my Yuletide story reveal
I wrote for 
Val_creative who asked for Mulan.
the proper order of things (2512 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mulan (1998)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters, Fa Mulan (Disney), Li Shang
I'm a little surprised how well it did comparative to what I was expecting. Even before reveals, it had about 35 kudos and 8 comments, which was way more than I ever thought it would see.
My initial go-to was the recipient's request for an amnesia fic, and I started something down that path but it didn't work the way I wanted it to go. So I ended up taking the idea of a 3rd party POV of Mulan's escapades, and particularly of her and Shang working together. I tied it into neo-Confucianism, which is a bit like neo-conservativism: women have a proper place, etc. Only the neo-Confucianists tied it into the gods and a philosophical Way That Things Should Be rather than the traditions and rose-coloured glasses of neo-conservatism.
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As it turns out, the Pern fic was by someone who treated me a Lessa/F'lar Pernfic for Yuletide last year. Awesome. :D
But I was completely and utterly wrong on the Psy-Changeling fic. Never seen that person in my fandom life and they've only got 4 fics on AO3, and are largely in Teen Wolf and Critical Role fandoms.
Anyway, I seriously lucked out this year in Yuletide. xo
Val_creative who asked for Mulan.
the proper order of things (2512 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mulan (1998)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters, Fa Mulan (Disney), Li Shang
I'm a little surprised how well it did comparative to what I was expecting. Even before reveals, it had about 35 kudos and 8 comments, which was way more than I ever thought it would see.
My initial go-to was the recipient's request for an amnesia fic, and I started something down that path but it didn't work the way I wanted it to go. So I ended up taking the idea of a 3rd party POV of Mulan's escapades, and particularly of her and Shang working together. I tied it into neo-Confucianism, which is a bit like neo-conservativism: women have a proper place, etc. Only the neo-Confucianists tied it into the gods and a philosophical Way That Things Should Be rather than the traditions and rose-coloured glasses of neo-conservatism.
--
As it turns out, the Pern fic was by someone who treated me a Lessa/F'lar Pernfic for Yuletide last year. Awesome. :D
But I was completely and utterly wrong on the Psy-Changeling fic. Never seen that person in my fandom life and they've only got 4 fics on AO3, and are largely in Teen Wolf and Critical Role fandoms.
Anyway, I seriously lucked out this year in Yuletide. xo