Community Recs Post!

[glitteryv]

Every Thursday, we have a community recs post, like this one, where you can drop a rec or two in the comments. This works great if you only have one rec and you don't want to make a post for it, or if you don't have a DW account to make posts of your own, or if you're shy. :)

(But don't forget, you're welcomed to post recs to the comm seven days a week. :D)

So, what cool fic/vid/art have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comments are enabled.

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[glitteryv]

All BTS

FANART

* Yoongi on a horse by min_doodles - Yoongi riding a horse in the forest.


* Namjoon and Jimin in a Lilo and Stich AU by zachstaphTaehyung Portrait by nekomanchu - A gorgeous portrait that has a lot of delicate touches which add a sprinkling of magic.


* Jungkook & Jimin Black Swan choreography by BCrushed - My favorite of all of the fanarts that flooded twitter after the MMA performance of Black Swan. The touches of color are really cool.


FICS

* Seventy Eight by lyricallyundead (Explicit, Yoongi/Taehyung, 8.1k) - A PWP where Yoongi and Taehyung enjoy Valentine's Day weekend.


* Bunny Ears by goldenhearts (Teen, Seokjin/Jungkook, 11.8k) - Magical AU in which Jungkook's mild rivalry with fellow Potions Shop owner!Seokjin is put to the test after Jungkook drinks a potion that gives him shape-shifting powers.

A sweet fic featuring a human-turned-bunny, the other members trying to help, and a gentle romance.

[donutsweeper]

Back with some more The Untamed/MDZS fics that are hopefully new to the comm:

Linger by the Door (I've Always Been Yours) by piecrust (78k)
Summary: Wei Wuxian travels the world alone, finding homes in unexpected places, and loving Lan Zhan one letter at a time. (super sweet fic with WWX wandering the world saving people and finding places where people accept and welcome him before finding his way home)

The One-Body Problem by Metisket (28k)
Summary: The good news is that Lan Jingyi has found a mentor, friend, and constant companion through the difficulties in life.The bad news is that that’s because he’s been accidentally possessed by the Yiling Patriarch. (set pre-MXY's sacrifice spell, Jingyi's POV and asides are hilarious and WWX's mental commentary is great. Wonderful read)

The Life Cycle of the Frog and the Fish by Aerlalaith (53k)
Summary: “Huh,” Wei Wuxian said finally. He was staring at the guy’s face, lips parted. “He’s kind of…” he tilted his head. “Hot?” “Don’t you dare,” said Jiang Cheng, “try and sleep with the random hobo we found sleeping in a haunted fucking cave.”(Reincarnation has its pitfalls.) (Really well done AU, but not AU, modern reincarnation plus cultivation fic)

Yunmeng Jiang Cats series by Kakushigo (4 works, 6k total)
Series Summary: In which the Yunmeng Jiang clan has cats. Because they have cats, things go differently (sometimes better, sometimes worse). (Really, really interesting how the cats affect things because they are just cats that live at Lotus Pier, but there's a mythos that's built up around them so mean so much more)

The Third Young Master of the Qishan Wen by KouriArashi (138k)
Summary: The fic where Wei Wuxian is adopted by the Dafan Mountain Wens instead of the Yunmeng Jiang. (Really really interesting AU and I love WWX's relationship with WQ and WN as his siblings in this. Also a really great look at Meng Yao)

I Started From the Bottom/And Now I’m Rich by x_los
Summary snippet: Wei Wuxian accidentally sends himself back to the beginning of the Sunshot Campaign. Coreless but armed with demonic cultivation, knowledge of the future and his wits, Wei Wuxian takes advantage of this opportunity to come out on top of both the war and its aftermath—before either has a chance to happen—by marrying and swiftly burying the cultivation world’s worst men. Lan Wangji is confused, hurt, and uncomfortably aroused by Wei Wuxian’s improbably elaborate series of Sect-themed bridal negligees. (This whole fic is great and LWJ's reactions to WWX's actions are utterly priceless)

[glitteryv]

I bet you there are ppl for whom these docs are totally new. ;)

[talitha78]

Great recs!

[donutsweeper]

Thanks! I hope you enjoy reading them :)

[rigormorphis]

Ooh, I haven't read most of these! Thank you, I'm diving right into at least one of them tonight. :D

[donutsweeper]

Enjoy! I try to post less well known Untamed/MDZS fics every few weeks so if you check the tags to find those posts you might find some other new-to-you fics? Happy reading!

