Yuletide 2022

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 Hi Yuletide Writer! I'm so excited this year to see what you'll make for me. Once again I am requesting Asian drama fandoms, some small and some nonexistent. I'm including some general prompts, but they're definitely optional. They're just ideas I have if you're looking for somewhere to start.

General Likes:

Identity porn

Kidnapping or captivity

Crack written seriously

Dysfunctional relationships

Dubious consent

Obsession

Hurt/comfort

Magic AUs (vampires, animal transformations, soulmarks and soulbonds, curses, etc.)

Angst

Couples getting together

Arranged/forced marriages or marriages of convenience (no need for historical accuracy here for queer relationships)

Pre-slash or UST

Fix-it fic

5+1 fic

Alternate first meetings or relationship dynamics

Canon divergence

Fighting--swords, fists, guns, etc. Any level of seriousness.

Complicated power dynamics.

Bondage.

Trapped in an elevator/cave-in/snowstorm together.

General DNW:

Main character death as the focus of the fic.

Watersports or scat

Modern/mundane AU

PWP

Eye horror, or finger or toe injury

Extreme ageplay

Explicit sex involving ppl under the age of 16

Incest

A focus on suicide or suicidal ideation.

Men raping women.

Circle: Two Worlds Connected
Requesting: Kim Woo Jin and Lee Ho Soo. You don't have to include both.

Circle is a 12-episode sci-fi kdrama about missing brothers, aliens, and memory-erasing technology. It's a bit hard to chase down online with English subtitles, but I believe you can watch it here. I love it for the angst! The lost memories angst, the trying to hunt down brothers angst, everything.

 

DNW: Bum Gyun/Woo Jin.

 

Some ideas:

-Woo Jin and Bum Gyun's life pre-canon. Bum Gyun obsessing over aliens before landing in jail, Woo Jin perhaps trying to moderate his behavior unsuccessfully. The angst when Bum Gyun ultimately does land in jail.

-Woo Jin and Joon Hyuk's life post-canon. How does Woo Jin integrate into a society twenty years advanced from what he remembers? How does he deal with being a clone--any identity crises going on there? Does Joon Hyuk actually start a bakery? Are they entrenched in a legal tangle with the collapse of Smart Earth (needed as witnesses against Human B, for example)? What's up with that possible new alien sighting? This is a show where I would enjoy either angst or fluff or both in this area.

-The utter weirdness that has to be Byul and Woo Jin's relationship post-canon. They say these two are reverting to their 2017 selves, but that time has passed--Byul is older now, with many new experiences, and while Woo Jin is the same he also literally isn't Woo Jin. I would love something exploring their non-apparent age gap, or Byul telling Woo Jin about what she's been up to since he's been gone.

-A Lee Ho Soo/Joon Hyuk fic. Ho Soo seducing Joon Hyuk for information during the time he's working for Human B. Explosions of angry sexual tension. The two of them commiserating over lost memories--or maybe Joon Hyuk finding technology in Human B that could return his, and Ho Soo supporting him through the process. Ho Soo dissing Joon Hyuk's baking skills. Joon Hyuk trying to convince Ho Soo to not wear literally only white (he's seen him in black, he knows it looks good). Or for more angst, what if Ho Soo really did have his memories of Joon Hyuk erased when he was taken in by Smart Earth security?

-Any fic about Lee Ho Soo's amnesia angst, for that matter. About his tragic lost love, about how remembering her changes him as a person. About how his loyalties shift, little by little. (Renegade Lee Ho Soo is a special love of mine, both the "sabotage Joon Hyuk" version and the "now I wear black and kidnap Human B employees" version.)

-A Woo Jin lives fic! Cuz, you know, it's kind of a bummer he died! Does he manage to escape Human B and go on the run with Byul or into hiding with the comatose Bum Gyun? Does he still end up in a coma and only awaken twenty years later? Does he get captured by Human B and endure twenty years as a lab rat/computer part? Does Professor Park convince him (perhaps violently) that it's really for the best if he joins up with Human B... and maybe he really does become the chairman? It's up to you! Maybe the clone's still around too, and there's just two (or more) Woo Jins. Maybe this could lead to self-cest. The possibilities are limitless.

-Being honest I would also love ghost!Woo Jin haunting the shit out of Human B and occasionally appearing to his brother to be supportive.
 

The King's Affection
Requesting: Crown Prince Lee Hwi | Dam-yi

The King's Affection is a 20-episode historical kdrama. You can find it on Netflix or here. It's a show about a woman who has been disguised as her twin brother, the crown prince, since a young age. If anyone finds out she's a woman, she will be killed. On a background of political intrigue, she falls in love with her tutor. I love this show for both the political intrigue and the genderfuckery, and am requesting the crossdressing crown prince herself!

DNW: A focus on Lee Hwi finding masculinity unnatural or dysphoric.

