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My favorite exchange again, and here's my wishlist:

A Box Of Nothing - Peter Dickinson James, The Shopkeeper, The Burra, The Computer

A weird and lovely little book, and a world I'd love to see more of! Who is the shopkeeper of the Shop of Nothing? How did he get the box? Has he something to do with the dump or the Burra? And speaking of, please expand the Burra and the Dump for me a bit. All of the parts obviously have some kind of personality, as demonstrated by the Computer, so tell me something about them! Or if you would, tell me more of the Rats and the Seagulls or any of the other people of the Dump. How did their cultures and technologies develop in the strange Dump world, and what do the seagulls think of it all? Anything from the inside of the Dump or the new Burra-verse is welcome, these are just ideas. 

Sadness Is A Blessing - Lykke Li Lykke Li's Character, Stellan Skarsgård's Character

I love this song and this video, and the setting is interesting. Why are these people in the restaurant? Is it a family occasion, and if so, what happened just before the story starts, why is everyone staring at Lykke Li's character? What is the relationship between the man and the girl (or for that matter, with anyone else in the video)? Tell me the story of anyone there, or tell me what happened just before, or what will happen afterwards, or whatever vibes you get from this story! 

Irn Bru Snowman Ads The Boy, The Snowman, St Nick

This is a satirical series of ads, with more than a dollop of tourism on top of the soft drink, and it always makes me laugh. Do they catch St Nick before the Irn Bru is finished? What happens to the discarded carrot? Or the discarded plane? What do the skaters and the people at the hilltop think of this scene? (Is it a WTF??? or "Oh no, not again; they do this every year"...) If they do end up in Lapland/North Pole/wherever, how do they get back the drink (and do they keep fighting over it)? Or add your own twist to it! 

Historical Farm Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn

...I almost feel ashamed to ask this once more, I've received some wonderful stories about them already, but I could eat them up with a spoon. So tell me anything! An occurrence on any of their farms, a day in the life, any strange historical (or futuristic, let's not be constricted) farm you like, or any fantasy or otherwordly farm you wish to explore! I ship them as a threesome, you don't need to. Check the tags if you need more ideas.

Dinner For One James, Sophie, Toby, Winterbottom

I've requested this one before, check the tags. I'm curious about Sophie's and James's relationship, especially in the light of the last line. How many years has this been going on? Did James take someone's place, as he did for the toasting? (Everyone's place, one at the time? Whoooo.) Whose idea was it that he should pick the glass of the missing friend, and who was the first to go? Give me a story of the table company when it was still full, or just missing one, or whatever. (What happened/happens upstairs? Wink wink, nudge nudge.) Don't be afraid to keep them old, ot at least Not Young.

I love fluff, humor, adventures, stupid jokes, any rating from G to E, just take it easy on actual violence. Enthusiastic Opt-In for any nonconventional means of storytelling! Write me poetry, 1st and 2nd person POV, interactive fiction, nonlinear time, anything. Open to treats.

DNW: omegaverse, explicit gore, underage sex, scat or piss, onscreen torture, main character death.

Dear Yulegoat! This year my likes and DNWs are:

Likes: fluffy, hurt/comfort with emphasis on comfort, humor (yes put in your worst dad jokes too I adore them), fix-it (details by fandom), adventures, slice-of-life, Enthusiastic Opt-In for any non-conventional storytelling modes (1st and 2nd person, epistolary, poetry, diary, IF, any experimental work), FANART!!!, any rating from G to E, NSFW, (I should make a NSFW likes list too. Oh well) Treats are very welcome!

DNW: grimdark, main character death (canonical death mentions OK but don't kill them on screen), on-screen torture (canon mention is fine but make it fade-to-black), gore, scat/piss, non-con, underage sex, omegaverse,

On to the requests!

