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oxoniensis + yuletide   117

Lessons by tree_and_leaf (Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch, Peter Grant, Nightingale, G, 267 words)
“You want me to conjure flowers?” I said, sounding more disgusted than I’d meant to.
Rivers-of-London  fiction  Peter-Grant  Nightingale  gen  yuletide 
february 2012 by oxoniensis
The Constraint of Conscience by ellen_fremedon (Temeraire, William Laurence/Tharkay, explicit, 6,005 words)
To be cowardly in this, to refuse to see it through, seemed more unmanly to Laurence than beginning it.
Temeraire-series  fiction  Tharkay  Laurence  Riley  Granby  Laurence/Tharkay  slash  firsttime  yuletide 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
My Master's Secret Mission by David Hines (I Dream of Jeannie, Jeannie, Nelson, Healey, Bellows, G, 4,283 words)
I am THE LUCKIEST GENIE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!

My Master has given me a DIARY! He says that now I can write down things that happened, so I will be able to remember them!

I said, but Master, my memory is perfect, genies always remember everything! and my Master said, what about the time Major Healey and I thought your sister might be impersonating you, and we asked you what we had done just the night before, and you didn't remember? and I shrugged, and then he said, and what about all the times I told you to stay home, and you didn't remember I said that? and I shrugged, and then he said, and what about all the times I told you to not use your powers because that only Makes Things Worse, and you didn't remember I said THAT? and I said, but Master, if genies were predictable, we would not be genies! and Major Healey said, ain't that the truth.

I am SO GLAD that Major Healey understands me.
I-Dream-of-Jeannie  fiction  Jeannie  Major-Anthony-Nelson  Major-Roger-Healey  Colonel-Bellows  gen  humour  yuletide 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
Precession by Spatz (Life, Charlie/Dani, Tidwell, Seever, unrated, 2,781 words)
Dani really hadn't expected to be back at work before Crews.
Life  fiction  Charli/Dani  Charlie  Dani-Reese  Tidwell  Seever  het  yuletide  coda 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
seven wonders of the scientific world by Fahye (Luther, Alice, teen, 2,376 words)
Alice has long known that she only has respect for things she can't manipulate; very few people fall into this category, which is mostly populated by constellations and the elusive wavelengths of invisible light.
Luther  fiction  Alice-Morgan  gen  yuletide 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
Spaceman Spiff and the Alien Conspiracy by Froggimus_Rex (Calvin & Hobbes, Calvin, Hobbes, Rosalyn, G, 1,844 words)
"Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine."

She dropped her hand to to stare incredulously at the tiger. "Let me repeat," she said, very slowly. "Calvin has a weapon whose power is only limited by his imagination."

"I said he'd be fine, nothing about the rest of us."
Calvin&Hobbes  fiction  Calvin  Hobbes  gen  yuletide 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
The Complexion of the Sky by Gileonnen (Richard II - Shakespeare, Richard, G, 437 words)
Richard II reads the new king's future in the stars.
Richard-II-Shakespeare  fiction  Richard-II  angst  gen  yuletide 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
No News Is Good News by misura (Haven, Duke/Audrey/Nathan, Dave, Vince, PG, 96 words)
It's for a human interest fluff piece.
Haven  fiction  Duke-Crocker  Duke-Crocker/Audrey-Parker/Nathan-Wournos  Audrey-Parker  threesome  humour  yuletide 
january 2012 by oxoniensis
Work Experience by Anon (Better Off Ted, Veronica, Ted, G, 650 words)
The great thing about working at Veridian Dynamics is they’re always full of surprises. Well, no - actually nothing the company does surprises me anymore. But the great thing about working with Veronica is that she always finds a way to make the inevitable interesting.
Better-Off-Ted  fiction  Ted  Veronica  gen  humour  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
Winter Garden of Our Crumbled Hearts by Anon (Luther, Alice/John/Mark, explicit, 4,434 words)
He hadn’t known that Alice had even talked to Mark since she came back to London, with her new identity and her stories of places John hadn’t been there to share with her, her descriptions of empty deserts rife with stars as if the firmament had blossomed cold from seeds of dust. He hadn’t known, in that moment when he realized how much he’d truly missed her, when he finally let himself reach for her, that she would want to share this.
Luther  fiction  Alice/John/Mark  Alice-Morgan  John-Luther  Mark-North  threesome  het  slash  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
Have done with sorrow by Anon (Demon's Lexicon, Nick/Alan, explicit, 3,787 words)
When Alan lets slip the greatest secret in his life, Nick refuses to let him cover it up again.
Demon's-Lexicon  fiction  Nick-Ryves  Alan-Ryves  Cynthia-Davies  Nick/Alan  slash  firsttime  incest  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
The Captain of the Caledonia by Anonymous (Macbeth - Shakespeare, Macbeth, ensemble, teen, 2,535 words)
Lydia’s voice spoke in his ear, making him jump. “Have you done it yet?”

