Random Thoughts

My signup went to the pinch hit list for the first time this year, which I feel a little guilty about for the sake of my assigned author. However, I got TWO delightful gifts in the collection, and a madness treat, and I am very happy. :D

Cat, Companion (2795 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: ねこあつめ | Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ekicho-san | Conductor Whiskers, Amesho-san | Lady Meow-Meow, Koikoi-san | Ms. Fortune, Usumike-san | Pasty, Cream-san | Peaches, Manzoku-san | Tubbs, Safaia-san | Sapphire (Neko Atsume), Shiromike-san | Dottie, Shirosaba-san | Pickles
Additional Tags: POV Second Person, Cats, Hopeful Ending
Summary:

When you arrive in the country, you have two checked suitcases, one duffel, and one large tote bag as carry-ons. That’s it…. And then NO PETS says the lease in large, block letters. How will you learn to combat your loneliness when you’re this far from home?

Ida In The Labyrinth (1321 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Monument Valley (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Princess Ida (Monument Valley)
Summary:

Ida keeps walking.

Neko Haiku (115 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: ねこあつめ | Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Haiku, Illustrated, entirely random selection of cats
Summary:

Performance haiku based entirely on which of my Neko Atsume cats decided to show up today.

I realised belatedly that I'd somehow managed to request 2 phone games, 1 PS3 game and an anime about a game. But it worked out well in the end. ♥

My own effort was much shorter than I would have liked, but writer's block has bitten me hard this year.

Previous Yuletide Letters: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009

Edits to this letter: October 30, 2014 I added some mini-prompts to the Fortress in the Eye of Time section.

Things I Like
- As a general rule, ending on a positive note. It doesn't have to be fluffy, and some angst is okay, but I like a happy/hopeful resolution by the end.
- Character interaction and team dynamics. Snark, bonding over mutual interests, that sort of thing.
- "Downtime" fic, ie. where the characters do something fairly mundane, like go shopping.
- Case fic (for whatever passes as a case in that canon)
- Future fic, particularly where the characters haven't seen each other in a while
- AUs, but if the canon is paranormal (eg. magic, psychic powers, non-humans) in any way, I strongly prefer its paranormal elements be preserved or transmuted into something setting-appropriate.
- Other tropes I am partial to: amnesia, road trips, family reunions / high school reunions.

Things I Dislike
- I have a fairly strong embarrassment/humiliation squick.
- Anything that would require an AO3 warning.
- Injuries to fingers/hands/feet.
- Zombies.

For the record, I like all kinds of relationships - f/f, f/m, m/m, poly, etc. Just no incest or underage, please, and I prefer that you avoid infidelity (unless agreed upon beforehand by all parties affected). I have a tendency to skim-read explicit sexual content so please only include it if you think the story requires it.

I've made a few "what happened next" prompts here, but I want to emphasise that if you want to write a missing scene from canon or a prequel or anything else that crosses your mind, I would be absolutely delighted with that. These are all canons I thoroughly enjoyed and would love to see expanded.

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Previous Yuletide Letters: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009

I was out of town for most of the sign up period so that's why my prompts are super-short. I hope this letter helps clarify! I will probably update this occasionally until November (I'll note up here if I do).

Things I Like
- As a general rule, I like things light-hearted. It doesn't have to be fluffy, just a generally positive feel.
- Character interaction and team dynamics. Snark, bonding over mutual interests, that sort of thing.
- "Downtime" fic, ie. where the characters do something fairly mundane, like go shopping.
- "Case" fic (for whatever passes as a case in that canon)
- Future fic, particularly where the characters haven't seen each other in a while
- Other tropes I am partial to: amnesia, road trips, family reunions / high school reunions

Things I Dislike
- I have an embarrassment squick like woah.
- Anything that would require an AO3 warning.
- Zombies. Just... don't.

For the record, I like all kinds of pairings - f/f, f/m, m/m, poly, etc. Just no incest or underage, please!

For the record: I've made a lot of "what happened next" prompts here, but I want to emphasise that if you want to write a missing scene from canon or a prequel or anything else that crosses your mind, I would be absolutely delighted with that. These are all canons I thoroughly enjoyed and would love to see expanded.

Juuichinin Iru | They Were Eleven (Read online)
Characters: Tadatos Lane, Frolbericheri

I would love to see Tad and Frol a few years down the line, exploring space and bickering the whole time. Romance or gen are both fine!

Note: Frol declares that xie will become a woman for Tad, but... that's a bit heteronormative, no? Which is not to say that I think that xie shouldn't choose to become a woman, just that it shouldn't be so that xie can date Tad.

This movie/manga had a lot of elements I love, all put together - strong characters, adorable romance, and a SF plot! Like I said above, I wasn't really on board with the ending, although I'm not opposed to m/f relationships.

Fortress Series - C. J. Cherryh
Characters: Tristen Sihhë

I just love Tristen, the way he is in the world but not really a part of it - or perhaps too much a part of it. Anything about him would be lovely, but I'd particularly like to see him interacting with the people of his world (canon or original, whatever you like).

I bought this book on impulse as a teenager, and I read it over and over and over. It's one of my favourites.

If you want to write a romance, I'd prefer you don't break up Cefwyn and Ninevrise, but OT3 or pre-negotiated poly is fine. I'm also happy with any other pairing (Crissand, etc).

Twelfth Night - Shakespeare (Entire play | Spark Notes)
Characters: Viola | Cesario (Twelfth Night)

How does Viola adapt to being a woman, after her stint as Cesario. Does she settle into it smoothly; does she continue to masquerade as Cesario occasionally; does she miss being Cesario and the way she and Orsino interacted then?

I just saw this play for the first time this year, and I found it outrageously charming. Please don't think your story has to make any more sense than the play - outrageous shenanigans all the way!

The Wolverine (2013) (Can I Stream It?)
Characters: Logan (The Wolverine), Yukio (The Wolverine)

I want to see them as partners. Possibly on a road trip. Yukio says she'll be his bodyguard - what exactly does that mean, when her client is functionally immortal?

I found this movie to be enjoyable but it could have been better in almost every aspect - my thoughts on it are here. One thing I particularly loved was the non-romantic relationship between Wolverine and Yukio, and I'd like to see more of that.

Yukio wasn't with Logan in the credits-scene - why is that? Did he just dump her at the school and move on?

Previous Yuletide Letters: 2011 | 2010 | 2009

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Previous Yuletide Letters: 2010 | 2009

Hi! We share tiny fandoms! That is awesome!

With regards to my tastes, I love romance but I also love plot and platonic friendships, so if you're not comfortable with romance please don't feel obligated to write it. I've tried to provide prompts for both types of story.

I love light-hearted things, but I also like things that make me think. I don't like things that make me cry. I am easily squicked and not at all comfortable with graphic violence. I love it when characters support each other in uncomfortable situations (eg. reunions). I love competence. I am not particularly kinky.

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