Fic rec: Yuletide

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10 Cloverfield Lane

The Beating of Our Hearts (6211 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Emmett DeWitt/Michelle (10 Cloverfield Lane), Emmett DeWitt & Michelle (10 Cloverfield Lane)
Characters: Michelle (10 Cloverfield Lane), Emmett DeWitt
Additional Tags: Howard Dies AU, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, otherwise canon compliant
Summary:

Sometimes Michelle sneaks away to the airlock. She opens the inner door and goes right up to the outer one, pressing her hand against the glass, feeling the cold through it. She doesn’t know why she’s looking – to search for signs of life, to try to figure out what the hell’s going on out there, to test her star-reading skills, to check how the plants are doing, to see the sky.
To remind herself that there is some kind of world out there, still, and that she misses it, and that she’s going to return to it one day.

Gorgeous look at another way things might have gone, and how people can become settled even in places that scare them. Excellent characterization and voice.




10 Things I Hate About You

And All The Roads Are Blinding (7978 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kat Stratford/Patrick Verona
Characters: Kat Stratford, Patrick Verona, Bianca Stratford, Cameron James
Additional Tags: Lovers to Friends to Lovers, Sisterhood, Social Media, History of Technology
Summary:

In the years after high school, Kat tentatively becomes friends with her ex-boyfriend Patrick. And then Bianca gets married.

Funny and bittersweet and touching, a great look at the progress of social media and how people relate through it, with fantastic character voices and a ton of humor.

10 Things I Hate About Reunions (17278 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kat Stratford/Patrick Verona
Characters: Kat Stratford, Patrick Verona, Bianca Stratford
Additional Tags: Partial epistolary - text messages, Post-Canon, the 2nd chapter is just the story stripped of all formatting for accessibility
Summary:

Is there anyone less likely than Katerina Stratford to go to their high school reunion?

Well...maybe there is one person.

Fun, emotional story with great voice that is a joy to read and has amazing details. (Note: some fat shame in a couple throwaway lines.)




Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adele Blanc-Sec (2010) and Frankenstein

Elle n'a pas Peur des Fantômes (6174 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adele Blanc-Sec (2010), Arts & Sciences RPF, Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Adele Blanc-Sec, Agathe Blanc-Sec, Maria Salomea Skłodowska | Marie Curie, Frankenstein's Creature, Andrej Zborowski
Additional Tags: Busting makes me feel good
Summary:

After the Titanic sinks, Mademoiselle Adèle Blanc-Sec is rescued by Frankenstein's Monster. Meanwhile, her sister Agathe and Madame Curie are hunting ghosts under the Sorbonne.

Rollicking good adventure about ghosts and science and monsters, with a delicious tone and voice.




Anne of Green Gables

A Peppery Idea (1993 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Anne Shirley, Diana Barry, Matthew Cuthbert
Summary:

Anne writes another adventure in her Learning to Cook book, and Diana recognizes that power of a well-labeled spice box.

Sweet, charming, warm story that feels like it was taken directly from the source material, with a lovely Diana voice.

A Storm by the Sea (2161 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Diana Barry & Anne Shirley, Diana Barry/Anne Shirley
Characters: Diana Barry, Anne Shirley
Additional Tags: Romantic Friendship, Post-Canon, Reference to Canonical Character Death
Summary:

Diana wants to do something for her beloved Anne... but will her plan get them into a scrape that rivals anything Anne ever managed when they were children?

Breathtakingly lovely look at friendship and mourning and joy.

The Tree Of Avonlea (3829 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gilbert Blythe/Anne Shirley
Characters: Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, Diana Barry, Fred Wright, Jane Andrews, Marilla Cuthbert, Davy Keith, Dora Keith, Rachel Lynde
Additional Tags: Christmas Fluff, Christmas Tree, Yuletide, Yuletide 2016
Summary:

The story of the first Christmas tree of Avonlea.

Lovely, warm Christmas adventure that left me both smiling and teary.




Alice Isn't Dead

Northern Lights (2558 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Alice Isn't Dead (Podcast)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: The Narrator/Alice (Alice Isn't Dead)
Characters: The Narrator (Alice Isn't Dead), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Canada, Winter, Cold Weather, Truckers, Creepy, Misses Clause Challenge
Summary:

I drive for a long time, past places with names like Harmony Beach and Pancake Bay and Jones Harbour-with-a-u. Near Pancake Bay there's a chicken shack and I stop there for lunch, even though what I really want is pancakes. There are a lot of bays here (not a lot of creeks) because most of the time I'm driving along the curve of the lake. You think of a lake and you picture something like a pond, a little thing you can see to the other side of, but this is different. It's so big, like an ocean confined within a country, an ocean that wants to break free. I couldn't possibly see what's on the other side, even if it wasn't starting to snow.

Creepy and beautiful, with pitch perfect voice, excellent description, and a fantastic look at what over the road truckers feel like in the middle of a storm.