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earthspirits

Fandom: Dark Shadows (1966)
Title: Midwinter
Characters: Dr. Julia Hoffman, Gerard Stiles, Daphne Harridge, Barnabas Collins, Eliot Stokes, Sebastian Shaw, Maggie Evans. Other DS characters also feature in this story + original characters.
Note: I've given some of the DS characters in the parallel world I've created, variations on their usual personas and names.
Main Relationships: Julia / Barnabas and Gerard / Daphne. Also Sebastian / Margo (aka Maggie Evans).
Eras: 19th Century, 20th Century + Parallel Timeline
Rating: Mature
TW this chapter: Medical conditions and treatments, blood, discussion of vampire attacks and wounds. Also a little bit of strong language.
Chapters: 11 / ?
Word Count thus far: 21,772
Chapter 11 Summary: Having safely reached the Collinsport hospital, Sebastian has received treatment and is now recovering in the ICU. But the vampire remains at large, and both Julia and Gerard are worried that their friend is still in danger.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/73731971/chapters/239398111

greerwatson

Creator:

greerwatson
Title: Ask a Silly Question
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~29K
Characters/Pairings: Main characters are original.
Historical characters in supporting roles include W/C Harry Day, S/L Macdonnell, F/L Fewtrell, and Hpt Buckwich.
Setting: The Luftwaffe's first permanent prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft (later Stalag Luft I). The story takes place in the late summer of 1941.
Notes: Written for

oncetherwerebooks as part of the 2026

caseficexchange. There are historical end notes which include some of the resources consulted.
Warnings: Set in WW2 POW camp; includes smoking, swearing, class issues, mentions of latrines and their function, discussion of wartime food.
Summary: There was something shady about the new POW in camp. Could he be a German spy? It was up to Carstairs to find the truth.

AO3 Link: Ask a Silly Question

earthspirits

Fandom: Dark Shadows (1966)
Title: Midwinter
Characters: Dr. Julia Hoffman, Gerard Stiles, Daphne Harridge, Barnabas Collins, Eliot Stokes, Sebastian Shaw, Maggie Evans. Other DS characters also feature in this story + original characters.
Note: I've given some of the DS characters in the parallel world I've created, variations on their usual personas and names.
Main Relationships: Julia / Barnabas and Gerard / Daphne
Eras: 19th Century, 20th Century + Parallel Timeline
Rating: Mature
For individual chapter summaries and TWs, please see those listed for each chapter.
Chapters: 10 / ?
Word Count thus far: 20,479
Summary: In 1971, Dr. Julia Hoffman stumbles across a portal while walking in the woods. Swept into a future parallel world, she finds sanctuary at Collinwood. To her dismay, she soon learns that the Collins family of this reality is under siege. An ancient enemy seeks to destroy them, and it's up to Julia to help defeat it.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/73731971

earthspirits

Fandom: Wuthering Heights (Inspired by Emily Brontë's 1847 Novel + The 1939 and 1992 Films)
Title: A Woman's Courage
Characters: Isabella Linton, Heathcliff, Joseph, Catherine Earnshaw + Original Character
Relationships: Isabella / Heathcliff - Catherine / Heathcliff
Era: Late 18th Century
Rating: Mature
Trigger Warnings: Abusive situation, unhappy marriage, references to past violence, references to past physical and psychological abuse, brief veiled reference to past animal abuse + threats of violence and some strong language.
Complete: 1/1
Word Count: 1,785
Summary: Isabella Linton has finally had enough.

Notes:

- Some spoilers for the novel and for the 1939 and 1992 films.

- Isabella in my tale is based on Geraldine Fitzgerald, as she appeared in the 1939 film. Heathcliff is based on Ralph Fiennes, as he appeared in the 1992 film.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/79610331

sweetsorcery

Creator:

sweetsorcery
Title: Sweeter than Honey and Bitter as Gall
Fandom: Aces High (1976)
Rating: T (for themes)
Word Count/size/length: 2,169
Characters/Pairings: Captain Sinclair/2nd Lt Stephen Croft
Notes/Warnings: WWI, RFC, Mutual Pining, Secret Wedding, First Kiss, Angst and Feels, Bittersweet

'If this were a different world, and we were free to do as we wished, I would ask you to marry me. Right here, in this lovely little church.' Captain Sinclair laughed softly; a warm, rumbling laugh. 'Aren't I silly?'

Stephen gave a sob of happiness. 'No, you're not! Why don't we pretend it's a different world? That everything is just as we want it to be. Ask me. Oh please, do ask.'

Link: Read on AO3.

fabiadrake

Hello, this is a little mass-post of some historical(-adjacent) fics I’ve written previously (barring Band of Brothers, which for some reason has caused me to write more stories than I usually would per fandom and so would make this post too long).

