Fanfic Author Appreciation Day 2019
Happy Fanfic Author Appreciation Day! I have not been very active in the fanfiction community in the last two years, mostly because I’ve been trying to get ahold of my “real life.” Fanfiction as an “institution”, however, and the time I have spent among Han/Leia and other writers, is still precious to me.
To celebrate one of my favorite days, therefore, I am going to list both works I already love and works I am looking forward to reading (because I am so behind). Please, if you do read, leave these great writers the gift of a comment- even if it’s short, and even if you feel like you can’t find the words to capture what you mean, please say something, anything. Commenting is the best way to thank people for their hard work.
@onwardintolight - The Opening (multi-chapter)
I won’t link to it now because I know Onward has been completing the full multichapter and revising what’s already been written. But the word on the street is it’s finished and in the process of getting ready for publication. I am so excited to continue to read this psychologically mature and nuanced take on Leia opening herself to a relationship with Han over the course of trip to Bespin. Onward has real mastery into both Han and Leia as well as in how human beings process complex emotions. Her writing style makes me think of the word “lyrical.” I can’t say enough good things about this piece. Check it out and/or her excellent one-shots at AO3 or FF.net.
@lajulie24 - This Gun’s for Hire and Sampler (one shots), Epic Love (multi chapter TFA fix it)
I legitimately didn’t know what of hers to recommend, because she has written so much and its so consistently great. So I chose these two just because I love Bruce Springsteen (can you guess which song This Gun’s for Hire is based on?) and because I selfishly got LaJulie to write Sampler for me. Both stories are just as good as everything else she writes, but honestly (like so many of these writers), you could put her stories on a dart board and read whatever you hit. It is also important to me to shout out Epic Love as it is a phenomenally on-point TFA fix-it that makes me angry Lajulie’s not writing for Disney. Go read her stuff at AO3 or FF.net.
@organanation - Her Worship’s Kaffe (one shot)
I am a sucker for Han and Leia drinking hot beverages and any and all headcanons that come with them, so this little one-shot has always been close to my heart although @organanation has written many more fluff pieces and multichapters (including a bit of Bail and Breha Organa!). Organanation is now sharing her talents with the Perry Mason fandom, but she will always be part of my Han/Leia experience. <3 AO3 or FF.net.
@madame-alexandra‘s - Bloodstripes, Identity (multi-chapters)
I have been waiting years to read Bloodstripes. For a long time my excuse has been that it wasn’t written yet. Now it has been, so it’s time for me to get reading! That being said: I loved every snippet of it that I read on tumblr, so I’m very excited. I also may or may not remember a specific summer as the summer I spent counting minutes between Identity updates and ensuring I had special time to relish them when they hit. (Not that kind of special time, get your heads out of the gutter!) Check out these MCs as well as some wonderful one-shots at AO3 or FF.net.
@yoyomarules (aka spinninginfinity) - Gifts, Here Where Our Pieces Fall in Place
Gifts is only 1500 words but it made me LAUGH! And then SpinningInfinity, sly things, just slips in the sentiment in a way that is just… so effective and touching. Her work and all of its elements are great, but she has a real gift for dialogue and for always capturing the humor without shying away from the other feelings. Pieces is a tender and real NSFW moment between Han/Leia post his ROTJ rescue. On AO3 only.
@otterandterrier - Inventory of Han Solo Kisses (collection of one-shots), Homecoming (multi-chapter)
Anything by her, really, but I can’t get enough of the Inventory series and am looking forward to catching up with her post-ROTJ multi-chapter. I especially admire @otterandterrier‘s ability to make things feel “real” while still being (to me, at least) thrilling, romantic, and well-written. Check her out on AO3 or FF.net.
@chancecraz - Of Queens, Knights, and Pawns (Multi-chapter, time-travel TFA fix-it)
Another on my long-time to-read list, but every snippet I’ve ever read makes me feel all the feels. Even if TFA and time-travel fix-its don’t seem like your thing, she has such a fantastic grasp of the characters that she reels you in. Can’t wait to do a proper read. Chancecraz is on AO3 only.
GreyAthena - A Journey of A Thousand Miles
A lovely multi-chapter of Han and Leia’s relationship spanning the trilogy. Chapter one is my favorite fic interpretation of the trip from the Death Star to Yavin ever. On AO3 only.
@gondalsqueen - En Route (One-shot, NSFW)
En Route is one of my favorite NSFW fics ever. It is trip-to-Bespin, Han/Leia, erotic but with so many feelings. Masterful. Gondalsqueen writes more Rebels fic than Han/Leia, but is a formidable talent. Check her out on AO3 only.
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