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Yuletide 2019 recs
Dec. 24th, 2023 08:24 pmThe last set of Yuletide recs I posted was in 2019 for the 2018 collection. I have still been downloading pre-reveal stories and reading, but having been unable to finish my 2019 rec post, and having a sad completionist tendency, I have not posted any recs since.
I'm trying to catch up, though, and I was very close to being done with 2019's stories when 2020's collection went live. So here are my recs for 2019; unfortunately I last read the vast majority of them three years ago, and have chosen not to reread for blurb purposes, because that way lies never finishing this post ever.
First: no-canon-required stories (which I know because I didn't know the canon and still liked them).
The Facebook of Margery Kempe (4505 words) by NaomiKif a very religious woman in the 14th c. had Facebook: The Book of Margery Kempe - Margery Kempe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Book of Margery Kempe - Margery Kempe, 14th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Margery Kempe
Additional Tags: Modern AU, Margery has Facebook, Margery has Twitter, Margery has concerned family members
Summary: IF YOU ARE UNASHAMED OF BELIEVING IN THE LORD JESUS OR HIS UNWORTHY SERVANT WHO WEEPS WHENEVER SHE THINKS OF HIM THEN SHARE THIS POST.
Octo-Heist in Space (4623 words) by Isisif there were pirates ... and octopi ... in SPACE!: Octo-Heist in Progress - Rich Larson
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Octo-Heist in Progress - Rich Larson
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Pico (Octo-Heist in Progress), Original Characters
Additional Tags: Octopi & Squid, IN SPACE!, Space Pirates, Space Stations, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Handwaving, Worldbuilding, Biotechnology
Summary: The Muneta Starlane's regular shuttle run turns out to be anything but regular.
Full House (9115 words) by Nopeif Sherlock and John lived on a present-day council estate: 221B Baker Towers
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 221B Baker Towers
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Summary: "Who are you?" is the first and perhaps hardest question to answer.
Who Knows Upon What Soil They Fed Their Hungry Thirsty Roots? (4075 words) by oneiriadin which there is cooking for ... unexpected guests: The Victorian Way (Web Series)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Victorian Way (Web Series)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mrs. Avis Crocombe, Edgar Ashman, Mary Ann Bulmer, Mrs. Warwick, Fanny Cowley, Mr. James Vert, Sylvia, John Barker, Mr. Lincoln
Additional Tags: Victorian cooking (authentic and not), Good neighbours being neighbourly
Summary: Unexpected guests at Audley End House bring a professional challenge for Mrs. Avis Crocombe, professed cook in the service of Lord and Lady Braybrooke.
The Rotten Heart (5133 words) by Nomadin which there is spookiness: Behind You (Webcomic)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Behind You (Webcomic)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Horror
Summary: Stonetree is a town with a hell of a past. Then again, I have one of my own.
Some Things Just Don't Happen (1803 words) by Silexin which there is first contact: Humans Are Space Orcs (Meme)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Humans Are Space Orcs (Meme)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters, Original Non-Human Character(s)
Additional Tags: First Contact, Aliens, Alien Cultural Differences, Slice of Life, Humor, Yuletide Treat
Summary: Or at least that's Thrii’Nik’kikk, an ordinary enough satellite repair technician used to believe. Even on the edges of known space, more or an arbitrary mapping and navigational designation rather than there being terribly much unknown beyond them, another ordinary day on the job should have been another ordinary day on the job. Then he got back home and turned over his ship's logs as was procedure, that was when things got strange.
Only The Stones (5645 words) by karanguniin which current and past Go masters confront AI: 21st Century CE Japanese Go Players RPF, Edo Era Japanese Go Players RPF
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 21st Century CE Japanese Go Players RPF, Edo Era Japanese Go Players RPF, Japanese History RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Iyama Yuuta, Ichiriki Ryo, Cho Chikun, Oota Yuuzou, Honinbou Jouwa, Honinbou Shuusaku
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Ghosts, Yuletide Treat, Not Quite Hikaru no Go
Series: Part 2 of Historical Enough
Summary: Japanese Go Masters vs. AlphaGo, or: Cho Chikun, Iyama Yuuta, and Ichiriki Ryo walk into a bar.
