dear yuletide writer!
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desecretsHello!
First of all, thank you so much in advance!! And just in case, because I always get a little apprehensive about writing fills: go where your heart and the plot bunnies take you, and have fun!! 💗
I don't really have any hard DNWs. Things that are sometimes less to my tastes are:
Doctor Who movie
Since the movie conveniently establishes that the Master is stupidly hard to kill, I would love to see e.g. a fic on the premise that, having been sucked into the Eye of Harmony, the Master just sort of... haunts the Doctor's TARDIS afterwards. Snarks at him from the main console. Or something. If you want to write him somehow coming back as a goo snake and just oozing around as the world's worst pet, go for it.
The Doctor wasn't a nominated character this year, and honestly I'd gladly read a Master-centric story, but obviously, if you wanna write Doctor/Master (or Doctor&Master), please do, I live for them.
Scream of the Shalka
This Doctor and Master are so incredible. I would love to see anything at all which explores the fact that the Doctor virtually owns the Master in this story -- the angst and complications (and, no doubt, arguments) that arise from the fact that the Master can't go anywhere, and the Doctor can switch him off at will.
But also, they're closer in this story than in any other: the Master calling himself the Doctor's "dearest companion" and clearly wanting to protect the life they share in the TARDIS, just the two of them... obviously, I want them to kiss about it, etc. Would also be quite happy to receive some "robot fuckers make do" style pwp of these guys, if that's your thing. Otherwise, any exploration of their relationship is great, whether it's a lighthearted interlude or fighting or getting-together fic.
I also enjoyed Alison's character, so if you want to explore the strange situation they live in through her eyes, that's good too!
Jeeves & Wooster
...I know "No notes" isn't helpful, but I literally will be so happy to read anything from this fandom. Humour, angst, gen, getting-together, whatever. I love it when Bertie gets to be a little bit competent or clever, for example with music. I love when they're perfectly in sync and like each other, when they can share a glance and know they have the same opinion about the people around them. I love to see Jeeves being fond. I love domesticity.
Cadfael Chronicles
Okay, so. I've only read the first 4 books. 😭😅 I know there's lot of stuff that happens, family wise, with both Cadfael and Hugh later, and I've mostly been able to avoid spoilers, so I would love to see a story about them set early-ish in their association, or which doesn't rely too heavily on later events.
I'm a big Cadfael/Hugh shipper, there is so much tension between them when they first meet!!, and Hugh can't seem to stop asking questions about Cadfael's love life... I'd love literally anything which deals with that, or the sort of almost-polycule situation they seem to settle into with Aline once Hugh marries. (Also very intrigued by the comment he makes in book 4 about how Cadfael had "tossed" her at him -- definitely not how I remember that going!, but you could make some interesting inferences there about his marriage being beneficial to all of them.)
If you don't fancy writing anything overtly romantic, that is also perfectly okay! I really just wanna spend some more time in Cadfael's workshop, and get some more of him and Hugh talking, and dealing with Events™️. <3
The Nice Guys
I love this movie and these idiots, and I pretty much just want to spend more time with them.
A fic exploring their life post movie, either just detective agency shenanigans or dealing with them both raising Holly, anything along those lines, I'd be delighted. I didn't formally request Holly however, so her presence is of course 100% optional! I'm a March/Healy shipper, so a shippy fic or a pwp is very welcome, as is gen!
First of all, thank you so much in advance!! And just in case, because I always get a little apprehensive about writing fills: go where your heart and the plot bunnies take you, and have fun!! 💗
I don't really have any hard DNWs. Things that are sometimes less to my tastes are:
- non-canonical MCD (in fandoms where it's canonical it's totally fine!)
- "worldbuilding AUs", e.g. sentinel, soulbond, his dark materials au, etc.
- heavy kink
- kidfic (think "3 Men and a Baby" style)
Doctor Who movie
Since the movie conveniently establishes that the Master is stupidly hard to kill, I would love to see e.g. a fic on the premise that, having been sucked into the Eye of Harmony, the Master just sort of... haunts the Doctor's TARDIS afterwards. Snarks at him from the main console. Or something. If you want to write him somehow coming back as a goo snake and just oozing around as the world's worst pet, go for it.
The Doctor wasn't a nominated character this year, and honestly I'd gladly read a Master-centric story, but obviously, if you wanna write Doctor/Master (or Doctor&Master), please do, I live for them.
Scream of the Shalka
This Doctor and Master are so incredible. I would love to see anything at all which explores the fact that the Doctor virtually owns the Master in this story -- the angst and complications (and, no doubt, arguments) that arise from the fact that the Master can't go anywhere, and the Doctor can switch him off at will.
But also, they're closer in this story than in any other: the Master calling himself the Doctor's "dearest companion" and clearly wanting to protect the life they share in the TARDIS, just the two of them... obviously, I want them to kiss about it, etc. Would also be quite happy to receive some "robot fuckers make do" style pwp of these guys, if that's your thing. Otherwise, any exploration of their relationship is great, whether it's a lighthearted interlude or fighting or getting-together fic.
I also enjoyed Alison's character, so if you want to explore the strange situation they live in through her eyes, that's good too!
Jeeves & Wooster
...I know "No notes" isn't helpful, but I literally will be so happy to read anything from this fandom. Humour, angst, gen, getting-together, whatever. I love it when Bertie gets to be a little bit competent or clever, for example with music. I love when they're perfectly in sync and like each other, when they can share a glance and know they have the same opinion about the people around them. I love to see Jeeves being fond. I love domesticity.
Cadfael Chronicles
Okay, so. I've only read the first 4 books. 😭😅 I know there's lot of stuff that happens, family wise, with both Cadfael and Hugh later, and I've mostly been able to avoid spoilers, so I would love to see a story about them set early-ish in their association, or which doesn't rely too heavily on later events.
I'm a big Cadfael/Hugh shipper, there is so much tension between them when they first meet!!, and Hugh can't seem to stop asking questions about Cadfael's love life... I'd love literally anything which deals with that, or the sort of almost-polycule situation they seem to settle into with Aline once Hugh marries. (Also very intrigued by the comment he makes in book 4 about how Cadfael had "tossed" her at him -- definitely not how I remember that going!, but you could make some interesting inferences there about his marriage being beneficial to all of them.)
If you don't fancy writing anything overtly romantic, that is also perfectly okay! I really just wanna spend some more time in Cadfael's workshop, and get some more of him and Hugh talking, and dealing with Events™️. <3
The Nice Guys
I love this movie and these idiots, and I pretty much just want to spend more time with them.
A fic exploring their life post movie, either just detective agency shenanigans or dealing with them both raising Holly, anything along those lines, I'd be delighted. I didn't formally request Holly however, so her presence is of course 100% optional! I'm a March/Healy shipper, so a shippy fic or a pwp is very welcome, as is gen!
