the essence of love and failure

Thank you so much for writing something for me, I’m sure I’ll love it no matter what! It’s been a few years since I did Yuletide and I’m absolutely stoked. Prompts are very much just meant to be helpful suggestions - if you have an idea in a different direction please run with it!

I'm on AO3 and tumblr, although I'm not sure either of them will be helpful as I'm not super active on tumblr anymore and I am very haphazard at using AO3 bookmarks!

In general, I prefer stories set in the world of the original canon, especially for works where there isn’t much fic around. I love twists on canon itself - role reversals, what if scenarios, canon divergence, pre- and post-canon, canon infused with magical elements, time travel, but I don’t go in much for totally different universes until I’ve had a chance to have my fill of canon. In that vein, I love stories that ring really true to characterisations (e.g. incorporate little quirks of speech or physical mannerisms) and explore the gaps and questions raised by the text.

I love both plotty and character-driven fic! Shorter works that explore a particular characteristic or relationship dynamic are just as precious to me as longer, plottier-focused fic.

I’m a big fan of humour and adventure stories; I can and do read and enjoy angstier stories, but my preference generally falls on the lighter side of things. Porn is great, although I generally enjoy it a lot more as part of something plottier or as an exploration of a particular character dynamic. For me, the build up to the porn is just as important as the smut itself.

General likes: good dialogue, sex with lots of talking (both before and during!!), relentless pining and slow burn, having sex but not talking about feelings, sex that’s a bit awkward but still enjoyable, fumbling BDSM, comedy, redemption arcs, fake dating / marriage of convenience, found family, second chances at relationships that failed the first time or never got going at all, outsider POVs on my favourite pairings, rivals-to-lovers, espitolary fic, time travel / time loops

DNW: non-con, underage (i.e. relationship between an adult a minor, or explicit sexual content between two characters under the age of 17), death fic, unhappy endings/tragedy, high school/coffee shop AUs, excessive internalised homophobia, a/b/o or mpreg

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