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New weekly comm for collecting meta posts!

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:08:55 GMT

The irrepressible (I mean it, Jesus, how do you have so much energy) tozka just started up a weekly-ish comm for collecting posts on, about, and in fandom--what we used to call "meta" back in the day. This seems to be designed as a successor to metafandom, and long may it live.

thisweekmeta posted: Recent Entries

Hello all, and welcome to the first issue of This Week in Meta! Depending on how much we find each week, this will be at LEAST a twice-weekly pan-fandom newsletter centered around fandom meta and discussions.

(While we're on the subject of fandom meta, this is what I love most about fandom--the way people think 'hey, I like this thing and want to see more of it,' and then just go do the thing themselves. It's such a community-minded and resourceful attitude.)

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Yuletide Recs (It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year)

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 00:48:35 GMT

Great voices, if you like American Vandal season 1 you will like this:

Reasons Why Peter Maldonado and Sam Ecklund Are Not Gay For Each Other: An Investigative Report (12961 words) by ionthesparrow
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: American Vandal (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sam Ecklund/Peter Maldonado
Characters: Peter Maldonado, Sam Ecklund, Dylan Maxwell
Summary: Directed and edited by Peter Maldonado. Screenplay and additional editing by Sam Ecklund.

The internet memes Vladislav:

catch my disease (2514 words) by Rhovanel
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Vladislav (What We Do in the Shadows), Nick (What We Do In the Shadows), Viago (What We Do in the Shadows), Deacon (What We Do In the Shadows), Stu (What We Do in the Shadows), Katherine (What We Do in the Shadows), Pauline Ivanovich | The Beast
Additional Tags: Humor, Terrible internet humour, Friendship, Memes
Summary: Vladislav goes viral. The Beast is not impressed.

A bunch of Eleanor/Tahani femslash: great on their own, even better together:

the pleasure principle (15122 words) by yasaman
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Eleanor Shellstrop, Tahani Al-Jamil, Chidi Anagonye, Simone Garnett, Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Sharing a Room, Sharing a Bed, Season/Series 03, Cunnilingus, Vaginal Fingering, Multiple Orgasms
Summary: "When Eleanor makes the offer, she doesn’t expect Tahani to actually take her up on it. A woman like Tahani Al-Jamil is not going to stay at a tourist trap motel with Eleanor Shellstrop, Arizona trashbag."

What happens when Tahani does, in fact, take Eleanor up on her offer to stay with her in her Sydney motel room.

A High-Class Education (1635 words) by brutti_ma_buoni
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Tahani Al-Jamil, Eleanor Shellstrop
Additional Tags: Ambiguous/Open Ending
Summary: The universe sends Tahani and Eleanor into a suspiciously familiar setup. Revelations are made. Self-knowledge is... maintained.

Best Laid Plans (3091 words) by threadofgrace
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Eleanor Shellstrop, Tahani Al-Jamil, Kamilah Al-Jamil
Additional Tags: shameless name dropping, Fake/Pretend Relationship
Summary: Step number 1 in Tahani's plan to make her parents worried about her?
Find the worst possible date to bring to Kamilah's gala.

Mourning Becomes Eleanor (1023 words) by Raven
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Eleanor Shellstrop, Tahani Al-Jamil, Janet (The Good Place)
Summary: Eleanor really should have realised she was bisexual when she was alive.

Want What You Wish For (5129 words) by samalander
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Tahani Al-Jamil, Eleanor Shellstrop, Chidi Anagonye, Janet (The Good Place)
Additional Tags: Attempt 333, Meet-Cute, Pets, Golden Retriever
Summary: Eleanor glances up into the tree. "Be cool," she whispers, though she's pretty sure that cats hating her is a universal constant.

Or, how Tahani and Eleanor ended up in bed, iteration #333

Buzzfeed's Worth It + fake dating = tasty trope soufflé:

we’ll make a brand new start of it (in old new york) (9626 words) by misantlery
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Buzzfeed: Worth It (Web Series)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Andrew Ilnyckyj/Steven Lim
Characters: Andrew Ilnyckyj, Steven Lim
Additional Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship, Friends to Lovers, First Time
Summary: “Just to be clear,” Andrew says. “You want me to pretend to be your boyfriend at a party to spite your high school bully and your high school girlfriend and possibly the entire state of Ohio?”

