Dear Yuletide Writer Letter 2022
Oct. 23rd, 2022 12:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Hello! I'm really happy that we've matched on any of my fandoms + characters, because I would love to see more fanworks for any of them :) I love Yuletide and am really happy I get to participate this year!
First of all, I apologize for the length of this letter - feel free to skip whatever doesn't interest you! My prompts are a mix of phrases and possible plots - feel free to ignore/mix/choose what appeals to you in any combination (or just one) or ignore all if you have your own ideas :) Feel free also to check out my previous letters for other exchanges on DW and LJ and use prompts from there :) Of course if you have your own ideas, feel free to use them as well!
I would love treats of any kind (including art, interactive fiction) :)
General Likes:
- humor, gen, romance, exploring sides of a character that haven't been dwelled on before, and slice-of-life things :)
- lot of tropes including against all odds, all the firsts (of a relationship or a friendship), arranged marriages that work out, coming of age, competence, drunken confessions, earn your happy endings, embracing imperfections, finding home, happy endings, holiday fics, love letters, maybe ever afters, pretend couples become real, secret identities, soul bonding (or soulmates of any kind/type, strong friendships, unexpected love, unrequited pining that is eventually requited, and UST that eventually gets resolved.
- AUs (ex. Victorian, modern, crossover/fusion AUs (with any of the fandoms listed below, any fandom I've written for, or can ask the mods if you want ^^), detective AUs, different era AUs, fairytale AUs, mafia AU, medical AUs) :) I also like canon divergent AUs :)
- missing scenes, pre-canon, and post-canon stories :)
- '5 Things' Stories, epistolary, different methods of telling a story (letters, emails, diaries, text messages), interactive fiction :)
General Dislikes:
- explicit underage sex (please age up any underage character)
- bad medicine/science (unless related to canon or plot point)
- rape/non-con unless needed for plot (and please not explicit)
- incest
- scat, bodily fluid play
- graphic violence (human, animal)
- genderswap AU, A/B/O, sex worker AUs/characters getting STDs, mpreg
- bestiality
- character death (of my requested characters)
- breaking up any of my preferred ships (unless otherwise mentioned in prompts)
I would love to receive anything for any of my requested fandoms and characters - there are just more prompts for some of them because I had more ideas for some of them. :) My fandoms are ordered alphabetically and not in any order of preference :) I've consumed all my requested fandoms (everything available in English) so feel free to use any detail from each! (More specific details noted per fandom.)
Spoilers ahead for all canons!
Café Enchanté (Visual Novel)
Awaki Kotone, Miser Rex | Misyr Rex
Note:
Completed the game!
Canon:
Cafe Enchante is about Awaki Kotone, who has inherited a Cafe business from her grandfather, who has passed away. When she comes to the cafe, she meets the patrons of the cafe... who are not what she expected. Misyr Rex is one of these patrons.
Comments:
I love these two and I really liked their interactions, but the route itself... and the ending... AHHHHHHHH. (Those who have played will understand.) I felt so unsatisfied. I wish they had a better ending!
Prompts:
Just... a fix it. LOL. Explore what could happen post-route between these two given their circumstances? Or maybe what could have happened to prevent their ending up like that? Spending holidays together (maybe making a Christmas blend of coffee?) or maybe working to cheer up any other patron? What if they'd met more before Kotone's grandfather died? Spending time with other patrons (playing an otome game with Il, taking care of Kororo, a party with the other patrons)? Reading a book together (or separately)? Or choosing a book for each other? AUs are very welcome as well!
I've watched the entire anime (with the extras) and am reading the manga. As stated above, I plan to keep reading the manga as chapters are made available in English, so feel free to use elements/knowledge from chapters that come out between now and Yuletide!
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun is a slice-of-life manga about a male high school student (Nozaki) who asks his classmate to help him with it after she accidentally says "I'm your fan" instead of actually confessing her like for him. Subsequent chapters revolve around Nozaki's depicting love even not having any practical experience and the ensemble cast he draws inspiration from.
