Some recs in no particular order, feel free to include in final reading list:
the dark is singing songs, Hermitcraft 14.7k, Etho/Bdubs An deep sea horror AU where Bdubs is a researcher in a submersible and one of the Etho android line was assigned to his team. This is haunting and fantastic. The way the tension builds is so good. I love the worldbuilding with the androids and the water and the characters and the slow build of the relationship between Bdubs and Etho.
make hope from every small disaster, Hermitcraft 2k, Scar & Grian, gen A Borrowers AU with indoors Borrower Scar and hurt outdoors Borrower Grian. I know nothing about Borrowers but I enjoyed this a lot, I loved the character voices and hints of worldbuilding and the h/c.
You Might Wanna See A Doctor About That, Dream SMP Technoblade, gen, in-universe medical report I really enjoy this look at the voices and the comments by both Techno and the doctor and the form itself.
when at last we knew, Star Wars 11k, Luke Skywalker & Mace Windu, gen I really enjoyed this AU, I really liked both Luke and Mace here and the meeting between them was great, and the resulting changes.
Making Amends, Star Wars 4.1k, gen, Luke Skywalker & Huyang Luke repairing and then talking with Ahsoka's droid. I enjoyed this a lot, especially all the things Huyang did not say, and Luke learning more things about the past.
A Knot in a History of Rope, Naruto 4.5k, Tenten&Gai, gen Tenten time travel! I really liked Tenten here and her approach to realizing she travelled back in time and her relationship with Gai who understandably does not know what to make of her.
Also, I am biased so not sure if I can include them here but both of my gifts were so good:
somewhere a clock is ticking, Secret Life SMP 10.9k, Grian & Cleo & Etho, gen Secret Life in space - and specifically the boogey army episode except here it is a nanovirus that infected the station and Grian is trying to escape with his life. The worldbuilding is very smart and cool, the character voices are excellent, the mix of serious and banter is great, the writing is so good and so is the pacing, many feelings. (Do mind the "ambiguous ending" tag!)
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the dark is singing songs, Hermitcraft
14.7k, Etho/Bdubs
An deep sea horror AU where Bdubs is a researcher in a submersible and one of the Etho android line was assigned to his team. This is haunting and fantastic. The way the tension builds is so good. I love the worldbuilding with the androids and the water and the characters and the slow build of the relationship between Bdubs and Etho.
make hope from every small disaster, Hermitcraft
2k, Scar & Grian, gen
A Borrowers AU with indoors Borrower Scar and hurt outdoors Borrower Grian. I know nothing about Borrowers but I enjoyed this a lot, I loved the character voices and hints of worldbuilding and the h/c.
You Might Wanna See A Doctor About That, Dream SMP
Technoblade, gen, in-universe medical report
I really enjoy this look at the voices and the comments by both Techno and the doctor and the form itself.
when at last we knew, Star Wars
11k, Luke Skywalker & Mace Windu, gen
I really enjoyed this AU, I really liked both Luke and Mace here and the meeting between them was great, and the resulting changes.
Making Amends, Star Wars
4.1k, gen, Luke Skywalker & Huyang
Luke repairing and then talking with Ahsoka's droid. I enjoyed this a lot, especially all the things Huyang did not say, and Luke learning more things about the past.
A Knot in a History of Rope, Naruto
4.5k, Tenten&Gai, gen
Tenten time travel! I really liked Tenten here and her approach to realizing she travelled back in time and her relationship with Gai who understandably does not know what to make of her.
Also, I am biased so not sure if I can include them here but both of my gifts were so good:
somewhere a clock is ticking, Secret Life SMP
10.9k, Grian & Cleo & Etho, gen
Secret Life in space - and specifically the boogey army episode except here it is a nanovirus that infected the station and Grian is trying to escape with his life. The worldbuilding is very smart and cool, the character voices are excellent, the mix of serious and banter is great, the writing is so good and so is the pacing, many feelings. (Do mind the "ambiguous ending" tag!)
How to tell if Etho likes you? Asking for a friend, Hermitcraft
1.2k, Etho & Scar & Ensemble
This is sweet and touching and all the answers and interactions are great and I love the ending.