Dear Yuletide Writer

[dbskyler]

I already know you are wonderful, awesome and amazing because you matched me on one of these fandoms! And here you are reading this letter, which means you have come to my journal to try to find out more about me and the fic requests I made. That is very nice and thoughtful of you -- thank you!

Please don't worry too much about my optional details. I tried to give you a general sense of why I chose these particular characters in these particular fandoms, and perhaps provide you with a prompt idea or two. But I am well aware that optional details are optional! Also, I find that the best fics are usually the ones that the author really wanted to write. Follow your muse; chances are that it is going to lead you to a better story than I will, and there's nothing I like better than a good story.

But here you are, reading this letter, and so the least I can do is tell you a little more information about myself. Like most people, I do have general things I tend to like and dislike in a story. So, here we go:

General dislikes:
-- Smut, especially smut for smut's sake, and explicit descriptions of sex in general. I'm not really into it.
-- Pairing up characters that were not romantically paired in canon. I'm not a big shipper, and creating new het and slash pairings out of canon characters usually strikes me as OOC behavior.
--Torture, non-con and dub-con scenes. Just not my thing.

General likes:
-- Pretty much any genre of story aside from PWP. This includes angst, action/adventure, hurt/comfort, fluff, humor and crack.
-- Stories that have a rating of PG-13 or lower, as a general rule. (This goes with the "dislikes" above.)
-- Stories that explore the characters, and stories that play off of something we saw in an episode. Missing scenes, tags and stories from another person's point of view. Stories that are clever. Stories that are funny, and/or touching, and/or leave you thinking. (Um, I'm not being too helpful here, am I? As I said above, I like a lot of story types!)

Feel free to look through my journal -- it's 99% public, after all -- and take a look at my fanfic at the Doctor Who archive (most of my fic is Whoniverse-related) and at AO3.

Here are my requests again, so everything's in one place:

Alien Nation
Matthew Sikes, Cathy Frankel

I love the way the show combined science fiction with an honest exploration of social issues, and Matt and Cathy's cross-species relationship was a great example. I'd love to see a fic on the way they negotiate the challenges of their relationship, either at the beginning when they were just neighbors, when they were starting to get together, or later when they were more of an established couple. The negotiation could be between the two of them, or it could involve how others see them. Nothing adult-rated please; G or PG would be great.

Space: 1999
Tony Verdeschi, Maya

I love Tony and Maya. I love them separately as characters, and I love them together as a "you say you're not in love but we know you really are" couple. I'm not a big shipper, but this is the big exception -- I think they eventually married each other and lived happily ever after. So if you like to write shippy stories, go for it! (Please no explicit sex, though -- G or PG rating would be great.) On the other hand, I also think it took them a long time to get there, and so a story that doesn't focus on them as a couple works, too -- I love genfic, and I'm primarily a gen writer myself. Some ideas: Tony and Maya's first meeting; Moonbase Alpha coming across something from Psychon civilization; or maybe a missing scene or a tag around one or more broadcast episodes? Really, just feel free to explore whatever you find interesting about these characters.

Dead Like Me
Mason

Mason was my favorite character on this show, so just give me more Mason! Anything you want to write about him would be great, but if you want some ideas, how about a fic where he screws up (again), or one where his kind and compassionate side comes out?

Sarah Jane Adventures
Gita Chandra

I adore Gita. She's just so bubbly, and mercenary, and kind, and slightly irritating. I'd just love fic with her, set within the SJA world. Maybe there are aliens around, and Gita notices, or doesn't notice them? Feel free to bring in other SJA or Doctor Who characters if you like; I know them all. : )