Deat Yuletide Writer Letter 2024
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schlitzie_ramone
NB: My AO3 username is DancesWithOrangutans.
Hello, dear writer! Thank you for being willing to create for me. The prompts below are suggestions that I hope might inspire your creativity but feel free to adapt or change things and add other elements as well if the story seems to require it. As long as you stay away from my hard DNWs and include some of what I do like (though of course you don’t need to include absolutely everything), you’re golden! Though some prompts may seem longer than others, I love the fandoms all just as much as each other and would be equally delighted to receive any one of them as my gift. Some I have requested before and want more of, others are new Yuletide treasures for me!
Things I DO like in a story:
- fluff
- romance
- the deepening of emotional ties between characters
- friendship becoming love,
- overcoming and healing from trauma with the help of a loved one (or loved ones or friends or just kind souls)
- hurt/comfort
- angsty scenarios that wind up with a happy or hopeful ending
- strengthening of comradeship bonds and characters being willing to go the extra mile to help someone they care about
- fun and humor
- someone stumbling on an unlikely but completely right for the situation solution when disaster looks likely to be looming
- found families and/or kidfic
- smut (for some of my smutty likes, see my Smut 4 Smut letter here: https://schlitzie-ramone.dreamwidth.org/12189.html)
For shippy works I prefer f/f, m/m and F/m (femdom), and I also love gen.
My hard DO NOT WANTS are:
- noncon
- main character death or death of one or both halves of the main pairing
- unhappy endings and complete and pure angst with no hope in sight
- homophobia
- female characters being submissive to males
- darkfic (a good scare is fine for spooky stories, but no gore or deathfic please)
- graphic depictions of child or animal abuse (although allusions to those happening in the past are OK if the story requires it)
- unrequested ships or characters being the main focus of the story - it's perfectly fine for other canon characters to show up or be mentioned - they're very welcome, but the story needs to focus on the requested characters (s)
- animal characters being changed into humans or "always a human" AUs
- character bashing
Here are my requests, in no particular order! Also, I am open to treats if you desire to create them! <3
1)Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movies (2011, 2014)
Characters: Caesar, Koba, Cornelia, Maurice
This fandom and characters have become a near-obsession! I am particularly drawn to the character of Koba and all that he has endured – he is a complex character with both horrific flaws and many redeeming features. He turned from an innocent victim into a villain due to his hatred for humans and all the terrible wrongs they had done him, but I believe there was a time when he was happy, especially those 10 years between Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He was devoted to his leader Caesar then and wanted to please him, before the canon of “Dawn” when he turned against Caesar and everything went to hell.
Some ideas: Perhaps the story could be something set in that period between the two films, the happy times when Koba trusted Caesar and wanted to make him proud. It could be something to do with a brotherly-type love that deepens – the scarred Koba would likely associate touch with pain due to his sufferings at the hands of humans, but Caesar could persuade him to accept physical affection again (which does not have to include sex, but I will not object if it does, and Caesar re-awakens Koba’s bonobo passions). Or they could go on a hunting trip where the two get separated from the main group and have to huddle for warmth somewhere and rely on each other’s strength; it would be particularly interesting if the roles were reversed and Caesar (wounded perhaps) had to rely on Koba for a change…
Or perhaps a three-way love could develop between Caesar/Cornelia/Koba? I would like the same time period mentioned above or a scenario where the events of “Dawn” never happened, and to see the characters all involved equally with each other… m/m as well as f/m, and a specific DNW is a submissive Cornelia – I like her strong and fiery! I would be happy with an established relationship angle, with the three characters going about their daily lives and being supportive of one another in their various tasks within the colony, or taking on some task or challenge together, or a getting together scenario where all three are feeling attracted to each other and work out a happy solution to their situation. Koba with his hunting skill and wisdom could be seen as somewhat of a mentor to younger apes, so his help would be invaluable in raising the young Blue Eyes. I do like kidfic so would be quite happy with this sort of a plot! :D
Another character I totally adore is Maurice because of his wisdom and loyalty and strength, and I would love seeing the others from his perspective, perhaps, or seeing cute interactions with the young apes he is a teacher to. Does he also teach sign language to the adult apes who do not know how to sign yet? Would Caesar, Cornelia and Koba perhaps come to him for advice and guidance?
2) MonsterVerse (Legendary Pictures Movies)
Characters: Kong, Suko, Godzilla, Shimo
I love all these characters, and the interactions between all of them, and just the monstrous but grand and gorgeous totality of this universe! Kong has long been one of my favorite characters in any canon - and I love Suko so much! Suko is such an adorable little gremlin of an ape! He thinks he's tough, but he still needs guidance and love, and Kong in the role of adoptive father could truly give him that - perhaps with assistance from Godzilla and Shimo I'd love to see more of Kong and Suko bonding and learning about each other!
