Looking for a place to land

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thank you so much for writing for me! I'm excited to read whatever you write.

I've provided some general preferences below along with some prompts for each fandom. Hopefully something here will inspire you! If not, optional details are optional; go ahead and write the story you want to write. Though if you could avoid my DNWs, I'd appreciate it.

Also, I'm skieswideopen on AO3 and on Tumblr, though I don't use the latter very much.

( General preferences )

( Battle Creek )

( Being Human (US/Canada) )

( The Collector )

( Intelligence (US) )

( Take Two )

Thank you again for writing for me!

Dear Yuletide Author,

( General preferences )

( Battle Creek )

( Being Human (US/Canada) )

( The Collector )

( Intelligence (US) )

( Madam Secretary )

Thank you again for writing for me!

Most of the info about Riley comes from 1.01 and 1.09, when Gabriel checks out her background.
Most of the info about Gabriel comes from 1.12 and 1.13, when his profile is on display at CyberComm during the manhunt, and from what we learn from his mother.

Summary:

Gabriel Vaughn
Date of Birth: November 1, 1974
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Known Family: Father, KIA (Jack Vaughn); mother, retired army field nurse (Mary Vaughn in script; referred to as Mrs. Vaughn in the show); older brother, KIA (Johnny Vaughn). May have at least one other older sibling (references being the youngest and "the only one" forbidden from joining the army).
Height and Weight: 6'2", 190 lbs
Background: Attended university on a sports scholarship; joined army; entered Delta Force.

Riley Neal
Date of Birth: April 26th, 1982
Place of Birth: Warwick, Rhode Island
Known Family: Parents divorced when she was ten; one is a surgeon and one a chemist; has at least one younger brother who's into cars
Background: Attended Fort Greene High School in Providence, RI and then Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from George Washington University in DC
Former Address: 915 Ellsworth Drive, Washington DC, 20021

Random Facts
- Both Gabriel and Riley are left-handed
- The genetic mutation that enables Gabriel to use the chip is called Athens 4U7-R (1.01)
- Amelia has been missing for seven years at the start of the show
- The Mumbai bombing took place two years into Amelia's mission
- There's one month between 1.01 and 1.06

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a good holiday, if you celebrated any of the recent holidays. Mine were typical: turkey and family and gifts on Christmas, and then Chinese food and slightly less family on New Year's Day. It was nice.

My week of reception temp work ended up being very quiet, which gave me time to read some Yuletide fic. I got THREE Intelligence stories, two in the main collection from my assigned author, and a Madness ficlet from someone else. So, so awesome!

Mom Knows Best (4414 words) is a Gabriel/Riley fic that picks up where the series finale leaves off, and I Carved a Block of Wood (2342 words) is a pre-series look at Gabriel & Shen's relationship not long before Riley comes on the scene. They're both by shetiger, and they're both awesome and worth reading if you liked the show. And Dear George (332 words, gen) by misura is a cute look at some other possible uses of the chip, and very, very Nelson.

My story was Tidings of Comfort and Joy (2735 words, gen), a Believe story focusing on Tate and Bo, with appearances from Winter and Channing.

This weekend I'm working on gameofcards challenges and fandom_stocking. I'm also debating whether to sign up for shipswap. I do have a few rare pairings I like right now, but they mostly involve single-episode guest stars, which might be a bit difficult to match on. (Seriously. How did I end up shipping THREE pairings involving characters who only show up once?) So I might skip it. I haven't decided yet.

Quick conspiracy blog almost-fic written for gameofcards.

( Welcome to Truthways )

For gameofcards

( 20 icons )

Written for The Empress challenge at gameofcards.

( The Empress )

Written for gameofcards.

( In the Balance )

A couple of recs for everyone else who's sad that Intelligence was cancelled.

Beginning of a ... Friendship, Anyway by KrisLaughs is a great pre-series look at Gabriel's recruitment into Clockwork from Lillian's perspective. It also touches on what it takes to keep going with a project that keeps killing good people. (Gen, 5447 words)

And over on FFN, anyadoll has written several excellent Riley/Gabriel stories. One of my favourites are What the Water Gave Me, where Riley is forced to temporarily move in with Gabriel after a flooding incident at her place. (Riley/Gabriel, 7450 words)

Also, a couple of The Mentalist fics that I wrote for challenges.

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