Dear Yuletide Writer

[lucathia]

Letter for yuletide.

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thanks for writing for me! Below is more information about my general likes and what I like about each fandom. However, please don't let this letter confine you if your muse comes up with something else. I look forward to your spin on the characters and the fandom. :3

General likes

- stories with a touch of humor here and there
- bittersweet turns of events that come with happy endings that are earned
- or just happy endings in general
- exploration on how a character gets from one point to the next
- tone that follows the original source
- gen (not focused on romance; background pairings are fine)
- underdogs
- exploration of bonds shared between characters
- secrets
- familial bonds
- friendship
- rivalry
- plotty fic

If you want to see what kind of fics I've enjoyed in the past, you can find my favorited fics and bookmarks here and here. I am fine with spoilers for any ongoing series.

Magic Kaito

Requested Characters: Kuroba Kaito | Kaitou Kid

What I like about the series: This is a favorite of mine that I always return to, and one of the series that first got me liking the secret identity trope. I love phantom thieves and secrets. Kaito is also a very endearing character - seemingly carefree with tons of tricks up his sleeves, but if you dig deeper, who is he, really, and just how much does being Kaitou Kid define him? How does he balance his two identities?

Prompt: Kaito, secrets, and secret identities. Having to work with an adversary. Going undercover. The enemy of your enemy is my friend. Getting caught in his civilian identity. Hands tied. Someone comes close to unraveling his secret. I love secrets and secret identities, so Kaito's story is very relevant to my interests. For a very specific prompt, I would love seeing Kaito working with a rival in his civilian identity and having to refrain from going all out to prevent his identity from getting discovered. The main point is, please give me more of Kaito! And hopefully more of his adventures with his double identities as well.

この音とまれ! | Kono Oto Tomare!

Requested Characters: Kurata Takezou

What I like about the series: This is a more recent favorite of mine that I wish was more popular. The art is breathtaking and expressive, and the friendship between Kurata and the others is just beautiful. I can't help but root for all of them, especially since no one expected them to get so far. I love their passion and how Chika, Kurusu, and Houzuki were all welcomed into the koto club despite not meshing together well initially. Kurata is such a great captain and sempai. I really like how Chika and Kurusu didn't have a high opinion of him at first but grew to think highly of him as they got to know him. When it all comes down to it, this series is touching and makes me smile a lot.

Prompt: I'd love seeing Kurata in the role of club captain or sempai and how he interacts with the others. What do the others think of him, and how does he feel about leading the club? Any insecurities? If not that, what about Kurata hanging out with Chika outside the club? Having another character learn more about Kurata, such as more about his past or background, would be lovely too, or having the situation reversed, with Kurata learning more about the other characters' background (such as Chika's past), would be lovely as well. I do love Kurata's introspection! On the romance front, I find Kurata and Kurusu to be super cute, so if you want to include that, that's fine too. I'd also love future fic with Kurata stepping down and passing the club on, or even several more years into the future. Playing around with tropes would be great fun too, such as stalking a club member (whether it's Kurata doing the stalking for some reason or someone else stalking him), celebrating some event together, someone hiding something, other characters trying to surprise Kurata, or someone coming to a sudden realization.

I've read up to chapter 58.

ナナマル サンバツ | Fastest Finger First (Anime)

Requested Characters: Koshiyama Shiki

What I like about the series: I didn't know I would find a series about quizzes so fascinating, but I was definitely enamored, just like how Koshiyama grew to love quizzes. I love that he found a place for himself where he could shine, and I love that he found friends and rivals while being welcomed into a whole new world. I can't wait to see Koshiyama grow even more and what challenges he and his friends will meet.

Prompt: Since the series itself focuses so much on quizzes, I would love a story where Koshiyama is hanging out with one of the others outside of contests, especially since he's so happy about having friends and rivals. It could be Koshiyama with someone from his club, it could be Koshiyama with his sempai, or it could be Koshiyama with a rival such as Mikuriya. I also find it amusing how little Koshiyama knows about pop culture and other fads, so any mention or focus on those would be fun. Koshiyama learning more about Gakuto or Seiji's pasts, and how that might connect or not connect with his rivalry with Mikuriya would be fascinating too. Maybe Koshiyama goes on a game show with Mikuriya, or partners up with him in a contest or for something else. Future fic would be great too, such as Koshiyama as a second or third year, or further in the future. I feel these tropes would be fun with Koshiyama and this series: going undercover, rivals to friends, bodyswap, road trip, or truth or dare.

I've watched all of the anime and read up to chapter 53 of the manga.

Thunderbolt Fantasy 東離劍遊紀 (TV)

Requested Characters: Sho Fu Kan | Shāng Bù Huàn

What I like about the series: I've only just finished watching this, having stumbled upon it from seeing lots of nendoroids of Lin Xue Ya and wondering just what series he was from. Finding out that this series is a Japanese-Taiwanese glove puppetry collaboration intrigued the heck out of me, and I proceeded to marathon the series in 2 days. I love the wuxia aspects of this, how sneaky a character Lin Xue Ya is, and how powerful Shang Bu Huan is. I often don't like OP characters, but in this series, there were a lot of OP moves, and it was generally fun to see everyone so overpowered, haha. I also liked that Shang Bu Huan was underestimated by a lot of people. The twists and turns were great fun. Shang Bu Huan's nian bai was my favorite, and I love when it was told to us. Made things come full circle. Overall, I thought this series was a lot of fun. The music was also awesome.

Prompt: I'd love seeing a story set after the ending, with Shang Bu Huan and Lin Xue Ya's continuing adventures. Perhaps they get tangled in yet another grave event. Or maybe they try to cross over to Xi You. How does Lin Xue Ya react to Xi You? Is Shang Bu Huan super well known there? Is Shang Bu Huan ever successful with shaking Lin Xue Ya off? Or perhaps they travel to some other faraway land. (A crossover might be fun) With how overpowered Shang Bu Huan is, as well as Lin Xue Ya, I'd love it if they come across something they can't defeat and have to use some other means to succeed. Something pre-series would be great too. Shang Bu Huan's past is intriguing. As far as AUs or missing scenes, Shang Bu Huan vs Sha Wu Sheng is one fight I really want to see. Their conversation that night was quite something, haha, despite that they were just sitting there. How would Sha Wu Sheng react to knowing Shang Bu Huan's real strength? In some other version of events, would Sha Wu Sheng ever end up focused on Shang Bu Huan, always challenging him to a fight? These tropes might be fun with this series: bodyswap, amnesia, an overpowered character getting kidnapped, temporary loss of fighting ability, fake relationship, bound together, mind control.

I don't mind the Japanese names or the Mandarin names, but I am unfamiliar with the Taiwanese pronunciations of the names.