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Fandom: Cabin Pressure

Summary:

Arthur has just found out that Martin is Jewish! And that today is a Jewish holiday!!
Clearly, it's time for the dauntless Cabin Pressure crew to celebrate...no matter that they're currently midair somewhere above the Pacific Ocean.

Characters: Arthur Shappey, Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, Martin Crieff, Douglas Richardson

Words: 1,400

Notes: For yishaqeni for Purimgifts 2023.

Dear yishaqeni, your Cabin Pressure prompts were so marvelous that they absolutely required a fic in response. I hope you enjoy! Chag Purim sameach. :-)

Additional notes as I'm posting this on Dreamwidth:

Believe it or not, despite being the most massive fan, I've never written a Cabin Pressure fic before! The brilliant John Finnemore is such a hard act to follow, so I never felt the urge. But then in this year's Purimgifts sign-ups, someone gave the most marvelous prompts about the MJN crew celebrating Purim. So I wrote this as a Purimgifts treat.

Read on AO3, or here below:

( Pago Pago )

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a podfic of The Stress of Her Regard by vulgarweed

Fandoms: The Affair of the Mysterious Letter – Alexis Hall, BBC Sherlock

Summary: Due to an interdimensional traffic accident (or at least I shall make that the official account), two strange travellers find themselves temporarily stranded in early 21st century London, as the locals reckon place and time. At least one makes herself right at home.

Characters: John Wyndham, Shaharazad Haas, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson

Length: 11 minutes

Notes: Written as a gift for Iwantthatcoat, for the winter 2020 Holmestice exchange. Read as a gift for Vulgarweed, for the winter 2022 Holmestice exchange. Betaed by A.

Music credits:
Ne Nehledej - Iva Bittová
So What - P!nk

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Continuing this year's general tenor of "I wrote this months ago but never got it together to crosspost it here"...

Also, since it can't be stated too often: I utterly reject J.K. Rowling, her transphobia, and her choice to use her enormous platform to trumpet said transphobia. I won't let her take away these characters who have brought joy into my life for so long, but I in no way support her as a person, author, or public figure. And I *more* than understand those who've chosen to go the other way, and no longer engage with HP fandom at all. Take care of yourselves out there, friends.

A VERB STRONG ENOUGH

Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Amidst the wreckage of unfathomable loss, Andromeda forces herself to grasp hold of gratitude for what was and what still will be.

Characters: Andromeda

Words: 500

Read here below or on AO3.

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( A Verb Strong Enough )

Fandom: Hamster Princess series by Ursula Vernon

Summary: Harriet and Mumfrey solve the riddle of a squirrel, a gerblin (that’s a goblin that looks like a gerbil) and some magical Purim noisemakers.

Characters: Harriet Hamsterbone, Mumfrey, original squirrel character, other original rodent characters

Words: 2,550

Notes: For

kitsune_scribe for Purimgifts 2022.

Chag sameach, Kitsune_Scribe! I was delighted to get your request for Hamster Princess, which is such a great fit for Purim. (Spunky princess hero! Silliness and fun!) Thanks for giving me the opportunity to play with Harriet and folklore. (Notes on sources at the end.)

Read on AO3, or here below:

( The Silly Squirrel and the Gerblin )

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Fandom: The Scholomance series by Naomi Novik

Summary: The gradual, unlikely, inevitable and very necessary coming together of El, Aadhya, Liu and Chloe — as observed by the one most invested in their success.

Characters: El Higgins, Aadhya, Yi Liu, Chloe Rasmussen, the Scholomance

Words: 400

Notes: For Aishuu, for

chocolateboxcomm 2022.

Read on AO3, or here below:

( Four, Not One )

Fandom: Fleabag

Summary: A small thing in response to this wonderful prompt: "IS THE FOX MAGIC? Please say."

Characters: Foxes, Priest, Fleabag

Words: 100

Notes: For syllic, Yuletide 2021.

Read on AO3, or here below:

ONE FOX

One fox, nose to the ground. Searching? Yes.

But not for a scent; searching for a trail of magic.

Two foxes meet in a park, confer. Did he go that way? No. That way.

Nine foxes converge beneath a window. Their quarry is inside, but not alone. Why must humans have so many emotions? It muddles the trail.

Eight foxes skulk away, one keeps watch.

Their quarry trails magic behind him; they’d like to learn his powers. But he always runs.

One fox pauses at a bus stop. A human points. The trail is strong now.

One fox goes on.

Fandom: Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore

Summary: Bitterblue and Giddon return home from Winterkeep a little different from how they left—and there's no keeping secrets from Po. ;-)

Characters: Giddon, Bitterblue, Po

Words: 100

Notes: A small Yuletide treat for

owlbeer, because the Yuletide Madness Drabble Invitational is such a delightful idea!

