Rectember: stories I keep coming back to

[ladygriddlebone]

Here are a few favorites I find myself coming back to again and again.

Fragments by LuxKen27 [InuYasha - Mir/San - 34,499 words - explicit]
This is a beautiful exploration of how Miroku and Sango's story might have played out, had they been born in the modern era instead of the Sengoku Jidai. Tons of delicious angst and tension!

Good Morning by neveralarch [Locked Tomb trilogy - Gideon & Harrow - 1,132 words]
If the author's own summary won't get you to read this gem, I don't know what will: Gideon's Guide to Doing Some Push-Ups, At Least, Have You Never Used Your Arms, Nonagesimus?

Keys to the Universe by Didi [Power Rangers: MMPR, Turbo, In Space - Tommy/Kim, Jason/Trini, and some other ships - 301,282 words]
The Power Rangers from MMPR to In Space are summoned across the galaxy for an important secret mission. I can't even tell you how many times I've read this one. It's my go-to comfort read. I adore the way this author writes Jason and Trini in particular. (This story was recommended to me by a good friend as a means of luring me into the Power Rangers fandom. It worked.)

What Lurks Beneath by Didi [Power Rangers: MMPR - Tommy/Kim and Jason/Trini - 66,541 words - explicit]
Another favorite by Didi, in which the Rangers must face an unexpected new foe well after they thought they were done being Power Rangers.

Recetember: Vids I Keep Coming Back To

[saiditallbefore]

I watch a lot of fanvids, but there's only a handful that I watch over and over and over again.

Proof by onthecyberseas
A Carol Danvers/Maria Rambeau fanvid, about being in love no matter how far the distance between you is.

Pumped Up Kicks by Anoel
All about S1 Veronica Mars kicking ass and getting revenge.

Rockabye: A Star Wars Story by Pixie
No one in Star Wars is raised by their birth parent for various tragic reasons -- but none of them is a lack of love.

Han's Girl by roane72
A Luke/Leia/Han vid set to Jessie's Girl.

Rectember: Vids!

[fullupwithfire]

Hello, I love vids, so here are ten vids in ten different fandoms that I'm particularly fond of and haven't recced yet. The majority of them are at least a few years old, and most of them also fit the theme of works I've enjoyed many times.

Community: Jeff & the study group (S1-S3): Little Talks
There are so many things I can praise about this vid: the way it shows characterization through relationships so beautifully, the fantastic timing, the fact that we definitely needed a montage of Jeff's meltdowns set to the lines "don't listen to a word I say, the screams all sound the same". But the coloring is what really sets it apart for me. The way it uses black and white and vibrancy to really highlight the point is absolutely gorgeous.

Cracked: After Hours: Company of Fools
I can't resist a vid that feels like a love letter, and I feel like I can feel the love for this silly internet show and the friendship at the core of it pouring out of every second of this vid. It seems like an extremely difficult show to vid, and every beat of this is on point. It's also one of those vids where I feel like it'd be fun even if you hadn't seen the show, just because it's a happy song and an upbeat vid, but if you have, knowing what's going on in some of the chosen moments makes it even better.

Dead Like Me: Mason: There is a Boy Who Never Goes Out
This is the second vid where one of the major draws is the way it illustrates character, and character development in particular, through relationships. I really love how it highlights some of Mason's sweetest moments, and not just with the other main characters. This is one of those vidders where I could link every vid I've ever seen of theirs and probably most of the ones I haven't and you'd get something great, but this one has always stuck with me in particular. Also, the timing is great through the whole thing, but in particular that first twenty seconds or so are just so well-timed and well-done that I want to ask the vidder for their secrets.

Ginger Snaps trilogy: Brigitte & Ginger: In Another Life
Warning for canon-typical violence, blood, death. This is so gloriously done. It weaves the three movies in together so well, and the use of the third one is especially great set against the song choice. I've always loved how the song unfolds, and the vid matches that very particular momentum so well.

Hannibal: Abigail (S1): Blinding
Warning for canon-typical violence, blood, death. Speaking of songs with a very specific and particular momentum and vids that match them beautifully, this is the definitive vid to this song for me. I find both tilting shots and flickering effects can easily become a distraction instead of a benefit, but this vid uses them both perfectly -- the feeling of near-constantly slipping and moving just highlights the nightmarish, off-kilter state of Abigail's story all through the season.

