Yuletide fic recs
Firstly of course, my own gift, which was freaking awesome and just what I asked for, yay!!!
The Champions (TV) - Fabrications
2309k, Gen, Summary: Tremayne just has a few more questions.
And I also got a lovely little Madness Treat, which makes me so happy!!!
Fyra år till | Four More Years (2010) En route
337k, G (David Holst/Martin Kovac) Summary: Martin wonders why exactly he is driving David to Katrineholm. It's not even as if he'll get any political benefit from it.
As I'm using my Bookmarks more in AO3 I made a point of bookmarking most of the fics that I really liked this year instead of just the top few faves, and ended up with 22 bookmarks, nice. So for a comprehensive rec list, you could just check those. I've put links to a handful of standout ones below, huh, bit surprised they're mostly movies. But there's also recs to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Roman Holiday, From Eroica With Love, The Servant, Uprooted, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Brideshead Revisited, The Princess Bride, iZombie and Frederica.
I had the feeling that I hadn't read nearly as much this year, but when I looked at my history I've read about 80 fics. I wonder how many I usually read!
In the 'surprise favourite because I don't usually go for the dark reworked childhood fave that wins Yuletide' category'
Sesame Street (TV) - A Necessary Lesson
2,224k, Teen, Alternate Universe - Horror Alternate Universe - Zombie Apocalypse
Summary: Sesame Street has always taught children important lessons about the world they live in, some of them tougher than others, and as the outside world changes so to must the characters.
In the 'gen fic I never knew I wanted' category
Indiana Jones Series - Willie Scott and the Accidental Child Acquisition
4,266k, Gen
Summary: Willie Scott had a plan for her life. And then Short Round walked back through her door.
Clue (1985) - Miss Scarlet Rolls the Dice First
6,174k, Gen
Summary: "The 1950s were good for business. The war in Korea had segued nicely into a cold war, which was her preferred kind." Ms. Scarlet, after.
In the 'I always wanted to know what happened next, and also I sort of ship them' category
Alien vs Predator (2004) - standing sentinel
8,889k, Gen, Alexa & Scar (note: author describes it as a ship fic, but that's wishful thinking tbh)
(Alien Cultural Differences Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Ending)
Summary: He gestures towards himself, towards her. Fist against his heart, and a chirp. Partners.
The Fugitive (Movies) - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
3,446k, Gen, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Summary: Sam and Richard talk fashion, and other things.
In the 'that Breakfast Club's next day at school everyone always wanted' category
The Breakfast Club (1985) - Freeze Tag
557 words, Gen, canon pairings
Summary: A single note ping-pongs its way throughout Shermer High throughout the course of a single day.
In the 'there can't be too many Yuletide OT3 fics in this super old rare fandom' category
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - He Loves and She Loves
4,618k, Teen, Cosmo Brown/Don Lockwood/Kathy Selden
Summary: Don was helping Kathy make dinner that evening when it burst out. “I’m not sure what you meant about Cosmo. We’ve never been like that, him and me.”
She looked at him for a long time. “Why not?” she asked, finally.
In the 'because I needed to know they were going to be okay' category
Black Mirror - Life in Open Air
5,756k, Gen (Mild Shania/Nanette)
Summary: “All right,” Nanette said. “We pass for your garden variety players right now-just weirdo ones who get their kicks from a serious level of realism. So that means… we need to rack up some XP. Like, now. We need experience and in-game rewards stat.”
“So that means… what, exactly?” Valdack said.
Shania drank the magenta booze directly from the bottle and then wiped her mouth on the back of her hand. “It means we’ve got to go on another fucking adventure.”
In the 'I actually prefer the awesome fic that was overshadowed by the other awesome one that went viral' category
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Behind the Shadows
3,461k, Gen
Summary: What's really going on in Wellington? True crime forums, bouncers, neighbors, hotel managers, and Uber drivers alike all weigh in.
In the 'I don't care how perfect and tragic the ending was, give me the fucken fixit already' category
Blackadder - Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo?
2,889k, Explicit (Edmund Blackadder/Kevin Darling)
Reference to offscreen canon Major Character Death
Summary: "You shouldn't have come all this way, Darling" Blackadder had stood up and now he took Kevin’s hand, half overbalancing him, shaking it theatrically and without gentleness. “You really, really shouldn’t have.”
In the 'hell yeah, Deadpool porn!' category
Deadpool (Movieverse) - Vanessa and Wade’s Annual Welcome Back to Life Ho-Down, ft. Cable
1,872k, Explicit (Vanessa Carlysle/Nathan Summers/Wade Wilson)
Summary: “Wade and I have a tradition whenever one of us turns out not to be dead.” She smiles at Cable politely. “Would you like to stay for dinner?”
“And by dinner, she means bare minimum twelve hours of the most animalistic ravaging of each others’ naughty bits that you can see outside Bangkok, big boy. Really putting the freak in fan-freaking-tastic multi-orgasmic cum-marathon.”
“So what do you say?”
Cable grinds his jaw for a second, but honestly, who would pass up these A-listers?
