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jaclynhyde) wrote2014-10-17 06:47 pm
jaclynhyde) wrote2014-10-17 06:47 pm
Dear Yuletide Letter 2014
Dear Yuletide Writer,
First of all, thank you in advance! I'm pasting a lot of prompts from my long-ass letter next year, so TL;DR: I ship things and would like fic on those relationships, but I’d love gen too. I like a lot of things and dislike a few, but go with what works for your story. I include prompts if you want them, but I’d be just as happy to read your ideas. I will pretty much adore whatever you write. I am jaclynhyde on Tumblr and AO3 if you want to stalk. Thank you so much!
Stuff I want: I am a ridiculous shipper at heart, so my favorite thing would be ship fic for the pairings I request, or gen fic focusing on their relationship; getting-together fic with a plot and eventually-resolved sexual tension is ideal. I really like identity porn; as for regular porn, porn or no porn is great—it’s the ship that interests me more than the smut. And I’d be thrilled with any fic at all for these books, so no worries if you don’t ship it! I love adventure stories, stories expanding on canon moments, what-if stories, lots of things. I’m providing a bunch of prompts that pique my interest, but if you prefer something more open-ended or come up with something else, go ahead! Also, feel free to include characters I didn’t request—I like pretty much everyone in all these books. If you want to stalk me, I'm usually on Tumblr (and my three whole fics are on AO3).
Stuff I don’t want: No non-con or commonly squicky stuff (scat, etc.), please! I’d prefer not just PWP; I’d also like to avoid crossovers (except the one I suggest below), fic that’s all about a pairing I didn’t ask for, character bashing, and AUs in a different setting (like coffeeshop, everyone is ponies, etc.). I’m more interested in getting together (or pre-getting together) than established relationship. Again, I’m just happy you’re writing more fic for an awesome book.
Nominations:
""Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
"Excuse me?"
"Nothing. A classic line from a Human ditrec drama, Casablanca. Not important."
"I will have to view that someday."
"Yes, you should. I think you'd like it."
Fandom: Quadrail Series – Timothy Zahn
Characters requested: Frank Compton, The Modhri
What I want:
First of all, if you’ve read this series, I love you. If you haven’t read this, see my pimping post and go read it, whatever it is you’re actually writing fic on. So my favorite thing about this series is the Modhri: he’s a really cool alien concept, a menacing and competent villain, and eventually a being sick of being enslaved and learning to see things from a very alien viewpoint.And god help me, he’s strangely attractive despite the fact that he’s coral polyps inhabiting the bodies of, like, bird aliens.
So by the last two books, I was shipping Compton/Modhri like mad. Like I said in my pimping post, I really love the Enemy Mine trope; seeing Compton and the Modhri learn to trust each other, and the Modhri learn how much he wants a friend, was the greatest thing. If you’re up for working out weird interspecies parasitic hive-mind ships, Compton/Modhri would be amazing. (The other necessary participant(s) can either be consenting or just handwaved in some way if it gets physical.) But I would just love anything Modhri, with or without any other characters you’d like. Or even a focus on any of the series' characters because this fandom needs fic!
Prompts:
Fandom: Star Wars: Outbound Flight - Timothy Zahn
Characters requested: Lorana Jinzler, Thrass | Mitth'ras'safis
What I'd like:
I started off shipping Thrawn/Car'das the first time I read this; when I read it again, I found myself getting super attached to Thrass/Lorana. I blame Les Miserables for my reaction to holding-hands-before-death ships. Anyway, I love this book for giving us a look at Chiss society and what happens when humans are thrown into it. I love how Thrass loves Thrawn, but can put the love of his people and family first; I love how Lorana is a timid person who's stuck under the tutelage of a megalomaniacal jackass, but lives up to her potential to save others. I ended up requesting Thrass and Lorana because I'd love to see any fic at all about them, but I would also love Thrawn, Jorj, and Thrawn/Jorj as well (especially since just about every Outbound Flight fan is a Thrawn/Jorj fan, heh). So feel free to include them or not!
I haven't actually read Survivor's Quest, the sequel published before Outbound Flight (and in which Lorana and Thrass are both introduced. As skeletons.), so you don't have to read that or include anything from it if you don't want to. But feel free to include any details from that or other EU that you want!
Prompts:
“I was with Thrawn for just over a year. I was his senior fleet officer, his student”—he hesitated—“perhaps even his confidant. I’m not sure. The point is that he chose the Chimaera and me when he returned from the Unknown Regions. He didn’t just pick us at random; he chose us.”
