#fic by yeaka

[bi-disaster-kirk]

Ok, so I love Kirk/Spock fics where they get stranded together during a mission or shore leave and eventually hook up. I need to read more of them and would love to hear everyone's recommendations.

Here are some of my favs:

The Lotus Eaters by aldora89

Sha Ka Ree by @onedamnminuteadmiral

Inside the River by Yeaka

insomnia by @twinkboimler

Rain Dogs by @gunstreet

Please share yours 🙏✨️ (I only really read explicit fics but feel free to share whatever you read)

[celestial-sphere-press]

Fanbinding: Inside the River by yeaka

Starfleet sends Jim a spouse and an oddly vacant honeymoon.

When I saw the lovely typeset and bind @ashmouthbooks did of "Inside the River" for the @renegadepublishing annual exchange, I was struck by inspiration. They had done this gorgeous two page spread for the title, and between that, it being a TOS/AOS fic I hadn't read yet but looked amazing, and the idea for the case, I *immediately* set to work on my first book of 2023.

I have this very pretty marbled paper that I wanted to try contouring a green fabric against, and that is what I ended up doing!

I am VERY happy with the end result, but it was a complete pain in the ass to make this happen. Each of the green pieces was separately cut out and worked together with cloth and then layered over the base with the blue marbled paper.

I also decided to test hubris and see how thin of a book I could round and back. I was mostly successful!

Thank you @ashmouthbooks for the lovely typeset and thank you Yeaka for the beautiful story!

[mairsedoats]

My (quite long) list of samfro fic recs :-)

Leaving here some of my favorite samfro fics (so far) because well, why not? The ones with a little star (☆ ) are like… favorites of all time! They’re incredibly good (in my humble opinion anyhow.)

Starting off with a bunch of AU’s:

Down the Slopes -  fizzingwhizbee ☆ 

Ski instructor Sam and Writer Frodo modern AU (Rated T)

Through a Glass, Darkly - fizzingwhizbee ☆ 

Over the Garden Wall AU (Rated T)

Why were you digging (what did you bury) - blankie ☆ 

Frodo as a sort of God AU. (Rated T)

Impressions of a Morning Glory -mangostrawberry  ☆ 

Where Frodo wakes up without his memory. Post-quest AU (rated T)

A Second Cup of Coffee - mangostrawberry ☆ 

coffee shop AU where Sam works at a coffee shop and Frodo is a college student who frequents the shop. (Rated T)

Just like a Folksong - jolychetta ☆

Coffee shop/florist AU. (Rated G)

Come away with me - tayles_28 

Another coffee shop AU because apparently I’m a sucker for those. (Rated M)

Flower Boy - Cronch_Rat ☆ 

A growing flowers on your skin AU. (Rated T)

Tulips and carnations - kathkin  

Florist Sam and college student Frodo AU. (Rated T)

A light in the darkness - YamBits (I absolutely love Yambits’ works)

Frodo has settled into his life as Mayor, with Sam as his Deputy, when Merry arrives with news of an old terror, set on stalking Frodo. (Rated M)

Poisoned Mushrooms - YamBits ☆

Frodo's friends conspire to defend him against strange accidents and dark figures drawn to Bag End. As the world gets darker, Frodo and Sam find themselves growing closer. Set a year before the Journey. (Rated M) 

Crossing the Barrier - YamBits ☆

Sam crosses the sea, and reunites with Frodo. After waiting to speak with him for so long, Sam finds that Frodo has lost the ability to speak their common language. (Rated T)

Seasons and sentiment- fizzingwhizbee

Winter in Bag End. Sam is dealing with a Problem. (Rated T)

Strawberry Juice - Ethereal_Soul ☆

Frodo writes poetry about Sam lying on his garden, tries to translate it and is embarrassed when Sam almost finds out. Inspired by “strawberry blond” by Mitski. (Rated G)

Thrust out the Harlot - igraine1419 

Merry tricks Frodo and Sam into a game of hide and seek. (Rated E)

Hourglass - igraine1419

When strangers arrive in Hobbiton, Frodo is drawn onto a dangerous path. (Rated E)

For Eyes to See that Can - igraine1419

During a long, lonely night at Rivendell, Sam is restless until magic comes to his aid. (Rated E)

Cardinals - LadyRa [au]

The soil Galadriel gave Sam has some unexpected side effects. (Rated T)

Ghosts that we knew - objectlesson 

Frodo stays in the shire au. (Rated M)

Of Sun and Shade - icannotevenhhh 

Pre-quest. (Rated G)

The Raven and the Badger - lightningskipper ☆

An unexpected Harvestmath encounter… (Rated E)

Passion for Life - lauriel_lunar ☆

Sam reunites with Frodo in Valor after 60 years; Frodo is untouched by time. (Rated T)

Ten Thousand Starlit Nights - lauriel_lunar

Set during Two Towers. (Rated T)

We’ll take our chances (we’ll last a month) - Chash 

Fic I had fun reading; roommates AU (Rated T)