Read on AO3, or here below:

Po was at the docks, already smirking, when at last they disembarked in Monport.

“Oh, shut up,” Giddon told him, but it was hard to keep from grinning. He was fairly sure he’d been grinning since the moment he’d woken from his faint and found Bitterblue still alive.

Po embraced Bitterblue, then Giddon. Arm still slung around Giddon, he tousled Bitterblue’s wind-tossed hair, making her yelp. “You two finally figured it out, then?” Po asked, as Bitterblue shoved him away, then pulled him back to hug again.

“Yes,” Bitterblue said. “Now, you hush.”

Po only beamed at both of them.

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Fandom: Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore

Summary: Giddon and Po: a friendship told in eight years, two or three Council meetings, countless secret missions, two true confessions, and one punch in the nose.

Characters: Giddon, Po, Katsa, Bitterblue

Words: 4,400

Notes: Yuletide gift for

owlbeer. And thank you to my fantastic friend A. for beta reading.

Read on AO3, or here below:

( BROTHERS IN ARMS )

[This haaaardly counts as a fic – it's a poem and only 21 words long – but it's a treat I wrote for this round of Holmestice, so for the sake of completeness, here it is!]

WITCHERY, SORCERY!

Fandom: The Affair of the Mysterious Letter – Alexis Hall

Summary: The adventures of Shaharazad Haas and John Wyndham, in double dactyl form.

Characters: Shaharazad Haas, John Wyndham

Notes: For

iwantthatcoat, who requested Shaharazad Haas and also mentioned poetry.

Read on AO3, or here below:

Witchery, sorcery!
Hark, as our narrator --
Captain John Wyndham, most
upstanding man --

Tells of Shaharazad-
Haasianistical
Exploits, pursuing a
blackmailer’s plan.

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/120438.html

Fandom: Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik

Summary: “Miryem,” my grandmother said, calling me to her. “I think you may be able to help this man.”

Characters: Miryem Mandelstam, Miryem's grandmother, other characters, other goblins

Notes: Purimgifts 2021, for

chestnut_pod.

Read on AO3, or here below:

( Miryem and the Purim Goblins )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/120290.html

Fandom: Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik

Summary:

It had always been clear to me that people from throughout our quarter came to my grandfather for advice, knowing his reputation for wisdom and clear-eyed business sense. What took me longer to notice—because my eye wasn’t trained for it—was that people sought out my grandmother as well.

Characters: Miryem Mandelstam, Miryem's grandmother, other characters

Notes: The first of my Purimgifts fics for

chestnut_pod, belatedly cross-posting here... Here are the original notes:

Happy Purim – chag Purim sameach – chestnut_filly! It’s been such fun to write for you. We actually matched on a different fandom, but I felt drawn to write something Jewish and fun for this fun Jewish holiday, so I veered over into the world of Spinning Silver instead. :-)
A few notes: I hope you don’t mind that I set this within the headcanon of the original, short-story version of Spinning Silver, rather than the novel. It shouldn’t matter if you haven’t read the short story, though; just consider this a canon-divergent AU in which Miryem outwits the Staryk instead of marrying him, and stays in Vysnia near her grandparents.
You’ll almost certainly recognize many other elements as well, because I set out here to fuse Miryem’s world with some classic Yiddish folktales. I’ll give the sources of those tales in the endnotes. (There’s also a brief Yiddish glossary at the end, for anyone not already familiar with the terms used here.)
Thank you to my friend A. for betareading!

Read on AO3, or here below:

( It Could Always Be... )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/119905.html

Fandom: Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore

Summary: Sometimes it’s easier for Bitterblue to see herself when she has Katsa as her mirror.

Characters: Bitterblue, Katsa, Helda

Notes: A Yuletide gift for

dvske. Thank you to wonderful beta

morbane, who made this story so much better.

Read on AO3, or here below:

( BRAIDING, WEAVING, REFLECTING )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/117377.html

Summary: A set of one-shots, each catching up with a different character in the years beyond the end of the war. They are:

1. California (Cho)
Cho Chang flees the wreckage of the war, and learns to make a new life for herself in California.
2. Old Friends (Viktor)
Viktor Krum, now a successful businessman in his post-Quidditch career, has recently relocated his home and business headquarters to London and is curious to look up an old friend: Hermione Granger.
3. Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Wizards (Dean)
Dean Thomas survived a year on the run from Voldemort, only to find that the hardest part is reconnecting with his Muggle family now that it’s all over.
4. I Was Once As You Are Now (Neville)
Neville Longbottom, now settled into life as a Hogwarts professor, finds unexpected parallels between his younger self and his present-day student Teddy Lupin.

Characters: Cho Chang, Viktor Krum, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Teddy Lupin, Rose Granger-Weasley, Hugo Granger-Weasley, original characters

Words: 12,800 total

Can also be read on AO3.

