yuletide letter

Hello Yuletide friend! Thank you in advance for your story this year!! I'm very much looking forward to reading it and I'm certain whatever you come up with will be awesome. For the most part, my prompts are definitely more suggestions than rules. If you have a great idea that features the characters requested and doesn't fit the prompts, follow your heart.

Let's start with the DNWs

The big one? Please, no plague, either the real one we're currently going through or fictional ones (except in the Newsflesh prompt, I guess). And no mention of Trump or real world politics (fictional politics are fine). I really really don't want to have to deal with that in my fun escapism. I'm not... entirely opposed to sad fics and character death, but I'd like to avoid hopelessness. Bittersweet is good. Also not a fan of explicit gore, though implied gore is okay.

I also don't want a Christmas fic. Hanukkah or other non-Christian holidays are great, and just the mention of Christmas isn't bad, but please, nothing that centers around it. No Christmas specials, basically.

As for things I like... well, apparently I'm a sucker for romantic tropey bullshit. Fake dating, only one bed, enemies to lovers... I love it. I also love found family nonsense and just... genuine affection between characters, whether romantic or friend/family. Also, while I do love romance, I find friendship and family fics vastly underrated and LOVE those. Give me that good good gen love. Humor is always a good way to go, as is including anything Jewish.

For the individual requests!!


Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston - Alex Claremont-Diaz

All I want is for Alex Claremont-Diaz to get the ADHD diagnosis and treatment he deserves. That being said, if deep dives into mental health aren't your thing, I am also EXTREMELY here for anything Alex/Henry, either smutty or sweet or considering these two, both. Alex and his family is also always good.

Maybe Alex figuring out that June is definitely not all that straight and is dating both Pez and Nora. Or Alex and Liam meeting up after the election like they said they would. (Double date with their boyfriends?) Alex bonding more with Pez and/or Beatrice or trying very hard not to punch Philip in the face or dealing with British royalty nonsense. Basically, I want more Red, White, and Royal Blue. If one of these prompts inspires you, go wild, or surprise me!


Newsflesh Series by Mira Grant - Georgia Mason, Shaun Mason

I loved in Feedback when we got other peoples' perspectives on these two. They make their own little world. What's it like from the outside? Or, future fic!! What's their life like getting old? Do they stay in Canada? Are there kids, either adopted or biological? What new improbably massive zombie animals does Shaun wrestle??

This is also another place where I'd be very happy to receive smut. I am especially in favor of George pegging Shaun, just saying.

Infinity Train - The Cat

I love the Cat. I want more of her story. Was Simon the only passenger she's ever latched onto like that? Is he part of why she's so distant? What does she think of all the changes she sees the train going through? She's clearly one of the most aware beings on the train and I want to know more!

Also absolutely here for her doing stupid cat things like knocking things off table and sitting in boxes.

DNW smut for this fandom specifically. Because... cat.

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - Rebekah bat Flek, Miryem Mandelstam

What is Rebekah bat Flek's relationship to Judaism? I'd love to see how she (and maybe the entire Staryk world) changes with Miryem as their queen bringing her customs to them. Does she feel different from the rest of the Staryk with her name origins? How does she feel about it?

DNW smut she is a child

Anyway, thank you lots in advance!! Looking forward to reading your fic.

Shana