Yuletide Recs (II)
Fairy Tales:
The tale you tell: this is a crossover with Into the Woods, and a fantastic take on the Baker's wife and her backstory. To say more would spoil a great twist.
There were several lovely takes on the Six Swans fairy tale, and these two are my favourites:
roses and sentiments, drowning in the sea of clouds: Character study of the youngest brother. Co stars several other hybrid mythological creatures, and pushes my emotional button about siblings with its take on his relationship with his sister.
The sound of silent wings: this one has a truly original take on the King, and is the first one to make me truly root for his relationship with our heroine and see him as worthy of her.
Ladyhawke:
Restless Creatures: what our three heroes died next. Funny, charming and deeply felt.
The Last Kingdom:
Losing End of Time: a beautfiul study of the friendship between Hild and Uthred.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The same damn thing that made my heart surrender: Disa, Durin, and Elrond meet in the middle. Disa pov, and as awesome as her.
Only blood can bind: How Adar decided to turn against Sauron.
Ms Marvel:
Three times Kamal thought about revealing her identity, and one time she didn't Three times Kamala Khan thought about revealing her secret identity and one time she knew better.
She-Hulk: Attorney at law:
pro hac vice: Matt Murdock needs help on a case; Jennifer Walters doesn't mind taking a cross-country flight on short notice. Flirty banter and shared rage about injustice ensues.
Baggage that goes with mine: in which Jen visits Matt in New York and gets to know Daredevil's circumstances. Witty and charming, and I'm really glad the MCU came up with this pairing.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Shopping Trip: lovely slice of life story about Uhura and Una/Number One.
To Fix What Is Broken: Hemmer pov of the time between the end of Discovery's second season and SNW's first, in which not only the Enterprise needs to be repaired.
Twelfth Night:
(love,)without retention or restraint: wherein Sebastian, aware he hardly knows his new wife, befriends the woman who knows her best - Maria. Great take on the relationship between Olivia and Maria, and, I think, a rare use of Sebastian in a story that's not about his relationship with Antonio.
The tale you tell: this is a crossover with Into the Woods, and a fantastic take on the Baker's wife and her backstory. To say more would spoil a great twist.
There were several lovely takes on the Six Swans fairy tale, and these two are my favourites:
roses and sentiments, drowning in the sea of clouds: Character study of the youngest brother. Co stars several other hybrid mythological creatures, and pushes my emotional button about siblings with its take on his relationship with his sister.
The sound of silent wings: this one has a truly original take on the King, and is the first one to make me truly root for his relationship with our heroine and see him as worthy of her.
Ladyhawke:
Restless Creatures: what our three heroes died next. Funny, charming and deeply felt.
The Last Kingdom:
Losing End of Time: a beautfiul study of the friendship between Hild and Uthred.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The same damn thing that made my heart surrender: Disa, Durin, and Elrond meet in the middle. Disa pov, and as awesome as her.
Only blood can bind: How Adar decided to turn against Sauron.
Ms Marvel:
Three times Kamal thought about revealing her identity, and one time she didn't Three times Kamala Khan thought about revealing her secret identity and one time she knew better.
She-Hulk: Attorney at law:
pro hac vice: Matt Murdock needs help on a case; Jennifer Walters doesn't mind taking a cross-country flight on short notice. Flirty banter and shared rage about injustice ensues.
Baggage that goes with mine: in which Jen visits Matt in New York and gets to know Daredevil's circumstances. Witty and charming, and I'm really glad the MCU came up with this pairing.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Shopping Trip: lovely slice of life story about Uhura and Una/Number One.
To Fix What Is Broken: Hemmer pov of the time between the end of Discovery's second season and SNW's first, in which not only the Enterprise needs to be repaired.
Twelfth Night:
(love,)without retention or restraint: wherein Sebastian, aware he hardly knows his new wife, befriends the woman who knows her best - Maria. Great take on the relationship between Olivia and Maria, and, I think, a rare use of Sebastian in a story that's not about his relationship with Antonio.