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Yuletide Letter
Oct. 26th, 2015 08:53 pmDear Writer,
Hi! Thank you so much for signing up to Yuletide. I’m super glad we matched, and I hope you have a great time writing this story.
I am very open to stories of all kinds. I like plotty fic, I like character-focused fic, I like worldbuilding fic. I like experimental stories and stories that stick close to canon and pretty much everything in-between. My prompts are ideas, but as long as you don’t hit any of my squicks, please feel free to ignore them if you have an idea you’ve been burning to write. If it’s something you’re excited about, I bet I’ll love it too.
Squicks/things to avoid:
AUs, unless they’re mentioned in the prompts. AUs are great, but for small fandoms I tend to prefer something closer to canon.
Characters under 16 having sex. Some of these fandoms do contain younger characters. If you want to write porn, please set it when they’re at least sixteen, maybe older.
Ships not listed as ones I like. Obviously this isn’t as serious as the previous item, but I have some NOTPs. I’ll try to mention everything individually, but if you’re in doubt maybe keep it gen?
Torture, mutilation, death, or violence in contrast with canon. Most of the canons I’m requesting this year are pretty light, without too much violence in them, and I’d prefer it if your fic kept to a similar tone. For the Inheritance Trilogy torture is a thing in canon, so obviously it’s fine to reference that, but if you could avoid graphic descriptions of physical torture I’d appreciate it.
A note on sex: I very much enjoy it, but I like a wider plot around it. If the characters are over 16, feel free to include it, but you don’t have to. I love all ratings equally. If you are writing porn, or fic that includes sex, then I mostly like vanilla. Bondage is cool, and maybe light D/s (especially for Kumiko/Reina), but I’m afraid I’m pretty boring kink-wise.
Sound Euphonium
Kousaka Reina
Kumiko Oumae
Ship-fic:
Reina/Kumiko is the ship of my heart. I love their intense devotion to each other, and I love the fact that they inspire each other. If you wanted to write a story about their developing relationship, that would be great.
*I'd love to see a fic set in their future, when they're both working (as musicians? maybe in the same orchestra? maybe not?). I have an idea that they might end up forming a small brass quartet/quintet when they finish school, and it could be an interesting way to explore their dynamic.
*Pining would be fun, and all the messy getting-together and figuring out emotions stuff is like catnip to me. Feel free to involve Shuichi as a foil. I quite like him when I'm not worrying about Kyo-Ano making him the official love interest, and he certainly makes for an interesting plot obstacle.
*If you'd rather do a more character/emotion focused piece, how about a fic that examines the kind of music Reina and Kumiko associate with each other?
Gen:
*I adore the fact that Sound! Euphonium is basically a sports anime for music, so anything in that vein would be great. Something about how either Reina or Kumiko relates to their instrument would be really interesting, or about the challenges of playing music competitively, and how that differs from playing in a regular orchestra could be very cool.
*As with the ship prompt, anything about their future lives would be awesome, the direction that they take after school and where they end up.
The Goblin Emperor
Csethiro:
*I want to know how she learned to swordfight!
*I'd also love something about her political role after her marriage to Maia. It seems like she might be one of the few Empresses, at least in recent history, to legitimately wield power, so I'd love to know what she does with it.
*I'd be very interested in her relationship to the Goblin Kingdom and the Azar. How did she feel about Goblins before she met Maia? How does her opinion of them change after she gets to know Maia?
I'm not requesting Maia because I want this fic to be Csethiro focused, but I really like their relationship and please feel free to include it.
Vedero:
*I think it would be very interesting to read something that explores Vedero's opinion of Maia's reign over the years. How it changes as she gets to know him and sees the policies he implements. How she tries to influence him, perhaps.
*I'd love to know more about how she entered into the scientific and academic circle she moved in. Was there someone who introduced her to these circles? What were they like? What was it like for her, beginning to learn while having to conceal it from her father?
*I like to imagine that Maia eventually, somehow, makes it legal for women to enter universities and teach. I'd love a fic about Vedero's first class.
