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Dear Yuletide Writer
Oct. 19th, 2015 11:29 amDear Yuletide Writer,
Hi! Thanks for writing for me! I'm excited to see what you come up with. If you already have an idea, please feel to run with it. In terms of DNWs, I'd rather not get anything that wouldn't appear in the canon.
Things I like are romance, banter, characters laughing together, cats, books, baseball, hope, missing scenes, future fic, outside POVs, playing with hair, and touching.
You can find past letters and and other Yuletide things under my Yuletide tag. My Twitter and GoodReads are both public. My AO3 name is Katayla.
Requests are in alphabetical order.
Casson Family - Hilary McKay
Cadmium Casson, Michael
I'd love to get to see some of the events between the fourth and fifth books!
So I read these books for the first time this year and fell hard for Caddy/Michael in the first book. (Loved his fake girlfriend!) And I liked where they ended up, but I wanted to know more about what happened between books four and five!
Clearly she caught up with him and some things happened that wouldn't fit into a children's book series, but . . . they weren't on good terms in book four. And then they weren't on good terms again in book five. So what happened there? Was all forgiven as soon as they met up post-book four? What was the fight over? I want to know more!
If that doesn't spark you, feel free to tell another story about them. Maybe something after book 1 when they're together for the first time? Or more of Caddy's thoughts throughout the series. I feel like we kind of lost track of her after the first book. But look at her! She got the career she wanted. That's awesome! OR more about Michael! We don't really know a ton about him outside his feelings for Caddy. What's his family like? I'd also love future fic. Do they have more kids? What will it be like growing up with Caddy's siblings as aunts and uncles?
Appearances and meddling by other Casson family members is welcome!
President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Meghan Powers, Preston Fielding
I'd love established relationship fic for these two. Maybe there's a political crisis they have to deal with together. Or maybe one of Meg's brothers gets into some kind of trouble and they help him through it.
I've asked for these two before here and here, and I still want all of those things, too, so feel free to draw prompts from there.
This year, though, I also have a craving for established relationship fic. In ten or so years, they'll be a political power couple, right? What does that look like? I mentioned maybe one of Meg's brothers getting into trouble, but it doesn't need to be serious trouble. What if they just do something that gets them extra media attention? Maybe Steven gets drafted by a baseball team. That would be quite a conversation.
I'd also be interested in slice of life fic for them. What do date nights look like? Do they have to duck the media or are have they become a boring established couple the world doesn't care much about? I'd also be interested in seeing them at a family gathering (maybe with Preston's family?).
Mostly, I want a fic that says, "yes, they'll get together and be happy."
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
Paul Rodman, Lena Kaligaris
Remember Paul and Lena’s awesome meeting in book 2? And all their great scenes in book 3? It seemed like it was going to be a lovely story of moving on from your first love and finding a new relationship. But instead, that story thread was completely dropped. It would make me very happy if you gave me a little Paul/Lena! Whether it’s a getting together story or a glimpse of an established relationship, I just want to see what might have been.
I was super-into what book 3 seemed to be selling for Lena and Paul, and then it went away! I don't hate Kostos, but I thought he and Lena missed their chance and grew apart. And that can be a really cool story to tell. People DO move on from the first loves. People change from who they were were at age 15. (So I'm not really looking for a fic that villainizes Kostos. Feel free to ignore everything after book 3!)
So . . . what would it look like if Lena/Paul had happened? How would they get together? What would they look like as a couple? Or maybe a look into Paul's head? Or maybe someone else's perspective on them? Does the Sisterhood think he's a good choice for Lena? Or maybe another moment between the two of them that's full of tension?
Looks forward to December 25,
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katayla
Hi! Thanks for writing for me! I'm excited to see what you come up with. If you already have an idea, please feel to run with it. In terms of DNWs, I'd rather not get anything that wouldn't appear in the canon.
Things I like are romance, banter, characters laughing together, cats, books, baseball, hope, missing scenes, future fic, outside POVs, playing with hair, and touching.
