Five or possibly 15 or 20 favorite fics
9 Jul 2026 22:19![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sholioI was tagged on Tumblr on a "5 favorite fics you've written" meme and - while I don't do these all that often - decided to do this one and ended up cramming at least 15 in there and could EASILY have done more.
So I figured I'd copy it over here. (On a side note, it turns out that Tumblr's HTML editor generates "clean" HTML; I thought I was going to have to paste into the rich text editor on DW to avoid having to recode all the links, but the results were - urgh - and then I switched the tumblr post into HTML to copy that out, and it worked perfectly.)
( An ever-expanding cornucopia of favorites )
DW really doesn't have the "tag people into a meme" culture of Tumblr and similar sites, but feel free to get it spreading around DW as well if you think it looks fun!
So I figured I'd copy it over here. (On a side note, it turns out that Tumblr's HTML editor generates "clean" HTML; I thought I was going to have to paste into the rich text editor on DW to avoid having to recode all the links, but the results were - urgh - and then I switched the tumblr post into HTML to copy that out, and it worked perfectly.)
( An ever-expanding cornucopia of favorites )
DW really doesn't have the "tag people into a meme" culture of Tumblr and similar sites, but feel free to get it spreading around DW as well if you think it looks fun!
Werewolves, Witches, and Vampires, oh my!
9 Jul 2026 20:04flareonfury posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
fandom_iconsThe below icons were made for itsabattlefield Supernatural battle. Entry count was only 20, but... I'm me, and I have a bunch of extras... What can I say? I love me some werewolves, vampires & witches ;D
[20] Being Human (US & UK)
[03] She-Wolf of London
[02] Sabrina the Teenage Witch
[07] Grimm
[01] Moonlight
[02] Buffy the Vampire Slayer
PREVIEW
werewolves, witches, and vampires....
itsabattlefield Supernatural battle. Entry count was only 20, but... I'm me, and I have a bunch of extras... What can I say? I love me some werewolves, vampires & witches ;D[20] Being Human (US & UK)
[03] She-Wolf of London
[02] Sabrina the Teenage Witch
[07] Grimm
[01] Moonlight
[02] Buffy the Vampire Slayer
PREVIEW
werewolves, witches, and vampires....
NOT-FOUND! (SEE COMMENTS) A ship found in 'the black'...
9 Jul 2026 00:30![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
sga_storyfinders_feed
I believe the fic I'm searching for is fairly old. The Atlantis
Expedition was abandoned by the SGC/IOA/Earth. Atlantis "woke
up" when ZPMs were installed and she offered the Expedition
members a gene upgrade and Sheppard and everyone agrees and are
'upgraded' and they survive the wraith seige. I think there is more
to the story but the part I specifically recall is that a Russian
ship discovers one of Atlantis's children ships in 'the black'
between Pegasus and MilkyWay galaxies. Instead of helping the ship
and its occupants [the ancient crew was in stasis I believe] they
cause the death of the crew and try to make the AI in charge a
'slave' to their orders and missions.
I think that the ship’s AI manages to get a message out to her
mother (Atlantis) and Sheppard and crew intercept the ship. The
Russian crew had no remorse for killing off the Ancient crew and
definitely did not care about the AI that they had traumatized. I
recall Atlantis being absolutely beyond furious with the coldness of
the Russian crew and their captain. Part of me wants to say this was
an unfinished/WIP…
There at least a few different SGA Au fanfics with the expedition
being abandoned by Earth and Atlantis stepping in the help them.
Any help locating this fic – pointers, links, etc. – would be
most greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Community Recs Post!
9 Jul 2026 09:14glitteryv posting in recthethingEvery Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanvids/fanart/podfics/other kinds of fanworks/fics/fancrafts have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
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This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanvids/fanart/podfics/other kinds of fanworks/fics/fancrafts have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
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Susan's deeply disturbing AU
29 Jun 2026 19:29sga_storyfinders_feedLong ago, Susan wrote a very dark AU where SGC had used the sarcophagus A LOT and command staff went nuts/evil. It was Rodney McKay POV.
Anybody save a copy?
Anybody save a copy?
OFMD: bloom & wilt by redshift
5 Jul 2026 21:27kingstoken posting in fancakeFandom: Our Flag Means Death
Pairings/Characters: Izzy/Ed, Izzy/Ed/Stede
Rating: E
Length: 31,803 words
Creator Links: redshift
Theme: Unreliable narrator
Summary: Izzy has spent years at Edward's side. The occasional petal here and there, the intermittent rasp that makes itself a permanent home in the hollows of his throat, the cough that comes and goes; it's all worth it, to be the person Ed turns to. It's a price he pays willingly.
