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How the Grinch Was Given Christmas (716 words) by Socchan
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! - Dr. Seuss, DR. SEUSS - Works
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: The Grinch & Cindy Lou Who
Characters: The Grinch, Cindy-Lou Who
Additional Tags: Christmas, Autistic Character, Autistic Grinch, Overstimulation, Autism, Christmas Presents, Podfic Welcome, Rhyming
Summary:

Cindy Lou Who learns why the Grinch doesn't like Christmas, and sets out to try and fix it.

4'33" - John Cage (Song)
Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms - Mercedes Lackey
Emelan - Tamora Pierce
Mulan (1998)
Untitled Goose Game (Video Game)
The Lion King - Civil Rights Movement Era Harlem (Gifset)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Jolene - Dolly Parton (Song)
Ever After (1998)
Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey
Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF

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Okay so the point of Escape the Iron Triangle exchange is, here are some AO3 canonical freeform tags (must use at least two from the request; some of the request sets imply a prompt, like the set with "Time-Travel Fix-It" and a whole stack of "Time Traveling [LOTR Character]", but many do not), here is three days to write, let's make it good.

—Which means this here 5.5K sci-fi AU with superb plotting and worldbuilding was written in three days.

*seriously impressed*

Persephone on the Counter-World (5509 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hades/Persephone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Characters: Hades (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Persephone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Space, Alternate Universe - Artificial Intelligence, Rule 63, Female Hades/Female Persephone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Lesbians in Space, Persephone Goes Willingly With Hades (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
Summary:

A set of advanced humanoid AIs have discovered a ruined solar system and are attempting to rebuild it.

Hades, Queen of the Dead, seeks out Persephone for a special mission in her domain.

Haunts like a Memory (1165 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: ねこあつめ | Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Original Female Character & Cats
Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Cat Character(s), Manzoku-san | Tubbs
Additional Tags: Past Cat Death, Ghost Cat, Haunting, Cats
Summary:

She checks the food bowls every morning, afternoon, and evening. Ritzy Bitz is her go-to, but sometimes she puts out the canned stuff or, on very special occasions, sashimi. There's a pile of silver fish on her stoop, along with a handful of gold. Most of it, she knows where it came from. Some of it—the numbers don't add up.