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Welcome to Rec the Thing! This is a comm for reccing fanworks you love and requesting recs for fanworks you're looking for. Recs for fic, fanart, vids, and other forms of fanwork are all welcome here. Our definition of fanwork is very loose: if it can be posted to AO3, you can rec it here. :)
We have three kinds of posts here:
1. Recs Posts where you rec one or more things you liked. You can include recs in the post itself, or you can link back to the recs posted on your own blog/tumblr/etc.
2. Request Posts where you ask for recs of a particular type. These requests can very specific ("Vids about Sam Wilson, please!"), very broad ("Please rec me your favorite pining fic"), or anything in between. Other folks reply with recs that fit the criteria. Self-reccing is welcome here, as long as it fits the request!
3. Community Recs Posts every Thursday, where anyone who wants to can comment with recs.
General guidelines:
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Feel free to comment in replies to this post if you have questions or concerns!
Rec Lists for SNK, XMFC, The Untamed
May. 22nd, 2025 12:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unrelaxingOver time I've made a few rec lists for friends and never thought to share them with the wider fandom, so I thought it would be nice to do that and post it here!
An SNK (specifically Levi/Eren) rec list from Aug. 13 2022 with 40 recs, split into CANON, CANON DIVERGENCE, REINCARNATION and ALTERNATE UNIVERSE.
Example recs:
Grown To Be Wild by graves | T, 4k | Hanahaki. Eren wakes hours before dawn with his hands tearing at his throat.
Pinecones by ShamelesslyPoetic | G, 5k | While Eren is wandering in the forest, he meets a short, dark, handsome soldier and immediately falls in love.
10 X-Men: First Class (Charles/Erik) fics under 1000 kudos, posted on Apr. 30, 2022 (some of these stories have since gotten 1k kudos).
Example recs:
Kiss and Tell by pearl_o | T, 2k | It's been a long time since Charles and Raven were able to sit down and really talk to each other, but the awkwardness of the occasion is lessened by a lot of red wine and comparing notes on something they have in common - namely, what Erik was like in bed.
Kintsugi by xtinethepirate | E, 49k | When Charles had told Hank there would be a time when they would all be together again, he hadn't meant immediately. In Charles’s mind, that indeterminate time was something more along the lines of “in a few months or a year, once Erik realized what a colossal ass he had been and Charles had stopped wanting to punch him again.”
An MDZS Fic Sampler with 16 fics, with a subsection of fics specifically where the Wen Remnants survive, posted on Apr. 22, 2020.
Example recs:
Seldom All They Seem by fahye | 24k, E | He bows to Wei Wuxian, sword in hand, sleeves falling properly. Wei Wuxian bows in return, and the sect leaders begin the opening courtesies, and for all of ten minutes Lan Wangji is under the impression that he is betrothed to a boy who is perfectly normal and acceptable apart from an unfortunate tendency to fidget with his clothes. That impression does not last.
Operation Old Men by chiharu | 17k | An ill-fated parent teacher conference reunites Jin Ling's wayward uncle with Sizhui's father. AKA: A matchmaking disaster as told by Jin Ling, Sizhui, and Jingyi.
An SNK (specifically Levi/Eren) rec list from Aug. 13 2022 with 40 recs, split into CANON, CANON DIVERGENCE, REINCARNATION and ALTERNATE UNIVERSE.
Example recs:
Grown To Be Wild by graves | T, 4k | Hanahaki. Eren wakes hours before dawn with his hands tearing at his throat.
Pinecones by ShamelesslyPoetic | G, 5k | While Eren is wandering in the forest, he meets a short, dark, handsome soldier and immediately falls in love.
10 X-Men: First Class (Charles/Erik) fics under 1000 kudos, posted on Apr. 30, 2022 (some of these stories have since gotten 1k kudos).
Example recs:
Kiss and Tell by pearl_o | T, 2k | It's been a long time since Charles and Raven were able to sit down and really talk to each other, but the awkwardness of the occasion is lessened by a lot of red wine and comparing notes on something they have in common - namely, what Erik was like in bed.
Kintsugi by xtinethepirate | E, 49k | When Charles had told Hank there would be a time when they would all be together again, he hadn't meant immediately. In Charles’s mind, that indeterminate time was something more along the lines of “in a few months or a year, once Erik realized what a colossal ass he had been and Charles had stopped wanting to punch him again.”
An MDZS Fic Sampler with 16 fics, with a subsection of fics specifically where the Wen Remnants survive, posted on Apr. 22, 2020.
Example recs:
Seldom All They Seem by fahye | 24k, E | He bows to Wei Wuxian, sword in hand, sleeves falling properly. Wei Wuxian bows in return, and the sect leaders begin the opening courtesies, and for all of ten minutes Lan Wangji is under the impression that he is betrothed to a boy who is perfectly normal and acceptable apart from an unfortunate tendency to fidget with his clothes. That impression does not last.
