AO3 Output: January-July 02018

Because there must be someone who wants to see these things.

1. In Flagrante Trio (1856 words) by silveradept
   Fandom: Arthurian Mythology
   Rating: Mature
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Relationships: Guinevere/Lancelot du Lac/Arthur Pendragon
   Characters: Guinevere (Arthurian), Lancelot du Lac, Arthur Pendragon
   Additional Tags: Threesome - F/M/M, Polyamory
   Summary:

   Lancelot and Guinevere are not as discreet as they thought. Arthur, however, is more than happy with this arrangement, and has one of his own to purpose.

   
   
   I don't like the way that Guinevere gets treated in the Arthurian canon - unsurprisingly, because it lays a lot of fault for why the mythic kingdom fell at her feet (or, rather, a bit higher than that), so I tried to write the affair in such a way that it would be much more consensual between all the parties involved.


2. The Curious Case of the Multi-Part Cutie Mark (1012 words) by silveradept
   Fandom: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Characters: Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia
   Additional Tags: Epistolary, Spoilers
   Summary:

   Twilight pens a letter to Celestia about many things, but mostly her curiosity about the Cutie Mark Crusaders' unique situation.

   
   
   This one I wrote for the fandom_snowflake challenge to create a work. I'd been kicking the idea around in my head some already, because sfter a certain point in the show, the framing device of an inexperienced student sending progress reports home to the teacher stops. I thought that in this case, Twilight's research-brain wants to take over, but also that the occasion is momentous enough that it deserves a specific communication back.


3. The Tilly Special (541 words) by silveradept
   Fandom: Star Trek: Discovery
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Relationships: Michael Burnham & Sylvia Tilly
   Characters: Michael Burnham, Sylvia Tilly
   Additional Tags: Friendship, Ice Cream, Tilly Ships Lorca/Terral
   Summary:

   Tilly tries to learn more about Michael, but doesn't get the answers she expects.

   
   
   Star Trek: Discovery was a very much anticipated series, and so a little bit of fic related to it was bound to happen. This was for Chocolate Box, which is one of the fic exchanges where a small and somewhat silly idea like this is long enough to qualify as a good work instead of a treat. I got some help sticking in references to a particular part of Star Trek lore from elsewhere that played up the comedy aspects.


4. Freedom From Fear (1068 words) by silveradept
   Fandom: Star Trek: Discovery
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Relationships: Michael Burnham & Saru
   Characters: Michael Burnham, Saru (Star Trek)
   Additional Tags: Apologies, Misunderstandings
   Summary:

   Saru apologizes to Michael about his behavior in Pahvo. Michael isn't sure she accepts it.

   
   
   More Discovery, this time for a Poetry Fiction prompt, where you get two lines and need to craft something that works. Sometimes you get lucky, and an idea neatly falls into place while you're pondering the poetry. I think it hangs together, even if it didn't get a lot of exposure. (Which is what happens when you're not a big name in anything, but just plunking away at exchange works.)


5. The Speed-Runner's Guide To The Mushroom Kingdom (3122 words) and Minus Worlds And Other Dangers (2159 words) by silveradept
   Chapters: 9/9
   Fandom: Super Mario & Related Fandoms
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Relationships: Luigi & Mario (Nintendo)
   Characters: Luigi (Nintendo), Mario (Nintendo)
   Series: The Speed-Runner's Guide To The Mushroom Kingdom
   Summary:

   Mario comes across a book that purports to make his journeys through the Mushroom Kingdom easier, by teaching him tricks and shortcuts that will make the journey shorter.

   
   
   I got a great prompt from this one, and it's the first time that I've deliberately linked two works together, rather than having it exist as s single standalone. The research on this one was a lot of fun, because they wanted to know how speedrunning tricks might interact with the world of Super Mario Brothers. So some Games Done Quick videos, and some of the webpages devoted to teaching these kinds of tricks combined into a rather neat pair of stories about getting into trouble and then figuring out a way of getting out of it, too, within the frame of a guide for moving quickly about the Mushroom Kingdom. I'm glad my recipient liked it so much.


