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sophia_sol) wrote2024-06-01 08:13 pm
sophia_sol) wrote2024-06-01 08:13 pm
May recs: TGCF, SVSSS, temeraire, eagle of the ninth, vorkosigan, mr queen, MLC, ao3 IF coding
1 TGCF fic
Wear Me Down Slowly, by IneffableDoll
➤ post-canon tgcf fic
➤ yin yu as a ghost fire being protected and cared for by quan yizhen
➤ quanyin learning to see and understand each other a little better
➤ really enjoyed seeing them work towards being able to actually have something good between them again!
➤ 15k words in length
6 SVSSS fics
Shen Qingqiu's Harmony in the Workplace, by raitala
➤ svsss fic wherein sqq is an oblivious aroace who just wants to be left alone to enjoy his disciple's company in peace (binghe even does the voices when he reads aloud!) but other people in his sect keep bothering him by needing things
➤ sqq has no idea that his efforts to get people's problems dealt with results in impressively effective matchmaking
➤ cute and fun!
➤ 6k words in length
i could be your girl, by sixthmoon (seventhstar)
➤ a cute little modern au f/f bingqiu get-together!
➤ lbh comes over to sy's apartment to cook for her on a rainy day
➤ binghe is SO good at working around her yuan-jie's heterosexual hangups 🥰
➤ 2.5k words in length
Territorial, by acernor
➤ a fic that's doing very different things with a/b/o worldbuilding and it's so fun and funny
➤ sqq just wants to be able to talk monster lore with lqg and lbh without those two alphas getting all territorial at each other!
➤ meanwhile lbh and lqg..... figure out a way to resolve their differences
➤ bingliushen is definitely in their future
➤ I love them all
➤ 3.4k words in length
On Paper, by acernor
➤ svsss au fic where as part of peace efforts between the human and demonic realms, marriage has been arranged between lqg and lbh
➤ nobody's pleased with the thought of the marriage actually taking place and everyone expects a duel rather than a completed marriage ceremony
➤ stands alone as a fun glimpse into the world of this story, but author hints at the possibility of it being the first chapter in a longer fic (that would probably end up bingliushen)
➤ 1.7k words in length
somebody told me, by tshirt
➤ svsss fic where sqq transmigrated into one of original lbh's wives
➤ sqq proceeds to go on a gender journey. several gender journeys. it all seems very obvious to sqq!! nobody else gets it!
➤ including liu mingyan, who is honestly TOO supportive for what sqq is looking for!
➤ lbh very willing, meanwhile, to just roll with whatever is going on with his wife a-yuan
➤ I love sqq's baffling little mind. nobody does gender like her!
➤ 4k words in length
The More You Learn, by Neery
➤ svsss canon divergence au, focused on the dynamics between mbj and lbh, with background moshang and bingqiu
➤ I love mbj's pov omg. in his own head he's so straightforward! and just doesn't feel the need to explain himself most of the time
➤ mbj internally: alright sure I'm willing to be allies with this powerful young heavenly demon. mbj out loud to lbh: nothing
➤ also holy shit mbj's pov on sqh!!!
➤ 3k words in length
1 Eagle of the Ninth fic
Where Do You Do Your Research, Wikipedia? by Carmarthen
➤ modern au of the book The Eagle of the Ninth, where they're all in a historical reenactment group together
➤ (yes rereading this was inspired by the recent thought about jgy and the sca drama he'd love to involve himself with)
➤ anyway it's a delightful fic, written by someone who Knows what historical reenactment groups are like. it's exquisitely well drawn and so funny
➤ written entirely in the format of emails on the group's listserv
➤ includes Marcus/Esca but is about the cast as a whole, really, and I love to see all the different characters making an appearance!
➤ 5k words in length
1 Temeraire fic
Forays Into Human Sexuality (or whatever Laurence is doing), by WerewolvesAreReal
➤ delightful post-canon queer gen temeraire fic
➤ ft. Laurence & Tharkay friendship, and Laurence realising some things about himself
➤ I love how much fun Tharkay can have teasing Laurence, and how Laurence despite his excess englishness is still willing to engage with the conversation!
➤ 800 words in length
1 Vorkosigan Saga fic
Re: Re: Must We? We Must. by Lanna Michaels (lannamichaels)
➤ epistolary outside pov vorkosigan saga fic
➤ about someone from another planet who knew Piotr Vorkosigan solely in the context of his interest in horses
➤ very funny to see this pov, where everything Piotr is infamous for is simply irrelevant!
➤ technically a fic in a longer series (that's about Gregor being a fan of underground Komarran radio) but can be read without that knowledge
➤ 700 words in length
2 Mysterious Lotus Casebook fics
What's Sealed Away, by bbcphile
➤ fic for mysterious lotus casebook
➤ hah reading amnesiafic from the pov of the amnesiac character for a fandom about which I know approximately nothing is sure an adventure
➤ especially since I didn't notice the "missing scene" tag on this fic; it ends without the pov character having learned much of anything about himself or his history and relationships, because canon covers it! I'm left as in the dark as I began!
➤ if you're familiar with mysterious lotus casebook you may enjoy this fic, and if like me you're not familiar with the canon but you have fun being confused, you also may enjoy this fic!
➤ ft. two men with an ambiguous fraught-yet-intimate history between them, connecting as best they can while one of them doesn't know what's going on because of amnesia. Includes wound tending and bed sharing, and sexual interest that isn't acted upon!
➤ 11k words in length
Three Autumns, by rageprufrock
➤ more mysterious lotus casebook, a fandom which continues to be mysterious to me
➤ this fic I just read is very charming and sweet... and also every time Di Feisheng showed up I was like OK BUT WHY ISN'T HE ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THE FIC
➤ but if you want to read about Li Lianhua learning how to get a very nice happily every after with an earnestly lovely Fang Duobing I do recommend this fic
➤ 33k words in length
1 Mr Queen fic
The Raw Ingredients, by stickypearls
➤ post-canon Mr Queen fanfic
➤ wherein Bong-hwan finds a way to return to Joseon, this time by swapping bodies with a maid
➤ just a bunch of charming fun as Bong-hwan navigates a better understanding of herself and her desires, in the context of a role with very little access to power
➤ I love how good-hearted Bong-hwan is, and how comfortably herself she is at all times!
➤ 41k words in length
1 other fanwork
for people who like experimental forms of fiction, a friend of mine put together a combo of css/html that can be used on ao3 to make interactive fiction that mimics a timeloop! You can see his demo work here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55700662
and you can view the source at http://lastonthebo.at/loop.html; just copy and paste the CSS into a workskin and the HTML into the ao3 edit box.
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This is exactly the experience of watching Mysterious Lotus Casebook XD
I enjoyed the fic. Thanks for reccing!
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