See part one for headers.

( In which there is body swapping, accidental magic, secrets, and a lot of panicking. )

Title: Buggre Alle This
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: PG-13 for the main story, NC-17 for the coda
Word count: 11,820, plus a 658 word coda
Betas: A huge thank you to katkim for betaing, and to a_fallen_sister for encouraging, and for dragging me (kicking and screaming) into the fandom!
Notes: A bonus yuletide story for sweetestdrain. Title courtesy of Terry Pratchett and ( Read more... )

The Believer [Dirty Sexy Money, Brian, Nick, PG-13, 606 words. A quick little yuletide treat for littledrop - written based on watching a couple of episodes and googling like crazy! Thanks to dafnagreer for the last minute beta. Can be read on the archive here.]

( He believes. Doesn't mean he has to like it. )

the rain and the sun [Life, Charlie, Ted, R, 385 words. A little yuletide treat written for nestra. Thanks to Kristin for the super-quick beta. Can also be read here on the yuletide archive.]

( He lies in bed that night, ignores the scratch of cheap cotton and Ted's soft snores, and imagines being an apple. )

Title: this is not my dream, sister
Fandom: Thoughtcrimes
Characters: Freya, Brendan
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 6,803
Betas: the wonderful out_there and scribblinlenore.
Notes: My official yuletide story, written for bluflamingo. Title borrowed from R.E.M. Can be read on the yuletide archive here.

(  So she saved his life a few times and he saved hers, and they settled into something like a partnership. )

+ I've only read a fraction of the yuletide stories so far, dipping here and there at random. Apparently I can't take time off work for essentials like yuletide reading. Boo.

( 11 recs: Dead Poets Society, Edith Wharton - The House of Mirth, Flashpoint, Fringe, Life, L M Montgomery - Emily series, Merlin, Psych, Shelter and Stardust )

I totally didn't wake up at 5.30 and then again at 6.30 on Christmas Day, and crawl out of bed half-asleep check to see if the yuletide archive was open.

Goodies are for sharing, and I had two fabulous stories, both of which I love and made me incredibly happy.

Crisis Management (or Just Another Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood) [Eureka, Henry and ( Read more... )

I need my own little countdown to yuletide button so I don't keep wanting to refresh the archive to check (I'm resisting, promise)! And I need to stop going through the yuletide treats page - it's just too much fun.

I also need a beta, for a Merlin/Arthur first-time five things fic (the winner of the five things poll). Not finished yet - will be tonight ( Read more... )

I'm on my second yuletide story now (finished my assigned one on Saturday, so that's at beta), and it's going ridiculously well. I don't want to jinx myself or anything, but I've never written this fast in my life! It's sheer bliss! Except for the bit where I can barely tear myself away to do other things, so I probably won't be very good at ( Read more... )

( Dear yuletide writer )