CS Fic Rec Monday #5: @spartanguard
Okay, so I’m going to do a fave author rec this week as well. I couldn’t leave out @spartanguard if I am going to do that. Her stories are so imaginative and include all the feels, but with a lovely slice of humor along with the plot, angst and character development that really make them stand apart. She has written SO MANY amazing stories, but I am going to try to limit this rec to my very favorites. Also, many of these were not on ff.net, so I am going to attempt to put links in here, but I may not be as successful since I’m including them from a different source and not as sure what I am doing…
“Taken from the Sea” This lovely fic was probably originally intended as a headcanon idea before we actually met Brennan Jones, but I love it still and find it really beautifully written. Plus, it incorporates C.S. Lewis’ Narnia, making me adore it even more!
“It’s What’s Underneath that Matters” This was a fun little Valentine’s one shot that still makes me chuckle and melt in equal measure every time I read it. I don’t want to give away the quirky surprise, so just check it out for yourself! ;)
This next one is a short MC entitled “Two Booksellers of Storybrooke” featuring Emma and Killian as rival bookshop owners (with Snowing in tow as their friends and business partners). A modern au for book lovers as well as CS fans – check it out!
Okay this next one shot “Lesson Learned” is one of my very favorites of all @spartanguard‘s stories. This is the one which really started me seeking out her fic and looking forward to each new thing she posted. It is funny and partially silly, but it’s also incredibly sweet and heartfelt. There’s some lovely CaptainCharming mischief on the side here along with the CS, and I’ve gone back to re-read this TONS of times. :)
The next two one shots go together, though they weren’t actually written at the same time. I’m going to put them together in this rec post though, since you should definitely experience both. These are incredibly beautiful feel-sy future headcanon fics with CS, Snowing, and even some Captain Book thrown in. Just perfect! “Until the End of the Line” and “Unending Adventure”
And last but absolutely not least, my ultimate favorite of hers: “A Charm of Powerful Trouble”!! This one was written for a Halloween event originally, but now boasts about 5 chapters, and then there are a couple related epilogue/continuations as well. I’ll admit I have a soft spot for wolves/werewolves and that is probably part of my affinity for this one, but just the way Killian is described and how very much himself he somehow still is, even when he’s not (you’ll understand once you read!), and the strength of CS’s love WHATEVER the trial, is wonderfully on display here. You have to check it out for yourselves!!
Okay, I’m going to force myself to stop here, though there are tons more where these came from!
