lyricalnights | Dear Yuletide Author

Basically, I will be excited by anything you write. I'm not a difficult person to please. I like my fanfiction in gen, het or slash varieties; it can be clean as a whistle or as smutty as you wanna get. I'm fond of humor, family affection, romance based on friendship, wacky adventures, sex in unexpected places, good-natured competition and even the occasional inevitable heartbreak. The only things I would ask you to avoid are humiliation and cruelty. I don't dig them, even in fanfiction. Also, I like happy endings.

If you want to have a look at a fandom you don't recognize, the three movies are all on DVD and accessible through Netflix. The episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks with these guests is Series 22, Episode 12. I watch it on youtube. Frequently. =)

Fandom-specific guidelines, repeated from my signup form:

Three Men and a Baby (Jack Holden/Peter Mitchell)

This movie reminds me of my childhood, so of course now I want to dirty it up completely. My ideal story would be some kind of Peter/Jack romance, possibly prior to the events of the movie. However, I'd also be really happy with a "how they met" story, or something from during or after the movie showcasing the relationship between these guys, romantic or platonic. You can use Three Men and a Little Lady as canon or ignore it. My one caveat: please don't make Sylvia a bitch or write her out of her TMB storyline. Also, thumbs up on the use of Michael in a non-romance story or in a non-romance capacity in a romance story, just not in the actual romance, if that makes sense.

Troop Beverly Hills (Hannah Nefler/Phyllis Nefler/Chica Barnfell)

Another childhood favorite, mostly because of the character-based humor. Maybe the girls meet up for a troop reunion, or a wedding? Did they stay friends or have they lost touch with each other? How is Phyllis handling her fifties? Basically anything using these characters will thrill me, and you can include any of the other movie characters that you want. Go wild! Bonus suggestions: Hannah and Chica go to college together, OR Hannah/Chica, any point in time. With either of those ideas, Phyllis in a supporting role as opposed to a story focus is fine with me.

Nevermind the Buzzcocks RPF (Simon Amstell/Martin Freeman/Josh Groban)

This prompt was one of those really random brain waves, based on how much I just enjoy watching this episode. I felt like Simon was fully prepared to mock the crap out of Josh Groban, but ended up with a little crush instead, as did I. Since I already loved Martin Freeman and Simon Amstell, I thought: why not combine all of these? So please write me a story about these three guys. Maybe a “what happened after the show?” fic, or a chance meeting at a future point. The off-the-cuff wittiness and banter is my favorite part of the episode, but I will be 100% honest and say I wouldn’t turn down some hot threesome action either. (No Martin angst, though, please- I prefer my imaginary relationships to be flexible rather than adulterous.)

Pirates! Band of Misfits (Pirate Captain/Pirate with a Scarf)

I enjoyed this entire movie, but my very favorite part was the relationship between the Pirate Captain and his faithful Number Two. I would love to see how they met and what their early days as a team were like, or get Pirate with a Scarf’s POV on the events of the movie. I would also enjoy a story about one of the earlier adventures Pirate with a Scarf mentions. (I am a librarian, so An Adventure with Librarians would crack me up.) And because I am a fictional romance junkie, Pirate Captain/Pirate with a Scarf would make me extremely happy as well.

Good luck, thank you, and I hope this is helpful rather than frightening.