Yuletide Letter 2022
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bobcatmoranHello, Yuletide Author!
Apologies for the delay! Real life has happened, along with a healthy dose of procrastination ^^;;
Pre-emptive thank yous and bouncing with excitement to read whatever it is you write!
Optional Details Are Optional, as the saying goes, so if you’ve already been visited by the inspiration fairy and have a fic idea you’re ready to write, please, by all means, go for it!
However, if you want some extra guidance, I have an overly-long letter.
In general:
If you choose to go the romance route, I am ok with couples or poly relationships of all shapes and sizes — M/F, M/M, F/F, nonbinary, trans, interspecies, etc. Friends-to-lovers is always awesome. I am not so down with big power differences (e.g. teacher/student), hatesex, or noncon. However! If you don’t want to go the romance route, rest assured that I always and forever love me some genfic.
Other likes include found family, science fiction settings (space AUs for those canons that aren’t already in space are ok), canon divergence AUs (e.g. “What if Harry was sorted into Slytherin”), fish out of water tropes, and characters being snarky or bantering back and forth.
For a further idea of what sort of stuff I like (and some, IMO, really good reads), you can check out my Ao3 bookmarks, or my “read this fic it is good” and “read this story it is good” tags on Tumblr — the latter is for original fiction.
As for the individual fandoms…
17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future - Jon Bois
Juice, Nine, Ten
Sentient space probe fic, please. I’d love a fic with any/all of Juice, Nine, Ten, or even another unnominated space probe first achieving consciousness, or just space probe chit-chat (of which I am sure there are a few millennia’s worth). I'm ok with you including new stuff from 20020, but that’s definitely not necessary. I am also Not A Football Fan, so please keep that in mind if you decide to include any gameplay. I know juuuust enough to follow the canon sports goings-on, but not much more than that.
I admit it. I have a thing for space probes. It’s been an ongoing thing since I was a very wee Bobcat and fell in love with Voyager 2 and cried when I found out that Pioneer 11 was leaving the solar system and would be all alone. So you can imagine the pitch and volume of the shriek I emitted when I found out who Nine was. If you wanna include football in this, that’s awesome. If you don’t, that’s awesome, too. I just wanna see a thing with the sentient space ships hanging out, whether it be Nine getting more comfortable with its new situation, Juice being kind of an ass, heck, even bringing in space probes not listed like JST or New Horizons. Um. Maybe not sexytimes, as these characters are all a pretty substantial distance from each other, but if you can make it work, more power to you. And if you have no idea what I’m talking about, go here and read/watch the thing on an actual computer instead of mobile if you have a couple free hours. Also, if you get stuck on one of the other fandoms (it happens! I’ve written for fandoms I didn’t sign up for twice), this might be a good one to pick up as it’s relatively easy to access. Like I said in my signup, if you haven't read/watched the sequel, 20020, that's totally ok. If you wanna include stuff from that as well, though, that is also very ok.
Arm Joe
Any character
Being that this is a fighter game based on Les Mis, I'm not expecting anything super-serious here. I mean, if the muse has struck you in that direction, go for it by all means, but if you're going the route of pure, unadultrated crack, that is totally a good route to be on. If you want to try and explain how this world works (Where did Robojean come from? Why are they all fighting? Are these the canon characters thrust into video fighter game land or a crazy AU? What the heck is even up with Ponpon?), or try and explore the Cosette-Eponine-Marius love triangle thing in this 'verse, or even retell part of the story in this bizarro universe, I am up for all those or anything else your mind can come up with. Basically, go nuts, just please keep it T-rated and under. FYI, as far as canons go, if you want to incorporate things from the more "official" versions of Les Mis, I'm familiar with The Brick as well as the musical and very nearly all the filmed versions. So if you want to include references or crossovers that involve those, please go ahead!
I think I pretty well covered it. FYI, I know this is a fandom that I've actually written for, but if your take on the game-verse is different from mine in any way, shape, or form, that's more than okay. The more takes on this crazy universe and the more fic for this, the better! (there are only THREE. FICS. Including the one I wrote.)
I'm gonna be a total lazy butt and link to my fandom pimping post from a few years ago https://yuletide.livejournal.com/1166870.html?thread=17110294#t17110294, because that has links to download the game and YouTube videos of gameplay.