“In a minute,” he replied distractedly. The gun was in his hand, but he hesitated. He had killed many times in the heat of battle, but never like this. To kill a sleeping old man – An old man who could destroy Caledonia and kill us all, he reminded himself. It had to be done. A single green light blinked on Duncan’s headset like a watching eye. It unnerved him. Feeling foolish, he covered the light with one hand and raised the gun with the other.

Macbeth. In SPAAACE.
Macbeth-Shakespeare  fiction  Macbeth  Lady-Macbeth  Duncan  Banquo  Macduff  gen  yuletide  AU 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
Strong Interactions by Anonymous (Luther, John/Alice, PG, 3,128 words)
Red is the colour of galaxies moving away from each other, of the universe taking a deep breath. And the light does seem redder here, though she can't tell if it's the South American sunlight or the fact that Mexico's full of reds and bright yellows. Her universe is expanding: she's come so far from the blue cast of London, the flashing blue lights of police cars. She's a red blur herself, hair flying behind her: meep meep!
Luther  fiction  Alice-Morgan  John-Luther  John-Luther/Alice-Morgan  het  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
A Fine Frenzy by Anonymous (Haven [Archive of Our Own]
"It's...you."

"Me."

"Well, not you you. But...yeah. You."

"Me," she said again.

"And I promise, you'll be glad I handled this one without you."

"Without me."

"Well," Nathan said. "Without you you."

"Now I've got to come," Audrey said, and walked out the door ahead of him.
Haven  fiction  Duke-Crocker/Audrey-Parker/Nathan-Wournos  Audrey-Parker  Duke-Crocker  Nathan-Wournos  humour  casefile  gen  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
You Yes You by Anonymous (50/50, Adam/Kyle, Adam/Katherine, Adam/Dog Walker, mature, 4,972 words)
Adam’s problem is that he keeps fucking people he really just wants to be friends with.
50/50  fiction  Adam/Kyle  Adam/Katherine  Adam/Dog-Walker  slash  het  coda  yuletide  firsttime 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
Three Sisters by Anonymous (Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) (Song), OFCs, teen, 1,430 words)
A small fable of love and sacrifice and what comes after.
Rabbit-Heart  fiction  OFC  gen  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
Always Winter by Anonymous (Tintin/Narnia, Tintin, Snowy, Chang, G, 3,360 words)
“Snow,” he murmurs, almost to himself. “I saw the snow, it was all nothing but snow, everywhere. He was trapped in it. He was calling for me.”
Tintin(media)  fiction  Tintin  Chang  Snowy  gen  yuletide 
december 2011 by oxoniensis
dividing every question 'til the questions are complete by trustingno1 (Modern Family, ensemble, G, 900 words)
Katy. She's a Mathlete, and she plays in the marching band, and she sometimes sits with Alex in AP Physics, and she plays volleyball, which Alex thinks is really cool (she never used to, but lately, she thinks there's something vaguely impressive about it). And one time? One time, she asked Alex what the formula for torque was, even though Alex is, like, 99% sure she already knew it.
Modern-Family  fiction  ensemble  Alex-Dunphy  yuletide  femmeslash  gen 
november 2011 by oxoniensis
Particle Collisions at Ultrarelativistic Speeds by Isagel (Luther, Luther/Alice, PG, 2,950 words)
“The thing is, John,” she says, softly, her mouth widening into a thin smile - inviting, dangerous - “I've committed a crime.”
Luther  fiction  John-Luther  Alice-Morgan  John-Luther/Alice-Morgan  gen  het  yuletide 
october 2011 by oxoniensis
This kid I once knew by Minnow (Calvin & Hobbes, Susie, Calvin, G, 1,786 words)
Daniel sends their whole improv group an e-mail saying "check this out its fun1!1" and a link to a web comic called The Adventures of Spaceman Spiff.
fiction  Susie-Derkins  gen  futurefic  yuletide  Calvin  CalvinandHobbes 
october 2011 by oxoniensis
easier than you know by mardia (Law & Order: UK, Matt/Alesha, explicit, 2,734 words)
Matt never pushes for anything, and Alesha takes things precisely as far as she wants to, and so far, this state of affairs is working out for her just fine.
Law&OrderUK  fiction  Matt-Devlin  Alesha-Phillips  Matt/Alesha  het  firsttime  yuletide 
june 2011 by oxoniensis
13 Ways of Looking at a Betrayal by rivkat (Fringe, Olivia, Peter, Walter, Astrid, teen, 5,762 words)
Sometimes the crossing isn't as difficult as the arrival.
Fringe  fiction  Peter-Bishop  Olivia-Dunham  Walter-Bishop  Astrid-Farnsworth  gen  yuletide 
january 2011 by oxoniensis
Bakcheios by emilyenrose (Bacchae - Euripides, Pentheus, Dionysius, Actaeon, Cadmus, Agave, explicit, 9,755 words)
When I was a very small child my Aunt Semele was struck by lightning and died.
Euripides-Bacchae  fiction  Pentheus  Dionysius  Actaeon  Pentheus/Dionysus  Pentheus/Actaeon  dark  slash  yuletide 
january 2011 by oxoniensis
Once Bitten by Anon (Castle, ensemble, PG, 9,981 words)
“You could film him,” Ryan said.

