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A Jojo's Bizarre rec list

2019-09-30T03:21:25Z

Welp. I wanted to see the origin of the memes, and now I am myself becoming part of the memes.

Yeah, I finally started watching Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. And let me tell you, I have a definite thing for the ensemble and part crossover fics. It’s gonna take me a bit to write proper recs for all of them, but, in the meantime, I really want to share all these stories that have made me happy, intrigued, and, in a couple of cases, deeply angry at how close we came to a happier ending but damn it everyone is just too flawed and broken to manage it.

I think I came out almost half-and-half between gen fic and ship fic, so there should be something here to please everybody.

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Batfamily rec list

2019-09-25T03:49:33Z

Today’s topic is the Bat family.

No real reason, just Bat family fics I’ve enjoyed. Admittedly I have a weakness for Jason Todd fics, so he’s possibly a little over-represented. Mostly gen, ensemble fics featuring two or more Batmen, Batwomen, Robins, and the like.

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Fic rec - By A String

2019-09-16T05:21:25Z

Title: By A String

Author: IWroteAFic

Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice

Rating: PG

Pairing: Victor/Yuuri

Warnings: mental illness, anxiety

Other notes: post-canon, outside PoV

Length: 2k

Summary: Katsuki looks like he might break at any moment, so Yuri keeps his mouth shut.

(Yuri Plisetsky gets a taste of Yuuri Katsuki’s anxiety and he’s not sure how to handle it.)

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Fic rec - Lovely Creatures series

2019-09-16T05:12:14Z

Title: Lovely Creatures series

Author: moodybluemood

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Part 5-centric but features all parts)

Rating: R

Pairing: Buccellati/Abbacchio, Sorbet/Gelato, Narancia/Kakyoin

Warnings: canon character death; canon-typical violence; body horror/gore; depression; discussion of suicide, drug abuse, homophobia and transphobia

Other notes: post-canon, afterlife, ensemble, multi-part crossover, character study, relationship study, world building, mythology, minor characters, trans character, found families, parents & children

Length: 194k+, WIP, series

Summary: Leone Abbacchio knew betraying the boss would almost certainly mean death. Accepted it. Sure as hell didn't anticipate that the afterlife would entail train rides with the world's chattiest assassin, old British men who bake you pie whenever you want, Narancia dating a nice boy with a hole in his chest, and occasionally chasing the creature that used to be Giorno Giovanna's father off your porch with a shotgun. Bruno better be proud. Abbacchio's really trying to be a better person.

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Leone Abbacchio learns to love Leone Abbacchio.

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Fic rec - Roads Converged, As Did the Stars

2019-09-16T05:06:05Z

Title: Roads Converged, As Did the Stars

Author: conceptofzero

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Part 5 / Part 6)

Rating: NC-17

Pairing: past Dio/Pucci, Giorno/Pucci, Giorno/Mista, Giorno/Mista/Pucci

Warnings: explicit sex (gay), threesome, vaguely incestuous undertones

Other notes: polyamory/open relationship, character study, ensemble, part crossover, bad end

Length: 60k

Summary: "I have included a photo of your father, taken in September of 1988. I suspect it is unlike any you have ever seen of him. There are more photographs that I have brought with me, as well as stories about the man your father was, both the grand and the terrible. My only price for sharing this information is the pleasure of your company. I would treasure a chance to see how alike your father you are and how different as well. From the swiftness of your rise and the heights of your ambition, I suspect I will find the spark that this world has lacked since January of 1989."

A letter arrives for Giorno Giovanna from one of his father's old friends, and a request to meet. He accepts both.

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Archived fic rec - A Beautiful(ly Illogical) Mind

2019-09-04T21:42:49Z

Title: A Beautiful(ly Illogical) Mind (and the rest of the Illogical (√π233/hy7) series)

Author: waldorph

Fandom: Star Trek / Good Will Hunting

Rating: ranges from PG to NC-17

Pairing: Kirk/Spock, various background characters (Sarek/Amanda, Winona/George, Winona/Frank, Sam/Aurelan, McCoy/Chapel, McCoy/Jocelyn, Sulu/Chekov, Uhura/Scotty, Spock/T'Pring, T'Pring/Stonn, Pike/Number One)

Warnings: somewhat explicit sexuality (gay and het)–some of which occurs underage; mentions of self-destructive behavior, alcoholism, suicide attempts, family abuse, genocide, eating disorders; canon character death

Other notes: character study, family, vignettes, movie fusion, alternate universe, Tarsus IV

Length: 8k + sequels

Summary: If Kirk was a maths genius, and never took Pike up on the dare to do better, but still managed to get to Starfleet? This is what that would look like.

