Yuletide!

Apologies to my authors: I posted a slightly different version of the text below on December 25 on my regular journal, which has a different name, and forgot to do it here. I suck. :-(

There was no need for me to worry about the pinch hit thing at all! I have two lovely stories:

• Nesting Instincts (Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells; G) is about what Chime needs from Moon. It takes Moon a little while to figure it out, and he gets advice (and in one case, a bit of bonus snark) from a number of my favorite other characters, including Jade, Heart, and of course Stone.
   
• Sleep on the Left Side (Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal; T) is a roadside vignette in which TJ and Amal share some surprisingly good burritos and - unsuprisingly - music. The story includes links for the music of the group Cornershop, which was as new to me as it was to TJ (although I liked it better than TJ seems to). It was also a great relief to me that TJ has reconsidered his concept for Amal's tattoo!

Yuletide Reveals 2012

This year, I wrote my assignment and two treats. (Will be crossposted to my main journals on LJ and DW.)

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A Way through the Woods ( The Goblin Mirror - C.J. Cherryh; PG)

Title: A Way through the Woods
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: The Goblin Mirror - C. J. Cherryh
Warnings: none
Rating: T/PG
Word count: 4,917
Pairing(s): Tamas of Maggiar/Ela ng'Ysabela
Spoilers: for the canon material
Notes: For water_bby, who wanted Tamas, and maybe more about Ela, in their future together. And maybe also a visit to Yuri. Beta by my sis smillaraaq, the awesome Isis, and the excellent summerbutterfly
Summary: The way back to Maggiar should not be as long and arduous as the way to Ali'inel - should it?

On AO3

Freely Given ("Brandy" by Looking Glass; PG)

Title: Freely Given
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: "Brandy" - Looking Glass
Warnings: none applicable
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,712
Pairing(s): The Man That Brandy Loved/Brandy
Spoilers: Nothing much ... but listen to the song first if you don't know it
Notes: A treat for Who Shot AR (akerwis), who wanted "fic about Brandy/The Man That Brandy Loved ... I love the way she pines for him but doesn't let it get in the way of the facts of her daily life, and I'd just love a little more from her world." Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: Brandy knows not to expect more than he can give, but she still hopes.

On AO3

Gemma on the Air ("Gemma" Series by Noel Streatfeild; PG)

Title: Gemma on the Air
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Gemma - Noel Streatfeild
Warnings: None
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,065
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: Basic for the conclusion of the series
Notes: A Treat for bookchan, who said "I put down Gemma and Ann Robinson, but I'll take fic about either of them ... Maybe [both of] them ... reminiscing to a magazine or tv show." Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: Together, Gemma and Ann weather a late-night television interview.

On AO3