eeeeeeeyuletideeeeeee
Happy New Year Flist! So, yuletide right?
I've been back from holiday for days now but I've been wallowing in yuletide and that's pretty much it. It's too freaking hot to do anything else. *wilts* Anything else like, say, writing those holiday gift fics I'm still totally going to get to. Just a bit later than I intended. Like when it's not so freaking hot.
Anyway, yuletide! I got two fantastic stories that I love to a ridiculous degree:
We Did Not Make Ourselves - Fantastic, fantastic Alien Resurrection fic. The movie is over but they still have to deal, and things aren't resolved and Call, as always, is the most human of them all.
You can see Ripley out of the corner of your eye, the long line of her back, the way her body meets the ground at odd angles.
"Ripley?" You say her name without thinking, soft and low.
Her whole body turns towards you, and as she moves you are reminded of a snake uncoiling. In the firelight her eyes appear to glow.
"What's the matter, kid?"
You swallow hard, feel suddenly ridiculous. "Do you dream, Ripley?"
She gives an odd laugh, and her teeth catch the light. For a second you wonder if you're still asleep.
"Yeah, just not my own."
GOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
Lily Blossoms - The fic I never in a million years expected. No one even offered to write this fandom except me! Best Student Council, a seriously obscure girl's school anime that is pretty much the silliest thing ever. Such a wonderful surprise, having this request filled, and it is exactly what I wanted! Nanaho is awkward and intense and prone to outbursts of flail, and Kuon handles the situation with her usual calm, collected, Evil Genius-ness. It is so freaking cute and I just love this pairing beyond all reason and they make out and it's FABULOUS.
Some other recs - not even close to representing all the fics I've loved this year. I've read so much but am very unorganised and failed to keep track of anything. Also, I haven't even gotten to some letters, and several of my favourite fandoms (Discworld, HIMYM, Futurama, etc) because I am going slow and savouring everything. I ♥ yuletide.
The Big Bang Theory - The Failure of Einstein's Universe - Hee! Because Penny/Sheldon is made of awesome and this fic is so well-written and clever and funny and will make you go 'yeah, this totally has to happen'. Plus, the fake boy/girlfriend trope is just about my favourite ever.
Blue Crush - Breathing Underwater - Because it's poignant and true - Eden and who she is and how that has everything to with Anne Marie. Gorgeous. God, I love these girls.
Little Women - Comfort and Joy - Because it upset me so much I had to go and read Mythbusters RPF just to stop sniffling.
Roswell - Samskara - Just, it's these kids, and their voices, and it's fun and I don't even hate Max and I want to go and watch that silly show all over again.
Mansfield Park - Love and Marriage - Ow. It's the way it could have happened but really shouldn't have. Wonderfully sympathetic to all involved and oh, Fanny.
There's like a hundred others but I can't think of them. Go me!
Also I still have a holiday ficathon story to write that is due tomorrow. So, you know, I'm just going to go read some more yuletide fic and maybe watch Leverage again.
I've been back from holiday for days now but I've been wallowing in yuletide and that's pretty much it. It's too freaking hot to do anything else. *wilts* Anything else like, say, writing those holiday gift fics I'm still totally going to get to. Just a bit later than I intended. Like when it's not so freaking hot.
Anyway, yuletide! I got two fantastic stories that I love to a ridiculous degree:
We Did Not Make Ourselves - Fantastic, fantastic Alien Resurrection fic. The movie is over but they still have to deal, and things aren't resolved and Call, as always, is the most human of them all.
You can see Ripley out of the corner of your eye, the long line of her back, the way her body meets the ground at odd angles.
"Ripley?" You say her name without thinking, soft and low.
Her whole body turns towards you, and as she moves you are reminded of a snake uncoiling. In the firelight her eyes appear to glow.
"What's the matter, kid?"
You swallow hard, feel suddenly ridiculous. "Do you dream, Ripley?"
She gives an odd laugh, and her teeth catch the light. For a second you wonder if you're still asleep.
"Yeah, just not my own."
GOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
Lily Blossoms - The fic I never in a million years expected. No one even offered to write this fandom except me! Best Student Council, a seriously obscure girl's school anime that is pretty much the silliest thing ever. Such a wonderful surprise, having this request filled, and it is exactly what I wanted! Nanaho is awkward and intense and prone to outbursts of flail, and Kuon handles the situation with her usual calm, collected, Evil Genius-ness. It is so freaking cute and I just love this pairing beyond all reason and they make out and it's FABULOUS.
Some other recs - not even close to representing all the fics I've loved this year. I've read so much but am very unorganised and failed to keep track of anything. Also, I haven't even gotten to some letters, and several of my favourite fandoms (Discworld, HIMYM, Futurama, etc) because I am going slow and savouring everything. I ♥ yuletide.
The Big Bang Theory - The Failure of Einstein's Universe - Hee! Because Penny/Sheldon is made of awesome and this fic is so well-written and clever and funny and will make you go 'yeah, this totally has to happen'. Plus, the fake boy/girlfriend trope is just about my favourite ever.
Blue Crush - Breathing Underwater - Because it's poignant and true - Eden and who she is and how that has everything to with Anne Marie. Gorgeous. God, I love these girls.
Little Women - Comfort and Joy - Because it upset me so much I had to go and read Mythbusters RPF just to stop sniffling.
Roswell - Samskara - Just, it's these kids, and their voices, and it's fun and I don't even hate Max and I want to go and watch that silly show all over again.
Mansfield Park - Love and Marriage - Ow. It's the way it could have happened but really shouldn't have. Wonderfully sympathetic to all involved and oh, Fanny.
There's like a hundred others but I can't think of them. Go me!
Also I still have a holiday ficathon story to write that is due tomorrow. So, you know, I'm just going to go read some more yuletide fic and maybe watch Leverage again.