Yuletide 2021
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bramblesandramblesMy Interests are still the same! The prompts aren't!! I'm open to any content at all from any attendant Yuletide challenges, but am signing up for Yuleporn this year!
Stage Door (1937)
I'm basically repeating my 2019 request verbatim, but I really like this film! Terry, Jean, Judy and Linda all have different motives and feelings about their attempts at grasping fame - but somehow by the end of the movie they're all close friends.
I'd love to see some femmeslash galore please - between Terry and Jean (there is SO a reason why Terry saves Jean from the sugar daddy who's being a jerk to her, and it ain't just altruism)! But if not, some strong friendship pieces would be ideal!
I love Judy and her liveliness and sense of humor, so anything featuring her being her wonderful self would be awesome!
Jean finally gets her big break, but it's not in a place or a role she anticipated.
When Terry falls down, it's up to the girls to pick her up again.
Domestic boardinghouse fun! Listening to the radio together, baking, or reading aloud, perhaps? Do they sink money into buying the place, or improving it, with Terry's success?
Kay Lives AU! Or Kay is a ghost, sticking around the boardinghouse, trying to get everyone to get alone, watching everyone grow and change throughout the years.
What do they do during the war effort, and the post-War years? What are the 40's, 50s, 60's or 70s' like for them?
Holiday fic would be delightful. What's Christmas like at the boardinghouse?
The movie's available for rent at $3.99 per go at most major retailers.
Little Shop of Horrors - Menken/Ashman
I've attached a trailer from the Regent Park 2017 trailer, but any specific interpretation or production is welcome if it sparks your imagination.
Audrey and Seymour together as ghosts or angels after the play, protecting other people in Skid Row. Seymour has to do a little penance after causing this mess, after all. Or a quiet, simple missing scene between the two of them set before or after they get together. First meetings? Audrey and Seymour as a murder couple feeding Audrey II and keeping her in line?
Seymour and his complicated relationship with Audrey II; what his childhood was like; if he'd lived, what would he be doing at the close of the musical?
Audrey decides to kill Orin; does she succeed or fail? How does that change the course of the musical? And what does she do with the body? A day in her life after Orin disappears and she's finally free.
Audrey II has to deal with a new, harder to defeat adversary. What kind of dirty tricks do they have to play? Or maybe they fall in love and need to get advice from Audrey or Seymour?
What does a "happy ending" look like in the musical's version of events? What is life like on Audrey II's home planet? When they get done colonizing earth, what's next?
There are fancams/"Slime tutorials" floating around for several different stagings of the musical!
Camp Counselor Jason
I really adore this fun little webcomic, which gives Jason an unexpected happy ending and brings him to life as a buff, mute (he uses ASL!) camp counselor who cares for the kids and wildlife around Camp Crystal Lake as an adult. His mom Pamela is still alive and as protective as ever - and just as murderous, happy to kill anyone who speaks out against her son or tries to hurt an innocent in any way.
Maybe Pamela goes out on a date one day and Jason has to learn to let his mom go have fun? Or she makes friends and takes up a local hobby.
I want to learn more about Jason's growing up years as he develops into the man he's become. Any kind of woodland adventure (he treats an injured animal! He has to protect the forest!) would be fun. Maybe he makes friends with a counselor and Pam makes things difficult? Takes up a new hobby? Bonds with one of his charges? Further crossovers with any other property would also be fun; I am a horror buff, anything you throw at me would be great.
Now that Carrie's fate has been changed, what does she do with her future? Does Pamela take her in now that she's um...made Margaret fully indisposed? Does Carrie become a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake herself? Further adventures in her relationship with Jason - friendship or shipwise - would be lovely as well.
You can find Camp Counselor Jason on Janie Lee's Webtoon Account
Slumber Party Massacre II (1988)
Did I ask for worldbuilding for this? You'd better believe I asked for worldbuilding for this. How does the Driller Killer even work?! Is he the form of Courtney's repressed sexual id? Is he trying to keep Courtney from having sex because he knows something worse will happen, or does he want her for himself? And if he does, WHY does he? Is he some greaser who died before he could Go All The Way and thus haunts the dreams of teenagers to make sure no one else can? Help me figure this man out.
Did Courtney survive the end of the movie at all? Is she in a mental hospital for real now? Is she in Matt's arms? Did she dream the whole thing? An alternate tack: she persues music and what is that like for her? And yes, I'm here for Driller Killer/18+ Courtney having a fucked up relationship/sexual relationship. Make them a murder couple. Anything!
The whole movie is streaming for free On Tubi and On Pluto with ads throughout the Yuletide season for those who haven't seen the film.