I am too lazy to cross-post these to any fandom-specific comms today, so advance apologies if I eventually muster the stamina to do so and you see them again sometime.

Creator: bluewoodensea
Title: The Autumn Leaves
Fandom: Hornblower
Rating: T
Word count: 2k
Pairings: Horatio/Clayton
Notes/Warnings: Angst, grief, death; contains spoilers
Link: AO3 / DW

Creator: bluewoodensea
Title: Meerüberrauscht
Fandom: 1899
Rating: M
Word count: 6k
Pairings: Eyk/Sebastian
Notes/Warnings: Alcoholism, bereavement; contains spoilers
Summary: Non-linear relationship study, partially real memories (unshared) and partially false memories (shared)
Link: AO3 / DW

Creator: bluewoodensea
Title: The Book; His Reader
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Rating: M
Word count: 4k
Pairings: Childermass/Vinculus
Notes/Warnings: Spoilers
Summary: Post-novel; Childermass and Vinculus leave York
Link: AO3 / DW

Creator: bluewoodensea
Title: All the World
Fandom: The Forsyte Saga
Rating: G
Word count: 200
Characters: June Forsyte
Notes/Warnings: Mild spoilers
Summary: Just a short character study (in defence of June Forsyte’s happiness)
Link: AO3 / DW

Creator: bluewoodensea
Title: The Ways of Silence
Fandom: The Borgias
Rating: T
Word count: 600
Characters: Micheletto & the taxidermist
Notes/Warnings: (eg. spoilers, triggers; choose not to warn)
Summary: Why Micheletto Corella didn’t murder anyone this time
Link: AO3 / DW

Creator: bluewoodensea
Title: Poor Monster
Fandom: Twelfth Night
Rating: G
Word count: 400
Pairings: Viola/Olivia
Summary: I’ll be honest, it’s a post-canon fix-it
Link: AO3 / DW

delphi

Creator:

delphi
Title: Things Wondrous and Divine
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~1300
Characters/Pairings: Frenchie/Izzy Hands
Notes/Warnings: AU: Izzy Hands Lives. Written for

caladria as part of the 2025 Canyon Christmas exchange. Also available on AO3.
Summary: The crew puts in for repairs at what turns out to be a bioluminescent bay, but Izzy and Frenchie aren't messing around with any Natural Phenomena. Or, the one where Izzy appreciates Frenchie's cynicism.

DW Link: Things Wondrous and Divine

delphi

Creator:

delphi
Title: The Voyage of the Unicorn
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~1900
Characters/Pairings: Izzy Hands/Lucius Spriggs, Frenchie/Izzy Hands, Wee John Feeney/Izzy Hands, Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez, Archie/Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez, Fang/Izzy Hands/Lucius Spriggs, Izzy Hands/Roach, Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez, Fang/Izzy Hands, past Izzy Hands/Edward Teach
Notes/Warnings: AU: Izzy Hands Lives. Written for the

1character challenge. Also available on AO3
Summary: Fifty one-sentence stories for fifty prompts, following Izzy’s post-series life aboard the Revenge.
1. Swords
The love of a crew can't change him into something he isn't, but their hands right his edges like a whetstone and their words leave behind the gleam of oil on steel.

DW Link: The Voyage of the Unicorn

delphi

Creator:

delphi
Title: Late at My Singing
Fandom: Let This One Be a Devil
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~1900
Characters/Pairings: Henry Naughton/The Leeds Devil
Notes/Warnings: Contains dub-con/ravishment fantasies. Written for the September 2025 Flash Round of

bethefirst Title borrowed from William Carlos Williams' "The Late Singer." Also available on AO3
Summary: Henry returns to his studies in the city following his time back home in the Pine Barrens. His encounter with the Leeds Devil lingers with him, as do his questions about where a man like him belongs.

DW Link: Late at My Singing

duskpeterson

Hello to all, especially those of you I haven't met here before. I write noblebright novels on hope in dark times, inspired by historical settings. Nearly all of what I write is original fiction, though my Muse occasionally allows me to write fanfic. All my stories are free. My writings are available in various places: my website, blog, AO3, and SqWA.

I've just posted at my Dreamwidth journal the story summaries and links to all the fic (mainly historical fantasy inspired by late antiquity) that I released in 2025. The stories are T-rated, featuring friendships, platonic life-partnerships, and romantic pairings (f/m and m/m). Here's my boilerplate content warning. I'd love to hear what you think of the stories.

