Dear Mistletoe Exchange 2021 Creator

[roselynnthornwood]

Hello, dear creator!

First and foremost, thank you for creating something lovely for me. I’m excited to see what you come up with. Hopefully this letter gives you some ideas of what I like, but so even if you do nothing with my prompt ideas and go your own way, I'll have a blast. I love giving a writer or artist a chance to go wild.

General Fic Likes:

For this exchange in particular, I’d love to see some winter themes, whether Christmas or Hannukah or Yule (or whatever they do to acknowledge the changing of seasons in Westeros). ‘Tis the season for snow and ice and warm snuggles by a roaring fire, and I am all about it!

I'm a huge sucker for hurt/comfort, especially emotional but physical as well. Characters helping each other through feelings is my absolute jam, and major bonus points for good h/c after a sexual assault scenario.

I'm truly happy with any rating, but I do like smut to have at least a tiny bit of plot or character development. I appreciate well-written fluff across the spectrum from snuggles to sexytimes.

I like dubious consent when it comes to love spells, sex pollen, and love potion situations.

General Art Likes:

I'm a big fan of tarot imagery and love interpretations of cards with characters from pop culture.

Nudity is fine, but I do like female characters to have somewhat realistically proportioned bodies rather than a Barbie-esque or comic book heroine physique.

Now for the Fandoms!

Buffyverse

--Jenny/Giles: these two are my absolute favorite pairing in the fandom; I love everything about them, so it’s pretty impossible to disappoint me when it comes to Calendiles. I adore what-if scenarios and AUs where Jenny survived Season 2, but grief fic is alright too.

--Angel/Buffy, Faith/Buffy: missing scenes from “Amends” could be a lot of fun for either of these pairings. I like reading different workarounds for Angel’s curse. I love stories where Buffy gets Faith to let her guard down a little.

--Spike/Buffy: these two working through the unhealthy elements of their Season 6 relationship are some of my favorite themes to see in fic.

--Giles/Willow: I love the idea of Giles and Willow finding common ground in their past tragic romances and moving on with each other. They have so many similarities that would make them work well as a couple.

--Spike/Drusilla: this is for all of you folks who want to get real dark, or a little weird and violent. This pairing wreaking havoc together throughout history is a topic I will never tire of reading about, so go buck wild.

Outlander

--Claire/Jamie, Fergus/Marsali: I’m all about lovers spending cozy winter nights together, either in Scotland or the Colonies.

--Jamie/Laoghaire: a strange request, I know, but I’d like to see some exploration of that winter when Jenny brought these two together. Laoghaire presented as a sympathetic character is always interesting to me.

A Song of Ice and Fire

--Arya/Gendry, Jon/Ygritte, Lyanna/Rhaegar: any of these pairings lends itself to stories about fierce women I adore. I’d love to see some exploration of culture in the North or among the Wildlings and how they recognize the looming threat of winter.

Again, thank you, Creator!
Love, Rosie Thornwood