Beckett shook her head. “We’ve been over this,” she said. “He doesn’t show... oh...”

“We could film him not showing up,” Castle said, nodding. “Ryan, you’re a genius.”

“You’re wishing you’d asked him to record that as a voicemail, aren’t you?” Esposito said.

Ryan nodded ruefully. “Kinda, yeah.”
Castle  fiction  Richard-Castle  Beckett  Esposito  Kevin-Ryan  Lanie-Parish  Alexis-Castle  gen  casefile  yuletide 
january 2011 by oxoniensis
I had a lover's quarrel with the world by Anon (American Idiot, Tunny/Extraordinary Girl, Will/Heather, Whatsername, R, 4,024 words)
The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong.
American-Idiot  fiction  Tunny  Tunny/Extraordinary  Girl  Will/Heather  Whatsername  Tunny/OMC  het  slash  yuletide 
january 2011 by oxoniensis
The Origins of the Momentous Naval Career of R. Nathaniel Turner by Anon (Swallows and Amazons, ensemble, G, 1,680 words)
There are forces even the Royal Navy never counted on reckoning with.
Swallows-and-Amazons  fiction  Nancy-Blackett  Peggy-Blackett  John-Walker  Roger-Walker  Titty-Walker  Susan-Walker  Dot-Callum  Dick-Callum  futurefic  ensemble  yuletide  gen 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
just what you'll say when you get home by Anon (Life, Ted, Charlie, Dani, Amanda, teen, 3,251 words)
He's not worried about Charlie. Well, he is. He always worries, but he tells himself that Charlie is the guardian. Charlie's partner is safe again, Charlie's okay too. Ted is just one more person Charlie has saved.
Life  fiction  Ted-Earley  Charlie  Dani-Reese  gen  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Sweet William by Anon (Temeraire - Naomi Novik, original characters, G, 8,668 words)
The Spanish Armada is about to descend upon England, and her greatest hope is a captainless dragon hatchling.
Temeraire-series  fiction  OMC  OFC  OMC/OFC  gen  het  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Those voices that will not be drowned by Anon (The Charioteer - Mary Renault, Ralph/Laurie, teen, 5,308 words)
Laurie is at Oxford. Ralph is at Bletchley Park. Life carries on.
TheCharioteer  fiction  Ralph-Lanyon  Laurie-Odell  Ralph/Laurie  slash  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
I am Acton Bell's Metaphorical Manhood by Anon (Hark! A Vagrant, Anne, Charlotte, Emily, teen, 1,561 words)
“Is interpretive dance the new hot thing in Gothic Literature, and nobody told me?”
HarkAVagrant  fiction  Anne-Bronte  Charlotte-Bronte  Emily-Bronte  gen  yuletide  humour 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
The Roaring Game by Anon (Sports Night, Dan/Casey, G, 1,042 words)
Dan leans back in his chair, chewing his pencil. “At 27, the skip is the oldest member of the team,” he reads off the sheet.

“The Danish national curling team.”

“Yes.”

“What’s a skip?”

“I dunno. I think it might be the brooms they use.”

Casey swivels his chair around to raise his eyebrows at Dan. “The oldest member of the Danish national curling team is a broom?”

“Take it up with Jeremy, he wrote this.”
SN  fiction  Dan-Rydell  Casey  Dan/Casey  humour  slash  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
One Day Like This by Anon (A Single Man (2009), George/Jim, teen, 3,220 words)
The phone rings half-a-dozen times, and it's Jim's detached and impersonal telephone voice that answers, "Hello?"

"Hello," says George. "What are you up to?"

"Oh, hey," says Jim, transformed, warmth and Jim-ness rushing back in like the tide. "Nothing special, just those drawings, you know. There's that meeting on Friday with the client. How's school?"

