Fortress Of Good Fortune

clexmas just posted their Gift Reveals (plus Stocking Stuffers) for the 2011 Clexmas Winter Holidays Gift Exchange so I can post this on my journal now. I’d recommend checking out all the goodies! :)

Title: The Christmas Party (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Clark/Lex, Martha Kent, Jenson, Pete Ross, Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan, Miranda Ashton
Continuity: Smallville
Genre: Challenge, Fluff, Holiday, Humor, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Lex has a Christmas emergency! Clark comes to the rescue. ;)
Date Of Completion: December 1, 2011
Dates Of Posting: December 26, 2011 (Clexmas), January 16, 2012
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and Warner Brothers do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 2399
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Written for the 2011 Clexmas Winter Holidays Gift Exchange for josephina_x. Pairing: Clark/Lex. Prompt: Clark is (forcibly?) enlisted to help with something Lex can't handle on his own. Also written for my 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-’N’-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompt: Silver ‘N’ Gold. ;) and for saavikam77’s 2011 DCU_Freeforall Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompts: No. 1: Holiday Party; No. 10: Santa Claus/Sleigh/Reindeer and No. 11: Candy Canes/Cookies.

( There had been an edge of panic in Lex’s voice. Clark’s stomach clenched at the thought of Lex in danger. )

Hi, luvs! Quickie reminders:

The 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-'N'-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge and the 2011 Guns_Fedoras Public Enemies Fic/Art Winter Holidays Challenges officially end on January 1, 2012 and the grace period for late entries is January 31, 2012, so you still have plenty of time to be 'official' for these Challenges! If the holidays have just got you in a tizzy, here's some leeway! :)

The 2011 Wonder Woman Love Fic/Art 70th Anniversary Celebration Challenge ends on December 31, 2011 without any grace period because the Challenge has been up for twelve months! :)

I'd love to see people add their fanworks to the A03 Collections and Subcollections I've set up:

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/BradyGirl_12_DCU_Challenges

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/BradyGirl_12_DCU_Challenges_2011

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/Guns_Fedoras_Public_Enemies_Challenges

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/Guns_Fedoras_Public_Enemies_Challenges_2011

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/WonderWomanLove_Challenges

http://archiveofourown.org/collections/WonderWomanLove_Challenges_2011

More entries for the 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-'N'-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge! :)

First up is malkavianlove's New Year's Eve story starring Cissie and Roy with gorgeous descriptions of the setting and costumes for a Silver 'N' Gold ball. :)

Next is dylogger's story about Tim teaching Cissie how to enjoy flying, with a bonus of wonderful art!

The complete Master List is here.


Title: New Year's Queen
Author: malkavianlove/Insolentwitch
Fandom:DCU
Characters: Roy Harper/Cissie King-Jones, Dinah/Ollie
Continuity: DCU PreBoot
Genre: Romance and Humor
Word Count: 1472
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own 'em but I'll take them gladly if you're offering.
Synopsis: Dressed in gold, Cissie meets a prince in silver, and all she wants is a New Year's Kiss.
Challenge Inspiration: bradygirl_12's 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-‘N’-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge and 2011 DCU Free For All Winter Holidays Challenge
Prompts: Silver and Gold (of course), Holiday Parties (Number 1) and Crystals/Glitter (Number 20)
Author's Notes: This is set pre-reboot, before Roy lost his arm and everything turened darker than when hell froze over. Comments are loved, even if you're just saying that you read.


Subject: I come bearing both fic and art! :D
Title: Red, Gold, and Silver
Author & Artist: dylogger, for bradygirl_12's 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-‘N’-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge
Rating: K/G
Date Completed: 20/12/11
Continuity/Spoilers: DCnU Titans. Likely an AU, because what I know of the DCnU is off the Internet and its screenshots/scans. Also, many assumptions about the DCnU are made.
Character(s): Cassie Sandsmark, Tim Drake, Jack Drake
Pairing(s): gen; pre-Cassie/Tim if you want to see it that way
Length: <800 words; 1180x740
Warning(s): Noap. Abuse of canon, maybe?
Genre(s): drama, friendship

Summary: Tim teaches Cassie to fly.

