Dear Yuletide Writer!

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Hello dear Yuletide Writer!

Thank you so much for writing for me! I am so excited that we matched on one of these fandoms! I hope you have fun writing! :)

Things I Love Generally!

• Happy and/or hopeful endings
• Competence
• Casefic
• Slice-of-life
• H/C & protectiveness
• Classic tropes (e.g. there was only one bed, fake dating, I am basically this meme-thread: https://mashable.com/article/fiction-cliches-and-tropes-twitter-meme/)
• You having an awesome time writing! :)

DNWs:

• For any of my DNWs to make you feel bad. :(
• Death or permanent injury to the requested characters or their loved ones (Blood, pain, & violence ok, non-permanent injury ok! Death or permanent injury to the bad guys and or incidental characters is totally fine!)
• Tragic or unhappy endings for the requested characters or their loved ones (Tragic or unhappy endings for bad guys and/or incidental characters is totally fine!)
• Current news events &/or social commentary on topics from our universe.
• DNWs just for Sleuth & The Bone Key: shipping the requested characters with characters outside of the request.
• DNWs just for The Tick: Mature or Explicit fic
• If writing mature or explicit, dnw noncon or dubcon, bathroom kinks, mpreg, omegaverse, ageplay, petplay.

The Bone Key - Sarah Monette
Kyle Murchison Booth, John Pelham Ratcliffe

What I love about this & some possible prompt-y thoughts:

• The atmosphere & general vibe! The creeping dread! The genteel horror! The psychological wretchedness! I like that the horror of these stories is the sort that creeps up on you, a little, and yet is deeply, deeply horrifying mentally in a way that sticks with you.
• How Booth is in fact quite competent even though he doesn't see himself that way. And that he tries to do the right thing, even if he is deeply uncomfortable and/or terrified of doing so.
• Also that Booth is so dreadfully empathic. Poor guy!
• How Ratcliffe is open-minded about the supernatural, but in a way that makes sense for his pragmatic character--people he trusts have had experiences that he believes. That he is a solution-focused, action-oriented guy. That he's self-aware!
• It could be cool to get a Ratcliffe POV on the events of Drowning Palmer, or maybe remix/return to the setting of The Wall of Clouds but add Ratcliffe? Or new casefic! Maybe Ratcliffe's painter friend or his friend who dreams of Troy needs Booth's help?

成化十四年 | The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty (TV)
Tang Fan, Sui Zhou

What I love about this & some possible prompt-y thoughts:

• This is the trope-iest show, and I love me some tropes. Just, every time you are like, "Man, I'd love if they do this trope-y thing, but that would be too awesomely trope-y." they just lean into it! I love that!
• Both Sui Zhou and Tang Fan are character types that I love, and their relationship dynamic is delightful. The warm grumpy one is soft for the bratty sunshine one!
• Sui Zhou's terrible sense of self worth/survivor's guilt and how that intersects with his willingness to sacrifice himself for the people he loves. I mean, it's really unhealthy for HIM, but I am HERE for it.
• How Tang Fan is bratty and sort of ditzy but still SUPER smart and competent in his areas of expertise. I like that even though he's the frivolous soft one, he still has demonstrable areas of strength.
• How much Tang Fan admires Sui Zhou, and talks him up to other people.
• How Sui Zhou indulges Tang Fan and gets there's more going on under the surface with him.
• Doesn't necessarily have to be a super shippy fic, although I would love it--casefic or slice-of-life would also be really fun! Cooking lessons (and disasters!) or the day the goat ran away and Dong'er insisted they rescue it!
• The entire ensemble is great, of course, and Wang Zhi is the best, again of course, but I have particular soft spots for Jia Kui and Jin San, if you are looking for a random ensemble member for something.

The Tick (TV 2017)
Onward | Midnight, Lobstercules

First off, you don't need to write both of these characters, although that would be cool--I would be happy with either!

What I love about this & some possible prompt-y thoughts:

• The zany warm-hearted vibe! The show does such a fun job balancing absurdity with heart, and I hope that would a fun tone for you to write!
• The entire ensemble cast is delightful, top-to-bottom.
• Midnight's whole I've-experienced-more-post-traumatic-growth-than-you schtick! Even though it's authentic, and he's a veteran hero (*cough*mascot*cough*) and all around good dog, he's still a bit of a dick (especially to Overkill). Maybe something about consulting for AEGIS? Or a day-in-the-life? Getting stuck having to work with Overkill
• Lobstercules! Just as a concept, and her whole story arc! What are her thoughts on being a working mom in a male-dominated industry (perhaps with Ms. Lint)?