Yuletide Letter 2021
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sugar_fey General Likes:
I love character-driven fics. Plotty fics are wonderful too, but I like to have significant character/relationship development. I like seeing women be competent and smart whilst still dealing with inner conflict.
I enjoy everyday/mundane details in world-building, such as foods, pop culture, daily routines and so on. I love character backstories, be they in a fic specifically about a character's backstory or hints sprinkled throughout a fic. I love reading about the ways past experiences can impact our perspectives in the present.
I enjoy both angsty and light, happy fics. I'm not a fan of deathfic or super, super darkfic, but if your muse leads you in an angsty direction, I'm happy to go there with you. I enjoy lighter, happy fics as well. I love endings which feel earned, be they happy endings, bittersweet endings or sad endings.
Trope-wise, I love UST, UST-leading-to-resolved-UST, canon divergence, missing scene fic, outsider POV, There's Only One Bed, found family, physical or verbal sparring (if it makes sense for the characters to spar), feelings of loyalty and trust, mutual pining, friends to lovers, friends-with-benefits to lovers, characters being touch-starved, characters who normally have trouble expressing their feelings being put into situations where they have to confess their feelings, late-night confessions, bedroom confessions, swimming pool confessions, ALL THE CONFESSIONS.
General Dislikes:
Conflict for the sake of conflict, ie. conflict which doesn't further the plot, character or relationship development in some way. Crack fic. Kid fic. Pregnancy fic.
Do-Not-Wants:
Non-con, dub-con, intimate partner abuse, child abuse, animal abuse. If these things are part of character's backstory I don't mind references or inferences to them, but nothing detailed or 'on-screen.' Please, no stories where victims of abuse or assault are not believed by the people closest to them. That is a very hard 'no' for me. Cheating/infidelity (open/poly relationships are fine and welcome!), hardcore BDSM or extreme kinks (especially anything involving bodily functions). Omegaverse.
The Sexy Stuff:
Please don't feel as though you have to include sexual content! I'm happy with anything G to PG. However, if you would like to write smut or include sexual content within a fic, feel free! I do prefer sex scenes which give some insight into the characters and their relationship or further the character/relationship development in some way. I enjoy loving, romantic sex and rough, wild sex (as long as everything is consensual). Kink-wise, I enjoy light bondage (ropes!!), light pain play (hair pulling!!), light knife-play, blindfolds, sensation play. I enjoy kink-free, vanilla sex as well. I also like chair sex or sex on a surface which wouldn't normally be used for sex (counter tops!), though sex on surfaces which are normally used for communal meals squicks me.
Now, onto the fandoms! Feel free to adapt or combine any of these prompts as you choose.
The Expanse (Camina Drummer, Naomi Nagata, Any):
(Character requests are Any/Or)
DNW: Body horror, big focuses on protomolecule stuff or physics.
- Drummer/Naomi. I will read basically anything for this pairing. I'm interested especially in Drummer's feelings after the events of Season 5, and how she reacts to learning that Naomi is still alive. Does she try to get in contact with Naomi? Does Naomi learn of Drummer's involvement? How does Naomi feel about Drummer having been forced to join Marco and how does this impact their relationship? I'd alsoI love missing scene fic or canon divergence fic for these two, especially during S2 or while Naomi is on the Behemoth in S3.
- The PolyAm Belter Fam! I loved them the moment they appeared and would love to see anything about Drummer's relationship with them, especially Oksana and Michio. How did she come to join them? What are her relationships like with the individual Fam members? Is only romantically/sexually involved with Oksana or the others as well?
- "those Mormon pictures in my office always made me laugh..." The complexities of Belter culture and politics are my favourite aspects of the show. I'd love to read a fic which examines the varying attitudes among the Belter characters we see. How do their views for the future of the Belt influence their actions?
- The Story Behind the Tattoos. Tattoos obviously play a significant role in Belter culture, but we don't hear much about the individual tattoos and what they mean to the characters. What does Naomi's tattoo mean? Or Drummer's tattoo? When did they come by them? Is it purely and aesthetic/individual choice, or is there a greater cultural meaning behind them? Basically, I love the world-building details around Belter culture and I'd love to read more about it.
