2014 SIGN UP POST!
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rs_small_gifts is now closed! Still interested in participating? We'll call for pinch hitters later in November, and we usually run a short bonus round in late December/early January. Keep an eye out for posts about both! ***
Welcome to the 2014 R/S Small Gifts sign-ups! We're delighted to see everyone--whether you're back for your NINTH round or joining us for the first time. Anyone who loves Remus and Sirius and what adventures they might find together is welcome here.
We're here for all your low-stress, holiday fest, R/S needs. Follow these three easy steps to celebrate the end of the year with Remus, Sirius, and your friends:
(And please read carefully--there are a few small changes this year, including a 24-hour claiming window.)
1. SIGN UP BY LEAVING PROMPTS IN A COMMENT TO THIS POST
Schedule: sign-ups are open from Saturday, October 11, to Saturday, October 18
At any time during this one-week period--note: ONE WEEK ONLY this year!--you can join the exchange by responding to this post with a comment containing the following information:
Name: Your lj user name plus a nickname or the name you'd like us to use for you
E-mail: An e-mail address you check regularly (Or you can e-mail us at rs.small.gifts at gmail dot com to let us know how to get in touch with you)
Age statement: One of the following: (1) "I am over 18 or over the legal age in my country" OR (2) "I am under 18 or the legal age in my country, and I will neither ask for nor read anything with a rating over R." No age statement, or a falsified age statement, and you're out. Coal in the stocking and all that.
Three wishes: Please give three prompts consisting of one word, one sentence, one quote, or one link to an image (no hotlinking!). For example: "first kiss," "warming hands by a fire," "umbrellas," "dawn on New Year's Day," "art for anything I've written," "a remix of anything I've written" "a story or art based on Splendid Wings (song by David Brown)," "cute MWPP-era icons"
Do not want to receive: List your squicks and pet peeves here: "songfic", "deathfic", "infidelity", "nicknames other that Moony and Padfoot" and what not. You can also note here if you have a preference for rating. Please be sure to note if you would not like to receive sexually explicit fic or art involving underage characters. School shenanigans not your thing? Let us know.
Am fond of: Insert your favourite things here: "sexually-confident!Remus", "Lying-low-at-Lupin's", "MWPP-era pranks". These are not prompts but a chance to tell your gift-maker a bit more about the types of things you like.
Throw in a wild card challenge: Offer an optional challenge for your gift-giver--a theme or a character or an approach you don't see in Remus/Sirius fanworks very often. Remus telling Sirius he needs to relax and have fun. An alternate universe set in another time or another culture. A fic written as a fairy tale. Your gift-giver may not opt to take up the challenge--which is fine! It's optional!--but let's spark some new ideas and have some fun with this request.
Copy and paste the handy widget thingy below to sign up:
* Remember, "small gifts" are small--stocking stuffers, more like it: short fic (1,000 to 3,000 words), art, icons, whatever people can give. It's the thought that counts! This is low stress, not a big bang! (we look shiftily and some of you...)
* All kinds of fanworks are welcome: not just fic and art, but icons, mini-vids, crafts, pod fics. Please do not ask only for art or icons or crafts: in general, there are more writers than artists in the exchange.
* Please don’t suggest too much detail in your prompts, give a plot outline, or ask for a novel -- these are small gifts! If you're curious about what folks have requested in the past, check out last year's sign-up post.
1b. Anyone want some Small Gifts 2014 icons and banners? Check HERE for the lovely ones made by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
swissmarg.
2. COME BACK TO THIS POST TO CLAIM A RECIPIENT!
Claiming begins at 11:00 a.m. Eastern US time on Saturday, October 18. (Check out times in other parts of the world here.)
NEW AND IMPORTANT: Claiming closes after 24 hours. If you can't claim within 24 hours, please get in touch with your mods and arrange for a friend (or us) to claim for you. We're happy to help.
Please claim by responding to the comment that contains the request that you want. (You can leave a line like "I claim marysue's request #2"). One claimant per participant, please. Everyone creates one gift, everyone receives one gift, and we would like everyone to get something! Claiming operates on a first-come, first-served basis, so drop by as soon as you can to claim the prompts you liked.
If you finish and submit your first small gift, you are more than welcome to come back and claim again--we usually have a celebratory bonus round at the very end of the fest with second gifts.
