Yuletide: some more pre-reveal recs
My "marked for later" queue is outta control, but here are a few more fics I ended up lingering over this week . . .
The Similarities Between Us (1942 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Little Women (2019)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Amy March & Josephine "Jo" March
Characters: Josephine "Jo" March, Amy March
Additional Tags: Background Relationships, Minor Theodore "Laurie" Laurence/Amy March, Discussions about pregnancy, Sisters, Canon Compliant
Summary:
With her house empty, Amy asks Jo to stay the night with her. Jo is surprised to find that Amy just needs to talk.
"I've written enough stories to know that all big, old houses have ghosts in them. But if you haven't seen one by now, they're probably all nice ghosts."
Never So Bright (1203 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hot Goth Lady and Himbo Witch and Fair Maiden (Tumblr Post)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hot Goth Lady/Fair Maiden
Characters: Hot Goth Lady, Fair Maiden, Himbo Witch
Additional Tags: Crushes, Confessions, Awkward Flirting
Summary:
Bonnie found a beautiful woman standing on her doorstep just before midday and heaved a great sigh.
They always come to her like this -- not often, not any more, but regularly -- women and men, ugly and beautiful, young and old. They wanted things from her. Wanted magic from her.
She had no magic to give them.
Ribbon-note: I can't quote from this without disturbing how it's beautifully paced.
A Garden Invasion (1060 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Miss Marple - Agatha Christie, Good Omens (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Jane Marple, Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Gardens & Gardening, Crowley is Bad at Being a Demon (Good Omens), Yuletide Treat, Post-Canon
Summary:
How the angel Aziraphale, when he finally came hunting for his husband, found him on his knees, weeding Miss Marple's garden
"You're an absolute disssgracce," he told a wilting flower bush.
"Oh," said a prim voice from the house the garden belonged to. "I quite agree."
wisdom like this (2196 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hilary Tamar Mysteries - Sarah Caudwell
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Julia Larwood/OFC
Characters: Hilary Tamar, Julia Larwood, Selena Jardine, Michael Cantrip
Additional Tags: Queer Themes, Legal Shenanigans, Found Family
Summary:
A (fairly) normal evening in the Corkscrew.
". . . we already had quite a lot to do, and now we've been pulled in to this house sale.”
“Robbery,” said Cantrip gloomily.
“Isn't that a simple criminal prosecution?” I asked.
“Well, no,” said Cantrip. “You see, in this particular case, the item stolen was the house.”
At this point, Julia arrived back at the table with a bottle of Nierstein, an item I was beginning to see would be essential in the near future.
But if I should go to my love (1459 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Twelfth Night (1996), Twelfth Night - Shakespeare
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Orsino/Viola | Cesario (Twelfth Night), Feste & Viola (Twelfth Night), past Feste/Olivia's Father
Characters: Viola | Cesario (Twelfth Night), Feste (Twelfth Night), Olivia (Twelfth Night), Sebastian (Twelfth Night)
Additional Tags: Romance, Coda, Humor, Edwardian Period, Androgyny, Gender Issues, Class Issues
Summary:
Feste helps Viola-Cesario past their first skirmish with the Edwardian etiquette.
. . . the girl was born again, but something of the lad endured, that flailed and pleaded with every twitch of knee not to be put down with etiquette, and if Olivia had not trapped herself into gazing yearningly at her Sebastian across seven feet of glass and cutlery she might notice it.
Family Matters (2979 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Addams Family (Movies - Sonnenfeld)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Wednesday Addams/Joel Glicker, Margaret Alford-Addams/Cousin Itt
Characters: Joel Glicker, Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Lurch (Addams Family), Cousin Itt (Addams Family), Wednesday Addams, Grandmama (Addams Family), Margaret Alford-Addams
Summary:
Joel Glicker visits the Addams homestead for Wednesday's college graduation. By special request, no less. Whatever that means.
When he felt the weight of another hand on his left shoulder, Joel swallowed another tiny noise and turned his head to nod at Thing and smile. He always secretly regarded Thing as one of the better kinds of pet - smart, creative, responsive, and completely allergy-friendly. The disembodied hand gave a gleeful shiver at the recognition, then hopped down again and went skittering across the foyer and into the sitting room.
On Those Who Would Subdue Us (3161 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Addams Family (Movies - Sonnenfeld)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gomez Addams/Morticia Addams
Characters: Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams
Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Pre-Canon, Fluff, Canon-Typical Morbidness
Summary:
Before they were Mr. and Mrs. Addams, they had been young once. He was lonely and grieving and terribly handsome, and she was anxious and prickly and so determined to become a powerful witch that she hardly had time for anything else. The true story was romantic if you looked at it sideways, if you were the type of person who thought that thorns were the most beautiful part of roses, but it was private, almost painfully so.
“French is a ridiculous language.”
“Je pense qu’elle est une très belle langue.”
“What are you doing?” He sounded incredulous.
“Je dois practiquer mon francais.”
“That’s annoying.”
“Ton visage est ennuyeaux.”
“I need more wine.”
This entry was originally posted at https://bronze-ribbons.dreamwidth.org/429613.html. I see comments at DW, IJ, and LJ (when notifications are working, anyway), but not on feeds.
