Yuletide recs
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schneefinkHave some Yuletide recs in no particular order.
how fast the night (8343 words) by rubiconjane
Fandom: National Football League RPF
Additional Tags: Sexuality, Closeted Character, Coming Out, Families of Choice, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, American Football, Social Media, Worldbuilding, Internalized Homophobia, Team as Family, Meet-Cute, Pop Culture
Summary: Being an Unbonded thirty-year old superstar athlete isn't easy. Particularly not when your name is Aaron Rodgers, and you're the best quarterback in the NFL — and you don't have a girlfriend.
Thoughts: I really enjoyed the worldbuilding and the media elements in this, as well as their take on the soulmark/soulbond trope.
Galaxy Gals (2784 words) by merriman
Fandom: Galaxy Quest (1999)
Summary: The ladies of Galaxy Quest talk about the return of the show, romance on set and paving the way for more women on the bridge of the NSEA Protector
Gwen and Laliari get interviewed, and not about their uniforms.
Thoughts: The entire crew is good in this, but Gwen and Laliari are just fantastic.
Fuck You and Your Can Opener Privilege (4334 words) by Kaesa
Fandom: Fail_Fandomanon RPF
Relationships: Overly Aggressive Anon/Overly Earnest Anon
Additional Tags: Humor, Metafiction, Canadian Shack, Wilderness Survival, Cults, Yuletide Treat
Summary: When two nonnies find themselves in a wasteland of frozen threads, they must survive not only the dangers of the wilderness, but their own foibles and flaws. Also, dememe is down.
Thoughts: This probably doesn't make any sense if you're not familiar with ff_a, but it's excellent and hilarious anthropomorfic.
The CLASSIFIED British Bake Off (5675 words) by longwhitecoats
Fandom: Great British Bake Off RPF, Leverage, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Sleepy Hollow (TV), Hannibal (TV), Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Sherlock (TV)
Summary: The following is the only episode ever filmed of season six of The Great British Bake Off.
Thoughts: Great crossover and a lot of fun.
Allegiance (8992 words) by tricatulars
Fandom: Star Wars Legends: Thrawn Trilogy - Timothy Zahn
Relationships: Gilad Pellaeon/Thrawn | Mitth’raw’nuruodo
Summary: Thrawn doesn’t die at Bilbringi. That doesn’t make everything easy.
Thoughts: Excellent Pellaeon and Thrawn, great sense of setting, and wonderful loyalty kink.
When We Stop Running (1644 words) by smartlike
Fandom: The Maze Runner (2014)
Relationships: Minho/Thomas (Maze Runner)
Additional Tags: Post-Movie(s), Light Angst, Kissing, Memories
Summary: Thomas and Minho are out of the Maze, but it's not clear what that means. A brief interlude not long after the escape.
Thoughts: I love this look at Minho, and Minho on Thomas.
Gambit (1163 words) by isabeau
Fandom: Chess (Board Game)
Characters: Pawn (Chess), Queen (Chess)
Summary: Pawns can dream of promotion to queen, but sometimes that isn't as fun as it sounds.
Thoughts: Very well done.
how fast the night (8343 words) by rubiconjane
Fandom: National Football League RPF
Additional Tags: Sexuality, Closeted Character, Coming Out, Families of Choice, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Alternate Universe - Soulmates, American Football, Social Media, Worldbuilding, Internalized Homophobia, Team as Family, Meet-Cute, Pop Culture
Summary: Being an Unbonded thirty-year old superstar athlete isn't easy. Particularly not when your name is Aaron Rodgers, and you're the best quarterback in the NFL — and you don't have a girlfriend.
Thoughts: I really enjoyed the worldbuilding and the media elements in this, as well as their take on the soulmark/soulbond trope.
Galaxy Gals (2784 words) by merriman
Fandom: Galaxy Quest (1999)
Summary: The ladies of Galaxy Quest talk about the return of the show, romance on set and paving the way for more women on the bridge of the NSEA Protector
Gwen and Laliari get interviewed, and not about their uniforms.
Thoughts: The entire crew is good in this, but Gwen and Laliari are just fantastic.
Fuck You and Your Can Opener Privilege (4334 words) by Kaesa
Fandom: Fail_Fandomanon RPF
Relationships: Overly Aggressive Anon/Overly Earnest Anon
Additional Tags: Humor, Metafiction, Canadian Shack, Wilderness Survival, Cults, Yuletide Treat
Summary: When two nonnies find themselves in a wasteland of frozen threads, they must survive not only the dangers of the wilderness, but their own foibles and flaws. Also, dememe is down.
Thoughts: This probably doesn't make any sense if you're not familiar with ff_a, but it's excellent and hilarious anthropomorfic.
The CLASSIFIED British Bake Off (5675 words) by longwhitecoats
Fandom: Great British Bake Off RPF, Leverage, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Sleepy Hollow (TV), Hannibal (TV), Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Sherlock (TV)
Summary: The following is the only episode ever filmed of season six of The Great British Bake Off.
Thoughts: Great crossover and a lot of fun.
Allegiance (8992 words) by tricatulars
Fandom: Star Wars Legends: Thrawn Trilogy - Timothy Zahn
Relationships: Gilad Pellaeon/Thrawn | Mitth’raw’nuruodo
Summary: Thrawn doesn’t die at Bilbringi. That doesn’t make everything easy.
Thoughts: Excellent Pellaeon and Thrawn, great sense of setting, and wonderful loyalty kink.
When We Stop Running (1644 words) by smartlike
Fandom: The Maze Runner (2014)
Relationships: Minho/Thomas (Maze Runner)
Additional Tags: Post-Movie(s), Light Angst, Kissing, Memories
Summary: Thomas and Minho are out of the Maze, but it's not clear what that means. A brief interlude not long after the escape.
Thoughts: I love this look at Minho, and Minho on Thomas.
Gambit (1163 words) by isabeau
Fandom: Chess (Board Game)
Characters: Pawn (Chess), Queen (Chess)
Summary: Pawns can dream of promotion to queen, but sometimes that isn't as fun as it sounds.
Thoughts: Very well done.
