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Fics I'm enjoying in Yuletide so far:

Semasiography (1551 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Arrival (2016)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Louise Banks, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Worldbuilding, POV Outsider, Non-Linear Narrative, Language
Summary:

I’m fifty-six and I’m wearing a black suit at Louise Banks’ funeral.

Greater and Stranger (1777 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Desdemona (Chalion), Ruchia (Chalion)
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat, Canonical Character Death, Character Death
Summary:

Learned Ruchia lingered too long in Darthaca; her demon is supposed to pass to a Physician waiting in Martensbridge, but what if she doesn't make it that far?

The Wanderers (9818 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Chalion Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Penric, Desdemona, Ista, Annaliss dy Teneret, Foix dy Gura
Additional Tags: Some OFC/OMC death, Yuletide, Yuletide 2024, Yuletide Treat
Summary:

My daughter, I know you no longer believe in the five gods. You have told me many times that this faith is something left best behind in childhood. That it dies in stillbirths and illness and all the ills the gods never keep away. I know that these stories will not make a new made convert you any more than you can return to childhood, and what a horrible thing that would be.
Tell yourself instead that I collected them for you as entertainment. Even if you have no faith in the Father or Mother, have faith that this Mother loves you.