recthething | Black Panther, Merlin, Star Trek, Lord Wimsey, Thor

god loves everybody, don't remind me by napricot. "Erik gets a do-over. Erik gets a lot of do-overs. Or: Erik Killmonger's own personal version of Groundhog Day, only with a lot more murder, dying, trips to the ancestral plane, awkward family conversations, and divine intervention." Time loop stories are my favorite trope but I found this one so intriguing. So many stories revolve around critical plot points but fewer delve into the way a character would have to rethink their view on the past, the present, and the future the way that happens here.
Shhh by nancymerthurslover. Wonderfully detailed Merlin artwork of Merlin/Arthur. Partial nudity.
[vid] Grapevine Fires 2.0 by starlady. "An HD remaster of skywaterblue's vid, which is no longer available online." I really enjoyed the original vid (and am lucky to have a saved copy) so I was intrigued to see this pop up. "Overall the vid hits somewhat different in 2020 now that the original Trek timeline lives and the AOS films' future is in doubt, but I think the message about beginnings and endings in a beloved franchise resonates no matter which timeline we're in."
The Incident of the Fellow in the Fellow's Garden by Azdak. "Lord Peter visits an old friend at Cambridge and finds himself caught up in shady dealings as the worlds of academia and espionage collide." Crossover with Man from UNCLE. Although I've only read a bit of Dorothy L. Sayers this struck me as really capturing the voices and tone of the books, plus I was very curious to see how the crossover would function. I was really delighted at being able to read a mystery story as there are few of them in fanfic, even though many a canon is centered around case stories.
Chaos War by astolat. Speaking of mysteries, what I really liked about this was that it was a mystery type of plot. But it's a mystery mostly because we're in Thor's POV and he can't understand Loki's reasoning. What makes the story so great is that Loki is a master planner and I really enjoyed seeing his strategy unspool bit by bit. I personally thought the slash bits were unnecessary in the story, I didn't feel they added much, but how Loki and Thor relate to one another is front and center.