"The usual," George says, and Jim laughs, says, "That bad, huh?"

"Really, I despair of our future," George says; a stock phrase, worn smooth and harmless with long use, and delivered with a wry smile.
ASingleMan  fiction  George-Falconer  George/Jim  slash  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
The Intentional Walk to First by Anon (Princess Diaries - Meg Cabot, Michael/Mia, Boris/Tina, Boris/Michael/Mia/Tina, teen, 2,783 words)
In which Mia has a very distressing thought, Tina is optimistic, Lana wants Mia to come shopping with her, and Michael and Boris are game.
PrincessDiaries  fiction  Michael/Mia  Boris/Tina  Boris/Michael/Mia/Tina  het  slash  femmeslash  foursome  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
A Lesson in Uselessness by Anon (Beauty and the Beast/Alice In Wonderland, Alice, Belle, G, 1965 words)
Someday perhaps Alice too would be a person who Knew Things, and she and Belle and her sister would sit in the fancy chairs that children must never sit in, and sip watery tea from delicate cups, and talk about how much they knew.

“I know about the history of words,” Alice would say. “ ‘Establishment’ is derived from ‘blishment’, meaning ‘a judgment made by a blish,’ which is a kind of fish. The prefix ‘Est’ is a shortening of ‘estuary,’ which in this word signifies the collection of the blishes into a single body of water, and, symbolically, the collection of their judgments into a single judgmental unit.”
AliceInWonderland  BeautyAndTheBeast  fiction  Belle  Alice  gen  crossover  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Section 271 by Anon (Southland, John/Ben, teen, 4,228 words)
Not everything John Cooper does is by the book.
Southland  fiction  John-Cooper  Ben-Sherman  Cooper/Sherman  slash  firsttime  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Life Among Aliens: Two Boys by Anon (Mysterious Skin, Neil McCormick, Brian Lackey, mature, 6,149 words)
What are you when even gravity can't touch you? I haven't ever figured that out.
MysteriousSkin  fiction  Neil-McCormick  Brian-Lackey  slash  gen  futurefic  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Lake of Sand by Anon (Swan Lake (Bourne), Swan/Prince, mature, 1,511 words)
Once upon a time, there was a swan who dreamed he was a man.
SwanLake  fiction  Swan/Prince  Swan  Prince  slash  AU  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Guns 'n' Neuroses by Anon (Frasier, Supernatural, Frasier, Niles, Martin, Daphne, teen, 2,592 words)
It should be noted, before events get underway, that Hester Crane didn’t die on the ceiling in a cheap white nightgown. Neither Frasier nor Niles would ever have gotten over the humiliation of knowing that she’d willingly worn polyester.
Frasier  Supernatural  fiction  Frasier-Crane  Niles-Crane  Daphne-Moon  Martin-Crane  gen  humour  yuletide 
december 2010 by oxoniensis
Just A Job by SQ (proteinscollide) (Southland, Cooper/Sherman, Chickie, Cesar, PG, 3,093 words)
John Cooper knows better.
Southland  fiction  Cooper/Sherman  John-Cooper  Ben-Sherman  slash  firsttime  yuletide 
march 2010 by oxoniensis
Dancing Boys by rilla (Billy Elliot, Billy/Michael, PG-13, 4,422 words)
So Michael's moved on, with a slight wistful thought about Billy sometimes, when he sees a bit of dancing on the telly or hears fancy music on the radio. He wonders what he's doing and who he's with and if he's happy, and meanwhile he's got on with his life.
BillyElliot  fiction  Billy/Michael  slash  firsttime  futurefic  yuletide 
february 2010 by oxoniensis
Most Likely To by Kaneko (Breakfast Club, John Bender/Brian Johnson, adult, 8,142 words)
If there had been gossip after the reunion, Brian's life might have looked something like this.
Breakfast-Club  fiction  John-Bender/Brian-Johnson  John-Bender  slash  firsttime  yuletide  futurefic 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
the christmas eve job by hardlygolden (Leverage, team, G, 2,129 words)
Once Hardison has stopped spluttering, he stares at Parker in disbelief – because there is no way she said that, that’s just too weird, even for Parker (who can be plenty weird, with a side of bizarre-crazy-brilliant) - but then she opens her mouth and says it again, as if it’s his hearing that’s the problem.

“Saint Nicholas is our patron saint,” Parker says, again, more insistent this time.

“No,” he says, and then – fainter – “How, why, what, oh my god?”, trailing off into nonsensical protest.

