I had an ask for SPN author recs. The ask itself is rather long, so I'm just going to make a list here and hope the asker sees it.
Truth be told, I've barely read or written for SPN since the finale--not because I didn't like it, but because I found I liked it enough to be done. SPN was a fixation for a long time, whether I liked it or not, and when my brain decided to be done with it, it did that whether I liked it or not, too.
All of which is to say that the below is a list, in no particular order, of SPN writers whose work I admire and was touched by, but given the passage of time and my general absent-mindedness, it's bound to be incomplete.
dimeliora
interstitial
de_nugis
allwellandgood & doomcountry
finchandsparrow
themegalosaurus
candle_beck
lovetincture
caranfindel
britomart_is
rokhal
ameliacareful
kalliel
paxlux (not to be confused with dollylux, though I often do)
dollylux (not to be confused with paxlux, though I often do)
killabeez, whose Trek fic made an impression on me first
FrancesHouseman
beekeepercain
Bonus: the author has long since orphaned their works, but pulmonary edema has stayed vivid in my memory since I read it.
We got talking about crucified Sam elsewhere, and I thought “What better job for OhSam than crucifixion ...”
This is not a comprehensive list, but a good start, if one were interested in Sam v. a cross. Religious iconography and possible sacrilege, incoming!
~Arms Spread Wide, by authoressnebula, gen, 2515 words. Sam's not certain what will kill him first: his wounds, the sun, or the cross he hangs from.
~Touched By God – So It Goes., by keepcalmsmile, teen and up, gen, 3206 words. By day, The Stigmatic blesses The Faithful. By night, Sam Winchester suffers. Also, more crucifixion by keepcalmsmile: The Heart of the Fathers
~ out of the cross, by saintsurvivor, teen and up, gen, 6074 words. Sam sways; he’s burning. Burning with fever, with light and with holiness. He never thought something like him could become something like this.
~ Historically Inaccurate, by Balder12, art by quickreaver, teen and up, gen, 1875 words. Cas rescues Sam from crucifixion.
~tetelestai, by remy, mature, gen, 2899 words. The boy with the demon blood must be cleansed.
~Dread the passing … , by fleshflutter, very mature, ~4k words, mind the warnings! A man of God versus the Antichrist
~Ex Crucio, by ratherastory, gen, 3687 words. From a prompt by the lovely mimblexwimble: crucifixion.
~ Mashiach, by Askance and whiskyandoldspice, teen and up. It's tough to synopsize this universe. Just go wallow in it.
Becca’s weekly recommendations for the week of 11/06/17.
Feel free to tag me in any fics :)
Dean Winchester
Hey Handsome by @supernatural-jackles
Summary: You and Dean are similar in so many aspects. When you find him sitting on the kitchen floor in the bunker late one night, staring at pictures of the past. You can’t help the confessions that escape passed your lips and still deny everything you feel.
Imagine falling asleep with Dean in the Impala by @supernaturalgirl85
Sam Winchester
Stay by @sammyspsycho
Plot: You have a nightmare and go to Sam’s room
Imagine Fighting With Sam by @luci-in-trenchcoats
Request: Hi, can I request a Sam x reader where they have a fight and Sam is really pissed, but in then they end up kissing, please a lot of angry!Sam?
Castiel
Handsy by @narisjournal-blog
Castiel fluff :)
Blue Nails by @beccaamm
Summary: When Castiel sees you wearing nail polish, he gets curious.
Jensen Ackles
Imagine texting the wrong number by @sincerelysaraahh
Summary : you accidentally texted the wrong person one night who happens to be a major celebrity. And from that day on, you two can’t seem to stop talking to each other.
Profile Picture Not Included by @arazialotis
Summary: The reader has been single for a while and has had trouble with dating, even online matches. But with her sister’s need to meddle, giving up may not be as easy as it sounds.
Jared Padalecki
Capture The love by @queen-of-deans-booty
I was wondering if I could make a request? I was thinking a Jared fic where the reader is a photographer, and she works on set or something
This is how we heal by @sofreddie
Summary: Jared and Reader meet due to an unfortunate accident. They talk and end up leaning on one another because they feel no one else understands.
