we're all stories in the end

Taylor Swift makes amazing life choices sometimes. The accompanying music video to her new single, Bad Blood, is the most glorious thing. She clearly decided that what she wanted to do was recruit all her favourite lady models, actors and musicians and have them all play high femme leather-clad assassins with a bunch of cool tech in a post-apocalyptic landscape where the only man left alive, apparently, is Kendrick Lamar.

This has a good breakdown of the cast of the video. Pretty sure it's the only time you're going to see Cindy Crawford, Jessica Alba, Hailee Steinfeld, Ellie Goulding and Ellen Pompeo in the same place.

What a world. I need this to be a major fandom for Yuletide.

Watch on youtube, or embed under the cut.

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Also, fills are still being posted at the MCU kissing fest, from Steve/Bucky to Pepper/Vision.

Hello! I am so pleased that you are going to write a story for me. If you have an idea and want to go off and do it then that's wonderful, please go right ahead. If you'd like some more details, please read on.

Gen is great, shipfic is great. I'm very happy with any rating and any kind of romantic/sexual/kink content, whatever you most like to write. My two general requests would be a happy ending, and nothing where any of the characters are too drunk to know what they're doing.

I enjoy fluffy slices of life in which nothing at all happens, romantic comedies, coming of age stories, adventures, humour, wacky AUs and fusions, character studies, identity stories, and fannish tropes. (Some of my favourites of the latter include bodyswap, space!AUs, time travel and time loops.)

If you are interested in writing about characters who are asexual or who are trans or genderqueer, I am interested in reading about them!

Text from original sign ups below.

( fandoms: October Daye | Imperial Radch | Bomb Girls | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Guardians of the Galaxy | Doctor Who RPF )

Hurray, have finally written my letters for yuletide and festivids.

Yuletide letter (Requests: Ulysses Dies At Dawn, As You Like It, Elementary, Brave)

Festivids letter (Requests: Bomb Girls, Brave, Cloud Atlas, Hercules, Lego Star Wars, London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Pacific Rim, Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Meanwhile, I am clapping my hands in glee over my yuletide assignment on account of how it's perfect and I'm going to have the best time ever writing it. :D :D :D

Deductive Reasoning (2117 words) by such_heights
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
Characters: Julian Bashir, Elim Garak, Jadzia Dax, Miles O'Brien
Summary: Bashir definitely isn't dating Garak. Almost certainly. Probably.

Many thanks to oxoniensis and gorgeousnerd for the beta, and to everyone who left comments and kudos over the past week! One of my very first ships, it was a joy to finally write a story for them.

Three whole wonderful stories for me, eee! I love them all dearly - thank you so much, Yuletide authors. <3 Hilarious, fitting, sweet and delightful all round. *rolls around gleefully*

nobody expects Michael Palin (1900 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Doctor Who RPF
Rating: Not Rated
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill
Summary: Matt Smith takes a tumble at Dragon*Con. Hilarity ensues.

A Glitch in Time (1504 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Glitch (video game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Humbaba, Tii, Spriggan - Character, Alph, Cosma
Summary: There's a new creature in the world, and the giants aren't quite sure what to make of it.

A Giant Baker's Dozen (1023 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Glitch (video game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: In the beginning, the giants thought themselves into existence.

Over at taffimai's place we are showering the whoniverse characters with love, it is delightful! I am capslocking excessively. \o/

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Yuletide recs! I am trying to read widely this year, so hopefully I can do a few themed rec sets. This first set consists of four great crossover/fusion stories about women being awesome and frequently making out with each other.

Lieutenant Bennet's Visit (3172 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Bennet, Darcy
Summary: Elizabeth’s reality is far different from her sisters’.

Obviously Lizzy Bennet is secretly in the Dragon Corps. It all makes sense now! This is a fantastic blending of the worlds and makes me want more.

Fools Rush In (Angels Fear to Tread) (1486 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Mary Poppins (1964), Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mary Poppins/Kitty Butler
Characters: Mary Poppins, Kitty Butler, Walter Bliss
Summary: When the wind changes, Mary Poppins accepts a job as a nanny and housekeeper for famous masher Kitty Butler, and loses her heart.

I'm so charmed by the idea of this, and the execution entirely delivers. It's also a fascinating glimpse into the world through Mary's eyes.

Guest Star (2415 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Merlin (BBC) RPF, Doctor Who RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katie McGrath/Karen Gillan
Characters: Karen Gillan, Katie McGrath

There are some grammatical issues with this story but who cares, it's a story about Katie McGrath guest starring on Doctor Who and hooking up with Karen Gillan, obviously I ate it up with a spoon. :D

A Lady and a Gentleman In Black (6223 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Good Wife (TV), White Collar
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kalinda Sharma - Relationship, Kalinda Sharma/Diana Barrigan
Characters: Diane Lockhart, Kalinda Sharma, Peter Burke (White Collar), Diana Barrigan (White Collar)
Summary: Kalinda Sharma encounters an agent from the white collar division of the New York FBI office. Or two. Being stuck with a Fed on her turf does not turn out to be exactly what she expected, and it certainly isn't a normal day for Stern, Lockhart, and Gardner.

I HAVE WANTED THIS FIC FOR SO LONG, AND NOW IT IS HERE. REJOICE.

Yuletide reveals! I can now own up to the following, both written during Yuletide Madness:

Out of the Void
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ; Sarah, John ; PG ; 1100 words ; written for rheanna
Sarah writes John letters.

Liquid Heat
Imagine Me & You ; Luce/Rachel ; adult ; 800 words ; written for 24_centuries
Luce is already awake when Rachel gets back, sitting up and sleep-ruffled.

I have a story, a wonderful story!

The Way In (Imagine Me & You, Luce/Rachel, Edie)

It's a gorgeous, funny, sweet snapshot of Rache moving in, and Edie especially is absolutely wonderful. A great post-film snippet!

I now have approximately a bazillion tabs open of shiny fandoms that have new stories in them, I can't wait to dive in properly.

+ I have comments and posts to reply to - soon, soon! For, joyous day, my academic work is wrapped up for the semester and now I am just tying up loose ends so I can go home for Christmas. \o/

+ This is a good thing, as I am hopelessly behind on fic writing (as magnetic_pole, mindabbles, xtricks etc are well are of /o\). So much so, in fact, that I ended up dropping out of Yuletide just before the default-without-penalty deadline. I'M REALLY SAD ABOUT THIS. My request was completely awesome, but hopefully now my Yuletider has a better shot at getting a decent story that's had some time spent on it, and hopefully I will still be able to write her - and others - a Yuletide treat so I don't feel completely cut off from the festivities. But still. SAD.

+ I may have found my festivids song, though, which is exciting. I am awaiting the source and shall get cracking imminently!

+ But, basically, don't let me sign up for anything ever again. *sigh* This semester completely kicked my ass - hell, this year has. Hello, 2010, you're looking new and shiny!

+ Finally, I am in love with chaila43's new West Wing vid, Rise, it's gorgeous and stirring, just like the show at its best. ♥

Dear Yuletider,

Hi! You are awesome and I can't wait to read the story you come up with. What follows below is completely optional, but if you're like me you like having some info on your recipient. The short version is: write a story you'll enjoy telling, and have fun!

( things I like in stories )

( Imagine Me & You )

( Red Cliff )

( I Heart Huckabees )

( RPF - The Dresden Dolls )