Yuletide Letter 2024
Oct. 11th, 2024 09:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lawsonblakestan Dear Yuletide Author,
Welcome and thank you!
Treats are very welcome!
My general likes: friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, pre-canon, post-canon, missing scenes, angst, hopeful endings.
My general dislikes: AUs where the characters end up ooc due to the AU setting.
Here are some ideas for my fandom requests:
Request 1: Rush
(Lawson, Josh, Shannon, Kerry)
I just really like Lawson. Tough guy who listens to classical music. Shit talker who can dish it out but isn't great at taking criticism. No problem finding a romantic partner but old enough that he should've managed to convince one of them to stick around by now.
-Shannon comes from his past. I'd love to see them pre-canon (when they knew each other the first time) or post-canon (after the proposal) or at any point in between.
-Kerry is his boss and he is the number one devotee of her tactical response thesis paper. He respects her, she respects him, they're both arrogant and single. Just saying.
-Josh. I had a theory for a while that the only time Lawson smiled was when Josh was around. It didn't pan out that way in canon but it lives on in my head. A mateship that crosses the line into romance. A fling. Jealousy and competition.
Not all of them need to be included. I'd be happy with a Lawson/anyoftheabove but you could also spin it around and have a Josh/Shannon with Lawson on the outside. (I'm also not opposed to some kind of poly situation).
Request 2: Scrublands
(Byron, Mandy, Martin)
While it would be nice to have all these characters present in a fic, the fact that Byron and Martin don't cross paths in canon makes that difficult so I'm fine if you pick and choose which characters to include or leave out.
I love Byron as a troubled character who doesn't seem to believe that he's troubled. He seems to accept that his past is in the past and has convinced himself he's a good man, now. I think he has the potential to be an unreliable narrator. I love his confidence in dealing with the men of the town and I love how he falls in love with Mandy and has this fantasy (real life plan?) of setting up a life with her. If he didn't die, how would their relationship have played out? Could he stick around to be a father to the baby or would they be on the run together?
Martin is fascinating. He's got his own demons to overcome. I like how his sense of identity is so tied up with being a journalist. I like the unlikely romance between him and Mandy (maybe more unlikely in the book than in the show, but we don't need to get into the book haha) and his desire to help the people of the town and solve the mystery of Byron Swift on their behalf.
Essentially, I wasn't ready for season 1 to end and I regret not seeing more Byron/Mandy or more Martin/Mandy. This doesn't even need to have a relationship as the main focus--it could be a pre-canon Julian Flynt or a post-canon Martin. The sense of place for this show was huge for me. The drought and the dying small town felt like it's own character.
Request 3: Sea Patrol
(Charge, Spider, Swain, Dutchy, Kate, 2 Dads, Buffer, Bomber)
Uh. Yeah. Literally love all of these characters. Love the banter, the joking and teasing, the way they all have each other's backs even when they're being annoying. Could be a fun gen fic focused on the action of patrol and the mateship between them all. For pairings you could literally convince me that any one of these characters is with any other (I'm not even kidding--you could probably sell me on a Charge/Kate or a Swain/2 Dads if you tried hard enough).
My personal favorites are Buffer/Kate, Dutchy/Kate, Buffer/Dutchy/Kate, and Kate/2 Dads. But Spider/Bomber or 2 Dads/Bomber are also fun. I've also been considering some kind of post canon Buffer/Bomber thing as an option. I'm pretty easy to sway. Charge and Swain are very fun and sort of a Greek chorus to the antics of the others. Although, they both do have their own antics at times.
The only things I wouldn't want are Kate being overly obvious about carrying on a relationship with her crew while still serving together or one of the older guys having a thing with Bomber while still on the same ship.
Request 4: The Killing
(Holder, Linden, Jack, Caroline)
This could just be a Holder and Linden focus without Jack and Caroline. They're interesting characters but I'm not in love with them or anything.
I adore Holder/Linden. I am intrigued by Holder/Caroline. I think Jack & Holder have a fun relationship. Dig into Holder's addiction or Linden's abandonment issues. Give me angst and emotional isolation. Give me dark skies and rain and wool sweaters and cigarette smoke. But also...there could be a lot of happiness post-canon for them. I would like at least a glimpse of hope at the end, if you decide to go angsty/dark with it.
Request 5: Johan Faulk
(Frank, Johan, Seth, Sophie)
Frank & Johan trusting each other. Seth trusting no one. Sophie having this weird attraction toward Seth. Seth having this burning hatred for Frank that eventually fades away. Johan pulling off his grand escape at the end with Seth's help. I definitely can get behind a Seth/Sophie relationship but I also think the friendship between Frank and Johan is worth exploring.
Request 6: The Sommerdahl Murders
(Dan, Flemming, Marianne)
I'm here for Flemming/Marianne but I find the always evolving friendship between Dan and Flemming super interesting. And the changing love that Marianne and Dan have for each other is so great--from in love to bitter to friends to this deep platonic love now that they share a grandson. Misunderstandings, animosity, jealousy...and the maturity to overcome it all and remain friends and colleagues. I'm curious about what a Dan/Flemming or a Dan/Flemming/Marianne would look like (as long as it's got some meat and isn't just pwp).
