Yuletide recs, Day One!

[healingmirth]

(aka the one where I sort the collection by word count, because the idea of tackling the fandom list and reading 100 different (awesome!) shorter fics made my head hurt.)

I spent most of the day in a Benadryl-induced haze, but in between passing out asleep, I read some things! And am now making use of handy-dandy share button on AO3 ♥ for these five stories because I love them so, so much more than I am capable of forming words to describe. *falls over*



But when the snows at Christmas (1283 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: History Boys (2006), History Boys - Bennett
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dakin/Irwin
Characters: Stuart Dakin, David Posner, Tom Irwin, Donald Scripps, Dorothy Lintott
Summary:

But when the snows at Christmas
On Bredon top were strown,
My love rose up so early
And stole out unbeknown
And went to church alone.

Five tales of how Christmas was spent

Shadows (1272 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: History Boys (2006)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dorothy Lintott, Donald Scripps
Summary:

Dorothy sometimes wonders if the students are haunting her or if she is haunting them.

Baby-sitters Club The Next Generation #6: Byron and the God of California (29536 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Baby-Sitters Club - Ann M. Martin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Underage
Relationships: Byron Pike/Jeff Schafer
Summary:

And then he was there, standing in the doorway.

He obviously hadn't put much thought into what he was wearing, but somehow, he made a white T-shirt and jeans look like designer fashion. Unlike most of my shirts, his actually fitted him perfectly, showing off his slim waist and muscular arms. The bright white set off his golden skin perfectly. Around his throat he wore one of those hemp-and-shell surfer necklaces. His pale blond hair had been cut short and stuck out in every direction. He was grinning that wide, friendly, dimpled grin of his.

Oh, man. Oh, man. I was in trouble.

The Man Who Knew What He Wanted (2700 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Tin Man (2007)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Zero (Tin Man)
Summary:

A retrospective. Zero knew what the O.Z. was supposed to be like.

Ain’t It Good To Think About The Weather (9684 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Justified
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Boyd Crowder/Raylan Givens
Characters: Boyd Crowder, Raylan Givens, Helen Givens, Art Mullen, Arlo Givens
Summary:

“I’m not doing this because I feel guilty, Raylan,” Boyd said honestly.

Raylan blinked. “So why are you doing this? Your daddy was a-. Was not a good man.”

Boyd smiled without any humour. “No, but he was still my daddy and it’s just plain rude to shoot a man’s daddy before he can do it himself.”