent her together, separately, with all of their baggage and all of their love?