Now, though. Now, Izzy knows what love looks like on Edward Teach, and it is soft and sweet and open and nothing like what Izzy has ever been able to give. Izzy's place is at Edward's side, and it's killing him.
That's okay. He's always wanted to die for something that matters.
Reccer's Notes: Izzy has hanakaki disease, and I love how the author writes it likes it's an almost chronic illness. Izzy is an unreliable narrator in how he thinks about Ed and Stede and their motivations. We as the reader can tell by their actions that their intentions are not what Izzy probably thinks, but Izzy's thought's are very much coloured by the experience he is going through and he's not seeing things for how they truly are, and of course he refuses to talk to Ed about his feelings and what going on, which only makes everything worse.
One note, this is canon-divergent after season one.
Fanwork Links: AO3
Pairings/Characters: Izzy/Ed, Izzy/Ed/Stede
Rating: E
Length: 31,803 words
Creator Links: redshift
Theme: Unreliable narrator
Summary: Izzy has spent years at Edward's side. The occasional petal here and there, the intermittent rasp that makes itself a permanent home in the hollows of his throat, the cough that comes and goes; it's all worth it, to be the person Ed turns to. It's a price he pays willingly.
Now, though. Now, Izzy knows what love looks like on Edward Teach, and it is soft and sweet and open and nothing like what Izzy has ever been able to give. Izzy's place is at Edward's side, and it's killing him.
That's okay. He's always wanted to die for something that matters.
Reccer's Notes: Izzy has hanakaki disease, and I love how the author writes it likes it's an almost chronic illness. Izzy is an unreliable narrator in how he thinks about Ed and Stede and their motivations. We as the reader can tell by their actions that their intentions are not what Izzy probably thinks, but Izzy's thought's are very much coloured by the experience he is going through and he's not seeing things for how they truly are, and of course he refuses to talk to Ed about his feelings and what going on, which only makes everything worse.
One note, this is canon-divergent after season one.
Fanwork Links: AO3
vid recs
5 Jul 2026 12:55snickfic posting in recthethingSome vid recs at my journal, including Dune, Stoker, and a wild assortment of horror movies on the themes of 80s summer horror, southern gothic horror, and 70s domestic/reproductive horror.
Tumblr promptfic catchup - Biggles, Babylon 5, Murderbot
5 Jul 2026 00:52sholioI went through a batch of lingering prompts in my Tumblr inbox (dating back to the start of this year) in late June/early July and got caught up on the backlog.
1. Babylon 5 - Londo/G'Kar sex pollen
Posted on AO3 here (explicit; 3700 wds)
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2. Biggles - kid!Fritz and touch-starved Erich
( 800 wds under the cut here )
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3. Murderbot - Gurathin's augments go out while escaping something in the CR
( 1200 wds under the cut here )
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4. Babylon 5 - Londo having visions of AU realities
( 1300 wds under the cut here )
1. Babylon 5 - Londo/G'Kar sex pollen
Posted on AO3 here (explicit; 3700 wds)
***
2. Biggles - kid!Fritz and touch-starved Erich
( 800 wds under the cut here )
***
3. Murderbot - Gurathin's augments go out while escaping something in the CR
( 1200 wds under the cut here )
***
4. Babylon 5 - Londo having visions of AU realities
( 1300 wds under the cut here )
full_metal_ox posting in fancake
Fandom: Navy Seal Copypasta (Internet meme): Navy Seal Copypasta - The Musical, by Copypasta Sings.
Pairings/Characters: Self-insert OC.
Rating: Teen and Up
Length: 287 words; 3:52
Content Notes: Unreality, stalking threats, death threats, Critical Research Failure (U.S. military), Lyrical Dissonance, macho edgelordship, profanity. The archived original 4chan forum discussion under the OP link gets even nastier.
Creator Links: Copypasta Sings:![[youtube.com profile]](https://youtube.com/favicon.ico)
copypastasings7991; the OP, for obvious reasons, remains ultra-classified.
Theme: Unreliable Narrator, Filk, Music, Non-AO3 Works, Social Media
Reccer's Notes: This trash-talking ßadass Boast by a Master of Gorilla (sic) Warfare and Top Army Sniper of the Navy SEALs has inspired a zillion adaptations and memetic mutations; dramatic readings have tended to the most gravelly depths-of-the-scrotum basso the speaker can muster.