3. TURN IN YOUR SMALL GIFT!
Due date: Saturday, November 22
Please submit your work (BETA'D if a fic) as a post to this community. (You'll need to join, if haven't already). It will go into the moderation queue, and, depending on the number of participants, we'll reveal a gift every day until the end of the year.
THEN SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE GIFTS!
Posting begins on Monday, December 1
Celebrate the season of lights, the solstice, birth and new beginnings, the promise of renewal. Snow and cheery fires, tinsel and mistletoe. (Or blue skies and sunshine, for some of us.) Draw up a chair by that fire, settle in, and read....
Happy, happy holidays all around!
rs_small_gifts is now closed! Still interested in participating? We'll call for pinch hitters later in November, and we usually run a short bonus round in late December/early January. Keep an eye out for posts about both! ***Welcome to the 2014 R/S Small Gifts sign-ups! We're delighted to see everyone--whether you're back for your NINTH round or joining us for the first time. Anyone who loves Remus and Sirius and what adventures they might find together is welcome here.
We're here for all your low-stress, holiday fest, R/S needs. Follow these three easy steps to celebrate the end of the year with Remus, Sirius, and your friends:
(And please read carefully--there are a few small changes this year, including a 24-hour claiming window.)
1. SIGN UP BY LEAVING PROMPTS IN A COMMENT TO THIS POST
Schedule: sign-ups are open from Saturday, October 11, to Saturday, October 18
At any time during this one-week period--note: ONE WEEK ONLY this year!--you can join the exchange by responding to this post with a comment containing the following information:
Name: Your lj user name plus a nickname or the name you'd like us to use for you
E-mail: An e-mail address you check regularly (Or you can e-mail us at rs.small.gifts at gmail dot com to let us know how to get in touch with you)
Age statement: One of the following: (1) "I am over 18 or over the legal age in my country" OR (2) "I am under 18 or the legal age in my country, and I will neither ask for nor read anything with a rating over R." No age statement, or a falsified age statement, and you're out. Coal in the stocking and all that.
Three wishes: Please give three prompts consisting of one word, one sentence, one quote, or one link to an image (no hotlinking!). For example: "first kiss," "warming hands by a fire," "umbrellas," "dawn on New Year's Day," "art for anything I've written," "a remix of anything I've written" "a story or art based on Splendid Wings (song by David Brown)," "cute MWPP-era icons"
Do not want to receive: List your squicks and pet peeves here: "songfic", "deathfic", "infidelity", "nicknames other that Moony and Padfoot" and what not. You can also note here if you have a preference for rating. Please be sure to note if you would not like to receive sexually explicit fic or art involving underage characters. School shenanigans not your thing? Let us know.
Am fond of: Insert your favourite things here: "sexually-confident!Remus", "Lying-low-at-Lupin's", "MWPP-era pranks". These are not prompts but a chance to tell your gift-maker a bit more about the types of things you like.
Throw in a wild card challenge: Offer an optional challenge for your gift-giver--a theme or a character or an approach you don't see in Remus/Sirius fanworks very often. Remus telling Sirius he needs to relax and have fun. An alternate universe set in another time or another culture. A fic written as a fairy tale. Your gift-giver may not opt to take up the challenge--which is fine! It's optional!--but let's spark some new ideas and have some fun with this request.
Copy and paste the handy widget thingy below to sign up:
* Remember, "small gifts" are small--stocking stuffers, more like it: short fic (1,000 to 3,000 words), art, icons, whatever people can give. It's the thought that counts! This is low stress, not a big bang! (we look shiftily and some of you...)
* All kinds of fanworks are welcome: not just fic and art, but icons, mini-vids, crafts, pod fics. Please do not ask only for art or icons or crafts: in general, there are more writers than artists in the exchange.
* Please don’t suggest too much detail in your prompts, give a plot outline, or ask for a novel -- these are small gifts! If you're curious about what folks have requested in the past, check out last year's sign-up post.
1b. Anyone want some Small Gifts 2014 icons and banners? Check HERE for the lovely ones made by
swissmarg. 2. COME BACK TO THIS POST TO CLAIM A RECIPIENT!
Claiming begins at 11:00 a.m. Eastern US time on Saturday, October 18. (Check out times in other parts of the world here.)
NEW AND IMPORTANT: Claiming closes after 24 hours. If you can't claim within 24 hours, please get in touch with your mods and arrange for a friend (or us) to claim for you. We're happy to help.
