I was surprised to see Avatar fics on this year's Yuletide. There are over 6,000 fics for it on ff.net. Anyone know how that one got through? (I'm not complaining, simply curious.)
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Anne W. - Dec 26, 2006 1:03:47 pm PST #2871 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
shrift - Dec 26, 2006 1:13:02 pm PST #2872 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Due to the size of the project, sometimes big fandoms slip through. Usually it's a fandom that the mainstream Yuletide crowd isn't familiar with, which is a problem with anime, cartoons, and comics, sometimes. A year or two ago, Fruits Basket made it in, for example.
There are over 6,000 fics for it on ff.net.
And I've tried looking there for Avatar fic, but left screaming every time.
Anne W. - Dec 26, 2006 1:15:50 pm PST #2873 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
And I've tried looking there for Avatar fic, but left screaming every time.
A perfect example of quantity =/= quality. A lot is posted at avatar_fans over on LJ, but that place is, quite frankly, scary. I've been posting some stuff over on avatarfic, and have found a few good things there as well.
askye - Dec 26, 2006 2:11:07 pm PST #2874 of 10434
Thrive to spite them
Another Yuletide Rec:
Make You Own Kind of Music (Beautiful Thing) [link]
This makes me want to run out and buy the movie and watch it over and over.
shrift - Dec 26, 2006 4:11:42 pm PST #2875 of 10434
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I've been posting some stuff over on avatarfic, and have found a few good things there as well.
I'll have to check it out, Anne!
SailAweigh - Dec 26, 2006 4:24:34 pm PST #2876 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Man, Yuletide has got all kinds of fic I wouldn't even have thought to look for! I found a Zenna Henderson "People" fic. And it was very, very good. Oh, how I've missed new People stories. So good to find one and so well done, too.
Theodosia - Dec 26, 2006 5:02:53 pm PST #2877 of 10434
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Since work is most likely going to be dead dead dead tomorrow, I may be able to relax my rule about no-fic-at-work and catch up on some of these excellent recs.
esse - Dec 27, 2006 8:47:38 am PST #2878 of 10434
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Now, I *was* a little aghast that The Office US turned out to qualify, since it's quite a healthy-sized new fandom with its own newsletter and fanfic archive and so forth. I suppose it's not in the collective fannish radar yet. Not that I'm complaining, because the stories posted are lovely.
I was quite pleasantly surprised too. Good stuff all around.
There's just so much to read. And then you come across a story that is just everything you wanted from the text and more, and it's like a gift just for you. Well, you and all of fandom.
askye - Dec 27, 2006 8:58:42 am PST #2879 of 10434
Thrive to spite them
Anyone have Supernatural vid recs?
Lee - Dec 27, 2006 10:18:51 am PST #2880 of 10434
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
There's a fun one to BNL's One week, though I don't have a link handy.