Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to five other writers! 😍
(And tell us why you've chosen those!)
Thank you for this ask! I am going to endeavor to give you all some recs with some range!
1. Songbird and the Reaper
This is a WIP and only the first chapter is up but once I finish Upheaval it's where im going to be spending time. It's an Agatha All Along / Hunger Games crossover except instead of pitting Agatha and Rio against eachother as fellow tributes in the Arena, it pits them against eachother and the system in positions that would be analogous to the power imbalance they have in the show. The first chapter imagines Rio as a first year games maker in the 2nd Quarter Quell and Agatha as a volunteer from 12.
Why you should read it: If you enjoy complex capitol citizens, deep diving into the corruption and devastation and exploitation that we know happens to the victors but dont ever see the curtain pulled back fully in HG canon. And if you like Victor Agatha and Junior Gamesmaker Rio flirting by discussing Agatha's murderous cleverness while descrating Rio's boss's desk (i havent posted that part yet but it is written and you can look forward to it!)
Why I am reccing it: I have planned to carry the story forward from the 50th through the 75th games to show Agatha as a mentor and Rio eventually as a head gamesmaker-by-day-rebel-sympathizer-by-night as the games become more and more corrupted and controlled by Capitol Elite. It will feature lots of other marvel/agatha characters as tributes, mentors, other victors, and some as corrupt sponsors. I want to use it to explore the stories of victors and mentors and to do a spin on the hunger games ending. And it will also have the tragedy of Nicky but with a fun surprise twist, which I'm very excited about.
An early Voyager oneshot. told Non-linearly about a what if the future Chakotay left his own message for his past self in Timeless.
Why you should read it: If you like really angsty J/C and explorations of how different versions of us can understand their counterpart very differently based on the experiences they share.
Why I am reccing it: cuz I had done a really fun thing where i tried to start and end each sequential scene with the same line so that the future would feel a bit like it was echoing into the past (like an "afterimage" that leaves its impression on your eyes after you stop looking at something)
3. Let's Do the Warp 10 Again
This is actually a collection of works in 1 AU universe that started with @maliciousalice and @baylardo 's artwork. It's a world that asks what it would have been like for Kathryn and Tom (and the triplets who dont get abandoned in their "natural habitat" this time) if the doctor had only been able to partially revert their bodies after Threshold. It's been a wicked fun idea. it's comedic at turns and serious at others and explored a lot about how it feels to be different from all your peers and to be very changed by your experiences. It inspired me to write about the art and it inspired other people to write about the art and eventually, after we had all had a roaring good time collaborating and improv-ing off each other's ideas we thought "we should put all these fics in a collection with links to the art." So we did.
Why You should read it: cuz it's a delightful bunch of stories.
Why i'm reccing it: cuz it brought me some of the best fandom friends i have 🐸❤️
This was one of my more experimental Kinktober entries. I cannot verify the fireplay safety protocols so don't try it at home. Its plot with smut!
Why you should read it: As much as it featured kinky sex, the story is much more about Tuvok and Kathryns friendship(with benefits) and their grief over T'Pel and Mark and later Kathryns guilt and how that impacts their play for better or (mostly) worse. It has one of the most brutal scenes i've ever done (when Kashyk arrives) which was also fun.
Why I am reccing it: Cuz it was my first foray into Kathryn/Tuvok and I think also one of my first into a poly dynamic that was deeper than a threesome.
A purely comedic sexy fic. Soft on the sex and high on the comedic. Sailor Moon's Haruka/Michiru/Setsuna trying to have perfectly reckless fun on their ride home and being interrupted by the Goddess of Love who will stop at nothing to get concert tickets.
Why you should read it: if you enjoy flustered sapphic thruples and agree not to try this on your local interstate.
Why I am reccing it: because i still reread it any time i want a good laugh at Mina and Haruka's expense.