Series
The Bond (Sam x Reader) by @just-another-busy-fangirl
Summary: In a world where soulmates share injuries and physical ailments, Y/N finds herself getting injured quite often because of her soulmate bond. Will she be able to survive yet another drama, this time happening to her directly? Will she ever meet her soulmate, or will they just know each other through injury?
fics in various fandoms that i read and enjoyed during my time on ff.net
hp
Claustrophobia by Celebony (38k, T, gen, abuse) Harry's childhood comes back to haunt him. A HarryWeasleys bonding fic.
A Hero by Celebony (18.1k, T, gen, abuse) Dudley begins to see his family in a different light. Warning: strong language and themes of child abuse.
Harry's Little Army of Psychos by RuneWitchSakura (4.3k, T, gen) Oneshot from Ron’s POV. Ron tries to explain to the twins just how Harry made the Ministry of Magic make a new classification for magical creatures, and why the puffskeins were now considered the scariest magical creature of all time. No pairings.
Cupboard by VoledmortCan'tStopTheRock (5.2k, G, hinny, abuse) Father of three, happy, handsome and successful were not the things Petunia expected her nephew to ever become. A decade on from last seeing him turns that opinion on its head and Petunia is forced to face her guilt. Canon compliant. Please R&R.
The Cupboard by FranticArmoire (12.5k, T, gen, abuse) What begins as a simple trip to retrieve extra cleaning supplies for his mother turns into something more for Dudley, something even he can't explain. He still hasn't forgotten what the Dementors showed him the previous summer, and he's beginning to think that maybe they were right after all. Oneshot.
spn
The Art of Balance by SciFiNutTX (64.1k, T, gen) Dedicated to and written for charis-kalos. Dean 21, Sam 16. Sam is given a writing assignment in English class which leads him to make unsettling discoveries about his family. Complete
pjohoo
The Three Lives of Luke Castellan by greenconverses (18.3k, T, thalia/luke) Thalia Grace encounters Luke Castellan's soul trice over five hundred years. She thinks it might be a conspiracy, but as they say, death cannot stop true love. It can only delay it a little while. Spoilers for The Last Olympian. Futurefic, Thalia/Luke.
A Father for Percy by Allithea (6.9k, T, gen) Fluff. One shot. Set between BotL and TLO, during Percy's freshman year at Goode High School. As it turns out, even a powerful demigod needs a parent's help. With Poseidon fighting an under sea war and Sally Jackson at a writer's conference, Paul Blofis is the only parent-type available. Problem: Paul has never been a parent before and webmd isn't available for demigods.
Complexity by Innoverse (8.6k, T, gen) From the first moment he met him, Paul always figured that Percy was a complex kid. But as the days wore on, and Paul continued to fall for Sally, he learned that the boy had much more going on than he could've ever imagined. One-shot, Paul appreciation. Fatherly Paul/Percy.
Dry by Leca B (1k, G, percabeth) Annabeth looked at her son. He was dry. In the bathtub. Dry. In the water. She held her breath. "Percy!" she yelled. - Annabeth finds something curious about her baby son. Fun fluff.
atla
Avatar Aang: An Annotated Bibliography by The Big Rocky Eye (21k, G) How will the historians of the future see Aang and his friends? What books and stories will they write about them? Find out in the driest, most academic fanfic you'll ever read!
Conversations by JupiterLily (721, G, gen) 3:13 dialogue. "Zuko... you should grow a mustache." Aang and Zuko were stuck in that green stuff for a long time before the Sun Warriors found them.
Morality Chain by Pureauthor (260.5k, G, gen) /AU-ish/ "You're my brother. That's got to count for something. Right, Zuzu?" If Azula and Zuko had always cared for each other, how different would their live's paths have been?
In the Same Candlelight by Like A Dove (76.7k, T, zutara, abuse) In a world where there is no war, Zuko and Katara spend their summers together. Growing up is messy, embarrassing, and at times sad, but they think it might be okay because they have each other. Edited summary.
yj
Brachistochrone by Lily Ann Lyones (6.3k, T, gen) Oneshot 13 year old Dick Grayson is a Mathlete and proud of it, except he's learning that being a civilian sucks...
Anger Management by Black Friar (13.4k, G, gen) "An angry man is always a stupid man," Chinua Achebe. Connor learns that his anger has consequences. Unfortunately, it is not always him who will pay the price.
