Home from the Holidays - plus a newish fic

[alee_grrl]

Yes, that is a deliberate misquote in the title. 😄

The week just before Christmas was insanely busy so I didn't get a chance to post my Steter Secret Santa fic here as well as everywhere else, so I'll be doing that at the end of this short update.

The main reason it was so busy was I was trying to get everything in order at work before I left for vacation the day before Christmas Eve. My holiday plans involved traveling to Virginia to visit my chosen family and it was a fabulous week with them. I left Virginia yesterday and had a chance to spend the afternoon and evening with a very dear friend. Said friend and I were able to find rooms at the same hotel so we even got to have breakfast together today before going our separate ways to travel onwards to our own destinations. I was as safe as one can be while traveling during these times, but am still dreading taking a rapid covid test before I return to work. There is always the worry that no matter how careful one is that you will get it. But I will take the test before returning to work just to be on the safe side. I'm thankful I bought a few kits before the holidays (I wanted to test before I went, just to be extra careful).

But despite the pea soup fog that I drove through today, it was a lovely day and a fabulous trip overall. I'm glad to be home and am very much looking forward to sleeping in my own bed. I'm also glad I took Monday off as well as I'm sure the extra days to rest before returning to work will be needed. I hope you all have a safe and happy New Year! 💖💖💖

And now, back to the Steter Secret Santa fic that I mentioned before. I was delighted to write the following story and create the title art for DiscontentedWinter who is one of my favorite Steter writers.

A Change of Luck (8115 words) by vMures
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Derek Hale & Stiles Stilinski, Cora Hale & Stiles Stilinski
Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Peter Hale, Derek Hale, Cora Hale, Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Post-Season/Series 05 AU, College Student Stiles Stilinski, Werewolf Stiles Stilinski, Canon-Typical Violence, Bad Friend Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Good Parent Sheriff Stilinski, Pre-Slash, Getting Together, Cuddling & Snuggling, Steter Secret Santa 2021
Summary:

Stiles curses his bad luck. Figures he’d survive Beacon Hills and get bitten by a rogue alpha while attending college. But maybe the bad penny in his life isn’t such a bad thing after all.

Comments

[shanaqui]

It's funny how these kinds of trips are both restful for the soul because finally you see people you want to be with and get to have fun with them... and totally exhausting as well. XD Hope you have a good rest now!

[amejisuto]

So glad you had a good holiday with your found family! I'm glad you got home safe though, it sounds like driving in that crap would have given me a panic attack.

I love, love, loved the story. I'm a greedy bitch and would love to see more of it! LOL! But this was just a perfect little bite of a story, really well done.

[alee_grrl]

I'm glad you really loved that little story.

The drive was definitely a white knuckler a few times. I was so very glad to get home, though I did end up leaving the house again just long enough to get a few groceries.

[amejisuto]

Glad you got home safe with your goodies then. That's dangerous on a good day. Was the store empty or crowded?

[alee_grrl]

Thankfully pretty empty and thankfully I just needed a few essentials since the weather was supposed to turn really yucky today--fog is yucky, but freezing rain followed by snow is worse and the fog was much lighter closer to home than it had been higher in the mountains. So it wasn't so bad to run out to the store last night. Now I can just chill at home til I have to return to work on Tuesday.

[amejisuto]

Yeah, it's supposed to get snowy here tomorrow, just in time for me to go out early Monday morning. Enjoy your time at home, Darlin!

[alee_grrl]

May the snow not be bad and you have no trouble getting out on Monday! <3

[amejisuto]

Thank you!

[sulien]

Hurray! I'm so glad you got to spend the Holidays with your found family and had such a lovely visit. I'm also very glad to hear that you made it home safe, despite the heavy fog during part of the drive. I hope 2022 brings only good things your way and is a much better year than the last two for everyone. I think the entire world could use a break right now.

[alee_grrl]

Thank you so much! I too hope that 2022 brings only good things your way and a much better year for everyone. The world could definitely use a break. <3 <3 <3