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Age of Sail Yuletide roundup
I've attempted an Age of Sail Yuletide round up again - as before, it's more Age than specifically Sail, but do let me know anything I've missed!
Aubrey-Maturin
Physic - Aubrey-Maturin, NC-17, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases. - Hippocrates
In Valparaiso - Aubrey-Maturin, PG-13, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Set soon after the film ends, but heavily influenced by the style of O'Brian's books.
Catalonia - Aubrey-Maturin, G, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Catalonia exists, for Stephen, as an incorporation of cognitive dissonance.
Homecoming - Aubrey-Maturin, G, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Diana Villiers
Coming back does not always mean finding what you left behind.
Polaris - Aubrey-Maturin, PG-13, Jack Aubrey,Stephen Maturin, Barrett Bonden, Tom Pullings, William Blakeney, Preserved Killick
Jack is looking forward to spending time with his particular friend, but Stephen is a bit preoccupied at the moment.
The Fragile Skiff Attains the Shore - Aubrey-Maturin, PG-13, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, William Mowett, Preserved Killick
Stephen's letter, folded inside his jacket, pressed against his heart like a hot poker.
To Captain Jno. Aubrey, R.N., HMS Surprise:
I ask you to sail on as scheduled. Do not come looking for me.
Than Dreamt of in Your Philosophy - Aubrey-Maturin, G, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Stephen could not even have said what woke him, after - he only knew that something had called him and he had gone, up to the deck, barely decent.
Hornblower
Smallbridge - Hornblower, G, Horatio Hornblower, William Bush, Barbara Wellesley
Horatio returns from Russia suffering the aftereffects of typhus. Caring for him may be too much for Barbara to handle alone.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Walking the King's Roads - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, John Childermass, Jonathan Strange
John Childermass had never had much use for bloody magicians - but perhaps he could find some.
Open Roads - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, PG-13, John Childermass, John Segundus
“You did not tell me that the magician was part faerie,” Segundus said, with great dignity, from where he was tied, wrist and ankle, to one of the few well-preserved stone pillars by means of somewhat incongruous rose vines.
Reap What You Sow - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, NC-17, John Childermass, John Segundus
When Childermass is targeted by those who would use the Raven King’s Book for their own gain, he turns to Mr Segundus for help.
The Raven King’s Ball - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, Jonathan Strange, Arabella Strange, Emma Pole, Stephen Black
Four people who have lost each other meet again for an enchanted night.
Jonathan Strange Splits the Infinitive - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, John Childermass, Jonathan Strange, Gilbert Norrell, Arabella Strange
With catastrophic results.
Crossroads and Thresholds - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, Emma Pole, tephen Black
Emma Pole has avoided sleep and magic as much as possible for many years. One night, she cannot hold them both back, and she finds herself reunited with an old acquaintance.
Temeraire
Two Men and a Dragon (and More) - Temeraire, PG-13, William Laurence, Jane Roland, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire
Laurence and Tharkay’s new living arrangement is tested when Jane Roland asks for help with a matter of some importance. Temeraire, of course, insists on being involved. And Laurence’s sense of humor returns in unexpected ways.
Impediments - Temeraire, PG-13, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay
In which the instution of marriage is discussed, and the impediments therein are removed.
...mostly via the application of liberal amounts of alcohol, and maybe a smidgeon of actual use of words.
An Irrevocable Condition - Temeraire, G, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire
The guest suite Tharkay extended Laurence was in good repair, but the library was another matter entirely.
Tête-à-tête - Temeraire, G, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire, Lady Allendale
When her son returns from breakfasting in town and tells her that he plans to move to Scotland to stay with his friend Mr. Tharkay, and that Temeraire will be taking one of the new seats in Parliament, Diana says only, “Well, dear, you must bring Mr. Tharkay to tea, then. Tomorrow?”
