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FANDOM: Runaways (TV)
FIC LINK: Do You Want To Build A Snowman
AUTHOR LINK:

supersonicsidekick
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 644 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Gertrude Yorkes, Molly Hernandez

FIC SUMMARY: Molly and Gert enjoy something they never thought they would get to experience living in Los Angeles: a snow day.

RECCER'S NOTES: A pre-canon ficlet about Molly, Gert and their best/worst snowman ever. It's funny, touching and sweet, and it always makes me smile. :) If you just want to read a happy story, this one doesn't require canon knowledge, but at the same time it's perfectly in character.

I got it as a gift during the Marvel/DC Holiday Bingo Exchange.

facethestrange

FANDOM: Firefly (+ Serenity) / Buffy the Vampire Slayer
FIC LINK: A Friend to the Spirit
AUTHOR LINK:

ChronicBookworm
RATING/WARNING(S): T
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 3190 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: River Tam, Buffy Summers

FIC SUMMARY: In her dreams, there was an angel, like in legends from Earth-that-Was, with blonde hair and a kind smile, and River knew that this angel meant her well; that she was here to protect her; that she was River’s sister.

RECCER'S NOTES: The entire idea of this story is such a fantastic way to make this crossover work - there are some brilliant reveals that I'm not going to spoil. It's a relatively dark fic (it deals with River's past abuse and current trauma) but ultimately it's full of hope. I love how elements from both canons and all the characters ring 100% true, which means that it can go from poignant to humorous and back again, often in the same paragraph, just like the source material does. Other than the central, touching relationship between Buffy and River, my favorite part of this story are quips between Buffy and Mal.

It's another exchange gift I got, this time at

x_ship. :)

facethestrange

FANDOM: Dead Like Me
FIC LINK: The Off Day
AUTHOR LINK:

Rivulet027
RATING/WARNING(S): T
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 1048 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Georgia Lass, Roxy Harvey

FIC SUMMARY: George gets a day off. She stresses to Roxy about this.

RECCER'S NOTES: George spends a day with Roxy and it's full of character development, witty dialogue and friendship. It's definitely a feel-good fic bordering on fluff, but keep the canon in mind (death and grief are mentioned several times).

For now I'll probably keep reccing fics I got as gifts in exchanges (they're usually the most relevant to my interests) but eventually I'll run out of them and I'll have many others to post. :) This one was part of

waybackexchange.

facethestrange

FANDOM: Star Trek: Voyager
FIC LINK: Access Records
AUTHOR LINK:

openended
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 1008 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Naomi Wildman, Seven of Nine, Kathryn Janeway, B'Elanna Torres

FIC SUMMARY: Holodeck Access Records (Weekly History) - Wildman, Naomi

RECCER'S NOTES: One of my favorite things about Naomi is that, even though she's a kid, she gets to do her own thing and explore everything she's interested in, even if it could be considered "too mature for her age". And this fic is full of this freedom of playing, learning, researching, creating, making friends, making mistakes... It's perfect. I'm also in awe of the Author's creativity when coming up with all the different holodeck programs. And it's one of the cutest fics I've ever read in my life (and I'm not saying it just because I got it as a gift at

space_swap). ♥

doranwen

FANDOM: Lord of the Rings / The Chronicles of Narnia
FIC LINK: The Bitter and the Sweet
AUTHOR LINK: AceQueenKing
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2363
MAIN CHARACTERS: Susan Pevensie, Arwen Undómiel

FIC SUMMARY: Susan wanders into Rivendell when she opens the door to Narnia after The Accident. It may not where she expected to end up, but not all who wander are lost.

RECCER'S NOTES: I received this gift for Every Woman 2017 and was blown away by it. It's a lovely fic set after the Accident in the Narnia world, and just before Frodo reaches the Fords of Bruinen in LOTR movieverse. Given the timing in the respective canons, it's surprisingly hopeful - Susan on a horse again, with a bow! - and the writing is lyrical and moving.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Marvel/The Avengers
FIC LINK: Counterfeit and Counterpart
AUTHOR LINK:

frea_o
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen, violence
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 28,013
MAIN CHARACTERS: Maria Hill, Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton, Steve Rogers

FIC SUMMARY: Five times Maria Hill doesn’t understand Natasha Romanoff, and why she might be better off that way.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This fic is an old favourite of mine and it was brought to my attention again this week. I checked the archive here and I have rec'd it before but it was FIVE YEARS AGO (I had no idea this little comm was that old?!) and I stand by the occasional need to rec something twice.

