Fandom: Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall
Pairings: Oliver Blackwood/Luc O’Donnell
Rating: Teen
Tags: Fluff, Established Relationship, Cooking, Food, Texting, Vegetarianism, Bugs & Insects, Recipes, Pasta, The James Royce-Royces
Summary: Luc plans and cooks an impressive-looking vegetarian meal for Oliver. Featuring: help from the WhatsApp group; several brief discussions of curry; a recipe for handmade fettuccine; a new bug-themed fundraising event; and Luc and Oliver enjoying their meal together.
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Fandom: Boyfriend Material - Alexis Hall
Pairings: Oliver Blackwood/Luc O’Donnell
Rating: Teen
Tags: Fluff, Established Relationship, Cooking, Food, Texting, Vegetarianism, Bugs & Insects, Recipes, Pasta, The James Royce-Royces
Summary: Luc plans and cooks an impressive-looking vegetarian meal for Oliver.
Featuring: help from the WhatsApp group; several brief discussions of curry; a recipe for handmade fettuccine; a new bug-themed fundraising event; and Luc and Oliver enjoying their meal together.
Rating: Teen+
Archive Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Warn
Category:Gen
Fandom: Legally Blonde
Relationship: Paulette Bonafonte & Elle Woods
Additional Tags: Self-Esteem Issues,Nail Polish,Manicures & Pedicures,Character Study,5+1 Things
Summary: Five times Paulette painted Elle's nails over the course of Elle's 1L year—and one time Elle returned the favor.
I requested this for Yuletide and I super super love how the fic turned out. Do you like women being supportive friends? This is the fic for you. Do you like reading about women later in life reclaiming their life for themselves? This is also a fic for you. Much like when I watch the movie, this fic makes me feel like good things happen sometimes, and that friendships are real, and that integrity and kindness are important.
First, thank you so much for writing for one of these fandoms!!! I'm really psyched about Yuletide. I'm going to enjoy what you write. So, know that.
Apparently my style is to throw everything up here and let you decide if you want to use any of it. Fandom-specific behind the cut.
story stuff I like: found family/team as family, competence porn, family dinners, undercover as lovers, there's only one bed!, training, first times (of anything), discovery, adventure, romance, journeys (emotional and physical), vulnerability, talking through their shit, women being awesome, AUs, crossovers and fusions, gen fic, slice of life, learning to work together, missing scenes., case fic, world building, rituals/traditions, powers/abilities explored, time travel/loops, academia, folklore, they're in space!, take your fandom to work day, hygge, game night, five times
random stuff I will always love: flying (space, super powered, airplane, all of it), horses, knives, swords, swimming, libraries, sheets, that feeling of coming back home after a long day/trip, road trips, banter, laughter, concerts/live music, movie nights, old marked-up maps, , people who answer the phone without saying hello they just leap into the conversation or answer the question they know the person calling is going to ask, cellos, books, notebooks, brownies, sunsets, bonfires, that part of the morning where everything's still and it's not light out but it's not still night and the birds aren't even up yet, rain on the roof, leather, the smell of a bookstore
sexy times, should you want to include them: f/f, m/f, threesomes (+), orgasm delay, semi-public sex, enthusiastic consent, poly are all a green light
crossover/fusion fandoms: MCU, Legends of Tomorrow, Killjoys, Agents of Shield, Wynonna Earp, Farscape, X-Men, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, anything else it looks like I post a lot about.
stuff on the no list: rape, abuse, non-canon permanent character deaths, a/b/o, mpreg, watersports/feces, age play, bleak endings/hopelessness, betrayal, longstanding lies
squicks: pregnancy, infidelity, homophobia, hate in general, calling each other mommy/daddy, betrayal
[If you, my sweet summer child, are now wondering what the hell a squick is, it's the kind of thing that, when you see it in the tags, you just keep scrolling past, or hit the back button, even if it's your OTP. You're not triggered, but you're not really into hearing it, thanks anyway.]
The fandoms:
Motherland Fort Salem: I love the world building here, but also the relationships between all these women. you don't have to include every nominated character, and feel free to bring others in-- I ran out of slots. The request's words stand, but if you're looking for a little more... I'm hella curious about Anacostia. What's it like growing up an orphan in a military school? Did she hate that she had to enlist? Could she not wait? What does she do now that following orders got her cadet killed? Is that why she freed Scylla. And speaking of: did she skulk by the house Scylla went to so that she could check it out, or to join, or to just know where the hell the girl went/see if she was safe? Did Scylla know she was followed?