Mortal Engines series: Any (Anna Fang, Hester Shaw, Shrike, Tom Natsworthy)

This series is YA and it definitely shows, but All The Potential! There's so much going on between the characters and so much left unsaid (and no one is Interesting after they're no longer teens, sigh) so let's fill in the gaps!
Hester/Tom is my OTP, and anything about them (missing scenes, them flying with Anna Fang, yes even First Time, or second, or zillionth when they're older in Anchorage) is very welcome! But one of the relationships I'm most interested in is that of Shrike and Hester's. What if she had skipped the main plotline and stayed with Shrike? How would their relationship have developed? What if Shrike had gotten what he wanted and had her made a Stalker? (Was their relationship strictly familial, or was there something romantic or sexual involved? Go wild.) Or, if you wish, tell me about Shrike before he became Shrike, or after the series ended.
Also Anna's Stalker form with its two-way personalities is interesting. Explore at will. Also please include any and all of other characters in the series, I only had space for four! Valentine, Pennyroyal, Oenone Zero, Wren and Theo... I could have nommed practically everyone, but went with these four. Just don't treat them like anyone over thirty is either Dull and Boring or A Bad Guy.

Shadows of the Apt series: Any (Seda, Straessa, Cheerwell Maker, Tynisa)

...Okay, apparently all my book noms are long-as-all-fuck-series. Anyways. The worldbuilding is immaculate, the insect-kinden thing is interesting, I'm definitely disappointed the not-sea-kinden are less like the insects they associate with (feel free to fix this!) and I would have nommed a LEGION of characters had I had the space. Also I haven't yet read the whole series through (I'm at the end of War Master's Gate), but I will have done so by December, so any details happening in the last book aren't in the requests, but presume I know about them by reveals. Anyways.
Che is just lovely, and her relationship with Tynisa both before and after she became Inapt is interesting. How did she adjust herself to her sudden Inaptitude? How did she end up with her uncle to start with? What was it like to grow up in Collegium, as the niece of Stenwold Maker? More about her relationship with Achaeos? Any what-ifs and alt-universes and whatever is free real estate! Just. Don't make her go with Totho. They're my NOTP. Sorry, Totho. (If you want to put her together with Tynisa, though...)
Also Tynisa! What was it like to grow up in a family and a city where most people are presumed to be Apt? What is it like to be the Special One in your family and then have your ordinary-as-heck-sister demonstrate even greater powers? Her relationship with Tisamon? Her relationship with being a Weaponsmaster while being half-Spider? Her relationship with her scarring? (If she dies in the last book, no she didn't.) I love sibling dynamics, with or without incesty vibes, which in this case aren't biological at all.
Seda is another interesting character. We get glimpses of her before she becomes Inapt by Mosquito magic, which is an interesting plot point by itself, so feel free to explore either her abused past or her possible Apt/Inapt future. (If she dies in the last book, no she didn't.) Any what-ifs welcome. I can understand wanting power by means of surviving, and growing up in a culture where even pureblood women have very little say in their own lives is incentive enough, but how much of her power-greediness stemmed from that and how much from Uctebri's ministrations? What if she had been one of the throwback Inapt Wasps to start with? Would it even be possible to sway her into the Collegium lifestyle? What in it irks her and the Wasps so much?
And speaking of your traditional Strong Female Characters, I like Straessa. Her exceptional Antspider background (I see what you did there, Tchaikovsky, antspiders are a real thing but in the context of this story half-Ant half-Spider is... interesting) begs for a story. Who and how? Or is she a real Antspider-kinden, like the Assassin bugs? Also her and Eujen, of whom I have a Bad Feeling about, deserve each other, they're cute. Any student shenanigans are also welcome.
I don't even know what I want from this fandom, except MORE. Make me a portrait of everyone, or a series of slices-of-life, or a missing scene, or a bit of worldbuilding. Anything is welcome.

