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halfamoon's theme for today was 'family' and I have 2 fic recs, one Diana/Steve (DCEU) and one Darcy Lewis-centric with eventual Darcy/Bucky (MCU).

Title: a land of beauty and wonder
Author: melodiousmadrigals
Fandom: DCEU
Pairing/Characters: Diana/Steve
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 4588
Summary: Several months after the War, Diana makes the journey to the Trevor Ranch. But sometimes, confronting the truth is the hardest thing of all. Some angst, but a happy ending.

I love Diana interacting with the Trevor family and the idea of her going back to where he was from after he died was a great idea and well executed.

Title: Run Verse
Author: themonkeycabal
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Darcy & Tony, eventual Darcy/Bucky, background Pepper/Tony
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 570,044
Summary: Darcy's not quite sure what she'll do with another dad.

A great 'Tony as Darcy's dad' series. The whole series is addictive and I couldn't stop reading.

In your own space, rec three fanworks that you did not create.

I think this hit home exactly how much I've just been jumping from exchange to exchange lately. I definitely want to read more fic this year that weren't just written for me (though I love all the ones that were). I still can't limit myself to 3 so I picked 5 fics and 5 fanart. Not all were from the past year of course.

( recs from Gilmore Girls, Pride & Prejudice, MCU, Smallville, Suits & Star Wars )

Challenge #10:

In your own space, rec a fanwork (fic, art, vid, playlist, anything!) you did not create. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Reccing things! My favorite ... and I cannot limit myself to 1, because rules are meant to be broken. So I'll add a zero and it's fitting because it is the 10th challenge. So here are my 10 go to recs, in variety of fandoms/ships:

1. A Road Paved in Gold by nadin (Wonder Woman/DCEU, Diana/Steve, Mature, 327,156)- this fic is set right toward the end of WW 2017 and goes off from there with the 2017 Justice League movie incorporated eventually, and it is excellent.
2. Clark Kent is Dead by brokenhighways (Smallville, Clark/Lois, Not Rated, 14,516)- A in depth look into Pandora!Clark, how he ended up in that situation and all that he learned. Such a good character study and all the Clois intertwined was lovely.
3. i'll pretend you're watching the sky too by buries (Gilmore Girls, Rory/Jess, PG-13, 24,904)- Okay so this was a gift to me but that doesn't change how absolutely incredible this s3 canon divergence was! Her Jess is so on point and the friendships/platonic relationships have such a big part of the story and I love that.
4. Eleven Men and a Baby by andrealyn (Ted Lasso (TV), Roy/Keeley, team, PG-13, 6,430)- Keeley finds out she is pregnant and the whole team wants to be involved. They nail the voices and the dynamics and this whole story made me smile.
5. walk with me by obsidienne (Star Trek: AOS, Kirk/Spock, Mature, 12,110)- set post ID and part of a series that is also very good. Love that Kirk weighs the consequences of what has happened and how he has internal doubts too. And I'm a sucker for some Spock pining!
6. Phantom Limbs by Bagheera (X-Men: ATS, Erik/Charles, PG-13, 8717)- One of the first XMFC fics I have read and an old favorite.
7. Friends? I'd Say Family by mockturtletale (Suits, Mike/Harvey, PG-13, 11988)- s1 AU in which Harvey has a kid. Kid fics can be tough but this one worked for me, because it felt like they were both still very IC and of course Harvey would have a smart talking child too.
8. Of the Devil's Party by mermaiddrunk (Elementary, Joan/Jamie, Mature, 52692)- In which Jamie starts writing letters to Joan after she is cleared. I love this ship and the story had me hooked.
9. we could jump the state lines (we only get the one life) by notcaycepollard (MCU, Bucky/Sam, Explicit, 33533) - one of the first longer Winterfalcon stories and I love the take on Bucky, Sam, and their relationship as it is a canon divergence post TWS.
10. you'll wait a long time by nanasekei (MCU, Steve/Tony, Explicit, 16516)- Where Steve and Tony connect at a wedding and it goes from there. I really love their writing in general. Really a great source of Stony fics, especially if you love Steve.

