Dear Yuletide Author

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Genre thoughts: I love both the fluffiest of fluff and the smuttiest of smut. I don’t expect to see both in the same fic, but if you can make it work, power to you. I have a complicated relationship with angst - it’s fine if there’s some there, but I prefer it conclude with a happy ending. Given that I have multiple fandoms that include teenagers, please make sure everyone is 18+ - and that it’s made clear in the fic - if there’s going to be any smut.

Character death thoughts: Permanently killing a main character is a big fat DNW for me. Referencing the death of a minor character is okay, as long as it’s not a primary plot point. Basically - fic opens at a funeral or passing reference to someone that died before the events of the story, okay. Minor character dying in the middle of the story, DNW. Temporary character death is okay, as long as the resurrection occurs at the end of the story. Fix-it option for anyone dead in canon.

Pregnancy/kid fics: Yes please. I adore all sorts of kid fics. While I’m okay with mpreg as a general concept, I don't really see it fitting any of the requests this time.

SFW DNWS: on screen-death of any character, permanent death of a major character, angsty endings

NSFW DNWS: dub-con/non-con (unless otherwise explicitly stated), extreme kink, body fluids not meant to be involved in sex

FBI: Most Wanted
Kristin Gaines, Remy Scott
I wasn’t sure what to think of either character when they were first introduced, but know I love them both, especially together.  I’d love to see something expanding on their friendship shown on the show, and I’d also very much open to taking that romantic.

Law & Order
Jack McCoy, Michael Cutter

As much as I love the new Law & Order ensemble, I also like re-visiting the season 18-20 days, and those are the seasons that I have seen more times than is probably healthy.  I’ve copied things from some past letters.  While Jack/Mike is my primary ship, I also ship Jack/Claire and Mike/Lupo if you want to include those in the context of a Jack and Mike friendship fic.

I’ve copied a few things from past letters relating to Jack, Mike, and Jack/Mike.  Case fic is always welcome as is glimpses into their personal lives.

Jack Gen:
Jack is one of my favorite characters of all time.  Give me him being a BAMF in court, give me Jack/Claire content, give me Jack/Mike content (see below), give me Jack trying and failing to have a good relationship with his daughter, basically give me anything Jack and I will love you forever.

Mike Gen:
I’d love to see some post-season 20 fic for Mike.  He shows up as a bureau chief on SVU a couple times and then just disappears?  What is he up to now.

Jack/Mike:
This is one of my all-time favorite ships. Some ideas:
1) When Mike gives Jack the tie pin, it changes things between them and get together.
2) Arguing about the approach to a case leads to them hooking up in one of their offices.
3) They are already an established couple at the start of season 18. All the arguing at work is a cover.
4) Mike is one of Jack’s assistants in the earlier seasons and start dating during this time. When Mike gets promoted and starts trying cases on his own, all the defense attorneys go “well f***k” because from working together, they’re basically the same person in the courtroom and now there’s two of them.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Kimberly Hart

Kim is the character that I used to pretend to be from the ages of 7 to 10.  I’ve got some ship options below, but I’m also good with gen fic exploring her post-Ranger life.

Kim/Jason:
My headcanon is that Kim & Jason become a couple sometime between the end of Zeo and the Turbo movie, but I’m fine with whatever timeline that you want to use.  My one ask is that Jason is not the guy from The Letter because that’s too much of a dick move, especially since he comes back to Angel Grove after that.
I would love to see something about the evolution of Kim and Jason shifting from close friends to lovers.  If you do set up after Kim & Tommy’s break-up, I’d love to see handling breaking that news to him as well.  If you do include that break-up, you can make up something less lazy writing than The Letter if you want as I hate that with a passion.

Kim/Tommy:
This is my very first ship and I still love them, even though it is not my endgame ship for either character in my main Power Rangers fic universe.  I’d love to see an AU where they never break up and have to navigate that long distance relationship.  Other options would be clearing the air after the Turbo movie and getting back together or doing the same thing further out in the future when everyone is an adult.  As much as I hate The Letter, I am okay with it being included in a getting back together fic, but I’m also good with making up a different way that they broke up.

Kim/Tommy/Adam:
I see this as Kim & Tommy being an established relationship and then mutually deciding to seduce Adam after becomes a Ranger.

Kim/Adam:
I love these two in the context of Kim never having dated Tommy, and Adam having a huge crush on Kimberly when they first meet.  Given that Adam took some time to come out of his shell, I can see Kim being the one to make the first move for them to get together.

Alternatively, they reconnect as adults and get together then.

Kim/Tommy/Jason:
I see this trio and Kim & Jason both having crushes on Tommy when he first becomes a Ranger and they decide to approach him together.  Alternatively, they come together as a trio after they’re all adults.

