Please include in final reading list! (Some of these have been recced by others as well.)
Fandom: Harry Potter Title: WIBTA for joining a fraternal order when my brother told me not to? Medium: Reddit post (fic about 2k) Category: gen Warnings: none Characters: Regulus, Sirius Why you're reccing it: The way Regulus buries the lead and the way the commenters react to his priorities made me laugh aloud :D
Fandom: The Martian Title: The Earthling Medium: fic, 17k Category: M/M Warnings: none Relationship: Vincent Kapoor/Mark Watney Why you're reccing it: Well-rounded characterization of the challenges they might have faced in a relationship, then Mark's "death" complicating things. Vincent's sister and niece are fun OCs.
Fandom: original work Title: Devil's in the Defaults Medium: fic, 3k Category: gen Warnings: major character death (temporary) Characters: Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting Why you're reccing it: Fun use of in-universe Ao3 displays, very relatable tropes for exchange regulars.
Fandom: Star Wars Original Trilogy Title: Lando Medium: art Category: gen Warnings: none Characters: Lando Calrissian Why you're reccing it: gorgeous use of colors for Lando's cape and in the background.
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Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: WIBTA for joining a fraternal order when my brother told me not to?
Medium: Reddit post (fic about 2k)
Category: gen
Warnings: none
Characters: Regulus, Sirius
Why you're reccing it: The way Regulus buries the lead and the way the commenters react to his priorities made me laugh aloud :D
Fandom: The Martian
Title: The Earthling
Medium: fic, 17k
Category: M/M
Warnings: none
Relationship: Vincent Kapoor/Mark Watney
Why you're reccing it: Well-rounded characterization of the challenges they might have faced in a relationship, then Mark's "death" complicating things. Vincent's sister and niece are fun OCs.
Fandom: original work
Title: Devil's in the Defaults
Medium: fic, 3k
Category: gen
Warnings: major character death (temporary)
Characters: Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting
Why you're reccing it: Fun use of in-universe Ao3 displays, very relatable tropes for exchange regulars.
Fandom: Star Wars Original Trilogy
Title: Lando
Medium: art
Category: gen
Warnings: none
Characters: Lando Calrissian
Why you're reccing it: gorgeous use of colors for Lando's cape and in the background.