The Reward of Service - Temeraire, PG-13, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, John Granby, Temeraire
‘It is no good asking me,’ Laurence said at last, pushing the pattern-book away over breakfast, ‘I am not the one-’
Not the one who would be living with the result, he had been about to say. But they had hardly accepted Tharkay’s invitation as casual houseguests.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Make the Yuletide Gay) - Temeraire, G, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire
The first Christmas after the war, Laurence and Tharkay host a party
Jane Austen
Letters from the Heart - Emma, G, Emma Woodhouse, George Knightley, Jane Fairfax
As she prepares to become mistress of Donwell Abbey, Emma makes a discovery.
Moving on - Northanger Abbey, G, Isabella Thorpe
A small selection of Isabella's correspondence sometime after the events in Bath
A Lack of Persuasion - Persuasion, G, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Admiral Croft, Mrs Croft, Lady Russell
After Captain Wentworth receives his next posting, Anne receives a lot of advice from friends and family.
Far Beneath the Winter Snows - Persuasion, G, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Lady Russell, Sir Walter Elliot, Charles Musgrove, Louisa Musgrove
Anne Elliot's worst Christmases, and her best.
Come Home to the Sea - Persuasion, G, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Lady Russell, Lady Elliot
Anne Elliot was taken to the seaside three times.
Prudence - Sense and Sensibility, G, Elinor Dashwood, Colonel Brandon
Elinor made sure the hothouse flowers lasted, too.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Compromises in the Dark - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, PG-13, Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy
Elizabeth and Darcy must learn to compromise.
Georgette Heyer
A Lady of Means - Arabella, G, Arabella Tallant, Robert Beaumaris
The famous heiress, Arabella, several years into her happy marriage, shares some lessons on property and propriety.
Wedding Bed - The Grand Sophy, PG-13, Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Charles Rivenhall
“Damn you, Sophy,” he grated out. “What do you suppose my uncle should say to me?”
Fine Feathers - The Quiet Gentleman, G, Drusilla Morville, Gervase Frant
Six weeks is not so long to wait. (Even if it seems like an interminable engagement.)
Drusilla's transition from Miss Morville to Lady St Erth.
Send Us a Quiet Night - The Quiet Gentleman, NC-17, Gervase Frant, Lucius Austell Lord Ulverston
But they none of them-not even the stolid Theo Frant-not a one of them knew Ger the way he did, not even the perspicacious Miss Morville.
A Reluctant Courtship - The Reluctant Widow, G, Elinor Rochdale, Edward Carlyon
It's only a few months before the end of her mourning Mr. Cheviot when Elinor finally arrives in Bath.
Arrangements - Venetia, G, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon, Uncle Hendred
Venetia knew she would have rather a lot of delicate work to do the morning after the proposal.
The Rape of the Book - Venetia, G, Aubrey Lanyon, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon, Conway Lanyon, Charlotte Lanyon, Mrs Scorrier, Mrs Denny, Clara Denny, Emily Denny, Imber, Fingle, Julius Appersett
Aubrey returns unexpectedly early from his first term at university .
Preparations for Flight - Venetia, G, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon, Aubrey Lanyon
Sometimes leaving home is harder on those left behind.
Lyrical - Venetia, NC-17, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon
The Damerels are on honeymoon (again) in Greece in 1821, when revolution breaks out. Venetia remains unperturbed.
License to Snow - Venetia, G, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon
They wanted a small wedding.
Victor Hugo - Ninety-Three
Ninety-Three: The Musical - Victor Hugo - Ninety-Three, G
Lyrics from the adaptation that wouldn't even be that implausible by Hugolian standards!
The City and the TowerVictor Hugo - Ninety-Three, G
Five verses Cimourdain translated, and one he didn't.
RPF
Spoils of War - Beauty and the Beast/French History RPF, G, Belle, Adam, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Louis XV, Madame du Barry, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVII de France
The curse is broken. Belle and her Beast would be happy to just live quietly together in the curse-free castle. Unfortunately, the rest of France has other ideas...