Coming of Rage by Black Friar (50k, M, gen) Batman is infected with rage, leading Robin and Kid Flash on a mad dash through Gotham to find the cure before Batman destroys either himself…or someone he cares about. Warnings: Violence.
No Good Deed by Black Friar (98.3k, M, gen) ...goes unpunished. Bruce and Dick find out just how true that old adage is when an injury Dick receives as Robin threatens to ruin both their lives.
Radiowave by LunartheDragon (347.4k, M, drarry, au - canon divergence) "I may be a jerk, Potter... but I'm not a monster."---All his life Draco has had his parents' voices in his head leading him down a path of pureblood ideals and traditions, but there is another voice, one that comes out of a radio, that urges him to question his family's ideals piece by piece until he can speak with his own words and stand on his own feet.
bnha
Dazzle or Delight by Quisanne (8.3k, G, gen, dad might) Take Izuku to the Sumida River Fireworks Festival, his past self had thought. It will be fun, he’d thought. What a fool he was. At least they're in Tokyo and he knows how to distract Izuku. Might Tower isn't that far away...
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OR: Izuku isn't as fond of fireworks as the rest of the population and Toshinori realizes that fact a little too late.
Hide and Seek by battybatzgirl (22.2k, T, gen, dadzawa, dad might, aldera middle school faces consequences, abuse, bullying) Izuku Midoriya is good at hiding his secrets. Shouta Aizawa is better at uncovering them....or the series where Aldera is revealed to be a shit school, Izuku deals with his trauma, and Aizawa goes on a warpath to protect his Problem Child.
A Fox in the Henhouse by HonestMistake (1.8k, G, gen, dad might, dad for one, midoriya izuku has all for one quirk) A monster attacks and All Might rushes to stop it.
In The Manner of Giving by watsittoyou (5k, G, gen) “I’m… what?” Izuku asks, brows furrowed. "Isn’t there anything else I could do instead? Like – like art, maybe? I’m good at art, maybe I could try traditional painting-”“Give this a try first,” his physiotherapist insists. “If you don’t find it to be beneficial, then we can discuss other forms of treatment. It’s getting colder outside, maybe it would be good for you to spend some time making it a little bit warmer for yourself."“But… knitting?”Or, Izuku takes up knitting to help the pain in his hands, and promptly forgets that there was pain in the first place in light of knitting things to give to his friends.
hello, nine by osamugiris (5.9k, T, gen, one for all reveal, quirk’s haunted) izuku is haunted by the past users of one for all, and does a very good job of hiding ituntil his classmates decide to play with a ouija board to figure out what's been happening at their dorm and they see seven ghosts surrounding izuku through the planchetteand now he has no choice but to tell them all his biggest secret
spn
The Thirty-Six Questions That Lead to Love by aeli_kindara (12.9k, M, destiel, case fic, fake/pretend relationship) “So I need you to be my gay dads,” says Claire.
And This, Your Living Kiss by opal_bullets (57k, M, destiel, saileen, dreamhunter, donna/jody, au - college, writer dean, professor castiel, abuse, prostitution) Only a very few people in the world know that the celebrated and reclusive poet Jack Allen is just Kansas mechanic Dean Winchester, a high school dropout with a few bucks to his name. Not that it matters anymore; life has left him so wrung out he never wants to pick up another pen.Until, that is, a string of coincidences leads Dean to auditing a poetry course with one Dr. Castiel Novak. The professor is wildly intelligent, devastatingly handsome...and just so happens to be academia's foremost expert on the poetry of Jack Allen.
mcu
One Last Thing by ironfamjam (6.6k, T, pepperony) Miraculously, insanely, unbelievably, Tony Stark is alive.Waking up in the hospital room to find out he saved the world should've been the end of a really good story except for one gigantic detail; Peter thinks he's dead.And he's disappeared without a trace.Or, a story about Tony searching incessantly for the last piece of his complete and total happy endingSubmission for the Irondad Remix 2021 challenge
you game? cake time? by iron_spider (3k, T, pepperony) Peter stares at him.“I’d like your help,” Tony says, gesturing towards the ton of cakes. “Your refined palette.”Peter snorts. He can’t lie, excitement is rising in his throat and in his stomach, and he barely ate at lunch today because he was trying to finish up the book report before sixth period. “Does Miss Potts know you picked me?”“You can call her Pepper.”Peter cocks his head. “Does Pepper know you picked me to help you?”
