My holidays + Yuletide and dSSS reveal!

I've spent the holidays hanging out with my parents and sister, eating lots of good food, going skiing, and reading dSSS and Yuletide fic. It's been very relaxing.

( Watch me skijoring on the lake with my parents' dog )

For Yuletide, I wrote The Story of Hrayatha and the Rabbit Who Left No Tracks in the Watership Down fandom (1700 words, gen, PG). It was fun to write, and I also got to reread the book, which is never a hardship. My recipient wanted Hazel/Pipkin, which I didn't quite manage, but it's at least possible to read that into the fic. Beta thanks goes to akamine_chan! This was my first year participating in Yuletide, and it really has been fun to write something outside my usual fandom. Also, I saw several people reccing it! \o/

For dSSS, I wrote The Best Policy (6700 words, F/K, PG-13), which has got 1) a case 2) first-time F/K romance and 3) Fraser working on his relationship with his dad. I had a bit of trouble at first with balancing out these three strands, but I got awesome beta help with that (thanks to springwoof and mizface!). Also, a big thank you to spuffyduds, who read a half-done draft and reassured me that it didn't suck. I am now reasonably happy with the fic, though it's not one of the stories closest to my heart. Apparently it was hard to guess which fic was mine. *g* People guessed on five different fics, and only Aka got it right, but that was only because the author's notes on my dSSS and my Yuletide fic were so similar.

Also, I now know that masterofmidgets wrote the Pancho and Lefty story I got for Yuletide, and andeincascade wrote the Benton/Mark backstory I got for dSSS. I loved both stories so much! Thank you. &hearts &hearts &hearts

ETA: I almost forgot! I also got the Yuletide treat Should the Kingdom Fall from keerawa. It's an intriguing Hadestown story, and I'm delighted that there is now fic for this album. Thank you!