measured_words | Yuuuletiiiiiiide!

OMG I got great stories!

Seriously great! I got The Shadow, I got 7.5 K of amazing casefic, and it is brilliant, and so true to the movie *and* the radio show, and.... I really want to read the sequel, dangit! MORE! I feel so greedy! I also go the trans!Yart JourneyQuest story that was *exactly* what I asked for, and also Ghost Soup Infidel Blue RPF which was amusing and I want to roll around in the cleverness of the meta (casting fictional actors = brilliant ^-^). ANYWAY! Here are my gift fics. You should go read them! The GSIB RPF one.... there is no canon for, so... you have no excuse not to appricate it! The Shadow, I think anyone who has encountered it in any media can appreciate, but it is poretty grounded in the movie backstory. And clearly you should just all go watch JourneyQuest anyway :D

ETA - I also got a Madness gift, also in Ghost Soup Infidel Blue RPF - a translated article talking about the new season coming out on SciFi and some of the dirt behind it.... inspired by my GSIB RPF giftfic. :D

The Butterfly Also Casts a Shadow (7451 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Shadow (1994)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lamont Cranston, Margo Lane, Original Characters
Summary:

Margo and Lamont's friendship is tested when they encounter a murder with only two possible suspects: themselves.
--An amazing blend of the Movie with elemets from the radio show, all wrapped up in a wonderful piece of casefic that really shows off the characters. Comprehensible withough canon knowledge.

In which nothing changes (1046 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: JourneyQuest
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Yart Flayschildren/Grellnok Skullsplitter
Characters: Yart Flayschildren, Grellnok Skullsplitter, Rilk (JourneyQuest)
Summary:

Grellnok and Yart finally have that talk...
--Trans!Yart! This was brilliant and pretty much exctly what i was hoping for when I requested this. I was super excited to receive it :D

The San Diego Comic Con Incident (1058 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ghost Soup Infidel Blue RPF
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Vincent Chase/Kawachi Nami
Characters: Vincent Chase, Kawachi Nami
Summary:

Everyone was gonna know what went down at SDCC.
--Oh GSIB, How I love thee! I really wasn't sure what to expect from this, but I was not disappointed :D The actor selection is what really makes it. Canon knowledge not required. Or possible, really...

What's beyond rock bottom? (623 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ghost Soup Infidel Blue RPF
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Vincent Chase, John (Love Actually)
Summary:

An article I've found in the Japanese press and translated, about the new GSIB--I know that's not a story but it seems to have been written by some very bitter fanboys, so I hope you'll like it!
--This was written for me, but inspired by the above piece, and really is a perfect accompaniement! Canon knowledge not necessary.

And now a few additional recs! Some of these have already gotten quite a lot of love, but I think they deserve it, so hey! On with the recs :) 15thCentury RPF/Hunger Games, Holmes on Holmes/Cthulhu Mythos, the Solar System, Knitting Anthropomorfic, Books of the Raksura, XKCD, Ghost Soup Infidel Blue, N.K JEMISIN 's the Dreamblood, Finnish Mythology, The Wire, The Mummy... I'm sure I have missed some great ones, but I still have a lot of reading to do, especially in the main collection!

The Sticking Place (2944 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 15th Century CE RPF, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Major Character Death
Characters: Lucrezia Borgia, Cesare Borgia, Richard III of England, Marguerite d'Anjou | Margaret of Anjou, Henry VI of England
Summary:

Nobody talks about the Fifth Annual Hunger Games. There are good reasons for this.
--Politics played out in the Arena, and beautifully characterzied! You probably need some vague familiarity with the historical characters, but pop culture ought to get you bye, and the rest is in the text :)

Strange Geometry (4374 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Holmes on Homes RPF, Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mike Holmes, Damon Bennett
Summary:

There's something seriously wrong with the old Atwood house. Just how do you close a portal to a plane of eldritch power? Mike knows how to make it right!
--An ingenious crossover, with the bacony scent of Canada all over it :D I'm not super familiar with Holmes on Holmes (only the concept really), but you don't need to know much more than that to appreciate this.

Ice Dwarves and Other Distant Celestial Bodies (1555 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Solar System
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Pluto/Charon
Characters: Pluto, Charon, Makemake, Nix, Hydra - Character, Eris
Summary:

Pluto had always been into Charon. Ever since the moment they met in a violent impact, he'd been really into Charon.

It was funny the way things worked out.

Or how being declared a Dwarf Planet was a good thing.
--Planet sex! Well, and courting. Probably more awesome if you know a lot about the solar system more than the obvious, but again, not really required.

There's Kinks in This Yarn, but It Still Knits Up Fine (3155 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Knitting (Anthropomorfic)
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Summary:

The diary of a circular needle who just cannot STAND the thought of knitting another *(@#ing scarf. Luckily, KnitLife.com exists.
--OMG, This is really ingenious, esp for the many folks out there with experience of both knitting and ....knitLife ^-^

Children of the New Court (13032 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jade/Moon (Cloud Roads), Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads)
Characters: Chime (Cloud Roads), Moon (Cloud Roads), Jade (Cloud Roads), Pearl (Cloud Roads), Stone (Cloud Roads)
Summary:

Chime had his hands full of babies.
--There are two stories in this fandom this year - both touching on very similar themes that dovetail well together. But this one is a long beautiful story with gorgeous characterzations and decriptions, and certainly deserves love if you're a fan of Wells' series.

