recthething | Community Recs Post!

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

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From:

glitteryv

FANART

* Pretty boy with his pretty long hair by

MinemikoMali - This profile portrait of Yoongi is a great reminder of the time when he grew his hair long. Le sigh.

* Untitled ink drawing by

BlueSkyBuhuhu - Gorgeous piece that captures the fun that BTS has during photoshoots.

* Untitled fanart by

GinArtist - As someone who love the "Yoongi Marry Me" meme, I couldn't not rec this piece, hahaha.

FICS

* twice, again by

theundiagnosable (Rated General Audiences, Taehyung/Jimin, 3.2k) - Future fic that's all abt a v. mellow day in the life for Jimin and Taehyung. It was a cozy read.

* Table for Two by

Zee (Rated Teen, Yoongi/Seokjin, 3.7k) - Yoongi wants to try a local restaurant's offer of a 'free entree' to couples. Unfortunately, he's single. So, after much searching and pleading, his friend Taehyung sets him up with some dude named Seokjin who is willing to play along.

This is a cute and short fic that puts a fluffy spin on the Fake Dating trope.

From:

donutsweeper

From me today recs for three new (either posted or completed this week) MDZS/The Untamed fics:
Messiah to the Monsters by MarbleGlove. (9.5k)
Summary: The establishment of the Yiling Wei Sect of ghost path cultivators was not happy or intentional, but a consequence of being under siege from detractors and supporters alike. Wei Wuxian invites the fake Yiling Patriarch disciples to take a chance at becoming real Yiling Patriach disciples. (a darker, but more political savvy WWX changes the events of the first siege of the Burial Mounds in this interesting canon divergent fic)

Weep You No More, Sad Fountains by athena_crikey (59k)
Summary: “Yiling Patriarch,” he begins, and Wei Wuxian’s face clouds.

“Please. That’s not – you know me, Zewu-jun. What’s wrong? Why are you here?” He walks over and Lan Xichen sees he has no weapon, not even his flute. He came to meet Wangji unarmed, defenseless. With a smile on his face.

“I’m here to ask for your help. It’s Wangji. He’s ill.” (This Burial Mounds Settlement Days canon divergent fic is a great look at WWX and the Wens through Lan Xichen's eyes)

The Second Jade of Lan's late but incendiary sexual awakening by KizuKatana (41k)
Summary: Lan Zhan was not interested in sex or romantic relationships. He had watched with a dismissive glance as his classmates made fools of themselves and wasted a considerable amount of time and energy on various hook-ups and romantic entanglements.

Aside from the fact that his lack of sexual interest kept him laser focused on his school and research, Lan Zhan’s reason for it was based on something more fundamental. He did not enjoy the company of most people fully clothed, and he couldn’t really imagine that improving if they were naked.

Which was why he found himself shocked at the visceral image that slammed through his system of grabbing Wei Ying by his messy ponytail, forcing him to his knees, and fucking his mouth until he cried. (this recently completed delightful modern university AU is a technically an alternate pov for one I recced a few months ago, "Su She Eats his Heart Out," but is its own story and can be read by itself.)

From:

kingstoken

This cute fanart of snake!Crowley by Katcsy

From:

yourlibrarian

I liked the look of this Two Sides of the Same Coin Merlin artwork by moonlit chronicles (making me think of Diamond of the Day).

From:

phosfate

Oh that is excellent.

From:

kingstoken

You're welcome.

From:

commoncomitatus

Just throwing out some love for your weekly BTS recs, because I always mean to and then forget -- they're the whole reason I started dabbling in this fandom, and an endless source of inspiration. <3

From:

seerofrage

Handful of art recs, Mob Psycho 100, Bungou Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu!!

MP100
.Shimazaki/Teru by

tangchaosu58553; sleepy boys! This is so sweet omg, I love it, Teru's silly shirt and him tugging onto Shimazaki's arm, love them. <3

.Shimazaki/Teru by

FIREPOK1; this is so sweet omg, I love how they're holding on to each other, and those expressions!!, especially Shimazaki's! <33

BSD
.Combat power S-class maid 💥 Kenji by

yo_bun_00; he looks so cute and cool omg, I love this. :D <3

.Kyouka, Atsushi, Dazai by

ebinotenpura39; this is so cute and sweet omg, it gives me all the warm fuzzy feels, I love them! :D <33

.行く春が惜しまれる; 暮春の一時 Oda/Dazai by

omamesan_39; more of their student/teacher AU that I greatly adore. <3

HQ!!
.Kenma by

kiaka01377058; this is cool, I love the more muted colors and the pose, and his jacket! Very cute. <3

From:

vriddy

Oooh that's adorable, lovely rec :D

From:

vriddy

Kenma!!! :D :D Omg I love his eyes on this, and the outfit is superb.

From:

seerofrage

:D <3

From:

phosfate

Birds of a Feather by ClaireGregory - https://archiveofourown.org/works/42507495

Based on a true story that really needs to be a video game: http://veritablehokum.com/comic/the-emu-war/

Historical AU of a historical AU: Western Australia, 1932. Hordes of emu are sweeping through Australian farmland, generally effing things up for everybody. The Australian army is called in to blow them to kingdom come.

Things do not go as planned.

CN: animal deaths, a whole lotta gunfire.

From:

kingstoken

You're welcome

From:

impala_chick

I read two fic this week that really stuck with me. The first is from Arthurian legend, and I know next to nothing about canon but the prose is so lyrical and I love the way Lancelot and Gawain are so sweet and gentle with each other:

the world grows green again (10189 words) by Razzaroo
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Arthurian Mythology, Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Gawain/Lancelot du Lac (Arthurian)
Characters: Lancelot du Lac, Gawain (Arthurian), Edern ap Nudd, Gwynn ap Nudd, Bertilak de Hautdesert, Lady Bertilak, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Quests, Mythology References
Summary:

“I’m not doing this for the love of a lady.” Lancelot says, “It’s for the sake of Sir Gawain and his freedom.” '

When Gawain gets in over his head, it's up to Lancelot to try and get him out again.

This one features Max talking about being demisexual. I really like the sincerity of the conversation and the super sexy scene at the end.

Doesn't Work That Way For Me (2897 words) by DaughterofElros
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Roswell New Mexico (TV 2019)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Max Evans/Kyle Valenti
Characters: Kyle Valenti, Max Evans, Mentions of Liz Ortecho
Additional Tags: Demisexual Max Evans, sex-positive
Summary:

Kyle knows that Max is having a hard time with Liz's departure, and all the things that led up to it. But a six pack and a conversation take an unexpected turn, and Max challenges some of Kyle's assumptions.

Edited Date: 2023-05-05 12:23 am (UTC)

From:

doranwen

One quick Leverage rec again:

Not What I Thought by Herenya_writes (1779 words)
An excellent convo between Hardison and Eliot in the aftermath of the pool scene in The Big Bang Job.