Yuletide 2016 Letter
Oct. 8th, 2016 09:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silverwillDear 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 might notice) but I'm super excited for anything and everything you come up with, because more fanworks! :D
My AO3 name is Fortune_Maiden.
Some things I like in fics:
Prompts (sorta)
Fandom 1: Trails in the Sky
Requested Character(s): Olivier (or Olivert if you prefer)
It's Olivier! One of SC's selling points was more Olivier than ever, and that is totally 100% the reason I bought it! All jokes aside, what I love about Olivier is how he acts carefree, says and does the most inappropriate things at the most inappropriate times (and the shenanigans!)...but is still one of the smartest, most effective characters in the series, and a good friend and ally to Estelle and the rest of the team no matter how much they complain about him (and how much he's actually hiding from them). Also he owns a cell phone. I particularly like his interactions with Estelle, Kloe, Zane and especially dearest Mueller.
What I would like to see is Olivier shenanigans and adventures in Liberl. Since this is a Trails in the Sky story, I don't mind if background details from Cold Steel are brought in (though please no ToCSII spoilers), but the main story should should be relating to FC & SC. Anything and everything is fine (and these details are optional anyway lol), but just to throw out some ideas: maybe some Olivier shenanigans at the embassy, or some Olivier adventures between FC Ch 1 and Ch 4. Or maybe your interpretation of what his dream in SC Ch 4 was about (since he was pretty vague about it when Estelle asked)
Fandom 2: Trails of Cold Steel
Requested Character(s): Emma
Emma Millstein, the most mysterious member of Class VII. It would be nice to read something from her perspective either as she goes about her true mission throughout ToCS, or something focused on her relationships with the others in Class VII even despite all the secrets. (I've always wondered. Did Sara know her secret?) Or shenanigans with her and Dorothee. Dorothee is always welcome! (and shenanigans in general are always loved!)
One thing though, I am not that far into ToCSII as of writing this letter, so I would prefer a story set in the first game or the early parts of ToCSII (maybe something about her and her group during the month between games?) and I ask that you please keep ToCSII spoilers to a minimum (minor ones are fine but no big plot points please). I imagine I will be much further along in ToCSII (or hopefully finished!) when the assignment is actually due but...
Fandom 3: Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boueibu LOVE!
Requested Character(s): Wombat
I put Wombat down as my requested character, but really I'm happy to read any Defense Club themed stories. The reason I chose Wom-san though is: Highly Advanced Scientific Technology. I would love to read a fic where Wombat's questionable alien technology comes into play somehow, either to cause problems for the Defense club or just something that makes his life easier. Maybe his translator breaks! Or he creates some sort of new tool for the Battle Lovers to use...
If alien technology shenanigans isn't really in your interests maybe something with Wombat teaching high school? We can only assume he's doing a decent enough job as Mr. Tawarayama so how does he deal with students and lesson plans and whatever else teachers are supposed to do?
Or how does he interact with the others in the Defense club? He goes from resident nuisance in Season 1 to being affectionately called "Wom-san" by everyone in Season 2 (and also apparently living with Yumoto).
Basically anything with Wombat would be very loved.
Fandom 4: 91 Days
Requested Character(s): Avilio
The Count of Monte Cristo meets the Godfather. This series was a wild ride that left me very attached to all of the characters and both satisfied and unsatisfied with things that happened. But the most interesting thing about 91 Days was Avilio. He is different from a typical protagonist (or even a revenge-protagonist) in that he's not a prideful charismatic chessmaster playing all sides like a fiddle, and we never really know what he's thinking except in rare moments like Episode 10. I would love to read a story that reveals what he's thinking. Maybe some of the background details of his revenge plots, how he sets things up, how he deals with unexpected factors, how he feels about innocents (for a given value of innocent anyway) getting dragged into the plots (like all the people who died during the feud between Frate and Nero). Anything! Watching the show, I was curious if he knew all along that Corteo was the traitor who tried to have Nero killed or if he only suspected it. I feel like so many events in 91 Days are open to exploration and interpretation, so I would love to read any of yours.
