#reckonedrightly

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Absolutely wild to have @reckonedrightly disappear completely off the face of the earth tumblr for nearly 7 years, only to suddenly get an AO3 notification that they're not only writing again, but specifically writing Disco Elysium fanfic.

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Fic Recs: “The Exorcist” Edition

As some of you might know (but probably not all of you, since it wasn’t the most well-known of shows), FOX’s The Exorcist TV series was cancelled earlier this month. I am actually a really new viewer to this show; I don’t consider myself much of a horror fan at all, and I’m not familiar with the original Exorcist book or movie. But I had seen the gifsets you all had posted, and the praise you had layered on the show, and it prompted me to give it a try.

Besides discovering that this is a really amazing show, the other thing I’ve found after a couple months in this fandom is that, for a community so small, the fic is exceptional. Like, I feel bad that this show has so small of a fanbase because these fics deserve so many more readers. I’ve stayed up late into many a night consuming chapter after chapter of the multi-chapter fics and AUs that this fandom produces. And it occurs to me that it’s time to share them with you. I hope this inspires you, if nothing else, to read these amazing stories. And maybe, if you really like them, you’ll start watching the show as well.

It’s cancelled, yes. But it’s worth it.

(By the way, if you’re recced on this list, I probably owe you a comment on your fic. If it’s a comfort to you, I marathon-read most of these fics so fast and so voraciously that I didn’t leave myself any time to comment! But I look forward to leaving you feedback.)

1) the “León de mi Corazón” series by @clockheartedcrocodile; Marcus/Tomas, explicit; multi-chapter, series, complete

I consider this series to be a seminal work in the Marcus/Tomas fandom. Beautifully, atmospheric writing that gently expands on the characters as we know them. There’s an emphasis on poetry, and on the dance these characters make towards each other, both of them wounded and wary while at the same time impossibly capable of love. Each fic chronicles a different stage in their relationship, and also a different possession “case” in a different location (except the third, which revolves much more around personal spirituality than their careers as exorcists). They’re beautiful and everyone in the fandom should read them. (Also, as an aside: what is it with my fandoms and future-fics where a pairing lives on a plot of land with orange trees?)

2) “Hace Tanto Que Te Quiero” by @meduseld; Marcus/Tomas, teen, one-shot

A meditation on love, and how it manifests in intimate and yet mosty-platonic forms. This one was just posted today, so it’s a little quick to be included on a fic-rec post, but I read it this morning and it was just so beautiful that I wanted to put it in here with all the rest of the stories that have been around for longer.

3) “i’ve got my mind set on you” by @reckonedrightly; Marcus/Peter, explicit, one-shot

This fic contains possibly my favorite Marcus in any fic I’ve read so far- sassy and tortured and emotionally vulnerable all rolled up into one. Peter is just as he is in the series, endlessly patient and careful with him; this author clearly watched the Peter/Marcus scenes in the show itself very closely and their characterization matches perfectly. I would love to see so much more of the way this person writes these two characters in particular; they’re just beautiful. Starts after the final episode of season 2 and continues, in a pretty canon-compliant fashion, from that point onward.

4) “Up Jumped the Devil” by @clockheartedcrocodile; Marcus/Tomas, explicit; multi-chapter, complete

An AU in which Tomas is a preacher from Chicago (like he is in the actual series) who gets sent to a remote rural congregation whose famous feature is that once a month, the pastor reaches into a pit of snakes and pulls one out without getting bitten. Marcus is a roving exorcist (like he is in the actual series) except with the particular flavor of a Southern Gothic tale rather than a religious horror one. Many hallmarks of the show are present here, just in different forms, and the narrative tension is tight as a wire.

5) “i sent you three boats” by @reckonedrightly; Marcus/Tomas, mature; multi-chapter, in progress

This story has been a joy to read so far, and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens as more chapters are added. It throws us right into the middle of an exorcism, and the premise centers around the idea that in the aftermath of this particularly difficult possession, Fr. Bennett arranges for both Marcus and Tomas to “retire” to a small parish in Michigan. There are complications, of course, and questions as to whether the demons follow them even to this new place, but we’re introduced to interesting new characters and we get to see Marcus and Tomas as fish out of water in this new location. They’ve spent most of the fic so far being stupidly oblivious to each other’s feelings, and now that they’re finally starting to realize, things are about to get really interesting!

