Yuletide Recs 2018 (Part One)
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thisbluespiritLion Rampant, Contourné (1636 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Lion in Winter (1968), 12th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Richard I of England/OMC, Eleanor of Aquitaine/Henry Plantagenet
Characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard "The Lionheart" of England
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon
Summary: Mothers, like fathers, live in sons.
Lovely bit of backstory for Eleanor & Richard.
Must Be Tuesday (2959 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Avengers (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Emma Peel & John Steed
Characters: Emma Peel, John Steed
Additional Tags: Mild Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Steed Takes a Fall
Mrs Peel Rises to the Occasion
Pitch perfect Avengers casefic - a real joy!
when all the shades are gone (5038 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sophie Beckett/Benedict Bridgerton
Characters: Sophie Beckett, Benedict Bridgerton
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates
Summary: When Sophie Beckett first lays eyes on Benedict Bridgerton, her entire world bursts into color. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. (A soulmate AU.)
Soulmate AU for one of the Bridgerton romance novels - gorgeously done and also makes so much more sense of romance novel worlds. (No canon knowledge needed.)
La Bella Donna (10657 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jonathan Creek (TV), Cadfael (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jonathan Creek & Adam Klaus
Characters: Adam Klaus, Jonathan Creek, Brother Cadfael, Hugh Beringar
Additional Tags: Time Travel, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, hand-wavey time travel, mediaeval crime-solving
Summary: After a time machine magic trick gone wrong (or gone right?), Adam and Jonathan find themselves transported to 12th century England. Jonathan is just concerned with getting back to the modern day before Adam causes a scandal - but finds himself caught up in unravelling the sudden, mysterious death of a wealthy nobleman. Perhaps a former soldier turned monk can help...
Unexpected yet delightful time-travelling crossover + casefic. Because of course Adam would get sold some random old time machine that somehow actually works...
Novels and Navigations (5081 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer, Persuasion - Jane Austen, HEYER Georgette - Works
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jenny Chawleigh/Adam Deveril, Timothy Beamish/Lydia Deveril
Characters: Jenny Chawleigh, Adam Deveril | Viscount Lynton, Lydia Deveril, Timothy Beamish, Julia Oversley, Original Male Character, Giles-Jonathan Deveril
Additional Tags: Novel reading, Jam, Domestic Ever After, family matters
Summary: In which Adam and Jenny read a novel. There’s always your first time.
Lovely, subtle and satisfying coda to the novel as Adam and Jenny read Persuasion and learn more about relationships along the way.
Where the Bee Sucks (1614 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Fire and Hemlock - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Laurel Leroy/Thomas Lynn, Laurel Leroy/Morton Leroy, Laurel Leroy/Charles Lynn
Characters: Edna Lynn, Laurel Leroy, Morton Leroy, Charles Lynn, Thomas Lynn
Additional Tags: Older Woman/Younger Man
Summary: Beltane, Lammas, Yule: Laurel plays a long game.
Excellent bit of backstory for Laurel, and how she got Tom.
Certain Possibilities (1867 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer, HEYER Georgette - Works
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Charles Rivenhall/Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Augustus Fawnhope/Sancia Marquesa de Villacañas/Vincent Talgarth
Characters: Sophy Stanton-Lacy, Charles Rivenhall, Augustus Fawnhope, Sancia Marquesa de Villacañas, Vincent Talgarth, Eugenia Wraxton, Horace Stanton-Lacy, Elizabeth Rivenhall Lady Ombersley, Cecilia Rivenhall, A Duckling
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2018
Summary: The madcap adventures of Sophy and friends continue after the close of the novel.
Delightful immedate post-canon piece, fun and satisfactory and ending with an unexpected but entirely believable new ship.
Prince of Darkness, Judge of Pies (1426 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Great British Bake Off RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry, Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Demon Summoning, Baking, Yuletide Treat
Summary: "Who summons Morgoth, Judge of Souls?" the demon bellowed.
"Er." Cecily raised a shaky hand. "I did? Only it was an accident. And you seem to have dispatched our baking judge."
Mary put a gentle hand on the demon's elbow. "Since Paul is now rather indisposed, would you care to judge the remainder of our bakes?"
Great fun.
When the Winds Begin to Sing (2407 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: John Uskglass | The Raven King
Additional Tags: Magic, Nature, Fairy Tale Elements, Yuletide Treat
Summary: ‘We do not know why in 1202 he quarrelled with Winter and banished it from his kingdom, so that for four years Northern England enjoyed continual Summer.’—Jonathan Strange in The Edinburgh Review, 1815.
These events are remembered in rather more detail, however, in Northern England itself.
Gorgeous, footnotes-style fairy tale with exactly the right feel.
pavane (1016 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Beatrice/Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)
Characters: Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing), Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Yuletide Treat
Summary: Relationships take time and care to develop--so why should a merry war of words be any different?
Sharp and clever Beatrice and Benedick backstory.
Tea for Two (1113 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Margaret Hale/John Thornton
Characters: Margaret Hale, John Thornton (North and South)
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2018
Summary: A moment alone after John and Margaret's marriage.
Sweet coda to the series.
Round of Days (3198 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Margaret Hale/John Thornton
Characters: Margaret Hale, John Thornton (North and South)
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Post-Canon
Summary: Glimpses of Margaret and John Thornton’s first year of married life, through the seasons.
