oops, a few recs left! yuletide + harry potter

Doing them out of order meant that I lost track of them! I haven't included any recs for Kris Allen/Adam Lambert, Hot Fuzz, or NCIS:LA, all of which were also present and all of which I read, because they were present in somewhat larger quantities, and aren't really as rare and literary as the typical Yuletide-feeling fandoms to me. So I've filled in this set with just a few recs from H/D Holidays and HP Yule Balls.

1. There's No I in Team by thefourthvine. Sports Night, Casey/Dan. A deeply hilarious story with a brilliant antagonist who comes bearing motivational slogans.



2. Temperate Self-Governance, by speakmefair. A Knight's Tale, post-canon, Chaucer/Wat established relationship, adventure. This is Wat's POV and fun, touching, funny, and very well-written sort of adventure story, that actually has a plot. A GREAT plot. Chaucer gets called into service as a spy for John of Gaunt, and Wat, advised by a well-meaning Will, gives in to his duty to help out, whether Chaucer wants him to or not. Which necessitates a bit of a quest in the company of Adhemar, ahahhaha. And in spite of the est.rel., this story has a new-relationship uncertainty to it that makes for a definite sub-plot of romance.



3. A Hogmanay Carol. HP, Minerva McGonagall/Rolanda Hooch. This is a lovely intimate portrait of McGonagall and her grumpy temper, holiday traditions, favorite literature, and her suppressed sexual attraction to Madame Hooch. Brilliantly-characterized and perfectly executed.



4. The Invisible Wall. George Weasley/Lee Jordan, accidental voyeurism, Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean. A prank gone awry traps these four, forced to witness a completely unexpected sex scene between George and Lee. The humorous and traumatized commentary is funny, and at the same time the George/Lee, porny as it is, is really touching and very romantic; in fact, it made me say OF COURSE, and start shipping it, and go looking for more, but I didn't find anything else I liked quite as much as this one.



5. Secretary Tuesdays, or: Things Unspoken. Harry/Draco, Portrait Snape, future (Auror) fic, EWE. Unlike typical Aurorfic, this one is a light-hearted comedy of manners/adventure. The post of Harry's secretary is cursed and he's been getting a new one every week... until Draco Malfoy takes the post. Lots of great little moments, not least due to the presence of Portrait Snape over the secretary's desk making caustic comments.

checked running shoes

1. New Balance Classics W556 (purple)
2. Onitsuka Tiger by N Black

 

pom-pom beret

This beret, which I finished last night (I sewed on the pom-pom while watching "The Adventure of the Clapham Cook", the first-ever episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, dating from 1989), is the most technically challenging crochet project I ever undertook! You can see the lacy doily-like pattern on top. I did quite a lot of unravelling and starting over there, trying to get a balance between spaces and wool that would look nice and lie flat. I'm very pleased with it, though!

The thing is, I can't knit, I can only crochet, really. And you only need so many woollen hats, while we have quite a large collection of wool waiting to be used, and I really like to crochet while I watch tv or movies. (Watched Mamma Mia and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert yesterday, which is possibly the gayest day my monitor has ever experienced.)

arashi just like verse story: scenes from a decreasingly professional relationship (aiba/jun, m)

I've owed aeslis this next installment of the Just Like Verse since, like, last October, I think. Oops! I started writing a part of the epic saga that I didn't realize until too late had not been fully fleshed-out in my mental plans for it, yet.

Scenes from a Decreasingly Professional Relationship is a series of vignettes, Aiba/Jun established relationship, explicit, 2506 words. Falls after Like Flying but before Just One of the Boys.