2021 Yuletide Letter
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fabrisseDear Yulegoat --
I haven't done much writing this year because this has been a year of family illness and being lonesome. But I have managed a couple of things and I hope you will look favorably on my request.
General nos: Extreme or explicit violence. Rape or Dubcon. A/B/O. AUs unless requested. There are certain acts which just don't turn me on: scat, blood play, golden showers. All BDSM must be safe, sane, and consensual.
General yeses: Exploration of emotions and the consequences of actions, even if those consequences are negative. I'm fine with explicit slash, het, or threesomes (or moresomes). I like a happy ending -- it's Yuletide; let's celebrate -- but I completely understand if it doesn't make sense within the story. A well-written fic with a sad resolution is better than something jammed in to make it happy.
Yuletide Requests
The Champions (1968)
The Illusionist (2006)
VR.5
Ladyhawke
quick warning: I wrote War & Peace for my Champions request. Sorry.
The Champions (1968) – Richard Barrett, Sharron McReady, Craig Stirling
Any rating.
Specific DNW: Richard in a relationship with one other member of his team. Both is fine.
Since the order the episodes were filmed is not the order in which they were shown, nor is the order in which they were shown the order in which you can find them on Amazon (as part of Britbox), I am going to declare that “The Interrogation” and “Autokill” are the final two episodes. They both deal with brainwashing and torture, each in different ways, and the responses by the two men are different when the other one is the one in the hot seat. I don’t care which of the two is first, but a story dealing with the fallout from these two incidents happening closely together (have they had time to talk between the two incidents?) would be great. They can feel each other’s emotions and physical responses at times, but each takes a different tack in dealing with the other’s predicament.
If you don’t want to pursue something as gloomy as working out all the issues in their relationships, then there are two different potential paths. I will happily take case fic with the caveat that Sharron can’t be an afterthought as she so often seemed to be. It can be set in 1965 and be Craig’s first job with Nemesis (though I don’t think Sharron was part of the agency at that point, her husband was. I’ll make an exception for peripheral Sharron in that event.). It can be set a decade later when all their powers have manifested fully. I can imagine they’d be more than formidable by then.
If you want to delve more deeply into their powers, how they differ (I think TV Tropes has a couple of instances) and where they overlap, that would bring joy to my heart. Sharron doesn’t seem to feel what the others are feeling in the same way that Richard and Craig do with each other. Does she develop it later? Does she not have it because it would interfere with a power that’s only hers? Craig seems to use super-hearing more than the others. Is it just the nature of his assignments or is his more developed, because he’s a bit telepathic? He certainly seems to be, per TVTropes and from my own reading of the show, the most empathic of the three. I love that because feelings are usually women’s work. It’s nice that The Champions made it a masculine feature. Code breaker Richard seems to be able to assimilate different pieces of information more quickly than the others. Is it true, or did he develop due to the nature of his previous assignments or training?
The other “lighter side” is their interpersonal relationships. By the end of the series (1971), Sharron’s been widowed for four years. I think she and Craig have good chemistry. Do they get together? Richard often feels what Craig is feeling physically. What does that do with consent issues? How do they develop blocks from each other when at least part of their powers seems to derive from their shared knowledge and interactions. I could see them as an OT3. And setting up their living arrangements, etc. plus keeping the relationship from Tremayne could be played as either tragedy or farce. I don’t like the idea of Richard having a relationship with Sharron that doesn’t include Craig. Frankly, Richard strikes me as asexual but hiding it in the free love 1960s. That can be part of them being an OT3 or could lead to commentary from Richard while Craig and Sharron are going hot and heavy. It could also be interesting to have one of them marry or get serious outside the group. How does that go over with the others? Does the new person figure them out on some level?
I admit, my favorite character is Craig. At this point in his career/life Stuart Damon (RIP) was just stone cold handsome. Usually, I’m all about the British guy, but in this case give me the American who’s not a cowboy – who works well in an international organization – and isn’t played as ignorant , as can be the case on some British shows from the period. One of the big attractions for me is that Craig is just as smart as his colleagues. Sharron has the advanced degrees, Richard has the weight of 800 years of British educational history behind him, but Craig is sophisticated, amusing, and an excellent tactician.
