tullycat

 Dear Yuletide Writer,
Thank you so much for offering one of these fandoms! I'm excited about all of them and can't wait to see what you choose.

If we don't know each other, I am tullycat on ao3, if you'd like to look at my fics and bookmarks to see what I like in fics.

• My preferences lean towards shippy, but I would be happy to receive a gen/friendship fic. Either way, I love found family/friendships that are just as important romantic relationships! I love the relationships between everyone in these fandoms.
• Relationship wise, I love rare pairs, side pairs, and polyam. Pining, flirting/teasing/bickering like a married couple, characters enjoying each other's presence are all good.
• Story wise, I am interested in worldbuilding, trope inversions, unexplored perspectives, trying something new/interesting with structure and form, and generally trying something new. 
• Plot wise, I like conflicts that are more complicated than simple miscommunication, plotty romances where the romance is the B plot and the get-together is not the main conflict, light angst, happy or hopeful endings, seeing how characters grow together, and lean more towards plot and/or porn with feelings than pwp.
• Also, I love 'and there was only one bed' trope. I gobble it up every single time. :)

Some of my general DNWs include:

• Character bashing, non-canon typical violence, graphic depictions of violence, dubcon, noncon, permanent death of main/nominated characters, underage (<19) sexual content, characters that have been aged younger than their current ages, rule 63
• Mundane life au's like a coffee shop au/high school au/college au
• If writing higher than Teen: DNW anything much beyond vanilla, 'daddy/whore/slut' during sex, rigid top/bottom preferences

The following are some prompts that stick out to me for each fandom, but don't feel restricted into following any of these too closely. I am interested to see where your plot bunnies take you! I have requested 'any character' for most of my fandoms because I genuinely enjoy reading about any character or relationship. If you chose any of these as a five minute fandom or one of my prompts intrigued you about a new fandom, I can add timestamps for any of these videos if needed!


ONF (Band) - Hyojin, Seungjun, Yuto

There is so much to choose from here! I have requested Hyojin, Seungjun, and Yuto, but these are an OR request. I'm also happy if you include any other nominated characters in the main pairing or as side pairings.

Hyojin and Seungjun: I love how they center the group as co-leaders. ONF just doesn't exist without these two. They are fiercely protective of each other's equal leadership status, Hyojin going out of his way to clarify that Seungjun is just as much leader as he is. They've been best friends for probably a decade now and followed each other into idol life. They've basically grown up together and I love how that plays into their relationship in the group - usually kpop groups use years for easy honorific cut offs, but Seungjun is considered a fast '94 with Hyojin and Changyun. I'm guessing a large part of that stems from his and Hyojin's friendship. They're the kind of friends that rag on each other and nag each other, but aren't afraid to say how important the other one is to them. 

Yuto: Yuto is incredibly talented and hardworking. There are some maknaes who love being doted on and some who would rather everyone forget they're the maknae, and Yuto falls into the second category. To me, that makes a great relationship with his hyungs, who are dying to smother Yuto with love that he must reluctantly accept (Seungjun pouting that Yuto wouldn't eat the Oreo he held out to Yuto! The flood of birthday posts on Yuto's birthday! The hyungs all offering to bring Yuto home to their families for the holidays since he can't go home to Japan!) I especially love Yuto's relationship with Seungjun, his OFF team leader. Yuto loves to teasingly withhold affection from Seungjun. Yuto also finds it hilarious to say that Hyojin is his favorite hyung, and then laughs when Seungjun gets huffy about it. Maybe Yuto is telling the truth and Hyojin is his favorite, maybe he just wants to tease Seungjun...maybe they solve it with ot3.