Here at the end of all things (with you) - grasslandgirl

Post-quest. (Rated G)

Oh, Samwise Gamgee You Old Fool - Cas_Wings 

Pre-quest; When Sam and Frodo go for an outing, they both begin to reflect on their feelings for one another. (Rated E)

Exsanguinating circumstances - chrononautical

Vampire au (Rated M)

Salvation - yeaka

The ring gives Frodo bad cravings; Short vampire AU. (Rated T)

A Kiss Sweeter Than Cream and a Smile Brighter Than Sunlight (Teapots and Copper Kettles) - ohmygoshwhatascream

A sweet one shot. (Rated T)

Flesh Spread Thin Over Aching Bones (A Song in the Wind) - ohmygoshwhatascream

Set in canon where Sam looks for Frodo at the top of the dark tower of Cirith Ungol. (Angsty fic) (Rated T)

I Don’t Care - OpportunityRover

Sam and Frodo share a cloak in the middle of Mordor. (Rated G)

When I consider everything that grows - wrishwrosh 

Pre-quest; Floriography. (Rated T)

You sold me a future - tigerlilycorine

A bit more floriography; flowers as a courting device of course… (Rated G)

The Language of Flowers - Annwyn

And more floriogrophy…who cheered! (Rated M)

For All the Weeks In Spring (In a Language That Needs No Words) - ohmygoshwhatascream

Each week, a flower appears on Frodo's bedside table. (Rated G)

Watch it grow, from far, from close - bayleavves 

Frodo and Sam over the course of the seasons. (Rated T)

In the Silent Forest Listening - Verecunda

Even after the Quest is ended, Frodo and Sam both find it hard to sleep. (Rated G)

For a Mere bit of Love - illegible_scribble

Silly kissing booth fic. (Rated G)

“Always” - ocean_blue 

Soulmate AU; When you come of age you receive a soul mark somewhere on your body which represents your soulmate and gives you a clue to who they are. (Rated T)

Heal my heart and drown my woe - winterwyrd 

Frodo and Sam take care of each other and try to avoid revealing too much of their hearts in the process. (Rated G)

Sweet Cider - ElderberryWine

Rated T.

[spirker]

Spock/Kirk fanfiction recs for @merryfinches (and anyone else who’s interested)

I am a TOS girlie but I do enjoy a reboot/AOS fic too.

Something Smart to Do - kianspo

A very sweet M-rated 5+1 where Spock and Kirk get fake-married on the regular.

Treasures - yeaka

E-rated Pon Farr fic. Romantic but also hot as hell. Cute idea about Jim serving on a Vulcan ship and all the other Vulcans being jealous of Spock.

The Lotus Eaters - aldora89

A novel length fic that is genuinely one of my favourite works of fiction ever. The world building is incredible and the plot is so gripping. And the romance! *swoon*

The Squire of Eros - aldora89

Another brilliant work by this writer. This fic really perfectly captures the tone of TOS and is really sweet and funny.

The Bond - WhatIfImaMermaid

A sweet sexy fic featuring amnesia and fake/real bonding.

master of a nothing place - strzyga

This one is basically PWP lol. Spock goes feral on an away mission. Kirk is there for the ride.

I’ll add some more if I remember!

[celestialvoyeur]

💛💙SPIRK FIC REC💙💛

When I first found this fic the summary was so short that I really didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised!

It's an AOS AU (Yes, I know there have been a lot of them lately, I was going through a phase lol, I'll try to switch things up a bit soon) in which Starfleet requires all it's captains to be married to provide stability and support on long missions. If they don't find one of their own before they take command then they're subject to an arrange marriage via Starfleet Command matching them up with a suitable officer based on submitted questionnaires.

As such, Kirk is being provided with a spouse and is en route to meet them for their ceremony and subsequent honeymoon. However, although Kirk and Spock are not unhappy with their assigned partners, they are a bit baffled by their honeymoon resort, which appears to be deserted.

It's a mystery laced love story and it's altogether quite endearing. 🥰

[herabutroman]

(trektober 2023 prompt: spooky/supernatural)

severely inspired by yeaka's fic Drowned / Drowning <3 have some spicy j7 i have saved this up for the last day and THEN forgot to post it LMAO

[calyxcurl]

3 and 6 for the fic rec ask meme please 🥰

OHHHHHH!!! 🥰

3. 😂 A fic that made you laugh out loud

THERE... ARE SO MANY. SO I WILL LIMIT MYSELF TO THREE FOUR!! And I will do it in order of word length!

Uncouth by yeaka ~1.6k words, Rated T one of my favorite 3zun dynamic is xiyao being obnoxiously flirtatious and mingjue having an aneurysm about it AJDFHLSDKJHA

Pet Slut by @giraffeter ~6.7 words, Rated M YOU JUST HAVE TO READ IT (The Lan Xichen thirst is real ((so valid))!!!!!) Comedic, involves DOGGIES, HILARIOUS Jin siblings interaction!

