Yuletide letter 2024

[yelp]

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Hello! I'm yelp on AO3. Thank you for taking a look at my letter this year. I tried to include some prompts, but please feel free to go where inspiration takes you! I also have a general likes/dislikes post here.

DNWs

• Omegaverse
• Loss of normal mental faculties due to drugs or sickness, especially of POV character (e.g. sickfic, sex pollen, intoxication. Mentions are fine.)
• Children/early teens as main characters (Mentions are fine. Flashbacks are fine.)

Eyeshield 21

Hiruma Youichi

I would be happy to see Hiruma interacting with any other character (in the tagset or otherwise), terrorizing randos, or just by himself. My favorite Hiruma moments are when he's terrifying, when he comes up with a brilliant scheme that no one could have expected because it is just so out there (and yet it somehow works), and when he goes against everyone's expectations and shows surprising kindness and humanity. Sometimes he does all three!

I have read the entire manga multiple times and I still don't know anything about American football (but would gladly read canon-typical football shenanigans).

Zenless Zone Zero

Please include either Von Lycaon, or both Jane and Seth. I'm fine with a combination of all three, and/or additions of other characters.

Jane Doe
Seth Lowell

• Jane tormenting and/or protecting Seth while he's her captive
• Seth pining for and trying to court Jane, only for Jane to reveal they're already in a relationship
• Seth being so straightforward and earnest and Jane falling for that despite herself
• Jane struggling to come out of her persona after a mission, Seth helping
• Seth being the only person Jane trusts to be vulnerable with (emotionally or kink-wise - would love to see Jane letting Seth tie her up)

Von Lycaon

• Happy to see him shipped with anyone
• Contrast between his usual poise and control and what you can just tell is lurking underneath
• Tail grooming, prosthetic maintenance, general physical care
• More of the backstory we get from his agent story

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Sasaki Eita
Kinoshita Akane
Yamada Akito

I would be happy with a fic about Eita and Akane, Eita and Yamada, or all three together.

• Eita trying out crossdressing IRL, and getting help/support from Akane or (questionably) Akito
• Eita and Akito's in-game wedding :)
• Characters playing video games, optionally real ones (some of my favorites include Stardew Valley, Genshin Impact, Overwatch, Slay the Spire)
• Eita being the adult and defending, advising, or supporting his guild kouhais
• AU where they are their RPG characters

Alice in Borderland

Chishiya Shuntarou
Kuzuryu Keiichi
Kano Mira

I would be happy to see Kuzuryu interacting with either Chishiya or Mira (or both).

• Games where two characters are secretly cooperating, unbeknownst to the rest of the participants, who might think the opposite, especially given their very different views.
• Games where they never discussed they would cooperate and are never quite certain the other is working with them, but continues on faith (Kuzuryu) or for amusement (Chishiya or Mira).
• Face card character (Kuzuryu, Mira, or an AU Chishiya) designing games specifically for another character, as a form of pining, secret correspondence, or interest/entertainment. Wanting to know how that character would respond to a particular situation. Or just demonstrating how well and intimately they understand how that character's mind works.
• Stories that take place in the real world, perhaps leaning on their respective professions, where one has to turn to the other for help.