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Title: Awfully suspicious
Fandom: DC Comics + High School Musical crossover/fusion
Universe: Honey's Sweeter
Relationships: Sharpay Evans + Tim Drake, Sharpay Evans + Bruce Wayne, background Bruce Wayne + Tim Drake and background Tom Bronson/Sharpay Evans
Summary: After several years of refusing Sharpay's Hanukkah invitations, Bruce now wants to host his own gathering? Sharpay doesn't buy Bruce's excuses.
Notes: I sincerely couldn't tell you where this fic originated. Canonically, Bruce's maternal cousin Kate Kane is Jewish (and well, Bruce's creators were Jewish too). However, DC doesn't always write Bruce as Jewish, so I've taken liberties here. As for Tim's family, I do think Nathan Drake is a lapsed Catholic, while Elena doesn't seem to care enough beyond "we should go to church because that is what Christian families do." Faith isn't oft mentioned in either story, so I tried to incorporate it in a natural way here. If I succeeded, let me know!

( This year, Bruce wanted to hold a Hanukkah party at Wayne Manor )

Title: coming home
Fandom: A3!
Universe: canon
Relationships: Tenma Sumeragi + Summer Troupe (Yuki Rurikawa, Muku Sakisaka, Kazunari Miyoshi, Misumi Ikaruga), mentioned Tenma Sumeragi + Taichi Nanao, mentioned Tenma Sumeragi + Omi Fushimi, mentioned Sakyo Furuchi / Izumi Tachibana
Summary: After a nightmare-ish day on set, Tenma's finally coming home - and he reflects on just when he considered Mankai home, and when those loud, annoying amateurs had become his family.
Notes: Written mostly as a character study of Tenma Sumeragi! There isn't much plot, but the point was really characterization and getting my writing muscles into focus as I gear up to (hopefully) write some more in the future. Wordcount is ~1,450.

( Once again, Tenma's work had kept him out late. )

Title: real miracle
Fandom: DCU
Universe: Honey's Sweeter
Relationships: Tim + his family; hinted Tom Bronson / Sharpay Evans; hinted Nathan Drake / Elena Fisher; hinted Peyton Leverett / Maxine Hunkel
Summary: Tim remembers a childhood Hanukah celebration at the Bronsons' - and how even that young, the real miracle of Hanukkah was the love shared between relatives.
Notes: Written on the first night of Hanukkah this year as a present for myself, and partially for camalyng for getting into her summer musical school!! I'm so proud of you, Amihan ♥ I hope you break a bunch of legs!

( Some years, Tim and his family were invited over at Uncle Tom's for Hanukkah. )

Title: keep me safe
Fandom: Uncharted + DC Comics crossover
Universe: Honey's Sweeter
Relationships: Tim Drake / Shikari Shinga
Summary: Shikari expected a typical translation gig; instead, she got a scarily perceptive (and caring) superhero along with it.
Notes: Another fic written purely for self-indulgence! This one started out as a snippet about 6 years ago, according to my old drafts (#yikes), but I really loved the idea, so I wanted to flesh it out and keep it going. Today, I got the chance to finish it, so I did! ♥ An impromptu present for camalyng!

( This summer, Shikari had expected her typical translation gigs. )

Title: a festival they'll never forget
Fandom: My Little Monster | Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Universe: alternate; a My Hero Academia AU where Shizuku is Katsuki Bakugou's little sister
Relationships: Shizuku Mizutani / Haru Yoshida, Izuku Midoriya / Ochaco Uraraka, Asako Natsume / Sohei Sasahara
Summary: Shizuku and the rest of Class 1-K have one job: to put on a cafe that'll showcase the Business Track's achievements and potential. Unfortunately, this job proves to be a lot harder than she or anyone else could've imagined.
Notes: Written as part of the AU Yeah Autumn challenge (and as such, doesn't follow how cultural festivals are run in MHA proper). This fic got too long to post as a DW comment, so I put it here in a post to give it proper room to breathe. While it turned into a story with a life of its own, it was also really fun to write, so I hope you enjoy it! Many thanks to seventhdoctor for beta'ing and letting me bounce ideas off her.

( The annual Cultural Festival was upon them, and the chosen theme was a doozy. )

Title: the nights we shared
Fandom: DC Comics + Uncharted
Universe: Honey's Sweeter
Relationships: Tim Drake + Victoria "Tori" Drake
Summary: turns out, nothing says "sibling bonding" like a midnight rooftop run.
Notes: Merry Christmas, Caryl! I try to write a fic from our 'verses every year, and this one was absolutely no stranger to the occasion. ♥ Though I hope you can sense some character development.

( It started with a need to beat traffic. )

Title: what she (didn't) know
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: canon (set during S7)
Rating: PG-13 (for references to violence, language, and sexual situations, usual CW stuff)
Relationships: platonic Stefan Salvatore + Bonnie Bennett, references to Stefan/Amelia Bennett and Stefan/Caroline Forbes (as well as Damon/Bonnie if you squint)
Summary: Bonnie used to dream about a family that would love and respect her when in reality, she had that family all along.
Notes: Based on TVD Comics canon, specifically issues that revealed Bonnie having tea with her ancestors & issues that revealed Stefan's former relationship with Amelia Bennett in the 70's. While current canon hasn't contradicted this, it hasn't confirmed it either, so this might be a bit handwave-y for those unfamiliar with the comics.

( Sometimes, Bonnie dreamed about the Other Side. )

Title: Her Choice
Fandom: DC Comics + High School Musical crossover
Universe: Sharpay's Crossover Adventure
Relationships: Thomas Bronson / Sharpay Evans
Summary: Even though Sharpay's pregnant with his kid, the one goal Tom's always dreamed of, he has to make sure that Sharpay wants this too.

( She's pregnant. )

Title: Coffee Break
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: A Normal Life
Relationships: platonic Damon+Stefan, platonic Damon+Jeremy, platonic Stefan+Tyler+Matt, platonic Damon+Tyler, platonic Damon+Matt
Summary: Stefan hosts an overnight cramming session at the Salvatore House - and Damon can't help protectively caring for them all.
Notes: Trying to kickstart my motivation for ANL again, so I've been writing out of order snippets that may or may not be canonical. This may spoil later chapters (since it was designed to take place between Chapters 19 and 20, neither of which have been released), and I apologize to eagle-eyed readers who may catch the hints!

To those who need context: this is an AU where Stefan & Damon were human warlocks and raised along with Elena and company, and their relationship dynamics have shifted as a result of the familiarity.

( This year, Stefan had invited the boys for an overnight study session. )

Title: Dance Party
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: A Normal Life
Relationship: Stefan Salvatore / Elena Gilbert
Rating: PG
Summary: Elena hosts an impromptu dance party of one, just because she can - and of course, her thoughtful boyfriend interrupts her at the best part.
Notes: I have no clue where this came from, but I hope you enjoy the fluff!

( When she thought no one was looking, Elena danced. )