Yuletide 2021 Letter
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kanna_opheliaHi, Yuletide writer! Thank you so much for offering my fandoms, or considering pinch hitting for me. I'm so excited you're here. I hope you have as much fun with Yuletide as I always do! I'm KannaOphelia on AO3, lovely to meet you.
First of all there's no real theme to my requests, they're in alphabetical order, and I absolutely want every fandom very much. In fact, I forgot the limit, tried to sign up with too many fandoms, and suffered deeply removing some. So believe me when I say that I want them all very much. Please consider any prompts I've given as just suggestions if you want them, and feel free to run with another idea if you get the inspiration.
I haven't added to my prompts themselves in this letter, but I've restated them, and added my long and non-exclusive list of general likes if you want more guidance or ideas for things I'd like. Don't be intimidated by teh length! I just like a lot of ithings, including things I haven't included, so if you are looking for reassurance you can hit something I like, well, welcome to my list.
Also, please be aware that the DNWs for each request might have slight differences. If I've left something off you've noticed in other request DNW lists, don't worry. It just means I'm fine with it for that particular fandom/character set.
Table of Contents
Tropes I Love
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SFW Shippy Likes
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NSFW Shippy Likes
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❤
Billabong Series - Mary Grant Bruce (Jim Linton, Wally Meadows)
I would be overjoyed to get anything about these boys, in canon or at school together, but I would especially love hurt/comfort for this fandom.
Wally is the one sensitive male soul in Billabong, and while Mary Grant Bruce was wonderfully at delivering Wally!Whump, I will never tire of him being injured/gassed in the trenches/lost in the Bush/bullied at school/shot/thinking he's lost Jim/bitten by venomous creatures/menaced by ruffianly bush-rangers/all tired and aching in his masculine muscles from hard labour/unjustly suspected/rejected by his birth family/rolled on by horses and bullocks/falling down cliffs/starving/feverish/thinking he's unworthy of love and running away/being held prisoner. Yes, canon kindly delivered some of these, but I could never get enough, and I would really, really enjoy Jim rescuing or comforting him.
I do ship Jim/Wally, so if you choose to write gen, please do not explicitly rule out the interpretation that their relationship may have or develop romantic or sexual elements. I would prefer their canon heterosexual marriages to be hand-waved and for Norah and Tommy to be in a little sister-like relationship to the boys, as the books first presented, rather than a romantic one. (Background Norah/Tommy or Norah/Bob is welcome but not necessary.)
Any rating from G to E.
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con * BDSM * sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit, feces or urine (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested gender, religious, poly, aspec or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on religion or religious guilt (canon-typical Christmas celebrations are fine) * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * infidelity * non-requested relationships for requested characters * PIV * omegaverse * script format
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The Brittas Empire (Tim Whistler, Gavin Featherly)
Tim and Gavin were the first time I can remember seeing a gay couple on TV that were just ordinary (well, as ordinary as anyone who works for Gordon Brittas is) flawed people that have misunderstandings and fights and still really love each other. They were so important to me. Also, I love the entire show and setup and all the well-meaning pedantic disasters.
What I didn't love is that the only time you saw one of them be kissed was when Julie kissed Gavin. Please fix this. I really, really want to see them kiss (or more). If you don't want to focus on romance, I would love a full Brittas disaster, but it would be nice if they could kiss (or more) as well.
I'd love pretty much anything for these two: canon-typical shenanigans, being older and getting married or civil partnered at last (does Brittas and Gavin's parents fully realise they are together by then?), a class over their different backgrounds and values, jealous!Tim (I love jealous, insecure Tim, "Playing With Fire" is my favourite episode), an AU that transplants the leisure centre's dynamics to a fantasy or space or other mundane setting of your choice, alternate meetings/meet-cutes, sex worker AUs...
Any rating from G to E welcome
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con *sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit, feces or urine (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested religious, poly, aspec, gender or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on religion or religious guilt (canon-typical Christmas celebrations or Brittas's brother are fine)* focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people (unless you count Carole's unique parenting style) * actual infidelity (between Gavin and Tim, if Helen is a supporting character she can still be Helen, and humorous misunderstandings are fine) * script format * PIV * omegaverse * bleak or unhappy ending * references to the "it was all a dream" ending * graphic violence or death (please keep disasters on a cartoonish level) * omegaverse * script format
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The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune (Linus Baker, Arthur Parnassus
I just adore this book so much, it made me extremely happy when I was very stressed out, and really the only flaw I can find in it is that I wanted much more focus on the romance between Arthur and Linus. I would love something from Arthur's POV about why he was so clearly gone on Linus so very quickly ("unexpected gifts" indeed), or more of Linus facing his insecurities, or... more kissing pls make them kiss more. Their wedding! Their first night together! Battling the system hand-in-hand! KISSING.