This gives wonderful depth and history to Maria and Natasha, and their relationship over time as they slowly get to know and trust one another. Fantastic character voices and an amazing road trip, and it will leave you with a warm feeling of such satisfaction you'll be thinking about it for days afterwards.

thady

FANDOM: Star Wars: Rebels/Star War Original Trilogy
FIC LINK: Hide Yourself for Me.
AUTHOR LINK:

musesfool |

musesfool
RATING/WARNING(S): G | none
WIP?/WORD COUNT: ~ 2,200 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Ahsoka Tano, Leia Organa

FIC SUMMARY: Ahsoka won't teach Leia to use the Force, but she can teach her to hide herself within it.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a brilliant story featuring Ahsoka teaching Leia. Ahsoka is great here, and Leia too, very close to canon. And it makes so much sense. Awesome.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Orange is the New Black
FIC LINK: Sweet and Sour
AUTHOR LINK:

thelittlestbird
RATING/WARNING(S): Mature
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 3258
MAIN CHARACTERS: Cindy "Black Cindy" Hayes, Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren, Poussey Washington, Galina "Red" Reznikov, Piper Chapman, Janae Watson, Mei Chang, Ginsberg

FIC SUMMARY: Now that she's Jewish, what will Cindy do on Christmas?

RECCER'S NOTES:

Funny and heartfelt at once, with voices wonderfully true to canon. Cindy's conversion is one of my favourite storylines and this fic does justice to it absolutely perfectly.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: If you can not take the first step.
AUTHOR LINK:

downjune
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood

FIC SUMMARY: Hermione and Luna practice the art of (mild) teenage rebellion.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is set during the fifth book, after Dumbledore leaves Hogwarts. I really wish we could have seen something like this in the book, even through Harry's eyes.

This such a nice moment between Hermione and Luna. I really like Hermione's pov, and how she sees Luna. Luna is so awesome here, a little eccentric but still down-to-earth. She isn't nearly as flighty as some author make her out to be.

This story stands perfectly well on its own, but I really love to read more about the two of them.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate SG-1
FIC LINK: Sisters in Arms.
AUTHOR LINK:

dsudis
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | 984 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sam Carter, Sha're

FIC SUMMARY: Sam thought Sha're, at least, must speak some English.

RECCER'S NOTES:

I love the description of Sam and her thoughts, and I love the interaction between her and Sha're. I would have loved to see something like this on the show. While being a reaction to the lack of women and interaction between them (on the show), this story is wonderful in its own right. It articulates some things that have been consciously and sub-consciously bothering me and I love it.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Bedside Manners.
AUTHOR LINK:

serpenscript | Fic-journal at IJ:

serpens_fic
RATING/WARNING(S): G | set partly during the seventh book
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Poppy Pomphrey, Minerva McGonagall, Luna Lovegood

FIC SUMMARY: Poppy Pomfrey liked to sing. It was a little known secret, because although she indulged in singing quite frequently she very rarely gave anyone the chance to hear her sing. To put it kindly, she was tone deaf; to put it bluntly was to say she sounded like a hippogriff caught in a harpy's nest.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a wonderful character study of Poppy Pomphrey. I love the setting during the seventh book, love her friendships, and she is such an amazing character.

thady

FANDOM: The Secret Garden
FIC LINK: A Garden in the Punjab.
AUTHOR LINK:

Rosie_Rues
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 8,300 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Mary Lennox, OFC, Ayah

FIC SUMMARY: There is another garden, in India. These are the women of that garden, over two generations, Mary's mother and ayah, and both their two daughters. In the end, I'm afraid, this is only where the story begins, but I hope it opens up the original story and takes us out into the world beyond the secret gardens.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is such a lovely story. I love how this unfolds, the strands of the story parting and coming back together. I love the original characters here, and the background characters. They really come to life here.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Desk Duty.
AUTHOR LINK:

mosylu
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,900 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Irma Pince, Dolores Umbridge

FIC SUMMARY: When she returned to the desk, she found her least favorite member of the faculty behind it, reaching for a drawer. - "I do believe," Madam Pince said in a voice that dripped icicles, "that this is my desk."

RECCER'S NOTES:

Because this is a great view on an seldom mentioned character. Because this a great view on the other things that happened during "Order of the Phoenix". Because it might just have happened like this.

thady

FANDOM: Captain America (Movies)/The Chronicles of Narnia
FIC LINK: I made myself when I was young.
AUTHOR LINK:

pprfaith
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,470 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Peggy Carter, Susan Pevensie

FIC SUMMARY: In which neither Peggy nor Susan like the cold.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a wonderful little crossover, it works so very well. Love Peggy here, and her thoughts on Susan. Their friendship is very believable. Love the respect they have for each other. I would love to read more of them.

thady

FANDOM: Avatar: The Last Airbender
FIC LINK: New Directions. (at DW) | New Directions. (at AO3)
AUTHOR LINK:

such_heights |

such_heights
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,100 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Toph, Suki, Katara

FIC SUMMARY: They could do anything, after the war.