Tender Tentacle Tribulations by Shiome @evilhasnever ~7.9k words, Rated E 🦑 MONSTER-FUCKING!🐙IT'S REALLY CUTE AND LIGHTHEARTED and horny AND I LAUGHED AT SEVERAL THINGS (which i evidently posted bloopers for!) BUT THE LINE THAT HAS STAYED IN MY HEAD FOREVER is Nie Huaisang asking: "How hard can it be to sit on a dick, Yao-Yao?"

Where Did The Party Go by @tilwesink ~9.1k words, Rated T I was laughing for the majority of this fic ngl--!! SongXueXiao isn't my main ship but Xue Yang in particular is hilarious here and the background XiYao is *CHEF'S KISS*! Perfect bridezilla A-Yao!

I am also realizing that I, uh, was able to choose these off the top of my head because have podficced all of these and remember vividly having to pause multiple times to laugh during each recording process lsdkfhlaksdjfhashl HONESTLY i didn't intend for this to be a self-promo HOWEVER i do feel inclined to share some art I drew for these!

6. 😊 A fic that made you smile on a bad day

Guanyin's Gift by @galadhir ~36.7k words, Rated G I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES AN UPDATE FROM THIS FIC HAD ME LITERALLY RISE FROM THE DEAD OF DEPRESSION LIKE THE AMOUNT OF ENDORPHINS EACH UPDATE BROUGHT ME WAS INSANE!!!!

ALSO, GALADHIR IS MAKING A PODFIC VERSION OF IT AND IT IS SO FAR FABULOUS AS I AM RE-LIVING THE ENTIRE THING AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT'S BEING READ TO ME!!!!!!

Thank you for asking me for fic recs!! They are, unsurprisingly, mostly XiYao. 😂😌

Fic Recs (Ask Meme)

[sobeautifullyobsessed]

Happy Valentine's, and you asked me a question, I will answer it, so please do not ignore.

"Unless you mean to say that the ship itself should be his beloved?" You are 3000% correct. As for what drove me to lash out at you before, just ask yeaka.

I'm still not entirely sure what you're aiming to accomplish, hon - but if it's to accuse me of plagiarism, you are seriously barking up the wrong tree. Likewise, if you're angry that I dared to write Khan with an Original Character rather than someone from canon, I truly don't give a fig.

I work in a field where I have to deal with strangers being dishonest with me nearly every day. So much so, that I know a lie within a few moments of our conversation starting. When I share with other folks the myriad ways that Liars have devised to rip off a retailer in the course of returning something, they (as I used to be) are shocked to learn the many ingenious means of deception. My reply is always, 'Well, you wouldn't think of something like that because you're a honest person'. And likewise, it never occurred to me to look up the word 'yeaka' as I figured it was a typo, rather than a basis for an accusation.

However, one of my dear tumblr friends thought to look it up and discovered it's an AO3 penname of someone who writes Khan fic, shipping him with various canon characters. For the record, I don't recall ever reading anything of theirs - nor have I visited their works now out of curiosity. I didn't think to look for myself as some means of defense because I am simply NOT A PLAGIARIST. Every fic I've published is based on my own imagination, including those that resulted from RP with partners who granted me permission to write them.

If on the other hand, you simply can't tolerate shipping Khan (or any canon character) with someone non-canon, I'd advise you to keep to your own lane and block tags for fics that may raise your ire. If you're curious, though, you might discover there is a wealth of fics featuring OCs, as well as stories featuring crossover characters from completely unrelated fandoms. Make a quick search of 'Khanlolly' alone, and you'll find many, many stories featuring romance between Khan and Molly Hooper from BBC Sherlock, basically because he wears Benedict's face. Khanlolly is an offspring of the Sherlolly fandom.

In short, fan fiction Authors are free to play with whatever characters they want in whatever manner they choose. As of today, there are no fic police to restrict what can and cannot be written. If you don't like, don't read. That will ensure peace of mind for everyone involved.

[telldaily]

Fic Rec: For the Mission by yeaka

Context:

Jim and Spock had to role play as master and pet to convince a new race to ally with the Federation.

And they must put on a show? an exhibition involving a lap dance.

Spock is really OP here.

[ashmouthbooks]

Inside The River by yeaka

The second of three bindings for Annamon (ABT Fanbinding) for the 2022 @renegadepublishing binding exchange! This is Kirk/Spock arranged marriage fic, where they’re sent to a tropical planet for their honeymoon and have to get to know each other while solving a mystery…

Squareback A5 HB bound in yellow dubletta bookcloth with Mediterranean lemon endpapers and a title painted on the spine in green metallic fabric paint. I wanted to lean into the soft summery honeymoon vibe with this and I’m really happy with how it came out! The typesetting is crisper in comparison, I used a vey modem looking typeface for the body and two different Star Trek fonts for the chapter titles and the running headers/footers, for a sleek Star Trek-esque look.

