This is the first Big Post Of Links of 2011. Now with bonus picspam!
Yuletide:
Yuletide authors were revealed sometime shortly after midnight (I know because I happened to notice while I was posting the fic I finished yesterday) which means I can claim the six fics I wrote. First up, the fics I wrote for my actual recipient:
Together An Ocean (2987 words)
Fandom: Ghost Hunters RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Steve Gonsalves/Dave Tango
Characters: Kris Williams, Amy Bruni, Kristyn Gartland, Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango
Summary: When Amy joins the team, she already has plenty of experience with investigating. It's her fellow teammates she has a lot to learn about.
A/N: With many thanks to jengeorge and goddessdster for looking this one over. I didn't make you look over the scene I added at the end, since you were just doing me a favor to begin with, but I think it fixes what you both felt was lacking in the original version. This is probably my least popular fic of Yuletide, because no one reads this fandom. More's the pity.
the improbability of perpetual motion (1822 words)
Fandom: No Ordinary Family
Rating: General Audiences
Characters: Katie Andrews, Stephanie Powell, Daphne Powell
Summary: Dr. Powell's the superhero, and Katie's the sidekick. But sidekicks are pretty important too.
A/N: With many thanks to writingpathways for the beta. I was busy panicking about the Ghost Hunters fic being awful, so I spent a weekend learning the entire canon for "No Ordinary Family" and ended up writing this. Which is how I came to have two fics for my original recipient in the end. This is the one I thought would be more popular than it is, just because of the fandom. It's not about J.J., though, so not that many people care. (He's my favorite character too, so it's not like I blame anyone.)
And the rest were treats I wrote just because I couldn't resist the requests. The first two are So You Think You Can Dance RPF, both set during season seven, plus a Child's Christmas In Wales fic I wrote on a whim and then bit my nails over until reveals, and a Camp/Glee crossover that's not really much of a Glee fic at all:
romance in five acts (1244 words)
Fandom: So You Think You Can Dance RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Billy Bell/Robert Roldan
Summary: Billy always knew he wasn't going to win.
A/N: This is the last one I wrote (hence the lame title; they grew increasingly lamer the closer the posting deadline got) and I wasn't that confident about writing Billy, but in the end I think it turned out okay. Plus, I mean, Billy and Robert have a history. There's a spark there from the start.
Pas de Deux (3630 words)
Fandom: So You Think You Can Dance RPF
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Ivan Koumaev/Travis Wall
Characters: Allison Holker
Summary: It's season seven, and Ivan's watching Travis' star rise.
A/N: With many thanks to cinderlily for looking this one over for me.
Parables of Sun Light (1600 words)
Fandom: A Child's Christmas In Wales
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Jim/Dan
Characters: Jim, Dan, Jack, Narrator (A Child's Christmas in Wales)
Summary: Sometimes growing up means growing apart. Sometimes it doesn't.
A/N: This one's the result of going to see a coworker participate in a dramatic reading of holiday stories, and then downloading and listening to Dylan Thomas' reading of the entire text on repeat while I sewed Christmas gifts. This is the one I wish was more popular, only because it was a challenge to find the right voice to do credit to the source material.
Bravery Practice (3561 words)
Fandom: Camp (2003), Glee
Rating: PG13
Relationships: Vlad Baumann/Michael Flores, Kurt Hummel/Noah Puckerman, Rachel Berry/Finn Hudson
Summary: It's only because Michael's tired of being alone on Christmas.
A/N: And finally, when I saw that someone had requested a Camp/Glee crossover, I just couldn't resist. For a long time I couldn't figure out how to start it, then I didn't have enough time to make it a true crossover, so in the end the Glee parts are more of a backdrop than anything. I think the promise of Kurt/Puck has drawn in readers under false pretenses. Sorry about that! (They're there, it's just very much background to the actual action.)
And another Sandlot rec:
This one is not a Yuletide fic, but it was written for me especially by the lovely jengeorge, who is not only the beta of, like, my dreams, but also just a really cool person. So the fact that she took it upon herself to write a fic she knew I desperately wanted and didn't think I could request (before I figured out that The Sandlot was a choice for Yuletide this year) fills me with all kinds of joy.
Plus, she's a good writer. I am slowly dragging her down into the fic writing abyss with me. It's what friends are for!
Look Beside You, Benny/Smalls, PG13. Go read it and give her some love. She deserves it.
Picspam
Mia loved her princess dress. Zachary was so disinterested in his costume that he has yet to try it on. If he ever does, I will procure a picture. He's had a rough week because of the holiday excitement, though, so it'll have to wait awhile. In the meantime, please to be admiring her royal highness:
novellover, being the great friend she is, got my Glee poster from work and brought it to my house so I wouldn't have to swing by work during my vacation to pick it up. Yesterday my mom helped frame it. I'll probably take another picture once it's hung up at work, but for now, here it is chilling in my home office, waiting to be driven to work tomorrow:
And look what I found on post-holiday 50% discount while we were at Michaels buying a frame! This isn't exactly what I picture when I write about the Santa mug in DIWWCF, but it's close enough. And it only cost $1.24, so it was worth it.
(In my head canon, Carole bought those mugs during her first year as a Married Lady so that Finn and Kurt would have special mugs to drink their traditional Christmas hot cocoa from. Kurt rolled his eyes a lot, but the mugs have sort of become a family tradition now, and he secretly loves them just as much as everyone else.)
There is also some Finn/Will fic here, in case you missed it last night. That's right, I was posting Glee fic at midnight last night, after spending the evening drinking wine at my sister's and editing fic while we watched Inception. If it's really true that what you're doing at midnight is what you'll do all year, I suppose that means I will be writing DIWWCF fic for awhile yet. I could think of worse ways to spend 2011.
