Before reveals...

It's been a busy week for me despite how this week between Christmas and New Year's is supposed to be a liminal week. But I did want to say that I got two gifts this year, I think one was the original gift but something was up with it, and I ended up being second to last on the 11th hour pinch hit list, and so that's how I got two gifts! Whatever might have been wrong was fixed apparently, so yay for two cakes.

Both were about Barbara Howard, my fave from Abbott Elementary, which if you haven't seen it, is just the funniest, sweetest, most delightful comedy on TV these days. And Barbara is just majestic (she's played by Sheryl Lee Ralph, who won an Emmy in first season for the role). I'm amazed that the pinch hitter was able to write such an amazing story in such a short time, it gave me exactly what I hoped for.

My first gift:
Off the Clock (1249 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Abbott Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Barbara Howard & Melissa Schemmenti
Summary:

“We’ve got olives,” Melissa cackles, flopping onto the pristine couch and jostling Barbara’s elegant sitting posture companionably. “We’ve got cheese. We’ve got salami.”

“And we have wine,” Barbara says with great relish, clinking their glasses.

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Barbara and Melissa enjoy an uneventful evening in Barbara's home.

My second gift:
non-regional diction (1373 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Abbott Elementary (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Barbara Howard & Melissa Schemmenti
Characters: Barbara Howard, Melissa Schemmenti
Additional Tags: Cruise Ships, Vacation, Spa Mode, besties, Family, Drinking
Summary:

Barbara and Melissa and vacation days in Spa Mode.

Go read them! Say nice things!