Yuletide 2022 Letter

[ceruleantactician]

Dear Yuletide Author,

Thank you so much for creating for me. I look forward to whatever you come up with! I am CeruleanTactician on AO3 as well. All my prompts are just suggestions. If you have an idea that you think will be great, as long as it respects my DNWs, go for it. If you need any clarifications, please don’t hesitate to send a question through the exchange mods.

I have gifts enabled on my AO3 account and would be happy to receive both fic and art treats.

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DNWs

General Likes

The Godfather (1972 1974 1990) - Connie Corleone, Carmela Corleone, Tom Hagen, Michael Corleone

Doctor Who Magazine: Eighth Doctor (Comics) - Izzy Sinclair

Doctor Who (TV Movie 1996) - Eighth Doctor

DNWs

• Age-play/de-aging
• Animal abuse/death
• Bodily waste/bodily fluid mentions (Exception: blood, tears)
• Explicit sex (implied/referenced is fine)
• First person POV except for epistolary
• Incest, including with adopted family.
• Rape/non-con
• Unrequested sexual/romantic relationships involving canon characters (Exception: any canon relationships)
• The Godfather-specific DNWs: Winegardner novels material, especially how Tom dies and the character of Nick Geraci. The Puzo and Falco novels are fine if you would like to include material from them.

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General Likes

• 5+1 Things
• Amnesia
• Angst
• Backstory
• Canon divergence AUs
• Casefic/mission fic
• Character/relationship studies
• Complicated but ultimately loving relationships
• Crack taken seriously
• Darkfic
• Dramatic irony
• Epistolary
• Family
• Fix-its
• Fluff
• Friendship
• Ghosts
• Horror and/or general spookiness
• Happy, hopeful or bittersweet endings
• Humor
• Hurt/comfort
• Loyalty and trust
• Missing scenes
• Mistaken identity
• Outsider POV
• Redemption
• Telepathy
• Tenderness
• Third and second person POVs
• Time travel and time loops
• Undercover
• Whump
• Worldbuilding

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The Godfather (1972 1974 1990)

I love this sad Mafia family. I love all of the drama and the tragedy of this canon, and how despite all of the tragedy and violence they experience (and sometimes cause), they stick together and always remain loyal to each other. I’m totally fine with canon-typical violence, death and tragedy for this fandom. But something more light-hearted/happier would be welcome as well- please go in the direction that inspires you.

Note: For this fandom, you don’t need to include all of the requested characters in your fic. I’m happy as long as there is at least one! I’ve separated the prompts out by each character I requested, but obviously feel free to include/focus on some characters but not others, whatever makes the most sense for your fic.

Where to find: Available for DVD purchase/digital download everywhere that movies are sold. Currently available for streaming in the US with a subscription on Peacock and for free with ads on Pluto TV. Also try your local library!

Carmela Corleone

“She was quite content not to share the pain of her men, after all did they share the pain of women?” - The Godfather novel.

We see so little of Carmela, so I would love something that focused on her perspective on the events of the films!

• Carmela’s backstory. I would love to see more on her reaction and her experiences when the quiet young man she married became a mafia boss. Was she ever frightened or uncertain? Resentful of her husband for putting himself and her children in danger? Or maybe conflicted - did she ever appreciate the benefits of his position? We see her intercede for Signora Columbo in Part II, was that the only time she ever took advantage of her husband’s position?
• I would love to see Carmela’s perspective on the events of the film: the assassination attempt on Vito, the difficulties of Connie’s marriage to Carlo, Sonny’s murder, Michael’s return and his rise as Don. What was it like for her to be the wife of a powerful mafia Don? How did that affect her social life and standing in her community?
• Something on Carmela’s relationship with her children. Would be happy with something focusing on her relationship with one or all of her children. What did she think of her children joining the Family business? Or perhaps something focused on her relationship with Connie or Tom?

