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Yuletide 2017 - 9 Recs in 9 Fandoms
Dec. 29th, 2017 03:58 amSingin' in the Rain
According to Plan (4484 words) by Parhelion - Cosmo Brown/Don Lockwood/Kathy Selden
OT3 of my heart! Great characterization, perfect banter and a rock-solid feel for that era of Hollywood. I especially appreciate how un-naive this Kathy is.
Philadelphia Story
Balance Point (3352 words) by valderys - Macaulay Connor/C.K. Dexter Haven, Macaulay Connor/Tracy Lord, C.K. Dexter Haven/Tracy Lord
My other classic film OT3. This fic is almost entirely relationship negotiations, except the negotiation all takes place obliquely, in the margins of their conversations, with none of them acknowledging until the end what it is they've been talking around. The Macauley pov here is perfect.
Design for Living
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (2362 words) by scioscribe - Tom Chambers/George Curtis/Gilda Farrell
Delightful post-canon banter-y shenanigans. The dialogue here absolutely sparkles.
The Breakfast Club
Elephant Man (3760 words) by florahart - John Bender & Brian Johnson
I've always loved this movie, and this pairing is one of my perpetual Yuletide faves. This is the kind of slow-build, post-movie take on their relationship I really appreciate.
Dead Poet's Society
hold your soul open for my welcoming (3018 words) by littledust - Todd Anderson/Neil Perry
The fix-it fic I always wanted. Neil lives and it takes some time and some work, but eventually they're happy. Each separately in their own way, and on their own terms and then finally together.
Thelma and Louise
Print the Legend (3145 words) by Deifire - Thelma Dickinson, Louise Sawyer
A great story told through fragments of transcripts of an oral history project about the legends and stories of Thelma and Louise as road ghosts.
Shetland
Gie Me Ae Spark o' Nature's Fire (8231 words) by april_rainer - Jimmy Perez, Duncan Hunter, Cassie Perez
A note-perfect story about the changing relationships between Cassie, Jimmy and Duncan as Cassie grows up. I adore the characterization of all of them here, but especially the gradual softening and increased understanding between Jimmy and Duncan as they figure out how to be awkward not-quite-co-parents after Fran's death. The writer does an amazing job writing about Cassie and Jimmy's shared grief and the way it changes over time but never entirely goes away.
Lumberjanes
Summer Thaw (1300 words) by burglebezzlement - Abigail (Lumberjanes)/Rosie (Lumberjanes)
Rosie/Abigail reconciliation fic! A combination of great backstory, hilarious references to canon and remarkably plausible worldbuilding.
Calvin & Hobbes/Philosophy RPF
The Anachronistic Calvin and Hobbes (1281 words) by mayhap
A delightful fusion of Calvin & Hobbes the comic characters with John Calvin & Thomas Hobbes the actual historical personages. Both ridiculous and ridiculously charming.
I also definitely recommend the linked art that inspired the story, because it is also wonderful.
According to Plan (4484 words) by Parhelion - Cosmo Brown/Don Lockwood/Kathy Selden
OT3 of my heart! Great characterization, perfect banter and a rock-solid feel for that era of Hollywood. I especially appreciate how un-naive this Kathy is.
Philadelphia Story
Balance Point (3352 words) by valderys - Macaulay Connor/C.K. Dexter Haven, Macaulay Connor/Tracy Lord, C.K. Dexter Haven/Tracy Lord
My other classic film OT3. This fic is almost entirely relationship negotiations, except the negotiation all takes place obliquely, in the margins of their conversations, with none of them acknowledging until the end what it is they've been talking around. The Macauley pov here is perfect.
Design for Living
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral (2362 words) by scioscribe - Tom Chambers/George Curtis/Gilda Farrell
Delightful post-canon banter-y shenanigans. The dialogue here absolutely sparkles.
The Breakfast Club
Elephant Man (3760 words) by florahart - John Bender & Brian Johnson
I've always loved this movie, and this pairing is one of my perpetual Yuletide faves. This is the kind of slow-build, post-movie take on their relationship I really appreciate.
Dead Poet's Society
hold your soul open for my welcoming (3018 words) by littledust - Todd Anderson/Neil Perry
The fix-it fic I always wanted. Neil lives and it takes some time and some work, but eventually they're happy. Each separately in their own way, and on their own terms and then finally together.
Thelma and Louise
Print the Legend (3145 words) by Deifire - Thelma Dickinson, Louise Sawyer
A great story told through fragments of transcripts of an oral history project about the legends and stories of Thelma and Louise as road ghosts.
Shetland
Gie Me Ae Spark o' Nature's Fire (8231 words) by april_rainer - Jimmy Perez, Duncan Hunter, Cassie Perez
A note-perfect story about the changing relationships between Cassie, Jimmy and Duncan as Cassie grows up. I adore the characterization of all of them here, but especially the gradual softening and increased understanding between Jimmy and Duncan as they figure out how to be awkward not-quite-co-parents after Fran's death. The writer does an amazing job writing about Cassie and Jimmy's shared grief and the way it changes over time but never entirely goes away.
Lumberjanes
Summer Thaw (1300 words) by burglebezzlement - Abigail (Lumberjanes)/Rosie (Lumberjanes)
Rosie/Abigail reconciliation fic! A combination of great backstory, hilarious references to canon and remarkably plausible worldbuilding.
Calvin & Hobbes/Philosophy RPF
The Anachronistic Calvin and Hobbes (1281 words) by mayhap
A delightful fusion of Calvin & Hobbes the comic characters with John Calvin & Thomas Hobbes the actual historical personages. Both ridiculous and ridiculously charming.
I also definitely recommend the linked art that inspired the story, because it is also wonderful.
