Jukebox-related

[extrapenguin]

So, Jukebox author reveals have come and gone. My amazing gift, Trajectory was written by weakinteraction, whom I've been assigned to in a number of recent exchanges. (They have most excellent taste.) The story itself is 7k of science fiction of quality good enough to be in a Best Of anthology, and is ridiculously well tailored to poke at my "science fiction of vaguely thought experiment bent". Like, if you like Greg Egan, you'll probably like this.

Other stuff from the collection that I liked:
Doomed to Repeat, <1k, poetically written and about the cyclic nature of history
The Face In The Jar, <1k, compact and precise, on life after hope's death
Danse Macabre: Five Interviews from the 2013 Tarantella Epidemic, ~2k, hilarious interview-format fic from after the most innovative apocalypse I recall seeing
Saving Isobel, ~7k, a look at a dystopia of sorts where they're literally at war with nature
Or just read it all.

As for what I wrote, well, I wrote 4 things, all between 1k and 2k:

Waves from Eternity (1346 words) by ExtraPenguin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Call the Ships to Port - Covenant (Song), Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, poetic prose, Poetry
Summary:

Twenty-five thousand years ago, Earth sent a space ship and crew to study the center of the galaxy.

Sacrifice (1014 words) by ExtraPenguin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Goodnight Moon - Shivaree (Song), Original Work
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Additional Tags: POV First Person, Present Tense, Claustrophobic Atmosphere, Paranormal, Extra Treat
Summary:

I pray for the sunrise.
The monsters melt in sunlight.

Cuts Through Curses (1459 words) by ExtraPenguin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Diese kalte Nacht - Faun (Song), Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Winter, Magic, Fairy Tale Curses, Fairy Tale Style, magical transformation
Summary:

He was a traveller from faraway lands, searching for a rarity. If he ever found what he sought, he would be immensely fortunate.

First we lift our swords to heaven (1360 words) by ExtraPenguin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: L'Assasymphonie - Florent Mothe (Song), Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Bitterness, Music, Inspired by Music, Treat, Jukebox Fanworks Exchange, Obsession, Female Characters
Summary:

Yas Delit is a composer who enjoys the patronage of the King.

Trouble is, she is a revolutionary at heart.

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I've also started tagging all my "five-minute fandom" works with Original Works, after authors have been revealed. It's more for internal bookkeeping, but hey, why not?