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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 podfics/fanarts/fancrafts/fanvids/fics/some other kind of fanwork 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.

delphi

Paterfamilias by

severinne
Fandom: Life on Mars
Ship: Gene Hunt/Sam Tyler
Medium: Fic
Length: 3919 words
Rating: Explicit
My Tags: drama, happy ending, established relationship, jealousy/possessiveness, bdsm, daddy kink, dirty talk, rough sex, altered state
Author's Summary: Gene misinterprets Sam’s daddy issues in the most inappropriate way possible.

Excerpt:

He gripped the kitchen counter at his back, still wobbly at the knees in spite of a rapidly killed buzz, and wondered if this is what Gene had felt, back in the woods.

Seeing Gene properly for the first time since the start of this uneven conversation, Sam could recognize the effects of too much whisky in his stance, in the unrestrained flashing of his eyes. Yet even pissed, Gene had remarkable control, the gun in his hand held steady and sure, the muzzle lightly touching the hollow of his throat without the slightest tremor.

‘Not nice, is it, Sam?’ The barrel traveled slowly up his neck to his jaw, almost caressing in time to Gene’s languid speech. ‘Not nice when someone you trust points a gun at you…’

‘Gene…’

‘But do you trust me? Do you?’

This is a hot, twisty, and feelings-ful story in which Gene mistakes Sam's strange behaviour around Vic Tyler as daddy kink instead of time travel daddy issues and shows up at his flat drunk and emotionally compromised to prove that he can give Sam what he needs. This is the platonic of a character-driven PWP for me, where the smut is compelling and interesting to read on its own but also establishes something equally compelling about each character involved and moves them together from one place at the start of the story to somewhere else entirely by the end of it.

musyc

Copied from my journal:
It is a lovely day in the Unseen University library, and you are a horrible goose. Crossover, Discworld and Untitled Goose Game. Death, Librarian, and horrible goose. G, 450.
A quick read, and a funny one. You don't need to be able to speak either Goose or Librarian to know exactly what troubles are happening XD.

And the Wind is Surely Rising. Original Work. Sentient liner ship, ghost sister ship. T, 600.
A nicely shivery piece that puts an ominous spin on the thought of 'forever family'.

Playful. Original Work. Dragon, Kitten. G, art.
This art is very adorably cute. I love how the kitten and dragon are looking at each other.

And Many More. Babylon 5. Marcus/Stephen. T, 4K.
Excellent humor and teasing. Marcus is wonderfully dramatic, Stephen is both nervous and hopeful. A lovely get-together fic.

Appearances. Firefly. Mal, Simon. T, 700.
Mal's voice is spot-on, Simon's is also well done, and the hints and mentions of the rest of the crew also fit right into canon. I'd very happily read more of this. (Author has put an ot3 tag on, but this reads pure gen to me.)

That Eerie Song You Sing. Justified. Boyd, Rachel, Raylan. G, 1.5K.
Nicely spooky, very well described and imagined. Nice to see a fic from Rachel's POV.

I <3 U. Sesame Street. Bert/Ernie. G, art.
Wonderfully done. The art style was absolutely perfect for this fandom, and I just cannot get over Rubber Ducky's carrot-top hat.

Look At All the Bugs We Found. Project Hail Mary. Ryland. G, 1.3K.
Q&A format, and very clever. I especially liked the use of powers of six for specifically expressing humanly vague numbers.

Perimeter. Original Work. Post-apocalypse survivor, pre-apocalypse war robot. T, 1.7K.
Vivid! Ambiguous and uncertain, well-written and leaving you with things to contemplate. I really enjoyed this.

snickfic

Originally posted here.

Thoroughbreds
calling like a crow
Lily/Amanda, 5k. Mark haunts Lily, and Amanda helps her figure out what to do about it. This is a fun, low-key horror fic with bonus getting-together, ie a bunch of my favorite things for one of my favorite ships. Just a fun time.

