Computer Woes and a Very Late Yuletide Roundup

In the midst of writing my Yuletide assignments this year, my trusty MacBook started throwing battery errors and not holding a charge nearly as long as it used to. I crossed my fingers and got all my stories done, then took my machine in as soon as we got back from my mom's after Christmas, figuring it would take, what, a week to get the new battery installed?

But you know, supply chain, blah blah blah, and it took almost a month. But now I've got it back!

All of which goes to explain why this is a very, VERY late Yuletide post.

I got a truly lovely Yuletide gift for the Marvel What If...? series. It was my way of sneaking a Stucky request into Yuletide, and the result is a really beautiful story.

Moonglow (3558 words) by lionessvalenti
Fandom: What If...? (TV 2021), Marvel Cinematic Universe
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, Howard Stark
Additional Tags: Episode: s01e01 What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?, Pining, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Past Peggy Carter/Steve Rogers, Getting Together, Dancing, Time Skips
Summary: After the war, Bucky pines for Steve while Steve pines for Peggy, who is gone.

I ended up with two Yuletide assignments. My original assignment was for Political Animals, and the recipient asked for a happy ending for TJ. I was very happy to oblige.

Making Friends in Rehab (10975 words)
Fandom: Political Animals
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Characters: Thomas "T. J." Hammond, Margaret Barrish, Agent Clark, Douglas Hammond
Additional Tags: Recovery, Rehab, Fluff
Summary: TJ Hammond managed to wait until his mother was elected President to fall off the wagon. But now that he's in rehab, he's going to need friends to help him figure out what to do with the rest of his life.

The second story was a pinch hit for Point Break, one of my all-time favourite films. I had just four days to write the story, and I spent three of them doing a deep dive into surfing in Indonesia and Fiji, as you do. Fortunately, I miraculously managed to vomit out a 4K word first draft on the fourth day, then had a couple of days before the reveal to do a bit of tweaking.

Doing What You Love (4376 words)
Fandom: Point Break (1991)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Bodhi/Johnny Utah
Summary: What if Johnny didn't miss Bodhi in Fiji?