You can find past letters and and other Yuletide things under my Yuletide tag. My Twitter and GoodReads are both public. My AO3 name is Katayla.
Requests are in alphabetical order.
Casson Family - Hilary McKay
Cadmium Casson, Michael
I'd love to get to see some of the events between the fourth and fifth books!
So I read these books for the first time this year and fell hard for Caddy/Michael in the first book. (Loved his fake girlfriend!) And I liked where they ended up, but I wanted to know more about what happened between books four and five!
Clearly she caught up with him and some things happened that wouldn't fit into a children's book series, but . . . they weren't on good terms in book four. And then they weren't on good terms again in book five. So what happened there? Was all forgiven as soon as they met up post-book four? What was the fight over? I want to know more!
If that doesn't spark you, feel free to tell another story about them. Maybe something after book 1 when they're together for the first time? Or more of Caddy's thoughts throughout the series. I feel like we kind of lost track of her after the first book. But look at her! She got the career she wanted. That's awesome! OR more about Michael! We don't really know a ton about him outside his feelings for Caddy. What's his family like? I'd also love future fic. Do they have more kids? What will it be like growing up with Caddy's siblings as aunts and uncles?
Appearances and meddling by other Casson family members is welcome!
President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Meghan Powers, Preston Fielding
I'd love established relationship fic for these two. Maybe there's a political crisis they have to deal with together. Or maybe one of Meg's brothers gets into some kind of trouble and they help him through it.
I've asked for these two before here and here, and I still want all of those things, too, so feel free to draw prompts from there.
This year, though, I also have a craving for established relationship fic. In ten or so years, they'll be a political power couple, right? What does that look like? I mentioned maybe one of Meg's brothers getting into trouble, but it doesn't need to be serious trouble. What if they just do something that gets them extra media attention? Maybe Steven gets drafted by a baseball team. That would be quite a conversation.
I'd also be interested in slice of life fic for them. What do date nights look like? Do they have to duck the media or are have they become a boring established couple the world doesn't care much about? I'd also be interested in seeing them at a family gathering (maybe with Preston's family?).
Mostly, I want a fic that says, "yes, they'll get together and be happy."
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
Paul Rodman, Lena Kaligaris
Remember Paul and Lena’s awesome meeting in book 2? And all their great scenes in book 3? It seemed like it was going to be a lovely story of moving on from your first love and finding a new relationship. But instead, that story thread was completely dropped. It would make me very happy if you gave me a little Paul/Lena! Whether it’s a getting together story or a glimpse of an established relationship, I just want to see what might have been.
I was super-into what book 3 seemed to be selling for Lena and Paul, and then it went away! I don't hate Kostos, but I thought he and Lena missed their chance and grew apart. And that can be a really cool story to tell. People DO move on from the first loves. People change from who they were were at age 15. (So I'm not really looking for a fic that villainizes Kostos. Feel free to ignore everything after book 3!)
So . . . what would it look like if Lena/Paul had happened? How would they get together? What would they look like as a couple? Or maybe a look into Paul's head? Or maybe someone else's perspective on them? Does the Sisterhood think he's a good choice for Lena? Or maybe another moment between the two of them that's full of tension?
Looks forward to December 25,
kataylaDear Yuletide Writer
Oct. 19th, 2014 06:25 pmHi Yuletide Writer!
I'm really excited about these requests and I hope you're excited about them, too! Most of my requests this year are of the "tell me more" variety, so if you already have a "more" in my mind to write, then feel free to go off and start writing. If you'd like more guidance (I usually do), keep reading.
I like PG 13 stories best, but it's okay if you want to go higher or lower. I like shippiness and friendship (and shippy friendship!). My requests are on the shippy side, but gen works for me, too. If you want to write a big epic, I’m all for that, but I also really love slice-of-life fic. Just a little glimpse of characters hanging out or talking or doing what they do. I also like future fic! What do these characters’ lives look like in 10 years? 20? Further?
My LJ is pretty locked up (and not terribly active these days), but you might be interested in poking around my Yuletide tag, which includes past letters and recs. And my Twitter and GoodReads are both public. My AO3 name is Katayla and that's where you'll find my fic.
