Yuletide Letter 2021
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Polyamory/open relationships
Characters who care about each other navigating difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong
Hurt/comfort
Canon compliant, canon backstory, post-canon
Modern and scifi AUs
Love expressed through understanding/knowing each other really well
Porn as character study/relationship study
DNWs
pregnancy, fertility issues, trying to conceive, breeding kinks
sad/bad ending, except where noted in prompts
breaking up canonical relationships/killing off a character to make room for a different ship
gender swap or gender identity focus
A/B/O
soulmark/soulmate AUs
fantastic/nonhuman AUs such as vampire, werewolf, mermaid, etc
plots revolving around misunderstandings
extreme gore, body horror, mutilation
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus
Nirvana in Fire - Xia Dong, Mu Nihuang
Explore their relationship! Would love for this to be shippy but if your heart doesn't move in that direction, a close platonic bond would be fine. At the beginning of NiF there's an exchange where they acknowledge that as close as they are, there has always been a barrier because of their different views on the Chiyan case. I'm very interested in the tension of that dynamic, and also in the ways it changes as Mei Changsu's plan unfolds and the truth becomes clear. In general I love how deeply they understand each other even where they disagree, how clear it is that they will always be there for each other.
Prompts:
Imperial Coroner - Chu Chu, Leng Yue
Pleeeease these two are so good! "Hello we just met, let me walk around you and tell you how beautiful you are." "Girls should rescue girls." I love them, I ship them, they're so fun. I just want more of them together, finding each other interesting and lovable, having each other's backs. Happy to have Jing Yi and Jinyu included (personally I like them as an OT4) as long as Chu Chu and Leng Yue are the focus.
Prompts:
The Long Ballad - Hao Du
I love Hao Du so much and would love to see more of his character, especially his internal life since he's so stoic and controlled. I didn't specify any other characters but would be very happy with a Hao Du/Li Leyan story, maybe some of his POV as he's falling in love with her, maybe some post-canon scenes of their life together. Hao Du as a dad? Yes please! (Per my DNWs, please don't write anything centered on pregnancy, newborn babies, or trying to conceive, but I would enjoy seeing him/them as a parent once their child is a toddler or older.)
Early in the series I was also feeling some OT3 vibes with Hao Du/Li Leyan/Wei Shuyu. If you're moved to explore that, I'd love to see it!
Would also be interested in anything about Hao Du's backstory, his relationship with his adoptive father, his sense of identity and duty. I cried a lot in the scene where he's accepted fully into the family -- digging into some of the underpinnings and background of that would be awesome.
Sha Po Lang - Chang Geng, Gu Yun
I just always need more changgu in my life. Would be thrilled to get an explicit story -- filling in any of the fade-to-black or implied sex scenes in the book would make me really happy, or the post-canon dynamic as they're adjusting to a more peaceful life. I like them being very playful and tender with each other in bed, maybe some negotiation around their different needs and wants, all deeply loving and connected.
I also love any and all hurt/comfort - my favorite scene in the whole book is when Chang Geng is already badly injured and exhausted, but bracing himself for the next fight, and then when Gu Yun comes in he lets go with "Yifu, it hurts." The dynamic in either direction where one of them is toughing it out but can finally be weak and needy when the other one is there... love it. I like whump so the hurt part can get as rough as you want as long as it stops short of anything that would cause permanent physical damage (scars are ok)... I do want the comfort and caretaking afterward though.
