Yuletide 2024
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convenientaliasDear Yuletide Writer,
My fandoms this year are all Korean thrillers I got into in the past year, two movies and a miniseries. None of the three are especially long if you're looking to get into something new. Also none of the three currently have more than five fanfics on AO3 so I will be very excited to see whatever you write for me!!!!!! Let's get into it :D :D :D :D :D
If you are a pinch hitter or otherwise interested in picking up a fandom here you did not match on, some brief information:
Daemuga is a Korean movie of about an hour and a half long, a supernatural thriller comedy about three shamans and a gangster. The easiest place to watch is probably Viki.
For the Emperor is a Korean gangster movie with a central mentor-subordinate relationship and a lot of knife fights. It is available on Amazon Prime.
The Deal is a 2023 Korean miniseries about two friends who kidnap a third acquaintance sort of on impulse in order to get a ransom. The kidnapping goes wrong pretty much immediately. It is eight episodes long, and is also available on Viki.
...also, it feels weird to specify this, but yes, I am open to receiving treats :D ;)
I love Ma Seong-jun so much! He really ranges from pitiful to grandiose, from sly to sincere, from theatrical to mundane--he's all over the charts. In general, I ship him with either Son Ik-su (in a more dysfunctional way) or Chung Dam (in a friendlier but possibly rivals-to-lovers way). I also like a more platonic dynamic with the two shamans as a trio, and I like him having an it's-complicated vibe with Yoon-hee that isn't quite shippy. I would prefer not to focus on his alcoholism as central to the fic but you can bring it up if necessary, as it is part of canon and does inform his character.
Here are some possible fic ideas:
-More ghost/ritual related shenanigans, possibly involving the other shamans as well as Ma Seong-jun! Maybe Ma Seong-jun is trying to communicate with an angry spirit this time, or after performing daemuga, a spirit refuses to leave his body. Maybe he or one of the other shamans encounters a ghost connected to them personally. Maybe an old client gets back in touch, someone he doesn't want to work for again for one reason or another... basically case fic :D
-For Ma Seong-jun and Son Ik-su, I'm intrigued by the weird power dynamic between them. Ma Seong-jun is basically holding Son Ik-su back with the strength of bravado but is terrified by him; Son Ik-su speaks scornfully of Ma Seong-jun but also says to watch him and puts a lot of faith in his abilities. And they spend a lot of time in each other's company. It's a dynamic wide open for manipulation, dub-con, blackmail, threats, violence, kidnapping, all kinds of bad stuff, and I'd love to see any of that. At the same time, I think Ma Seong-jun is catnip to people with daddy issues (see: Yoon-hee looking to him for protection, Chung Dam looking for approval--both things they lacked from their fathers) and Son Ik-su has a TON of daddy issues. If he could key into that and poke Son Ik-su just the right way without making him explode (or, idk, making him explode the right way) then he could probably have a pet gangster on a leash lols. But I'm not sure he would ever figure that out.
-I like Ma Seong-jun and Chung Dam's back and forth, and how Chung Dam has a little crisis after Ma Seong-jun calls him a mutt. How Ma Seong-jun finally ends up respecting him and saying it was good working with him and Shin Nam. I like to imagine all three of them meet up post-canon sometimes to gossip about shaman business. But especially Chung Dam and Ma Seong-jun. Also, I'd be curious about a rivals to lovers AU where these two get to know each other a bit more slowly, combatting skills little by little before the final showdown.
-Yoon-hee and Ma Seong-jun make me crazy. I love how he does everything he can to protect her, and ultimately, she too protects him. He supports her emotionally and legally while she is more able to protect him physically. I would love to see more of that dynamic play out in the future, perhaps when she gets out of jail (I imagine she does a lot of jailtime, but what if she didn't?). I would love to see her fight a ghost for him, while he talks to her about complicated emotions and helps her deal with lawyers and legal struggles and getting parole. I would also love to see more of how they see each other. To me, I didn't really see them as a couple; I know Son Ik-su calls her Ma Seong-jun's girlfriend but he's the only one to do so and he seems to be mocking; meanwhile, the two of them never kiss and do not appear to live together. Anyway, whether canon meant their relationship to be romantic or not, I read it as platonic anyway. But how exactly do they see each other? They've seen each other's most vulnerable and ugly moments, yet they seem to have a kind of idolization of each other. How far would they go for each other, and what might the consequences of that be?
The Deal: Requesting Lee Jun-seong and Park Min-woo.
