Yuletide Recs!
I think I've finally gotten this "reading all the Yuletide fics" down. I went through the archive alphabetically by story title and that really helped me keep going! I ended up reading such a great mix of fandoms.
First, my own WONDERFUL gifts. I really lucked out this year!
First off in the category of "fandoms I keep forlornly asking for and am clearly never going to get":
all I feel in my stomach is butterflies (1178 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 16th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Charles Brandon/Mary Tudor of France
Characters: Mary Tudor of France, Charles Brandon
Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship
Summary:
A Tudor princess is never alone.
MY BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL RPF!!! It's wonderful well-written and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
What else do I love so much? My TWO Kate Daniels fic that could be straight out of the books:
a foreign taste on my tongue (2058 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kate Daniels - Ilona Andrews
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Daniels/Curran Lennart
Characters: Andrea Nash, Julie Olsen, Derek Gaunt
Summary:
Kate has a good day.
Once upon a night in Unicorn Lane (1816 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kate Daniels - Ilona Andrews
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Daniels/Curran Lennart
Characters: Kate Daniels, Curran Lennart, Julie Olsen, Jim Shrapshire, George Doolittle, Andrea Nash
Additional Tags: Unicorn Lane, Teenage Shenanigans, Parenting Woes, Future Fic, Family Dynamics
Summary:
Kate, Curran and wayward teenagers on the loose.
The first one exactly what the summary says. AND I LOVE FIC LIKE THAT! I love GOOD days that we often don't get to see in fiction, but the characters probably have all the time.
And the second is this awesome glimpse of the future and it's so in character and wonderful and I want it to happen SO BADLY.
And some madness fic:
Underwater Archaeology of the Cornish Coast (100 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Jane Drew
Additional Tags: Future Fic, Drabble, yumadrin
Summary:
You can build a career on searching.
Such a great glimpse of what Jane might do with her life!
*
Longest Night (100 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kushiel's Legacy - Jacqueline Carey
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Phedre no Delaunay
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational
Summary:
It isn't all joie and costumes.
Ohhh, I loved this look at a different kind of Longest Night for Phedre.
*
And from the main archive:
We Were After Ever (1600 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: All Our Yesterdays - Cristin Terrill
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Finn Abbott/Marina "Em" Marchetti
Characters: Finn Abbott, Marina "Em" Marchetti, Nate Shaw
Additional Tags: Minor Character Death, Implied/Referenced Suicide
Summary:
After James's death, Finn and Marina try to move forward. But pieces of the erased timeline survive and begin seeping into the new one, invading her mind.
This hurts in a good way. Such a perfect follow up to the book.
*
Those who abide in love (3909 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sandy Murry/Rhea, Dennys Murry/Lucy
Characters: Sandy Murry, Dennys Murry
Summary:
Sandy takes an exam, meets the future love of his life, and returns home for Christmas.
GORGEOUS. I don't know how to say it better than that.
*
The Birds and the Bees (4280 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kitty Charing/Freddy Standen
Characters: Kitty Charing, Freddy Standen, Lord Legerwood, Lady Legerwood
Additional Tags: Humor, Regency Romance
Summary:
In which Lord Legerwood has a conversation with his son, with predictable results, and Kitty provides Freddy with enlightenment.
Hilarious and so, so Heyer.
*
A Night to Remember (1287 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kitty Charing/Freddy Standen
Characters: Freddy Standen, Kitty Charing
Additional Tags: Wedding Night, Fluff
Summary:
The story of Freddy and Kitty's wedding night, which does not go as expected.
Cute and charming and so in character!
*
And all the flowers that in the springtime grow (2781 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Jane Drew/Will Stanton, Bran Davies/OFC
Characters: Jane Drew, Will Stanton, Bran Davies aka Pendragon
Additional Tags: Bittersweet, Memories, Post-Canon, The Problem of Silver on the Tree, Yuletide Treat
Summary:
Jane lives her life in the mortal world, and it is not possible to think in the old ways here; but sometimes there are glimpses.
OH. This fic was AMAZING. One that made me go, "Yes, that happens next."
*
1, 2, 3, 4, tell me what you're looking for (1180 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Joan Watson (Elementary), Sherlock Holmes
Summary:
otherwise known as: 10 moments from Joan Watson's new life as a consulting detective, with occasional guest stars.
This is an absolutely wonderful look at Joan's life.
*
The Case of the Missing Detective (1348 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Joan Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Additional Tags: Friendship, New Year's Eve
Summary:
Criminals had apparently taken the week between Christmas and the end of the year off. This posed a serious problem.
A really great look at Joan and her friendship with Sherlock.
*
Mind Sport (10114 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Joan Watson (Elementary), Jamie Moriarty | Irene Adler
Summary:
Mind sport: a game of skill where the mental component is more significant than the physical.
Incredibly well done.
