Babblings of a Muppet-Loving Freak

Dear Yuletide writer,

Hi! First of all, thank you for whatever gift you want to create. I'm sure I'm going to enjoy it. Just have fun writing!

As far as DNW, I suppose it's a bit of a catch-all, but I'd rather not have really graphic violence or sexuality, please. Jaws is a little different as there's a fair amount of gore in the original, both seen and discussed, so anything up to that level is perfectly okay.

So, here are my choices. I honestly love all six of these and would be happy to get something from any of them. :)

Gunsmoke - Kitty Russel always intrigued me. I'm not usually into Westerns, usually because women don't get very interesting roles in them and that gets annoying after a while, but Kitty was such a wonderful character. She had a kind heart, handled one of the few businesses women were allowed in that time, could play (and cheat) at a mean game of poker, and loved Matt ferociously and gently at the same time. Doc and Chester had wonderful comic chemistry together as well, and of course Marshall Dillon, strong, obsessed with being completely independent and free, and a strict but fair lawman in a time when the sheriff probably could have gotten away with anything. Whatever you want to create here, from letting them all have one of their rare happy times together or something more sombre, would be appreciated.

Gone with the Wind - In retrospect, Belle Watling does have a lot of things in common with Kitty up there. Rhett himself admits that she has a heart, something Scarlett basically doesn't, at least not in the same way. She's also a complete mystery. She has a son, off at school, but aside from knowing he's never been to Atlanta, we don't know anything about him or his father. What does she do after Rhett leaves Scarlett? Background, future, her thoughts on the events of the book, whatever is great.

Jaws - In general, I'm not a huge gore person, so my total love for this movie is kind of weird. But I do love it. Take carte blanche here with weird ideas: the shark's thoughts on all this, what Ellen does back home or what her thoughts were about leaving New York, Martin's issues with being on the police force in NY and why a guy scared of water moved to an island, Quint's background (he is so open to interpretation: PTSD? complete mental breakdown? something else? what was going on with that guy?). If you want to throw in Hooper or leave him out is fine. If you want this to be completely comic, that could be fun, or maybe something more sinister, go for it.

The Great Escape - This is open to any character, and I mean any. I love these guys. I loved poor, doomed Ives the Scotsman. I loved sweet, claustrophobic Danny. Hilts and his bravado, Hendley's humor and the way he took care of gentle Blythe, Big X, Sedgwick, all of them. Anyone you want to focus on is fine. If you want to look at what life was like before the war, how they got captured, or what happens afterwards for the ones who survive or escaped (do any of them ever meet up again?), that would be terrific, but whatever you want to play with.

Golden Girls - I love all four ladies, but Sophia? She's on a different level from the rest of us. :) If you want to have her interacting with the others or by herself, back in Sicily, going before St. Peter (and why do I suddenly picture Harvey Fierstein as St. Peter now?), heck, you want her considering hiring a hitman to get Stan after what he did her daughter, I'll take whatever you want.

12 Angry Men - I was in a production of this a long time ago as Juror 8, and I loved it. Literally any character here has so much potential backstory. Or if you want to do worldbuilding and look at the judge and bailiff and lawyers and their thoughts, or the son and the father, or what really happened that night, or even two or more of the jurors meeting up again later or meeting the son at some point, whatever. Just have fun!

Thank you again so much, and happy Yuletide!

Meltha (aka bookishwench)

Hello wonderful Yuletide-type person!

Hi! So, some things about me. I'm a little bit shy with sexually graphic material. Please no underage sex in any of the fandoms, and no really, really graphic violence. I'm okay with some violence, just more PG-13 to soft R rather than anything really horrific.

Any of the fandoms I requested will make me very happy, and as far as characters go, regard that as or/and. I'm okay with you focusing on one character only or more than one, whatever strikes your muse.

