Fortress Of Good Fortune

Hi, luvs!

Time for a little fanfic update. I managed to post the final chapter of one of my Halloween-inspired stories on the last day of November. The other story has two chapters to go before completion.

I was happy to write and post a Thanksgiving story before the holiday, and did get a Christmas idea, which I'm working on now. Another Christmas idea is just a glimmer right now, so we'll see how that goes. I also have two first drafts of more McHale's Navy slavefic, so that should keep me busy in between holiday stories. I also have a new Halloween idea which is just another glimmer. Lots of time to work on that one! :)

Hope your writing is going well and that you didn't overload on gift exchanges and such. The holidays and writing should be fun, not stressful! :)

Crossposts: https://bradygirl-12.livejournal.com/1548273.html

Title: The Bells Of Not-So-Saintly Clex (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: BDSM, D/s, Fluff, Holiday, Romance
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: BDSM and D/s practiced in this story!
Spoilers: None
Summary: Clark has a unique problem and Lex helps him with it just in time for Christmas.
Date Of Completion: December 26, 2015
Date Of Posting: December 28, 2015/January 20, 2016
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 704
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written for ctbn60 for the 2015 clexmas Holiday Gift Exchange. Request: Clark is Lex’s slave and Clark likes it. :) Comments on the story posted on clexmas can be found here.

( For now? His best gift of all was kneeling before him by the tree, naked and adorned with bells and tinsel. )

Writing is such a fascinating process. I’m part of a Gift Exchange and we make suggested prompts to help out our gifters. I could NOT get a story idea out of the prompts I was given and was about to e-mail my giftee to get new prompts or ask if I could just come up with something on my own within her parameters when inspiration hit! Now I’m close to 2500 words and still going. :)

I’m thinking of maybe trying something different for any Big Bangs I might sign up for next year. Instead of letting my Muses run wild and end up with 50,000 words, I might try and see if I can come up with something around the minimum of 10,000 words instead. But that’s all flying without a parachute because I really have no idea what I’ll have ready by sign-up time or even the glimmer of an idea.

I’d love to do a Steve/Diana story for the dcu_bang even though I wouldn’t get an artist or many readers, but the fun would be in the writing itself. It’s still a pretty unknown pairing after 28 years of non-existence (okay, the Reboot gave us a tease but broke them up before we saw any romance at all!). I am toying with possibly a Golden Age adventure but that’s all in the future.

Or maybe I'll do the marvel_bang, though I'm sure it'll collapse under its own weight after The Avengers 2: The Age Of Ultron comes out.

Right now I’ve got holiday ideas so I’m sticking with those. You will see at least one more story posted by me before year’s end and maybe a few more, depending on if my ideas pan out. I bet you’re all busy with your own holiday fanworks! :)

The reveals are done for the 2013 clexmas Holiday Gift Exchange. Enjoy! :)

Oh, and a Merry Imbolc and Happy Groundhog Day to all! :)

Title: "You Are My Wings…" (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex, Lionel Luthor, Philip, Cook, Evangeline, Jonathan/Martha, Billy
Continuity: Smallville
Genres: Angst, Drama, Fairytale, Holiday, Romance
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: A lonely young Prince finds the love of his life in an enigmatic farmboy.
Date Of Completion: December 15, 2013
Dates Of Posting: February 2, 2014
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 6580
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written for nightshadow_t2 for the 2013 clexmas Holiday Gift Exchange.

( Alexander’s boots crunched on the snow. His purple cloak and fur-lined boots were a slash of color against the pristine snow. He wished that his father would leave him alone. He understood that someday he would have to wed to carry on the royal line, but he still had time. All he wanted to do was read his books and conduct his scientific experiments in the north tower of the castle. )

January was a good start for 2013 with a decent word count and a nice variety of stories. :)

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Title: Sleigh Bells Jingle (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Barbara Gordon, Bruce/Dick, Alfred Pennyworth, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Cass Cain, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne
Genres: Challenge, Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Bruce and Dick have a secret to reveal on Christmas Eve to the family.
Date Of Completion: December 25, 2012
Date Of Posting: December 28, 2012
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1920
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written for the 2012 Bruce/Dick Small Gifts Exchange for silvertales. Prompt #2: Bruce And Dick Come Out To Batfam (Everyone Already Knows). And written for my 2012 DCU Fic/Art Silver Bells Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompt: Sleigh Bells, Christmas Eve. Finally, also written for saavikam77’s 2012 DCU_Freeforall Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompts: No. 1: Holiday Party, No 6: Champagne, and No. 8: Family/Home/Shelter/Hearth.