Leverage: Parker: Edge of Glory
First, this is my hands-down favorite Leverage vid of all time. Second, it has one of my two favorite vid summaries of all time. ("Parker x Gravity OTP (but I mean. it's an open relationship.)") It's just a minute and a half of Parker joyously leaping off of things and generally having the time of her life, and it makes me gleeful every time I watch. The timing in this is utterly perfect, and that trailing ending in particular is one of my favorite things.

Sanctuary: Henry Foss: All Star
I am in this fandom 90% for The Five shenanigans. This vid highlights perfectly why Henry is the other 10%. This is another vidder where I could link to pretty much any single vid and you'd have gold, but this one has been a particular favorite for ages.

Sherlock: John (S1): Better Version of Me
I haven't been in Sherlock fandom for a long time, but this vid is a long-time favorite. The use of the road signs and the blinking cursor are just so good, expanding on some visually interesting things from the show itself and making it even better. Pair that with the fantastic choice of song, which works so well both lyrically and with that driving music, and it's absolutely gold.

Sports Night: Sports Analogies
(I've shared the link on this before, but I haven't recced it properly, so I say it counts.) This is the newest thing on this list, from this March, but I've already watched it at least two dozen times, because it is fantastic. There could not be a better choice of song for the show, the clips work perfectly, and every single moment of it is basically perfect. I laugh every single time.

White Collar: Diana: She's a Genius
Sometimes I just need 30 impeccably timed and colored seconds of Diana Berrigan being the biggest badass. Vids of this style were prevalent in the White Collar (and Suits, for that matter) fandom; I've always loved them, and this has always been my #1 favorite of them all.

Rectember: Vids

[extrapenguin]

The Last of the Real Ones by starlady
Star Wars: Rebels, G, MCD, gen, Ezra Bridger & Kanan Jarrus
This vid about Ezra and Kanan's master-padawan teachership has a nice sense of flow, and I liked the look at Ezra's arc of growing into his own.

Catch Us If You Can by colls
Star Wars: Rebels, G, NAWA, gen, Ghost crew
A fun compilation of the Ghost crew doing, well, Rebel stuff and blowing up Imperials

Control by garrideb
Monstress (Comic), T, Violence, gen, Maika Halfwolf
Wonderful editing of a still source into a vid with an apt choice of song.

Look What You Made Me Do by findmeinthealps
Guardian (TV 2018), M, MCD, Violence, gen, Ye Zun, SPOILERS
The perfect song for our favorite deranged villain Ye Zun, with excellent timing and choice of clips.

Start a War by ifshehadwings
The Untamed (TV 2019), T, Violence, Meng Yao, Nie Huaisang
This is an excellent look at the collateral damage of Nie Huaisang and Meng Yao's schemes, with on-point editing.

Rectember: Rarepair - What You Are To Me

[tamsin]

What You Are To Me by xevinx

Hannibal fanfic, Frederick Chilton/Will Graham, No Archive Warnings Apply

I love how this fic shows two very different, prickly characters bonding in the aftermath of trauma, slowly coming to respect, like and eventually love each other, without ever feeling heavyhanded.

Rectember: Vids

[mithborien]

These are a few vids, posted over the last year, that I have really enjoyed and rewatched many times.

Raising Hell by bingeling (Ready or Not)
I don't wanna go to Heaven without raisin' hell.

→ Just a fun vid about a woman trying to escape her murderous in-laws. You also don't need to watch the movie first to enjoy.

When You Break by sweetestdrain (Avengers)
Tell me another beautiful lie.

→ This is an amazing vid about the OG Avengers team. If you were like me, and sorely disappointed by Endgame, then this vid will make you feel better. It will also hurt in spots but it reminded me why I love these movies.

Los Ageless by sisabet (Xena)
Burn the Pages of Unwritten Memoirs

→ This is a Xena/Gabrielle vid about all the different alternate lives they had (which were delightfully hilarious at times) and how they're still soulmates in every one. A must-watch if you loved Xena & Gabrielle.

Problem by cherryice (Captain Marvel)
That girl is a problem.

→ I think the editing on this vid is amazing, worth watching even if you haven't seen the movie. The way the scenes are intercut is fantastic.

Sum of Our Parts by aurumcalendula (Bandidas)
We are, we are more than our scars.

→ Bandidas is a movie starring Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz as two women who become bank robbers to fight injustice! Highly recommend the movie and this vid, which is a lovely overview of the movie and the women's friendship.