Yuletide and daschunds

[winter]

I'm getting back home tomorrow, and I'll do a full recs post then - just the Vorkosigan fandom has me in so much squee. For now, just the ones I got, in their order from my Yuletide mail. Each of these is a marvel, especially since my original Santa defaulted - all of these are Yuletide Treats!

Shadows and Blood - Tanz der Vampire. I know who wrote this one, but that doesn't stop me from adoring it to itty bitty pieces :D Von Krolock and Herbert, as played by Jan Ammann and Jakub W., and being so them that I almost fell of my chair in giggles.

Taking the Waters - Lord John Grey, a story in which Stephan and John are delightfully them, and a mood that could be written by Diana Gabaldon herself.

Eschewing Protocol - another Lord John story, and this one had me in stitches at how well it gets into John's head. It's the kind of slashy gem I adore so much ♥

Der Untergang - Elisabeth and Death, and the author's grasp on Death is amazing. It's a missing scene from the musical, and makes me want to send this to Michael Kunze for inclusion in the next staging of the show.

And then there is Close as Brothers, which is Lord John again, and lovely and touching, and written by someone who's not even a Yuletider O.o I've no idea who it is, and the very sentiment was jaw-dropping, never mind the fact it's so well-written!

Here's hoping everyone had a happy and joyful winter festival of whatever flavour they prefer!

Comments

[amelia-petkova.livejournal.com]

"Der Untergang" is my favorite Elisabeth fic this Yuletide. I love reading about Brittany and I flipped out a little (just a teensy bit) when I found out the fic was set there. My favorite part might have to be when Elisabeth decides to lead the waltz.

[winter]

I'm just honoured to have inspired it :)

[moe-almanthea.livejournal.com]

TdV fanfic is lovely, I just love the contrast between Herbert and Krolocks's mood :D And "Der Untergang" is the best "Elisabeth" fic I've read, it's nice to see Elisabeth portrayed as strong-willed woman who has something to say at last. I had bad luck to find fics with long and dull dialogues between Elisabeth and Death or them having a sex, so "Der Untergang" is really something new ;)

[winter]

*eyedart* I'm afraid my Elisabeth fics tend not to show Elisabeth with Death much ;)

[moe-almanthea.livejournal.com]

Any links to your fics? :>

[winter]

Well, there's Closer to the Veil. And there may be others, but wait for the Yuletide reveal ;)

[ruffwriter.livejournal.com]

Hey! I just wanted to stop in and say thank you for your kind words (and rec!) for "Eschewing Protocol." I'm so glad that you liked it! ♥ My jaw kind of dropped when I saw that you'd gotten two John/Stephan stories already (and there's another at the archive, even), so I'm really happy that it entertained you nonetheless. :D

[winter]

The third one was written for artaxastra - I was rather amused we had the same request, since we're friends on LJ as well :) And thank you so much for the story! It's the exact style I adore, and you got into John's head perfectly.