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2021 Mistletoe Exchange
My general preferences are here.
My blanket DNW are nominated character death, cruelty/death to animals/children, graphic/explicit/sexual violence.
So, in case you couldn’t guess from my signup, I really love feel-good Christmas stories that would not be out of place of Lifetime. I’m all about having the most magical Christmas ever, the Christmas that you have when you’re a kid and you remember your whole life. I’m all about the joy of Christmas, and unexpected miracles happening. I’m all about a crowded family Christmas, where people are sleeping in sleeping bags on the floor and it’s the greatest adventure because we’re ALL TOGETHER. Piles of wrapping paper and big cozy breakfasts.
A Very Brady Christmas and Christmas Vacation both hit the sweet spot for me.
I’m also here for people being stranded at hotels/cabins/houses whatever IN THE SNOW and they can’t go anywhere, but it’s okay. Fireplaces and hot chocolate always improve a situation. Or weathering travel delays and keeping the Christmas spirit. How shall they stay occupied?
Fluffy, cuddly, warm. All I Want for Christmas is fanfic.
Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Bertha Willis Shirley/Walter Shirley (Anne of Green Gables - LMM), Gilbert Blythe/Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables - LMM), James Matthew "Jem" Blythe/Faith Meredith (Anne of Green Gables - LMM), Walter Blythe/Una Meredith (Anne of Green Gables - LMM)
I'd love a sweet Christmas story with Anne's parents - canon compliant, or maybe a AU where they live and Anne still ends up meeting the Avonlea crowd?
Or Gilbert/Anne having a lovely Christmas at Ingleside.
Or Jem/Faith having a lovely Christmas together post WW1.
Or Walter/Una fix-it where he lives and arrives home and makes it the best Christmas ever, especially for Una.
You could even combine two of these – or all of these. Go for it!
Baby-Sitters Club - Ann M. Martin
Maureen McGill/Richard Spier (Baby-Sitters Club - Martin), Elizabeth Thomas Brewer/Watson Brewer (Baby-Sitters Club - Martin), Janine Kishi/Charlie Thomas (Baby-Sitters Club - Martin)
So I love BSC Christmas stories. I love single moms who find happiness.
I love Elizabeth/Watson meet cutes, falling for each other, married life, making Christmas logistics happen.
I love this whole idea of Maureen and Richard hooking up. Christmas cuteness, or maybe volunteering at something?
Or feel free to combine these and come up with a scenario where Elizabeth/Watson are helping hook them up...
Janine/Charlie are my OTP for this, and I'd just love either a Christmas spent away from families, traveling, or maybe a meet-cute style story where they are stranded while traveling.
As a parent, I relate to these books on a totally different level, and I still love them. I love the logistics of making Christmas work, like giftwrapping into the wee hours of the night or trying to assemble things (possibly after a drink or two). Elizabeth/Watson are my favorite for that.
I like Maureen/Richard (much better than the canon ship), and would love to see something bloom over holiday volunteering. Maybe giftwrapping for a cause?
Or yes, parents hooking other parents up. I’m here for happy people helping other people be happy.
I’d actually like Janine/Charlie to be set away from Stonybrooke. I love the idea that they could be stranded somewhere together and experience each other in a new light. Or even just an encounter while traveling back home that leads to more.
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV)
Nancy Drew/Frank Hardy (Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew TV)
These two need to get a room with mistletoe. Or snowed in together. Stranded at a roadside inn in the snow with a mystery?
Make it a nice, easy mystery because while I like solving them, I’d also be totally down for aftermath/celebration/oh no we’re snowed in. These two totally have an argue until we can’t any more. They need to get a room.
Not Christmas specific, but one of the things I love about the show is that Fenton respects Nancy’s abilities. Please show that!
Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Gregor Vorbarra/Laisa Toscane Vorbarra (Vorkosigan Saga - LMB), Ivan Vorpatril/Tej Arqua Vorpatril (Vorkosigan Saga - LMB), Alys Vorpatril/Padma Vorpatril (Vorkosigan Saga - LMB)
Winterfair! I'd love sweet and sexy for any of these three couples - a little AU for Alys/Padma would be good. I love Winterfair balls and celebrations and maybe getting snowed in together...
I think a scenario where Laisa and Tej are experiencing the snowed-in Winterfair would be excellent. A little formal, a little homey, a little snowed in, fun times had by all.
For Alys/Padma, a Winterfair Padma lives AU would be lovely.
I love fancy dresses and parties and formal balls and description.
Perry Mason (TV 1957)
Hamilton Burger/Della Street (Perry Mason TV 1957)
A winter evening stranded somewhere (a nice roadside inn with a little mystery perhaps) for this odd pair would be lovely.
Pretty much what it sounds like. A little mystery. Snowed in with a roaring fire and bad roads, how ever will we pass the time? Especially since they are normally on opposite teams. I love when Della puts her feminine intuition to good use.