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I've enjoyed reading everyone's 2024 summaries and end-of-year memes! I can barely remember what I did two months ago let alone all year, so probably no yearly life wrap up from me lmao, but I do have some fandom-y memes I yoinked from y'all I may do at some point.

For now, here's my yuletide wrap up! (+1 extra fic I wrote but not for Yuletide.) This was my first time actually participating in Yuletide, it was so interesting to see the obscure stuff people requested. (I was too late reading The Will of the Many to nominate it this year, but I'm already sitting here thinking oh Yuletide next year? sdjfhshkf Maybe a fandom for it will exist by then.)

WHAT I GOT: I received this lovely fic for Freya Marske's Last Binding series! I let my creator choose which characters from the tagset to include and they went with all of them, which was a delight. The main pairings were present, but I loved the interactions between the less commonly combined characters, like Maud & Addy, Jack & Robin, etc. This really hit the found family aspect of the books super well!

Spinning a Family from Twigs by Vi0let_Baudelaire (Last Binding, Full Cast, rated T, 10k words)
A reflection on the meanings of family, and the stories of five people who joined the Blyth extended family.

WHAT I WROTE: And the fic that I wrote was also for Marske's Last Binding series, but it was pure PWP sjdhfjkshfs featuring a little magic, an unnecessary dance scene in the lead-up, Maud crossdressing, and a strap-on. Happy holidays I guess!!

Taking the Lead (Last Binding, Maud/Violet, rated E, 6.5k words)
Puzzling out the mysteries of Spinet House remains an ongoing problem. Violet tries to keep Maud's spirits up, but to Violet's delight, it's Maud who ends up taking the reins.

WHAT I WROTE BUT NOT FOR YULETIDE: I also ended up writing the world's dumbest Arcane fic for my friend for Christmas! This started as a series of jokes between me and her about obnoxiously supportive PFLAG ally Heimerdinger, spiraled from there as poor Jayce got dragged in, and then I banged out this fic in under a week as a surprise present for her lmao. I got another friend to draw a picture of Heimerdinger in an 'I ♥ my gay son' t-shirt. I think this is my life's magnum opus.

#1 Ally Jayce Talis (Arcane, Jayce/Viktor, rated G, 4.5k words)
When Jayce discovers that Viktor likes men, he wants Viktor to know he has his full support. Viktor wants more than that from Jayce, but he knows he'll never get it when Jayce is so clearly straight.

OTHER FICS I LIKED: Here's some Yuletide recs! Fandoms include: Buddy Daddies, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Last Binding, The Magnificent Seven (2016), Octopath Traveler II, Twelfth Night, A Taste of Gold and Iron, The Will Darling Adventures, xxxHolic

( Recs Below! )