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Three Women Percy Blakeney Loved and One Whom He Adored - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy, PG-13, Marguerite Blakeney, Percy Blakeney, Andrew Ffoulkes, Antony Dewhurst, Algernon Blakeney, Lady Blakeney
Four vignettes in Percy's life, spanning approximately 1779 - 1801.
Poldark
With a good sword and a trusty shield - Poldark, G, Dwight Enys, Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Julia Poldark
The flush of being under Ross’ regard is, it turns out, not something that years can fade, not something that years can tarnish.
Blood will have blood - Poldark, G, Ross Poldark, George Warleggan
Following the events of Ross’s trial, George Warleggan prepares himself for what he expects will be a physical confrontation with Ross Poldark.
http://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2016/works/8888476 - Poldark, PG-13, Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne,
Demelza learns to adjust to married life, or five nights from the early days of Ross and Demelza's relationship.
Hark! A Vagrant
Duel to Be Kind - Hark! A Vagrant, G, Nemesis, Pirate, Nemesis' Sister
Peace was declared and Captain William Frederick is back home with his loving sister in his comfortable home in Wiltshire.
Would that the French had got him.
Flintlock through the heart, and you're to blame - Hark! A Vagrant, PG-13, Nemesis, Pirate
The storyteller pauses and stares mournfully into the flickering hearth. “I miss him, boy. He was the best Nemesis a devil like me could ask for.” The boy attempts to make himself the picture of understanding, in case his input is required. At the same time, he eases out from under the Pirate’s arm and slides backwards, until caught in place by a loud creak. The Pirate’s gaze remains fastened on a distant, sparkling past, and he takes a breath to continue.
“My Nemesis was the bravest, most noble Commander that ever put a sextant to the horizon!"
Hamilton
A Revolution's Revelation - Hamilton/Ghostbusters, G, Jillian Holtzmann, Patty Tolan, Erin Gilbert, Abby Yates, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
They've learned over the last year and some to give Patty the lead when there's some sort of historical grudge at play. Your everyday jealousies, revenge killings, souls with unfinished business, and random demons they're all good at dealing with, but there's something about the long-gone that only Patty can handle.
Aubrey-Maturin
Physic - Aubrey-Maturin, NC-17, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases. - Hippocrates
In Valparaiso - Aubrey-Maturin, PG-13, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Set soon after the film ends, but heavily influenced by the style of O'Brian's books.
Catalonia - Aubrey-Maturin, G, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Catalonia exists, for Stephen, as an incorporation of cognitive dissonance.
Homecoming - Aubrey-Maturin, G, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Diana Villiers
Coming back does not always mean finding what you left behind.
Polaris - Aubrey-Maturin, PG-13, Jack Aubrey,Stephen Maturin, Barrett Bonden, Tom Pullings, William Blakeney, Preserved Killick
Jack is looking forward to spending time with his particular friend, but Stephen is a bit preoccupied at the moment.
The Fragile Skiff Attains the Shore - Aubrey-Maturin, PG-13, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, William Mowett, Preserved Killick
Stephen's letter, folded inside his jacket, pressed against his heart like a hot poker.
To Captain Jno. Aubrey, R.N., HMS Surprise:
I ask you to sail on as scheduled. Do not come looking for me.
Than Dreamt of in Your Philosophy - Aubrey-Maturin, G, Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Stephen could not even have said what woke him, after - he only knew that something had called him and he had gone, up to the deck, barely decent.
Hornblower
Smallbridge - Hornblower, G, Horatio Hornblower, William Bush, Barbara Wellesley
Horatio returns from Russia suffering the aftereffects of typhus. Caring for him may be too much for Barbara to handle alone.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Walking the King's Roads - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, John Childermass, Jonathan Strange
John Childermass had never had much use for bloody magicians - but perhaps he could find some.
Open Roads - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, PG-13, John Childermass, John Segundus
“You did not tell me that the magician was part faerie,” Segundus said, with great dignity, from where he was tied, wrist and ankle, to one of the few well-preserved stone pillars by means of somewhat incongruous rose vines.
