Biggles Holiday Airdrop
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sholioAuthors are revealed, and here's what I wrote!
An Appointment to Keep (1400 wds, Biggles + Erich + An OC [Original Cat])
My recipient liked fluff and animals, so that is exactly what's in this! Set late in canon.
Draped in Glory (1300 wds, Algy/Ginger)
And this was a treat for pinch hitterblack_bentley, who it seemed only fair should have a gift too! This is basically an Algy/Ginger take on the Biggles/EvS "putting on jewelry" fic I wrote a couple of years ago; it always seemed to me that it should work for them equally well.
Under Glass (1900 wds, Biggles/EvS)
Not exactly a Sleeping Beauty AU ... but also kind of a Sleeping Beauty AU! Set in canon, but Biggles is under a curse; only true love's kiss can wake him. This was a last-minute treat when the idea hit me out of the blue.
An Appointment to Keep (1400 wds, Biggles + Erich + An OC [Original Cat])
My recipient liked fluff and animals, so that is exactly what's in this! Set late in canon.
Draped in Glory (1300 wds, Algy/Ginger)
And this was a treat for pinch hitter
black_bentley, who it seemed only fair should have a gift too! This is basically an Algy/Ginger take on the Biggles/EvS "putting on jewelry" fic I wrote a couple of years ago; it always seemed to me that it should work for them equally well.Under Glass (1900 wds, Biggles/EvS)
Not exactly a Sleeping Beauty AU ... but also kind of a Sleeping Beauty AU! Set in canon, but Biggles is under a curse; only true love's kiss can wake him. This was a last-minute treat when the idea hit me out of the blue.
No time left.
Jan. 26th, 2026 08:24 pmhannahChallenge #12
Make an appreciation post to those who enhance your fandom life. Appreciate them in bullet points, prose, poetry, a moodboard, a song... whatever moves you!
The first person I lost in fandom - really lost, not moving blogging platforms and falling out of touch, not drifting apart, not a falling-out so extreme there's no talking anymore - wasn't someone I knew well. I knew people who knew her well and we'd spoken in person at BASCon a couple times, and because we had nametags, we could greet each other easily. But between one year and another, something went wrong - complications with surgery, as I recall - and she wasn't there anymore.
I've since lost a lot more people. Some I'd spoken with frequently, some who were friends of friends. Some I knew by wallet name, some where I couldn't tell you any more than what fandoms we shared. Sometimes it was a surprise and sometimes it wasn't unexpected. A few times people told me, a few times I wondered about them and went to check and learned that way, a couple times it so happened I'd see something they'd made or stumble over their account and then learn they'd passed on years ago.
Late last month, someone I knew pretty well - we'd chat a few times a week, pass links onto each other - disappeared off Tumblr. Deactivating their blog, deleting their Archive of Our Own account. They'd been undergoing some fairly drastic health issues and had occasionally stepped away from the internet for weeks at a time, and after a few days of worry, it was seeing the deleted AO3 account that actually made me feel a bit better. Tumblr's a place where deactivation can happen willy-nilly, but AO3 requires deliberate effort. It let me tell myself they made the choice to step away as far as they could, rather than them leaving without providing a forwarding address. Tonight I found someone else I knew pretty well - we shared dinner in London once - who'd stopped posting over two years ago had their Tumblr account deactivated, also. Maybe they stepped far away. So I tell myself.
I knew I'd lose people someday. It's part and parcel of knowing people - knowing that they'll leave. When I got into fandom, I mostly made friends with people older than me; I've lately looked around and realized I'm mostly making friends with people my own age or younger. I don't know how long any of them are going to stay in my life. I know it's not going to last forever, or even as long as I'd wish it would. But I know they're here right now. And I know they've made my fandom life better, no matter how much time we had together.
Make an appreciation post to those who enhance your fandom life. Appreciate them in bullet points, prose, poetry, a moodboard, a song... whatever moves you!
