Yuletide Letter, 2018
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weasleytookDear Yuletide Writer,
One of these Yuletides (but not this one), I'll come up with some kind of snappy and clever intro for this letter. Instead, I'll just copy/paste stuff from the last couple of years. (Hey, no one complained then, so why fix what isn't broken?)
Welcome to the weirdest part of the letter to write. How many ways can I tell you thank you for writing for me? Pretty much just this one way. But it's definitely sincere! I love all of these fandoms equally (no, seriously, I'm not shitting you at all) and will be thrilled with whatever I get. (Like, if someone asked which of these I want the most, I would not have an answer for them. Truly.) I get pretty embarrassingly giddy ANY time someone writes a fic as a gift for me, so basically, write a thing and I'll love it. I've put some info below about all of my requests, but the most important thing to me is that you enjoy the writing process and don't panic about whether I will like it or not. If you enjoy it, it will come through in the finished product, so I'll like it too.
So, on to fandoms & more -- in alphabetical order --
B E H I N D . T H E . M A S K:
THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON
Characters Requested: Leslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry
Summary: The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them. (If you like stuff like Scream or Cabin in the Woods, then this is your kind of movie, IMO.)
Availability: It's available on Amazon Prime and Shudder! If you're like, hey, I've never heard of this what is it? Here's a link to the trailer!
Thoughts/Prompts/Etc.: I've requested this for several years now, but three years ago, I finally got something for it! I got this BRILLIANT treat from an equally brilliant writer. So, I'm not at all requesting this fandom again because I'm unsatisfied. I was, in fact, so satisfied with that treat, that I just want more and more and will probably request this fandom every year until I die, so I can get more wonderful fic. (Not even exaggerating, honestly. If they won't make a sequel, then I'm going to get Yuletide writers to construct one piece-by-piece.)
This year, I have only requested Taylor and Leslie, since that previous treat scratched my Doug/Taylor itch. However, feel free to include any of the characters from the movie if your story requires them (Doug, Eugene, Jamie, Doc, etc.). I would love to see basically anything you can imagine happened after the movie ends. We see Leslie come back to life (because, of course), so what's next? He would definitely go after Taylor, but how would that work out? Would she become the Jamie to his Eugene and be okay with his chosen path? Or would she fight against it? She was obviously having conflicting feelings towards him during the film, so there's surely some grey area to play with there. I think any further exploration of that dynamic would be fascinating because it could go several different ways. (If you're feeling really wild, I also wouldn't say no to a crossover with another famous slasher movie - Jason, Freddy, Ghostface, Michael Myers, etc. Or something super meta with Cabin in the Woods. But I'm in no way demanding you do something like that, just throwing it out there.)
I, pretty obviously, ship Taylor/Leslie, but understand it's not a ship that everyone can get behind. Serial Killer/Final Girl - it's, well, complicated. So, gen fic is completely okay here. Any rating will do, and character deaths are acceptable for this particular fandom (whether it's the requested characters or other characters from the film).
F O R . A . G O O D . T I M E . C A L L
Characters Requested: Katie Steele, Lauren Powell
Summary: Reluctant roomies Katie and Lauren share a New York Apartment and eventually start up their own phone sex line and when business booms, frenemies turn into friends.
Availability: Available for renting on many platforms. Sadly, not on Netflix anymore.
Thoughts/Prompts/Etc.: It somehow took me 5 years to get around to watching this movie, but I finally did just a few months back and I'm sorry it took me that long. It's such a delight and Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller are so great together. Of course, I immediately popped over to AO3 to see if there was anything to read... and... there... wasn't? I mean, really? I'm surprised some other enterprising Yuletider didn't get it done before me, but here I am hoping for the best.
The core of the film is how these two opposites end up working so well together and find out in the process how much they balance each other out. I would love to see what happens after the movie ends. Does their business flourish and expand? Do they maybe start another business that isn't sex-based and become badass moguls? Or do they just stay badass moguls in the sex work industry?
I would definitely be down for Katie/Lauren, because HOW DID THAT NOT ACTUALLY HAPPEN? I mean, they literally end the movie confessing their love for each other while having an unintentionally innuendo filled conversation. DON'T TELL ME THIS MOVIE ISN'T A ROMCOM. IT JUST DIDN'T END WITH THEM KISSING. So what if we change that ending and Katie actually loses her virginity to Lauren and not Sean? Or keep the ending the same, but have Katie realize that as much as she likes Sean, she truly loves Lauren. What if they get a little hot and bothered during one of their work calls and take it to a new level? (Or a slower burn with them going from friends-to-lovers over the course of their continuing relationship as friends/business partners.) I would be fine with a polyamorous Sean/Katie/Lauren thing, but I don't really have any interest in Sean/Katie separately. (I'm cool with any other film characters showing up where needed, but mostly just focused on the two leads.
