[Fic Recs] Fanfic and other stories!
Apr. 30th, 2021 08:52 amI realized that I have been sitting on a number of these fic recs since November 2020, and am not quite sure why I never posted any of them! I hope you enjoy, please consider this a delightful grab-bag of fic. :')
( Borderlands )
( Bridgerton )
( Dragon Age )
( Fallout )
( Fire Emblem: Three Houses )
( Harry Potter )
( Horizon: Zero Dawn )
( The Locked Tomb Trilogy )
( Mass Effect )
( A Memory Called Empire )
( Monster Prom )
( Original Work )
( The Old Guard )
( Stardew Valley )
( Books (fiction) )
( Borderlands )
( Bridgerton )
( Dragon Age )
( Fallout )
( Fire Emblem: Three Houses )
( Harry Potter )
( Horizon: Zero Dawn )
( The Locked Tomb Trilogy )
( Mass Effect )
( A Memory Called Empire )
( Monster Prom )
( Original Work )
( The Old Guard )
( Stardew Valley )
( Books (fiction) )
That's it! That's the deets! I still have about 3 dozen fics marked for later on AO3, and look forward to more reading! Feel free to share any thoughts or comments on what you've been reading lately! <3
why Fallout doesn't need (more) racism
Sep. 30th, 2020 11:17 amEvery so often, I see posts or discussions criticizing the way that Fallout (and more specifically, Fallout 4) handles the discrepancy between the 1950s-inspired nostalgia of the prewar era and the violently regressive culture of the fictional year 2077. Visions of 2077 as being a progressive utopia is, at best, a shallow look at the introductory sequence and flavored by the deliberate 1950s aesthetic. In part, this is due to inconsistent writing (from the devs) and a certain amount of deliberate escapism (from the fans) when engaging with the canon. Occasionally, I see people wishing that we had seen more blatant bigotry in the game, such as racism or sexism from prewar ghouls and robots.
I disagree. I do not want to be forced to encounter more of this while just trying to play the game. I personally do not want, desire, or otherwise wish that the canon had been even more overt in its hostility towards players and fans of color. I would like the privilege of being able to enjoy my post-apocalyptic game without having me (or my OC) being forced to bear the burden of others’ prejudices, especially as I question the ability of Bethesda’s open-world sandbox to convey nuance in its storytelling.
( Read more... )Snowflake Challenge #8: Fanwork Recs!
Jan. 22nd, 2020 11:38 am
Rec at least three fanworks that you didn’t create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it.
Welp!!!! I have a whole bunch of bookmarks on AO3, plus a tag just for fic recs! I know it skews things to whatever I read most recently though, so here are some prime fanfics that are a little bit older.
No Bed of Roses by
And Wolves Beneath Their Seams by
To be seen, feeling by
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stonestrewn is the Josephine/Vivienne fic of my heart, the thing I feverishly flail for, the thing that encapsulates everything I love about this ship and their dynamics and the sheer swoony romance of two very sensible women having their own insensible moment as they fall in love and just. The final scene where Vivienne duels for Josephine's hand? Just. MWAH.My Exchange Fic!
Nov. 26th, 2019 09:26 amI just realized I never actually posted my exchange fic here! Whups.
bound up by your thread (F!Hawke/Isabela) was written for the Femdom Exchange, and features ribbon bondage and fisting. Explicit!
building mountains in your memory (F!Shep/Liara) was written for the Femslash Exchange, and is about the gap years between ME1 and ME2 as Liara realizes she's spent longer mourning Shepard than knowing her.
Who Watches the Watchmen? (F!SoSu/Piper) was written for the Femslash Exchange. Scribe Haylen was ordered to watch their newest Initiate and her mouthy reporter friend, but wasn't ordered to catch feelings. Ending with pre-OT3 implications. Mature rating, some sexual content.
bound up by your thread (F!Hawke/Isabela) was written for the Femdom Exchange, and features ribbon bondage and fisting. Explicit!
building mountains in your memory (F!Shep/Liara) was written for the Femslash Exchange, and is about the gap years between ME1 and ME2 as Liara realizes she's spent longer mourning Shepard than knowing her.
Who Watches the Watchmen? (F!SoSu/Piper) was written for the Femslash Exchange. Scribe Haylen was ordered to watch their newest Initiate and her mouthy reporter friend, but wasn't ordered to catch feelings. Ending with pre-OT3 implications. Mature rating, some sexual content.