Pern
Bronze and Gold
Kylara/Lessa pre-ship, 2k. Kylara Impresses bronze instead of gold, but she's not going to let that stop her from accomplishing her aims. I truly cannot get enough of this premise, and I love the image of Kylara and Lessa having mildly awkward bonding sessions.

Crimson Peak
Bright
Lucille/Edith, drabble. A satisfyingly bitter little character study. :D

Saltburn
milk for gall
Oliver/Felix, 1.5k Was this what the baying hound felt like, leading his rider, chasing the fox? The rider had the gun, but he was led by the dog. Who was the master and who was the servant? The only Saltburn fic I've read so far, but it's a good one! I love this twisted dynamic, where Felix is not just an object of desire but an active participant in Oliver's games and an active agent in his own corruption.

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 fanarts/fancrafts/fanvids/podfics/fics/some other kind of fanwork have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.

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delphi

Untitled Fang/Frenchie/Izzy by

lisaveeee
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Ship: Fang/Frenchie/Izzy Hands
Medium: Art
Length: 1 piece
Rating: General/SFW
My Tags: romance, happy ending, established relationship, kissing, physical affection, smoking
Artist's Caption: oh, go on then.

Description:

A limited palette drawing of Izzy surrendering to kisses from Fang and Frenchie. Izzy is in the middle, his arms around both men and a lit cigarette tucked between his fingers as he hunches down, seeming to laugh despite himself. Fang is going in low to kiss the corner of Izzy's mouth, while Frenchie is holding Izzy by the chin to kiss the tattoo on his cheekbone.

I started having feelings about these three together from the moment I saw the promotional still of Fang hugging Izzy while Frenchie holds Izzy's hand, and this is the sweetest follow-up to that scene I could have asked for. The loose, sketchy style gives so much character and movement to this piece and backs up the caption perfectly. You can almost feel Izzy initially having leaned away from the attention and ducked his head, only to give in and put his arms around Fang and Frenchie as they adorably persisted or just made too tempting a pair to refuse. Fang and Frenchie having to stoop down but still fitting naturally into Izzy's embrace is a lovely detail.

doranwen

I posted the following here but in case it doesn't get approved, and to spread the recs among a wider audience, I'm crossposting it here:

Have a multifandom set of recs. Some are shippy but over half are gen, and they vary wildly in length. The one commonality is that they are among the very best in their respective fandoms, in my opinion.

1. http://archiveofourown.org/works/12245919
[Leverage] Feels Like Home by daniellemydear (80k, Mature)
Slow burn Eliot/Parker, with hilariously accurate characterization and lines. Laugh, cry, sigh happily, you get all of the above with this fic.

2. https://archiveofourown.org/works/52010518
[Lois & Clark:TNAOS] Fictitious Persons by classicalgal (146k, General Audiences)
An AU focusing on Kara Kent, who happens to be the daughter of Clark and Lois… who ends up in a world where Superman is a fictional character. Child character-focused but very, very well-done and the story is very compelling. You can read it even if you don’t know L&C; all you need is the basic idea of Superman and you’re good. Gen.

3. http://archiveofourown.org/works/29793855
[The Matrix] The Dream Chronicles by Trin303 (75k, Mature)
Funny yet also serious AU focusing on Neo/Trinity with a happier ending than the first film. (Dreams are, obviously, a huge part of the story setup.)

4. http://archiveofourown.org/works/210087
[Rizzoli & Isles] The End of the World by romana2525 (3k, Teen and Up Audiences)
Apocalyptic AU set sometime after S1, focusing on Jane and Maura (pre-ship but the bond is there). The ending makes me want to cry in a good way.

5. https://archiveofourown.org/works/318935
[Rookie Blue] Deep by surreallis (12k, Explicit)
Fantastic AU where Andy goes undercover with Sam (with predictable shippy results). The ending is the best!

6. https://archiveofourown.org/works/569661
[Sue Thomas F.B.Eye] Breakfast Date by DKateri (5k, General Audiences)
A sweet missing scene in the middle of the S3 ep Adventures in Babysitting; Sue/Jack-focused.