A gift I got from yuletide! :D

Title: Scrapes
Author: Missy
Fandom: Little Women
Pairing/Characters: Jo/Laurie, OFC (child)
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Jo and Laurie's daughter is horrified to hear of their childhood exploits - which is why they so delight in teasing her about them.

A cute snapshot into their lives! Love the daughter and of course Jo/Laurie.

I got this from my yuletide gift!

Title: Room Without a View
Author: Lobelia321
Fandom: Dostana/Bollywood
Pairing/Characters: Sam/Kunal, Murli/Officer Javier
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3065
Summary: What's a kiss between totally non-gay friends, yaar?

It was such a pleasant surprise to get this ship! And it was a fun story too. I really enjoyed it a lot. :D

This was the gift I got from the highadrenalineexchange.

Title: i'll pretend that you are watching the sky, too
Author: buries
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing/Characters: Rory/Jess, Lane, Paris
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 24904
Summary: Dear Jess,

I don’t think you’d like Washington. There are too many normal people here.

I miss you.

From,
Rory

This fic is like a dream come true- seriously it is so good. The characterization, the plot, the dynamics between the characters ... all incredible. I truly could not have asked for a better gift and if you like Literati, you need to read this, because it is excellent.

This was the third fic I got from ficinabox!

Title: Sam Did Not Consent to this Roadtrip
Author: chase_acow
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Sam/Bucky
Rating: PG-13
Word Count:
Summary:
Sam knew his head hurt before he knew he woke. And that consciousness had found him sooner than he’d want. His hands were bound in front of him and tied off somewhere above, elevating them enough to lose feeling even when he slowly flexed. At least nothing else hurt any more than it had after he’d taken stock from jumping out of a collapsing building into a moving helicopter. He peeked out one eye to see if there was anything worth seeing.

What the fuck.

It was a minivan, and he was trussed up like a hog ready for the Cajun microwave. Someone had shoved a blanket down between him and the seat, saving him from being jabbed by the seatbelt buckles. The car moved at a good clip, streetlights flashing by a sky that wasn’t quite as dark as when he’d left Steve’s bedside. Sam knew he hadn’t been out too long, body still in too good of shape for anything longer than a couple of hours.

The Winter Soldier had gone easy on him again.

I love soulmate fics and I adore Sam/Bucky so this really combined two things I love in an awesome way.

This is the first of the three gifts I got from the ficinabox exchange! :D

Title: Better than a talking space raccoon
Author: firelord65
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Bucky/Natasha
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2092
Summary: Natasha wants to help James with his list of names. Just... maybe not in the way that his therapist suggested.

I've find the MCU version of these two really interesting and I like how they are written here.

These are the other fics I got for the trickortreatex.

Title: spooky hollow
Author: buries
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing/Characters: Rory/Jess, background: Lane/Dave, Luke/Lorelai, Paris/Doyle
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5382
Summary: This Halloween, Rory intends to scare an unspookable Jess with a little help from her friends.

This was legit everything I could never even dream to ask for in a fic. I loved the premise and the execution was fantastic. Made me smile a lot.

Title: soon you'll hear me knockin' at your door
Author: Melacka
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing/Characters: Hermione/Ron
Rating: G
Word Count: 987
Summary: When Hermione stays in the office late for another night, Ron decides to make sure that she's taking care of herself.
Or, Ron is Hermione's personal food delivery service.

Love happily married Ron/Hermione. Hermione overworking and Ron taking her of her is an idea that I not only adore but also a situation I can see taking place in canon. Totally delightful.

My other gift from the fandomgrowthexchange.

Title: Home is Where the Heart is
Author: huntress79
Fandom: Smallville
Pairing/Characters: Clark/Lois/Oliver, references to other JL/Arrowverse characters
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2317
Summary: He never thought he really would have all this, not with his past, but now, Oliver looks forward to spending his days (and more important, his nights) with his lovers.
Link: On AO3

Always exciting to get a fic for my OT3 and it is nice to see all three of them happy and love.