gensplosion | Entries tagged with real world intruding

FANDOM: The Thick of It
FIC LINK: Referendums Anonymous
AUTHOR LINK:

darkandstormyslash
RATING/WARNING(S): T | language
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Ollie Reeder, Ben Swain

FIC SUMMARY: Ollie Reeder and Ben Swain try to get their head around the latest political developments: the results of the Brexit referendum. (Part of the series "Still in the Thick of It", but stands well on its own.)

RECCER'S NOTES: If there's one good thing comes out of Brexit, it's the quality of the comedy. Splendid voice and characerisation. Read. Laugh. Weep.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate: Atlantis
FIC LINK: 5 ways to go crazy without trying.
AUTHOR LINK:

bratfarrar
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13 | dark
WIP?/WORD COUNT: ficlet | ~ 590 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: team

FIC SUMMARY: see title.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Creepy and realistic, perhaps even more because it's easily imaginable. I could easily see this happening were SGA a darker show.

ozqueen

FANDOM: Back to the Future
FIC LINK: Time is a Wave and a Particle
AUTHOR LINK:

kleenexwoman
RATING/WARNING(S): K+ | mental health issues/discussion/medicating
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete | 7,000
MAIN CHARACTERS: Marty McFly, Doc Brown

FIC SUMMARY: Warning: Side effects may include insomnia, drowsiness, headaches, dizzy spells, fainting fits, hysteria, ennui, apophenia, hallucinations, seizures, amnesia, comas, death, and slight nausea. Safe when used as directed.

RECCER'S NOTES:

Oh, this is horrifying and heartbreaking in the best way. I haven't been able to forget this fic since I first read it - such an amazing interpretation of the canon and how things could have been.

dirty_diana

FANDOM: Captain America / Marvel Cinematic Universe
FIC LINK: Lucky
AUTHOR LINK:

TamrynEradani
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen / as stated in author's notes
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete / 14 700 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bruce Banner, Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov, Clint Barton

FIC SUMMARY: In 1941, Steve Rogers is willing to die for his country. Now in 2014, he has to learn how to live for it.

RECCER'S NOTES: A minor AU taking place after The First Avenger and Avengers, in which Steve struugles with the 21st century, but not for the reasons people expect. Thoughtful exploration of Steve's wartime traumas and how he might fit, or not, with the rest of his motley team. And a great incorporation of Sam as he tries to be a friend for another lost soldier who's come home.

He understands the importance of symbols, understands the importance of Captain America, but he hadn’t thought he’d have to be Captain America to SHIELD or to his teammates. It’s exhausting to have to be on all the time, and he’s not sure how long he can keep it up for.

thady

FANDOM: Hockey RPF
FIC LINK: You can do anything (but you can't do that)
AUTHOR LINK:

auctorial
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,600 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Patrick Kane (genderswapped)

FIC SUMMARY:

When Patricia Kane was 5, she wanted to play in the NHL. When she was 9, she dreamed of playing for USA in the Olympics. By the time she was 11, she was doing her best to forget hockey even existed.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a devastating look at Patrick Kane - if he were born a woman. Very devastating, very honest.

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Entries tagged with real world intruding

The Thick of It: Referendums Anonymous, by darkandstormyslash

SGA: 5 ways to go crazy without trying, by bratfarrar.

back to the future: time is a wave and a particle, by kleenexwoman

Captain America/MCU: Lucky by TamrynEradani

Hockey RPF: You can do anything (but you can't do that), by auctorial.

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