6) “ego te absolvo” by peacefrog; Marcus/Tomas, teen; multi-chapter, in progress

In which Marcus and Tomas are neighboring small-town parish priests, Marcus a former exorcist and Tomas a regular preacher, who are developing an increasingly close friendship. Marcus is more and more becoming consumed by traumas from his past, and Tomas is (and has been, if the fic is any indication) trying to gently get him to open up and let Tomas in, both as a friend and as someone with the potential for something more. Lots of angst and hurt/comfort here. The slow-burn of watching them inch closer and closer to acknowledging their feelings is really fun.

7) “Martyrs of the Great Plains” by @nookienostradamus; Marcus/Tomas, explicit; multi-chapter, complete

Another slice-of-life on-the-road fic, this one taking place between seasons 1 and 2. Each chapter includes the motif of a saint, called to mind by whatever the characters are experiencing or feeling in that chapter. There’s more Catholic guilt in here, but that’s par for the course in fics for this show; Marcus’ self-castigation could probably be sensed from space, and there’s angst aplenty because of that. But in exactly the way we love most about him, Tomas pushes him out of his shell and gets him to let go of some of that pain. Each of these fics in this fandom gets them to that place a little bit differently, and that’s what I love about them.

Happy reading, followers!

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reckonedrightly replied to your post “Hey i really dont want to sound condescending but the mooncup or...”

but cups hold more than individual tampons/pads, and you can't feel them at all (plus no risk of toxic shock), so they're actually really nice to wear at night ime, though taking them out in the morning can be...somewhat messy

reckonedrightly replied to your post “Hey i really dont want to sound condescending but the mooncup or...”

bottled water! pour it over to rinse it out & wipe off with tp. depending on how heavy your flow is, you may not need to change it very often. it's worth just wearing it at home & around places you know have ok loos while you're getting used to it. and yes, you can sleep with a cup in, though what I did was get used to wearing it during the day so I knew what to expect in terms of flow & time I could keep it in.

the water bottle is v clever, and thank you for the rest of the info!!! v v useful!

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Guess who's written 18.000 words of genderqueer Jim and pansexual fem!Seb?

(If your answer is reckonedrightly you are partially right, because And Also With You , the brilliant fic that set this off, does not feature Seb in anything more than a passing mention and is 6000 words long - yet she manages to say far more in 6K words than I could in three times that, imo)

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WHOOOOHOOO NO BANGS WITHOUT FOREIGN APPROVAL WON A HOLMESIE

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reckonedrightly replied to your post: irisbleufic replied to your post: cour...

I am behind this. All the way. …Sandi Toksvig? yorkshireeveningpost.co…

OOOOOH

I hadn't thought of that

that's kind of brilliant

even leaving aside the fact that I simply want MORE SANDI TOKSVIG IN EVERYTHING I keep thinking of her as a female Stephen Fry, who's a popular headcanon for Aziraphale, so, yes.

(although: very intelligent, very gay, and very... Danish?)

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1. Always post the rules

2. Answer the questions and write new ones.

3. Tag new people and tell them you’ve tagged them.

1) Paper books or e-reader?

Paper books. My dad has had a Kindle for a while, and my mom and brother got Kindles for Christmas -- I'm the last holdout in my family. I can certainly see the appeal for traveling, since I am prone to lugging around an entire library with me (you should've seen me on my research trip last May -- I took five or six books with me, and bought several more). However, I do think I'm always going to be a paper book sort of girl.

2) Worst film you ever sat through for an actor that you like?

Hm. I'm sure there are plenty of examples... but none is coming to me right now.

3) Favorite flavor of jelly/jam?

Currant, I think. I also am fond of blueberry and raspberry.

4) Tell me about your pets?

