Full disclosure: these are all gifts I received so I'm biased, but I love them all so I'm shamelessly reccing them.
Devil's in the Defaults https://archiveofourown.org/works/42436758 Fandom: Original Work Medium: Fic (2988 words) Category: Gen Warnings: Major Character Death Relationship or characters: Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting; Original Female Characters Tags: AO3 Exchanges, Afterlife, Underworld, Rescue Summary & Rec: The tags say it all, really. A pinch hitter experiencing writer's block right before the exchange deadline meets an untimely end, and the exchange mod will stop at nothing to get her to finish her pinch hit so the collection can open. This is clever and excellently written, with a perfect twist at the end. Anyone who has done a fanfic exchange (so, all of us) should read this!
Tokyo Traffic https://archiveofourown.org/works/42880107 Fandom: Mushi-Shi Medium: Fic (10119 words) Category: Gen Warnings: implied/referenced suicide (Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings) Relationship or characters: Ginko, Karibusa Tanyuu, Adashino, Suzu, Miharu, Io, Aya, Nui, Mushi Characters Tags: Supernatural Elements, Mushi (Mushishi), Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Canon, Urban Fantasy, traveling, Road Trips, Japanese Mythology & Folklore, Introspection, Loneliness, Non-Linear Narrative, Strained Friendships, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Emotional Repression, Retrospective, Referenced Memory Loss, Escapism Summary & Rec: This is a gorgeously written modern retelling of several of the Mushi-Shi episodes, with common threads woven inbetween. It's filled with poetic details, excellent worldbuiding, and just the right amount of melancholy that you might imagine Ginko as a modern-day wanderer experiencing. I cannot recommend this enough!
Buried Red and Gold https://archiveofourown.org/works/42552945 Fandom: The Untamed Medium: Fic (1450 words) Category: F/F Warnings: None (No Archive Warnings Apply) Relationship: Luó "Mián Mián" Qīngyáng/Wēn Qíng Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Burial Mounds Settlement Days (Módào Zǔshī), Learning to trust Summary & Rec: AU where Mianmian joins Wen Qing, Wei Wuxian, and the Wen remnants at the Burial Mounds. This is a sweet and healing story with excellent characterization that offers some relief to these characters during a dark time in canon. If you (like me) have a soft spot for F/F rarepairs, you should read this!
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Date: 2022-11-27 08:34 pm (UTC)Full disclosure: these are all gifts I received so I'm biased, but I love them all so I'm shamelessly reccing them.
Devil's in the Defaults
https://archiveofourown.org/works/42436758
Fandom: Original Work
Medium: Fic (2988 words)
Category: Gen
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationship or characters: Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting; Original Female Characters
Tags: AO3 Exchanges, Afterlife, Underworld, Rescue
Summary & Rec: The tags say it all, really. A pinch hitter experiencing writer's block right before the exchange deadline meets an untimely end, and the exchange mod will stop at nothing to get her to finish her pinch hit so the collection can open.
This is clever and excellently written, with a perfect twist at the end. Anyone who has done a fanfic exchange (so, all of us) should read this!
Tokyo Traffic
https://archiveofourown.org/works/42880107
Fandom: Mushi-Shi
Medium: Fic (10119 words)
Category: Gen
Warnings: implied/referenced suicide (Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings)
Relationship or characters: Ginko, Karibusa Tanyuu, Adashino, Suzu, Miharu, Io, Aya, Nui, Mushi Characters
Tags: Supernatural Elements, Mushi (Mushishi), Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Canon, Urban Fantasy, traveling, Road Trips, Japanese Mythology & Folklore, Introspection, Loneliness, Non-Linear Narrative, Strained Friendships, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Emotional Repression, Retrospective, Referenced Memory Loss, Escapism
Summary & Rec: This is a gorgeously written modern retelling of several of the Mushi-Shi episodes, with common threads woven inbetween. It's filled with poetic details, excellent worldbuiding, and just the right amount of melancholy that you might imagine Ginko as a modern-day wanderer experiencing. I cannot recommend this enough!
Buried Red and Gold
https://archiveofourown.org/works/42552945
Fandom: The Untamed
Medium: Fic (1450 words)
Category: F/F
Warnings: None (No Archive Warnings Apply)
Relationship: Luó "Mián Mián" Qīngyáng/Wēn Qíng
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Burial Mounds Settlement Days (Módào Zǔshī), Learning to trust
Summary & Rec: AU where Mianmian joins Wen Qing, Wei Wuxian, and the Wen remnants at the Burial Mounds.
This is a sweet and healing story with excellent characterization that offers some relief to these characters during a dark time in canon. If you (like me) have a soft spot for F/F rarepairs, you should read this!