Polyamory/open relationships
Characters who care about each other navigating difficult conflicts where neither person is fully right or wrong
Hurt/comfort
Canon compliant, canon backstory, post-canon
Modern and scifi AUs
Love expressed through understanding/knowing each other really well
Porn as character study/relationship study
DNWs
pregnancy, fertility issues, trying to conceive, breeding kinks
sad/bad ending, except where noted in prompts
breaking up canonical relationships/killing off a character to make room for a different ship
gender swap or gender identity focus
A/B/O
soulmark/soulmate AUs
fantastic/nonhuman AUs such as vampire, werewolf, mermaid, etc
plots revolving around misunderstandings
extreme gore, body horror, mutilation
kinks involving body fluids (including menstruation and other bloodplay, watersports, scat, spitting/saliva play, cum inflation) - I'm fine with typical presence of sexual fluids, just not as the focus
Nirvana in Fire - Xia Dong, Mu Nihuang
Explore their relationship! Would love for this to be shippy but if your heart doesn't move in that direction, a close platonic bond would be fine. At the beginning of NiF there's an exchange where they acknowledge that as close as they are, there has always been a barrier because of their different views on the Chiyan case. I'm very interested in the tension of that dynamic, and also in the ways it changes as Mei Changsu's plan unfolds and the truth becomes clear. In general I love how deeply they understand each other even where they disagree, how clear it is that they will always be there for each other.
Prompts:
- A time before Mei Changsu returns when they are trying to be closer but can't get past the conflict over the Chiyan case. Some mutual pining and painful acknowledgement of the barrier they can't get past despite how much they care about each other. (This one could be a sad or bittersweet ending.)
- Xia Dong either in seclusion at Xuanjing Bureau or in prison, writing a letter to Nihuang and processing all the lies and betrayal and new information she has now.
- Their relationship post-canon, just getting to be happy together and secure in this relationship that's been steadfast through so many changes and difficulties.
Imperial Coroner - Chu Chu, Leng Yue
Pleeeease these two are so good! "Hello we just met, let me walk around you and tell you how beautiful you are." "Girls should rescue girls." I love them, I ship them, they're so fun. I just want more of them together, finding each other interesting and lovable, having each other's backs. Happy to have Jing Yi and Jinyu included (personally I like them as an OT4) as long as Chu Chu and Leng Yue are the focus.
Prompts:
- Leng Yue has found a mysterious corpse, needs Chu Chu's help (any kind of road trip/casefic starring the two of them would be awesome!)
- Explicit - Leng Yue assumes she will need to explain wlw sex to Chu Chu. Maybe she's right or maybe she's very wrong.
- Teaming up to prank Jing Yi.
- Leng Yue is injured or sick, is a terrible patient, Chu Chu is the only one who can manage her.
The Long Ballad - Hao Du
I love Hao Du so much and would love to see more of his character, especially his internal life since he's so stoic and controlled. I didn't specify any other characters but would be very happy with a Hao Du/Li Leyan story, maybe some of his POV as he's falling in love with her, maybe some post-canon scenes of their life together. Hao Du as a dad? Yes please! (Per my DNWs, please don't write anything centered on pregnancy, newborn babies, or trying to conceive, but I would enjoy seeing him/them as a parent once their child is a toddler or older.)
Early in the series I was also feeling some OT3 vibes with Hao Du/Li Leyan/Wei Shuyu. If you're moved to explore that, I'd love to see it!
Would also be interested in anything about Hao Du's backstory, his relationship with his adoptive father, his sense of identity and duty. I cried a lot in the scene where he's accepted fully into the family -- digging into some of the underpinnings and background of that would be awesome.
Sha Po Lang - Chang Geng, Gu Yun
I just always need more changgu in my life. Would be thrilled to get an explicit story -- filling in any of the fade-to-black or implied sex scenes in the book would make me really happy, or the post-canon dynamic as they're adjusting to a more peaceful life. I like them being very playful and tender with each other in bed, maybe some negotiation around their different needs and wants, all deeply loving and connected.
I also love any and all hurt/comfort - my favorite scene in the whole book is when Chang Geng is already badly injured and exhausted, but bracing himself for the next fight, and then when Gu Yun comes in he lets go with "Yifu, it hurts." The dynamic in either direction where one of them is toughing it out but can finally be weak and needy when the other one is there... love it. I like whump so the hurt part can get as rough as you want as long as it stops short of anything that would cause permanent physical damage (scars are ok)... I do want the comfort and caretaking afterward though.