Please claim by responding to the comment that contains the request that you want. (You can leave a line like "I claim marysue's request #2"). One claimant per participant, please. Everyone creates one gift, everyone receives one gift, and we would like everyone to get something! Claiming operates on a first-come, first-served basis, so drop by as soon as you can to claim the prompts you liked.
If you finish and submit your first small gift, you are more than welcome to come back and claim again--we usually have a celebratory bonus round at the very end of the fest with second gifts.
3. TURN IN YOUR SMALL GIFT!
Due date: Saturday, November 22
Please submit your work (BETA'D if a fic) as a post to this community. (You'll need to join, if haven't already). It will go into the moderation queue, and, depending on the number of participants, we'll reveal a gift every day until the end of the year.
THEN SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE GIFTS!
Posting begins on Monday, December 1
Celebrate the season of lights, the solstice, birth and new beginnings, the promise of renewal. Snow and cheery fires, tinsel and mistletoe. (Or blue skies and sunshine, for some of us.) Draw up a chair by that fire, settle in, and read....
Happy, happy holidays all around!
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Date: 2014-10-11 05:35 pm (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18 or over the legal age in my country
Three wishes: Cooking, Oblivious!Remus, Remus' first view of Sirius' childhood bedroom
Do not want to receive: Nicknames other than Moony and Padfoot, underage, character bashing (e.g. Tonks, Molly, Dumbledore etc.)
Am fond of: Adulthood (post-Hogwarts/post-Azkaban), alternate universe and canon universe, realism
Wild card challenge: Sirius and/or Remus sharing stories of their Hogwarts exploits with members of the Order
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): This is my second year
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 06:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-11 06:09 pm (UTC)Email: bearshorty@gmail.com
Age statement: I am way over 18
Three wishes:
1. Remus meeting adult Teddy
2. Sirius and Remus babysitting baby Harry hijinks
3. Sirius discovering television
Do not want to receive: too angsty, character bashing
Am fond of: banter, romance, realism, people finding out about the relationship
Wild card challenge: none
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): No. I've done this for a few years now.
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-11 06:25 pm (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18.
Three wishes: 1) podfic/art/remix of anything I've written (mutuisanimis.livejournal.com/tag/my%20fic); 2) something inspired by Sarah McLachlan's "Wintersong" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTWA6SBupY), though preferably not a songfic; 3) a year Sirius doesn't go home for winter hols
Do not want to receive: explicit sex, gryffinwhore!Sirius, goody-two-shoes!Remus, Peter bashing, Siri/Remi, mpreg
Am fond of: MWPP at Hogwarts, fluff, firsts, ace!Sirius, Sirius&Lily (6th or 7th year onward), puns, snark, tea, crosswords, crafty!Remus (as in sneaky, but hey if he can make arts and crafts that's good too ^_^), letters, holiday traditions, AU (in-character), esp raising Harry or Teddy, unrequited (hopeful) love
Wild card challenge: House elves
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope! Year 2 :)
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-12 12:44 am (UTC)Age statement: I'm a legal adult in every country
Three wishes:
1. "If you could be anywhere that isn't here..."
2. Sirius is a closet fanboy of...
3. Fatherly wisdom
Do not want to receive: anything NSFW; MegaAngst; Magic AU that spits openly and bodily in the face of canon; constant-nervous-wreck!Remus
Am fond of: Mature people being immature; keeping the relationship private; Sirius and everything Muggle; the '70s in all it's glory; Hogwarts; the Order; doing things that are bad for you; Remus & Lily friendship; Peter actually existing
Wild card challenge: Throw in some time travel, just for kicks?
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Brand new, shiny and excited!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-19 05:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-12 01:16 am (UTC)Email: refracted.ion@gmail.com
Age statement: Over 18
Three wishes: 1. Motorbike smut
2. Sirius and Remus raising Teddy
3. Remix of anything I've written (http://archiveofourown.org/works?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search[sort_column]=revised_at&work_search[fandom_ids][]=136512&work_search[relationship_ids][]=1110&work_search[other_tag_names]=&work_search[query]=&work_search[language_id]=&work_search[complete]=0&commit=Sort+and+Filter&fandom_id=136512&user_id=BeesKnees)
Do not want to receive: Mpreg, song fic, any use of the name 'Remy,' or 'Siri,' first or second POV
Am fond of: MWPP era, First War era, James and Sirius being ridiculous, Sirius using stupid food-related nicknames for Remus, Sirius' family (particularly Regulus or Bellatrix), Sirius having tattoos, tea/chocolate, hurt/comfort, smoking
Wild card challenge: Work in Regulus somehow
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope.
no subject
Date: 2014-10-19 12:00 am (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-12 02:53 am (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18
Three wishes:
1) First Christmas together
2) Sirius has to tutor Remus
3) First proper meeting/discussion after the Shrieking Shack
Do not want to receive: No 1st person POV, no Remus/Tonks (but no bashing Tonks either...just don't want to see them together), no babysitting, no mpreg.