Fandom: Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy – Timothy Zahn
Characters requested: Thrawn | Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Gilad Pellaeon
What I’d like:
ANYTHING WITH THRAWN AND PELLAEON THEY’RE AMAZING
If you prefer more details, I ship them a lot. I’m really interested in what could have been between them; in a different situation, if Thrawn had lived longer, might they have become friends? Pellaeon clearly looked up to Thrawn and was getting over his initial wariness of an alien commanding officer, and Thrawn saw his potential in adopting him as a protégée. In the Hand of Thrawn duology, ten years after the Thrawn trilogy, we see Thrawn made a hell of an impression on Pellaeon—it’s been a decade and Pellaeon is still hurt by the thought of his death, by the idea that Thrawn might have come back from the dead and not come to him. It’s more personal than just professional pride; Thrawn meant a lot to him. What would Thrawn think of what Pellaeon made of himself?
Also, as regards to the rest of the EU: I’m fine with either following it or just working off the Thrawn Trilogy. Please don’t think you have to read 8 billion books to write for me! If you're interested in the rest of the books but can only readone two, I highly recommend Specter of the Past and Vision of the Future—Pellaeon gets so much character development and is generally amazing. Choices of One has their fairly sweet first meeting, but isn't an absolute must-read. And if you’ve read Outbound Flight, I am perfectly fine with past Thrawn/Car’das because come on.
Prompts:
And to that question posed 6,000 years ago in the Book of Ecclesiastes--"Who can fathom the depths of the abyss"--only two men out of all humanity now have the right to respond.
Captain Nemo and I.
Fandom: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
Characters: Pierre Aronnax, Capitaine Nemo | Captain Nemo
What I Want:
Catalogs of fish I love this novel, and I love seeing it through Aronnax’s eyes--his wonder at the sights he’s seeing, his endless enthusiasm for science, and his fascination with Captain Nemo. I’d really love to read more about the relationship between them, whether during the novel or continuing after it; I definitely ship them, but gen is great too! And although I didn’t request them, I’d love to see Ned, Conseil, and of course the Nautilus.
And plus 10,000 points if Nemo is actually Indian! I don’t care if you don’t identify his race/nationality, but if you do, going off his official life story would be awesome. If you haven’t read The Mysterious Island, it’s in Book 3, Chapter 16; long story short, he was an Indian prince named Dakkar who fought in the Sepoy Mutiny against the British, after which his wife and child were executed. I also really adore the 1954 Disney movie--if want to mix and match bits (except Nemo being, uh, British), that is 100% okay.
Prompts:
Yours,
JH
First of all, thank you in advance! I'm pasting a lot of prompts from my long-ass letter next year, so TL;DR: I ship things and would like fic on those relationships, but I’d love gen too. I like a lot of things and dislike a few, but go with what works for your story. I include prompts if you want them, but I’d be just as happy to read your ideas. I will pretty much adore whatever you write. I am jaclynhyde on Tumblr and AO3 if you want to stalk. Thank you so much!
Stuff I want: I am a ridiculous shipper at heart, so my favorite thing would be ship fic for the pairings I request, or gen fic focusing on their relationship; getting-together fic with a plot and eventually-resolved sexual tension is ideal. I really like identity porn; as for regular porn, porn or no porn is great—it’s the ship that interests me more than the smut. And I’d be thrilled with any fic at all for these books, so no worries if you don’t ship it! I love adventure stories, stories expanding on canon moments, what-if stories, lots of things. I’m providing a bunch of prompts that pique my interest, but if you prefer something more open-ended or come up with something else, go ahead! Also, feel free to include characters I didn’t request—I like pretty much everyone in all these books. If you want to stalk me, I'm usually on Tumblr (and my three whole fics are on AO3).
Stuff I don’t want: No non-con or commonly squicky stuff (scat, etc.), please! I’d prefer not just PWP; I’d also like to avoid crossovers (except the one I suggest below), fic that’s all about a pairing I didn’t ask for, character bashing, and AUs in a different setting (like coffeeshop, everyone is ponies, etc.). I’m more interested in getting together (or pre-getting together) than established relationship. Again, I’m just happy you’re writing more fic for an awesome book.
Nominations:
""Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
"Excuse me?"
"Nothing. A classic line from a Human ditrec drama, Casablanca. Not important."