Requests are in alphabetical order!
( The Requests )
Thanks you for writing me a story! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
I'm really excited about these requests and I hope you're excited about them, too! Most of my requests this year are of the "tell me more" variety, so if you already have a "more" in my mind to write, then feel free to go off and start writing. If you'd like more guidance (I usually do), keep reading.
I like PG 13 stories best, but it's okay if you want to go higher or lower. I like shippiness and friendship (and shippy friendship!). My requests are on the shippy side, but gen works for me, too. If you want to write a big epic, I’m all for that, but I also really love slice-of-life fic. Just a little glimpse of characters hanging out or talking or doing what they do. I also like future fic! What do these characters’ lives look like in 10 years? 20? Further?
My LJ is pretty locked up (and not terribly active these days), but you might be interested in poking around my Yuletide tag, which includes past letters and recs. And my Twitter and GoodReads are both public. My AO3 name is Katayla and that's where you'll find my fic.
Requests are in alphabetical order!
( The Requests )
Thanks you for writing me a story! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Yuletide Recs!
Dec. 31st, 2013 12:49 pmI think I've finally gotten this "reading all the Yuletide fics" down. I went through the archive alphabetically by story title and that really helped me keep going! I ended up reading such a great mix of fandoms.
( RECS! READ GOOD FIC HERE! )
( RECS! READ GOOD FIC HERE! )
Dear Yuletide Writer
Oct. 13th, 2013 04:42 pmDear Writer,
Hi! Thank you for writing a fic for me! Mostly, I’m excited to read what you’re excited to write, so please don’t feel too worried if you have an idea that’s just slightly different than my ramblings.
I’m a shipper, so some of these requests are on the shippy side. BUT I’m also fascinated by what draws people together in general, so it doesn’t have to be a romantic story. (And I’m fine with or without sex.) (Romantic stories are very welcome, though!)
If you want to write a big epic, I’m all for that, but I also really love slice-of-life fic. Just a little glimpse of characters hanging out or talking or doing what they do. I also like future fic! What do these characters’ lives look like in 10 years? 20? Further?
My LJ is pretty locked up, but I have a public blog here and you can also find me on GoodReads and Twitter. Oh! And I am also Katayla on Ao3. Feel free to poke around my fic!
Requests are in alphabetical order!
( The requests )
Looking forward to December 25th,
katayla
Hi! Thank you for writing a fic for me! Mostly, I’m excited to read what you’re excited to write, so please don’t feel too worried if you have an idea that’s just slightly different than my ramblings.
I’m a shipper, so some of these requests are on the shippy side. BUT I’m also fascinated by what draws people together in general, so it doesn’t have to be a romantic story. (And I’m fine with or without sex.) (Romantic stories are very welcome, though!)
If you want to write a big epic, I’m all for that, but I also really love slice-of-life fic. Just a little glimpse of characters hanging out or talking or doing what they do. I also like future fic! What do these characters’ lives look like in 10 years? 20? Further?
My LJ is pretty locked up, but I have a public blog here and you can also find me on GoodReads and Twitter. Oh! And I am also Katayla on Ao3. Feel free to poke around my fic!
Requests are in alphabetical order!
( The requests )
Looking forward to December 25th,
kataylaYuletide Recs!
Dec. 29th, 2012 09:48 pmI'm not sure if I'll make more or not. Last year, I didn't get a chance to read stories besides my own until months later and the year before that, I bookmarked way too many and didn't get to them until months later. So, this year, I was pretty selective with which fandoms and stories within fandoms I read and now I'm looking at everyone else's recs to see what I'm missing!
Anyway, onward!
( 12 recs all together )
Anyway, onward!
( 12 recs all together )
Dear Yuletide Writer
Oct. 23rd, 2012 04:13 pmDear Yuletide Writer,
Is it December 25th yet? I'm so excited to read what you write for me! So my actual requests were on the short side and if that's enough inspiration for you, AWESOME! Go write! If you're like me and do better with more ideas to bounce of, well, this is the letter for you. I've written lots and lots!
