Fic in a Box Reveals!

2025-12-21 13:37
scintilla10: Bucky & Sam side by side in their armor (MCU - Bucky/Sam)
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Here's what I wrote for [community profile] ficinabox this year!

I created 5 things, including for my original assignment, a swap, and a pinch hit. This year I wrote a fic remix and tried creating some new-to-me in-universe document mediums, such as movie reviews and a list of things character is not allowed to do, all of which were fun!

Being a Thorough and Complete Liste of Things That Binky is NOT Permitted To Do (AO3 | DW)
Death & Binky, Death & Binky & Albert | 1309 words | rated G | no archive warnings apply
Tags: List of things (character) is not allowed to do, Fluff, Humor, Slice of Life
A curling scroll of paper, prominently tacked up in Binky's stall, is covered with edicts written in two very different hands.


Terms and Conditions (The Lust Blinded Remix) (AO3 | DW)
The Falcon & the Winter Soldier
Sam/Bucky | 5255 words | rated E | no archive warnings apply
Tags: Remix, Sex Pollen, Aftermath of sex pollen, Mutual Pining, Guilt, Lack of Communication, Clubbing, Soft Dom Sam, Rimming, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Honor Bondage, Getting Together
Temporary suspension of cognitive faculties. Impaired decision-making. Heightened electrochemical response to sexual stimuli. Decreased sense of inhibition. Shortened refractory period. Excessive sperm production. Lack of impulse control.

The facts were laid out in stark black and white on the mission report. Bucky couldn’t decide if it was worse to have experienced it in the field, or to have to read through this euphemistic fucking jargon.


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After a run-in with sex pollen while out on a mission together, Sam and Bucky are forced to deal with the aftermath.


A Night to Remember [Logic Puzzle] (AO3 | DW)
Roswell New Mexico
Max/Liz/Kyle | 408 words + logic puzzle | rated T | no archive warnings apply
Tags: Logic Grid Puzzle, Logic puzzle, Alcohol, Morning after a wedding hookup, other people's weddings, Getting Together
Waking up in a hotel room the morning after attending a wedding, Max, Liz, and Kyle need help reassembling their fuzzy memories of the night before. A logic grid puzzle.


Honor the Roll (AO3 | DW)
Stranger Things
Steve/Eddie | 3799 words | rated E | no archive warnings apply
Tags: Mutual Pining, Friends With Benefits to Lovers, imperfect sex, Blowjobs, Flirting with a D20, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Season/Series 04, No Season 5 Spoilers, Porn with Feelings, Banter, Eddie Munson Lives, Getting Together, Internalized Homophobia
Eddie flopped dramatically halfway out of the bed to fish out the lube from the disaster piles of laundry and random stuff he'd left on his floor. "I have a system," he'd airily told Steve once, after Steve'd accidentally kicked over a jar of small change, guitar picks, and thumb tacks that'd been lurking under a pair of boxers. Steve wasn't a neat freak or anything, but he didn't leave landmines hidden under his dirty laundry either.

Hanging off the bed gave Steve a perfect view of his ass, though, which was why he was distracted when Eddie said, "Oh, hey, nat twenty!"


Family Video Recommends (AO3 | DW)
Stranger Things
Steve/Eddie, Steve & Robin | 2566 words | rated G | no archive warnings apply
Tags: In-Universe Documents, In-Universe Documents - Movie Reviews, Epistolary, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, pre-season 4, Family Video, Humor, Flirting, Getting Together
Family Video provides a great variety of movie reviews and recommendations from our employees, designed to help you and your family find the perfect flick for movie night.

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Quote and More…

2025-12-21 00:16
fairyniamh: (Ship)
[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open."

"There are only two things to remember. Number one...Don't Stop, and number two...Keep Going!"

~ Frank Zappa


Holiday Music:

Adrisaurus – All I Want For Christmas Is Food (Parody of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You”)

https://youtu.be/_kvQXJj4muw?si=qSn0i2vBqkNsLtky

Fic in a Box Recs #3

2025-12-20 14:30
scintilla10: Evie wearing a wide brimmed hat, against a background of yellow sunburst. (The Mummy - Evie)
[personal profile] scintilla10
A few more [community profile] ficinabox recs, sneaking in before reveals!

Discworld
Death and the Maiden
Death & Ysabell, 2597 words
Loved the dry & funny narration in this, so many great lines. Death and Ysabell's relationship as she grows up.

Duchess of Ankh
Sylbil Ramkin, cocktail recipe
Very fun and tasty cocktail inspired by Sybil and her dragons (somehow both fiery and damp).

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Tombs of Riches
ensemble, 2407 words
Canon-typical adventuring! This is super fun and funny, with great ensemble banter.

About That Drink
Edgin/Xenk, 3110 words
Fantastic character voices in this! Xenk drops in to check on Edgin. Loved this get-together for them.

The Mummy
What Worlds We've Been (What Dreams We'll Be)
Evy/Rick/Ardeth & Jonathan, 3857 words
Canon-typical adventure-with-a-mummy shenanigans. Delightfully fun voices, and loved how they put this mummy's spirit to rest!

Original Work
Mastermind
Art Thief/Second Art Thief Who Stole the Art First (m/m), 7417 words
Multimedia story told in newspaper articles! Really fun to watch the art thief romance unfold behind the text. Loved the faux Globe and Mail headings and graphics!

At the precipice
Professional Athlete/His Ex-Girlfriend's Ex-Boyfriend, 4045 words
"A gently persuasive shipping manifesto." Romance between a hockey player and a journalist/podcaster told through a shipping manifesto. Love the inclusion of podcast transcripts and interview quotes, accompanied by fannish interpretations and speculation. Delightful! I'm convinced. ;D

How to Do a Coup: An Informational Guide by Chang Calpurnia
Man Who Thinks He's In A Consensual Arranged Marriage/Man Given As Tribute Who Doesn't Speak The Local Language Well And Thinks He Is Property, 12,953 words
omg, this is a delight! SO funny, such a romp, and I loved both characters to bits by the end. A traumatized, grouchy himbo plotting escape and/or murder, and an earnest prince who's enamoured with his new husband. Culture clash, language barriers, hurt/comfort, forced to work together to survive, hot air balloon adventures - this has it all.

Red Sonja (2025)
i said farewell (i meant don't go)
Sonja/Petra, 7364 words
Post-canon adventure + get-together - Petra joins Sonja on her journey. Love how this shows off their dynamic. Very hot, and delightfully tropey!

Wonder Woman (DCEU)
a song heart-faint and far
Diana/Barbara Minerva, 5281 words
Post-Wonder Woman 1984. Great Barbara voice! An ancient ritual results in soul bonding, because of course it does. Loved this.

Quote and More…

2025-12-20 00:13
fairyniamh: (Cabin)
[personal profile] fairyniamh
Quote:

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

"I never view mistakes as failures. They are simply opportunities to find out what doesn't work."

~ Thomas A. Edison


Holiday Music:

Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas:

https://youtu.be/B6WnnZRSKYs?si=OsxS7wdycpA1MzmH