Journal of Mistress Kat

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Title: Rejuvenation
Author: kat_lair
Fandom: Encanto
Pairing: Bruno Madrigal/OMC
Tags: Drabble Series, Starting Over
Rating: M
Word count: 3 x 100

Summary: The acceptance of the townspeople is slower to come than the family’s. Juan is no exception.

Author notes: I grabbed this as a pinch hit from seasonsofdrabbles because at least I knew the fandom! disney_dark, I went with 'fixing things' and 'happy endings' and their request of Bruno/Original Townperson.

Rejuvenation on AO3

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I was blessed (BLESSED I SAY) by five gifts from fandomtrees and now I'm going to brag about them and suggest you go check them out.

I got...

13 November - an absolute pitch perfect BTS Namjoon/Yoongi friends to lovers ficlet with love confessions via song lyrics (featuring: a solar eclipse metaphor) and Jin being a troll by celli. Utterly delightful.

Moth - a podfic of an old Firefly River/Inara ficlet I wrote to trialia many years ago. The reading by blackglass is gorgeous with lovely measured quality and sassiness when it's needed. As a bonus there is also a beautiful cover by rahvin.

A Very Real Fake Engagement - a delightful MCU fic by DifferentDances where Bruce and Tony get engaged for the legal protection such a move offers Bruce and the Hulk. There is some spot on banter, mutual pining, cake samples and... Actually I don't want to spoil the ending but... what's the other theme I love as much as 'friends to lovers'? Yeah, that one! Took me by surprise and was twice as good because of that :D

Slow Heart - an original f/f fic by theinstinct of a female astronaut and female alien (who is gratifyingly alien indeed) finding connection beyond language in shared curiosity and caring. Beautiful detail, light and hopeful.

A matter of trust - an original m/m fic by Sys of a vampire in need of a master and a 'cherished disappointment' of a merchant's heir who is more than he looks. This is wip and whilst I really hope the author finds the inspiration to continue, it stands on its own and already offers all of my favourite things from power dynamics to kneeling, oh boy.

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I'm also super pleased because I managed to create four gifts of my own, all in fandoms I haven't dabbled in before. (and poetry!! omfg i haven't written poetry in so long i wasn't sure i could any more but this poured out so easily)

I gifted...

These icons of Dune book cover art and illustrations

beautifully imperfect - a little Encanto ficlet of Isabela and Mirabel gardening

Gift - a little ficlet of what happened to Harry and Julenissen after the 2021 Posten Norge advert

little red, little dark - a dark twisted poem inspired by Little Red Riding Hood fairytale

The fics and poem will cross-posted to DW eventually when I get around to (sometime next week I'd imagine)


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