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Yuletide Yuletide all sing praise to Yuletide!
Thank you for taking on my requests. Now, in case you wondered, the names are different. My LJ/DW name is Reynardo but my Ao3 name is Mary West. And one day very soon now I'll have my genuine author name too and if I'm very lucky, someone writing fanfic for my book at Yuletide. That would be so cool. (I promise to finish the editing soon. Really!) (Yeah, I say this every year. This time it's different. Honest.)
Am I open to treats? Oh yes please! I've had a few, and every single one was a glorious delight. So definitely YES!
Now - the scary stuff! I want characters to be themselves. Are they tapping you on the shoulder and saying "Like this. That's right. I would have done *that* in those circumstances"? I love origin stories and filling in the gaps. I love "But what if..." If, instead of my prompts, something other ferocious plot bunny comes along and bites hard, go with it. Plot bunnies are to be respected.
Wellington Paranormal (TV) Officer Kyle Minogue (WPTV) Officer O'Leary (WPTV) Sergeant Maaka (WPTV). Anyone else you want to add
Reports of a horse on the hillside at Maupuia Park are coming in thick and fast. But has someone dressed the poor horse up for Hallowe'en? Because horses don't normally have horns on their heads. Bonus points if a) there's a My Little Pony – Friendship is Magic reference, b) Suspicions that someone's made a prop at the nearby Weta Workshop and c) only Office Minogue is able to get close to it, which tells you far too much about Officer Minogue.
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Kira Darvis, Edgin Darvis, Holga Kilgore, anyone else you want to add
Kira Darvis is a deft hand at thievery in her teens. But how did she come into it? She knew what her father and Holga were doing - how old was she when she managed to persuade them that she should join them, and how did she make them see her abilites?
Dante's Peak Harry Dalton, Rachel Wando
At the end of the movie, the family discuss going snorkelling on a nice tropical island.
Have you any idea how many "nice tropical islands" are volcanically-based?
What happens?
Swallows and Amazons Mrs Walker, Titty, Roger, John, Susan.
Mrs Walker learnt to sail on Sydney Harbour, thus the chances are very high that she is, herself, Australian. This would explain a lot about how much she encourages her children to be independent too.
So would you please write me a story that she tells her children about her childhood in Australia, (probably Sydney). I'm guessing she was born around 1890, but you go with what you can create. If you like, include how she met Mr Walker, and what drew them together. (Although that may well have been in Britain, but maybe not, if he was in the Navy in WWI …)
George Smiley Series George Smiley, Ann Sercomb
How did George and Ann meet, what attracted them to each other, and/or how did the love start to die? And was it a lack of children, or was that just incidental?
All fics - use any other characters that make sense to you in the story. You know them. You are listening to their voices, so write who they are.
If they lead down the path of heat and fire and bodies clashing, let them. But there's no need to force it. I'm quite as happy with G rated as I am with M. Or even E. Again, let them lead where they will. Stick your nose in this ratings list and I would prefer we stay inside green, blue and purple at the most, just this time. There are times for the others, but not this time.
Or friendship fic. It can be just friends. That would be fine too.
And don't worry too much if your fic starts straying outside the boundaries. They do that. It's all the characters' faults. You are making something for me, and I love you anyway. Write me a story, leave me going "yes, they totally would have done that!" and you will have a happy, happy recipient.
Thank you