Playing God (2021)
This is my extremely rare longshot fandom this year, and I don't know how many bites it will get, but it's a lot of fun and a quick view and has Alan Tudyk and Michael McKean in it. It has a million unhealthy relationship dynamics going on (and some healthy ones!) and a lot of fun ways to approach the material.
It's an independent film about orphaned twin conpeople, Rachel and Micha, who are forever getting by via stealing. A mark of Micha's catches up with them, and now they have to pull a big con to make back double the $100,000 Micha stole from this person. They decide to target a grieving millionaire named Ben, who has crumbled in the wake of the tragic death of his daughter. Ben is on a never-ending quest to find God, and the twins promise Ben they can personally introduce Him to him - for a price. The twins turn to their mentor, the recently-paroled from jail and now working at a skating rink Frank, to literally play God. As Rachel wavers on her commitment to the con after making an emotional connection with one of her marks, Micha harbors a secret - and they both rely on Frank to help them keep things together.
There's so much I want from this movie ficwise. Show me Frank teaching baby Micha and Rachel how to con. Give me Frank's roller rink adventures. Give me Rachel's first Christmas with Ben, to which Frank invites himself or is invited (does Frank/Ben somehow ensue). Heavenly visitations happen - for real. Rachel trying to earn an honest living without conning. Micha learning to live without his twin. Ben trying to learn how to parent an adult Rachel. Give me sticky, thorny family interactions!
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Everyone knows about this retelling of "The Phantom of the Opera;" Winslow Leach has his life's work stolen from him by Swan, who has taken the man's pop cantata as his own. Seeking to protect Phoenix, Swan's latest talent, and hoping for revenge, Leach makes it his suicidal mission to take Swan down.
Beef lives; what happens after? And how did he climb up the charts?
AU where Pheonix and Winslow never run afoul of Swan and become a songwriting team. What kind of challenges do they face?
Stabbing Swan saves his soul from the devil - what kind of person is he under the double-dealing? If he had won, what would things have been like?
How does Phoenix carry on after what she's witnessed? Does she want to?
What do these people's families think of all of this?
All of the metafic featuring album/tv special reviews, "oral histories," etc. are welcome for this fandom.
Since I couldn't request all five nominated characters, feel free to throw in The Juicy Fruits as minor characters or give me some side story on them!
You can rent "The Phantom of the Paradise" for $3.99 at any repuitible store.
Stage Door (1937)
I'm basically repeating my 2019 request verbatim, but I really like this film! Terry, Jean, Judy and Linda all have different motives and feelings about their attempts at grasping fame - but somehow by the end of the movie they're all close friends.
I'd love to see some femmeslash galore please - between Terry and Jean (there is SO a reason why Terry saves Jean from the sugar daddy who's being a jerk to her, and it ain't just altruism)! But if not, some strong friendship pieces would be ideal!
I love Judy and her liveliness and sense of humor, so anything featuring her being her wonderful self would be awesome!
Jean finally gets her big break, but it's not in a place or a role she anticipated.
When Terry falls down, it's up to the girls to pick her up again.
Domestic boardinghouse fun! Listening to the radio together, baking, or reading aloud, perhaps? Do they sink money into buying the place, or improving it, with Terry's success?
Kay Lives AU! Or Kay is a ghost, sticking around the boardinghouse, trying to get everyone to get alone, watching everyone grow and change throughout the years.
What do they do during the war effort, and the post-War years? What are the 40's, 50s, 60's or 70s' like for them?
Holiday fic would be delightful. What's Christmas like at the boardinghouse?
The movie's available for rent at $3.99 per go at most major retailers.
Little Shop of Horrors - Menken/Ashman
I've attached a trailer from the Regent Park 2017 trailer, but any specific interpretation or production is welcome if it sparks your imagination.
Audrey and Seymour together as ghosts or angels after the play, protecting other people in Skid Row. Seymour has to do a little penance after causing this mess, after all. Or a quiet, simple missing scene between the two of them set before or after they get together. First meetings? Audrey and Seymour as a murder couple feeding Audrey II and keeping her in line?
Seymour and his complicated relationship with Audrey II; what his childhood was like; if he'd lived, what would he be doing at the close of the musical?
Audrey decides to kill Orin; does she succeed or fail? How does that change the course of the musical? And what does she do with the body? A day in her life after Orin disappears and she's finally free.
Audrey II has to deal with a new, harder to defeat adversary. What kind of dirty tricks do they have to play? Or maybe they fall in love and need to get advice from Audrey or Seymour?
What does a "happy ending" look like in the musical's version of events? What is life like on Audrey II's home planet? When they get done colonizing earth, what's next?
