staygame | dear yuletide writer (2024)

Hi, author! I say this every year, but I love small fandoms and I will inevitably love anything you create in any of these fandoms.

REQUESTED FANDOMS (see below for prompts/in no particular order)

Bad Genius The Series (TV)
Project S: SPIKE! (TV)
The Story About You x Me (Webcomic)
Only Boo! (TV)
I Hear the Sunspot (TV)
Peaceful Property (TV)

LIKES + DISLIKES
In general, I love canon fics. I am open to any canon divergence or alternate realities rooted in the canon setting. That being said, if AUs are more your jam, I like those too! I just really enjoy these characters/fandoms and I want more of them in any form. With all prompts and likes, feel free to mix and match as you please!

If you'd like to look at my own fic for inspiration, it's both here (esports RPF and assorted BL drama fic) and here (kpop).

Likes: Characters developing a grudging respect for each other, enemies or rivals forced to work together for a common goal, coming of age stories, characters visiting a new place together, alternate realities where characters work in roles adjacent to their real life roles (e.g. a real life idol is a vocal coach in a fic), internal conflicts over new or unexpected feelings, unresolved or resentful pining, getting back together, established couples encountering challenges together, and navigating relationships and feelings within the entertainment industry or other complicated life circumstances. If you could tag it "complicated relationships", I will probably like it.

On the more lighthearted, tropey side of things, I enjoy fake dating, arranged marriages (without significant angst involved), roommates, There Was Only One Bed, egg babies (as in the high school project, not biological babies), first kisses or first times, characters locked inside places together, and friends with benefits. I am also a fan of 5+1 style fics.

Porn related likes: Frottage and clothed sex, sex in semi-public places, fumbling or awkward sex, friends with benefits, fingering, sexual inexperience, sleepy sex, teasing, non-penetrative sex, and first times.

DNWs: Character death as a central plot, death by suicide (or suicide attempts), terminal illness, sex involving bodily waste or blood, first person POV, discussions of dieting/body image/weight loss or weight gain. Also issues or characterization involving asexuality, or any sexual hangups related to the amount of desired sex or lack of attraction should be avoided.

Dislikes: Outside of these hard limits, I generally don't enjoy fic centered on serious issues that are not central to the canon, e.g., rape/abuse as backstory, gender identity, or self-harm. I'm not interested in rape/non-con setups, though I am totally happy with dubious consent (such as ambiguous or begrudging consent, one partner guilt tripping another, blurred boundaries) or hate-tinged sex scenes. Also no children, soulmates, or A/B/O.

FANDOM PROMPTS
ฉลาดเกมส์โกงเดอะซีรีส์ | Bad Genius: The Series (TV)
Characters: Lin
Bad Genius The Series is the TV adaptation of the 2017 film Bad Genius. The series maintains the film's central conceit (two geniuses team up with two rich kids to cheat on exams) but extends it much further while also giving some dimension to the relationships between characters. It's fantastic—beautifully filmed, well acted, completely thrilling. Available on WeTV in Southeast Asia and pirateable elsewhere.

I love Lin's mix of coldness and compassion. She's not a devious person by nature, but it also comes to her so easily. I also adore her relationships with each of the main characters. Bank and Lin...I'm kind of in love with the idea of "girl who kind of ruined boy's life" as a ship dynamic, but I was also smitten with the stolen glances, puppy love side of their relationship too. Grace willing to do anything to stay in Lin's good graces. Pat's mix of sleaze and genuine love for Grace and how that interacts with Lin. With any prompts, gen or any of these three pairings is fine.

(I opted for the My gift must feature all of my chosen character tags; or it may use exceptions I explain in the form tag because I would also be more than happy to receive Bank/Pat.)

