Dear Author Letter (Yuletide 2020)
Oct. 20th, 2020 04:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stifledlaughterThis is my first year doing Yuletide, so if I mess anything up, I apologize!
The majority of this was already in my prompts on the official signup. Basically, I like hopeful/positive with some thoughtful ideas content, romance when applicable, and found family/friendship dynamics as well. Since we have all had a Really Bad Time this year, I'm definitely not looking for angsty/traumatic/any fic dealing with the current state of things, or just deeply negative in general. I'm always down for humor as well, if you enjoy writing that! If there is hurt/angst, I'd really like it resolved/to have comfort at the end of it. I'm not particularly looking for smut this particular Yuletide.
I like fic that's character focused, slice of life/daily life focused, and interpersonal relationships (platonic, romantic, familial) focused. Especially if fic acknowledges the uniqueness of the character (like an artist integrating art/their practice into their life, or a magic-user studying up on their magic to improve their life.) I, as someone who works in education, am a huuuge fan of lifelong learning/self improvement, although I know that's a fairly niche thing to write about ^^; But it's an idea, if you want to write about it for any of the below fandoms!
My AO3 is https://archiveofourown.org/users/stifledlaughter/pseuds/stifledlaughter if you'd like to see the kind of fics I've written and bookmarked.
My requests:
Serial Experiments Lain
Character requested: Iwakura Lain
DNW: major character death (Lain existing in The Wired is considered to me as if Lain is ‘alive’ still), depression/major illness, genderswap, kidfic/pregnancy
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I’d like to see Lain maybe visiting different parts of the Wired, musing on her ‘life’ in the Wired, maybe reflecting on her past experiences with something of a hopeful air. Since she was so young in the show, I’m curious how she would ‘grow’ after as a sort of demigod in The Wired, but still developing as a teenager. I’d really prefer it be kept to canon-verse and not an AU.
Shirobako (Anime)
Characters: Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara
DNW: dark themes (depression/major illness, major character death, noncon, infidelity), genderswap, kidfic/pregnancy
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I’d love to see a fic (preferably romantic but can be platonic, up to your comfort level!) between these two. (The other characters are welcome to show up but I’d like to focus on these two.) Something slice-of-life and career-focused about them maybe having a small success in their field/something that ends on a positive note, or something reflecting a domestic situation/scene. I’d really prefer it be kept to canon-verse and not an AU.
Emelan - Tamora Pierce
Characters: Dedicate Lark, Dedicate Rosethorn
DNW: dark themes (depression/major illness, major character death, noncon, infidelity), genderswap, pregnancy
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I love the relationship (which was hinted to be romantic but not explicitly so due to the era of publication, I assume) between Lark and Rosethorn, and really would want to see a fic focusing on them in a domestic sense. If you aren’t comfortable writing them in a relationship, friendship/co-parenting is fine too!
I’d really prefer it be kept to canon-verse and not an AU.
Bonus points: Details about magic and how it interacts with their daily lives.
The majority of this was already in my prompts on the official signup. Basically, I like hopeful/positive with some thoughtful ideas content, romance when applicable, and found family/friendship dynamics as well. Since we have all had a Really Bad Time this year, I'm definitely not looking for angsty/traumatic/any fic dealing with the current state of things, or just deeply negative in general. I'm always down for humor as well, if you enjoy writing that! If there is hurt/angst, I'd really like it resolved/to have comfort at the end of it. I'm not particularly looking for smut this particular Yuletide.
I like fic that's character focused, slice of life/daily life focused, and interpersonal relationships (platonic, romantic, familial) focused. Especially if fic acknowledges the uniqueness of the character (like an artist integrating art/their practice into their life, or a magic-user studying up on their magic to improve their life.) I, as someone who works in education, am a huuuge fan of lifelong learning/self improvement, although I know that's a fairly niche thing to write about ^^; But it's an idea, if you want to write about it for any of the below fandoms!
My AO3 is https://archiveofourown.org/users/stifledlaughter/pseuds/stifledlaughter if you'd like to see the kind of fics I've written and bookmarked.
My requests:
Serial Experiments Lain
Character requested: Iwakura Lain
DNW: major character death (Lain existing in The Wired is considered to me as if Lain is ‘alive’ still), depression/major illness, genderswap, kidfic/pregnancy
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I’d like to see Lain maybe visiting different parts of the Wired, musing on her ‘life’ in the Wired, maybe reflecting on her past experiences with something of a hopeful air. Since she was so young in the show, I’m curious how she would ‘grow’ after as a sort of demigod in The Wired, but still developing as a teenager. I’d really prefer it be kept to canon-verse and not an AU.
Shirobako (Anime)
Characters: Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara
DNW: dark themes (depression/major illness, major character death, noncon, infidelity), genderswap, kidfic/pregnancy
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I’d love to see a fic (preferably romantic but can be platonic, up to your comfort level!) between these two. (The other characters are welcome to show up but I’d like to focus on these two.) Something slice-of-life and career-focused about them maybe having a small success in their field/something that ends on a positive note, or something reflecting a domestic situation/scene. I’d really prefer it be kept to canon-verse and not an AU.
Emelan - Tamora Pierce
Characters: Dedicate Lark, Dedicate Rosethorn
DNW: dark themes (depression/major illness, major character death, noncon, infidelity), genderswap, pregnancy
(The below ideas are not required/necessary, just ideas/prompts!)
I love the relationship (which was hinted to be romantic but not explicitly so due to the era of publication, I assume) between Lark and Rosethorn, and really would want to see a fic focusing on them in a domestic sense. If you aren’t comfortable writing them in a relationship, friendship/co-parenting is fine too!
I’d really prefer it be kept to canon-verse and not an AU.
Bonus points: Details about magic and how it interacts with their daily lives.
