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Happy Yuletide, everyone. The collection is open, and I hope everyone's browsing their way through it!

I went through the whole thing yesterday, mostly marking things I wanted to read and occasionally dipping into something; I think my Marked For Later list has doubled in length! :D


On that note, have a Nirvana in Fire rec:

and remains quiet by Anonymous: gen, Consort Jing & Mei Changsu have a conversation, immediately post-canon, that changes the course of a war and a death. Although it's a short fic, it's full of beautiful little details that ring true to canon and make it feel bigger, because it's so connected to the source and the emotions of the characters are so interwoven.
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Help; coloredink's fic home is a body where just knocked me over with feelings.

Lin Chen saves Mei Changsu one last time, and Lin Shu's physical recovery gives rise to a greater uncertainty: without a crisis to solve or a cover story to maintain, who is he, and what is he going to do?

Featuring fantastic Lin Chen-Mei Changsu banter of the sort that rocketed them to the top of my faves list during the show, and a slow, lovely exploration of identity. ♥
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The [community profile] nirvana_in_fire community held a zero comment challenge last week, encouraging fans to find and comment on works with no comments yet. I'm a week late, but I went browsing and found some small gems to share:


Some fantastic 'metaphorical' art of Jingyan and a dragon: Imperial Law by Bacca.

A short little character piece on Mei Changsu's untruths: deceive, delude, mislead by Xuer.

A great Qin Banruo/Jun Niang ficlet set, dealing with trust, betrayal, and the legacy of Xuanji: heaven made me by Anahita.
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A quick drive-by LotR rec! This untitled ficlet by an anonymous author made me smile, so I wanted to share! Maglor & Aragorn have a difference of opinion about how much linguistic discussion is too much. :D
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Silm rec time!

Blood and Fire by Clodia is a really beautifully done fic about the second destruction of Menegroth and the death of Dior. Or, perhaps, about Oropher at the second destruction of Menegroth and the death of Dior.

There's an incredible taut, claustrophobic feel to the final days of Menegroth, a blend of desolation and disaster. It combines the invasion of the physical tunnels of the city and the betrayal of emotional ties of its people to great effect.
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On Wednesday I cleared out the 461 emails in my fannish email account. I don't check it as often as I ought! Among the million comment notifications in the heap I found a reply to a post I made elsewhere about '90s anime recs, which seemed worth digging up and filling out a bit to post here!

Here you go; have a bunch of nostalgia. :D


Six Utena fic recs, Anthy/Utena and gen with various characters: )


Three Yami no Matsuei fics, all shades of Hisoka/Tsuzuki: )


One Vampire Hunter D fic rec: )

LOTR recs

May. 5th, 2020 02:09 am
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LOTR recs, take two! These are mostly Aragorn-centric, gen and various pairings.

Gen recs below the cut. )

Slash and het recs below the cut. )

I was surprised to find no Aragorn/Arwen recs in my collection; past me apparently didn't find anything worth saving, but there must be lots of good fic out there. Please share if you have any!

LOTR Recs

Apr. 2nd, 2020 09:25 pm
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I'm still on an elf kick, and I bring recs! Lord of the Rings flavour, this time.

There are... a lot more... where these came from, so I'm going to try to do them in small batches, with a pairing or other element in common.

Five Recs, all Gimli&Legolas or Gimli/Legolas, below the cut. )
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Written by the marvelous [livejournal.com profile] icarusancalion, this is a "HP/SS gen" drabble. (I suppose I'll double-file it.) It's a wonderful take on the old "X and Y are locked up together" plot, and their answer is priceless. :D
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All right, hurry over and read "Fixing", by [livejournal.com profile] copperbadge! It's just a short, gen, Remus-and-Harry post-OOTP story, but it's also a beautiful and subtly deep look at both characters. I am (almost) ashamed to say that one particular line had me blinking back tears; the end left a hopeful little smile on my lips.
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Ack! My list of recs to post has grown ridiculously long whilst real life pummeled me into the ground these past weeks.

In celebration of The Paper being completed, I give you Monsters, by Gloria Mundi. Gen Pirates fic, with a marvelous view into Jack Sparrow's skull as he duels with Barbossa in the cavern. (Ha ha, yes, "skull" = pun intended. I = dork.) Gloria puts into words all the things I was thinking and noting during that scene; Jack's brilliant grasp of exactly where to prod people, the look upon the dying Barbossa's face, the questions of immortality and, perhaps, Will's ultimate choice. Short and deep, not to mention beautiful writing and an eerie mimicry of what I found mysejf thinking during the film.
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First Signs of Magic asks the question we all too often overlook when it comes to Muggleborn Hogwarts students-- just how did the family take it when their child suddenly turns out to be something from a sci-fi film? What if both parents are logical, science-grounded dentists who've not the slightest idea what to do with a child who can make objects move? "First Signs of Magic" is a neat look at a possible background for Hermione, as well as offering a solution to the question of "What do wizards do when a Muggle child shows magic?"
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I just ran across an old favourite-- Nym's short but sweet "Disposal", in which a young Remus Lupin learns a lesson about werewolves, and a lesson about friends. Gen, Marauders-era short story that makes you smile and, subtly, makes you cringe, thinking about what Remus faces every day of his life.
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Sparrohawk's "The Way of All Flesh" is an intriguing Snape-centric ficlet! There's a subtle sort of irony to it, because of course we know ... Well. You can go read it and find out. :)
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While sorting out my links today, I found a fic I obviously had meant to rec. ""Binding", by Kanzeyori, is maybe PG at most, and probably G, but there's such a wealth of feeling, of heart and heartache, beneath the short, seemingly simple action the story revolves around. Pirates, and scars, and Will and Elizabeth, with a tad bit of rum.

I'm glad to have rediscovered Kanzeyori-- expect further recs!

Find the story here.
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Pirates of the Caribbean, this time! Sleeps With Coyotes was busy while I wasn't looking! "Depth" is not terribly long, but manages to evoke all the right moods, and answer all the questions that bubble up at the end of the movie; after all, if the sea is in one's blood, can you deny it? His vision of the world changed drastically, Will must decide if it can be re-forged, or if he must.

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