Reap What You Sow - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, NC-17, John Childermass, John Segundus
When Childermass is targeted by those who would use the Raven King’s Book for their own gain, he turns to Mr Segundus for help.
The Raven King’s Ball - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, Jonathan Strange, Arabella Strange, Emma Pole, Stephen Black
Four people who have lost each other meet again for an enchanted night.
Jonathan Strange Splits the Infinitive - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, John Childermass, Jonathan Strange, Gilbert Norrell, Arabella Strange
With catastrophic results.
Crossroads and Thresholds - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, G, Emma Pole, tephen Black
Emma Pole has avoided sleep and magic as much as possible for many years. One night, she cannot hold them both back, and she finds herself reunited with an old acquaintance.
Temeraire
Two Men and a Dragon (and More) - Temeraire, PG-13, William Laurence, Jane Roland, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire
Laurence and Tharkay’s new living arrangement is tested when Jane Roland asks for help with a matter of some importance. Temeraire, of course, insists on being involved. And Laurence’s sense of humor returns in unexpected ways.
Impediments - Temeraire, PG-13, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay
In which the instution of marriage is discussed, and the impediments therein are removed.
...mostly via the application of liberal amounts of alcohol, and maybe a smidgeon of actual use of words.
An Irrevocable Condition - Temeraire, G, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire
The guest suite Tharkay extended Laurence was in good repair, but the library was another matter entirely.
Tête-à-tête - Temeraire, G, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire, Lady Allendale
When her son returns from breakfasting in town and tells her that he plans to move to Scotland to stay with his friend Mr. Tharkay, and that Temeraire will be taking one of the new seats in Parliament, Diana says only, “Well, dear, you must bring Mr. Tharkay to tea, then. Tomorrow?”
The Reward of Service - Temeraire, PG-13, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, John Granby, Temeraire
‘It is no good asking me,’ Laurence said at last, pushing the pattern-book away over breakfast, ‘I am not the one-’
Not the one who would be living with the result, he had been about to say. But they had hardly accepted Tharkay’s invitation as casual houseguests.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Make the Yuletide Gay) - Temeraire, G, William Laurence, Tenzing Tharkay, Temeraire
The first Christmas after the war, Laurence and Tharkay host a party
Jane Austen
Letters from the Heart - Emma, G, Emma Woodhouse, George Knightley, Jane Fairfax
As she prepares to become mistress of Donwell Abbey, Emma makes a discovery.
Moving on - Northanger Abbey, G, Isabella Thorpe
A small selection of Isabella's correspondence sometime after the events in Bath
A Lack of Persuasion - Persuasion, G, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Admiral Croft, Mrs Croft, Lady Russell
After Captain Wentworth receives his next posting, Anne receives a lot of advice from friends and family.
Far Beneath the Winter Snows - Persuasion, G, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Lady Russell, Sir Walter Elliot, Charles Musgrove, Louisa Musgrove
Anne Elliot's worst Christmases, and her best.
Come Home to the Sea - Persuasion, G, Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Lady Russell, Lady Elliot
Anne Elliot was taken to the seaside three times.
Prudence - Sense and Sensibility, G, Elinor Dashwood, Colonel Brandon
Elinor made sure the hothouse flowers lasted, too.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Compromises in the Dark - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, PG-13, Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy
Elizabeth and Darcy must learn to compromise.
Georgette Heyer
A Lady of Means - Arabella, G, Arabella Tallant, Robert Beaumaris
The famous heiress, Arabella, several years into her happy marriage, shares some lessons on property and propriety.
Wedding Bed - The Grand Sophy, PG-13, Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Charles Rivenhall
“Damn you, Sophy,” he grated out. “What do you suppose my uncle should say to me?”
Fine Feathers - The Quiet Gentleman, G, Drusilla Morville, Gervase Frant
Six weeks is not so long to wait. (Even if it seems like an interminable engagement.)
Drusilla's transition from Miss Morville to Lady St Erth.
