New Year's Resolutions: 2023 Round-Up
This year, New Year's Resolutions collection closed with 37 works. There's always a burst of activity in the last month this collectionis open, and this year was no exception! Congratulations to everyone who either re-qualified to sign up, or fulfilled a personal challenge, by increasing works for rare fandoms.
Between the September update and the close of the collection, 11 works were posted, as follows:
Fandoms
Girl Genius (Webcomic)
Bob's Burgers (Cartoon)
Once and Future King Series - T. H. White
Saki Sanobashi (Go For A Punch) - Fandom
A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer
Severance (TV)
Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
8人の戦士 | 8-nin no Senshi | Dick Fight Island (Manga)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)
Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine
The Red Strings Club (Video Game)
Castle Wulfenbach: Adventures with Gil and Zoing (3598 words) by circumference
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Girl Genius (Webcomic)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gilgamesh "Gil" Wulfenbach & Zoing
Characters: Gilgamesh "Gil" Wulfenbach, Zoing (Girl Genius)
Additional Tags: also includes: sleipnir; von pinn; the jagergenerals; a number of other jagermonsters, tarvek mentioned, Cute, Fluffy, soft, Hats, Pants, unbetaed
Summary:
Getting in trouble throughout the years.
Suitcase Stowaway (2330 words) by IncurablePeppermint
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bob's Burgers (Cartoon)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Louise Belcher & Tina Belcher
Characters: Tina Belcher, Louise Belcher
Additional Tags: Future Fic, College, Road Trips, Pepper Spray, Laundry, Sisters
Summary:
Louise isn't quite ready to say goodbye when Tina goes to an out of town college, so she hides in Tina's trunk.
The Saracen Knight (7853 words) by CenozoicSynapsid
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Once and Future King Series - T. H. White, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sir Palomides, Sir Tristram, La Beale Isoud | Iseult the Fair
Additional Tags: Not Straight-on Pastiche, Flagrant Misuse of Thomas Malory, Canon Muslim Character, Period-typical Religious Attitudes
Summary:
By the time Sir Tristram actually showed up, Palomides was both tired and extremely irritated- a dangerous combination. There was none of the “what-knight-art-thou” and “for-the-honor-of-my-lady” sort of business that would have been usual under the circumstances. The two of them fewtered their spears and off they went.
Sir Palomides tries to figure himself out... with mixed success.
If I Can't (1172 words) by IncurablePeppermint
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Saki Sanobashi (Go For A Punch) - Fandom
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Naoko & Ayumi
Characters: Naoko, Ayumi, Ai - Character, Midori
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Alternate POV, Naoko POV, Extended Scene, Murder, Suicide, Blood and Gore, Unrequited Crush, Mentioned Naoko/Ayumi, Drowning, Head/Face Trauma, unreality, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Psychological Trauma, Horror, Fake Scene Rewrite
Summary:
What happens before the hard cut to chaos; Naoko's thoughts before her breakdown and an explaination of Ai, Midori, and Ayumi's deaths.
First Light (1729 words) by useyourtelescope
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer, HEYER Georgette - Works
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jenny Chawleigh/Adam Deveril
Characters: Jenny Chawleigh, Adam Deveril Viscount Lynton
Additional Tags: Post-Canon
Summary:
Jenny and Adam and happiness.
Department of Quality Control (1049 words) by dandelionblizzard
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Severance (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Found Footage, Documentation, E-mail, Graffiti, Worldbuilding
Summary:
Please read through the following documents that have been flagged by Lumon Industries' proprietary auto-flag software.
Mark any that you deem to contain inappropriate content, such as references to fraternization, hostility and improper conduct, spreading classified information outside of a given department, or any hidden messages, notes, or maps.
Additionally, send any official documents that require rewrites for clarity or tone-deafness to your supervisor.
A Newly-Fix'd Mark (6181 words) by Blueinkedfrost
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Charname (Baldur's Gate), Faldorn (Baldur's Gate), Cernd (Baldur's Gate), Imoen (Baldur's Gate), Shar-Teel Dosan, Jan Jansen, Ahsdale (Baldur's Gate)
Additional Tags: Ambiguity, Bittersweet, Faldorn lives, Adventure, Past Yoshimo romance, Trauma, Charname is not in a good place now but maybe it will change
Summary:
Torn by loss and damage, Kasimir of Candlekeep must lead her companions to find Cernd's missing son. The young druid, Faldorn, is forced to accompany them by a geas spell that has enslaved her. After everything the group has endured at the hands of Irenicus and others, they must now confront their memories and regrets in a lich's mad maze before they can hope to recover the infant.
