Belated Yuletide Reveal Post
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sunlit_stoneThe Christmas Present (5090 words) by SunlitStone
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Iskierka & Temeraire, John Granby & Iskierka, William Laurence & Temeraire, Temeraire & Tenzing Tharkay
Characters: Temeraire (Temeraire), William Laurence, John Granby, Tenzing Tharkay, Iskierka (Temeraire)
Additional Tags: copious application of dragon logic
Summary:
"A present," Temeraire repeated. "The white stag. To...show our appreciation of him as our host."
"That seems very foolish."
Temeraire sniffed. "I would not want people to think my host did not have enough things, or sufficiently fine ones."
"Oh, very well," grumbled Iskierka, sounding disgruntled in her turn. "I suppose you are right. I will have to join you."
"No you will not!"
"I will; you are right; there is nothing else for it."
Or: Temeraire and Iskierka discover (something adjacent to) the true meaning of Christmas.
So I wrote this fic! It is not, to my knowledge, even slightly historically accurate--or at least, I made no attempts to have it so--but I did try to make it funny and in-character, and that seems to have largely gone through :)
One of these days maybe I'll manage to write more than one fic for Yuletide...but so far (close to the time limit though I've been) both of my recipients have enjoyed their gifts, so for now I think I'll call it a win.
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Iskierka & Temeraire, John Granby & Iskierka, William Laurence & Temeraire, Temeraire & Tenzing Tharkay
Characters: Temeraire (Temeraire), William Laurence, John Granby, Tenzing Tharkay, Iskierka (Temeraire)
Additional Tags: copious application of dragon logic
Summary:
"A present," Temeraire repeated. "The white stag. To...show our appreciation of him as our host."
"That seems very foolish."
Temeraire sniffed. "I would not want people to think my host did not have enough things, or sufficiently fine ones."
"Oh, very well," grumbled Iskierka, sounding disgruntled in her turn. "I suppose you are right. I will have to join you."
"No you will not!"
"I will; you are right; there is nothing else for it."
Or: Temeraire and Iskierka discover (something adjacent to) the true meaning of Christmas.
So I wrote this fic! It is not, to my knowledge, even slightly historically accurate--or at least, I made no attempts to have it so--but I did try to make it funny and in-character, and that seems to have largely gone through :)
One of these days maybe I'll manage to write more than one fic for Yuletide...but so far (close to the time limit though I've been) both of my recipients have enjoyed their gifts, so for now I think I'll call it a win.