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Originally posted on tumblr on 12/04/12

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Fic rec - An Ambivalent Fate

2019-09-04T21:30:23Z

Title: An Ambivalent Fate

Author: MiscellaneKas

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Part 3 / Part 5)

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: none, gen

Warnings: past child abuse, murder, mind control, canon-typical body horror elements, canon-typical violence, character death/parental death/villain death

Other notes: AU, family,

Length: 61k + sequel

Summary: In the spring of 1988, Dio learns of Giorno Giovanna, a remarkable child carrying his blood. It's the smartest move to snatch him before the Joestars have the opportunity. Though his decision to take the child may have consequences reaching far beyond simple tactics.

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Fic rec - Those Second Thoughts You Asked For

2019-09-04T21:22:54Z

Title: Those Second Thoughts You Asked For

Author: akisazame

Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Victor/Yuuri

Warnings: mild sexuality

Other notes: au, magical realism

Length: 7k + sequels

Summary: The first time Victor skips backwards in time, he is fourteen years old.

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Fic rec - in all your wanderings

2019-07-21T20:30:44Z

Title: in all your wanderings

Author: MirandaTam

Fandom: Star Wars (prequel trilogy)

Rating: PG

Pairing: none, gen

Warnings: slavery, canon typical violence

Other notes: AU, canon divergence, female character PoV, character study, alien culture, family, parents & children, students & teachers, original characters

Length: 16k + sequels

Summary: Passion, yet serenity.

Shmi leaves Tatooine with Anakin and goes to the Jedi Temple.

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Fic rec - A Long Road to Destiny

2019-07-15T02:34:17Z

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Title: A Long Road to Destiny

Author: Miko

Fandom: Final Fantasy VII / Final Fantasy X

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: none, gen

Warnings: mild violence, racism, attempted lynch mobs, religious strife, imprisonment

Other notes: crossover/fusion, au, quest, ensemble, biracial character

Length: 130k

Summary: The summoner's journey is a long, hard path to walk. Having guardians you trust makes all the difference in the world.

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Fic rec - Fluency

2019-06-03T05:18:07Z

Title: Fluency

Author: standpreg

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (parts 1-6)

Rating: PG

Pairing: gen, background canon pairings

Warnings: angst, self-loathing issues

Other notes: au, everyone lives, family, ensemble, alternating PoV

Length: 17k + sequels

Summary: Post-Stone Ocean, everyone lives fic: two months after leaving prison, Jolyne, Emporio, and Jotaro make their way to the Adirondacks to a family reunion. This time, everyone is invited.

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Fic rec - Eight Day Week (Jojo-Spotting)

2019-06-03T05:12:28Z

Title: Eight Day Week (Jojo-Spotting)

Author: TrufflesTheMushroom

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (all parts)

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Johnny/Gyro

Warnings: background character death (sibling), grief/mourning, mental health issues

Other notes: au, modern day, no powers, ensemble, family, holiday fic, disabled character, hurt/comfort

Length: 31k

Summary: In another time, in another world, in another life, eight cousins all named Jojo live a relatively normal existence. For the very first time, all eight Jojos are spending New Years as a family. Johnny has an announcement to make before midnight, with Gyro's life possibly at stake.

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Fic rec - Night at the Leville

2019-05-28T03:29:36Z

Title: Night at the Leville

Author: surveycorpsjean

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV

Rating: R

Pairing: Ignis/Gladio/Prompto, Noctis/Ignis/Gladio/Prompto

Warnings: spoilers for the end of the game, mild sexuality,

Other notes: au, canon divergence, miscommunication, marriage, angst, hurt/comfort, post-apocalypse (but it's getting better)

Length: 24k

Summary:

Noctis is given a second chance. It's drives a pit in his stomach - the overwhelming weight on his shoulders - because how do you rebuild the world?

His sole crutch is his friends, because at the very least, he's not alone.

But he spots the wedding rings on their fingers, and he's never felt so left behind.

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Fic rec - Eschaton

2019-05-28T03:21:19Z

Title: Eschaton

Author: nirejseki

Fandom: Final Fantasy XV

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: non, gen

Warnings: spoilers for the end of the game, canon-typical violence, dehumanization issues (relating to cyborgs), mild body horror (also cyborgs), prejudice

Other notes: post-apocalypse, survival, worldbuilding, disabled character, non-human/cyborg characters, ghosts, religion/mythology, canon divergence, fix-it fic, character study

Length: 60k

Summary:

Sure, it's the end of the world, but that just means someone's got to fix it.

And then the world found its somebodies.