( General likes and dislikes )
( Where to find me )
And now on to more about my requests! Optional details are optional, so feel to disregard as needed. I've added a little about each canon, in case you want to write something other than what we matched on or if you're just curious.
( Fandom specifics )
In the end, my requests basically boil down to, "Tell me more!", so anything you write will be awesome!
Thank you,
katayla
Is it December 25th yet? I'm so excited to read what you write for me! So my actual requests were on the short side and if that's enough inspiration for you, AWESOME! Go write! If you're like me and do better with more ideas to bounce of, well, this is the letter for you. I've written lots and lots!
( General likes and dislikes )
( Where to find me )
And now on to more about my requests! Optional details are optional, so feel to disregard as needed. I've added a little about each canon, in case you want to write something other than what we matched on or if you're just curious.
( Fandom specifics )
In the end, my requests basically boil down to, "Tell me more!", so anything you write will be awesome!
Thank you,
kataylaHappy Yuletide!
Dec. 25th, 2011 09:30 pmI haven't gotten a chance to read any Yuletide stories except for my own lovely gift!
The Trouble with Breakfast (1608 words) by Anonymous Fandom: Provost's Dog - Tamora Pierce Rating: General Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Beka Cooper/Rosto the Piper Characters: Beka Cooper, Rosto the Piper Summary:
A Dog and a Rat
sat on the floor,
arguing over pasty pie.
It's just what I wanted from this fandom! No real spoilers (though you probably should know at least the first book), but OH. Just a fantastic look at this relationship and the attraction and the problems between them and both voices are VERY well done! It's one of those fics that makes me go, "YES! Those are those characters. That's that relationship."
The Trouble with Breakfast (1608 words) by Anonymous Fandom: Provost's Dog - Tamora Pierce Rating: General Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Beka Cooper/Rosto the Piper Characters: Beka Cooper, Rosto the Piper Summary:
A Dog and a Rat
sat on the floor,
arguing over pasty pie.
A purple-eyed Cat
laughed at them both.
He knew the real reason why.
It's just what I wanted from this fandom! No real spoilers (though you probably should know at least the first book), but OH. Just a fantastic look at this relationship and the attraction and the problems between them and both voices are VERY well done! It's one of those fics that makes me go, "YES! Those are those characters. That's that relationship."
More Yuletide recs!
Dec. 31st, 2010 07:11 pmNot done reading, but I won't do anymore before reveal, so!
( Recs for President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White, Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle, Arrested Development, Belgariad/Malloreon Series - David & Leigh Eddings, Betsy-Tacy Series - Maud Hart Lovelace, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Heather Wells series - Meg Cabot, Little Mermaid (1989), Little Women - Louisa May Alcott, Mulan (1998), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tortall - Tamora Pierce )
* collapses in exhaustion*
( Recs for President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White, Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle, Arrested Development, Belgariad/Malloreon Series - David & Leigh Eddings, Betsy-Tacy Series - Maud Hart Lovelace, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms, Heather Wells series - Meg Cabot, Little Mermaid (1989), Little Women - Louisa May Alcott, Mulan (1998), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Tortall - Tamora Pierce )
* collapses in exhaustion*
Yuletide Recs!
Dec. 29th, 2010 11:25 pmMy method of reading Yuletide fic doesn't even make sense to myself, but I finally feel like I have a handle on it and that's all that matters, right?
Anyway, there will (hopefully!) be more later and I haven't really touched Madness yet, but here's my first set of recs.
( Recs for Baby-sitters' Club, Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, Darkest Powers, Dark is Rising, Daddy Long Legs, Howl no Ugoku Shiro | Howl's Moving Castle, Hunger Games, Lie to Me, Love Actually, Princess Diaries, Vampire Diaries, You Belong With Me - University of Rochester Yellowjackets (Music Video) )
ETA: I got so excited about making my first recs that I forgot to include my gifts! But they were awesome! Will include them in the next post.
