Yuletide

[ysobel]

<capslock mode=squee>OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS THIS YEAR'S YULETIDE IS THE AWESOMEST EVER</capslock>

...ahem.

I got not one, not two, but three, THREE, lovely delicious perfect stories as gifts.

The Baker's Son and the Witch (3416 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine, Into the Woods (2014)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Baker/Cinderella (Into the Woods)
Characters: Baker's Son (Into the Woods), Cinderella (Into the Woods), original witch character
Additional Tags: Children, Childhood Friends, Witches, Fairy Tale Elements, Storytelling, Yuletide Treat, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Post-Canon
Summary: The Baker's son was a lad of twelve when he met his first witch. He had, strictly speaking, known one before, but it was widely agreed that, while a formative encounter for all involved, it couldn’t actually count since the Baker’s son didn’t remember anything, still being a rather doughy infant at the time.

Wherein a decade down the line, a new witch comes to town looking to make a new story.

This is the AWESOMEST Into The Woods sequel-fic to ever awesome. There is so much to love about it, I don't know where to begin. It adds in little pinches of Discworldesqueness, which is an added delight as far as I'm concerned. It is compatible with the movie version of ITW.



A Life Made of Moments (1063 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Into the Woods - Sondheim/Lapine
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cinderella's Prince (Into the Woods), Rapunzel's Prince (Into the Woods)
Additional Tags: Childhood, Pre-Canon, Yuletide, Yuletide Treat
Summary: "I was raised to be charming, not sincere."

Baby princes -- excuse me, very grown up boy princes -- learning the ways of princing. As I think I said in my DYW letter, I have a weird obsession with the two Princes, and this is a perfect pre-canon glimpse of their lives growing up.



a string of colored beads (8893 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: The Little Mermaid (1989)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Ariel/Eric, Ursula/Eric, Attina/The Princess of Glowerhaven
Characters: Ariel, Eric, Ursula, Attina, The Princess of Glowerhaven
Additional Tags: Mind Control, Captivity, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Political Marriage, Trauma Recovery
Summary: Perhaps the strength of this human kingdom could be increased, and bent one day toward the sea, its resources turned against her old enemy. King Triton feared the fish-eaters, feared their harpoons and nets. Perhaps he was right to be afraid.

This one, oh goodness, where to start. Deliciously long, deliciously ... Well, delicious. Mind control and the effects thereof, some lovely relationship stuff, sign language, f/f, consequences, recovering from trauma, failing to recover from trauma, escapes, true love, miracles... Er, okay, I maybe drifted into Princess Bride territory by the end. But seriously, this fic is a lot of things I like in one very solid package.

I was overwhelmed with delight at having three stories; I was even giddier after reading them. I could not imagine anything that I would have wanted more.