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Challenge #13:
Make a rec list!

Recc'ing some fics I received as exchange gifts and art I liked on Tumblr in 2023:

1. Normal by LearnedFoot (Suits, Mike/Harvey, Teen, 9784w)
Or: Amnesia fic. It’s amnesia fic.

( 4 more fics and 5 art )

seasonsofdrabbles opened their collection last week (and had reveals since) and these were the gifts I got! :D

Title: Dressing the Part
Author: Topaz_Eyes
Fandom: Elementary
Pairing/Characters: Joan & Sherlock
Rating: G
Word Count: 1200
Summary: Sherlock and Joan prepare for an undercover investigation on a dude ranch.

I love fake dating and I haven't read it used in a platonic before but it totally works for these two. Everything about the set up is a lot of fun. :D

Title: Cozier
Author: lionessvalenti
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Natasha/Sam
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Summary: Natasha is wearing Sam's hoodie. He doesn't mind.

Clothes sharing/stealing & Sam/Natasha? Adorable combo! :D

Title: Here We Go Again
Author: Ultra
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing/Characters: Jess & Doula, Rory/Jess
Rating: G
Word Count: 300
Summary: 'Of course, he wasn't there because he heard that she was home for a while. Rory wasn't sure why she ever thought as much. Maybe it was only wishful thinking. Maybe she should stop living in the past.'

I love Jess bonding with his siblings, something we were deprived of in canon and combine that with Rory/Jess makes it even better. Especially with references to one of my favorite episodes!

Title: softly, trembling
Author: Jubileen
Fandom: Ted Lasso
Pairing/Characters: Ted/Rebecca
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 2100
Summary: After accepting a dinner invitation from Ted, Rebecca quickly learns about the love and comfort to be found from the food and company.

Tedbecca + food is an excellent combo and I loved everything about this. The way they gradually got closer and developed feelings made me happy. :D

The other fic I received from femslashex. :D

Title: Paintings
Author: cdybedahl
Fandom: Elementary
Pairing/Characters: Jamie/Joan
Rating: G
Word Count: 4580
Summary: Someone in New York is doing something weird with paintings in art galleries.

This was so great. I love the set up as a case fic and how it all leads to them getting together. :D

These are the other gifts I got from the multifandomtropefest. :D

Title: Hidden in Plain Sight
Author: reeby10
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Sam/Bucky
Rating: G
Word Count: 3218
Summary: Sam's proposal in the middle of his and Bucky's late night show appearance had been a joke, but apparently no one else realized that, even the other Avengers. Maybe it's because they saw something in Sam and Bucky's relationship that he hadn't been able to see until now.

I love the thought of a joke proposal taken seriously and it feels really perfect for these two. And it was done so well! I really loved everything about it, and it was so nice that the Avengers were still all together (and also a part of the masses who thought it was real).

Title: Love Is The Answer (For Most Of The Questions In My Heart)
Author: SpaceCadet72
Fandom: MCU
Pairing/Characters: Steve/Peggy, background Bucky/Darcy
Rating: G
Word Count: 2058
Summary: "This is a terrible idea," Nat said, her voice low and deadpan as she looked at Steve with one eyebrow raised.
"You might be right," Steve said with a sigh, "but I can't back out now."
The College Professors Fake Dating AU

Steve and Peggy as college professors is such a fun idea! Plus fake dating is one of my favorite tropes so I was excited to receive a combo of both. :D

Title: Quicksand
Author: SegaBarrett
Fandom: Elementary
Pairing/Characters: Joan/Jamie
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 2345
Summary: Joan finds a familiar case while going undercover.

Joan and Jamie both being undercover and having to be on the same side, even for different purposes is such a fun idea. I'm happy to get anything with more of them in general.

My gift from the justmarriedexchange!

Title: root out the wine-dark honeyed center
Author: celaenos
Fandom: Elementary
Pairing/Characters: Joan Watson/Jamie Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 7880
Summary:

“WATSON, COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE YOUR WIFE OFF OF MY HANDS. PLEASE, I BEG OF YOU!” Sherlock hollers.

“My what?” Joan mutters, snapping the book shut with force and climbing out of her bed. “I’m sorry,” she repeats as she makes her way down the stairs. “My what?”

(or, a story of poison, amnesia, sexual tension, and marriage)

Link: On AO3

Amnesia trope is one of my favorites and I loved how it was used here. This was such a delightful surprise, to get fic from a ship I love a lot, and it was very well done. All the characters felt true to the show and the whole story was such a fun journey.