The Quiet Rebellion of Tardigrade Sela Writings (1100 words) by Edonohanaif tardigrades had literature: The Author of the Acacia Seeds - Ursula K. Le Guin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Author of the Acacia Seeds - Ursula K. Le Guin, LE GUIN Ursula K. - Works
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Tardigrades
Additional Tags: Metafiction, Don't Have to Know Canon, Tardigrades, Documentation, Worldbuilding, In-Universe Article
Summary: You are no doubt familiar with the major genres of tardigrade literature.
Next, TV and movies:
The Wildest Of Them All Was The Cat (3369 words) by phneltCaptain Marvel
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Captain Marvel (2019), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Monica Rambeau, Maria Rambeau, Nick Fury, Chewie | Goose (Marvel), Carol Danvers
Additional Tags: background Carol/Maria, Monica and Goose BFFs forever, Post-Captain Marvel, Yuletide Treat, Misses Clause Challenge
Summary: Goose would just appear in their house sometimes. // The first time, Goose was just watching Monica putting together a model of the solar system. Goose was staring at the little Pluto, wobbling on the stretched out wire Monica had set up. She wanted to capture the orbit, but it was making it a little unstable.
Free Netflix Subscription (10103 words) by WildgooseryThe Good Place
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Tahani Al-Jamil, Eleanor Shellstrop, Michael (The Good Place), Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza, Chidi Anagonye
Summary: Neighborhood 12358W // Attempt #218 // Shellstrop soulmate: Tahani Al-Jamil
Stand Up Guy (1917 words) by cookinguptalesThe Muppet Show
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Muppet Show
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog
Additional Tags: Fluff, Humor, Mild Schmaltz
Summary: Fozzie Bear thinks that perhaps his jokes need to keep up with the times, but Kermit has reservations.
Clothes Make the Man (3350 words) by junkoSamurai Champloo
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Samurai Champloo
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Kasumi Fuu, Mugen (Samurai Champloo), Jin (Samurai Champloo)
Summary: It's just another day in Fuu's life... of course, ever since meeting Mugen and Jin, those days are always extraordinary.
Tales From Bunny Mountain (5618 words) by telarnaThe Untamed (yes, this is how you know how old these fics are)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jīn Líng | Jīn Rúlán & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Jīn Líng | Jīn Rúlán/Lán Yuàn | Lán Sīzhuī
Characters: Jīn Líng | Jīn Rúlán, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Additional Tags: Animal Transformation, wei wuxian's avuncular powers, Fluff, lan zhan is the worst bunny ever, lan sect does not know how to party, Bunnies, Post-Canon, Yuletide Treat, plz view all ship tags as having an '-ish' on the end, as precisely fifty percent of each pairing is uh currently a bunny
Summary: The auntie freezes. “Ah,” she says, and swallows. “That is to say…” Her fingers tighten around the basket, and she goes on, despairingly, “Has Lan-er-gongzi not… spoken to you? Of the Thousand Freedoms spirit cleansing array and its… side effects?” // “A-yi,” Wei Wuxian says gravely, still petting the rabbit, “it is safe to say that he has not.”
Next, miscellanous fandoms and cross-overs:
Secondary Infection (2620 words) by SeldenThe War of the Worlds
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The War of the Worlds - H. G. Wells
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Assorted Martians
Additional Tags: Blood Drinking, Character Death, Heavy-handed use of Victorian hymn
Summary: The Martians have the very best of intentions. And they don't die. Not exactly.
A song for three voices (2965 words) by Quillori The Lute-Player's Daughter (2006 words) by avaniThe Lute Player (Fairy Tale) (2)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Lute Player (Fairy Tale), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Summary: He has waited a long time for ransom or rescue.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Lute Player (Fairy Tale), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: King/Queen
Additional Tags: Female Character of Color, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alternate Universe - Setting Change
Summary: The lute Ghoshavati was the stuff of legends; played in the hand of a master such as Udayana, it could tame the fiercest of beasts and bend the elements to mortal will. Udayana’s daughter, however, who found herself presented with it, was nothing of the sort.
Far From The Hive (1445 words) by draconicsockpuppetDwarf Fortress
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dwarf Fortress
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Beekeeping, Career Change, Dwarven Scholarship, Giant Spiders
Summary: Sometimes you have to develop new skills to stay relevant.