Anyway, there will (hopefully!) be more later and I haven't really touched Madness yet, but here's my first set of recs.
( Recs for Baby-sitters' Club, Burn Notice, Covert Affairs, Darkest Powers, Dark is Rising, Daddy Long Legs, Howl no Ugoku Shiro | Howl's Moving Castle, Hunger Games, Lie to Me, Love Actually, Princess Diaries, Vampire Diaries, You Belong With Me - University of Rochester Yellowjackets (Music Video) )
ETA: I got so excited about making my first recs that I forgot to include my gifts! But they were awesome! Will include them in the next post.
Dear Yuletide Writer
Dec. 25th, 2010 02:42 pmDear Yuletide Writer,
First of all, thank you so much! I love each of these fandoms and I'm super-excited that I get a story for one of them!
I'm a huge fan of happy or at least hopeful endings (angst is cool along the way!) and, as you can probably tell from my requests, I tend to lean towards canon or close-to-canon pairings, and I love me some romance. I'm not much for smut, though. I prefer banter or longing or some good, old-fashioned making out. So write me a super-shippy, pg 13-ish story and I’ll be happy!
But if that’s not your style, I'd love some gen! I tend to prefer stories that stick fairly close to canon, but if you have a really awesome AU in mind, I could be into that, too.
I'm not sure if I'm coming off as flexible, but I promise I am! I haven't read much fic at all for any of these fandoms, so mostly I'm just ecstatic that I get one for Yuletide! ETA: Also! There are no characters I dislike in any of these fandoms, so if you want to include more, feel free! (Which, of course, is entirely up to you. Optional details are optional! But don't feel like you need to include only my requested characters.)
Anyway, here's some more about my requests (feel free to skip if you work best without much direction).
(Also, if you matched me on something you’re not so sure you can write, I tried to provide enough detail so you could potentially write another one of my requests. None of them have that much canon.)
16th Century CE RPF
Characters: Charles Brandon, Mary Tudor (Queen of France).
Basically, I just really love their love story. Of course, details on it are pretty scarce, so I'd love you to tell me your version of it!
I’m amazed that there isn’t a ton of fiction out there already about these two! As much as I love fictional romances, the real life ones might be even better and these two had a good one. I mean, defying Henry VIII for love and getting away with it? How are there not thousands of books about this?
Of course, maybe the real problem is there just isn’t enough information out there about them. If you want to refresh your memory (or, if you matched me on something else and want to know the heck I’m talking about), I’ve found Wikipedia to be the best overview of their story: Mary’s page. Charles Brandon’s page. (And, to contradict myself a little, there ARE some books about them. I just haven’t found any I like.)
What I’d really love to read about these two is their “falling in love” story. I can think of so many ways it could’ve went and I’d love to hear your take on it.
Women of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong
Characters: Hope Adams, Karl Marsten
These two are my favorite couple of the series and I just want to know more about them! Nothing too angsty, please.
Kelley Armstong was one of my big obsessions this year and Karl/Hope are my favorite! I’m not even sure I can articulate why. Maybe it was the fun of first meeting Karl as a villain and then falling in love with him through Hope’s eyes. Maybe it’s my slight tendency to fall for older man/younger woman romances. Whatever it is, I love them and I want MORE.
I’m not very picky. If you’ve read their latest short story in Blood Lite 2, a follow up to that would be awesome! Or maybe see that dinner they were going to have with Hope’s mom after Personal Demon? (Or anything at all with Hope’s mom/family.) Or their reunion after Living with the Dead? What did Hope decide? Or them hanging out with the Pack or, or, or ANYTHING really! (As long as it’s not sad.)
If you want a refresher on them, their first real appearance is in No Humans Involved, their main story is in Personal Demon and they also get significant screentime in Living with the Dead.
President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Characters: Meghan Powers, Preston Fielding
I ship these two wildly and would love a fic that reflects that. But I also love their bond as a whole, so gen is cool, too!
So, as I said above, I lean towards canon pairings. I’m also generally not someone with a lot of personal canon. I like to stick to what we got on screen or on the page. BUT. After reading Long May She Reign? NO WAY MEG AND PRESTON DON’T END UP TOGETHER.