The Victorian Way: Any (Mrs Crocombe, Mary Ann, The Viewer)

I put in The Viewer, because I want to know more about the person they're supposed to be. The delightful Mrs Crocombe treats them like a familiar visitor, maybe a niece or an acquaintance, sharing gossip and recipes and tea (and probably a piece of whatever she's making that isn't going upstairs), and while the series is all about the recipes, the ordinary life of a lower-class Victorian just comes through (as intended). This is your chance to throw in all the details you know about the era, if you're so inclined! Not expecting anything that isn't in the series, but I love infodumping and needlessly detailed fics.
Also the relationship between Mrs Crocombe and Mary Ann is interesting as it develops throughout the series. What does Mary Ann think of all the menial chores she's made to do? Does she see them as necessary steps on her way to being a cook herself one day? Also I'm thinking of that one episode where she got to ram in with the huge skewer for the roast... She sure had fun there!
Sooooo let's pretend we're in the era and they're not actors, ok? Give me anything about them, a slice of life along with the pie, some more gossip over tea, and feel free to bring in any other character from the series that I didn't nom because I had limited internet at the time and couldn't check.

You Can Call Me Al (Al, Betty, Bat-faced Girl)

Yes, we all know what the lyrics really mean. But let's take them at face value. We have Al, walking down the street in a Third World country, pondering his mid-life crisis, longing for his wife and family. Is Betty really his wife, or a hired bodyguard? What happened with the roly-poly little bat-faced girl? Was she a prostitute or a vampire or just a little girl who wanted to help a funny stranger? Go wild with this, put Al in a different planet or an alien civilization if you want, or make him an agent on a mission and the Bonedigger and Mr Beerbelly are a code, or whatever!

Time Team: Any (Helen, Mick, Phil, Tony)

I have wished for Time Team before, the letters are all here, I just want more of them. Give me a behind-the-scenes, a new real or imaginary dig (crossovers welcome and encouraged, even if I didn't know the other fandom), I just want them in more digs, being themselves. Or you can give me a missing scene, or a behind-the-scenes, or whatever your heart desires. I'll never get bored of them.

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death: Any (The Doctor, Emma, The Master)

All the Doctor Who-y silliness! All the Rowan Atkinson silliness! All the Master silliness! All the silliness! So much clever storytelling gags in so little time! But I want to know what happened in the sewers during the years the Master were there and all the explanations and stuff! If the Doctor hadn'tscrewed up, which of his incarnations would have married the assistant? (also the lady Doctor was pretty hot, so yeah).

Kitties! All the kitties! Sooo, what I'd love to read/see:

Neko Atsume: I asked for any, and I mean any. Also any cats I didn't nom, because that's the nature of the game. If Tubbs wanders into the fic/art and eats everything, I'm completely fine with it! But what I thought when I decided what to nominate was something along these lines:

What exactly is Whiteshadow's ninja thing? Is he really doing espionage and and scouting, and if yes, for whom? What does his report look like? Or give me a day of appearing and hiding on several yards with catlike shenanigans happening! (Any crossover you like is fine.) Art in any setting much appreciated!
Sassy Fran in her cat café - what are the things she sees, does she help other cats, or maybe people too if you consider her a cat person instead of a dress-up cat? Any café AU is fine for this, if you want.
Hermeowne and her cat-calling potion (It calls in other cats! It's a cat-calling potion! You cannot change my mind on this.) What, how, why, any shenanigans?
Also, what's the deal with Sapphire and Jeeves? There's Pining, or there's Something Sinister? Your choice!

They're all anthropomorphic cats, but I don't mind whether you make them just Special Cats In A Cat World or just ordinary cats or actual cat people, since the game is pretty ambiguous about them.

Red Dwarf: The Cat. Wacky character. Any shenanigans! Does he get turned into a real cat of his genetic past, does he cross over somewhere else and surprise everyone by being, well, a cat, or do something Very Catlike in front of everyone to everyone else's embarrassment, or just makes a Totally Meant To Do That -disaster? (Yes, crossovers welcome.) Also NSFW welcome, but mind the DNWs.

Discworld: In addition to any and all canonical cats, the Vetinari and/or Vimes as cats tickled me. What if Vetinari was a (big) cat for some reason and no one noticed or cared? How would he and Vimes interact as cats? Would they still have the awkward enmity-slash-appreciation-slash-respect, or would they just skip the foreplay and go straight to business?