Other specific prompts:

• Hyojin hiding his wrist tattoo with a wristband deserves a soulmate mark au fic, with any(/all?) of the members
• They finally had their first win - Changyun cried! Maybe one of the leaders comforts him <3
• Their reality show Dive Into ONF had lots of bed sharing - feel free to use those pairings as ship inspo. Co-leaders ended up in the same room....that's what I call soulmates. Also, Yuto was SO excited about being able to choose a bedroom which I thought was so cute. Maybe something about how he felt rooming with Jaeyoung? An old crush finally being acted on?
• They've also done a lot of filming - I think it would be very cool to dig into any moments from Mixnine, Road to Kingdom, or behind the scenes moments from filming the Can I Step In web drama. Feel free to add non-nominated characters from other fandoms (A.C.E, SF9 - that Changyun/Jaeyoon romance!, The Boyz) if you go with any of these routes!

For this fandom, I would still prefer not to receive a coffeeshop au, but it's ok to write them in a non-famous, real life setting - you don't need to put them in a fantasy setting unless you want to. Unless...

...If you want to write for ONF as a five minute fandom, they have an entire cinematic universe in their music videos. I even made a primer with timestamps! I would be thrilled to get a fic that dives into any of the world building in one/a couple/all of their music videos! Anything. Literally any world building from their ONFCU. (Time travel? Space? Why are they so into trains?!)

Fandom specific DNW: please no mention of Jaeyoung's real mother in any way, I'd like to respect his and his family's privacy. While I'm fine if the COVID-19 pandemic is mentioned/occurs in a canon/real life au fic, I DNW a story focused on them getting sick/recovering from COVID. 





Higher - A.C.E (Music Video) - Any character

I'm here for any fic you can make based on the visuals or lyrics of the song.  Please feel free to use any of the concept photos for inspiration too. 1a, 1b, 2, 2b, 2c

To me, it sounds very longing and yearning and angsty. I love the water imagery - I am totally happy if you lean into a fantasy au and make them all sirens or mermaids. Or potentially some of them are mermaids and they're luring the others into the ocean.

The moon imagery is also very striking - Chan opening his mouth to swallow the moon, Jun resting his forehead on the moon, the eclipse - maybe they are moon goddess devotees, or someone is a reincarnation of the moon, or they can only find each other when the moon is out/full.

I love the veils they wear too - they're so sexy, please use them for any plot/world building reason you can think of - maybe they have to keep their identity hidden, maybe it's part of a ritual, maybe it's just sexy.

Some pairings that stand out to me in the video are: Donghun and Sehyoon with the white butterflies - is Donghun using the butterfly to find Sehyoon? Chan and Sehyoon staring at each other while Chan sings 'I'll protect you.' Or Chan and Byeongkwan in the siren concept photos. However, I love every combination, so feel free to pair up whomever!

I'm okay if this fic gets more angsty or maybe creepy/monsterfucky with the mermaids and sirens, but I would still love a happy or hopeful ending!

Feel Special - TWICE (Music Video) - Any character

Something that really strikes me about this music video is the contrast between the way Chaeyoung and Tzuyu and Nayeon are set up in the dome, dollhouse, and TVs as objects to be /looked at/ (metaphor for life as an idol, anyone?), versus the tender, longing gazes between Momo/Tzuyu, Chaeyoung/Mina, Dahyun/Sana, and Jihyo/Nayeon (and Jeongyeon/Jeongyeon?). This music video could really be called "lesbians gaze longingly for 3:40 mins" so I would love lots of pining!

Why is Tzuyu in the dollhouse? Is she cursed, or is this some type of futuristic au and people can change size at will/ or she's AI? Maybe Momo has to break her out of the dollhouse with a kiss to break the curse, or maybe Momo shrinks to Tzuyu's size so they can be together.

Is Jihyo surrounded by TVs because she's the one controlling what's happening, or is she in her own panopticon situation? Is Nayeon trapped in the TVs and Jihyo needs to break her out with a kiss? (Look, kissing is good, what can I say!) Or is Jihyo looking at past memories of Nayeon that she wants to keep (or erase, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind style)?

The world building gives me a sci-fi/dystopian feeling, so feel free to run wild with that. I'm happy with a story that focuses on just one of these characters/stories, but would also be delighted with an ensemble fic. Please feel free to add members that weren't nominated (Jeongyeon doesn't have a pairing so maybe she's the key to the whole story!) 