"I will have to view that someday."
"Yes, you should. I think you'd like it."
Fandom: Quadrail Series – Timothy Zahn
Characters requested: Frank Compton, The Modhri
What I want:
First of all, if you’ve read this series, I love you. If you haven’t read this, see my pimping post and go read it, whatever it is you’re actually writing fic on. So my favorite thing about this series is the Modhri: he’s a really cool alien concept, a menacing and competent villain, and eventually a being sick of being enslaved and learning to see things from a very alien viewpoint.
So by the last two books, I was shipping Compton/Modhri like mad. Like I said in my pimping post, I really love the Enemy Mine trope; seeing Compton and the Modhri learn to trust each other, and the Modhri learn how much he wants a friend, was the greatest thing. If you’re up for working out weird interspecies parasitic hive-mind ships, Compton/Modhri would be amazing. (The other necessary participant(s) can either be consenting or just handwaved in some way if it gets physical.) But I would just love anything Modhri, with or without any other characters you’d like. Or even a focus on any of the series' characters because this fandom needs fic!
Prompts:
- Modhri/Compton after they start working together, because their friendship is so sweet. Compton seducing one of the Modhri's Eyes, to the Modhri's confusion? Morse serving as go-between/third partner? Modhri wondering what this ~strange new feeling~ is? There are so many possibilities! (And I am fine with inclusion or lack of inclusion of weird alien biology if porn is involved.)
- What if the Modhri took Compton as a willing host? Could be shippy or not--I'm just interested in what circumstances could force it and how they'd deal with it. Modhri & Morse would be great too.
- First-person Modhri anything. How does he think? What becomes of him after the last book? What was his life like with the Shonklaa-raa? Any of the events of the books from his perspective would be great too, and/or any interactions with other characters. You can write Modhri alone for this prompt if Compton doesn't fit in, too.
"Then let us prepare for the end. I've known you and your people only briefly, Jedi Lorana Jinzler. But in that time, I've learned to admire and respect you. I hope that someday humans and Chiss will be able to work side by side in peace."
"As do I, Syndic Mitth'ras'safis of the Eight Ruling Family."
"As do I, Syndic Mitth'ras'safis of the Eight Ruling Family."
Fandom: Star Wars: Outbound Flight - Timothy Zahn
Characters requested: Lorana Jinzler, Thrass | Mitth'ras'safis
What I'd like:
I started off shipping Thrawn/Car'das the first time I read this; when I read it again, I found myself getting super attached to Thrass/Lorana. I blame Les Miserables for my reaction to holding-hands-before-death ships. Anyway, I love this book for giving us a look at Chiss society and what happens when humans are thrown into it. I love how Thrass loves Thrawn, but can put the love of his people and family first; I love how Lorana is a timid person who's stuck under the tutelage of a megalomaniacal jackass, but lives up to her potential to save others. I ended up requesting Thrass and Lorana because I'd love to see any fic at all about them, but I would also love Thrawn, Jorj, and Thrawn/Jorj as well (especially since just about every Outbound Flight fan is a Thrawn/Jorj fan, heh). So feel free to include them or not!
I haven't actually read Survivor's Quest, the sequel published before Outbound Flight (and in which Lorana and Thrass are both introduced. As skeletons.), so you don't have to read that or include anything from it if you don't want to. But feel free to include any details from that or other EU that you want!
Prompts:
- Thrass and Lorana survive their crash into the Redoubt (either with or separated from everyone else). Does Lorana try to contact other Jedi, or does she take this to be the will of the Force? Or mavbe an opportunity? How do a member of an isolationist, effectively non-Force-sensitive species and a sheltered, insecure Jedi interact after they've faced death together? And if they start to become attracted to each other, how does that go for someone who's lived surrounded by his own species and someone who life is meant to have no attachments? And for this or any of the prompts, I'd love to see Lorana and Thrass bonding over/dealing with their sometimes difficult relationships with their brothers.
- AUs where they meet in different ways would be interesting--what if Thrass was exiled to Republic space? If Lorana went alone as a Jedi Knight on Outbound Flight? (a.k.a. what if C'baoth wasn't screwing everything up?) There are a ton of possibilities here, and any circumstances where their personalities are similar would be great.
- I'd also be fine with fic dealing with either character individually. If Thrass had lived, how would he have reacted to his brother's death? (I would not be opposed to him meeting Pellaeon!) If Lorana had lived, would she have survived Order 66? (I would not be opposed to her meeting Nuru Kungurama, the tiniest Chiss Jedi!)
