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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote in [community profile] ladybusiness 2025-05-30 02:56 am (UTC)

Cozy SFF in Fanfic aka Curtainfic or Cottoncandy Fluff

Here are some examples of cozy SFF in fanfic, also known as curtainfic or cottoncandy fluff. There used to be a whole community for cottoncandy bingo, which is now defunct, but the prompt list lives on at [community profile] allbingo and hosts periodically decide to feature it.


This is one of the best stories I've read regarding how to deal with feelings, including very difficult feelings. It has the most emotionally intelligent Jedi I've ever seen -- far more so than canon, which is how they avoid canonical mistakes.

Genesis of a Jedi series by Keira Marcos
Betrayal from within leaves Jedi Master Jaro Tapal in the hands of the Sennex Pirates, a group of slavers he’s worked against for decades. Separated from his padawan, and in a slave collar, his options are few and the only solace he has is that they didn’t get their hands on Obi-Wan, too. He fully expects rescue, he just wasn’t expecting it come in the form that it did.


This is just a cute little story about how technology can facilitate reproduction for nonstandard family contexts.

Title: "One Of Your Everyday Miracles"
Author: Brutti ma buoni
Fandom: Firefly
Words: 2300
Characters: Zoe/Wash, Simon, Inara, Firefly ensemble
Prompt: for the Het MPreg ficathon and penny_lane_42's all too tempting suggestion that it would be safer for Wash to carry a baby, rather than Zoe


This is a mix of cozy fantasy and romantic comedy, but the romance involves three house elves. It's just a really whimsical take on what is often a pretty grim canon.

"A Puckish Turn of Fate" by Meyari McFarland
Fandom: Harry Potter
Word Count: 60,740
Summary: It was being a Very Not Good Thing that Winky had to save Old Master Crouch’s seat for the silly World Cup instead of taking care of Young Master Crouch. She was being a Good Elf, so she was Doing As She Was told. Until Dobby’s Great Harry Potter was admitting that he was not knowing about the Old Bond to Dobby. That was not being right. Not at all. Winky was going to have to fix it, one way or the other.


Vulcans in a blanket fort. That is all.

"Vulcan Feelings" by Lydamorehouse
Even Vulcans struggle to deal with their emotions sometimes.


This story uses the motif of a "wish baby" delivered by a fairy, which is just an adorable concept.

"The Wishful Heart" by Keira Marcos
Fandom: 9-1-1
Word Count: 52,540
Relationship: Evan Buckley/Eddie Diaz
Summary: In the days following the bank robbery and Bobby’s suspension from duty, Buck makes a wish that changes his life and his priorities.

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