yuletide | New Year's Resolutions 2022

The 2022 New Year's Resolutions collection has been open for posting for just over five weeks, and currently holds 9 works in the following fandoms:

The Nice Guys (2016)

Blue Castle - L. M. Montgomery

Chess Pieces (Anthropomorphic)

Oregon Trail (Video Game)

Knives Out (2019)

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

The Daevabad Trilogy - S. A. Chakraborty

Confident - Demi Lovato (Music Video)

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Manga

felt good to be out of the rain (1970 words) by thatsparrow
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Nice Guys (2016)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jackson Healy & Holland March, Jackson Healy & Holly March
Characters: Jackson Healy, Holland March, Holly March
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Domestic, Roommates
Summary:

"Healy, what the hell is this?"

"It's, uh—mayonnaise."

Bracken and Fir (1511 words) by Dee_Moyza
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Blue Castle - L. M. Montgomery
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Barney Snaith/Valancy Stirling
Characters: Barney Snaith, Valancy Stirling
Additional Tags: Yuletide New Year's Resolutions Challenge, Mid-Canon, Missing Scene, Mild Sexual Content, sweet and sexy
Summary:

Overtaken by darkness during a walk through the woods, Barney and Valancy spend a night beneath the stars and the trees, in a makeshift bed of bracken and fir boughs.

Feints and Fegatello (6104 words) by ioanite
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chess Pieces (Anthropomorphic)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Black Queen (Chess), Black Knight (Chess), Original Characters
Additional Tags: War, Fairy Tale Style
Summary:

In a far away kingdom, two regions constantly clash over a disputed section of land. This is the story of one of those incidents.

The Adventure of a Lifetime (19585 words) by ioanite
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Oregon Trail (Video Game)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Original Female Character/Original Male Character
Characters: Original Characters
Additional Tags: Romance, Mild Peril, Historical
Summary:

April, 1857. Heather Linwood and her family are on their way to Oregon, the land of opportunity. Just before setting out, they pick up a last minute party member, a former soldier who's looking for a fresh start. Nobody's quite sure what to expect, but they're ready to face it together. And as many people know, enforced closeness can form bonds that can last a lifetime, sometimes for the worse...but many times for the better.

Folie à Deux (11945 words) by CypressSunn
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Knives Out (2019)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Marta Cabrera/Ransom Drysdale
Additional Tags: Marriage of Convenience, Blackmail, Pet Sociopath, Murder, Unhealthy Relationships, Codependency, Communication, Unhealthy - Freeform, Ransom Drysdale Being an Asshole
Summary:

“I could kill her, y’know,” Ransom offers sweetly over brunch. Marta hides her heavy swallows between sips of tea and greeting the Wellingtons sitting down at the adjacent table. They’re in public; surrounded by polite high society. They could be overheard from any direction. Ransom only yawns, flexing his wedding band, leaning in to whisper again. “I’d slit her throat with a steak knife and take those gaudy earrings, while I’m at it… They’d look better on you.”

Mountains of the Moon (12 words) by owl_coffee
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Isabel Burton/Richard Francis Burton, Richard Francis Burton/John Hanning Speke, John Hanning Speke/Laurence Oliphant
Characters: Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke, Isabel Burton, Sidi Mubarak Bombay, Laurence Oliphant
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Video, Embedded Video
Series: Part 16 of owl_coffee's vids
Summary:

If I was a sculptor -
But then again, no -
Or a man who makes potions in a
Traveling show
I know it's not much,
But it's the best I can do:
My gift is my song, and
This one's for you.

In Spite of the Tribe (8954 words) by lafillechanceuse
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Daevabad Trilogy - S. A. Chakraborty
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Jamshid e-Pramukh/Muntadhir al Qahtani
Characters: Muntadhir al Qahtani, Jamshid e-Pramukh
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Getting Together, Porn with Feelings, Romance, Canon Queer Character of Color, Canon Queer Relationship, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Unresolved Emotional Tension
Summary:

Emir Muntadhir al Qahtani is pleasantly surprised how quickly the new captain of his royal guard adjusts to the politics of palace life while remaining an enigma. Captain Jamshid e-Pramukh isn't so sure he's as indispensable, or as immune to his emir's charms. The truth throws them both for a loop.

Trust (Hard Found) (1029 words) by Thewordlover
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Confident - Demi Lovato (Music Video)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Trust Kink, Femslash, Drug Dealing, Women's Prison, Violence
Summary:

What's wrong with being confident?
- - -

Lucia De Leon had confidence, but found something else was harder to attain and even more satisfying when she did.

Black Plum (11730 words) by SarunoHadaki
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Manga
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Shadow Link/Vio Link, Blue Link & Green Link & Red Link & Shadow Link & Vio Link, Blue Link & Green Link & Red Link & Vio Link
Characters: Vio Link, Shadow Link, Green Link, Blue Link, Red Link
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, There Was Only One Bed, Pining, Includes Fanart, Character Death Fix, a bit of domestic life and a bit of action, random hc that Shadow is Cold to the touch because it's cute
Summary:

While out on a vacation in Kakariko Village with the other Links, Vio decides he wants to resurrect Shadow. While some parts of this plan go right, others... not so much. But one thing is for certain: It was never a mistake.

What is the New Year's Resolutions 2022 collection?

The New Year's Resolutions challenge/activity is part of Yuletide. Each year after a round of Yuletide ends, a new NYR collection is set up. This collection is for new works based on past Yuletide prompts.

Anyone can look at past Yuletide prompts and submit a work - you don't need to have participated in Yuletide before. Gifts must respect their recipients' Do-Not-Wants. However, if you're writing a NYR story because you are required to before you can sign up to Yuletide again, there are additional rules.

NB: When posting a work to the New Year's Resolutions 2022 collection, the collection name may not come up in the drop-down menu, even though 'nyr2022' will work when entered into the field. You can ensure the collection is incorporated automatically by going to the collection and clicking 'Post to Collection' at top right.

See also the FAQ from last Yuletide and the nyr stories tag on this journal.

Prompts
2021's prompts are available on AO3, in a downloadable text file, and in an app. Prompts from pinch hitters who weren't signed up can be found here on the admin DW community. For older prompts, try looking at the dashboards of previous NYR collections, such as New Year's Resolutions 2021.

Someday My Fic Will Come
This is an additional mini-challenge, begun by swan_tower. If you have requested the same thing in at least 3 Yuletides, and you haven't been given it yet, record your prompt at the DW post or LJ post - or look for a long-lingering prompt that you can fulfil.

This post on LJ