Remaining Yuletide recs - penis trees & snail jousters; The Good Place; Ocean's 8

[cimorene]

1. Alys at the Heart of the Earth (5623 words) by the_alchemist
   Chapters: 9/9
   Fandom: The Voynich Manuscript
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge, Alice in Wonderland References, Alternate Universe - Alice in Wonderland Fusion, Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Astrology, Female-Centric
   Summary:

   Alys, a maidservant in 1430s England, dreams of learning to read and write. But the only person willing to teach her drives a hard bargain, and the errand she must perform in return draws her through a fantastical world of astrology and alchemy, into a female realm far beneath the earth.

   Mercuriouser and curiouser. If you've ever wondered what the feminine of 'mandrake' is, whether the way up is the way down, or how bulls feel about certain China-shop-related slanders, then read on ...

   
   
2. Project Update #112: Orphi, Your Personal Underworld Portal by Lyresong Designs LLC (1451 words) by Wasuremono
   Chapters: 1/1
   Fandom: Help Me Follow My Sister into the Land of the Dead - Carmen Maria Machado
   Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
   Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   Characters: Original Characters
   Additional Tags: Unconventional Format, crowdfunding, Necromancy, Ghosts, Implied/Referenced Suicide
   Summary:

   Nothing lasts forever -- not even crowdfunded necromancy devices. Maybe especially not crowdfunded necromancy devices.

   
   
3. Five Times Philosophy Class Was Totally Easy (1506 words) by storiesfortravellers
   Chapters: 1/1
   Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
   Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Characters: Chidi Anagonye, Eleanor Shellstrop, Tahani Al-Jamil, Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza
   Additional Tags: Humor, Philosophy, Foucault, Judith Butler - Freeform, Crack, Possible Hints of Chidi/Eleanor, Possible Hints of Tahani/Eleanor
   Summary:

   Once in a while, the group understands the readings surprisingly well.

   Sort of.

   AKA the reboot where the four of them find refuge in the Medium Place and decide to start up their class again, this time focusing on more contemporary thinkers.

   
   
4. Something That I Never Had, Something That You've Never Seen (7738 words) by lousy_science
   Chapters: 1/1
   Fandom: Ocean's 8 (2018)
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   Characters: Nine Ball (Ocean's), Debbie Ocean, Daphne Kluger, Constance (Ocean's), Veronica (Ocean's)
   Additional Tags: Road Trips, Christmas, Gift Giving, Crimes & Criminals, Theft, Hacking, Pool & Billiards, Non-Canonical Character Death, References to Drugs, Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction, Possibly Pre-Slash, Gen or Pre-Slash
   Summary:

   Who needs a Secret Santa when you have Nine Ball? Featuring a very persistent movie star, a road trip, Grandmothers, donuts, sibling gift dilemmas, a missing hard drive, not enough pool-playing, and the Wu.

   
   
5. A Demand for Butter (2232 words) by fresne
   Chapters: 1/1
   Fandom: Medieval Manuscript Illustrations
   Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Characters: Original Characters, snails - Character
   Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat, Fluffy, Medieval Romance Infidelity
   Summary:

   Goodly reader, fair patroness in control of her own purse strings, consider then the question of love. Of battles to impress a lady fair.

   Of snails.

   
   

Comments

[brooksmoses]

Thank you for these! I've now read three of these, and very very much liked the first and last on the list in particular.