Yuletide Letter 2025
Oct. 15th, 2025 07:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scansionictusDear Yuletide Writer,
It's that time again! I'm very excited for Yuletide this year, and am looking forward to receiving fic for some of my rarer canons. I'm ictus on AO3—thank you for considering writing for me!
General Likes: Missing scene fic, pre- or post-canon fic, canon-divergent AUs, character studies, introspective fic—basically anything that gives more depth to these characters or expands on canon in a thoughtful way. I love exploring tension, conflict, and angsty interpersonal dynamics, and I'm fine with open endings or not having these conflicts completely resolved. I love femslash and slash, so feel free to explore shippy undertones if that speaks to you; I love UST and first time fic especially, and PWPs are welcome. I'm a fan of non-linear and non-conventional narrative styles (including 2nd person POV and unreliable narrators) so if you feel like getting experimental, I'm here for it!
Smut Likes: Orgasm denial/desperation, breathplay, toys, somnophilia/drugged sex, semi-public sex, restraints, power dynamics, praise kink, biting/marking, exhibitionism/voyeurism, crying, hatesex, comfort sex. I'm also 100% down with straight-up vanilla sex, so don't feel that you have to include kink! I don't have top/bottom preferences and I like all kinds of sex acts, including non-penetrative sex (oral, fingering, hand jobs, rimming, frottage, intercrural, etc.).
Do Not Wants:
Mr. Robot
Requested character: Elliot Alderson
Fandom-specific DNW exception: I generally DNW first person POV but I make an exception for Elliot if he's doing the fourth wall-breaking internal monologue like he does in the show. I would prefer that only the monologue is in first person, and the rest of the narrative is in third.
Fandom-specific opt-in: For this fandom, I'm fine with a lot of common DNWs, including self-injury, suicide, substance abuse, and child abuse. If it's canon-typical and not on my DNW list, please consider it a request!
This show is such a mindfuck, it left me reeling. I'd love to get inside Elliot's head and see the world from his perspective, whether he's orchestrating a hack, or just trying to survive in a post-5/9 world. Please feel free to lean into darker themes, like his mental health struggles and delusions. An expansion on his traumatic past is likewise welcome, starting with his destruction of the server room pre-season, or even going back to his childhood with his father. Feel free to pull in other characters, such as Darlene (their relationship is so special, I'd love to see more), Krista (I'd love her take on him; maybe Elliot hacks her to read her notes on him?), Mr. Robot or other alters, or any other characters! Post-series fic with the 'real' Elliot is also something I'd love to see.
Respire (2014)
Requested characters: Charlie, Sarah
Ships: Charlie/Sarah
Fandom-specific opt-in: Fic written in French
This film was so subtly sinister, and the role of Sarah was played superbly. I loved how she had a seductive quality that drew people to her like a moth to a flame, but when she was done with them, her cold indifference was absolutely brutal. I would love to see more of her toying with Charlie, not even for any particular gain, but just because she enjoys it. On a shippy note, there were so many moments in this film where the sexual tension between Charlie and Sarah was almost palpable, and I would love any kind of smut with these two, especially if Sarah's mean about it (e.g. bossing Charlie around, teasing her for being a virgin). I'd also be interested in Sarah spending time with other girls to make Charlie jealous, and this could be in a platonic or a romantic way. I'm interested in receiving French fic for this canon, but English fic is welcome too.
Burnt (2015)
Requested character: Tony Balerdi
Ships: Tony/Adam, Tony/Reece, Tony/Adam/Reece, Tony/OMC
This film is a surprising delight, and it gave me almost everything I wanted—that is, everything except for a romantic arc for Tony. I'd love to see a version of events where he and Adam become partners in every sense of the word, or perhaps a pre-canon fic that expands on his history with Reece. Some sort of convoluted V-shaped love triangle with Tony at the centre would be next-level. If shipfic isn't your jam, I'd love insight into the day-to-day life of running one of the most highly-regarded restaurants in the world; food porn is very much welcome here, as is the minutiae of working in a kitchen. Pre-canon fic that details how Tony came to know Adam and Reece in Paris would be great, as would post-canon fic about life after securing the elusive Michelin Star.
Thank you again for considering writing for me, and feel free to contact me through the mods if you have any questions!
