Playing with words

Sorry I'm late with my annual puzzle meme! But listed below are ten female characters I love - try to guess who they are! Fandoms are listed in the tags; these ladies have not appeared in any of the previous years' memes. 

1 Azula
2 Beth Harmon
3 Alma Wheatley
4 Grace Harper
5 Jolene DeWitt
6 Dani Ramos
7 Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
8 Sophie Hatter
9 Red
10 Jude Duarte


2 and 3 have substance abuse issues.
4 and 9 have bionic parts.
1, 5 and 6 are women of color.
7 and 8 are witches.
7 and 10 are twins.
1 and 10 are royalty.
2, 4 and 9 are excellent at recognizing patterns.
6 and 10 lead their communities.
3 and 10 like to watch TV. 
1 and 8 work with fire.
3 and 7 are mothers. 
5 and 7 drive red vehicles.
2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are orphans.
7 and 9 have color coded names.

It's the mooooost wonderful tiiiime of the year~

This is just my favourite exchange- you never know if you're getting a delicious little ficlet or a giant chocolate heart or ART. And I got fanart this year for the first time, I am all aglow! Beth/Benny, Red String of fate in cozy, snuggly turtlenecks! Just look at the movement in this! :DDDDD

dance me to the end of love - (Beth Harmon/Benny Watts, G, fanart)

My recips both like their fics, so I'm pretty stoked. I'd not written fic for either fandom before, although the tropes I used are faves. 


Multifandom recs - here are some of the pieces I adored:

Fics:

Marshmallow Fluff - (Calvin&Hobbes, Calvin&Calvin's Mom, G, 907 words) HILARIOUS Spaceman Spiff intro that is just Perfection. Loved the ending of this too, Calvin's Dad totally deserves his "character building." LOL

A Thousand Shades and One - (Enola Holmes/Viscount Tewkesbury, G, 1590 words) 5+1, Language of flowers, post canon epistolary? SIGN ME UP. Her Enola voice is spot on perfect and the sweet, sweet flirting and Enola's protesting too much denials are adorable. 

Starring Matt Damon - (Matt Damon&Loki, G, 480 words) OMG this was soooo funny I am cracking up all over again typing this out! You know how it was Matt Damon inexplicably playing Loki in Thor Ragnarok? The author runs with that concept all the way through to the end of the film- just the best kind of crackfic. 

Beginners' Method - (Miles Morales&Peter Benjamin Parker, G, 681 words) A lovely little exploration of how Spiderman Noir is beginning to learn colors, and Miles helping him do so with his own hobby. 


Fanart:

In Highgarden - (Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell, G, fanart) This is so beautifully done. The details like the lines of the fabric are exquisite.

Nights in the Waste - (The Castle&Turnip Head, G fanart) A lovely digital piece. 

Capture the Castle - (Joe|Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky|Nicolo di Genova, G, fanart) This piece is absolutely stunning, and is an amazing historical parallel to their kiss in the movie.

Stay with me a little bit longer - (Hades/Persephone, G, fanart) POMEGRANATE FLOWERS and such a sweetly loving pose.