cyphomandra

I was lucky enough to get not one but two fantastic stories for Chocolate Box! A Short Interlude is Gundam Wing, by Chibifukurou, a Wufei/Duo/Heero in a safehouse fic that took me right back to the heyday of this fandom, with deftly observed character moments and (as per my request) lots of space bits. Leap of Faith is original work by Soroga, for the character set, “Kid Who Saved Fantasyland & Their Family They’re Trying to Convince To Move There” and it’s lovely, with Haley’s determination to go back to the delightfully named Phantagica intersecting with her family’s own needs and wants. Lots of great family dynamics and tempting hints at the world of Phantagica, and a happy ending.

A Short Interlude (1918 words) by Chibifukurou
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Gundam Wing
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy
Additional Tags: Injury Recovery
Summary:

After another failed duel with Treize, Wufei needs some love and care.

Leap of Faith (3608 words) by soroga
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kid Who Saved Fantasyland & Their Family They’re Trying to Convince To Move There
Characters: Kid Who Saved Fantasyland, Their Family They’re Trying to Convince To Move There, Original Characters
Summary:

Haley's going to find a way back to Phantagica no matter what. But she'd really like if her family came with her, too.

I wrote French Polish for Nununununu, for KJ Charles’ Proper English historical f/f/ prequel to her m/m Think of England, in which Fen introduces Pat to a tasteful souvenir from her finishing school days. Nununununu suggested case fic or or smut with Fen and sex toys, and although I would dearly love to do case fic I knew I didn’t have the time (I wrote plotty fic for Yuletide and part of the reason I have yet to do a reveals post is because I was so up on deadline that I actually want to go back and add in a short scene), and I am also currently writing lesbian f/f historical set in 1915, and didn’t want to confuse myself on what was happening when. Also, I seldom write explicit fic and wanted to give it a go!

I did do some research, most of which is probably not in the fic (for example, I checked for French finishing schools at the time, found they all seemed to be in French-speaking Switzerland instead, and then decided I liked the title too much to change it), and I spent so much time looking for reference photos of Shropshire farmhouses that Air BnB is now sending me helpful emails about the importance of booking my upcoming trip.

French Polish (2323 words) by Cyphomandra
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Think of England - K. J. Charles, proper english - Fandom
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fenella Carruth/Patricia Merton
Characters: Fenella Carruth, Patricia Merton
Additional Tags: Sex Toys, Dildos, Lesbian Sex, Canon Lesbian Relationship, unfortunate house parties, Mangold clamping
Summary:

"What exactly did they teach you at that finishing school?" Pat enquired.

I’ve been reading through the collection and although I will try to post again here are a few standouts (which I wrote up but failed to post before reveals):

A heartwarming picture of the Golux from James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks as a child (with hats).

Indescribabilities (0 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The 13 Clocks - James Thurber
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: The Golux & Saralinda (The 13 Clocks)
Characters: The Golux (The 13 Clocks), The Golux's Mother (The 13 Clocks), The Golux's Father (The 13 Clocks), Saralinda (The 13 Clocks)
Additional Tags: Hats, Extra Treat, Fanart, Embedded Images, Implied Relationships
Summary:

Featuring a younger Golux with no describable beard.

A fantastic Poirot/Hastings piece that made me cackle out loud:

Redeeming Features (0 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arthur Hastings/Hercule Poirot
Characters: Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Touching, Fluff, Comic, Fanart
Summary:

Hastings' little grey cells are not up to standard. Poirot doesn't mind.

A great Dark Tower ka-tet piece with multiple billy bumblers:

The Bad Thing (3620 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Dark Tower - Stephen King
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Roland Deschain & Eddie Dean & Susannah Dean & Jake Chambers & Oy
Characters: Roland Deschain, Eddie Dean, Jake Chambers, Oy (Dark Tower), Susannah Dean, Original Billy-Bumblers
Additional Tags: Oy POV, Dreams and Nightmares
Summary:

There was a bad thing in the woods. Oy could smell it.

A very true to canon piece for Emily (of New Moon):

another white night (411 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Emily of New Moon - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Teddy Kent/Emily Byrd Starr
Characters: Emily Byrd Starr
Additional Tags: Pining, Angst

Another Gundam Wing piece, with Duo coming home to Wufei:

Welcome Home (1643 words) by anaraine
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Gundam Wing
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell
Characters: Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Established Relationship
Summary:

The price of peace included rules and red tape, but Duo was willing to pay it if it meant getting to return to a home and a partner.

(and, while I’m wallowing nostalgically in old fandoms, both Hikaru no Go pieces are good )

Much-needed fix-it for Pacific Rim: Uprising

Rebuild, Renew, Restore (3086 words) by tielan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Pacific Rim (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mako Mori & Jake Pentecost, Raleigh Becket/Mako Mori, Raleigh Becket & Jake Pentecost
Characters: Jake Pentecost, Mako Mori, Raleigh Becket, Nate Lambert (cameo), Liwen Shao (cameo), Hermann Gottlieb (cameo)
Additional Tags: Post-Movie: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Fix-It

And a final disturbing Rogue One sex-to-avoid-breaking-cover fic:

Marionette (4102 words) by DachOsmin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Cassian Andor/Original Character(s), Cassian Andor/Davits Draven
Characters: Cassian Andor, Davits Draven
Additional Tags: Rape to Avoid Breaking Cover, Undercover Missions, Voyeurism, Whipping, Sadism, Glove Kink, Drugged Sex, Praise Kink, Dom/sub
Summary:

On a mission, Cassian bargains for his life with his body while Draven listens in.