7. https://archiveofourown.org/works/1361
[Lord of the Rings] The Long Road Home by Scribblesinink (Scribbler) (95k, Teen and Up Audiences)
A Boromir Lives! fic that is a wonderful tale of shame and redemption. Excellent for anyone who loves Boromir and wishes to see more of him. Gen.

8. https://archiveofourown.org/works/29464
[X-Men original movieverse] The Evolution of Jubilee by Mara (11k, General Audiences)
An excellent fic wherein Jubilee embarks on a crusade after taking a field trip to a museum. Gen.

9. https://archiveofourown.org/works/600324
[Push] …and that has made all the difference by maharetr (4k, General Audiences)
A great post-movie fic that’s a bit of emotional hurt/comfort and fluff, and just a wonderful feel-good ending. Gen.

10. http://archiveofourown.org/works/42983565
[The Fugitive film] The Anatomy of a Heartbreak Éclair by OrionLady (23k, Teen and Up Audiences)
Excellent post-film fic from Sam’s POV that deals with some PTSD and the building of an epic friendship. Gen.

I’d have come up with a slightly different set if the best fics for some fandoms were on AO3, but sadly some fandoms haven’t migrated over much, and their best fics are still hiding on other platforms.

delphi

Keep On Gruckin' by

kirazi
Fandom: Deadloch
Ship: Dulcie Collins/Eddie Redcliffe/Cath York
Medium: Fic
Length: 5010 words
Rating: Explicit
My Tags: humour, pwp, romance, happy ending, getting together, established relationship, ______ with benefits, bonding, first time (ship), first time (gender), comfort sex, fisting/stretching, threesomes 2+1
Author's Summary: Eddie needs a gruck. Dulcie and Cath offer to help her out.

Author's Excerpt:

"This is not a good idea, love," Dulcie says, keeping her tone level. "I know I said I’d try to be more open to change, and I hear and respect your opinion, I truly do, but this is—it’s like the hobby farm. It's really not going to work."

"I just think," Cath says, bright-eyed and earnest, "that it would be a healing experience for me. For us both! To share that kind of intimacy. I am committed to working through my anxiety about you fucking your partner and I'm sure that would be so much more manageable for me if we fucked her first. Together."

This is the exact scenario I finished Deadloch craving: Cath, in all her overenthusiastic commitment to what she thinks is a good idea, earnestly convincing more practical wife Dulcie that giving Dulcie's cop-partner Eddie the cathartic gruck (grief-fuck) she's craving is best for all of them moving forward. The story captures the dry, absurd humour of the show and also its heart. These are characters who don't always show their love in ways their loved ones find easiest to handle, but the love is there nonetheless. It's really sweet to see those bonds and that understanding come through via the intimacy of a recommitted couple having a threesome with the feral cat of a human being they seem to have adopted into their lives.

snickfic

Originally posted on my blog, here

Janelle Monae
I Like That - A joyful vid about gender.

Slash/Back
Uja - Just fun, reminded me how much I enjoyed this movie about four teen First Nation girls vs (basically) The Thing.

Prey (2022)
The Hunted - And another movie about a Native teen girl vs a classic horror monster! I still haven't seen this movie up, but this vid is great and moved it up my queue for sure.

Tár
Ángel - Really beautifully done, kept my interest all the way through (which can be tough for movies I haven't seen).

Thoroughbreds
Favorite Crime - Yessss Lily/Amanda vid. Great music choice, fun all around.

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 fancrafts/fanvids/podfics/fanarts/fics/some other kind of fanwork have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.

