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Hello and thank you, Yuletide writer! You are guaranteed an enthusiastic audience for your story, I can tell you right now.
If something in this letter inspires you, use it. If it stifles you, ignore it. I don't have any "perfect" stories in my head, I'd really just love to read anything in these fandoms or along these lines. For general likes/dislikes I'm fine with darkfic, even horror, and feel free to write whatever rating you like. In general, I do like the tone and emotional content of all these canons so I like to see that in fic as much as possible, and I don't like futurefic. To give you an idea of what excites me about the fandoms, here you go.
Mad Men – Pete Campbell, Bud Campbell
These two are one of my absolutely favorite things in this show, especially in the context of their parents. Every time there was a scene with the two of them it was like another jewel in the crown, and I was so happy the way the show used it at the very end. So I'd love a story about the two of these brothers that explores their bizarre family or their relationship with each other. Bud as a character doesn't appear a lot, but every scene he has tends to bring out something in the strange dynamic of the Campbell family, the two brothers (salt and pepper!), Dot and Andrew. I once read a comment regarding the comments that said, "Oh, it turns out Pete grew up in a David Lynch movie" and I thought yeah, he kind of did. With a little Addams family thrown in. I just love how the Campbells almost dance right on the line between horror and comedy, sometimes stepping over it in either direction. "Remember Rope?"
Atonement - Robbie Turner, Cecilia Tallis
For some reason when I first saw this movie I found myself wondering a lot about the years Cee and Robbie spent at Oxford. It seems like they always stayed away from each other, but were aware of each other all the time. I'd love a story about the two of them before the events of the story (don't feel like it has to only be at Oxford).
The Americans - Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Jennings, Gabriel
Although we don't always get insight into it, Gabriel's relationship with the Jennings seems pretty intense. As Season 5 suggested, in many ways he's a father figure, though he's also their handler, so he has to know them really well psychologically to manipulate them. He'd also have plenty of background info on them. I'd love a story about Gabriel and his two charges through the years--or just a revealing story of one time throughout the years. He must have been pretty shocked when he came back and found them in such a different place!
If something in this letter inspires you, use it. If it stifles you, ignore it. I don't have any "perfect" stories in my head, I'd really just love to read anything in these fandoms or along these lines. For general likes/dislikes I'm fine with darkfic, even horror, and feel free to write whatever rating you like. In general, I do like the tone and emotional content of all these canons so I like to see that in fic as much as possible, and I don't like futurefic. To give you an idea of what excites me about the fandoms, here you go.
Mad Men – Pete Campbell, Bud Campbell
These two are one of my absolutely favorite things in this show, especially in the context of their parents. Every time there was a scene with the two of them it was like another jewel in the crown, and I was so happy the way the show used it at the very end. So I'd love a story about the two of these brothers that explores their bizarre family or their relationship with each other. Bud as a character doesn't appear a lot, but every scene he has tends to bring out something in the strange dynamic of the Campbell family, the two brothers (salt and pepper!), Dot and Andrew. I once read a comment regarding the comments that said, "Oh, it turns out Pete grew up in a David Lynch movie" and I thought yeah, he kind of did. With a little Addams family thrown in. I just love how the Campbells almost dance right on the line between horror and comedy, sometimes stepping over it in either direction. "Remember Rope?"
Atonement - Robbie Turner, Cecilia Tallis
For some reason when I first saw this movie I found myself wondering a lot about the years Cee and Robbie spent at Oxford. It seems like they always stayed away from each other, but were aware of each other all the time. I'd love a story about the two of them before the events of the story (don't feel like it has to only be at Oxford).
The Americans - Elizabeth Jennings, Philip Jennings, Gabriel
Although we don't always get insight into it, Gabriel's relationship with the Jennings seems pretty intense. As Season 5 suggested, in many ways he's a father figure, though he's also their handler, so he has to know them really well psychologically to manipulate them. He'd also have plenty of background info on them. I'd love a story about Gabriel and his two charges through the years--or just a revealing story of one time throughout the years. He must have been pretty shocked when he came back and found them in such a different place!
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