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First dive into the archive today! :D (Still not returning to Yuletide writing, but devouring all the fic remains one of my favorite things about this time of year.) Kicking things off with my year's-end nostalgia fandoms, by which I mean (for now, at least) the stuff still withstanding my Arthurian-legend burnout: The Dark is Rising* and GGK - someone wrote Fionavar this year! And Kim/Dave, no less. (I always get a kick out of seeing GGK fic written by NOT ME, as I don't really know other people who have written multiple GGK stories, lol.)

*Favorite of the lot: Wherein was bound a child, because... well. Because. asdkfja;sldkgj *_________* ♥

So excited to see Riddle-master fic this year omg!! McKillip's trilogy is one of my oldest favorites, and Like Petals from the Bough is basically heart-exploding.

Also, this year I can appreciate Georgette Heyer! Like this Inconvenient Marriage one: Inconvenience- a perfect non-textual love-triangle resolution if there ever was one, hah. And this Devil's Cub one: a thing with feathers- a modern AU that works surprisingly, hilariously, well.

And Bel Dame Apocrypha fic: The Ending is the Same Every Damn Time - Rhys/Nyx, pretty much the way I'm convinced that would go.

And Matrix fic! Ahh, I never realized I needed a fic like Parking in places with girls until I read it. Dorky Neo and awkward Trinity!! Heee. ♥

Also, Queen's Thief, eeeee :D for sins and false alarms is a great look at Gen's attendants, and you got me begging, begging, i'm on my knees is... exactly what it sounds like, heh.

Also excited to see a bunch of stories for Captive Prince and the Imperial Radch! And Gangsta. fic, which reminds me that I mean to read it at some point when I actually have time to spare... And good lord, 57 Hamilton stories (59 if you count the RPF)?! I haven't watched the show or really been particularly tempted to do so, despite my general appreciation for Lin-Manuel Miranda, but at this point I might just have to.

1. OMG YOU GUYS, crossedwires WROTE ME A NYR STORY FOR RED CLIFF! &hearts &hearts &hearts ride until we fall is so utterly glorious (Shangxiang! *______*), I can't even tell you. *flails* Go forth and read!

2. I was thinking about putting up a post for this year's Yuletide friending meme, but sarashina beat me to it! :D &hearts If you're interested in meeting new people who share your tiny fandoms, hop on over!

eta: 3. dark_agenda's Chromatic Yuletide 2010 Challenge Summary & Discussion post is up! If any participants or readers have time to hop over and leave feedback, it would be very much appreciated. &hearts /eta

... I had a couple more roundups I meant to do (2010 book log, & perhaps one for icons), but eh. Will get to those at some later date.

Oh, man, ( one of the best Christmases I've had in a while; )

I'm trying to keep myself off the AO3 today, but I did manage to read a couple of Yuletide stories, and they are glorious! I received The Sugarcane Drive, which is utterly delicious intriguing and politicking with Eugenie and Jessaline and HOMG YOU GUYS, I GOT EFFLUENT ENGINE FIC, HOW AMAZING IS THAT?!?!? I also managed to read Sincerely, Cindi, a Metropolis: The Chase Suite fic which is one of the best love letters to visionaries and revolutionaries that I have ever come across. I plan to hit up dark_agenda's Chromatic Yuletide masterlist and trawl through the Chromatic Yuletide Madness prompts next! :D

Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating, and happy Yuletide/happy Saturday to the rest of us!

Some rs_small_gifts:
- No one saw us this evening hand in hand, by crooked (written for me! thank you SO MUCH, AGAIN! &hearts)
- Secret Garden, by brighty18
- After Life, by magnetic_pole

One go_exchange fic, now that reveals are up: A Series of Vignettes From the USS Enterprise (Under the Command of Captain Adam Young), by ineffabilitea! Full disclosure- I did a quick and dirty beta for this, but I stand by its fabulousness. Star Trek with the Good Omens cast- what's not to love?? More recs to come when I've managed to catch up!

And finally, back to Yuletide: ( Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Hot Fuzz, A Sex Therapist, Scooby Doo, Onmyouji, Ibis Trilogy, Chinese Mythology, Beauty and the Beast (fairytale), Casino Royale, Meredith Pierce's Darkangel trilogy, Darker than Black )

More Yuletide! ( If on a winter's night a traveller, The Graveyard Book, Anastasia, The Secret Garden, Ocean's 11, Merlin RPF, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) )

Also, have a bonus camelotsolstice art rec! Mission Accomplie, PG, an AU Pendragon family portrait. *____*

I promise I'll make a real post soon; I'm sure you're all sick of reclists. *g*

I am leaving for Philly very soon, but first I had to come and flail at you all because MY STORY, YOU GUYS! MY STORY! &hearts &hearts &hearts You should all absolutely read this so you can share my EPIC GLEEFACE-

Yum Cha: Saving Face, Wil/Vivian post-film, UTTERLY FUCKING PERFECT HOMG. Mystery Author, I love you forever.