Fest Roundup - Gifts Received

[argentum_ls]

This has been an interesting exchange season, in part because of Real Life drama that has been going on a lot longer than it should, and because, for some reason, my requests keep going to pinch hit at the last minute. My crossovering request went to ph three days after assignments were due and my yuletide_admin request went to ph the day before assignments were due. (I feel I must have gotten a reputation somewhere as a difficult assignee. How do I fix this?) I also did hlh_shortcuts and didn't go to ph, which is good because I wasn't available this year to pick up any pinch hits. ;)

The consequence, oddly enough, has been some really enjoyable gifts.

Crossovering

I Left My Heart in 1990 by flukeoftheuniverse - Highlander/DC's Legends of Tomorrow - 3390 words - The Waverider crew picks up a guest after an unsuccessful trip to the 90s to find Vandal Savage. Vandal Savage does not appear in this story.

Yuletide

Beyond Metropolis by setcheti - Beyond Metropolis (Song) - Shriekback - 2223 words - The world outside the walls of Metropolis had blue skies, just like in my mother's stories.

Metropolis, My Love by foxtwin - Beyond Metropolis (Song) - Shriekback - 1234 words - A canonically conceptual view of Metropolis from the outside.

In This Darkest Closet, Tryin' to Figure It Out by htbthomas - My Secret Identity - 1544 words - Andrew, Kirk and Cassie are trapped in a closet, and Kirk only has one question: why won't Andrew use his powers?

and I got an NYR

Pack is Home, Home is Pack by mercybuckets - Wolfblood - 2771 words - Maddy juggles exams, applications, diplomacy and plans for the future. On top of everything, Rhydian is acting weird and her powers are acting up. One thing’s for sure, life in Canada for a teenaged wolfblood is no picnic.

HLH Shortcuts

Introspective Christmas or how to turn your life upside down in the course of an hour by banbury - Highlander - 1595 words - Open your eyes and you might find something unexpected.

Comments

[muccamukk]

Sounds like just bad luck, to be honest. A lot of people have figured out that you can use AO3 to upload a placeholder, and then post the real fic after deadline, (which has led to fun modding times in the last few years). You probably just got hit with two of those in a row. Your letters always look like the kind of thing I'd like to get matched on (lots of ideas, not too restrictive).

[argentum_ls]

A lot of people have figured out that you can use AO3 to upload a placeholder

I may be slightly guilty of that...once or twice.

In both my recent cases, there was no story uploaded. I think one was a person who'd been given an extension and then bailed and the other gave up at the last legit second.

I try to write the kinds of letters I'd like to be matched on. People have so many different approaches to writing that it's impossible to write a letter that would please everyone.