Dear Everyone!
Happy Holidays if you're celebrating one or more of those. If not, then just happy Thursday :-)
Have the tree from our yard by way of a card
( Bonus images of snow-covered Copenhagen )
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calmTitle: Maybe, Baby Annalise verse #60
Author: ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
enchanted_jae
Characters: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Warning(s): Sexual activity
Word Count: 485
Written for the following:
♥ Jae's Advent Drabbles #23 - king for alovelycupoftea
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awdt Christmas Quickies #23 - Christmas kisses
♥ dracoharry100 Christmas Challenge 2009 - mince pies
♥ slythindor100 25 Days of Draco and Harry #23 - feast in front of the fire
♥ adventdrabbles - Prompt #23 - holiday feast
Summary: When the Princess is away, the kings will play.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al.
( Maybe, Baby )
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busyOne Shots:alisanne: Silver and Gold and Mistletoe - (Severus/Harry, C-17, *warnings*)alisanne: A Proper Ride - (HArry/Draco, PG-13, *warnings*)celandineb: Nothing Better - (Kingsley/Neville, G)fancypantsdylan: Harry’s First Christmas - (James/Lily, Harry, PG-13)
Anonymous in kinky_kristmas: The World, The Flesh, The Devil - (Severus/Lucius, R, *warnings*)
Anonymous in snupin_santa: The Dibley History Project - (Severus/Remus, PG, *warnings*)
Drabbles:alisanne: Tour Guide - (Bill/Harry, PG)enchanted_jae: Christmas at the Office 9 - (Harry/Draco, R, *warnings*)lilyseyes: A Little Boy's Yearning - (Severus/HArry, R, *warnings*)alisanne: Well Wrapped - (Herry/Ron, R, *warnings*)vane_nt: Family Toasts - (Neville/Hermione, G)angela_snape: Ahead by a Century - (Bill/Neville, PG)ellid: Baby's First Non-Religious Multiethnic All-Inclusive Winter Holiday Festival, III - (Severus/Remus, Unrated)fancypantsdylan: Draco the Pudding - (Harry/Draco, NC-17)alisanne: Patronus Publicity - (Severus/Harry, PG)
Art:snapelyholidays: Let's Play! - (Snape/Lupin, R, *warnings*, NWS)
Anonymous in kinky_kristmas: Kinky Kristmas Art: O My King - (Teddy/James Jr, R, *warnings*, NWS)
Anonymous in snupin_santa: Sir Guy Goes to Battle - (Severus/Remus, G)
Community News:wizard_love: Official Wizard Love Headersnapelyholidays: Week Three in Review
Newsletters:team_darklord: Update 72dailysnitch: Tuesday, December 22, 2009snapenews: Tuesday, December 23, 2009
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So, I can't decide if it's cool or not to point out these first two stories together. I hope the authors aren't offended, because obviously I enjoyed them both immensely but also couldn't help but notice that they are very similar in premise. I think many of you have already read one or the other, depending on your pairing preferences, in which case, you might just want to check out the other one, too, if you like this theme.
The Song of Surrender by Anon at bestmates_xmas (Harry/Ron, NC-17: rope bondage, EWE, 13K)
When Ron catches Harry in a compromising and confusing situation, he does the only thing he can—help Harry.
I love stories that explore kink from a psychological perspective, trying to get at what drives the characters to enjoy whatever it is they enjoy. This story does that beautifully. Two quiet, lovely scenes from Harry's POV bookend the fic, but apart from those, the reader follows Ron's POV as all of us, Ron included, try to understand why Harry has been tying himself up at night. I loved the pacing of this story as this new discovery between Harry and Ron affects their friendship (they aren't in a relationship when the story begins, btw). Hermione is also very real as a supporting character. Harry himself through Ron's eyes is just beautiful, but it's Ron who really shines in this fic. Gently coming to terms with feelings he'd never let himself have before, he anchors everything with the sentiment in the summary line: all he knows is that Harry needs his help, and he'll do anything for Harry. *swoon* A beautiful romance story filled with very real complications and just enough kink to ignite the screen in a slow burn.
Celle Qui Sais Vous Garrotter by Anon at hd_holidays (Harry/Draco, NC-17: rope bondage, EWE, 4K)
Two orgasms and Harry's hand resting tentatively on his hip and Draco still felt wound tight, aching somewhere too deep to rub away.
