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T, Ares & John; John Wick 2; 1,100 words. Divergence AU with soulmarks; #5/5 for Yuletide 2022.

The charred, damp smell of a burned structure chilled by a soaking rain filled Ares' nostrils as she strode up the driveway to John Wick's legal address.

Check and Balance

(For reeby10 in yuletide)

T, Jonas & Mac; The Meg (2018); 1,500 words. Post-movie; #3/5 for Yuletide 2022.

This time, Jonas didn't need the hard sell.

Back Into the Water (Again)

(For felix814 in yuletide)

T, Dredd & Anderson; Dredd (2012); 2,400 words. Post-movie; #1/5 for Yuletide 2022.

The rookie who'd hesitated to execute the first perp with a death sentence not actively shooting at her wouldn't have been ready for the job the Chief had in mind, but the Judge who'd confidently dispensed justice despite believing she'd already cost herself the job definitely had the steel.

Sieving the Chaff

(For rebecca_selene in yuletide)

T, Pre-Alan/Billy; Jurassic Park III; 1,600 words. Post-movie; #4/5 for Yuletide 2021.

When Alan had told Billy before their flight to Isla Sorna that the bones would still be there when they got back, he hadn't envisioned quite so much time passing before they met up again at the dig.

The Difference Between Imagining and Seeing

(For avocadomoon in yuletide)

Gen, Luke & Mei; Safe (2012); 1,100 words. Post-movie; #2/5 for Yuletide 2021.

It isn't the first thing he hasn't been able to resist giving her, and it won't be the last; not when layers of her too-adult comportment fall away with every offering.

unbecoming (everything that isn't really you)

(For Stasia in yuletide)

It's been an exhausting year, but I couldn't miss it! This will be my 16th year participating in yuletide; not my first exchange, but definitely the most enduring. I love the whole atmosphere of fannish enjoyment that surrounds the challenge, and the opportunity to play in smaller or newer or old and dusty fandoms. And I also love waiting up to read whatever's been written for me: it adds an extra sparkle to my holiday season. So. Dear Yuletide Creator! I look forward to whatever you gift me with!

I adore action and romance and humor, but I also eat casefic and canon-divergent AUs and worldbuilding up with a spoon. I love complicated characters, and watching them interact is always a good time for me, whatever they're up to. So whatever you add to my fandom, I'm sure I'll be happy to receive. Though I will add some fandom-specific notes below to give you something to go by. :)

I do have a handful of general DNWs, though check the fandom DNWs, as there are occasional exceptions: incest, deliberate betrayal of trust between partners, "on-screen" non-consensual sex, permanent death of requested characters, and setting-change AUs. Any rating is fine (I definitely don't mind some porn in my plot, though I do enjoy gen as well). Angst or h/c is also A-OK, though lately I prefer more of the comfort than the hurt side of the scale.

If you want to stalk me, this is my main journal. You can also find me on AO3 at jedibuttercup. I am an extremely varied writer, mostly gen but with occasional 'ships (including m/f, m/m, f/f, and OT3s) and frequent fusions or crossovers (I am not asking for any this Yuletide, but I'll never turn down a fun cameo). But don't sweat it; celebrate our mutual small fandom in whatever way pleases you.

( So, down to the details, in alphabetic order - BATTLE CREEK (TV); THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD (MOVIES); SAFE (2012); SHARKNADO (MOVIES) )

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I hope I've given you some things to be thoughtful about, rather than boxing you in or leaving you flailing. Feel free to ignore my prompts altogether if they don't inspire. Thank you again!

T, Emma/Mr. Knightley; Emma (2020); 4,100 words. Canon divergence; #1/2 for Yuletide 2020.

Emma could not recall the last time she had experienced so many emotions in the span of a single evening.

A Surfeit of Feeling

(For kim47 in yuletide)

T; Pitch Black (2000); pre-Johns/Riddick divergence AU, 1750 words. Fic #2 for Yuletide 2019.

Sure Johns wanted to take Riddick in for the bounty. But he wanted the win a hell of a lot more. Maybe that was a weakness. But their dance wasn't over yet.

pas de deux dans l'éclipse

(Linked @ the AO3 Yuletide archive; written for Hecate)

It's that time of year again! This will be my fourteenth year participating in yuletide; not my first exchange, but definitely the most enduring. I love the whole atmosphere of fannish glee that surrounds the challenge, and the opportunity to play in smaller or newer fandoms. And I also love waiting up to read whatever's been written for me: it adds an extra sparkle to my holiday season. So. Dear Yuletide Creator! I look forward to whatever you gift me with!

I adore action and romance and humor, but I also eat casefic and canon-divergent AUs and worldbuilding up with a spoon; I know that's not much help, but I really am a "many cakes" type of reader. I love complicated characters, and watching them interact is always a good time for me, whatever they're up to. So whatever you add to my fandom, I'm sure I'll be happy to receive. Though I will add some fandom-specific notes below to give you something to go by. :)

I do have a handful of general DNWs, which I'd prefer you avoid: incest closer than cousins, deliberate betrayal of trust between partners, "on-screen" non-consensual sex, permanent death of requested characters, and setting-change AUs. Any rating is fine (I definitely don't mind some porn in my plot, though I do enjoy gen as well). Angst or h/c is also A-OK, though I prefer more of the comfort than the hurt side of the scale.

If you want to stalk me, this is my main journal. You can also find me on AO3 at jedibuttercup. I am an extremely eclectic writer, mostly gen but with occasional 'ships (including m/f, m/m, f/f, and OT3s) and frequent crossovers (see AO3 profile if that interests you; if I've written in it, go for it). But don't sweat it; celebrate our mutual small fandom in whatever way pleases you.

( So, down to the details, in alphabetic order - BATTLE: LOS ANGELES (2011); CRAWL (2019); THE GREAT WALL (2017); SALT (2010) )

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I hope I've given you some things to be thoughtful about, rather than boxing you in or leaving you flailing. Feel free to ignore my prompts altogether if they don't inspire, or mix and match bits of them to your preference. Thank you again!

M; The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), Sonia/Darius + flirting, 2900 words. Fic #1 for Yuletide 2018.

Sonia glanced between Darius and the man standing next to him, taking in his smug expression and his companion's whole clean-cut, tight-assed younger man aesthetic, then made an aggravated noise in the back of her throat and swung the door shut in his face.

let me start by saying

(Linked @ the AO3 Yuletide archive; written for impertinence)