There are fancams/"Slime tutorials" floating around for several different stagings of the musical!
Camp Counselor Jason
I really adore this fun little webcomic, which gives Jason an unexpected happy ending and brings him to life as a buff, mute (he uses ASL!) camp counselor who cares for the kids and wildlife around Camp Crystal Lake as an adult. His mom Pamela is still alive and as protective as ever - and just as murderous, happy to kill anyone who speaks out against her son or tries to hurt an innocent in any way.
Maybe Pamela goes out on a date one day and Jason has to learn to let his mom go have fun? Or she makes friends and takes up a local hobby.
I want to learn more about Jason's growing up years as he develops into the man he's become. Any kind of woodland adventure (he treats an injured animal! He has to protect the forest!) would be fun. Maybe he makes friends with a counselor and Pam makes things difficult? Takes up a new hobby? Bonds with one of his charges? Further crossovers with any other property would also be fun; I am a horror buff, anything you throw at me would be great.
Now that Carrie's fate has been changed, what does she do with her future? Does Pamela take her in now that she's um...made Margaret fully indisposed? Does Carrie become a counselor at Camp Crystal Lake herself? Further adventures in her relationship with Jason - friendship or shipwise - would be lovely as well.
You can find Camp Counselor Jason on Janie Lee's Webtoon Account
Slumber Party Massacre II (1988)
Did I ask for worldbuilding for this? You'd better believe I asked for worldbuilding for this. How does the Driller Killer even work?! Is he the form of Courtney's repressed sexual id? Is he trying to keep Courtney from having sex because he knows something worse will happen, or does he want her for himself? And if he does, WHY does he? Is he some greaser who died before he could Go All The Way and thus haunts the dreams of teenagers to make sure no one else can? Help me figure this man out.
Did Courtney survive the end of the movie at all? Is she in a mental hospital for real now? Is she in Matt's arms? Did she dream the whole thing? An alternate tack: she persues music and what is that like for her? And yes, I'm here for Driller Killer/18+ Courtney having a fucked up relationship/sexual relationship. Make them a murder couple. Anything!
The whole movie is streaming for free On Tubi and On Pluto with ads throughout the Yuletide season for those who haven't seen the film.
Playing God (2021)
This is my extremely rare longshot fandom this year, and I don't know how many bites it will get, but it's a lot of fun and a quick view and has Alan Tudyk and Michael McKean in it. It has a million unhealthy relationship dynamics going on (and some healthy ones!) and a lot of fun ways to approach the material.
It's an independent film about orphaned twin conpeople, Rachel and Micha, who are forever getting by via stealing. A mark of Micha's catches up with them, and now they have to pull a big con to make back double the $100,000 Micha stole from this person. They decide to target a grieving millionaire named Ben, who has crumbled in the wake of the tragic death of his daughter. Ben is on a never-ending quest to find God, and the twins promise Ben they can personally introduce Him to him - for a price. The twins turn to their mentor, the recently-paroled from jail and now working at a skating rink Frank, to literally play God. As Rachel wavers on her commitment to the con after making an emotional connection with one of her marks, Micha harbors a secret - and they both rely on Frank to help them keep things together.
There's so much I want from this movie ficwise. Show me Frank teaching baby Micha and Rachel how to con. Give me Frank's roller rink adventures. Give me Rachel's first Christmas with Ben, to which Frank invites himself or is invited (does Frank/Ben somehow ensue). Heavenly visitations happen - for real. Rachel trying to earn an honest living without conning. Micha learning to live without his twin. Ben trying to learn how to parent an adult Rachel. Give me sticky, thorny family interactions!
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Everyone knows about this retelling of "The Phantom of the Opera;" Winslow Leach has his life's work stolen from him by Swan, who has taken the man's pop cantata as his own. Seeking to protect Phoenix, Swan's latest talent, and hoping for revenge, Leach makes it his suicidal mission to take Swan down.
Beef lives; what happens after? And how did he climb up the charts?
AU where Pheonix and Winslow never run afoul of Swan and become a songwriting team. What kind of challenges do they face?
Stabbing Swan saves his soul from the devil - what kind of person is he under the double-dealing? If he had won, what would things have been like?
How does Phoenix carry on after what she's witnessed? Does she want to?
What do these people's families think of all of this?
All of the metafic featuring album/tv special reviews, "oral histories," etc. are welcome for this fandom.
Since I couldn't request all five nominated characters, feel free to throw in The Juicy Fruits as minor characters or give me some side story on them!
You can rent "The Phantom of the Paradise" for $3.99 at any repuitible store.
