too much Yuletide

[lucathia]

I read through almost all of the Yuletide and Yuletide Madness fics I've been meaning to read. It took me a long time, and I had so many tabs open. I also left as many comments as I could even though I was far from profound in all of them. The series near the end of the alphabet got the short end because my comments got shorter and shorter, and I ended up not checking out the fandoms I was less familiar with or fics with characters I cared less about (but I did for the beginning of the alphabet). I might return to them later, but for now, I'm done. ^__^

I am fairly sure I ran into a number of darkicedragon's fics with the fandoms I did end up reading, haha, but I was clued in because of the titles and the summary before the actual fic confirmed my guess. But who knows, maybe I'm completely off the mark. XD; Anyway...

5 fics I enjoyed a lot (outside of my gifts) (why does this sound like the title of a fic? People have been titling their fics like this way too much *g*) I realize I've never recced any fic from Yuletide outside of squeeing over my gifts each year... so, have some recs.

The Closest Place to Forever (Cat Street, Nako)
This gives Nako wonderful closure as well as a glimpse into everyone's lives and how they're settling into it now that they're all older.

Cake (Honey and Clover, Ayumi/Nomiya)
They're a pair I actually adore a whole lot (I don't adore too many couples), and this fic does it perfectly. The ending really touched me.

Sit. Stay. Beg (Minamishineyo|You're Beautiful)
This is cuteness, really, with enough humor and adorableness to make me smile all night.

Never Lag Behind (Natsume Yuujinchou)
This could be a chapter out of the manga! I really loved how things unfolded here.

She Says It's Not a Love Song (But it Totally Is) (Yu Yu Hakusho, Yukina)
Yukina is awesome in this, and everyone else is written in a way that makes me wish this fic were even longer (but it's a perfect length, with self discovery, realizations, and a whole lot more).

Yuletide aside, I started reading +C: Sword and Cornett, and I like it a lot (with the conspiracies and princes and people saving and crossdressing and loyalty). But now that I've read through everything that's available so quickly, I'll need to wait. *grumbles* Still, this is now also on my to-buy list. :) I've also been reading T.R.A.P. (that I bought last last week) and finished volume 1 so far, and yup, the main character really does have amnesia, and he's probably psychic. *g* I look forward to seeing what kind of soccer will result from this.

Comments

[cairnsy.livejournal.com]

This is probably a little bit stalkerish, but the Yuletide authors went live and I just wanted to thank you for your awesome Yoroshiku Master fic (and for pinch hitting it as well!). It was a fabulous piece, and was a wonderful treat to stay up for!

[lucathia]

Hey there! I have been uh, checking your LJ a lot lately, so I'm pretty stalkerish too? :'D I saw your prompts go out for pinch hitting twice and was sad I missed it the first time (I saved the email), so when I saw it a second time, I went... huh?? It's back?? I jumped all over it and was super happy I managed to claim it. <3 Getting the chance to write Rihito was really awesome, especially since I've always wanted to see fic about Rihito and Daisuke (but always thought it was too obscure a series to ever see fic for it!). Thank you so much for requesting Yoroshiku Master! ^__^

I also wanted to write something with your other prompts, but I only read the first series of Toukaido Hisame and haven't started the other two. I'm was so tempted to read through Toukaido Hisame the night before the deadline. XDD I really want to start the other two too!

Er anyway, I'm so glad you enjoyed the fic! :)

[cairnsy.livejournal.com]

Mutual stalkerism is perfectly acceptable and should be encouraged, so we're both in the clear!

*laughs* Yeah, when I saw my prompts turn up on the pinch hitter list for the second time I just had to laugh. Well, that and desperately hope the list hadn't run out of people who could write something from my claim list! As a result, I really, really wasn't expecting much and was rather flabbergasted that you managed to pull something together so quickly!

And on a similar note, thank YOU for requesting fandom as well (and for sharing a similar brain when it comes to this series!), I actually started a treat for you based on your letter but didn't manage to finish it before the deadline, but it should hopefully be up in a couple of days as a NYR treat =).

I really recommend reading on with Toukaido Hisame, although I am a ridiculously bias fangirl who has a habit of trying to corrupt random people into picking up the series. It's just one of those series (a lot like Yoroshiku Master) that I just adore.

[lucathia]

Awesomeness, hehe.

I don't think the pinch hit list has ever run out of people who could write something, but it's always something I'm afraid of too!

Ooo, a treat. :) I'd love to see it when you finish. I've always liked Yoroshiku Master (because it's by Tsukuba Sakura), but when Rihito came into the picture... it made me like the series a whole lot more. ^__^ I'm really happy to be able to flail about this series with someone!

I will have to pick it up someday. I've been wanting to, since Bliss scanlates it. :)