Parker often has that effect on him.
Leverage  fiction  Eliot  Hardison  Nate  Parker  Sophie  ensemble  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Duckling by innocentsmith (Fairytales, OCs, PG, 5,113 words)
It's her life story, and she has some issues with it.
Fairytales  fiction  OFC  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Territories That Had Become Stone by lordessrenegade (Dead Poets Society, Todd/Charlie, PG, 1,412)
He set out to tell a story, and in the process of editing, he decided to stop trying to tell anything at all. He asked instead, and found that the questions came easier.
Dead-Poets-Society  fiction  Todd/Charlie  gen  slash  futurefic  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
The Girl's Guide To Earning Your Wings by Luna (Dar Williams - The Honesty Room, Narrator, teen, 1,764 words)
We don't really haunt places, but if we ever start, I totally have dibs on the Viper Room.
Dar-Williams-The-Honesty-Room  fiction  Narrator  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Wick by Orichalxos (Secret Garden - Burnett, Dickon, G, 1,788 words)
In October Dickon receives a letter from Mistress Mary, inviting him to take up a position as gardener for the manor. At first he thinks it's just charity—Mary's war relief work has fed a lot of people in Thwaite—but in his heart he knows that this is friendship, even if there is also charity in it.
Secret-Garden  fiction  Dickon  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
No Place For A Street Fighting Man by Luna (Generation Kill, Doc Bryan, Wright, Espera, mature, 4,201 words)
Sometimes Bryan thinks there are conspiracies behind all of this, wheels within wheels. More often, he thinks there's nothing under the surface at all.
GenerationKill  fiction  Doc-Bryan  Espera  Wright  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
The Longest Roads Lead Nowhere by Anon (The Homeward Bounders - Jones, Jamie, Helen, Joris, Uquar, PG, 2,810 words)
"Home isn't just where you live," he said to me before he went. "Home is a place to lay your bones."
The-Homeward-Bounders  fiction  Jamie  gen  angst  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Brain Stuff by Anon (Castle, Richard Castle, Alexis, G, 567 words)
"So, I've bookmarked key institutions – my top ten's in this folder, but there are some outliers, you know, the ones that score high on community service involvement, or social justice issues . . ." Alexis makes tiny clicks with her mouse and up pop a bewildering array of glossy websites.

"They had books when I did this," Castle says wistfully. "Glossy brochures. You wrote and said hey, I'm interested in your brain stuff, and they said here, have a shiny magazine."

"And that's why the polar bears are dying," Alexis says cheerfully.
Castle  fiction  Richard-Castle  Alexis-Castle  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
As Garlic Cloves and Butter by Anon (Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare, Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio, PG, 1200 words)
"For as long as I have lived, Romeo has been at my side--or I at his, to better tell the truth. I wonder if the press of Romeo's left arm has left an imprint on my own."

Mercutio has peered in closer. "Ah! I see! The bend of your right elbow has a distinctive melancholic, love-despondent droop." He held up a hand, blocking all of Benvolio from his view save for the remarkable elbow. "Benvolio! Where have you gone, friend? For all I see is Romeo here!"

"That is not what I--"

Mercutio grabbed the elbow and jostled it up and down. "Ah, me!" he cried in imitation of Romeo. "Ah life, ah love, ah me! Ah she I love, and me she doth disdain!"

