Roundup; Jukebox Exchange 2022

[firecat]

Jukebox exchange is a fanfic exchange focused on songs and song videos.

44 signups, 56 works this year, my second time participating.

Table of all the songs nominated, with links to videos and lyrics: https://jukebox-fest.dreamwidth.org/62071.html
YouTube playlist of all the songs/videos written for: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoTcrlKuXfeh0ARtllXpbLYRGwLvT5CzL

I wrote a story loosely based on “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie. It’s different from what I usually write and I really wasn’t sure if it worked, but I got some positive feedback!

I received a beautiful story based on “Jolene” by Dolly Parton, that included a cryptid I’ve not heard of before!

What I wrote:

Embark (1596 words) by firecat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Female Character/Original Male Character
Characters: Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Afterlife, Spirits, Dark, Rebirth, Choices
Summary:

“What is happening to you?” she asked him.
She didn’t ask to receive the answer. She asked to hear his answer.
“It’s too bright. I know too much.”

What I received:

The Woodland Queen (1819 words) by sweetcarolanne
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Jolene - Dolly Parton (Song)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jolene/Narrator/Man (Jolene)
Characters: Jolene (Jolene), Narrator (Jolene), Man (Jolene), Original Non-Human Character(s)
Additional Tags: Supernatural Elements, Magic, Fae & Fairies, Dreams, Cryptids, Memories
Summary:

Marie tries to convince herself that the stories of Jolene, the fairy queen of the forest, are only old legends.

Then she and her husband both begin to dream of Jolene, and everything changes.