The Similarities Between Us (1942 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Little Women (2019)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Amy March & Josephine "Jo" March
Characters: Josephine "Jo" March, Amy March
Additional Tags: Background Relationships, Minor Theodore "Laurie" Laurence/Amy March, Discussions about pregnancy, Sisters, Canon Compliant
Summary:
With her house empty, Amy asks Jo to stay the night with her. Jo is surprised to find that Amy just needs to talk.
"I've written enough stories to know that all big, old houses have ghosts in them. But if you haven't seen one by now, they're probably all nice ghosts."
Never So Bright (1203 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hot Goth Lady and Himbo Witch and Fair Maiden (Tumblr Post)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hot Goth Lady/Fair Maiden
Characters: Hot Goth Lady, Fair Maiden, Himbo Witch
Additional Tags: Crushes, Confessions, Awkward Flirting
Summary:
Bonnie found a beautiful woman standing on her doorstep just before midday and heaved a great sigh.
They always come to her like this -- not often, not any more, but regularly -- women and men, ugly and beautiful, young and old. They wanted things from her. Wanted magic from her.
She had no magic to give them.
Ribbon-note: I can't quote from this without disturbing how it's beautifully paced.
A Garden Invasion (1060 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Miss Marple - Agatha Christie, Good Omens (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Jane Marple, Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Gardens & Gardening, Crowley is Bad at Being a Demon (Good Omens), Yuletide Treat, Post-Canon
Summary:
How the angel Aziraphale, when he finally came hunting for his husband, found him on his knees, weeding Miss Marple's garden
"You're an absolute disssgracce," he told a wilting flower bush.
"Oh," said a prim voice from the house the garden belonged to. "I quite agree."
wisdom like this (2196 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hilary Tamar Mysteries - Sarah Caudwell
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Julia Larwood/OFC
Characters: Hilary Tamar, Julia Larwood, Selena Jardine, Michael Cantrip
Additional Tags: Queer Themes, Legal Shenanigans, Found Family
Summary:
A (fairly) normal evening in the Corkscrew.
". . . we already had quite a lot to do, and now we've been pulled in to this house sale.”
“Robbery,” said Cantrip gloomily.
“Isn't that a simple criminal prosecution?” I asked.
“Well, no,” said Cantrip. “You see, in this particular case, the item stolen was the house.”
At this point, Julia arrived back at the table with a bottle of Nierstein, an item I was beginning to see would be essential in the near future.
But if I should go to my love (1459 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Twelfth Night (1996), Twelfth Night - Shakespeare
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Orsino/Viola | Cesario (Twelfth Night), Feste & Viola (Twelfth Night), past Feste/Olivia's Father
Characters: Viola | Cesario (Twelfth Night), Feste (Twelfth Night), Olivia (Twelfth Night), Sebastian (Twelfth Night)
Additional Tags: Romance, Coda, Humor, Edwardian Period, Androgyny, Gender Issues, Class Issues
Summary:
Feste helps Viola-Cesario past their first skirmish with the Edwardian etiquette.
. . . the girl was born again, but something of the lad endured, that flailed and pleaded with every twitch of knee not to be put down with etiquette, and if Olivia had not trapped herself into gazing yearningly at her Sebastian across seven feet of glass and cutlery she might notice it.
Family Matters (2979 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Addams Family (Movies - Sonnenfeld)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Wednesday Addams/Joel Glicker, Margaret Alford-Addams/Cousin Itt
Characters: Joel Glicker, Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Lurch (Addams Family), Cousin Itt (Addams Family), Wednesday Addams, Grandmama (Addams Family), Margaret Alford-Addams
Summary:
Joel Glicker visits the Addams homestead for Wednesday's college graduation. By special request, no less. Whatever that means.
When he felt the weight of another hand on his left shoulder, Joel swallowed another tiny noise and turned his head to nod at Thing and smile. He always secretly regarded Thing as one of the better kinds of pet - smart, creative, responsive, and completely allergy-friendly. The disembodied hand gave a gleeful shiver at the recognition, then hopped down again and went skittering across the foyer and into the sitting room.
On Those Who Would Subdue Us (3161 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Addams Family (Movies - Sonnenfeld)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gomez Addams/Morticia Addams
Characters: Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams
Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Pre-Canon, Fluff, Canon-Typical Morbidness
Summary:
Before they were Mr. and Mrs. Addams, they had been young once. He was lonely and grieving and terribly handsome, and she was anxious and prickly and so determined to become a powerful witch that she hardly had time for anything else. The true story was romantic if you looked at it sideways, if you were the type of person who thought that thorns were the most beautiful part of roses, but it was private, almost painfully so.
“French is a ridiculous language.”
“Je pense qu’elle est une très belle langue.”
“What are you doing?” He sounded incredulous.
“Je dois practiquer mon francais.”
“That’s annoying.”
“Ton visage est ennuyeaux.”
“I need more wine.”
This entry was originally posted at https://bronze-ribbons.dreamwidth.org/429613.html. I see comments at DW, IJ, and LJ (when notifications are working, anyway), but not on feeds.