[eveneechan]

Spring Morning

"Hwa-young ducks in and pecks In-joo’s cheek. It’s the first kiss, or the chaste prequel to one"

Just a simple fluff Hwayoung kiss Injoo's cheek, kinda inspired from a fic

[imakemywings]

Below will be fanfic recs for TOLKIEN, 80 DAYS, and THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS. Once again, I’ve tried to break the Tolkien recs down by character groupings but you all know what a thankless task that is. Asterisks by particular faves! (〜￣▽￣)〜

(Photo credit to Svitlana on Unsplash.)

Past fanfic rec lists

80 Days

Anchor by insomniz - NR - 5.6k - Fogg/Passepartout - Aouda's view of their relationship, and her friendship with Passepartout.

Trains, Like Time and Tide by ArabellaMoxie G - 5.2k - Fogg/Passepartout - Eventually Passepartout realizes Fogg is sabotaging them. It's so cute <3

The Left Hand of Darkness

Cut From the Journal of Therem Harth rem ir Estraven by bratrights - G - 2.5k - Genly/Therem - A really tender look at Therem and Genly's relationship. The author does a great job capturing Therem's voice!

Dawn by venndaai - T - 2.9k - Genly/Therem - Wonderful (AU) exploration of Genly and Therem's relationship post-canon.

Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit

* Abide, Abound by elleth - T - 3.9k - Arwen/Tauriel - Wonderful characterization here and such a natural growth of the relationship.

All My Shadows Fade by amyfortuna - T - 662 - Arwen/OC - My heart breaks for this OC--a female friend of Arwen's in unrequited love with her, writing her a letter on the eve of her marriage to Aragorn.

Before the Breath of Storm by tinnurin - T - 1.3k - Excellent look into the Dwarven exiles before the battle of Azanulbizar.

* Both the Sweet and the Bitter by Northland - T - 10k - I just loved this look at Rivendell during the War of the Ring.

Come Home to Chaos (Get a Crush On a Queen) by ncfan - G - 8.5k - Arwen/Firiel of Gondor - This fic does a great job with the setting and with Arwen's attitudes. Wonderful depth given to Firiel, a character really only a name on a page in canon.

The Fruit by Mimi_Lind - G - 1.6k - I love Celeborn and Thranduil fucking with each other with a total deadpan.

Games and Fantasy by Genesis_Grey - E - 3.3k - Arwen/Eowyn - Play sexy games, win sexy prizes.

* A House of Nettles by Ias - E - 6.4k - Eowyn/Tar-Miriel - Amazing delicious sexy fic where Eowyn becomes haunted by the Witch King--former queen of Numenor Tar-Miriel. It is SO good.

Of All the Stars, the Fairest by whatiwouldnotgive - E - 7.5k - Arwen/Eowyn - This fic captures that gradual build of friendship that suddenly gives way to romance and it's beautiful. And Arwen's flirting is adorable!

Or Would They Go on Aching Still by Farasha - G - 3.5k - Aragorn/Arwen, Arwen/Tauriel - Just a heartbreaking combo of joy and grief in this fic. Fantastic look at the vanishing of the Elves from Middle-earth through Arwen's perspective.

Orlaya by yeaka - T - 1k - Arwen/Tauriel - Cute, sexy fun!

* Shadow of the Evening by RussetFiredrake - T - 2.9k - Arwen/Eowyn - Captures that lady knight/noblewoman thing SO well...both characters are so loveable here.

She had a January World by kimaracretak - T - 540 - Arwen/Tauriel - Beautiful and bittersweet, as the end of the Elves always is.

West, West Away by Arveldis - G - 3.5k - Such a sweet, tender look at saying goodbye to Middle-earth. Sam finds himself unexpectedly sharing a moment with the Elvenking on a boat West!

The Silmarillion

Sindar

Aloe Cup by welcoming_disaster - E - 2.3k - Daeron/Maglor - I love their dynamic here so much...Maglor is so desperate to save him. And not just because it involves getting his dick in there.

Après Moi, le Déluge by HerenorThereNearnorFar - T - 2k - For her children, Elwing weaves.

Beacon by polotropos - E - 2.3k - Earendil/Elwing - They are SO in love...love the touches of realism that ground this piece.

Bloodied by ohboromir - G - 1.2k - Thingol & Beleg & Mablung - We rarely see explorations of pre-Noldor Middle-earth! A nice look at the fight of the Iathrim before Feanor lands in Beleriand.

* The Carriage Held but Just Ourselves by StarSpray - T - 1.3k - Stunning look at the line of Thingol and their relationship with death.

Coastin' by swanmaiden - E - 2.3k - Earendil/Elwing - Sexy cute Starwing!

Ebb and Flow by swanmaiden - E - 3.6k - Earendil/Elwing - A really loving look at their relationship in Sirion <3 I love how this fic shows the community of the city and how loved these two were.

Elwing's Strategy by lifeisyetfair - T - 525 - Gut-wrenching look at Elwing's last moments in Sirion--and why she chose to jump. Fucking amazing character explorations, especially in such a short fic!

