Magic AU fic recs
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schneefinkFinally another rec post! I have to do these more frequently so I remember the fics better/don't have to reread first. Some part of my brain thinks it's not a proper rec post with less than three fanworks.
this one goes out to by novembersmith, knight_tracer (Les Misérables)
Enjolras/Grantaire, 26k fic & 3h podfic
Summary: 'Renegade Radio Puts Our World in Danger: How Dare This Group Of Terrorists Risk Unwilling Wizards to Exposure?'
AKA, a fic in which the Amis take on the Statute of Secrecy, and also, Enjolras finally learns to listen.
Why I like it: A Harry Potter AU for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
pod_together. I haven't read or watched Les Misérables, but purely by fannish osmosis and reading fic I know that taking on the Statue of Secrecy is exactly the kind of thing Les Amis would do. I loved all the examples of how the magical and the Muggle world could work together. The radio element was well done and fit the romance well.
Blood of an Englishman by mongoose_bite (Kingsman)
Harry/Eggsy, Original Lancelot/Percival, 70k
Summary: [...]The one in which Harry is officially dead, actually a wizard, occasionally a small dog, and utterly unable to keep his distance from his young successor.
Why I like it: Great worldbuilding, and I'm pretty sure it's actually canon-compliant. I liked the evil plot, the OCs, and the take on the training exercises.
Rowan and Red Oak by ChuckleVoodoos (Daredevil (TV))
Matt Murdock/Foggy Nelson, 22k
Summary: Foggy meets a man with a red oak wand and a sweet smile. Over the next eight years, Foggy makes a lot of coffee, reads a lot of tea leaves, breaks a lot of rules and casts a lot of charms. He also spends a good amount of his time pining over his perfect partner and trying to keep his wild outbursts of emotional magic to a minimum.
Why I like it: Again, I only know Daredevil from fic and Tumblr gif sets, but I'm pretty sure this is an excellent take on Matt especially in a HP AU. Plus, Foggy's magic being so completely into Matt is adorable.
A Beginner's Guide to Communing with the Dead by suspiciousflashlight (SPN)
Dean/Castiel, 77k
Summary: Maybe it's the little girl whose disappearance turned into a murder, and whose murder turned into a cold case, and who has now apparently decided to move in with him. […] The why doesn't matter so much as the what, and the what is this: Dean is pretty sure he's going completely, certifiably insane. […]There's no getting around the fact that he just threw away his life, his career, and his reputation by dragging out his mom's old necromancy book and summoning a Class A Forbidden Entity to his attic. A cranky one, too. With horrendous bed-head.
Why I like it: Cool worldbuilding and well written, but possibly my favorite detail was that after saving the world Dean is still put on trial for illegal summoning. Legal consequences, yesss!
this one goes out to by novembersmith, knight_tracer (Les Misérables)
Enjolras/Grantaire, 26k fic & 3h podfic
Summary: 'Renegade Radio Puts Our World in Danger: How Dare This Group Of Terrorists Risk Unwilling Wizards to Exposure?'
AKA, a fic in which the Amis take on the Statute of Secrecy, and also, Enjolras finally learns to listen.
Why I like it: A Harry Potter AU for
pod_together. I haven't read or watched Les Misérables, but purely by fannish osmosis and reading fic I know that taking on the Statue of Secrecy is exactly the kind of thing Les Amis would do. I loved all the examples of how the magical and the Muggle world could work together. The radio element was well done and fit the romance well.Blood of an Englishman by mongoose_bite (Kingsman)
Harry/Eggsy, Original Lancelot/Percival, 70k
Summary: [...]The one in which Harry is officially dead, actually a wizard, occasionally a small dog, and utterly unable to keep his distance from his young successor.
Why I like it: Great worldbuilding, and I'm pretty sure it's actually canon-compliant. I liked the evil plot, the OCs, and the take on the training exercises.
Rowan and Red Oak by ChuckleVoodoos (Daredevil (TV))
Matt Murdock/Foggy Nelson, 22k
Summary: Foggy meets a man with a red oak wand and a sweet smile. Over the next eight years, Foggy makes a lot of coffee, reads a lot of tea leaves, breaks a lot of rules and casts a lot of charms. He also spends a good amount of his time pining over his perfect partner and trying to keep his wild outbursts of emotional magic to a minimum.
Why I like it: Again, I only know Daredevil from fic and Tumblr gif sets, but I'm pretty sure this is an excellent take on Matt especially in a HP AU. Plus, Foggy's magic being so completely into Matt is adorable.
A Beginner's Guide to Communing with the Dead by suspiciousflashlight (SPN)
Dean/Castiel, 77k
Summary: Maybe it's the little girl whose disappearance turned into a murder, and whose murder turned into a cold case, and who has now apparently decided to move in with him. […] The why doesn't matter so much as the what, and the what is this: Dean is pretty sure he's going completely, certifiably insane. […]There's no getting around the fact that he just threw away his life, his career, and his reputation by dragging out his mom's old necromancy book and summoning a Class A Forbidden Entity to his attic. A cranky one, too. With horrendous bed-head.
Why I like it: Cool worldbuilding and well written, but possibly my favorite detail was that after saving the world Dean is still put on trial for illegal summoning. Legal consequences, yesss!
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