foxinthestars

Happy New Year, everyone!

The changing of the calendar also means that Yuletide is over, authors are revealed, and so at last I can brag about the stuff I wrote!

For the main Yuletide collection, I only did one story, but I felt like it was enough. I was re-matched to my recipient from my very first Yuletide, re-kindled my love for the fandom they introduced me to lo those years ago, and finished the story I'd been wanting to do in that fandom for almost that long:

As Many Lullabyes (11628 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 7/7
Fandom: Psychic Force
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Characters: Keith Evans, Burn Griffith, Sonia (Psychic Force), Richard Wong, Brad Kirsten, Carlo Belfrond, Regina Belfrond
Additional Tags: Crueltide
Summary:
After the horrors he's been through, Keith can never seem to fall asleep. As the years pass, everyone has their own way to help.

Everything else I did was for the Yuletide Madness collection, eleven pieces in all, so I'll put them behind a cut:

I'll start with the piece I made for someone on my dwircle (I hope posting artwork wasn't cheating):

Christmas Cake (0 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Juuni Kokki | Twelve Kingdoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Rakushun (Juuni Kokki)
Additional Tags: Art, Pencil, Men Cooking, christmas cake, Furry, Fanart
Summary:
Rakushun has made Youko a taste of nostalgia for the season.

And one general-purpose ficlet, which was also the second-most-well-received thing I did:

The Dragon’s Confession (306 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Paper Bag Princess - Robert Munsch
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Elizabeth (The Paper Bag Princess), Dragon (The Paper Bag Princess)
Summary:
Why did he knock himself out to prove something to a paper-bag-wearing princess?

All my other Madness contributions were for the Yuletide Madness Drabble invitational, 9 of them in fact! I'd only posted one drabble before this, and I had a really good time with them, starting with the most well-received thing I wrote:

(Canon link here: Sovay, performed by Pentangle.)

No One May Point a Pistol At You But Me. (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sovay (Traditional Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sovay, The True Love (Sovay), A Highwayman
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble
Summary:
Another encounter.

This next one was the most unloved thing I did. I didn't think it was that bad, but even the recipient hasn't commented on it. Really, though, the reception I got for those last two things takes the sting out. Note for future reference: bet-hedging works.

Path of Least Resistance (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hyouka & Kotenbu Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chitanda Eru/Oreki Houtarou
Characters: Oreki Houtarou, Chitanda Eru
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble
Summary:
Their first kiss is a group effort.

A few of them were little love letters to long-loved fandoms:

However Many Times We Meet (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mushishi
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ginko & Karibusa Tanyuu & Minai Kumado
Characters: Karibusa Tanyuu
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble
Summary:
Tanyuu will always be there to see Kumado differently.

A Writer and A Duck (203 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Princess Tutu
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ahiru | Duck, Fakir (Princess Tutu)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble Sequence
Summary:
Shared moments in two ordinary (?) lives.

Strange Reunion (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 悪魔城ドラキュラ暁月の円舞曲と蒼月の十字架 | Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Dawn of Sorrow
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Alucard (Castlevania)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble
Summary:
Alucard recognized Soma long ago.

I also went a little crazy sampling new fandoms. Some I only enjoyed (Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner; Chalice by Robin McKinley; Secret of Roan Inish; probably more I'm forgetting!), but I did write about a few of them. The Sovay fic above is in that category, and here are some more, both the silly and the profound:

Missed and Found (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dana Knightstone Series (Video Games)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Elise Fischer/Sebastian Knightstone
Characters: Dana Knightstone
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble
Summary:
In Austria, Dana kept that screwdriver like the whole game seriously.

Best-Laid Plans (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dana Knightstone Series (Video Games)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dana Knightstone
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble, Misses Clause Challenge
Summary:
Dana tried to make it easier on herself, she really did.

The Shiver of Sacredness (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Snowpiercer (2013)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Namgung Yona
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble, Misses Clause Challenge
Summary:
Outside was greater than any drug Yona had ever tasted.

And finally, something in between that I happened to have read not long before Yuletide:

The Open Hand’s Grasp (100 words) by foxinthestars
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Prydain - Lloyd Alexander
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Achren, Eilonwy (Chronicles of Prydain)
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational, Drabble, Misses Clause Challenge
Summary:
Power cast away — could it be a deeper power gained?

I had a great time writing this year, and I hope any fellow Yuletiders reading did, too! I have a few prompts and ideas tucked away for New Years Resolution stories, too, lest life become too ordinary too soon.

Happy 2015!