Fic Recs

Hi! Here's where I post fic recs. Main blog: derryday

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Not Look Well In Black

Link - by @thaliatimsh

Rating: Mature Archive Warning: N/A Category: Gen, F/M Fandoms: Dishonored (Video Games) Characters: Treavor Pendleton, Custis Pendleton, Morgan Pendleton, Waverly Boyle, others Additional Tags: References to Suicide, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Racism, Homophobia, Ableism, Victorian Attitudes, Mental Health Issues, Stillbirth, Implied/Referenced Underage Relationship(s), Bad Sex, Wakes & Funerals, Plague Length: 25/27 chapters, 70k words (as of May 14th 2021)

Summary: Attempt at consolidating my Pendleton family headcanons, but really just a biography of one Lord Treavor Pendleton.

Feels: This fic is absolutely, criminally underrated. I very, very rarely read Dishonored fic, but I’m so glad I clicked on this one way back in 2015! It’s made me laugh, cry, cackle, and lose sleep as I tried to finish just one more chapter.

The oppressive, melancholic, and often bizarrely hilarious vibe of this fic is truly something else. <3 I’ve never read anything quite like it. It takes you on an emotional rollercoaster as we follow the life and times of one Treavor Pendleton & his, like, severely dysfunctional family and peers. It’s awkward, witty, bleak, funny, and casually cruel, all in one. Like the game itself!

Corvo, once he shows up, is wonderfully human, not quite deranged but clearly damaged from his ordeal(s). The Loyalists are brilliant, each one has their own fleshed-out personality, and it’s a real treat to read about all the stuff that happens behind the scenes during the conspiracy. It’s like @thaliatimsh took up the many threads of canon & wove them into a detailed tapestry, and the original stuff they added fits so seamlessly into Dunwall that after a few chapters, you’ll no longer be quite sure what’s canon and what isn’t. Many details will make your jaw drop and your heart clench, but then the next moment you’ll be cackling at a clever turn of dialogue.

The overall mood of this fic is that one maid at the Boyle mansion who blithely warms her hands at the hearth while her lady’s corpse lies sprawled right next to her. Plus... look, I didn’t even fucking ship Treavor & Waverly before I read this fic, and now I’m just:

Also: the real MVP is Lady Gertrude. I don’t take criticism at this time.

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That Kind of Day

Link - by Neery

Rating: General Audiences Archive Warning: N/A Category: Gen Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes Additional Tags: Outsider POV, Hostage Situations, Misunderstandings

Summary: Carolyn Brown's having one of those days. Her truck's been stolen, she's  about to lose her job, and now a crazy Hydra assassin has broken into her apartment to ambush Captain America.

Feels: I’m a big sucker for outsider POV fics, and this one ticks every one of the boxes I like about them: a refreshingly ‘ordinary’ POV character who gets up tangled in Avengers business quite by accident; just enough details to flesh out the OC without infodumping; and interactions between them & canon characters. Plus, this fic packs a punch in terms of atmosphere, it’s fast-paced but still feels cozy to read, and Carolyn’s feelings are very well-written. One of my all-time favorite post-CATWS fics. <3

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A Mask of My Disguise

Link - by @amidtheflowers

Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: N/A Category: F/M Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe Relationship: James “Bucky” Barnes/Darcy Lewis Additional Tags: WinterShock, Civil War AU, Slow Burn, On the Run, Friends to Lovers, Cruise Ship Adventures, Touch-Starved, Eventual Smut, Smut, Oral Sex, Romance Length: 20/20 chapters, 86k words

Summary: He didn't think much of her at first. She drank bubble tea every day for Christ's sake. But he won't make that mistake again--not when her taser stares down his nose. "I really hope you didn't think I couldn't handle myself."

Feels: This is the fic that completely sold me on WinterShock. The romantic tension! The angst, the fluff! The sexual tension! THE MOTHER FUCKING HURT/COMFORT. This is my kind of content.

This story has one of my favorite versions of Darcy I’ve ever read. She feels threedimensional, she’s not without faults, she puts her foot in her mouth, and her feelings about this unplanned adventure are varied and believable. She’s a badass in her own right, although she’s never OP, and I love the friendship, and later relationship, she develops with Bucky. It’s so warm and soft, full of banter, but still built on solid trust.

My favorite parts were the touch starvation/arm feels. It felt like @amidtheflowers was looking directly into my brain & picking out my most loved things. The touch deprivation is actually mutual & so well-written that it made my heart ache, especially because Bucky’s metal arm is not exempt from the hugs that happen. (Oh boy, the hugs. Brace yourselves.) Their musings & conversations about the arm were very satisfying to read.

I no longer wonder why I ship WinterShock because DUH after reading this fic, I would’ve had to erase my own memory not to. It has such a special place in my heart. <3

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Welcome!

Hi! @derryday​ here, with a brand new side blog. Since I read a ridiculous amount of fanfic, I thought it’d be a good idea to keep track of my favorites where others could find them if they wanted to. Plus, I’ve wanted to make a fic rec blog for years. It is finally Time(TM).

I’m currently reading & rereading lots of MCU fics, but eventually there’ll be other fandoms on here too! I plan to make individual posts as well as themed lists, and perhaps one day there’ll be requests which I can scour my bookmarks for?! The tone of my recs will likely be all over the place, from serious to silly, to capslocking.

If you find one of your fics on this blog, and would like to see it removed, just send me an ask and I’ll get to it, no hard feelings & no questions asked.

I’m really looking forward to getting this off the ground (slowly, probably, jsyk xD) & I hope you’ll enjoy reading along. <3