Welcome and thank you!
Treats are very welcome!
My general likes: friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, pre-canon, post-canon, missing scenes, angst, hopeful endings.
My general dislikes: AUs where the characters end up ooc due to the AU setting.
Here are some ideas for my fandom requests:
Request 1: Rush
(Lawson, Josh, Shannon, Kerry)
I just really like Lawson. Tough guy who listens to classical music. Shit talker who can dish it out but isn't great at taking criticism. No problem finding a romantic partner but old enough that he should've managed to convince one of them to stick around by now.
-Shannon comes from his past. I'd love to see them pre-canon (when they knew each other the first time) or post-canon (after the proposal) or at any point in between.
-Kerry is his boss and he is the number one devotee of her tactical response thesis paper. He respects her, she respects him, they're both arrogant and single. Just saying.
-Josh. I had a theory for a while that the only time Lawson smiled was when Josh was around. It didn't pan out that way in canon but it lives on in my head. A mateship that crosses the line into romance. A fling. Jealousy and competition.
Not all of them need to be included. I'd be happy with a Lawson/anyoftheabove but you could also spin it around and have a Josh/Shannon with Lawson on the outside. (I'm also not opposed to some kind of poly situation).
Request 2: Scrublands
(Byron, Mandy, Martin)
While it would be nice to have all these characters present in a fic, the fact that Byron and Martin don't cross paths in canon makes that difficult so I'm fine if you pick and choose which characters to include or leave out.
I love Byron as a troubled character who doesn't seem to believe that he's troubled. He seems to accept that his past is in the past and has convinced himself he's a good man, now. I think he has the potential to be an unreliable narrator. I love his confidence in dealing with the men of the town and I love how he falls in love with Mandy and has this fantasy (real life plan?) of setting up a life with her. If he didn't die, how would their relationship have played out? Could he stick around to be a father to the baby or would they be on the run together?
Martin is fascinating. He's got his own demons to overcome. I like how his sense of identity is so tied up with being a journalist. I like the unlikely romance between him and Mandy (maybe more unlikely in the book than in the show, but we don't need to get into the book haha) and his desire to help the people of the town and solve the mystery of Byron Swift on their behalf.
Essentially, I wasn't ready for season 1 to end and I regret not seeing more Byron/Mandy or more Martin/Mandy. This doesn't even need to have a relationship as the main focus--it could be a pre-canon Julian Flynt or a post-canon Martin. The sense of place for this show was huge for me. The drought and the dying small town felt like it's own character.
Request 3: Sea Patrol
(Charge, Spider, Swain, Dutchy, Kate, 2 Dads, Buffer, Bomber)
Uh. Yeah. Literally love all of these characters. Love the banter, the joking and teasing, the way they all have each other's backs even when they're being annoying. Could be a fun gen fic focused on the action of patrol and the mateship between them all. For pairings you could literally convince me that any one of these characters is with any other (I'm not even kidding--you could probably sell me on a Charge/Kate or a Swain/2 Dads if you tried hard enough).
My personal favorites are Buffer/Kate, Dutchy/Kate, Buffer/Dutchy/Kate, and Kate/2 Dads. But Spider/Bomber or 2 Dads/Bomber are also fun. I've also been considering some kind of post canon Buffer/Bomber thing as an option. I'm pretty easy to sway. Charge and Swain are very fun and sort of a Greek chorus to the antics of the others. Although, they both do have their own antics at times.
The only things I wouldn't want are Kate being overly obvious about carrying on a relationship with her crew while still serving together or one of the older guys having a thing with Bomber while still on the same ship.
Request 4: The Killing
(Holder, Linden, Jack, Caroline)
This could just be a Holder and Linden focus without Jack and Caroline. They're interesting characters but I'm not in love with them or anything.
I adore Holder/Linden. I am intrigued by Holder/Caroline. I think Jack & Holder have a fun relationship. Dig into Holder's addiction or Linden's abandonment issues. Give me angst and emotional isolation. Give me dark skies and rain and wool sweaters and cigarette smoke. But also...there could be a lot of happiness post-canon for them. I would like at least a glimpse of hope at the end, if you decide to go angsty/dark with it.
Request 5: Johan Faulk
(Frank, Johan, Seth, Sophie)
Frank & Johan trusting each other. Seth trusting no one. Sophie having this weird attraction toward Seth. Seth having this burning hatred for Frank that eventually fades away. Johan pulling off his grand escape at the end with Seth's help. I definitely can get behind a Seth/Sophie relationship but I also think the friendship between Frank and Johan is worth exploring.
Request 6: The Sommerdahl Murders
(Dan, Flemming, Marianne)
I'm here for Flemming/Marianne but I find the always evolving friendship between Dan and Flemming super interesting. And the changing love that Marianne and Dan have for each other is so great--from in love to bitter to friends to this deep platonic love now that they share a grandson. Misunderstandings, animosity, jealousy...and the maturity to overcome it all and remain friends and colleagues. I'm curious about what a Dan/Flemming or a Dan/Flemming/Marianne would look like (as long as it's got some meat and isn't just pwp).