Some ideas:
-Off the bat, I should say I love Lee Hwi's genderfuckery and am fine with however you interpret her gender. I go back and forth between she/her and he/him pronouns when talking about her (I will use she/her pronouns in this letter for clarity and convenience), and am fine with you using either. If you see her as a trans man or as genderfluid or nonbinary, I'm very up for it. Personally I tend to interpret her as nonbinary. However if you like to write her as a cis woman, that's also good! I'd rather not focus on the idea of masculinity being unnatural to her, though, since from my point of view she takes to it pretty naturally. Angsting over being forced to abandon all femininity and having to hide her identity, however, is fine.
-I would love to see a fic where Lee Hwi doesn't leave the court post-canon like she does on the show. Maybe in this AU she stays at court as Lee Hyun's advisor, or maybe they change the laws so that a woman (or a trans man, if you want to go there) really can be king. She's spent half her life studying politics and governance, and she's a good ruler when she's not being puppeted by her grandfather. Give her a chance to use her skills!
-For that matter, any political intrigue fic would be very fun.
-What if Lee Hwi's grandfather found out she was a woman but still decided to keep her as king, seeing her as his best option to stay in power?
-One of Lee Hwi's big problems is that she can't have sex with Noh Ha-kyung without revealing her secret, and she's under a lot of pressure to provide an heir. I'd love to see Lee Hwi revealing her secret to Noh Ha-kyung (or getting found out earlier on)... and perhaps they do consummate the marriage? Or perhaps they come up with some alternative option for providing an heir (sex with a surrogate father, perhaps?). Or both?
-Ship-wise, I ship Lee Hwi with Jung Ji-un and Noh Ha-kyung. Shipfic about either of them is welcome :)
-Any kind of identity porn fic would be great. People finding out Lee Hwi's identity sooner or in different ways. Lee Hwi successfully hiding her identity through close calls. In particular, I'd be interested in Lee Hyun finding out Lee Hwi's identity later than in canon--how would he react if he found out more in the current time frame of the show?
-Lee Hwi being badass! I love seeing her rescue Jung Ji-un. More of that! Or her rescuing someone else (Noh Ha-kyung, maybe, or Lee Hyun, or her little brother). Or her just destroying someone. I enjoy seeing her be both a badass fighter (with swords and bow and arrow both) and seeing her be badass at court. Just, Lee Hwi being competent.
-I'd love to see a fic where the original Lee Hwi survived. If he remained crown prince, what would Dam-i's life be like? Would she and OG Lee Hwi still swap places? Would she still be involved in political intrigues at court? Alternatively, what if the OG Lee Hwi vanished and was supposed dead, but showed up during the time frame of the show? Would he be used against the crown prince as a pawn, or seek her out and be able to help her? Would he want to take Lee Hwi's place--and would Lee Hwi be willing and able to let him? I think there are a lot of possibilities here, and in general I love Lee Hwi as a sister/brother; fic about her relationship with her younger brother (and him surviving the show!) would also be great.


Mr. Sunshine
Requesting: Eugene Choi

Mr. Sunshine is a 24-episode historical kdrama set in the 1900s. It's about a man who left Korea as a boy, who returns many years later as an American diplomat. Korea is in a difficult situation politically in this time period, with many countries (Japan and the US being the major players in this show) trying to gain control over it. The show follows several characters who have conflicted relationships with their country, and shows them becoming more invested in Korea's independence. You can watch it on Netflix, or here.

I'm requesting Eugene, the Korean-American main character! One of my favorite things about the show is his feelings on both the USA and Korea. He says many times that he is an American now (and takes full diplomatic advantage of this fact) but ultimately gets very invested in fighting for Korea at Go Ae-sin's side. Also, he's just so damn shippable.

Some ideas:

-A day in the life at the American embassy. Eugene doing politics. Discussing politics with Kyle. Do Mi and the interpreter getting up to shenanigans. Minister Allen being a bitch. All that good stuff.

-Anything about Eugene's thoughts on his American or Korean identity. Or both. Both is good.

-Eugene/Gu Dong-mae. After reading Ae-sin's letter, Dong-mae says he will kill Eugene if he ever sees him with another piece of paper in his hand; I would love to see this kind of confrontation happen. Or Dong-mae realizing Eugene can't read Korean lols. Alternatively, something from around the time Eugene saves Dong-mae from prison. Alternatively, just anything delivering some raw foe yay, especially if it involves either character getting whumped.

-Eugene/Kudo Hina. Poor Hina never really had a chance with Eugene, but I'd love to read a fic where she did. She's so shady and politically adept, she could advise him in a lot of circumstances. And her dad matchmaking her with him would also be good--what if he had some way to make it stick? Or at least what if circumstances made it convenient for Eugene and Hina to pretend they were courting... and then, who knows what might transpire ;)?

-Eugene/Kim Hui-seong. Everything about this ship is beautiful to me. Hui-seong trying so hard to flirt with Eugene across balconies. The tragedy of falling for (or at least kind of wanting to get along with!) someone and then discovering your grandfather killed their parents. The classy side of me wants bittersweet fic with Eugene and Hui-seong finding common ground or maybe hooking up before they know who each other are; the trashy part of me wants Hui-seong trying to apologize for his family's misdeeds via sex. In general anything about these two being a hot mess would be beautiful.