*
Kore (5673 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Greek and Roman Mythology
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Persephone (Greek and Roman Mythology), Demeter (Greek and Roman Mythology), Athena (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hermes (Greek and Roman Mythology), Artemis (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hades (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hestia (Greek and Roman Mythology), Eileithyia (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hecate (Greek and Roman Mythology), Zeus (Greek and Roman Mythology)
Additional Tags: Asexuality, Asexual Character
Summary:
The day her mother gives birth to a horse is the day Persephone decides that she really needs a plan.
This is a FABULOUS FABULOUS retelling.
*
In Which Lettie Makes Demands (5690 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Howl Series - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lettie Hatter/Wizard Suliman, Sophie Hatter/Howl Pendragon
Characters: Lettie Hatter, Sophie Hatter, Wizard Suliman, Howl Pendragon
Additional Tags: Sisters, Post-Canon, Pre-Relationship
Summary:
Lettie knows she ought to be delighted that everybody's curses are broken now, but in some ways she can't help feeling like nothing's any better than it was before.
This made me re-read the book. So very well done.
*
I Face The Horizon, Everywhere I Go (2315 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kenzie-Gennaro Series - Dennis Lehane
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Angela Gennaro/Patrick Kenzie
Additional Tags: Case Fic, New Relationship
Summary:
Set post-"Sacred." Patrick and Angie take on a smaller case together.
This is EXACTLY them and so, so great.
*
Bring Your Boy Home (1055 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dickon Sowerby, Mary Lennox, Colin Craven
Additional Tags: World War I, Psychological Trauma, Major Character Injury, Childhood Friends, Friendship
Summary:
Dickon returns from World War I.
Another one that hurts in a really good way.
*
alike in dignity (1108 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Slings & Arrows
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Geoffrey Tennant & Darren Nichols
Characters: Geoffrey Tennant, Darren Nichols
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat
Summary:
There comes a time when you've got to admit that a worst enemy for that many years is actually just a friend you yell at a lot.
YES YES YES. This is perfectly Darren and totally what happens next.
*
Bridges you didn't know you crossed (2117 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fiyero (Wicked)/Elphaba (Wicked)
Characters: Glinda the Good, Elphaba Thropp
Additional Tags: Female Friendship, Yuletide Treat
Summary:
Around the time that Glinda first hears Elphaba's song sung around the palace, she starts having dreams of Elphaba.
So I didn't know I needed this fic, but DID I EVER.
First, my own WONDERFUL gifts. I really lucked out this year!
First off in the category of "fandoms I keep forlornly asking for and am clearly never going to get":
all I feel in my stomach is butterflies (1178 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 16th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Charles Brandon/Mary Tudor of France
Characters: Mary Tudor of France, Charles Brandon
Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship
Summary:
A Tudor princess is never alone.
MY BEAUTIFUL HISTORICAL RPF!!! It's wonderful well-written and I LOVE IT SO MUCH!
What else do I love so much? My TWO Kate Daniels fic that could be straight out of the books:
a foreign taste on my tongue (2058 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kate Daniels - Ilona Andrews
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Daniels/Curran Lennart
Characters: Andrea Nash, Julie Olsen, Derek Gaunt
Summary:
Kate has a good day.
Once upon a night in Unicorn Lane (1816 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kate Daniels - Ilona Andrews
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Daniels/Curran Lennart
Characters: Kate Daniels, Curran Lennart, Julie Olsen, Jim Shrapshire, George Doolittle, Andrea Nash
Additional Tags: Unicorn Lane, Teenage Shenanigans, Parenting Woes, Future Fic, Family Dynamics
Summary:
Kate, Curran and wayward teenagers on the loose.
The first one exactly what the summary says. AND I LOVE FIC LIKE THAT! I love GOOD days that we often don't get to see in fiction, but the characters probably have all the time.
And the second is this awesome glimpse of the future and it's so in character and wonderful and I want it to happen SO BADLY.
And some madness fic:
Underwater Archaeology of the Cornish Coast (100 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Jane Drew
Additional Tags: Future Fic, Drabble, yumadrin
Summary:
You can build a career on searching.
Such a great glimpse of what Jane might do with her life!
*
Longest Night (100 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kushiel's Legacy - Jacqueline Carey
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Phedre no Delaunay
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational
Summary:
It isn't all joie and costumes.
Ohhh, I loved this look at a different kind of Longest Night for Phedre.
*
And from the main archive:
We Were After Ever (1600 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: All Our Yesterdays - Cristin Terrill
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Finn Abbott/Marina "Em" Marchetti
Characters: Finn Abbott, Marina "Em" Marchetti, Nate Shaw
Additional Tags: Minor Character Death, Implied/Referenced Suicide
Summary:
After James's death, Finn and Marina try to move forward. But pieces of the erased timeline survive and begin seeping into the new one, invading her mind.