The Dangers of Sleeping on the Upside of the Bed by Honorable_mention (1.1k, G, gen, quarantine) Midtown High School’s Academic Decathlon team had moved online. Once a week, even during the summer, everyone would log on and chat for a few minutes before trying to beat each other on Protobowl while hurling barely school appropriate threats at each other. It was really quite a lot of fun.Through these online meetings Cindy Moon had gotten the opportunity to intimately learn about her teammates in a way she hadn’t been able to when they were in-person. A person’s room and the way they talked to their family told you a lot about them.In which the members of the Academic Decathlon team get the chance to meet Peter's roommates
something bright coming his way by iron_spider (6.5k, T, gen, hurt peter) “Pete,” Tony’s voice says. “I’m heading to your location.”Peter narrows his eyes. Karen’s colors turn from dark red to a softer blue, which he takes as her celebrating Tony’s imminent arrival. How imminent? What?“What?” Peter says again. Like an idiot.“Your numbers aren’t what I like to see and you stopped moving and I was in the area, anyway. You know. Doing Iron Man things. You okay?”Peter blinks. He sees some more lights out ahead of him that he thinks are headlights, and he feels like Karen is trying to even out his vision by changing how things come across on the HUD. She’s failing, but he won’t say that. Can she read his brainwaves? No. Definitely not. Maybe. Either way he doesn’t wanna be mean to her, so he stops thinking.Ugh, his side hurts.
Of All the Nurses’ Offices in All the High Schools... by sahiya (7k, T, gen, outsiders pov, identity reveal, hurt peter) Peter Parker has his own gravitational orbit, and it tends to suck in the people around him. Including burned out school nurses who were just minding their own business.Or: Patrick Carmichael meets Spider-Man (and Tony Stark), adopts a cat, and gets just a little bit better.
a first time for everything by crowkag (7.7k, pepperony, sick peter) “Why are you whispering?” Pepper was asking, and the other noises were receding away behind the creak of a door and click of a lock.“Because I’m hosting a vigilante super-teen with enhanced hearing this weekend.” He slumped back into the couch cushions. “Or did you forget?”There was a sharp intake of breath.“Peter? Oh god, what did you—”“Nothing,” Tony rushed out, scrambling. “He’s fine. The kid’s fine, honey.”A beat of silence.“Okay, well, he’s not fine, but—”“Tony Stark—”
Is he or Is he not? by Omenthia_Arc (43.2k, G, pepperony, 5 + 1, people think peter is tony’s kid) Five times someone thought that Peter was Tony's biological son and one time everyone thought it.
hp
The Moon Looks Lovely Tonight by Omi_Ohmy (35.7k, M, drarry, post-hogwarts, domestic) When Harry moves into the damp and empty Black house, it doesn’t quite feel like home. And then the first owl moves in. After that, it’s a steep slope leading to bed-sharing, more owls, assorted housemates, strange potions experiments, and terrible cooking. And a bit of waltzing, too.
The Wrong Sort by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle (289.5k, T, drarry, romione, gryffindor draco, canon divergence, torture) In which Draco Malfoy is sorted into Gryffindor and everything kind of goes to Hell from there… but hey. At least there’s a chance he won’t grow up to be an awful person. Alternatively titled ‘Draco Malfoy and the Worst Goddamn Seven Years of His Life’
The Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid (998.6k, E, drarry, wolfstar, romione, neville/ luna, grindeldore, lockhart/snape, time travel, fix it, abuse) All it takes is one look in a mirror and an ill-advised attempt to shatter it, before an embittered Draco Malfoy fresh out of Azkaban is sent back into his body on the day he gets his Hogwarts letter.Suddenly, Draco has an unwanted second chance, with a Sorting Hat that doesn't know what to do with him, a certain Muggleborn who won't leave his study table alone, and green eyes he just can't get out of his head. And then there's his new wand, whose choice of him could just mark him as every bit as dark a wizard as his name means he should be.
more than getting by by sarewolf (34.4k, M, wolfstar, wolfstar raises harry) “What do you want me to do?” Remus says, tiredly. All he wants is to curl up on his bed. Smoke a pack of cigarettes. Get drunk. He can’t stop looking at Harry.“Remus...” Dumbledore is gentle. Remus hates when he has that tone. Hates that he knows it will hurt. “There is no one else left.”A bitter laugh escapes him. “So you’ll curse the poor thing with a werewolf for a guardian?”
