Flash in the Pan

[osprey_archer]

I've mostly stopped doing exchanges in the last few years, and I've never done a flash exchange before, but I couldn't resist Flash in the Pan, an exchange about food and cooking. And I actually had a great time! Maybe because the writing time was so short (and the required word count so low), I didn't get psyched out about my fic like I sometimes do in exchanges; in fact, I had a good time writing it.

Plus I got two gifts!

to soothe the ache (in your soul) is a Glimmer/Catra fic set on Horde Prime's ship; two former enemies forced to aid and comfort each other in the face of a greater foe. I love stories where the characters are battling to survive in an overwhelmingly hostile environment (so hoping that we'll get lots of this with Glimmer & Catra in season five), and this story does that beautifully.

Year-End Reports, an Agent Carter fic with Peggy & Daniel & Jack friendship; Peggy & Daniel bring Jack soup when he's wearing himself ragged working on, you guessed it, the year-end reports. I love the way that Peggy & Daniel are so brisk and businesslike with their care-taking; they're going to look after each other, but they're not going to be mushy about it.

Comments

[rachelmanija]

I also had so much fun with this exchange.

[osprey_archer]

I'll definitely have my eye open for flash exchanges in the future! Low pressure, loads of fun.

[asakiyume]

How do you choose who to write for? Do you look for people requesting in fandoms you like, or is it more involved?

[osprey_archer]

You don't choose. You sign up for the fandoms you're willing to write, and then the system assigns you to someone who requested that fandom.

[asakiyume]

Ah okay--in a way that takes the pressure off.