Yuletide Recs I

[selenak]

First round of Yuletide recs. (It's a distraction from the recipient of my main assignment not having commented yet. I tell myself they probably were simply busy with the holidays, and it doesn't mean they hate the story, but you know how it goes with writerly fretting.)


Sense8:

No Matter What Temporarily Expedient Combination of Allied Interests: a great post canon Rajan pov take on the Wolfgang/Kala/Rajan OT3 and a story with plot that feels like a misisng episode, using the rest of the ensemble well, and wrapping up a lingering subplot.

Fairy Tales:

All that is gold: doesn't quite dethrone Cora and Rumple from Once upon a time as my favourite take on the Miller's daughter and Rumpelstilzkin, but comes close and is still very much its own thing.

British history:

terms such as would enter at a lady's ear: Joan of Kent and Edward the Black Prince, written in a tale that's just made for anyone in the mood for a romance between two people who already know each other really well, which also feels true to its historical setting.

Better Call Saul:

The Candidates: Kim's first meeting with Jimmy as they audition for the same job. Funny and very them.

Harlots:

A new dream: Amalia and Florence Scanwell as well as Josiah Hunt, Violet and Prince Rasselas disappeared between the end of s2 and the start of s3, never to be mentioned again. This Amalia-centric story offers an excellent take on what became of them.

Benjamin January Series:

A Woman's Weapons: in which Dominique and Chloe solve a case together. Last year, I received a great Dominique & Chloe team-up as a gift, and this one is just as lovely and intense an exploration of them, their dynamic, and the circumstances they live in.

Pride:

Gain our freedom as we learn: wherein, at some point post movie, Cliff visits London and has what he swears is not a date. Jonathan and Geffin provide support and advice.

Comments

[likeadeuce]

Ooh looking at the Joan of Kent one thank you!!

[selenak]

Should have known Richard's parents would appeal to you. :)

[schneefink]

That Sense8 one sounds great, thanks for the rec :)

[selenak]

You're welcome!

[mildred_of_midgard]

I know how writerly fretting goes, indeed. I'm deeply grateful to my recipient for a prompt placeholder comment on the 25th to reassure me that proper commenting was coming soon, and for more detailed commenting shortly thereafter! <3 But not everyone can do that, so I'm sure the silence reflects more on your recipient's rl constraints than on your fic.

[m_nivalis]

Thanks for the Pride rec - it was lovely, and I would not have gone out looking for it myself.