merry Yuletide
I got three, THREE fics for Yuletide this year, yay!! And they're all wonderful, yay!!!!
At Shingle Street (33494 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cloudburst at Shingle Street - Thomas Dolby (Song)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character
Additional Tags: World War II, Post-World War I, World War I, Gay, Male Homosexuality, Hurt/Comfort, Nursing, Getting to Know Each Other, Period Typical Attitudes, Oral Sex, Tenderness, Survivor Guilt, Falling In Love, Age Difference, Loneliness, Additional Warnings Apply
Summary: It is July, 1940. German invasion of the British Isles seems imminent, and rumours of attacks and attempts and secret weapons abound. For Hugh Wakefield, WW1 veteran searching for a point in life, and Werner Schultheiss, nineteen-year-old, unwilling German Army recruit, this may be the summer where everything changes, and everyone bursts free.
This is a completely amazing, novella-length fic based on the request I thought no one would write. It uses the song brilliantly but with twists I never expected. The nature of the fandom meant the characters had to be OCs, but please don't be put off by that. The author does a fantastic job with them: they're distinct, three-dimensional, appealing, flawed, and I cared very deeply about them, very quickly. They and the world of the story are so fully developed, so real and moving, that this could be a stand-alone novel that would inspire fanfic of its own. If you like (anti-)war stories or unconventional love stories, you should read this.
Defences (3261 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cloudburst at Shingle Street - Thomas Dolby (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character
Characters: Original Characters
Summary: He hasn't been back to Shingle Street for twenty years.
Another great fic for the request I thought no one would write. This one is a love story, possibly a ghost story, and definitely a story about place and what it means. Shingle Street is a real place, and although I've never been there, I feel I know it now. There's something luminous about this story, and the prose is precise and beautiful.
The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg Gotha (1406 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: First World War RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Wilhelm II of Germany (WW1 RPF)/Prince 'Eddy' Albert Victor
Characters: Wilhelm II of Germany (WW1 RPF), Prince 'Eddy' Albert Victor, Prince Heinrich, King George V
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Cousin Incest, Fluff, Domestic Fluff
Summary: It's 1916, the world is at peace, the Olympics are being held in Berlin and, far away, two men are reading all about it.
And still another great story, this one for a different request I thought no one would write: cousincest prevents WWI! This is a hugely charming alternate history. I especially love what the author does with Wilhelm: he's still recognizably himself, with flashes of arrogance and a deep love of military pageantry, but some plausible changes in his background have left him happier, less aggressive, and the world is better for it.
Thank you so much, mystery authors! I've received an embarrassment of riches this Yuletide and I couldn't be more delighted.
Crossposted at Dreamwidth (
comments); you can comment here or there.
At Shingle Street (33494 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cloudburst at Shingle Street - Thomas Dolby (Song)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character
Additional Tags: World War II, Post-World War I, World War I, Gay, Male Homosexuality, Hurt/Comfort, Nursing, Getting to Know Each Other, Period Typical Attitudes, Oral Sex, Tenderness, Survivor Guilt, Falling In Love, Age Difference, Loneliness, Additional Warnings Apply
Summary: It is July, 1940. German invasion of the British Isles seems imminent, and rumours of attacks and attempts and secret weapons abound. For Hugh Wakefield, WW1 veteran searching for a point in life, and Werner Schultheiss, nineteen-year-old, unwilling German Army recruit, this may be the summer where everything changes, and everyone bursts free.
This is a completely amazing, novella-length fic based on the request I thought no one would write. It uses the song brilliantly but with twists I never expected. The nature of the fandom meant the characters had to be OCs, but please don't be put off by that. The author does a fantastic job with them: they're distinct, three-dimensional, appealing, flawed, and I cared very deeply about them, very quickly. They and the world of the story are so fully developed, so real and moving, that this could be a stand-alone novel that would inspire fanfic of its own. If you like (anti-)war stories or unconventional love stories, you should read this.
Defences (3261 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cloudburst at Shingle Street - Thomas Dolby (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character
Characters: Original Characters
Summary: He hasn't been back to Shingle Street for twenty years.
Another great fic for the request I thought no one would write. This one is a love story, possibly a ghost story, and definitely a story about place and what it means. Shingle Street is a real place, and although I've never been there, I feel I know it now. There's something luminous about this story, and the prose is precise and beautiful.
The Merry Wives of Saxe-Coburg Gotha (1406 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: First World War RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Wilhelm II of Germany (WW1 RPF)/Prince 'Eddy' Albert Victor
Characters: Wilhelm II of Germany (WW1 RPF), Prince 'Eddy' Albert Victor, Prince Heinrich, King George V
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Cousin Incest, Fluff, Domestic Fluff
Summary: It's 1916, the world is at peace, the Olympics are being held in Berlin and, far away, two men are reading all about it.
And still another great story, this one for a different request I thought no one would write: cousincest prevents WWI! This is a hugely charming alternate history. I especially love what the author does with Wilhelm: he's still recognizably himself, with flashes of arrogance and a deep love of military pageantry, but some plausible changes in his background have left him happier, less aggressive, and the world is better for it.
Thank you so much, mystery authors! I've received an embarrassment of riches this Yuletide and I couldn't be more delighted.
Crossposted at Dreamwidth (
comments); you can comment here or there.