a lifetime of working in a nuclear power plant has given me a healthy green glow

Back to popslash:

. public relations - the group banter in this one reminded me of one of Jae's stories. I know it's not really good form to compare authors, but seriously, Jae's group banter is my favourite kind, so that is a high compliment!

. the most craziest wonderful time of the year - there's something very jagged about this story, like it's pieced together with scotch tape. Which isn't to say that it's unhappy in the slightest, just that it's almost uncomfortably true-to-life and all the more appealing for it.

. sparkly souls slow dancing - this story's just a bit off-kilter, like it's in a limbo between magical realism and wry metaphor, and so prettily turned that the seams don't show at all. I especially like the little character traits that are added in without a big to-do, but striking enough to really create embellishment.

And that's it for SeSa!

will you sign my copy of "watchmen babies"?

Yuletide:

. but not forgotten | watchmen - a fig of a story, plump and so rich it's almost nauseating. All of the different elements of Dan are in here so brilliantly, his intellectual primness and hot desire and wistful longing, and playing that off Rorschach is one of my favourite things for this fandom.

. shadows and shade | watchmen - if you've ever wanted to know more about Silhouette, here's your chance, in firm and shadowy pieces carefully doled out.

. old | velvet goldmine - when I was a stupid teenager, I hated Mandy for all the usual reasons slashers have. Now that I'm a grownup, I read this fic and see all the pain and loneliness, the betrayal, the hope and bravery, and like her all the more.

. we'll make it an adventure | up - if I had any criticism of the movie, it would be that we didn't get much from Ellie's voice. This story takes care of that. If you cry at the end, well, you've been warned.

. nothing left to hide | twin peaks - okay, so -- everybody in Twin Peaks has issues, I mean, *clearly*. This story isn't exactly what I imagined Bobby's to be, but goddamn, the writing's so pressure-cooked perfect that I can't help considering it.

the butter in my pockets is melting!

Back to Yuletart:

. the seasonal crossover massacre | middleman/umbrella academy - people with this sort of clean cartooning do such neat things when they fill a page to bursting!

. feel the sting of the monarchs! | the venture brothers - I don't know this fandom at all but the art sure is pretty.

. gelflings | the dark crystal - softly-rounded corners and earth-tones and serenity.

. the knitting lesson | kyou kara maoh! - don't know the fandom, but the soft dark intimacy of this painting is a pleasure to look at nonetheless.

. some time alone | genshiken - neatly-designed and clever -- all of the jokey art this year has been so good that even people not in the fandom can enjoy them!