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I have now made it through the archive. I commented as much as I could but I'm afraid my brain has shut down. I'll have to go back and re-read a few things, I'm sure.

Anyhow, here is the second half of my recs: M-V.

Fandoms: Monica Furlong - Wise Child, Mythology - Egyptian, Mythology - Norse, Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere, Pretty in Pink, Princess Bride, Royal Tenenbaums, Sandman (comics), Stardust (movie), Susan Cooper - Dark is Rising, Tamora Pierce - Circle of Magic, Tamora Pierce - Tortall, Venture Brothers

• Wise Child:
  Highway Lessons - G, Euny backstory and wonderful extra tidbits about dorans.


• Mythology - Egyptian:
  A House Well Built - G, I can't say too much but I have a fondness for scribes.
  The Path of Kham-Sin - PG, an argument between Set and Nepthys.


• Mythology - Norse:
  A Place for Cleverness - PG13, interesting look into Loki's relationship with Odin and how he came to Asgard.
  Not the Same World (Where the Gods Are Concerned) - PG, mysterious and cold story about Loki telling a tale.
  There's No Rainbow Bridge Across the Generation Gap - PG13, a modern Ragnarok, complete with plastic surgery and internet hook-ups.
  Loki and the Dawn - PG, a meeting between Loki and Odin with fantastic wordplay.


• Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere:
  In the shadow of Southwark Bridge - G, nicely donebackground for a certain character with cameos from what I suspect are two of my favorite assassins.
  The Invisible City; or, Dick Mayhew and his Marvellous Cat - PG13, creepy and rich and full of history and cleverness.
  Mad Lord Time - PG, fun adventure in New York Below, complete with pirates.
  Last Dances - PG13, Hunter and the beasts she's slain told in dreams.
  Utterly Professional - PG13, fantastic Croup and Vandemar origin story, told in reverse chronology.


• Pretty in Pink:
  Two Conversations in One Day is Still Probably Too Many - PG13, a perfect Duckie and a fucked up Steff just prior to prom.
  Tenderness - PG, fixing the whole ending of the movie in the sweetest way.


• Princess Bride:
  True Love - PG, quick and fun look at events before the movie.


• Royal Tanenbaums:
  Second Grace - G, Margot and Richie, secretly in love (canon semi-incestual relationship warning).


• Sandman (comics):
  Fiddler's Went A'Courtin' - PG, Fiddler's Green courts Rose in a dignified manner, but I rec this especially for the Behind the Attic Wall reference, which is so utterly apt and perfect.
  Carve His Oddly Familiar Path - PG, Daniel is Dream, settling into responsibility.
  A Difficult Habit - G, a fun Hob in the future fic.
  Sunlight Through Birch Leaves - PG, memory and the lack thereof, plus Lucien looking for his memories in books. I love fictional librarians so much.


• Stardust (movie):
  The Dream is the Reality - PG, a trip through the wall in the other direction gives Captain Shakespeare some background.
  Sightseeing - PG, a little more of the story, with a troll and a wedding planner and some sweetly told bumps along the way.


• Susan Cooper - Dark is Rising:
  Of Smoke and Gold and Breathing - PG, achingly lovely look at Will and Bran and Jane in two worlds.
  Only Revolutions - G, Jane tries to remember without realizing she's trying.
  This is the Night - G, an adventure set on the Isle of Man with mythology and family.
  The Ascent - PG, much recced and worth it. A sculpture of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse triggers things. I can never resist the Horsemen in any form.
  Outside Time - PG, bittersweet tale of Will and Bran and Jane.


• Tamora Pierce - Circle of Magic:
  Molten Metal and Miniature Trees - PG, Daja recovering from Rizu and Briar there to support her, whether she wants it or not.


• Tamora Pierce - Tortall:
  String Theory - G, Aly checks on a possible problem. Cute and fun.
  How Squire Alan Learned the Noble Art of Pranking - G, Gary and Alan(na) play a little prank.
  Letters from Rajmuat - G, a cute series of translated coded missives from Aly to her father.
  Impatience - R, Jonathan/George set up quite nicely indeed.
  Knight-Mistress - G, Kel chooses a squire, cute and cuter still if you've read Terrier.
  Hope in the Darkness - PG, Alanna wants a quiet wedding but that's not going to happen.
  Before - PG13, Liam/George done amazingly in character, pre-Alanna and full of wonderful tidbits of history I desperately want more of.


• Venture Brothers:
  Leggy, and a Smooth Finish - PG13, Queen Etheria thinks Chardonnay tastes like cat pee. And her boyfriend doesn't.
  South American Idle - PG, spot on voices for the boys, Rusty and Brock as they head off on a little jaunt.

Crossposted to my fic LJ, the Yuletide LJ comm, my GJ and my IJ.