Dear Yuletide Writer 2021
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quihiHello, Yuletide Writer! I'm Quihi on AO3 as well as here. Thank you for writing for me!
DNW: smut, M- or E-rated sexual content; alternate universes that remove the fundamental setting of the canon (i.e. please keep the appliances in Unauthorized Bread, the doors in Exit West, the doors and worlds in Wayward Children, the Emergency and telepathy stuff in MBS.)
In general, in addition to/regardless of my canon-specific details, I like fics about people becoming friends, alternate perspectives on canon events, and any sort of slice of life or gapfiller/missing scene! I'm also open to asexual/aromantic headcanons, original characters, and winter/holiday/Christimas fic.
Optional details are optional and I hope you don't feel restricted by my prompts. I'm just excited to see more fic for any of these canons!
I'm not expecting any of these things, but if you're interested in these topics:
I am happy to read about original characters, whether alongside canon characters, or in fic with only OCs where I have requested "Any" or "Worldbuilding" for the characters.
I am open to atypical formats of fic, including (but not limited to) fic written in first person, in non-sequential order, poetry, or any in-universe document such as news articles or blog posts. However, I would prefer not to receive fic written in second person or interactive fiction.
Some of these characters are religious, either explicitly or implicitly. Feel free to write about that! I like to read about characters' religion. However, please do not condemn any religion as a terrible thing or focus on any character leaving their religion. I would prefer it be treated respectfully and as a generally accepted part of the character's life, or simply not discussed in the fic.
Either way, I am happy to receive any sort of Christmas or holiday or winter-y/seasonal fic!
Character: Any (nominated: Abdirahim, Salima, Wyoming, Worldbuilding)
I would also be happy to read fic about Nadifa, who I did not have space to nominate, or any other characters or OCs in the pursuit of Worldbuilding.
Online version found here
I love this world with the almost-real dystopian aspects and all the strong, problem-solving characters! I'm hoping for gen rather than shipfic here, romance limited to a minor point if covered at all.
Some prompts:
Abdirahim: We know he coordinates the kids in the building with jailbreaking, and he generally seems like an awesome kid. I would love to read about how he coordinates the kids with all the jailbreaking, or some sort of character study on him, or a day in his life with school and his family, or details about how he coordinated and ran the thing where they kept one elevator to themselves.
Salima: I would love to read a fic about her friendship with Wyoming or Nadifa and how that plays out, or more detail about how they become closer, or how she settles into Dorchester Towers. I would also be excited to read more detail about her baking, or her bookkeeping work. Or else, more about her life trajectory before or after the bulk of Unauthorized Bread.
Wyoming: Oh, Wye. She's almost certainly the character I have the most in common with, and she annoys me more than any other major character. I would love to read more about her, and how she makes the decisions she does, taking a job at Boulangism and not understanding Salima's refusal to engage in the affiliate program, but coming to the point where she has to make a decision when Salima is going to be caught. Or, what she does around that time or after—does she start spending time on the message boards, or make any effort to share corporate information more widely, or help anyone else? Does she try to stick to her life, staying as uninvolved as possible other than befriending Salima?
Nadifa: I would be happy to see more about her life, either before, after, or during Unauthorized Bread. Or her family, Abdirahim, Idil, and Yasmiin. It's also said that she's a seamstress and I am always ready to read about sewing.
Worldbuilding: How do people in other buildings cope with the appliance failures and find workarounds; do they find similar solutions? Do any buildings manage to get new appliances in their apartments?
Are there news reports about these companies, or internal documents or press releases about the new programs they're rolling out, or people helping to cover up that they're all jailbroken and little-to-no income is coming in from Salima's (and possibly others') building?
Characters: Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding! I think the world he creates in this book is fascinating; for all that the doors are essentially a plot device, it's an interesting world where people are forced to accept and figure out how to handle immigration and refugees on such a large scale.
