Yuletide 2019 Letter

[silverwill]

Dear Yuletide Creator!

Welcome to my letter! I am really excited for this exchange and thrilled to see what you come up with! I'm not very good at writing these letters (or coming up with prompts as you will notice, and I especially tend to ramble so please bear with me) but I'm super excited for anything and everything you come up with, because more fanworks are always awesome!

These details are just here to give you some ideas if you need them, so please feel free to use your own ideas if none of these rambles inspire anything! I just want to see more fanworks for my fave fandoms! ♥

My AO3 name is Fortune_Maiden

 

Some things I like in fics:

• Humor - I like witty dialogue and banter, particularly if the humor is in the spirit of canon
• On that note, the spirit of canon in general!
• Adventures! Characters getting into various shenanigans!
• Worldbuilding. Stories that explore any kind of aspects of the setting, or fill in holes that canon hinted at but left open to interpretation. Missing scene fics are great and minor characters getting some love (and acknowledgement!) are also great.
• Exploring character dynamics and relationships. Family fluff and Friendship (blood-related families or found families) Bonus points for characters with undying loyalties, parent/child, or sibling-like bonds. Found families are all so great!
• For Video Game fandoms: Working game mechanics into the story. Characters being aware that they are in a video game type of meta fics. Parodies and Satire are also great! Demolishing the fourth wall is always fun.
• Time Travel. There's just a special place in my heart for time travel stories!

DNWs:

• NSFW of any kind.
• AUs – Alternate setting ones specifically. I don't mind canon divergence & what ifs but I prefer the setting to be the one I'm already familiar with.
• Issuefic

Below are some more fandom specific prompts. Please note that I am going off the assumption that you are familiar with the series we matched on, and am pretty liberal about spoilers in these prompts

I requested a few characters in each fandom (and I believe Yuletide uses And matching), but unless otherwise stated I’m cool with any and all combinations of the requested character!
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Fandom 1: Trails of Cold Steel

Requested Characters:
Alisa Reinford
Jusis Albarea
Millium Orion
Altina Orion

Fandom Specific DNW: CS4/Crossbell spoilers (or at least beyond what’s spoiled as of CS3 already)  

Why does Yuletide only allow 4 character noms ;_;

Trails of Cold Steel 3 is finally out yay! :D It’s so great coming back to Erebonia, meeting New Class VII and seeing Old Class VII mature and take on a more active role. In-universe, it’s been a year and a half since everyone went their separate ways, and one thing I’d love to see is some gaps filled in! Alisa, Jusis, and Millium are my favorite members of Class VII, and so I’d like to see something focused or one (or two or all) of them , though anyone and everyone is more than welcome to appear (I love everyone!).

Maybe something like Alisa meeting Tio! Helping develop the Arcus II! Millium and the other Ironbloods (I would love to see more of her relationships with Gramps, Claire and Lechter. Maybe something pre-series with them teaching her the ways of the world)! Jusis and his brother, now Governor-General of Crossbell. Does he ever visit Crossbell? Millium sneaking off to visit him and bringing some joy and chaos to Bareahard (I love how close they’ve gotten by CS3 and Millium generally implying that she visits him often. Jusis needs some cheer in his life). Vantage Masters things! (I love this silly card game. Actually, any form of Yugioh-esque parody with Vantage Masters is VERY wanted! :D)

I also nominated Altina because she is adorable and artificial lifeform discovering human emotions may be a bit cliche but its a great cliche for a reason (and I love how it was done in reverse with Millium where she's already energetic and carefree and learns about heartache instead)! I love how she is Millium's opposite and gets jealous about these differences. I'd love to see more of the Orion sisters.

Also Millium gives us this gem of a line in CS3: "It'll be Milly and Tilly with Lammy and Sammy! Together we'll form a band and solve mysteries!!!" YES PLEASE! :D

My main interest is some post-CS2 things with Class VII, but generally I love these characters and their interactions and would welcome any sort of stories with them.

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Fandom 2: Super Dimension Fortress Macross

Requested Characters:
Ichijou Hikaru
Lynn Minmay
Hayase Misa
Roy Focker

MA-KU-ROSSSS~♪

I was pleasantly surprised to find this in the tagset and with so many character noms too! I honestly don’t know what it is about this series, but I love it so much. It’s so silly on the surface, but the plot and the characters work so well and who doesn’t love aliens experiencing culture shock because humans are weird.