Steven giggles. “Spite’s such a harsh word. Shock and impress, maybe.”

“For a man of faith you’re being awfully morally flexible about this,” Andrew says.

And a bonus, non-Yuletide rec, that was brought to my attention recently and which I REALLY enjoyed even with little to no knowledge of the DC Arrowverse:

Rich Man's World (5063 words) by nirejseki
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mostly gen - Relationship, Mick Rory/Leonard Snart, Barry Allen/Leonard Snart, Cisco Ramon/Lisa Snart, only hints
Characters: Leonard Snart, Mick Rory, Barry Allen, Joe West, Cisco Ramon
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Accounting, yes I said accounting, Set in early Flash Season 2, No spoilers beyond that point
Summary: Everyone knows that money makes the world go round - and Leonard Snart, full-time thief and part-time accountant, is going to personally kill the guy who just inherited STAR Labs if he doesn't sign his goddamn tax returns already.

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Go watch The Favourite

Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:21:59 GMT

I don’t have much to say here except that I unreservedly recommend The Favourite and it is just as good as I was hoping. So queer, so no-nonsense about its historical setting, so visceral and physical and brutal—but not in the usual way, and not as a euphemism for misogynist. Rachel Weisz is delightful and toppy and much hotter than I thought she could be. I neeeeed fanfic on this one, even though usually with a movie this good I don’t, because I have a bottomless appetite for butch Rachel Weisz grabbing her queen by the throat as a prelude to jealous sex. I could read a lot of fanfic about them, is what I’m saying.

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Weekend Round-Up

Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:07:07 GMT

Reading:

There is SO MUCH YULETIDE FIC, I love this time of year! I'm waiting to make a full rec post until authors' names are revealed, so I don't have to go back and edit the entry later, but I have to direct you guys to this one in particular ASAP:

the pleasure principle (15122 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Good Place (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tahani Al-Jamil/Eleanor Shellstrop
Characters: Eleanor Shellstrop, Tahani Al-Jamil, Chidi Anagonye, Simone Garnett, Jianyu Li | Jason Mendoza
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Sharing a Room, Sharing a Bed, Season/Series 03, Cunnilingus, Vaginal Fingering, Multiple Orgasms
Summary: "When Eleanor makes the offer, she doesn’t expect Tahani to actually take her up on it. A woman like Tahani Al-Jamil is not going to stay at a tourist trap motel with Eleanor Shellstrop, Arizona trashbag."

What happens when Tahani does, in fact, take Eleanor up on her offer to stay with her in her Sydney motel room.

This story is nice and long, and full of *chef's kiss* beautiful pining. Plus deadly spiders, solid gold bras and hot Olympic athletes.

I also accidentally tripped over, and then obviously had to reread, this classic of Yuletides past:

Four Seasons (4147 words) by Toft
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Oglaf, Old Spice Guy (Commercials)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: The Lesbian Mercenary/The Snow Queen
Characters: The Lesbian Mercenary, The Snow Queen - Character, Old Spice Guy (Commercials) - Character
Additional Tags: Chromatic Character, Casual Sex, Crossover
Summary: Four seasons in the life of the hot lesbian mercenary. Mjules' letter links to the relevant comic strips.

Watching:

I already watched longnationalnightmare's Queliot & Margo supercuts of all three seasons of the Magicians, and decided the one thing they were missing that I actually cared about was Penny, so now I'm watching the actual show (for my sins). Up to S1E12 now, and I love Penny, have skipped everything with Julia in it (made very convenient because all her scenes are lit blue), love Eliot exactly as much as I already knew I did, and have enjoyed watching Margo really come into her own as a character. This show is trashy but lovable, exactly how I like 'em.

(So far I've been tracking Penny's characterization based on his outfits. The more chest is showing, the happier he is. When he buttons his shirt up all the way, SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG.)

Re: Eliot's appeal, there is also a great recent meta post from greywash about why he's such a compelling character!

And final question for you all: are there any good active Magicians comms out there? I would love to chat about Season 4 as it comes out next month, but I suspect running one comm is enough responsibility for me.

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2 vid recs + 1 fic rec

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 01:58:52 GMT

Die Young by longnationalnightmare
Fandom: The Magicians
Relationships: Quentin Coldwater/Eliot Waugh
Characters: Quentin Coldwater, Eliot Waugh
Summary: i was gonna die young / now i gotta wait for you, honey

Notes: This vid is legit, and the song is really catchy. Captures motion really well.