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/116609.html

Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Neville Longbottom, now settled into life as a Hogwarts professor, finds unexpected parallels between his younger self and his present-day student Teddy Lupin.

Characters: Neville Longbottom, Teddy Lupin

Words: 3,000

Notes: This is the final fic in the More Than This World Can Contain series. Thank you to

emily_in_the_glass for such thoughtful beta work on this whole series.

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( I WAS ONCE AS YOU ARE NOW )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/116367.html

Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Dean Thomas survived a year on the run from Voldemort, only to find that the hardest part is reconnecting with his Muggle family now that it’s all over.

Characters: Dean Thomas, original character (Felicity, Dean's sister)

Words: 3,200

Notes: Beta:

emily_in_the_glass.

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( MAMMAS, DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE WIZARDS )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/116150.html

Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Viktor Krum, now a successful businessman in his post-Quidditch career, has recently relocated his home and business headquarters to London and is curious to look up an old friend: Hermione Granger.

Characters: Viktor Krum, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Rose Granger-Weasley, Hugo Granger-Weasley

Words: 5,000

Notes: Beta:

emily_in_the_glass.

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( OLD FRIENDS )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/115866.html

Fandom: Harry Potter

Summary: Cho Chang flees the wreckage of the war, and learns to make a new life for herself in California.

Characters: Cho Chang, mentions of others

Words: 1,200

Notes: This is the first of four fics in the series More Than This World Can Contain. Each of the four stands alone, and they don't need to be read in order; but the linking theme is that each one-shot catches up with a different character in the years beyond the end of the war. My thanks to

emily_in_the_glass for thoughtful beta feedback and great discussions of story and character!

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( CALIFORNIA )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/115702.html

AN UNEXPECTED HEMIPARASITE

Summary: Is it a nefarious invasion…or just a normal day at the Hub?

Characters: whole team (Tosh, Gwen, Owen, Ianto, Jack, and a Myfawny cameo), with a bit of Jack/Ianto

Words: 1,600

Rating: G

Notes: Written for Torchwood Fest (for which specific prompt will quickly become clear) and for the suggestion of “the conclusion of a year into a hopeful New Year.”

Read on AO3, or here below:

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( An Unexpected Hemiparasite )

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Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/115022.html

LIKE LEAVES AND KINGS

Summary: The leaves are falling, the seasons are changing, and adult life is rushing towards them. But the Marauders will always find time for one last hurrah.

Characters: Marauders, with perhaps a hint of Remus/Sirius

Words: 1200 (4 x 300)

Notes: This set of triple drabbles came about in part as my submission for hp_halloween... But in the process of trying to write one (triple) drabble, I accidentally wrote four. :-) Thank you to rachelindeed for betareading!

Read here below or on AO3.

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( Like Leaves and Kings )

Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/114523.html

Fandoms: Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King, also nominally a crossover with the Dracula series by Fred Saberhagen (another "More Holmes" rare Sherlock Holmes 'verse) but you don't need to be familiar with that one to read this – a passing familiarity with the concept of Dracula will suffice!

Summary:

Left at home while Holmes is away applying his skills to the war effort, Russell receives an unexpected visitor.

A teaser excerpt from “Blood Relatives” by language_escapes.

Characters: Mary Russell, Mina Harker

Notes: This is my other Holmestice gift for

language_escapes – this was originally planned as my main Holmestice work, but then it didn't qualify for the fest since it's only an excerpt. So this became a Holmestice treat, and I made the Mary Russell & Harriet Vane artwork as well. :-)

Thank you to beta extraordinaire

sanguinity, who somehow found the time to coach me through this and the artwork (both of them entirely new fanwork forms for me) alongside all her other Holmestice duties. I'm not actually sure where I would have ended up, this Holmestice, if not for sanguinity.

Listen to the podfic directly here or via AO3.

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Crossposts: https://starfishstar.livejournal.com/112946.html

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Entries tagged with genfic

Pago Pago (Cabin Pressure at Purim)

The Stress of Her Regard (The Affair of the Mysterious Letter x BBC, podfic)

A Verb Strong Enough

The Silly Squirrel and the Gerblin (Hamster Princess)

Four, Not One (The Scholomance)

One Fox (Fleabag)

Arrival by Sea (Graceling Realm)

Brothers in Arms (Graceling Realm)

Witchery, Sorcery! (The Affair of the Mysterious Letter)

Miryem and the Purim Goblins (Spinning Silver)

It Could Always Be... (Spinning Silver)

Braiding, Weaving, Reflecting (Graceling Realm)

More Than This World Can Contain – master post

I Was Once As You Are Now

Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Wizards

Old Friends

California

An Unexpected Hemiparasite (Torchwood)

Like Leaves and Kings

An excerpt from Blood Relatives (Mary Russell, podfic)