Yuletide gifts and recs
I was lucky enough to receive TWO lovely Yuletide stories this year! Both of them were exactly what I hoped for, and I'm still completely, flailingly happy about them :)
We Go Together (Like) (3657 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Oglaf
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Vanka of Brogoria, Mistertique aka The Clit Tease
Summary:
"I already have a job, thank you very much." "Nuh-uh. What you have is a hobby -- and an annoying one at that."
Vanka and Mistertique have adventures and misadventures and bicker and are hilarious together :D I rather like that they don't pair up in the course of the story - Vanka is far too sensible, and Mistertique far too annoying for that. Theirs is a business relationship - although I do think I detect some promising signs of increasing affection between them by the end.
"On the bright side, if we survive this, I did manage to shove the duchess's carbuncle up my pussy," Vanka said brightly. Mistertique sighed and took a deep breath as the barrel lurched sickeningly and began its downward plunge.
Even Footing (2472 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucas Grayfort, Cadugan
Summary:
Of course Lucas had noticed when Cadugan had stormed out of the feast hall; there just hadn't been anything he could do at the time...
Lucas and Cadugan have a bit of a confrontation, and then almost get caught having hot make-up sex in semi-public. I love how this shows the relationship between them so clearly, tension mingled with affection, and little details like Lucas being a tiny bit scared by the strength of Cadugan's feelings for him (and what he seems willing to give up for him) and his realization that Cadugan would never be pointlessly polite to him, especially not in the middle of sex.
Cadugan quirked an impish smile. “See, that’s your problem. You need to be more misanthropic, and then you won’t have to put up with so much crap.”
“I’ll worry about the people, you can worry about your forest, and that will take care of the important stuff, right?”
“Not just the forest though. Someone has to keep an eye out for you, too. I mean, I hope you don’t think I only drag myself out here for the hot sex.”
Lucas blushed this time - Cadugan had the advantage there, being much less easily embarrassed. Probably living with all those satyrs around helped.
Other recs for stories I really enjoyed, grouped into sort-of-meaningful categories:
Families, Found and Otherwise:
Thicker Than Water (4041 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wire
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Avon Barksdale/Stringer Bell
Characters: Avon Barksdale, Stringer Bell
Summary:
Avon's only been running for a month, but he knows more about the game than this skinny kid ever will. Somebody has to show him the ropes.
(Pre-series.)
A view of how Avon and Stringer might have met, at age 12, that breaks my heart for both of them, but especially Stringer, and everything he could have been.
Dice for Decimals (4385 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wire
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Stringer Bell/Jimmy McNulty
Characters: Kima Greggs, Cedric Daniels, Rhonda Pearlman, William "Bunk" Moreland, Lester Freamon, Thomas "Herc" Hauk, Stringer Bell, Jimmy McNulty
Summary:
Dr. Russell Bell is a week unshaven, with gold-rimmed glasses and leather-reinforced elbows on his court coat. He's professorial in a broad-shouldered Indiana Jones kind of way; if it weren't for the metal detectors at the entrance to the courthouse, McNulty would swear blind he was packing.
An AU in which Stringer is an economics professor and McNulty takes a class with him at community college, which manages to be mostly canon-compliant and fully in the tone of the show.
Nesting Instincts (2777 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jade/Moon (Raksura), Chime/Moon (Raksura)
Characters: Jade (Books of the Raksura), Moon (Books of the Raksura), Chime (Books of the Raksura), Stone (Books of the Raksura), Heart (Books of the Raksura), Bell (Books of the Raksura), Balm (Books of the Raksura)
Summary:
"Moon really wasn’t sure what to do with Chime these days, and told Jade as much."
Children of the New Court (13032 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jade/Moon (Cloud Roads), Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads), Jade/Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads)
Characters: Chime (Cloud Roads), Moon (Cloud Roads), Jade (Cloud Roads), Pearl (Cloud Roads), Stone (Cloud Roads)
Summary:
Chime had his hands full of babies.
I'm reccing these two together because I think they fit with one another perfectly - clearly everyone recognizes that Chime needs love and snuggles. They deal with infertility and poly relationships in sweet and sensitive and touching ways, and both do a great job of capturing the intricacies of Raksura society. (Disclaimer: I was lucky enough to beta one of these, but even if I hadn't, I'd be reccing it anyway!)
