7Holly and Mistletoe » Leave it to John to think it was a good idea to do a Secret Santa for his and Karkat's entire extended group of friends- all thirty-four of them. This was without taking into account all the relationship drama, jealousy, and general dysfunction of the group that would most certainly come to boil. All of this, in the face of the largest snowstorm of the century. 'Tis the season!

25What Once Was, What Could've Been » On the battlefield, Holy Rome is comforted by the promise he makes with France to reveal the truth of his "death" to his beloved. On the quiet home front, Austria can't answer the questions Italy has about Holy Rome. When it seems like there's no hope for the two, a certain albino saves Holy Rome... (rated T just because.)

3 Plea » Kyoko stood in front of Mami's apartment, staring at the closed door and begging with the girl she had stopped talking to long ago. And even though the door was unlocked, even though it was cracked slightly, the red-haired girl didn't go in, because after all this time, she knew she didn't deserve to.

1 Favorite It was a different world, before the opium and the war and the fighting, and it was a different England, too. Pressed against the wall in the summer heat, Yao knew that he and England were both different, his relationship with his 'most favored nation' irreparable. Along with the concessions dictated by the treaty, it was just another thing lost. [Post Opium War, slight Iggychu]

2 Flowers, Chocolate and Awkwardness [Reigisa Valentine's Day fic] Presented with their first Valentine's Day as a "couple", Rei wasn't really sure what to do when it came to gift-giving or romance or anything really. Somehow it all worked out in the end, as it tends to work out for him and Nagisa.

14Chasm » Starting to adjust to college life, Mike was relieved to spend a weekend with the Samurai team, even though he feels like things were left unresolved. But a gathering turned into the near apocalypse as monsters are more than simple beings- they're the embodiment of hate and resentment. Now that they're isolated in a battle-ridden city, what are they to do? [As Seasons Pass sequel]

2 Rain [USUK, birthday fic for America] After a few disappointments on his birthday, Alfred decides to go swimming...in the rain, much to Arthur's chagrin. Still, he manages to pull together a makeshift party and even get in the pool himself. [Essentially USUK fluff]

1 Dying Embers Poland was nothing. But Feliks was something, still there. He was waiting till the countries that had conquered him were defeated, when he could regain strength and find Liet again- when nothing was something and he would rise again. [Historical one-shot on Partitions of Poland]

6 Evil Because sometimes the arguments get much too personal. While nursing a headache, remarks about WW2 during a World Meeting lead Germany into a flood of reminiscing- and to leave the meeting. After all, he deserves a break, right? A break from feeling like he was evil, evil, evil, and failing to convince himself that it was not so...

4In Ruins » As a child, the moment Greece's mother died was when he was plunged into what became the rest of his childhood. Dealing with Rome and his treasured grandsons, Turkey and Egypt, and Byzantium, the loved, fought over, enslaved, abandoned little boy will have to grow up fast. (Rating may or may not go up.)