[First, the author is aware of the typo in the title, so please don't bother complaining about it; mistakes happen, and also, she can't exactly fix it right now. Thx. :) ] Unlike the one above, this story begins with Harry and Draco already in a relationship (although a tentative one, based solely on sex). Like the other, though, it also features one party unwittingly discovering the other in self-imposed bonds and flipping out a little bit. :) Reading them back to back, I couldn't help but compare the pairing dynamics, and because of the pairings, the two stories end up being quite different, I think, despite similar premises. As Harry's best friend in the story above, Ron can't imagine not helping him in any way he needs. In contrast in this story, we get Draco's POV, as the one doing the self-bondage, and his desperate need to keep it private and push Harry away is really heart-wrenching. As an antagonistic pairing rather than a BFF pairing, the tension here has to do with Harry and Draco still struggling to trust each other in the first place. I loved how Draco's vulnerability came across here; I could really feel his horror at having Harry discover and want to be a part of such a private thing for him.
Both these stories are excellent, and again, I hope the comparison doesn't annoy the authors. Maybe I'm the only pairing whore interested in reading both of them anyway, IDK. I couldn't rec one and not the other, though; they both delighted me in slightly different ways. ♥
And two more stories I loved this week -- humour this time!
The Contest by Anon at bestmates_xmas (Harry/Ron, NC-17, 7.5K)
A friendly little contest between friends. Are you master of your wand?
AHAHAHA. You North Americans of a certain age, at the very least, will all recall the infamous Seinfeld episode on which this fic is based. With flatmates Hermione and Neville in on it, too, Harry and Ron embark on a contest to see who can stay... well, master of their wand, so to speak, the longest. Ron's POV is delightful. This is one of those stories where I wanted to quote back a zillion one-liners to the author; it had me snorting into my coffee every three sentences. But underneath the humour, it's also got more depth to it than I would have thought, as Ron struggles with his feelings for Harry. A wonderful, light read if you need some humour this week. :)
Mad Wolves and Englishmen by Anon at snupin_santa (Snape/Lupin, NC-17, 17K)
When two quarreling Order members are sent on holiday together, they quickly discover that Albus Dumbledore is a strong believer in 'bonding through adversity.' In this case, 'adversity' is a town called Purgatory, Texas.
No, it's not AU. :) Following the events at the end of PoA, Dumbledore decides the two enemies need to make up a little bit. So he tricks them into touching a Portkey that sends them to a bed-and-breakfast in the middle of Texas... in the summer. WIN! Yeah, the scenario is a bit cracky (okay, a lot cracky), and this kind of setting isn't always my kind of thing, BUT, it's incredibly well executed here. There is wry humour, hijinks that somehow never go over the top, a Snape POV that had me cackling like mad, a Lupin who takes to cowboy life like a fish to water, and a couple of local OCs who almost steal the fic. The Wizarding/Muggle universe the author creates in this locale is also really cool and very well thought out. It might not be the most, um, plausible fic out there, but by the time you're into it, I dare you to care. It's tremendously good fun, with some steamy romance along the way. I loved it. (And I have a sneaking suspicion of the author, hee).
I know, many folks are very busy this week with the holidays, but if you do find time to do some reading or art viewing, try to leave a little comment for the author or artist! It's the gift that keeps on giving, and such. ♥
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calmKristmas Wish Fulfilled for: mindabbles
From: A Mysterious Member!
Title: O My King
Characters/Pairings: Teddy/James Jr.
Rating: R
Kinks/Themes Included: D/s-lite, inebriety.
Other Warnings: Boy smex, impending frottage.
Artist's Notes: Happy Holidays, everyone!
( O My King [NWS Art!] )
Kristmas Wish Fulfilled for: leela_cat
From: A Majestic Member!
Title: The World, The Flesh, The Devil
Characters/Pairings: Severus/Lucius
Rating: R
Kinks/Themes Included: sensory deprivation, bondage
Other Warnings: canon character death
Word Count: 1500ish
Summary/Description: The years spent in darkness have spiraled out, each one in a row like the ridges in a snail's shell, expanding as they go, and Severus has waited for this man. This is how he leaves.
Author's Notes: With apologies to John Donne (Holy Sonnet VI) for the title and the inspiration; with thanks to the mods for being awesome and modly; and with thanks to G, R, E, E and S, who all helped substantially with the writing and the betaing of this story in one way or another.
( The World, The Flesh, The Devil )
You can read it here.
It seems he's working on something after Christmas:
"I'm hopefully starting something just after Christmas, which, because the dates haven't been confirmed, I don't want to say what it is yet."
I spent today baking the cookies I'd planned to do over the weekend. The chocolate crackles came out just fine, but the gingerbread men insisted on falling to pieces. I have some whole ones, but I have a second plate filled with body parts. They're still tasty though. I still need to figure out where I went wrong...
Hubby woke up with a cold. We're supposed to go to Youngest Sis' house for Christmas Eve, so he'll probably be over the worst of it by then, but now I'm just waiting to come down with it myself.
It's supposed to rain all day tomorrow, most of the day Christmas Eve, change over to snow Christmas Eve night, and snow on Christmas Day. I'll believe it when I see it. I still fully expect the system to track wherever it needs to go to ensure my neck of the woods gets little to no snow, as what usually happens.