The Illusionist (2006) -- Anything more of Eisenheim's travels. How did he become someone who could fill the Opera House and have crown princes come to see him. Did he think of Sophie? Did she imagine his life? Did s/he think they would meet again? If you want to throw in Inspector Uhl, I'd be happy to see him.
VR.5 -- I adored this show. If you don't own it, the episodes can be found on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC931FB7C3A982C01 This playlist is missing some parts of some episodes -- including the first 10 minutes of the pilot, but it has most things.
Duncan -- he stayed with Sydney throughout her life. Her mother is in a mental facility, her father and sister are dead -- or not, but Duncan has remained a constant. He knew kabbalah symbols before the practice was as famous as it is now. He's not plugged in to the virtual world, but he deals in the mystic. In "Escape," his prolonged VR.5 interlude was entirely inside his own head, something no one else had done. I'd like to know how he made his choice to stay at Sydney's side. I'd rather keep Duncan and Sydney as a platonic relationship.
There's also the neon sign on the roof of their building. Seymour's with its flashing lights rotating through "Eat More, Sleep More, Play More" -- and in VR, Sydney (and others) certainly "see more" than they otherwise would. Sydney and Duncan often meet late at night under it. What does the Buddhist-leaning Duncan make of it?
I also adore Oliver and Sydney's relationship and Oliver with Alex and her many faces. An exploration of the Bloom marriage pre-car accident would be stunning. Nora Bloom probably put herself into her current state deliberately. How did she make that choice. By the time of the series, it's not really helping Sydney, but did it at first? She's very intriguing.
Or a character study of either of the Bloom parents that includes the missing twin. Any rating. Essentially, I'm easy in this fandom. There's so little exploration of this multi-leveled world.
Ladyhawke -- I was so sorry to hear of Rutger Hauer's death. As much as I love many of his performances (if you haven't seen Soldier of Orange, preferably in Dutch with subtitles, you absolutely should.), Ladyhawke is the one I love most. I want more of Navarre, maybe his job interview with the Bishop? His first meeting with Isabeau? Confession with Imperius? Any rating for this one.
I haven't done much writing this year because this has been a year of family illness and being lonesome. But I have managed a couple of things and I hope you will look favorably on my request.
General nos: Extreme or explicit violence. Rape or Dubcon. A/B/O. AUs unless requested. There are certain acts which just don't turn me on: scat, blood play, golden showers. All BDSM must be safe, sane, and consensual.
General yeses: Exploration of emotions and the consequences of actions, even if those consequences are negative. I'm fine with explicit slash, het, or threesomes (or moresomes). I like a happy ending -- it's Yuletide; let's celebrate -- but I completely understand if it doesn't make sense within the story. A well-written fic with a sad resolution is better than something jammed in to make it happy.
Yuletide Requests
The Champions (1968)
The Illusionist (2006)
VR.5
Ladyhawke
quick warning: I wrote War & Peace for my Champions request. Sorry.
The Champions (1968) – Richard Barrett, Sharron McReady, Craig Stirling
Any rating.
Specific DNW: Richard in a relationship with one other member of his team. Both is fine.
Since the order the episodes were filmed is not the order in which they were shown, nor is the order in which they were shown the order in which you can find them on Amazon (as part of Britbox), I am going to declare that “The Interrogation” and “Autokill” are the final two episodes. They both deal with brainwashing and torture, each in different ways, and the responses by the two men are different when the other one is the one in the hot seat. I don’t care which of the two is first, but a story dealing with the fallout from these two incidents happening closely together (have they had time to talk between the two incidents?) would be great. They can feel each other’s emotions and physical responses at times, but each takes a different tack in dealing with the other’s predicament.
If you don’t want to pursue something as gloomy as working out all the issues in their relationships, then there are two different potential paths. I will happily take case fic with the caveat that Sharron can’t be an afterthought as she so often seemed to be. It can be set in 1965 and be Craig’s first job with Nemesis (though I don’t think Sharron was part of the agency at that point, her husband was. I’ll make an exception for peripheral Sharron in that event.). It can be set a decade later when all their powers have manifested fully. I can imagine they’d be more than formidable by then.