"You are an ass," Benvolio said, but he was smiling and didn't knock Mercutio's hand away.
Shakespeare  fiction  Romeo  Benvolio  Mercutio  gen  humour  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Delicious by Anon (Eddie Izzard - Standup Routines, PGish, 3,422 words)
Because there are only two things that polar bears really care about, you see, and those two things are Christmas and Coca-Cola. It's a good idea to carry spare bottles of the stuff when you're in Churchill, just in case. Have to watch yourself, though. They're man-eaters, polar bears. Yes, only known predators of man in the animal kingdom. People can't really eat them, which seems unfair. This is a true fact — polar bear flesh has to be prepared a very specific way, otherwise you get trichinosis, which, if you're not up on your parasites, is caused by a worm that burrows into your intestines and makes itself cozy inside these cysts all throughout your body. Not very comfortable, being full of worms. Not very comfortable being torn apart either. Polar bears are easy to get away from, though. If you're ever being menaced by a polar bear, you can just point behind it and go "Father Christmas!" and the polar bear will turn around every time. I read it in a brochure.
EddieIzzard-Standup  fiction  gen  yuletide  humour  crack 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
The Triumphs of the Amazon by Anon (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus/Hippolyta, Oberon/Titania, Puck, PG, 3,175 words)
TITANIA: We wish you joy, of course, albeit such
as mortals may share: but, my Theseus,
much grief would you be spared, and all the aches
of your old age, were you to come away
and dwell with me in faerie realms, beyond
the reach of time.
THESEUS: Would not your lord object?
OBERON: [eyeing him] You are a lovely boy, and do remind
me of a lad I loved, my Ganymede.
Perchance we three might come to some accord --
PUCK: Gods and mortals do agree.
one and one and one is three.
Where they differ, so 'tis said,
is whether three may sport a-bed.
Two suffice in mortal lore:
two make pleasure, three make more --
TITANIA: Hold your tongue or have it slit!
[PUCK: holds tongue. Literally]
Shakespeare  fiction  Theseus/Hippolyta  Oberon/Titania  Puck  het  slash  gen  yuletide 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Lord Wolfe and the Ape-Leader by Anon (Fairytales, original characters, G, 32,401 words)
The sensible Flora Pilkington is delighted to be asked to accompany her cousin Emily, a wealthy heiress, on a sojourn to Bath – even if seventeen-year-old Emily is something of a ninny-hammer. However, when the dashing but mysterious Lord Wolfe rescues Emily from Terrible Peril, causing her to fall quite in love with him, Flora becomes deeply suspicious. Just who is this Lord Wolfe? Why does he persist in winking at Flora in such a deeply uncouth manner? Why does he refuse to attend all evening engagements? And what is the insufferable man's dark, awful secret? (For she is quite convinced that he has one.) Flora determines to find out, whatever the danger to her reputation . . .
Fairytales  fiction  OFC  OMC  OMC/OFC  yuletide  het  humour 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
There's No I in Team by Anon (Sports Night, Dan/Casey, ensemble, teen, 15,608 words)
"You promised you wouldn't bring that up ever again."

Dan gave the pen a casual flip. "I lied."

"Forgotten, you said. Wiped from your memory, you said."

"You can't expect me to let material like that go to waste. I'm a writer, Casey."

"Apparently you're also a liar."
SN  fiction  Dan/Casey  Casey  Dan  Dana  Jeremy  Natalie  slash  firsttime  yuletide  humour 
january 2010 by oxoniensis
Four Times Hardison Told His Nana He Was Sorry... by Anon (Leverage, Hardison, teen, 1,070 words)
Sometimes, a geeky fanboy has to do what a geeky fanboy has to do.
Leverage  fiction  Hardison  gen  yuletide  humour 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
bright yellow sky by Anon (Friday Night Lights, Jess Merriweather, teen, 5,024 words)
You just gotta keep doing it, okay, just keep doing it over and over, do it thousands of times, 'cause you'll get that muscle memory. Just y'know, just forget about the guys, the big guys charging at you, and the fans, the chaos, just like, zone in, inside yourself and forget it all, let it all, the chaos, just let it go. Just let it go, you know?
FNL  fiction  Jess-Merriweather  Vernon-Merriweather  Landry  Vince-Howard  gen  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Gillyflowers by Anon (Brideshead Revisited, Charles/Sebastian, PG, 1,308 words)
"We don't know how lucky we are," Charles said, watching the slow brown river.

"Dearest," Sebastian said, "We know exactly how lucky we are. We know how fleeting this moment is, how irrevocably time will change us, how cold winter will be, how much we will miss one another if we are to be parted: we know this, but I for one am wise enough not to think of it."

"Oh," Charles said. He reached out and touched the pale skin on the inside of Sebastian's wrist. "I didn't know we knew."
Brideshead-Revisited  fiction  Charles/Sebastian  slash  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Talk To Me by Anon (Eureka, Jo, Zane, Vincent, Fargo, Jack, Allison, teen, 3,176 words)
Something's up in Eureka - and Jo can't get anyone to tell her what's going on!
Eureka  fiction  Jo-Lupo  Zane-Donovan  Vincent  Jack-Carter  Fargo  gen  casefile  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Mouse King by Anon (NCIS: Los Angeles, G, Sam, Hetty, ensemble, PGish, 3,234 words)
"A nutcracker?" Nate repeated, one eyebrow cocked.

"A nutcracker," Sam said, settling into a chair and picking up a newspaper. G didn't miss the look of exasperation Sam gave him before disappearing behind today's headlines.

Nate turned to G. "The metal kind?" He made a squeezing motion with his hand. "Or one like the-- Oh," he said as G shook his head.
NCIS-LA  fiction  G-Callen  Sam-Hanna  ensemble  gen  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Over the Rooftops of the World by Anon (Dead Poets Society, Neil/Todd, mature, 7,707 words)
Neil looks at him for a long moment, and then, almost as if he knows Todd has used up all the words available to him for the one night, he nods and turns quietly back to his work.
Dead-Poets-Society  fiction  Neil/Todd  Todd-Perry  slash  firsttime  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
in the house we see a light (that comes from what we feel inside) by Anon (Modern Family, ensemble, G, 4,690 words)
"No one told me there was going to be a concert," Gloria says, clapping.