Alternatively, if that's not your cup of tea, something with Avilio during the 7 year gap, or something with Angelo, Luce and Corteo before everything happened (like how Angelo met Corteo) would also be really fun to read about)
Fandom 5: Dangan Ronpa 3
Requested Character(s): Izayoi Sonousuke, Andou Ruruka
Eternally bitter about poor Yoi-chan. If we matched on this fandom, my shipping dislike does not apply to Izayoi/Ruruka since their relationship is canon and a very important aspect of their characters (it's not quite shipping in the first place in their case I guess ^^"). Anyway, Yoi-chan was robbed. He was easily one of my favorite characters for his cute, mostly sweet, relationship with Ruruka and his complete devotion to her as well as his unique badass talent (that was quite handy for Kirigiri's investigation and subduing Sakakura). Ruruka was also a very tragic character--yes she's a horrible person, and did awful things to Seiko, Izayoi and others--but her circumstances were sad and her lack of confidence in either her talent or her relationships made her a pitiable character. I know she's a very divisive character in the fandom, but personally, she's one of my favorites in the new cast. I would love to read anything with these two, preferably set in happier times (or more specifically: not the killing game). Maybe something during their childhoods (how they met), or during their school days, post expulsion, surviving in the Despair world. Anything with these two would be very loved (and Seiko is more than welcome to join in. We know she and Ruruka were friends (and also "friends") but how did she and Yoi-chan get along?)
Fandom 6: Hakuouki
Requested character(s): Okita Souji, Hijikata Toshizou
Hakuouki, a tale of history, romance and demons...admittedly I'm mostly interested in the history side of the series rather than the supernatural elements. The characters all have a lot of depth and really great relationships. The Shinsengumi in particular are a lovely tragic band of brothers. Anyway, for this request, I would like to see something focused on the eternally lovingly(?) antagonistic relationship between Souji and Hijikata. Hijikata's known him since childhood (and was a sort of big brother like figure to him along with Kondou) and Souji has a lot of respect for him no matter what he says, but there's also a huge strain on their relationship because of his jealousy regarding Kondou. I would really like to read anything that explores their relationship, either the antagonistic bickering trolling side (like Souji endlessly stealing the poetry book), or the more respectful side, or the jealousy and bitterness (Reimeiroku showed how tragic things can get between them), anything goes! (Hijikata's mother hen side is always fun to see as well). Can be set at any point in canon (Shieikan Days, Reimeiroku-era, Hakuouki-era)
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 might notice) but I'm super excited for anything and everything you come up with, because more fanworks! :D
My AO3 name is Fortune_Maiden.
Some things I like in fics:
- Humor - I like witty dialogue and shenanigans that make me laugh, particularly if the humor is in the spirit of canon
- On that note, anything that is in the spirit of canon in general (any genre)
- Worldbuilding. Stories that explore any kind of aspects of the setting, or fill in holes that canon has hinted at but left open to interpretation
- Trust and friendship - exploring character dynamics and relationships. Family fluff and friendship (blood-related families or families or choice) Bonus points for characters with undying loyalties or parent/child or sibling-like bonds.
- For video game fandoms - working game mechanics into the story
- NSFW of any kind.
- Shipping. I prefer gen stories that focus on trust/family/friendship dynamics and platonic interaction between characters rather than romance.
- ...that's it really
Prompts (sorta)
Fandom 1: Trails in the Sky
Requested Character(s): Olivier (or Olivert if you prefer)
It's Olivier! One of SC's selling points was more Olivier than ever, and that is totally 100% the reason I bought it! All jokes aside, what I love about Olivier is how he acts carefree, says and does the most inappropriate things at the most inappropriate times (and the shenanigans!)...but is still one of the smartest, most effective characters in the series, and a good friend and ally to Estelle and the rest of the team no matter how much they complain about him (and how much he's actually hiding from them). Also he owns a cell phone. I particularly like his interactions with Estelle, Kloe, Zane and especially dearest Mueller.
What I would like to see is Olivier shenanigans and adventures in Liberl. Since this is a Trails in the Sky story, I don't mind if background details from Cold Steel are brought in (though please no ToCSII spoilers), but the main story should should be relating to FC & SC. Anything and everything is fine (and these details are optional anyway lol), but just to throw out some ideas: maybe some Olivier shenanigans at the embassy, or some Olivier adventures between FC Ch 1 and Ch 4. Or maybe your interpretation of what his dream in SC Ch 4 was about (since he was pretty vague about it when Estelle asked)
Fandom 2: Trails of Cold Steel
Requested Character(s): Emma
Emma Millstein, the most mysterious member of Class VII. It would be nice to read something from her perspective either as she goes about her true mission throughout ToCS, or something focused on her relationships with the others in Class VII even despite all the secrets. (I've always wondered. Did Sara know her secret?) Or shenanigans with her and Dorothee. Dorothee is always welcome! (and shenanigans in general are always loved!)