* Elvenkings by am_fae - G - 1.5k - Gorgeous prose and a very bittersweet look at the Iathrim after the fall of Doriath.

A Fiend in Feline Shape by Aipilosse - G - 15.7k - This is such a fun fic where we get to see a lot of the Sindar post-rebirth and such thought is given to each person's characterization. Plus Ancalagon is a cat now.

High in the Halls of the Kings Who Are Gone by Arveldis - G - 880 - Finduilas & Gildor - Gildor's final walk through Nargothrond. Beautiful prose!

Home Sweet Home by SunflowerSupreme - M - 1.5k - Daeron/Maglor - This fic captures such a harsh relationship between them, yet also the loneliness that drives them together.

* Into the Heart of a Fey Thing by amethysttribble - T - 12.2k - Aredhel & Galadriel & Luthien - These three have an adventure in Doriath. Great job managing their dynamic and some Doriath world-building!

Joy is a Bird, a Fragile Thing by estuarie - G - 1k - Elrond & Elwing - This is the reunion Elrond and his mom deserve.

Less Flesh Than Stone by crackinthecup - T - 938 - A confrontation between Elwing and Maedhros in Valinor.

Like New Flowers on Ancient Hills by StarSpray - G - 2.3k - Elanor welcomes an Elvish guest into the Shire. Both characters are written so beautifully; this is such a sweet fic.

A Love in the Past Time by ncfan - G - 810 - A beautiful look at Melian and Thingol's first meeting.

Love Me and Despair by Beleriandings - T - 3.8k - Galadriel/Luthien - Luthien's POWER here and her willingness to self-destruct are beautiful, as well as Galadriel's devotion to making sure Luthien does not destroy herself.

To Love What is Mortal by solanceae - G - 2.4k - Luthien/Thuringwethil - Delicious take on this ship, with Luthien's light and goodness being exactly what draws Thuringwethil to her.

Memories, Like Grains of Sand by cuarthol - G - 1k - Elrond and Elros remember so little of Sirion :'(

The Most Beautiful by Meril - G - 634 - A look at why Melian stays in Middle-earth.

Old Enough to Know by unknownlifeform - G - 3.6k - Elrond & Gil-galad - Love Elrond struggling a bit with Elros growing apart from him after their claustrophobic childhood. He's so used to their relying only on each other.

On Carven Throne by Innin - E - 493 - Galadriel/Luthien - Gluthien throne sex, does anything else need to be said?

Only the Best by LadyBrooke- G - 500 - Daeron missed his chance to debate Feanor. I go feral for any fic or headcanon that acknowledges the similarities between these two characters and their intelligence.

Our Shared Monsters by theworldisquietheretooquiet - T - 978 - Heartbreaking yet hopeful look at the twins of the line of Thingol and the evolution of their nightmares.

Raised by Wolves by WarriorEowyn - G - 4.4k - A really excellent look at Elrond and Elros post-Amon Ereb and their identity growth and struggles.

Upon a Bed of Moss by Innin - E - 1.5k - Galadriel/Luthien - Service top Galadriel 👌

* The Salt in the Wound by swanmaiden - E - 4.1k - Curufin's wife/Luthien - This author gives these two such a bonkers dynamic, I absolutely love it. Frothing at the mouth. Luthien distracts her one of her captors with hatesex.

Scraps of Dark in a Starstrewn Night by solanceae - T - 5.2k - Luthien/Thuringwethil - Luthien is so captivating in this fic.

Silence Sharper Than a Knife by asterisq - G - 1.6k - Daeron watches a performance of The Lay of Leithian. Ow ow ow :'''''')

Songs of Sun and Shadow by Zdenka - G - 2k - Fun tie between The Hobbit and The Silmarillion where Melian recruits Finrod to help test Thranduil's magical abilities.

Such Players Only Have There Been by Anonymous - E - 5.5k - Daeron/Maglor - Their dynamic works SO well here.

* Summer Wine by welcoming_disaster - E - 3.2k - Daeron/Maglor - Honestly so hot when Maglor explains to Daeron how to tie him up.

Stardrop by welcoming_disaster - T - 750 - Daeron/Maglor - The fucking FORESHADOWING!!!!!!

Was Dancing There by StarSpray - G - 382 - Elrond and Elwing dance in front of a mural of Luthien in Sirion. Incredible little ficlet.

What Remains by asterisq - T - 2.2k - Absolutely brutal look at the aftermath of the Second Kinslaying. Amazing work.

What the Shadows Hid by swanmaiden - T - 465 - Luthien/Thuringwethil - The vampire's kiss is a heritable curse! The vampire's kiss is a heritable curse!

Noldor

The Aching by searchingforserendipity - G - 612 - Love explorations of this moment where Celegorm and Curufin have to explain what they did in Nargothrond to Maedhros. This author packs an astounding amount of character into such a short fic!

Angels Would Not Condescend by crownlessliestheking - G - 1k - Featuring Feanor's blasphemous university lectures. Amazing work and fascinating character takes!