"It was impromptu," Manny tells her.

Luke leans close to Alex so he can whisper, "What's that mean?"

For once she can't think of a lie, so she says, "Spur of the moment," and he nods. It'll be her good deed for the day, she figures. Besides, this morning she convinced him and Haley that "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" was really called "Hark! The Bare-Lipped Angels Sing," and that it was about all the angels who don't have mustaches. So. Even without a second lie today's already been a pretty huge success.
Modern-Family  fiction  ensemble  gen  humour  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Three Finger Hook and Loop by Anon (Make It or Break It, Damon/Razor/Emily, R, 4,911 words)
The Bro Code is all well and good, but Razor doesn't know a single guy who's actually going to give up a girl like Emily just because his buddy's into her.
Make-It-Or-Break-It  fiction  Emily-Kmetko  Damon-Young  Razor  Damon/Razor/Emily  slash  het  threesome  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Heart's Presages by Anon (Richard II - Shakespeare, Richard II/Bushy/Bagot/Green, NC-17, 777 words)
Green catches the king's eye first, of course, for Green is tall and fair and dresses above his station.
Shakespeare  fiction  Richard-II/Bushy/Bagot/Green  slash  foursome  PWP  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Wanna Bet? by Anon (Castle, Castle/Beckett, ensemble, PG, 1,589 words)
"Where did you come from?"

"Brunch," she said, as if it was the most logical answer in the world.

"It's 4:30 on a Tuesday afternoon."

"And?"
Castle  fiction  Castle/Beckett  Richard-Castle  Kate-Beckett  Alexis-Castle  Martha-Rodgers  Javier-Esposito  Kevin-Ryan  gen  humour  ensemble  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
To Put It Right by Anon (Kingdom, Peter/OMC, teen, 4,528 words)
Peter changes a will, and everything else changes along with it.
Kingdom  fiction  Peter-Kingdom/OMC  slash  firsttime  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Mental Unwellness and the Myth of the Veridian Unicorn by Anon (Better Off Ted, Phil/Lem, Veronica, Ted, Linda, Pg-13, 3221 words)
"So what if he's hearing voices? As far as I'm concerned that just means we're getting extra input on our projects for no cost. In fact, I wish more of our employees had voices in their heads like Phil. Good job, Phil!"
Better-Off-Ted  fiction  Phil/Lem  Veronica  Ted  Linda  slash  humour  crack  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
This Material Will Not Appear on the Final by Anon (Rocket Science, Ben Wekselbaum, Hal Hefner, G, 1,181 words)
"In all seriousness," Ben said, stretching out in his chair, "what's the occasion? It's not every day someone camps out at my door."
RocketScience  fiction  Ben-Wekselbaum  Hal-Hefner  gen  coda  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Skin by slob_child (Fairytales, R, 3808 words)
He was strange and a stranger, but between accepting his help and stabbing myself in the face with my shoe, I figured he was the best bet to take. I was so, so wrong.
Fairytales  fiction  gen  yuletide 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
Rhinegold (Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Cat, Marianne, Tonino, Conrad, G,4945 words)
Cat, Tonino and Marianne visit Series Seven, where they attempt to order takeaway. Oh, and Conrad gets captured by rhinemaidens.
Chrestomanci  fiction  yuletide  gen 
december 2009 by oxoniensis
To Be of Use by Elizabeth Culmer (Homeward Bounders, Joris, Konstam, PG, 4162 words)
When Joris was seven his family sold him to the Sarkoy Agency, which was a reputable trading house affiliated with the Cardsburg municipal slave mart. Joris tried not to mind too much -- he was helping family, after all -- but still. Being a slave itched at the back of his thoughts.
Homeward-Bounders  fiction  Joris  Konstam  gen  yuletide 
october 2009 by oxoniensis
The Free of Pern by tolakasa (Dragonriders of Pern, B'tor, G, 9,711 words)
"B'tor said he'd tell the story!"
Pern  fiction  B'tor  gen  yuletide 
october 2009 by oxoniensis
I'll Fit Everything I Need in My Double-Wide by cathybites (Drop Dead Gorgeous, Annette/Loretta, PG, 1,338 words)
It wasn't like Annette didn't have dreams, or fond wishes, or whatever it was people went on about on the television programs. It was just that her dreams and wishes were a little simpler than most people's. She wished for things like a new curling iron, or a pair of jeans that didn't make her ass look fat, or that the little minus sign would come up instead of the plus.
Drop-Dead-Gorgeous  fiction  Annette/Loretta  femmeslash  yuletide 
october 2009 by oxoniensis
A Lovely Way To Spend Christmas by Olivia Circe (Pushing Daisies, ensemble, PG, 1,378 words)
"What's cooking? And by cooking I don't mean cooking cooking, because Ned's got that covered with the pie and the ovens."