One thing though, I am not that far into ToCSII as of writing this letter, so I would prefer a story set in the first game or the early parts of ToCSII (maybe something about her and her group during the month between games?) and I ask that you please keep ToCSII spoilers to a minimum (minor ones are fine but no big plot points please). I imagine I will be much further along in ToCSII (or hopefully finished!) when the assignment is actually due but...
Fandom 3: Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boueibu LOVE!
Requested Character(s): Wombat
I put Wombat down as my requested character, but really I'm happy to read any Defense Club themed stories. The reason I chose Wom-san though is: Highly Advanced Scientific Technology. I would love to read a fic where Wombat's questionable alien technology comes into play somehow, either to cause problems for the Defense club or just something that makes his life easier. Maybe his translator breaks! Or he creates some sort of new tool for the Battle Lovers to use...
If alien technology shenanigans isn't really in your interests maybe something with Wombat teaching high school? We can only assume he's doing a decent enough job as Mr. Tawarayama so how does he deal with students and lesson plans and whatever else teachers are supposed to do?
Or how does he interact with the others in the Defense club? He goes from resident nuisance in Season 1 to being affectionately called "Wom-san" by everyone in Season 2 (and also apparently living with Yumoto).
Basically anything with Wombat would be very loved.
Fandom 4: 91 Days
Requested Character(s): Avilio
The Count of Monte Cristo meets the Godfather. This series was a wild ride that left me very attached to all of the characters and both satisfied and unsatisfied with things that happened. But the most interesting thing about 91 Days was Avilio. He is different from a typical protagonist (or even a revenge-protagonist) in that he's not a prideful charismatic chessmaster playing all sides like a fiddle, and we never really know what he's thinking except in rare moments like Episode 10. I would love to read a story that reveals what he's thinking. Maybe some of the background details of his revenge plots, how he sets things up, how he deals with unexpected factors, how he feels about innocents (for a given value of innocent anyway) getting dragged into the plots (like all the people who died during the feud between Frate and Nero). Anything! Watching the show, I was curious if he knew all along that Corteo was the traitor who tried to have Nero killed or if he only suspected it. I feel like so many events in 91 Days are open to exploration and interpretation, so I would love to read any of yours.
Alternatively, if that's not your cup of tea, something with Avilio during the 7 year gap, or something with Angelo, Luce and Corteo before everything happened (like how Angelo met Corteo) would also be really fun to read about)
Fandom 5: Dangan Ronpa 3
Requested Character(s): Izayoi Sonousuke, Andou Ruruka
Eternally bitter about poor Yoi-chan. If we matched on this fandom, my shipping dislike does not apply to Izayoi/Ruruka since their relationship is canon and a very important aspect of their characters (it's not quite shipping in the first place in their case I guess ^^"). Anyway, Yoi-chan was robbed. He was easily one of my favorite characters for his cute, mostly sweet, relationship with Ruruka and his complete devotion to her as well as his unique badass talent (that was quite handy for Kirigiri's investigation and subduing Sakakura). Ruruka was also a very tragic character--yes she's a horrible person, and did awful things to Seiko, Izayoi and others--but her circumstances were sad and her lack of confidence in either her talent or her relationships made her a pitiable character. I know she's a very divisive character in the fandom, but personally, she's one of my favorites in the new cast. I would love to read anything with these two, preferably set in happier times (or more specifically: not the killing game). Maybe something during their childhoods (how they met), or during their school days, post expulsion, surviving in the Despair world. Anything with these two would be very loved (and Seiko is more than welcome to join in. We know she and Ruruka were friends (and also "friends") but how did she and Yoi-chan get along?)
Fandom 6: Hakuouki
Requested character(s): Okita Souji, Hijikata Toshizou
Hakuouki, a tale of history, romance and demons...admittedly I'm mostly interested in the history side of the series rather than the supernatural elements. The characters all have a lot of depth and really great relationships. The Shinsengumi in particular are a lovely tragic band of brothers. Anyway, for this request, I would like to see something focused on the eternally lovingly(?) antagonistic relationship between Souji and Hijikata. Hijikata's known him since childhood (and was a sort of big brother like figure to him along with Kondou) and Souji has a lot of respect for him no matter what he says, but there's also a huge strain on their relationship because of his jealousy regarding Kondou. I would really like to read anything that explores their relationship, either the antagonistic bickering trolling side (like Souji endlessly stealing the poetry book), or the more respectful side, or the jealousy and bitterness (Reimeiroku showed how tragic things can get between them), anything goes! (Hijikata's mother hen side is always fun to see as well). Can be set at any point in canon (Shieikan Days, Reimeiroku-era, Hakuouki-era)
