przed

It's been a pleasantly busy week of mother-daughter outings with Le Ros, but before New Year's officially falls on my side of the Atlantic, I did want to put up the links to my Yuletide gifts for this year.

My main gift was a Human Target story:
Not Bluffing (1642 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Human Target (TV 2010)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Guerrero (Human Target)
Summary:

"It's not that I'm not good at poker," Guerrero clarified. "It's just that I don't like to bluff."
Guerrero attends a poker game, but the stakes are higher than his opponent realises.

Guerrero was the reason I watched Human Target, and this is a really wonderful take on his character, and just what he'll do to save Chance.

I also received a treat story:
Recovery (528 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension (1984)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Buckaroo Banzai, Rawhide (Buckaroo Banzai)
Summary:

Even Buckaroo believes Rawhide's poisoning will end the life Rawhide has known.

Well, not if Rawhide has anything to say about it.

A very nice take on Rawhide's recovery, and Buckaroo's reaction to it.