*I love the idea of both Ace!Vedero and Lesbian!Vedero, so feel free to include references to either of these.
Shalean:
*I am interested in literally anything about her life and her wife. Anything at all.
*But I'd love to see her meeting Maia for the first time, and shocking and dazzling the Elfish Court. With her wife in tow, no less.
Extra note: Please feel free also to write something about any or all of these characters interacting! Csethiro and Vedero are friends, so something about them having tea together and reminiscing (maybe like ten years after the events of the book) would be lovely. And Shalean has freedom in a way that they absolutely don't, so I'd love to know their feelings on meeting her, and what they end up talking about.
Chihayafuru
Ayase Chihaya
Wakamiya Shinobu
Ship-fic: I know that most of the fandom ships the OT3, but my heart belongs to Chihaya/Shinobu. They're such great rivals, and I think they have a lot in common. They perceive karuta in very similar ways, karuta is equally important to them, and they also have shared interests outside of karuta. I feel like they'd end up with a really strong partership.
*I'd really like something about their adult life together. I sort of imagine them becoming eternal rivals (and Eternal Masters) and fighting back and forth for the title of Queen every year. I think it would be very interesting to explore how that rival dynamic ties into a romantic relationship.
*Getting-together/confession fic would be amazing. When does it happen? After a match? Is there pining and build up, or is one of them surprised?
*Extra prompt So I finally read the manga and am all caught up. And if I'm reading correctly right now, it's implied that Shinobu and Chihaya are interested in studying the same things. So if you wanted to write a fic about them meeting at university, being in the same course, and having to get to know each other without the context of karuta to help them along, that would be glorious. (And then they smooch :p )
Gen fic:
*For Chihaya, I'd love something about her as an older woman, in her forties or fifties, mentoring a young karuta player. Maybe even a team. I see her becoming an advisor to a school karuta club, and it would be a great way to explore her feelings about karuta and her love of the game.
*For Shinobu, I think any kind of fic where her isolation slowly dissolves and she makes friends. Especially if it ends with her playing on a team. :p
*Optionally, since Kana wasn't nominated but I love her, I'd love to see a conversation between Shinobu and Kana about karuta and the meanings of the cards.
Over the Garden Wall
Lorna
Auntie Whispers
Beatrice
Sara
Lorna/Auntie Whispers:
*Auntie Whispers reminds me so much of Zenoba from Spirited Away, and I'd love a story about her that involved her helping someone to get home. She gives Wirt some advice but she's not very active in the series itself, so it would be cool to see her in a more central role. She feels like one of the most powerful good figures in the series, in some ways, and I imagine even the Beast is a little scared of her. Some kind of quiet adventure where she and Lorna solve a mystery or go a quest (a little one, the kind where scary things happen but you're home in time for tea) would be lovely.
*A story about her relationship with Lorna would also be awesome. How did she come to take Lorna in? How does their relationship change after the events of the series? I do honestly imagine them as aunt/niece, so nothing romantic - but it would be interesting to have Lorna fall in love with someone and to write a fic about how that third person, (be they man, woman, or any kind of non-binary person) changes the dynamic between them.
Sara:
*I think it's almost a fandom cliche, but a fic where Sara ends up in the Unknown would be marvelous. It would be a great way to explore her character, and perhaps to suggest some of the ways that the Unknown responds to/reflects those who enter it. If you feel like it, having her meet the other characters I requested would be fantastic.
Beatrice:
*More adventures! I'd love it if it turns out that helping Wirt and Greg was something that she enjoyed, and that as she gets older she becomes a kind of guide to those lost in the Unknown, helping them to return home. I'd like to see her grow into a powerful figure in that world, a person of great knowledge and wisdom.
*Orrrrr... somehow she ends up in our world? She'd have to return home eventually, and I wouldn't be interested in a romance between her and Wirt, but imagining Wirt and Greg trying to help her get back, and her confusion/skepticism of everything in our world would be great.