Over 100,000 words of new fiction.

earthspirits

Fandom: Dark Shadows (1966)
Title: Midwinter
Characters: Dr. Julia Hoffman, Gerard Stiles, Daphne Harridge, Barnabas Collins. Other DS characters also feature in this story + original characters.
Relationships: Julia / Barnabas and Gerard / Daphne
Eras: 19th Century, 20th Century + Parallel Timeline
Chapters: 2 & 3 / ?
Rating: Mature
Chapter 3 TW: Angst, grieving, references to past deaths. There's also a romantic scene of consensual lovemaking.
Word Count thus far: 5,301
Note: This story features some spoilers for DS 1970 / 1971 and 1840 storylines.
Summary for Chapter 2: On her first night at Collinwood, Julia is threatened by a mysterious evil.
Summary for Chapter 3: Collinwood has always been a place of mystery and secrets. It's also a place of danger. When Julia meets Gerard Stiles, she learns more about the ominous presence menacing the Collins family.

Links:
Chapter 2: archiveofourown.org/works/73731971/chapters/193193056#workskin
Chapter 3: archiveofourown.org/works/73731971/chapters/195188531#workskin

Current Mood: creative

earthspirits

Fandom: Dark Shadows (1966)
Title: Midwinter
Characters: Dr. Julia Hoffman, Gerard Stiles, Daphne Harridge, Barnabas Collins. Other DS characters also feature in this story + original characters.
Relationships: Gerard / Daphne and Julia / Barnabas
Eras: 19th Century, 20th Century + Parallel Timeline
Chapters: 1 / ?
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 1,923
Note: This story features some spoilers for DS 1970 / 1971 and 1840 storylines.
Trigger Warnings for Chapter 1: Angst, reference to grieving + brief references to past deaths, blood and gore.
Summary: In 1971, Dr. Julia Hoffman stumbles across a portal while walking in the woods. Swept into a future parallel world, she finds sanctuary at Collinwood. To her dismay, she soon learns that the Collins family of this reality is under siege. An ancient enemy seeks to destroy them, and it's up to Julia to help defeat it.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/73731971/chapters/192254016

delphi

Creator:

delphi
Title: Fidelis
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Teen
Word Count: ~5600
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Izzy Hands, Fang's dog
Notes/Warnings: Inspired by the ‘Fang’ and ‘Water’ squares of my 2025 Izzy Hands Bingo card. This fic is set in the afterlife; there is major character death referenced, but the characters in question are still present in the story. Also available on AO3.
Summary: Izzy has spent the last decade on a small island in the middle of nowhere with only a dog for company. One day, an old friend comes to call.

DW Link: Fidelis

earthspirits

Fandom: Dracula: A Love Tale (2025), Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897 novel)

Characters: Dracula, Mina Murray, Maria, The Priest, Original Character

Relationships: Dracula / Mina / Maria
Era: 19th Century

Title: A Quiet Evening at Home

Rating: Mature - As the characters are depicted in a consensual romantic and very cozy ménage à trois.

Please note: There are film spoilers (of a sort), although I have changed details to better suit my story.

Word Count: 1,159

Summary: In my gentle redemptive AU story, I very much diverge from canon. Vlad Dracula and Mina Murray are happily married, and living in the French countryside, with their devoted companion, Maria.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/66719833

Current Music: "Eternal Love" - Danny Elfman (Film Score for Dracula: A Love Tale)

earthspirits

Fandom: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Characters: Dracula, Mina Murray.

Pairing: Dracula / Mina

Title: The Ride Home
Era: 19th Century

Rating: Mature - As there's romance and a brief scene of intimate lovemaking.

Word Count: 510

Summary: An imagined "in between" AU scene for the film: After Mina and Vlad Dracula leave the cinematograph, I've always wondered what happened between them on the Hansom cab ride to Carfax Abby.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/66719833

scifirenegade

1914-1918 Online is a great resource for WW1. Well-sourced and peer-reviewed.

Just thought it was neat and worth sharing.

sweetsorcery

Creator:

sweetsorcery
Title: Night Watch
Fandom: Oh Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad - M R James
Rating: G
Word Count/size/length: 1,611
Characters/Pairings: Professor Parkins/Colonel Wilson
Notes/Warnings: Hurt/Comfort, Touch-Aversion/Touch-Starvation
Summary Colonel Wilson offers Parkins comfort, and perhaps more.
Originally written for

bitesizedfandomsex.

Link: Read on AO3.

sweetsorcery

Creator:

sweetsorcery
Title: Mon cœur est pour toi
Fandom: Aces High (1976)
Rating: T (for themes)
Word Count/size/length: 1,989
Characters/Pairings: Captain Sinclair/2nd Lt Stephen Croft
Notes/Warnings: WWI, RFC, brief talk of death
Summary Captain Sinclair is under a spell he has no desire to break, and he's not the only one.