Connie Corleone

Connie survives a lot in the films, especially her abusive marriage. But I would love to see Connie not just as a victim, but as a woman with agency who tries to find her own way out of the situation she’s in, and who relates to both her family and the Family business in a different way to her brothers.

• A look at Connie’s childhood. What was it like being the only girl in the family? How were the expectations different for her? How did she relate to the Family business, especially as her older brothers began to join it?
• An AU where her siblings help Connie “deal with” her abusive husband. Interpret “deal with” as you like.
• Something focused on her relationship with Sonny. They obviously care for each other a great deal. His death, especially given the circumstances of her abuse being used as a way to trap him, must have been devastating. How did she cope?
• I love how Connie acts as Michael’s unofficial consigliere in Part III. How did Connie become a part of the criminal side of the Family in between Part II and Part III?

Tom Hagen

I really love Tom and I would love to see your take on him! I would love anything about his life, his unique place in the family, his relationship with his siblings and/or his relationship with Vito and/or Carmela.

• Any look at Tom’s childhood. How did Tom get used to being a part of the family after Sonny convinced Vito to take him in? How did Vito’s business affect their childhood?
• I would love any fic that focused on Sonny and Tom’s relationship. I love that Sonny just found an orphan boy living on the streets and decided to take him home and ask his dad if he could keep him. And Tom responded, okay, I am going to be loyal to you for the rest of my life. They have one of, if not the closest bond in the Corleone family and I would love to see more of it. Maybe a misadventure as kids or young adults, or something looking at their relationship when they both work in the Family. Or maybe an AU where Sonny avoids his death on the tollway?
• A look at Tom’s early careers in the Family. How did he approach Vito to start working for the Family? How was he treated by other members of the Family - were some reluctant to trust him because of Tom’s heritage? What legal work, shady or otherwise, did Tom do for the Family? How did he eventually become the clear candidate for the consigliere position?
• Outsider POV on Tom. Maybe from one of the Corleone button men, maybe from a civilian outsider. Maybe from a member of another Family, wondering about the history between the Don Corleone’s firstborn son and heir apparent and an Irish kid?
• Some hurt/comfort with Tom after his kidnapping in Part I—maybe an AU where it got physical and Tom was tortured? Other hurt/comfort scenarios are welcome as well. I am always here whump and/or H/C.
• Tom mourning Sonny after his death. I always imagine that Sonny’s death strongly affected him, even years later. I do like ghosts/stories with supernatural elements, so feel free to go in that direction if you’d like.
• Why does Tom choose to stay with the Family despite Michael’s increasing paranoia and poor treatment of him towards the end of Part II? And what is his reaction to finding out that Michael had Fredo killed? How is their relationship rebuilt as Michael becomes more and more isolated (or how do they drift further apart)?

Michael Corleone

The Godfather is ultimately a tragedy and there’s no one more central to that tragedy than Michael. Everything that happens to him is a result of his own choices- but you can’t help but feel sorry for him as you watch him step by step ruining his own life.

• A look at Michael's childhood. What was his reaction to finding out about his father’s work? Growing up in a mafia family where all his other brothers eventually joined the family business before he left for the military, where did his doomed determination to live a legitimate life come from?
• I find the relationship between Kay and Michael fascinating, despite how bad it went in the end, she was the first love of his life, and the woman he came back for. I would love to see a happier moment with them, even if you can still see the storm clouds on the horizon: Kay and Michael’s beginning at Dartmouth, their wedding day, or the births of their children. Really any time when they really believed that things could work.
• A look at Michael in between Part II and Part III. How does he find the relative stability he’s achieved in Part III? How did Connie become a part of the Family business? Why, for example, did he change his mind and decide to give Kay primary custody of their children?

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Doctor Who Magazine: Eighth Doctor (Comics)

I wasn’t expecting to love the DWM Eighth Doctor comics as much as I did. They do have some 90’s comics moments at times, but they’re also very fun and the writing quality is actually pretty consistently high. Plus they have some fantastic moments for an Eighth Doctor lover like myself. And of course some great companions, as I am requesting one of them. For more information, please also see the promo post that I wrote for this year.

