Season's Treatings mini-challenge

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Do you love receiving or writing end of year holiday stories? Are you prompting a snowed in Hanukkah celebration or an Australian New Year's beach party? Season's Treatings may be for you!

This mini-challenge is all about December and January holidays, traditions, and cultural celebrations big and small and all over the globe--and perhaps some fantasy worlds, who knows. If you want to prompt it, someone may want to write it.

When you comment, please include:

AO3 Name:
Letter Link (if applicable):
Holiday(s) Requested:
Fandom and character(s):
Prompts:

When you upload, tag it as Season's Treatings so we can all find them!

Comments

Arden St. Ives: Christmas at Kinlochbervie

[amphipodgirl]

AO3 Name: Gammarus
Letter Link (if applicable): https://amphipodgirl.dreamwidth.org/956.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas
Fandom and character(s): Ardens St. Ives - Alexis Hall; Arden and Caspian (and Arden's family)

Prompts: Caspian hasn't really been part of a family since his dad died when he was 14, and even then he lived in London and his family had money, so he's probably never cut down a live Christmas tree or made ornaments by hand. Arden's family isn't wealthy at all and lives in a very small town in a remote part of Scotland, but they are fiercely loving and loyal. These constrasts suggest a lot of fic possibilities, from funny to tender.

I think there are some interesting possibilities areound gift-giving. What can Ardy's not-welathy family give to a man who can afford anything money can buy? Probably Iris sews or knitts something. Do Hazel and Rabbie write a jingle for him? Is there something related to chess that Rabbie could give? And what can Caspian get for them that's truly personal and not just insanely expensive?

There's lots of comic potential in poor gift choices and Caspian being comically inept (or frighteningly efficient) at holiday tasks and unfamiliar customs. On the other hand, there's a lot of room for feeling -- Caspian being touched by the warmth of Ardy's family and realizing that they like him for himself as well as in his capacity as Arden's partner.

If you choose to have Ellery there, I can imagine Hazel giving her a well-deserved and highly effective talking-to.

If you want to take it to a slightly heavier place, i think Iris and Caspian might connect around being abuse survivors.

Those are just some ideas; please feel free to write the fic according to your own imaginings of a Kinlochbervie Christmas.

[mixtapestar]

AO3 Name: mixtapestar
Letter Link: https://mixtapestar.dreamwidth.org/2022/10/06/
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas (or a fictional facsimile), New Year's
Fandom and character(s):
Sex Therapy - Cathexis (Webcomic)
Elliot Graham (Sex Therapy), Andreas Hughes, Haruto Nakamura (Sex Therapy)

Fire Island (Movie 2022)
Noah (Fire Island), Will (Fire Island)

Motocrossed (2001)
Andrea 'Andi' Carson (Motocrossed)

Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers
Andhera (Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers), Captain K. P. Hob (Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers), Delloso de la Rue (Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers)

Imposters (TV)
Ezra Bloom, Richard Evans (Imposters), Jules Langmore

Prompts: I’m a big lover of Christmas, how you get out of it what you put into it. Magical holiday occurrences, snow, gift giving, mistletoe, mulled wine, shopping together, holiday parties, anything seasonal. Give me any/all of the holiday tropes! I'm also a huge fan of big romantic overtures at New Year's.

roguefaerie's seasonal thoughts :)

[(Anonymous)]

AO3 name: roguefaerie
Letter: https://fhionnuisce.dreamwidth.org/1360384.html
Holidays requested: Hanukkah (or???)

I have a persistent headcanon that Clint Barton is Jewish-Adjacent. This would be perfect instead of a Christmas theme (light though it is, I had to read meta about it) in Hawkeye - Matt Fraction comics. I would die so happy if someone wrote me Jewish-Adjacent Clint.

Feel free to include any Jewish holiday that fits here, like if Shabbat just happens to be a factor or....just anything.

I doubt that you would make me sad including a Jewish holiday in any of my canons.

A Muppet Family Christmas; Bloom County; The Clock (1945)

[bramblesandrambles]

AO3 Name: PineapplePrincess
Letter Link (if applicable): https://bramblesandrambles.dreamwidth.org/2636.html#cutid1
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas
Fandom and character(s): A Muppet Family Christmas (1987); Missy Piggy, Gonzo, Emily Bear, Doc.
Prompts: It's a Christmas-heavy special, so I've got a number of holiday-related prompts in my letter!