The first person I lost in fandom - really lost, not moving blogging platforms and falling out of touch, not drifting apart, not a falling-out so extreme there's no talking anymore - wasn't someone I knew well. I knew people who knew her well and we'd spoken in person at BASCon a couple times, and because we had nametags, we could greet each other easily. But between one year and another, something went wrong - complications with surgery, as I recall - and she wasn't there anymore.
I've since lost a lot more people. Some I'd spoken with frequently, some who were friends of friends. Some I knew by wallet name, some where I couldn't tell you any more than what fandoms we shared. Sometimes it was a surprise and sometimes it wasn't unexpected. A few times people told me, a few times I wondered about them and went to check and learned that way, a couple times it so happened I'd see something they'd made or stumble over their account and then learn they'd passed on years ago.
Late last month, someone I knew pretty well - we'd chat a few times a week, pass links onto each other - disappeared off Tumblr. Deactivating their blog, deleting their Archive of Our Own account. They'd been undergoing some fairly drastic health issues and had occasionally stepped away from the internet for weeks at a time, and after a few days of worry, it was seeing the deleted AO3 account that actually made me feel a bit better. Tumblr's a place where deactivation can happen willy-nilly, but AO3 requires deliberate effort. It let me tell myself they made the choice to step away as far as they could, rather than them leaving without providing a forwarding address. Tonight I found someone else I knew pretty well - we shared dinner in London once - who'd stopped posting over two years ago had their Tumblr account deactivated, also. Maybe they stepped far away. So I tell myself.
I knew I'd lose people someday. It's part and parcel of knowing people - knowing that they'll leave. When I got into fandom, I mostly made friends with people older than me; I've lately looked around and realized I'm mostly making friends with people my own age or younger. I don't know how long any of them are going to stay in my life. I know it's not going to last forever, or even as long as I'd wish it would. But I know they're here right now. And I know they've made my fandom life better, no matter how much time we had together.
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Link and creativity/art update
Jan. 27th, 2026 11:54 amchina_shopUghhhhhh! *hugs to everyone, all of you, so many hugs and then some more*
For those who need it,troyswann linked to her art-blog post Gardening in the Rubble, about continuing normal life while the world is on fire.
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Lately, I've been having trouble focusing on written words, so the fic edits are going verrrrry sloooowly. I don't think these are going to count as late![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandomtrees gifts anymore, but I'd still like to finish them!
I've also been continuing to mess around with art. ( Current status, for future reference. ) In conclusion: noses are the worst, followed by lips, followed by eyes. Ears are also terrible.
Aaand now my right wrist/base of my thumb is furious at me, owww, because of course I chose a new hobby that involved a ton of detailed/controlled handwork. Should've taken up singing instead. *poutsigh*
For those who need it,
troyswann linked to her art-blog post Gardening in the Rubble, about continuing normal life while the world is on fire. *
Lately, I've been having trouble focusing on written words, so the fic edits are going verrrrry sloooowly. I don't think these are going to count as late
fandomtrees gifts anymore, but I'd still like to finish them! I've also been continuing to mess around with art. ( Current status, for future reference. ) In conclusion: noses are the worst, followed by lips, followed by eyes. Ears are also terrible.
Aaand now my right wrist/base of my thumb is furious at me, owww, because of course I chose a new hobby that involved a ton of detailed/controlled handwork. Should've taken up singing instead. *poutsigh*
Abolish ICE
Jan. 26th, 2026 12:32 pmmarthawellsSo yeah, kind of hard to concentrate on work while being consumed by rage. I've been to conventions in the Minneapolis area and I have a lot of friends up there, and one of my goddaughters and her husband live there.
For instance, this is Greg Ketter, from DreamHaven Books, where I've done signings, at the protest and running into tear gas:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHDR1PnqPeg
I've been doing mutual aid and sending donations where I can (https://www.standwithminnesota.com/) which is helping my sanity somewhat.
Other stuff I should link to:
Interview with me on Space.com https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/martha-wells-next-murderbot-diaries-book-is-the-family-roadtrip-from-hell-on-ringworld-interview
Weather permitting, I'll be guest of honor this coming weekend at AggieCon in College Station: https://www.aggiecon.net/
That's all I've got right now. Abolish ICE.
