Yuletide 2011: recs and post-mortem, all in one post

[merryghoul]

I wanted to condense all the posts I made for Yuletide 2011 into one post. They were originally spread out into three posts--now six since I changed my username after Yuletide 2011. This only matters to me and only me.



This was my gift from Yuletide 2011.

Devil's On Your Back (2451 words) by pathstotread
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Nikita (TV 2010)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Jaden/Alexandra "Alex" Udinov
Characters: Alexandra "Alex" Udinov, Jaden (Nikita 2010)
Additional Tags: Season 1, AU
Summary: "I'm not going to hug you," Jaden warns. "So we might as well go dance." After Alex breaks from Team Nikita, she and Jaden go on a date. Sort of. AU after "Glass Houses".

These are some other fics I recced from Yuletide 2011:

22 Short Fics About Abed Nadir (4079 words) by Margo_Kim
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Community, The Sandman, Inspector Spacetime
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Troy Barnes & Abed Nadir
Characters: Troy Barnes, Abed Nadir, Annie Edison, Death - Character, Jeff Winger, Inspector Spacetime - Character, Constable Reggie
Additional Tags: Character Study, Canon Character of Color, POV Character of Color, Pastiche
Summary: Inspired by "32 Short Films About Glenn Gould" and the portraits of Despair in Sandman: Endless Nights. Twenty two views of Abed's life from childhood memories to his current course load. Written for Yuletide 2011.

It's Beyond Me (1895 words) by orphan_account
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster (ill. Jules Feiffer), Sherlock (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Tock (Phantom Tollbooth), Sherlock Holmes, Anthea (Sherlock)
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2011, Crossover, Poetry, Wordplay, Bad Puns
Summary:

A watchdog out of his depth needs help from people out of another world to solve crime.

Related in doggerel with no meter, dubious Reason and the occasional slant Rhyme.

A Very Oglaf Christmas (4746 words) by kitsunealyc
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Oglaf
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lesbian Mercenary/Snow Queen (Oglaf)
Characters: Snow Queen (Oglaf), Lesbian Mercenary, Sandoval the Xoan Ambassador, Ivan the Apprentice, Accursed Slut, Mistress (Oglaf), Red-Haired Thief, Vampire Assassin
Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge
Summary: The Snow Queen heads out in a sleigh full of gifts to spread a little holiday cheer, Oglaf-style... and perhaps to find some for herself.

Snow White and Red Riding Hood (5075 words) by Kastaka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Fairy Tales and Related Fandoms, Rotkäppchen | Little Red Riding Hood (Fairy Tale)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Little Red Riding Hood
Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge
Summary: Snow White and Rose Red meet Little Red Riding Hood walking through their forest... except their forest is the crumbling gangland neighbourhood they grew up in...

The Goose Girl, a Retelling in Space! (1347 words) by TheDivineGoat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Fairy Tales and Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Who gets to tell your story, when it's all done?





Here's what I wrote. My main assignment was for moosesal:

The Last Days of Angela Darmody: A Eulogy in Five Parts (1602 words) by merryghoul
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Boardwalk Empire
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Angela Darmody/Jimmy Darmody, Angela Darmody/Louise Bryant
Characters: Angela Darmody, Jimmy Darmody, Richard Harrow, Gillian Darmody, Tommy Darmody, Louise Bryant, Manny Horvitz
Additional Tags: Murder, Minor Character Death, Alternate Ending, Misses Clause Challenge, Dreams
Summary: Sketches of Angela's last month on Earth.

Wrote a pinch hit for nightcamedown:

The John Luther Game (1026 words) by merryghoul
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Luther (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Alice Morgan, Mark North, Justin Ripley
Additional Tags: Bondage, Roleplay
Summary: “We play it every so often when we’re bored."

And wrote a treat for astrangerenters:

Ice Pick Sketches (473 words) by merryghoul
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Luther (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Alice Morgan, Zoe Luther, John Luther
Additional Tags: Attempted Murder, Threats, Graphic Description
Summary: You can’t just visit someone you barely know.