Fat-positive body worship/sensuality is particularly welcome for this pairing--Linus is so insecure about his weight, he deserves a bit of tender and/or sexy reassurance.
In this canon I would be equally happy with canon-true settings, mundane AUs (especially alternative meet-cutes or fake dating), or fairytale and science fiction settings playing on the human/fantastical being romance elements.
I love the kids, and I adore Zoe/Helen, so please feel free to include!
Any rating from G to E welcome.
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con *sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit, feces or urine (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested religious, gender or poly head-canons * focus on religion * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * infidelity * script format * PIV * omegaverse
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Jane of Lantern Hill - L. M. Montgomery (Any: Jane Stuart, Victoria Kenedy (Grandmother), Josephine "Jody" Turner, Phyllis Coleman)
One of my favourite childhood comfort reads. I would love a fic focusing on any of the nominated characters (Jane, Phyllis, Jody, Grandmother), alone or in any combination. I'm also interested in their relationships with other female characters: what is Grandmother's life with Gertrude like after Robin leaves, for example? Does Prince Edward Island change the way Phyllis acts with Jane and the girls at school? How does Jody cope with her new "aunts"? How does Jane cope with Aunt Ruth after her parents get back together?
If you're femslash minded, Jane/Jody, Jody/Phyllis or any of the three with OFCs would be great. Or maybe Gertrude is a lesbian and Grandmother has to cope with that? Or did Grandmother have a forbidden love herself, which affected how she felt about Robin's marriage?
DNW:
* heavy violence * non-con or dub-con * BDSM for this canon * sexual content with characters under 16 * sexual content with blood, vomit, feces or urine * unrequested gender, religious, poly or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on religion (canon-typical Christmas celebrations are fine) * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * unrequested ships for requested characters * infidelity * PIV * omegaverse * script format
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Malory Towers - Enid Blyton (Catherine Grey, Moira Linton)
I have loved these books since I was a kid. The dynamic between Saint Catherine and "her beloved Moira" in "In the Fifth" fascinates me. I ship it, absolutely, and I see them both as fundamentally lonely characters who could heal each other if they could overcome their destructive ways of relating to others. I would love to see where Moira's aggression and Catherine's passive-aggression can take them. Blissfully happy endings where they fill each other's heart or angsty co-dependent endings where the dynamics between them remain painful are equally welcome.
I do ship Catherine/Moira, so if you choose to write gen, please do not explicitly rule out the interpretation that their relationship may have romantic or sexual elements, pair either with another character as endgame or make reference to them in heterosexual relationships or married.
I have a preference for canon-set stories or soon after. I'm fine with any included canon characters or background f/f ships, with the exception that Bill/Clarissa is my other OTP, so please don't break them up.
DNW:
* heavy violence * non-con or dub-con * BDSM for this canon * sexual content with characters under 16 * sexual content with blood, vomit, feces or urine * unrequested gender, religious, poly or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * infidelity * heterosexual relationships for requested characters * PIV * omegaverse * script format
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Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Any (Eric Chapman, Rudyard Funn, Antigone Funn, Georgie Crusoe)
Piffling is my happy place. I love all the nominated characters (Rudyard, Eric, Antigone, Georgie) and actually every single character in it, so either something focusing entirely on one character (a day in the life?), an ensemble fic including half the village or anything in between would be great. I just want more! Ridiculous situations, convoluted plots, just the characters bickering dramatically and/or being offensively sunny/helpful/competent/unflappable at each other, funeral, showing the characters deeply care about each other underneath, Georgie's complaining but fierce loyalty to the twins, Eric expanding his place, a discussion of why Antigone is 100% right about toast...
d/s is welcome for this fandom if it's your thing.
I ship Georgie/Antigone, Rudyard/Eric and one-time (or recurring totally the only time) "Let's never speak of this again" Antigone/Rudyard and would love to receive any of these. While mentions and jokes about of canon crushes and attractions are fine, I DNW focus of an unrequested pairing for a nominated character.
