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 fanvids/fanarts/fics/fancrafts/podfics/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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BTS' RM bday fanart spam! 🥳🥳🥳

[glitteryv]

* Untitled RM piece by mintdr_eam - Chilling out.

* Untitled RM piece by _doodlekoo - Yup, a totally different fanart! This one features RM and some Pokemon friends in concert.

* ANOTHER Untitled RM piece by pjjkosmos - RM eating his (canonical) Hello Kitty cupcake cake.

* Dragon-type gym leader Namjoon is ready for the battle! by rainycledays - Love the contrast of an RM who is wearing tight leather pants and has a shaved head with the FACT that he's also collecting Pokemon. NB: IRL, he not only collects cards, but also plays a lot of Pokemon GO! Therefore, a TON of the birthday art that ARMYs created had something to do with Pokemon. I limited myself to my two fave ones out of the bunch.

* RM portraits by ArizzoStudios - The colors!

* RM birthday portrait by y89275745 - I liked the goofy vibesss here.

* RM comic by bqngtae - I really like how this works in the concept of Namjooning and connects it to RM's bond with the rest of the guys as well. ;__;

once again, Heated Rivalry on my end (+ ember and ice)

[maevedarcy]

Good timezone everyone! I'm so ready to rec some things today because this week I've read/seen some incredible stuff.

Heated Rivalry
i've been stuck now so long (we just got the start wrong) by beagoldfish
Shane/Ilya | 17k | Mature | https://archiveofourown.org/works/79773706

Summary: After the tuna melt fiasco, Shane Hollander wakes up in a time loop.

Comments: oh my god!!!!! time loops are my weakness and this one made me want to chew concrete


Jock Shane Fanart by Polyhymnia_art
Mature | https://archiveofourown.org/works/92603511

Comments: I'm putting this in my mouth and eating it for breakfast. Delicious. Polyhymnia_art always delivers!


In His Opponent’s Room by Anonymous
Shane/Ilya | 14k | Explicit | https://archiveofourown.org/works/91580281

Summary: The one where Ilya keeps getting Shane’s sloppy seconds.

Comments: well. that's one way for them to talk to each other eventually. this was absolutely delicious. I didn't think I could be more into fucking-by-proxy than I actually was and this fic proved I could enjoy it even more.


moon chasers by totheverge
Shane/Ilya | 75k | Explicit | https://archiveofourown.org/works/84075556/chapters/221678801

Summary: Five months after Sochi, Shane's set to play a charity hockey game in Paris. So is Ilya.
They run into each other in the lobby of their hotel the night before. Twelve hours stretch out in front of them, and Ilya suggests something different: no phones, no expectations, no past, no hockey. Just the city, and whatever they can be when nobody else is watching.
It's obviously a terrible idea, but Shane says yes, anyway.

Comments: this is probably my favorite thing I've read in a long time. I've read it TWICE in the last week only and it's 75k words long. They gave each other forever within the numbered hours. I'm- just- this was stunning.


Ember and Ice
you wanna see me (all alone) by xogray
Dane/Finn | 2.9k | Explicit | https://archiveofourown.org/works/78495351

Summary: two years into the war, Finn and Dane find each other in the woods while on patrol. A lot ensues.

Comments: honestly, this left me longing for more Ember and Ice stories set during the five-year war. I need to know more of the lore ;-; anyway this was scrumptious. I loved it.

Re: once again, Heated Rivalry on my end (+ ember and ice)

[glitteryv]

Cool recs are cool! :D

[donutsweeper]

Surprise, surprise, assorted tumblr art recs from me again:

Doctor Who (classic)
- Yay Free jelly babies (absolutely adorable Four)

Looney Tunes
- Silly Idea (the road runner and wile e coyote - absolutely hilarious)

MDZS/The Untamed
- Rewatching the Untamed… (collection of utterly gorgeous art)

Under the Skin
- "The devil lives in the heart of every person..." (amazing Shen Yi sketch)

X-Files
- happy 33rd anniversary to the x files! here’s some experimental pieces to celebrate this blessed event (great x-files art and interesting style)

[glitteryv]

Heheh, but look at that variety of recs! (It's a nice surprise, is what I mean to say) :D

[yourlibrarian]

A little dark to see but nonetheless striking fanart of Merlin and Arthur: https://www.tumblr.com/cadvix/826815444686110720/this-is-the-title-page-for-my-acbb-2026

[glitteryv]

Love the colors! Thanks for reccing it. :D

Buffy, the Vampire Slayer recs

[buffyrites]

Hello there. I would like to share a rec list of Pro-Riley Finn (BtVS) stories. Enjoy!

tumblr rec list

Re: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer recs

[glitteryv]

Awesome! :D

[alchemicink]

Haven't rec'd anything in a while but I saw this hilarious Deep Space Nine art yesterday, featuring Julian and Martok, and I had to share.

[scintilla10]

Heeee! This is so funny and cute. Thanks for reccing!

[glitteryv]

Thanks for reccing it! :D

[voissy]

If you're interested in Linked Universe, a Legend of Zelda fancomic, and are a Legend Enjoyer, try Legend Doppelganger AU by Fandom_Eclipse. I got the urge to reread it recently, and I was so so so glad I had it bookmarked.

[glitteryv]

What a neat rec. :D

9-1-1 Recs this time

[starrysam]

I'm back. Also I've been on a bit of a 9-1-1 buck/eddie fic binge the past couple days so, here are some of my stand-out faves.

we could vacay, there’s places to go by buckstairs - They go on vacation and are a family and come across as husbands but don't realise and even when they realise they don't pull away which is nice.

we should have that at our wedding by SeekingSerpent333 - This one is just fun. short and funny, and comedic.

you feel secure, that's called a home by Wordsarefleeting - I read this one first and the idea of amnesia is so scary to me but the idea that they love each other so much they just know that the other one is safe even when they have no memory, their heart remembers. That always gets me so I end up reading them and enjoying them when they have a happy end and the memories return.

Re: 9-1-1 Recs this time

[glitteryv]

Welcome back! And thanks for reccing those fics. :D