gensplosion | Entries tagged with growing up is hard to do

FANDOM: Labyrinth (1986)
FIC LINK: The Labyrinth of Time
AUTHOR LINK:

Serenade
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete, 1568 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sarah Williams

FIC SUMMARY: Life was a series of labyrinths. You had to figure out which path to take.

RECCER'S NOTES: A character meeting their younger self is one of my favorite tropes ever, and this story is such a beautiful example of it. ❤ Adult Sarah meets herself twice and each version of her helps the other versions in different ways. Everything is wonderfully connected and leads to a really touching conclusion.

This fic is a gift I received during the

past_imperfect exchange.

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.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: A Lot to Learn.
AUTHOR LINK:

Realmer06
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13 | none
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~10,700 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Lorcan Scamander, Lysander Scamanader, Luna Lovegood, Rolf Scamander

FIC SUMMARY: Lorcan and Lysander couldn’t be more different. Lorcan loves the fact that his parents are Magizoologists, and is thrilled to be accompanying them to the Amazon Rainforest to track down a legendary dark spirit. Lysander is...less enthused.

RECCER'S NOTES: This is a wonderful look at two brothers and their relationship to each other, and to their parents. Love the realistic feel of their dynamic, and the plot was very engrossing.

dirty_diana

FANDOM: Marvel Cinematic Universe / Iron Man / Agent Carter / British Actor rpf
FIC LINK: aunts aren't gentlemen
AUTHOR LINK:

screamlet
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen / none
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete / 7400 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Tony Stark, Edwin Jarvis, Anna Jarvis, Peggy Carter, Maria Stark, Howard Stark, Paul Bettany

FIC SUMMARY: “First things first,” Tony says. “I loved A Knight’s Tale."

RECCER'S NOTES: Adorable framing of Tony's backstory. Which manages to be both fun and thoughtful. More complicated than a typical exploration of The Ways in Which Howard Sucked, with a nice glimpse at the women who would have been just as formative.

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: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: The Noticing of Lucy Weasley.
AUTHOR LINK:

realmer06
RATING/WARNING(S): PG | background canon pairings
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 7,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Lucy Weasley, Percy Weasley; cameos of other Weasleys

FIC SUMMARY: Lucy Weasley was the most overlooked Weasley grandchild. Until, that is, the day she punched her cousin James in the face.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a wonderful character study of Lucy Weasley. It also depicts a great father-daughter relationship. I like this realistic take on next generational conflict, and post-war feelings.

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Entries tagged with growing up is hard to do

Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of Time, by Serenade

Dead Like Me: The Off Day, by Rivulet027

Harry Potter: A Lot to Learn, by Realmer06.

MCU/Iron Man/Agent Carter/rpf: aunts aren't gentlemen by screamlet

AtlA: New Directions, by such_heights.

HP: The Noticing of Lucy Weasley, by realmer06.

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