Ahem. Hopefully, since you matched me on them, you agree.
More specifically:
I was really fascinated by this part of Long May She Reign:
”You made Page Six again,” Beth said, as soon as she picked up.
*snip*
“You and Dashing-Man-About-Washington Preston Fielding were spotted canoodling for hours Saturday morning in a hotel dining room at a cozy Berkshires hideaway,” Beth said. “He was also seen leaving your dormitory in the wee hours on Friday night.”
Meg is under a national spotlight. Any relationship she’s in will be under scrutiny, and, if it’s Preston, close family friend and a pretty powerful political influence? Even more so. How do they enter into a relationship with all of that? How do they sustain one? (And what does Meg’s family think? Both from a political and personal standpoint, since one of my favorite themes of the book is the difficulty of untangling those two.)
BUT if you don’t want to write that, I’d love some established relationship fic! Or, if you don’t want to do anything shippy at all, just friendship stuff would be awesome.
(And, if you haven’t read the series, the books are: The President’s Daughter, White House Autumn, Long Live the Queen and Long May She Reign. Meg and Preston are in all of them, but it’s the last one that got my shippy thoughts started.)
Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Characters: Meg Murry, Calvin O'Keefe
These two were one of my big childhood ships! I'd love a fic that fills in some of the blanks between their high school relationship and their marriage.
Meg/Calvin! Probably one of my first ever ships. What I’d really love is to have some of the blanks filled in between A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. I mean, I know we get a brief mention in Many Waters, but, aside from that, they go from teenagers in A Wind in the Door to married with a child on the way in A Swiftly Tilting Planet. A lot of story, a lot of their romance, must have happened between those two books. Tell me about it!
(I know that’s a little vague, but I’d be happy with any stops along the way. More of their high school romance, college, early adulthood, whatever!)
(If you haven’t read any of the L’Engle books, the other relevant book to check out is A Wrinkle in Time, although Meg/Calvin do make later appearances in other books.)
ANYWAY! I know I talked a lot, but all you really have to know is I love all of these fandoms and since we got matched, you must love one of them, too. I figure that's enough for me to enjoy whatever you come up with!
And it can't be said enough: THANK YOU!
Looking forward to December 25,
katayla
First of all, thank you so much! I love each of these fandoms and I'm super-excited that I get a story for one of them!
I'm a huge fan of happy or at least hopeful endings (angst is cool along the way!) and, as you can probably tell from my requests, I tend to lean towards canon or close-to-canon pairings, and I love me some romance. I'm not much for smut, though. I prefer banter or longing or some good, old-fashioned making out. So write me a super-shippy, pg 13-ish story and I’ll be happy!
But if that’s not your style, I'd love some gen! I tend to prefer stories that stick fairly close to canon, but if you have a really awesome AU in mind, I could be into that, too.
I'm not sure if I'm coming off as flexible, but I promise I am! I haven't read much fic at all for any of these fandoms, so mostly I'm just ecstatic that I get one for Yuletide! ETA: Also! There are no characters I dislike in any of these fandoms, so if you want to include more, feel free! (Which, of course, is entirely up to you. Optional details are optional! But don't feel like you need to include only my requested characters.)
Anyway, here's some more about my requests (feel free to skip if you work best without much direction).
(Also, if you matched me on something you’re not so sure you can write, I tried to provide enough detail so you could potentially write another one of my requests. None of them have that much canon.)
16th Century CE RPF
Characters: Charles Brandon, Mary Tudor (Queen of France).
Basically, I just really love their love story. Of course, details on it are pretty scarce, so I'd love you to tell me your version of it!
I’m amazed that there isn’t a ton of fiction out there already about these two! As much as I love fictional romances, the real life ones might be even better and these two had a good one. I mean, defying Henry VIII for love and getting away with it? How are there not thousands of books about this?
