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I’m writing this while it’s still fresh in my head, even though at the time I’m writing this, the Yuletide Madness archive hasn’t opened yet.

I wrote five fics this year for Yuletide, and I loved them all (even if one of them decided to try to be a story out of the Eddas when it grew up).

Never Give Up (Mei-chan no Shitsuji): This was my assigned piece. I took the “Kento returns to St. Lucia’s after becoming a S-Rank butler” prompt (I ship Kento/Mei) and was inspired by one of the other prompts, and ended up with “Kento returns to school to see Mei but ends up talking to Rose instead”. My recipient asked for uplifting, so I tried, and hopefully I succeeded. I used the scene where Rose was talking about Mei’s mother as a guideline, except this was poor, tired, exasperated Kento on the receiving end.

Closer Ties (Kamen Rider Den-O): Surprisingly, this is the only Kamen Rider fic I wrote, considering the relative popularity in Yuletide this year. The treat recipient wanted a fic about the ties between Ryoutarou and his Imagin, which for me is very very easy, so I dashed off this little fic about that. (This was actually the second fic finished and the third started.)

Loki and the Cup of Jonar (Norse Mythology): This was the one that gave me intense headaches, considering it was a treat. When I think of Norse Mythology, I think the Eddas, and of course, when I think Eddas, I think poetry. So, when I started writing this fic in my head, it came out in a variation of alliterative verse. (This is the one where I hoped my Treat recipient wouldn’t throw a brick at my head over it.) I actually like the story and its villain a lot, it was just a headache to write. (Quotes or no quotes? Being way way too repetitive? This thing had more betas than my regular fic did!) This was the second fic started and the third finished.

For All The Flaws (Earth Final Conflict): It’s easier for me to write Liam than Boone, and I’m not a huge Da’an/Boon ’shipper, but thanks to Tina Price’s works, I do see Da’an/Boone as possible. That, and I had a fun time re-watching first season after digging it up on one of the video sites. Oh, and I forgot how much I loved the theme! I wasn’t able to do a long fic due to time constraints, but I hoped the recipient enjoyed Boone realizing that Da’an was an interesting being that he could love.

A Most Content Husband (Gokusen): I seem to write Gokusen only for Yuletide; I don’t know why. Both of the available recipients requested Shin/Yankumi, but this one gave me an idea, so I ended up with this very very short fic about Shin watching his wife Yankumi. I literally wrote this on my cellphone on the way to work at 6-something in the morning, so I hope that it was coherent.