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I wrote one fic, for

allegoriesinmediasres:

nidicolous
Fandom: Silmarillion
Summary: Sometimes a family is a large waterfowl, an astronomical body, and two Half-elven boys.

The prompt was "A cracky AU where star!Earendil and goose!Elwing raise Elrond and Elros," and it was so fun to write!

I also received an exquisite gift from

aroberuka:

All That Glitters
Fandom: TGCF
Summary: After her ascension, Yushi Huang settles into her new home.

I love it to pieces!

The other Silmarillion fics are both gorgeous:

Sleep could I never on the sea-beds by

cravetherose
This one's about Berúthiel, and I love the writing style; cravetherose takes advantage of the short format to really lean into something unusual, and in my opinion it's very effective.

Land's End by

LookingForDroids
A wonderfully atmospheric piece about Númenor!

And this "Object and Concept Anthropomorphism" fic is beautiful too:

As Below, So Above by

archea2
The characters are "Walled Garden" and "Mermaid Statue"; if you've ever read any of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales, it reminds me a little of those.

Current Mood: happy

A fun meme borrowed from

ysilme:

How big are your fandoms? List them in order of the number of works posted for them on AO3.

I'm doing this for the fandoms I'm currently active (i.e., regularly reading and/or writing fic) in. As of approximately 6 PM Eastern Time on March 20, 2022, the work count is as follows:

1) Star Wars – All Media Types has 192,780;

2) 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù has 54,335,

3) The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth – J. R. R. Tolkien has 21,340,

4) The Lord of the Rings – J. R. R. Tolkien has 21,168, and

5) 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù has 9,221.

I'm totally shocked – MDZS has over twice as many works on AO3 as does the Silm or (bookverse) LotR!

The MDZS novel serialization on JJWXC only began in 2015, and CQL only came out in 2019! (2019 was also the year the fan translation of the novel by Exiled Rebels was completed.) CQL has 38,138 works; 9,883 of those are not also tagged with MDZS, bringing the total for the umbrella fandom across media types up to almost 65k! (There's no "All Media Types" umbrella tag for MDZS; there are 250 works tagged with the donghua but neither the novel or CQL.) TOLKIEN J. R. R. – Works and Related Fandoms, the broadest Tolkien umbrella, beats that with 84,066 – but the oldest of the Tolkien works is (back)dated to 2003, and The Hobbit was published in 1937!

Current Mood: surprised

For International Fanworks Day, I'm posting a few themed rec lists! This one is for crossovers and fusions, particularly the unexpected ones:

Star Wars x Portal:
Testing Limits (28k) by

atamascolily

Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends: New Republic Era - All Media Types, Portal (Video Game)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Luke Skywalker, C-3PO (Star Wars), GLaDOS, Turrets (Portal), Weighted Companion Cube, Cray Mingla, Callista Ming, Nichos Marr, Other Star Wars Character(s)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Artificial Intelligence, Body Horror, science gone wrong, Portal 2 Spoilers, Portal References, Whump, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal, the ghost in the machine, essence transfer, Plot Twists, Fix-It of Sorts
Summary:

Trapped on the crumbling Eye of Palpatine warship, a grievously injured Luke Skywalker is forced to navigate an experimental training course managed by a sadistic, strangely human AI intent on carrying out its top-secret mission ... all in the name of science, of course.

Star Wars x Silmarillion:
Fear No Darkness (19k) by

independence1776

Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Star Wars: Rise of Empire Era - All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Maglor, House of Fëanor, Elwing, Eärendil, Finarfin, Original Characters, Nerdanel
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Star Wars Fusion, Jedi, Canon-Typical Violence
Series: Part 1 of Fear No Darkness
Summary:

Two years after the Empire's birth, Imperial forces led by Darth Vader devastated the Arda system. A few hundred Quendi fled the system's takeover. Among them is Maglor Fëanorian, the lone survivor of his Jedi-trained House. He has spent the past three years hiding in plain sight as a singer for a starliner cruise company. Now he is about to strike off on his own as an independent cargo pilot, unsure of what the future will bring him.

Star Wars x Stargate:
A Star to Steer By (99k) by

dogmatix and

norcumi

Chapters: 20/20
Fandom: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Stargate SG-1
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Jack O'Neill, Obi-Wan Kenobi, CT-7567 | Rex, