...and a Partridge in a Pear Tree

[yulebegay]

There are 3623 fandoms nominated in this year's tagset, with 14007 amazing characters. Given that this is a multi-fandom exchange, it doesn't matter if you requested the minimum (3 fandoms) or the maximum (6 fandoms) in your sign-up, there is a high possibility that even 50 slots wouldn't be enough for all the fandoms you know, love, and would enjoy to read fic for. That's where ...and a Partridge in a Pear Tree 🕊 🍐 🌲 comes in!

How does it work?

• Go through the tag set.
  • It's your decision if you include only the fandoms that were narrowly cut from your requests this year or if you list anything and everything you slightly recognize from osmosis.
  • The Taglist Filter makes this easy!
• Comment to this post with the list of fandoms you would enjoy receiving a treat * for so that authors who really were hoping to write for that fandom this year can know someone out there would like to receive it!
  • Only providing fandom names will be considered an "Any" request for whatever characters are nominated in that fandom.
  • If you want to provide an author with generic likes guidance and/or DNWs that you wish to see honored, include a link to your letter/sign-up.
  • If you have specific characters you would like to read about in any given fandom and/or have prompts suggestions, you are encouraged to share that information.
  • If you're listing a fandom you previously requested, you are welcome to link to the letter you requested it in but only if it is for characters nominated in this year's tagset.
• Add participation to the app so that anyone browsing will know that you're signed up for this challenge!
• * Note: Since none of these are official requests and thus cannot be someone's main gift, anything made for this challenge must be posted into the 2021 Madness Collection. If you post it in the main collection there is a strong chance the mods will contact you and/or kick it out!

That's it. Have fun! Hopefully this challenge will result in fics that otherwise couldn't or wouldn't have been written and will see the Madness collection get some extra love this year! :)

For anyone who needs help on how to get their comment going, here is a template:
<b>AO3 Username:</b> <b>Letter or App Sign-Up Link:</b> (Optional) <b>Fandom(s) I Know:</b> (example format ideas) • Fandom 1 - Characters • Fandom 2 - Specific prompt ideas for that fandom • Fandom 3 • Fandom 4 - link to last year's letter where you requested it <b>Additional Details:</b> Do you opt-into any of the other mini-challenges for these fandoms? Is it okay for your treat author to contact you with questions, or are you open to anything no-questions-asked? This is your chance to add anything you may want to share regarding these fandoms.

Comments

[sandrine]

AO3 Username: Sandrine

Letter or App Sign-Up Link: letter on DW

Fandom(s) I Know:

Bright Lights Big City (Musical) - Paul Scott Goodman - Jamie, Michael

I ended up not 'officially' requesting this because I'm mostly interested in Jamie/Michael, and I didn't want to run the risk of imposing that request on someone who wasn't into it.

I love the complication relationship between the brothers, the dichotomy of antagonism and affection, Michael's bitterness and Jamie's avoidance, and the way Michael keeps seeking Jamie out. The "brother, when it comes to you, the heart tends toward mercy and the soul leans toward love" line kills me every. damn. Time!

Anything shippy (from UST to porn) would make my day. (DNWs: AUs, hopeless endings, death and terminal illness of requested characters, violet rape (dub-con is great, though), genderswap, mpreg, jewelry, daddy kink, unaroused or traumatised victim in dubcon scenarios, unrequested sexuality and identity headcanons)

Whistle Down the Wind - Lloyd Webber/Steinman/Knop & Lloyd Webber & Edwards - Swallow, The Man

That almost!kiss where Swallow was leaning in and he pressed a kiss to her forehead instead still haunts me! 🥺 I love how he's simultaneously using her and feeling intensely protective of her.

I would be thrilled to get some Swallow/The Man future fic that reunites them when she's older and has lost that wide-eyed innocence but not her compassion and her capacity for love and forgiveness. Maybe he's looking for shelter again, or maybe he's the one who gets to save her for a change, or both. And maybe there's some lingering resentment over how much he mislead her back when he was hiding in her father's barn, but also all of the old affection (and attraction) returning full-force.

(DNWs: AUs, hopeless endings, death and terminal illness of requested characters, noncon, jewelry, daddy kink, unrequested sexuality and identity headcanons)

Additional Details: If you want to contact me to ask me anything, feel free to send me a message on DW or comment on my letter (anon or not, whatever you prefer).