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fanfics with an asexual and/or aromantic main character

2024-10-06T12:21:01Z

Posted by: sasheneskywalker

( fanfics with an asexual and/or aromantic main character )

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fanfics with a transgender and/or nonbinary main character

2024-07-17T10:08:24Z

Posted by: sasheneskywalker

( fanfics with a transgender/nonbinary main character )

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Community Recs Post!

2024-02-01T16:11:46Z

Posted by: 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.

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Community Recs Post!

2024-01-25T01:35:32Z

Posted by: 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 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.

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.

* 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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Community Recs Post!

2023-01-26T14:53:34Z

Posted by: 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/fics/podfics/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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Community Recs Post!

2022-03-17T15:00:31Z

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

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Seasons of Drabbles: Winter, 38 Recs in 19 Fandoms!

2022-02-11T12:48:07Z

Posted by: hogwartstoalexandria

Seasons of Drabbles: Winter, Recs!

I went through a lot of the works in the Seasons of Drabbles: Winter Collection and have found so many gems that I made a recs post, here.

The fandoms represented are:
- Arcane (1)
- Bones (1)
- the Chevy Silverado Cat Ad (1)
- Criminal Minds (4)
- Daredevil (1)
- Dead Poets Society (1)
- The Godfather (2)
- Harry Potter (2)
- Lord of the Rings (1)
- Lost in Space (1)
- MCU (13)
- the Portrait of Dorian Gray (1)
- Rapunzel (1)
- Sherlock (1)
- Sk8 (1)
- SWST (1)
- Twilight (1)
- Venom (2)
- The Wheel of Time (TV) (2)

Hope you find some things you like!

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7 Vid Recs in 7 Fandoms!

2022-02-01T12:38:06Z

Posted by: hogwartstoalexandria

4 Festivid recs and 3 other faves!

7 recs in 7 fandoms:
- Criminal Minds: Ensemble Cast
- Heat 1995: Neil &/Vincent
- IT 1990: Ensemble Cast
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gay/Harry/Harmony
- Much Ado About Nothing: Beatrice/Benedick
- Sherlock (BBC): John-centric
- Sk8: the Infinity: Tadaai

Here at my journal!

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Community Recs Post!

2021-07-29T13:47:43Z

Posted by: glitteryv

Every Thursday, we have a community recs 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 to make posts of your own, 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 vid/fic/fanart/podfic have we discovered this week? Leave a comment below. Anon comment is enabled.

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Community Recs Post

2020-09-10T16:00:52Z

Posted by: snickfic

Hi, all! In case you missed it, we have a week of Rectember themes here.

And for those of you who have unthemed recs you'd like to share, here is our weekly community recs post! Every Thursday, we have a post 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, if you don't have a DW account to make posts of your own, or if you're just shy. :)

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

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

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Rectember: Vids!

2020-09-06T19:26:20Z

Posted by: fullupwithfire

Hello, I love vids, so here are ten vids in ten different fandoms that I'm particularly fond of and haven't recced yet. The majority of them are at least a few years old, and most of them also fit the theme of works I've enjoyed many times.

Community: Jeff & the study group (S1-S3): Little Talks
There are so many things I can praise about this vid: the way it shows characterization through relationships so beautifully, the fantastic timing, the fact that we definitely needed a montage of Jeff's meltdowns set to the lines "don't listen to a word I say, the screams all sound the same". But the coloring is what really sets it apart for me. The way it uses black and white and vibrancy to really highlight the point is absolutely gorgeous.

Cracked: After Hours: Company of Fools
I can't resist a vid that feels like a love letter, and I feel like I can feel the love for this silly internet show and the friendship at the core of it pouring out of every second of this vid. It seems like an extremely difficult show to vid, and every beat of this is on point. It's also one of those vids where I feel like it'd be fun even if you hadn't seen the show, just because it's a happy song and an upbeat vid, but if you have, knowing what's going on in some of the chosen moments makes it even better.

Dead Like Me: Mason: There is a Boy Who Never Goes Out
This is the second vid where one of the major draws is the way it illustrates character, and character development in particular, through relationships. I really love how it highlights some of Mason's sweetest moments, and not just with the other main characters. This is one of those vidders where I could link every vid I've ever seen of theirs and probably most of the ones I haven't and you'd get something great, but this one has always stuck with me in particular. Also, the timing is great through the whole thing, but in particular that first twenty seconds or so are just so well-timed and well-done that I want to ask the vidder for their secrets.

