Yuletide Ramblings

[alixtii]

It's amazing how little most of the yuletide stories read as fanfic. I'm not putting that forward as a good or bad thing, but I do sorta think that there is a slash/fanfic aesthetic, and that the yuletide stories seem much more geared towards a more traditional one. A difference between the way to books versus the way we respond to television? OR something else?

Of course, the stories most likely to have me click on them were ones with summaries that seemed to be female-centered gen; the least were those that sounded like m/m slash. So the fact that my reading was more heavily gen than usual may bias those results.

For some reason, not it seems particularly poignant that there's so little Shakespeare femslash on the web. Maybe I'll write some--either Celia/Rosalind or Kate/Bianca, or both. (Any suggestions as to other possible Shakeseare femslash pairings? Perhaps surprisingly, the possibilities of Learcest doesn't really seem to be exciting me.)

I haven't found anything that really seems reminiscent of Ari's or Carrie's or anyone else's styles (with the caveat that I'm not sure I could recognize most of my friends' styles), so I'm looking forward to the reveal to point out some more good fic. Chances are, though, their stories are in fandoms with which I'm just not familiar.

Same deal as anyone else: you guess which fic I wrote for yuletide or prettylightsfic (or for 3_ships once I write it and it gets posted) and I'll write you something. Something substantial for yuletide, since your chances are something like one in a thousand, more like a drabble for prettylightsfic.

ETA: Comments are now screened. I'll unscreen comments which aren't guesses.

Comments

[executrix.livejournal.com]

Helena/Hermia? Isabella/Mariana? I've seen Emilia/Desdemona, and written Julia (TGV)/Juliet.

[wisdomeagle]

I know what you wrote for Pretty Lights - Do I get a prize?

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

And I know that you know. Comments are screened, so comment with the answer and I'll give you your prize after the reveal.

[wisdomeagle]

"Bullshit" :D

(I have *no clue* on Yuletide. But I haven't read very much of the archive at all. I'm doubtful that anyone will guess my main fic, and my stocking stuffer is more characteristic but I think equally lost in the many many possibles [and things I wish I wrote].)

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

Yes, of course. If the cast of characters wasn't clue enough, I suppose there are other places my fingerprints are all over it: the second person, the use of Joss, the ruthlessness, the deliberate catering to your kinks....

You've read my Yuletide story. ;]

[likeadeuce.livejournal.com]

I feel like I would recognize your style and didn't see anything that struck me as such at Yuletide -- then, I don't know of any of these fandoms being ones we share.

There's a reason I didn't play this game myself; it's either that I don't feel my style comes through or that I don't feel like people would be likely to recognize the fandom. Won't say beyong that :)

as for Shakespeare girlslash -- Portia/Nerissa in Merchant of Venice? What about Bianca/Kate?

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

Kate/Bianca is one of Shakespeare femslash pairings--see above.

I think in some ways my style comes through, and in some ways it doesn't--indeed, I think that makes it part of the fun, the fact that my yuletide story might not be as clearly mine as perhaps other fics I could mention.

[m-phoenix.livejournal.com]

Kind of an obvious one but I tend to slash Viola/Olivia in my mind.

[wisdomeagle]

You've read my Yuletide story. ;]

Oh dear God. See, I thought it had to be someone flisted becaues of, hem, a certain detail, but I didn't really follow through on that instinct.

Or, are *you* my secret Yuletide santa? (How hilarious! I'm not sure if discussing in screened comments violates the spirit of Yuletide or not -- I leave that to your discretion. :))

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

I'm not your Yuletide santa--if I were, I think this discussion would violate the spirit of Yuletide and I'd have been very, very quiet long before this. (Also, I'd have been a nervous wreck for the last month and a half.) As it is, though, I think we're fine.

*goes to reread story to see if there is a certain detail that identifies it as your flister, as doesn't remember any such thing*

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm still curious. Of what story were you thinking?

[wisdomeagle]

I was thinking of "The Story," and really only because the age gap between Ruth and Naomi in that story (31 years, and Ruth is 14 and Naomi is 45) so closely mirrors my own personal thing that it felt like an inside-the-flist ref. But evidently not!

[alixtii.livejournal.com]

Understandable. wisdomeagle knew me for months and months before she finally figured it out, not that I was keeping it a secret or anything.

[thelastgoodname.livejournal.com]

I have more to say regarding Yuletide, but for now: yes, and someone else agrees with you, although not as eloquently.

[wisdomeagle]

Now I am roundly puzzled. (And very tied, so making up metaphors.) And curious to who is my Yuletide Santa, and whether they knew or merely guessed that 31-year-age-gaps=Ari's special kink.

And I've no clue what your fic is. But if you know I read it, I assume that means I left feedback on it (or else betad it and have since forgotten -- please tell me that didn't happen!), which means I enjoyed it a lot.

Color me confused,
Ari