First Fanfic Friday (as a community)

[shy_magpie]

Welcome one and all to an alliteratve reimagining of our little group as community! I will be sharing my recs for this week in the comments, and hope you will share what you have been reading as well. Please glance over the rules before commenting, but I don't think I actually changed so much as codified what we already do.

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This weeks recs

[shy_magpie]

The Magnus Archives is currently second only to Good Omens in my heart. A fic with my OTP that directly addresses the cannon asexuality(!) of the main character? While presenting a great AU Version of the other half that is still very in character? I just had to share it with you!
The Fire Inside (2345 words) by AvataroftheVast
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Martin Blackwood/Jonathan Sims, implied Elias/Peter
Characters: Martin Blackwood, Jonathan Sims, Peter Lukas
Additional Tags: Angst, Comfort, Canon Asexual Character, Asexual Character, canon-typical lonely, possible near death??, Implied Sexual Content, Desolation!Martin
Summary:

Without being able to touch, Martin is unsure how much mileage is left in their relationship.

Marvel's Captain America & Winter Soldier have a special place in my heart even when they aren't superheros, so have a story where they aren't being tortured for our entertainment for once:
Boeuf Mystère (1230 words) by galwednesday
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Captain America (Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers
Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Spies & Secret Agents, alternative universe - food critic, AU COLLISION COURSE, Fluff and Humor, Crack, accidental secret identities, misunderstandings played for humor, Established Relationship
Series: Part 12 of Tumblr ficlets 2018
Summary:

“Quick question,” Bucky said.

Steve looked up, but didn’t stop moving passports and stacks of cash into a nondescript blue duffel, his mind busily ticking through logistics. He’d grab the glock taped behind the hidden drawer in the desk on their way out, and they could buy new clothes once they got across the border into neutral territory, so they didn’t need much else, apart from whatever Bucky wanted to bring. One duffle should be enough. “Yeah, honey?”

“What the fuck.”

Lastly some straight up porn from the Supernatural universe. If nothing else this one is the most novel take on "monster fucking" I have come across
Two-Legged Mussel Picker (4017 words) by De_Nugis
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Castiel/Sam Winchester
Characters: Sam Winchester, Castiel
Additional Tags: Angel True Forms, Trueform Sex
Summary:

Sam and Cas try trueform sex. It's different.

[suncani]

*Shocked Pikachu Meme* (3057 words) by Karumasa
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, The Avengers - Ambiguous Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark
Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers
Additional Tags: 5+1 Things, Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Parent Tony Stark, Tony Stark Feels, Precious Peter Parker, Irondad, spiderson, Light Swearing, this wasnt supposed to be a 5+1 but i guess it is now, Cute, Attempt at Humor, Fluff, Not Beta Read, We Die Like Men, id say the title is a work in progress, but honestly thats as good as it gets, also, Civil War Team Iron Man, No Bashing, just general leeriness that would be expected after an event like civil war
Series: Part 1 of Shenanigans of a Spider Enhanced Teen
Summary:

5 times Peter left the Rogue Avengers shocked speechless + 1 time they got (somewhat) over it.

While Peter's maybe written a little bit young here I love the interactions between him and Tony as well as how the others deal with it. Very cute and satisfying.

The Ladies Book Club of the Ninety-Ninth Precinct (2335 words) by igrockspock
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Rosa Diaz, Amy Santiago, Jake Peralta
Additional Tags: Misses Clause Challenge, Female Friendship, Bechdel Test Pass, Humor
Summary:

The rules of the book club are as follows:

1. Book club is called book club. If you have some other stupid name for it, don't say it out loud.
2. No inviting boys.
3. No inviting Gina. She only reads Twilight.
4. No graphic violence (in books, or at meetings).
5. Nothing approximating a romance novel.
6. No setting disagreeable selections on fire.

I haven't watched B99 but I really liked this, from the different approaches to reading, the slowly forming friendship and the charter, this just made me smile.

Love and Friendship (5220 words) by heartsdesire456
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov
Characters: Katsuki Yuuri, Victor Nikiforov, Yuri Plisetsky, Yakov Feltsman, Various Characters, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Post-Canon, Future Fic, Fluff, 5+1 Things, Friendship
Summary:

5 times Yuuri was good for the Russian skaters + 1 time they were good for him.