I'd be happy for something found-family-ish or fluffy for this fandom or something spooky with adventures and monsters and canon-typical battles... anywhere your imagination takes you! And I am very much a Godzilla/Kong shipper if you feel like wading into that territory. I feel that they seem to fit well together! They've forged a respect between each other and an alliance that I could see developing into their own version of love. Is fighting other monsters somehow stimulating for them if they do it together? Would they perhaps bond over raising young Suko, who must now be quite a large part of their lives?
3) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Characters: Soona, Noa, Anaya, Raka
I just want more of these characters, and although it's hard for me to articulate, I love them just as much as the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movies characters! So much here to love - so many complex and fascinating folk here, ape and human… it was hard to narrow down my choices as to who I want to request, but after some thought I’ve settled on these four!
Soona, Noa and Anaya have become somewhat of an OT3 for me, although I’ll happily read either romantic or platonic fic for them. Whether it’s set before, during or after canon… I just love the bond they’ve developed and how they always have each other’s backs, and the sweetness of the connection between them. I’d love to see them making a home together, or going on a quest, or fighting a foe, or making new friends… perhaps Raka survives and they find him…?
And Raka… what can I say, except he’s the perfect wise old orangutan and an amazing mentor figure. I’d love an AU where he survives and Noa, Anaya and Soona get to meet him, perhaps going on some kind of adventure, or perhaps he appears in a flashback in a story about the trio? I’ll leave it up to you, dear Author, and whatever inspires you! <3
4) Orangutan Jungle School
Characters: Meryl, Beni, Cinta, Valentino
I am just looking for some cute overload here - all the sweetness and fun that has always been part of the daily lives of these darling orangutans as they learn their vital lessons for future release into the world. Just more of how adorable they are, how naughty and cute and smart - what kind of antics do they get up to? What does Cinta learn to do? What funny predicaments might Beni get himself into - does he mastermind a banana heist, perhaps? What clowning might Valentino get up to, and sweet Meryl, what would her daily life be like, and does she befriend, and/or bestow kisses upon, any more macaques? I would just love more exploration, fun and important life lessons to be learned by these precious darlings! I've named four of my favorites here, but I would be very happy to see any of the other orangutans appear if you want to write them, and of course their human caregivers! <3
Hello, dear writer! Thank you for being willing to create for me. The prompts below are suggestions that I hope might inspire your creativity but feel free to adapt or change things and add other elements as well if the story seems to require it. As long as you stay away from my hard DNWs and include some of what I do like (though of course you don’t need to include absolutely everything), you’re golden! Though some prompts may seem longer than others, I love the fandoms all just as much as each other and would be equally delighted to receive any one of them as my gift. Some I have requested before and want more of, others are new Yuletide treasures for me!
Things I DO like in a story:
- fluff
- romance
- the deepening of emotional ties between characters
- friendship becoming love,
- overcoming and healing from trauma with the help of a loved one (or loved ones or friends or just kind souls)
- hurt/comfort
- angsty scenarios that wind up with a happy or hopeful ending
- strengthening of comradeship bonds and characters being willing to go the extra mile to help someone they care about
- fun and humor
- someone stumbling on an unlikely but completely right for the situation solution when disaster looks likely to be looming
- found families and/or kidfic
- smut (for some of my smutty likes, see my Smut 4 Smut letter here: https://schlitzie-ramone.dreamwidth.org/12189.html)
For shippy works I prefer f/f, m/m and F/m (femdom), and I also love gen.
My hard DO NOT WANTS are:
- noncon
- main character death or death of one or both halves of the main pairing
- unhappy endings and complete and pure angst with no hope in sight
- homophobia
- female characters being submissive to males
- darkfic (a good scare is fine for spooky stories, but no gore or deathfic please)
- graphic depictions of child or animal abuse (although allusions to those happening in the past are OK if the story requires it)
- unrequested ships or characters being the main focus of the story - it's perfectly fine for other canon characters to show up or be mentioned - they're very welcome, but the story needs to focus on the requested characters (s)
- animal characters being changed into humans or "always a human" AUs
- character bashing
Here are my requests, in no particular order! Also, I am open to treats if you desire to create them! <3
1)Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movies (2011, 2014)
Characters: Caesar, Koba, Cornelia, Maurice
This fandom and characters have become a near-obsession! I am particularly drawn to the character of Koba and all that he has endured – he is a complex character with both horrific flaws and many redeeming features. He turned from an innocent victim into a villain due to his hatred for humans and all the terrible wrongs they had done him, but I believe there was a time when he was happy, especially those 10 years between Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He was devoted to his leader Caesar then and wanted to please him, before the canon of “Dawn” when he turned against Caesar and everything went to hell.
