meridian_rose

Dear Yuletide Author

Thank you for signing up this year!

My usual format for these letters is an overview of things I like and don't, and then a quick look at the specific fandoms. I hope something I mention here inspires you though I'm sure you already have some great ideas about the canon and characters!

DNW No pregnancy/ kid!fic (de-aged characters are fine), rape/non-con, character death (temporary and/or presumed death is fine), animal death.

General Likes
I am a fan of hurt/comfort* aka whump these days, drama, gen, romance, crack/humour, character study, action/adventure, canon AUs, historical AUs (regency, age of sail, wild west etc). Being shown another side to a character. Fairy tales and mythological narratives and motifs.
*(exclusions: amputations, broken bones, brain surgery.)

I'm not here for smut/explicit scenes (definitely no a/b/o) but I am 100% here for romance and nonsexual intimacy. This includes kissing (hand kissing and forehead kisses as well as more traditional lips), cuddling, bed sharing, heartfelt discussions, bathing/showering, displays of trust. Also masturbation is fine. Kinks include hair kink, tattoos/scars, mild BDSM and other role play. Tropes include amnesia, fake dating, marriage of convenience, presumed dead, meet-ugly, and the aforementioned h/c and bedsharing. (Not a laundry list of must-do's or the only things I like, I'm just trying to think of particular themes I enjoy and which I've read and written about.)

Asexual characterisation welcome. Childfree characters always appreciated.

I'm multi-fannish. My long list of fandoms is here in case you have a great idea for a crossover.

I'm at AO3 where you can find my fic and bookmarks. The rest of my social media links are in my about post.

Revenge – Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne

I loved Nolan from the start and liked Emily right away. I admit I wasn't happy with the final season for many reasons and feel the show lost its way (jumped the shark?) when Emily's father was shown to be alive though I watched to the end.
I've read and bookmarked some great Revenge fic including some previous Yuletide gifts and treats at AO3.

I always loved Nolan and Emily as friends and by season 2 shipped them romantically. So long as they're close in some way, platonically or otherwise, by the end of the fic, I'll be happy. They can have a fight, a misunderstanding, be apart, show how they miss each other, so long as it's a happy ending! Also working together is great as well as more domestic/fluffy fic.
My preference is that Emily is Emily Thorne and not Amanda Clarke; for me she's become someone new and can't go back to her old life, and I'd rather she not be referred to as Amanda.
Missing scenes, canon AUs, and other within canon fics are great, post-canon that focuses on Nolan & Emily and not Jack is fine, post-canon where Emily didn't marry Jack is good, other AUs are welcome.
I'm currently watching The Resident with Emily Van Camp as Nic Nevins and some kind of crossover/mix-up over Nic vs Emily Thorne could be fun.
Generally just Nolan & Emily being their awesome selves together will make me happy!

Constantine – John Constantine

I finally got to see the single season of this show, having seen Constantine appear in other Arrowverse shows, and fell completely in love.

Here I'm okay with mentions of sex and lots of flirting because that's who he is. Snarky bisexual badass who's always ready with a glass of something alcoholic, a cigarette, and a quip. Prime whump territory here, canon doing a better job than most shows!

I didn't specify Chas nor Zed but I am totally fine with you including either or both of them. I'm more John & Chas, while I'm both John & Zed and John/Zed, whatever you prefer. Manny is welcome to show up too. If you want John off adventuring by himself during canon or maybe post-canon and pre-Legends go for that.

I'm also a big fan of Legends of Tomorrow and if you are too, you can include any characters from there; I'm most fond of John&Charlie, John&/Sara, John&Nora (&Ray) and John&/Gary – and there's the sweet but ultimately doomed John/Desmond.

I enjoy John's "I walk my path alone" being challenged by his friendships with Chas, Zed, etc and that no matter how much he pretends not to care, he does still feel. Beyond that I haven't got many particular ideas or wants for this show, just more John Constantine being himself, getting into mischief, and somehow surviving to do it all over again.

Men in Black, Agent M, Agent H

I've seen the previous 3 MiB and some of the animated series but was never deep into the fandom beyond a few pieces of merchandise. I wasn't expecting great things from MIB: International just a fun movie and it delivered above and beyond what I'd hoped for.
I also didn't expect to ship M/H, but by the end of the movie I was shipping. The actors have such great chemistry and the character development was good.
I've seen Thor: Ragnarok twice and if you want to do something with Thor and/or Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) looking the same as H & M, go for it! I have also seen Westworld (Thompson) and most of the other Marvel movies.
I liked that this movie was a continuation not a reboot of the franchise and if you want to include references to or appearances by characters from the original trilogy feel free.

I'd love Molly (M) and Henry (H) to have to work together again and maybe that can involve a fake dating scenario. I'm very much here for M rescuing H, though H having to rescue – or thinking he needs to go and rescue – M would also work. We know H used to be different before the mindwipe and by the end of the movie he knows the truth; him trying to work through that with M offering friendship and support could be interesting. Crack and humour works well in this fandom but drama is just as welcome.
Whatever you feel inspired to write will be good, I just want more of these together somehow, platonically or otherwise.