AO3 Name: PineapplePrincess
Letter Link (if applicable): https://bramblesandrambles.dreamwidth.org/2636.html#cutid1
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas
Fandom and character(s): Bloom Count: Binkley, Opus, Cutter John, Steve Dallas
Prompts: I'd love a Christmassy adventure in the tone and style of the comics or "A Wish for Wings that Work."

AO3 Name: PineapplePrincess
Letter Link (if applicable): https://bramblesandrambles.dreamwidth.org/2636.html#cutid1
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas
Fandom and character(s): The Clock (1945)
Prompts: Joe and Alice's first Christmas together

[rebecca_selene]

AO3 name: rebecca_selene
Letter link: My letter
Holiday(s) Requested: especially interested in Yule, but any holiday except Christmas would be great

Fandom 1: Strange Horticulture (Video Game)
Amos Duncan, Simone Green, Faye Swift, Forest Vair

Fandom 2: Resident Evil (Movies - Anderson)
Alice, Lisa Addison, Matt Addison, Luther West

Fandom 3: The Haunting (1999)
Carolyn Crain, Renee Crain, Eleanor "Nell" Vance, Mrs. Dudley

Fandom 4: Dredd (2012)
Cassandra Anderson, Joseph Dredd

Fandom 5: Ever After (1998)
Danielle de Barbarac, Jacqueline de Ghent, Leonardo da Vinci, Marguerite de Ghent, Rodmilla de Ghent, Prince Henry

[peaked]

AO3 Name: buries
Letter Link: https://peaked.dreamwidth.org/73876.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas (snow-based and Australian-inspired) and New Year's.
Fandom and character(s):

HAWKEYE (COMICS)
Clint Barton, Kate Bishop, Lucky

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (TV)
Charles-Haden Savage, Mabel Mora, Oliver Putnam, Oscar Torres, Theo Dimas (I selected Any.)

YOU (TV)
Joe Goldberg, Love Quinn

ENOLA HOLMES (MOVIES)
Enola Holmes, Viscount Tewkesbury

LITTLE WOMEN 2019 (MOVIES)
Amy March, Theodore "Laurie" Laurence

READY OR NOT (MOVIES)
Daniel Le Domas, Grace Le Domas

Prompts: There are a few prompts in my letter. I'm from Australia so I'd love to receive anything that shows a warm Christmas and New Year! (I'm also happy to receive anything that's set in the Northern Hemisphere.)

Prompts: Gift giving, Christmas tree decorating, waiting until the last minute to buy a tree (and getting stuck with the smallest one that's dying), getting bogged down in snow, the power's out so we have to huddle for warmth, dressing up in Christmas clothing, Santa Claus, last minute shopping, getting caught up in the Christmas lights, beers and a grill and a sausage sandwich, spending time on the beach, spending time in the bush, being at the poolside celebrating, fireworks, drinking, midnight kiss, celebrating at Sydney Harbour, being on a boat, being on a rooftop, drunken confessions, there's a spider in the house (maybe it's a tiny one) and that stops all celebrations.

[isabrella]

AO3 name: isabrella
Letter link: My letter
I love any and all celebrations and holidays! Whatever your heart desires will make me happy.
Fandom 1: Julia Stevens Music Short Film Series - Hollie Col
Characters: Hollie Col; Julia Stevens
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Yule, anything!
Prompts: For this canon being set in Australia, an Aussie Christmas or New Years is wildly different from a US Christmas so I'd love to see a contrast between them somehow.

Fandom 2: Do Revenge (2022)
Characters: Drea Torres; Eleanor Levetan.
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Yule, anything!
Prompts: Drea and Eleanor using gifts at Christmastime to manipulate each other, or Eleanor taking an extravagant holiday and bringing Drea along.

Fandom 3: Somebody I Fucked Once - Zolita (Music Video Trilogy)
Characters: Zolita's character; Gia's character.
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Yule, anything!
Prompts: I'd love to see Zolita and Gia working on holiday-themed music and photography shoots, meeting each others' families, etc.