The Gifted: this family is so good for each other. If you wanna include Lorna, that's awesome, if you would like to keep her out of this, that's also awesome. I really enjoyed seeing how these three (and with Lorna, pre-Clarice) leaned on each other in turn, they kept each other going. I'm totally down if you want this to be a John/Clarice/Marcos deal, too. I think Marcos could have used a little more love in season 2, the boy was *stressed.*
Maybe they've gotta move again? So road trip with the three of them in the car/hotel/side of the road while John goes to get gas he didn't think they'd run out of quite so soon. Training is always good, so maybe they try new power tricks together?
The way Clarice kept John grounded, focused, on the here and now instead of the responsibility and weight of the mission when he got stressed was something I really liked about their relationship.
Marcos and John have been together for a *while,* but they can be very different. One of my favorite exchanges between them happens when Marcos is pining and fretting over Lorna and the baby, and John says hope's a powerful thing, he just has to keep holding onto it. And then Marcos looks up at him and says hope is what's been killing him.
Chronicles of Elantra: I started reading this series back when it started, and then somehow took a break, but this year I caught back up. Now I'm only three behind--the last I read was Cast in Flight. So if you could please avoid spoilers for those last few, I'd appreciate it.
Okay, I totally missed nominations, which means I missed a chance to nominate characters. If you wanna stick with just Bellusdeo, that's not a problem. I like all of them. Teela, Anarion, and Mandoran, with Bellusdeo and Helen rounding out the home squad are my favs. Kaylin and Severn, too-- and him, not Nightshade, for the record. What's it like there on non-world in peril again time? Does Moran ever crash there now? What's Helen like with everybody? In the books, we only really get Kaylin's pov, so it'd be interesting to see the same place or thing or story through someone else's.
it's the weirdos and outcasts coming together that I love.
The Old Guard: I really love the side by side ass-kicking duo of Nile and Andy, they've got their shit handled. Or, the fighting shit, at least. I really love how tired Andy is of the world. If anything resonated with me in 2020, it was that. Her yelling at Booker to not leave her alone and living was *painful.* I like to think finding Nile put a little more interest back in Andy.
I have a deep fondness for them using their not-dying to thwart people--the car crash, the far too long fall, the plane in the movie. Yes, I'm a-okay with you using the movie cannon. They're not all that different (yet, just started the second arc), honestly, and I think the actors were prettier than the drawings, so that's who I see in my head.
Nile's whole art history interest is fantastic, too. And you know it wasn't just Rodin Andy knew. But how many "historical figures" did they run into? What have they seen? What do they still want to see? What do they all want to show Nile? (I'm feeling very 5 things about that, and if you are, too, run with it!) What human festival things do they check out? Burning Man? Oktoberfest? Pride? ...have they stood guard ove
I know this is really long, but please remember optional details are optional--if none of this helps, ignore it! I can't wait to read what you write, either way.
Thank you! I promise you, I will honestly and truly love any story you want to tell or enjoy writing!
General Request and DNW
I love worldbuilding and cultural detail, family relationships (I am all about the sibling feels—found family and family you were raised with), extremely competent characters, discovering secrets, mythology, and discovering/building competence. You know how training montages are common tropes for saving time? I’d be a happy clam if those were expanded into entire series where I could watch people building their skills, connecting to the people around them, and learning more about the world. I adore fantasy world-building—the concept of everyday magic, for example, where everyone has their own little piece of the world (always knowing when the phone is about to ring, or being able to call how many times a rock will skip on the water) or integrated magic systems.
Anything from gen to smut is welcome, angst with a happy ending is good but the happy ending is key, kidfic is lovely, femslash is beautiful although slash and het and other are more than fine too. If you present me with a love triangle my go-to solution is always polyamory. Please no child death, death of pets, grim!dark, or character bashing.
Optional Details for Fandoms:
Smash and Grab
Man, they were just so incredibly expressive throughout this. I have so many feels for the robots. The playing and the obvious care for each other and figuring out ways to have fun with each other. The robots had clearly played together before. How did that start? And up on top of the train, when tall robot was like, ok, time to play and small robot just went with it, clearly before it had figured it out…it was so precious. (I’m trying really hard not to gender the robots, I got to say.) And OMG, at the end, when they tried to go different directions and Tall one figured it out and then shrugged and was like fine, we’ll go your way…I’mma cry.