I welcome trans and NB headcanons for any characters, but DNW bigotry (including other kinds) in Piffling, or focus on gender dysphoria.
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con *sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit or feces (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested religious or poly head-canons * Georgie or Antigone depicted as asexual or aromantic * focus on religion (canon-typical Christmas celebrations or agnostic vicars aside)* focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * infidelity * script format * PIV * omegaverse
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♥
Thank you so much again, dear writer, and I am so excited to see what you come up with. Please have fun! What I want most is for this to be fun for you and not stressful, so if you have any worries, please feel free to contact me through the mods. Happy Yuletide <3
XX Kanna
First of all there's no real theme to my requests, they're in alphabetical order, and I absolutely want every fandom very much. In fact, I forgot the limit, tried to sign up with too many fandoms, and suffered deeply removing some. So believe me when I say that I want them all very much. Please consider any prompts I've given as just suggestions if you want them, and feel free to run with another idea if you get the inspiration.
I haven't added to my prompts themselves in this letter, but I've restated them, and added my long and non-exclusive list of general likes if you want more guidance or ideas for things I'd like. Don't be intimidated by teh length! I just like a lot of ithings, including things I haven't included, so if you are looking for reassurance you can hit something I like, well, welcome to my list.
Also, please be aware that the DNWs for each request might have slight differences. If I've left something off you've noticed in other request DNW lists, don't worry. It just means I'm fine with it for that particular fandom/character set.
Table of Contents
- Tropes I Love
- SFW Shippy Likes
- NSFW Shippy Likes
- ❤
- Billabong Series - Mary Grant Bruce (Jim Linton, Wally Weadows)
- The Brittas Empire (Tim Whistler, Gavin Featherly)
- The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune (Linus Baker, Arthur Parnassus
- Jane of Lantern Hill - L. M. Montgomery (Any: Jane Stuart, Victoria Kenedy (Grandmother), Josephine "Jody" Turner, Phyllis Coleman)
- Malory Towers - Enid Blyton (Catherine Grey, Moira Linton)
- Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Any (Eric Chapman, Rudyard Funn, Antigone Funn, Georgie Crusoe)
Tropes I Love
- Case fic
- True love's kiss
- Fake dating/relationship
- Only One Bed or other forced proximity
- Time loops, Groundhog Day and Peggy-Sues
- Casefic
- Adventuring together
- Realisation of Feelings
- First times/first kisses
- Courtship
- Social barriers to relationships: class and/or power differences, homophobic society, on opposite sides...
- Age gaps between adults, especially if the younger is pursuing the older
- Friends to lovers
- Rivals to lovers
- Trying to figure out if the other character Means Something Romantic
- Undercover As...
- Confined together
- Confessions
- Costume Porn (special note of appreciation for men in hose and women in trousers)
- Ridiculous schemes
- Nesting
- Courtship
- Amnesia
- Marriage tropes (accidental marriage, arranged marriage, marriage of convenience...)
- Accidental baby/kitten/puppy/other acquisition
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SFW Shippy Likes
- Hand touches/holding/kissing/feeding
- Long detailed descriptions of kissing
- Lap-sitting
- First kisses
- Cuddling
- Devotion
- Demisexuality (not necessarily stated, but in "Oh. Now I know what the fuss is about, because it's you.")
- Pining
- Bickering and bantering and teasing as a sign of love
- Spoiling and being spoiled
- Finding every little bit of someone desirable, including "flaws" like rolls of fat, boniness, body hair
- Hair stroking
- Weight difference or other difference in conventional attractiveness
- Marriage proposals
- Poorly hiding feelings under a thin veil of disgust/sarcasm/professionalism/bickering
- Accidental blurting of feelings or otherwise giving yourself away
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NSFW Shippy Likes
- First times
- Sexual awakening
- Clear consent (not necessarily explicit, but it's clear that they are careful of what each other wants)
- Emotional sex/porn with feelings
- Loss of control
- On the other hand, caring, cherishing, careful sex
- Older virgins, either both inexperienced or with an experienced younger partner
- Oral sex of all kinds: fellatio, cunnilingus, rimming, felching
- Body fluids-- come marking, wetness, sweat, swallowing, menstrual fluids, general messiness
- Sex against walls
- Frottage and tribadism
- Anal sex
- Vaginal fingering and clitoris and labia stimulation
- Coming untouched
- Premature ejaculation
- Praise
- Orgasm denial
- Finding every little bit of someone desirable, including "flaws" like rolls of fat, boniness, body hair
- Awkward sex
- Kissing kissing kissing (again)
- Age/weight/conventional attractive difference (again!)