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delphi

HellOoO there, cap’tain Sweetcheeks 💞💕 by

umulata
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Ship: Izzy Hands/Calico Jack
Medium: Art
Length: 1 piece
Rating: Teen/SFW
My Tags: romance, humour, happy ending, established relationship, au: modern, clothing, flirtation, roleplay
Artist's Caption: The theme is Cheap Costumes From, Like, Target :B

Description:

A monochrome drawing of Izzy and Jack dressed up in classic pirate costumes, with Izzy as the captain in a long coat and cocked hat and Jack in slops with an eye patch and hook. Jack is holding Izzy by the hips, leaning down with cartoon hearts above him as Izzy reels him in by the neckerchief. Izzy has an expression of smug flirtation, while Jack looks besotted.

I am always in awe of artists who can draw characters from live action media in a way that fully captures the look of the actors in the artist's own non-photorealistic style. These character designs are fantastic, and there is so much personality in the body language. I'm a sucker for the theory that Jack has a hard time saying no to Izzy, and also for Izzy's cockiness in those rare moments when he's on solid ground. This piece not only presents a clearly happy and confident Izzy and a satisfyingly smitten Jack, but a whole delightful story implied in the idea that this is them in the modern day, geared up for a fancy dress party and/or some private roleplay.

beatrice_otter

Here's my

festivids rec post. As usual, there are a LOT of really good vids, go check them out!

The Only Way to See
Fandom: Amaury Guichon - Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Baking, Chocolate, Pastries, The Artistic Process
Summary:

What you feel like, planning a sky.

A fanvid of Amaury Guichon (the chocolate guy).

Lonely Day
Fandom: Andor (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Cassian Andor, Maarva Andor, Bix Caleen, Mon Mothma, Vel Sartha, Luthen Rael, Kino Loy, Cinta Kaz, Dedra Meero, Arvel Skeen, Karis Nemik, Brasso the Ferrixian (Star Wars), Syril Karn, Kleya Marki
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Angst, Rebellion, Depictions of Police, Family, authoritarianism, Comrades in Arms, Embedded Video, Physical Triggers, brief shot of auditory torture, ends hopefully
Summary:

From the loneliest day, new growth springs. Oppression sows the seeds of its own destruction. Featuring the whole Andor cast of characters but mainly focused on Cassian.

Come Forth Now
Fandom: Andor (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cassian Andor, Luthen Rael, Bix Caleen, Maarva Andor, Brasso the Ferrixian (Star Wars), Vel Sartha, Cinta Kaz, Arvel Skeen, Kleya Marki, Mon Mothma, Kino Loy, Karis Nemik, Taramyn Barcona, Clem Andor, Syril Karn, Ruescott Melshi
Additional Tags: Rebellion, Hope, some explosions, Police images, Family, Friendship, Fanvids, Embedded Video
Summary:

And this is all we need
And this is where we start
This is the day we greet
This is the day, no other

Boys Keep Swinging
Fandom: As You Like It - Shakespeare
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Rosalind | Ganymede (As You Like It)
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Embedded Video, Crossdressing, Genderbending, Queer Themes
Summary:

When you're a boy
Other boys check you out
You get a girl
These are your favorite things
When you're a boy

Drink You Sober
Fandom: Bound (1996)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Corky/Violet (Bound)
Summary:

'I want to feel you'

We Can Be Anything
Fandom: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Evelyn Wang, Joy Wang | Jobu Tupaki, Waymond Wang

How to make a perfect Hanukkah movie…
Fandom: Hallmark Movies - Fandom, Hitched for the Holidays (2012), Double Holiday (2019), Mistletoe & Menorahs (2019), Love Lights Hanukkah! (2020), Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021), Hanukkah on Rye (2022)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Hanukkah
Summary:

…(according to the Hallmark Channel)

Oh No Not Now [Fanvid]
Fandom: Philadelphia Story (1940)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Macaulay Connor/C.K. Dexter Haven/Tracy Lord, Macaulay Connor/C.K. Dexter Haven, Macaulay Connor/Tracy Lord, Macaulay Connor/Elizabeth Imbrie, C.K. Dexter Haven/Tracy Lord, C.K. Dexter Haven/Elizabeth Imbrie
Summary:

What do I do with this?

