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 fanart/podfics/fancrafts/fanvids/other kinds of fanworks have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.

BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here

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Mostly BTS fanwork recs (with a Le Sserafim & CORTIS rec thrown in too!) 😃

[glitteryv]

FANART

* Always hand in hand by jinsvoo - Adorbs piece abt the canonical moment during Jin's vlog for his encore concerts during which he and Taehyung held hands from the moment they met til they both got onstage (during practice.) There are many layers (of them as teammates AND friends; of the eldest member taking care of one of the youngest ones; of Taehyung's nerves as he prepared to perform onstage for the first time in three years, etc) that make this even awesomer than it already is. ;___;

* Jikook size difference CROCHET DOLLS by knity_knoty - OMG, I JUST ABT X___X OF CUTENESS, Y'ALL!! Such a lovely pair of Jimin and Jungkook crochet dolls inspired by their travel show Are You Sure?!. 🥰

* sharing is caring by tanniessketches - UwU to the max as RM helps Taehyung keep warm.

* Untitled Le Sserafim and CORTIS portrait by _Nhep- One of the many things that happened during last weekend's AAA show was this part of the end of the show photo. I love the art style the artist used. :DDDDD


FIC

* but it was you i was thinking of by hammersandstrings (Explicit, Yoongi/Taehyung, 46.9k) - OK so, on a total whim, I started this fic a little bit before midnight and read all 46k and change in one sitting til way too late into the early morning.

It's an AU in which BTS never happens. However, the rapline (plus who I think are two members of the K-rock band Day6?) are in a band. Taegi are in lurve, BUT said relationship is tested to its breaking point when Yoongi's rock band is invited to perform at the 2009 Warped Tour.

The fic jumps between the events of the tour AND the present time (set 10 yrs later.) It's a v. tough read cuz Yoongi (and, well, everyone really) is so young and have different issues. Also, Yoongi's alcohol abuse (there are brief mentions of him getting into pills later on) IS front and center. So, if that's something that anyone finds triggering, I'd say avoid this fic?

Everything's told from Yoongi's POV--which is important to keep in mind cuz he can be an unreliable narrator. I really liked how this fic worked the rest of the Tannies into the plot (both in the past and the present), other friends and colleagues popping up here and there (the friendship between Yoongi and Halsey was sweet AF), and a mostly realistic look at queerness when someone's a native Korean.

Good stuff all in all but, again, thread carefully if you're not sure abt the angst and triggery subjects. Feel free to ask me if you want to know anything specific. I'm not someone who gravitates toward stories abt addiction and the struggles to maintain sobriety. However, I trusted this author to do it right and they did.

[donutsweeper]

I haven't had a chance to look through most of the collection yet, but have some recs from ficinabox (creators anon until Dec 20th):

Casablanca
- Victor Lazlo: A Retrospective (excerpt). Summary: ...no review of the life of Victor Laszlo would be complete without mention of his long-time collaborator (some say long-time lover) Richard “Rick” Blaine, well known for his brief stint as founder and owner of “Rick’s Americain” café and casino in Casablanca. [excerpts of a magazine article] (neat papercraft/magazine article/in universe magazine article combined work)

DCU
- kiss and fly (absolutely adorable Superman/Batman animation)
- Alfred Pennyworth: Amigurumi!. Summary: It's Alfred Pennyworth - As an amigurumi weeble-wobble. (really cute crocheted Alfred)
- we can get a little reckless. Summary: Diana and a beautiful evening. (beautiful colorwork on this art)

Discworld
- Minder of the Keys [ART - pottery]. Summary: Sybil Ramkin's smallest dragon likes to keep watch over her trinkets. (amazingly detailed pottery dragon guarding a trinket dish)

Original Work
- [Art] Excerpts from 'Field Guide to Woodgeists' (Interlibrary Loan). Summary: Forest Spirit via pottery and a field guide that definitely, totally, actually exists. (brilliant ceramic woodgeist and its 'write up' in a field guide.
- [Art] Leaf Friends. Summary: Pottery leaf friends in autumn colors (lovely collection of ceramic leaves)
- [Art] Fig. 8. Megafauna of the Southern Hemisphere. Summary: Excerpt from A.Y. Oaks, Megafauna & Environmental Anthropology (3d ed. 9673). (really fascinatingly done scientific illustration)

MDZS/The Untamed
- Love, Love Love. Summary: It all went wrong. (Yungmeng Brothers vid, right in the feels)

[scintilla10]

oooh, thanks for reccing so much FIAB art, yay!

[glitteryv]

Oh, the Casablanca fanwork was awesome! I also really liked the leaf friends' piece. Thank you so much for reccing it and the rest of the goodies! :D