[douleur]

Two fics for Rurouni Kenshin by Ayezur:

Vaster than Empires
Kenshin/Kaoru
Summary: The Western Army is defeated; the country stands, uneasy, under the hand of the Tokugawa. Kaoru Kamiya, whose family was on the losing side, has been sold into marriage for the sake of peace. Her new husband is a legend, a demon bound in human form, marked by his blood-lust and his bright red hair...
https://archiveofourown.org/works/692609

Invictus
Kenshin/Kaoru, background Sano/Megumi
Summary: In the eleventh year of the Meiji, 1878, Japan still practices chattel slavery. The Tokugawa shogunate still reigns from Edo castle, backed by the infamous Kanryu family and their merchant empire. And Kaoru Kamiya finds an abandoned slave hiding under the docks as she's walking home...
https://archiveofourown.org/works/652009

Both of these fics are long, meaty AUs that skillfully integrate canon events into the AU setting, with a great slow-burn romance and also great plot beyond the romance. Unfortunately, the sequel to Invictus seems to be an eternal WIP (last updated 2015), but I enjoyed Invictus very much on its own.

[glitteryv]

Meat AUs are love. And crossing fingers thar the WIP will one day get completed.

[kingstoken]

I Want To See You (In the Dark) by ineffablebadger and QuestionableGeek
Word Count: 6050
Fandom: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: E
Warnings: No Archive Warning Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley
Summary: When it came down to it, Aziraphale had always loved Crowley. He had taken comfort in the fact that he is an angel and is supposed to love all of Her creations. The thought that he could love Crowley in a more specific way was something he had considered before but had kept in the far reaches of his mind like a shameful secret. As the thought began to break free, the feeling of love overwhelmed him in a not dissimilar way to the flames overwhelming the church. He tried not to consider the meaning of a church of the Lord burning to ash before his eyes as he realised that he is in love with a demon .
Aziraphale and Crowley steal a night in the darkness hoping that they will remain unseen together in the blackout.
Reccer's Note: This fic posits what if Aziraphale and Crowley had gotten together after the London Bombing? The sex is tender and caring, what the author tags as porn with feelings, and the author does a excellent job of conveying having sex in almost complete darkness. The whole story has a lovely, but furtive feel, and the ending, I loved the ending!

[glitteryv]

Interesting premise is interesting.

[yourlibrarian]

Video essays don't usually seem like fanworks to me, they're too professionalized, but given how little formal meta seems to be written in fandom circles these days, I'm going to point to this because it's definitely interesting and there's usually little writing done about musical scores: Why the Music in The Rise of Skywalker Felt Misleading by Sideways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8-dWSLDWI

[glitteryv]

I am such a sucker for video essays cuz, when they're done well, theydeffo ping the need for good meta.

Thanks for this rec!

[rigormorphis]

This short new Scum Villain fic cracked me right up:

epiphanies, climaxes, and other contrivances by tshirt
(Shang Qinghua/Shen Qingqiu, 2700w, rated E)

Shen Qingqiu needs a plan to avoid his canon fate. Shang Qinghua knows a way to get good ideas. And there's no— well, minimal— touching involved.

Or, what if we had to jack off in the Qing Jing Peak Lord’s house to obtain vital plot information... and we were both transmigrators?

And while I'm at it, here's another hilarious fic by the same author that I reread today and found just as delightful as the first time.

commodity fetishism by tshirt
(Shang Qinghua/Mobei jun, 3500w, rated M)

After Mobei Jun loses access to his trust fund, he needs a new income source. Luckily for him, Shang Qinghua is rich, single, and inoffensive. What more could you need in a man?

[glitteryv]

All right! Thanks for posting recs!

[alienacat]

Multifandom (I recognize The Office and I think the Sabrina reboot but there are a lot) fanvid set to WAP, so NSFW but I think it’s funny and the audio editing is cool https://youtu.be/bhlykHvEZ_U

Legion FX, fanvid—a beautiful and eerie fandvid about Syd, slightly NSFW; violence: https://youtu.be/ejKgUnMoZJ8

[glitteryv]

Ooooh, thst first fanvids sounds KILLA! *___*