However! I've finally had a chance to do some catching up on my smutty_claus reading!
And oh, what the heck...Sometimes we all could use some ego-stroking...
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tiredTitle: Christmas at the Office 9
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Warning(s): Foreplay
Word Count: 275
Written for: adventdrabbles - Prompt #22 - silver and gold
Summary: Draco is given a choice.
Author's note: I began this arc last year, but I never completed it. In summary, Harry was Draco's "Office Santa" and brought him increasingly naughty gifts, culminating with a portkey to his flat so they could spend the weekend enjoying the previous gifts. You can read the entire arc here if you wish.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al.
( Christmas at the Office 9 )
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annoyedOne Shots:
Anon in snarry_holidays: Remedial Potions - Snape/Harry, NC17alisanne: Reindeer Post - Harry/Draco,G
Anon in snapelyholidays: The Lost One, Returned - Severus/Regulus, PG
Anon in snarry_holidays: The Beauty Within - Snape/Harry, NC17
Anon in lupin_snape: The Cat's Paw - Snape/Lupin, R
Anon in daily_deviant: Potter Shots - Draco/Albus Severus, mention of Rose/Scorpius, NC17
Anon in daily_deviant: The Pleasure to be Found in Soul-Sucking, Joy-Destroying Bastards - Severus/Sirius,NC17
Drabbles:enchanted_jae: Incestletoe - Harry/Draco, Ralisanne: Well Fortified - Bill/Neville, PG, 100x4lilyseyes: : Light in the Darkness - Harry, Rellid: Baby's First Non Religious Multiethnic All-Inclusive Winter Holiday Festival, II - Snape, Lupinalisanne: Daily Celebration - Snape/Harry,PG
Community News:harrylovesdraco: Challenge 12 Resultsharry100: New Prompt - prompt 63draco100: New Prompt & Round-ups - prompt 72
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Kristmas Wish Fulfilled for: r_grayjoy
From: A Magical Member!
Title: The Pleasure to be Found in Soul-Sucking, Joy-Destroying Bastards
Characters/Pairings: Severus/Sirius
Rating: NC-17
Kinks/Themes Included: Dirty Talk, Blindfolding
Other Warnings: None
Word Count: ~3,100
Summary/Description: Sirius was going to have fun. This was not going to be another in the long, boring chain of nights.
Author's Notes: Much Kinky happiness over the holidays, mystery recipient. I hope this helps fulfil your kinky dreams.
( The Pleasure to be Found in Soul-Sucking, Joy-Destroying Bastards )
Kristmas Wish Fulfilled for: florahart
From: A Magnificent Member!
Title: Potter Shots
Characters/Pairings: Draco/Albus Severus, mention of Rose/Scorpius
Rating: NC-17
Kinks/Themes Included: Orgasm denial, oral sex, anal sex, cockrings
Other Warnings: rimming, begging, a little dirty talk
Word Count: 7,000
Summary/Description: "I like them, the spectacles." Draco's voice was smooth and soft, and Albus' body reacted to that tone, pitched just right, every single time.
Author's Notes: Happy Kinky Kristmas! I so hope you enjoy this—I think I squeezed in most of your kinks, and added couple. Thanks so much to E for the beta and help with Albus' job, and to L for her suggestion that made this Kristmas gift just that little bit kinkier.
( Albus kneeled in the snow in front of Draco Malfoy. )
So, for the past years we've had this thing in the week leading up to Christmas which is called Serious Request. 3 radio djs go into a glass house where, during the length of their stay (this year almost a week) they do not eat and make non-stop radio. Every record they play has been requested and paid for. All the proceeds go to a cause the Red Cross is supporting. This year it's the fight against malaria (other years it's been landmines, clean drinking water etc...).
This video below is something that happened last night during Snow Patrol's Just Say Yes. Sorry it's not the best quality, but this way you won't have to search for it.
( alternate youtube vid )
Things that are making me happy this week:
1. As much as I enjoy giving and receiving at fests, you know what I also love? Seeing a gift go up that is all, "A gift for ____!" wherein "____" is the name of someone you totally fangirl but haven't seen around for awhile and had no idea was in the fest, and then you squeal like a little girl and frantically go through every entry at the fest trying to find their contribution in order to flap your hands over it. AND THEN FIND IT! I love that.
2. Beta'ing a Yuletide story that made me go all *happy sigh* over super minor fandom that possibly only the author, recipient, and me are interested in. :)
3. Making huge progress and being excited about Writing Project that has been stalled and guilt-making for a loooong time. Woo!
4. marguerite_26. But that's every week, really.