The Hunted
Fandom: Prey (2022)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Characters: Naru (Prey 2022), Sarii (Prey 2022), Feral Predator (Prey 2022), Bear (Prey 2022)
Additional Tags: Action, Hunters & Hunting, Animal Death, Animal Attack
Summary:

The hunter becomes the hunted.

[vid] out with a bang
Fandom: Robin and Marian (1976), Robin Hood - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Maid Marian/Robin Hood, Little John/Maid Marian/Robin Hood
Characters: Maid Marian, Robin Hood, Little John, Sheriff of Nottingham
Additional Tags: Fanvids, Embedded Video, Character Study, Canonical Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicide
Summary:

I'm way to young to lie here forever,
I'm way too old to try, so whatever...

A Marian character study.

magnetic [VID]
Fandom: Romeo+Juliet (1996)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet)
Additional Tags: gender feelings, Fighting Feelings, your crush keeps falling in love with girls feelings, honestly vidding this made me want enemies to lovers fic for mercutio and tybalt, let's skip the sad ending and just be angry together, Fanvids
Summary:

Mercutio's been magnetic since he was a baby.

Trust+Fall
Fandom: Romeo+Juliet (1996), Romeo And Juliet - Shakespeare
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Juliet Capulet/Romeo Montague
Additional Tags: Romcom turned tragedy, Self-Harm, Suicide, Physical Triggers, Depictions of Police
Summary:

Juliet met an awesome guy at a big party her parents threw and fell instantly in love! With a meet-cute like that, what could go wrong? (Turns out: literally everything.)

VID: I'm That Queer
Fandom: Janelle Monáe Music Videos, Janelle Monae (Musician)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Jane (Dirty Computer), Cindi Mayweather
Additional Tags: Physical Triggers, Fast cutting, flashing lights, Glitch effects, Queerphobia, Depictions of Police, Fanvids
Summary:

A fanvid of some of Janelle Monáe's Music Videos, focusing on their Cindi Mayweather and Jane characters.

Physical triggers: extensive fast cutting, extensive glitch effects, flashing lights.
Other warnings: authoritarian state, queerphobia, depictions of police.

delphi

Untitled Aziraphale/Crowley by

mollymurakami
Fandom: Good Omens (TV)
Ship: Aziraphale/Crowley
Medium: Art
Length: 1 piece
Rating: General/SFW
My Tags: slice of life, happy ending, future, new locale, nature, intimacy

Description:

A full-colour drawing of Azirphale and Crowley bicycling alongside a stone wall and rolling hills in the South Downs. Aziraphale is pedalling the bicycle—a vintage yellow model with a basket in front and a small stack of books and cut flowers on the rear rack—while Crowley sits on the handlebars, arms crossed, leaning back against him. Aziraphale is smiling, his coat tails flapping in the wind.

I love the way the show visually marks Crowley and Aziraphale as belonging together even as they starkly contrast with each other as a demon and an angel, and this piece really captures that. On the surface, Aziraphale might look more at home in that setting and palette, with Crowley standing out in his nearly unrelieved black. But it all ties together through the black accents on the bike, the outline of Aziraphale's clothes, the black book under ones that match Aziraphale and the bike's lighter accents, and of course the cuttings of white flowers on black branches. On top of that, the character and landscape designs are pure charm, and the pose of Aziraphale happily steering while Crowley coils up like the too-cool dork of a snake he is makes me smile every time I look at it.

delphi

Touch-a Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me by

the_wanlorn
Fandom: The A-Team (2010)
Ship: B.A. Baracus/H.M. Murdock
Medium: Fic
Length: 14,440 words
Rating: Teen
My Tags: drama, humour, happy ending, getting together, misunderstanding, touch, trauma, case/mission, fight/breakup, making up, first kiss (ship), first time (ship)
Author's Summary: In which Murdock is jumpy, BA is an idiot, Face is unhelpful, Hannibal is a troll, and there's an inevitable happy ending.

Excerpt:

"Are you dying?" Murdock demanded, blocking his way.