What it says, and very beautifully done; and the glimpses of the elder Mrs Thornton are all perfect too.
Pillow Talk (1063 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Palliser Series -- Anthony Trollope
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Plantagenet Palliser/Lady Glencora Palliser
Characters: Plantagenet Palliser, Lady Glencora Palliser
Additional Tags: Gossip, Pillow Talk, Parliament (UK)
Summary: Wide awake after a party, Lady Glencora shares her views on some friends with her husband.
Great little missing moment for Plantagenet & Glencora. (Also Palliser fic exists!)
Editorial Review (1694 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Press Gang
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lynda Day/Spike Thomson
Characters: Lynda Day, Spike Thomson, Sarah Jackson, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Retrospective, Normal Life, Self-Reflection, Character Study, Awards Presentation, Inspirational Speeches, References to Canon, Family, Friendship
Summary: Lynda Day has recently turned 50 and her life so far has been quite the journey.
A Lynda Day retrospective - excellent & with so many true little details.
Just One Person (2572 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Pushing Daisies
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ned (Pushing Daisies), Olive Snook, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
Summary: Ned and Olive participate in the 25th Annual Dupree Bakery Bake Off, and make a new friend.
Sweet post-canon competition fic for Olive & Ned.
Stanyon's Mysteries (3755 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Quiet Gentleman - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gervase Frant Earl of St Erth/Drusilla Morville
Characters: Gervase Frant Earl of St Erth, Drusilla Morville, Martin Frant
Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff
Summary: An old castle has many hidden secrets and a legendary treasure may only be the most obvious of them.
Engaging fic in which Drusilla and Gervase are very prosaic about yet more Gothic things, post book.
A Morning Call (1268 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Quiet Gentleman - Georgette Heyer
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gervase Frant Earl of St Erth/Drusilla Morville
Characters: Gervase Frant Earl of St Erth, Drusilla Morville
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Interlude
Summary: The Earl of St Erth pays a call upon his betrothed.
Sweet post-canon scene.
More Trouble Than They're Worth (3436 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Marty Hopkirk, Jeff Randall
Additional Tags: Private Detectives, Ghosts, Dinner, Friendship
Summary: It's just a simple divorce case, until it isn't. As usual for Randall and Hopkirk.
Fun & cleverly plotted casefic for Marty and Jeff.
A Bath Convalescence (1722 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Reluctant Widow - Georgette Heyer, HEYER Georgette - Works
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Elinor Rochdale & Miss Beccles & Francis Cheviot, Francis Cheviot/OMC
Characters: Elinor Rochdale, Miss Beccles, Francis Cheviot, minor OMC
Additional Tags: Meetings in Bath, A Little Light Espionage, Yuletide Treat
Summary: One meets all kinds of people in Bath, whether one wants to or not.
Further adventures of Francis Cheviot, as seen by Elinor - niftily done.
The Ladies of Briarfield (8363 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Shirley - Charlotte Bronte
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shirley Keeldar/Caroline Helstone
Characters: Shirley Keeldar, Caroline Helstone
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Fusion, Magic, Fairies, Yuletide Treat
Summary: Once, it has been said, there were fairies in Fieldhead Hollow.
What more could you ask of from Yuletide but an unexpected-yet-perfect crossover/fusion? Shirley in the JSMN universe is a wonderful fit (should be a good read whichever canon you're familiar with, or if you just want a sweet fairy & femslash fic.
Brisking About the Life (8172 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arriman Frederick Canker/Belladonna (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Mr. Leadbetter (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson)/OMC, Mr. Leadbetter (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson) & Lester (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Belladonna (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson) & Terence Mugg, Terence Mugg & Rover (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Terence Mugg & the Wizard Watcher, Mrs. Canker (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson)/Mr. Canker (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Belladonna (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson) & Mr. Leadbetter (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Arriman Frederick Canker & the Kraken (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Belladonna (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson) & the Kraken (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson)
Characters: Belladonna (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Arriman Frederick Canker, Terence Mugg, the Wizard Watcher, Mr. Leadbetter (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Lester (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Rover (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), the Kraken (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Mrs. Canker (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), Mr. Canker (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson), OMC, Cernunnos (Which Witch? - Eva Ibbotson)
Summary: Begonias everywhere. Plus a hot French chef, a pair of adoptive grandparents, some unexpected skills, and Rover living his best life.
I was thrilled to see Which Witch fic, and not disappointed to read it - it's a wonderful sequel, perfectly in tone, and great fun.
i am teaching myself how to be free (2201 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Willow (1988)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Madmartigan/Sorsha
Characters: Sorsha (Willow), Madmartigan (Willow)
Summary: “I cut my hair when I was four,” Sorsha says. “I stole a knife from the kitchen and cut it all off. It looked dreadful. Uneven and the odd bald patch.”
Madmartigan frowns. “Why?”
Sorsha looks down at Ellora Dannon, who is looking up at her with far more trust that Sorsha thinks is prudent. “Mother wanted a boy.”
Sorsha tries to come to terms with her actions in the aftermath. Sorsha/Madmartigan, post-movie.
Lovely, thoughtful look at Sorsha & her past and future.