30 Days of Thanks Days 1~10
So I’ve been away from tumblr for a while attempting (key word there) to work on Nanowrimo, and even before that I’ve been pretty MIA. I meant to do this as a daily thing but that’s just... not... gonna happen. Not with my schedule the way it is now. But! I definitely wanted to give a shout out to my favorite authors and reads, so this is Glitter’s 30 days of thanks, part 1 of 3! All of the authors will be tagged, and if you want to follow the thread, follow either “glitter’s 30 days of thanks 2018″ or my general fic rec tag, “to all the fics I’ve read before” (aren’t I clever :P). Also, these are in no particular order! I love them all just the same.
Day 1: A World Like None That You’ve Ever Known by sparklepox
Prince Han has led an easy life as the youngest of six brothers in a peaceful kingdom, but all that changes when he and his men are attacked on the road home. Now he must rely on an elf named Minseok and other kind strangers to keep him safe, help him find his way home, and face what he finds there.
Starting off with a non-Voltron fic. I honestly have lost count the number of times I’ve read this fic. I am SUCH a sucker for high fantasy stories (side-eyes my nanowrimo project) and honestly, you don’t have to have really ANY knowledge of k-pop to enjoy this fic. If you like fantasy, give this a go, seriously. You won’t regret it.
Day 2: As Color Fades Away by @icypantherwrites
"There is no escape for you, Paladin," Haggar whispered, voice echoing from from the very depths of his mind and filling Lance with a horror and dread he could not begin to describe. "Not from this ship. Not from death." She let out a soft laugh that rang with dark promise. "And especially not from me." / In which Zarkon desires the Black Lion and the Blue Paladin pays the price.
Lions and Druids and Galrans, oh my! This is a looooong longfic and it’s major, major whumpage on Lance. There’s a lot of physical and emotional torture, so be mindful of the tags in case you’re senstive to certain triggers. That said, Icy does a wonderful job of delving deep into Lance’s psyche and doesn’t make light of the effects of the trauma, and her exploration of that is really just heartrending. Later chapters are more focused on Lance’s healing, so it’s not whump for the sake of whump! She even went through recently and rewrote the first... third of the story, give or take, so even if you’ve read it before, it’s worth going back and reading it again. Icy is the sweetest human being, too. Drop her a comment (or eighty!) and check out my unofficial soundtrack for this fic here.
Day 3: Moonset Deep by @milkteamiku
All his life he’d been told to make sure he was never seen – it was what all the children were taught from the moment they were born. Never let a human see you, never fall in love with a human, and most importantly, never kiss one.
For Lance, humans were a mystery. He'd lived beneath the surface of the ocean with his shoal his entire life, and had intended to remain there. He knew the danger humans posed to his kind, and what would happen if he came close to one. That's why, when he found one drowning, his first instinct was to save him.
He'd never been good at following the rules anyway.
Wow. Wow wow wow. This is such an incredible fic so far. The world-building, the characterizations, the plot itself. I mean, I read a lot of mermaid AU fics, but this is one of the most memorable ones, by far. The updates are sporadic, though, so if you’re sensitive to long waits, maybe wait til it’s finished. But it’s a stunning, gorgeous fic. Their entire list of works is great, too; the Seven Days series is adorable and thriling and Chestnut and Onyx is on my “to-read” list.
Days 4 and 5: Ghost of the Future and Shadow of the Past by @wittyy-name and @zizzani
When Lance is thrown through time, his future self from one year ahead is transported to the past in his place. This Lance is faster, stronger, and markedly more mature. Not only that, but he's distinctly more intuitive about his teammates and A LOT more touchy with Keith. The team must try and work out how to reverse the two Lance's places and restore them to their original timelines. Things only get more complicated when the Future Lance can't seem to remember where he was when the switch happened, and he refuses to reveal anything about his own time for fear of influencing the team's decisions.
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When Lance is thrown through time, he finds himself one year in the future, in place of the Lance that should be here.
He finds his team to be remarkably familiar, yet distinctly different. They have more scars, a better grip on the whole saving the universe thing, and over a year’s worth of teamwork to bind them together. But the weirdest part? Keith seems to be a lot more touchy with him. Not that he’s complaining… much.