A Thousand Words, Or Simply Three (1379 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
Rating: Mature
Warning: Major Character Death, Underage
Relationships: Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca)/Rebecca de Winter
Characters: Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca), Rebecca de Winter
Summary:
Danny, faced with a new mistress of vastly inferior rank, ruminates on the past.
A creepily believable story of Rebecca's hold over Mrs. Danvers from the time she was ten onwards.
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 love this reflection on families, found and biological, as each person Christopher brings into his circle has a moment with him, and he does what he does best, which is recognize their unique talents.
CanCon:
Legacy (9195 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Slings & Arrows
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Geoffrey Tennant & Jack Crew, Ellen Fanshaw/Geoffrey Tennant, Jack Crew/Kate McNab
Characters: Geoffrey Tennant, Jack Crew, Ellen Fanshaw, Kate McNab
Summary:
Geoffrey and Jack's friendship over the years.
I love how this incorporates real-life actors and directors into the S&A world so seamlessly, and follows Jack and Geoffrey and the others from the show into the future. I can believe in this path for Jack, and it makes me happy.
Evil Went Down to Get It (2198 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kids in the Hall
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sir Simon Milligan/Manservant Hecubus
Characters: Sir Simon Milligan, Manservant Hecubus
Summary:
Sir Simon Milligan meets Hecubus. Evil ensues.
Sir Simon and Hecubus curtain-fic! Well actually, towel-rack fic. And evil. Don't forget the evil.
Shipmates (3948 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hark! A Vagrant
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Brigand/Nemesis
Characters: Pirate (Hark! A Vagrant), Nemesis
Summary:
"A pair of immoveable combatants, locked in an eternal struggle.” He puffed his pipe. “That’s what one o’ them newspapers called us,” he added, complacently.
The origins of the rivalry/romance between the Brigand and his Nemesis, told from each of their points of view.
Strange Geometry (4374 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Holmes on Homes RPF, Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mike Holmes, Damon Bennett
Summary:
There's something seriously wrong with the old Atwood house. Just how do you close a portal to a plane of eldritch power? Mike knows how to make it right!
Well, who else would you call to deal with strange geometries and unsettling emanations in an old house's basement?
Smoking Hot Historical-Fantasy Slash:
A Very Necessary Thing (6281 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Swordspoint Series - Ellen Kushner
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alec Campion/Richard St Vier
Characters: Alec Campion, Richard St Vier, Original Male Character
Summary:
Richard and Alec take a trip to the countryside; chaos, inevitably, ensues.
A beautiful, painful look at Richard and Alec post-Swordspoint, and their relationship to the world they linger disreputably at the edge of, the aristocracy.
The Captain and Mr. Dash (4014 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Foundling - Georgette Heyer
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Adolphus Ware/Gideon Ware
Characters: Adolphus "Gilly" Ware, Gideon Ware
Summary:
The Most Noble Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Duke of Sale, visits his cousin, Captain Gideon Ware. The two catch up and find the answer to a question that has recently been on Gilly’s mind. Gilly/Gideon (Gidolphus).
Gilly goes to his cousin with some "innocent" questions, like about what boys do together at Eton, and gets the answer he's hoping for and more.
A French Curio Box (3231 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Le Pacte des Loups | Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Grégoire de Fronsac/Mani
Characters: Grégoire de Fronsac, Mani (Les Pacte des Loups | Brotherhood of the Wolf)
Summary:
As the Solstice approaches, Mani reflects on his new life in France. Fronsac reminds him that although many things change, that which is most important remains constant.
A haunting and evocative about Mani and Fronsac's relationship, how Mani views Parisian society, and about colonialism and exoticisation and 'curiosities'. The smoking hot porn is the cherry on top of this rich, densely-layered cake.
To Sin As Cain (2128 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Micheletto, Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto/Original Male Character
Characters: Micheletto (Borgias), Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Original Male Character, Juan Borgia, Pope Alexander VI
Summary:
So loyal is the assassin Micheletto to his master, Cesare Borgia, that there is no sin he will not commit for him...
Micheletto's creepy-sexy sublimation of his feelings for Cesare and his eroticization of violence, perfectly captured here.