(aka, with Noctis gone into the Crystal and no one sure when he'll be back, Ignis, Gladio, and Prompto end up saving the world one piece at a time)

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Fic rec - Heart Lines

2019-05-28T03:16:02Z

Title: Heart Lines

Author: PeaceHeather

Fandom: Merlin

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Merlin/Arthur

Warnings: background character death by childbirth, attempted lynch mob, anti-magic prejudice, character injury

Other notes: au, soulmates, romantic & platonic soulmates, world-building, asexual character, fix-it fic, original characters

Length: 47k

Summary:

Everyone is born with a heart line, a pigmented mark running from the heart down the left arm to the palm, which turns color when the person comes of age, telling them when it is time to seek their soulmate. Red indicates a romantic love, while blue is for platonic "heart-friends", as the minstrels called it.

Uther had always told Arthur to ignore his heart line, that it wouldn't matter who his soulmate was; princes did not marry for love, after all. If was lucky, he'd be able to keep her as a mistress, so long as he did not get any children with her. Uther hated magic and would have urged Arthur to ignore the heart line anyway, if he could.

Arthur wasn't sure his soulmate was really a woman despite Uther's assumptions. But Arthur's heart line hadn't even come into its full color yet, which meant he hadn't come of age in the eyes of the gods, despite being named crown prince by Uther. So it really didn't matter: whoever his soulmate was, he wasn't yet ready to meet them.

Then one day his heart line comes in, and it's neither red nor blue.

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Fic rec - The Last Poem of Jedha

2019-05-16T05:51:16Z

Title: The Last Poem of Jedha

Author: schweinsty

Fandom: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rating: PG-13 / light R

Pairing: mostly gen, background Jyn/Cassian and Chirrut/Baze

Warnings: various issues relating to warfare and living in an occupied state; military violence, institutional violence, terrorism, genocide, planetary destruction, suicidal ideation, character death (sibling), depression, memory loss, mental health issues, character injury

Other notes: original characters, worldbuilding, alien culture, family, siblings, disabled character, literature, mythology, academics, viva la resistance, au, canon diveregence, hurt/recovery, team, ensemble, nonlinear timeline

Length: 15k

Summary: How Bodhi Rook temporarily misplaced the two most important things in the galaxy, and how he found them again (with a little help).

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Some Avengers: Endgame recs (spoilery and nonspoilery)

2019-05-16T05:44:10Z

Welp, Avengers: Endgame is now a few weeks out, so I’m gonna post a few fic recs.

( First, the non-spoilery recs. These are both AUs that were written before the film came out: )

( And now, the spoilerry/post-movie/movie-divergent fics: )

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Fic rec - truth and ideals (and the fallen in love).

2019-05-16T05:37:27Z

Title: truth and ideals (and the fallen in love).

Author: michellejjones

Fandom: Pokemon Black and White

Rating: PG

Pairing: N/Touko

Warnings: Pokemon death, mild violence

Other notes: outside PoV, rivals to lovers, worldbuilding

Length: 9k

Summary:

The patience behind her gaze throws him off; The silent wisdom throws him off even more. Her sentence is short, and simple, but she packs so much power and love and intelligence behind it, that N stops moving for a second, stops moving just long enough for Snivy to laugh haughtily before stalking back to his trainer.

"Just because I raise Pokemon differently than you," Touko says slowly, eye contact never wavering, "Does not mean I love them any less."

N's jaw drops, processing her words and then processing her voice: It's pretty.

She bows her head at him, ever-respectful, and goes back to being silent. After a brief pause, the argument between he and Cheren -with the occasional snide comment from Snivy- resumes. When the confrontation is over, it's like Touko has never even spoken, and N almost forgets her words.

Almost, but not quite.

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Fic rec - Primary Colours

2019-05-07T05:25:54Z

Title: Primary Colours

Author: chancellorxofxtrash

Fandom: My Hero Academia

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Bakugou/Midoriya/Todoroki

Warnings: references to child abuse, kidnapping, bullying

Other notes: soul mates

Length: 3k, plus sequels

Summary: He had no Quirks, but he had two soulmates, and four year old Izuku Midoriya wasn’t sure whether this was worth it.

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Fic rec - waterlogged (red blue, green)

2019-05-07T05:22:27Z

Title: waterlogged (red blue, green)

Author: lein

Fandom: My Hero Academia

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Midoriya/Todoroki

Warnings: mild angst

Other notes: soul mates, au, episode-based, worldbuilding

Length: 9k

Summary: Izuku has never been one to curse but the only way to describe himself as his mother hugs him goodbye that morning, is royally fucked.