How Like Home by waitingondaisies (63.5k, T, jily, dimension travel) When Sirius falls through the veil, Harry chases after him, determined to find him on the other side. Instead, he finds nothing at all. When he wakes up, he is informed by Unspeakables that he is from an alternate universe.Thanks to his uncanny resemblance to his counterpart, Harry is readily recognized as a duplicate of Harry Potter, a normal fifteen year old boy, and is entrusted to the care of Lily and James Potter. From them, Harry discovers that Voldemort is not, and never was, a threat in this universe.Now, Harry must adapt to life with loving parents in a peaceful world.
Professor Black by Haunted_Frost (29k, T, wolfstar, professor regulus black) Kreacher's unending loyalty has allowed Regulus to survive the Inferi. In order to destroy the horcrux and ensure Voldemort's death, he goes back to Hogwarts, this time as a Potions professor. Years at this position give him new insights, even as the papers rave about how both the Blacks were traitors to their sides.When Sirius gets loose from Azkaban, Regulus knows one thing: he is not going to let his lunatic brother hurt his students.Inspired entirely by this tumblr post.
atla
(let me be) there for you by lesmiserablol (8.5k, T, zukka, post-war, bodyguard sokka, friends to lovers, idiots to lovers) Sokka pulls out a clean piece of parchment and starts to write:Reasons Why Sokka Would Be A Great Bodyguard for Lord ZukoHe smiles in satisfaction at the title. Seeing it in writing only makes him feel more confident in this brilliant, two-minute-old idea of his. Zuko is one of his closest friends, and Sokka is a great fighter, he would be the perfect bodyguard! He has the entirety of his trip in the Fire Nation to prove it to Zuko. This is going to be a piece of cake.(or, Sokka mistakes his crush for just a strong desire to be a guard for Zuko, and Suki is amused)
boy problems by burnt_oranges (22.2k, zukka, mailee, friends to lover, post-war, arranged marriage) “I accidentally signed off on an arranged marriage to Sokka,” Zuko says faintly. He sits up so fast he almost falls out of his chair. “I signed off on an arranged marriage to Sokka, and he agreed."In which Zuko suffers in a variety of ways, including but not limited to: close and constant proximity to the object of his affections, assassination attempts, and irreparable injuries to his dignity.
we really should google these things first by Bundibird (3k, G, gen, modern) Sokka's aloe vera plant is in need of a good pruning, and what's Sokka gonna do, just throw out all the pruned leaves? When instead he can make aloe vera juice? Come on. (Only - maybe he should have googled this beforehand. Because it turns out there's an edible kind of aloe, and a toxic kind. Guess what kind Sokka has. Go on, guess.)(Or: the modern AU based on the time I nearly poisoned myself with a non-edible succulent.)
spn
Checked Out by whelvenwings (27.1k, G, destiel, dreamhunter, library au, librarian castiel, writer dean, openly bi dean, misunderstandings) Castiel Novak can think of many writers who would not be welcome under the roof of Heaven’s Gate library, where he is the librarian: Ayn Rand ranks highly (no explanation needed), as does Charles Dickens (he hasn’t forgiven Charles for the month he lost to The Pickwick Papers). And, of course, Dean Winchester. Dean Winchester, local author and obvious a-hole, who is entirely too handsome to be true and who is clearly totally lacking in profundity, intelligence, sincerity, and self-awareness. Unfortunately, though, Dean’s been invited to do a book signing at Heaven’s Gate - and Castiel’s about to be confronted by some unexpected feelings when he finally meets Dean for the first time.
Aim and Ignite by wincechesters (10.3k, M, destiel, cas in the bunker) After the angels fall and Cas loses his grace, and with Sam still recovering from the toll taken on his body by the trials, Dean starts a prank war as a way to lighten the mood in the bunker and alleviate his boredom. It might just have some unexpected consequences.