T H E . P U R G E
Characters Requested: Charlie Roan, Leo Barnes
Summary: Former Police Sergeant Leo Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.
Availability: Available on lots of streaming services for a fee.
Thoughts/Prompts/Etc.: It's time to be completely honest, dear writer. I am 100% requesting this because I want Charlie and Leo to hook up. The chemistry between Elizabeth Mitchell and Frank Grillo was fantastic, and they're both just so attractive. So, yep, that's what I want. She's now the President and he's the head of Secret Service, so this is just ripe for all sorts of clandestine encounters and them trying to pretend there's nothing there and be all serious about their VERY IMPORTANT JOBS, but the heart wants what it wants, right? RIGHT?
I do understand if you offered this fandom and aren't in to the ship and I won't be mad if you write them being badasses together without the romance or sex parts. It would be interesting to see a pro-Purge faction try to come after them, and I imagine even though she's ended the Purge, there will still be groups who want it to continue and will come after Charlie to make that happen. Play with the concept of the Purge as much as you'd like, and where you think the story might evolve based on the ending. Since we're (sadly) not likely to get another film with both Charlie and Leo, the world is your oyster.
L I K E S / D I S L I K E S
Likes: AUs, fusions, crossovers, tropes, snark, banter, adventure, fake dating, female characters who have agency, superheroes, space, darkfic is fine, so is fluff, anything rated G through NC-17 so go wild there if you want, uhh... most things. I am the worst at this. I love horror movies, so anything dark, scary or gross probably won't bother me too much.
Dislikes: Non-con or dub-con, mpreg, tentacles, scat, watersports, not really super kinky but I'm also not a prude, so, yeah, I really am the worst at this part. And while I don't equate pre-established relationship fic to the items previous mentioned, I'm also... not a big fan. It's fine in the case of ships that are already together in canon, but if you're writing one of my non-canon ships, I'd prefer gen/friendship/pre-relationship/build-to-a-relationship over pre-established fic. Also, I have a weird thing about ankle trauma, so while gore or injuries don't gross me out, any graphic depiction of an ankle injury will, so keep everyone's ankles safe please. Please NO references to or depictions of mass shootings. Violence or a generalized use of a gun does not bother me, but a mass shooting most likely will.
If you have any questions about specifics, want to know if you're headed in the right direction or need to know about a thing that I haven't mentioned here, please feel free to send a PM togalfridian and she'll be able to answer any questions for you. :) Or send an e-mail through the mods. I promise I will be quick to respond.
Thanks again and happy Yuletide!
- weasleytook (same username on AO3)
One of these Yuletides (but not this one), I'll come up with some kind of snappy and clever intro for this letter. Instead, I'll just copy/paste stuff from the last couple of years. (Hey, no one complained then, so why fix what isn't broken?)
Welcome to the weirdest part of the letter to write. How many ways can I tell you thank you for writing for me? Pretty much just this one way. But it's definitely sincere! I love all of these fandoms equally (no, seriously, I'm not shitting you at all) and will be thrilled with whatever I get. (Like, if someone asked which of these I want the most, I would not have an answer for them. Truly.) I get pretty embarrassingly giddy ANY time someone writes a fic as a gift for me, so basically, write a thing and I'll love it. I've put some info below about all of my requests, but the most important thing to me is that you enjoy the writing process and don't panic about whether I will like it or not. If you enjoy it, it will come through in the finished product, so I'll like it too.
So, on to fandoms & more -- in alphabetical order --
Characters Requested: Leslie Vernon, Taylor Gentry
Summary: The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them. (If you like stuff like Scream or Cabin in the Woods, then this is your kind of movie, IMO.)
Availability: It's available on Amazon Prime and Shudder! If you're like, hey, I've never heard of this what is it? Here's a link to the trailer!
Thoughts/Prompts/Etc.: I've requested this for several years now, but three years ago, I finally got something for it! I got this BRILLIANT treat from an equally brilliant writer. So, I'm not at all requesting this fandom again because I'm unsatisfied. I was, in fact, so satisfied with that treat, that I just want more and more and will probably request this fandom every year until I die, so I can get more wonderful fic. (Not even exaggerating, honestly. If they won't make a sequel, then I'm going to get Yuletide writers to construct one piece-by-piece.)
This year, I have only requested Taylor and Leslie, since that previous treat scratched my Doug/Taylor itch. However, feel free to include any of the characters from the movie if your story requires them (Doug, Eugene, Jamie, Doc, etc.). I would love to see basically anything you can imagine happened after the movie ends. We see Leslie come back to life (because, of course), so what's next? He would definitely go after Taylor, but how would that work out? Would she become the Jamie to his Eugene and be okay with his chosen path? Or would she fight against it? She was obviously having conflicting feelings towards him during the film, so there's surely some grey area to play with there. I think any further exploration of that dynamic would be fascinating because it could go several different ways. (If you're feeling really wild, I also wouldn't say no to a crossover with another famous slasher movie - Jason, Freddy, Ghostface, Michael Myers, etc. Or something super meta with Cabin in the Woods. But I'm in no way demanding you do something like that, just throwing it out there.)