Jaws - I unabashedly love this movie, and while I didn't nominate it, I'm glad somebody did. Brody and Hooper are both interesting to me, and I like their friendship. If you want to throw in Quint, go ahead, or not. Random ideas that are random and you do not need to use at all, but just brainstorming stuff: What made Brody leave New York? Why is he afraid of the water? How did Hooper's wealthy family take it when he said he wanted to study sharks? Does Hooper even speak to his family? What do Brody and Hooper do when they get back to land and need to explain what happened with the shark? How does the mayor take it? Do they have a memorial service for Quint, and if so, who shows up? Do they continue their friendship, maybe meeting up once a year on the anniversary of the trip or something? Or do something totally different. Heck, if you want to write it from the shark's POV, I'll go for it!

A Christmas Carol - Again, I love this one. I love Dickens in general, but wow, this is a real gem of his. I always wondered what happened to Belle. Some movies or play adaptations do mention her, but a lot of times she's left hanging. Contrariwise, we could see her courtship with Ebeneezer, or maybe interactions with Marley. With Marley, the guy really does go the extra mile to warn Scrooge. Why? Is this his closest friend? Might he get some time off for good behavior? Was he really horrible from the start or did something happen to him? Or do whatever. Again, write it from the perspective of Tiny Tim's crutch in the corner if you want if that's what strikes your fancy. Whatever works for you!

North by Northwest - Again, love this one, but I admit I have a slight headcanon that Leonard is gay. He certainly acts like a jealous lover where Vandamm is concerned and appears to hate Eve. Or go into how Eve was charmed by Vandamm. That whole "has life been like that?" comment of Roger's really does seem like she's had some sort of rough time of it prior to this. Again, do anything you want here, whatever works, up to and including the presidents on Mt. Rushmore complaining about random people climbing on their noses... I'm kidding. Mostly? Or not. ;)

My Fair Lady - And my fourth love here. Eliza is wonderful, of course, but I don't know too much about who she was before or after the play. Where is her mother? What's her relationship like with her father? How did she wind up selling flowers? What's her real opinion of Pickering and Higgins through this? What happens after "Eliza, where the devil are my slippers?" Does she ever fit in anywhere? It's 1912 and WWI is right around the corner; how does that affect her and Higgins, if at all. Again, jumping off points.

Mainly, have fun, and I'm sure I'll enjoy whatever you write. Happy Yuletide!

By the way, I'm Meltha on A03, so you can poke around there or here under the fic tag or in the memories to snoop, if you like. :)

Hello you wonderful Yuletide writer!

Hi! As you might be able to tell from my sign up, I'm a bit shy with sexually graphic material. Please no underage sex in any of the fandoms, and no really, really graphic violence. I'm okay with some violence, just more PG-13 to soft R rather than anything really horrific.

Any of the fandoms I requested will make me very happy. Each of them is a favorite of mine, and I'll be wildly curious to see what you come up with for them.

Lost Boy Remembers His Way Home - I have no idea why this one popped into my head in nominations, but it's easily one of the strangest of the older Sesame Street short animations. It's kind of Alice in Wonderland-esque, in a way, and boy, was that kid ever lost. I'd really love to see something in this, though I honestly don't know what you'd do with it. If you want to play with the setting or some of the non-speaking characters, have at it.

A Christmas Carol - Scrooge's life affected a lot of other lives, including Belle's, Marley's, and Fezziwig's. I'm just curious about all three of these characters, whether they may have interacted, how the end up, what Marley's story is, etc.

Brigadoon - There are lots of time gaps in here, but the one from the time Tommy and Jeff leave until they come back has plenty of unanswered questions in it.

Most of all, Yuletide writer, I want you to have fun. Enjoy writing whatever you write, because I'm sure I'll enjoy reading it. Happy creating!

Meltha

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Hello you wonderful Yuletide writer!

Hi! As you might be able to tell from my sign up, I'm a bit shy with sexually graphic material (I felt like I was getting really redundant, so I hope it didn't come across as rude at all). I would prefer no underage sex in any of the fandoms, please (though I'm pretty sure I didn't nominate any fandoms with underage main characters now that I'm thinking about it), and no really graphic violence. I'm okay with some violence, just more PG-13 soft R rather than anything really horrific.

Any of the fandoms I requested will be a very happily accepted gift. Each of them is a favorite of mine, and I'll be wildly curious to see what you come up with for them.