The team must try and work out how to reverse the two Lance’s places and restore them to their original timelines.
Holy whoa. I love time travel fics, but this? This is not just a time travel fic, it’s a time swap fic. Each author writes one fic and they update simultaneously, so you can see what’s happening on both sides of the divide at the same time. Not only is it a pretty ingenius idea, writing mirror fic, but it’s really well executed too. The Klance is established in the future but not in the past, which makes for an interesting dynamic when their signficant others are suddenly swapped. I definitely stayed up way past my bedtime reading these.
Day 6: Trouble’s Making Everything All Right by @thisgirlhastales
Two Paladins become two rough and tumble mercenaries, donning their leather coats and gun holsters, righting wrongs (while committing a few heists of their own), and fighting to get off this bleak, crime-filled planet. Also known as Lance and Keith’s Space Cowboy Adventures.
The space opera to end all space operas. Every other space opera can go home. Why? Because it’s SPACE COWBOYS. I will never not love this fic. It’s still currently ongoing and I’ve not read any of the most recent installment because MY HEART CAN’T HANDLE THE HURT but it’s definitely worth setting aside your weekend to read it. It’s so well done, and by far one of my favorite fics of all time. And, if I’m not mistaken, I believe Mytay will be converting this to original fiction? In which case, GIMME. I need it. Check out my unofficial soundtrack here!
Day 7: Picket Fence in a Yard of Stars by @reader115
The odds of the universe interfering in the life of any one inhabitant are so astronomically small that one should never hope for such things, but instead make an honest effort to choose the best path. But, "astronomically small" is not the same as "impossible" ... as two certain beings are about to learn ...
After all, who better to help fate put Keith and Lance back on the right path than … Keith and Lance?
I love this fic so much. It’s so soft and sweet. Not so much a time travel fic as it is a reality-swap fic, but I am an absolute sucker for fics in which Keith and Lance raise a family together. And I might be biased because Luna and Sol remind me of my own niece and nephew (seriously, the resemblance is uncanny) but I was so invested in this fic. It was so worth the wait for the back half of the fic. Check out my unofficial soundtrack here! Also check out “though he be but smol, he is fierce!” if you need a laugh!
Day 8: The Ones Who Were Left Behind by ContreParry
The paladins may be lost across the universe, but their loved ones back home have not forgotten them.
When I found this fic, it was exactly what I was looking for: a fic that addressed what was going on back on Earth in the wake of the Paladins being swept to the stars in Blue. It’s an intricate web of reactions from their families and I love that even Keith has someone who cares about him, and in the later updates we get a significant plot twist that makes it all the more enticing! It’s been a long while since an update, though, which makes me sad, and all the more eager to see more!
Day 9: Ignorance is Bliss by YouAreInAComaWakeUp
As it turns out, learning that your house is haunted makes the ghosts a lot more aggressive. Who knew?
Ah, well. At least one of them is hot. And he's the less-evil one, too, so that's always a plus.
This is a REALLY interesting take on your typical haunting story. I’m a little late for Halloween with this recommendation, but it is 100% worth the long read, and it’s finished, to boot! And the ending is so satisfying that it just wraps me up in warms and tucks me in to bed. Seriously, if you like the spooks, this is a great read for you. If you like the romance, this is a great read for you. Just. Read it. You won’t be disappointed.
Day 10: Cores of Diamond by @speakswords
Falling in love is easy, as it turns out. Painfully easy. All it takes is one smile, one tender unguarded second with the boy beneath Lance’s bravado, and that’s it. He’s done for. No questions, no bartering, no phase of denial. But if falling for Lance is the easiest thing Keith has ever done, then learning to express it is the hardest. So if he can’t say it, can’t put into words the way the entire world hinges around the moment Lance barged into his lifeㅡ
ㅡwell then he’ll just have to settle for showing him.
Picking just one of speaks’ works to recommend is like picking a favorite child. You just can’t. But if I had to pick ONE representative work, it would be Cores of Diamond. I was literally left breathless at the end of this. The imagery was STUNNING. My heart was all aflutter. It’s one of those that stays with you for a while after you finish. “All the Way Down” is another fun one, too. It was a toss up between those two to rec. But honestly, just go read everything by speaks. Everything.