Bronwe Athan Harthad by oswinry - G - 2k - Beor/Finrod - Listen. Listen. Even if you aren't into this ship, you should give this fic a try. The emotional core of it hits so fucking hard.

Cinders and Smoke by ncfan - T - 2.6k - Such an emotional look at Galadriel exploring the ruins of the Havens at Sirion. There, she finds the Ring of Barahir.

Disastrous Expense by Aipilosse - E - 897 - Feanor/Nerdanel - Antagonistic post-canon sex. Even when Nerdanel is angry with him, she's attracted to him. These two have my brain <3

Do I Hurt to Hold? by Anonymous - E - 5.2k - Galadriel/Melian - Great look at a darker Melian and her tutorship and intimate relationship with Galadriel in Doriath. This author does really well emphasizing Melian's inhumanness.

Glade-Song by welcoming_disaster - M - 500 - Galadriel/Melian - Ooh so tasty look at Galadriel's attitude towards her unrequited love for Melian.

A Hideous Thing Inside by Beleriand Death Trip - M - 1.8k - A fittingly dark look at Maeglin after his death in Gondolin.

The Hunt by cuarthol - T - 1.4k - Amarie/Finrod - Amarie is closeted and trans in Aman, but Finrod understands. In love with the relationship shown between these two here, so much trust and love <3

Ilimbe by TheChasm - T - 15.2k - Feanor/Nerdanel - Ahh I love this look at their meeting and early relationship...the characterization suits them both so well!

It's Just a Consequence of Pain by roquen - G - 914 - Indis visits Miriel in the house of Vaire. I love the tenderness here, and Indis' genuine effort to reach out to Miriel where she is.

In The Ranks of Death You Will Find Him by TelerinJedi - T - 882 - Finrod & Turgon - They feel each other die TT_TT A beautiful look at this friendship!

Lady Makalaurë Fëanáriel Dying of Poison, Late Second Age, Artist Unknown by HewerofCaves - T - 8.6k - This fic maps Silm SO well onto a space opera AU and it is SUCH an enjoyable read.

* Less Wise by am_fae - E - 5.7k - Maglor/Thranduil - Maglor eventually finds welcome in Mirkwood, but that isn't enough for her. Just phenomenal character dynamics and beautiful prose!

Life After Death by oswinry - G - 5k - Emotionally devastating scenes from Finrod's rebirth in Aman. Fantastic work.

* Nargothrondolin Takes the Cake by sallysavestheday - G - 842 - This fic is just so fucking cute. Finrod narrates by letter to Amarie the annual family gingerbread house-building contest. Amazing job with his voice!

Not Undevoted by satiricaldraperies - M - 2k - Galadriel/Melian - Suuuuch a tasty and not entirely healthy commitment between these two here...love it.

Out of Dreams, Into the Sun by solanceae - T - 2.7k - Indis/Miriel - The shadow of the past over them now is so real.

Over the Unclear Eyes of Memory by Loriand_Lost - M - 6.2k - Anaire/Fingolfin - This fic really captures Anaire's complicated feelings about Fingolfin's return.

Prick a Finger, Cut Your Hand by welcoming_disaster - E - 2.5k - Indis/Miriel - Fantastic dynamic between these characters, and excellent dialogue!

Right There by RaisingCaiin - T - 1.3k - Beor/Finrod - Fluff! Fluff as far as the eye can see!

Sister, Sister by swanmaiden - T - 925 - Aredhel & Turgon - Breaking my HEART with this look at Aredhel and Turgon's relationship through the years.

* The Sleep of Flowers by Innin - E - 2.4k - Galadriel/Melian - Melian weaves teaching magic and sex together. A really sweet and also hot scene for them!

Statue of an Elven Woman by welcoming_disaster - M - 1.2k - Indis/Nerdanel - You need a fucking chainsaw to cut the tension here.

* Strength Like a Tower by potatoesanddreams - G - 794 - This fic almost made me cry over a building. Fantastic look at how Elves connect to their environment.

Stone Toys by welcoming_disaster - E - 3.3k - Indis/Nerdanel - The power dynamics here are so hot.

* Sweet Violets and Golden Cowslip by StarSpray - T - 1.6k - Absolutely amazing post-Sirion dynamics. Lalwen survives past the Third Kinslaying and has to confront what the Noldor have become.

This Now, This Us by crownlessliestheking - G - 1.3k - Indis/Miriel - Their dialogue is so fun here.

Thy Brothers' Keeper by sallysavestheday - G - 970 - Tasty Finwean family drama...Finarfin wearies of playing the peacekeeper.

Torn in Two by Alantie - G - 1.5k - Celebrian & Finrod - Celebrian meets her uncle Finrod in Aman. I really loved their bonding experiences here <3

Ainur

Bite Thy Wings and Let Thee Crawl by am_fae - E - 4.7k - I am literally not joking that this fetish porn fic has one of the best portrayals of Melkor and his careless boundless cruelty that I've ever read. RIP Maglor.