Yuletide authors were revealed sometime shortly after midnight (I know because I happened to notice while I was posting the fic I finished yesterday) which means I can claim the six fics I wrote. First up, the fics I wrote for my actual recipient:
Together An Ocean (2987 words)
Fandom: Ghost Hunters RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Steve Gonsalves/Dave Tango
Characters: Kris Williams, Amy Bruni, Kristyn Gartland, Jason Hawes, Grant Wilson, Steve Gonsalves, Dave Tango
Summary: When Amy joins the team, she already has plenty of experience with investigating. It's her fellow teammates she has a lot to learn about.
A/N: With many thanks to jengeorge and goddessdster for looking this one over. I didn't make you look over the scene I added at the end, since you were just doing me a favor to begin with, but I think it fixes what you both felt was lacking in the original version. This is probably my least popular fic of Yuletide, because no one reads this fandom. More's the pity.
the improbability of perpetual motion (1822 words)
Fandom: No Ordinary Family
Rating: General Audiences
Characters: Katie Andrews, Stephanie Powell, Daphne Powell
Summary: Dr. Powell's the superhero, and Katie's the sidekick. But sidekicks are pretty important too.
A/N: With many thanks to writingpathways for the beta. I was busy panicking about the Ghost Hunters fic being awful, so I spent a weekend learning the entire canon for "No Ordinary Family" and ended up writing this. Which is how I came to have two fics for my original recipient in the end. This is the one I thought would be more popular than it is, just because of the fandom. It's not about J.J., though, so not that many people care. (He's my favorite character too, so it's not like I blame anyone.)
And the rest were treats I wrote just because I couldn't resist the requests. The first two are So You Think You Can Dance RPF, both set during season seven, plus a Child's Christmas In Wales fic I wrote on a whim and then bit my nails over until reveals, and a Camp/Glee crossover that's not really much of a Glee fic at all:
romance in five acts (1244 words)
Fandom: So You Think You Can Dance RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Billy Bell/Robert Roldan
Summary: Billy always knew he wasn't going to win.
A/N: This is the last one I wrote (hence the lame title; they grew increasingly lamer the closer the posting deadline got) and I wasn't that confident about writing Billy, but in the end I think it turned out okay. Plus, I mean, Billy and Robert have a history. There's a spark there from the start.
Pas de Deux (3630 words)
Fandom: So You Think You Can Dance RPF
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Ivan Koumaev/Travis Wall
Characters: Allison Holker
Summary: It's season seven, and Ivan's watching Travis' star rise.
A/N: With many thanks to cinderlily for looking this one over for me.
Parables of Sun Light (1600 words)
Fandom: A Child's Christmas In Wales
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Jim/Dan
Characters: Jim, Dan, Jack, Narrator (A Child's Christmas in Wales)
Summary: Sometimes growing up means growing apart. Sometimes it doesn't.
A/N: This one's the result of going to see a coworker participate in a dramatic reading of holiday stories, and then downloading and listening to Dylan Thomas' reading of the entire text on repeat while I sewed Christmas gifts. This is the one I wish was more popular, only because it was a challenge to find the right voice to do credit to the source material.
Bravery Practice (3561 words)
Fandom: Camp (2003), Glee
Rating: PG13
Relationships: Vlad Baumann/Michael Flores, Kurt Hummel/Noah Puckerman, Rachel Berry/Finn Hudson
Summary: It's only because Michael's tired of being alone on Christmas.
A/N: And finally, when I saw that someone had requested a Camp/Glee crossover, I just couldn't resist. For a long time I couldn't figure out how to start it, then I didn't have enough time to make it a true crossover, so in the end the Glee parts are more of a backdrop than anything. I think the promise of Kurt/Puck has drawn in readers under false pretenses. Sorry about that! (They're there, it's just very much background to the actual action.)
And another Sandlot rec:
This one is not a Yuletide fic, but it was written for me especially by the lovely jengeorge, who is not only the beta of, like, my dreams, but also just a really cool person. So the fact that she took it upon herself to write a fic she knew I desperately wanted and didn't think I could request (before I figured out that The Sandlot was a choice for Yuletide this year) fills me with all kinds of joy.
Plus, she's a good writer. I am slowly dragging her down into the fic writing abyss with me. It's what friends are for!
Look Beside You, Benny/Smalls, PG13. Go read it and give her some love. She deserves it.
Picspam
Mia loved her princess dress. Zachary was so disinterested in his costume that he has yet to try it on. If he ever does, I will procure a picture. He's had a rough week because of the holiday excitement, though, so it'll have to wait awhile. In the meantime, please to be admiring her royal highness:
novellover, being the great friend she is, got my Glee poster from work and brought it to my house so I wouldn't have to swing by work during my vacation to pick it up. Yesterday my mom helped frame it. I'll probably take another picture once it's hung up at work, but for now, here it is chilling in my home office, waiting to be driven to work tomorrow:
And look what I found on post-holiday 50% discount while we were at Michaels buying a frame! This isn't exactly what I picture when I write about the Santa mug in DIWWCF, but it's close enough. And it only cost $1.24, so it was worth it.
(In my head canon, Carole bought those mugs during her first year as a Married Lady so that Finn and Kurt would have special mugs to drink their traditional Christmas hot cocoa from. Kurt rolled his eyes a lot, but the mugs have sort of become a family tradition now, and he secretly loves them just as much as everyone else.)
There is also some Finn/Will fic here, in case you missed it last night. That's right, I was posting Glee fic at midnight last night, after spending the evening drinking wine at my sister's and editing fic while we watched Inception. If it's really true that what you're doing at midnight is what you'll do all year, I suppose that means I will be writing DIWWCF fic for awhile yet. I could think of worse ways to spend 2011.