Candy Hearts stories

I got two excellent gifts for the Candy Hearts fic exchange!

People Like Us (Babylon 5) - a Susan/Marcus snippet which beautifully pulls on dialogue and events from the show in ways that make me very happy.

Bone-Head (Ghosts) - Alison/Mike/Humphrey. I didn't suggest this pairing, but when I saw it in the list of options my comment to my writer was "if you can make that threesome work, I'd love to see it!" READER THEY NAILED IT. Fuck me it's hilarious.

And I've read a couple of other great stories so far:

honey and fire (Critical Role Mighty Nein x Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves) - Beauregard/Holga. Two buff hotties spar and fuck. It's good.

With a little help from a friend (Ghosts) - Mike & The Captain. A sweet little slice of life.

Never a Calm Sea (Dimension 20: The Ravening War) - Deli/Colin. Look, story is Game of Thrones with foodstuffs. These two characters are a pastrami sandwich and provolone cheese. Somehow, because of the D20 crew's genius and this author channelling that, this is an affecting story.

The Friday Five

1. Have you ever been the president of anything?

I've been Director (appointed), and Secretary (voted), but not president. There's two academic societies that I think at some point I might stand for prez, but I'm having a few years off from voluntary leadership roles.

2. What do you think is the most important leadership trait?

The ability to sit with ambiguity, because nothing is ever clear-cut. (Including a single-most important trait for leaders).

3. What time period did you find the most interesting to learn about in history class?

At the time (high school) it would have been Aotearoa New Zealand history 1820-1900. We didn't really do "the Romans" or "Medieval Europe" etc. Looking back I wish I'd paid more attention in fifth form when we did 20th century China.

4. What's something you think about doing, but you haven't gotten back into in several years?

I've just recently got back into both sewing and fic writing which I had not done for many years. I've idly been considering rock climbing now I have good upper body strength. I am eternally trying to return to running and eternally stymied by illness or injury.

5. If you could add one more random holiday to February, what would it be?

Halfwaysies (Imbolc/Candlemas etc) - halfway between winter solstice and the spring equinox should absolutely be a holiday involving a nice long walk with a discussion about what crops to grown that year. People should give each other seeds.