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❤
Billabong Series - Mary Grant Bruce (Jim Linton, Wally Meadows)
I would be overjoyed to get anything about these boys, in canon or at school together, but I would especially love hurt/comfort for this fandom.
Wally is the one sensitive male soul in Billabong, and while Mary Grant Bruce was wonderfully at delivering Wally!Whump, I will never tire of him being injured/gassed in the trenches/lost in the Bush/bullied at school/shot/thinking he's lost Jim/bitten by venomous creatures/menaced by ruffianly bush-rangers/all tired and aching in his masculine muscles from hard labour/unjustly suspected/rejected by his birth family/rolled on by horses and bullocks/falling down cliffs/starving/feverish/thinking he's unworthy of love and running away/being held prisoner. Yes, canon kindly delivered some of these, but I could never get enough, and I would really, really enjoy Jim rescuing or comforting him.
I do ship Jim/Wally, so if you choose to write gen, please do not explicitly rule out the interpretation that their relationship may have or develop romantic or sexual elements. I would prefer their canon heterosexual marriages to be hand-waved and for Norah and Tommy to be in a little sister-like relationship to the boys, as the books first presented, rather than a romantic one. (Background Norah/Tommy or Norah/Bob is welcome but not necessary.)
Any rating from G to E.
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con * BDSM * sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit, feces or urine (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested gender, religious, poly, aspec or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on religion or religious guilt (canon-typical Christmas celebrations are fine) * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * infidelity * non-requested relationships for requested characters * PIV * omegaverse * script format
return to contents
The Brittas Empire (Tim Whistler, Gavin Featherly)
Tim and Gavin were the first time I can remember seeing a gay couple on TV that were just ordinary (well, as ordinary as anyone who works for Gordon Brittas is) flawed people that have misunderstandings and fights and still really love each other. They were so important to me. Also, I love the entire show and setup and all the well-meaning pedantic disasters.
What I didn't love is that the only time you saw one of them be kissed was when Julie kissed Gavin. Please fix this. I really, really want to see them kiss (or more). If you don't want to focus on romance, I would love a full Brittas disaster, but it would be nice if they could kiss (or more) as well.
I'd love pretty much anything for these two: canon-typical shenanigans, being older and getting married or civil partnered at last (does Brittas and Gavin's parents fully realise they are together by then?), a class over their different backgrounds and values, jealous!Tim (I love jealous, insecure Tim, "Playing With Fire" is my favourite episode), an AU that transplants the leisure centre's dynamics to a fantasy or space or other mundane setting of your choice, alternate meetings/meet-cutes, sex worker AUs...
Any rating from G to E welcome
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con *sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit, feces or urine (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested religious, poly, aspec, gender or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on religion or religious guilt (canon-typical Christmas celebrations or Brittas's brother are fine)* focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people (unless you count Carole's unique parenting style) * actual infidelity (between Gavin and Tim, if Helen is a supporting character she can still be Helen, and humorous misunderstandings are fine) * script format * PIV * omegaverse * bleak or unhappy ending * references to the "it was all a dream" ending * graphic violence or death (please keep disasters on a cartoonish level) * omegaverse * script format
return to contents
The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune (Linus Baker, Arthur Parnassus
I just adore this book so much, it made me extremely happy when I was very stressed out, and really the only flaw I can find in it is that I wanted much more focus on the romance between Arthur and Linus. I would love something from Arthur's POV about why he was so clearly gone on Linus so very quickly ("unexpected gifts" indeed), or more of Linus facing his insecurities, or... more kissing pls make them kiss more. Their wedding! Their first night together! Battling the system hand-in-hand! KISSING.
Fat-positive body worship/sensuality is particularly welcome for this pairing--Linus is so insecure about his weight, he deserves a bit of tender and/or sexy reassurance.
In this canon I would be equally happy with canon-true settings, mundane AUs (especially alternative meet-cutes or fake dating), or fairytale and science fiction settings playing on the human/fantastical being romance elements.
I love the kids, and I adore Zoe/Helen, so please feel free to include!
Any rating from G to E welcome.
