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Dear yuletide author:

You got me! Lucky you.

I'm not very difficult to please in terms of the fic I read and what I enjoy to read: in general and overall, I love reading fic that has a lot of snark and banter between characters (which should not surprise you, given that what I've requested is mostly in fandoms that are sort of known for that back-and-forth). I like fun, happy fic; I also like sweet-and-slightly-sexy fic, and am occasionally into angst, but in this case, it'd probably go further with me if things took a more positive turn. I love unresolved (and eventually resolved) sexual tension, but I also love established relationship if done right. Action/adventure, comedy, cracky fun; even tossing the characters into an AU situation (like apocafic) and watching them flounder around can create a lot of this. I love it when two people have feelings but don't necessarily say them to each other out loud (thanks for this one, amathela). I LOVE road trip fic. Things can totally happen in a car, people!

Things that are sort of on my current list of icks at the moment: since one of my fandoms kind of implies the gratuitous violence thing, right now it's just limited to any kind of character bashing, even if it's a character that I'm not particularly fond of. Let's just spread the love, okay?

And now, the requests. They'll be expanded on later, when I'm not in dire need of a shower before work.

The Vampire Diaries (TV) (Caroline Forbes/Katherine Pierce/Damon Salvatore/Tyler Lockwood)

Basically, my favorite character ever on this show is Caroline Forbes. That being said, anything you choose to do with writing this story is fine by me, but I thought I'd list a couple pairings I'm fond of to give you room to work (Caroline/Katherine, Caroline/Damon, Caroline/Tyler). Obviously, I'm not opposed to seeing more characters in the story that what I've listed - and I wouldn't even be opposed to seeing different pairings than what I've listed. But anything Caroline-centric would be absolutely delightful, whether it's AU, future-fic or something else entirely.

I love Caroline when she's human and I love her even more as a vampire. I think her relationship with Damon is the most fascinating for me at this point, given what she now knows about being compelled and bitten, etc. Now that the ground is a little more even between them, I'd love to see that tackled. With Katherine/Caroline, obviously, not so much. That scene in "Masquerade" where Katherine grabs Caroline by the hair and forces her up against the wall? Um. Yes. So let's just say that if you, writer, wanted to explore the potential of a dominant/submissive relationship between them, I would have no complaints. With Caroline/Tyler, it's just two newly created supernatural people trying to work out their understanding of their own abilities (and maybe having some hot make-outs in the process). Like I said before, I'm not opposed to seeing other characters or even other pairings in the fic in the background (Elena/Stefan or Bonnie/Jeremy, for example), but I really do want this one to be a Caroline-centric story, regardless of who you want to pair her with. ♥


The Good Wife (TV) (Kalinda Sharma/Lana Delaney/Blake Calamar/Alicia Florrick)

Again, I have a favorite character for this fandom (KALINDA), and the rest are characters that I would have no problem being paired with her. (I don't even know how to explain the Blake one, it just snuck up on me.) Anyway: this one is probably the least decisive of my sign-ups, if only because I just wanted something about Kalinda with maybe some fabulously snarky dialogue with any one of the characters listed if not outside characters. You can bring in characters I haven't requested specifically, of course, but in terms of pairings, those are the three that kind of hit my buttons the most and the ones I'd most like to see.

This is a similar request to the first, being that I want this one to be Kalinda-centric. Now, I am flexible about pairings (Kalinda/Lana, Kalinda/Alicia, Kalinda/Blake, even - IDEK, I have had a thing for Scott Porter since Friday Night Lights, do not judge me), and I am also flexible about other characters appearing. One pairing that I didn't list but that I would be equally fine with seeing is Kalinda/Diane Lockhart (because hot investigator and hot boss = double hot), but again, that is up to you. Basically, I ship Kalinda with a lot of people and would be content no matter what you decide to do for this one, if you choose it.


The Walking Dead (TV) (Rick Grimes/Lori Grimes/Shane (Walking Dead))

I've been fascinated by the show even though it's only been on for two episodes (and only has another four ahead). Lori and Rick haven't even had any scenes together yet! But I am sort of sickly interested in the Lori/Shane relationship that's been going on while Rick is supposedly comatose back in the hospital. How did it get to that place? Were there moments before the zombie apocalypse or did the disaster sort of thrust them together unexpectedly? It'd be interesting if you could find a way to work Rick into all of this (and, hey, if you wanted to even attempt threesome-fic, because we know I am not opposed to this, I would be completely fine with it). Have fun with this one. I insist.

Apocalyptic threesome fic?! WHERE DO I SIGN UP? Oh, wait, I already have. Seriously, though. If you write me threesome fic for this, I will love you - although, given that we have to see the rest of canon pan out, that may not be so realistic in the long run. So I would be just as fine with tracking the genesis of Lori and Shane's relationship. Did it start before Rick was shot, or was it just something that sort of happened out of nowhere, with two people in a disaster recognizing a mutual attraction? No matter which way you want to take this, I am completely comfortable - and given that the show itself is pretty gory, I don't have an issue with gratuitous violence this year, because I understand it's what I'm asking for. Appearances by other characters welcome.


Castle (TV) (Kate Beckett/Richard Castle/Alexis Castle/Martha Rodgers)

This is my unfilled request from last year recycled, because it's too good not to use:

It's the end of the world in Manhattan - all Beckett has is Castle, really, and to his surprise, he realizes all he has is her, too. Points for the two of them being trapped in the Castle penthouse - perhaps during a power outage or something, with cameos made by Alexis and Martha, who promptly adopt Beckett as an honorary member of the family and vote Castle off the island. (Of course, appearances made by other characters are also welcome, even though they're not selected.)

I once read a fantastic Castle-apocafic, and it got me thinking that these four would be kind of fantastic if forced together into a room (or several) with the world ending outside. Granted, the main pairing I'm interested in here is Castle/Beckett, but I also adore Alexis and Martha and their family dynamic with Castle, so any chance to see them would be fantastic. (Additionally, even though only four characters were selectable, I wouldn't mind guest appearances from, say, Esposito, Ryan or Lanie.)

I hope this offered a little more insight into preferences and why I picked what I did; if you want to check out my fic for more reference on how I treat my fandoms (and you're not already on my f-list), you can find most of it linked for public access here.

Thanks, and happy writing!
♥ austen/parentheses