I’m cool with anything for Macross. My favorite characters and Roy, Max, and Minmay but feel free to use whoever, however. What I really like is the worldbuilding in Macross – you’ve got a giant alien spaceship accidentally launching itself and the island it was on to Pluto and making a yearlong return trip back to Earth. The show glossed over a lot of things but I would love something set in that initial year. Macross City coming together! Dealing with rationing and shortages and little luxuries on Earth now being a big deal. The characters hanging out during their downtime. Roy being a cool senpai to Hikaru. Hikaru’s building relationship with Minmay that never goes anywhere. Hikaru, Max, and Hayao the three amigos. Misa, Claudia, and the Bridge Bunnies! I like the core cast and Macross City and wish the show devoted more time to how this city actually worked!  Or maybe some quieter moments with the characters thinking about Earth and the things they can’t do in space.

Or something in the timeskip after the final battle with the Zentraedi. Rebuilding Earth, Zentraedi acclimating, Minmay slowly being broken (I do love her and I love her character arc especially in the timeskip. She goes from idealistic selfish childish pop idol to someone who has witnessed war and suffering and is being held up as this great savior when she’s really just an ordinary girl who’s songs just happened to be the first music the aliens ever heard. There’s a very human element to Minmay and how she reacts to the world around her and especially her relationship with Hikaru and I love that).

Also, I am familiar with Do You Remember Love. It’s a great movie and if you’re more comfortable writing something set in that verse, I’m cool with that. Overall though, I prefer the series to the movie, particularly in how it handles Minmay’s role in the plot.

Iirc DYRL was an in-universe movie in Macross 7 (which I have not seen). Maybe the TV Series cast can watch it and complain/praise the changes made from their “true” story (yes, I know all Macross adaptations are in-universe interpretations of the history but I like to think the original series is closest to what really happened. Something about it just clicks very well for me. Probably all the clumsiness.)

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Fandom 3: Kamen Rider Decade

Requested Characters:
Kadoya Tsukasa
Hikari Natsumi
Onodera Yusuke
Kaito Daiki

Decade is one of those where the premise is fantastic, but the execution is just a mess. Fortunately said premise and the characters still made it a fun ride and I absolutely adore this nonsensical mess of a series.

I love the ‘alternate’ versions of the first 9 Riders we saw in the series (aside from Den-O I guess lol). One prompt for this series could be to have Decade visit alternate versions of the next 9 series (since he does have their respective cards by Zi-O). Maybe a W world where 1 guy transforms into two Riders (somehow). Or a Fourze world set in a MegaCorp instead of a High School (reverse AR Faiz).

Or considering we had both Kenzaki & Kendate in Decade, what if the characters go to yet another AR World for a Rider they’ve already met. Maybe another take on Kuuga and how Yusuke reacts to that. Or, considering Zi-O’s finale (what made sense of it at least), what Natsumi becoming Kiva-la means for her world. We never did find out if her world was saved. Maybe while Tsukasa and Kaito are mucking about in Zi-O, Natsumi and Yusuke have their own adventures.

I just want more adventures with this lovable cast.

These are the KR series I’ve seen so far: Agito, Faiz, Blade, Den-O, Decade, Fourze, Build, Zi-O. I don’t really mind spoilers for other shows, but any references to them will probably go over my head.

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Fandom 4: Kamen Rider Den-O

Requested Characters:
Momotaros
Urataros
Kintaros
Ryuutaros

Den-O! I…have some mixed feeling on it overall, but I adore the characters so much! The Taros are all so colorful and silly and it gives Den-O a very anime feel. I love the DenLiner family and all the dynamics between the Taros. Momotaros is hotblooded and dumb but cares deeply for his friends. Urataros is a shameless liar and flirt but is also pretty intuitive. Kintaros is steadfast and kind. And Ryuuta is a brat all around but endearingly so.

