Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/60567988 Fandom: Jurassic Park Title: Living Fossils Medium: Fic + in-universe article/interview/social-media response (9,137 words) Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, OC Human Researchers & Dinosaurs My Summary: The Jurassic Park islands have become nature preserves (10+ years post-movies), and researchers and a documentary crew come to one of the islands to film the dinosaurs and learn more about their behavior. Why I'm reccing it: Well-written/conceived and wonderfully captures all the best things about about good nature documentaries, with lots of cute-baby-dinosaur scenes and interesting animal behavior + naturalist theorizing. Perfectly scratches that 'science nerd' itch! Accessible without canon knowledge.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/59876719 Fandom: Original Work Title: My teammate [20M] and I [21M] are straight, but we pretended to be BFs as a joke. Now it’s over and I’m heartbroken. Medium: Reddit Post + Replies (13,455 words) Category, Relationships/Characters: M/M, Dudebro with Internalized Homophobia Who Lost a Bet/Fake BF He Must Introduce to His Friends My Summary: An oblivious footballer posts on Reddit about how he and his "bro" have tons of gay sex, while still insisting the whole time that they're straight. Why I'm reccing it: Hilarious OC voice and a brilliant exaggeration of that one obliviously-closeted guy that everyone meets at some point or other. The thing that truly makes this fic shine is how affable yet clueless the narrator is that what he's doing is really REALLY gay, and the superhuman justifications he comes up with for how it's still "just bros being bros", while still being likeable. The fic is the DREAM trashfire Reddit post that you can't look away from.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/60309373 Fandom: Dark City (1998) Title: There Is Nothing Beyond Medium: Fic + in-universe documents & internet posts (7,562 words) Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, Worldbuilding, The Strangers My Summary: The backstory of how the City came into being, how the first humans were abducted into it, and how the Strangers' experiment evolved over time. Why I'm reccing it: A really fascinating deep-dive into how the set-up for the movie happened, with lots of creepy details (particularly the alien-abductions as viewed via an internet forum). Captures the eerie wrongness of the movie in several different ways, through different narrators and mediums.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/59700817 Fandom: Murdle (Video Game) Title: The Case of the Matchmaking Murdlers Medium: Logic Puzzle (1,158 words) Category, Relationships/Characters: M/M, Inspector Irratino/Deductive Logico My Summary: The murdlers team up to set up Logico and Irratino on a series of dates. Why I'm reccing it: Beautifully captures the Murdle style and tells a great story through the cards (especially the villain motives), logic clues, and follow-ups. A fluffy first-date fic cleverly transposed into the logic-puzzle medium.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/60527065 Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) Title: "The First Thai Skater to—" - Phichit Chulanont Medium: In-Universe Interview (1,650 words) Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, Phichit Chulanont & Yuuri Katsuki Author's Summary:Join us as we catch up with Phichit Chulanont, who became the first Thai skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal this season - and won a lot of our hearts along the way. Why I'm reccing it: Really good use of the interview format! It captures Phichit's character voice really well, while also telling the story of how Phichit and Yuuri's friendship began and grew.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/works/60923413 Fandom: Ace Attorney Title: Kintsugi Medium: Fic (1,081 words) Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, Franziska von Karma & Sebastian Debeste My Summary: Franziska comforts Sebastian about how to deal with fathers who turn out to be murderers. Why I'm reccing it: Franziska's voice is really well written and shines throughout. The author does a great job at imbuing all her thoughts and actions with her perfectionist worldview, while also showing how she's grown as a person.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Fic_In_A_Box_2024/works/60962314 Fandom: Original Work Title: [Art] Tiny Witch With a Tiny Familiar Medium: Botanical art Author's Summary: An autumn witch clad in autumn leaves. Why I'm reccing it: Really creative use of materials (leaves, flowers, etc.) to create absolutely beautiful art.
Work Link:https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Fic_In_A_Box_2024/works/60392635 Fandom: Original Work Title: Bless Our Home Medium: Cross Stitch Pattern Author's Summary: A wall piece for the cottage of Agnes and her wife the Dark Mistress of the Forest. Why I'm reccing it: For the giggle I got out of seeing this after reading the author's summary. Exactly as advertised, yet surprisingly delightful at the same time!