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con *sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit, feces or urine (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested religious, gender or poly head-canons * focus on religion * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * infidelity * script format * PIV * omegaverse
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Jane of Lantern Hill - L. M. Montgomery (Any: Jane Stuart, Victoria Kenedy (Grandmother), Josephine "Jody" Turner, Phyllis Coleman)
One of my favourite childhood comfort reads. I would love a fic focusing on any of the nominated characters (Jane, Phyllis, Jody, Grandmother), alone or in any combination. I'm also interested in their relationships with other female characters: what is Grandmother's life with Gertrude like after Robin leaves, for example? Does Prince Edward Island change the way Phyllis acts with Jane and the girls at school? How does Jody cope with her new "aunts"? How does Jane cope with Aunt Ruth after her parents get back together?
If you're femslash minded, Jane/Jody, Jody/Phyllis or any of the three with OFCs would be great. Or maybe Gertrude is a lesbian and Grandmother has to cope with that? Or did Grandmother have a forbidden love herself, which affected how she felt about Robin's marriage?
DNW:
* heavy violence * non-con or dub-con * BDSM for this canon * sexual content with characters under 16 * sexual content with blood, vomit, feces or urine * unrequested gender, religious, poly or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on religion (canon-typical Christmas celebrations are fine) * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * unrequested ships for requested characters * infidelity * PIV * omegaverse * script format
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Malory Towers - Enid Blyton (Catherine Grey, Moira Linton)
I have loved these books since I was a kid. The dynamic between Saint Catherine and "her beloved Moira" in "In the Fifth" fascinates me. I ship it, absolutely, and I see them both as fundamentally lonely characters who could heal each other if they could overcome their destructive ways of relating to others. I would love to see where Moira's aggression and Catherine's passive-aggression can take them. Blissfully happy endings where they fill each other's heart or angsty co-dependent endings where the dynamics between them remain painful are equally welcome.
I do ship Catherine/Moira, so if you choose to write gen, please do not explicitly rule out the interpretation that their relationship may have romantic or sexual elements, pair either with another character as endgame or make reference to them in heterosexual relationships or married.
I have a preference for canon-set stories or soon after. I'm fine with any included canon characters or background f/f ships, with the exception that Bill/Clarissa is my other OTP, so please don't break them up.
DNW:
* heavy violence * non-con or dub-con * BDSM for this canon * sexual content with characters under 16 * sexual content with blood, vomit, feces or urine * unrequested gender, religious, poly or neurodiverse head-canons * focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * infidelity * heterosexual relationships for requested characters * PIV * omegaverse * script format
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Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Any (Eric Chapman, Rudyard Funn, Antigone Funn, Georgie Crusoe)
Piffling is my happy place. I love all the nominated characters (Rudyard, Eric, Antigone, Georgie) and actually every single character in it, so either something focusing entirely on one character (a day in the life?), an ensemble fic including half the village or anything in between would be great. I just want more! Ridiculous situations, convoluted plots, just the characters bickering dramatically and/or being offensively sunny/helpful/competent/unflappable at each other, funeral, showing the characters deeply care about each other underneath, Georgie's complaining but fierce loyalty to the twins, Eric expanding his place, a discussion of why Antigone is 100% right about toast...
d/s is welcome for this fandom if it's your thing.
I ship Georgie/Antigone, Rudyard/Eric and one-time (or recurring totally the only time) "Let's never speak of this again" Antigone/Rudyard and would love to receive any of these. While mentions and jokes about of canon crushes and attractions are fine, I DNW focus of an unrequested pairing for a nominated character.
I welcome trans and NB headcanons for any characters, but DNW bigotry (including other kinds) in Piffling, or focus on gender dysphoria.
DNW:
* non-con or dub-con *sexual content with characters under 16 * sexualised blood, vomit or feces (present as a normal or plot-related aspect is fine, even in a sexual context) * unrequested religious or poly head-canons * Georgie or Antigone depicted as asexual or aromantic * focus on religion (canon-typical Christmas celebrations or agnostic vicars aside)* focus on surgery or scars * miscarriage, abortion, traumatic childbirth or serious harm to children or pregnant people * unrequested setting or time period change AUs * infidelity * script format * PIV * omegaverse
return to contents
♥
Thank you so much again, dear writer, and I am so excited to see what you come up with. Please have fun! What I want most is for this to be fun for you and not stressful, so if you have any worries, please feel free to contact me through the mods. Happy Yuletide <3
XX Kanna