Strange Empire (Kat Loving, Isabelle Slotter, Caleb Macredi):
(Character requests are Any/Or)
The cancellation of this series means there are sadly a lot of unresolved plot lines. But what is fanfiction if not the opportunity to explore and resolve these plot threads?
DNW: Fetishisation of Kat Loving's Native American ethnicity. ://
- Kat/Isabelle post-series fic. I mean, you end the series on a F/F fake!marriage??? That's like fandom crack. I'd love to see how their interact after this. Do they remain reluctant allies? Is this a wonderful opportunity for some quality enemies-to-lovers romance? Your choice!
- I'd love to learn more about Kat Loving's backstory. We get some tantalising snippets in the series, but never a huge amount of detail. How did she meet Jeremiah? What was her childhood like? Does she share her story with Isabelle? I'd love to know.
- The relationship between Kat Loving and Caleb Mecredi intrigues me and screams potential friends-to-lovers goodness. The series ended with Kat agreeing to marry Caleb (and Isabelle...). What happened next? Did she marry him? Do they love each other? Do they stay friends with benefits?
Crossover: The Expanse and Strange Empire. Kat Loving and Camina Drummer are both played by the wonderful Cara Gee. Naturally, this means I headcanon Kat as Drummer's ancestor. Maybe a fic where Drummer learns of her ancestor's life?
The Poppy War
(Fang Runin, Sring Venka)
(Character requests are Any/Or)
DNW: while references/inferences towards the canon abuse suffered by characters is fine, please no physical/sexual abuse on the page.
- Rin/Venka. I'd love to see more bonding between these two, be it romantic or platonic. Maybe they bond after a battle? During a rare moment of calm? Have epic hate sex? Frienemies-with-benefits? Give me all the enemies-to-lovers/enemies-to-friends goodness!
- Anything to do with Venka's backstory. How did she grow up? Why did she decide to go to Sinegard? What was her childhood like? Who did she leave behind? I'd love to know.
I love character-driven fics. Plotty fics are wonderful too, but I like to have significant character/relationship development. I like seeing women be competent and smart whilst still dealing with inner conflict.
I enjoy everyday/mundane details in world-building, such as foods, pop culture, daily routines and so on. I love character backstories, be they in a fic specifically about a character's backstory or hints sprinkled throughout a fic. I love reading about the ways past experiences can impact our perspectives in the present.
I enjoy both angsty and light, happy fics. I'm not a fan of deathfic or super, super darkfic, but if your muse leads you in an angsty direction, I'm happy to go there with you. I enjoy lighter, happy fics as well. I love endings which feel earned, be they happy endings, bittersweet endings or sad endings.
Trope-wise, I love UST, UST-leading-to-resolved-UST, canon divergence, missing scene fic, outsider POV, There's Only One Bed, found family, physical or verbal sparring (if it makes sense for the characters to spar), feelings of loyalty and trust, mutual pining, friends to lovers, friends-with-benefits to lovers, characters being touch-starved, characters who normally have trouble expressing their feelings being put into situations where they have to confess their feelings, late-night confessions, bedroom confessions, swimming pool confessions, ALL THE CONFESSIONS.
General Dislikes:
Conflict for the sake of conflict, ie. conflict which doesn't further the plot, character or relationship development in some way. Crack fic. Kid fic. Pregnancy fic.
Do-Not-Wants:
Non-con, dub-con, intimate partner abuse, child abuse, animal abuse. If these things are part of character's backstory I don't mind references or inferences to them, but nothing detailed or 'on-screen.' Please, no stories where victims of abuse or assault are not believed by the people closest to them. That is a very hard 'no' for me. Cheating/infidelity (open/poly relationships are fine and welcome!), hardcore BDSM or extreme kinks (especially anything involving bodily functions). Omegaverse.