Emerson looks up, scowling. "Where's my pie, woman?"

"We're out of Rhubarb." Olive hooks one finger through the handle of the middle mug and tugs it over. "Ned's obsessing about Mince and Peppermint Cream and Pumpkin and Plum Pudding."

"Christmas," Emerson says scornfully. "Only good thing about Christmas is the increase in murders."
Pushing-Daisies  fiction  Ned  Emerson  Olive  Chuck  gen  yuletide 
july 2009 by oxoniensis
On How Sergeant Colbert is Nothing At All Like Winnie the Pooh... by sparky77 (Generation Kill, Brad/Nate, Ray, R, 2673 words)
Brad is hiding under the Humvee again.

Brad once described these little episodes as a tactical retreat in order to preserve his sanity. Ray is completely in favor of Brad preserving what remains of his fragile grasp on sanity, but he's not feeling all that charitable right now. This is no tactical retreat. That fucker is hiding.

Ray hates it when Brad does this shit. Everyone freaks the fuck out. It's like being stuck in some 1950s melodrama where mommy has retreated to the bedroom with a valium and a bottle of vodka, and Ray is stuck reassuring all the little brats that it's okay. Mommy is just resting. She'll be fine tomorrow. Fuck this shit.
GenerationKill  fiction  Ray-Person  Brad-Colbert  Nate-Fick  Brad/Nate  slash  humour  yuletide 
june 2009 by oxoniensis
The Temptation of the LT by Alethia (Generation Kill, Brad/Nate, team, NC-17, 7497 words)
Ray snorted, winding himself up. "You do realize you're basing your theory on the idea that Marines are well-adjusted? Because clearly we're not surrounded by a bunch of psycho jarhead mama-fuckers and baby-killers. I mean, only well-adjusted people would choose to stew in their own filth all day while their dicksuck command plays a game of 'look at the shiny object!' with a third-world army - a strategy of such sophistication it makes South Park's 'It's headin' right for us!' look like Einstein himself rose from the grave to offer up a sensible ROE. Gosh, no well-adjusted person would want to do anything unseemly like sleep in a bed or play Xbox all day. That's just crazy talk."
GenerationKill  fiction  Brad/Nate  Brad-Colbert  Nate-Fick  Ray-Person  slash  yuletide  firsttime 
june 2009 by oxoniensis
Wind in the East by DragoJustine (Mary Poppins, Mary, Bert, PG, 3,217 words)
Mary Poppins is magic. Bert has known this since he was nine years old
Mary-Poppins  fiction  Bert/Mary  het  yuletide 
may 2009 by oxoniensis
Robin Hood of South Beach by boosette (Burn Notice, Michael, Sam, Fi, PG, 1712 words)
"South Florida has a new breed of hero stalking its back alleys," Sam reads at his hammiest. "See there, they called us heroes! You ought to be flattered."

(Episode tag for 2x13, Bad Breaks.)
fiction  coda  gen  yuletide  Michael  Sam  Burn-Notice  Fi 
february 2009 by oxoniensis
Why DirecTV Is A Bad Idea by Aj (Life, Charlie, Dani, G, 617 words)
They always have their most important conversations in the car.

(Okay, that's a total lie. They just have 90% of all their conversations in the car because it's L.A., and everyone is in the car all the time.)

This was not one of them. An important conversation, that is.
gen  fiction  humour  yuletide  Life  Dani-Reese  Charlie 
february 2009 by oxoniensis
The Moment Before The Snap by mazily (Friday Night Lights, Buddy, PG-13, 2,983 words)
Buddy doesn't run anywhere, not in school, not today; he's a Panther and it's football season and they're going to win State.
fiction  gen  het  FNL  Buddy  yuletide 
january 2009 by oxoniensis
Mater Patriae by anon (I, Claudius, Livia Augusta, PG, 3,037 words)
"My modesty has suffered no harm." Livia drew herself up and pressed her hand to the front of her stola. "To a woman of chaste mind, the sight of a naked man is no different than the sight of a statue."

The chief of her guard sputtered for a second, caught in the tidy little word-trap she set for him. He obviously dearly wanted to drag the ruffians in, but he could no longer insist that damage had been done without suggesting that his empress was not a woman of chaste mind. Was he so foolish?
gen  fiction  yuletide  het  I-Claudius  Livia 
january 2009 by oxoniensis
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