This could fill up an essay! My family has two dogs and four cats. Our dogs are Hunter, an older Black Lab who is my mother's baby and one of the sweetest dogs I've ever known. She wouldn't hurt a flea. Star is about two years old, and she's a slightly rambunctious Lab/Pit Bull mix. She really just wants her belly rubbed 24/7, though. Our oldest cat is Marvel, who we got when I was in fifth grade. She's a black-and-white "tuxedo" cat, and we named her after the lady we got her from. Next is Blue, who's a half-Siamese-half-Burmese, and looks like a slightly chunkier Siamese. She loves to steal pot holders and placemats from the kitchen and carry them around the house, yowling, at about 10.30pm. Our two youngest cats are sisters, and both were born with only three legs (one is missing her right hind, the other her left hind). Holly is a dilute calico, and we call her Holly Noise because she is constantly talking. We debate whether she has a lot to say, or is saying the same thing over and over. She does shut up if you pick her up and hold her on her back like a baby, though. Then there's Vivvie, who we call Vivvie Grace, because she once hopped up on the ledge of the bathtub while my dad was showering, overbalanced because of her missing leg, and fell in. She used to love cheese and would beg for bits of it, but has apparently outgrown that taste. Then, one of my roommates at college has a cat, Lily. She forsakes her owner for me and my other roommate, though (she often watches Supernatural with us). Right now, she's sleeping next to me.

5) What was your favorite childhood book?

Oh man. I had so many. When I was really little, Goodnight Moon and Little Engine that Could and Ox Cart Man and dozens of others. I get a wave of nostalgia every time I go through the shelves of picture books at my house, and I still love and appreciate a well-done picture book. I loved the Magic Tree House books, Little House on the Prairie, and so many others.

6) Describe your dream vacation.

This is easy: Oxford.

7) What music do you listen to when you need inspiration?

Inspiration for homework? Something classical (Vivaldi, Chopin, Mozart, depends on my mood), or sometimes something not-classical (favorites include Simon & Garfunkel, Patrick Wolf, Mumford & Sons, Crosby Stills & Nash, etc.). Inspiration more on the energetic side of the spectrum? AFI, the Killers, the Clash, Airborne Toxic Event...

8) What is the most interesting thing on your desk?

My desk is a rather typical jumble of pens, clock, a mug, a calendar, a picture of me and my friend in Ireland, and some orchids... probably the item on it that the fewest people would recognize is a cable needle for knitting -- I was watching Buffy and knitting sweater sleeves earlier this evening.

9) What’s your Hogwarts House? 

I have never been officially sorted on Pottermore or anything, but various quizzes over the years put me in either Ravenclaw or Slytherin.

10) Poetry or prose?

Normally I'd say prose. But lately I've been showing love to poetry -- when asked what classic I'd recommend to everyone (and this was "classic" in the sense of "old book that people seem to think is really good" and not "Greek or Latin"), I said the Iliad (the Richard Lattimore translation is my favorite). Also, we're reading the erotic elegists this semester in Latin, which is going to be delightful. At the beginning of every semester, the prof asks who our favorite Latin author is, and my answer, every semester I've had her, has been Vergil. I love the Aeneid. In Latin. In translation (Robert Fagles or Robert Fitzgerald, they both have their merits!). I just love it.

11) Name one book that you find yourself reading over and over.

I'm going to have to go with The Time Traveler's Wife on this one. Every time I read it, it says something different to me, and I love that. (The movie is terrible.) My questions! 1. What's your idea of a perfect day? 2. What's one skill that you would like to learn? 3. Describe the best outfit you've ever worn. 4. What fictional character do you have a crush on? 5. How's the weather? 6. Has something really annoying or frustrating happened to you recently? 7. How is your dream home furnished? 8. What one moment would you go back to, if you could? 9. What book would you recommend that everyone read? 10. Do you wear any jewelry on a daily basis? 11. What are you most looking forward to this week? I will tag... hm. fellowship-of-the-tardis, darkhoshekh, sebastian-flyte, allitstaintedglory, slightlyignorant, reckonedrightly, lyndzielegend, danadoodleknits... and any other followers who want to participate! <3

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reckonedrightly replied to your post:Literal line I have in a draft right now: <oscar...

I THINK I KNOW WHAT THIS IS AND I DID THE SAME THING (‘better find something relating to a kiss,’ i mutter, rifling through my wilde books)

I THINK IT IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS YES. I feel like such a fraud, though: the other quotes and things just popped up naturally in my head and looking something up just feels like cheating. 

(I still can't believe you didn't use Wilde's temptation quotes though because yes)