Regarding the people and customs of Pulau Yang Indah (1014 words) by SpikedCoffee
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 8人の戦士 | 8-nin no Senshi | Dick Fight Island (Manga)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, POV First Person
Summary:
The following is a collection of partially declassified diplomatic documents pertaining the region of Pulau Yang Indah and the efforts to establish a permanent diplomatic mission.
Stronger than our storms (16356 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike
Characters: Christopher Pike, Number One | Una Chin-Riley (Star Trek)
Additional Tags: mentions and brief appearances of Cait Barry and Phil Boyce, Chris POV, Introspection, like a lot of introspection, Post-Episode: s00e01 The Cage, Pre-DIscovery/SNW, Psychological Trauma Recovery, Friends to Lovers, Flirting, Slow Burn
Summary:
He hadn't realised how much he had taken her sly sarcasm, barely there smiles and soft eyes for a given with him until she's stopped sharing them. Instead, they're back to when they first served together when he didn't have a clue about her but they made a good team on the bridge.
He hates it.
The mission to Talos IV leaves Chris with a lot to work through, but working on his friendship with Number One may be the one silver lining from the whole affair.
To lose the longing (5146 words) by Aja
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Witch (Into the Woods), Baker's Wife (Into the Woods), Rapunzel (Into the Woods), Little Red Riding Hood (Into the Woods), Jack (Into the Woods), Baker (Into the Woods), Cinderella (Into the Woods), Rapunzel's Prince (Into the Woods)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Grief/Mourning, Healing, Gardens & Gardening, Found Family
Summary:
The Witch, after.
Red Secret, On the Rocks (3851 words) by Hekateras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Red Strings Club (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Brandeis/Donovan (The Red Strings Club)
Characters: Donovan (The Red Strings Club), Akara-184 (The Red Strings Club), Radhika (The Red Strings Club), Brandeis (The Red Strings Club)
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Post-Canon, Post-Canon Fix-It, Grief/Mourning, Artificial Intelligence, Canon-Typical Emotional Manipulation, the tags sound bleak but this IS a fixit I promise!!!!
Summary:
This time is different. He can see it. The perfect drink, just out of reach.
Oblivion.
What is the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection?
The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.
Since Yuletide 2023 has begun, the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection is closed. The New Year's Resolutions 2024 collection will open on January 1st.
Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.
This post on DW
Between the September update and the close of the collection, 11 works were posted, as follows:
Fandoms
Girl Genius (Webcomic)
Bob's Burgers (Cartoon)
Once and Future King Series - T. H. White
Saki Sanobashi (Go For A Punch) - Fandom
A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer
Severance (TV)
Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
8人の戦士 | 8-nin no Senshi | Dick Fight Island (Manga)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)
Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine
The Red Strings Club (Video Game)
Castle Wulfenbach: Adventures with Gil and Zoing (3598 words) by circumference
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Girl Genius (Webcomic)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gilgamesh "Gil" Wulfenbach & Zoing
Characters: Gilgamesh "Gil" Wulfenbach, Zoing (Girl Genius)
Additional Tags: also includes: sleipnir; von pinn; the jagergenerals; a number of other jagermonsters, tarvek mentioned, Cute, Fluffy, soft, Hats, Pants, unbetaed
Summary:
Getting in trouble throughout the years.
Suitcase Stowaway (2330 words) by IncurablePeppermint
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Bob's Burgers (Cartoon)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Louise Belcher & Tina Belcher
Characters: Tina Belcher, Louise Belcher
Additional Tags: Future Fic, College, Road Trips, Pepper Spray, Laundry, Sisters
Summary:
Louise isn't quite ready to say goodbye when Tina goes to an out of town college, so she hides in Tina's trunk.
The Saracen Knight (7853 words) by CenozoicSynapsid
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Once and Future King Series - T. H. White, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sir Palomides, Sir Tristram, La Beale Isoud | Iseult the Fair
Additional Tags: Not Straight-on Pastiche, Flagrant Misuse of Thomas Malory, Canon Muslim Character, Period-typical Religious Attitudes
Summary:
By the time Sir Tristram actually showed up, Palomides was both tired and extremely irritated- a dangerous combination. There was none of the “what-knight-art-thou” and “for-the-honor-of-my-lady” sort of business that would have been usual under the circumstances. The two of them fewtered their spears and off they went.
Sir Palomides tries to figure himself out... with mixed success.
