Brightnshiny Recs

Just a collection of fics I recommend. Fandoms are searchable by fandom: (name of fandom)

[dirtyriver]

[shuilian]

[taraljc]

This man understands me in a way no-one else does or can.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: I Dream of Genie

Author: David Hines (hradzka)

Rating: G

Characters: Jeannie, Major Nelson and Major Healy

Summary: I am THE LUCKIEST GENIE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!

Reccer’s Note: This reads just like a missing episode, in that warm comforting way your favourite TV show from when you were a child always do (the oddness that I expect them to be in German is just oddness). As in the show, Jeannie means well, she really does and then chaos ensues. I love this, it's so perfectly in character for everyone from Jeannie down :)

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Harry Potter

Author: lady_mahadevi

Rating: PG-12

Characters: Marcus Flint/Oliver Wood

Summary: Nothing gets to Oliver quite like Quidditch does.

Reccer’s Note: Wonderful idiot quidditch-boys-in-love fic! I love this so much. It sounds so much like boys talking about football in our world and yes!

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It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Harry Potter

Author: Penknife

Rating: PG

Characters: Remus/Sirius (and everyone else)

Summary: "In which Penknife successfully avoids signing up to write 100 stories about the Marauders, and merely sums up instead. All prompts taken from the fanfic100 table."

Reccer’s Note: It's very meta, but these are 25 un-fics which capture the characters really well, 22 and 23 are particularly heartbreaking.

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Fandom: Due South

Author: blissfire

Rating: PG-12

Characters: Fraser/Kowalski, plus the rest of the usual cast

Summary: "Calm down, Ray. It isn't dead, it's gold-plated."

Reccer’s Note: Which reads like one of the wackier episodes with bonus Ray(K)/Frasier. And Turnbull at his most Turnbulliest.

[samijey]

#even on different brands theyre giving me trickunov content #shawn michaels i'm gonna kiss you on your beautiful bald head

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Due South

Author: Arrow

Rating: General audiences

Characters: Diefenbaker, plus Fraser/Kowalski

Summary: ROUND POWDERED TASTY THINGS GOOD.

Reccer’s Note: Perfect Diefenbaker fic. I love his food-centric view of the world and slight houndly sneakiness and the way he conceptualises human things.

[idlesuperstar]

Conrad Veidt as Captain Hardt in The Spy In Black [Powell & Pressburger, 1939]

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It's my 8 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Wrestling

Author: Twig

Rating: PG-12

Characters: AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels

Summary: It's not over. It will never be over. [TNA, April 2007]

Reccer’s Note: You know how sometimes a fic will just capture the dynamic of a particular ‘ship.  Like, the characters individually, and together, and the way that’s different.  This is that fic for Styles/Daniels.

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Brightnshiny Recs turned 7 today!

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Brightnshiny Recs turned 6 today!

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Marvelverse (MCU)

Author: st_aurafina

Rating: General audiences

Characters: Clint Barton/Laura Barton/Natasha Romanov

Summary: For bad-ass spies, domesticity is really scary.

Reccer’s Note: In fic set after Age of Ultron, I decided that I required Hawkwife in my Black Widow/Hawkeye fic.  This is the perfect Barton/Romanov/Barton fic. 

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Fandom: Kill Bill

Author: iridescentzen

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Characters: Beatrix Kiddo, Bill and Vernita Green

Summary: A moment between a delirious Kiddo and an all too lucid Bill.

Reccer’s Note: A very well characterised Kill Bill fic which captures not just the characters but also the tone of the film.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Hawaii 5-0

Author: Siria

Rating: 15

Characters: Danny Williams/Steve McGarrett

Summary: Q: Is he a surfing slacker or decorated navy SEAL? A: Try both.What is it about extreme surfer Steve "Smooth Dog" McGarrett? Ambitious documentarian Danny Williams has filmed risk-taking sports enthusiasts before, but he's never made a private tape of one of these bad boys…. And it turns out the daring, hot movie version's got nothing on the real thing!But Danny's X-treme documentary is turning into an X-asperating docudrama, since McGarrett won't sign the release form. No paper from McGarrett, no big break for Danny. McGarrett wants to help the fiery little number behind the lens, but he can't because his secret life as a navy SEAL has him deep undercover. Yet as Danny stumbles into the line of fire, all bets are quickly off. Steve's risking everything to save Danny. But will it be enough?

Reccer’s Note: This is a Harlequin AU and its so much fun.