Parachute by thingswithwings
Fandom: Leverage
Relationships: Alec Hardison/Parker/Eliot Spencer
Characters: Alec Hardison, Parker, Eliot Spencer
Summary: I don't need a parachute, baby, if I've got you.
Notes: Now I want to watch the show, if they really touch this much!

be yourself my ally (15531 words) by imperfectcircle
Fandom: Wonder Woman
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Etta Candy/Diana (Wonder Woman)
Characters: Hippolyta (Wonder Woman), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship, Huddling For Warmth, accidental animal acquisition, Pampering, Fluff, only the faintest hint of plot
Summary: “That’s all very flattering,” Etta says when Diana has finally run out of steam, “but surely you have more qualified candidates than me?”
“You are of the world of men.” Diana looks a little embarrassed. “But not a man.”

-- Diana and Etta go back to Themyscira.

Notes: This is super super sweet and features one of the best plausible misunderstandings I've ever seen. And it wasn't anachronistic! At no point did I have to nope out because of historical mistakes! (I'm real picky. Ask me about elasticated underwear in Peggy Carter WWII era fic.)

Bonus: I'm also catching up on season 4 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow (having not seen any previous seasons). It's... not good. BUT they have Maisie Richardson-Sellers playing a swaggery kinda butch shapeshifter lady who IS good... at wearing leather pants and being hot. So I would recommend the show for specific reasons but not in general.

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Hockey RPF recs, seriously

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:38:53 GMT

I did not mean to get sucked into hockey RPF. I'm not a sports fan and I don't read a lot of RPF. But it happened. thehoyden recced some Blackhawks fic on slash report, and then I followed some tags on the AO3, and before I knew it I was watching behind-the-scenes videos of the Pittsburgh Penguins Christmas party and laughing at Marc-Andre Fleury's facial hair. It's a problem, I know. In any case, here are some of the better stories I've found in my whirlwind two weeks of trying to figure out what the fuck a face-off is.

The Work of Wings (47426 words) by thefourthvine
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin
Summary: Sidney Crosby gets hit on the head and wakes up with extra memories. (This fic came out of this post on inverted tropes--went to sleep in Vegas and woke up... divorced! a game of gay chicken in the locker room turns into... a tense conversation about homophobia! They would all make brilliant stories but I'm glad this is the one she wrote.)

Heart in Hand (RPF version) (130607 words) by salifiable
Chapters: 18/18
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sidney Crosby/Alexander Ovechkin
Characters: Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin
Summary: Sid had realized very early on that for better or worse, he would be linked to Alexander Ovechkin for the rest of his life. But he never expected anything like this. (Novel-length fic about rivalries, reality TV shows, forbidden affairs, outing and the consequences thereof, and the triumph of true love. It's really, really good, and there is a brilliant pun in the last scene that I did not get until my second read. If you don't like RPF, there's also a names-changed-to-protect-the-innocent version here.)

Des Plus Brillants Exploits (33066 words) by twentysomething
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sidney Crosby/Evgeni Malkin
Characters: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin, Sergei Gonchar, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexander Semin, Brooks Orpik, Marc-Andre Fleury, Jonathan Toews, Hayley Wickenheiser, Meaghan Mikkelson, Marie-Philip Poulin, Jayna Hefford
Summary: “Vancouver!” Sid turns and shouts at the last second as she goes through the doors.
“Vancouver!” Geno yells back. (Genderfuck! Sid is the first female player in the NHL, so in the Vancouver Olympics she has to play for the women's team. Sweet developing romance between her and Geno. This is exactly the lady version of Sidney Crosby--intense, focused, slightly crazy, and adorable--and if you love genderfuck like I love genderfuck this story will really do it for you.)

Tour de Force (23529 words) by thehoyden
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Rating: Explicit
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews
Characters: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Brent Seabrook, Duncan Keith, Andrew Shaw
Summary: "Write what you know” was good enough advice for Jo March, so it’s good enough for Patrick Kane. (Patrick Kane writes and publishes an epic fanfic-with-the-serial-numbers-filed-off about him and Toews, and the entire NHL needs to know what happens next. It's brilliant. But it's thehoyden , so you knew that.)

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