For instance, this is Greg Ketter, from DreamHaven Books, where I've done signings, at the protest and running into tear gas:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHDR1PnqPeg
I've been doing mutual aid and sending donations where I can (https://www.standwithminnesota.com/) which is helping my sanity somewhat.
Other stuff I should link to:
Interview with me on Space.com https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-books/martha-wells-next-murderbot-diaries-book-is-the-family-roadtrip-from-hell-on-ringworld-interview
Weather permitting, I'll be guest of honor this coming weekend at AggieCon in College Station: https://www.aggiecon.net/
That's all I've got right now. Abolish ICE.
3 Sentence Ficathon, part four
Jan. 26th, 2026 12:37 amsholioSome more from Three Sentence Ficathon!
11. Murderbot (TV or books), Murderbot & PresAux (Ratthi, Pin-Lee, Gurathin)
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6433.html?thread=13270817#cmt13270817
any, any, accidental voyeurism
( About 150 wds )
12. MASH, Klinger & BJ
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6433.html?thread=13204001#cmt13204001
any, any, the potatoes of defiance
( Four sentences )
13. Gattaca, Vincent & Jerome
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6433.html?thread=14207009#cmt14207009
Any, any, min/maxing your baby
I haven't watched this movie in absolutely ages, and I've never written anything for it before, but it was what the prompt immediately made me think of.
( 600 words under the cut )
14. There is also a fairly long Londo/G'Kar one (spoilers, of course) that will probably be posted on AO3 when I get around to it.
11. Murderbot (TV or books), Murderbot & PresAux (Ratthi, Pin-Lee, Gurathin)
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6433.html?thread=13270817#cmt13270817
any, any, accidental voyeurism
( About 150 wds )
12. MASH, Klinger & BJ
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6433.html?thread=13204001#cmt13204001
any, any, the potatoes of defiance
( Four sentences )
13. Gattaca, Vincent & Jerome
https://threesentenceficathon.dreamwidth.org/6433.html?thread=14207009#cmt14207009
Any, any, min/maxing your baby
I haven't watched this movie in absolutely ages, and I've never written anything for it before, but it was what the prompt immediately made me think of.
( 600 words under the cut )
14. There is also a fairly long Londo/G'Kar one (spoilers, of course) that will probably be posted on AO3 when I get around to it.
Amperslash reveals!
Jan. 25th, 2026 06:13 pmsholioAmperslash authors are revealed! I wrote two things, one assignment and one PH.
And Other Hidden Places (Murderbot, 7200 wds, mature-rated, creator chose not to use warnings)
So in true Amperslash fashion, this one was insanely difficult to tag. It's Gurathin/OC and sort of Murderbot/Gurathin, but also, Murderbot is definitely asexual and sex-repulsed in this, possibly aromantic but possibly also not. Basically Gurathin seeks out rough sex to self-harm; Murderbot finds out about it and tries to figure out what's going on. I had a ton of fun writing it, and I figured the recipient (whose tastes I know pretty well) would love it, but I would never have written this one for someone cold; it definitely skirts the edge of a number of areas that can be either super iddy or hard DNWs depending on personal taste.
And then there was a pinch hit I picked up:
Midnight Road to Indianapolis (Stranger Things, 2K, gennish Eddie/Chrissy)
I like this pairing in general concept and have read a little of it, but I've never tried my hand at writing it, so I decided to jump on the pinch hit, and really had fun with the period ambiance in this one! (Husband reminded me when I was idly musing about the whole deal with cars having cigarette lighters that old cars also used to have ashtrays, which was definitely a thing in the cars of my youth, but I had completely forgotten about! So that makes an appearance in this fic as well.)
And Other Hidden Places (Murderbot, 7200 wds, mature-rated, creator chose not to use warnings)
So in true Amperslash fashion, this one was insanely difficult to tag. It's Gurathin/OC and sort of Murderbot/Gurathin, but also, Murderbot is definitely asexual and sex-repulsed in this, possibly aromantic but possibly also not. Basically Gurathin seeks out rough sex to self-harm; Murderbot finds out about it and tries to figure out what's going on. I had a ton of fun writing it, and I figured the recipient (whose tastes I know pretty well) would love it, but I would never have written this one for someone cold; it definitely skirts the edge of a number of areas that can be either super iddy or hard DNWs depending on personal taste.