Send Us a Quiet Night - The Quiet Gentleman, NC-17, Gervase Frant, Lucius Austell Lord Ulverston
But they none of them-not even the stolid Theo Frant-not a one of them knew Ger the way he did, not even the perspicacious Miss Morville.
A Reluctant Courtship - The Reluctant Widow, G, Elinor Rochdale, Edward Carlyon
It's only a few months before the end of her mourning Mr. Cheviot when Elinor finally arrives in Bath.
Arrangements - Venetia, G, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon, Uncle Hendred
Venetia knew she would have rather a lot of delicate work to do the morning after the proposal.
The Rape of the Book - Venetia, G, Aubrey Lanyon, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon, Conway Lanyon, Charlotte Lanyon, Mrs Scorrier, Mrs Denny, Clara Denny, Emily Denny, Imber, Fingle, Julius Appersett
Aubrey returns unexpectedly early from his first term at university .
Preparations for Flight - Venetia, G, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon, Aubrey Lanyon
Sometimes leaving home is harder on those left behind.
Lyrical - Venetia, NC-17, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon
The Damerels are on honeymoon (again) in Greece in 1821, when revolution breaks out. Venetia remains unperturbed.
License to Snow - Venetia, G, Jasper Damerel, Venetia Lanyon
They wanted a small wedding.
Victor Hugo - Ninety-Three
Ninety-Three: The Musical - Victor Hugo - Ninety-Three, G
Lyrics from the adaptation that wouldn't even be that implausible by Hugolian standards!
The City and the TowerVictor Hugo - Ninety-Three, G
Five verses Cimourdain translated, and one he didn't.
RPF
Spoils of War - Beauty and the Beast/French History RPF, G, Belle, Adam, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Louis XV, Madame du Barry, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVII de France
The curse is broken. Belle and her Beast would be happy to just live quietly together in the curse-free castle. Unfortunately, the rest of France has other ideas...
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Three Women Percy Blakeney Loved and One Whom He Adored - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy, PG-13, Marguerite Blakeney, Percy Blakeney, Andrew Ffoulkes, Antony Dewhurst, Algernon Blakeney, Lady Blakeney
Four vignettes in Percy's life, spanning approximately 1779 - 1801.
Poldark
With a good sword and a trusty shield - Poldark, G, Dwight Enys, Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne, Julia Poldark
The flush of being under Ross’ regard is, it turns out, not something that years can fade, not something that years can tarnish.
Blood will have blood - Poldark, G, Ross Poldark, George Warleggan
Following the events of Ross’s trial, George Warleggan prepares himself for what he expects will be a physical confrontation with Ross Poldark.
http://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2016/works/8888476 - Poldark, PG-13, Ross Poldark, Demelza Carne,
Demelza learns to adjust to married life, or five nights from the early days of Ross and Demelza's relationship.
Hark! A Vagrant
Duel to Be Kind - Hark! A Vagrant, G, Nemesis, Pirate, Nemesis' Sister
Peace was declared and Captain William Frederick is back home with his loving sister in his comfortable home in Wiltshire.
Would that the French had got him.
Flintlock through the heart, and you're to blame - Hark! A Vagrant, PG-13, Nemesis, Pirate
The storyteller pauses and stares mournfully into the flickering hearth. “I miss him, boy. He was the best Nemesis a devil like me could ask for.” The boy attempts to make himself the picture of understanding, in case his input is required. At the same time, he eases out from under the Pirate’s arm and slides backwards, until caught in place by a loud creak. The Pirate’s gaze remains fastened on a distant, sparkling past, and he takes a breath to continue.
“My Nemesis was the bravest, most noble Commander that ever put a sextant to the horizon!"
Hamilton
A Revolution's Revelation - Hamilton/Ghostbusters, G, Jillian Holtzmann, Patty Tolan, Erin Gilbert, Abby Yates, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
They've learned over the last year and some to give Patty the lead when there's some sort of historical grudge at play. Your everyday jealousies, revenge killings, souls with unfinished business, and random demons they're all good at dealing with, but there's something about the long-gone that only Patty can handle.