Dear Yuletide Author,

[azurelunatic]

Hi! I'm most often "Azz" in Yulechat, so if you were in Yulechat and wondering if that was me, yeah, that's me.

I like all kinds of things! I tend to read a lot of relationshippy smutty fics, but I read other stuff too. The best thing about Yuletide is going through a list of tiny little fandoms that I remember from way back when and finding what corners of them people have wanted to explore. This is my first time actually participating. Just the existence of the exchange is gift enough. If you genuinely aren't inspired by anything I've requested, if you have a friend in the fandom, ask what they'd want, and write something that they'd really like to see.

I'm actually kind of hard to contact anonymously, but I am happy to be quizzed by hippos if you have any questions.

I love juicy plots, detailed characters, character-driven adventures, lyrical prose, bang-up action, character studies, worldbuilding, AUs (particularly if they're well-labeled), Bechdel passes, explorations of sex, gender and sexuality (always-that-way, magical or technological swaps, transgendered characters, etc.), and so many other things.

From my signup:

Alliance-Union - C. J. Cherryh

Ariane Emory II
Justin Warrick
Grant ALX-972

This series is so precious to me, but in so many different ways that if you are inspired to write something in this universe, no matter the characters or situations, I am sure I will be happy. I enjoy everything from fluffy happy Justin-and-Grant-being-domestic to heart-wrenching doubt and distrust. I really like the pulling-apart-the-components-of-the-mind aspect of the series. I am happy with any additional characters you care to include. The only thing that I hope you could avoid would be, specifically, Katlin being homophobic. While I can read either straight!Katlin, bi*sexual!Katlin, or it's-all-ok-within-my-Assignment!Katlin, I do not believe that security azi on a not overtly religious world would be deliberately given homophobic value-sets. (There was a traumatic fic. Can you tell?) That being said, if that restriction gives you an amazing plot bunny that flies in the face of that idea, run with it; I know I often get inspired when someone says they can't imagine a situation that X could possibly be good.



I Want to Go Home - Gordon Korman

Chip (I Want to Go Home!)
Rudy Miller
Mike Webster

This fandom is a little piece of my childhood. I am all about the amazing slapstick antics, especially the situations where everything has been put into place earlier and it all collapses like a row of particularly explosive dominoes. If you write this, I hope you have the sort of fun where you get up from the computer and dance with glee and then tell a friend because you can't believe the impossible thing you're about to have happen (either to or because of Mike and Rudy).


Anna to the Infinite Power - Mildred Ames

My elementary school librarian recommended this book to us, and told us that the end would chill us, but skipping to the end wouldn't have the same effect. I did, and she was right; I read the book, and she was more right. I would be happy with basically anything in here. Worldbuilding, plot, some of the other subjects, what happens after... The thing that gets me the hardest (in the wonderful shivery way) is the freaky coincidences.


The Dragon Waiting - John M. Ford

Literally anything you are moved to write, I will read with glee and mourning. (I never knew the author but I cannot be reconciled to his death.) Build whatever details of the world you please -- embroidery on your favorite moment, backstory or future-story for your favorite character, something entirely unrelated but for the wings of the proverbial butterfly going on in an entirely different corner of the world. Thank you.

(Yes. Even a high school AU. I'm serious about the "anything".)

I hope your Yuletide is awesome.

Flanicking merrily,
Azz

Comments

[azurelunatic]

Some notes, now that I'm a little less AIIIII all over the place:

I ship the canon relationships in Cyteen, and prefer to avoid fic that disrupts canon relationships with the sole goal of introducing different relationships. I have read Regenesis; I can happily include the events there or read things that Regenesis josses, although I do appreciate a note as to which parts of canon are being paid attention to. I do not particularly ship Ari II/Justin in a romantic way, but I think they are very important people in each other's life.


I am happy to read Mike and Rudy as just friends or more than that.