John Cage Collaborates with the Archive's Terms of Service (0 words) by republic4'33" - John Cage (Song)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 4'33" - John Cage (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Meta
Series: Part 5 of The John Cage sessions
Here You Come Again (7169 words) by thefourthvineJolene - Dolly Parton (Song)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jolene - Dolly Parton (Song)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jolene/Narrator (Jolene)
Additional Tags: Enemies to Lovers
Summary: Four times Jolene stole Stella's man, and one time she stole Stella.
Serpentine (3892 words) by feroxargenteaMaster & Commander and Machineries of Empire
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Master and Commander - All Media Types, Machineries of Empire Series - Yoon Ha Lee
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin, Snakeform Servitor (Machineries of Empire)
Additional Tags: Age of Sail, Slight crossover with Machineries of Empire, Communication, navigation, Yuletide Treat
Summary: In which Jack and Stephen find a snake, and Stephen accidentally invents Morse code.
Spider She Wrote (1163 words) by glossMurder She Wrote and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Murder She Wrote, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Miles Morales, May Parker (Spider-Man), Jessica Fletcher
Additional Tags: Crossover, maine, Secrets, not dark!!!, not at all
Summary: Miles and May visit her old friend Jessica in Cabot Cove.
To Do In Tent (5154 words) by Mithrigil Untitled Multifandom Goose Fic (4231 words) by GlassRain Untitled Crossover Fanfic (3856 words) by 100indecisionsUntitled Goose Game crossovers (3)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Untitled Goose Game (Video Game), The Great British Bake Off RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Goose (Untitled Goose Game), Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Hijinks & Shenanigans, Slapstick, Food Porn, Backstage, Misses Clause Challenge, Lost Episode, Anarchy, Bad Puns, Crack Treated Seriously
Summary: It is a lovely morning in the Bake-off Tent, and you know exactly what this fic is about.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Untitled Goose Game (Video Game), Doctor Who (2005), Pet Shop of Horrors, Lady of the Shard (Webcomic), Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, The Good Place (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, We Appreciate Power - Grimes (Music Video), Steven Universe (Cartoon), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Goose (Untitled Goose Game), Crossover Character(s)
Additional Tags: Multiple Crossovers, To-do lists, Whimsy, Chaos
Summary: It's a lovely day in the multiverse, and you are a horrible crossover.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Untitled Goose Game (Video Game), Avengers Academy (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, Loki & Natasha Romanov, Goose/being horrible
Characters: Goose (Untitled Goose Game), Amora (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Nick Fury, Jarvis (Iron Man movies), Sam Wilson (Marvel), Kamala Khan, Peter Quill, mentions of others
Additional Tags: Crossover, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Swearing, which I wouldn't note except neither canon actually has swearing, so this is canon-atypical swearing, but no one can convince me these characters wouldn't talk like this
Series: Part 1 of Video game fanworks, Part 13 of Loki fic
Summary: It’s a lovely day at Avengers Academy, and you are a horrible goose.
Finally, because it's the longest: books!
a burning coal of kindness (4517 words) by egelantierThe Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Deret Beshelar & Maia Drazhar
Characters: Deret Beshelar, Maia Drazhar, Cala Athmaza, Csethiro Ceredin
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Kidnapping, Torture, Hostage Situations, Post-Canon
Summary: When Maia is kidnapped by a faction hoping to halt the construction of Wisdom Bridge, Beshelar, gravely injured, is by his side. It might just be their undoing.
Ways Home (3336 words) by kalirush To Wander Still (2720 words) by ravenWayfarers Series - Becky Chambers (2)
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: Wayfarers Series - Becky Chambers
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Kip, Eyas, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Anxiety, change, Grief/Mourning, Family, outside pov, Community - Freeform
Summary: Some perspective on Kip and Eyas following the events of the book.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wayfarers Series - Becky Chambers
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Isabel Itoh/Tamsin Itoh
Characters: Isabel Itoh, Tamsin Itoh, Kip Madaki
Summary: The immigrants need ceremonies, too.