Whatever fandom we matched on, thank you so much again for writing for me! I promise I already love my gift.
xx
E-ko
Hi! Thank you so much for signing up to Yuletide. I’m super glad we matched, and I hope you have a great time writing this story.
I am very open to stories of all kinds. I like plotty fic, I like character-focused fic, I like worldbuilding fic. I like experimental stories and stories that stick close to canon and pretty much everything in-between. My prompts are ideas, but as long as you don’t hit any of my squicks, please feel free to ignore them if you have an idea you’ve been burning to write. If it’s something you’re excited about, I bet I’ll love it too.
Squicks/things to avoid:
AUs, unless they’re mentioned in the prompts. AUs are great, but for small fandoms I tend to prefer something closer to canon.
Characters under 16 having sex. Some of these fandoms do contain younger characters. If you want to write porn, please set it when they’re at least sixteen, maybe older.
Ships not listed as ones I like. Obviously this isn’t as serious as the previous item, but I have some NOTPs. I’ll try to mention everything individually, but if you’re in doubt maybe keep it gen?
Torture, mutilation, death, or violence in contrast with canon. Most of the canons I’m requesting this year are pretty light, without too much violence in them, and I’d prefer it if your fic kept to a similar tone. For the Inheritance Trilogy torture is a thing in canon, so obviously it’s fine to reference that, but if you could avoid graphic descriptions of physical torture I’d appreciate it.
A note on sex: I very much enjoy it, but I like a wider plot around it. If the characters are over 16, feel free to include it, but you don’t have to. I love all ratings equally. If you are writing porn, or fic that includes sex, then I mostly like vanilla. Bondage is cool, and maybe light D/s (especially for Kumiko/Reina), but I’m afraid I’m pretty boring kink-wise.
Sound Euphonium
Kousaka Reina
Kumiko Oumae
Ship-fic:
Reina/Kumiko is the ship of my heart. I love their intense devotion to each other, and I love the fact that they inspire each other. If you wanted to write a story about their developing relationship, that would be great.
*I'd love to see a fic set in their future, when they're both working (as musicians? maybe in the same orchestra? maybe not?). I have an idea that they might end up forming a small brass quartet/quintet when they finish school, and it could be an interesting way to explore their dynamic.
*Pining would be fun, and all the messy getting-together and figuring out emotions stuff is like catnip to me. Feel free to involve Shuichi as a foil. I quite like him when I'm not worrying about Kyo-Ano making him the official love interest, and he certainly makes for an interesting plot obstacle.
*If you'd rather do a more character/emotion focused piece, how about a fic that examines the kind of music Reina and Kumiko associate with each other?
Gen:
*I adore the fact that Sound! Euphonium is basically a sports anime for music, so anything in that vein would be great. Something about how either Reina or Kumiko relates to their instrument would be really interesting, or about the challenges of playing music competitively, and how that differs from playing in a regular orchestra could be very cool.
*As with the ship prompt, anything about their future lives would be awesome, the direction that they take after school and where they end up.
The Goblin Emperor
Csethiro:
*I want to know how she learned to swordfight!
*I'd also love something about her political role after her marriage to Maia. It seems like she might be one of the few Empresses, at least in recent history, to legitimately wield power, so I'd love to know what she does with it.
*I'd be very interested in her relationship to the Goblin Kingdom and the Azar. How did she feel about Goblins before she met Maia? How does her opinion of them change after she gets to know Maia?
I'm not requesting Maia because I want this fic to be Csethiro focused, but I really like their relationship and please feel free to include it.
Vedero:
*I think it would be very interesting to read something that explores Vedero's opinion of Maia's reign over the years. How it changes as she gets to know him and sees the policies he implements. How she tries to influence him, perhaps.
*I'd love to know more about how she entered into the scientific and academic circle she moved in. Was there someone who introduced her to these circles? What were they like? What was it like for her, beginning to learn while having to conceal it from her father?
*I like to imagine that Maia eventually, somehow, makes it legal for women to enter universities and teach. I'd love a fic about Vedero's first class.