-Brigadoon - I've loved this musical since I was in kindergarten. Jeff and Fiona are so wonderfully smitten with one another, but will the Miracle continue to work as the centuries pass? What happens when they wake up the next day in the twenty-first century? In a week they'll be in the twenty-seventh century. On the flip side, what's poor Jeff up to? He's left with a drinking problem and an inability to deal with reality. Can we get a glimpse of him at all? Play with any or all of these as you like.

-The Mysteries of Harris Burdick - These drawings are so weirdly haunting. I love Allsburg's work in general, but having these stand on their own or in the context of the background in the introduction (you can use that or not as you want) really caught my attention. Pick any one or more of these and just play.

-Groundhog Day - Again, another beloved movie, but I was always left with the question of "What just happened here?" How did the time loop begin? Is there some weird connection to one of the characters like the homeless man or the groundhog himself? Was it the storm? Did Phil do something weird? Was anyone else experiencing the same thing as Phil, or had it happened before somewhere else or to someone else? I really have no idea.

-Jaws - I love Quint. There are so many layers to his character, from the surface cheerful drunk to that weird moment we see his shadow silhouetted against the sky like something not quite of this earth. Who is this guy?

-The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - I was happily flabbergasted by this in the sense that so much of this story is about and told by female characters: heroes, villains, ones who survive and who don't. Deet is just... she's great. I love her sense of humor and her loyalty. I've loved Aughra since I saw the original movie when I was kid. And Hup? Oh, was I nervous about him when he was introduced, terrified he was the Jar-Jar of Thra, and he completely proved me wrong and became a character I really liked. You can play with any or all of them that you choose.

Midsummer Night's Dream - My attention always goes to the fairies in this. Oberon gets a lot of attention for being so into playing tricks on the humans and even Titania, but I always had the sense that she had more than a few tricks up her shimmering sleeves as well. She might want a bit of revenge for that whole thing with Bottom, and she strikes me as every bit as powerful as Oberon. Or maybe she has her own mortal favorites to while away the time. Or maybe something else entirely.

My main advice here for you is to have fun. Thank you for whatever you're going to create, and I'm looking forward to seeing it!

Meltha

P.S. You can see some of my fic by looking through AO3 or using the fic tag on this journal if you think that might give you an idea.

Hello Yuletide writer,

Hi! As you might be able to tell from my sign up, I'm a bit shy with sexually graphic material. I would prefer no underage sex in any of the fandoms, please, and no really graphic violence.

I would be thrilled to receive a fic in any of the fandoms I requested. I love all of them, and most of the original works are fairly brief this time.

To some extent, this is my year of "things I read or saw and was left with questions" requests.

-The Mysteries of Harris Burdick - Chris Van Allsburg - Apparently, even Stephen King has drawn inspiration from this weird little collection of drawings. All of them are intriguing to me, so seriously, pick any one or more of these and go to town.

-The Lottery - Shirley Jackson - I've read this, seen it as a play, and taught it a few times, and I'm ceaselessly amazed by how many levels this has, how much Jackson plays with symbolism and mythology and ancient customs and humanity's dark side. I mentioned Summers and Warner specifically since they're such strange characters, Summer connected to the timing of the sacrifice and Warner acting as a warning not to do away with it, but who (or what) are they? Davy Hutchinson, the little kid who "stones" his mother with pebbles, might have thoughts one day on all this, or maybe he wouldn't. Your call.

-November Rain (video) - Guns 'n' Roses - I was actually never a big fan of the band, but dang, that video really does stick with the viewer, doesn't it? I remember people trying to figure out what happened and why for months after it came out, then thinking it would all get resolved in the "sequels," except it completely didn't. So, what's going on here? What's your take? Revenge? Insurance scam? Natural causes? Something happened when the cake fell over? I honestly have no idea.

Again, thank you for whatever you choose to create, and I really look forward to seeing what that will be!

Meltha

I may possibly have gone a little mad myself during Yuletide Madness. This one was for Serenity_ribbon.

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