Yuletide Letter 2016
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linguamortuaHello, writer(s)!
General information
Things I like in fic: I am an avid consumer of darkfic; I read and write dubcon, manipulation, age differences, moral grey areas and dilemmas, power plays, secrets, lies, and messed up power dynamics. Plot twists, trope inversion and clever metatextual references are all great fun for me. Generally I prefer my fic to be canon-compliant or canon-adjacent. I love femslash and woman-centric fic! Sex and PWPs are more than fine by me. Smut things I like: size differences, choking, dirty talk, cunnilingus, D/s elements (although rarely formal D/s play).
Things I don't want to receive: pregnancy or mpreg, forced feminization, public humiliation, fluff, seasonal fics, alternate universe or anything wildly canon-divergent. I don't like anything which focuses on having or coping with a mental illness, especially depression, but realistic references to canon mental illness is fine. I'm not wild about M/f. More specifically: please, no pet names, aggressive verbal slurs or humiliation, lifestyle BDSM, polyamory or A/B/O.
Aubrey-Maturin novels
Perhaps my favourite element of this series is the delicious interplay between Maturin and Villiers, although I'm partial to seeing Villiers and Sophia interact.
Dredd
I am distraught that nobody nominated Ma-ma as a character, but let me vicariously enjoy her dastardly works through the sad, robotic eyes of the Clan Techie. I'm really down with anything that involves him for this fandom. Also:
Ex Machina
Nathan is horrible and sexy and Caleb has confused boners. This is 100% what I like. Let your imagination run wild.
Ghostbusters (2016)
For this fandom I deeply, deeply love the idea that Erin has never been with a woman until Holtzmann. This pairing deviates from my usually-dark interests; I just want my tiny gay ghostbusting daughters to be happy. Maybe a first time fic?
Return to Night
Julian is kind of obnoxious but so wretchedly adorable. I crave fic that makes him suffer in some way, or in which Hilary deliberately keeps him off-balance. Although the fic is set in an historical period where Hilary, as a doctor, is an anomaly among women, I think her age and experience gives her power over him and I would welcome any fic that explored that. Also: what if Hilary was having an affair with Lisa Clare? JUST SAYING. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
The Next Big One
LET DANIEL AND BEN BE FLEETINGLY HAPPY AS THE WORLD BURNS. Or, you know, be awful to each other.
If you've got this far in my letter, well done! I hope there's something in here that appeals to you. If in doubt, just write me some choking porn or something :)
- Lingua
I'm Lingua, and this is my first Yuletide. You can find me as linguamortua on the AO3 and lingua-mortua on Tumblr.
The fandoms I've picked this year are: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, Dredd (2012), Ex Machina (2015), Ghostbusters (2016), Mary Renault's Return to Night and Derek Des Anges' The Next Big One.
General information
Things I like in fic: I am an avid consumer of darkfic; I read and write dubcon, manipulation, age differences, moral grey areas and dilemmas, power plays, secrets, lies, and messed up power dynamics. Plot twists, trope inversion and clever metatextual references are all great fun for me. Generally I prefer my fic to be canon-compliant or canon-adjacent. I love femslash and woman-centric fic! Sex and PWPs are more than fine by me. Smut things I like: size differences, choking, dirty talk, cunnilingus, D/s elements (although rarely formal D/s play).
Things I don't want to receive: pregnancy or mpreg, forced feminization, public humiliation, fluff, seasonal fics, alternate universe or anything wildly canon-divergent. I don't like anything which focuses on having or coping with a mental illness, especially depression, but realistic references to canon mental illness is fine. I'm not wild about M/f. More specifically: please, no pet names, aggressive verbal slurs or humiliation, lifestyle BDSM, polyamory or A/B/O.
Fandoms & prompts
Perhaps my favourite element of this series is the delicious interplay between Maturin and Villiers, although I'm partial to seeing Villiers and Sophia interact.
- How are they tormenting each other this week?
- Are Diana and Sophia having a slightly incestuous affair? (Yes, so clearly yes.)
- What if Villiers decided she was interested in learning the art of dissection?
- Basically, anything with deception and malice and bickering and yet, somehow, a relationship that works.
Dredd
I am distraught that nobody nominated Ma-ma as a character, but let me vicariously enjoy her dastardly works through the sad, robotic eyes of the Clan Techie. I'm really down with anything that involves him for this fandom. Also:
- What can Anderson see in his mind?
- Does she go back for him later?
- Does he escape? Where does he go? Can he even survive without Ma-ma?
Ex Machina
Nathan is horrible and sexy and Caleb has confused boners. This is 100% what I like. Let your imagination run wild.
Ghostbusters (2016)
For this fandom I deeply, deeply love the idea that Erin has never been with a woman until Holtzmann. This pairing deviates from my usually-dark interests; I just want my tiny gay ghostbusting daughters to be happy. Maybe a first time fic?
Return to Night
Julian is kind of obnoxious but so wretchedly adorable. I crave fic that makes him suffer in some way, or in which Hilary deliberately keeps him off-balance. Although the fic is set in an historical period where Hilary, as a doctor, is an anomaly among women, I think her age and experience gives her power over him and I would welcome any fic that explored that. Also: what if Hilary was having an affair with Lisa Clare? JUST SAYING. JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.
The Next Big One
LET DANIEL AND BEN BE FLEETINGLY HAPPY AS THE WORLD BURNS. Or, you know, be awful to each other.
- Maybe one of them can't keep it in their pants?
- One of them gets caught up in a risky disease-prevention activity and the other one worries like crazy.
- A fic in which one of them contracts KBV?
- ARGH THIS BOOK
If you've got this far in my letter, well done! I hope there's something in here that appeals to you. If in doubt, just write me some choking porn or something :)
- Lingua
