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Happy Yuletide one and all! I received a wonderful surprise on Christmas morning: not one but THREE fics! And more than that, I received one fic in each of my requested fandoms!! This is more than I ever expected, and all three fics come highly recommended.

This Epilogue to Jane Eyre is a deliciously dark canon-divergent take on Jane/Rochester:

Not everything, Jane learns early on, is real.

Words: 3,353
Rating: Mature
Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings

 

I was absolutely over the moon to receive fic for Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s The Doctor’s Wife. For fans of Lady Audley’s Secret, or Victorian Sensation in general, this lesser known novel is a must read. And what’s more, it’s freely available here.

The dreamy, romantic Isabel Sleaford makes an unfortunate marriage to a doctor with whom she is horribly mismatched. Of course her true love (at least in my now permanent head canon) is the more sophisticated Gwendoline Pomphrey. And then things go like this:

A Thousand Kisses
Words: 2202
Rating: Explicit
No Archive Warnings Apply

No canon knowledge is needed to enjoy all of this Victorian femslash goodness!

 

The Devil Does Not Ride Us Any More is a gorgeous canon-divergent AU for Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca. The language is sumptuous and the author gets the characterisation and diction just right. Lovely pre-slash for Narrator/Rebecca/Maxim.

Words: 1,522
Rating: Gen
No Archive Warnings Apply

 

If any of my writers are around, thank you so much for writing for me and making my Yuletide! I also managed to write my assignment plus one treat, which both recips seem to like, so I’m counting this as a win! The only problem is that next year’s Yuletide can’t possibly live up to this one!!

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So I swear I intended to post these before author reveals, but as ever, I'm a few weeks behind...

Calling for Backup by provincial-girl (MykaWells) for silveradept
Fandom: Warehouse 13
Rating: T
Words: 9824
No Archive Warnings Apply

"The Warehouse is short on agents, so Claudia calls up an old friend to join Myka on a mission..."

A really nice B/W case fic with lots of fun dialogue.

Je Reviens by onedogtown for lastwingedthing
Fandom: Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
Not Rated
Words: 4603
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

"A chance meeting between two women in Monte Carlo."

Uses an AU brilliantly to be bring Rebecca/Narrator together!

A Better Resurrection (it turns out also by onedogtown) for celestialskiff
Fandom: Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Not Rated
Words: 1681
No Archive Warnings Apply

"Each bird must have its nest."

This story has a brilliant narrative voice and gives a lovely alternative take on Jane and Helen's future.

I didn't sign up for the exchange this year, but I did manage a pinch hit:

Somewhere In Between by damozel for talkingtothesky
Fandom: Affinity - Sarah Waters
Rating: T
Words: 1923
No Archive Warnings Apply

"Selina never stopped looking for Margaret. Margaret never stopped waiting for her."

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