Operation Old Men by chiharu | 17k | An ill-fated parent teacher conference reunites Jin Ling's wayward uncle with Sizhui's father. AKA: A matchmaking disaster as told by Jin Ling, Sizhui, and Jingyi.
delphiContinuing with my goal to make fifty rec posts in my journal this year, here's a roundup from April.
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Vid (Izzy Hands & Ensemble) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Icon Set (Roach) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Vid (Izzy Hands & Ensemble) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Icon Set (Roach) )
yourlibrarian- Full Disk Burn by fallintosanity (yopumpkinhead). Murderbot takes a backstage tour of a serial and winds up in an unexpected adventure. I enjoyed the interactions with Art and their observations.
- Ordinary Life by speranza and astolat. The dialogue and banter between John and Rodney was excellent and kept the story moving right along. Amusing and action packed.
- From the Shadows to the Light by PeaceHeather. Merlin post-S5 fic where everyone lives...everyone. As with many stories that are this long there is a lot of repetitive character thoughts and circular writing that could have been cut out. It could have been about a third shorter, in fact. That said, I enjoyed both the story ideas and the original characters, and I think this did quite a good job in taking us from what we got in canon to where it should have gone. The story balances both Arthur and Merlin and getting them mentally and emotionally to a point where they could truly work together. I do wish, given the story's length, that we could have gotten more of that but I think it left off in a place where we could see everything coming together.
- floating, sinking by shuofthewind. Another "everybody lives" story, this picks up from the destruction of Scarif to characters in bacta tanks and in a bad way. Nonetheless Jyn is obsessed with getting the plans into the Alliance's hands given Leia's capture. Another lengthy story I thought dragged on a bit too long, but then I'm also not a shippy reader for the fandom. There is a fair amount of suspense in terms of seeing the team finally meet up with the soon-to-be-heroes of the Rebellion aboard the Death Star, and I thought it did a good job of melding the grimmer view of Rogue One with the more optimistic one of New Hope.
- An Ever-Fixed Mark by AMarguerite. Soulmark AU of Pride and Prejudice. I thought the tone and characterizations were really enjoyable and the long road to conclusion an enjoyable one to follow.
A couple SVU recs posts
May. 18th, 2025 04:17 pmdoranwenFor any fans of Law & Order: SVU, here are a couple more posts I've made of SVU recs, specifically EO/Bensler:
Soulmates AUs
3.0 fics (aka fics set post-Elliot's return)
Soulmates AUs
3.0 fics (aka fics set post-Elliot's return)
Community Recs Post!
May. 15th, 2025 10:28 amglitteryvEvery 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/fics/fanart/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.
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/fics/fanart/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.
Community Recs Post!
May. 8th, 2025 09:33 amglitteryvEvery 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/fics/fancrafts/fanart/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.
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/fics/fancrafts/fanart/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.
anime crossovers
May. 8th, 2025 02:56 pmsasheneskywalkerI’ve always loved crossover fics, but they can be tough to track down. So I put together a list of my favorite anime crossovers I’ve found over the years, in case anyone else is looking too.
( anime crossovers )
star wars fic recs
May. 5th, 2025 11:31 pmsasheneskywalkerHappy May the 4th! In honor of Star Wars Day, I’m sharing a rec list of some of my favorite Star Wars fanfics. Star Wars was my first fandom, and after more than 10 years, it still holds a special place in my heart. Hope you find something you enjoy!
( star wars fic recs )
3 Worldbuilding Ex Recs
May. 2nd, 2025 01:50 amhekaterasThree short fic recs from the Worldbuilding Exchange, which is about to hit author reveals!
Survival Analysis
Fandom: Cabin in the Woods
A retrospective on the Final Girls... the ones who lived. Haunting.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/worldbuilding_exchange_2025/works/64684987
'Til the End of Night
Fandom: Original Work - Cyberpunk
A flock of Felicias. Mind-sharing and coordinated direct action!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63951520/
Koilasanthus enoptrum — From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fandom: Original Work - Speculative Biology
Fake Wiki page for an alien plant species with a reflective surface that's found itself a niche in the twilight zone of a tidally-locked planet. Rich, convincing and detailed.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/worldbuilding_exchange_2025/works/64677946
There are a few longer ones on my to-read list, too, so I may be back.
Survival Analysis
Fandom: Cabin in the Woods
A retrospective on the Final Girls... the ones who lived. Haunting.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/worldbuilding_exchange_2025/works/64684987
'Til the End of Night
Fandom: Original Work - Cyberpunk
A flock of Felicias. Mind-sharing and coordinated direct action!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63951520/
Koilasanthus enoptrum — From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fandom: Original Work - Speculative Biology
Fake Wiki page for an alien plant species with a reflective surface that's found itself a niche in the twilight zone of a tidally-locked planet. Rich, convincing and detailed.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/worldbuilding_exchange_2025/works/64677946
There are a few longer ones on my to-read list, too, so I may be back.
Community Recs Post!
May. 1st, 2025 09:26 amglitteryvEvery 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 fics/fancrafts/fanart/fanvids/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.