*I love the idea of both Ace!Vedero and Lesbian!Vedero, so feel free to include references to either of these.
Shalean:
*I am interested in literally anything about her life and her wife. Anything at all.
*But I'd love to see her meeting Maia for the first time, and shocking and dazzling the Elfish Court. With her wife in tow, no less.
Extra note: Please feel free also to write something about any or all of these characters interacting! Csethiro and Vedero are friends, so something about them having tea together and reminiscing (maybe like ten years after the events of the book) would be lovely. And Shalean has freedom in a way that they absolutely don't, so I'd love to know their feelings on meeting her, and what they end up talking about.
Chihayafuru
Ayase Chihaya
Wakamiya Shinobu
Ship-fic: I know that most of the fandom ships the OT3, but my heart belongs to Chihaya/Shinobu. They're such great rivals, and I think they have a lot in common. They perceive karuta in very similar ways, karuta is equally important to them, and they also have shared interests outside of karuta. I feel like they'd end up with a really strong partership.
*I'd really like something about their adult life together. I sort of imagine them becoming eternal rivals (and Eternal Masters) and fighting back and forth for the title of Queen every year. I think it would be very interesting to explore how that rival dynamic ties into a romantic relationship.
*Getting-together/confession fic would be amazing. When does it happen? After a match? Is there pining and build up, or is one of them surprised?
*Extra prompt So I finally read the manga and am all caught up. And if I'm reading correctly right now, it's implied that Shinobu and Chihaya are interested in studying the same things. So if you wanted to write a fic about them meeting at university, being in the same course, and having to get to know each other without the context of karuta to help them along, that would be glorious. (And then they smooch :p )
Gen fic:
*For Chihaya, I'd love something about her as an older woman, in her forties or fifties, mentoring a young karuta player. Maybe even a team. I see her becoming an advisor to a school karuta club, and it would be a great way to explore her feelings about karuta and her love of the game.
*For Shinobu, I think any kind of fic where her isolation slowly dissolves and she makes friends. Especially if it ends with her playing on a team. :p
*Optionally, since Kana wasn't nominated but I love her, I'd love to see a conversation between Shinobu and Kana about karuta and the meanings of the cards.
Over the Garden Wall
Lorna
Auntie Whispers
Beatrice
Sara
Lorna/Auntie Whispers:
*Auntie Whispers reminds me so much of Zenoba from Spirited Away, and I'd love a story about her that involved her helping someone to get home. She gives Wirt some advice but she's not very active in the series itself, so it would be cool to see her in a more central role. She feels like one of the most powerful good figures in the series, in some ways, and I imagine even the Beast is a little scared of her. Some kind of quiet adventure where she and Lorna solve a mystery or go a quest (a little one, the kind where scary things happen but you're home in time for tea) would be lovely.
*A story about her relationship with Lorna would also be awesome. How did she come to take Lorna in? How does their relationship change after the events of the series? I do honestly imagine them as aunt/niece, so nothing romantic - but it would be interesting to have Lorna fall in love with someone and to write a fic about how that third person, (be they man, woman, or any kind of non-binary person) changes the dynamic between them.
Sara:
*I think it's almost a fandom cliche, but a fic where Sara ends up in the Unknown would be marvelous. It would be a great way to explore her character, and perhaps to suggest some of the ways that the Unknown responds to/reflects those who enter it. If you feel like it, having her meet the other characters I requested would be fantastic.
Beatrice:
*More adventures! I'd love it if it turns out that helping Wirt and Greg was something that she enjoyed, and that as she gets older she becomes a kind of guide to those lost in the Unknown, helping them to return home. I'd like to see her grow into a powerful figure in that world, a person of great knowledge and wisdom.
*Orrrrr... somehow she ends up in our world? She'd have to return home eventually, and I wouldn't be interested in a romance between her and Wirt, but imagining Wirt and Greg trying to help her get back, and her confusion/skepticism of everything in our world would be great.
Whatever fandom we matched on, thank you so much again for writing for me! I promise I already love my gift.
xx
E-ko