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Date: 2024-12-11 07:41 pm (UTC)Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60567988
Fandom: Jurassic Park
Title: Living Fossils
Medium: Fic + in-universe article/interview/social-media response (9,137 words)
Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, OC Human Researchers & Dinosaurs
My Summary: The Jurassic Park islands have become nature preserves (10+ years post-movies), and researchers and a documentary crew come to one of the islands to film the dinosaurs and learn more about their behavior.
Why I'm reccing it: Well-written/conceived and wonderfully captures all the best things about about good nature documentaries, with lots of cute-baby-dinosaur scenes and interesting animal behavior + naturalist theorizing. Perfectly scratches that 'science nerd' itch! Accessible without canon knowledge.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59876719
Fandom: Original Work
Title: My teammate [20M] and I [21M] are straight, but we pretended to be BFs as a joke. Now it’s over and I’m heartbroken.
Medium: Reddit Post + Replies (13,455 words)
Category, Relationships/Characters: M/M, Dudebro with Internalized Homophobia Who Lost a Bet/Fake BF He Must Introduce to His Friends
My Summary: An oblivious footballer posts on Reddit about how he and his "bro" have tons of gay sex, while still insisting the whole time that they're straight.
Why I'm reccing it: Hilarious OC voice and a brilliant exaggeration of that one obliviously-closeted guy that everyone meets at some point or other. The thing that truly makes this fic shine is how affable yet clueless the narrator is that what he's doing is really REALLY gay, and the superhuman justifications he comes up with for how it's still "just bros being bros", while still being likeable. The fic is the DREAM trashfire Reddit post that you can't look away from.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60309373
Fandom: Dark City (1998)
Title: There Is Nothing Beyond
Medium: Fic + in-universe documents & internet posts (7,562 words)
Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, Worldbuilding, The Strangers
My Summary: The backstory of how the City came into being, how the first humans were abducted into it, and how the Strangers' experiment evolved over time.
Why I'm reccing it: A really fascinating deep-dive into how the set-up for the movie happened, with lots of creepy details (particularly the alien-abductions as viewed via an internet forum). Captures the eerie wrongness of the movie in several different ways, through different narrators and mediums.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59700817
Fandom: Murdle (Video Game)
Title: The Case of the Matchmaking Murdlers
Medium: Logic Puzzle (1,158 words)
Category, Relationships/Characters: M/M, Inspector Irratino/Deductive Logico
My Summary: The murdlers team up to set up Logico and Irratino on a series of dates.
Why I'm reccing it: Beautifully captures the Murdle style and tells a great story through the cards (especially the villain motives), logic clues, and follow-ups. A fluffy first-date fic cleverly transposed into the logic-puzzle medium.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60527065
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
Title: "The First Thai Skater to—" - Phichit Chulanont
Medium: In-Universe Interview (1,650 words)
Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, Phichit Chulanont & Yuuri Katsuki
Author's Summary: Join us as we catch up with Phichit Chulanont, who became the first Thai skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal this season - and won a lot of our hearts along the way.
Why I'm reccing it: Really good use of the interview format! It captures Phichit's character voice really well, while also telling the story of how Phichit and Yuuri's friendship began and grew.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/60923413
Fandom: Ace Attorney
Title: Kintsugi
Medium: Fic (1,081 words)
Category, Relationships/Characters: Gen, Franziska von Karma & Sebastian Debeste
My Summary: Franziska comforts Sebastian about how to deal with fathers who turn out to be murderers.
Why I'm reccing it: Franziska's voice is really well written and shines throughout. The author does a great job at imbuing all her thoughts and actions with her perfectionist worldview, while also showing how she's grown as a person.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Fic_In_A_Box_2024/works/60962314
Fandom: Original Work
Title: [Art] Tiny Witch With a Tiny Familiar
Medium: Botanical art
Author's Summary: An autumn witch clad in autumn leaves.
Why I'm reccing it: Really creative use of materials (leaves, flowers, etc.) to create absolutely beautiful art.
Work Link: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Fic_In_A_Box_2024/works/60392635
Fandom: Original Work
Title: Bless Our Home
Medium: Cross Stitch Pattern
Author's Summary: A wall piece for the cottage of Agnes and her wife the Dark Mistress of the Forest.
Why I'm reccing it: For the giggle I got out of seeing this after reading the author's summary. Exactly as advertised, yet surprisingly delightful at the same time!