If I Can't (1172 words) by IncurablePeppermint
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Saki Sanobashi (Go For A Punch) - Fandom
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Naoko & Ayumi
Characters: Naoko, Ayumi, Ai - Character, Midori
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Alternate POV, Naoko POV, Extended Scene, Murder, Suicide, Blood and Gore, Unrequited Crush, Mentioned Naoko/Ayumi, Drowning, Head/Face Trauma, unreality, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Psychological Trauma, Horror, Fake Scene Rewrite
Summary:
What happens before the hard cut to chaos; Naoko's thoughts before her breakdown and an explaination of Ai, Midori, and Ayumi's deaths.
First Light (1729 words) by useyourtelescope
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Civil Contract - Georgette Heyer, HEYER Georgette - Works
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jenny Chawleigh/Adam Deveril
Characters: Jenny Chawleigh, Adam Deveril Viscount Lynton
Additional Tags: Post-Canon
Summary:
Jenny and Adam and happiness.
Department of Quality Control (1049 words) by dandelionblizzard
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Severance (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Found Footage, Documentation, E-mail, Graffiti, Worldbuilding
Summary:
Please read through the following documents that have been flagged by Lumon Industries' proprietary auto-flag software.
Mark any that you deem to contain inappropriate content, such as references to fraternization, hostility and improper conduct, spreading classified information outside of a given department, or any hidden messages, notes, or maps.
Additionally, send any official documents that require rewrites for clarity or tone-deafness to your supervisor.
A Newly-Fix'd Mark (6181 words) by Blueinkedfrost
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Charname (Baldur's Gate), Faldorn (Baldur's Gate), Cernd (Baldur's Gate), Imoen (Baldur's Gate), Shar-Teel Dosan, Jan Jansen, Ahsdale (Baldur's Gate)
Additional Tags: Ambiguity, Bittersweet, Faldorn lives, Adventure, Past Yoshimo romance, Trauma, Charname is not in a good place now but maybe it will change
Summary:
Torn by loss and damage, Kasimir of Candlekeep must lead her companions to find Cernd's missing son. The young druid, Faldorn, is forced to accompany them by a geas spell that has enslaved her. After everything the group has endured at the hands of Irenicus and others, they must now confront their memories and regrets in a lich's mad maze before they can hope to recover the infant.
Regarding the people and customs of Pulau Yang Indah (1014 words) by SpikedCoffee
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 8人の戦士 | 8-nin no Senshi | Dick Fight Island (Manga)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, POV First Person
Summary:
The following is a collection of partially declassified diplomatic documents pertaining the region of Pulau Yang Indah and the efforts to establish a permanent diplomatic mission.
Stronger than our storms (16356 words) by Lullabymoon
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Number One | Una Chin-Riley/Christopher Pike
Characters: Christopher Pike, Number One | Una Chin-Riley (Star Trek)
Additional Tags: mentions and brief appearances of Cait Barry and Phil Boyce, Chris POV, Introspection, like a lot of introspection, Post-Episode: s00e01 The Cage, Pre-DIscovery/SNW, Psychological Trauma Recovery, Friends to Lovers, Flirting, Slow Burn
Summary:
He hadn't realised how much he had taken her sly sarcasm, barely there smiles and soft eyes for a given with him until she's stopped sharing them. Instead, they're back to when they first served together when he didn't have a clue about her but they made a good team on the bridge.
He hates it.
The mission to Talos IV leaves Chris with a lot to work through, but working on his friendship with Number One may be the one silver lining from the whole affair.
To lose the longing (5146 words) by Aja
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine, Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Witch (Into the Woods), Baker's Wife (Into the Woods), Rapunzel (Into the Woods), Little Red Riding Hood (Into the Woods), Jack (Into the Woods), Baker (Into the Woods), Cinderella (Into the Woods), Rapunzel's Prince (Into the Woods)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Grief/Mourning, Healing, Gardens & Gardening, Found Family
Summary:
The Witch, after.
Red Secret, On the Rocks (3851 words) by Hekateras
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Red Strings Club (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Brandeis/Donovan (The Red Strings Club)
Characters: Donovan (The Red Strings Club), Akara-184 (The Red Strings Club), Radhika (The Red Strings Club), Brandeis (The Red Strings Club)
Additional Tags: Fix-It, Post-Canon, Post-Canon Fix-It, Grief/Mourning, Artificial Intelligence, Canon-Typical Emotional Manipulation, the tags sound bleak but this IS a fixit I promise!!!!
Summary:
This time is different. He can see it. The perfect drink, just out of reach.
Oblivion.
What is the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection?
The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.
Since Yuletide 2023 has begun, the New Year's Resolutions 2023 collection is closed. The New Year's Resolutions 2024 collection will open on January 1st.
Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. Are there fandoms you just keep asking for, and never get? If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post, and also add it to the spreadsheet linked at those posts! Or, look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.
This post on DW