Copypasta Sings takes it in a diametrically opposite direction, setting the lyrics to a sensitive singer-songwriter acoustic ballad.
Fanwork Links: Navy Seal Copypasta - The Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsZMbs5PC64
Pairings/Characters: Self-insert OC.
Rating: Teen and Up
Length: 287 words; 3:52
Content Notes: Unreality, stalking threats, death threats, Critical Research Failure (U.S. military), Lyrical Dissonance, macho edgelordship, profanity. The archived original 4chan forum discussion under the OP link gets even nastier.
Creator Links: Copypasta Sings:
Theme: Unreliable Narrator, Filk, Music, Non-AO3 Works, Social Media
Reccer's Notes: This trash-talking ßadass Boast by a Master of Gorilla (sic) Warfare and Top Army Sniper of the Navy SEALs has inspired a zillion adaptations and memetic mutations; dramatic readings have tended to the most gravelly depths-of-the-scrotum basso the speaker can muster.
Copypasta Sings takes it in a diametrically opposite direction, setting the lyrics to a sensitive singer-songwriter acoustic ballad.
Fanwork Links: Navy Seal Copypasta - The Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsZMbs5PC64
sasheneskywalker posting in fancakeFandom: Batman - All Media Types
Pairings/Characters: Jason Todd/Bruce Wayne
Rating: Mature
Length: 11,401 words
Creator Links:![[archiveofourown.org profile]](https://archiveofourown.org/favicon.ico)
gatheringwool
Theme: unreliable narrator
Summary: Jason always knew everyone would flip out when they found out about him and Bruce.
He just always assumed it would be more along the lines of Jason, you dirty whore you. Not whatever the hell this was.
Reccer's Notes: The best example of the "unreliable narrator" tag I've ever seen. Bruce's actions are unequivocally terrible, but because the fic is told from Jason's perspective and Jason genuinely doesn't believe there's anything wrong with their relationship you start questioning your own judgment too. Chilling. Absolutely amazing, but chilling.
Content Notes: discussion of past underage sex (adult with a child), rape/non-con, sexual abuse, incest
Fanwork Links: (you kept me like a secret) i kept you like an oath
Pairings/Characters: Jason Todd/Bruce Wayne
Rating: Mature
Length: 11,401 words
Creator Links:
Theme: unreliable narrator
Summary: Jason always knew everyone would flip out when they found out about him and Bruce.
He just always assumed it would be more along the lines of Jason, you dirty whore you. Not whatever the hell this was.
Reccer's Notes: The best example of the "unreliable narrator" tag I've ever seen. Bruce's actions are unequivocally terrible, but because the fic is told from Jason's perspective and Jason genuinely doesn't believe there's anything wrong with their relationship you start questioning your own judgment too. Chilling. Absolutely amazing, but chilling.
Content Notes: discussion of past underage sex (adult with a child), rape/non-con, sexual abuse, incest
Fanwork Links: (you kept me like a secret) i kept you like an oath
HELLO!!
3 Jul 2026 16:48sleepyshroom posting in addme_fandomName: march or chopstick
Age group: I'm 18
Subscription/Access Policy: Some of my posts are auth-only just bc I don't really want them to be 100% public-- I'm happy to add basically anyone if you ask or subscribe :D
Main Fandoms: OMORI, Avatar the Last Airbender, Stardew valley, mcyt (like the hermitcraft / life series people), Epic the musical
Other Fandoms: dungeon meshi, yotsuba, hooky, percy jackson, she-ra, the dragon prince, brooklyn99, gilmore girls, dead poet's society, toilet bound hanako kun, (also been trying to get into vocaloid and bocchi the rock)
Other Interests: Art (mainly digital art), indieweb/neocities stuff, and making OCs! I'm also interested in studying bio or compsci in the future :D
Looking for people who are: preferably people of a similar age range and/or are also neurodivergent. I'd also love to meet more art friends or fellow oc enthusiasts lol
Age group: I'm 18
Subscription/Access Policy: Some of my posts are auth-only just bc I don't really want them to be 100% public-- I'm happy to add basically anyone if you ask or subscribe :D
Main Fandoms: OMORI, Avatar the Last Airbender, Stardew valley, mcyt (like the hermitcraft / life series people), Epic the musical
Other Fandoms: dungeon meshi, yotsuba, hooky, percy jackson, she-ra, the dragon prince, brooklyn99, gilmore girls, dead poet's society, toilet bound hanako kun, (also been trying to get into vocaloid and bocchi the rock)
Other Interests: Art (mainly digital art), indieweb/neocities stuff, and making OCs! I'm also interested in studying bio or compsci in the future :D
Looking for people who are: preferably people of a similar age range and/or are also neurodivergent. I'd also love to meet more art friends or fellow oc enthusiasts lol
Community Recs Post!