All the Old Knives (1556 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Kalevala, Finnish Mythology
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Kyllikki/Aino
Characters: Lemminkäinen's mother, Aino, Kyllikki
Summary:
Kyllikki finds a name for herself in the water.
Okay, so mostly everything I know about the Kalevala comes from MST3K and the internet, but this is a beautiful, poetic work that I devoured without the necessary background, and it still works.
Horror:
Between 'Outerscope' and the Sleestaks (9846 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Candle Cove
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Janice (Candle Cove), The Skin-Taker, Horace Horrible, Pirate Percy
Summary:
You have to admit, some of those special effects were so scary-looking that you can understand why adults describe a great fondness for the shows of their childhood mixed with an overwhelming feeling of terror. In between discussions of the creepy puppets from "Outerscope" and the Sleestaks, "Candle Cove" comes up again and again.
Takes the original Candle Cove story from its minimal beginnings and builds a lovely long creepy story about a reporter who gets in too deep while he investigates the mysterious show so many people seem to remember...
On the Good Ship Laughingstock (1228 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Candle Cove
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Janice, Original Characters
Summary:
They tried to piece together the memories from the show that didn't exist. Then Janice started posting.
This Candle Cove story sticks more closely to the original's internet origins. I especially love how the community described in it feels like a real internet community, with people whose real names you may not know, who might appear and disappear just as suddenly, leaving only their posts behind...
Comedy:
The Very Secret Diaries of Saint Augustine (1185 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 4th & 5th Century RPF, Confessions - Saint Augustine
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Saint Augustine/OFC
Characters: Saint Augustine, Saint Jerome
Summary:
404
Correspondence Jerome continues. Infuriating. Do not understand why he does not see my point! Translation of "gourd" vital to understanding of gospels.
The Very Secret Diaries of Saint Augustine. As hilarious as it sounds!
Goldenfist (2330 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Archer (Cartoon)
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sterling Archer/Lana Kane, Pam Poovey/Cheryl Tunt
Summary:
It would go in the records as absolutely, unequivocally, Cyril's fault.
A brilliant Fuck or Die story for the members of ISIS, with dialogue that feels lifted straight from the show.
We Go Together (Like) (3657 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Oglaf
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Vanka of Brogoria, Mistertique aka The Clit Tease
Summary:
"I already have a job, thank you very much." "Nuh-uh. What you have is a hobby -- and an annoying one at that."
Vanka and Mistertique have adventures and misadventures and bicker and are hilarious together :D I rather like that they don't pair up in the course of the story - Vanka is far too sensible, and Mistertique far too annoying for that. Theirs is a business relationship - although I do think I detect some promising signs of increasing affection between them by the end.
"On the bright side, if we survive this, I did manage to shove the duchess's carbuncle up my pussy," Vanka said brightly. Mistertique sighed and took a deep breath as the barrel lurched sickeningly and began its downward plunge.
Even Footing (2472 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Lucas Grayfort, Cadugan
Summary:
Of course Lucas had noticed when Cadugan had stormed out of the feast hall; there just hadn't been anything he could do at the time...
Lucas and Cadugan have a bit of a confrontation, and then almost get caught having hot make-up sex in semi-public. I love how this shows the relationship between them so clearly, tension mingled with affection, and little details like Lucas being a tiny bit scared by the strength of Cadugan's feelings for him (and what he seems willing to give up for him) and his realization that Cadugan would never be pointlessly polite to him, especially not in the middle of sex.
Cadugan quirked an impish smile. “See, that’s your problem. You need to be more misanthropic, and then you won’t have to put up with so much crap.”
“I’ll worry about the people, you can worry about your forest, and that will take care of the important stuff, right?”
“Not just the forest though. Someone has to keep an eye out for you, too. I mean, I hope you don’t think I only drag myself out here for the hot sex.”
Lucas blushed this time - Cadugan had the advantage there, being much less easily embarrassed. Probably living with all those satyrs around helped.
Other recs for stories I really enjoyed, grouped into sort-of-meaningful categories:
Families, Found and Otherwise:
Thicker Than Water (4041 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wire
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Avon Barksdale/Stringer Bell
Characters: Avon Barksdale, Stringer Bell
Summary:
Avon's only been running for a month, but he knows more about the game than this skinny kid ever will. Somebody has to show him the ropes.