Perry Mason
Hamilton Burger

I fell in love with this show as soon as I started watching in (darn you HBO for cancelling it) and then especially fell in love with Ham as soon as hr was introduced.  I ship him with Perry, but I’m also good with gen fic, pairing him with an OMC, or a deeper exploration of him and Della bearding for each other.  I’ve also copied some Ham and Ham/Perry things from past letters.

Ham Solo:
I’d love to see a deeper exploration of Ham as a gay man in a position of power in the 1930s, having to hide his sexual orientation in order to keep his career and livelihood.  The aftermath of being blackmailed over his sexuality in season 2 would also be interesting to explore.


Ham/Perry:
I started shipping these two pretty much from the second the show revealed that Ham is gay.  And Perry was discharged from the military on a blue card, which means he’s done something with a dude before, but we don’t know how far that went.

A few ideas:
1) While Ham is helping Perry study for the bar exam, they hook up.  Maybe they leave it there, maybe it becomes more.
2) When Ham is being blackmailed with the photos of them with another man, Perry is the other man.  It could be from one night stand or an actual relationship.
3) A re-telling of season 2 from the perspective of Ham and Perry being secret boyfriends.  The blackmail idea ties pretty directly into this one.
4) Ham intervenes to keep Perry from going to jail and things change between them.
5) Ham visits Perry in jail to make sure he’s okay and they get together when Perry gets out.

Power Rangers Dino Thunder
Tommy Oliver

While I put Tommy under Dino Thunder, I’ll also fine with his time on MMPR, Zeo, and Turbo being used, or any of the anniversary team-ups.

I’m good with gen fic exploring Tommy’s life beyond what he see on the show, and I’ve also listed my various ships for him below.  Some of these were copy/pasted under the context of previous MMPR requests.

Tommy/Kim:
This is my very first ship and I still love them, even though it is not my endgame ship for either character in my main Power Rangers fic universe.  I’d love to see an AU where they never break up and have to navigate that long distance relationship.  Other options would be clearing the air after the Turbo movie and getting back together or doing the same thing further out in the future when everyone is an adult.  As much as I hate The Letter, I am okay with it being included in a getting back together fic, but I’m also good with making up a different way that they broke up.

Tommy/Adam/Kim:
I see this as Kim & Tommy being an established relationship and then mutually deciding to seduce Adam after he becomes a Ranger.

Tommy/Adam:
This could be a Tommy dates Adam instead of Kim or Tommy dates Adam instead of Kat after Kim situation. I’d love to see something we’re they’re worried about coming out - either to the team or to their families - and then one they do, everything is fine.

If you want to incorporate later seasons, Tommy & Adam working together to mentor the Dino Thunder Rangers would also be awesome.

Tommy/Jason:
A few ideas, some of which incorporate later seasons:
1) Instead of dating Tommy herself, Kim plays matchmaker to get Tommy & Jason together.
2) Jason has a massive crush on Tommy and leaves for the Peace Conference because it’s too hard watching Tommy & Kim together. When Jason returns and becomes the Gold Ranger, he and Tommy talk about why he left and start dating.
3) In the same vein as the above, Jason leaves for the Peace Conference because of his crush on Tommy. Tommy is already dating Kat when Jason comes back, so he continues to keep his feelings to himself. Tommy & Jason end up having a massive falling out and don’t see each other again until the WF episode “Forever Red.” After the mission, they finally talk about everything and starting dating.
4) Tommy & Jason working together to mentor the Dino Thunder Rangers.

Tommy/Hayley:
I started shipping this pairing pretty early on my first time through watching Dino Thunder, and I consider it my endgame ship for Tommy, even though canon has since said otherwise.  I would love to see either of the following: a) a pre-series fic that shows how they met, started building Ranger tech, and fell in love, or b) something that shows their lives after defeating Mesagog.  Kids are very much welcome in the second idea.

Tommy/Kim/Jason:
I see this trio and Kim & Jason both having crushes on Tommy when he first becomes a Ranger and they decide to approach him together.  Alternatively, they come together as a trio after they’re all adults.

Power Rangers Ninja Storm
Cam Watanabe, Hunter Bradley

Cam and Hunter are by far my favorite Ninja Storm characters.

From a romantic relationship perspective, I’d love to see a either getting together fic or a post-series fic looking into navigating their relationship while Hunter’s teaching at the Thunder Academy and Cam’s still at the Wind Academy.

From a platonic friendship perspective, I’d love to see them bonding over having to deal with their younger, less mature teammates.  I’m not sure if canon ever actually establishes ages, but I assume that Wind Rangers and Blake are 17, Hunter is 19, and Cam is 21.