Dear Yuletide Santa

[sarren]

Thank for writing for me!! I hope there are enough ideas/prompts to spark ideas without strangling your creativity. Can I say again, any ideas I suggested were just that – feel free to take the story in another direction if that’s the story idea that you’re enthusiastic about. It is just as important for the writers to have fun too. I promise you I mean that.

My only caveats are: Some kind of happy ending, and NO rape or deathfic.

Things in fics what I love mostest: Character-driven, relationship-focused stories, whether slash or BFF. Shove as much or as little plot in as you like.


Regular Guys, also known as Echte Kerle!!!

I would love to see Chris realise that he CAN be gay for Edgar. Maybe having him ineptly attempt to woo Edgar might be fun? Or if you have another idea you'd like to run with, that's awesome too. I generally prefer character driven rather than PWPs - I like hot porn as much as the next slasher but I like a believable exploration of how the characters get so it certainly doesn't have to be detailed. But because Chris has had to completely reassess his identity and ability to have sex with a man, I wouldn’t mind some insight into what he's feeling when he does take the leap. If you don't want to write slash that's cool, but it'd be awesome if Chris and Edgar's friendship could be a main focus.

If you'd prefer to write a fic with the established pairings, that's fine too. My take on the end of the film was that Mike and Edgar were either yanking everyone's chains or, since they could have only just hooked up, that it was just a fuck buddy thing, so if you wanted to write about Mike and Edgar falling in love with a side order of Chris and Edgar BFF, I could totally be on board with that.

Or if you have another idea, please go for it. Just, no rape or death, and a happy ending please! Have fun, I’m sure I’ll love it!

I love how Chris is bemused by the whole thing - his developing feelings for Edgar, his jealousy of Marco, the uncertainty of not knowing if he did have sex with a man and not rejecting outright the possibility that something COULD have happened. How disconcerted he was about Mike and Edgar suddenly apparently boyfriends now.

I love that Edgar is so genuinely nice, and completely in love with Chris, that scene where he looks at a dozing Chris and murmurs just a little sadly about having fallen for him at first sight. And the teasing, the goggles ‘Du machst mir blind.’ I HAVE SO MUCH LOVE.


Get Real

Pretty cool (totally spoilery) vid here

The whole movie on youtube

I wouldn't mind seeing John doing some growing up and overcoming his fears and winning Steven back, but by all means if you have another idea please go nuts. If you don't want them to get back together I wouldn't mind one of them ending up with Kevin, for example (he could be hostile because of his own sexual confusion). I didn't include him as a character because I didn't want you to be obliged to write anyone else, unless you want to. I like hot porn as much as the next slasher but I like a believable exploration of how the characters get there – if you’'d rather fade to black I’'m fine with that. If you don'’t want to write slash, a gen fic about John coming to terms with his sexuality would be cool, or coming out to his friends and them not reject him.

If these prompts don't work for you and you have another idea completely, please feel free to run with it - I want you to have fun. I only ask that you don't pour on the angst, like, John being suicidal or cutting himself or whatever, I am all about the Yuletide joy. And thank you for writing this for me!!!


The first time I saw this, I didn’t much like John, with his angst and his fear and his inability to stand up for the boy he’s in love with, but I’ve come to appreciate that he’s highly strung, and whether it’s external or internal, the extreme pressure he feels is very real to him, so while I’m not a huge fan of extreme angst, I can totally see it with this character.

I've mentioned Kevin (as a completely optional optional thing) because I reckon there's got to be more to him than the dick we see - I reckon they’ve been best friends since they were kids and as John’s grown up he’s had to share less and less with Kevin because he’s afraid of what Kevin will think of him, while Kevin probably senses that they’re not as close as they were but doesn’t understand why. Remember how bewildered he was, that John was swimming with Steven. I bet he heard their shout of laughter as he jogged away and wondered if they were laughing at him. So if you wanted to write about aspects of their friendship, or whatever. OR NOT. I deliberately didn't put him as a character so you would have the choice.


The Champions

Link to a pimp post I did once

I love all three of The Champions. I love that their partnership is professional, but that they care about each other. I love the fact that the three of them are so intertwined, psychically.

I’d love a fic that showcases that relationship. It could be a fic where they realise that they will always be the most important people in each other lives, either in a threesome, or in a platonic co-dependant way. Or a snapshot of their future together. Or a mission fic with lots of hurt/comfort and depending on each other.

Or if you personally don’t see their relationship that way. I would love a Big Reveal: where The Champions have to use their skills in front of Tremayne to save them all/rescue him etc. I didn’t include him in the character options, because I didn’t want you to have to write him into the fic. Optional Tremayne is optional.

If you have something else in mind, please go for it, if you have fun writing it, I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. Just…no rape or death fic, please. I am all about the happy ending. And please don’t pair up only two of The Champions. I would be sad for the left out one, especially since they are psychically linked. As Sharron said “We’re never really alone.”