Yuletide 2023

[royalblue31]

Hello hello hello!

Nice to meet you and thank you for writing for me! I hope the season is treating you well wherever you are in the world right now and that you have loads of fun with this exchange. Below are my likes, dislikes, DNWs and some of the tin-foil-hatty things I like to think about whenever I think about my faves. Rest assured I am open to plenty, so if you have your own tin-foil-hatty things you like to think about when thinking about my faves, I'm excited to read about them and I'm sure I'll love what you make. Enjoy! 

General Likes

A lot of the characters I love are fighters—not necessarily the best fighters, or even the smartest fighters, but fighters all the same. They make good use of their heads in a pinch, and I love fics that allow these traits of theirs to shine. Conflict-wise, I'm a big fan of humans going up against forces bigger and greater than themselves. I also love characters vs impossible situations that ironically require the most human of solutions. In general, I love seeing characters choose to keep going no matter what, even and especially when it becomes increasingly obvious that things might not work out. 

On the other hand, if quieter, gentler stories are more your thing, then great because I love those kind of stories too! Found family? Yes! Unexpected friendships? Yes! Expressions of trust and understanding? Yes yes yes! I like to see relationships grow. I like to see characters trying to be better versions of themselves, even if they don't always succeed. 

More things and tropes I enjoy: Casefics. Ghosts. Epistolary. Time Loops. Non-linear story-telling. 5+1 and other related formats. Angst with a happy ending. Magic. What-if canon divergences. Character studies. Characters looking after each other. Missing scenes. 

 

General Dislikes

Tooth-rotting fluff. I like my happy endings, but I feel like characters have to earn them, if that makes sense? I don't like when things just magically work out for them, easy-peasy. I like a bit of struggle >:-)

First person POV (OK if epistolary!) 

Hard DNWs
Rape/Noncon
A/B/O settings 
Mundane AUs that completely disregard canon
Gender swap
Unrequested sexuality headcanons 


Dune (2021)
Lady Jessica, Leto Atreides I

Absolutely adored the trust and devotion between these two. Every touch, every word, every exchange, no matter how small, carried such a heavy weight to it. There's so much tragedy wrapped around this relationship, and such layers of it too. And clearly I cannot get enough. I would love any fic with focus on Jessica and Leto. Whether building up to what we see in Dune, or a missing scene, anything anything anything please!

The Haunting of Hill House (TV 2018)
Theodora "Theo" Crain

Oh, Theo Crain, how I love you so. My only prompt is this: I was so glad we got to alternate between the past and the present because it meant seeing two sides of Theo. But I would also love seeing Theo through the years in between. From her figuring out gift and coming to terms with, to deciding to use it to help others. But feel free to write anything you want. As long as Theo's in it, I'll love it for sure!

Ready or Not
Daniel Le Domas, Grace Le Domas

I'm all for anything you come up with. I have so many questions when it comes to Ready or Not. What if Daniel survived? What if Grace met Daniel first? What if Daniel still died, but then becomes a ghost that haunts Grace? Or is Grace just insane? What if they both die, but still win the game? What the hell is old maid? LOL, I kid. Just have fun!