Fic: A Swaying Route – and a Thought about the Requirement of Fest Fics Not Belonging to a Series

The reveals are up at femmefest. I hadn't signed up, but in addition to this extra treat, I was happy to get one pinch hit to write. The two fics are stories about the same Luna and Cho, of course, because I'm unable to get motivated to write anything but what belongs to the same reality. They seem to have worked well separately, and no commentor mentioned that the other fic, too, could have been written by me.

I've sometimes wondered if it's all right that I submit to fests my fics, which perhaps don't qualify according to the rule that they should be completely independent and not sequels – that a fest fic must not be a part of an on-going series (such as a sequel or a prequel to an already existing fic) (The quote is from the guidelines of Remus Lupin Fest.)  Following that rule would mean that I wouldn't be able to take part in fests because I want my work to be a consistent whole. In a way, all my fics belong to one big series, and I've recently formed several sub-series on AO3. Of course, I add the fest fics to series only after the reveals. And I've always crafted each fic so that it can stand alone, too.

Here's a Femmefest treat, which, according to my timeline, is set in April 2002 and can be – and has been – enjoyed separately, but can be read also as a sequel to To Know What She's Seeking and Real and Romantic.

Title: A Swaying Route
Author: paulamcg
Rating: G
Pairing: Luna/Cho
Summary: When Luna loves Cho, she's willing and able to transform her own wants. She wants an adventure, and this weekend the two of them can share something like that.
Warnings: None
Word Count: 3150
Author's Notes: This was written as a treat to bluemermaid at Femmefest 2021. I'm grateful for the lovely, inspiring list of prompts and likes. Thank you for the beta, justtoarguewithyou!

Read here on AO3
or right here: ( past the swinging sign )

Fic: New Beginnings

Here's my other contribution to Femmefest 2021. This story, like each of my fics, works separately, of course. However, it's also an alternative-pov retelling of the early part of A Promising Find (my latest Golden Age fic), set in 2033, as well as a Cho-pov prequel, set in 2018, to the established Cho/Gabrielle we see in the latter part of that fic.

Title: New Beginnings
Author: paulamcg
Rating: G
Pairings: Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley, Cho Chang/Gabrielle Delacour, (minor) Roger Davies/OMC
Summary: After Luna concludes that a trip to the Pyrenees can help her wife, they get distracted to reading some letters Cho sent from there fifteen years earlier, when her life was changing.
Warnings: Some age differences, but no cross-gen. Older characters. Set in 2033 and 2018. Includes letters, which are naturally first-person narrative. Asexuality in one of the pairings.
Word Count: 4040
Author's Notes: This was written as a pinch hit at Femmefest 2021. Melacka, thank you for your inspiring list of character suggestions, likes and prompts! I hope you find here something you like. Thank you for the beta, justtoarguewithyou!

Read here on AO3
or right here: ( Luna goes on in a whisper )