5. Advent drabbles/ficlets many of you are doing. Short bursts of multi-pairing fic! I love opening my flist in the morning in December and inhaling little!fic. I'm trying my hardest to always comment, but even if you don't see me, I am probably totally reading and flailing over your advent drabbles.
6. Recc'ers (and I don't mean, like, me, but rather, YOU). Authors and artists and readers/viewers/commenters are AWESOME, and so are this fest season's recc'ers. I appreciate it so much when someone takes the time to point at stuff I might like. *flappy hands*
Things that are making me sad this week:
1. My f***ing website. Can anyone with any expertise on these matters tell me what the hell is wrong with it? I don't think it's been working for months. Some good folks have pointed this out to me recently, but I figured it was just down for a few hours and thus didn't really try to do anything about it. But no, it seems to be down forever. For no reason. And slashcity just sent me the bill for 2010. Is this worth paying for? I notice from poking around at other people's sites who use slashcity that this is maybe just me. I cannot possibly be over bandwidth, I don't think, but then, I don't really know what bandwidth is or how it works. :/ And I can't even get into my admin console thing to check stats and maybe see what's wrong. Fail. I mean, all my fic is on LJ/IJ anyway, so maybe I can let the site lapse? I kind of liked having it all off LJ/IJ, too, though. Wah. HALP.
All right, off to do some more shopping. :D
cheerfulTitle: Incestletoe Tinsel and Mistletoe verse
Author: enchanted_jae
Characters: Harry/Draco (Mistletoe/Mistletoe)
Rating: R
Warning(s): Sex
Word Count: 270
Written for: adventdrabbles - Prompt #21 - mistletoe
Summary: A polyjuice mishap doesn't stop Draco and Harry.
Disclaimer: Characters are the property of JK Rowling, et al.
( Incestletoe )
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calmOne Shots:enchanted_jae: Erotic Encounter - ???/Draco; NC-17alisanne: A Good Idea - Harry/Draco, Ron/Pansy; PG
Anonymous in snapelyholidays: Romantic - Severus/Harry; PG-13
Anonymous in snarry_holidays: A Second Chance - Harry/Severus, Harry/Ginny; PG-13 *warnings*
Anonymous in snupin_santa: Another War, Perhaps Two - Severus/Remus; NC-17
Anonymous in daily_deviant: Comfort and Joy - Lucius/Narcissa, Arthur/Molly; NC-17 *warnings*
Anonymous in snupin_santa: Thirteen Years Ago - Severus/Remus; PG
Drabbles:alisanne: Offering - Poppy/Severus; generalsassy_cissa: Artistic Impression in Snow - Harry/Draco; PGalisanne and celandineb: December 2009 Collaborative drabbles - SeverusHarry, Charlie/Draco, Neville/Blaise, Neville/Ginny, George/Hermione; generalellid: Baby's First Non-Religious Multiethnic All-Inclusive Winter Holiday Festival, I - Severus/Remus; PGmailroomy: Plan early, plan often - Severus(/?); PGangela_snape: Methods of Thermoregulation - Bill/Nevilla, Harry/Luna; R
Art:
Anonymous in daily_deviant: Fascination - Harry/Charlie; NWS
Community News:slythindor100: Posted Day 21 of 25 Days of Harry and Draco
Newsletters:meta_roundup: Posted a new issuemetafandom: Posted a new issuelongbottom_wkl: Posted a new issuedailysnitch: Posted a new issuesnapenews: Posted a new issue
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sleepyAs seen over at nefernat:
I've put my iTunes on shuffle and I'll give you the first line of the first 20 songs that come up. You have to guess the song and the performer. And no googling!
( Lyrics meme! )
Knock yourselves out ;-) I'll post answers in a few days. If I can I might add links to youtube for some of this.
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lazyKristmas Wish Fulfilled for: leela_cat
From: An Amazing Member!
Title: Fascination
Characters/Pairings: Harry Potter/ Charlie Weasley
Rating: NWS
Kinks/Themes Included: blindfold, bondage
Other Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: Happy Christmas everyone!
( Fascination [NWS Art!] )
Kristmas Wish Fulfilled for: ldymusyc
From: A Marvelous Member!
Title: Comfort and Joy
Characters/Pairings: Lucius/Narcissa, Arthur/Molly
Rating: NC-17
Kinks/Themes Included: body worship, masturbation, trichophilia (hair fetish), tocophilia (pregnancy fetish)
Other Warnings: Fluff!
Word Count: 1180
Summary/Description: As requested, these partners have an absolute adoration for a particular part of their spouse's body and indulge themselves as the other sleeps.
Author's Notes: Happy Kinky Kristmas! I hope you enjoy this wee fic! It was quite determined to be short and sweet, no matter how long I poked at it.
Much love to Rowan for being generally awesome.
( Comfort and Joy )
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