“I was with Thrawn for just over a year. I was his senior fleet officer, his student”—he hesitated—“perhaps even his confidant. I’m not sure. The point is that he chose the Chimaera and me when he returned from the Unknown Regions. He didn’t just pick us at random; he chose us.”
Fandom: Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy – Timothy Zahn
Characters requested: Thrawn | Mitth'raw'nuruodo, Gilad Pellaeon
What I’d like:
ANYTHING WITH THRAWN AND PELLAEON THEY’RE AMAZING
If you prefer more details, I ship them a lot. I’m really interested in what could have been between them; in a different situation, if Thrawn had lived longer, might they have become friends? Pellaeon clearly looked up to Thrawn and was getting over his initial wariness of an alien commanding officer, and Thrawn saw his potential in adopting him as a protégée. In the Hand of Thrawn duology, ten years after the Thrawn trilogy, we see Thrawn made a hell of an impression on Pellaeon—it’s been a decade and Pellaeon is still hurt by the thought of his death, by the idea that Thrawn might have come back from the dead and not come to him. It’s more personal than just professional pride; Thrawn meant a lot to him. What would Thrawn think of what Pellaeon made of himself?
Also, as regards to the rest of the EU: I’m fine with either following it or just working off the Thrawn Trilogy. Please don’t think you have to read 8 billion books to write for me! If you're interested in the rest of the books but can only read
Prompts:
- AU where Thrawn didn’t die (possibly because Pellaeon managed to jump at him and knock the knife aside?). Pellaeon starts to see Thrawn as more of a person than a mysterious genius—and this is not making him any less attracted to him.
- Thrawn comes back to life because Force something blah blah blah. I don’t care if this follows the EU timeline or not—just that Pellaeon has had time to miss him. Pellaeon going back in time works too.
- This is even more optional than the rest of the optional details, but if you’ve read Hand of Thrawn: After the end of Vision of the Future, Flim attempts to seduce Pellaeon while dressed as Thrawn. Pellaeon really did not need to realize how much he wanted Thrawn ten years after his death. (I wrote this last year. I still really want to read it.) Or really anything with Flim, who is embarassingly high on my list of favorite Star Wars characters.
- Seriously, anything with the two of them talking. Any other EU characters welcome, especially anyone created by Zahn. (I love the movie characters too, but they are not exactly rare enough for Yuletide.)
And to that question posed 6,000 years ago in the Book of Ecclesiastes--"Who can fathom the depths of the abyss"--only two men out of all humanity now have the right to respond.
Captain Nemo and I.
Fandom: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Jules Verne
Characters: Pierre Aronnax, Capitaine Nemo | Captain Nemo
What I Want:
And plus 10,000 points if Nemo is actually Indian! I don’t care if you don’t identify his race/nationality, but if you do, going off his official life story would be awesome. If you haven’t read The Mysterious Island, it’s in Book 3, Chapter 16; long story short, he was an Indian prince named Dakkar who fought in the Sepoy Mutiny against the British, after which his wife and child were executed. I also really adore the 1954 Disney movie--if want to mix and match bits (except Nemo being, uh, British), that is 100% okay.
Prompts:
- What was Aronnax’s life like after the Nautilus? Did he ever get to see the wonders of the sea firsthand again? Did he miss Nemo? Does he find him? (There’s already a great fic out there with this premise and I would love even more variations!)
- If you’ve read The Mysterious Island (or are willing to Wiki it), I’d love to see Aronnax and Nemo meeting again during that book. The dates will require some fudging, as Nemo actually dies in The Mysterious Island before Twenty Thousand Leagues takes place, but anything just vaguely touching on “Nemo retired to a mysterious island and is mysteriously helping some castaways but Aronnax shows up or is with him” would be awesome. Also awesome: something about Nemo between the two books.
- During his time on the Nautilus, Nemo tells something of his past to Aronnax--maybe his name, nationality, his family. Is it because he expects Aronnax will never leave, or because he trusts him not to reveal it if he does?
- I doubt the overlap between these two fandoms is large, but a Dishonored crossover makes a terrible amount of sense. Either Nemo or Aronnax meeting the Outsider could get very...interesting. I ship Outsider/Corvo in Dishonored, but as with everything else, I am 100% cool with gen.
Yours,
JH