Of course, maybe the real problem is there just isn’t enough information out there about them. If you want to refresh your memory (or, if you matched me on something else and want to know the heck I’m talking about), I’ve found Wikipedia to be the best overview of their story: Mary’s page. Charles Brandon’s page. (And, to contradict myself a little, there ARE some books about them. I just haven’t found any I like.)
What I’d really love to read about these two is their “falling in love” story. I can think of so many ways it could’ve went and I’d love to hear your take on it.
Women of the Otherworld - Kelley Armstrong
Characters: Hope Adams, Karl Marsten
These two are my favorite couple of the series and I just want to know more about them! Nothing too angsty, please.
Kelley Armstong was one of my big obsessions this year and Karl/Hope are my favorite! I’m not even sure I can articulate why. Maybe it was the fun of first meeting Karl as a villain and then falling in love with him through Hope’s eyes. Maybe it’s my slight tendency to fall for older man/younger woman romances. Whatever it is, I love them and I want MORE.
I’m not very picky. If you’ve read their latest short story in Blood Lite 2, a follow up to that would be awesome! Or maybe see that dinner they were going to have with Hope’s mom after Personal Demon? (Or anything at all with Hope’s mom/family.) Or their reunion after Living with the Dead? What did Hope decide? Or them hanging out with the Pack or, or, or ANYTHING really! (As long as it’s not sad.)
If you want a refresher on them, their first real appearance is in No Humans Involved, their main story is in Personal Demon and they also get significant screentime in Living with the Dead.
President's Daughter series - Ellen Emerson White
Characters: Meghan Powers, Preston Fielding
I ship these two wildly and would love a fic that reflects that. But I also love their bond as a whole, so gen is cool, too!
So, as I said above, I lean towards canon pairings. I’m also generally not someone with a lot of personal canon. I like to stick to what we got on screen or on the page. BUT. After reading Long May She Reign? NO WAY MEG AND PRESTON DON’T END UP TOGETHER.
Ahem. Hopefully, since you matched me on them, you agree.
More specifically:
I was really fascinated by this part of Long May She Reign:
”You made Page Six again,” Beth said, as soon as she picked up.
*snip*
“You and Dashing-Man-About-Washington Preston Fielding were spotted canoodling for hours Saturday morning in a hotel dining room at a cozy Berkshires hideaway,” Beth said. “He was also seen leaving your dormitory in the wee hours on Friday night.”
Meg is under a national spotlight. Any relationship she’s in will be under scrutiny, and, if it’s Preston, close family friend and a pretty powerful political influence? Even more so. How do they enter into a relationship with all of that? How do they sustain one? (And what does Meg’s family think? Both from a political and personal standpoint, since one of my favorite themes of the book is the difficulty of untangling those two.)
BUT if you don’t want to write that, I’d love some established relationship fic! Or, if you don’t want to do anything shippy at all, just friendship stuff would be awesome.
(And, if you haven’t read the series, the books are: The President’s Daughter, White House Autumn, Long Live the Queen and Long May She Reign. Meg and Preston are in all of them, but it’s the last one that got my shippy thoughts started.)
Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Characters: Meg Murry, Calvin O'Keefe
These two were one of my big childhood ships! I'd love a fic that fills in some of the blanks between their high school relationship and their marriage.
Meg/Calvin! Probably one of my first ever ships. What I’d really love is to have some of the blanks filled in between A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. I mean, I know we get a brief mention in Many Waters, but, aside from that, they go from teenagers in A Wind in the Door to married with a child on the way in A Swiftly Tilting Planet. A lot of story, a lot of their romance, must have happened between those two books. Tell me about it!
(I know that’s a little vague, but I’d be happy with any stops along the way. More of their high school romance, college, early adulthood, whatever!)
(If you haven’t read any of the L’Engle books, the other relevant book to check out is A Wrinkle in Time, although Meg/Calvin do make later appearances in other books.)
ANYWAY! I know I talked a lot, but all you really have to know is I love all of these fandoms and since we got matched, you must love one of them, too. I figure that's enough for me to enjoy whatever you come up with!
And it can't be said enough: THANK YOU!
Looking forward to December 25,
katayla