Prompts:

Anything involving the team of four working together to pull something off. Another cheating plot or a heist(!!), Inception-style theft, etc. Feel free to age the characters up slightly or alter the circumstances that bring them together.
Bank and Lin during the period leading up to their GATT-PATT night. How did they interact with each other after everything that happened in Australia? Could Lin see how Bank was too deep into the plan? OR Bank and Lin after Bank gets out of juvie, piecing their relationship back together. I'd love if they continued to correspond after Lin's visit to the detention center.
I kind of thought Bank and Lin were perfect for The Social Network kind of relationship and fallout—young geniuses, one becomes too interested in the product or start-up idea and screws the other over.
Grace and Lin, literally anything. Sleepovers and practicing lines in the early stages of their friendship, first times, forbidden romance when Grace's parents prevent her from seeing Lin after their arrests, Lin finding herself caught between Grace and Pat.

โปรเจกต์ เอส เดอะซีรีส์ | Project S The Series (TV)
Characters: Puen
Spike is the first installment in the Project S series, a Thai series about characters growing through sports. (If you can handle a show about debilitating depression and suicidality, I highly recommend Project S: SOS...but that's not what this request is about!) Spike centers around Puen, an orphaned loner who finds friends and meaning through volleyball—until his best friend, Singha, abandons him for the rival school. Enter freshman Than, who clashes with Puen at first but then helps him reconnect to volleyball and the team. It used to be available on GDH's YouTube channel with English subtitles but appears region-locked now ;_;

The series strongly hints at Puen having romantic feelings for Singha and possibly a budding relationship between Puen and Than. That's very much the lens with which I interpreted the series, but I am open to gen interpretations as well! I adore all the side characters and will happily accept any cameos from Jern, Leng, or Nao.

Prompts:

Puen and Singha during their junior year. Singha teaching Puen how to play volleyball, Puen slowly opening up to Singha and learning to rely on him, the core four team members becoming close. I would love some feelings realization if you're into that, and I am fine with the feelings being unrequited in this timeframe.
Or Puen and Singha in college. I would love for them to play as rivals like Puen said at the end of the series, but I think it would also be neat to explore them as teammates again and how their time apart and everything went down would affect their working relationship.
Puen and Than. I'd love anything set during their time playing together. The gradual trust! Than wanting to prove himself to Puen! Or anything after—Puen continuing to coach and work with Than to develop his skill, introducing Than to Singha.
Volleyball team beach outing featuring Puen/Than. Bonus bed sharing and late night talks.

顾事与你：值日300天 | The Story About You x Me (Webcomic)
Characters: Gu Ze, Ye Ruchuan
The Story About You x Me is a completed, slice-of-life manhua about two high school boys. Gu Ze is a troublemaker with bad grades and Ye Ruchuan is the diligent vice president. As a punishment, Ye Ruchuan makes Gu Ze serve on class duty with him. Through this arrangement, they form a gradual friendship and then romantic relationship. It's a slowburn romance with some excellent humor (seriously, some of the expressions crack me up) and lovely art. The comic is available with English translations on Mangadex and the Chinese raws are free on Dongman Manhua.

I adore both of them and how their relationship has progressed. Gu Ze slowly warming up to Ruchuan, the vulnerability they've each shown each other, the trust and reliance!! I am resisting the urge to add more exclamation points!! I also adore their interactions with other classmates. I'd love any mentions of Gu Ze's friends (Chen Pan and Wang Shenghui) or Chen Baiqing and Lin Lin.

Prompts:

I would love a redo of their amusement park date! Gu Ze convincing Ruchuan to get on a roller coaster and holding his hand the whole time, winning prizes at carnival games, haunted houses. Or really I'd be happy with any slice-of-life date day or night.
Chapters 82 and 83 had me [eyes emoji]. I want to know what happened after Gu Ze invited Ruchuan in. I'd love some inexperienced, fumbling first times or heavy petting. And sharing a bed after <3
Anything set during their before-friendship before-dating period. Trapped together in the archives office! Forced bonding! Tutoring!
I love the serious conversations they've had together so please show me more! I'd love something that deals with Gu Ze's abandonment issues and establishes how much they mean to each other.

