Fic recs: Discworld, Madoka Magica, Ex Machina
Fandom: Discworld
Beginnings
Word count: 736
Author: Wasuremono
Death was not used to having no dominion.
It was one of the small perks of the job, after all: that wherever he went, there would be something for him to do. His work was everywhere, from the emperors to the lowliest crawling thing, and in every footstep he could find some small creature that had finally decided to make an end of its existence. It was strange to force himself away from it -- to take a holiday, as his son-in-law had suggested not so long ago, and as he had duly considered and discarded. It simply was not his way.
Thankfully, though, he had just made himself a small diversion. As the stove began to heat up, he set to work on the tiny lives swarming within the kettle's water, releasing them each as it came closer and closer to boiling.
It was easier to make tea when one considered all the deaths required.
Death becomes a grandfather.
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Verity Pushpram's Diary
Word count: 3326
Author: Virtuella
My back has been itching like crazy today. Had to resolve to rubbing against a lamppost when nobody was watching. Fortunately not terribly busy today. Nobby Nobbs came round in the afternoon, not like he ever buys anything. Trying to stick his hand into the cashbox again, more likely. Strange little man. Asked me to choose a cobble stone, then squeezed one of his spots and hit that cobble. It was really disgusting, I don’t know why I laughed so much about it. Had to hit him with a haddock to get rid of him.
Nobby Nobbs/Verity Pushpram. YES.
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Stay, Don't Go
Word count: 4487
Author: thereisafire
Kyouko's finishing the last of the demons off when she feels the presence of a new magical girl. There aren't many that hunt for demons in this area - they're either too scared of Kyouko to stay, or they've disappeared. It suits her fine, anyway, she isn't here to make friends, and less competition means there are more demons to hunt.
She turns around, and it's a blonde girl. She looks a bit older than Kyouko, but it's hard to tell, with magical girls. She's wearing a frilly white and yellow outfit, and her hair is twisted into corkscrew curls. She doesn't look like much of a threat, but she's holding a rifle in her hand and staring at Kyouko, so Kyouko decides to test her skills.
"What's your name, newbie?"
"Tomoe Mami." Mami's perceptive enough to detect the shift in the air and prepare herself for battle - most magical girls would assume that they could talk things out, but Mami seems to be perpetually on guard. Good instincts, for someone new. A pity that Mami will have to leave the district after this fight.
"Tomoe Mami, when you lose, you leave this district to me. Got that?"
Lovely Kyoko/Mami fic set after the series, with just the right amount of sad and sweet.
Fandom: Ex Machina
Nothing Man
Word count: 8587
Author: destroythemeek
Mitch himself only visited once. The conversation was stilted, awkward; Mitch had never done sentimentality well, and neither had Rick. They both knew what Rick had sacrificed, but it wasn’t something they were going to talk about. Mitch told Rick that he was a hero, that when he got out of there he’d have people lining up to meet him. That he deserved the praise and the limelight that Mitch had been hogging. Rick just let him talk, pressing his hand to the glass between them. Mitch mirrored the motion with his own hand, mumbling some bullshit about Star Trek that he had to know Rick wouldn’t get. They said goodbye, and Rick knew he wouldn’t be back.
Oh goddammit Rick Bradbury. This fic. I have something in my eye.
Beginnings
Word count: 736
Author: Wasuremono
Death was not used to having no dominion.
It was one of the small perks of the job, after all: that wherever he went, there would be something for him to do. His work was everywhere, from the emperors to the lowliest crawling thing, and in every footstep he could find some small creature that had finally decided to make an end of its existence. It was strange to force himself away from it -- to take a holiday, as his son-in-law had suggested not so long ago, and as he had duly considered and discarded. It simply was not his way.
Thankfully, though, he had just made himself a small diversion. As the stove began to heat up, he set to work on the tiny lives swarming within the kettle's water, releasing them each as it came closer and closer to boiling.
It was easier to make tea when one considered all the deaths required.
Death becomes a grandfather.
-
Verity Pushpram's Diary
Word count: 3326
Author: Virtuella
My back has been itching like crazy today. Had to resolve to rubbing against a lamppost when nobody was watching. Fortunately not terribly busy today. Nobby Nobbs came round in the afternoon, not like he ever buys anything. Trying to stick his hand into the cashbox again, more likely. Strange little man. Asked me to choose a cobble stone, then squeezed one of his spots and hit that cobble. It was really disgusting, I don’t know why I laughed so much about it. Had to hit him with a haddock to get rid of him.
Nobby Nobbs/Verity Pushpram. YES.
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Stay, Don't Go
Word count: 4487
Author: thereisafire
Kyouko's finishing the last of the demons off when she feels the presence of a new magical girl. There aren't many that hunt for demons in this area - they're either too scared of Kyouko to stay, or they've disappeared. It suits her fine, anyway, she isn't here to make friends, and less competition means there are more demons to hunt.
She turns around, and it's a blonde girl. She looks a bit older than Kyouko, but it's hard to tell, with magical girls. She's wearing a frilly white and yellow outfit, and her hair is twisted into corkscrew curls. She doesn't look like much of a threat, but she's holding a rifle in her hand and staring at Kyouko, so Kyouko decides to test her skills.
"What's your name, newbie?"
"Tomoe Mami." Mami's perceptive enough to detect the shift in the air and prepare herself for battle - most magical girls would assume that they could talk things out, but Mami seems to be perpetually on guard. Good instincts, for someone new. A pity that Mami will have to leave the district after this fight.
"Tomoe Mami, when you lose, you leave this district to me. Got that?"
Lovely Kyoko/Mami fic set after the series, with just the right amount of sad and sweet.
Fandom: Ex Machina
Nothing Man
Word count: 8587
Author: destroythemeek
Mitch himself only visited once. The conversation was stilted, awkward; Mitch had never done sentimentality well, and neither had Rick. They both knew what Rick had sacrificed, but it wasn’t something they were going to talk about. Mitch told Rick that he was a hero, that when he got out of there he’d have people lining up to meet him. That he deserved the praise and the limelight that Mitch had been hogging. Rick just let him talk, pressing his hand to the glass between them. Mitch mirrored the motion with his own hand, mumbling some bullshit about Star Trek that he had to know Rick wouldn’t get. They said goodbye, and Rick knew he wouldn’t be back.
Oh goddammit Rick Bradbury. This fic. I have something in my eye.