More Yuletide Recs

Behold, more recs! I still feel like I've hardly scratched the surface of the archive, despite having read more than a hundred stories. Here are a few more of my favourites. Lots of Babylon 5 this time, since I finally sat down and read all the stories in that fandom. (Almost. The novella is going to have to wait, I fear, for when I have more time.)


In Flagrante (Babylon 5)

Three times Londo and G'Kar got caught. Funny and heartbreaking, just like their relationship should be.

Into Thin Air (Babylon 5)

I love the way the parts of this connect in unexpected ways, and Londo and G'Kar are perfect.

My Late Enchantments Still in Brilliant Colors Shine (Babylon 5)

Susan Ivanova discusses cargo manifests with a Technomage. This actually does contain equal parts wonder, delight, terror and whimsy. And a Technomages who didn't annoy me! Truly a Yuletide miracle.

The Price of a Favor (Babylon 5)

I've always wondered what Timov got up to during Cartagia's reign, and this is great and very plausible.

The Snow Maiden (Babylon 5)

Ivanova and a Russian fairy tale. Enchanting and sad.

The Measure of a Man (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

I have only just started reading the fic about my other favourite space station, but I really liked this Damar story. He loses a lot, and finds some unexpected things as well.

Pastrami and Particles aka Winston's Third Day on the Job (Ghostbusters)

Winston! And Egon! Interacting! And busting ghosts! Forgive the superfluous exclamation marks, but I was delightfully surprised to see a great story about these two together. Not something you see enough of.

A Quite Different Case of Identity (Hark! A Vagrant/Sherlock Holmes/Raffles)

As someone who has been known to quote the Stupid Watson strip at people and also loves Raffles and Bunny, this was tailor-made for me. And I was not disappointed with the execution.

Scenes From A Gourmand Home Kitchen (Masterchef RPF)

Matt Preston sets out to conquer the croquembouche. I can totally see this happening. (Including, somewhat disturbingly, the part about the mango jam.)

Encounters with Elements (Sapphire and Steel)

Five people (well, actually, not all of them are people) observe Sapphire and Steel. Delightfully spooky, just like the show.

Dollhouse Fanfic: Documentation

So, the veil of Yuletide anonymity has been withdrawn, and I can now reveal the things I wrote! My main story and the Madness treats can be seen on my works page at the AO3, but I will be posting them individually here over the next few days. (I like having a complete set of my work online in two different places, because I'm paranoid that way. Also, posting on my own journal gives me a chance to ramble a bit about how and why I wrote what I did.)

Anyway, for my main story this year I was assigned Dollhouse. This is a show about which I have many feelings, but I'd never written anything in the fandom before, so I was pleased to have a reason to do so.

Many of my Dollhouse-Related Feelings are Topher Brink Feelings so when I read my recipient's letter:

Topher, for me, is the best part of Dollhouse. I love that man's brain. Topher being Topher is all I really want-- a little bit of why he's that way would rock my socks.

... I was delighted. And then, briefly, panicked, because how was I going to get Topher to introspect? Then I started thinking about the 'why he's that way' part of the request and how Topher got to where he is and what people would think of him in two hundred years, and, well, the story just happened.

People seem to have liked what I wrote, since this went over bigger than anything I've ever written for Yuletide before. And it turned out to be a good Yuletide for my Topher Brink Feelings, as I also received a story about him!

Summary: Excerpts from 'Destroyer and Saviour: A Selection of Primary Sources Concerning Christopher Brink'.

Contains: Nothing more disturbing than what was on the show.

( Read on. )

Trope Bingo

So, given that I am writing pretty consistently of late, I decided it would be a good idea to go get some prompts! Trope Bingo are currently handing out cards.

( My card and my rambly thoughts about its contents await you below here. )