Am fond of: Lie Low at Lupin's fic, non-magic AU, AU where they get a happy ending, fluff.
Wild card challenge: Witty banter, please.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope. I've definitely been here before :)
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 09:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:Small Gifts
Date: 2014-10-12 11:03 am (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18 or over the legal age in my country
Three wishes: Tripping the dream fantastic, broken baubles, the sloshes and clinks of making a cup of tea.
Do not want to receive: Songfics or OCs. I’ll take well thought through canon-divergent AUs but preferably not coffee shop/muggle AUs.
Am fond of: Contented, domestic Remus and Sirius. The after school/before Azkaban years.
Wild card challenge: Dinner with Orion.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): I’m very much looking forward to reading all of the wonderful submissions. I write a lot of R/S, some of which I’m hoping to publish on AO3 in the coming months. Curious sorts can find me as tangerinefields on both AO3 and ff.net and though the ff.net writings are considerably out of date, I hope you find them an enjoyable read.
Re: Small Gifts
Date: 2014-10-18 04:46 pm (UTC)Re: Small Gifts
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-12 01:37 pm (UTC)Age statement:I am over 18 or over the legal age in my country - waaaaay over 18!
Three wishes:
1. Jealous!Sirius
2. Matchmaking James/Peter/Lily (any or all of them)
3. Christmas gift shopping for the first time after getting together.
Do not want to receive:Non-canon nicknames, PWP, MPreg, any of the usual no-nos when it comes to kinks, any character bashing, lots of angst, song fic.
Am fond of:Fluff, Marauder era and post-Hogwarts, AU, humour, happy endings.
Wild card challenge:Body swap
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!):Not new but missed last years event.
no subject
Date: 2014-10-19 12:03 am (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-12 08:34 pm (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18 or the legal age in my country (by quite a few years).
Three wishes:
1. 'There is no use to holler, no use to cry. / Twenty pounds of curses came to visit me tonight. / Salt for all the cuts, blankets for the cold. / Prayers to keep the devil far away from those I love' - Red Violins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4g1cyvzdGY), The Gaslight Anthem.
2. Something inspired by this picture (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qwg3VHj-VeU/Uq-eM9pXELI/AAAAAAAAFjs/RURbzRsULC8/s1600/IMG_1535.JPG) of a foggy London morning.
3. Trying to make different holiday/Christmas traditions work together.
Do not want to receive: Anything too fluffy - I adore happiness and enjoy a happy ending but I enjoy fic that is aware of social and political issues, an overly gentle Remus, dubcon, noncon, anything too dark - I like a sharp edge to things though.
Am fond of: Half finished sentences, caustic comments, politics, banter, swearing and smoking and drinking and bad decisions, politics and social awareness.
Wild card challenge: Somehow ending up in Narnia or the world of another book/media series.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Oh no! I've been here since the beginning.
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 05:38 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-13 01:07 am (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18 or over the legal age in my country.
Three wishes:
1. one of them is a huge football fan (or both of them are)
2. "The holidays/this party sucks, let's get drunk instead"
3. a ride on Sirius' motorbike
Do not want to receive: mpreg, alpha/omega, explicit sex, Remi/Siri and the like, explicitly ignoring Peter's existence, too much kitsch
Am fond of: getting together (again), other people finding out about their relationship, coffee addicts, muggle fashion, a bit of fluff, hurt/comfort, anything that includes other friendships (especially with James, Peter and Lily), post-Hogwarts, Lie Low at Lupin's, generally post-Azkaban, happier AUs, non-magical AUs
Wild card challenge: something involving Queen (going to a concert, Sirius' reaction to finding out about Freddie Mercury's death, Remus introducing him to albums that came out after he went to Azkaban, actually meeting the band, anything goes)
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Yes!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-13 02:21 am (UTC)Email: laroseminuit@hotmail.com
Age statement: I am over eighteen and over the legal age in every country
Three wishes:
1. superhero AU
2. Childhood is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies (http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/childhood-kingdom-where-nobody-dies) by Edna St Vincent Millay
3. stuck in the Muggle world for the holidays and having to make-do
Do not want to receive: major character death, mpreg, bestiality, non-con/dub-con, 1st or 2nd person POV, cliches, non-cannon nicknames, songfic, infidelity, drugs, inappropriate relationships between adults and minors
Am fond of: tea and chocolate, foreign languages and grammar, wittiness, DIY, being prepared, unfailing love, angst (but not too bad... it is Christmas, after all), realism, religious themes, women who kick ass, happy endings, just-this-once-everybody-lives, I-died-but-I-got-better, Tonks (esp as a lesbian and dating Emmeline Vance), Remus and Sirius as parents, Brighty18's OCs, awkwardness, geeky jokes and references.