I just want more Taros adventures. Travelling to the future, past, getting into all sorts of troubles. Maybe meeting some sort of holiday themed Imagin. Coming back to visit Ryotarou for the holidays. Possession shenanigans. Interactions with Naomi, Hana, and Owner. Some love for Hana in general is always good.

Or maybe someone getting stuck in a time loop because this is a time travel series and there’s always room for time loops!

These are the KR series I’ve seen so far: Agito, Faiz, Blade, Den-O, Decade, Fourze, Build, Zi-O. I don’t really mind spoilers for other shows, but any references to them will probably go over my head.

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Fandom 5: Yakuza

Requested Characters:
Majima Goro
Yuki

Fandom Specific DNW: I’ve only played Yakuza 0 & Kiwami, and by the time of reveals will likely have played Yakuza 2 Kiwami as well. This is probably less of a DNW and more of a general request, but please no spoilers beyond Yakuza 2.

Yakuza is a series I’ve known about for a long time and got a really positive first impression from Project x Zone, but I finally played it for the first time a little while back and I’ve fallen in love with this world! I love how it balances being a serious crime drama with the absolute zaniness  of the substories and side activities. I especially loved Cabaret Club Czar in Yakuza 0, and would love to see more of Majima interacting with Yuki and the rest of the hostesses. They all had great personalities and stories and I like how the Cabaret Club Czar story progressed in general, and how each girl (and Youda) fit into the club as it expanded. Yuki and Majima also had some great snark with each other.

General request for this fandom is Cabaret Club stuff. Majima and Yuki together or separately. Maybe Yuki taking over once Majima leaves Sotenbori and the other girls supporting her. Or Majima helping her or one of the others out with something. Or them helping him in turn. Maybe he checks in on them after the events of 0 to make sure they’re all still going well. The Sunshine family is great, and after everything Majima went through in 0, it’s nice to see him having some happier times in the club. And Yuki in general is great! I was so happy to hear that she returned in Yakuza 2 Kiwami and can’t wait to see her again in that game!

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Fandom 6: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth

Requested Characters:
Aiba Ami
Amazawa Keisuke
Kuremi Kyoko
Shiramine Nokia

Warning: Spoilers for both Cyber Sleuth games

Fandom Specific DNW: Two Aibas. I’d rather there just be one Aiba (your choice which), so no twin sibling/cousin/doppelganger please.

I love Cyber Sleuth! I love the setting, and I love the game tackles various aspects and implications (and abuses) of a virtual life in Eden in the form of cases you tackle. I love how some of the cases can be absolutely silly (like the Mr. Navit case) and some can actually be pretty creepy and terrifying (like the Mr. Navit case) Should we match on this, I would love to see more detective agency shenanigans. Aiba taking on some kind of case. Kyoko showing her detective prowess, Coffee abuse…

Or maybe something post game, in the new world. Aiba & the real Kyoko. How do they adjust? How similar is the real Kyoko to the one we spent the entire adventure with? What kind of cases does they tackle now? How is everyone doing in general? What is Aiba's reunion with everyone else like? Any and all characters are welcome to appear, including those from Hacker’s Memory.

Or if Detective Agency stuff isn’t your thing, then gimme all the Nokia love! Nokia is easily my favorite character across both games for her silly hamminess & determination. This girl decides she is going to form a hacking team and that’s what she does! And somehow it all works out! Some prompts for this I guess, could be her spending time with Agumon & Gabumon (or Omnimon), or her recruiting members for her group (like Yasusu), or her group going around and helping Digimon. Or people getting dragged into whatever mess she’s about to create and running the show behind the scenes. If you’re familiar with Hacker’s Memory, maybe something with her and Chitose? A missing scene of them meeting and planning the kidnapping? Chitose mentoring her team? Meeting again post-game? Their interactions in the game were great and I love the friendship they ended up forming. Chitose is probably one of the few hackers who does take her seriously.

On the Hacker's Memory side, how about some post-game Keisuke? He remembers the original world, and unlike the core cast of the original, is the only one in his friend group that does. How does this affect his relationships with Yu and Hudie? Does he ever meet up with Nokia's group and learn what they did? Does he resent them for it or drift closer to them? Or in the in-series setting, maybe some moments between Keisuke and his Digimon partners?

Anything with Digimon partners is always great! <3