The Sexy Stuff:
Please don't feel as though you have to include sexual content! I'm happy with anything G to PG. However, if you would like to write smut or include sexual content within a fic, feel free! I do prefer sex scenes which give some insight into the characters and their relationship or further the character/relationship development in some way. I enjoy loving, romantic sex and rough, wild sex (as long as everything is consensual). Kink-wise, I enjoy light bondage (ropes!!), light pain play (hair pulling!!), light knife-play, blindfolds, sensation play. I enjoy kink-free, vanilla sex as well. I also like chair sex or sex on a surface which wouldn't normally be used for sex (counter tops!), though sex on surfaces which are normally used for communal meals squicks me.
Now, onto the fandoms! Feel free to adapt or combine any of these prompts as you choose.
The Expanse (Camina Drummer, Naomi Nagata, Any):
(Character requests are Any/Or)
DNW: Body horror, big focuses on protomolecule stuff or physics.
- Drummer/Naomi. I will read basically anything for this pairing. I'm interested especially in Drummer's feelings after the events of Season 5, and how she reacts to learning that Naomi is still alive. Does she try to get in contact with Naomi? Does Naomi learn of Drummer's involvement? How does Naomi feel about Drummer having been forced to join Marco and how does this impact their relationship? I'd alsoI love missing scene fic or canon divergence fic for these two, especially during S2 or while Naomi is on the Behemoth in S3.
- The PolyAm Belter Fam! I loved them the moment they appeared and would love to see anything about Drummer's relationship with them, especially Oksana and Michio. How did she come to join them? What are her relationships like with the individual Fam members? Is only romantically/sexually involved with Oksana or the others as well?
- "those Mormon pictures in my office always made me laugh..." The complexities of Belter culture and politics are my favourite aspects of the show. I'd love to read a fic which examines the varying attitudes among the Belter characters we see. How do their views for the future of the Belt influence their actions?
- The Story Behind the Tattoos. Tattoos obviously play a significant role in Belter culture, but we don't hear much about the individual tattoos and what they mean to the characters. What does Naomi's tattoo mean? Or Drummer's tattoo? When did they come by them? Is it purely and aesthetic/individual choice, or is there a greater cultural meaning behind them? Basically, I love the world-building details around Belter culture and I'd love to read more about it.
Strange Empire (Kat Loving, Isabelle Slotter, Caleb Macredi):
(Character requests are Any/Or)
The cancellation of this series means there are sadly a lot of unresolved plot lines. But what is fanfiction if not the opportunity to explore and resolve these plot threads?
DNW: Fetishisation of Kat Loving's Native American ethnicity. ://
- Kat/Isabelle post-series fic. I mean, you end the series on a F/F fake!marriage??? That's like fandom crack. I'd love to see how their interact after this. Do they remain reluctant allies? Is this a wonderful opportunity for some quality enemies-to-lovers romance? Your choice!
- I'd love to learn more about Kat Loving's backstory. We get some tantalising snippets in the series, but never a huge amount of detail. How did she meet Jeremiah? What was her childhood like? Does she share her story with Isabelle? I'd love to know.
- The relationship between Kat Loving and Caleb Mecredi intrigues me and screams potential friends-to-lovers goodness. The series ended with Kat agreeing to marry Caleb (and Isabelle...). What happened next? Did she marry him? Do they love each other? Do they stay friends with benefits?
Crossover: The Expanse and Strange Empire. Kat Loving and Camina Drummer are both played by the wonderful Cara Gee. Naturally, this means I headcanon Kat as Drummer's ancestor. Maybe a fic where Drummer learns of her ancestor's life?
The Poppy War
(Fang Runin, Sring Venka)
(Character requests are Any/Or)
DNW: while references/inferences towards the canon abuse suffered by characters is fine, please no physical/sexual abuse on the page.
- Rin/Venka. I'd love to see more bonding between these two, be it romantic or platonic. Maybe they bond after a battle? During a rare moment of calm? Have epic hate sex? Frienemies-with-benefits? Give me all the enemies-to-lovers/enemies-to-friends goodness!
- Anything to do with Venka's backstory. How did she grow up? Why did she decide to go to Sinegard? What was her childhood like? Who did she leave behind? I'd love to know.
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