Fic: The Heart of the Proposal

I had no idea I'd forgotten to repost this here to my LJ after reveals were up. This is from last year's Yuletide 2013.

Title: The Heart of the Proposal
Author: starduchess
Gift Recipient: abluegirl
Fandom: SpaceCamp 1986
Character: Kathryn Fairly
Rating: G
Word Count: 1200
Warnings: none
Summary: Kathryn has pitched this proposal three times already to the Major and been shot down each time. Finally she finds the missing piece to her proposal. She hopes it will work.

( The Heart of the Proposal )

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Fic: Complications

Here was my gift to my recipient for Yuletide 2012.

Title: Complications
Author: starduchess
Gift Recipient: deepdarkwaters
Fandom: Alice - Tom Waits album
Pairing: Poor Edward/Alice
Characters: Detective, Barkeep, Sailor
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2053
Warnings: angst, film noir, slight violence, mentions character death
Summary: A man walks into a bar investigating a death. I don't think he found what he was looking for.

Author's Notes: I was excited about the prospect of digging into this album and its story, but as I listened over and over again I had a really hard time putting the story together. I finally just listened to the quieter pieces, like "Alice", "Poor Edward", and "Lost in the Harbour", and realized it had a very sad, film noir feel to it, so I decided to go with that. No, I have no knowledge of the play, so this is my own story based on the songs. The lovers are based on "Fish and Bird" as you prompted, and the pirate/sailor came from "Reeperbahn" and "Everything You Can Think". The detective is all my own creation. I hope you like this. Thanks for the quick beta job goes to ashiiblack.

( Complications )

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