Yuletide

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I got two (count 'em) stories for Yuletide this year, both involving fandoms I've had on my requests list for ages:

The Poison of Deep Grief (2158 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Murder She Wrote, Hamlet - Shakespeare
Additional Tags: Murder Mystery, Case Fic, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, 1980s, Additional Warnings In Author's Note
Summary:

Jessica travels to Elsinore, Minnesota, and happens upon a murder most foul.

This is a delightful crossover that places the cast of Hamlet in the upper Midwest, which is precisely where they'd be if they were in the modern United States, and sets Jessica Fletcher on their case, just as of course she would do if an untimely death befell a friend of poor Frank's. Charming!

As a stranger give him welcome (8824 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Hamlet - Shakespeare
Additional Tags: Canonical Character Death, Canon Compliant
Summary:

“It started with the ghost,” Horatio said after a moment, clearly coming to a decision. He looked upset, finally, but in a frustrated way, not in the way you would expect from someone who had just witnessed four people die, and one of them in his arms. “I got roped into it because of the ghost.”

Why Hamlet chose to put his trust in Horatio.

[flail] The voices. The machinations. Horatio trying to work out what's going on with Hamlet. Ophelia.

There is a substantial part of me that wishes I had written this.