Wild card challenge: unexpected character cameo(s)
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope, fifth year!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 06:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-13 04:42 am (UTC)Age statement: Over 18
Three wishes:
1. mint coffee, clutter desk, oblivious Remus (Office romance)
2. They meet on a Christmas Eve
3. 10 things I hate and love about you
Do not want to receive: scat, chan, 1st pov, gender switch.
Am fond of:romance, h/c, angst, mpreg, kid fic, Au's.
Wild card challenge: Costumer Service! Remus and annoying customer! Sirius.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope, 3rd year and happy to be back!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-13 08:23 am (UTC)Age statement: I am over 18.
Three wishes:
1. Sirius taking Muggle Studies and annoying Remus with his (frequently misinformed) discoveries about "Muggle culture."
2. One of the characters having issues coming to terms with his sexuality and the other character helping him figure it out.
3. Sirius teaching Remus something.
Do not want to receive: non-magical AU, PWP, bestiality, dumb Sirius, fics that revolve around "pranks," "Siri" or "Remy."
Am fond of: Angst, flangst, adult characters (post-Hogwarts), Lie Low At Lupin's, afterlife fics, threesomes or love triangles, infidelity, fics where Sirius has a cruel side, AUs where James and possibly Lily live.
Wild card challenge: Angsty mpreg.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope! This is my second year.
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 04:26 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-13 09:58 pm (UTC)Age statement: I'm so old I don't even remember being 18! Seriously, I am of age in virtually every country of the world.
Three wishes:
1) Snow (both the good and parts of it). Snowmen, snow angels, snow shoveling, being snowed in, etc.
2) Tacky Christmas decorations
3) Travel stories.
Do not want to receive: Too much angst, death, despair, etc.
Am fond of: Humor, witty remarks, irony, word play, anything meta, other HP characters (and non HP characters) making an appearance, and anything holiday related.
Wild card challenge: CROSSOVER! Especially crack!crossover with something like Orange is the New Black, Breaking Bad, Scooby-Doo, X-Files, Teletubbies, or characters from famous/classic British novels.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): I've been doing this forever, and it's my favorite fest of the year! (Well, other than
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-10-14 04:41 pm (UTC)Age statement: I am well beyond the age of consent anywhere, except possibly in some alternate reality where everyone is really conservative.
Three wishes:
1) Firsts. First kiss, first intimacies, first realizations of not so platonic feelings towards each other, anything along those lines. I'm a sucker for firsts.
2) A quiet moment at home.
3) Sirius getting jealous before he and Remus are together, maybe pushing them closer.
Do not want to receive: non-cannon death, infidelity, mpreg, overly ridiculous nicknames.
Am fond of: hurt/comfort, awkward boyishness, Hogwarts era and just post-Hogwarts era, sneakiness, angst, fluff, happy endings, romance.
Wild card challenge: A miscommunication between the boys leads to confusion and possible chaos.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): All shiny and new... well, maybe not so shiny, but new regardless.
Also, mods, I will just say now, that I have no home internet and therefore no weekend access. Which means I will not be available for the 24 hour claiming period. If that is going to pose a problem just let me know. Otherwise, if anyone is willing to help me out and put in a claim for me I will happily send off a list of my top choices (in case some of them have already been claimed) to whoever is willing to give me a hand. Thank you in advance!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:55 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-15 02:35 am (UTC)Age statement: I am well over 18.
