New record this year, I believe: I got three, count them three stories for Yuletide, all for the CW series Stargirl. And they are all no-holds-barred excellent!

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Non-Routine Maintenance by Anonymous
Fandoms: Stargirl (TV 2020), Batman (1966)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: ~1200
Characters: Pat Dugan, Barbara Gordon
Additional Tags: Crossover, Identity Reveal, Motorcycles, Touches of Comics Barbara as well, Yuletide Treat, Identity Porn

The motorcycle was a beauty, kept in great condition, the blue and yellow paint job still glossy, minus the unavoidable insect splatter. "This is a great bike. How long have you had this?"

"Thanks," she said, though her voice was muffled through the helmet she hadn't removed yet, "it's been in the, uh, family, for a while now."

This is a pitch-perfect fusion of the old Technicolor Adam West Batverse with both Stargirl and what I suppose we have to call the expanded or descended version of the Silver Age JSA, with maybe just a touch of Timmverse animated canon thrown in. The voices are crisp, the blending of sources is deft, and the color palette is right on the mark. I totally did not expect anyone to pick up this prompt from my signup; the author wins all the Extremely Optional Bonus Points accumulated in my points vault over the years.

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Owl You Need by Anonymous
Fandom: Stargirl (TV 2020)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: ~4300
Characters: Beth Chapel, Hootie the Owl (DCU), Courtney Whitmore, Yolanda Montez, Rick Tyler
Additional Tags: Light Angst, Discovery, Developing Friendships, Post-Season/Series 01

"Those are—I mean, were, Chuck's. Dr. McNider's," Beth told the owl. "Yes, I know about him. Do you miss him?" She sure did. A pang of loss hit her again, as it often did at times. "I'm sorry, they don't work anymore."

It blinked at her. Then it slowly rotated its head, this time to the right.

And then it took to the air again, heading back toward the still-open window, the goggles grasped in its beak. One, two, three wingstrokes, and it was gone, flying into the night.

The focus here is on Beth - aka the new Dr. Mid-Nite - as she meets her predecessor's companion owl, who's shown up in search of a certain pair of broken goggles. The character work is excellent, the treatment of Hootie is dead flat fascinating, and the resolution is thoughtfully staged. (Also, I agree with Beth: flying via Cosmic Staff Airlines is not a safe or particularly sane mode of transportation for a non-powered superhero.)

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One Piece at a Time by Anonymous
Fandom: Stargirl (TV 2020)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: ~1500
Characters: Pat Dugan, Barbara Whitmore, Courtney Whitmore, Yolanda Montez, Rick Tyler, Beth Chapel, Michael "Mike" Dugan (DCU)

Pat Dugan's family is bigger than he thought. Set between the climactic battle in Stars & STRIPE Part 2 and the Christmas party.

I can absolutely see the live-action CW version of this, character voices and all; one could very easily film the story pretty much exactly as written. There's something for everyone at JSA headquarters as our heroes begin to bring it back to life. It's a really well-executed ensemble piece in which all the young people get a moment to shine - or not, in one entirely appropriate case - with Pat Dugan as mentor and tourguide.
 

Greetings, O YuleScrivener, and welcome! And also, thank you! Where Yuletide is concerned, I am nothing if not a Requester Of The Seriously Obscure. Thus I am always amazed when the technomancy of the matching process succeeds in finding a writer who shares my appreciation for said obscurity, and delighted on Christmas morning when a wonderful and wondrous story from that writer's (metaphorical) pen lands in my AO3 gift-folder. We may just be setting out on this year's journey, but I know there's a happy ending to come, and I am grateful for it already. Your work is (and will be) appreciated and valued, and I look forward to seeing its fruits.

These letters aren't getting any shorter, so while I've got detailed material farther down, I think it's only fair to give you the list of fandom requests up front. So, those would be:
  • Diana Winthrop series – Kate Chambers
  • Jacqueline Kirby – Elizabeth Peters
  • The Night of the Solstice - L. J. Smith
  • Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
  • Stargirl (2020)

Feel free to wander backward through this journal and my fic on AO3 (linked to your left) to get an idea of my interests; what I write is very much also what I like to read – and has, over time, added up to rather a variety of fandoms. My past Yuletide letters (and those for other exchanges) are tagged "dear santa" herein; see the "Yuletide" tag too, if you like.

Things I like: )
DNWs (general): )
Diana Winthrop series )

Jacqueline Kirby )
Night of the Solstice )

Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century )
Stargirl )

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