I, pretty obviously, ship Taylor/Leslie, but understand it's not a ship that everyone can get behind. Serial Killer/Final Girl - it's, well, complicated. So, gen fic is completely okay here. Any rating will do, and character deaths are acceptable for this particular fandom (whether it's the requested characters or other characters from the film).
Characters Requested: Katie Steele, Lauren Powell
Summary: Reluctant roomies Katie and Lauren share a New York Apartment and eventually start up their own phone sex line and when business booms, frenemies turn into friends.
Availability: Available for renting on many platforms. Sadly, not on Netflix anymore.
Thoughts/Prompts/Etc.: It somehow took me 5 years to get around to watching this movie, but I finally did just a few months back and I'm sorry it took me that long. It's such a delight and Ari Graynor and Lauren Miller are so great together. Of course, I immediately popped over to AO3 to see if there was anything to read... and... there... wasn't? I mean, really? I'm surprised some other enterprising Yuletider didn't get it done before me, but here I am hoping for the best.
The core of the film is how these two opposites end up working so well together and find out in the process how much they balance each other out. I would love to see what happens after the movie ends. Does their business flourish and expand? Do they maybe start another business that isn't sex-based and become badass moguls? Or do they just stay badass moguls in the sex work industry?
I would definitely be down for Katie/Lauren, because HOW DID THAT NOT ACTUALLY HAPPEN? I mean, they literally end the movie confessing their love for each other while having an unintentionally innuendo filled conversation. DON'T TELL ME THIS MOVIE ISN'T A ROMCOM. IT JUST DIDN'T END WITH THEM KISSING. So what if we change that ending and Katie actually loses her virginity to Lauren and not Sean? Or keep the ending the same, but have Katie realize that as much as she likes Sean, she truly loves Lauren. What if they get a little hot and bothered during one of their work calls and take it to a new level? (Or a slower burn with them going from friends-to-lovers over the course of their continuing relationship as friends/business partners.) I would be fine with a polyamorous Sean/Katie/Lauren thing, but I don't really have any interest in Sean/Katie separately. (I'm cool with any other film characters showing up where needed, but mostly just focused on the two leads.
Characters Requested: Charlie Roan, Leo Barnes
Summary: Former Police Sergeant Leo Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.
Availability: Available on lots of streaming services for a fee.
Thoughts/Prompts/Etc.: It's time to be completely honest, dear writer. I am 100% requesting this because I want Charlie and Leo to hook up. The chemistry between Elizabeth Mitchell and Frank Grillo was fantastic, and they're both just so attractive. So, yep, that's what I want. She's now the President and he's the head of Secret Service, so this is just ripe for all sorts of clandestine encounters and them trying to pretend there's nothing there and be all serious about their VERY IMPORTANT JOBS, but the heart wants what it wants, right? RIGHT?
I do understand if you offered this fandom and aren't in to the ship and I won't be mad if you write them being badasses together without the romance or sex parts. It would be interesting to see a pro-Purge faction try to come after them, and I imagine even though she's ended the Purge, there will still be groups who want it to continue and will come after Charlie to make that happen. Play with the concept of the Purge as much as you'd like, and where you think the story might evolve based on the ending. Since we're (sadly) not likely to get another film with both Charlie and Leo, the world is your oyster.
Likes: AUs, fusions, crossovers, tropes, snark, banter, adventure, fake dating, female characters who have agency, superheroes, space, darkfic is fine, so is fluff, anything rated G through NC-17 so go wild there if you want, uhh... most things. I am the worst at this. I love horror movies, so anything dark, scary or gross probably won't bother me too much.
Dislikes: Non-con or dub-con, mpreg, tentacles, scat, watersports, not really super kinky but I'm also not a prude, so, yeah, I really am the worst at this part. And while I don't equate pre-established relationship fic to the items previous mentioned, I'm also... not a big fan. It's fine in the case of ships that are already together in canon, but if you're writing one of my non-canon ships, I'd prefer gen/friendship/pre-relationship/build-to-a-relationship over pre-established fic. Also, I have a weird thing about ankle trauma, so while gore or injuries don't gross me out, any graphic depiction of an ankle injury will, so keep everyone's ankles safe please. Please NO references to or depictions of mass shootings. Violence or a generalized use of a gun does not bother me, but a mass shooting most likely will.
If you have any questions about specifics, want to know if you're headed in the right direction or need to know about a thing that I haven't mentioned here, please feel free to send a PM to
galfridian and she'll be able to answer any questions for you. :) Or send an e-mail through the mods. I promise I will be quick to respond. Thanks again and happy Yuletide!
- weasleytook (same username on AO3)