* More Ferven Flight by crownlessliestheking - E - 9k - Ingwe/Manwe - Some of the most beautiful porn I've ever read and a delicious blending of sex and worship from Ingwe's perspective. The author does an excellent job with the strangeness and overwhelmingness of being with a Vala.

One Acquainted with the Night by Grundy - G - 2k - The other Ainur don't really understand Melian's grief.

Scripts and Tongues by am_fae - M - 977 - Cirdan/Gandalf - Let Gandalf sext!

Webs and Weavings by Loriand_Lost - E - 5.1k - Ungoliant/Vaire - This fic does such a marvelous job of capturing the other-ness of Ungoliant.

Men

Brushstrokes by theworldisquietheretooquiet - T - 2.1k - Finduilas/Nienor - This one is so cuuuuute.

The Nameless Black of a Name by Ias - M - 8.1k - Finduilas/Nienor - They find purpose and home together in the wake of their tragedies. Love here how Finduilas can feel the darkness on Nienor's fate, similar to how characters comment on Turin's in canon.

Nothing Beside Remains by swanmaiden - T - 842 - Tar-Miriel/Uinen - This author writes such deliciously twisted femslash and this is no exception. Uinen's unwillingness to let go of Tar-Miriel's body makes sense when a body for her is nothing more than a decoration.

The Sea-King's Wife by swanmaiden - E - 300 - Tar-Miriel/Uinen - Uinen should be queen of tentacle porn.

The Tapestry by Zdenka - T - 1.2k - Theodwyn & Miriel - From one seamstress to another, through the ages.

Threads of Gold by Zdenka - T - 2.7k - Finduilas/Nienor - These two finding healing together is the best part of this ship TT_TT

Through These Old Grounds of Memory by Cinaed - T - 2.8k - Finduilas/Nienor - This fic captures their feelings so well. And here, they get a happy ending!

Where the Lilies Grow by Elleth - T - 1.7k - Finduilas/Nienor - Nienor's inexperience in romance does not stop her XD You can definitely tell she's Hurin's daughter here!

[just-off-beat]

Fic-Rec Tuesday!

Alrighty my humans it is that time of week once more! Today‘s recommendation?

Under the Stars by the brilliant writer Yeaka!

This story is tons of fun to read. It isn’t super long at 26, 628 words but also long enough to have some fun things going on.

It has camping and Vulcans roasting Marshmallows! Really everyone needs some Vulcans making s’mores 🥰. It is rated E and I feel like I have made way to much art over rated E things especially considering how much fluff I read. HOWEVER… I think it is a really cute story and Sarek isn’t a POS for once. I didn’t find any squicks of triggers but check the tags and if you don’t like don’t read! This author is one of my favorites and this is a very good story so you should go give it a try and send the author all kinds of love in the form of comments and kudos!

[indeedcaptain]

Do you have any fanfic recs? 🖖

Hi Endy! Thank you for asking because I DO.

These are in no particular order, without knowing anything about your personal tastes, and given with the caveat that I am a very very new Trekkie so some of these might be obvious or old lol. As always, please note any archive warnings. Onward!

Long Fics 

Atlas by DistractedKat. 

Leave No Soul Behind by WhoChick. 

Spice by Eimeo. 

Observations by anonJ

I am so serious about the archive warnings here. This fic does not fuck around, especially the last 15%. 

To Be Wed by ThereBeWhalesHere

Paper Tigers by ThereBeWhalesHere

Porn without Plot/Plot what Plot 

Beam Me Up, Spaceman by AnnaKnitsSpock

Shadow of a Dragon by Yeaka

Laugh Out Loud Funny

Geoffrey M'Benga: Vulcan (Love??) Guru by WerewolvesAreReal

Spock 🖖 by Vaksur and WerewolvesAreReal

Feral!Spock

Master of a Nothing Place by strzyga

Strange New Worlds-iverse

The 1,000 Hour Sleep by spqr

Post-Tarsus Jim

Unraveling by AnnaKnitsSpock

Old Space Husbands

The Eleventh Hour by Ophelia_J

The Best Fake Married, In My Opinion

Something Smart to Do by kianspo

I’m not even really a McSpirk person OR a fan of Grey’s Anatomy??? But for whatever reason this one does it for me.

Transitive Property by spqr

I hope some or all of these are new to you, and that youenjoy!!

