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I...am still here, in the world. I am changed, however. I feel every part of my life including my belief system and things I trusted has been turned upside down. I'm not ready to talk about that in more detail but I will say that I can no longer be truly on the Left - this tweet resonates with me - though I cannot be truly 'far Right' either. More Libertarian perhaps. Politically homeless. I don't want to write, right now, about any of these things but maybe one day.
I have participated, barely in Yuletide 2020, and spent months unable to write a word beyond journal entries of anger and pain. I did finally write a fanfic, and then a bit more and completed Yuletide 2021. A few more fanfics, enough to post some towards 100_fandoms. And recently Yuletide 2022, which I might write more about at some point. I've read some fanfic, but my fandom interaction has declined. I'm more on the sidelines right now.
I did the GYWO habit days after skipping 2021, and found it a welcome change from wordcount (though I was able to track both).
I also haven't posted any original fic since mid 2020. I did somehow manage to complete NaNoWriMo this year, though the 'novel' is unfinished and to my mind a mess that would/will take massive amounts of editing.
Meanwhile I might participate in some of the Snowflake Challenges due to start 1st January. I miss parts of fandom and community, but it has become a double edged sword the last 5 years.
So I'm not back, fully, and unfortunately, probably never will be. I have no idea how many of you are still here, still blogging. But I'm around, and writing sometimes, and posting at AO3 on occasion, and trying out other crafts, and loving spending time with my family including my nephews, and my sister's pets, and smiling at strangers - especially dog walkers who are on the whole the most friendly people you meet out walking and who are likely to greet you.
Best wishes for 2023.
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I received two lovely Men in Black: International fics:

Thursday Night Supper Club (1874 words) by intrikate88
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Men in Black (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Agent H | Henry (Men in Black), Agent M | Molly Wright
Summary: Being an ocean away isn't much of a barrier. Even MIB agents with no life and no chill need to have dinner sometimes.

Sushi for One (1947 words) by misura
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Men in Black (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Agent H | Henry/Agent M | Molly Wright
Additional Tags: Mild Hurt/Comfort, dude in distress, Dubcon Touching by Aliens Who May or May Not Be Aware Their Behavior Is Inappropriate
Summary: H beamed at her. "You were worried! That's so cute! Oh, and FYI, I wasn't 'poisoned'. I suffered a severe allergic reaction, that's all. No biggie. Happens all the time."
M closed her eyes. The worst of it was, she believed him. In H's world, getting poisoned or, excuse her, 'having a severe allergic reaction' probably just counted as a slightly bad day. Occupational hazard.


I wrote my main assignment, a Revenge fic, and a Borgias treat fic.

A Fine Fauxmance (8619 words) by meridianrose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Nolan Ross/Emily Thorne
Characters: Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Light Angst, Happy Ending, Daniel is not nice here, Daniel and Jack appear briefly in the fic, Canon Bisexual Character, Hair Brushing

Summary: Nolan needs to win over a prospective businessman with conservative values. Emily wants to make an uninterested Daniel jealous. A fake engagement would seem to be the answer to both their problems. Except that Nolan finds it increasingly difficult to separate the pretence from the reality he wants.

An Insincere Confession (582 words) by meridianrose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias (Showtime TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia
Characters: Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia
Additional Tags: Sibling Incest, Catholic Imagery, Improper Use of Catholic Rituals, Oral Sex

Summary: "Bless me father," she repeats. "For I have sinned." Confession belongs in the confessional box. This is something else entirely.
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This one is going to be short and sweet because I only wrote one thing (my assigned fic) and received on great gift in 2018!

What I wrote:
Always Yours (1124 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias (Showtime TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia
Characters: Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Post-Canon, Sibling Incest, Canon Relationships, Canon Related, Devotion

Summary: Cesare will spend his whole life devoted to his sister, one way or another. Cesare and Lucrezia, from pre-canon to post-canon.

ao3:
tumblr promo: https://meridianrosewrites.tumblr.com/post/181680114922/always-yours-meridianrose-meridianrose-the

What I received:
A Round on the Vice Admiral (1145 words) by VampirePaladin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Orville (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ed Mercer (The Orville), Gordon Malloy (The Orville), Kelly Grayson (The Orville)
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Union Point, Cadets, First Meetings, Finals

Summary: It's finals at Union Point and Ed is going with Gordon to their favorite bar to wait for their scores.

A lovely pre-canon look at Ed, his friendship with Gordon, his first meeting with Kelly, and a typical humorous scenario for the show :)
Bookmarked and rec'd.
ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16972164
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Hi, thanks for signing up to Yuletide this year!
I hope you find this letter useful. I tend to ramble because I think more information and plenty of potential ideas is better than little detail on likes/dislikes or one really specific thing; that's my opinion as an author, anyway :) I'm sure if we've matched on a fandom you already have some great ideas for fic :)

1. The Orville, 2. The Resident, 3. Midnight, Texas )
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I received a fic and a treat fic both for the Shannara Chronicles
What You Want
First Impressions
And a not for the yuletide exchange but a gift fic based on my prompts
The Princess' Bodyguard

I wrote five fics this year, 2 for my recipient and 3 other treats.