I do forgive thy robb'ry, gentle thief (6175 words) by ConvenientAliasLilywhite Boys Series - K. J. Charles
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Lilywhite Boys Series - K. J. Charles, Any Old Diamonds - K.J. Charles
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jerry Crozier/Alexander "Alec" Pyne-ffoulkes
Characters: Jerry Crozier, Alexander "Alec" Pyne-ffoulkes
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Kidnapping, Heist, Pre-Slash, Yuletide Treat
Summary: “Jerry?” Alec asked. // He’d started out the night calling Jerry “Vane”, until Jerry had convinced him to use his first name. It was kind of sweet that he was now continuing the practice while Jerry was standing there in front of their host's safe, holding in one hand a skeleton key and in the other hand a switchblade. // “Alec! How odd to run into you here. Tell me, what were you doing under Sir William’s bed?”
The Magicians of Starecross Hall (34407 words) by thatbroadcastJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: John Childermass/John Segundus
Characters: John Segundus, John Childermass, Emma Pole, Mr Honeyfoot (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), Vinculus (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell)
Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Epistolary, Post-Canon, Found Family, Fairy Tale Elements
Summary: Being a series of interludes in the life of John Segundus, newly practical magician, in the year following the disappearances of Messrs. Strange and Norrell. Including: a new school for young magicians, explorations of the King’s Roads, Lady Pole’s alarming needle-work, unanticipated trips to Faerie, and John Childermass.
Rocks In His Pocket (1814 words) by WasuremonoThe Lottery - Shirley Jackson
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dave Hutchison/Original Female Character
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, canon-typical tone, some romantic content, Worldbuilding, Non-Explicit Medical Horror
Summary: Dave Hutchison leaves the village behind, but his memories stay with him.
Ascendant (1506 words) by SynergicThe Broken Earth Series - N. K. Jemisin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Broken Earth Series - N. K. Jemisin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Nassun (Broken Earth), Damaya | Essun | Syenite
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Healing, Grief/Mourning
Summary: There are other ways to change the world.
A Further Addendum to the Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (11084 words) by greenbirdsFrom The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E. L. Konigsburg
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E. L. Konigsburg
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Jamie Kincaid, Claudia Kincaid
Additional Tags: in which i am unexpectedly wholesome, no really, come for the epistolary fic stay for the history lesson, its even sort of a christmas story, a story about brothers and sisters, and also about friendship, let's not talk about how many tabs i had open to write this
Summary: On the Monday before the Thanksgiving school break, Jamie Kincaid received a package in the mail.
In All Its Guises (487 words) by neveralarch The Fish's Palace (1655 words) by UrsulaKohlThe Raven Tower - Ann Leckie (2)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Myriad (The Raven Tower)
Summary: Here is a story. Some part of it is probably true.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Raven Tower - Ann Leckie
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Myriad (The Raven Tower), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Chemistry, Geology, Shipworms, Perfume
Summary: I will tell you a story! There was a woman, in a palace near the city known as Therete, who had never seen the ocean. Yet she had a skill needed to build a fleet!
Worthy of Attention (2563 words) by neveralarchImperial Radch Series - Ann Leckie
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Imperial Radch Series - Ann Leckie
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gem of Sphene & Zeiat (Imperial Radch)
Characters: Gem of Sphene (Imperial Radch), Zeiat (Imperial Radch), Queter (Imperial Radch)
Summary: Sphene has a new captain. Ambassador Zeiat isn't sure what to think about that.
On Lsel, Hope is a False Memory (3641 words) by GlowsInTheDark History Talking to Itself (2194 words) by Sour_IdealistA Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine (2)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Yskandr Aghvin, Mahit Dzmare, Shrja Torel
Additional Tags: Conversations in Bars, Post-Book, minor character pov, POV Outsider, Three Seagrass is here in spirit, Emotions all over the place, including in the endocrine system, No major character death other than the character who's already dead still being dead (sort of), Mahit Dzmare/Three Seagrass (mentioned briefly)
Summary: In Teixcalaan, these things are ceaseless: star-charts, disembarkments, and Shrja Torel's ridiculous, illogical, impossible-to-get-rid-of envy for her best friend's job and imago. // (Mahit and Yskandr are very similar. Shrja is not.)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Mahit Dzmare/Three Seagrass, Yskandr Aghavn/Nineteen Adze/Emperor Six Direction, Past Mahit Dzmare/OFC
Characters: Mahit Dzmare, Three Seagrass, Twelve Azalea, Yskandr Aghavn, Nineteen Adze, Original Teixcalaanli Characters, Original Stationer Characters
Additional Tags: fake media, Epistolary, Fake Documents, Canonical Character Death, Worldbuilding, Poetry, Political Verse, Embedded Images (with descriptions)
Summary: Twelve excerpts from Teixcalaan and from Lsel Station.
