I love good guys

What's Good?  February's recommendation-of-the-month is Susan G.'s "Lost and Found" (1999, PG, ~5K words), written for the charity fanzine A Taste of Forever and never posted to fkfic-l.  I was delighted to discover that she had placed it on her site!  This post-series story grants Nick and Natalie a human future together, but sprouts a new tragedy from the roots of Nick's original vampiric sin.

        "There's always hope. There has to be hope. You're a lot less pig-headed than I am--at least, your mother thinks you are. Maybe it won't take you eight hundred years to find your answer. Be smart. Have hope. Survive," added Nick, the last in a harsh whisper, placing his hand on his son's shoulder. "And remember that we'll always be there for you. We'll always love you."
        Richie's head turned, his expression doubtful--the weight of guilt in his eyes for the deeds of the past year adding instantly to the burden on Nick's soul.
        "We'll always love you," repeated Nick.

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What's New on FKFic-L?  January saw four stories by two authors on the email list.  February so far has seen none.  ( list with links )

These are my half of the "door prize" drabbles (100 words each) written for the on-time players in FKFicFest 2011.  (See the whole slate for eight more by amilyn. My thanks to her for beta-reading mine, and for writing hers!)  They're assorted, answering a diversity of prompts.

	Available:	The Ficathon | My Fansite | The AO3
	Length:	8x100 words
	Date:	FKFicFest 07/29/11
	Rating:	Assorted
	Characters:	Nick, Natalie, Lacroix, Janette, Feliks, Reese, Jenny, Jody, Perry
	Quotation:	"She had been growing, working, straining toward this almost since she could remember, before her school chorus, back to her dad’s cassette tapes. Stravinsky, Parker, Lennon... even polka."

I wrote this vignette for Andveryginger in the 2010/2011 fandom_stocking event.  My thanks to Natmerc for beta-reading.

On her wish list, Andverginger wrote that she likes N&N and "mild-to-moderate angst."

	•  Title:	"Metamorphosis" (also on AO3)
	•  Length:	~1,000 words
	•  Date:	Fandom Stocking 01/06/11, FKFic-L 03/20/11
	•  Rating:	PG
	•  Summary:	It's time for Natalie to move on ... without Nick.
	•  Characters:	Nick, Natalie
	•  Quotation:	"He could admit, now, that he had been expecting this almost from the moment she woke up in the hospital, her blood in his veins, a human donor's in hers."

      Natalie opened her mouth to scream, only to utter a surprised yelp when she was suddenly pulled violently aside. A feral growl drove all four vampires back, and they hissed their displeasure at this intrusion. LaCroix released the viselike grip that had yanked her free and snarled at her as well. "You take foolish risks, Dr. Lambert."
      There was no denying that...

I've spent many a holiday reading fanfiction; I posted this new piece to FKFic-L on US Thanksgiving Day for anyone in that position this year.  "Heart's Ease" is a tidied-up take on the commentfic I gave hearts_blood in late September; she requested Natalie, Lacroix and "human!Nick" with his first cold in eight centuries.  Thanks to wiliqueen for beta-reading!

My previous post poked fun at the usual characteristics of my fanfic, so there's irony that this light little story runs off those rails.  If I didn't know, I wouldn't guess it was me.  (Would you?)

	•	Title:	"Heart's Ease" (also on AO3)
	•	Length:	~1,200 words
	•	Date:	Posted to FKFic-L on November 25, 2010
	•	Rating:	G
	•	Summary:	Soon after achieving a cure, Nick finds himself at the hospital.
	•	Characters:	Nick, Tracy, Lacroix, Natalie
	•	Quotation:	"You aren't going to spend a sick day on a little cold, are you?"