Yuletide 2017 - 14 Recs in 3 Fandoms
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recsforalloccasionsThe Dark is Rising - Susan Cooper
All Magics Great and Small (5881 words) by Shycraft - Bran Davies/Will Stanton
Lovely fix-it fic in which Bran knows, but doesn't remember. This treads a nice middle-ground, between repairing Bran and Will's relationship, and Bran's relationship to the Magic of Wales, while still remaining true to the ending of the series.
The Mountains are Singing (4050 words) by SuperKat - Jane Drew, Will Stanton, Bran Davies
In which Jane chooses to remember what she never entirely forgot. A great character piece with a lovely sense of place.
Wisps and Shadows (1887 words) by katayla - Jane Drew, The Lady (Dark Is Rising)
Another lovely Jane story in which she seeks out what she's lost and embraces the potential Wild Magic that lives inside her.
An Undiscovered Country (3183 words) by Luzula - Bran Davies/Will Stanton
Will is the last of the Old Ones, but he is also still very much a boy, and I think that gets elided a lot in fic. This story highlights the dichotomy between those two halves of Will and the way he learns that he can balance them, and that he doesn't have to be lonely, even if he will always be alone.
Liege (2800 words) by leiascully - Bran Davies/Will Stanton
Another story where Bran never gets his memories back, but Will and Bran still get their happy ending. This is a lovely vision of a future for them together.
A Cold Mirror (2293 words) by Dolorosa - The Lady (Dark Is Rising), The Black Rider
The Lady crosses paths with the Black Rider over the years, in the liminal spaces between possibilities. The Lady is such an interesting character, and this is a great view of the mythos of this universe from her perspective.
The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
A Needle, A Thread (9185 words) by jibrailis - Costis/Kamet (Queen's Thief)
The one where Costis doesn't even realize he's courting Kamet. This is a great, sweet romance, with a nice amount of political intrigue in keeping with the spirit and tone of the books. I love how appropriately cranky and acerbic Kamet is in this story.
love like a morning (1681 words) by novembersmith - Attolia/Costis/Eugenides
Sweet, sleepy morning smut with a bit of voyeurism and rumination on love. I love seeing Attolia's pov on her love for Costis, since that's the side of this triad that doesn't have a lot of representation in canon.
Stone and Shadow (2425 words) by Assimbya - Attolia/Eugenides
A canon-divergence AU in which it's Attolia whose scheming changes history.
The Touching of Lips (1856 words) by Prinzenhasserin - Costis/Kamet
Yet another lovely story where everyone else can see how Costis feels about Kamet, but Costis can't figure out how to ask for what he wants. Wonderfully sweet.
The Things You Build Yourself (1646 words) by florianschild - Costis/Kamet
In which Kamet worries that everything he has is a gift from Eugenides, and wants this one thing to be something he has earned for himself.
Vorkosigan Series - Lois McMaster Bujold
Defensive Tactics (2945 words) by karanguni - Aral Vorkosigan/Ges Vorrutyer
Aral/Ges that's not sad and horrible. Well, it's sad and horrible in retrospect, but the story of them meeting and bonding as teenagers in the aftermath of war is surprisingly tender.
Genuinely Self-Absorbed and Deeply Shallow (1575 words) by april_rainer - Ivan Vorpatril, Alys Vorpatril
I love Ivan, and this is a great look at Ivan's strengths and how much he is his mother's son.
Three's Company (2503 words) by Philomytha - Piotr Pierre Vorkosigan, Miles Vorkosigan, Simon Illyan
Count Piotr Vorkosigan takes his young grandson for a ride into the mountains. Simon comes along, because nobody wants to tell Miles they don't trust his grandfather alone with him.
For all his skills as a leader of men, Piotr underestimates Simon, and they both underestimate Piotr's feelings for Miles.
All Magics Great and Small (5881 words) by Shycraft - Bran Davies/Will Stanton
Lovely fix-it fic in which Bran knows, but doesn't remember. This treads a nice middle-ground, between repairing Bran and Will's relationship, and Bran's relationship to the Magic of Wales, while still remaining true to the ending of the series.
The Mountains are Singing (4050 words) by SuperKat - Jane Drew, Will Stanton, Bran Davies
In which Jane chooses to remember what she never entirely forgot. A great character piece with a lovely sense of place.
Wisps and Shadows (1887 words) by katayla - Jane Drew, The Lady (Dark Is Rising)
Another lovely Jane story in which she seeks out what she's lost and embraces the potential Wild Magic that lives inside her.
An Undiscovered Country (3183 words) by Luzula - Bran Davies/Will Stanton
Will is the last of the Old Ones, but he is also still very much a boy, and I think that gets elided a lot in fic. This story highlights the dichotomy between those two halves of Will and the way he learns that he can balance them, and that he doesn't have to be lonely, even if he will always be alone.
Liege (2800 words) by leiascully - Bran Davies/Will Stanton
Another story where Bran never gets his memories back, but Will and Bran still get their happy ending. This is a lovely vision of a future for them together.
A Cold Mirror (2293 words) by Dolorosa - The Lady (Dark Is Rising), The Black Rider
The Lady crosses paths with the Black Rider over the years, in the liminal spaces between possibilities. The Lady is such an interesting character, and this is a great view of the mythos of this universe from her perspective.
The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
A Needle, A Thread (9185 words) by jibrailis - Costis/Kamet (Queen's Thief)
The one where Costis doesn't even realize he's courting Kamet. This is a great, sweet romance, with a nice amount of political intrigue in keeping with the spirit and tone of the books. I love how appropriately cranky and acerbic Kamet is in this story.
love like a morning (1681 words) by novembersmith - Attolia/Costis/Eugenides
Sweet, sleepy morning smut with a bit of voyeurism and rumination on love. I love seeing Attolia's pov on her love for Costis, since that's the side of this triad that doesn't have a lot of representation in canon.
Stone and Shadow (2425 words) by Assimbya - Attolia/Eugenides
A canon-divergence AU in which it's Attolia whose scheming changes history.
The Touching of Lips (1856 words) by Prinzenhasserin - Costis/Kamet
Yet another lovely story where everyone else can see how Costis feels about Kamet, but Costis can't figure out how to ask for what he wants. Wonderfully sweet.
The Things You Build Yourself (1646 words) by florianschild - Costis/Kamet
In which Kamet worries that everything he has is a gift from Eugenides, and wants this one thing to be something he has earned for himself.
Vorkosigan Series - Lois McMaster Bujold
Defensive Tactics (2945 words) by karanguni - Aral Vorkosigan/Ges Vorrutyer
Aral/Ges that's not sad and horrible. Well, it's sad and horrible in retrospect, but the story of them meeting and bonding as teenagers in the aftermath of war is surprisingly tender.
Genuinely Self-Absorbed and Deeply Shallow (1575 words) by april_rainer - Ivan Vorpatril, Alys Vorpatril
I love Ivan, and this is a great look at Ivan's strengths and how much he is his mother's son.
Three's Company (2503 words) by Philomytha - Piotr Pierre Vorkosigan, Miles Vorkosigan, Simon Illyan
Count Piotr Vorkosigan takes his young grandson for a ride into the mountains. Simon comes along, because nobody wants to tell Miles they don't trust his grandfather alone with him.
For all his skills as a leader of men, Piotr underestimates Simon, and they both underestimate Piotr's feelings for Miles.
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