I'd prefer a story that's not entirely about romance, but as long as there's some worldbuilding and some details about how they're adapting to the changes in society, that's fine too.
Some prompts:
More on the government response!
[some specific prompts to be added]
There are a lot of minor characters who are never given names–I am always interested in learning more about them.
[some specific prompts to be added]
Characters: Eleanor West, Kade West
I am happy to receive fic that focuses on only Eleanor or Kade and not both, or instead on Layla!
Eleanor and Kade:
I like these two a lot. I'd love to see more of their relationship! Whether that's fluff, like something with Kade's tailoring and clothes collecting or relaxing on a nice day; or something more serious, like dealing with one of the problems the school faces and deterring officials and pretending nothing abnormal is happening. Like, what do they do after a student returns to their world and they have to explain it and manage the aftermath?
I'd also be interested in a fic about Eleanor starting the school or Kade taking over running the school later. Or elaborating on their pasts such as when they returned from their respective worlds, or Eleanor going to her world.
Layla:
The girl who showed up briefly at the end of ! I liked the worldbuilding for Confection. I'd like to see something about Layla and how she got there and what she does as Baker. Or, I'd like to read about when she returns to Earth, if she goes to Eleanor's school!
Characters: Worldbuilding
I am also happy to receive fic that focuses the non-nominated characters Tai or Claire Li, instead of worldbuilding.
Book-verse only, please!
These books are nostalgic, and they also have some really cool worldbuilding, particularly with the Emergency and the Institute. And the characters are delightful! Kate, Reynie, and Rhonda are favorites of the main eight, but I am happy to read about any of them or villains or OCs or anyone else in pursuit of worldbuilding.
Some prompts: this is far too many prompts. I have many questions about Stonetown, so I hope one or two of these topics interest you. Worldbuilding is a broad category. These are mostly around the first and fifth books since I've read those most recently, but please feel free to go and expand off the second or third too!
The Emergency and the Whisperer! What's going on with that? How did Mr. Benedict stop being trusted in government? What are all the news articles like before and after the events of the first book? How does it all influence kids, or what is it like when the Emergency ends and everyone apparently feels lighter?
L.I.V.E.! What are some of the other messages encoded in the Whisperer, and what do the LIVE lessons that back them cover? What's it like to be a regular student there? Or one of the Helpers or Executives? Do they think much about the rules, or the weird lessons, or the four kids on a mission? How does it actually work when they erase a kid's memory and send them off Nomansan Island? What's it like for LIVE students after the first book ends? I'd like a look at what one of them does and how they switch to a normal school.
Riddle of Ages! Maybe some background about building the prison or planning the trap? Or given that there's so many telepaths now, I would love to read about how they experiment or mess around or have fun with telepathy. How does telepathy work in this otherwise more-or-less-realistic (in terms of technology, at least) series? Or what's it like when Constance is influencing someone?
Tai and Claire Li: My alternate, non-worldbuilding request. They weren't nominated, but they were one of my favorite parts of Riddle of Ages, and I was glad Tai found his aunt at the end. I'd love to see more about Claire, before, during, or after Riddle of Ages, or about the two of them forming a family together and settling in with the MBS afterwards!
Character: King's Daughter
Recording | Lyrics
This is the recording that was on the Music post and the lyrics are slightly off from the recording, but close enough. None of the versions I saw were substantially different, anyway.
I first listened to this when I was going through the list of songs nominated and listened to it over and over again. It's all over a fun story!
Prompts:
What's the king's daughter's perspective on the events of the song?? She seems to be willing to run off with him very easily. I'd love some sort of retelling that's more focused on her.
She's promptly married off to him and dragged back north to a new life. Is it hard for her to settle in with the giants, in a new town? Does she befriend the boy that carried the message north and is potentially the only other person from London living there? Or her new sister-in-law, Jean of the Sign, whose brother suddenly shows up one day with a wife she never met?