A Hatching at Half-Circle Sea Hold (7164 words) by EdonohanaDragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Menolly (Dragonriders of Pern), Robinton (Dragonriders of Pern), Elgion (Dragonriders of Pern), Alemi (Dragonriders of Pern), Yanus (Dragonriders of Pern), Mavi (Dragonriders of Pern), T'gellan (Dragonriders of Pern), Mirrim (Dragonriders of Pern), Lessa (Dragonriders of Pern), F'lar | Fallarnon
Additional Tags: Hatching, References to Canon-Typical Violence, Fire Lizards
Summary: “That’s a rather extraordinary proposal, Menolly,” said the Masterharper.
The Beat of Her Wings (3111 words) by Dolorosa Voices from Between the Stars (1842 words) by DolorosaThe Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip (2)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sybel (Eld)/Coren of Sirle
Characters: Sybel (Eld), Coren of Sirle
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Yuletide Treat, Mythical Beings & Creatures
Summary: The Liralen carries Sybel and Coren home, but not without a detour.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - Patricia A. McKillip
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sybel (Eld)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Yuletide Treat
Summary: The Liralen was not the first legendary beast that Sybel tried to call.
Tilting at Millstones (3323 words) by notkingyetMoby Dick - Herman Melville
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Moby Dick - Herman Melville
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ishmael/Queequeg (Moby Dick)
Characters: Ishmael (Moby Dick), Queequeg (Moby Dick)
Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence
Summary: Queequeg teaches Ishmael how to handle his harpoon.
In Which Eeyore Loses His Tail Again, Or At Least Plans To (1261 words) by hhertzofWinnie-the-Pooh - A. A. Milne
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Winnie-the-Pooh - A. A. Milne
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eeyore & Eeyore's Tail (Winnie-the-Pooh)
Characters: Eeyore (Winnie-the-Pooh)
Summary: It's a bright, sunny day, and Eeyore has a plan to make it tolerable. Now if only his friends will cooperate.
A Solitary Death (7677 words) by HarukamiThe Bone Key - Sarah Monette
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Bone Key - Sarah Monette
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kyle Murchison Booth/John Pelham Ratcliffe
Characters: Kyle Murchison Booth, John Pelham Ratcliffe, Claudia Coburn
Additional Tags: Vampires, Case Fic, Yuletide, Yuletide 2019
Summary: They say that the sarcophagus is that of Alexander the Great. Booth has his doubts—how many places is that man said to be buried?—but if so, it would certainly be the prize of the Samuel Mather Parrington Museum. Archaeology might not be Booth's specialty, but he is nevertheless drawn into things when a fascinating stranger shows up at the Parrington after the sarcophagus arrives.
between the shadow and the soul (2226 words) by deliariumBlue Castle - L. M. Montgomery
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Blue Castle - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Barney Snaith/Valancy Stirling
Characters: Valancy Stirling, Barney Snaith
Additional Tags: First Time, Implied Sexual Content, Touch-Starved
Summary: Valancy and Barney's first nights in Mistawis.
Two Things (2652 words) by Isis Good Morning (1132 words) by neveralarch dulce et decorum est (11174 words) by SixthlightGideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir (3)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Jeannemary Chatur, Isaac Tettares, Magnus Quinn, Abigail Pent
Additional Tags: POV Jeannemary Chatur, Teenage Drama, Jeannemary has a tiny little crush on Gideon, But don't we all?
Summary: There were two things Jeannemary Chatur wanted: to fight for the Emperor Undying by the side of her necromancer, and for the stupid pimple on her chin to go away already.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gideon Nav & Harrowhark Nonagesimus
Characters: Gideon Nav, Harrowhark Nonagesimus
Additional Tags: getting swole
Summary: Gideon's Guide to Doing Some Push-Ups, At Least, Have You Never Used Your Arms, Nonagesimus?
