Community Recs Post!

[glitteryv]

Every Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.

This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)

(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)

So what cool podfics/fancrafts/fanarts/fics/fanvids/some other kind of fanwork have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled

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[donutsweeper]

Nirvana in Fire exchange (authors still anon) recs:
art:
Art: Escape - Lie Zhanying will always come for his prince. Set during the 13 years after Meiling in which Jingyan was basically exiled to border postings. (detailed content warning for blood in the note). (absolutely excellent details in this, the horse looks like its splashing through the water)

craft/non-fic media:
[Artwork] History is set in stone - Summary: A hand-carved stone seal very loosely inspired by the giftee’s prompt of “Butterfly lovers” + “soft melancholy”, with Xiao Jingyan and Mei Changsu in mind. (It's a full description, with pictures and gifs, of the creation of a stone seal and the stamp it produced, even people who don't know the fandom might find it really interesting)

fic:
Langyapedia - The article for 'Mei Changsu' is locked and cannot be edited. Aka. Wikipedia exists in canon-era Langya Hall. (in universe meta, at times both hilarious and also heartbreaking)
博君一笑 — To Win Your Smile - In the early days of the Alliance, Li Gang is tasked to find a house. Instead, they prepare a home. (really lovely Li Gang POV)
Sploot - Sploot is slang for the pose an animal, especially dogs, cats, and other four-legged pets, makes when it lies on its stomach with its hind legs stretched out back and flat. Xiao Yan should have left a letter behind bequeathing his favorite horse to his favorite younger brother. Prince Ting would probably be sad when Consort Jing and their father (the Emperor) killed Xiao Yan once they found out that he had not only snuck out of the palace but out of the whole entire city, with Princess Mu no less. That Lin Shu was to blame would not count for much. It never did. He hoped his horse would remember him fondly. (absolutely delightful kid adventures of Lin Shu, Jingyan, Nihuang and a dragon)
All the Distant Stars - In his heart of hearts, Jingyan knows something remains at Meiling. A ghost, a secret – he can’t say for sure. But whatever it is, he won’t abandon it. And one day, when they’ve gathered up whatever fragments of information have been scattered around the rest of the galaxy, he’ll find out whether the rumours that Jiangzuo ships can travel anywhere are true. (absolutely excellent space AU)

vids:
dance with the devil || nirvana in fire [fanvid] - "Close your eyes / So many days go by / Easy to find what's wrong / Harder to find what's right" (incredible video that works some dialogue in with the music absolutely brilliantly)
Natural - Song: Natural by Imagine Dragons; A Mei Changsu character study (another excellent vid for matching powerful scenes to the music, also has a few bits of dialogue slotting in perfectly)

[glitteryv]

Fics, fanart, AND fanvids? Dang, you've outdone yourself! :D