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I made several rec posts this year that I mostly forgot to crosspost here:

4 fanart and 7 fanfic recs for Technoblade&Philza

3 MCYT recs: a vid, a ~social media fic, and a song

8 Yuletide 2021 recs: Made-Up Rat Movie, Barrayar, The Princess Bride, Sense8, Shadows of the Apt, Nirvana in Fire, Crusader Kings 3, James Asher series

4 Yuletide 2019 + 2020 recs: Eagle of the Ninth, The Mummy, Some Like It Hot, Queen's Thief

7 Life Series SMP vid recs

6 Life Series SMP fanart recs

3 MCYT fic recs from the h/c exchange: DSMP, SMPEarth, Hermitcraft

7 long fic recs for Thor, Babylon 5, All for the Game, Naruto, The Witcher, Control, and Twilight

7 recs from Yuletide and Yuletide Madness 2015: Hamilton, Steerswoman, The Martian, Captive Prince, and Jupiter Ascending

4 Hermitcraft fic recs ft. Doc adopting a baby Ender dragon, the Recap team as Watchers, Etho visiting Konoha, and a very drunk party

4 no-canon-knowledge-required Hermitcraft AU fic recs

3 no-canon-knowledge-required MCYT AU fic recs

6 Hermitcraft & Life Series fics I got for FIAB

10 FIAB fic recs for Original Work, Guardian, Star Wars OT, Life Series SMP, Naruto, Hunger Games, Harry Potter

delphi

The Knife by

slipstreamborne
Fandom: Watchmen (Comic)
Ship: Dan Dreiberg/Laurie Juspeczyk/Walter Kovacs
Medium: Comic
Length: 3 pages
Rating: Mature/NSFW
My Tags: drama, ambiguous ending, developing relationship, first time (character), h/c (emotional), blades, trauma, sexual healing

Excerpt:

Read a story, once. Man walks into an emergency room. Doctor inquires to his complaint. Man says he did not come of his own will, but at the urging of his friends. Doesn't know why. He is in no pain, suffers no ill health.

"Well then," says the doctor, "there's no reason for you to stay."

The man turns to go, at which point the doctor sees the knife sticking out of his back.

A sharp and brilliant short comic about childhood trauma and adult relationships.

snickfic

HERE at my journal are recs for:
Harry Potter (Harry/Draco)
A Song of Fire and Ice (Dany/Sansa)
From Beyond (Katherine/Crawford/Bubba)
Captain America (Bucky/Steve)

glitteryv

yourlibrarian

The Legend Of Liob by Killbothtwins. "The Republic sends a combat photographer to be attached to the 212th until further notice, citing the need for a morale boost. The clones make up a fake clone, citing the absolute fact that it is very funny. Somehow, these two things save the galaxy." Of all the ways in which Palpatine and Order 66 get defeated, this was probably the most entertaining. I love how bureaucracy saves the day!

Failsafes by Luna (lunasky). Time loop stories are a favorite of mine but it's intriguing how so many writers manage to do something a little different with their stories. In this Stargate Atlantis tale, the way it's told is a part of the appeal, the choppy, somewhat disoriented nature matching what's going on in the characters' heads. But best of all is the kicker of an ending.

World Enough And Time by laiqualaurelote. "1929 is going terribly for Jack Robinson, who is about to be suspended for trying to do his job. Then a glamorous time-travelling alien crashes his ex-wife's wedding, absconds with his feelings, and whisks him out of 1929 altogether. After all, there's a whole world out there. A Doctor Who AU" Even thought I am not a Who watcher, I found this Miss Fisher tale delightful reading.

Nerds of the Earth, take note! by Betty, Emeraldwoman. Alec Hardison is kidnapped by SHIELD and gets to really test his skills. Fun Leverage/MCU crossover idea.