( Once upstairs they headed for the dining room where Bruce was already waiting. The whole house was decorated with fragrant evergreen garlands and poinsettias of traditional red mixed in with pink and white and even yellow. An arrangement of poinsettias in green pots with red bows graced the center of the table draped with a white tablecloth edged in green and set with bright red Fiestaware. The good china would be used for Christmas dinner tomorrow. )

Hi, luvs! I'm eagerly awaiting the Patriots/Texans game tonight. Should be a good game! It's on ESPN and locally, on our ABC affiliate. This is an important game for Tommy and the boys. If they win, they can inch closer to either a one or two seed and get that bye week to rest up. I'll have a full report tomorrow. :)

How are you all doing? Signed up for a lot of fannish gift exchanges? I signed up for three:

clexmas Gift Exchange: It's all set to be handed in on December 20th. The mods will post for us and then the big reveals will be in January.

WFGE: First draft written. I just need to edit/type now, which I started today.

Bruce/Dick Small Gifts Exchange: Not written yet but I've got ideas. Good, because I need to have it done by December 28th, if that date's approved. :)

They'll probably cross over with my 2012 DCU Fic/Art Silver Bells Winter Holidays Challenge and saavikam77's 2012 DCU Free_For_All Winter Holidays Challenge.

I'm also working on the fic that was won for the fandomaid auction, so the rest of the year should be busy! Also, expect updates on Rainbow's Freedom that will inch us closer to the finale. :)

I was a good girl and didn't over-extend myself. I like the way the different gift exchanges are conducted: either choose your prompt or be specifically assigned a giftee. Both ways are fun! :) If you're looking for holiday inspiration, still prompts left at the WFGE! :)

Winter returns, and though our ship is left shivering in the cold throughout the year, it’s time again to stoke the Clex fires with the sheer hotness of our ship. Sweet and early pre-slash, domestic and homey, far flung AUs, late season fix-it fics-- Let our fannish verve keep us toasty warm. This is for the boys, after all!

The annual Clexmas Holiday Gift Exchange is here!

See official rules and sign up with your information at the clexmas journal:

(click on the banner)

Hi, luvs! October looks to be a bizzy month! In addition to profic, my fanfic list looks like this:

1. Work on my Steve/Tony marvel_bang fic. I just got my beta copy back. :) My posting date is November 16th.

2. Start posting my multi-chapter TDKR Halloween story for my 2012 DCU Fic/Art Halloween Challenge and saavikam77's 2012 DCU Free_For_All Autumn Challenge.

3. Continue writing the first draft of my Clex story for the clexmas 2012 Super Sexy Scary Challenge. Posting date: October 31st.

4. Start writing my story for the 2012 Bruce/Dick Fest. BTW, prompts are being claimed now! My story is due by November 15th and posting begins on November 20th.

5. Start thinking up what prompts to send for the 2012 World's Finest Gift Exchange! :)

6. Post my two essays for superhero_muses.

Title: Victorian Ladies, Elephants, Bulldogs, And The 1939 World’s Fair (3/3)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Clark/Bruce, Alfred, Dick, Dorrie Davis, Alicia Davis
Continuity: Batman Begins, Superman Returns
Genres: Challenge, Drama, First Time, Holiday, Romance
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: Bruce invites Clark to the Manor for Christmas.
Chapter Summary: New traditions are born.
Date Of Completion: November 25, 2011
Date Of Posting: December 5, 2011
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and WB do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1360
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written for the 2011 World’s Finest Gift Exchange. Prompt: F2: The rest of the Justice League scattered to spend the holidays with friends and family. Everyone just assumed Clark would be doing the same. But Martha passed away a little while ago, and Lois married Richard, and Clark is all alone on Christmas Eve. Bruce finds out, of course, and decides that Something Must Be Done.
CONTINUITY: SUPERMAN RETURNS/BATMAN BEGINS, but expanding to bring in all the other heroes. One or more of the Robins is fine, too, if it suits the story. Also written for my 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-‘N’-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompt: Silver-‘N’-Gold, natch! ;) and saavikam77’s 2011 DCU_Freeforall Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompts: No. 3: Twinkling Lights/Star/Sparkle, No. 8: Family/Home/Shelter/Hearth and No. 9: Christmas Tree. :)
All chapters can be found here.

( Snow began to fall again as Alfred drove them home hours later. Lights twinkled in the homes they passed on the outskirts of the city. Clark was pleased at the sight. )