Fandom 4: Mythic Quest (2020)
Characters: Poppy Li, Ian Grimm.
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Yule, anything!
Prompts: For Poppy especially, an Aussie Christmas or New Years is wildly different from a US Christmas so I'd love to see her contrasting them somehow.

Fandom 5: The Saddle Club - Bonnie Bryant
Characters: Lisa Atwood; Carole Hanson; Stevie Lake
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Yule, anything!
Prompts: There were plenty of sweet holiday shenanigans in the books, so more like that - trick or treating, the Starlight Ride, visiting honorary members, designing an overnight trail ride or mystery activity - how the girls maybe start organising those things themselves as they get older.

Fandom 6: The Baby-Sitters Club (TV 2020)
Characters: Claudia Kishi; Dawn Schafer; Kristy Thomas; Mary-Anne Spier.
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's, Hanukkah, Yule, anything!
Prompts: Anything goes for this - gift exchanges, exploring each characters' relationship to their religion or spirituality, age-appropriate New Years' shenanigans!

[(Anonymous)]

AO3 Name: Rinadoll (https://archiveofourown.org/users/rinadoll)

Letter Link (if applicable): https://www.tumblr.com/devoted-book-nerd/698772028370681856/yuletide-2022-letter

Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, midwinter

Fandom and character(s): Anne of Green Gables (Anne, Diana, Gilbert), Nancy Drew (Carson, Ryan, Nancy), Remember WENN (Betty, Maple, Hilary, Scott), American Girl Molly (Molly, Linda, Susan, Emily) It’s a Wonderful Life (Mary, Violet), Dickensian (Amelia, Arthur, Compeyson, Jaggers)

Prompts: Detailed in my letter, but anything with snow, traditions, caroling, parties, Christmas lights, etc etc etc. I love detailed descriptions!

[viudanegra]

AO3 Name: viudanegra
Letter Link: https://viudanegra.dreamwidth.org/1922.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas and/or New Year's Eve

Fandom and character(s): She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV) | Jennifer Walters / Matt Murdock
Prompts: I just love the idea of Jen and Matt navigating their long distance relationship when it comes to important dates like the holidays. Who is visiting who? Who are they sharing those days with? Just relationship shenanigans.

[lastofbarrettsprivateers]

AO3: peternurphy
Letter Link: https://lastofbarrettsprivateers.dreamwidth.org/1131.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Yule
Fandom: Runemarks
Prompt(s): What does the Yule feast in Malbry in the aftermath of Runemarks look like?

[smakibbfb]

AO3 Handle: derry_rain
Letter Link: https://smakibbfb.dreamwidth.org/947.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, Hanukkah, an entirely secular and vague "it's the darkest time of year so we're going to put on the pretty lights and dance" winter shenanigans... do as appropriate/liked :)

Fandom and character(s): The Alienist (Marcus Isaacson, Lucius Isaacson); Quantum Leap 2022 (Ian Wright).

Prompts:
Aside from "Ian gets hold of the playlist at the holiday party", I have no specific thoughts here. I love the domesticity of people preparing meals together, going on a quiet walk in the snow, expressions of faith (of any religion) and how people interact with their own faith during holidays, cosy storytelling, movie night... the word is just, love. in all its silly small ways that it gets expressed throughout the season.

[katemacetak]

AO3 Name: Macdragon
Letter Link (if applicable): https://at.tumblr.com/sushipusheen/dear-author/44mmnind0jg3
Holiday(s) Requested: secular Christmas, Solstice

Fandom and character(s):
Grown-ish- Vivek Shah, Ana Torres
Prompts: Lots of possibility for fluff centered around the holidays. Bringing each other home to their family. Deciding to ignore the family and create their own Christmas traditions--maybe they stay on campus or take a vacation together. What gifts would they give each other?

P-Valley (tv)- Clifford "Uncle Clifford" Sayles, Mercedes Woodbine
I can definitely see Uncle Clifford throwing some epic holiday parties at the Pynk. And I'm wondering what chaos a rare snowfall could create in a Mississippi town. Also open to magic realism and centering it around Solstice or other traditions.

