Winter Solstice means that HLH-Shortcuts 2015 is releasing

[brightknightie]

The annual hlh_shortcuts exchange game has 12 stories up since Sunday, with 6 to go.

I haven't yet read any. I will!

As usual in this fest, the entries look very heavy on the latter-season characters, settings, and themes, especially the D/M pairing and Amanda, which should greatly please most HL fans. Richie appears in at least 3 stories so far, which should please a bloc of fans. There are 23 crossovers to date: one with Agent Carter and one with Star Trek: The Next Generation [errata per argentum_ls: and also one with Forever]. No Tessa, Charlie, Darius, etc. as yet.

Comments

[argentum_ls]

Which one did you like?

As someone who got enough of Duncan on the show, and is therefore happy to read all the fic that he's not in (plus, I really have no use for D/M, tho I will read it if it's more gen than explicit), I may not be useful in offering recs. Though, I did quite like the story written for me.

[brightknightie]

The one that I have enjoyed most so far was "Ace in the Hole," an old-fashioned (canon)argument fic with a nice frame. "Holiday Spirits" has some well-written passages and pleasant moods, though intoxicated isn't my own personal favorite way to spend time with anyone, fictional or real, and, imo, first-times should never be intoxicated, fictional or real, because that confuses consent.

I'd supposed that if there were a very well-written story, then I'd enjoy it no matter the specifics. Perhaps not.

[argentum_ls]

I like that you picked that one to comment on :)

I thought all the stories were well-written this year, tho certainly there are definite appeals to taste and character preference.

I enjoyed "Costume Drama" quite a lot. "Non, niet, no" made me laugh, tho it may not appeal to you. And I also enjoyed the Agent Carter crossover, even though the show doesn't interest me.