Sufficiently Advanced by idlestories. "Merlin is the best hacker in the galaxy, thanks to the illegal technology in his brain that lets him connect directly to computers. After taking a step back from Morgause and her ruthless brand of revolution, he’s alone and jaded, drifting through the system and targeting the rich and powerful. Arthur is the secret son of justice minister Uther Pendragon, hidden from the public eye all his life after the death of his mother at the hands of revolutionaries." Although possibly stuck with the last 2-3 chapters yet to go, this story has plenty of setup and one of the most convincing portrayals of a Merlin in a space AU that I've yet seen.

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/podfics/fanvids/fics/fanarts/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.

ALSO, since this is the last rec post for this year, I'm going to use this opportunity to thank everyone who has commented throughout 2023. Whether y'all's comments have been weekly, quarterly or even once per year, reccing fanworks is ultimately a labor of love.

Hope 2024 is a safe, happy, and healthy year for everyone. ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ

glitteryv

doranwen

A friend of mine recently asked me to create a couple posts of recs from my database for her - emotional and physical hurt/comfort, and excluding any fics tagged with incest or crack/parody. She also wanted ALL of the themes (tropes and more) listed underneath so it would be very spoilery.

If that appeals to you at all - my previous posts have avoided potential spoilers via the tags - you are also welcome to browse them. I thought it might be useful to link them here:

Emotional Hurt/Comfort
Fandoms: Alphas, FBI CBS, FBI Most Wanted, Flood (2007), Fried Green Tomatoes (book/movie), Push (2009), Speed (1994), The Matrix

Physical Hurt/Comfort
Fandoms: Alphas, C-16: FBI, FBI CBS, FBI Most Wanted, Push (2009), Speed (1994), The Matrix

snickfic

HERE are recs for my four gifts, including fics for:
Re-Animator
Thoroughbreds
Captain Marvel.

HERE are three more recs, including:
a Re-Animator fic
a set of Re-Animator / A Softer World remixes
a fic for The Left Hand of Darkness.

scintilla10

Sharing my rec list for

ficinabox, featuring a variety of mediums and fandoms:

Ancient Greek Lore & Religion (1 rec - cross stitch pattern)
Discworld (1 rec - art)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2 recs - 1 fic, 1 art)
Good Omens (TV) (1 rec - art)
Leverage (1 rec - fic+logic puzzle)
Original work (1 rec - comic)
Persuasion - Austen (1 rec - fic)
Star Trek: TOS (1 rec - art)

I also shared my amazing gifts here in a separate post (which includes fic, art and more for: Legends of Tomorrow, Roswell New Mexico, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Original Work).

glitteryv

beatrice_otter

Here are my recs for

ficinabox! But please go check out the collection yourself. There are 988 works in 344 fandoms, and they include everything from fic to vids to art to puzzles to crossstitch patterns. And the fic ranges in length from under 1k words to over 70k.

Fandoms in my rec post include but are not limited to: bridgerton, DC comics, discworld, dune, fic rec, goblin emperor, harry potter, marvel, star trek, star wars, the hunger games, vorkosiverse, watchmen

glitteryv

snickfic

A bunch of recs at my journal!

Comedy fics for Barbie and FAQ: The "Snake Fight" Portion Of Your Thesis Defense
Re-Animator fic
Fanart recs for Re-Animator, Titanic, Naruto, and Hollow Knight
Horror fic for Biggles, My Neighbor Totoro, and Greek Mythology

doranwen

So I thought it might be fun to post recs every so often based on the themed days that are supposedly "National ___ Day". I looked on National Day Calendar to see what was coming up soon, and lo and behold, November 20 is National Children's Day and National Absurdity Day! To me, that means recs involving child characters, and recs that are tagged crack or parody. I'm combining them in a single post so I don't spam people, but everything's behind cuts and clearly labeled so if you want only one or the other, it should be easy to explore just what you're looking for.

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

( Ships )

Recs involving child characters:

( Alphas )

( FBI (CBS show) )

( FBI Most Wanted )

( Greatest American Hero )

( The Matrix )

Recs of crack/parody fics:

( The Matrix )

If any of the links above no longer work (and are inaccessible via the Wayback Machine), please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)

glitteryv

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