Well, thanks! First of all. Because Yuletide is my favourite time of year. I love the smallest fandoms most of all, and I'm always excited for new content. Even though my request strategy is always haphazard. So, fyi, this year I went with a theme. Unlikeable dudes in comedy. Maybe you like unlikeable dudes as much as I do? Even better, maybe you dislike unlikeable dudes as much as I do! That would be thrilling. Because the reasons I'm interested in these three are pretty clear: they are dicks. Dicks who manage to bang a lot of ladies. They are sometimes charming, always self-serving, unfortunately attractive (proof that the world is cruel?), and almost entirely transparent, yet women seem to overcome their intellectual revulsion & emotional self-preservation systems in order to ... I don't know. I don't know what it is. I am kind of hoping whatever story you choose to write, you'll tell me.

I'm into stories that reveal the small things that are so goddamn obvious in retrospect, but are never quite explained in canon. I like stories that tear open the seams a little, but neatly. I like something that turns an idea over and over, grinding down the roughest edges to something smooth and comforting. I don't care that much about getting the tone of the comedy right: we aren't screenwriters, we don't have Will Arnett's delivery available to us. We do have other tools, though, and it's the opening-up of the character that excites me.

When it comes to relationships and/or sex: I'm interested in gender roles, power struggles, women who know what they want, men who provide it, negotiation, uncertainty, flirting, insecurity. Oh, and choking. That's always on the table.

And all that said, although all of these requests are presumed het/gen, if you want to write me some slash, I AM SO COOL WITH THAT, OK. Throw all of this out if you'd rather right some m/m blowjobs. Done fucking deal.

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Did you know that this movie was filmed in my beautiful home province? The town paper had hissy fits for weeks about Brad Pitt being around and not giving them an interview. I believe they published a snotty editorial about it, even. Anyway, in my heart of hearts I love this movie because it's about a boy who takes his obsession too far, and ruins what he started off loving, and becomes his own awful legend because of it. It's so meta it hurts, right? ANYWAY. ANYWAY.

Fandom: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Warnings: Mentions of long-term church-approved monogamous het sex.
Words: 1086
Summary: Jesse brings home men like stray dogs.
Notes: Originally posted here for Piper in Yuletide 2009.

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URGH. I cannot even tell you: yesterday, livejournal ate my freaking slaved-over year-end month-by-month recap, and I howled with rage. Yes, I still have a first draft written sometime in November, but this was like, draft four. I WAS PISSED. I poked my computer so hard I practically put a hole in it.

Anyway, here's my Yuletide submission. It's Venture Brothers. WHAT CAN I DO. LOOK AT HER. O, DR. MRS THE MONARCH, QUEEN BUTTERFLY OF MY HEART.



Fandom: The Venture Bros.
Rating: G. Super-G.
Spoilers: Ep. 39: The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part II)
Words: 1833
Summary: Christmas is a tough time for Dr. Girlfriend, especially without the most holiday-minded henchman around anymore.

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Fandom: Nightrunner series, Lynn Flewelling. Alec/Seregil.
Wordcount: 2134
Summary: As per Traitor's Moon: "...and once, floundering half-dressed in deep new snow under a reckless waxing moon that had broken their sleep for three nights running."
Notes: For rogerik in Yuletide 2007, originally posted here.

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So as I was trolling around the fairly limited ASoIaF fandom this morning looking for some place to self-promote, I finally read and remembered that not only does Martin not condone fiction for his series, but that his drooling - and evidently masochistic, given the long spaces between his books - fandom generally hates fan fiction as well. So, here in all its solitary glory is my poor, rejected-by-fandom yuletide story.


Fandom: George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire
Pairing: Jon Snow/Jaime Lannister
Summary: With his sister imprisoned and his honor still worthless as ever, Jaime Lannister is almost relieved to head north to the Wall.
Note: Written for prettyclever in Yuletide 2006, who said Jaime: with anyone but Cersei. opprobrium single-handedly guided me through this one.

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