And since it wouldn't be me without a YOI rec, I was very happy with this. I love team as family and you can see this growing through the fic.

[shy_magpie]

thanks these look fun!

Re: This weeks recs

[sylvaine]

Oooooh! Do you think the first one works without canon knowledge?

I'm excited \o/

[sylvaine]

the most refined ladybugs do it (159 words) by AlexSeanchai
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Tikki, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Plagg
Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Tikki (Miraculous Ladybug), Plagg (Miraculous Ladybug), Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir
Additional Tags: 3 Sentence Fiction, The Talk, Magical Pregnancy, but not yet, Mating Cycles/In Heat, but not that yet either, I can't stop you from googling the thing but I can't recommend it either
Summary:

Miraculous wielders become more effective at using their magic the more traits they grow to have in common with the animals their respective Miraculouses represent. People who start wielding a Miraculous in adolescence adapt more readily to these changes, and the more frequently they transform with it, the more rapidly the changes come.

The Talk, Miraculous edition, is always, uh, fun...

Adorable & hilarious little shortfic. (Probably not really worth it if you don't know the fandom.)

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The Night Time Perambulations in Room Thirteen (6081 words) by Cân Cennau
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arthur Hastings/Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings/Charles Leveson
Characters: Arthur Hastings, Hercule Poirot, Charles Leveson
Additional Tags: Episode: s5e2 The Underdog, Pining, Murder, Break Up, Golf, Temptations, Partner Betrayal, Implied Sexual Content, Drunkenness, Period-Typical Homophobia, Happy Ending, POV First Person, Arthur Hastings POV
Summary:

When Hastings accepted Charles' invite to a golf tourney, he had expected a little holiday, with maybe some clandestine meetings with his lover on the side. However, when a murder takes place, Hastings is torn between two different men, and has to decide where to put his faith...

Such a lovely fic! I've got virtually no canon knowledge, which didn't impact my enjoyment in the slightest. From what I remember of the books (and it's been years), the voice is very accurate, and it's certainly very distinctive and enjoyable to read!

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Not Right About Everything (326 words) by Lefaym
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Malory Towers - Enid Blyton
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Gwendoline Mary Lacey
Additional Tags: Post-Canon
Summary:

The girls at Malory Towers weren't right about everything.

This one is definitely one for people who've read canon. Canon (and the German officially licensed totally-not-fanfic sequels) did Gwen so dirty, and this is a lovely little fic that gives her a happy ending she damn well deserves.

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All systems go. (9276 words) by Feather
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: background Tony/Pepper - Relationship
Characters: Original Female Characters, Pepper Potts, Maria Hill, Bobbi Morse, Jimmy Wu
Additional Tags: hypercompetent women, Pepper runs a super-efficient company, Pepper Potts and her team of badass ladies, ladies in the Tower, Tony's terrible people skills
Series: Part 8 of Settle in and find your home
Summary:

Some scenes from the night of Bucky's return home.

So while this is technically part of a massive fic universe, I think it can be read without having read any of the other fics. Most of the chapters are OC POV, but they're written such that you totally can read them and enjoy them without having had the introduction to those OCs. The premise you need to know is: after TWS, Bucky turns up on Steve's doorstep one day. This is what people at Stark Industries are doing to make sure they are as prepared for potential fallout as possible.

Re: This weeks recs

[shy_magpie]

I think all you need to know is that all three characters in this story are more than human as avatars of different fears. Peter is the avatar of the Lonely, fear of being left behind, isolated, etc. Jon is the avatar of Beholding, the fear of being watched. In this AU Martin is the avatar of Desolation, aka The Lightless Flame, basically fire and destruction without creation or befit. Important side effect Martin burns what he touches. Also, Jon is the canon asexual character but he doesn't talk about it, in the episode we only found out because his ex Georgie mentioned it to a mutual friend/coworker, so it makes sense he (or is at least in character) that he hasn't told Martin.

Re: I'm excited \o/

[shy_magpie]

Oh I love outsider pov stories and I love Bucky recovery stories!