Dear Yuletide writer:

[jain]

Thanks very much for participating in this exchange and writing for me! Some of my fandoms this year have lengthier prompts than others, but rest assured that I'll be equally thrilled with fic for any of them. Particularly relevant to this exchange: I don't want any Christmas/Christianity-themed fic, regardless of the characters' canonical religions. If you want further details on my fic preferences, you can check out my general fic kinks and squicks post or browse my fic exchanges tag. Have fun, and I'm sure I'll love whatever you end up creating!

For your reference: I'm Jain on AO3 and jain on my (very out-of-date) pinboard account.


The Bone Key - Sarah Monette
Kyle Murchison Booth/John Pelham Ratcliffe

What is it?
A historical horror mystery short story collection set in interbellum America...though which wars and where in America are left ambiguous. A number of the stories are available for free online (search this page for Kyle Murchison Booth), though unfortunately not the story in which Ratcliffe appears. The published book is available for purchase at all the usual suspects (e.g. Amazon, Barnes & Noble), or your local library may carry it.

Prompts:
Slash, please. I love their brief partnership in "Drowning Palmer": how Booth keeps reaching out for human connection despite expecting to be rebuffed every time, and Ratcliffe just takes the whole situation in stride and gives him the support and advice he needs (while indulging his own curiosity, of course). Does Ratcliffe ever pay a friendly visit to Booth afterwards? Do they ever find themselves brought together by work? Or does Ratcliffe get into a supernatural difficulty of his own and ask for Booth's help?


Dan and Lewis - surexit
Lewis Harrison/Dan Vassa

What is it?
A contemporary m/m romance series about two British boys from different social backgrounds who fall awkwardly in love. Available to read on AO3: Dan and Lewis

Prompts:
The fic I've been longing for ever since reading and I'm trying my hardest not to fall is what happens when Dan goes to university and Lewis stays at home. Long distance relationships are hard in the best of circumstances, and given their canonical communication difficulties, the two of them must encounter some serious challenges. Angst, misunderstandings, badly hidden insecurities, emotional hurt/comfort...any or all of those elements would be excellent. Happy ending, please!

If that prompt doesn't work for you, I'd also really love a fic about Lewis making the decision to become a paramedic, or about Dan developing a close relationship with Lewis's mother, or about Lewis coming out to (one or more of) his friends--despite his canonical hesitancy to do so, they'll have to know what's up when he gets married, if not sooner. Or perhaps all of his friends knew already and just never acknowledged it before he and Dan moved in together/got engaged/got married; that would be great, too! Incidentally, I like that Lewis and Dan both enjoy running, if you wanted to include that somehow.


Integrate - Thea Hayworth
Gavin Hayes/Sezin

What is it?
A science fiction buddy cop mystery and m/m romance featuring a human and a tentacle shark alien. Available for purchase on Smashwords: Integrate

Prompts:
Anything, really. :-) Pre-canon fic about their developing partnership and/or about Gavin being marked as Scald and Sezin's feelings about that. A retelling of any part of Integrate from Sezin's POV. Future fic about their developing relationship. Meeting the family. Tentacle porn + feelings.


Lynes and Mathey series - Amy Griswold & Melissa Scott
Cordelia Frost

What is it?
A historical fantasy mystery m/m romance series set in an alternate history Victorian England. Available for purchase on Amazon, Smashwords, etc. or your local library may carry it.

Prompts:
Miss Frost is hands down my favorite character in this book: competent, intelligent, highly sensible, and not quite what people expect her to be. I'd love a story about her university days, or her life outside of the office, or the progression of her career, or case fic in which she either solves the case by herself or is instrumental in helping Julian and Ned solve it.

Gen or Miss Frost/OFC, please. (Based on things she's said in the books, I don't think Miss Frost had a female lover in university, but I'd be interested in seeing her become romantically involved with a friend from her club, or with one of Julian's or Ned's clients, or perhaps with a woman whom Miss Frost and/or Ned consults on a case.) Background Julian/Ned is also very welcome.


The Raven and the Reindeer - T. Kingfisher
Gerta/Janna

What is it?
A historical fantasy f/f romance retelling of "The Snow Queen." Available at Amazon, Smashwords, etc.: purchase links on the author's website.

Prompts:
I'm most interested in Gerta and Janna building a life together post-magical adventure. Possible avenues to explore: Do Gerta and Janna become friends with some of the other cohabiting women in Gerta's town? How does Janna get on with Gerta's grandmother, and what does Gerta's mother think of her? What does Janna do now that she's given up being a bandit--does she use her training as a healer somehow or raise birds for eggs or what? Does Gerta resume learning how to weave, or does she find another line of work to pursue? Does Gerta stay friends with Kay, or have they grown too far apart? How does Mousebones fit into their little family?

I'd be especially pleased if the fic included a sex scene; the book was a massive tease in that respect.