I Have Opened My Yuletide Parcel!

And it is a shiny new piece of Gentlemen of the Road fic. It's a buddy hurt-comfort story that manages to be surprisingly tender without selling out Zelikman's bitter cynicism nor Amram's world-weariness. And there are horses (we find out where Hillel came from) and a cave and storytelling and bittersweet memories. It's really wonderful and quite Chabon-esque!

• On Friends, Partners and Other Unattractive Beasts

Be patient with the link, or even put it off to read a bit later: Archive of Our Own held up quite well while everyone was uploading their stories, but the load of thousands of fans reading things and making comments is pounding the server.

Good for What Ails You (fic, Antique Bakery)

Title: Good for What Ails You
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: explicit m/m sex
Rating: NC-17 / MA
Pairing(s): Chikage/Ono
Spoilers: a little of Chikage's history
Prompt: Antique Bakery: Chikage/Ono, breakfast in bed.
Notes: written for smillaraaq , who was also the beta reader. Happy holidays, imouto-chan!
Summary: When Ono is sick, Chikage makes a house call.

( Ono's eyelids opened reluctantly ...  )