"What?" he asked, trying to figure out where Murdock got that from for a moment, before realizing that he'd be there all night if he kept at it. "No."

Murdock didn't look convinced. "Are you sick?"

He didn't say, "Yeah, sick of you, fool," which he thought showed remarkable restraint on his part. Instead, he repeated, "No."

"Are you a Skrull?" Murdock asked, peering at him suspiciously. "Because if you are, I want the real B.A. back. You can have Face, instead."

"I ain't a pod person, either," he growled, and was about to ask what the hell was wrong with him and what the hell was a Skrull, when a guy bumped past Murdock, and he flinched away. The irritation drained out of him, and was replaced with horror.

He'd broken Murdock.

This is my favourite kind of misunderstanding story, where no one's jumping to unreasonable conclusions or missing something obvious. They're just not at the right stage of their relationship yet for the truth to be evident, until the misunderstanding happens and gives them the opportunity to learn more about each other and get closer. This is a sweet fic where B.A. notices that Murdock flinches when he touches him, tries to fix the situation by being less gruff with him, and inadvertently makes things worse for a little while. It does a great job of balancing Murdock's more whimsical eccentricities with some elements of more grounded trauma, paints a lovely picture of who B.A. is as a person, and really makes the most of the ship's premise of two characters who communicate and show love in very different ways somehow really working together.

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/podfics/fanarts/fics/fancrafts/some other kind of fanwork 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.

delphi

Untitled Medic/Scout by

time-left-to-kill
Fandom: Team Fortress 2
Ship: Medic/Scout
Medium: Art
Length: 1 piece
Rating: Teen/SFW
My Tags: romance, pwp, happy ending, established relationship, teasing, medical kink (light - for the location)

Description:

A full-colour drawing of a RED team Medic and Scout fooling around in the infirmary. Scout is sitting on the edge of the operating table alongside a cup of tongue depressors and some jarred body parts, legs wrapped around Medic's waist and reeling him in by his necktie. Medic has taken off his gloves and has an arm around Scout. Both of them are smiling, and there is the implication that it might have something to do with whatever Scout is whispering in Medic's ear.

This is one of those opposites-attract ships for me: an older, buttoned-up and brilliant mad scientist and a younger, not at all academically inclined, overcompensating hoodlum. But the thing I love about opposites attracting are the places where they overlap, and one of those places for Medic/Scout is being very silly, very enthusiastic people at times. This piece captures the joy of them being on the same page with that energy—a page that looks straight out of the kind of 1960s pulp magazine I want to read. It's gorgeously rendered, with figure work and colouring that frankly leaves me in awe. The style perfectly captures and runs with the mid-century vibe of the source material, and the dynamic pose and little details make it feel like this is just one instant in a full and delightful story.

delphi

Iron House by

Parhelion
Fandom: The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout
Ship: Archie Goodwin/Nero Wolfe
Medium: Fic
Length: 8020 words
Rating: Mature
My Tags: drama, crime/mystery, happy ending, getting together, developing relationship, au: prison, mentorship, h/c (emotional), first time (ship), arrangement to feelings, separation
Author's Summary: Usually, sooner or later, those who shoot others and make cute with the law end up in jail. In this world, that's exactly what happens to Archie and Wolfe.

Excerpt:

"No, Archie. I don't want to make you accessory to a felony--or is it a misdemeanor?"
"Nuts. I'd love to share a cell with you."
---Rex Stout, The Golden Spiders

Sure, I know why you want to hear all about it, Father. You're hoping for one of those "Oh, do not do as I have done" confessions, right? No?

Nice of you to care, but I never spent much time worrying about my immortal soul. Neither did he, as far as I could see, and I could see pretty far. But I'll tell you what I will do. You listen to what I have to say without piping up, you put it under that seal of the confessional that you priests value so much, and I promise I'll give you all the details and let you ask questions after. That's as far as I'll go, though I will add my word's been known to be good for years around here.

It's a deal? Let's go, then.

