It took me long enough to get my hpcon_envy fics done, but done and posted they are. Probably just about in time for the next round for Dragon Con. *rolls eyes @ self* Also, these were meant to be drabbles. Only one came close, and one got completely away from me and threatened to keep going. Oops?

Title: First Steps
Recipient: bambu345
Fandom(s): Vorkosigan
Rating: G
Word Count: 121
Prompt: Perhaps the moment before Cordelia sees Aral after having escaped her own planet? She's left everything for him, but hasn't seen him yet after having made such an enormous, bridge-burning choice.
A/N: Once I revisited this bit of canon, I realized I had to go a tad earlier, as we actually do get Cordelia's interior monologue as she goes from meeting Count Piotr to finding Aral. Hope this suits.

Title: Anything but Routine
Recipient: morethansirius
Fandom(s): In order of appearance: Torchwood, Harry Potter, Doctor Who
Rating: G
Word Count: 1452
Prompt: I would love to see what happens when Doctor Ten, Captain Jack and Unspeakable Snape all arrive to investigate the same crime scene/alien phenomenon/magical occurrence.
A/N: Set just before “Reset” for Torchwood, between the “Voyage of the Damned” & “Partners in Crime” for Doctor Who, and way after Deathly Hallows for the Potterverse.

Title: Everything Hasn't Changed Yet
Recipient: orlando_switch
Fandom(s): Harry Potter, Torchwood
Rating: G
Word Count: 200
Prompt: The post Voldemort era leaves Lucius disillusioned and (according to Jason Isaac) emasculated - and therefore in dire need to regain his self-confidence/masculinity/virility and a new perspective at the world. Unfortunately, everyone in his own world is too busy building up their life to offer him a helping hand. I'd like to see an encounter between him and captain Jack, a man who has seen it all, done it all but never lost his touch to celebrate life.
A/N: Sometime in 1999, well after Deathly Hallows and before Jack assumes control of Torchwood 3.

Title: Progress
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Snape/Hermione
Rating: G
Summary: It can take a long time to heal the aftereffects of a war.
A/N: Written for psyfic who won this with a very generous donation in the lightning round of the qldfloodauction. I'm so, so sorry it took me this long, and I hope you enjoy it! Thanks to laiksmarei for beta-reading and melusin_79 for Brit-picking.

( Progress )

What a pleasant surprise, as I checked my email this morning, to discover that How Hermione Got Her Groove Back is on this weekend's quiz_sshg.



Thanks to the mods for picking my little portrait!Snape fic to include and for all the work they do running the quiz, but especially for the lovely portrait!Snape banner! *fans self*

Forgot to do this yesterday. There's certainly nowhere near as much in years past, partly due to nursing school and partly due to the 271K+ insanity that is The Fic That Wouldn't Stay Dead. But other stuff did get written!

• No Longer a Student (HP; Hermione, Snape, Lupin; G)


• Daftest Wizard Ever (HP; Hermione/Remus; G)


• Not Just a Joy Ride (DW; Amy/River; G)


• What Matters (HP; Snape/Lupin; G)


• Muted Joy (DW; River/Amy, Amy/Rory; G)


• Keep 'Em Guessing (DW; Nine/Rose/Jack; PG-13)


• Cold Certainty (TW; Ianto/Jack, Tosh; PG)


• The Way to a Man's Heart (BtVS; Dawn/Xander, Xander/Anya; G)


• Tingly (BtVS; Willow/Tara; PG)


• Flying on Ice (HP; Snape/Hermione; G)


• A River by Any Other Name Would Play a Different Song (DW; Jack, River; G)

Of course, compiling that reminded me that I missed the deadline to write something Snupiny for December for the Year of Snupin challenge. *sigh* I reminded myself more than once over the past week to do it, too. Damn.

Still trying to write a few more fandom_stocking stuffers, as the reveal isn't until the 6th, I think, so rather than keep track of what was 2010 and what was 2011, I'll just count it all as 2011.

Huge thanks to hpcon_envy and dw_femslash for the inspiration to write something other than TFTWSD! Three drabbles may not be much, but they were a welcome break.

Title: No Longer a Student
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters/Rating: Snape, Hermione, Lupin, G
Summary: Hermione's learned how to handle pointless bickering.

Title: Daftest Wizard Ever
Fandom: Harry Potter (if the title didn't already give that away)
Pairing/Rating: Hermione/Remus, G
Summary: Could he be any more clueless?

Title: Not Just a Joy Ride
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing/Rating: Amy/River, G
Summary: Stealing ships: it isn't just for fun anymore.

While I was at it, I broke out the charcoal and did a couple of drawbles for hpcon_envy, too.

Title: Merman
Rating: G

Title: Reading and Knitting
Pairing/Rating: Snape/Hermione, G

TFTWSD, meanwhile, grew by another 3200 words, passing 180k last night, proving once again that despite my best efforts, it refuses to be either killed or contained. *whimpers* Still and all, a very satisfying week.

A good day to celebrate two characters who got seriously canon-shafted.

For one, it's Severus Snape's 50th birthday, which means it's time for


Fic Master List
Art & Craft Master List

and


Severus' Shorts @ LJ: A brief celebration of Severus' birthdays!

For two, it's the six month anniversary of Children of Earth Day Four, which various fans are commemorating in various ways. My personal favorites:



and

Ianto Jones Wants a Pony aka the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust.

Title: Sweet Torture
Fandom: Harry Potter
Character(s)/Pairing: SS/HG
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 100
Summary/Prompt: Lollipop
A/N: Happy birthday, eeyore9990! Hope you enjoy!

( Sweet Torture )

The Snupineer Funtime Activity Book was unveiled at Azkatraz and is now available for download. Details are here at lupin_snape. There are coloring pages, paper dolls, crosswords, word searches, mazes, and other games, as well as a bonus sticker page that can be printed out on label paper!

I made one of the crosswords, which was both challenging and enjoyable. And it's just great to see the final product!

(Figuring out how to tag this post was fun. Fanart rec comes the closest, I guess!)

Title: Time Management
Fandom: Harry Potter
Character(s)/Pairing: Severus Snape/Bathsheba Babbling
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 183
Summary/Prompt: A bit of mutual support between colleagues.
A/N: Happy belated birthday, juniperus! I hope you had a wonderful day and that you enjoy your gift.

( Time Management )

So, you've been hearing me wibble about the fic I've been working on for Chocolate & Asphodel vol. 2, but there's been another major Snupin project going on: BLU: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut, the Snupin Big Bang. It's got its own archive that just went live tonight. Definitely looking forward to checking it out.