Wild Goose Chase
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artemisdartAuthors were revealed for the "A Ship Awakens Holiday Exchange," so I can talk about what I wrote for irrationalgame!
Have you ever heard of the new-ish trope, the "Soulmate Goose of Enforcement"? The trope is that suddenly and for no apparent reason, a large and cantankerous goose appears in the story and herds the character towards their soulmate, refusing to rest or be dissuaded in any way until the two soulmates meet. It's a much more hands-on approach towards getting a couple together than people having text or symbols appear on their skin or dying of hanahaki disease.
As soon as I heard of this silly trope, I knew I had to write it for the Gingerpilot ship... and now I have! I'm proud to say that this fic is the FIRST "Soulmate Goose of Enforcement" Gingerpilot fic EVER!!! yes, yes, I know... I'll try not to let the fame go to my head.
This fic made me giggle so much while writing it, and it made my gift recipient laugh a lot too, or so she says -- and I have no reason to doubt her! Overall, this silly, silly fic has spread cheer and joy to at least ten people so far. I'm still very amused by it now, weeks later.
Hooray for Soulmate Geese!
irrationalgame!Have you ever heard of the new-ish trope, the "Soulmate Goose of Enforcement"? The trope is that suddenly and for no apparent reason, a large and cantankerous goose appears in the story and herds the character towards their soulmate, refusing to rest or be dissuaded in any way until the two soulmates meet. It's a much more hands-on approach towards getting a couple together than people having text or symbols appear on their skin or dying of hanahaki disease.
As soon as I heard of this silly trope, I knew I had to write it for the Gingerpilot ship... and now I have! I'm proud to say that this fic is the FIRST "Soulmate Goose of Enforcement" Gingerpilot fic EVER!!! yes, yes, I know... I'll try not to let the fame go to my head.
Wild Goose Chase
Author: ArtemisDart
Fandom: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Ship: Poe Dameron/Armitage Hux
Rating: General
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Wordcount: 7,867
Summary: Poe has never even heard of a Soulmate Goose.
As for General Armitage Hux of the First Order — he tries to kill his.
But some wild chases have something valuable at the end, after all...
This fic made me giggle so much while writing it, and it made my gift recipient laugh a lot too, or so she says -- and I have no reason to doubt her! Overall, this silly, silly fic has spread cheer and joy to at least ten people so far. I'm still very amused by it now, weeks later.
Hooray for Soulmate Geese!
