Dear Yuletide author!

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Thank you for writing for me, and I hope you'll have a good time! These are all very smol or non-existent fandoms (or a smol part of a biiig franchise), and I'm excited to receive a gift in any of these.

My AO3 account is set to accept treats, but please make out your gift to the "A (mumblemutter)" pseud. Thank you so much for anything you feel moved to create! <3

I'm going to list some general likes and dislikes, and then some optional prompts for each fandom. I'll also link to my watch threads (where available), just in case you want to get an idea of the specific ways in which I enjoyed a drama. 😄 Obviously feel free to ignore those and just go where the vibes take you.


General likes:
- happy things, softness, healing, characters who are kind
- slice of life, domesticity, banter
- poly solutions to love triangle problems
- kinky things (power dynamics, age difference, D/s, roleplay)
- animal transformations (always a werewolf, suddenly a kitten, sometimes a birb, etc.)
- experimental storytelling (non-linear narratives, multimedia, found poetry, etc.)

General DNWs:
- whump, angst, dark themes (as in serial killer AUs, not... age gaps)
- very formal BDSM or prolonged kink negotiation
- fic much longer than 5k words





归棹 | The Way Home

» Bluesky watch thread
» MyDramaList

This stupid little show, which I love with all my heart. 🥹 I have a lot of issues with the ending (THAT ASSHOLE NEVER EVEN APOLOGIZED TO JIASHU!!! ...ahem), and I will forever mourn all the scenes we didn't get to see, but I love the drama's earnestness and heart and adorable baby cast.

Anything you want to write about Jiashu and Jiahao would be treasured forever. Missing scenes from canon (maybe during their cohabitation days?), post-canon speculation, even glimpses of their happy past when life was just dragon boat races and bunny lanterns. I'd prefer no heavy angst here, although references to all the bleak stuff that happened to them would obviously be fine! Absolutely feel free to include Long-ge <3 and Qiu Qiu Laoshi and the Chen siblings in your story.

If you want to take this somewhere horny, have the brothers lean into the gege/didi thing, or Jiahao's inexperience, or whatever else you feel like exploring. <3




终极笔记 | Ultimate Note

» Twitter watch thread (ported to Dreamwidth)
» MyDramaList

Oh DMBJ, you big nightmare franchise. <3 Ultimate Note has probably my favorite Pingxie (although their intense marriedness in Reboot is a close second), and just such a compelling Xiaoge. From his dancer's grace to his fierce protectiveness of Wu Xie to his amnesia trauma, it's all so good!

I enjoyed the baby Iron Triangle, and the ways Pangzi bantered/tried to banter with Xiaoge, the brotherly affection between him and Wu Xie, the days they spent waiting for Xiaoge. Obviously he's an important part of any DMBJ tale, and he's very welcome in your story, but I'd prefer the focus to be on Pingxie feelings.

You can take any part of canon as your starting point, stray from canon to give them a little more time together or introduce more snakes to defeat, or go full AU if you always wanted to write that coffeeshop AU with perky barista Wu Xie and quiet customer Xiaoge. (Although I imagine the reverse could be quite hilarious, as well.) Anything goes!




宁安如梦 | Story of Kunning Palace

» Bluesky watch thread
» MyDramaList

I just had a look at my watch thread again and apparently I went from "I'm not really into Xie Wei, sorry, and also all this exposition feels like homework" to "I think I watched seven episodes today, this is fine" in the span of three days. And I was rooting for Xie Wei by the end. 😄 Extremely blorbo-shaped. So unhinged. <3 I hadn't seen Bai Lu in anything before, and I also enjoyed her journey very much.

I requested these two because they're the heart of the show, but I also cared about Yan Lin and Zhang Zhe a normal amount. (PLEASE, THAT VALIANT PUPPY DESERVES THE WORLD!!!) In an ideal world, all three men and Jiang Xuening's sapphic princess would have just formed a little harem around her and everyone would have been happy!

For this fandom, I'd love some post-wedding, pre-twins fic that grapples with and revels in the peaceful seclusion Xie Wei and Ning'er have chosen for themselves, away from all their friends (who do come to visit, but how often?) and without Xie Wei's trusted guard dogs. 🥺

If you want to explore Jiang Xuening's feelings for Xie Wei as they grow closer and she's still haunted by her memories of him, that would also be very welcome! Maybe she still thinks she can have a gentler, happier future with Zhang Zhe in this do-over? Maybe you want to explore an AU in which Zhang Zhe's mother doesn't die and their courtship lasts longer than in canon? Or, what would happen if Ning'er told Xie Wei about her reincarnation, maybe before their wedding? I'm open to anything!




西出玉门 | Parallel World

» MyDramaList

What a wonderful little show this was. The chemistry between Ni Ni and Bai Yu, the found family vibes, the magical beasts! Ye Liuxi, being the most stubborn and blunt and charming and kind and perfect. Anything you'd want to write about her and Chang Dong would be welcome here!

I loved all the side characters we got, and that everyone was given a gentle ending after their ordeals. (Jury's still out on the whole shadow puppet cure, and whatever was going on between A-He and Fei Tang there, but you know what I mean.) If it's relevant to your fic, Jiang Zhan or snake boy fix-its are very welcome!

Any post-canon exploration of Ye Liuxi's and Chang Dong's relationship, or missing scenes during their courtship, or a diversion from canon you'd find interesting to explore, it's all good! Any rating, as well. <3