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Oct. 17th, 2023 12:06 amI haven't done Yuletide or posted to Dreamwidth since like 2012 and I don't remember how anything works. All of this was already in my actual signup, but I'm chucking it into a letter so it's generally visible.
Christine (1983) - Arnie Cunningham, Dennis Guilder, Leigh Cabot
Hey. Hey so. I have felt strongly for years that there is a Stephen King story that could have been solved with group sex and it is NOT the one where he, you know, actually did that. I'm not actually asking for explicit fic, I'm good either way! But I think there's some really juicy ot3 potential in Dennis and Leigh falling in love over how much they both love Arnie, and I'd love to see somebody wring a somewhat happier ending out of that dynamic.
Something I've loved generally about recent horror fandoms like The Terror and IT is the way people can write fix-it fic that gets their ships a happy/hopeful ending while still leaning into the horrors. As someone who has a solid horror tolerance but can't cope with sad endings to romance arcs, I'm the exact target audience for that kind of thing and I think that style of fix-it fic would go great for Christine. Love doesn't necessarily conquer all but maybe it could pull Arnie back from the brink, you know?
Hilary Tamar mysteries - Julia Larwood, Selena Jardine
I love everyone in this bar but I love Julia the most. I support her in all her life choices, no matter how bad they are. I love that she's so dedicated to accidentally getting mistaken for a lesbian that she probably actually slept with another woman that one time. So you'll be just shocked to hear that I'm requesting Julia/Selena fic! Explicit or not, plotty or not, full of legalese or not, however you like.
Here's my one quibble: I love these books to death but the uber-dry humor and overall arch, detached tone don't always lend themselves to capital-F Feelings (except for The Sibyl In Her Grave, which kind of sneaks its way around to being a real gut punch). So if there's anything specific I'm looking for in this fandom, it's fic that can lean into people having Big Feelings while still keeping the books' general tone and sense of humor.
Agent Pendergast series - William Smithback, Margo Green, Nora Kelly
I would welcome fic about any or all of these three, shippy or platonic, casefic or not.
I love how when these books are firing on all cylinders they just chuck, like, every subgenre of sensation fiction ever into a blender and produce pure chaos. I love how grimly, violently FUNNY they can be. I love Margo, Nora and Bill in any and all combinations. He stans both of them so hard and just wants them both to think he's cool! I love that Bill brings out the worst in Nora but, like, in a good way, where Bill is a messy piece of shit who loves drama and Nora is a very serious hardworking person who secretly also loves drama, and they cheerfully talk shit about their coworkers every night over dinner. I love how Margo and Nora hated each other for exactly four days after they met and then instantly flipped to being best friends--it's a shame we don't get to see more in canon about what they're like as coworkers! And I love Margo and Bill's friendship generally, it's a delight, but I particularly love the scene where she's on the way to the hospital and he sits with her and washes her hands and face to make her feel better oh my God that was so hot.
I don't want to address Bill's canon death, please; you can fix it or set the story before it or just pretend it never happened, whatever you want. I especially hardline do not want to hear about whatever is currently going on with Nora's love life in canon right now, because I'm so mad about it that I quit reading canon entirely.
VERY OPTIONAL CROSSOVER THOUGHT: I think Margo Green and Ellie Sattler would be great friends, so if you're into Jurassic Park and feel like playing with that, please do!
(To be clear, I love all my prompts equally and would be thrilled to get any of them! This one is just longer because it's one I write so I've thought about it more.)
General likes: temporary character death, hurt/comfort, happy/hopeful romantic endings, mutual protectiveness, most flavors of horror, people who are bad at talking about feelings but manage to struggle through in a way that makes sense to them
General DNWs: permanent character death, sexual violence, animal harm/death, omegaverse
Christine (1983) - Arnie Cunningham, Dennis Guilder, Leigh Cabot
Hey. Hey so. I have felt strongly for years that there is a Stephen King story that could have been solved with group sex and it is NOT the one where he, you know, actually did that. I'm not actually asking for explicit fic, I'm good either way! But I think there's some really juicy ot3 potential in Dennis and Leigh falling in love over how much they both love Arnie, and I'd love to see somebody wring a somewhat happier ending out of that dynamic.
Something I've loved generally about recent horror fandoms like The Terror and IT is the way people can write fix-it fic that gets their ships a happy/hopeful ending while still leaning into the horrors. As someone who has a solid horror tolerance but can't cope with sad endings to romance arcs, I'm the exact target audience for that kind of thing and I think that style of fix-it fic would go great for Christine. Love doesn't necessarily conquer all but maybe it could pull Arnie back from the brink, you know?
Hilary Tamar mysteries - Julia Larwood, Selena Jardine
I love everyone in this bar but I love Julia the most. I support her in all her life choices, no matter how bad they are. I love that she's so dedicated to accidentally getting mistaken for a lesbian that she probably actually slept with another woman that one time. So you'll be just shocked to hear that I'm requesting Julia/Selena fic! Explicit or not, plotty or not, full of legalese or not, however you like.
Here's my one quibble: I love these books to death but the uber-dry humor and overall arch, detached tone don't always lend themselves to capital-F Feelings (except for The Sibyl In Her Grave, which kind of sneaks its way around to being a real gut punch). So if there's anything specific I'm looking for in this fandom, it's fic that can lean into people having Big Feelings while still keeping the books' general tone and sense of humor.
Agent Pendergast series - William Smithback, Margo Green, Nora Kelly
I would welcome fic about any or all of these three, shippy or platonic, casefic or not.
I love how when these books are firing on all cylinders they just chuck, like, every subgenre of sensation fiction ever into a blender and produce pure chaos. I love how grimly, violently FUNNY they can be. I love Margo, Nora and Bill in any and all combinations. He stans both of them so hard and just wants them both to think he's cool! I love that Bill brings out the worst in Nora but, like, in a good way, where Bill is a messy piece of shit who loves drama and Nora is a very serious hardworking person who secretly also loves drama, and they cheerfully talk shit about their coworkers every night over dinner. I love how Margo and Nora hated each other for exactly four days after they met and then instantly flipped to being best friends--it's a shame we don't get to see more in canon about what they're like as coworkers! And I love Margo and Bill's friendship generally, it's a delight, but I particularly love the scene where she's on the way to the hospital and he sits with her and washes her hands and face to make her feel better oh my God that was so hot.
I don't want to address Bill's canon death, please; you can fix it or set the story before it or just pretend it never happened, whatever you want. I especially hardline do not want to hear about whatever is currently going on with Nora's love life in canon right now, because I'm so mad about it that I quit reading canon entirely.
VERY OPTIONAL CROSSOVER THOUGHT: I think Margo Green and Ellie Sattler would be great friends, so if you're into Jurassic Park and feel like playing with that, please do!
(To be clear, I love all my prompts equally and would be thrilled to get any of them! This one is just longer because it's one I write so I've thought about it more.)
General likes: temporary character death, hurt/comfort, happy/hopeful romantic endings, mutual protectiveness, most flavors of horror, people who are bad at talking about feelings but manage to struggle through in a way that makes sense to them
General DNWs: permanent character death, sexual violence, animal harm/death, omegaverse
