Yuletide recs, Round 1

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Yay, Yuletide!

I received a lovely, plotty Millenium Trilogy fic called And Stamp On The Pieces, in which Mikael is a damsel, Lisbeth copes with having people in her life, and there are a plethora of awesome ladies. And bears. :D It was long and delightful and totally worth making me late to the airport to pick up ersatzemma. Thank you, anon! ♥

Hilariously, inmyriadbits also got a Millenium Trilogy fic, which makes this the third year in the row that we had Yuletide fandoms in common: we both received Study in Emerald stories in 2010, we both wrote Life stories in 2011, and this year, we received from the same fandom again. (We should really work on our spread, but we're always obsessed with the same things!)

And now, some recs:
Some Minor Burglary in the Pursuit of a Higher Truth (2988 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Lockout - Fandom
Relationships: Agent Snow/Emilie Warnock
Summary:

Snow took a long drag on his cigarette. "This is not my idea of a hot date."

Why you should read: I draw endless sparky hearts on the banter in this, and the shenanigans, and the no-emotions-here-nope-not-at-all makeouts.

The Case of the Missing Martini Olive (1071 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Thin Man (1934)
Relationships: Nick Charles/Nora Charles
Characters: Nick Charles, Nora Charles, Asta
Summary: An olive goes missing from a drink. Nick and Nora are on the case.

Why you should read: *dies laughing* Dear screwball comedy gods, this kind of perfectly in-character flirty fluff is worth its weight in gold.

Children of the New Court (13032 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Books of the Raksura - Martha Wells
Relationships: Jade/Moon (Cloud Roads), Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads), Jade/Moon/Chime (Cloud Roads)
Summary: Chime had his hands full of babies.

Why you should read: Fantastic Chime character study set post-Siren Depths (minimal spoilers). I already want to re-read it and peel back the layers, and laugh more.

She Talks with Her Mouth Full (1186 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Anastasia (1997)
Relationships: Dimitri/Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova
Summary:

Anastasia’s talent at haggling is akin to her talent at kicking people under tables.

Attack Chickens, Children, and Other Hazards of Suburban Life (1361 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Calvin & Hobbes, Hobbes and Bacon
Relationships: Calvin/Susie Derkins
Summary:

“I'd hate to have a kid like me.” - Calvin, The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes

When the Sea Is (7183 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Fall of Ile-Rien - Martha Wells
Relationships: Ilias/Tremaine Valiarde
Summary:

Tremaine had been living in Cineth for more than a month now, and so far, none of her more pessimistic predictions had come to pass. She hadn’t gotten anyone killed, not even Cletia; she hadn’t added Ilias to her previously dismal record of broken relationships; and she hadn’t been homesick for Vienne at all.

The Dancers (6533 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: 12 Dancing Princesses (Fairy Tale), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
Summary:

Private detective Marie Slade is landed with a strange case that just keeps getting stranger. Will she be able to solve the mystery before it's too late?