6. On Background (2576 words) by silveradept>Fandom: Batman (1966), Green Hornet (TV)
   Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
   Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   Relationships: Barbara Gordon/Britt Reid
   Characters: Barbara Gordon, Britt Reid
   Additional Tags: Unintentional Orgasms
   Summary:

   Britt Reid is looking for a way to get a scoop and improve the public image of the Green Hornet, and possibly flirt with the pretty librarian.

   
   

   Neither Barbara nor Batgirl is particularly impressed.

   
   
   I got to indulge in a rarer pair for this work, and I tried to infuse the setting of the 60s Batman show with a little bit more realism in the gender dynamics. I'm not sure it landed particularly well with the recipient, which is a shame. I was hoping it would be a more enjoyable trip to the past.


7. Intelligent Gatherings (1134 words) by silveradept
   Fandom: Person of Interest (TV), Final Fantasy XII
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Characters: Harold Finch, Vaan (Ivalice Alliance), Balthier (Ivalice Alliance)
   Additional Tags: Walk Into A Bar
   Summary:

   Harold Finch has information about the visit of Queen Ashelia, and has to go into a pub full of (association) football fans to deliver it.

   
   
   "X walks into a bar" is almost on par with "It was a dark and stormy night" in terms of excuses to get a plot going, but there's an entire challenge devoted to trying to make that idea work. What's the most funny about this particular work is that the comment sequence for it goes "I don't know X, but the characterization of Y is fantastic", "I don't know Y, but the characterization for X is fantastic", "I know and like both X and Y, and I think they're both fantastic". Because you can't write out a sequence like that to happen, unless you happen to be writing for screen or a novel.
   
   I also liked getting to write Mr. Somewhat-Grumpy himself and having to go into a place that he would definitely not enjoy being in for very long.


8. Hunter's Night (4072 words) by silveradept
   Chapters: 4/4
   Fandom: Three Little Kittens (Nursery Rhyme)
   Rating: General Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Characters: Kittens (Three Little Kittens), Mother (Three Little Kittens)
   Summary:

   The Three Little Kittens have lost their mittens, and may know where to find them. Each kitten must undergo their own path to find that which was lost and take their place among the cats.

   
   
   Take a nursery rhyme and expand it into a full-length story. No trouble at all, right? But I also really liked how this one turned out, with distinct characters, decisions, and how the youngest of the story is able to help their older siblings through the trials so they can all become more mature cats. Plus a few other references scattered about, because I like my stories to make pointers at other places when it seems like a good idea to do so.


9. A Match Made In Algorithms (7028 words) by silveradept
   Chapters: 5/5
   Fandom: Person of Interest (TV)
   Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
   Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
   Relationships: Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw, Harold Finch & John Reese
   Characters: Root | Samantha Groves, Sameen Shaw, The Machine (Person of Interest)
   Additional Tags: Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   Summary:

   ISA Agent Shaw and Root are both stuck in the suburbs. They don't know they're looking for each other, even after they find out they're supposed to be meant for each other. Pay no attention to the Machine in the corner.

   
   
   I decided it was time to take a crack at soulmate fiction based on this rather handy prompt. Setting it here in Person of Interest, however, allowed me to sidestep a lot of the complicating details that happen when you work in a universe where people are destined for each other. There was already an artificial super-intelligence in the setting that could be used to match people with each other, and it had access and control to all sorts of things that would make it much easier to achieve those matches. So I ran with it, and I think it turned out extraordinarily well.


10. A Walk In The Park (1221 words) by silveradept
    Fandom: Person of Interest (TV)
    Rating: General Audiences
    Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
    Relationships: Bear & Sameen Shaw
    Characters: Bear (Person of Interest), Sameen Shaw
    Additional Tags: A Shaw And Her Dog
    Summary:

    Shaw takes Bear for a walk to run off some energy. They succeed at this, and at something else that they didn't know they were supposed to do until after it is done.

    
    
    I did a lot of matching on Person of Interest in this stretch of time, which isn't bad, but it can get funny. On this particular one, I thought it would be a good idea for a slice-of-life story between Shaw and Bear (the dog), where even the simplest of things turns out to be a little bit complicated, thanks to other people making it that way. I think it's cute, so I'm happy with it.

Well, that's all for those six months, then. See you again in another six for the next summary.