If you want to delve more deeply into their powers, how they differ (I think TV Tropes has a couple of instances) and where they overlap, that would bring joy to my heart. Sharron doesn’t seem to feel what the others are feeling in the same way that Richard and Craig do with each other. Does she develop it later? Does she not have it because it would interfere with a power that’s only hers? Craig seems to use super-hearing more than the others. Is it just the nature of his assignments or is his more developed, because he’s a bit telepathic? He certainly seems to be, per TVTropes and from my own reading of the show, the most empathic of the three. I love that because feelings are usually women’s work. It’s nice that The Champions made it a masculine feature. Code breaker Richard seems to be able to assimilate different pieces of information more quickly than the others. Is it true, or did he develop due to the nature of his previous assignments or training?
The other “lighter side” is their interpersonal relationships. By the end of the series (1971), Sharron’s been widowed for four years. I think she and Craig have good chemistry. Do they get together? Richard often feels what Craig is feeling physically. What does that do with consent issues? How do they develop blocks from each other when at least part of their powers seems to derive from their shared knowledge and interactions. I could see them as an OT3. And setting up their living arrangements, etc. plus keeping the relationship from Tremayne could be played as either tragedy or farce. I don’t like the idea of Richard having a relationship with Sharron that doesn’t include Craig. Frankly, Richard strikes me as asexual but hiding it in the free love 1960s. That can be part of them being an OT3 or could lead to commentary from Richard while Craig and Sharron are going hot and heavy. It could also be interesting to have one of them marry or get serious outside the group. How does that go over with the others? Does the new person figure them out on some level?
I admit, my favorite character is Craig. At this point in his career/life Stuart Damon (RIP) was just stone cold handsome. Usually, I’m all about the British guy, but in this case give me the American who’s not a cowboy – who works well in an international organization – and isn’t played as ignorant , as can be the case on some British shows from the period. One of the big attractions for me is that Craig is just as smart as his colleagues. Sharron has the advanced degrees, Richard has the weight of 800 years of British educational history behind him, but Craig is sophisticated, amusing, and an excellent tactician.
The Illusionist (2006) -- Anything more of Eisenheim's travels. How did he become someone who could fill the Opera House and have crown princes come to see him. Did he think of Sophie? Did she imagine his life? Did s/he think they would meet again? If you want to throw in Inspector Uhl, I'd be happy to see him.
VR.5 -- I adored this show. If you don't own it, the episodes can be found on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC931FB7C3A982C01 This playlist is missing some parts of some episodes -- including the first 10 minutes of the pilot, but it has most things.
Duncan -- he stayed with Sydney throughout her life. Her mother is in a mental facility, her father and sister are dead -- or not, but Duncan has remained a constant. He knew kabbalah symbols before the practice was as famous as it is now. He's not plugged in to the virtual world, but he deals in the mystic. In "Escape," his prolonged VR.5 interlude was entirely inside his own head, something no one else had done. I'd like to know how he made his choice to stay at Sydney's side. I'd rather keep Duncan and Sydney as a platonic relationship.
There's also the neon sign on the roof of their building. Seymour's with its flashing lights rotating through "Eat More, Sleep More, Play More" -- and in VR, Sydney (and others) certainly "see more" than they otherwise would. Sydney and Duncan often meet late at night under it. What does the Buddhist-leaning Duncan make of it?
I also adore Oliver and Sydney's relationship and Oliver with Alex and her many faces. An exploration of the Bloom marriage pre-car accident would be stunning. Nora Bloom probably put herself into her current state deliberately. How did she make that choice. By the time of the series, it's not really helping Sydney, but did it at first? She's very intriguing.
Or a character study of either of the Bloom parents that includes the missing twin. Any rating. Essentially, I'm easy in this fandom. There's so little exploration of this multi-leveled world.
Ladyhawke -- I was so sorry to hear of Rutger Hauer's death. As much as I love many of his performances (if you haven't seen Soldier of Orange, preferably in Dutch with subtitles, you absolutely should.), Ladyhawke is the one I love most. I want more of Navarre, maybe his job interview with the Bishop? His first meeting with Isabeau? Confession with Imperius? Any rating for this one.