2 Jul 2026 10:06glitteryv posting in recthethingEvery Thursday, we have a community post, just like this one, where you can drop a rec or five in the comments.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanart/podfics/other kinds of fanworks/fics/fanvids/fancrafts have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
This works great if you only have one rec and don't want to make a whole post for it, or if you don't have a DW account, or if you're shy. ;)
(But don't forget: you can deffo make posts of your own seven days a week. ;D!)
So what cool fanart/podfics/other kinds of fanworks/fics/fanvids/fancrafts have we discovered this week? Drop it in the comments below. Anon comment is enabled.
BTW, AI fanworks are not eligible for reccing at recthething. If you aware that a fanwork is AI-generated, please do not rec it here.
Round 188: Unreliable Narrator
1 Jul 2026 09:17runpunkrun posting in fancake
Our theme for July is unreliable narrator!
An unreliable narrator is one you just can't trust—or shouldn't—whether you know it or not. They may be lying (to the text or to themselves), purposely withholding information, or just not in a position to fully appreciate the situation they're in because of a limited perspective, such as with child, animal, or object narrators.
The tag for this round is: theme: unreliable narrator
If you're just joining us, be sure to check out our policy on content notes. Content notes aren't required, but they're nice to include in your recs, especially if a fanwork has untagged content that readers may wish to know about in advance. For this particular theme, consider including notes for things like gaslighting or unreality (like Tumblr's fake Martin Scorsese movie, Goncharov).
( Rules! )
( Posting Template! )
( Promote this round! )
mific posting in fancakeFandom: Heated Rivalry
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Rating: Gen
Length: 2917
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: glittercity on AO3
Themes: Just like canon, LGBTQ+ canon characters, Hurt/comfort, Humor, In vino veritas
Summary: “Ilya?” Shane said in that same dreamy, loopy voice as that morning. Ilya exhaled in a rush.
“Shane,” he said, and wanted to sag against the glass with relief. “What happened? Is something wrong?”
“Not! Any moooooooore.”
Ilya swallowed. Shane hadn’t gotten any quieter in the past seven hours.
“Why are you calling me? You need to be resting,” he said, and it sounded softer than he’d meant it to.
“I forgot to tell you something. Important.”
“You should not be telling me anything, you should be—”
“My cottage has really good water pressure,” Shane announced.
Ilya stared out the window while a small plane taxied past.
“What?”
——————
Shane's cottage has a lot of amenities, and he needs to tell Ilya about all of them.
Reccer's Notes: This is a lovely, funny fic giving us more of "loopy on the good drugs" Shane from canon, after he takes the hit on the ice and is briefly in the hospital. Shane high on pain meds is adorable and Glittercity gives us more, as Shane tries to impress on Ilya how wonderful his cottage is, in the hope of persuading him to visit. Short, sweet and a favourite.
Fanwork Links: The same number of stars everywhere, and there's a podfic by jennisaisquoi
Characters/Pairings: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Rating: Gen
Length: 2917
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply
Creator Links: glittercity on AO3
Themes: Just like canon, LGBTQ+ canon characters, Hurt/comfort, Humor, In vino veritas
Summary: “Ilya?” Shane said in that same dreamy, loopy voice as that morning. Ilya exhaled in a rush.
“Shane,” he said, and wanted to sag against the glass with relief. “What happened? Is something wrong?”
“Not! Any moooooooore.”
Ilya swallowed. Shane hadn’t gotten any quieter in the past seven hours.
“Why are you calling me? You need to be resting,” he said, and it sounded softer than he’d meant it to.
“I forgot to tell you something. Important.”
“You should not be telling me anything, you should be—”
“My cottage has really good water pressure,” Shane announced.
Ilya stared out the window while a small plane taxied past.
“What?”
——————
Shane's cottage has a lot of amenities, and he needs to tell Ilya about all of them.
Reccer's Notes: This is a lovely, funny fic giving us more of "loopy on the good drugs" Shane from canon, after he takes the hit on the ice and is briefly in the hospital. Shane high on pain meds is adorable and Glittercity gives us more, as Shane tries to impress on Ilya how wonderful his cottage is, in the hope of persuading him to visit. Short, sweet and a favourite.
Fanwork Links: The same number of stars everywhere, and there's a podfic by jennisaisquoi