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A post-S8 canon AU.
bnha
Izuku plays video games with the League of Villains (among other things) by ADyingFlower (54.2k, T, gen, quirkless midoriya, villain deku) Izuku plays video games with the League of Villains, denies being a villain, has his beloved animal crossing file threatened, kicks ass with a shotgun, is proposed to, learns to deal with his depression, and accidentally kidnaps the son of the number two hero. In that order.Or: Five times Izuku played online with his friends, and one time he played with them in personThen Himiko screams.“CAPTAIN!” “Y-yeah?” Tomura asks almost hesitantly. “LOOK!!” All four of them spin around, right as a cannonball comes soaring inches from Izuku’s head from the Galleon less than a three feet away from them. They scream. “OH FUCK NO NO NO NO! NO!” Dabi yells, running to load the cannons. “DUDE WE HAVE SO MUCH SHIT! NO! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!”“Hey guys, guys! Hey, chill!” Izuku shrieks frantically, right as one of the players boards their ship and starts shooting. “CHILL THE FUCK OUT!”
our trust shot full of holes by nolov (louscr) (25.9k, T, gen) When he's twelve, Izuku meets his best friend. Neither of them are especially good at having friends, but they make do.The other shoe drops less than a week into his first year at U.A.
Are You Valued? by cyber_phobia (9.2k, T, dad for one) "What are you drawing, Izuku?" Hisashi asks with adoration dripping in his voice.
"It's Uncle!" Izuku shouts, smacking his dad's arm for daring to ask once more.
All the air leaves Hisashi's lungs in one fell swoop.
To Spark A Smile by awefull (1.1k, G, gen, dadzawa) A six-year-old. Aizawa was the guardian of a six-year-old. Aizawa, a pro-hero, who had poor eating habits, and no sleep schedule, was in charge of raising a little girl.He, reasonably, had some concerns.
Long Night in the Valley by Marsalias (53.7k, T, gen, suspected traitor, dad might, dad for one) On paper, the Hero Commission's plan to investigate Midoriya Izuku under the guise of a training course for combating mental quirks is solid, almost foolproof, even. If Midoriya turns out to be innocent, they can pass everything off as part of the training exercise, assuming he even remembered any of it. Otherwise, they could beg forgiveness after the traitor was securely imprisoned in Tartarus.The paper plan failed to take into account the feral ghosts living in Midoriya Izuku's head, or his equally feral living friends.Time to bring on the chaos.
i gave the voices in my head a megaphone by hannahbal (17.3k, todoroki/midoriya/shinsou) ...and they started singing Megan Thee Stallion.(Hitoshi, like any good friend, brainwashes Izuku’s anxiety away for a day so he can know some peace. The problem? Izuku has no fear of god or consequences.Izuku also has no goddamn filter.)
Nothing Could Be More Worthwhile by Krisington (3.5k, G, gen, dad might) Toshinori Yagi wouldn’t say he had let his guard down in retirement, not exactly. It was more accurate to say that he had let his guard down in his true form. He didn’t notice others, and others didn’t notice him. It had become a small pleasure, he realized, one he was reluctant to let go.He should have known better.The man managed to reach All Might’s forehead a split second before All Might grabbed the man’s arm. But a second was just enough.A villain showed All Might a vision of Izuku. Bloodied. Broken. Fading. Was that some future that would come to pass? Toshinori needed to do everything in his power to make sure it wasn't.
everything i wanted by raindrops_0 (9k, T, gen, 5 + 1) Izuku turns to face Hitoshi and flashes a bright smile, eyes folding into crescent moons.Bright like the afternoon sun swallowing Hitoshi whole, bright like All Might’s fucking perfect grin, bright like he’s already a hero.Bright like everything Hitoshi has ever wanted and then more.(Hitoshi can’t help it, but he hates. Of course Izuku can smile as if the whole world is in his hands. He’s never had to fight for every little thing and be hated for it.)Or 5 times Hitoshi misjudged the golden boy of UA, and 1 time he finally understood.
hp/bnha
Bend Before You Break by orkestrations (16.2k, T, gen) When Izuku set out for his morning run, the last thing he was expecting was to be plucked from his own world by magic and thrown into another universe entirely.Removed from his own conflict and with no way back, he sets himself to figuring out this world and its own incipient war while searching for a way to possibly reverse the spell that brought him here.It's just his luck that the year he arrives is the same year the government decides it's a great idea to bring back the potentially-deadly tournament.