RECCER'S NOTES:

What to do after the war? I love how all three of them grapple with this question, and how different and how similar it is for them. Their thoughts ring true to me, and I love the conclusion they come to.

thady

FANDOM: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica
FIC LINK: the edges of Eternity
AUTHOR LINK:

SaRart
RATING/WARNING(S): R
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 3,200 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Homura Akemi

FIC SUMMARY: Immortality, she had long since realized, was not so glorious a thing; Insanity, she knew, was not so elusive a creature as she had once thought. And the two of them were her signposts, her sole company, the sharpened edges of the narrow path - until Eternity. Oneshot. Pre- and post-series.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a harrowing look at Homura during her time-travels. I love how she grows and changes. I really love her characterization here.

isabelquinn

FANDOM: Friends
FIC LINK: Between Spaces
AUTHOR LINK:

voleuse
RATING/WARNING(S): T
WORD COUNT: 1021
MAIN CHARACTERS: Rachel Green, Monica Geller, Phoebe Buffay

FIC SUMMARY: Yarn, scrambled eggs, and an absence of snowballs. Rachel Green learns about being a grown-up. Set during the first season of Friends.

RECCER'S NOTES: I really love Rachel's character arc throughout the earlier Friends seasons, where she gradually finds her feet. This fic captures it so beautifully, and it also manages to pin down the general atmosphere of those earlier episodes. The characters and their interactions are dead on. This is exactly the sort of friendship fic I love to read over and over <3

ozqueen

FANDOM: Brooklyn Nine-Nine
FIC LINK: The Ladies Book Club of the Ninety-Ninth Precinct
AUTHOR LINK:

igrockspock
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete | 2335
MAIN CHARACTERS: Rosa Diaz, Amy Santiago, Jake Peralta

FIC SUMMARY:

The rules of the book club are as follows:

1. Book club is called book club. If you have some other stupid name for it, don't say it out loud.
2. No inviting boys.
3. No inviting Gina. She only reads Twilight.
4. No graphic violence (in books, or at meetings).
5. Nothing approximating a romance novel.
6. No setting disagreeable selections on fire.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Oh wow, this is perfect. The character voices are spot on, and I love anything that has Amy and Rosa bonding. Full of quick, funny moments just like the show, and such a clever idea to bring two strikingly different characters together.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate: Atlantis
FIC LINK: Practicing Medicine
AUTHOR LINK:

kristen999
RATING/WARNING(S): PG
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 6,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Jennifer Keller; team, cameos of supporting characters

FIC SUMMARY: Jennifer learns that accepting and upholding an oath, requires living it.

RECCER'S NOTES:

I love this story. This is a wonderful character study of Jennifer Keller, interspesed with humour and action scenes. The story manages to balance the action with the quiet scenes, and I love her relationships with the other characters.

thady

FANDOM: Torchwood
FIC LINK: The Thing with Feathers That Perches in the Soul
AUTHOR LINK:

blue_fjords
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13 | mentions of canon pairings
WIP?/WORD COUNT: novelette | ~ 20,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Toshiko Sato, Team; mentions of canon pairings

FIC SUMMARY: Torchwood has to deal with threats from an alien species and Myfanwy has gone missing. Plus, it is time for Tosh's five-year review by UNIT, and things do not go well. Takes place a few days before Season 2's 'Fragments'.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This story might be best described as a Tosh-centric team fic. It actually reads like an episode. It's extremely well written, fast paced with wonderful character moments not only for Tosh, but for all the characters. A wonderful entertaining read.

The Espresso Addict

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Entries tagged with bechdel test pass

Runaways: Do You Want To Build A Snowman, by supersonicsidekick

Firefly/BtVS: A Friend to the Spirit, by ChronicBookworm

Dead Like Me: The Off Day, by Rivulet027

Star Trek: Voyager: Access Records, by openended

LOTR & Narnia: The Bitter and the Sweet, by AceQueenKing

MCU: counterfeit and counterpart, by frea_o

SW Rebels: Hide Yourself for Me, by victoria_p (musesfool).

oitnb: sweet and sour, by thelittlestbird

HP: If you can not take the first step, by downjune.

SG-1: Sisters in Arms, by Dira Sudis.

HP: Bedside Manners, by Serpenscript.

Secret Garden: A Garden in the Punjab, by rosemaryandrue (Rosie_Rues).

HP: Desk Duty, by Mosylu.

CA/Narnia: I made myself when I was young, by pprfaith.

AtlA: New Directions, by such_heights.

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika: the edges of Eternity, by SaRart.

Friends: Between Spaces

brooklyn nine-nine: the ladies' book club of the ninety-ninth precinct, by igrockspock

SGA: Practicing Medicine, by kristen999.

TW: The Thing with Feathers That Perches in the Soul, by blue_fjords.

The Espresso Addict