Yuletide recs
(Crosspost failed last night, so I'm doing it manually. Sorry if you've already seen this on DW!)
I'd better post my first set of recs now in case reveals happen while I'm asleep. More later, but probably not till after reveals.
My gift:
Millie of l'Ecole Leman (4550 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Millie | Millie Chant, Christopher Chant, Mordecai Roberts | Tacroy
Summary:
Millie attends finishing school, with diminishing results.
I've been jonesing for Millie At School since I read The Lives of Christopher Chant, oh, ten years ago now? And this is EVERYTHING I DREAMED OF. The setting and supporting cast are really vivid, and Millie is delightful. Thank you, Yuletide writer!
Some other Chrestomanci fics I enjoyed:
A Place to Call Your Own (3388 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Janet Chant, Julia Chant, Millie | Millie Chant, Mordecai Roberts | Tacroy, Roger Chant, Miss Rosalie, Christopher Chant
Summary:
Janet's got a brand new life in a magical castle, just like she always wanted, so why does she feel like she's not what they wanted?
Fantastic characterisation of both Janet and Chrestomanci (Christopher Chant variety).
Checklist (4303 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Millie | Millie Chant, Christopher Chant
Summary:
There are so many things Millie wants to do. She gets her chance.
Another Millie-at-school fic, also delightful.
The Young Chants (9455 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Christopher Chant/Millie
Characters: Christopher Chant, Millie | Millie Chant, Julia Chant, Roger Chant, Janet Chant, Cat Chant
Summary:
Christopher's family expands.
I almost forgot I wasn't reading canon with this one.
Other fandoms:
Bears and Bearability, Being the Selected Correspondence of A Noblewoman and a Lady of Quality during the Festivities Attending the First December of Their Married Lives in England (1840 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kate and Cecelia - Caroline Stevermer & Patricia Wrede
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Schofield/Thomas Schofield, Cecelia Tarleton/James Tarleton
Characters: Kate Schofield, Thomas Schofield (Kate & Cecelia), Cecelia Tarleton, Lady Sylvia Schofield, Original Male Bear
Summary:
James and Cecy are beset by renovations, and go home to Essex for Christmas. Kate and Thomas are on a secret mission for Lady Sylvia.
Oh my god the voices. This is perfect. Also, bears!
Stumped (3860 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mirabile - Janet Kagan
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leonev Denness/Annie Masmajean
Characters: Janzen (Mirabile), Susan (Mirabile), Annie Jason Masmajean, Elly Raiser Roget, Leonev Opener Denness
Summary:
Annie's at Loch Moose for a little vacation, but something's been changing the EC.
Another feels-like-canon fic, with an intriguing Dragon's Tooth mystery.
The Price of a Favor (1922 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Babylon 5
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Timov
Summary:
All Timov wants to do is live quietly. With Cartagia on the throne, that may not be an option.
Timov! This captures the Timov we see in canon, but makes her so much more. The Centauri background is chilling and absolutely believable.
Cui Dono Lepidum Novum Libellum (1958 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gaius Valerius Catullus/Lesbia, Gaius Valerius Catullus/Juventius
Characters: Gaius Valerius Catullus, Julius Caesar, Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus, Aurelius (Catullus), Furius (Catullus), Juventius (Catullus), Lesbia | Clodia, Mamurra
Summary:
Catullus goes to college.
I would not have believed you could get Catullus 51 and 57 in the same story and make it work. Much less in a frat house. Almost as poignant as it is hilarious.
I'd better post my first set of recs now in case reveals happen while I'm asleep. More later, but probably not till after reveals.
My gift:
Millie of l'Ecole Leman (4550 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Millie | Millie Chant, Christopher Chant, Mordecai Roberts | Tacroy
Summary:
Millie attends finishing school, with diminishing results.
I've been jonesing for Millie At School since I read The Lives of Christopher Chant, oh, ten years ago now? And this is EVERYTHING I DREAMED OF. The setting and supporting cast are really vivid, and Millie is delightful. Thank you, Yuletide writer!
Some other Chrestomanci fics I enjoyed:
A Place to Call Your Own (3388 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Janet Chant, Julia Chant, Millie | Millie Chant, Mordecai Roberts | Tacroy, Roger Chant, Miss Rosalie, Christopher Chant
Summary:
Janet's got a brand new life in a magical castle, just like she always wanted, so why does she feel like she's not what they wanted?
Fantastic characterisation of both Janet and Chrestomanci (Christopher Chant variety).
Checklist (4303 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Millie | Millie Chant, Christopher Chant
Summary:
There are so many things Millie wants to do. She gets her chance.
Another Millie-at-school fic, also delightful.
The Young Chants (9455 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Chrestomanci - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Christopher Chant/Millie
Characters: Christopher Chant, Millie | Millie Chant, Julia Chant, Roger Chant, Janet Chant, Cat Chant
Summary:
Christopher's family expands.
I almost forgot I wasn't reading canon with this one.
Other fandoms:
Bears and Bearability, Being the Selected Correspondence of A Noblewoman and a Lady of Quality during the Festivities Attending the First December of Their Married Lives in England (1840 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kate and Cecelia - Caroline Stevermer & Patricia Wrede
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Schofield/Thomas Schofield, Cecelia Tarleton/James Tarleton
Characters: Kate Schofield, Thomas Schofield (Kate & Cecelia), Cecelia Tarleton, Lady Sylvia Schofield, Original Male Bear
Summary:
James and Cecy are beset by renovations, and go home to Essex for Christmas. Kate and Thomas are on a secret mission for Lady Sylvia.
Oh my god the voices. This is perfect. Also, bears!
Stumped (3860 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mirabile - Janet Kagan
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leonev Denness/Annie Masmajean
Characters: Janzen (Mirabile), Susan (Mirabile), Annie Jason Masmajean, Elly Raiser Roget, Leonev Opener Denness
Summary:
Annie's at Loch Moose for a little vacation, but something's been changing the EC.
Another feels-like-canon fic, with an intriguing Dragon's Tooth mystery.
The Price of a Favor (1922 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Babylon 5
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Timov
Summary:
All Timov wants to do is live quietly. With Cartagia on the throne, that may not be an option.
Timov! This captures the Timov we see in canon, but makes her so much more. The Centauri background is chilling and absolutely believable.
Cui Dono Lepidum Novum Libellum (1958 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gaius Valerius Catullus/Lesbia, Gaius Valerius Catullus/Juventius
Characters: Gaius Valerius Catullus, Julius Caesar, Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus, Aurelius (Catullus), Furius (Catullus), Juventius (Catullus), Lesbia | Clodia, Mamurra
Summary:
Catullus goes to college.
I would not have believed you could get Catullus 51 and 57 in the same story and make it work. Much less in a frat house. Almost as poignant as it is hilarious.