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Flash in the Pan
Apr. 20th, 2020 06:36 pmThis flash exchange themed around food/meals/cooking went live on Sunday! This was a huge delight to participate in--it revitalized me out of a creative slump and led to me getting three incredible stories (and everything else I've read in the collection has been lovely as well). Hastily, before author reveals tonight, my gifts were:
Chicken Noodle, Iron Fist, 477 words. An adorable and layered ficlet about Ward and Danny stuck in a cargo hold. Danny, of course, is willing to explore the options of cans of food with the labels peeled off. Ward, of course, isn't. Hilarity with heart.
Dragonfly, Iron Fist, 3919 words. "Hilarity with heart" also works as a description for this amazing fic which features cuteness incarnate, i.e., Danny turned into a foot-long dragon who keeps licking Ward and Colleen on the face and booping them with his nose. Contains images that reduce me to a puddle of squee, Ward & Colleen friendship development (YESS), and protective-Ward. And also adorable dragon Danny, who deserves to be mentioned twice.
A Slave to the Senses, Star Trek TOS/Enterprise: The First Adventure, 2854 words. MIRRORVERSE UHURA/RAND! With Rand's former slave backstory from the Vonda McIntyre novel! This is a gorgeous, smoky blend of worldbuilding, attraction, tension, and food porn, as Uhura claims the already-enslaved Rand, gives her a good meal, and sizes up the possibilities for their relationship... and for an alliance with Rand on better footing.
Quick, incomplete set of recs from the rest of the collection:
The Realm of Persephone, Greek Mythology, 370 words. A beautiful and sensual--in all meanings of the word--little piece about Hades and Persephone in Persephone's territory, for a change. A gem of compact worldbuilding with the perfect ending.
Flash in the Can, Dark Tower, 1894 words. After a long trek across salt flats, the ka-tet finally finds refreshment in a series of unlabeled food packets (that are not, as it turns out, explosive). Perfect dialogue and heartwarming feelings, complete with a great sense of comedic and storytelling rhythm. Canon for me now. Remember how the ka-tet just adventured happily forever? --Well, they do in my mind, anyway.
Night of the Dead, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, 438 words. A beautiful, hauntingly surreal look at Madoka preparing a meal for Homura, done from Homura's POV at some point during all of her loops. Exquisite and heartbreaking, and does a great job of giving you the feel of how strange reality has become for Homura at this point.
Strawberries on Mountaintops, Iron Fist, 1616 words. Ward finds out that Danny has never had strawberry shortcake, and this winds up feeling representative to him of all the things Danny's missed out on, so he's determined to correct it. Tons of sweet found family feels, great Colleen, and an ending that hits me straight in the heart.
Birthday Dinner, Iron Fist, 604 words. Ward and Colleen struggle to prepare a birthday dinner for Danny, and they're predictably snippy with each other... until Ward is finally hapless enough underneath his snit that Colleen mellows towards him and he mellows back. Cute and funny and, if you're me, extremely relatable. And another great ending.
Chicken Noodle, Iron Fist, 477 words. An adorable and layered ficlet about Ward and Danny stuck in a cargo hold. Danny, of course, is willing to explore the options of cans of food with the labels peeled off. Ward, of course, isn't. Hilarity with heart.
Dragonfly, Iron Fist, 3919 words. "Hilarity with heart" also works as a description for this amazing fic which features cuteness incarnate, i.e., Danny turned into a foot-long dragon who keeps licking Ward and Colleen on the face and booping them with his nose. Contains images that reduce me to a puddle of squee, Ward & Colleen friendship development (YESS), and protective-Ward. And also adorable dragon Danny, who deserves to be mentioned twice.
A Slave to the Senses, Star Trek TOS/Enterprise: The First Adventure, 2854 words. MIRRORVERSE UHURA/RAND! With Rand's former slave backstory from the Vonda McIntyre novel! This is a gorgeous, smoky blend of worldbuilding, attraction, tension, and food porn, as Uhura claims the already-enslaved Rand, gives her a good meal, and sizes up the possibilities for their relationship... and for an alliance with Rand on better footing.
Quick, incomplete set of recs from the rest of the collection:
The Realm of Persephone, Greek Mythology, 370 words. A beautiful and sensual--in all meanings of the word--little piece about Hades and Persephone in Persephone's territory, for a change. A gem of compact worldbuilding with the perfect ending.
Flash in the Can, Dark Tower, 1894 words. After a long trek across salt flats, the ka-tet finally finds refreshment in a series of unlabeled food packets (that are not, as it turns out, explosive). Perfect dialogue and heartwarming feelings, complete with a great sense of comedic and storytelling rhythm. Canon for me now. Remember how the ka-tet just adventured happily forever? --Well, they do in my mind, anyway.
Night of the Dead, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, 438 words. A beautiful, hauntingly surreal look at Madoka preparing a meal for Homura, done from Homura's POV at some point during all of her loops. Exquisite and heartbreaking, and does a great job of giving you the feel of how strange reality has become for Homura at this point.
Strawberries on Mountaintops, Iron Fist, 1616 words. Ward finds out that Danny has never had strawberry shortcake, and this winds up feeling representative to him of all the things Danny's missed out on, so he's determined to correct it. Tons of sweet found family feels, great Colleen, and an ending that hits me straight in the heart.
Birthday Dinner, Iron Fist, 604 words. Ward and Colleen struggle to prepare a birthday dinner for Danny, and they're predictably snippy with each other... until Ward is finally hapless enough underneath his snit that Colleen mellows towards him and he mellows back. Cute and funny and, if you're me, extremely relatable. And another great ending.