Yuletide Letter 2019
Oct. 30th, 2019 07:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
measured_wordsDear Amazing Yuletide Author:
Thanks, first of all, for writing! That is really the most important thing, and I will be delighted with whatever I wind up getting.
Generally speaking, I like stories that tell me a little bit more about the characters or the world they live in. I like stories with plot - with adventure, intrigue, and wacky hijinks. I also like stories that are more focused on character exploration – I don't need action if I have interesting introspection. I like both insider and outsider PoV stuff, and I feel like it is perfectly legit to write a story about a character that isn't from their perspective. I enjoy stories that are very emotionally intense, whether that means they are spilling over with ~feels~ or dark and unrelenting in tone – I enjoy horror, especially psychological horror, but also feel-good fluff. I am into both Crueltide and Yuleporn, so if those are your jam, please have at! I'm also open to other sub-challenges, if my requests fit the bill and you're inspired :)
I like porn, but I do not require it. If you have a preference for or against in whatever you wind up writing, knock yourself out, I will appreciate it. If you include porn, I prefer it to be somehow relevant to the story – either it develops character relationships, or is vital to some zany caper or what have you. I’m not a big fan of pwp, though I think porn can certainly *be* the main action, so to speak, as long as it is showing me something new about characters or their relationship. I'm really hard to squick, so don't be afraid to show me your kinks! More than anything, when it comes (heh) to porn I want to be able to believe that the sex I'm reading is in character for whoever I'm reading about – not necessarily that it is something they want, but that the reactions I'm reading are true to whoever is having them, if that makes any sense.
If you are looking to find out more about me, I have a somewhat chaotic tumblr, and a neglected rambling personal journal. I am also Measured_Words on AO3 :) If I pop in to discord, you can look for me asLan or Elanya.
On to the specifics! Please note that these are in no meaningful order. Some of these requests are more elaborate than others, but that doesn't mean that I want them any less! Also, Optional Details are Optional - I hope these will give you some ideas if you need them, and some helpful insights into what I love about the canons and the characters, but if you have other ideas I haven't thought of feel free to run with them as well :D
The Shrouded Isle
Characters: The High Priest (The Shrouded Isle)
This is a game about running a cut to the Old Gods, and the decisions you have to make to try and keep them happy. You play as the High Priest, and need to chose people from the major families of town to help keep the populace in line - but at the end of each season, you have to sacrifice one of them! It's an interesting and challenging balance, and I love the world that it builds. I would love to see a story about this game! I picked the High Priest as a character because obviously they are the one who has all the responsibility, but that doesn't necessarily mean I want a story form their perspective. It could be something about them dealing with people, or it could focus on one of the houses getting ready to have one of their people interviewed, or reacting to one of their decisions. It could be about the coming of the god's judgement, or an uprising, or creepy dreams, or a sinner trying to hide what they are up to - many possibilities! I am happy for this to be a very dark story, but I think there'd other tones as well. I absolutely do not require a 'happy' ending :x I have played the DLC as well.
Monster Prom (Visual Novel)
Characters: Z'Gord | Zoe
This is a game (or visual novel? Not sure the difference :x) where you play through as someone at a highschool for monsters who is trying to impress their cooler classmates so that they will agree to go with them to prom. Basically, a monster high school dating sim :x It's pretty cute! Zoe is basically an eldrich horror who decides to take the form of a teenage girl and hang around - she comes in an expansion that, tbh, I don't actually own, but have seen played a bunch, and she is my favourite. You may have gathered that I am a fan of lovecraftian horror and associated tropes, inverted and otherwise, and the idea of placing a self-aware being of chaos and terror in a highschool seems so strangely apt :x I really just want to see more casual student mayhem! While Zoe is my favourite, but I'm not set on any particular ship for the game, and feel free to use any of the other students as well :3 It could be fun to follow up on any of the more disastrous events that the game mentions as throw away lines - murder, apocalypses, etc. I have not played through all the options by a longshot and won't be disappointed if you want to make up your own events!
What We Do in the Shadows (TV)
Characters: Jenna (What We Do in the Shadows TV), Nadja (What We Do in the Shadows TV)
I love Nadja trying to build Jenna up to be a fierce predator, and Jenna being her kind and insecure self. They're a cute pair! Feel free to include any of the other characters as well, but I would prefer something that centers on this pair and their relationship - Maybe Nadja trying to teach her more vampire tricks, but maybe Jenna trying to introduce Nadja to some of her friends and hobbies? Like trying to run a larp adventure (or tabletop) for the other vampires, and Nadja comforting her when it all goes wrong :V I'm up for any kind of relationship or story, from platonic to romance and fluff to smut :3
Thanks, first of all, for writing! That is really the most important thing, and I will be delighted with whatever I wind up getting.