Where to find: Available most conveniently in four collected volumes: Doctor Who: Endgame, Doctor Who: The Glorious Dead, Doctor Who: Oblivion, Doctor Who: The Flood. They are all available on eBay and similar websites, but as of right now they are fairly expensive. Unfortunately, like a lot of other Wilderness-era Doctor Who expanded universe content, there are no legal avenues for purchasing digital editions of these comics. If you are having trouble tracking down a copy please feel free to contact me!

Izzy Sinclair

Izzy! She’s fun and compassionate and flawed and also a huge nerd! Plus: first gay Doctor Who companion! (Somehow I missed that Izzy was actually canonically gay before reading these comics, because I was very surprised when what I thought was just some impressively snuck in subtext very suddenly was no longer just subtext!)

I would love to see something exploring her character after everything she goes through in canon. I would also love to see more adventures with the Doctor, or the Doctor and Kroton, or perhaps even a romance with Fey or Destrii.

• More adventures with the Doctor, or maybe some downtime in the TARDIS. I love their friendship, so I would love to see anything more featuring their bond- angst, crack, humor, hurt/comfort, etc- go with what interests you! The Doctor obviously cares about her a lot, and I love that their bond is so strong even without any possibility of a romance.
• Izzy goes through A Lot in canon. I would love to see some slower paced moments where she gets to try to adjust to changes in her. Maybe more on Izzy adjusting to being in Destrii’s body? Or perhaps the aftermath of one of their other adventures?
• After “Oblivion” or “The Flood”, Izzy meets Fey or Destrii again, with or without the Doctor. How does she reconnect with Fey? Maybe she comes for visits after their kiss in “Oblivion”?
• Or how does meeting Destrii again go, either with or without the Doctor present? They have a lot in common- I think if they’d met under different circumstances, they could have been good friends. Could they still work something out with the understanding they’d gained from quite literally walking in the other’s shoes?

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Doctor Who (TV Movie 1996)

I will be the first to admit that this movie is A Whole Lot, but I love it anyways. If you’re even marginally into Doctor Who, I would highly recommend checking it out. Paul McGann’s portrayal of the Eighth Doctor is so fun and still brings a lovely sense of charm and wonder to the character.

Where to find: DVD copies are available on eBay and similar sites. Unfortunately due to a complicated copyright situation, there are no legal digital download/streaming options. If you are having trouble tracking down a copy please feel free to contact me!

Eighth Doctor

What is there not to love about the Eighth Doctor? Note: I also know and love Eight in the Big Finish audios and comics. No knowledge of them is necessary, though if you would like to incorporate elements from them, be my guest! I have requested the Eighth Doctor past exchanges, so feel free to peruse past letters for additional prompts.

• A reunion with Grace. What does she get up to after the Doctor is gone and what is it like for her running into him again? Or maybe the Doctor takes Grace’s offer and decides to stay with her on Earth, at least for a while. What trouble could he get up to?
• I would also be up for some early after his regeneration solo adventures with this young, optimistic and romantic version of the Doctor.
• Whump and/or hurt/comfort. What can I say? I’ve seen The Night of the Doctor. I know that Eight hurts so very pretty. Give me all the whump and/or hurt/comfort fic of your dreams!
• Since the Doctor ends this movie companionless, maybe something focused on this Doctor’s relationship with his most constant companion, the TARDIS? She does really look out for him in this film, what with her resurrecting Grace and poor Chang Lee at the end. Plus she is looking great in this film. I love the dramatic gothic aesthetic.
• Something exploring the weirder aspects of canon that the TV movie brings up. What does he mean he’s half-human on his mother’s side? What’s this about remembering spending time with his father on Gallifrey? And what is going on with the Eye of Harmony? Feel free to ignore or use the Leekley Bible (the behind the scenes plans for the American TV show reboot that this movie was supposed to kick off) as you wish.

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