-Eugene/Go Ae-sin. Obviously this ship is canon. It is very cute and I like it. I like Eugene and Ae-sin being comrades and fighting the good fight together, Ae-sin confronting her pre-held beliefs on social class, the impossibility of them actually being together, the dream of running away together to America, their differences in opinion that grow smaller as they get to know each other and change as a result. Also, Ae-sin freaking out when Eugene doesn't respond to her letter and shoving him against a wall. Fic that deals with any of this would be lovely. I would prefer not pure fluff but some fluff would not go amiss; angst is also good.

-Any poly combination of Eugene, Dong-mae, Hui-seong, Kudo Hina, and Ae-sin would be great too.

-Eugene/Kyle Moore. I don't have very deep thoughts on this ship I just like their Late Night Conversations, and also their lunchtime conversations, and all their other conversations. They're good friends and I like them.

-Any of these ships, I'd also be interested in reading gen fic about. The relationships interest me whether romantic or platonic :)

-I also ship Eugene with almost everyone else in the show so if you actually shipped him with idk, Hwang Eun-san or Theodore Roosevelt or something, sure, we can go with that.

-I'd love some hurt/comfort. Eugene is such a stoic guy; what is it like when he lets down his guard and allows someone to help him? Alternatively, Eugene comforting someone would be great, especially someone who doesn't quite trust him. He's such a strong protective presence.

-...that's the comfort side of things, but also. Would I like to see Eugene get whumped? Yes. Very much yes. 

Xiang Long
Requesting: Long Xiang and Bai Lusheng. Please do include both.

This is a 20-episode historical cdrama. You can watch it on Youtube here. The basic plot is that Bai Lusheng's family is killed and he seeks help from the Long family; when the Long family rejects him, he disguises himself as Long Xiang and begins drumming up support to go take revenge. Long Xiang finds out what he's doing and captures him. After they get to know each other a little, Long Xiang becomes obsessed with Bai Lusheng and forces him to stay with the Long family. Bai Lusheng eventually warms up to Long Xiang as well, and they get involved in some feuds between powerful families.
I'll be honest with you: It's. pretty bad. But! If you like toxic bromance, high on slashiness and whump, this show has both in spades.

Some ideas:
-The show ends without Bai Lusheng getting his revenge! I would love to see that happen. Let Bai Lusheng destroy the people who killed his family! Long Xiang can help, hopefully, but I'm fine with him being useless in the background as well.
-Ship-wise, I like Bai Lusheng/Long Xiang and Bai Lusheng/Long Xiang/Ya Ya, though I see both relationships as pretty unhealthy. I also like Long Xiang and Bai Lusheng's relationship as platonic or found family.
-Generally anything with Long Xiang holding Bai Lusheng prisoner would be good. I love that aspect of the show. Maybe it's post-canon, and a furious Long Xiang hunts down Bai Lusheng, who dared to think he could just leave! Maybe it's during his initial canonical captivity, and Long Xiang's initial obsession is just starting in, and he's still trying to test Bai Lusheng and figure out how the dude works. Or maybe some AU scenario where the Long and Bai families are enemies and Long Xiang captures the Bai family's young master. I just love the Stockholm/Lima Syndrome vibes these two have going, and Long Xiang's possessive nature.
-AU where Long Xiang meets Bai Lusheng while the Bai family is still alive (or in an AU where they survive). There's some difference in personality between Bai Lusheng in canon, the traumatized loner bent on revenge, and the young master of the Bai family. How would their egos clash? Would Long Xiang still become unhealthily obsessed, or would the more equal power balance help to put their relationship on a more stable footing? I'd love to see Bai Lusheng provide a role model for Long Xiang as a more responsible family heir--though Long Xiang is probably not going to take it very well if anyone tries to lecture him...
-Any kind of post-canon reunion scenario would be good. I mentioned above I think Long Xiang will be displeased at Bai Lusheng vanishing. Does he hunt Bai Lusheng down, or does Bai Lusheng successfully escape him? What if Bai Lusheng is the one to seek him out, years down the line? Maybe he misses Long Xiang after a while, or maybe Long Xiang ends up in some disastrous mess and needs Bai Lusheng to come rescue him.
-Arranged marriage AU: Bai Lusheng and Long Xiang are engaged to form an alliance between their families. Obviously Long Xiang isn't going to be happy about any kind of marriage... but maybe his mind changes when he meets his intended partner ;)
-This ship is a dark one, so I'm fine with whumpy content for it. Canonically there's plenty of torture, manipulation, and abuse. I'm fine with all of that. Dub-con and non-con are also fine for this ship. And honestly I'm okay with major character death if it's Long Xiang bc he kind of deserves it lols. (Maybe Bai Lusheng can avenge him? unless he's the one doing the killing.)

Well, that's all from me! I'm very curious to see what you come up with. Hope your Yuletide goes well :D !!!!