แค่ที่แกง | Only Boo! (TV 2024)
Characters: Moo, Kang
Only Boo! is a 12-episode BL drama about Moo, a hopeful idol trainee who is banished to the countryside by his mother after skipping school one too many times for auditions, and Kang, the literal first man he meets. I loved Moo's stubborn determination and Kang's sincere belief in Moo's dream and their effortless physicality together. Every time I watch the Don't Be Fooled MV (which is still multiple times a week, it's gone platinum in my apartment) I am filled with butterflies. I just adore them together!

I'd be happy with any appearances from other characters but I hate the way things ended with Shone so if you're sticking to canon, I'd prefer if he didn't show up.

Prompts:

Anything set pre-breakup! Dating in Nakhon Pathom, more living together in Bangkok, missing each other while long distance. I'm such a sucker for the early relationship stage.
As I said in my likes, I'm a big fan of both first times and fumbling, inexperienced sex. I'd love to see Kang and Moo figuring things out and enjoying each other with a side of the unexpected (to them) horniness from episode 9.
Any kind of alternative reality. I keep thinking about Kang meeting Moo as Shone's nerdy little cousin and then again when he grows up hot but I'm interested in any new takes on Moo's pursuit of Kang.

ひだまりが聴こえる | Hidamari ga Kikoeru | I Hear the Sunspot (TV)
Characters: Sugihara Kouhei, Sagawa Taichi
I Hear the Sunspot is a 12-episode adaptation of a manga series of the same name. Kouhei is a deaf guy who is used to being misunderstood and tends to self-isolate as a result, while Taichi is cheerful and passionate and, I say with fondness, loud. Their immediate and deep connection carried this show for me even as I became frustrated with some of the writing/directing choices. (Do not let that complaint deter you, I still cried every episode and love these characters and their mutual desire to understand each other!!)

I'd love to see any of the other characters from the show, including the adults. I know Maya is a divisive character so if you're not a fan, totally understand.

Prompts:

The hand touching in episode 8 was one one of the most memorable moments in the show for me and I need a fic where that scene ended in making out.
On a related note: first times! I'd love some awkwardness and some of Kouhei's intensity. I can easily imagine that Taichi has never felt desired before and I'd love to see his mind being blown.
Post-canon! I'd love to see Taichi continuing to find his purpose in his job and Kouhei working on law school. Any slice-of-life moments like cooking together or Kouhei studying while Taichi prepares materials for work. I would also love to see them doing more of the healthy communication shown in the first half of the series.

บ้านหลอน ON SALE | Peaceful Property (TV)
Characters: Home, Peach
Peaceful Property is an ongoing series about ghost hunting, trauma, and found families, all portrayed with a perfect mix of absurdity and sincerity. I'm loving all of the ghostly cameos from familiar actors and seeing Home and Peach grow from week to week. I changed my signup with five hours to go because, while I'm always a little afraid of requesting unfinished series, episode 8 changed my mind. I am definitely looking at Peach and Home through shipper goggles (I'm a long-time Polca after all) but I'm happy to read them as friends or something more pre-relationship as well.

I'd love to see more of our ghost hunting team, especially Pang. I know we don't know exactly what's up with Kan but I trust that she has her motives and she can be forgiven like Home. Similarly, I know the show has handled Home's actions with perhaps less gravity than would be warranted and if you'd like to address that, I'd rather avoid heavy angst as the main focus of the fic.

(As this is currently on-air, I may come back to update my letter in the future but literally no pressure to check back. If an idea strikes you now, go forth!)

Prompts:

Case fic! I'd love to see some exorcism hijinks and team interactions.
Peach and Home getting together or realizing that their relationship is starting to shift in a new direction. Where do they go next from this big emotional moment at the hospital?
Any small moments (like the one Pang captured of Home and Peach cooking and bickering with each other) between Home and the others, but especially Peach.