Femslash Festivus - the debut

[sathinfection]

Do you want to write femslash for Yuletide? Have you combed through the letters, but have no idea who these characters are, why you might like them, and if the potential recipient is looking for the tropey femslash fic of your shared dreams? Here's your post! 

Femslash Festivus is a collection post for femslash requests that you are making for Yuletide. Posting here doesn't obligate you to do anything, but it helps other femslashers find you and treat you. 

Posting requirements: 

• Your request centers around a femslash pairing or poly arrangement involving at least two characters who identify as female in the canon. The femslash pairing can't just be a smaller part of a long dudeslash prompt. 
• I'm not going around the post policing whether or not your letters are femslash-y enough, but please be considerate and do not ask for genderbent versions of male characters in canon, e.g. asking for always-a-girl!Conan the Barbarian paired with Valeria. 

What you must include:

• Your AO3 name
• All the fandoms where you are making femslash requests, with characters mentioned (so if you are only asking for gen in one fandom, don't list that one) 
• If you are asking for femslash in a fandom where you requested no characters because you wanted worldbuilding or OCs, this is perfectly fine! Just make sure you talk up the kind of pairings you'd want to receive in your post. 

What you should probably include: 

• Some tropes, kinks, or themes you'd want (here's a big list of fanfic tropes from Fanlore - warning that some of these are quite dark)
• A brief description of your ship, if you think it's unfamiliar to most people
• Prompts!
• If you're open to receiving porn for Festivus, note it. 

You are welcome to tag the fics inspired by this post with 'Femslash Festivus.' I also recommend tagging your work with the Misses Clause Challenge, though Femslash Festivus is a separate thing. If anyone wants to start a spreadsheet, that would be deeply appreciated, as I am computer-hopeless. 

And if you're wondering what the heck Festivus is, here's the wiki page for a deeply beloved Seinfeld joke that has actually picked up some traction as a holiday. but please, don't include the Airing of Grievances in your post 

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[lalalalalawhy]

AO3 name: lalalalalawhy
Letter link: https://lalalalalawhy.dreamwidth.org/376.html

Wahoo! I have mostly f/f requests this year, so this is right up my alley.

Doris and Mary-Anne Are Breaking Out of Prison
Characters: Doris; Mary-Anne

This web series is a ton of fun, and just barely more than a five-minute fandom. Two 1920s dames, Doris and Mary-Anne, have landed in the clink, and they’re making plans to blow that popsicle stand. Well. One of them is. The other one is one balled-up bear cat. Based on the final episode (and, let’s be real, all the others), the ship is basically conon.

Venus Fly - Grimes ft. Janelle Monáe (Music Video)
Characters: Venus; Woman with the Flaming Sword

This music video is a phenomenal piece of aesthetics while also making absolutely no narrative sense whatsoever. To be clear, the Venus character is the character played by Grimes, and Woman with the Flaming Sword is the character played by Janelle Monae. Also, they're probably in love, or at least make epic love.

Lumberjanes
Characters: Rosie; Abigail

Lumberjanes is one of my favorite comics of all time, and the Rosie/Abigail side plot doesn't get as much screentime as I'd like. Briefly, Rosie and Abigail were Lumberjanes together until an event drove them apart. You can find their canon story arc in Lumberjanes to the Max Vol. 2, Lumberjanes trade paperback 04, or Lumberjanes issues #14-17.

A note on an underage dislike here: I am okay with teenagers of the similar ages hooking up with consent from both parties. If you want to write a first time fic with Abigail and Rosie at 15 years old or older, go for it! If you write them as kids (5-14 years old), I'd prefer a G or T rating as appropriate: kissing and mild exploration of each others' bodies is fine, but leave graphic details for 15+ to adulthood!

Tropes I love!
* Pining
* Found family
* Fluff
* PWP
* Worldbuilding
* Bed sharing/stuck in a cabin

I have some prompts in my letter that include some of these tropes, as well as some other ideas.