Three wishes:
1.) Post-POA, second chance love
2.) Art for anything I've written
3.) AU scenario: Harry comes home for Christmas (Hogwarts, with his family, whatever)
Do not want to receive: Anything over R, nicknames other than Moony and Padfoot, no sexually explicit fic or art with underage characters, infidelity, anything referring to puppies unless you actually mean a puppy, most alternate setting AUs (I love canon divergent AUs like crazy)
Am fond of: bittersweet angst, post-Azkaban era, canon-divergent AUs, crossovers (but I'm not into the big canons so that may be out), discussions of faith (both positive and negative), inclusion of other friendships, Peter being intelligent.
Wild card challenge: If for some reason I get lucky enough to pull a fanartist, I'd LOVE to see art based off Naveen Andrews for Sirius and Sendhil Ramamurthy for Remus.
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-10-15 10:29 am (UTC)Age statement: I am (way) over 18
Three wishes:
1. One of them planning a romantic evening for the other, and it doesn't go according to plan
2. Going away somewhere together (for the holidays?) when they're not supposed to (during Hogwarts, the first war, or OotP era)
3. A modern day AU (either "they didn't die, what would they be doing now" kind of setting, or a completely different universe)
Do not want to receive: Angsty endings (it's the holidays:)), shy!Remus, Gryffinwhore!Sirius, very prank-heavy fics/art
Am fond of: Snow, fire places, mulled wine (and perhaps a bit too much of it), getting together, romance with or without a dark edge, both of them being competent and smart, sending each other lingering looks without people noticing (or so they think)
Wild card challenge: McGonagall as a secret R/S shipper
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): This is my second year
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 03:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-15 01:15 pm (UTC)Age statement: Well and truly past it
Three wishes:
1: Sirius finding Remus asleep in an odd place.
2: The Marauders messing about with mistletoe (I am all about gratuitous mistletoe fics)
3: A fic for anything I've drawn (I'll take my journal off f-lock for the next few months)
Do not want to receive: girly Remus, Peter bashing, focus on smut
Am fond of: sweaty palms, moles in odd places, dancing, James refusing to put on pants, purebloods being confused by ordinary things, domesticity, gardening and the seaside.
Wild card challenge: Having to work hard to convince an owl to give up its letter.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): nope!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 10:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
From:(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-15 07:37 pm (UTC)Age statement: Well over 18. Well, well over 18.
Three wishes: Intimacy (not necessarily sexual) between older Sirius and Remus. Awkward (but funny) holiday celebrations resulting from people having very different traditions/religions. Something based on Winter Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOKCWDJ4iA) by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson.
Do not want to receive: Character death/downer endings, hidden/secret relationship, heavy angst, infidelity, jealousy, bashing.
Am fond of: AUs! Sirius survives OotP, raising Harry, post-PoA, bottom!Sirius, D/s elements in sex (but sex isn't a must, I like fics without too). Multicultural characters are always a plus (I would sell my soul for good Anglo-Chinese Sirius), as are realistic portrayals of mental illness and chronic illness. Tonks as surrogate.
Wild card challenge: Marvel cameos; super bonus points for Avengers or X-Men crossover.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): First time!
NOTE: I will be offline almost completely (email only at night) from Thursday October 16 until Monday October 20. I will plan on emailing you my choices on Saturday night (...morning to you? It might be slightly before claiming actually opens, because of time differences.) unless I hear otherwise from you!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 04:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-16 01:24 am (UTC)Age statement:well over 18.
Three wishes:
1)Coming-of-Age fic,
2)A portrait or glimpse of their lives as older men (Let's re-write books 5-7, okay?),
3)Sirius being the one with the major crush on Remus and Remus being oblivious to his attentions... or is he? I like Sirius headstrong and rushing in, and Remus calculating and far more observant than he makes himself out to
Do not want to receive: Nothing too fluffy or feminine. No bondage or major kinks.
Am fond of: I like Sirius headstrong and rushing in, and Remus calculating and far more observant than he makes himself out to be. I don't mind non-magical AU, or any kind of AU, really. But I'm not big on hand-waving canon away unless you tell me ahead of time. Even in the notes: Books 5-7 never happened. Sirius never went back to England until after the war was over... blah blah blah. Just let me know. Or explain what happened. that's fine.
