gloria_scott

Dear Giver of Yuletide Cheer,

Thank you in advance for the story! I'm pretty easy to please and the main thing I hope is that you will have as much fun writing this story as I will have reading it. So, here's some general info about story elements that I really enjoy, as well as some things I specifically like about each fandom I chose. I'd love to see what you come up with from these likes, but if you're really struggling you can always ask the mods to contact me for additional prompts.

Story elements/themes/tropes I like:

action/adventure
angst
antagonists forced to work together (to overcome obstacle, solve puzzle, defeat an even bigger threat, etc)
body swap
creepy fortune tellers/curses/prophecies of doom
epistolary fic, poetry, drabbles, experimental forms, interactive fiction (IF)
exploration of character backstories and/or motivations
fierce friendship
ghost stories
humor
hurt/comfort
loyalty
magic / the occult
mysteries
post-death reunions
reincarnation (especially when the same souls reincarnate together in different configurations over and over)
rescuing/being rescued (from dangerous situation, not so much emotionally)
vampires
worldbuilding (inc but not limited to daily life, folklore, magic, mythology, active religions, science, arts/crafts, literature, customs and rituals)

DNWs:

a/b/o
animal cruelty (death of Guardian(s) for Thalasso Hobbyer is ok, I just don't want to see them tortured or slain)
graphic eye trauma
graphic sex
graphic violence
non-con

Fandoms:

Tarot of the Haunted House
Raven Wandsworth | The Fool

The little white book included with the deck has LOTS of story fodder in it, and all of it is a delight. There are angels and demons and vampires - oh my! Feel free to include any of the other characters in the deck as you see fit.

Where to find the deck:

Search Amazon or bookdepository.com - it's usually about $20 or less.

Thalasso Hobbyer
Guardian of The Castle of Silence (Thalasso Hobbyer)
Guardian of The Well That Never Runs Dry (Thalasso Hobbyer)
Guardian of The Prayer Ruins (Thalasso Hobbyer)

Note: You don't need to include all requested characters for this fandom.

The creator of the dioramas does share some backstory for each of the guardians in the videos, and I find them very touching. Feel free to use his ideas, or completely diverge from them if you have other ideas.

Nominated videos can be found here:

Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIYqz-RTAKA

Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDCVzkEvQpU

Prayer Ruins: https://youtu.be/xcE0bC05B78

The Prophecy
Lucifer (The Prophecy)

Viggo Mortensen fucking killed it as Lucifer, even though he had all of maybe 5 minutes of screen time. Anything with him as the main character would be awesome (and I'm fine with including any of the other characters as you like).

LATE EDIT! Sorry for not including this initially, but I am more than ok with shipping him with any of the other male characters. In a really dirtybadwrong way, of course. :) Mindfucks and nasty seductive banter - yes! Very explicit description of sex acts - not so much.

Where to find the movie:

Can be purchased or rented from Amazon, or watched for free on the freevee app or on YouTube (https://youtu.be/mAgwVM3D38Y)

VR.5
Any

Some of the things I really enjoy about this series are Sydney and Duncan's steadfast friendship, how Oliver's character and relationship with Sydney evolved, and all the little mysteries this story's universe seems to hold. There are so many threads left hanging because the show was so short-lived, you could pick any one and run with it.

Where to find the series:

https://archive.org/details/VR.5TVSeries