General Information
DNW: smut, M- or E-rated sexual content; alternate universes that remove the fundamental setting of the canon (i.e. please keep the appliances in Unauthorized Bread, the doors in Exit West, the doors and worlds in Wayward Children, the Emergency and telepathy stuff in MBS.)
In general, in addition to/regardless of my canon-specific details, I like fics about people becoming friends, alternate perspectives on canon events, and any sort of slice of life or gapfiller/missing scene! I'm also open to asexual/aromantic headcanons, original characters, and winter/holiday/Christimas fic.
Optional details are optional and I hope you don't feel restricted by my prompts. I'm just excited to see more fic for any of these canons!
I'm not expecting any of these things, but if you're interested in these topics:
I am happy to read about original characters, whether alongside canon characters, or in fic with only OCs where I have requested "Any" or "Worldbuilding" for the characters.
I am open to atypical formats of fic, including (but not limited to) fic written in first person, in non-sequential order, poetry, or any in-universe document such as news articles or blog posts. However, I would prefer not to receive fic written in second person or interactive fiction.
Some of these characters are religious, either explicitly or implicitly. Feel free to write about that! I like to read about characters' religion. However, please do not condemn any religion as a terrible thing or focus on any character leaving their religion. I would prefer it be treated respectfully and as a generally accepted part of the character's life, or simply not discussed in the fic.
Either way, I am happy to receive any sort of Christmas or holiday or winter-y/seasonal fic!
Unauthorized Bread - Cory Doctorow
Character: Any (nominated: Abdirahim, Salima, Wyoming, Worldbuilding)
I would also be happy to read fic about Nadifa, who I did not have space to nominate, or any other characters or OCs in the pursuit of Worldbuilding.
Online version found here
I love this world with the almost-real dystopian aspects and all the strong, problem-solving characters! I'm hoping for gen rather than shipfic here, romance limited to a minor point if covered at all.
Some prompts:
Abdirahim: We know he coordinates the kids in the building with jailbreaking, and he generally seems like an awesome kid. I would love to read about how he coordinates the kids with all the jailbreaking, or some sort of character study on him, or a day in his life with school and his family, or details about how he coordinated and ran the thing where they kept one elevator to themselves.
Salima: I would love to read a fic about her friendship with Wyoming or Nadifa and how that plays out, or more detail about how they become closer, or how she settles into Dorchester Towers. I would also be excited to read more detail about her baking, or her bookkeeping work. Or else, more about her life trajectory before or after the bulk of Unauthorized Bread.
Wyoming: Oh, Wye. She's almost certainly the character I have the most in common with, and she annoys me more than any other major character. I would love to read more about her, and how she makes the decisions she does, taking a job at Boulangism and not understanding Salima's refusal to engage in the affiliate program, but coming to the point where she has to make a decision when Salima is going to be caught. Or, what she does around that time or after—does she start spending time on the message boards, or make any effort to share corporate information more widely, or help anyone else? Does she try to stick to her life, staying as uninvolved as possible other than befriending Salima?
Nadifa: I would be happy to see more about her life, either before, after, or during Unauthorized Bread. Or her family, Abdirahim, Idil, and Yasmiin. It's also said that she's a seamstress and I am always ready to read about sewing.
Worldbuilding: How do people in other buildings cope with the appliance failures and find workarounds; do they find similar solutions? Do any buildings manage to get new appliances in their apartments?
Are there news reports about these companies, or internal documents or press releases about the new programs they're rolling out, or people helping to cover up that they're all jailbroken and little-to-no income is coming in from Salima's (and possibly others') building?
Exit West - Mohsin Hamid
Characters: Worldbuilding
Worldbuilding! I think the world he creates in this book is fascinating; for all that the doors are essentially a plot device, it's an interesting world where people are forced to accept and figure out how to handle immigration and refugees on such a large scale.
I'd prefer a story that's not entirely about romance, but as long as there's some worldbuilding and some details about how they're adapting to the changes in society, that's fine too.