It's that time again! I'm very excited for Yuletide this year, and am looking forward to receiving fic for some of my rarer canons. I'm ictus on AO3—thank you for considering writing for me!
General Likes: Missing scene fic, pre- or post-canon fic, canon-divergent AUs, character studies, introspective fic—basically anything that gives more depth to these characters or expands on canon in a thoughtful way. I love exploring tension, conflict, and angsty interpersonal dynamics, and I'm fine with open endings or not having these conflicts completely resolved. I love femslash and slash, so feel free to explore shippy undertones if that speaks to you; I love UST and first time fic especially, and PWPs are welcome. I'm a fan of non-linear and non-conventional narrative styles (including 2nd person POV and unreliable narrators) so if you feel like getting experimental, I'm here for it!
Smut Likes: Orgasm denial/desperation, breathplay, toys, somnophilia/drugged sex, semi-public sex, restraints, power dynamics, praise kink, biting/marking, exhibitionism/voyeurism, crying, hatesex, comfort sex. I'm also 100% down with straight-up vanilla sex, so don't feel that you have to include kink! I don't have top/bottom preferences and I like all kinds of sex acts, including non-penetrative sex (oral, fingering, hand jobs, rimming, frottage, intercrural, etc.).
Do Not Wants:
• scat, watersports, pregnancy, kidfic
• 1st person POV (exception: Mr. Robot), AUs set outside of canon
• sexuality angst, internalised homophobia
• requested characters in het relationships (references to canon M/F ships are okay)
Mr. Robot
Requested character: Elliot Alderson
Fandom-specific DNW exception: I generally DNW first person POV but I make an exception for Elliot if he's doing the fourth wall-breaking internal monologue like he does in the show. I would prefer that only the monologue is in first person, and the rest of the narrative is in third.
Fandom-specific opt-in: For this fandom, I'm fine with a lot of common DNWs, including self-injury, suicide, substance abuse, and child abuse. If it's canon-typical and not on my DNW list, please consider it a request!
This show is such a mindfuck, it left me reeling. I'd love to get inside Elliot's head and see the world from his perspective, whether he's orchestrating a hack, or just trying to survive in a post-5/9 world. Please feel free to lean into darker themes, like his mental health struggles and delusions. An expansion on his traumatic past is likewise welcome, starting with his destruction of the server room pre-season, or even going back to his childhood with his father. Feel free to pull in other characters, such as Darlene (their relationship is so special, I'd love to see more), Krista (I'd love her take on him; maybe Elliot hacks her to read her notes on him?), Mr. Robot or other alters, or any other characters! Post-series fic with the 'real' Elliot is also something I'd love to see.
Respire (2014)
Requested characters: Charlie, Sarah
Ships: Charlie/Sarah
Fandom-specific opt-in: Fic written in French
This film was so subtly sinister, and the role of Sarah was played superbly. I loved how she had a seductive quality that drew people to her like a moth to a flame, but when she was done with them, her cold indifference was absolutely brutal. I would love to see more of her toying with Charlie, not even for any particular gain, but just because she enjoys it. On a shippy note, there were so many moments in this film where the sexual tension between Charlie and Sarah was almost palpable, and I would love any kind of smut with these two, especially if Sarah's mean about it (e.g. bossing Charlie around, teasing her for being a virgin). I'd also be interested in Sarah spending time with other girls to make Charlie jealous, and this could be in a platonic or a romantic way. I'm interested in receiving French fic for this canon, but English fic is welcome too.
Burnt (2015)
Requested character: Tony Balerdi
Ships: Tony/Adam, Tony/Reece, Tony/Adam/Reece, Tony/OMC
This film is a surprising delight, and it gave me almost everything I wanted—that is, everything except for a romantic arc for Tony. I'd love to see a version of events where he and Adam become partners in every sense of the word, or perhaps a pre-canon fic that expands on his history with Reece. Some sort of convoluted V-shaped love triangle with Tony at the centre would be next-level. If shipfic isn't your jam, I'd love insight into the day-to-day life of running one of the most highly-regarded restaurants in the world; food porn is very much welcome here, as is the minutiae of working in a kitchen. Pre-canon fic that details how Tony came to know Adam and Reece in Paris would be great, as would post-canon fic about life after securing the elusive Michelin Star.
Thank you again for considering writing for me, and feel free to contact me through the mods if you have any questions!