Be Your Own King - The Boyz (Music Video) - Any character

There are so many possibilities in this video! Each character gets their own delightful snippet of worldbuilding, which is why I'm requesting anyone. I would be happy with a fic that focuses on just one character and really delves into their world, a pairing/polyam fic that combines a couple worlds, or an ensemble fic that connects everyone together! 

Here are some of the characters and prompts that stand out to me the most, but as always these are suggestions to help you springboard! I welcome any character!

• Hyunjae in the water with the metal on his arm reminds me of marvel's the winter soldier. Or maybe the metal arm is actually part of his scales and he's a mermaid!
• I love the drama of Haknyeon's clip. Is he Juliet in a retelling of Romeo and Juliette? Or maybe it's more in line with the camp and humor of the 2005 Romeo + Juliet movie and Eric is Romeo, riding in on his noble steed(/car). There's lots of emphasis on the mirror - Haknyeon could also be a retelling of sleeping beauty or snow white or maybe you want to write Haknyeon/Haknyeon??
• Roller derby Sunwoo?? SEXY CARWASH SUNWOO??? Maybe Juyeon gets paint all over him and Sunwoo has to help him wash it off, or other flirty summer romps
• The contrast between Sangyeon wearing gloves and helmet for boxing but then playing video games in an arcade?? One thing's for certain, he's the undefeated champ of being sexy. Is he a boxer, is he the best PacMan player ever, does he train a new apprentice, Karate Kid style?
• Younghoon's double anachronisms are really interesting to me - he's wearing traditional clothing from one time period, but also holding a cell phone. And yet, the cell phone isn't from today, it's clearly outdated. Is he a time traveler - either starting in the past, working his way forward, or is he from present day being stuck in the past? Maybe Kevin pilots a fantasy ship that takes Younghoon back in time. Maybe the clothes are a representation of past lives. Or maybe it's as simple as he's an actor wearing a period drama costume!

Fandom specific DNW: No direct retelling of Peter Pan for Kevin, please. I'm fine with general elements from Peter Pan being used, but I would rather avoid the problematic nature of the original story.




Drink It - The Boyz (Music Video) - Any character

The Boyz really said 'Younghoon can't participate in this choreo while he recovers from surgery so let's make it horny as hell' and I'm so glad they did. I see two separate storylines in this video:

1) I envision human!Younghoon being lured into the vampire den and feeling conflicted about it. These boyz are so sexy but does he really want to be a vampire forever?!? Changmin, Sangyeon, Juyeon, and Sunwoo all very clearly want to bite Younghoon. Maybe just a little vampire nibble... Juyeon marking Younghoon's eyes with blood, Sunwoo and Juyeon holding up those little red balls of blood...Everyone is horny and I'm here for it. If there's some fighting over Younghoon before he ends up together with someone that's fine, but maybe they all end up together?....

2) THE ENNUI OF IMMORTALITY. WHAT IF YOU COULD LIVE FOREVER AND IT WASN'T WHAT YOU WANTED? WHAT IF YOU MET SOMEONE NEW AND FELL IN LOVE AND THEY GAVE MEANING TO YOUR ETERNAL LIFE? I picture Jacob, Hyunjae, and Chanhee in this category, but I think the other 3 unnominated characters could easily slot in here too if you want to include them. I love the idea that while the intense, horny Younghoon plot is playing out, these three are having a melodramatic plot in the background dealing with their dissatisfaction with life. Hyunjae putting his arm in the light to watch himself start to burn and Chanhee laying among books is very 'woe is me, I'm so beautiful and unhappy.' I especially love Hyunjae/Jacob and Jacob/Chanhee, but Jacob/Hyunjae/Chanhee would also make me happy.  I also would find something with a similar tone as 'What We Do in the Shadows' to be hilarious here. I'm also perfectly fine if you want it to be more serious in tone.