Dear Yuletide Writer 2020

[sandalwoodbox]

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thank you so much for your gift! :-) I have enclosed some notes about my preferences, such as they are, and I hope that they are useful to you and align with your interests!

General DNWs: non-con, dubcon, depictions of romantic or sexual relationships between adults (>=18) and minors (<18), depictions of sexual relationships between minors, depictions of racism/sexism/homophobia/transphobia, graphic depictions of violence, genderswap, A/B/O, 1st POV, Poetry, Soulmates, Crossovers

If you want to write kink, I’d be down for: bondage, aquaphilia, blindfolds, dom/sub/switch dynamics.

Steerswoman Series

• Bel (Steerswoman)
• Rowan (Steerswoman)

I really love Rowan’s way of looking at the world, in a constant state of awareness, learning, and discovery, as well as her commitment to the principles of the Steerswomen - i.e. never telling a lie. I appreciate Bel’s intelligence, as well, and her deep knowledge of the Outskirters, and the way that she is protective of Rowan when Rowan is being reckless in pursuit of knowledge. (I also enjoy when Rowan has to protect Bel from something and Bel is all flummoxed!) I love how they appreciate each other’s strengths, even if they don’t fully understand them, and even when they disagree. They would go to the ends of the earth for each other! <3

It would be great to have some Bel/Rowan! Investigating a new part of the world, or learning about advanced technology together. Maybe with kissing & sex? A missing scene or storyline during book four or post-canon could be fun - going back to the demon people, or learning more about how to use computers, or organizing the steerswomen to uncover some piece of information, or working to secure the Steerswomen’s legacy from the wizards. If you want to write an in-world epistolary/meta/journalism story - either Steerswoman reports, or local news, or people’s private journals recording their interactions with Bel and Rowan – I think that could be really fun!

If you want to do an AU, I could go for something set on present Earth or a sci-fi future where Rowan is a librarian or scientist or similar investigating something and Bel is some kind of outsider (haha) like a criminal or spy or something who gloms onto Rowan and then plot happens. I didn't want this but then I saw this Critical Role fanart and now I apparently am having feelings about that idea and wouldn't mind it being Rowan/Bel instead of Beau/Yasha.

Additional DNWs: Death of Bel or Rowan. Bel/Rowan breakup or infidelity (ethical polyamory is okay). 2nd POV.

The Dagger and the Coin

• Cithrin bel Sarcour

I would really love to have some competence-porn of Cithrin being a fucking badass banker and outmaneuvering people. Magistra Isadau could be present as a mentor, or not. This could be in the form of global trade negotiations/politics or just a single city or a single business - either meticulously planned out in advance or working on the fly. Maybe details on the rollout of paper currency?

Alternately I would enjoy a slice of life of Cithrin just having nice things happen - going to the market, interacting with friends, having a healthy relationship - a typical in-canon or post-canon day when nothing earth-shattering is happening.

Alternately or additionally, it could be really fun to see an outside perspective on her - journalistic or spy reporting on her actions, personal journals from people who interacted with her, that kind of thing.

Canon divergence would be fine with me.

Additional DNWs: Death of Cithrin. Any mention of Geder Palliako. Sex as a tool of manipulation. 2nd POV. Characters placed in another setting (like coffee shop AU).

The Talos Principle

• Alexandra Drennan

The worldbuilding source for Talos Principle is very limited:

• Time capsules
• Written information
• Game end: Emerging from the simulation

I enjoy that Alexandra Drennan a thoughtful, intelligent scientist who, in the middle of an apocalypse, realized that there was no way to save humanity, and that the only hope would be to create a successor.

I would really enjoy competence-porn about the scientific / AI design process for creating the Talos project. If you wanted to write a fic that led right up to the moment of her death and her thought process as she closes her eyes for the last time, that would be fine with me! Or a slice of life in the bunker. Or a story about the team of people who start out disagreeing, but under her leadership they come together to work fervently on this project even as they die off one by one. It could also be fun to get a broader look at what was happening in the world during this time.

Alternately / additionally, a story about the main character of the game emerging from the simulation and discovering the outside world (2nd or 3rd POV) could be fun, as long as it was still focused around / interwoven with Alexandra Drennan in some way.

Additional DNWs: Epistolary/meta/journalism, canon divergence, characters placed in another setting (like coffeeshop AU).