Kamen Rider Build
Kiryuu Sento, Banjou Ryuuga, Isurugi Misora, Takigawa Sawa
I’d love a little slice-of-life with the Nascita crew at any point in the series, whether it be early on, when it was just the Isurugis and the weirdo physicist who lived in their basement to towards the end, with the whole gang added in. Or! If you’d like to write post-series fic with Sento and Banjou getting to know the new world counterparts of their old friends, that’d be awesome, too. Basically, I love all these characters and I am a giant sucker for the Found Family trope. Gen or shipping at no more of a level than the series itself, please, and I am ok with any/all of the characters I requested.
This series devoured my brain with happy munching sounds when I first watched it, and it’s all because of the characters and their relationships — not romantically, as I’m not much of a shipper for this series, but the way that all these people who are messed up in their own ways found companionship and a new, optimistic view on life. How they were able to become better people together than they were individually. Basically, y’know that cookout they had on the rooftop? That sort of feeling. Also, I only left out Gentoku and Kazumin because I could only choose 4 characters. They're quite welcome to come along for the ride, and this is additionally an any/all characters sort of request - you don't have to include all 4 of them if you don't want.
FYI, I have only a passing familiarity with the post-series movies, so if you want to ignore those, go right ahead.
Kamen Rider OOO
Date Akira, Gotou Shintarou, Satonaka Erika
I'd love something that looks at a Typical Day At The Kougami Foundation. Shenanigans (especially cake-related ones) welcome, as is Satonaka being badass, and (depending on when you want to set it) Date vs Maki clashes, Date and Gotou's Birth Bonding Time, and Gotou being a prickly bundle of awkward.
I'm always and forever ok with gen, but if you want to make this shippy, please no noncon or relationships with an inherent power imbalance (e.g. boss/employee).
Do I love me some Ankh and Eiji fic for this fandom? Yes. Do I think that the morally suspect organization that bankrolls them also has characters that would be fun to read about? Heck yes. They're such a bunch of weirdos and I love them.
Kamen Rider Zero-One
Horobi, Jin, Naki, Uchuuyarou Raiden | Ikazuchi
I’d love a story that focuses on Humagears, especially any/all members of Metsuboujinrai, whether it be pre-canon, during canon era, afterwards, or even during the ReiGen movie AU. I’m not opposed to having humans in the fic, I’m just more interested in the narratives surrounding Humagears — the familial relationships they build, how they interact with human society for better or for worse, and, for some of them, trying to figure out what freedom would look like. If you want to ignore the V-Cines, I won’t complain. Please no shipping with Humagears that haven’t reached singularity, and no incest with characters that have familial relationships, i.e. Horobi and Jin.
Again, this is an "any/all" character prompt. I think I fairly well covered it here. Just want to reiterate that I consider any sort of shipping with Humagears that haven't reached singularity to be non-con, which is a big DNW for me. Also, FYI, there are now official, free-to-watch subs of the entire series on Tubi!
ウルトラQ | Ultra Q
Any chraracter
Oh gosh. Almost anything, since there’s practically no fic for this series and I’d love to read some. You wanna write a kaiju story? Maybe with something from one of the later Ultra series? Go for it. You wanna write a slice of life thing with the main trio just hanging out? Go for it. You wanna do some sort of hard sci-fi plot? Go for it. You want to write the aftermath of one of the episodes? Go for it. You have some other idea in mind? Go for it. I’m ok with shipping the main trio in any combo if you feel like going that way, but I’m not hugely interested in romance being the focus of the story, and definitely want them to all stay on good terms with each other by the end of the fic.
You can watch this entire '60s science fiction series legally, for free with English subtitles on Tubi!
I think I mostly covered it there, but if you've seen this series + any other Ultra series, and you want to write something that has any/all of our main trio encountering an Ultraman in later years, I'd be down for that as well (I've finished the OG Ultraman series, Geed, Orb, Z, and Trigger and have seen giant chunks of X, Ultraseven, Tiga, the Zero movies, and have at least a passing familiarity with most of the rest).
Anyway, I think that (more than) covers it. Happy Yuletide, and don't get eaten by bears!