(Pre-series.)
A view of how Avon and Stringer might have met, at age 12, that breaks my heart for both of them, but especially Stringer, and everything he could have been.
Dice for Decimals (4385 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Wire
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Stringer Bell/Jimmy McNulty
Characters: Kima Greggs, Cedric Daniels, Rhonda Pearlman, William "Bunk" Moreland, Lester Freamon, Thomas "Herc" Hauk, Stringer Bell, Jimmy McNulty
Summary:
Dr. Russell Bell is a week unshaven, with gold-rimmed glasses and leather-reinforced elbows on his court coat. He's professorial in a broad-shouldered Indiana Jones kind of way; if it weren't for the metal detectors at the entrance to the courthouse, McNulty would swear blind he was packing.
An AU in which Stringer is an economics professor and McNulty takes a class with him at community college, which manages to be mostly canon-compliant and fully in the tone of the show.
Nesting Instincts (2777 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jade/Moon (Raksura), Chime/Moon (Raksura)
Characters: Jade (Books of the Raksura), Moon (Books of the Raksura), Chime (Books of the Raksura), Stone (Books of the Raksura), Heart (Books of the Raksura), Bell (Books of the Raksura), Balm (Books of the Raksura)
Summary:
"Moon really wasn’t sure what to do with Chime these days, and told Jade as much."
Children of the New Court (13032 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jade/Moon (Cloud Roads), Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads), Jade/Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads)
Characters: Chime (Cloud Roads), Moon (Cloud Roads), Jade (Cloud Roads), Pearl (Cloud Roads), Stone (Cloud Roads)
Summary:
Chime had his hands full of babies.
I'm reccing these two together because I think they fit with one another perfectly - clearly everyone recognizes that Chime needs love and snuggles. They deal with infertility and poly relationships in sweet and sensitive and touching ways, and both do a great job of capturing the intricacies of Raksura society. (Disclaimer: I was lucky enough to beta one of these, but even if I hadn't, I'd be reccing it anyway!)
A Thousand Words, Or Simply Three (1379 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
Rating: Mature
Warning: Major Character Death, Underage
Relationships: Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca)/Rebecca de Winter
Characters: Mrs. Danvers (Rebecca), Rebecca de Winter
Summary:
Danny, faced with a new mistress of vastly inferior rank, ruminates on the past.
A creepily believable story of Rebecca's hold over Mrs. Danvers from the time she was ten onwards.
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 love this reflection on families, found and biological, as each person Christopher brings into his circle has a moment with him, and he does what he does best, which is recognize their unique talents.
CanCon:
Legacy (9195 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Slings & Arrows
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Geoffrey Tennant & Jack Crew, Ellen Fanshaw/Geoffrey Tennant, Jack Crew/Kate McNab
Characters: Geoffrey Tennant, Jack Crew, Ellen Fanshaw, Kate McNab
Summary:
Geoffrey and Jack's friendship over the years.
I love how this incorporates real-life actors and directors into the S&A world so seamlessly, and follows Jack and Geoffrey and the others from the show into the future. I can believe in this path for Jack, and it makes me happy.
Evil Went Down to Get It (2198 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kids in the Hall
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sir Simon Milligan/Manservant Hecubus
Characters: Sir Simon Milligan, Manservant Hecubus
Summary:
Sir Simon Milligan meets Hecubus. Evil ensues.
Sir Simon and Hecubus curtain-fic! Well actually, towel-rack fic. And evil. Don't forget the evil.
Shipmates (3948 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hark! A Vagrant
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Brigand/Nemesis
Characters: Pirate (Hark! A Vagrant), Nemesis
Summary:
"A pair of immoveable combatants, locked in an eternal struggle.” He puffed his pipe. “That’s what one o’ them newspapers called us,” he added, complacently.
The origins of the rivalry/romance between the Brigand and his Nemesis, told from each of their points of view.
Strange Geometry (4374 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Holmes on Homes RPF, Cthulhu Mythos - H. P. Lovecraft
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mike Holmes, Damon Bennett
Summary:
There's something seriously wrong with the old Atwood house. Just how do you close a portal to a plane of eldritch power? Mike knows how to make it right!
