I wrote a thing, and someone else podficced a thing!

My Yuletide fic was not the only fic I posted last year, but the only fic I posted on my main AO3 account. I wrote Proper English fic (the book is by KJ Charles and I do recommend it if you've not read it) and it's been well received, which is rather lovely.

Upon A Midnight Clear (3201 words) by Vae
Fandom: England Series - K. J. Charles
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Fenella Carruth/Patricia Merton
Characters: Patricia Merton, Olivia Merton, Jonty Merton, Fenella Carruth
Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge, 1900s, Christmas Eve
Summary:

Pat takes Fen home with her for Christmas, and Fen discovers just why Pat was so determined to move out of the family home after her brother's marriage.

"She called you Patricia."

"She'll probably call you Fenella as well," Pat said ruefully. "She doesn't really believe in diminutives or nicknames. She calls Jonty Jonathan, and she even calls Bill William."

"No!" Fen's hand tightened on Pat's and she gurgled with laughter, the warm rich chuckle of true amusement instead of her society giggle. "Alright, maybe you were right after all. Next Christmas we'll go to London and see James and William."

and this morning I woke up to a related works request notification, which was genuinely exciting. I've never had anyone podfic any of my fic, and I think this one was done for a particular challenge because it's both elderly and obscure. Way back when I used to write in an original character, real-world-based RP called Safe & Sane, I wrote a backstory fic for the meeting of one of my characters with another, and put it up on AO3 as original work. Somehow, it was found, and there's now a wonderful podfic of it, with a cover image and music and everything! I'm genuinely thrilled, it's such a lovely thing at the start of the year.

[Podfic] Hell of a New Year (9 words) by HowOldAreWe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lin Kennedy/Carl Stanford, Original Male Character/Original Male Character
Characters: Lin Kennedy, Carl Stanford
Additional Tags: Podfic, New Orleans, vagabonds, Musicians, One Night Stands, that could turn into more, Podfic Length: 0-10 Minutes
Summary:

Lin Kennedy hit New Orleans about a week after New Year 1995. He was twenty years old, broke, homeless, and high as a helium balloon.

Podfic of Hell of a New Year by Vae.