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Yuletide 2017 - 9 Recs in 8 Fandoms
Dec. 31st, 2017 11:50 pmMarvel Comics
X-Factor
Forever After (1980 words) by Tangerine - Julio Richter/Shatterstar
Rictor/Shatterstar is hard to get right, but this really captures their voices and the rhythms of their relationship.
Infamous Iron Man
Interference Patterns (3729 words) by Nomad - Victor von Doom, Valeria Richards, Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Franklin Richards, Ben Grimm
Infamous Iron Man is such a great take on Victor von Doom. He's changed, he's choosing to use more heroic tactics to achieve his goals, and he's trying to make amends for some of his past actions, but he knows better than to expect this to be any kind of redemption.
This story captures his voice brilliantly, and the pragmatism, the ego, and the brilliance that make him such a compelling character to read about.
New Mutants
The Witch and the Were-Creature (12612 words) by idleflower - Illyana Rasputin/Rahne Sinclair
Old-school New Mutants fic, set mostly within canon of the original series, with great characterization of both Illyana and Rahne. I love that the writer chose to explicitly set this fic in the time-period when the series was originally written, and their attention to those period details is excellent.
Champions
What Heroes Do (5155 words) (archive-locked) by teshumai - Miles Morales, Kamala Khan, Sam Alexander, Aaron Davis (Marvel)
Canon AU in which Miles goes to work for his uncle Aaron, but he still finds his way to the Champions in the end. Great characterization of Miles, Kamala and Sam. Kamala and Miles are the best archnemeses.
I betaed this fic, but I do not know the author.
valley low, river wide (7554 words) by hippolytas - Kamala Khan, Miles Morales, Sam Alexander
Adorable friendship fic in which Kamala and Sam take it upon themselves to make sure Miles actually sits through the entirety of his SATs.
Spider-Gwen
the last days of the sunset superstars (8391 words) by Traincat - Gwen Stacy/Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker & Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker & Mary Jane Watson
Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman finds herself in yet another alternate universe, where everything is different. But it's also the same. Peter and MJ and Gwen, always orbiting around each other, always death and destruction and loss keeping them apart.
The Wicked + The Divine
Just Hoping (665 words) by antivillain - Lucifer/Laura Wilson | Persephone, Cassandra Igarashi | Urdr
A short bit of Laura and Cass talking about Lucifer and what might have been and what might yet be.
The Martian
Brewing Coffee Like a Boss (2428 words) by Othalla - Mark Watney & Rich Purnell, Rich Purnell/Mark Watney
In which the new interns won't leave Rich alone, and Mark finds him hiding behind some potted plants.This fits wonderfully into the grand fannish tradition of fic about character who never meet on-screen/page in canon, but totally should. Also, a great example of a neuroatypical pov character who isn't a caricature.
October Daye Series - Seanan McGuire
I have set my life upon a cast (1242 words) by Geekhyena - Tybalt (October Daye), Raj (October Daye), Samson (October Daye), Raj's mother
Tybalt character study, as he makes the difficult decision, will he take Raj in as his nephew, or cut him off from his parents and take him as his son? I love Tybalt's commitment to not be as hard or dispassionate as his father or the other Fae rulers he has known.
I betaed this fic, but I do not know the author.
X-Factor
Forever After (1980 words) by Tangerine - Julio Richter/Shatterstar
Rictor/Shatterstar is hard to get right, but this really captures their voices and the rhythms of their relationship.
Infamous Iron Man
Interference Patterns (3729 words) by Nomad - Victor von Doom, Valeria Richards, Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Franklin Richards, Ben Grimm
Infamous Iron Man is such a great take on Victor von Doom. He's changed, he's choosing to use more heroic tactics to achieve his goals, and he's trying to make amends for some of his past actions, but he knows better than to expect this to be any kind of redemption.
This story captures his voice brilliantly, and the pragmatism, the ego, and the brilliance that make him such a compelling character to read about.
New Mutants
The Witch and the Were-Creature (12612 words) by idleflower - Illyana Rasputin/Rahne Sinclair
Old-school New Mutants fic, set mostly within canon of the original series, with great characterization of both Illyana and Rahne. I love that the writer chose to explicitly set this fic in the time-period when the series was originally written, and their attention to those period details is excellent.
Champions
What Heroes Do (5155 words) (archive-locked) by teshumai - Miles Morales, Kamala Khan, Sam Alexander, Aaron Davis (Marvel)
Canon AU in which Miles goes to work for his uncle Aaron, but he still finds his way to the Champions in the end. Great characterization of Miles, Kamala and Sam. Kamala and Miles are the best archnemeses.
I betaed this fic, but I do not know the author.
valley low, river wide (7554 words) by hippolytas - Kamala Khan, Miles Morales, Sam Alexander
Adorable friendship fic in which Kamala and Sam take it upon themselves to make sure Miles actually sits through the entirety of his SATs.
Spider-Gwen
the last days of the sunset superstars (8391 words) by Traincat - Gwen Stacy/Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker & Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker & Mary Jane Watson
Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman finds herself in yet another alternate universe, where everything is different. But it's also the same. Peter and MJ and Gwen, always orbiting around each other, always death and destruction and loss keeping them apart.
The Wicked + The Divine
Just Hoping (665 words) by antivillain - Lucifer/Laura Wilson | Persephone, Cassandra Igarashi | Urdr
A short bit of Laura and Cass talking about Lucifer and what might have been and what might yet be.
The Martian
Brewing Coffee Like a Boss (2428 words) by Othalla - Mark Watney & Rich Purnell, Rich Purnell/Mark Watney
In which the new interns won't leave Rich alone, and Mark finds him hiding behind some potted plants.This fits wonderfully into the grand fannish tradition of fic about character who never meet on-screen/page in canon, but totally should. Also, a great example of a neuroatypical pov character who isn't a caricature.
October Daye Series - Seanan McGuire
I have set my life upon a cast (1242 words) by Geekhyena - Tybalt (October Daye), Raj (October Daye), Samson (October Daye), Raj's mother
Tybalt character study, as he makes the difficult decision, will he take Raj in as his nephew, or cut him off from his parents and take him as his son? I love Tybalt's commitment to not be as hard or dispassionate as his father or the other Fae rulers he has known.
I betaed this fic, but I do not know the author.
