Snowflake Challenge, Day 3! (recs in smaller fandoms, art rec)
Even though normally reccing other people's works is way easier for me than reccing my own (understatement), I struggled a bit on this one because the emphasis is on lesser known writers/artists and/or lesser known, smaller fandoms. Having just recced some Yuletide stories (though not as many as normal - and I'm behind on YT reading so that makes this tougher) - I am kind of ~out of smaller fandoms at the moment, or so I thought at first. But I decided to take a gander through some of the smaller-ish fandoms and/or slightly lesser known writers in my pinboard and history and brain. And I also decided, eh, I could stew about this forever, so it would be best to just pick a few things - boom - and call it done. Once I post this, I will inevitablly think of and come across millions of others, but... here we go:
Aubrey-Maturin.
Okay, so one of the small fandoms of my heart FOR ALL TIME is the Aubrey-Maturin novels. It is telling, I think, that that is how they are known even in non-fannish circles, because the friendship at the heart of the books is that significant. I love the books and the canon itself beyond measure, but of course being me I am also willing to consider a bit more sex and romance added into the canon. :D (IF SOMEHOW YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED READING ONE OF THESE, YOU REALLY REALLY SHOULD).
Since we're supposed to link to "lesser known" works/writers, I'm not going to link you to my absolute favorite fics of all time in this fandom, those by Astolat: archiveofourown.org/users/astolat/pseuds/astolat/works (especially not Duende ahhhhhh: archiveofourown.org/works/638694 ) or those by Toft, especially not the penguin one eeeeeee: archiveofourown.org/works/302761 (yes, see what I did there), but instead to this wonderful writer, who I believe was pretty well known at the time, but you don't see recced as much these days. She writes Jack and Stephen with a fantastic voice and just, ahhhh, here is an au where ~for reasons, they have to stay together in a Certain Kind of Club, and the influence of all the m/m around them makes Jakes realize... well, see for yourselves:
More Certain in Affection (13694 words) by Keiko Kirin
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Master and Commander - O'Brian
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin
Characters: Jack Aubrey, Stephen Maturin
Additional Tags: Undercover in a Gay Club, Alternate Universe - Canon, Age of Sail
She has an entire series that is wonderful, titled Prizes Over Discovery, and it's clearly labeled in her AO3 postings of her fic (bless you AO3!!!): archiveofourown.org/users/sakana17/pseuds/Keiko%20Kirin/works
Artist: Loobeeinthesky. So for a second category, I guess I will talk about some art. Now, this artist can hardly be said to be lesser known. However, if you were never in the same fandom as her, you could easily miss her work, because she is the shy and unassuming and humble types. When actually her work is AMAZING and INCREDIBLE and GIVES ME FEELS YES THEY MAKE ME SPEAK IN TUMBLR THAT'S HOW AMAZING THEY ARE. In all seriousness, there's just something about her art that speaks to me. There is one she did of Erik and Charles, with fall leaves swirling, that just knocks my breath away... gonna see if I can find it
Loobee:
On her journal, link to her art:
loobeeinthesky.livejournal.com/tag/art
Her DeviantArt )looks like only the more recent stuff is here?):
loobeeinthesky.deviantart.com/art/Jewels-in-the-Crown-of-Our-King-399143172
http://loobeeinthesky.deviantart.com/art/X-Men-In-the-Labratory-332993623
Les Miserables enjolras/grantaire
Okay, for a final category, hmmm. So, I don't read in Les Miserables fandom, but happened upon a description of this fic and read and LOVED it. It's not exactly lesser known, but...
June Hymn (3163 words) by The Librarina
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Les Misérables - All Media Types
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire
Characters: Enjolras, Grantaire
Additional Tags: PWP, First Time, also last time, overeducated revolutionaries
Summary:
Enjolras consents to try Grantaire a second time, in a very different fashion.
Here's what I wrote in my Pinboard rec: Enjolras has never experienced physical love. He doesn't want that to continue. Beautiful fic, including classical allusions that make it even sweeter and hotter.
Jeeves & Wooster!
ALso! All the Jeeves & Wooster! : pinboard.in/u:cathalins/t:jeeves%252Fwooster
My father used to read these books and even read parts out loud to us, so <3. There are tons more great fic out there, too - these are just the ones I happened to bookmark. Seriously, seriously great writing in the fic I've bookmarked!!!
Firefly: Mal/Simon
And all the Mal/Simon from Firefly <33333: pinboard.in/u:cathalins/t:mal%252Fsimon
(Yes I am going through my pinboard looking for smaller fandoms, why yes, I am!)
ANd Shelter! (there are so many more though, but here's what I have rn): pinboard.in/u:cathalins/t:shaun%252Fzach
Husbands - super recent!
Okay and then actually, I just read this, a wonderful, sweet and hilarious and perfectly voiced Husbands fic! :
Let the Choir Bells Sing (2715 words) by Pun
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Husbands (Web Series)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cheeks/Brady Kelly, Cheeks (Husbands)/Brady (Husbands)
Summary:
Cheeks and Brady get snowed in, wind up married.
Also posted at My Dreamwidth. Comment in either place. <3