What can I even say about these two. What a mess. The knives, literal and metaphorical. The possessiveness and control. The angst. The tragedy. The loyalty and the betrayal. If you haven't guessed it, I do ship them, very much so, but I am also open to gen, and very open to whump or hurt/comfort, as is fitting for a gangster movie. But also fix-it fic, because glld;odfihdsds;idsfodhfdkfj
Some fic ideas:
-Obsessive possessive behavior from either or both of these characters would be great. Obviously Sang-ha is already going there, what with how he acts about Hwan's girlfriend, but he could always go further ;) and what about Hwan? In terms of possessiveness, how does he act when other people threaten his place in Sang-ha's life? I'd also love to see him stalk and spy on Sang-ha or act in various ways to manipulate him. Dub-con, non-con and power play are also fine for this ship.
Again, I'm looking forward to seeing whatever you write for any of these three fandoms! Happy Yuletide!!!
My fandoms this year are all Korean thrillers I got into in the past year, two movies and a miniseries. None of the three are especially long if you're looking to get into something new. Also none of the three currently have more than five fanfics on AO3 so I will be very excited to see whatever you write for me!!!!!! Let's get into it :D :D :D :D :D
If you are a pinch hitter or otherwise interested in picking up a fandom here you did not match on, some brief information:
Daemuga is a Korean movie of about an hour and a half long, a supernatural thriller comedy about three shamans and a gangster. The easiest place to watch is probably Viki.
For the Emperor is a Korean gangster movie with a central mentor-subordinate relationship and a lot of knife fights. It is available on Amazon Prime.
The Deal is a 2023 Korean miniseries about two friends who kidnap a third acquaintance sort of on impulse in order to get a ransom. The kidnapping goes wrong pretty much immediately. It is eight episodes long, and is also available on Viki.
...also, it feels weird to specify this, but yes, I am open to receiving treats :D ;)
General Likes:
Identity porn
Crack written seriously
Hurt/comfort
Kidnapping and captivity
Bondage
Dub-con and non-con
Obsession, possessiveness
Magic AUs (Animal transformations, soulmarks and soulbonds, curses, vampires, werewolves, etc)
Different first meetings
Couples getting together
UST/pre-slash
Fix-it fic
5+1 fic
Canon divergence
Trapped in an elevator/cave/snowstorm together
DNWs:
DNWs:
Noncanonical main character death
PWP
Eye, finger, or toe injury
Extreme ageplay
Men raping women
A focus on suicide or suicidal ideation
A focus on alcoholism
Daemuga: Requesting Ma Seong-jun
I love Ma Seong-jun so much! He really ranges from pitiful to grandiose, from sly to sincere, from theatrical to mundane--he's all over the charts. In general, I ship him with either Son Ik-su (in a more dysfunctional way) or Chung Dam (in a friendlier but possibly rivals-to-lovers way). I also like a more platonic dynamic with the two shamans as a trio, and I like him having an it's-complicated vibe with Yoon-hee that isn't quite shippy. I would prefer not to focus on his alcoholism as central to the fic but you can bring it up if necessary, as it is part of canon and does inform his character.
Here are some possible fic ideas:
-More ghost/ritual related shenanigans, possibly involving the other shamans as well as Ma Seong-jun! Maybe Ma Seong-jun is trying to communicate with an angry spirit this time, or after performing daemuga, a spirit refuses to leave his body. Maybe he or one of the other shamans encounters a ghost connected to them personally. Maybe an old client gets back in touch, someone he doesn't want to work for again for one reason or another... basically case fic :D
-For Ma Seong-jun and Son Ik-su, I'm intrigued by the weird power dynamic between them. Ma Seong-jun is basically holding Son Ik-su back with the strength of bravado but is terrified by him; Son Ik-su speaks scornfully of Ma Seong-jun but also says to watch him and puts a lot of faith in his abilities. And they spend a lot of time in each other's company. It's a dynamic wide open for manipulation, dub-con, blackmail, threats, violence, kidnapping, all kinds of bad stuff, and I'd love to see any of that. At the same time, I think Ma Seong-jun is catnip to people with daddy issues (see: Yoon-hee looking to him for protection, Chung Dam looking for approval--both things they lacked from their fathers) and Son Ik-su has a TON of daddy issues. If he could key into that and poke Son Ik-su just the right way without making him explode (or, idk, making him explode the right way) then he could probably have a pet gangster on a leash lols. But I'm not sure he would ever figure that out.