CCoC: I just. love cats. Go wild. Long Cat was one of my favorite memes from the Internet Before Time, and most memetic cats are just adorable. This is your free card, give me cats (and their stories) that you have always wanted to give! (Mind the DNWs.)


DNW: cat death on screen (canon death mention ok), no injury to cat, no omegaverse, no watersports/scat in sexual context, no bestiality (if a human is having sex with an animal-shaped cat of any size, I want to be Very Sure that the cat knows what it's doing and passes the Harkness test!), no non-con or dub-con.

First of all, thanks for participating! You're amazing! I'll read anything from G to E, just please no unnecessary graphic violence (necessary violence accepted in the name of worldbuilding, for example mentions of animal slaughter are fine, graphic details... not so much.) Then to the Speshul Requests (optional):

Seraphina (Seraphina, Lucian Kiggs, Princess Glisselda, Orma):

I'm very fond of my OT3, and how they managed to slip the whole affair through every hoop to look Respectable. I'd like something intimate about them, something when they're in private, being a family. Their dynamic is exquisite and I'd love to see how they make it work. (Not necessarily sex, although I'm not averse to it - the relationships are so much more than just that!) Otherwise I'd love to see more about Orma and Seraphina. Maybe more about her childhood when her uncle was her only contact to that side of her heritage? Music? Seraphina reads as autistic-coded to me, but Orma takes it to draconic (heh) measures, and it's lovely to see her balance between the very human intuitions and emotions and the stranger draconic ones. (You don't need to put them all into the same story, if that doesn't work timeline-wise.) Go wild and explore the world and its wonders, if you want - I'll read anything from this fandom.

Historical farm (Alex Langlands, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn):

This was my last year's savior, I watched every part on Youtube and fell in love with the concept. I may ship the three a little (A Lot), but I don't expect you to. Give me details of their daily life in the farm, something that was cut from the series, or let's pretend they're actually really living in whatever period they're reenacting, hmmm? Or put them into any historical setting you feel comfortable writing! (I'm expecting the historical accuracy of your average romance novels, if you go that way, so don't worry about detail. Or if you know EVERYTHING about, idk, rice cultivation in 19th century India, go wild and flood me with the particulars!) Or put them into a fantasy setting! How do they raise the rabbits and flowers in the Teletubbies land and make tubby custard?

Time Team (Any):

My this year's savior! What do they dig up next, and where? They have only three days, can they decipher the Tombs of Atuan? Certainly not the ruins of Gormenghast? How about the castle of the Sleeping Beauty? (What if she never woke up... until now?) What if one of the roundhouse-slash-crop circles was an actual fairy ring? I know about archaeology about as much as I've learned from the series, so feel free to hand-wave the actual thing, or not. I'm fine either way. Any period or random fandom is fine, if I don't know it yet, I'll take it as a recommendation. This is the only fandom where I definitely Do Not want any shipfic, except maybe Phil/flint-knapping... Or if you don't want to transport them far away, tell me what had to happen that Tony stopped jumping into people's trenches without permission. Or give me a snippet of silliness that was cut off for some obscure reason? (Also Time Team is a team, so if I didn't request your favorite members, put them in anyways and I'll be happy.)

All in all, no A/B/O dynamics, no unnecessary violence, yes adventures, humor, fluff and/or pining where applicable, have fun, thanks in advance, all my former letters are here too (tagged yuletide letter), feel free to browse them for additional ideas.

I've been Very Good this year, and here's my wish list!

Dinner For One:
My long-time favorite thing to watch on the New Year's Eve, with all its comedic turns and the characters who manage to convey a full party all by themselves. I'd love to meet the four guests as they were when Sophie knew them. How faithful is James's portrayal of them? Was any of them her lover before, well, James took their place? Who died first, and whose idea was it that James should pick his glass and perform the full toasting? I'd love to see them in their late middling years or older, when they have known each other for decades and have no use for the decorum of the society (except for the table manners, obviously.) And why was it that Sophie never married anyone? (Also why does James always knock the tiger pelt, is it an old one or perhaps a new acquisition?)