This fic takes the canon backstory of a young Archie Goodwin entering Nero Wolfe's employ after shooting two men while working as a security guard and imagines instead that he went to trial for the killings and subsequently became the cellmate of an already falsely imprisoned Wolfe. We then get a story set in my favourite missing-scene period of the pair's earliest days together, heightened by the danger and unavoidable added intimacy of getting to know each other in prison instead of in a New York City brownstone. It captures everything I enjoy about Archie's voice and the character dynamics of the source material, with an added twist, and it contains the shortest and most veiled single-paragraph sex scene to ever consistently make me swoon.

Even better, there's also a sequel that picks up after they're both pardoned.

Monday to Sunday by

Parhelion
Fandom: The Nero Wolfe series by Rex Stout
Ship: Archie Goodwin/Nero Wolfe
Medium: Fic
Length: 1370 words
Rating: Mature
My Tags: character study, romance, happy ending, established relationship, au: prison, reunion, starting over
Author's Summary: The first week of freedom is supposed to be the critical one.

Excerpt:

His first words to the newly freed man were, "That suit is abysmal."

"I can do better, since someone spotted me twenty bucks. Maybe you could introduce me to your tailor?" The chalk-striped blue suit coat he was wearing was bold but businesslike, much like the way Nero Wolfe had moved in on a deal back in the pen.

As for the man himself, he grunted. "You may not wish to commit yourself until you have seen what the young men are wearing in Manhattan this year. Get in."

I did, next to him in back. Some guy I didn't recognize was driving. When I glanced at the back of our driver's neck, Wolfe told me, "Jack will be giving you lessons to refresh your knowledge of controlling these mechanical contrivances."

Of course he was going to start right out by deciding how everything would go, now that we were both free of Mannerheim. I made a note to discuss this with him as soon as there were no ears around that I didn't recognize. Right now, Wolfe was getting a break because of the ride, the twenty, and the fashion advice.

As with the first story, this one likewise captures canon's tension of what it means for Archie to be Wolfe's man, through the additional thematic lens of imprisonment, freedom, and choice.

delphi

sunny days by

oxxxomo | Direct Image Link
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Ship: Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jiménez
Medium: Comic
Length: 1 page
Rating: General/SFW
My Tags: romance, happy ending, established relationship, cuddling, kissing, intimacy

Description:

A s1-era limited palette drawing of Oluwande lying back against Jim's chest. In the first panel, the two are gazing into each other's eyes. In the second, Jim leans down to kiss Oluwande's forehead, making him laugh.

This comic packs a whole lot of tenderness into two panels. The expressions in this are gorgeous, especially Oluwande's shift from soulful to joyful, and the use of colour (specifically the ship's signature of oranges and teal) is fabulous.

delphi

My Silver Lining by

ohvienna
Fandom: Deadwood
Ship: Jane Canary/Joanie Stubbs
Medium: Vid
Length: 3:47
Rating: Mature/NSFW
My Tags: romance, drama, happy ending, getting together, developing relationship, first kiss (ship), parallels, abuse, substance use, sex work, hardship, bathing, undressing, clothing, dancing, kissing, devotion/loyalty, graphic violence (Note: the "abuse" tag refers to Joanie's past relationships and not Jane/Joanie)
Song: "My Silver Lining" by First Aid Kit

Excerpt:

I hear a voice calling, calling out for me / These shackles I've made in an attempt to be free
Be it for reason, be it for love / I won't take the easy road

The Jane/Joanie relationship was one of my favourite parts of Deadwood, and this vid does a gorgeous job of highlighting their moments as individual characters and as a couple. It shows in parallel the hard roads both characters fought their way down, through survival and into their sweeter moments together. Great song choice as well that captures the series' blend of historical and modern sensibilities.

glitteryv

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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 podfics/fanarts/fics/fancrafts/fanvids/some other kind of fanwork have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.

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* Yeah, this post is going up abt 12-hrs early due to me being unexpectedly afk all day tomorrow. Again. 🥲. Regular Thursday posting will resume next week for realsies!

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