Some ideas: Perhaps the story could be something set in that period between the two films, the happy times when Koba trusted Caesar and wanted to make him proud. It could be something to do with a brotherly-type love that deepens – the scarred Koba would likely associate touch with pain due to his sufferings at the hands of humans, but Caesar could persuade him to accept physical affection again (which does not have to include sex, but I will not object if it does, and Caesar re-awakens Koba’s bonobo passions). Or they could go on a hunting trip where the two get separated from the main group and have to huddle for warmth somewhere and rely on each other’s strength; it would be particularly interesting if the roles were reversed and Caesar (wounded perhaps) had to rely on Koba for a change…
Or perhaps a three-way love could develop between Caesar/Cornelia/Koba? I would like the same time period mentioned above or a scenario where the events of “Dawn” never happened, and to see the characters all involved equally with each other… m/m as well as f/m, and a specific DNW is a submissive Cornelia – I like her strong and fiery! I would be happy with an established relationship angle, with the three characters going about their daily lives and being supportive of one another in their various tasks within the colony, or taking on some task or challenge together, or a getting together scenario where all three are feeling attracted to each other and work out a happy solution to their situation. Koba with his hunting skill and wisdom could be seen as somewhat of a mentor to younger apes, so his help would be invaluable in raising the young Blue Eyes. I do like kidfic so would be quite happy with this sort of a plot! :D
Another character I totally adore is Maurice because of his wisdom and loyalty and strength, and I would love seeing the others from his perspective, perhaps, or seeing cute interactions with the young apes he is a teacher to. Does he also teach sign language to the adult apes who do not know how to sign yet? Would Caesar, Cornelia and Koba perhaps come to him for advice and guidance?
2) MonsterVerse (Legendary Pictures Movies)
Characters: Kong, Suko, Godzilla, Shimo
I love all these characters, and the interactions between all of them, and just the monstrous but grand and gorgeous totality of this universe! Kong has long been one of my favorite characters in any canon - and I love Suko so much! Suko is such an adorable little gremlin of an ape! He thinks he's tough, but he still needs guidance and love, and Kong in the role of adoptive father could truly give him that - perhaps with assistance from Godzilla and Shimo I'd love to see more of Kong and Suko bonding and learning about each other!
I'd be happy for something found-family-ish or fluffy for this fandom or something spooky with adventures and monsters and canon-typical battles... anywhere your imagination takes you! And I am very much a Godzilla/Kong shipper if you feel like wading into that territory. I feel that they seem to fit well together! They've forged a respect between each other and an alliance that I could see developing into their own version of love. Is fighting other monsters somehow stimulating for them if they do it together? Would they perhaps bond over raising young Suko, who must now be quite a large part of their lives?
3) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Characters: Soona, Noa, Anaya, Raka
I just want more of these characters, and although it's hard for me to articulate, I love them just as much as the Rise of the Planet of the Apes movies characters! So much here to love - so many complex and fascinating folk here, ape and human… it was hard to narrow down my choices as to who I want to request, but after some thought I’ve settled on these four!
Soona, Noa and Anaya have become somewhat of an OT3 for me, although I’ll happily read either romantic or platonic fic for them. Whether it’s set before, during or after canon… I just love the bond they’ve developed and how they always have each other’s backs, and the sweetness of the connection between them. I’d love to see them making a home together, or going on a quest, or fighting a foe, or making new friends… perhaps Raka survives and they find him…?
And Raka… what can I say, except he’s the perfect wise old orangutan and an amazing mentor figure. I’d love an AU where he survives and Noa, Anaya and Soona get to meet him, perhaps going on some kind of adventure, or perhaps he appears in a flashback in a story about the trio? I’ll leave it up to you, dear Author, and whatever inspires you! <3
4) Orangutan Jungle School
Characters: Meryl, Beni, Cinta, Valentino
I am just looking for some cute overload here - all the sweetness and fun that has always been part of the daily lives of these darling orangutans as they learn their vital lessons for future release into the world. Just more of how adorable they are, how naughty and cute and smart - what kind of antics do they get up to? What does Cinta learn to do? What funny predicaments might Beni get himself into - does he mastermind a banana heist, perhaps? What clowning might Valentino get up to, and sweet Meryl, what would her daily life be like, and does she befriend, and/or bestow kisses upon, any more macaques? I would just love more exploration, fun and important life lessons to be learned by these precious darlings! I've named four of my favorites here, but I would be very happy to see any of the other orangutans appear if you want to write them, and of course their human caregivers! <3