The Lair of the White Worm:
I saw this earlier this year and laughed myself silly. Sure, it's a Grave And Perilous Tale of a Terrible White Worm terrorizing a poor village, but the characters are hilariously 80's. So what happened to poor Angus after he was bitten, did he turn into a worm or perhaps a priest without a god creature to worship? (Did he begin a cult of Bagpipes? I ship him and the bagpipes.) How did Sylvia begin her career as the Snake Priestess? Did James and Eve have to confront their old friend again? Any shenanigans welcome, especially if the bagpipes are included.

Jeeves:
Someone trying to marry off old Bertie again? He has another hideous sartorial item that Jeeves hates? Is there a sudden invasion of flesh-eating flowers in Madeline's greenhouses, or an attack of zombie horses in Honoria's stables? Or perhaps Jeeves has Had It at last and leaves poor Bertie in a pickle... only to regret and return in time to save his skin from the fighting ladies? I ship Jeeves and Wooster and would love to see something happen, but if you don't it's not necessary. I love Wodehouse's style, so any attempt thereof is greatly appreciated.

Generally anything funny, fluffy, witty, scary, whatever you like to write, just don't use overt violence, A/B/O dynamics, or over-the-top bullying/torture, and we're fine. Have fun, it always shows in the writing. On this blog there should be some old Yuletide letters if you want to check, I tend to wish same kinds of things Every Year. Thank you!

This Yuletide I'd like to receive:

Anything soft, fluffy, happy, adventurous, exciting, romantic, funny and/or everything mentioned! Specific things listed under fandoms. I'm okay with all ratings and will welcome both general fluff and explicit sex.

For Kirikou and the Sorceress, I requested all characters, but what I'd like to know more about, is, ah well, not so soft and fluffy as I said before.

Karaba had a poisonous thorn put in her back (a rape analogy, anyone?) but exactly how did she transform the men of the village into fetishes? Is there a specific difference between the candlestick men and the moving watchmen, about what they did or didn't do to her? What about the watchman on the roof? Why didn't Kirikou's uncle go to Karaba (my headcanon: he's gay and/or asexual) and will he ever find happiness? How about Kirikou and Karaba, will the village accept them and her redemption? Also anything from their village or world is welcome. Run wild, I'll read!

For Deverry cycle, I requested Jill, Rhodry and Cullen and of course Nevyn. But what I'd really like to know is, how is life between lives on the other side? Nevyn hasn't seen the halls of Bel for a long, long time, how does it make him feel when he finally dies? What kind of decisions do they make in-between? Or basically anything about them. I haven't yet read the whole Deverry series (I'm halfway through Dragonspell A Time of Exile right now, so you can expect I've read most of them by Christmas), but I don't really mind spoilers, so hit me with anything.

For Temeraire, I requested Tharkay and Lawrence. There's that specific moment in Blood of Tyrants, that Should Have Been Different. YOU KNOW THE BIT. Blah blah memory loss blah blah healing cock blah blah THE BEST/WORST OF FANFIC CLICHÉS COUNTERACT EACH OTHER so I ship them so what. If you want to write over the whole memory loss, that's excellent, too!
Something soft and warm in a cold hard world, hmmm? Also I love Temeraire, so anything he can do for him/them, helpful or hindering (accidental cockblocking?) would be just beautiful. Doesn't have to be that specific moment, anything between the three is fine.

So have fun, run wild, I'll read anything! Absolute no-nos are explicit violence, gore, and A/B/O dynamics. My other Yuletide posts should be found here too, if you need additional information on my preferences.

