Dear Yuletide Writer Letter (and assorted general squeeing)

I'm so excited about my second Yuletide! The assignment I got has the feeling of something I can really dig into, although there's a lot of canon that I'm going to have to go back and look over with a mindful eye. Then again, it's not like this story would have been written quickly, or anything, because I like to poke and dither and rewrite.

Anyway.

Dear Yuletide writer, thank you so much for writing me a story in one of my fandoms!

I am a huge fan of quiet moments that say big things, small and intimate moments between characters, touching, broad shoulders, laughter, great dialogue, smart characters doing smart things (or dumb things that they talk themselves into because they've hit a moment when logic is failing them), a sense of history and place. I'm not a huge fan of PWP - I don't mind smutty, but I like a story around it. I'd also prefer no character death, animal death, excessive gore, or super-bleakness (darkness, yes, nihilism, no).

Thanks so much,
Your excited recipient