I got questions too, though! Is this a society entirely of robots? Why were the robots Tall one watched touching hands? Do the trains run constantly or are there off hours or days that they are being repaired? What happens now? Why were there bots with guns on that train? What are they usually there for? Two robots with three arms and one power source? They vaguely look like they’re heading toward a floating city, what then? How long do those power sources last?
Jumanji
This one is all about the world-building for me. And the found family and traumatized sibling feels.
I’m interested in where this game came from; why it exists. I’m interested in Alan’s life in the jungle—a kid surviving on his own so long is pretty unlikely. And the hunter proves that there are other people there. Is it entirely a part of the game? Or is it like Narnia where the game just takes you to a different real world? Is the jungle in Neverland? The movie sets it up where Alan learns a lesson about family and honesty, etc. But what if the game ended up in the hands of someone who didn’t want to go home? Someone who has a truly bad home life and wants to go somewhere else? A lot of what fascinates me in the movie is how this suburban/small town kid got so incredibly good at surviving in the jungle. Also, the idea of it as a real, functional (magical) place is pretty amazing. Him figuring it out by himself would be great but I’d especially love to see him interacting with others. What if Sarah got pulled in too? How would two kids take care of each other? What would that relationship look like when they grew up? Or if the Shepards got pulled in instead of getting Alan out…how would he deal with two grief-stricken kids in a dangerous, fantastical jungle? Is the jungle a real place somewhere? Do other players get different places?
Oh My General
I have to confess, I’m not actually all that far into the series. I’m mostly here for the bi!rights, trans/NB!rights, and kickass woman warrior. I love that Ye Zhao continues to be a general. I love that she keeps referring to herself as a man and then correcting herself in that same tone of voice you use when you’re trying to stop yourself from swearing in front of small children. I love her grandfather referring to Zhao Yujin as daughter-in-law and giving him the sort of pregnancy charms new wives get. I love the concubines swooning over her as she is training. I would be very, very down for some polyamorous relationship negotiations here—this is *our* harem now. Also, Ye Zhao and Zhao Yujin discovering/appreciating each other’s competencies—dance takes similar muscle control to martial arts, just applied in very different ways. Art is amazing and artists are wonderful.
Jeeves and Wooster
I wouldn’t normally request this, although I do enjoy Jeeves and Wooster, but I glanced at the character listing and immediately went ooooo, WLW/MLM solidarity. Nice. I greatly enjoy Jeeves’ competence and I find Bertie kind of sweet—Hugh Laurie’s version, at least. I enjoy the shenanigans. This is also a setting where I would be fascinated to see how the addition of some kind of magic did or did not change elements of the canon. Either a well-known magic system (like in the Sorcery and Cecelia books if you know those), or some of the Tumblr strings of thought where everyone has a small magic like the ability to always find your keys or knowing the weather without looking outside, or a hidden magic system that Bertie stumbles on. Or possibly one where Bertie has magic and he’s been keeping it hidden from Jeeves—I also greatly enjoy when someone has hidden depths and we get to discover the ways in which they’ve been underestimated.
Sinbad
I ask for this fandom every year because: people with different cultures and languages coming together and forming a functional group/found family/deep friendships, real mythology being played with, magic hiding in the world as science becomes more prevalent…it’s all amazing.
Sinbad’s original curse—not being able to stay on land for more than a day and what that would mean if they had succeeded in being traders; the possibility that Cook has something strange going on with his own refusal to leave the ship; and post-series what these people end up doing and how they interact. Any and all back-stories are love, any and all myths, legends or monsters entering the story are brilliant.
Emelan
I love the magic system in this so much. The idea that there are people who learn this school-based/book-based magic, but also people who just interact with magic in their own ways. Craft-based magic and magic that flows through how you interact with the world—love it. I loved all of the found-family feels in the books too and I adore fics where we get to see that relationship as they grow up and continue to care for and take care of each other. But, one thing that truly fascinates me in the idea of the story is—the teachers. Rosethorn/Lark, sure, love it, but also all of the teachers and what it’s like to be a teacher in a school like that and how they deal with other the other more traditional schools and what they think about the kids in their care. What about the other students they’ve had in their care over the years? How did they find their kind of magic? What conversations are going on between the teachers during canon? In the “break room” teachers have so they can (hopefully fondly) complain about students?