[maglor-my-beloved]

My Fics

Wear this now in Memory (G, 646 words)

Under the Stars (M, 100 words)

This hunter you own (T, 100 words), His Belladonna Kiss (M, 100 words)

The King's Throne (E, 100 words), Part 2 (E, 100 words)

Lilac (T, 100 words)

Thou Mine, I Thine (T, 1,695 words, in progress)

When the Circling and Striking are Done (T, 4,835 words)

Lord of my Love (E, 2,230 words, in progress)

Of Love and Potions (T, 2,806 words)

Made With Love (G, 100 words)

Pleasure and Play in Imladris (E, 1,800 words)

Fic Recs

Afire by @raisingcain-onceagain (M, 5,024 words)

Love, Caution by @searchingforserendipity25 (T, 4,994 words)

Not the Fall that Kills You by @backgroundelf (T, 6,865 words)

Does Your Father Know? by @i-did-not-mean-to (M, 1,119)

The broken half of my heart by @i-did-not-mean-to (T, 150 words)

Elrond x Erestor - Because the world is ending by @i-did-not-mean-to (T, 100 words)

love none better than you by @necromancersmoon (T, 4,488 words)

The First Dance by @erin-riwen (T, 1,285 words)

Where the Stars Stand Still by fimbrethiel (E, 5,416 words)

Chapter by @yeaka (G, 654 words)

When the night is dark... by @i-did-not-mean-to (G, 100 words)

An evening in by @thedaughterofshadows (G, 100 words)

A night beneath the stars by @a-world-of-whimsy-5 (M, 1,436 words)

Like the Wind in the Meadow by @between-thepages (T, 475 words)

Nights in white Satin by @between-thepages (E, 350 words)

Devotion by @goschatewabn (T, 100 words)

Art

Elrond/Erestor by @windrelyn

Valentine Drawings by @thelien-art

Elrond/Erestor at night by @lycheesodas

NSFW Erestor from Lord of my Love by @sauroff

[mistpodfics]

Podfic Stats 2023 by MistbornHero. Included some covers I liked that had no reason to be put on the Stats page.

Descriptions & Links under the Read More.

Total Works: 152 Total Words: 207,838

122 solo works

9 multivoices (edited or produced by me)

13 multivoice roles (works where I participated in a voice only role)

2 not!fics

5 repods (which are also solo works)

1 filk

Total Time: 33 hours with 38 minutes. (Or, one day and 9 hours with 38 minutes)

Authors Podficced: 148

Fandoms Podficced: 56

Longest Chaptered Work: Like Fire in our Bones | +4 hours | Incomplete

Longest One-Shot Work: "Twin Flame" written by @insi | 1 hour 30 minutes

Shortest One-Shot Work: "Trapped" written by @melimegreenleaf | 56 seconds

All Time Totals & Comparison between each year

Total “Solo” Works: 420

2018 - 6 podfics

2019 - 21 podfics

2020 - 73 podfics

2021 - 60 podfics

2022 - 111 podfics

2023 - 152 podfics

Total “Solo” Works Time: 131 hours and 56 minutes

2018 - 1 hour and 34 minutes

2019 - 12 hours and 25 minutes

2020 - 21 hours and 12 minutes

2021 - 22 hours

2022 - 1 day and 16 hours

2023 - 1 day and 9 hours

Top 3 Ships:

CC-2224 | Cody/Obi-Wan Kenobi

Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya

Lucy Carlyle/Anthony Lockwood

Top 5 Fandoms:

33 | 9:17 hours | Star Wars

6 | 2:30 hours | Bungou Stray Dogs

11 | 2:00 hours | DCU / Batman

4 | 1:40 hours | One Piece

7 | 1:20 hours | Lockwood & Co (this could have been Zelda by 3 mins, but Zelda is only here from ITPE and L&Co is here by my own obsession)

Rating Divisions:

82 General

47 Teen & Up

7 Mature

3 Explicit

1 Not Rated

Category:

57 Gen

44 M/M

25 F/M

20 Multi

12 F/F

7 Other

Significant Works:

First: "in which Qui-Gon Jinn learns why he should not make Obi-Wan upset" written by MiriRainbowitz | @dammmithardison | 11 minutes

Last: "The Air That I Need" written by FunkyinFishnet | @dinomighty | 21 minutes

300th: "Explosion" written by yeaka | @yeaka | 9 minutes (I also got to 350)

Most Music: "Domestic Trappings" written by zombified_queer | @zombified-queer | 26 minutes (I know it sounds like 2ish songs, but I under-laid like 3 extra ones under it)

Most SFX: "Divide & Conquer" written by impersonal_villain | @impersonal-villain | 31 minutes (this might have been Death Wish if that fic had been longer lmao)

Most Kudos: "I've never made it with moderation" written by Trixree | @trixree | 3 hours and 11 minutes

Most Words In Top Ship: "Kill Me With Desire" written by jynx | @bluemaskedkarma | 1 hour and 12 minutes (I'm manipulating my stats to make this fic show up, yes)

Drabbles made: "its", "Trade Secrets", "After the Rescinding", "Cicatrix", "Not for Us", "Protection", "Reason to Live", "tea, milk & honey", "Infinite", "Looking Good", "Ruffled Feathers", "keep out", "string", "tri-confession showdown", "video game night", "Pull Me Closer", "Friends", "Skip", "The Unspoken Hour", "mi hijo", "Three", "Go Jump in a Lake", "Dia de muertos", "Trapped", "A Familiar Scent", "dream", "Fallout", "Olives", "Sound", "Spells", "not a third-wheel", "New Resolve", "A List of Ordinary Miracles", "Is That a Weird Cucco?", "Just a princess", "be the lightning in me"