Generally speaking, I like stories that tell me a little bit more about the characters or the world they live in. I like stories with plot - with adventure, intrigue, and wacky hijinks. I also like stories that are more focused on character exploration – I don't need action if I have interesting introspection. I like both insider and outsider PoV stuff, and I feel like it is perfectly legit to write a story about a character that isn't from their perspective. I enjoy stories that are very emotionally intense, whether that means they are spilling over with ~feels~ or dark and unrelenting in tone – I enjoy horror, especially psychological horror, but also feel-good fluff. I am into both Crueltide and Yuleporn, so if those are your jam, please have at! I'm also open to other sub-challenges, if my requests fit the bill and you're inspired :)
I like porn, but I do not require it. If you have a preference for or against in whatever you wind up writing, knock yourself out, I will appreciate it. If you include porn, I prefer it to be somehow relevant to the story – either it develops character relationships, or is vital to some zany caper or what have you. I’m not a big fan of pwp, though I think porn can certainly *be* the main action, so to speak, as long as it is showing me something new about characters or their relationship. I'm really hard to squick, so don't be afraid to show me your kinks! More than anything, when it comes (heh) to porn I want to be able to believe that the sex I'm reading is in character for whoever I'm reading about – not necessarily that it is something they want, but that the reactions I'm reading are true to whoever is having them, if that makes any sense.
If you are looking to find out more about me, I have a somewhat chaotic tumblr, and a neglected rambling personal journal. I am also Measured_Words on AO3 :) If I pop in to discord, you can look for me asLan or Elanya.
On to the specifics! Please note that these are in no meaningful order. Some of these requests are more elaborate than others, but that doesn't mean that I want them any less! Also, Optional Details are Optional - I hope these will give you some ideas if you need them, and some helpful insights into what I love about the canons and the characters, but if you have other ideas I haven't thought of feel free to run with them as well :D
The Shrouded Isle
Characters: The High Priest (The Shrouded Isle)
This is a game about running a cut to the Old Gods, and the decisions you have to make to try and keep them happy. You play as the High Priest, and need to chose people from the major families of town to help keep the populace in line - but at the end of each season, you have to sacrifice one of them! It's an interesting and challenging balance, and I love the world that it builds. I would love to see a story about this game! I picked the High Priest as a character because obviously they are the one who has all the responsibility, but that doesn't necessarily mean I want a story form their perspective. It could be something about them dealing with people, or it could focus on one of the houses getting ready to have one of their people interviewed, or reacting to one of their decisions. It could be about the coming of the god's judgement, or an uprising, or creepy dreams, or a sinner trying to hide what they are up to - many possibilities! I am happy for this to be a very dark story, but I think there'd other tones as well. I absolutely do not require a 'happy' ending :x I have played the DLC as well.
Monster Prom (Visual Novel)
Characters: Z'Gord | Zoe
This is a game (or visual novel? Not sure the difference :x) where you play through as someone at a highschool for monsters who is trying to impress their cooler classmates so that they will agree to go with them to prom. Basically, a monster high school dating sim :x It's pretty cute! Zoe is basically an eldrich horror who decides to take the form of a teenage girl and hang around - she comes in an expansion that, tbh, I don't actually own, but have seen played a bunch, and she is my favourite. You may have gathered that I am a fan of lovecraftian horror and associated tropes, inverted and otherwise, and the idea of placing a self-aware being of chaos and terror in a highschool seems so strangely apt :x I really just want to see more casual student mayhem! While Zoe is my favourite, but I'm not set on any particular ship for the game, and feel free to use any of the other students as well :3 It could be fun to follow up on any of the more disastrous events that the game mentions as throw away lines - murder, apocalypses, etc. I have not played through all the options by a longshot and won't be disappointed if you want to make up your own events!
What We Do in the Shadows (TV)
Characters: Jenna (What We Do in the Shadows TV), Nadja (What We Do in the Shadows TV)
I love Nadja trying to build Jenna up to be a fierce predator, and Jenna being her kind and insecure self. They're a cute pair! Feel free to include any of the other characters as well, but I would prefer something that centers on this pair and their relationship - Maybe Nadja trying to teach her more vampire tricks, but maybe Jenna trying to introduce Nadja to some of her friends and hobbies? Like trying to run a larp adventure (or tabletop) for the other vampires, and Nadja comforting her when it all goes wrong :V I'm up for any kind of relationship or story, from platonic to romance and fluff to smut :3