Apologies for the delay! Real life has happened, along with a healthy dose of procrastination ^^;;
Pre-emptive thank yous and bouncing with excitement to read whatever it is you write!
Optional Details Are Optional, as the saying goes, so if you’ve already been visited by the inspiration fairy and have a fic idea you’re ready to write, please, by all means, go for it!
However, if you want some extra guidance, I have an overly-long letter.
In general:
If you choose to go the romance route, I am ok with couples or poly relationships of all shapes and sizes — M/F, M/M, F/F, nonbinary, trans, interspecies, etc. Friends-to-lovers is always awesome. I am not so down with big power differences (e.g. teacher/student), hatesex, or noncon. However! If you don’t want to go the romance route, rest assured that I always and forever love me some genfic.
Other likes include found family, science fiction settings (space AUs for those canons that aren’t already in space are ok), canon divergence AUs (e.g. “What if Harry was sorted into Slytherin”), fish out of water tropes, and characters being snarky or bantering back and forth.
For a further idea of what sort of stuff I like (and some, IMO, really good reads), you can check out my Ao3 bookmarks, or my “read this fic it is good” and “read this story it is good” tags on Tumblr — the latter is for original fiction.
As for the individual fandoms…
17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future - Jon Bois
Juice, Nine, Ten
Sentient space probe fic, please. I’d love a fic with any/all of Juice, Nine, Ten, or even another unnominated space probe first achieving consciousness, or just space probe chit-chat (of which I am sure there are a few millennia’s worth). I'm ok with you including new stuff from 20020, but that’s definitely not necessary. I am also Not A Football Fan, so please keep that in mind if you decide to include any gameplay. I know juuuust enough to follow the canon sports goings-on, but not much more than that.
I admit it. I have a thing for space probes. It’s been an ongoing thing since I was a very wee Bobcat and fell in love with Voyager 2 and cried when I found out that Pioneer 11 was leaving the solar system and would be all alone. So you can imagine the pitch and volume of the shriek I emitted when I found out who Nine was. If you wanna include football in this, that’s awesome. If you don’t, that’s awesome, too. I just wanna see a thing with the sentient space ships hanging out, whether it be Nine getting more comfortable with its new situation, Juice being kind of an ass, heck, even bringing in space probes not listed like JST or New Horizons. Um. Maybe not sexytimes, as these characters are all a pretty substantial distance from each other, but if you can make it work, more power to you. And if you have no idea what I’m talking about, go here and read/watch the thing on an actual computer instead of mobile if you have a couple free hours. Also, if you get stuck on one of the other fandoms (it happens! I’ve written for fandoms I didn’t sign up for twice), this might be a good one to pick up as it’s relatively easy to access. Like I said in my signup, if you haven't read/watched the sequel, 20020, that's totally ok. If you wanna include stuff from that as well, though, that is also very ok.
Arm Joe
Any character
Being that this is a fighter game based on Les Mis, I'm not expecting anything super-serious here. I mean, if the muse has struck you in that direction, go for it by all means, but if you're going the route of pure, unadultrated crack, that is totally a good route to be on. If you want to try and explain how this world works (Where did Robojean come from? Why are they all fighting? Are these the canon characters thrust into video fighter game land or a crazy AU? What the heck is even up with Ponpon?), or try and explore the Cosette-Eponine-Marius love triangle thing in this 'verse, or even retell part of the story in this bizarro universe, I am up for all those or anything else your mind can come up with. Basically, go nuts, just please keep it T-rated and under. FYI, as far as canons go, if you want to incorporate things from the more "official" versions of Les Mis, I'm familiar with The Brick as well as the musical and very nearly all the filmed versions. So if you want to include references or crossovers that involve those, please go ahead!
I think I pretty well covered it. FYI, I know this is a fandom that I've actually written for, but if your take on the game-verse is different from mine in any way, shape, or form, that's more than okay. The more takes on this crazy universe and the more fic for this, the better! (there are only THREE. FICS. Including the one I wrote.)
I'm gonna be a total lazy butt and link to my fandom pimping post from a few years ago https://yuletide.livejournal.com/1166870.html?thread=17110294#t17110294, because that has links to download the game and YouTube videos of gameplay.