And then there was a pinch hit I picked up:
Midnight Road to Indianapolis (Stranger Things, 2K, gennish Eddie/Chrissy)
I like this pairing in general concept and have read a little of it, but I've never tried my hand at writing it, so I decided to jump on the pinch hit, and really had fun with the period ambiance in this one! (Husband reminded me when I was idly musing about the whole deal with cars having cigarette lighters that old cars also used to have ashtrays, which was definitely a thing in the cars of my youth, but I had completely forgotten about! So that makes an appearance in this fic as well.)
Title: Some Grow Old
Jan. 25th, 2026 08:24 pmhannahSome Grow Old (3427 words) by Hannah
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Top Gun (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Characters: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky Lives, Established Relationship, Gay Pride, Pride Parades, Queer Themes, Queer Culture
Summary: Every Pride is someone's first.
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One of two Top Gun fics I've been working on that I've finally wrapped up and posted. Also, check out the new fandom icon.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Top Gun (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Characters: Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky Lives, Established Relationship, Gay Pride, Pride Parades, Queer Themes, Queer Culture
Summary: Every Pride is someone's first.
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One of two Top Gun fics I've been working on that I've finally wrapped up and posted. Also, check out the new fandom icon.
why do you need two hands when you've got one that's like a suction cup
Jan. 25th, 2026 07:10 pmmusesfoolI would guess we got about 7-8" of snow today before it either stopped or turned to rain (I'm not sure which), and my phone lit up with work chats because they did not make the choice to close the office and make everyone remote on Friday like they should have (in past years, these big forecasts have sometimes turned into duds in reality), so they had to do it today. I was wfh regardless, so it didn't matter to me.
I hope all of you in the path are safe and warm.
More delightfully, I also got pics of Baby Miss L in her Minnie Mouse snowsuit with big smiles on her face - and a video from earlier when she was all, "go in the snow, Mama!" and her mama was like, "We will, but not yet." But Baby Miss L insisted, "But snow, Mama!" Super cute! 🥰🥰🥰
I spent the whole weekend in pajamas, and today I finally tried out a couple of recipes I'd had my eye on for a while: vegan chocolate cupcakes (always useful to have) and whipped ganache (not vegan but delicious) (pics). The cupcakes are okay - a little spongier, texture-wise, than I like, so I'll probably stick with my preferred recipe unless I have a need for ones that are vegan - but the whipped ganache is delicious. It also has butter in it, which I haven't seen before - previously when I've whipped ganache, it's just been the chocolate/cream/vanilla version. As for the cupcakes, I made minis instead of standard, and I swapped in coffee for the water, but otherwise followed the recipe. I got 40 cupcakes out of it, and probably could have gotten a few more, but 40 was more than enough, since I am not taking them anywhere.
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I hope all of you in the path are safe and warm.
More delightfully, I also got pics of Baby Miss L in her Minnie Mouse snowsuit with big smiles on her face - and a video from earlier when she was all, "go in the snow, Mama!" and her mama was like, "We will, but not yet." But Baby Miss L insisted, "But snow, Mama!" Super cute! 🥰🥰🥰
I spent the whole weekend in pajamas, and today I finally tried out a couple of recipes I'd had my eye on for a while: vegan chocolate cupcakes (always useful to have) and whipped ganache (not vegan but delicious) (pics). The cupcakes are okay - a little spongier, texture-wise, than I like, so I'll probably stick with my preferred recipe unless I have a need for ones that are vegan - but the whipped ganache is delicious. It also has butter in it, which I haven't seen before - previously when I've whipped ganache, it's just been the chocolate/cream/vanilla version. As for the cupcakes, I made minis instead of standard, and I swapped in coffee for the water, but otherwise followed the recipe. I got 40 cupcakes out of it, and probably could have gotten a few more, but 40 was more than enough, since I am not taking them anywhere.
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