novelizing

Helloooo amazing yuletide author!

I'm so happy you're here! I'm so happy other people care about the shit that I care about! First off, thanks so much for writing for me. I love all of the fandoms I've requested equally, and I'll be thrilled no matter what I get. I tried to break it all down and explain what I like, who I like, and why I like it, so I hope this letter gives you enough info/inspo! Please feel free to take my prompts or ignore them entirely, whatever works best for you. I'm pretty dang easy to please... and I can't wait to read anything you write. (PS: I'm novelized at ao3!)

LIKES:

• found families
• miscommunication, pining
• messy dynamics
• heavy dialogue/banter
• sexual tension, both unresolved and resolved
• humor
• conflict and angst
• holiday stories (any holiday!)
• epistolary elements

DNWs:

• crossovers
• magic/setting-change AUs (but canon divergence is fine!)
• pwp
• mpreg, a/b/o, bodily fluids
• non-canon character death
• stories written in first or second person

Beartown was one of the best books I read this year and Benji might be my new favorite character OF ALL TIME. I love how brave he is, how protective he is, how much he cares about his people. I would honestly read anything about him. Little glimpses from his past, growing up with a secret. Or what's his future look like? Does he find love? Go professional? Find love WHILE going professional? Have to deal with a public coming out? Does he bump into someone from his past? Find himself in more doomed relationships? Where does he find happiness? Does he ever (reluctantly?) mentor other young gay hockey players? Basically anything about Benji would delight me completely.

Sidenote: I nominated Kevin but didn't request him because I don't actually ship Benji/Kevin, but I AM fascinated by their relationship. Benji obviously really loved him and STILL walked away from him. I'd love to see that explored a little deeper, how painful it must've been, how I'm sure he's dealing with a lot of heavy feelings about it all. But that's definitely optional, please don't feel compelled to include Kevin if you'd rather not!


I love this little book so, so much. I think I've been requesting this since my first Yuletide years ago and still can't give up hope. I'm so fascinated by both Link and James. Because we only saw their relationship from Ellen's point of view, there's so much left to explore. How did they meet? What did they do when they were alone? What sort of things did they talk about? Fight about? What happened when the lines between friendship and relationship began to blur? Or, if you'd rather set the fic after the book ends: What happens when they reunite (either accidentally, or on purpose)? How do they act? What's changed? Does Link ever accept himself? Is it a one-time meeting, or does something more come from that?

More specifically, if you need prompts: Link travels to Europe in college, and agrees to meet up with James in Germany. Or James comes home for winter break and Link's parents invite him to their Christmas party. Or just an early weekend at the summer house, the two of them alone. Feel free to include Ellen in this story, though please not romantically with James. I really just want to see them from their perspectives, not what other people get to see. And I love this book so much I'll take anything I can get!


I just discovered this show (due to Taron Egerton's face) and binged it in a single weekend, and one of the most interesting parts to me was Asbo's fucked up relationship with Gog. How Gog could convince him to do almost anything. How Dennis is cleaning himself up and then Gog shows up and boom, he's right back at his side. Their dynamic seems to be pretty dark and I'd love for you to explore that more, show us more of their past. I can imagine some dubconny elements, so if you want to take it there, feel free. (Gog gets possessive when Dennis shows anyone else attention; Dennis wants to make Gog happy, even if it means doing things he wouldn't ordinarily do.) How'd it get to that point? What does Gog actually feel towards Dennis? Why's Dennis so easily swayed? Is it from a place of fear or love or both? Anything about these guys would make me happy.


(Note: I'm basing this request entirely off the fictional depictions in the movie, not their real life counterparts.) This was hands down my favorite movie of the year and I need moooore. Their relationship is messy and I'm not excusing that!!! But I would love to see it explored further. It could be the good times, early on in the relationship, with John opening Elton's eyes to all sorts of things. Navigating life together in Elton's first real relationship. Why Elton fell so hard, so fast. Or a little later, when the cracks start to show. Little glimpses of a relationship about to turn sour. How Elton excuses it, or the times he maybe even catalyzes it. Warning signs that might've been missed. OR if you like misery as much as I do, feel free to heap it on: drugs and infidelity and temper tantrums and intoxicated sex and fights that turn physical, all of it. Why exactly does Elton keep going back to John? What do the people in their lives think? I also love Bernie, so feel free to include him (or any other tertiary characters) in any capacity if you want!


I love these guys so much and I'm so sad we probably won't get any new content from them until awards season. That's why I'm desperate for fic! You can honestly take it ANYWHERE and I'll be pleased. Give me on-set shenanigans. Or Taron's pretty sure he's straight--until Richard. Or they get drunk and hook up and have to deal with the awkward aftermath. Or post-filming distance makes the heart grow fonder. Or Richard's dating a dude but also Taron keeps sending him mixed messages. Or they're both in denial because they know nothing real could ever come from it. Or they agree to a friends with benefits deal that inevitably goes to shit. Or they try to work something out but Richard's just signed his life away to Marvel. Or they're both really terrible at communicating exactly what they mean. All the pining, one-sided or not. Seriously ANYTHING, and I'll love it.
* My one request for this fandom is that you don't phonetically write out accents; that tends to take me out of the story. Thank you!

And that's that! Thank you again for writing for me, and most importantly: HAVE FUN.

♥,
@novelized.ao3