Kamen Rider Build
Kiryuu Sento, Banjou Ryuuga, Isurugi Misora, Takigawa Sawa
I’d love a little slice-of-life with the Nascita crew at any point in the series, whether it be early on, when it was just the Isurugis and the weirdo physicist who lived in their basement to towards the end, with the whole gang added in. Or! If you’d like to write post-series fic with Sento and Banjou getting to know the new world counterparts of their old friends, that’d be awesome, too. Basically, I love all these characters and I am a giant sucker for the Found Family trope. Gen or shipping at no more of a level than the series itself, please, and I am ok with any/all of the characters I requested.
This series devoured my brain with happy munching sounds when I first watched it, and it’s all because of the characters and their relationships — not romantically, as I’m not much of a shipper for this series, but the way that all these people who are messed up in their own ways found companionship and a new, optimistic view on life. How they were able to become better people together than they were individually. Basically, y’know that cookout they had on the rooftop? That sort of feeling. Also, I only left out Gentoku and Kazumin because I could only choose 4 characters. They're quite welcome to come along for the ride, and this is additionally an any/all characters sort of request - you don't have to include all 4 of them if you don't want.
FYI, I have only a passing familiarity with the post-series movies, so if you want to ignore those, go right ahead.
Kamen Rider OOO
Date Akira, Gotou Shintarou, Satonaka Erika
I'd love something that looks at a Typical Day At The Kougami Foundation. Shenanigans (especially cake-related ones) welcome, as is Satonaka being badass, and (depending on when you want to set it) Date vs Maki clashes, Date and Gotou's Birth Bonding Time, and Gotou being a prickly bundle of awkward.
I'm always and forever ok with gen, but if you want to make this shippy, please no noncon or relationships with an inherent power imbalance (e.g. boss/employee).
Do I love me some Ankh and Eiji fic for this fandom? Yes. Do I think that the morally suspect organization that bankrolls them also has characters that would be fun to read about? Heck yes. They're such a bunch of weirdos and I love them.
Kamen Rider Zero-One
Horobi, Jin, Naki, Uchuuyarou Raiden | Ikazuchi
I’d love a story that focuses on Humagears, especially any/all members of Metsuboujinrai, whether it be pre-canon, during canon era, afterwards, or even during the ReiGen movie AU. I’m not opposed to having humans in the fic, I’m just more interested in the narratives surrounding Humagears — the familial relationships they build, how they interact with human society for better or for worse, and, for some of them, trying to figure out what freedom would look like. If you want to ignore the V-Cines, I won’t complain. Please no shipping with Humagears that haven’t reached singularity, and no incest with characters that have familial relationships, i.e. Horobi and Jin.
Again, this is an "any/all" character prompt. I think I fairly well covered it here. Just want to reiterate that I consider any sort of shipping with Humagears that haven't reached singularity to be non-con, which is a big DNW for me. Also, FYI, there are now official, free-to-watch subs of the entire series on Tubi!
ウルトラQ | Ultra Q
Any chraracter
Oh gosh. Almost anything, since there’s practically no fic for this series and I’d love to read some. You wanna write a kaiju story? Maybe with something from one of the later Ultra series? Go for it. You wanna write a slice of life thing with the main trio just hanging out? Go for it. You wanna do some sort of hard sci-fi plot? Go for it. You want to write the aftermath of one of the episodes? Go for it. You have some other idea in mind? Go for it. I’m ok with shipping the main trio in any combo if you feel like going that way, but I’m not hugely interested in romance being the focus of the story, and definitely want them to all stay on good terms with each other by the end of the fic.
You can watch this entire '60s science fiction series legally, for free with English subtitles on Tubi!
I think I mostly covered it there, but if you've seen this series + any other Ultra series, and you want to write something that has any/all of our main trio encountering an Ultraman in later years, I'd be down for that as well (I've finished the OG Ultraman series, Geed, Orb, Z, and Trigger and have seen giant chunks of X, Ultraseven, Tiga, the Zero movies, and have at least a passing familiarity with most of the rest).
Anyway, I think that (more than) covers it. Happy Yuletide, and don't get eaten by bears!
