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I have received two lovely and wonderful gifts for Yuletide—both highly recommended!

This one for Carmilla is at once an interesting exploration of what Laura does after the end of the novella, a creepy take on the supernatural world of the story and a really great, appropriately ambiguous portrayal of Laura and Carmilla's relationship:

Shadows (2150 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Carmilla - J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Carmilla/Laura (Carmilla)
Characters: Laura (Carmilla - J. Sheridan Le Fanu), Carmilla | Mircalla Countess Karnstein, Bertha Rheinfeldt, Madame Perrodon, Mademoiselle De Lafontaine, Madame la Comtesse
Additional Tags: Ghosts, Haunting, Dreams and Nightmares, Shadow people, Demons, Possession, Romance, Misses Clause Challenge, Vampires, Ambivalence, Surreal, Atmospheric
Summary:

Something terrifying lurks in the shadows... and Laura must put her fears aside, trusting in Carmilla to protect her...

And this one for Sir Patrick Spens is a very beautiful and poetic story about Sir Patrick's fate and how he was always going to return to the sea:

And below the roaring sea (497 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sir Patrick Spens (Traditional Ballad)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sir Patrick Spens (Sir Patrick Spens (Traditional Ballad))
Additional Tags: Sea imagery, Sentient Nature, Supernatural Elements, Non-Linear Narrative, Fix-It of Sorts, Inspired by Music, Treat
Summary:

And I am afraid, but I remember. I remember. I am afraid, but the sea will not let me come to any harm. The sea holds out its arms, and I am there. I am there, with the wind, in the sea, deep and beautiful and black as coal and dark as night. I am there.

Sir Patrick Spens and the wind and the sea, after the shipwreck.