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I got two Yuletide stories that were very different but were both exactly what I asked for!

Waterman of the Dead (3951 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: James Asher Vampire Series - Barbara Hambly
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: James Asher/Lydia Asher
Characters: Simon Ysidro, Lionel Grippen, Mrs Raleigh (James Asher Vampire Series), James Asher, Lydia Asher
Additional Tags: London, Oxford, Edwardian Period, Missing Scene, Misogyny, Murderers, Newspapers, On the Run, Vampire Slayer(s), Staged Crime Scene
Summary:

Moments before, during, and after James Asher’s destruction of the lairs of the Master of London, Lionel Grippen. (Mostly set during the last chapter of The Kindred of Darkness.)

Mr. Trash Wheel Sluices The Blues (3510 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Mr. Trash Wheel (Anthropomorphic)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mr. Trash Wheel, A Five-Foot-Long West African Ball Python
Additional Tags: Alcohol, Charm City, The City That Reads, The Greatest City in America
Summary:

Mr. Trash Wheel said nothing, but his water wheel continued to rotate with thoughtful slowness, and his enormous googly eyes were soft and sympathetic.

Of course, that might have been the bourbon talking.

Beyond that, what was supposed to be a relaxing-yet-productive Christmas Day has become a lay-on-the-couch, watch-the-fire-crackle, obsessively-track-your-kudos Christmas Day. But that's the true spirit of the Yuletide season, right?