Dear Yuletide Author

[singedsun]

Hey there. Thanks for writing for me. <3
I'm also singedsun on AO3

For all fandoms, I'm interested in fic that could be sexual, romantic or platonic of all ratings and styles. I love the play on lights and darks in stories, tough choices that don't always turn out the way you want them to, and it doesn't always have to have a happy ending. For Yuletide this year most of my fandoms tend toward the spookier side of things and I definitely enjoy darker stories both in theme and substance, so if you like writing those things, please feel free to go all out.

Things I enjoy in stories: fierce friendships, moral and sexual ambiguity, emotionally intense relationships without an acknowledged sexual relationship, big plot twists, music and literary references, acknowledgement of or changes in power dynamics, unreliable narrators, subversive religious ideals and relationships

Things I avoid: epistolary stories, gross/bodily humor, alcoholism/heavy drinking, a/b/o, mpreg, parent kinks

The Fandoms

Dracula (TV 2013) - Lucy/Mina
I hate that this show got so little time but the friendship between Lucy & Mina was my absolute favorite thing about it. In the later episodes the intensity of Lucy's feelings for Mina are definitely what I'm here for. Alexander as Dracula is wonderful, so having her involved either with vamp Lucy, or just as a potential love interest for Mina is fine by me. I'm also head over heels for Victoria Smurfit as Lady Jayne, so if you want to include her in anything with Lucy, that'd also be wonderful.

+ Lucy before or after she is turned
+ Lucy before or after she declares herself to Mina
+ Mina who loves her friend more than she loves Jonathan, or Grayson, or herself
+ I adore Lucy/Mina on their own but feel free to give me Grayson/Lucy/Mina
+ Lucy & Mina living with Alexander Grayson
+ Grayson taking a newly vamp Lucy under his wing
+ Mina shedding her hesitations about being with Lucy because she's also with Alexander
+ A Lucy/Mina/Lady Jayne threesome would just I don't even have words... other than it'd be great

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir: - Gideon/Harrow
I am so happy a book like this exists. It's everything my little goth heart has always wanted out of genre fiction that goes all in on a f/f relationship between it's main characters. I'm VERY excited about Harrow the Ninth coming in the future, but until then I think there's so many opportunities here. While I'm very interested in what can come out of the new Harrow at the end of the book, I'd also be just as happy to see some alternate endings for Harrow and Gideon. Also since some body horror is the name of the game, feel free to play with that if you'd like and even make it sexy, if you'd like.

+ Before the Dulcinea reveal where Gideon maybe plays that up to get under Harrow's skin
+ Either/or in addition to the above, a good old jealousy leads to something sexy between Gideon/Harrow
+ Listen, I'm also not going to object to Dulcinea/Gideon/Harrow either before or after the reveal either
+ Alone time for Harrow before Gideon disappears from her mind
+ There are several near death moments, so many chances for something snarkily hurt/comfort
+ BED SHARING?! There's so many opportunities and we never get it but I so badly want it
+ A pre-canon story about one of the many fights between Gideon & Harrow - angry, flirtatious, boundariless
+ Harrow training post integration, to try and reconnect with Gideon in some way
+ post-canon spooks with Gideon showing back up either mentally or physically for Harrow
+ Harrow continually trying to raise something of Gideon, or even remove something of Gideon from herself
+ Gideon trying and failing to hit on some of the other necro-ladies (Coronabeth especially)

Marianne (TV) - Emma Larsimon
Hello new horror television show that totally stole my heart. This was such a fun take on the horror author experiencing the supernatural trope. I lovingly referred to Emma as French Kristen Stewart while I was watching, because that woman gives off some strong gay vibes. While I enjoyed the complete disaster that was her, I'm sad there was this chemistry with Camille that never got paid off in the show. But that's not the only story I'd be interested in for this show. I'm down for all the creepy spooks that you want to contribute here. AND while I typically don't like to read much about people struggling with alcohol addiction, that's definitely in play here and I'd wave that DNW for this fandom.