Well, who else would you call to deal with strange geometries and unsettling emanations in an old house's basement?
Smoking Hot Historical-Fantasy Slash:
A Very Necessary Thing (6281 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Swordspoint Series - Ellen Kushner
Rating: Mature
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Alec Campion/Richard St Vier
Characters: Alec Campion, Richard St Vier, Original Male Character
Summary:
Richard and Alec take a trip to the countryside; chaos, inevitably, ensues.
A beautiful, painful look at Richard and Alec post-Swordspoint, and their relationship to the world they linger disreputably at the edge of, the aristocracy.
The Captain and Mr. Dash (4014 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Foundling - Georgette Heyer
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Adolphus Ware/Gideon Ware
Characters: Adolphus "Gilly" Ware, Gideon Ware
Summary:
The Most Noble Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Duke of Sale, visits his cousin, Captain Gideon Ware. The two catch up and find the answer to a question that has recently been on Gilly’s mind. Gilly/Gideon (Gidolphus).
Gilly goes to his cousin with some "innocent" questions, like about what boys do together at Eton, and gets the answer he's hoping for and more.
A French Curio Box (3231 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Le Pacte des Loups | Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Grégoire de Fronsac/Mani
Characters: Grégoire de Fronsac, Mani (Les Pacte des Loups | Brotherhood of the Wolf)
Summary:
As the Solstice approaches, Mani reflects on his new life in France. Fronsac reminds him that although many things change, that which is most important remains constant.
A haunting and evocative about Mani and Fronsac's relationship, how Mani views Parisian society, and about colonialism and exoticisation and 'curiosities'. The smoking hot porn is the cherry on top of this rich, densely-layered cake.
To Sin As Cain (2128 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Micheletto, Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto/Original Male Character
Characters: Micheletto (Borgias), Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Original Male Character, Juan Borgia, Pope Alexander VI
Summary:
So loyal is the assassin Micheletto to his master, Cesare Borgia, that there is no sin he will not commit for him...
Micheletto's creepy-sexy sublimation of his feelings for Cesare and his eroticization of violence, perfectly captured here.
All the Old Knives (1556 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Kalevala, Finnish Mythology
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Kyllikki/Aino
Characters: Lemminkäinen's mother, Aino, Kyllikki
Summary:
Kyllikki finds a name for herself in the water.
Okay, so mostly everything I know about the Kalevala comes from MST3K and the internet, but this is a beautiful, poetic work that I devoured without the necessary background, and it still works.
Horror:
Between 'Outerscope' and the Sleestaks (9846 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Candle Cove
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Janice (Candle Cove), The Skin-Taker, Horace Horrible, Pirate Percy
Summary:
You have to admit, some of those special effects were so scary-looking that you can understand why adults describe a great fondness for the shows of their childhood mixed with an overwhelming feeling of terror. In between discussions of the creepy puppets from "Outerscope" and the Sleestaks, "Candle Cove" comes up again and again.
Takes the original Candle Cove story from its minimal beginnings and builds a lovely long creepy story about a reporter who gets in too deep while he investigates the mysterious show so many people seem to remember...
On the Good Ship Laughingstock (1228 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Candle Cove
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Janice, Original Characters
Summary:
They tried to piece together the memories from the show that didn't exist. Then Janice started posting.
This Candle Cove story sticks more closely to the original's internet origins. I especially love how the community described in it feels like a real internet community, with people whose real names you may not know, who might appear and disappear just as suddenly, leaving only their posts behind...
Comedy:
The Very Secret Diaries of Saint Augustine (1185 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 4th & 5th Century RPF, Confessions - Saint Augustine
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Saint Augustine/OFC
Characters: Saint Augustine, Saint Jerome
Summary:
404
Correspondence Jerome continues. Infuriating. Do not understand why he does not see my point! Translation of "gourd" vital to understanding of gospels.
The Very Secret Diaries of Saint Augustine. As hilarious as it sounds!
Goldenfist (2330 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Archer (Cartoon)
Rating: Mature
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sterling Archer/Lana Kane, Pam Poovey/Cheryl Tunt
Summary:
It would go in the records as absolutely, unequivocally, Cyril's fault.
A brilliant Fuck or Die story for the members of ISIS, with dialogue that feels lifted straight from the show.