-I like Ma Seong-jun and Chung Dam's back and forth, and how Chung Dam has a little crisis after Ma Seong-jun calls him a mutt. How Ma Seong-jun finally ends up respecting him and saying it was good working with him and Shin Nam. I like to imagine all three of them meet up post-canon sometimes to gossip about shaman business. But especially Chung Dam and Ma Seong-jun. Also, I'd be curious about a rivals to lovers AU where these two get to know each other a bit more slowly, combatting skills little by little before the final showdown.
-Yoon-hee and Ma Seong-jun make me crazy. I love how he does everything he can to protect her, and ultimately, she too protects him. He supports her emotionally and legally while she is more able to protect him physically. I would love to see more of that dynamic play out in the future, perhaps when she gets out of jail (I imagine she does a lot of jailtime, but what if she didn't?). I would love to see her fight a ghost for him, while he talks to her about complicated emotions and helps her deal with lawyers and legal struggles and getting parole. I would also love to see more of how they see each other. To me, I didn't really see them as a couple; I know Son Ik-su calls her Ma Seong-jun's girlfriend but he's the only one to do so and he seems to be mocking; meanwhile, the two of them never kiss and do not appear to live together. Anyway, whether canon meant their relationship to be romantic or not, I read it as platonic anyway. But how exactly do they see each other? They've seen each other's most vulnerable and ugly moments, yet they seem to have a kind of idolization of each other. How far would they go for each other, and what might the consequences of that be?
The Deal: Requesting Lee Jun-seong and Park Min-woo.
I watched The Deal this March and completely ate it up. Perfect show full of whump and angst and tension. My fave is Lee Jun-seong, but Park Min-woo follows close behind him. I also do love Song Jae-hyo, though I'll admit it's a love-hate relationship at times! If you kill Song Jae-hyo off in your fic, that is okay, as it is canonical; however, if you want to spare him, I would be happy to see it! For this show I shipped all three main characters in every configuration--Jun-seong/Min-woo was my OTP, but I also shipped Jun-seong/Jae-hyo, Min-woo/Jae-hyo, and Jun-seong/Jae-hyo/Min-woo. So if you're planning on writing a ship fic, any of those ships is good in my book :D :D :D
Some fic ideas:
-Just in general any kind of whump or hurt/comfort.
-Jae-hyo and Jun-seong successfully leave the country together! Until some time later--maybe even years later--Min-woo tracks them down. I'm not sure whether I want a whole squad of men in black following him here or just him showing up alone for a quiet conversation. Either way, Jae-hyo has spent quite a while thinking Jun-seong's a murderer, so that's one element in play; their Bonnie and Clyde dynamic begins to develop some cracks, and Min-woo is here to break it wide open.
-AU where Min-woo finds out that Jae-hyo betrayed Jun-seong to the debt collectors because I don't think he ever actually learned about this in canon and I feel it would have pissed him off. Bonus points if despite this, Jun-seong somehow convinces him to let Jae-hyo live. (Maybe Min-woo was originally going to kill Jae-hyo super fast as per canon but now was slowly torturing him and was going to let Jun-seong kill him but Jun-seong didn't want to?? Idk.)
-For some reason I keep picturing time travel for this fandom. Like, if Min-woo could Peggy Sue back in time to the night he was kidnapped, what would he do then? Would he just kill Jae-hyo and Jun-seong on the spot? But he does say he can't kill Jun-seong! If he just refuses to meet them, what will happen to Jun-seong and Jae-hyo? Would he be able to stand just never seeing them and not knowing or would he want to find out and spy on them and interfere in their lives/get vengeance for things that never happened? Would he save Jun-seong from the debt collectors or let events take their course? (...what if he time traveled back but it was too late and he was already fuckign kidnapped lol)
-What if Min-woo is some kind of magical creature? On the one hand, this is why he's worth such a high ransom--he's from an old magical family/clan, a rare magical being, etc. On the other hand, it makes him a terrible kidnap victim (if he's a vampire, he keeps asking to be fed blood; if he's a werewolf, now they have to hide a wolf in the closet and he keeps almost biting them; if he's half-dragon, he keeps almost burning the house down, etc etc).
-I'd love any fic with the canonical kidnapping set-up but also I'd love to see Min-woo pull a reverse on Jun-seong and/or Jae-hyo post-canon and kidnap them right back, whether for revenge or out of some kind of obsession. Maybe he wants to prove he's better at kidnapping, even! I just want to see Jun-seong get tied up I think it would be interesting.
For the Emperor: Requesting Jung Sang-ha and Lee Hwan.
Some fic ideas:
-Just in general any kind of whump or hurt/comfort.
