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Still too lazy to do a "fannish year in review" kind of thing. (Seriously, who gets sick on January 1st?) Instead, have some more recs. Reccing more is on my list of New Year's Resolutions: I absolutely love reading other people's recs, they have helped me find some amazing things, and it feels greedy not to share them. I'll probably start with some SGA (my word document with bookmarks has 13 pages...) and then some miscellaneous (the document with non-SGA has 14 pages - enough stuff for a while.)

I love Fairy Tale AUs, so have some great SGA ones:

The Bearskin Cloak by

horridporrid
Gen; Teen and up; contains: graphic depiction of violence, mind control; 59,236 words
The worldbuilding and incorporating of the fairy tale and magic elements in this story are amazing, the character voices are perfect, the plot is gripping and original, the character interactions are wonderful, and the Frontispiece by

trishkafibble is beautiful. This fic is fantastic and I love it.
It's inspired by The Traveling Companion by Hans Christian Andersen.

Outfoxed by

cesare
McKay/Sheppard; G; contains: some not particularly graphic violence; 10,000+
Inspired by The Golden Bird and it follows the plot more faithfully than the fic above, but the SGA elements are delightful, especially Rodney as the fox. A feel-good story for me, with romance, friendship, evil sorcerers, and magic.

Unconventional Beauty by

jane_elliot
McKay/Sheppard; NC-17; 183,000 words; contains: temporary character death
Inspired by The Beauty and the Beast. While the fairy tale elements are nice, what I love best about the setting is that Rodney and Jeannie come to live in Russia in ~1900. Bug!John is always nice and I enjoyed the romance, too.