Ginger Snaps trilogy: Brigitte & Ginger: In Another Life
Warning for canon-typical violence, blood, death. This is so gloriously done. It weaves the three movies in together so well, and the use of the third one is especially great set against the song choice. I've always loved how the song unfolds, and the vid matches that very particular momentum so well.

Hannibal: Abigail (S1): Blinding
Warning for canon-typical violence, blood, death. Speaking of songs with a very specific and particular momentum and vids that match them beautifully, this is the definitive vid to this song for me. I find both tilting shots and flickering effects can easily become a distraction instead of a benefit, but this vid uses them both perfectly -- the feeling of near-constantly slipping and moving just highlights the nightmarish, off-kilter state of Abigail's story all through the season.

Leverage: Parker: Edge of Glory
First, this is my hands-down favorite Leverage vid of all time. Second, it has one of my two favorite vid summaries of all time. ("Parker x Gravity OTP (but I mean. it's an open relationship.)") It's just a minute and a half of Parker joyously leaping off of things and generally having the time of her life, and it makes me gleeful every time I watch. The timing in this is utterly perfect, and that trailing ending in particular is one of my favorite things.

Sanctuary: Henry Foss: All Star
I am in this fandom 90% for The Five shenanigans. This vid highlights perfectly why Henry is the other 10%. This is another vidder where I could link to pretty much any single vid and you'd have gold, but this one has been a particular favorite for ages.

Sherlock: John (S1): Better Version of Me
I haven't been in Sherlock fandom for a long time, but this vid is a long-time favorite. The use of the road signs and the blinking cursor are just so good, expanding on some visually interesting things from the show itself and making it even better. Pair that with the fantastic choice of song, which works so well both lyrically and with that driving music, and it's absolutely gold.

Sports Night: Sports Analogies
(I've shared the link on this before, but I haven't recced it properly, so I say it counts.) This is the newest thing on this list, from this March, but I've already watched it at least two dozen times, because it is fantastic. There could not be a better choice of song for the show, the clips work perfectly, and every single moment of it is basically perfect. I laugh every single time.

White Collar: Diana: She's a Genius
Sometimes I just need 30 impeccably timed and colored seconds of Diana Berrigan being the biggest badass. Vids of this style were prevalent in the White Collar (and Suits, for that matter) fandom; I've always loved them, and this has always been my #1 favorite of them all.

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Star Wars, Rogue One, Sherlock, Merlin

2020-08-25T18:42:00Z

Posted by: yourlibrarian

Eclipse by SpellCleaver. "Luke and Leia, the twin children of Darth Vader and heirs to the Emperor himself, defect. When they do, it's naturally a dream come true for the Rebellion and the mother they never knew, one that's been a long time in the making." An epic length story with many a character appearance. What I particularly loved about this was that it's a gen story with an intense relationship between siblings rather than a romantic one.
A late-night Welcome Home. by SleepyKalena. Fanart for Rogue One: "For context, this was a play on the Japanese dub of the Welcome Home scene. Jyn tells Cassian, "I'm always all alone when things go bad, so this feels strange." Cassian responds with "You'll get used to it soon," implying that he'll keep being there for her when things go bad, and that it won't be long until the feeling stops being foreign to her.".
John Watson || Soldier by OneAllysa. I am not generally fond of dialogue in vids but this one uses the bits quite effectively to portray Sherlock's partner as the complicated individual he is, and not always a nice guy either. I like how it also reveals how it's sometimes John who establishes what will happen and how he is not always the caretaker.
Art: Hope is the thing with feathers by
LFB72. A series of works for this Merlin wingfic. Aside from the striking animated Merlin, there are various beautiful watercolour images including Morgana, Aithusa, and a final close up of Merlin and Arthur, bare chested and winged.
for we are a woven thread; find the strand
by shadowsong26. "The night before Obi-Wan was to leave for Utapau, he and Anakin and Padme agreed that, regardless of the Council's orders, Anakin should go as well. They split up over the course of the battle--and when Order 66 is given, they cannot find one another in the chaos; Padme, on Coruscant, is left with the knowledge that neither of them is coming back." It's rather amusing that a threesome pairing spends the entirety of the story separated until the end. But it's an enjoyable read about three people getting on with things, finding support among others, and then having their continued purpose bring their threads together once again.

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