-Jae-hyo and Jun-seong successfully leave the country together! Until some time later--maybe even years later--Min-woo tracks them down. I'm not sure whether I want a whole squad of men in black following him here or just him showing up alone for a quiet conversation. Either way, Jae-hyo has spent quite a while thinking Jun-seong's a murderer, so that's one element in play; their Bonnie and Clyde dynamic begins to develop some cracks, and Min-woo is here to break it wide open.
-AU where Min-woo finds out that Jae-hyo betrayed Jun-seong to the debt collectors because I don't think he ever actually learned about this in canon and I feel it would have pissed him off. Bonus points if despite this, Jun-seong somehow convinces him to let Jae-hyo live. (Maybe Min-woo was originally going to kill Jae-hyo super fast as per canon but now was slowly torturing him and was going to let Jun-seong kill him but Jun-seong didn't want to?? Idk.)
-For some reason I keep picturing time travel for this fandom. Like, if Min-woo could Peggy Sue back in time to the night he was kidnapped, what would he do then? Would he just kill Jae-hyo and Jun-seong on the spot? But he does say he can't kill Jun-seong! If he just refuses to meet them, what will happen to Jun-seong and Jae-hyo? Would he be able to stand just never seeing them and not knowing or would he want to find out and spy on them and interfere in their lives/get vengeance for things that never happened? Would he save Jun-seong from the debt collectors or let events take their course? (...what if he time traveled back but it was too late and he was already fuckign kidnapped lol)
-What if Min-woo is some kind of magical creature? On the one hand, this is why he's worth such a high ransom--he's from an old magical family/clan, a rare magical being, etc. On the other hand, it makes him a terrible kidnap victim (if he's a vampire, he keeps asking to be fed blood; if he's a werewolf, now they have to hide a wolf in the closet and he keeps almost biting them; if he's half-dragon, he keeps almost burning the house down, etc etc).
-I'd love any fic with the canonical kidnapping set-up but also I'd love to see Min-woo pull a reverse on Jun-seong and/or Jae-hyo post-canon and kidnap them right back, whether for revenge or out of some kind of obsession. Maybe he wants to prove he's better at kidnapping, even!
-Post-canon, Min-woo seeking Jun-seong out and reuniting with him. I know he said they should never meet again but I kind of got the sense he said that only after he saw how shaken Jun-seong was by everything, and maybe he really did want to become friends afterwards but felt it was something he shouldn't want. Let Min-woo get some closure! (And maybe a now-ex-con boyfriend.)
For the Emperor: Requesting Jung Sang-ha and Lee Hwan.
What can I even say about these two. What a mess. The knives, literal and metaphorical. The possessiveness and control. The angst. The tragedy. The loyalty and the betrayal. If you haven't guessed it, I do ship them, very much so, but I am also open to gen, and very open to whump or hurt/comfort, as is fitting for a gangster movie. But also fix-it fic, because glld;odfihdsds;idsfodhfdkfj
Some fic ideas:
-Any kind of whump relating to Cutter or any other rival in the loan shark industry attacking Hwan or Sang-ha could be fun! Or internal feuding. Stabbing, people getting kidnapped or tortured... there's lots of fun gangster potential.
-Obsessive possessive behavior from either or both of these characters would be great. Obviously Sang-ha is already going there, what with how he acts about Hwan's girlfriend, but he could always go further ;) and what about Hwan? In terms of possessiveness, how does he act when other people threaten his place in Sang-ha's life? I'd also love to see him stalk and spy on Sang-ha or act in various ways to manipulate him. Dub-con, non-con and power play are also fine for this ship.
-It's never decided whether Hwan killed Sang-ha's subordinate or not. What if Sang-ha decided he did, and punished him for it? (And did Hwan really do it, or not?)
-Fix-it fic: Get that boat safely docked and get those men to a hospital!! Or otherwise just contrive to let them live lol. Any kind of fic where Sang-ha and Hwan both live would be super welcome.
-Sang-ha met Hwan when he was young. What if he kept an eye on him as he was growing up, or even kept in touch and Hwan knew him? (And what if Hwan had a juvenile crush, for that matter, if possibly a resentful one?)
-Sang-ha wanted to give Hwan a car but Hwan refused it :(. What other gifts might Sang-ha try to give Hwan? I want to see Sang-ha's attempted sugar daddy era!
-I feel like every one of Sang-ha's subordinates and also the old man his boss is aware of how he feels about Hwan. I'd like to see a fic of them all trying to interfere in one way or another, positive or negative, with that relationship, and Hwan, who perhaps may not understand Sang-ha's feelings as well, learning some Information by these machinations.
Again, I'm looking forward to seeing whatever you write for any of these three fandoms! Happy Yuletide!!!
