the l. j. smith drabble challenge

First off, apologies to those of you who are subscribed to many LJS-based LJ communities. You'll be seeing this post a lot today. I am either a mod here or I know the mod, and have permission to post this. (I.E., Don't post advertising of your own without permission.)

But it's for a good cause, because LJSanta, the Secret Santa project for the LJS fandom, is back! I missed it during its hiatus, and I know I'm not alone. LJSanta has resulted in some of the best fanfic in this fandom, in my opinion, and it's always been a fun ride.

The timeline is slightly different than in past years, so even if you've participated before, read the rules again. Sign-ups end on December 5, so hurry and join in on the fun!

For more information or to check out the fanfic from previous years, go to the LJSanta site: www.lj-smith.com/ljsanta/

Title: Yahrzeit
Word count: 278
Series: NW (SV)
ljs100 challenge: #054—Religious Themes
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. I don't think Poppy and Phil's father was ever given a name in SV, so I'm giving him one for convenience. I also don't think any mention was given to his background, so I'm taking liberties. Obviously AU. My knowledge of Judaism is scant, so please forgive any errors I make; they certainly aren't intentional or meant to offend.

( Yahrzeit )

Title: Vulpecular
Word count: 197
Series: HoV
ljs100 challenge: #048—Asia
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS.

( Vulpecular )

Title: Noctivagant
Word count: 234
Series: NW: DA
ljs100 challenge: #055—Touch
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. Title means "wandering in the night"; tenuous connection, yes, but I have my reasons. My memory of DA is rusty, so this is very AU.

( Noctivagant )

Title: Icarus, I Understand
Word count: 295
Series: SC
ljs100 challenge: #051—Myths & Folktales
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. Based off the myth of Daedalus and Icarus and also inspired by the poem Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert.

( Icarus, I Understand )

Title: Air to the Wing
Word count: 104 (so close!)
Series: NW (BD)
ljs100 challenge: #043—Animals
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. Title from the featured quotation by Jose Marti.

( Air to the Wing )

Title: Every Word From Your Mouth Is A Knife In My Ear
Word count: 194
Series: VD
ljs100 challenge: #053—Many Partings
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. Title comes from "Every Word Is a Knife In My Ear" by The Bravery. I couldn't remember how much of a history Alaric was given, so I took liberties. It's an idea I wanted to spin out into a longer story, but my brain's not cooperating at the moment.

( Every Word From Your Mouth Is A Knife In My Ear )

Title: Jubilee
Word count: 352
Series: FG
ljs100 challenge: #050—Gold & Anniversaries
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. Obviously AU.

( Jubilee )

Title: Xenomorphic
Word count: 357 (excluding the quoted material; with, it's 532)
Series: DV
ljs100 challenge: #038—Extraterrestrials
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. All the italicized bits are from Dark Visions, which I obviously didn't write. I'm not good at science (or science fiction, for that matter), so you'll have to suspend your disbelief while reading.

( Xenomorphic )

Title: Veiling Luminance
Word count: 232
Series: SC
ljs100 challenge: #039—Breath
Notes: Characters and world belong to LJS. "Every step I take is stolen" is paraphrased from Gemma Malley's The Declaration; last line is from e.e. cummings' poem "maggie and milly and molly and may".

( Veiling Luminance )