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I managed to write two stories for Yuletide this year (though one was a treat), which makes me feel better about defaulting last year.
As Sure As There is Night and There is Day (1718 words) by Thistlerose
Fandom: Ladyhawke (1985)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Isabeau d'Anjou/Etienne Navarre
Summary: A few months after her arrival in Aquila, Isabeau D'Anjou feels very much alone and frightened. But she's still open to the possibility of romantic love.
This one was my assignment. I'd been wanting to write a Ladyhawke story since I first signed up for Yuletide in 2007, so this should have been easy. But I ended up tripping myself up by trying to put give the story some kind of historical context. In particular, I wanted to give Isabeau a background; if she's the daughter of a Count of Anjou, Ladyhawke is set within a specific span of years (and Isabeau is related to a lot of famous people). But then everything else is anachronistic. And, anyway, there is no Aquila, France. *hands in the air* Anyway, I came up with a lot of head canon that never made it into the story. I wish I'd gotten started on the story sooner, and not bothered with trying to make it make sense. As it is, I'm happy with some of the imagery I used. I had a first draft that I rather liked, but discarded because it was starting to become more about Philippe than the lovers. I might try to salvage it at some point.
In Winter (716 words) by Thistlerose
Fandom: The Welsh Princes Trilogy - Sharon Kay Penman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joanna Plantagenet & John of England
Summary: John spots two of his children having a snowball fight, and does some reflecting.
This prompt had sort of been on my radar, since The Welsh Princes Trilogy was a fandom I'd nominated. I had a burst of inspiration on Christmas eve, and wrote up this story before going into the city. This time, I could have gotten all historical, but I ended up not making any references to anything. I was a little concerned that people would think I was whitewashing John, but I think Sharon Kay Penman does a fair job of portraying him as a man capable of both tenderness and scumbaggery. And this is just a tiny scene, in which he's interacting with his young children. I always thought his relationship with his daughter Joanna was one of the most touching and interesting parts of "Here Be Dragons."
Btw, I decided to lump all my Plantagenet-related stories under one tag. That includes The Lion in Winter, The White Queen, and now The Welsh Princes Trilogy. I still consider them mostly separate canons.
As Sure As There is Night and There is Day (1718 words) by Thistlerose
Fandom: Ladyhawke (1985)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Isabeau d'Anjou/Etienne Navarre
Summary: A few months after her arrival in Aquila, Isabeau D'Anjou feels very much alone and frightened. But she's still open to the possibility of romantic love.
This one was my assignment. I'd been wanting to write a Ladyhawke story since I first signed up for Yuletide in 2007, so this should have been easy. But I ended up tripping myself up by trying to put give the story some kind of historical context. In particular, I wanted to give Isabeau a background; if she's the daughter of a Count of Anjou, Ladyhawke is set within a specific span of years (and Isabeau is related to a lot of famous people). But then everything else is anachronistic. And, anyway, there is no Aquila, France. *hands in the air* Anyway, I came up with a lot of head canon that never made it into the story. I wish I'd gotten started on the story sooner, and not bothered with trying to make it make sense. As it is, I'm happy with some of the imagery I used. I had a first draft that I rather liked, but discarded because it was starting to become more about Philippe than the lovers. I might try to salvage it at some point.
In Winter (716 words) by Thistlerose
Fandom: The Welsh Princes Trilogy - Sharon Kay Penman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joanna Plantagenet & John of England
Summary: John spots two of his children having a snowball fight, and does some reflecting.
This prompt had sort of been on my radar, since The Welsh Princes Trilogy was a fandom I'd nominated. I had a burst of inspiration on Christmas eve, and wrote up this story before going into the city. This time, I could have gotten all historical, but I ended up not making any references to anything. I was a little concerned that people would think I was whitewashing John, but I think Sharon Kay Penman does a fair job of portraying him as a man capable of both tenderness and scumbaggery. And this is just a tiny scene, in which he's interacting with his young children. I always thought his relationship with his daughter Joanna was one of the most touching and interesting parts of "Here Be Dragons."
Btw, I decided to lump all my Plantagenet-related stories under one tag. That includes The Lion in Winter, The White Queen, and now The Welsh Princes Trilogy. I still consider them mostly separate canons.