Sakura and Nozaki's relationship has grown so much from their first meeting! For all that Nozaki is oblivious to love, he is direct with the fact that Sakura is important to him. Still, his words does bring much confusion which is part of the charm of this manga. Only Nozaki could pull out so many lines like 'would you like to come over' and it all becomes manga related in the end :) As Sakura gets to know Nozaki more she finds more things to love about him (although it doesn't stop her from trying to guide him when he's going down the totally wrong path of his assumptions). Their relationship of supporting each other in Nozaki's quest to give Mamiko and Suzuki love (and proper beta) is wonderful.
How would they finally, finally get together? (And does it involve his manga in any way? Maybe he then starts pulling moves he's drawn for his manga and Sakura doesn't understand because she thinks it's 'research'.) Will Nozaki ever remember how they first met (and Sakura's unintended inspiring of Mamiko's hairstyle) and what would happen if he did? Does Sakura ever wear the sailor uniform for Nozaki? (Or anything he asks her to 'for research'?) What kind of dates do they go on? What if they worked on another manga together? (A one-shot, maybe? Another series running concurrently?) What if someone else finally told Nozaki about Sakura's feelings? (Or an offshoot - a deeper thinking of his relationship with Sakura and what this could lead to?) What if Nozaki decides to help Sakura with a project she has as repayment? (For example, maybe Sakura writes a novel and he gives insight?) Playing an otome game or galge together? Christmas not-date dates? School festival/athletics day/other school event shenanigans? A successful love confession for Sakura (or all the hilarious ways she could fail)? More investigations of common shoujo manga scenarios that aren't feasible in real life? More meetings with their siblings?
ダウト~セレブは華麗に嘘をつく~ | Doubt ~Serebu wa Karei ni Usowotsuku~ | Liar! Scheming Socialites (Visual Novel)
Main Character, Todo Kaname
Notes: I have played through all three seasons and love epilogues and played all events released in English. I don't have any preference for the name for the main character (I would prefer any name of your choice instead of Y/N).
Canon:
Liar! Scheming Socialites is the second spin-off/sequel of Liar! Uncover the Truth and like its predecessors, it is a a visual novel that revolves around the Main Character exposing lies of her co-workers (not potential lovers like the first game alone, though many do express romantic interest in her). The Main Character, after breaking up with her boyfriend/fiance, now has to find a new fiance and also eliminate all the liars around her (both friends and possible lovers) while deciding what she wants to do after finishing college.
Comments:
I was really curious about Kaname and MC's relationship before and during the game (their being in the karuta club together and working hard all those years) and when he developed feelings for her. The moments in 5th Liar where she took note of Kaname even after the betrayal... I wish he had a love route...
Prompts:
Karuta club days? What if Kaname had been more obvious during the early parts of the game about his attraction to the main character? What if MC had handled Kaname's deception in a different way? What if post-4th Liar, they still found a way to be with each other? Maybe during the Karuta finals or after that? (How did Kaname improve after his slump midway during the tournament? What if MC had gone to talk to him before the tournament ended or right after it?) What if Kaname had been MC's parents' selected omiai partner at the start? An expansion of the Love ending? What if Kaname had handled finding MC in the underground party hallways differently? (Maybe bringing her somewhere else, maybe actually giving himself away in some way for her to realize who he was immediately...)
Magical Otoge Ciel (Visual Novel)
Canon:
Magical Otoge Ciel is a free visual novel on itch.io/Steam about Ciel, a princess who wants to go out and see the world. Defying the wishes of her father, she and her two knight childhood friends, Florien and Anton go and see what's beyond her kingdom and finds out more about herself along the way.
Comments:
Oh, I love these two together! How Ciel teases Anton and he either goes along with it and is very straightforward or just refuses flat out (the 'flirt' incident) and how devoted he is to her! Anton's selflessness of choosing to protect Ciel by erasing her memories of the year he was her knight because of how pained she was from always remembering how he got hurt protecting her... My heart. I adore how Ciel seems to be the more forward of them yet Anton decides to confess first anyway!
