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Dear Yuletide Santa...
Nov. 12th, 2009 12:32 amYay! ♥ I'm totally psyched for the festivities this year. I hope you are too.
I'll apologize ahead of time - if you like absolute specificity, I'm probably not your girl. I would be happy with a great variety of things. In general, I prefer more lighthearted stories, with that little bit of conflict to keep things interesting. I like plotty fics that nonetheless spotlight relationships, whether it's a friendship or a pairing. I like banter, humor, and an edge of creepiness will never go amiss. Other than that, please, go crazy!
As for the specific requests:
Natsume Yuujinchou- Prompt: I love Natsume's relationships with Tanuma, Taki, and Natori, so a story focusing on any of those relationships would be wonderful. And if you want to write a story about all four of them, even better! As long as it's written with the same adorable, heartwarming tone as the series, you could write me anything and I'll love it.
As much as I love all the folklore and spirits, when it comes to this series, I have a particular soft spot for Natsume's growing relationships with the human characters, and the way he reconciles these two parts of his life he was so bent on keeping separate. So really, you can pick your poison here: Natsume and Tanuma, Natsume and Taki, Natsume and Natori, or a mix of all of those. What brings them together in this fic is up to you.
Mushishi- Prompt: Both Adashino and Tanyuu get involved in one of Ginko's jobs. How do the three of them play off each other? I foresee lots of snarky banter.
Since it's so central to Ginko's character to shy away from attachments and connections, I get really interested in Adashino and Tanyuu, and wonder what exactly it is that keeps Ginko coming back to them so regularly. And in general, I think Adashino and Tanyuu would have the most hilarious conversations ever. I'd just love a fic in which the three of them were brought together, somehow; I can't see Adashino passing up a chance to meet Tanyuu, considering her circumstances. And of course, since this is Ginko, they'll probably be dealing with mushi at some point.
Tanya Huff's Blood and Smoke series- Prompt: There is a huge hole in my heart where the fourth book should be. Really, I'd just love anything post-Smoke and Ashes, whether you want to write Tony working on a case, Henry reacting to Tony and Lee's relationship, or just Tony and Lee adjusting to each other. Or, you know, all three at once. Which would be amazing, but really, I'd love anything.
My (seemingly) simplest request might be the hardest: in general, I want something that captures the hilarious, irreverent tone of the books. But since you're (presumably) not Tanya Huff, then I'll say again that anything from this series would be wonderful and loved. I do admit, though, I have a weakness for fic in which Lee gets to do something useful for Tony. Poor guy has spent enough time as the damsel.
Megan Whalen Turner's Thief series- Prompt: NOTE: I have not finished The Queen of Attolia yet! Please don't spoil me! I know it's totally impatient of me to request fic for this series when I haven't finished it yet, but I loved the first book so much, and I'd love a fic that takes place before the second one. I am so very fond the interplay between Gen and the magus, so something with the two of them would be great.
Gen and the magus have such an interesting, complex relationship in the first book that I'd love to see explored more, especially since it doesn't seem like they don't get to interact quite as much after that. They have their loyalties, obviously, but they've clearly warmed to each other, even if the magus might admit to that more readily than Gen. As long as it takes place between the first and second book and involves those two, I'll adore it. Any other characters are welcome to pop up as well: Sophos is adorable and Eddis is lovely, and so on.
Thank you for reading my long-winded letter, Yuletide Santa! I'm looking forward to reading your fic! ♥
I'll apologize ahead of time - if you like absolute specificity, I'm probably not your girl. I would be happy with a great variety of things. In general, I prefer more lighthearted stories, with that little bit of conflict to keep things interesting. I like plotty fics that nonetheless spotlight relationships, whether it's a friendship or a pairing. I like banter, humor, and an edge of creepiness will never go amiss. Other than that, please, go crazy!
As for the specific requests:
Natsume Yuujinchou- Prompt: I love Natsume's relationships with Tanuma, Taki, and Natori, so a story focusing on any of those relationships would be wonderful. And if you want to write a story about all four of them, even better! As long as it's written with the same adorable, heartwarming tone as the series, you could write me anything and I'll love it.
As much as I love all the folklore and spirits, when it comes to this series, I have a particular soft spot for Natsume's growing relationships with the human characters, and the way he reconciles these two parts of his life he was so bent on keeping separate. So really, you can pick your poison here: Natsume and Tanuma, Natsume and Taki, Natsume and Natori, or a mix of all of those. What brings them together in this fic is up to you.
Mushishi- Prompt: Both Adashino and Tanyuu get involved in one of Ginko's jobs. How do the three of them play off each other? I foresee lots of snarky banter.
Since it's so central to Ginko's character to shy away from attachments and connections, I get really interested in Adashino and Tanyuu, and wonder what exactly it is that keeps Ginko coming back to them so regularly. And in general, I think Adashino and Tanyuu would have the most hilarious conversations ever. I'd just love a fic in which the three of them were brought together, somehow; I can't see Adashino passing up a chance to meet Tanyuu, considering her circumstances. And of course, since this is Ginko, they'll probably be dealing with mushi at some point.
Tanya Huff's Blood and Smoke series- Prompt: There is a huge hole in my heart where the fourth book should be. Really, I'd just love anything post-Smoke and Ashes, whether you want to write Tony working on a case, Henry reacting to Tony and Lee's relationship, or just Tony and Lee adjusting to each other. Or, you know, all three at once. Which would be amazing, but really, I'd love anything.
My (seemingly) simplest request might be the hardest: in general, I want something that captures the hilarious, irreverent tone of the books. But since you're (presumably) not Tanya Huff, then I'll say again that anything from this series would be wonderful and loved. I do admit, though, I have a weakness for fic in which Lee gets to do something useful for Tony. Poor guy has spent enough time as the damsel.
Megan Whalen Turner's Thief series- Prompt: NOTE: I have not finished The Queen of Attolia yet! Please don't spoil me! I know it's totally impatient of me to request fic for this series when I haven't finished it yet, but I loved the first book so much, and I'd love a fic that takes place before the second one. I am so very fond the interplay between Gen and the magus, so something with the two of them would be great.
Gen and the magus have such an interesting, complex relationship in the first book that I'd love to see explored more, especially since it doesn't seem like they don't get to interact quite as much after that. They have their loyalties, obviously, but they've clearly warmed to each other, even if the magus might admit to that more readily than Gen. As long as it takes place between the first and second book and involves those two, I'll adore it. Any other characters are welcome to pop up as well: Sophos is adorable and Eddis is lovely, and so on.
Thank you for reading my long-winded letter, Yuletide Santa! I'm looking forward to reading your fic! ♥