+ Capitalize on those strong Emma/Camille vibes from the beginning, spooks & sexy time at Emma's old home
+ Post-canon comfort between Emma & Camille as they deal with what's happened (pre/post baby reveal)
+ More of Emma's writing! I love what we do get of the story in the book and would love more of it
+ Camille's headspace while Marianne had control of her, what visions of Emma did Marianne give her?
+ More of Marianne's interest in Emma - love, control, maternal, sacrifice
+ What might Emma write next? A future for her child?
+ Emma's interest in Séby bordered on obsessive, was it Marianne's influence the whole time
+ Dreams, baby!! I love that Marianne talks to her in her sleep so more of Emma's dreams are welcome
+ The whole shipwreck crew, what an accurate view of what it can be like to go home again - their attention and dedication despite their pasts is both frustrating and heartwarming, I'd love more there

The Exorcist (TV) - Tomas/Marcus
I have a big thing for broken christian mythology, especially when it involves angels and demons and priests trying to do the right thing in a world that's bigger than they expected. Marcus and Tomas are at odds with each other and with the evil that's coming.

+ The time between canon seasons - road trips, teaching moments, antagonistic moments, sniping at each other
+ Dealing with the new dynamic of their relationship in season two
+ I'm all about these two hooking up in whatever way you want to make it happen
+ All that energy they spending sniping at each other has to go somewhere sometime, angry!sex is a beautiful thing
+ Literal devil made me do it? Golden
+ If they're in a more intimate relationship, what are Tomas' feelings after meeting/finding out about Marcus' relationship with Mouse
+ I'm not against a Marcus/Peter interlude or even Marcus/Peter/Tomas in those missing moments before the season two resolution
+ What is the message about Tomas that Marcus gets and how does he find his way back to him

Something Dark & Holy Series by Emily A. Duncan: Nadya/Malachiasz
(so sorry about the lack of prompts as reveals went out -- meant to get back to this sooner! Here's hoping they help now.)
Like with Gideon the Ninth, I was extremely pleased to find Wicked Saints this year. It's just the kind of messed up story I like, reminding me greatly of Leigh Bardugo's Six of Crows duology but this time with Blood Magic and a great pantheon and this weird boy who turns out to be the big bad. It's wonderful and grim and perfect for me.

+ Hope my prompts to this point have proved the point that I'm okay with dark & grim here but if not, let me reiterate that blood and death and horror is A-okay
+ I'd love a further take from Nadya's gods about Malachiasz, and perhaps even Serefin after the close of the book
+ Give me a dark Nadya/Malachiasz bloody bedroom scene - before or after his reveal
+ Blood sacrifices are a fun time for everyone
+ Happily accepting any combination of Nadya/Malachiasz/Serefin or Nadya/Malachiasz/Parejihan
+ A very jealous Malachiasz if something comes between Nadya/Serefin (or Nadya/Serefin/Zaneta (I am not picky)
+ A monstrous Malachiasz causing havoc with Nadya in his wake


The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling - Em/Gyre
This book is so good and provides some really strange challenges to write around. It's isolationist, but it's got such good chances for spooks both internal and external. I'm not necessarily looking for answers or a fix-it, but the interactions between Em & Gyre are so wonderful as the book progresses. This caring/understanding between them while still holding onto so very many secrets. It's great. I have less prompt for this one, but feel free to go crazy if you've got an idea.

+ DREAMS! I love that we get some dreams of Gyre's and as she begins to notice Em more, I'd love to see her have to awkwardly explain a sexy dream about Em
+ HALLUCINATIONS! Em appearing in the cave with Gyre, to calm her, to comfort her, a very 'i can't touch you' kind of sexy vibe (almost reminiscent of Pushing Daisies)
+ Terror, claustrophobia, body horror, ghosts this book has everything *stefon gif* so give me the horror vibes
+ Feed the naughty thoughts about the things Em can do to Gyre if she controls the suit in order to give Gyre a more postitive experience. She can't touch herself but what can Em simulate for her?
+ ACTUAL GHOSTS? Actual body horror? What if Gyre is changed too much when she leaves
+ post-canon Gyre/Em anything would be fantastic (maybe wrecking the lab with some real good comfort!sex