Prompts:
Missing scenes from the year that Anton was Ciel's knight? (Pre-feelings or with mutual starting of feelings?) Their first kiss (whether at the wedding or not)? Anton actually does try to flirt for some reason or another (perhaps to protect them while adventuring)? Their first holiday as a couple (Christmas, birthday, Valentine's Day)? A proposal? (Would Ciel or Anton propose?) What would life be like for them post-game as a princess and the Captain of the Royal Knights? An adventure where Ciel gets to fight at Anton's side? (Maybe with some training beforehand?) Maybe after watching Ciel and Anton being so dense/shy together, Yvin/Ais/Florien take it upon themselves to give the two advice (and one or both of them take it)? A wedding/engagement/adventure of the two with Yvin's involvement?
Olympia Soirée (Visual Novel)
Akaza, Olympia
Notes:
I have finished the game.
Canon:
Olympia Soiree is about Olympia, the last of her people, tasked to find a husband to be able to have children. Unlike other people on the island, she is able to choose her husband for love. Akaza is the head of the Kotowari, an organization that is trying to improve conditions on the Island for everyone, especially those who are considered of lower status and is the one who orders Olympia to choose a husband within one year, or he will take the responsibility (of being her husband).
Comments:
AHHHHH I did not expect to like these two (after their first encounter with the ultimatum!)! But I was so surprised and I love their interactions! Akaza's faith in their love and refuting fate! Their teasing each other! I wished that route could go on forever!
Prompts:
Their life post-route? Will they be able to completely erase the oppressive rules of the Island together? What would life be like for them after marriage? (With children, with Olympia becoming the natural head of her group and Akaza of his?) Sneaking away from official duties together to go to the "hideout"/dates? Spending time in Yomi together (maybe with help from Yosuga, etc.)? What if their first meeting had been different? Perhaps bonding with their soon-to-be in-laws?
ポケモンマスターズ | Pokemon Masters EX
Yui | Bettie, Lyer | Lear
Notes: I have played since the start and have not missed any events..
Canon:
PoMa is a gatcha game available on both iOS and Google Play about many prominent Pokemon trainers and you (Bettie), the main character, all being transported mysteriously to the land of Pasio, where trainers with their bonded pokemon (sync pair) team up with other sync pairs to battle other teams in a tournament to prove who is the best. However, the tournament and life in Pasio is disrupted by the activities of the villainous Team Break, who seek to steal the Pokemon of trainers and take over Pasio.
Comments:
The three times Bettie and Lear have faced off in the PML arc has shown how much Lear has grown and his respect for Bettie as well. From disdain to grudging respect to after their semifinal match where he tells her to win the finals against Red's Team... AHHHHHHHH, my heart. Thank you DeNA. And another tournament announced where he expects to battle her again? Just perfect. And recent event where he makes Bettie fight the winner of the tournament (Ash)? And Lear complimenting Bettie and making her help him with new people arriving on Pasio? Oh Lear.
Prompts:
A missing scene where Lear and Bettie have to work together? (Maybe going against Team Break? Or another yet unreleased or released villain in Pokemon? Or... investigating or confronting Paulo's suspicious movements? Or Lear/Bettie confronting Giovanni after the events of the Kanto Villain Arc?) Lear's innermost thoughts on Bettie and her getting stronger with her many partners, maybe when watching her in the PML chapters or otherwise? Getting stuck in a room together? Valentine's Day mishaps, Christmas parties, spending the holidays together somehow (possibly unwillingly and maybe manipulated by Sawyer and Rachel and the other Pasio sync pairs)? Lear gets suspicious/'worried' of Bettie teaming up with so many evil villains (i.e. Giovanni, Cyrus, etc.) that have come to Pasio (especially in light of the new Villains Arc?)
Again, thank you for writing for me and I'm sure I'll love whatever you will write for me :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask through the mods :)
fluffybun (on AO3, LJ, FFnet and DW)