Seasons of Drabbles: Winter 2022

[ermingarden]

I picked up a pinch hit in this round of seasonsofdrabbles:

classical reception (700 words)
Fandom: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arthur/Bedevere (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Characters: King Arthur (Monty Python and the Holy Grail), Bedevere (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Additional Tags: Drabble Sequence, Classical Reception in the Middle Ages, Blow Jobs
Summary:
Help, help, Arthur's being repressed!
(Sexually.)

Did I ever expect to write fic for Holy Grail? Not really. Did I expect the first smutty fic I ever wrote to be for Holy Grail? Not in a million years! Still, I'm glad I decided to take a risk and pick up the PH, and I'm satisfied with how the fic turned out. It's been a long time since I've done any sort of fixed-length format, so I enjoyed getting back into drabbles!

Major thanks to fiona15351 for the beta!

I also want to rec a couple of very good fics from the collection:

(no) love left (300 words) by swanfrost (swankitty)
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín & Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Jiāng Chéng | Jiāng Wǎnyín, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Additional Tags: Nightmares, Memories, Complicated Emotions, gratuitous use of italics and em dashes, Light Angst
Summary:
A dream? Or a memory?
The path to the Burial Mounds is dry and dead, just like the first time he walked up it.

The Old Stone (300 words) by zdenka
Fandom: Ancient British Stones, Object and Concept Anthropomorphism
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: The Longstone of Minchinhampton (Ancient British Stones)
Additional Tags: Triple Drabble
Summary:
An old stone hears prayers and answers them.

Comments

[zdenka]

Oh, gosh! Thanks for the rec!

The Modao Zushi fic was written for me and I heartily second your rec for it! :D

[ermingarden]

I loved your fic! It reminded me a lot of The Raven Tower – was that a conscious influence?

[zdenka]

Thank you!

Not consciously, but now that you mention it I'm sure it was an influence! I loved that book. (Bringing out my Leckie icon for the occasion.)

[hhimring]

That came as a real surprise in more than one way, that Monty Python fic, but it was all very well done!

[ermingarden]

;)

Thank you!

[atamascolily]

I feel like so much of fanfiction ends up being about the fics you didn't think you were going to write--especially for exchanges. Kudos to you for taking on a pinch hit, and I can tell you had a lot of fun with it!

[ermingarden]

Absolutely!

Thank you – and you're right, this was definitely a fun one!

[chestnut_pod]

Pinch hits are great for expanding one's horizons! Very fun :)

[ermingarden]

That's such a good way of articulating it!