8 Yuletide Recs so far

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I come bearing 8 Yuletide recs, divided into three where you should know the fandom to enjoy, and the rest where you don't!
Fandoms: Control - Halsey (Song), Chronicles of Narnia & Jurassic Park Trilogy, Subwoolfer & Eurovision RPF, "Mysterious fog nothing to worry about" says weatherman who died 20 years ago - Mary Gillis, Hench - Natalie Zina Walschots & Ask a Manager Blog - Alison Green, Baldur's Gate, Mage: the Ascension, and Damar Series - Robin McKinley.

bigger than these bones (1924 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Control - Halsey (Song)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Original Female Character(s)/Original Female Character(s)
Characters: Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Assassins & Hitmen, Clothed Sex
Summary: Ana's target is Zelle, a researcher at Ballacorp. More accurately, her target is Zelle’s research on bionics, though she has permission to dispose of the researcher if necessary.
The image of Zelle is washed out, due to the limitations of Ana's implant, but it's enough to commit her face to memory.
Bookmarker's Notes: Gorgeous worldbuilding and hot cyperpunk femmeslash - what more could you want?


We shall not cease from exploration (1179 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jurassic World Trilogy (Movies), Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Non-Human Character(s)
Additional Tags: Crack Treated Seriously, Crack Crossover, Yuletide Treat
Summary: A traveler is displaced in time to a world where humanity and dinosaurs coexist. When confronted with an unknown environment and nebulous mission, she attempts to approach things as a good scientist should: with observation, analysis, and sharp teeth.
Bookmarker's Notes: This is a dizzyingly strange little fic for a truly unexpected cross-over, and I find myself wishing I could read a whole novel of Mazy and her Quest!


#New channel created: Trying to win Eurovision 2022 (1922 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Subwoolfer (Band), Give That Wolf A Banana - Subwoolfer (Song), Eurovision Song Contest RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Keith (Subwoolfer), Jim (Subwoolfer), Original Non-Human Character(s)
Additional Tags: Chatting & Messaging, Time Loop, Banter, Meta and Crack, Time Travel, Music, Worldbuilding, Yuletunes
Summary: Subwoolfer didn't win Eurovision?
In YOUR timeline maybe!
Bookmarker's Tags: Crack
Bookmarker's Notes: If the real Eurovision isn't cracked out enough for you, try the version with Subwoolfer-obsessed aliens and alternate timelines! The creator has actually sampled and modified different versions of Subwoolfer songs for this, and it is ... beyond spectacular.


my wife doesn't know I hench, the evil sex ray made my employees do it, and more (2007 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hench - Natalie Zina Walschots, Ask a Manager Blog - Alison Green
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Alison Green (Ask a Manager)
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, Llamas
Summary: It's hench week at Ask a Manager!
Bookmarker's Notes: Absolutely hilarious. Practical middle-management advice for people dealing with evil sex rays, radioactive cyborg llama herds, and more!


a damp harvest (1473 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: "Mysterious fog nothing to worry about" says weatherman who died 20 years ago - Mary Gillis
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Milo Saunders
Summary: He remembers, then. So many, brought out to the island. So many, shown the glory beneath the water. So many, casting themselves into the waves.
Or: a weatherman, eldritch horrors, and a bargain.
Bookmarker's Tags: Horror, Memory Loss, Bargaining
Bookmarker's Notes:

This story builds the eldritch horror so very, very effectively. The conclusion left me shivering, and I had to go walk it off.

Change for a Paradigm (1521 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mage: The Ascension
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Advice, Magic, TikTok, Metaphors, Social Media, Technology
Summary:

From one generation to the next

Bookmarker's Notes:

Magic is about Belief. What we believe, we make real. If we believe something is impossible, it is. And it seems the Technocracy has a hell of an advantage over the other schools of magic right now.
Check it out!

The Left Hand Won't Know What The Right Is Smiting (4437 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Baldur's Gate
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Minor or Background Relationship(s)
Characters: Charname (Baldur's Gate), Aerie (Baldur's Gate), Minsc (Dungeons & Dragons), Jan Jansen, Imoen (Baldur's Gate), Neera (Baldur's Gate)
Additional Tags: References to background F/M and F/F relationships, Hijinks & Shenanigans, It's All Okay In The End, Affronted Miniature Giant Space Hamsters, Mind-Affecting Enchantments
Summary:

Minsc is sneaking out at night without Boo and doesn't remember it in the morning. Aerie enlists Rois (Charname) and friends to help figure out what's going on.

Bookmarker's Notes:

This is a delightful set of, as the author tagged it, Baldur's Gate Hijinks and Shenanigans. Jansen's stories, Imoen and Neera hooking up, and best of all Minsc being so very, very Minsc. A joy to read!

Shade To Those Who Seek It (8703 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Damar Series - Robin McKinley
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Corlath/Harry Crewe
Characters: Corlath (Damar), Harry Crewe
Additional Tags: Kelar Ships It, Developing Relationship, Pining
Summary:

Corlath does not wear Harry’s sash in her absence, and does not propose to her immediately upon her return. A slower courtship ensues.

Bookmarker's Notes:

An outstanding pastiche that provides a proper resolution to the book, with Corlath slowly and awkwardly trying to court Harry. Marvelous descriptions and character insights. Also incredibly hot for a fic that's not really explicit.