“Why the hell not?”
The Champions (TV) - Fabrications
2309k, Gen, Summary: Tremayne just has a few more questions.
And I also got a lovely little Madness Treat, which makes me so happy!!!
Fyra år till | Four More Years (2010) En route
337k, G (David Holst/Martin Kovac) Summary: Martin wonders why exactly he is driving David to Katrineholm. It's not even as if he'll get any political benefit from it.
As I'm using my Bookmarks more in AO3 I made a point of bookmarking most of the fics that I really liked this year instead of just the top few faves, and ended up with 22 bookmarks, nice. So for a comprehensive rec list, you could just check those. I've put links to a handful of standout ones below, huh, bit surprised they're mostly movies. But there's also recs to Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Roman Holiday, From Eroica With Love, The Servant, Uprooted, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Brideshead Revisited, The Princess Bride, iZombie and Frederica.
I had the feeling that I hadn't read nearly as much this year, but when I looked at my history I've read about 80 fics. I wonder how many I usually read!
In the 'surprise favourite because I don't usually go for the dark reworked childhood fave that wins Yuletide' category'
Sesame Street (TV) - A Necessary Lesson
2,224k, Teen, Alternate Universe - Horror Alternate Universe - Zombie Apocalypse
Summary: Sesame Street has always taught children important lessons about the world they live in, some of them tougher than others, and as the outside world changes so to must the characters.
In the 'gen fic I never knew I wanted' category
Indiana Jones Series - Willie Scott and the Accidental Child Acquisition
4,266k, Gen
Summary: Willie Scott had a plan for her life. And then Short Round walked back through her door.
Clue (1985) - Miss Scarlet Rolls the Dice First
6,174k, Gen
Summary: "The 1950s were good for business. The war in Korea had segued nicely into a cold war, which was her preferred kind." Ms. Scarlet, after.
In the 'I always wanted to know what happened next, and also I sort of ship them' category
Alien vs Predator (2004) - standing sentinel
8,889k, Gen, Alexa & Scar (note: author describes it as a ship fic, but that's wishful thinking tbh)
(Alien Cultural Differences Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Ending)
Summary: He gestures towards himself, towards her. Fist against his heart, and a chirp. Partners.
The Fugitive (Movies) - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
3,446k, Gen, Samuel Gerard & Richard Kimble
Summary: Sam and Richard talk fashion, and other things.
In the 'that Breakfast Club's next day at school everyone always wanted' category
The Breakfast Club (1985) - Freeze Tag
557 words, Gen, canon pairings
Summary: A single note ping-pongs its way throughout Shermer High throughout the course of a single day.
In the 'there can't be too many Yuletide OT3 fics in this super old rare fandom' category
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - He Loves and She Loves
4,618k, Teen, Cosmo Brown/Don Lockwood/Kathy Selden
Summary: Don was helping Kathy make dinner that evening when it burst out. “I’m not sure what you meant about Cosmo. We’ve never been like that, him and me.”
She looked at him for a long time. “Why not?” she asked, finally.
In the 'because I needed to know they were going to be okay' category
Black Mirror - Life in Open Air
5,756k, Gen (Mild Shania/Nanette)
Summary: “All right,” Nanette said. “We pass for your garden variety players right now-just weirdo ones who get their kicks from a serious level of realism. So that means… we need to rack up some XP. Like, now. We need experience and in-game rewards stat.”
“So that means… what, exactly?” Valdack said.
Shania drank the magenta booze directly from the bottle and then wiped her mouth on the back of her hand. “It means we’ve got to go on another fucking adventure.”
In the 'I actually prefer the awesome fic that was overshadowed by the other awesome one that went viral' category
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) - Behind the Shadows
3,461k, Gen
Summary: What's really going on in Wellington? True crime forums, bouncers, neighbors, hotel managers, and Uber drivers alike all weigh in.
In the 'I don't care how perfect and tragic the ending was, give me the fucken fixit already' category
Blackadder - Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo?
2,889k, Explicit (Edmund Blackadder/Kevin Darling)
Reference to offscreen canon Major Character Death
Summary: "You shouldn't have come all this way, Darling" Blackadder had stood up and now he took Kevin’s hand, half overbalancing him, shaking it theatrically and without gentleness. “You really, really shouldn’t have.”
In the 'hell yeah, Deadpool porn!' category
Deadpool (Movieverse) - Vanessa and Wade’s Annual Welcome Back to Life Ho-Down, ft. Cable
1,872k, Explicit (Vanessa Carlysle/Nathan Summers/Wade Wilson)
Summary: “Wade and I have a tradition whenever one of us turns out not to be dead.” She smiles at Cable politely. “Would you like to stay for dinner?”
“And by dinner, she means bare minimum twelve hours of the most animalistic ravaging of each others’ naughty bits that you can see outside Bangkok, big boy. Really putting the freak in fan-freaking-tastic multi-orgasmic cum-marathon.”
“So what do you say?”
Cable grinds his jaw for a second, but honestly, who would pass up these A-listers?
“Why the hell not?”