Measured Words

I was so spoiled this go around. I got SIX (6!!!!)gifts and they were all fantastic. I wrote three, two of which were for Nary (one shared with longpig), who was my official recip, and one for a stranger who requested a couple of OW prompts I'd submitted :x This was partly, I admit, a decoy story, but I am really proud of how it turned out and also that it really resonated with the recip :3

Three of my gifts were new She-ra, one was an Original Work, one was New Trek, and he last was a Diablotin/Adventure World crossover :V

So, yes, this was the year/exchange where Nary, Longpig, and I finally decided to see what happened if we nominated Diablotin. And I matched on her. And she wrote me and Longpig each a treat to make sure that it would be represented in the exchange :x So in the end there were four! which meant that they really dind't get much feedback outside of our little circle, so it was a low-feedback exchange. But the comments I did get were lovely and did I mention - 6 awesome gifts!?!

( SIX GIFTS!!!!1!!1 )
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( The things I wrote were pretty niche I guess :x )

I was going to talk about these more, but then I ran out of energy :( But if anyone would like to know more about any of them, poke me in the comments and I'll answer any questions and so forth!

I write four stories! One one was for a song I had ever heard previously. I did two pinch hits and one treat :)

First - my original assignment!

Song: Fire in the Head by Sharon Knight
Embers Just Waiting for Breath (7306 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Fire in the Head - Sharon Knight (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Bards, Storytelling, songs, Bechdel Test Pass, Fae & Fairies, Ordeals, Faustian Bargain, Madness, Megaliths, Rituals, Fire, Pilgrimage, Folklore
Summary:

Efa goes to the Giant's Chair
To make a Feyre pact...

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Then two pinch hits! Both were for songs I'd considered treating anyway if I'd had time. I was thinking maybe about drabbles to start with, so both of them turned out pretty short. But I think they were just as long as they needed to be :) Witch Hunt is the only song I already knew.

Song: Ringo by Lorne Green
Sparks (1049 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ringo - Lorne Greene (Song)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Narrator/Ringo
Characters: Ringo, Narrator
Additional Tags: Gunshot Wounds, Western, Bandits & Outlaws, gunfights, Character Death Fix, amateur surgery, Starting Over, Reunions
Summary:

Ringo: A spark of good, a spark of life, and a spark of somethin' else.

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Song: Witch Hunt by Jack Off Jill
Called to the Dance (1015 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Witch Hunt - Jack Off Jill (Song)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Fire, Witches, Witchcraft, Circus, Implied/Referenced Character Death
Summary:

You might have been the best of us, the most powerful.

But you tried to put yourself above us. Above me. You said we were nothing.

You were wrong, but you can save your tears for the flames.

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And finally the treat!

Song: The Wondersmith and his Sons by Astronautilis
The Long Con (2979 words) by Measured_Words
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wondersmith and His Sons - Astronautalis (Song)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Vampires, Magic, Magical Realism, Family, Dysfunctional Family, Con Artists, Vampire Hunters, Exes, Brothers, Mild torture, Violence, Lies, Restraints
Summary:

All she has to do is find Evan.

That's all.

Maybe.

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And that's all! I really do love this exchange though, and I encourage everyone to check out allll the stories, because they are on the whole very excellent! I can't wait for next year :D