lemniskath

Hello

I'm Gammarad on ao3 and this is my Yuletide signup letter.

My general likes are here: General Likes for Exchange Gifts

This letter is going to contain mostly what I like about each requested character & fandom, and possibly some prompts if you want them. Please feel free to ignore my prompts and get your inspiration solely from my list of likes linked above if that's your preference.

DNWs for requests 1-2: underage sex; incest kink; noncon with requested character as victim

DNWs for requests 3-6: explicit sex - noncon with requested character as victim - serious threats or purposeful harming of dependents or loved ones (including pets) of characters to psychologically harm them - underage (not adults in their own culture) characters depicted being involved in sexual relationships - injuries involving exposed bone

Requests:

1. Brand New Cherry Flavor - Lisa Nova

2. Laundry Files - Cassie (either one is fine, no distinction was made in the nomination - so you can write about the original human Cassie or the being who took over the identity of Cassie - or both!)

3. The Culture - Vyr Cossont

4. Teixcalaan - Nine Hibiscus

5. Midst - Saska del Norma

6. Midnight Burger (any - none nominated)



Request 1 - Brand New Cherry Flavor, Lisa Nova

Please feel free to pair her with either Roy or Mary for a / pairing or with either Boro or Code for an & pairing, or write about her solo, or write her with Worldbuilding. The requested character doesn't need to be the focus of the gift, as long as she's substantially present.

What I liked about this story was the style of it, the interpersonal relationships depicted, Lisa's ambitiousness and her willingness to go further than she knew she ought to. I'd enjoy something set before, during, or after the canonical story, as well as divergence.

Request 2 - Laundry files, Cassie

Please feel free to write about the original Cassie or about the being who replaced her for most of the book - I'm equally interested in both, though I definitely know the replacement Cassie better due to her having more page time in Nightmare Stacks. I think that book was my favorite of the entire series, and I like the whole series quite a bit. If my overall list of requests gives you the idea I like things that have a mixture from fantasy/sci fi with horror elements and with a character-driven humor aspect, you might be right.

There's something really compelling to me about the particular tropes this book was working with, and what the author did with them, blending the ordinary sort of workplace-dystopian rom-com set pieces with the horror-sci-fi-fantasy story arc. Also I just liked the character, in both versions, the playful and friendly young woman and the angsty yet calculating monstrous fae. I liked how their combined story worked its way through the overall one. During or post-Nightmare Stacks is probably best for this request, probably? Feel free to diverge the tale from that book or to stick with her canonical continuation in future books.

Request 3 - The Culture, Vyr Cossont

Hydrogen Sonata was so good I didn't want to let go of it, so now I'm returning to it for a request since Vyr was a nominated character. Feel free to set the story about her before, during, or after that book's story, and to bring in any secondary character from that book.

I love her interactions with various other Culture characters as shown in the book, and also her history on Gzilt, what we got of it - something about her younger years there would be good, as well as a canon divergence or canon follow-up set after the ending of Hydrogen Sonata.

Request 4 - Teixcalaan, Nine Hibiscus

Her previous battles, younger years on the way up to her position, her interactions with people back on the capital rather than just on her ship; canon divergence where she goes into a different career could also be interesting.

I really like her personality and way of dealing with things and people. She's so different from the other characters in the series she's from, in terms of aggression and directness especially, yet there's a similarity in a way to some of the others, too. They're all in tune in some way I can't quite pin down - but I suspect has to do with that story-symmetry her culture values so much!

Request 5 - Midst, Saskia del Norma

I love Midst so much for its setting and all the characters. Please feel free to have Saskia interacting with Moc, Sherman, Imelda, or Lark, of the nominated characters. Also I'd love if you wanted to include worldbuilding into the story.

The thing that made me request Saskia in particular is her physical transformation between seasons of the show - I'd love something that explores either, if set before the change, what made her the sort of person that the Fold would do that to; or if set after the change, how she's adapting or struggling with the new self she's been given.

Request 6 - Midnight Burger, any

Midnight Burger is so much fun. The characters stand out for me, and I'd love a story that centers on Gloria the newcomer, Shel the plant person, Ava the physicist, Effie the radio personality, or even the Ex, such a mysterious created being that she is. They're a few of my favorite characters. I'd also love a worldbuilding story set in the Midnight Burger universe about something in the past of the whole thing, if you're more inclined for that.