Partnership (1249 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias (2011)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Micheletto Corella
Characters: Micheletto Corella, Cesare Borgia
Additional Tags: background cesare borgia/lucrezia borgia, Introspection, Relationship Study
Summary: It was Cesare whom Micheletto had chosen to serve above all else. Thus began their relationship, the henchman and his master, the assassin and the bishop.

Fic at AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12545972
Promo post: https://meridianrosewrites.tumblr.com/post/169462633152/meridianrose-partnership-1249-words-by



We Who Love Him (1022 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias (2011)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lucrezia Borgia & Micheletto Corella, Cesare Borgia & Micheletto Corella
Characters: Micheletto Corella, Lucrezia Borgia, Cesare Borgia
Additional Tags: offscreen Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia
Summary: After Cesare survives an assassination attempt, Lucrezia and Micheletto find common ground and a sense of purpose.

Fic at AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12546440
Promo post: https://meridianrosewrites.tumblr.com/post/169462454807/meridianrose-we-who-love-him-1022-words-by


Under the Covers (3915 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Cormoran Strike Series - Robert Galbraith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Robin Ellacott/Cormoran Strike, Matthew Cunliffe/Robin Ellacott
Characters: Robin Ellacott, Cormoran Strike, Matthew Cunliffe
Additional Tags: Undercover as Married, Sharing a Bed, Fake Marriage, Break Up
Summary: Strike and Robin go undercover as a couple to discover who’s planting cameras in high-end hotel rooms. For the ploy to work they’re going to have to play the part 24/7, stirring up unexpected feelings, and soon Robin is pushed to make a decision about her personal life.

Fic at AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12953262
Promo post: https://meridianrosewrites.tumblr.com/post/169461859937/meridianrose-under-the-covers-3915-words-by



The Ritual of Kreonusi (3744 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Midnight Texas (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Manfred Bernardo & Olivia Charity, Manfred Bernardo & Fiji Cavanaugh, Midnighters Family
Characters: Manfred Bernardo, Olivia Charity, Fiji Cavanaugh, Bobo Winthrop, Joe Strong
Additional Tags: Background Relationships, Temporary Character Death, Magic, Additional Characters, Happy Ending, Angst with a Happy Ending, Ghosts/Spirits, Families of Choice, Some Humor, invented mythical creature
Summary: When a supernatural creature kills Olivia, Manfred is not only the one person who can see her spirit, but the only one who can bring her back by completing a complex ritual. But the greatest sacrifice the spell requires is his silence; Manfred can speak to Olivia, but not of the hope of bringing her back, and must watch the rest of the Midnight family mourn as he makes his preparations.

Fic at AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12724233
Promo post: https://meridianrosewrites.tumblr.com/post/169462212132/meridianrose-the-ritual-of-kreonusi-3744-words



The Squire’s Song (654 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Galavant (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Galavant/Sidney (Galavant)
Characters: Sidney (Galavant), Galavant (Galavant), Isabella (Galavant)
Additional Tags: Yuletide Madness 2017, attempt at song lyrics, Happy Ending
Summary: Sidney sings his song of unrequited love. Galavant overhears and has a love song of his own.

Fic at AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/12913593
Promo post: https://meridianrosewrites.tumblr.com/post/169462039152/meridianrose-the-squires-song-654-words-by
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Dear Yuletide Author

I apologise for the lateness, I didn't expect assignments to go out so quickly!
Thank you so much for signing up this year!
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I received two lovely fics for Yuletide (both in the Wynonna Earp fandom) and I wrote ten fics (one of which was a drabble) in six* fandoms. The most treat fics I've ever completed, and one became my first pinch hit.
10,483 words total.
*One was a crossover fic so six Yuletide fandoms and one not-Yuletide eligible so sort of seven fandoms?
Read more... )
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I wrote 27 words in the course of editing my Legend of the Seeker fic which is now posted well before the deadline.

I also wrote 1117 words for a Yuletide treat fic.
The first year I did Yuletide I wrote treat fics, that is extra fics other than my assignment. I've been fortunate enough to receive treat fics on a few occasions during the years I've been partipcating. Each year I say I'm going to write treat fics but every year since that first one, I have not managed it for various reasons. One year I did manage a New Year’s Resolution fic (any treat fic written for a participant after the reveal and before the next Yuletide prep).
So I'm glad I've got the first draft of that done. And it is long enough to be an assigned fic (ie over 1k). I still have the first draft of my assigned fic to edit.
Thing is they're both in the same fandom and in fact are meant for the same person; I felt so guilty about the short length of my assigned fic (not much over the 1k minimum, where I usually aim for 3k or above) I have written a second fic. It's still technically a treat – or one of them is – but ffs what am I even doing?!

EDIT: my memory is faulty; in looking up past fics to find an average I have written plenty of less than 2k fics before. *doh* My average wordcount for a Yuletide fic is 2900 approx and that includes an outlier with over 6k. As usual I am worrying too much.

