One of my favorite FFXI quest storylines, compressed.

Fari-Wari is a little Tarutaru bard who's looking for inspiration for his latest masterpiece, and so he recruits the player, a hapless adventurer, to unearth the stories of the five Serpent Generals of Aht Urghan. This video shows the highlights, including the all important scene where Mihli Aliapoh makes her escape by jumping on the flat of the Elvaan general's blade, and then uses his face as a spring board to leap on to architecture. Well played, Ms. Aliapoh.

I think that quest line plus Three Men and a Closet (a.k.a. a good-natured parody of slashy subtext and yaoi fangirls) are probably my favorite quest stories in FFXI.

Dear Yuletider

Dear Yuletide Writer-Giraffe-Person,

First off, thank you for participating and yay for offering to write in at least one of my pet fandoms. A fic in any of these canons would make me absolutely happy. I'm looking forward to reading what you have to write for me, and above all else, I hope you have fun doing it. ^^

I am a huge fan of female characters of all kinds and female characters being awesome in any and all capacities. I like gen, het, and femslash. Any rating is fine, but I'd rather not see excessive violence or PWP.

My favorite story/plot kinks include domesticity, worldbuilding, unusual modes of transportation, and non-violent action. I am a sucker for canon characters as kids, especially if another character is temporarily forced into a parent/elder-sibling/caretaker role. I don't mind crack!fic, particularly if it features one or more characters getting pets. Angst is nice as long as the ending is happy/hopeful.

I really like quiet stories, slice of life, and character vignettes. I like witty banter and dialogue that conveys more than just what the words are saying. I love powerful but understated shows of intimacy. I like emotional-conflict where all involved are sympathetic. I like crushes, shows of devotion,and I love seeing symbiotic relationships.

I like sexual content if it's there to show something about the character(s) or relationship involved or if it advances the plot. Anything from vanilla to kink is fine. I particularly like reading about a character's fantasies or sexual contact that still leaves more to be discovered.

As far as what I wouldn't like, I hate any kind of character bashing, particularly of female characters. Please don't do darkfic (no character death/excessive violence/non-con). The story doesn't need to be all sugar and rainbows, but I would like there to be at least some hope.

I would prefer not to receive anything with an m/m pairing as the main focus. If the story you come up with has an m/m pairing in the background background, that's fine, but I'd rather the primary focus be on something else. Preferably a female character.


Now onto specific fandom requests.

( Empowered (any) )

( Final Fantasy XI (any) )

( BOSS (Eriko Ozawa, Kimoto Mami, Narahashi Reiko )

( Liar Game (any) )

Anyway, I hope that is helpful to you, Yuletide Writer and that it sparks your imagination. Please have a lot of fun with this. ^^