This hurts in a good way. Such a perfect follow up to the book.
*
Those who abide in love (3909 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Austin & Murry-O'Keefe Families - Madeleine L'Engle
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sandy Murry/Rhea, Dennys Murry/Lucy
Characters: Sandy Murry, Dennys Murry
Summary:
Sandy takes an exam, meets the future love of his life, and returns home for Christmas.
GORGEOUS. I don't know how to say it better than that.
*
The Birds and the Bees (4280 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kitty Charing/Freddy Standen
Characters: Kitty Charing, Freddy Standen, Lord Legerwood, Lady Legerwood
Additional Tags: Humor, Regency Romance
Summary:
In which Lord Legerwood has a conversation with his son, with predictable results, and Kitty provides Freddy with enlightenment.
Hilarious and so, so Heyer.
*
A Night to Remember (1287 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cotillion - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kitty Charing/Freddy Standen
Characters: Freddy Standen, Kitty Charing
Additional Tags: Wedding Night, Fluff
Summary:
The story of Freddy and Kitty's wedding night, which does not go as expected.
Cute and charming and so in character!
*
And all the flowers that in the springtime grow (2781 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Is Rising Sequence - Susan Cooper
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Jane Drew/Will Stanton, Bran Davies/OFC
Characters: Jane Drew, Will Stanton, Bran Davies aka Pendragon
Additional Tags: Bittersweet, Memories, Post-Canon, The Problem of Silver on the Tree, Yuletide Treat
Summary:
Jane lives her life in the mortal world, and it is not possible to think in the old ways here; but sometimes there are glimpses.
OH. This fic was AMAZING. One that made me go, "Yes, that happens next."
*
1, 2, 3, 4, tell me what you're looking for (1180 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Joan Watson (Elementary), Sherlock Holmes
Summary:
otherwise known as: 10 moments from Joan Watson's new life as a consulting detective, with occasional guest stars.
This is an absolutely wonderful look at Joan's life.
*
The Case of the Missing Detective (1348 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Joan Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Additional Tags: Friendship, New Year's Eve
Summary:
Criminals had apparently taken the week between Christmas and the end of the year off. This posed a serious problem.
A really great look at Joan and her friendship with Sherlock.
*
Mind Sport (10114 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Joan Watson (Elementary), Jamie Moriarty | Irene Adler
Summary:
Mind sport: a game of skill where the mental component is more significant than the physical.
Incredibly well done.
*
Kore (5673 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Greek and Roman Mythology
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Persephone (Greek and Roman Mythology), Demeter (Greek and Roman Mythology), Athena (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hermes (Greek and Roman Mythology), Artemis (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hades (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hestia (Greek and Roman Mythology), Eileithyia (Greek and Roman Mythology), Hecate (Greek and Roman Mythology), Zeus (Greek and Roman Mythology)
Additional Tags: Asexuality, Asexual Character
Summary:
The day her mother gives birth to a horse is the day Persephone decides that she really needs a plan.
This is a FABULOUS FABULOUS retelling.
*
In Which Lettie Makes Demands (5690 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Howl Series - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lettie Hatter/Wizard Suliman, Sophie Hatter/Howl Pendragon
Characters: Lettie Hatter, Sophie Hatter, Wizard Suliman, Howl Pendragon
Additional Tags: Sisters, Post-Canon, Pre-Relationship
Summary:
Lettie knows she ought to be delighted that everybody's curses are broken now, but in some ways she can't help feeling like nothing's any better than it was before.
This made me re-read the book. So very well done.
*
I Face The Horizon, Everywhere I Go (2315 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kenzie-Gennaro Series - Dennis Lehane
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Angela Gennaro/Patrick Kenzie
Additional Tags: Case Fic, New Relationship
Summary:
Set post-"Sacred." Patrick and Angie take on a smaller case together.
This is EXACTLY them and so, so great.
*
Bring Your Boy Home (1055 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dickon Sowerby, Mary Lennox, Colin Craven
Additional Tags: World War I, Psychological Trauma, Major Character Injury, Childhood Friends, Friendship
Summary:
Dickon returns from World War I.
Another one that hurts in a really good way.
*
alike in dignity (1108 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Slings & Arrows
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Geoffrey Tennant & Darren Nichols
Characters: Geoffrey Tennant, Darren Nichols
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat
Summary:
There comes a time when you've got to admit that a worst enemy for that many years is actually just a friend you yell at a lot.
YES YES YES. This is perfectly Darren and totally what happens next.
*
Bridges you didn't know you crossed (2117 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fiyero (Wicked)/Elphaba (Wicked)
Characters: Glinda the Good, Elphaba Thropp
Additional Tags: Female Friendship, Yuletide Treat
Summary:
Around the time that Glinda first hears Elphaba's song sung around the palace, she starts having dreams of Elphaba.
So I didn't know I needed this fic, but DID I EVER.