At least that's 1k towards my NaNo goal on which I am still very much behind. Maybe I'll get back to what I planned on writing today, a long stalled DvD fic that will be a hurt/comfort bingo fill. Or another Yuletide treat fic, I have a list of potential treats.

Also today I started a Pinterest board for one of my Small Fandom Big Bang fics; I have one for a previous entry and it was helpful for me to store my inspiration (and the resulting artwork) and for my assigned artist to have things to work with since at the time they hadn’t yet seen Da Vinci's Demons plus this was a modern AU. They did join the fandom by the way :)
So it made sense to start a Black Sails modern au/medical drama board for one of my two planned SFBB fics right? I mean it's research! AKA I spent a lot of time today listening to Robert Palmer and looking at pictures of Luke Arnold. What even is my life.
I have a second board to make, Da Vinci's Demons Regency AU and I expect to lose more time than anticipated then too!

I might squeeze in a few more words this evening but as it stands my NaNo total is 6318.

What have you been doing to procrastinate and how are your fics coming along?
meridian_rose: Actor Gregg Chillin facing the camera smiling with two thumbs up (davincisdemons)
Title: Uncharted Waters
Fandom: Da Vinci's Demons
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Leonardo da Vinci/Girolamo Riario, Leonardo da Vinci/Zoroaster da Peretola
Characters: Leonardo da Vinci, Zoroaster (Da Vinci's Demons), Girolamo Riario, Nico (Da Vinci's Demons), Vanessa (Da Vinci's Demons)
Prompt: For Yuletide 2015
Summary: Somehow, something seems to have happened to make Leo irresistible, and soon he's juggling a relationship with Zo, a fledging relationship with Riario, his friendship with Nico and Vanessa, and his work. Something has to give, unless he can find a way to keep everyone happy…
Content Notes:: No Standard Warnings Apply.
Additional Tags: Alternate Season/Series 03, Riario isn't brainwashed, Canon Bisexual Character, Polyamory, Period-Typical Homophobia, leario - Freeform, leoaster, everybody loves Leonardo, Leo is a good man but a terrible friend, vanessa ships leario, Vanessa ships leoaster, Vanessa is the shipper queen
Author Notes:IDEK when this is set; I'm tagging it as 'alternate season three' so while Vanessa is regent, Riario never returned to Rome and so isn't brainwashed and I guess the Turkish invasion hasn't happened (yet?). Basically everyone is happily living in Florence, or at least as happy as they ever get to be!
Beta read by the amazing zeph317 who pointed out my errors and gave my suggestions to improve the overall flow; would recommend their services, A+ service :) Any remaining errors are my responsibility.
Originally posted at AO3
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Yuletide and the Legendland Gift Exchange

For the sixth year running I participated in Yuletide, and also in December/January, the one-off gift exchange held at Legendland. Here are recs for the wonderful gifts I received, and promos for the gift fics I wrote.

recs )

What I wrote )
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under the cut )
meridian_rose: Nolan Ross and Emily Thorne, Revenge (xd)
United (1339 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Emily Thorne & Nolan Ross
Characters: Emily Thorne, Nolan Ross
Additional Tags: Friendship, family by choice, Christmas, Yuletide fic
Summary: Emily and Nolan exchange Christmas gifts and take a moment to acknowledge their friendship, their past, and the present.



"Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving ,and of families united."
- Norman Vincent Peale


"Still working on Christmas Eve?"

Nolan looked up from his laptop. "It's a hard life being me."
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I completed one fic (to be posted here, already at AO3 of course) - it was supposed to be more epic, but my giftee seemed to like it which is the important thing, and I've got a couple of comments and kudos from other readers so yay!
edit: it's at AO3, and the promo DW post is here; Revenge: United, a Nolan & Emily friendship fic.

I received three fics in total, all wonderful reads ♥

Conscience (1945 words) by wanderlustlover
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne, Amanda Clarke, Jack Porter, Padma Lahari, Victoria Grayson, Daniel Grayson, Conrad Grayson, David Clarke, Fa1con
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2013
Summary:
Nolan knows she won't come today, but when he closes his eyes he hopes she will anyway.

The Best Laid Plans (1031 words) by stellatundra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Nolan Ross/Emily Thorne
Characters: Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne
Additional Tags: Yuletide 2013, treat, Hurt/Comfort
Summary:
Nolan has a plan. An ambitious plan, one that encompasses taking down the initiative, inconveniencing the Graysons, getting rid of Aiden and sweeping Emily up into his arms. Or you know, at least getting her to acknowledge that he’s not completely useless.

But things don't work out exactly as he expects.



On the Origin of Piety (1301 words) by Nerissa
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Borgias (2011)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Cesare Borgia/Lucrezia Borgia
Characters: Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia
Additional Tags: Brother-Sister Relationships, Family, pre-incest, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Devotion
Summary:
Cesare's is a very particular type of faith.
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Taste of Paradise (1562 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Porter/Nolan Ross/Emily Thorne
Characters: Nolan Ross, Emily Thorne, Jack Porter
Summary: It might only ever be a fantasy, but Nolan can dream.

(The fic I wrote for Yuletide, beta read by [personal profile] dorothydeath)

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