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Palamedes Sextus, Dulcinea Septimus | Cytherea the First, Camilla Hect, Gideon Nav, Harrowhark Nonagesimus
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Historical, Espionage, Alternate Universe - World War II, New Zealand, Necromancy, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon Relationships
Summary: Over dinner, Palamedes reflected again on what the situation must be in Britain, that it had seemed logical – seemed worthwhile – to round up a crowd of researchers from all corners of the Empire and set them to finding a way to battle German soldiers with the corpses of their own dead.
the becoming garb of a gentleman (2625 words) by simplyirenicTemeraire - Naomi Novik
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: William Laurence & Temeraire
Characters: Temeraire (Temeraire), William Laurence, John Wampanoag, Tenzing Tharkay
Additional Tags: a surfeit of textiles
Summary: “Oh, yes,” said Temeraire. “Laurence has several robes from the Emperor’s court already; I was rather thinking of something more modern. It has been so very long since he bought himself anything fine. He says he sees no need for it, now that he is no longer an admiral, but he is after all still a prince; sometimes I think he forgets.” // Temeraire commissions a set of clothing for Laurence. Post-canon.
Letters Home (8244 words) by alyoraShadowEmelan - Tamora Pierce
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Emelan - Tamora Pierce
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Trisana Chandler, Briar Moss, Sandrilene fa Toren, Daja Kisubo, Niklaren Goldeye
Summary: Tris at Lightsbridge.
The Tortoise Moves (But Not Very Much) (1257 words) by NomadSmall Gods - Terry Pratchett
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Discworld - Terry Pratchett, Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Om (Discworld), Brutha (Discworld)
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat
Summary: Even the most strong-minded of witches would hesitate to wear a Borrowed body for too long, lest their way of thinking be permanently changed by the new perspective. // But of course, gods are different.
Be Bold, but not Too Bold (7989 words) by meguri_aite Winter Sun (1898 words) by bluemoonruneIn Other Lands | The Turn of the Story - Sarah Rees Brennan (2)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: In Other Lands | The Turn of the Story - Sarah Rees Brennan
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Elliot Schafer/Luke Sunborn
Characters: Luke Sunborn, Elliot Schafer
Additional Tags: Post-Canon
Summary: A dragon appears in the Borderlands, and Elliot Schafer makes it his first order of business to get kidnapped by it.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: In Other Lands | The Turn of the Story - Sarah Rees Brennan
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Elliot Schafer/Luke Sunborn, Golden-Hair-Scented-Like-Summer/Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle
Characters: Elliot Schafer, Luke Sunborn, Golden-Hair-Scented-Like-Summer, Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, Louise Sunborn
Summary: The first winter after they leave the border camp is the harshest and longest in a generation.
Conversations on Trains and Libraries (1707 words) by misuraSilver in the Wood - Emily Tesh
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Silver in the Wood - Emily Tesh
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Tobias Finch, Adela Silver
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Background Slash
Summary: Tobias and Mrs Silver en route.
the moon’s promises (2000 words) by betonyThe Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Attolia | Irene/Eugenides
Characters: Attolia | Irene, Eddis | Helen, Eugenides (Queen's Thief), Moira (Queen's Thief), Phresine (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Bodyswap, Mid-Canon, Unresolved Sexual Tension
Summary: The Queen of Attolia comes to understand the Thief of Eddis somewhat better than before.
The Snowl Queen (7947 words) by hamsterwomanHamster Princess Series - Ursula Vernon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hamster Princess Series - Ursula Vernon
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Harriet Hamsterbone, Prince Wilbur, Mumfrey
Additional Tags: Fairy Tale Retellings
Summary: “Of course she’s going cliff-diving!” said Harriet. “She’s a lemming, and that’s what lemmings do.” // “Qwerrrk,” said Mumfrey, which was Quail for, “I’m pretty sure that’s a myth, and anyway, can’t you see how upset she looks?”
And that's it for 2019.
(These are also on Tumblr: no-canon-needed stories; TV & movie fandoms; miscellaneous fandoms and cross-overs; and book fandoms.)
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