Making The Yuletide Gay since 2007

Well, this year, I wrote Brian Angst. If you did not figure out which one was my story, I'm not at all surprised—I hardly recognised it myself! But my recipient wanted h/c and Brian being comforted by Nick (the other way round would have come much more easily, I think). I also had a problem getting going with this story, despite some useful ideas emerging from the MTYG weekend with nopseud and chalcopyrite, because I am pretty certain that Brian Littrell voted for Trump, and I am surprisingly invested in Do Not Want there.

However, in the end I managed to fulfil the brief, and achieved Happy Recipient, which is what MTYG is really about. \o/

A big thank-you to sperrywink, who pointed out to me that there really had to be a kiss, and thus prodded me into a very much improved ending.

And a big thank-you to ninjetti75 for writing ..And His Sidekick, Sprinkles for me, a delightful Trickyfish with an established relationship and lots of down-to-earth and fondly entertaining details. I am very pleased with it. You should read it.

As usual, the crop of stories includes a very good proportion of fine fics. I recced three of them yesterday, but if you are still into popslash, or if you have a nostalgic yen to read a few stories from a fandom you used to love, give them a try.

Snowflake Challenge Day 8

Day 8

In your own space, make a list of at least 3 things that you like about yourself. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

1. I give good cuddle, and have taught my Beast to do likewise.

2. I like my creativity. I like the way I can make pretty stuff, whether that means icons for DW/LJ, or glasspainted birthday cards, or fabulous knitted shawls. I like the way I write. I like the stories that fill my head all the time, even though most of them aren't ever going to be written.

3. I like my shoulders and arms. I've always had pretty shoulders, and nowadays my arms have actual muscles in, and I am quite proud of them. Oh, and I have great teeth, too.