Dear Yuletide Author Letter (2025)

2025-10-22T15:40:56Z

Dear Yuletide Author,

First of all, thank you so much. If you've ended up with my prompts, I either bow to your applause or apologize for your trouble.

A few general things before I get into specific requests.

I am happy with gen, het, or slash (M/M and F/F both). Whatever best fits the story you want to tell.

Things I love: Complicated, nuanced relationships; siblings and friends bothering one another; clever characters being clever; clever characters being idiots (in-character idiots, of course); longing; UST; emphasizin ur wimminz (see icon); Gothic undertones; classical allusions/references; musical references; historical references; Grand Epic Moments; genfic with just a bit of romance; snark; period detail (I am an absolute sucker for it); moral ambiguity; unreliable narrators; gut-punch endings.

Things I do not love so much: PWP; explicit kink (unless it's required by the plot); dubious or coerced consent (unless it's genuinely in-character); characters behaving unrealistically for the time period (whether canon or AU); invisible wimminz; using magic to explain things away (I'm looking at you, Philippa Gregory); using romance to explain things away; gratuitous violence.

If it's helpful, my AO3 page is here and my Tumblr is here.

And now, requests!

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Again, thank you so much in advance for this gift, and I have no doubt I'll love whatever you write.

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Dear Yuletide Author (2017)

2017-10-08T04:44:40Z

[This is a backdated entry since I usually filter my fandom-related stuff.]

Dear Yuletide Author,

First and most importantly, THANK YOU. If you've ended up with my prompts, you may or may not be facepalming at them, so please rest assured that in spite of my crazy fandom choices, I'm thrilled that you're writing for me!

You can find most of my fic here on AO3, and in the following communities on LJ (along with fic I read and love): dw_historical, thisengland, the_phrensies, femgenficathon, and ides_of_april. It's not directly relevant to Yuletide, but I've also got a selection of Harry Potter fic archived here.

My letter from Yuletide 2016
My letter from Yuletide 2015
My letter from Yuletide 2014
My letter from Yuletide 2013
My letter from Yuletide 2012
My letter from Yuletide 2011
My letter from Yuletide 2010
My letter from Yuletide 2009
My letter from Yuletide 2008

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Dear Yuletide Author Letter (2025)

Dear Yuletide Author (2017)