[hexereii]

AO3 Name: hexereii
Letter Link (if applicable):
Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas (or something like it), Hanukkah, and/or New Years' Eve
Fandom and character(s): Fantastic Four (Comicverse), Reed Richards/Victor von Doom
Prompts: Really, I'm just interested in anything fluffy and sweet between these two, it's historically been a very intense, highly charged dynamic (and in fanon is written as enemies to lovers, occasionally enemies with benefits) but Victor's usually more relaxed around the holidays, and they both do celebrate Christmas in canon, so the potential is certainly there imo.

The Last Kingdom (TV), Jane Eyre (Brontë), North and South (Gaskell)

[sobriquett]

AO3 Name: Sobriquett
Letter Link: https://sobriquett.tumblr.com/post/698768287559024640/dear-yuletide-author-2022
Holiday(s) Requested: Yule (The Last Kingdom), Christmas (all)
Fandom and character(s):
Uhtred of Bebbanburg (The Last Kingdom TV)
Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë)
Margaret Hale and John Thornton (North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell)

Prompts:

The Last Kingdom:

Yule vs. Christmas! Uhtred celebrates Yule, as do many of his men, but others (and the majority of people in Wessex and Mercia) celebrate Christmas, and their festivities are very different. I would enjoy either a delightfully pagan Yule fic, or a fic exploring the contrast or how the two are balance on Uhtred’s estate/at Bebbanburg (at a point in canon that suits the author!) Bonus points for children/family/found family.

Jane Eyre:

Jane is not in the habit of receiving gifts, and still isn’t used to it. But she has grown to enjoy giving them to those she loves and cares for.
Christmas at Ferndean, with her new husband, reunited with Adele.
How does Jane celebrate her first Christmas at Thornfield with Adele and Mrs Fairfax, before she meets Mr Rochester?

North and South:

Christmas in the big house at the mill. What does their day look like? What gifts do they buy/give one another?
Christmas celebrations with mill workers. There would be a gap between how masters and workers celebrate. How would Margaret manage everyone’s pride, to make it into a celebration genuinely enjoyed and valued by all, not merely unwelcome charity?
What if the Thorntons (possibly including Hannah) go to London for Christmas with Edith and her family, Henry, Mrs Shaw?
Future fic: family Christmas.

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More details/prompts in my letter. Happy Yuletide!

[plaid_slytherin]

AO3 Name: PerfectlySteadfast
Letter Link (if applicable): https://plaid-slytherin.dreamwidth.org/240360.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Delighted with Christmas, Hanukkah, or anything just seasonally appropriate.
Fandom and character(s):

David Blaize - E. F. Benson (Frank Maddox, Hughes)
England Series - K. J. Charles (Daniel da Silva, Archie Curtis)
The Will Darling Adventures - K. J. Charles (Will Darling, Kim Secretan, Daniel da Silva, Archie Curtis)

[dauntlessshadowice]

AO3 Name: DauntlessShadowIce

Letter Link (if applicable): https://at.tumblr.com/dauntless-shadow-ice-1/dear-yuletide-writer/nb65mqs7fkqg

Holiday(s) Requested: Christmas, New Year's

Fandom and character(s): Alexa & Katie (Alexa Mendoza, Katie Cooper), Roseanne (Darlene Conner, Molly Tilden, Becky Conner), Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (Tibby Rollins,Carmen Lowell,Lena Kaligaris,Bridget Vreeland), Wonder (Via Pullman, Miranda Navas)

Prompts:
A&K--I haven't seen much of this show and I have no idea if they do anything special on their winter break or not,but I'd like to read about them looking at the stars and/or watching the snow fall from the comfort of their treehouse.

Roseanne--I don't think Molly's dad would care that much about Christmas, so it would be cute if Darlene invited her over for the day.

SOTTP--AU where the story takes place during winter break instead of the summer and Tibby, being the only one still in town, wishes her friends were home for New Year's.

Wonder--Australian AU for Christmas and/or New Year's (just to change some things up) and Via and Miranda go to a party.

[bring_me_sugar]

AO3 Name: Missy
Letter Link (if applicable): https://bring-me-sugar.dreamwidth.org/19531.html
Holiday(s) Requested: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Summer Vacation,
Fandom and character(s): Laverne and Shirley - Laverne, Lenny, Shirley, Edna; Tall Tales and Legends: Johnny Appleseed - Johnny, Mac, Jenny; One December Night - Steve, Mike, Quinn, Jason
Prompts: See letter!