Yuletide Reveals
Since now we're able to own up to what we wrote for the exchange, this was my story:
On Bigness (2828 words) by DaisyNinjaGirl
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ - 莊周 | Zhuāng Zhōu
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ & 惠子 | Huìzǐ, 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ/Original Female Character
Characters: 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ, 惠子 | Huìzǐ, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Chinese Philosophy, Alternative Interpretations, Yuletide 2013, Chromatic Yuletide
Summary:
In the darkness of the Northern Ocean, Zhuang Zhou muses on bigness...
Basically, around a year ago, I spent a lot of time reading the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tsu as preparation for Fragrant Harbour and got really into it. Plus, I found out in secondary research that the trope of the 'secret martial arts manual' in wuxia novels can indeed be a classic text such as the Zhuangzi - you just have to understand it correctly. (Seriously, it's in one of the Jin Yong novels.) In any case, the book starts with this really compelling image of the great fish Kun which transforms into an even greater bird Peng beating through the air which has always really stuck with me. That got paired with a prompt which asked for the relationship between Master Zhuang and his friend and opposing philosopher Master Hui who turned out to be really interested in distinctions of relative size, and this is what came out the other end.
And a gift for me, from the lovely Lizimajig - lets have a big old Muppet cheer for Gwen Stacey! Yaaaaaaay!!!
You Will Always Be In Front of Me, Even As I Disappear From View (7090 words) by lizimajig
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Peter Parker & Gwen Stacy
Characters: Peter Parker, Helen Stacy, Gwen Stacy, Cletus Kasady, Carnage, May Parker (Spider-Man)
Additional Tags: POV Female Character, Drama, Blood, Fights, Canon-Typical Violence
Summary:
It's not the best plan in the world, but she dives under Dr. Kasady's desk, and closes her eyes, wishing she had thought to grab something to improvise as a weapon. The flamethrower had worked really well last time. "Just stay with me as long as you can," she whispers, her stomach in knots.
"I will, I promise, long as I can."
Gwen is not the damsel in distress. She is the hero of her own story and doesn't need to be protected.
On Bigness (2828 words) by DaisyNinjaGirl
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ - 莊周 | Zhuāng Zhōu
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ & 惠子 | Huìzǐ, 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ/Original Female Character
Characters: 莊子 | Zhuāngzǐ, 惠子 | Huìzǐ, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Chinese Philosophy, Alternative Interpretations, Yuletide 2013, Chromatic Yuletide
Summary:
In the darkness of the Northern Ocean, Zhuang Zhou muses on bigness...
Basically, around a year ago, I spent a lot of time reading the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tsu as preparation for Fragrant Harbour and got really into it. Plus, I found out in secondary research that the trope of the 'secret martial arts manual' in wuxia novels can indeed be a classic text such as the Zhuangzi - you just have to understand it correctly. (Seriously, it's in one of the Jin Yong novels.) In any case, the book starts with this really compelling image of the great fish Kun which transforms into an even greater bird Peng beating through the air which has always really stuck with me. That got paired with a prompt which asked for the relationship between Master Zhuang and his friend and opposing philosopher Master Hui who turned out to be really interested in distinctions of relative size, and this is what came out the other end.
And a gift for me, from the lovely Lizimajig - lets have a big old Muppet cheer for Gwen Stacey! Yaaaaaaay!!!
You Will Always Be In Front of Me, Even As I Disappear From View (7090 words) by lizimajig
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Peter Parker & Gwen Stacy
Characters: Peter Parker, Helen Stacy, Gwen Stacy, Cletus Kasady, Carnage, May Parker (Spider-Man)
Additional Tags: POV Female Character, Drama, Blood, Fights, Canon-Typical Violence
Summary:
It's not the best plan in the world, but she dives under Dr. Kasady's desk, and closes her eyes, wishing she had thought to grab something to improvise as a weapon. The flamethrower had worked really well last time. "Just stay with me as long as you can," she whispers, her stomach in knots.
"I will, I promise, long as I can."
Gwen is not the damsel in distress. She is the hero of her own story and doesn't need to be protected.