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Thank you for writing for me!

I'm pretty easygoing about what type of fic you want to write for me. I read fic of any rating, and would be equally happy with plotty genfic or something very shippy. I read gen, femslash, het and slash, although I have a slight preference towards femslash, het, and gen that focuses on female characters. I mainly read fic to find out what happens to characters after the final page has turned or the credits have rolled, so I would particularly love to have futurefic of some kind. Don't feel you have to limit yourself to the characters I specifically mention — I'm happy with others being included if they fit with the story you want to tell.

Feel free to have a look around my Ao3 profile, as it should give you a good idea of the types of things I like to read. You can also look at my Yuletide tag, which includes past letters, and recs posts of my previous gifts and other fic I've enjoyed in previous Yuletide colletions.

I have treating enabled on Ao3 and would be delighted to receive treats for any of my requests.

( General likes )

( DNWs )

Fandom-specific prompts:

( Benjamin January mysteries — Barbara Hambly )

( The Bone Season — Samantha Shannon )

( Cupid and Psyche (Metamorphoses - Apuleius) )

( Galax Arena series )

( The Iliad - Homer )

( Legendsong series )

( The Lions of Al-Rassan - Guy Gavriel Kay )

( The Pagan Chronicles - Catherine Jinks )

( Romanitas trilogy — Sophia McDougall )

( Rumpelstilzchen | Rumpelstiltskin (Grimm) )

( The Queens of Innis Lear — Tessa Gratton )

( Sally Lockhart series )

( Six of Crows series — Leigh Bardugo )

( Space Demons trilogy )

( Spinning Silver — Naomi Novik )

( Sunshine — Robin McKinley )

( Winternight series — Katherine Arden )

( Tochmarc Étaíne )

Don't feel you have to stick rigidly within the bounds of my prompts. As long as your fic is focused on the characters I requested, I will be thrilled to receive anything you write for me, as these really are some of my most beloved fandoms of the heart, and the existence of any fic for them will make me extremely happy.

I wish I didn't need to write about this again

Benjanun Sriduangkaew, who in the past went by the pseudonyms Winterfox and Requires Hate (among others), and is now seeking to publish fiction again under the pseudonym Maria Ying, is a serial abuser with multiple targets in both fandom and professional genre publishing communities; currently she appears to have a tactic of befriending vulnerable trans women and creating situations where they are dependent on her.

Andy Blake, who in the past went by the fannish username Thanfiction (among others), is a serial abuser who had a pattern of behaviour targeting vulnerable individuals within fandom, isolating them, and enmeshing them in cult-like situations; currently he appears to be trying to erase the record of his past bad behaviour and start afresh with a new community and new online identity — when his past behaviour was brought up, he engaged in the same pattern of denial, deflection and counter-accusations with which he has responded to previous accusations and exposures in the past.

It's worth pointing out that both individuals have consistent patterns of abusive behaviour that have now spanned several decades, as well as consistent patterns of responding (badly, with little sign of genuine remorse or attempts to make amends or change their behaviour) when identified and challenged.

Rather than rehash everything that these individuals have done, I will link to three posts, which summarise things succinctly and link to material which goes into more detail, should you wish it. The first two posts are by muccamukk — one just about Benjanun Sriduangkaew, one with further links and information about Andy Blake as well, and the second post is by rachelmanija, again linking to further documentation. If you are active on Tumblr, there are links in the above posts that are rebloggable on Tumblr, which I would recommend, as it's a good idea to spread this information to people who don't use Dreamwidth.

Fandom has a short memory, but unfortunately it also tends to be a haven for vulnerable people, including vulnerable people who are too trusting about sharing all the traumatic things that make them vulnerable with unscrupulous people, and I feel it's important to do what we can to minimise harm in this regard.