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Have a Holly Jolly Cardmas

After his grandson fails to convince the residents of a small, Christmas-obsessed BC town that they need a factory, Poe Carder decides to step in and get the job done right himself. Unfortunately, he didn't count on an old college acquaintance making things difficult for him, and now he has one week to learn how to play a card game called Inscryption (or open his heart to the magic of the holidays) - or be banished from town forever.

A Hallmark AU of @determunition's Retyrement AU.

Words: 114,903

Chapters: 16

Status: Complete

It's been one year since I wrote Have a Holly Jolly Cardmas, which is not only the longest fic I've ever completed but the as of yet longest fully completed Inscryption fanfiction on AO3. To think, all of this was the result of one silly comment I made on OLD_FOLKS HOME about a joke Hallmark AU that spiralled completely out of control. This post can be considered both a redraw of the original cover art I made for the fic as well as an updated link now that the story is finished. Shoutout to all the wonderful commenters whose words kept me motivated, and of course huge shoutout to determunition whose fantastic fanfiction inspired me to write this story. No foreknowledge of the Retyrement AU is required to read Have a Holly Jolly Cardmas, but if you enjoy this fic, I highly recommend hitting up the og fic, OLD_FOLKS HOME (X), afterwards.

Inscryptober Week 1: Corruption

For week 1 of this year's Inscryptober, I drew the scene at the end of Chapter 19 of OLD_FOLKS HOME. Don't worry, Grimora's corruption of Mag's most loyal fanboy grandchild isn't all that sinister...probably.

tfw a dinosaur that claims to be you snatches your epic wizard hat and is being aided and abetted by some tiny fluffy thing that goes yeep sometimes (that is also supposedly you)

(Retyrement AU!Magnificus belongs to @determunition and Young Scrybes AU!Magnificus belongs to @oriiduckko!)

Inscryptober Week 4: Holiday

That’s right, fuckers, I’m writing a Hallmark AU. But not just any Hallmark AU, oh no, a Hallmark AU of the Retyrement AU invented by @determunition and @squid-hug! It’s fucking AU-ception up in here. Read the first chapter of Have a Holly Jolly Cardmas here, and check below the cut for the OG fic mine was inspired (inspyred) by.

OLD_FOLKS HOME by determunition

fanart for @determunition of poe carder from their inscryption retyrement au :>

Love this old geezer (go read the fic here its one of my new favorite fics ever /gen)

Fanart for @determunition 's retyrement AU, OLD_FOLKS HOME is such a good fanfic probably my favorite out of all the other inscryption fics I've read.

I've re-read the first chapter 3 times now because Luke being P03's grandson scratches the right part of my brain, and also his recollections of him from when he was a kid just reminds me of my own grandpa haha.