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Yuletide Dear Creator Letter
Oct. 18th, 2024 01:56 pmHi Yuletide Creator! This is my first year signing up, but I love doing exchanges, so in case you were hoping for some guidance into my likes/dislikes and what I'm hoping for, I thought I would put this together!
Some of my general LIKES are: character studies, exploration of identity / gender / relationship dynamics, trans characters, neopronouns, fix-it fic, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, crack treated seriously, found families getting to be happy, polyamory and queerplatonic relationships
Some of my favorite TROPES (but honestly I love most tropes): fake dating / didn't know they were dating / stealth dating / fake not-dating for a specific reason, there was only one bed (!!), mutual pining, soulmates
I really enjoy AUs, from canon-divergent to entirely alt universes. I'm also open to aus inspired by specific other (characters from x media but put in y media's universe), but I prefer that the story make sense if I'm unfamiliar with the secondary universe inspiring it. I also love crossovers/fandom fusions, but same thing applies about preferring it be fairly understandable even if I'm unfamiliar with the other media source!
Rating: I don't mind explicit fic, although I would definitely say I have a preference against it in general right now. That said, if there is smut, I tend to prefer it's either: mixed in with plot, focused on emotions, or about gender feelings in some way! I love trans smut whether it's literal or trans vibes, so that's definitely fair game.
Things I DO NOT WANT:
I'll stop there, but if you have any questions feel free to ask the mods to pass it along (? if that's a thing?). I'm sure I'll love whatever you write!!
Some of my general LIKES are: character studies, exploration of identity / gender / relationship dynamics, trans characters, neopronouns, fix-it fic, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, crack treated seriously, found families getting to be happy, polyamory and queerplatonic relationships
Some of my favorite TROPES (but honestly I love most tropes): fake dating / didn't know they were dating / stealth dating / fake not-dating for a specific reason, there was only one bed (!!), mutual pining, soulmates
I really enjoy AUs, from canon-divergent to entirely alt universes. I'm also open to aus inspired by specific other (characters from x media but put in y media's universe), but I prefer that the story make sense if I'm unfamiliar with the secondary universe inspiring it. I also love crossovers/fandom fusions, but same thing applies about preferring it be fairly understandable even if I'm unfamiliar with the other media source!
Rating: I don't mind explicit fic, although I would definitely say I have a preference against it in general right now. That said, if there is smut, I tend to prefer it's either: mixed in with plot, focused on emotions, or about gender feelings in some way! I love trans smut whether it's literal or trans vibes, so that's definitely fair game.
Things I DO NOT WANT:
- Noncon (dubcon can be hit or miss, but there's wiggle room)
- "on screen" childbirth and/or graphic discussion of pregnancy (mentioned or minor in the story is fine)
- psychiatric institutionalization as a story element (mention of past history with this is fine; focus on the effect of this, even after, less so)
- relationships with unaddressed & starkly unequal power dynamics that lead to dubious consent scenarios
- explicit/graphic self-harm or suicide (mentions are fine)
I'll stop there, but if you have any questions feel free to ask the mods to pass it along (? if that's a thing?). I'm sure I'll love whatever you write!!
