Secret Santa Fic Exchange

For everyone who is curious about your "mystery" Santas (or other Santas, since I think quite a few of you were able to spot your own), I present to you the 2015 ( Masterlist Reveal )

Thanks again to everyone who participated! ♥ You guys are awesome and I had a lot of fun setting this up and reading the stories. If there's interest for next year, I will make another call for participants -- if you're interested, should I start signups the week before Thanksgiving, or the week of? Is more time better, or did we all wait until the last 1-3 days before deadline to start writing, anyhow (I did, LOL!)?

Happy New Year, may 2016 be a wonderful year for you all!

Okay friendlies, that's it for this year's fic! ♥ Thank you all for the wonderful stories you wrote on shorter notice -- we needed not a single pinch hitter, guys, which I think shows how boss we are, and how much we care about our friends, which is the best gift of all (cue sappy music).

Merry Christmas to everyone if you're celebrating, Happy December 25th if you're not! You still have a bit of time left to go about and leave nice comments for mystery authors before the masterlist reveal of authors, which I will do on the afternoon/evening of the 26th. Someone start a secret pool for who can guess the most authors correctly in the mean time! ;)

To: Nell (igpayatinlay)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: The Hunger Games, Invol, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter
Characters: Haymitch, Edwin and Harlow, Jaime and Brienne, AU!Sansa and Tyrion, Ron and Ginny (Ron/Hermione offscreen)
Summary: A bunch of winter and/or Christmas-themed vignettes.
Warnings: Haymitch being Haymitch, Game of Thrones being Game of Thrones, some sexual themes/terms/references, PG-13 in some places.

( They have ski poles that you can keep alcohol in? )

To: Julie (fjords)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Characters: Napoleon Solo, Gaby Teller, Illya Kuryakin.
Summary: OT3 fic! Mistletoe sparks a realization.
Warnings/Ratings: There’s some suggestive~ content but it’s ultimately tame.

( The party drags on, as these things often do. )

To: Loren (helloworld)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Sense8 AU
Title: Someone Else’s Christmas
Summary: It’s going to be pretty obvious who this is from, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. Christmas fluff from some sensates.
Warnings/Rating: PB

( You see it in the films. White Christmases. Weird to see one in person. )

To: Jillian (acejillian)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: spyschoolmods, set an undefined number of years in the future
Characters: Ezra Rifaat and Aldous Smith
Summary: Spy vs. Spy on a made-up Middle-Eastern island nation.
Warnings/Rating: I’d call it a hard R/soft NC-17. For sex, duh. Also some implied religious extremism and related nastiness, but it’s not the focus of the story.

( Ezra’s eyes watered in the full force of the Mediterranean sun as he stumbled down the stair car of the Emir’s private jet. )

To: Rae (speedforce)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Dragon Age
Characters: Varric Tethras & references to Bianca
Summary: I remembered that DA2 mentioned that there’s a song/poem about Bianca the crossbow. I figured after DA:I, the song would probably really be about Bianca the star-crossed love interest, and well, here we are. Sorry for the schmaltz?
Warnings/Rating: Mostly PG

( The first time Varric Tethras wrote about her was when he was fifteen. )

To: Allison (sandinista)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Check Please!
Characters: Shitty, Bitty, Jack, Lardo, appearances by some others
Summary: “On the shelves, sweaty athletes stare them down from the glossy covers of coffee table books.”
Warnings/Rating: Dirty language

( I was really into the idea of challenging the meaning of masculinity in a machismo-dominated subculture like collegiate sports. )

To: Cairo (czolgosz)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Invol
Characters: Ted Hackett (with hints of Coralie, Silje, Hugo, and an OC)
Summary: It's happened once before in Ted's mind, but now, it's for real.
Warnings/Rating: R; it's about Ted and I wrote it for you, so it's weird and kinky. Other people, beware?

( They sent me to offer you a holiday. Yes or no? )

To: Hayley (girlnumber20)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Harry Potter
Characters: Susan Bones & Fellow Hufflepuffs
Summary: Susan does her best to bring Hannah a little Hufflepuff joy, the Christmas she needs it the most.
Warnings/Rating: G

( Susan Bones couldn’t help but think that something was missing from the common room Christmas this year. )

To: Heather (gwenog)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: MCU (pre-Civil War trailer)
Characters: Steve Rogers & Friends
Summary: It's Christmastime again, but Steve's not really in the mood to celebrate.
Warnings/Rating: Gen

( It didn't feel like Christmastime. )

To: Cat (chelseamorning)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Dragon Age
Characters: Solas/Inquisitor
Summary: Three loosely related drabbles, pre-Trespasser.
Warnings/Rating: Tame, some innuendo.

( There she was, holding a bowl of soup and looking like she'd wandered in accidentally. )

To: Lauren (damneron)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: X-Men: First Class
Characters: Charles Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier.
Summary: When you manage an independent bookshop, you expect some competition to crop up on the field. You don’t, exactly, expect one of your co-workers to become so frenzied in keeping the place alive out of some strange, misplaced vendetta with the competing shop, but Charles isn’t going to ask any questions.
Warnings/Rating: T for language, vague innuendo?

( What we have here is something bright and beautiful. It deserves to be fought over, Charles. And it deserves to be fought over by whatever means necessary, wouldn’t you say? )

To: Dustie (alguien)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: The Hunger Games (with movie influences)
Characters: Haymitch Abernathy & Effie Trinket, amongst others
Summary: Non-chronological vignettes centering on the escort and the mentor, past and future.
Warnings/Rating: Some innuendo. Also it’s SO SO SO LONG, I’M SO SORRY.

( Don’t be a stranger. )

( Drumroll, please! )

So yes, go forth and squish your Santas or snuggle your recipients! :D As Julie suggested, if there is interest in doing this again we definitely can! Valentine's Day or something, if we don't want to wait a whole year for Christmas. ;) I hope you all had a marvelous holiday season and have a happy new years! *mwah*

originally posted here

To: Allison (sandinista)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Anne of Green Gables (plus some added magic, as requested!)
Characters: Anne Shirley, Diana Barry, Gilbert Blythe
Summary: Gilbert's magic starts to melt Anne's unwitting heart.
Warnings/Rating: Totally G

( It's a White Christmas as fine as any I've ever been alive to see with my own eyes. )

To: Loren (helloworld)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Invol
Characters: Nawal Bechara, Mohammad Benhamou, mentions of some others
Summary: Nawal visits Mo at New Years. Things happen.
Warnings/Rating:I don’t want to spoil the ending, but it’s smutty as hell. This is some straight-up NC-17 shit, guys. You were warned!

( Oh, Mo. Don't be so dramatic. )

To: Julie (fjords)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Santa
Fandom/Game: A Song of Ice & Fire
Characters: Renly Baratheon, Robert Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, Loras Tyrell
Summary: Renly attempts to understand the importance of his family's character.
Warnings/Rating: N/A; a little implied hanky panky

( Born of salt and smoke? Is he a ham. )

To: Heather (gwenog)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Captain America / Marvel Cinematic Universe
Characters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Tony Stark, mentions of others.
Summary: It’s hard to get in the Christmas spirit when you’re single-mindedly focused on finding your brainwashed bff, you know? But that doesn’t stop Sam and Tony from trying to get Steve to have fun.
Warnings/Ratings: None!

( So who's your plus one to Stark's holiday party? )

To: Alicia (stylish)
From: Santa
Fandom/Game: Colosseum + HG Mockingjay Part 1
Characters: Marcus and Pecan
Summary: mockingjay part 1 feels
Warnings/Rating: nothing

( surprise was however uncommon )