Wild card challenge: Winnipeg, Canada
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!):new! :D
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Date: 2014-10-19 05:30 am (UTC)(no subject)
From: (Anonymous) - Date: 2014-10-19 08:36 am (UTC) - Expandno subject
Date: 2014-10-16 10:38 am (UTC)Age statement: i'm well over 18
Three wishes:
1) snow angels
2) "well fuck, that was supposed to be our christmas tree"
3) meet-the-parents: adult teddy takes james home for christmas (nobody dies au? raising harry *and* teddy au?)
Do not want to receive: angst, silly nicknames, songfics, nothing beyond an R rating (including heavy kink),
Am fond of: bamf!snarky!remus, teddy lupin, cardigans and sweaters and hipster boys, and punk boys, crack and fluff and romance, domestic situations, old-married-couple type relationships,
Wild card challenge: give somebody a phd in some magical subject that they are working their ass off to get
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): this is my second time. (first time was in 2011 i think?)
i'm excited :D
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Date: 2014-10-18 03:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-10-16 11:42 am (UTC)Age statement: Well over legal age in any country.
Three wishes:
1, Uni AU: My shitty professor assigned us this paper and demanded to have it right before the holidays start. The very night my paper is due, my PC crashes. Is the library even open at this hour? Help!
2, Something based on The Christmas Carol.
3, Ugly Christmas jumpers. Bonus if they match.
Do not want to receive: Angst (make Christmas Carol cracky?), mention of deaths, heavy smut
Am fond of: Puns, ugly Christmas jumpers, silliness, cuddling, glittery explosions
Wild card challenge: Old men being cranky together.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): No, I've done it before.
P.S. Hi mods! Like some of the people who've signed up, I also don't have internet access this weekend. Is it all right if a friend claims for me?
Thanks so much! <3
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Date: 2014-10-18 06:56 pm (UTC)I rhye would like to claim epithalamiams #3
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From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-16 04:49 pm (UTC)Age statement: Over 18 and over legal age in my country.
Email: andhlms@gmail.com
Three wishes:
1. Remus and Sirius having a quiet moment together after the final battle of Hogwarts, surrounded by rubble.
2. Cranky oldlyweds arguing over silly things the only way an old married couple can.
3. Remus and Sirius bringing up Harry or Teddy or both and trying to figure out the practical need of different brands manufacturing different kinds of diapers.
Do not want to receive: Remy, Siri, the word "lover", Remus/Tonks, Tonks unhappily pining over Remus, dumb!Sirius, nervous wreck!Remus, first person narratives.
Am fond of: AUs, either completely new 'verses or canon divergent, where nobody dies, angst with a happy ending, happy endings in general (because holidays), a general feeling of comfortable, lazy contentment, snarky characters, love with a strong foundation of friendship, Pink Floyd references, fail!sex, dust motes dancing in sunlight, characters aacting their age, crack and humour, sparkling blue jewels, conversations and descriptions of food.
Wild card challenge: Personal traditions and superstitions.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Yep. <3
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 11:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-16 06:36 pm (UTC)Age statement:Yes yeeess!I'm over eighteen!(But I still use lots of exclamation marks!)
Three wishes: 1) First-time meeting on Christmas eve 2)Reenactment of any fairy tale 3)
Do not want to receive:Heavy bdsm, extreme kinks,unrequited fics, crybaby-Remus, prank-heavy MWPP era fics, SiriusXfemOC or RemusXfemOC,mpreg.
Am fond of: Post-Hogwarts era, Muggle AU, Lie low at Lupin's, Bring back Black, Raising Teddy verse, happy endings, hurt/comfort, comedy. I don't mind genderbend in comedy but eventually they should be back to boys!
Wild card challenge:Sirius or Remus, one of them starting to have feelings for the other, post-Azkaban.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!):Yes,my first time ever!
no subject
Date: 2014-10-18 08:17 pm (UTC)(no subject)
From:no subject
Date: 2014-10-16 08:38 pm (UTC)Age statement: Over 18 (I'll be 20 in a month!)
Three wishes:
1. First Christmas with baby Harry involved
2. 7th year Christmas party
3. Art/remix of any RS that I've written
Do not want to receive: Mpreg, angst, gryffinwhore!Sirius, a lot of jealousy (a little is fine), Remus/OC, Sirius/OC
Am fond of: Domesticity, fluff, flangst, awesome!James, first time, admitting their feelings.
Wild card challenge: Mentioning Sirius in a leather jacket.
I am new to Small Gifts this year (if so, welcome!): Nope! I think this is my second or third year.
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Date: 2014-10-19 03:06 am (UTC)(no subject)
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