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 fics/fancrafts/fanart/fanvids/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.
SVU: Fanvids & fic recs
Apr. 27th, 2025 07:09 amdoranwenI posted some more SVU recs at an EO-centric community I created:
Favorite vids
Unusual pregnancy fics
A few favorite WIPs
Short funny fics
If you're an SVU fan, check them out!
Favorite vids
Unusual pregnancy fics
A few favorite WIPs
Short funny fics
If you're an SVU fan, check them out!
ungefugI'm back with more recs at my journal! This month's theme is sadomasochism and angels. Fandoms: Better Call Saul (TV), Original Work, AEW, WWE and The Terror (TV).
Community Recs Post!
Apr. 24th, 2025 10:25 amglitteryvEvery 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/fanart/fics/fanvids/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.
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/fanart/fics/fanvids/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.
Community Recs Post!
Apr. 17th, 2025 10:33 amglitteryvEvery 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 fanart/fancrafts/fics/fanvids/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.
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 fanart/fancrafts/fics/fanvids/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.
SVU: 5 favorite Lewis arc recs
Apr. 16th, 2025 04:10 pmdoranwenApologies to anyone who was enjoying my weekly Leverage recs - I got too busy to continue… partly because I got into SVU and have been reading and devouring fic in that fandom.
And while there are far too many good fics to list a bunch, I have made a post for my personal top 5 Lewis arc fics over at my DW. Very EO-centric.
If you're an SVU fan who hasn't read much fic yet, you can't go wrong starting there! Or if it's been a while, and you don't remember the fics you used to read, the list not only has a few older ones but several much newer ones you won't have seen.
And while there are far too many good fics to list a bunch, I have made a post for my personal top 5 Lewis arc fics over at my DW. Very EO-centric.
If you're an SVU fan who hasn't read much fic yet, you can't go wrong starting there! Or if it's been a while, and you don't remember the fics you used to read, the list not only has a few older ones but several much newer ones you won't have seen.
Community Recs Post!
Apr. 10th, 2025 10:25 amglitteryvEvery 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/fics/fanvids/podfics/fanart/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.
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/fics/fanvids/podfics/fanart/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.
brightknightieFandom: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Rating: G, gen, no archive warnings apply
Title: "the gears of time turn on"
Author:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://p.dreamwidth.org/b164c54b26e4/-/archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
LadyHoneydee
Characters: starring Purah, with mentions of Symin, Robbie, Impa, and others
Length: 1,010 words
Summary: "A glimpse into the life and mind of Purah—mechanic, survivor of apocalypse, keeper of hope's flame—during the one-hundred years prior to Link's awakening in the Shrine of Resurrection."
Excerpt: "Eighty-one years is far too long to feed on nothing but scavenged hope. She’s going to sink her teeth into everything this broken, beautiful world can offer."
Recommendation: From three flashes of Purah's life leading up to the start of Breath of the Wild, this character study delivers a rich, nuanced reading of her motivations, with emphasis on her as a mechanic and as someone who shouldered guilt beyond her due. It touches on bittersweet and fierce second chances, grabbing at life, and the value of living compared to being alive. It brought tears to my eyes and made itself my Purah headcanon.
Rating: G, gen, no archive warnings apply
Title: "the gears of time turn on"
Author:
Characters: starring Purah, with mentions of Symin, Robbie, Impa, and others
Length: 1,010 words
Summary: "A glimpse into the life and mind of Purah—mechanic, survivor of apocalypse, keeper of hope's flame—during the one-hundred years prior to Link's awakening in the Shrine of Resurrection."
Excerpt: "Eighty-one years is far too long to feed on nothing but scavenged hope. She’s going to sink her teeth into everything this broken, beautiful world can offer."
Recommendation: From three flashes of Purah's life leading up to the start of Breath of the Wild, this character study delivers a rich, nuanced reading of her motivations, with emphasis on her as a mechanic and as someone who shouldered guilt beyond her due. It touches on bittersweet and fierce second chances, grabbing at life, and the value of living compared to being alive. It brought tears to my eyes and made itself my Purah headcanon.
Community Recs Post!
Apr. 3rd, 2025 09:30 amglitteryvEvery 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 fics/fancrafts/fanvids/podfics/fanart/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.
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 fics/fancrafts/fanvids/podfics/fanart/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.
delphiContinuing with my goal to make fifty rec posts in my journal this year, here's a roundup from March.
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Gifset (Izzy Hands/Edward Teach) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Izzy Hands/Edward Teach) )
( 1 x Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Vid (Clark Kent/Lois Lane) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Fic (Wee John Feeney & Izzy Hands) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Gifset (Izzy Hands/Edward Teach) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Art (Izzy Hands/Edward Teach) )
( 1 x Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Vid (Clark Kent/Lois Lane) )
( 1 x Our Flag Means Death Fic (Wee John Feeney & Izzy Hands) )
ungefugCheck out my recs for Original Work (M/M & F/F), I saw three cities - Kay Sage (Painting) and Teen Wolf (TV) over at my journal!