He’s really, truly glad no one in their class has a mind-reading quirk because from the minute his feet touched warm sand, his mind has been screaming in tune to the same famous classical overtures Tenya listens to when they study together. Occasionally, the music pauses just long enough for his brain to point out observations about Shouto that make Izuku want to stick his head under the waves and just breathe in.

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Meta essay on Writing

2019-05-02T05:29:46Z

The Hidden Layers of Every Novel (and Why They Should Stay Hidden) by Meg Elison
Like Charlie Jane Anders, every writer has a vast, secret reserve of everything that went into a novel. Sometimes, it’s as simple and concrete as a notebook or a series of concordance files or a lot of notes in Scrivener. Most of the time, it’s a vast network of experiences, influences, and inspirations, some of which aren’t plainly and consciously known to us. Sometimes, this work can be shared for the benefit of completionists and obsessive fans. But I believe that Charlie Jane’s approach of keeping the water level high and keeping the notebook to herself is the correct impulse.
When readers get too deep below the surface, the waters get murky. Sometimes it can be instructive and fascinating, like The Silmarillion. Other times, though, we end up with the post-Potter revelations of J.K. Rowling. The part of the iceberg that’s below the water can tear the belly out of your ship and sink your ability to enjoy what’s published. Give it a little space and let it awe you on its own terms.

This is part of a series called "Writers on Writing," which is always fun. This author argues that we shouldn't necessarily release all our notes and drafts and such, beyond the published work.

Which is an interesting thought, because, by virtue of studying Literature in college, we read a lot of that background material, especially for dead authors.

It's intersting to think that behind-the-scenes and deleted scenes and director's cuts are a big part of movies/filmmaking fandom. Is writing that different?

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Fic rec - Where You Go I Will Go

2019-05-02T05:28:44Z

Title: Where You Go I Will Go

Author: Lady_Ragnell

Fandom: Vikings

Rating: NC-17

Pairing: Ragnar/Lagertha, Ragnar/Lagertha/Athelstan

Warnings: explicit sex (gay and het), polyamory, dubcon regarding soulmates

Other notes: soulmates, au, canon divergence, discussion of religion, family, children

Length: 12k

Summary: Athelstan doesn't believe he'll ever meet his soulmate, the ache in his chest telling him that whoever it is, they're far away. Lagertha and Ragnar have felt the pull west since they first met, and when Ragnar finds a way to go there, he goes intending to bring the third soulmate of their bond home. None of them gets quite what they expect.

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Archived fic rec - Green Silk

2019-04-24T04:30:06Z

Title: Green Silk

Author: Kathryn Ramage

Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space 9

Rating: PG

Pairing: Garak/Bashir

Warnings: embarrassment?

Other notes: every finds out fic

Length: Short

Summary: An emergency in the middle of the night brings the DS9 crew to the wardroom in their pajamas, and inadvertently reveals the nature of Dr. Bashir’s relationship with Garak.

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Originally posted on tumblr on 12/26/12

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Fic rec - Glitch

2019-04-22T04:31:08Z

Title: Glitch

Author: simplestardust

Fandom: Les Misérables

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Enjolras/Grantaire + background pairings

Warnings: discussion of dubcon relating to soulmates, domestic violence, stalking, prejudiced behavior, background character death, alcoholism, child abuse/neglect, self-loathing, political suppression

Other notes: AU, modern day, world-building, soulmates, vignettes, multiple PoV, minor characters, unrequited love, friendship, politics, social change, viva la revolution

Length: 40k

Summary:

If there was one person, just one, who would be a glitch in the system, of course it would be Éponine Thénardier. Of fucking course.

Soulbonding was a fact of life. You met your soulmate, and that was it, you were soulbonded and you got your tattoo. Or that's what Éponine had always thought, until she soulbonded with Marius and he didn't soulbond with her.

Grantaire would rather just pretend he'd never soulbonded with anyone in the first place. Especially not with the idealist who was leading a campaign against soulbonding laws and refused to look at his own soulmate tattoo in protest.

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Fic rec - Teach Your Children

2019-04-19T06:07:25Z

Title: Teach Your Children

Author: littlesneezes

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (Part 1: Phantom Blood / Part 5: Golden Wind)

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: gen fic

Warnings: canon-typical violence, past child abuse

Other notes: crossover, time travel, alternate dimensions, family, parents & children, action-adventure, period piece, fix-it fic, canon divergence

Length: 116k

Summary: Giorno meets his dads and it goes about as well as you'd expect. The three of them encounter all sorts of dangers, general annoyances, and supernatural hum-buggery.

Meanwhile, those who remain in the present day have their own problems to attend to with eerily similar stakes.

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