After Silence by Truth (Mature)

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Yuletide pre-dates AO3, so this story was on the original site. When Yuletide was migrated to AO3, there were thousands of stories that did not get the exposure that they had enjoyed before. That's why I've had such fun digging up these older stories. This one is from Yuletide 2007.

Fandom: Fairy Tales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Pied Piper of Hamlin
Characters: The Princesses, The King, The Soldier, The Pied Piper, other canon and original characters
Length: 8K words
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: Because despite our hope for a happily ever after, sometimes they just don't happen.

What do these two fairy tales have in common? They revolve around music and they remind us of the caveat "be careful what you wish for". Truth weaves them together as if they were one story instead of two, and the moodiness of the tale she's woven stays true all through the telling. Heed the warnings and then, if you're inclined for something a bit darker than usual, sink your teeth into this one.  Enjoy.

After Silence

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Comments

[lanalucy]

You say that Yuletide predates AO3. Where does one find the older Yuletide? Is it still available on the web somewhere? Here on lj? I don't generally have a lot of time to go chasing stuff down, but occasionally I have a free weekend, and it might be fun to read fic that's completely new to me.

[magician113.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, everything from all the Yuletides was migrated over in 2011 (I think) and it's been hosted here ever since. Here's the parent tag site for Yuletide here at AO3. If it doesn't have everything, it's got plenty for you to peruse:
http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Yuletide

If you want to go back to the old site (which has a different search engine and all the comments on the older stories) you can find it here:
http://yuletidetreasure.org/

When I read in Yuletide, I'm always flabbergasted at the talent as well as the generosity of the gifts. Many of the authors are unfamiliar with the fandoms they volunteer to write in, so it's pretty amazing that they do so well with them. Happy reading.

[lanalucy]

Thanks so much!