I've been very nice this year, so here's my List of Wishes for Yuletide:

Munchkin Cthulhu (Board Game)

I asked for Inspector, Cultist, Tht Whch Hs N Vwls and Lloyd Lloigor. My favourite pairing, the main Inspector and the main Cultist! I don't mind if you make them lovers, brothers, alienated friends or sworn enemies, just make them adventure through the madness that is Munchkin Cthulhu. I listed two of my dearly beloved monsters, but feel free to drop in some Goths or Cowthulhus or whatever. And make good use of all the fantastic items in the game! Fun (and not so fun) for all, and I'll be happy. (I've asked for this same treat some years ago, the post should still be here: http://pikku-gen.livejournal.com/144829.html#cutid1)

Azur et Asmar (2006)

The most beautiful children's movie in quite a while, and I love all the characters! Azur and Asmar should have had more adventures together. (I may ship them a little bit, but if that isn't your piece of cake, I'll take friendship and brothers fic any time.) I've asked for them also here: http://pikku-gen.livejournal.com/144109.html if you want something more specific.

The 13½ lives of Captain Bluebear

I love this book, the silly characters, the crazy world, the weird words and concepts. I had an idea ages ago about these three characters (here: http://pikku-gen.livejournal.com/144109.html), but anything you can cook up will be fine. Put in some crazy stories and funny accidents, and I'm a happy reader.

Some general guidelines: I love humor, fluff, adventures, world-building, don't mind mature themes (but I don't know if I managed to wish anything that would really merit the M rating, oops) but generic is just fine too. Have fun writing! I'll surely have fun reading.

This Yuletide I'd like to get:

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Stephen R. Donaldson

This is something of a guilty pleasure for me. I don't like the protagonist, but I'd love to hear more about the Land and its inhabitants. Especially Lord Mhoram. In the Illearth War, he totally has an unrequited crush on Covenant (It's there! If you squint! Hard! XD ) and although I definitely do not want anything else than unrequited (oh well, if the pairing rocks your shippings, go on and write some) I'd like to see some of his softer side, considering how he turns into something fierce by the end of the book.

Otherwise I'd like to hear more of my favourite character in the whole series, Saltheart Foamfollower. I love Giants and their eternal search for their homeland, and their end on the Land made me cry. So, Giants, on a happier time or place, a song, a story, something about Coercri or Seareach... anything.

I also put Hile Troy in, so if you prefer to tell me something of him, preferably of his origins or his job before he came to the Land, or possibly how he was erased from the records back there all secret-agent-like, please do!

Gianna Nannini: Bello e impossibile, music video

Dieselpunk, Mad Max style! I don't know how they decided to make this kind of video for a love song, but I don't mind. Run wild with this. The song doesn't need to feature, but tell me the story of all the strange people in this weird world. Cookie points for the 80's style and aesthetics. (Sorry! I was an impressionable kid back then.)

The Odyssey - Homer

I requested Penelope, Nausicaa, Circe and Calypso. What would happen if all these ladies got together and did something that didn't involve any of the male characters of the poem? Whether it was a crossover into a modern/less old/altogether different world or (totally a metric ton of cookie points) in their own time and world, just pass the Bechdel test and make them epic on their own.

Oh, and feel free to include Jenny Everywhere anywhere. I love the idea of an open-source character. ;)

In other words, anything you're comfortable with. I'm pretty happy with anything, from gen to slash, just not overtly violent relationships or abuse of any kind. I generally prefer fluffy to angsty, but then I requested for Mhoram-angst, so I guess I'll handle anything else, too. X) So. Go forth, have fun. I'm really very easy. *offers cookies* And you'll find my former Yuletide letters here, too, if you want to take a peek on what I've requested before.

Here's my wishlist for this wonderful Yuletide!

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In other words, dear Yuletide writer, I'll take whatever you can write and I'll wuv it and read it again and again and again and... you get the drift. Just be true to the characters, build some world... and have fun. I love me a good world-building.

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Ohh, the choices. I might give my body to scientific use, or artistic use, or both (http://www.bodiestheexhibition.com/about-the-exhibition.html) or then I might want to play a bit with possible future archeologists. I might want to have my body buried in full Viking garb and paraphernalia into a site where it might theoretically be preserved for several centuries.

All this notwithstanding, cremation is always an option. Unfortunately the laws state all the ashes should be deposited in the same place (or scattered), otherwise I might want a pinch of me taken to all the places where I never went even though I wanted. Otherwise under a rowan tree would be just fine.