Link: Read on AO3.

earthspirits

Fandom: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Characters: Dracula, Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra + Original Characters.

Pairing: Dracula / Mina
Era: 19th Century

Title: A Waltz in the Garden

Rating: G

Word Count: 1,260

Summary: At a summer dance, Mina meets an intriguing stranger.

Note: I created this romantic little AU tale to honor Bram Stoker and World Dracula Day - May 26. On this day in 1897, his novel "Dracula" was first published.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/65934640

thisbluespirit

The last of these catch up posts! This one contains 2 ficlets and 1 fic for WWII-set fandoms. (They do also have something else in common, if someone's paying close attention. XD)

Shadow Trail (400 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Glorious 39 (2009)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Anne Keyes, Joseph Balcombe
Additional Tags: Community: no_true_pair, Community: 100fandoms, Community: allbingo, Post-Canon, World War II, Spies & Secret Agents, Swearing, Community: 100_women
Summary: Anne catches sight of a figure out of an old nightmare.

Give Me A Smile I Can Keep For A While (2611 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wish Me Luck (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Colin Beale/Matty Firman
Characters: Colin Beale, Matty Firman
Additional Tags: Community: 100ships, Community: 100fandoms, Community: allbingo, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, World War II, Spies & Secret Agents, Reunions, Implied/Referenced Sex, Implied/Referenced Torture, Referenced Mental Breakdown, Scars, Kissing, Post-Season/Series 02, cross-class relationships
Summary: Matty and Colin collide again, just for a night.

Missing Pieces (1677 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Enigma (2001)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tom Jericho/Hester Wallace
Characters: Wigram (Enigma 2001), Hester Wallace, Tom Jericho
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, World War II, mention of corpses, Community: 100fandoms, Community: 100ships, passing mental health slurs, (aka Mr Wigram being his own warning), Threats, Kissing, Community: allbingo, (post-canon but pre-the bookending post-war scenes), Community: 100_women
Summary: There's another body, and Mr Wigram is still looking for Claire - but perhaps Tom is finally looking for Hester...

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dimity_blue - Hello and welcome!
earthspirits - Midwinter - Chapter 11 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale
greerwatson - fic: Ask a Silly Question (original fiction)
earthspirits - Midwinter - Chapters 4 through 10 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale
earthspirits - A Woman's Courage - Mature AU Tale Inspired by Wuthering Heights
sweetsorcery - FIC "Sweeter than Honey and Bitter as Gall" (Aces High) Captain Sinclair/Stephen Croft T
fabiadrake - Six stories for six fandoms
delphi - FIC: Things Wondrous and Divine (Our Flag Means Death)
delphi - FIC: The Voyage of the Unicorn (Our Flag Means Death)
delphi - FIC: Late at My Singing (Let This One Be a Devil)
duskpeterson - All my 2025 stories on hope in dark times
earthspirits - Midwinter - Chapters 2 & 3 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale
earthspirits - Midwinter - Chapter 1 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale
delphi - FIC: Fidelis (Our Flag Means Death)
earthspirits - "A Quiet Evening at Home" AU Dracula & Mina Mature Fic - Inspired by Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)
earthspirits - The Ride Home - AU Dracula & Mina Fic - Inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992
scifirenegade - World War 1 Online Encyclopedia
sweetsorcery - FIC "Night Watch" (Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You - MRJ) Parkins/Wilson G
sweetsorcery - FIC "Mon cœur est pour toi" (Aces High) Captain Sinclair/Stephen Croft T
earthspirits - A Waltz in the Garden - AU Dracula & Mina Tale - Inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
thisbluespirit - Fic for Glorious 39, Wish Me Luck & Enigma

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Midwinter - Chapter 11 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale

fic: Ask a Silly Question (original fiction)

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A Woman's Courage - Mature AU Tale Inspired by Wuthering Heights

FIC "Sweeter than Honey and Bitter as Gall" (Aces High) Captain Sinclair/Stephen Croft T

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FIC: Late at My Singing (Let This One Be a Devil)

All my 2025 stories on hope in dark times

Midwinter - Chapters 2 & 3 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale

Midwinter - Chapter 1 Mature Dark Shadows (1966) Alternate Universe Tale

FIC: Fidelis (Our Flag Means Death)

"A Quiet Evening at Home" AU Dracula & Mina Mature Fic - Inspired by Dracula: A Love Tale (2025)

The Ride Home - AU Dracula & Mina Fic - Inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992

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FIC "Night Watch" (Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You - MRJ) Parkins/Wilson G

FIC "Mon cœur est pour toi" (Aces High) Captain Sinclair/Stephen Croft T

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