Bigger Than You Think (200 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: xkcd 1110 (Click and Drag), Le città invisibili | Invisible Cities - Italo Calvino
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Marco Polo, Kublai Khan, Cueball
Summary:

An interactive story of exploration.
--CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE GAME! :D Brilliant idea and very fun execution ^-^ don't really need to know anything to play, it is all self-contained. I haven't beaten it yet, though...

Ghost Soup Forum Archive (4054 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ghost Soup Infidel Blue
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Summary:

An archive of the old Ghost Soup forum
--Elfwreck asked if anyone had any of the old forum posts saved.... someone did :V This is extra ingenious if you follow the comments, where one of the old forumites puts in an appearance - trace her back to her profile for an even greater Ghost Soup experience!

City of Dreams (5934 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: JEMISIN N. K. - Works, The Dreamblood
Rating: Mature
Warning: Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: OMC/OMC
Summary:

A story set among the ordinary folk of Gujaareh, citizens and foreigners, who go about their lives amid magic and dreamlike strangeness. A young Soreni mercenary comes to the city and finds something he doesn't even know he'd been seeking.
--beautiful worldbuilding with OCs and periperhal cultures + super hot genderqueer sex/magical healing cock. Also contains partially-unwarned-for underage noncon. I didn't know the canon, but this plays around the edges enough, and establishes enough in its own right that you relaly don't need to.

All the Old Knives (1556 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Kalevala, Finnish Mythology
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Kyllikki/Aino
Characters: Lemminkäinen's mother, Aino, Kyllikki
Summary:

Kyllikki finds a name for herself in the water.
--A very poetic insight into two women of the Kalavela. This is pretty much something I know only through various Yuletides, but I think you can appreciate it without haveing immersed yourself in Finnish culture. I assume it is only better if you have!

Dice for Decimals (4385 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wire
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Stringer Bell/Jimmy McNulty
Characters: Kima Greggs, Cedric Daniels, Rhonda Pearlman, William "Bunk" Moreland, Lester Freamon, Thomas "Herc" Hauk, Stringer Bell, Jimmy McNulty
Summary:

Dr. Russell Bell is a week unshaven, with gold-rimmed glasses and leather-reinforced elbows on his court coat. He's professorial in a broad-shouldered Indiana Jones kind of way; if it weren't for the metal detectors at the entrance to the courthouse, McNulty would swear blind he was packing.
-- This is brilliant - with perfect voices, tone, and plotting worthy of the show itself.

Perspective (4529 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Mummy Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ardeth Bay, Dr. Terence Bey
Summary:

A look into what it's like growing up Medjai.
--A really cool backstory/character development piece for Ardeth, who is my favourite character. I realy like all the cultural touches and historical stuff the author slips in.

Aaaaand adding in a few bits from Yuletide Madness, which always needs more love than it gets! Dracula, Erekos, Pan's Labyrinth, Final Fantasy VI, Lion in Winter, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, and The Mummy :)

Preparation (487 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Count Dracula/Mina Harker
Characters: Count Dracula, Mina Harker, Brides of Dracula
Summary:

Dracula prepares to reclaim Elisabeta.
--A lovely peek at a genderswapped Dracula, which recontextualizes the whole relationship with Elisabeta/Mina...

Kalathykoi (543 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Erekos - A.M. Tuomala
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Loukaros, Erlen Eppeim
Summary:

Scenes from a conversion.
--Erlen doens't really know what he is getting himself into.... but he soon learns who he belongs to.

The Fawn in the Garden (1151 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 2/4
Fandom: El Laberinto del Fauno | Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: OMC, OFC
Summary:

Some stories happen again and again, and some barriers are never there at all.
--This is unfinished according to the chapter count, but it ends in a very sweet/sad place. It is post-canon, and I don't think you really need to have seen the movie to appreciate it, though some of the nuances may be lost.

Ace-Queen Blackjack (100 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Final Fantasy VI
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Daryl/Setzer Gabbiani
Characters: Daryl (Final Fantasy VI), Setzer Gabbiani
Summary:

It's nice to keep an ace up your sleeve, but watching her fly is even better.
--A lovely little drabble capturing the beginning of their relationship :)

Dawn Song (199 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Lion in Winter (1968)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Eleanor of Aquitaine/Henry Plantagenet
Characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard I of England
Summary:

Eleanor wins by default.
--...and finds no solace in her victory.

Among The Women (We Come And Go). (272 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock - T. S. Eliot
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Women (Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock)
Summary:

We are the Women. Let us go.
--I think of this as a nice response to the poem itself... It's a sestina, and I like how it plays with its repetition.

Let the Night Be Mine Forever (1222 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Mummy (1999)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan/Richard "Rick" O'Connell
Characters: Evelyn "Evy" Carnahan, Richard "Rick" O'Connell, Jonathan Carnahan, Nefertiri, OCs
Summary:

Evie dreams.
--A series of interconneted dreams, harkening back to the past-lives in the movie, and to the events that set everything in motion...