Yay! Time for a Master List! Two of my entries head the list since I've already posted, the first a bittersweet Clark/Bruce tale about loneliness at Christmas and the second a mythical rendering of the World's Finest in the Land of Silver 'N' Gold. :)

And salmon_pink has written an amusing Harley/Ivy tale that made me smile all the way. :)

This Challenge 's A03 Collection

Subcollection (2011)

( Master List )

It's been a weird couple of days. I HAVEN'T WRITTEN A WORD!!! I've been typing stories up but NO writing. Very strange. I'm starting to get the shakes! ;)

I know the stories I want to write but just don't have the energy. It could be because I've been suffering with a headache the past few days. Not a migraine, thank Goddess, but even my extra-strength aspirin can't knock it out. *sighs*

I've got 40 stories uploaded to A03! Way behind a lot of people but I just really started intensive work on that last week. I've gotten some comments and a bunch of kudos already! *dances* I've been hanging out a lot over there uploading and creating my collections for my Challenges.

Speaking of Challenges, the 2011 Guns_Fedoras Public Enemies Fic/Art Winter Holidays Challenge is going well with four entries (not all my own, heh heh) while the 2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-'N'-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge has one entry: mine. I'll keep my eye on participation to gauge if I'll host this next year, but I have confidence that more entries will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. :)

Title: Victorian Ladies, Elephants, Bulldogs, And The 1939 World’s Fair (2/3)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Clark/Bruce, Alfred, Dick
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: Clark arrives at the Manor and is swept up in Christmas traditions.
Date Of Completion: November 23, 2011
Date Of Posting: December 4, 2011
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC and WB do, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1831
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.

( Clark nervously adjusted his glasses as he stood on the portico of Wayne Manor clutching his suitcase. The stone pillars were twined with garlands of holly and red berries, and a huge wreath adorned the door, decorated with silver-and-gold-dusted pears and apples, red berries and a big, red bow. White candles glowed in the windows as darkness began to fall. )

Well, folks, last call for the Challenges of 2011! :)

Current Challenges

2011 Guns_Fedoras Public Enemies Fic/Art Winter Holidays Challenge

Posting Dates: November 4, 2011-January 1, 2012

2011 DCU Fic/Art Silver-’N’-Gold Winter Holidays Challenge

Posting Dates: November 4, 2011-January 1, 2012

Year-Long Challenges

2011 Wonder Woman Love Fic/Art 70th Anniversary Celebration Challenge

Posting Dates: January 6-December 31, 2011

Here’s your last chance to honor Diana! From the Golden Age to the New 52, all versions of her are welcome. Gen, het, femslash! All fanworks! All ratings and genres! Check out the entries on wonderwomanlove.

CROSS-CHALLENGE AND GET MORE THAN ONE BEAUTIFUL BANNER by ctbn60!!! ;)

Oh, and DCU covers all 'verses: comics, movies, 'toons, and TV (Smallville especially!). So if you have SV or Nolanverse fic or art or anything under those categories, please enter! :)

I'm in pretty good shape for the holidays! I claimed a prompt from the WFGE and signed up for the clexmas 2011 Winter Holidays Gift Exchange. I was smart about it and only took one prompt from the first one. At least I don't have to write 10,000+ words for these! ;)

I plan to cross-Challenge with my own Winter Holidays fun, so I'm all set there. :)

What holiday goodies does everyone else have on their plates? :)

Why am I hearing Burl Ives’ voice in my head? ;) Sam the Snowman’s renditions of this classic song in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is a delight!

The complete Master List (on LJ) is here.

This Challenge’s A03 Collection

Subcollection (2011)

( Silver-and-gold, silver-and-gold )