Some prompts:
More on the government response!
[some specific prompts to be added]
There are a lot of minor characters who are never given names–I am always interested in learning more about them.
[some specific prompts to be added]
Wayward Children Series - Seanan McGuire
Characters: Eleanor West, Kade West
I am happy to receive fic that focuses on only Eleanor or Kade and not both, or instead on Layla!
Eleanor and Kade:
I like these two a lot. I'd love to see more of their relationship! Whether that's fluff, like something with Kade's tailoring and clothes collecting or relaxing on a nice day; or something more serious, like dealing with one of the problems the school faces and deterring officials and pretending nothing abnormal is happening. Like, what do they do after a student returns to their world and they have to explain it and manage the aftermath?
I'd also be interested in a fic about Eleanor starting the school or Kade taking over running the school later. Or elaborating on their pasts such as when they returned from their respective worlds, or Eleanor going to her world.
Layla:
The girl who showed up briefly at the end of ! I liked the worldbuilding for Confection. I'd like to see something about Layla and how she got there and what she does as Baker. Or, I'd like to read about when she returns to Earth, if she goes to Eleanor's school!
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
Characters: Worldbuilding
I am also happy to receive fic that focuses the non-nominated characters Tai or Claire Li, instead of worldbuilding.
Book-verse only, please!
These books are nostalgic, and they also have some really cool worldbuilding, particularly with the Emergency and the Institute. And the characters are delightful! Kate, Reynie, and Rhonda are favorites of the main eight, but I am happy to read about any of them or villains or OCs or anyone else in pursuit of worldbuilding.
Some prompts: this is far too many prompts. I have many questions about Stonetown, so I hope one or two of these topics interest you. Worldbuilding is a broad category. These are mostly around the first and fifth books since I've read those most recently, but please feel free to go and expand off the second or third too!
The Emergency and the Whisperer! What's going on with that? How did Mr. Benedict stop being trusted in government? What are all the news articles like before and after the events of the first book? How does it all influence kids, or what is it like when the Emergency ends and everyone apparently feels lighter?
L.I.V.E.! What are some of the other messages encoded in the Whisperer, and what do the LIVE lessons that back them cover? What's it like to be a regular student there? Or one of the Helpers or Executives? Do they think much about the rules, or the weird lessons, or the four kids on a mission? How does it actually work when they erase a kid's memory and send them off Nomansan Island? What's it like for LIVE students after the first book ends? I'd like a look at what one of them does and how they switch to a normal school.
Riddle of Ages! Maybe some background about building the prison or planning the trap? Or given that there's so many telepaths now, I would love to read about how they experiment or mess around or have fun with telepathy. How does telepathy work in this otherwise more-or-less-realistic (in terms of technology, at least) series? Or what's it like when Constance is influencing someone?
Tai and Claire Li: My alternate, non-worldbuilding request. They weren't nominated, but they were one of my favorite parts of Riddle of Ages, and I was glad Tai found his aunt at the end. I'd love to see more about Claire, before, during, or after Riddle of Ages, or about the two of them forming a family together and settling in with the MBS afterwards!
Long John Moore (Traditional Ballad)
Character: King's Daughter
Recording | Lyrics
This is the recording that was on the Music post and the lyrics are slightly off from the recording, but close enough. None of the versions I saw were substantially different, anyway.
I first listened to this when I was going through the list of songs nominated and listened to it over and over again. It's all over a fun story!
Prompts:
What's the king's daughter's perspective on the events of the song?? She seems to be willing to run off with him very easily. I'd love some sort of retelling that's more focused on her.
She's promptly married off to him and dragged back north to a new life. Is it hard for her to settle in with the giants, in a new town? Does she befriend the boy that carried the message north and is potentially the only other person from London living there? Or her new sister-in-law, Jean of the Sign, whose brother suddenly shows up one day with a wife she never met?
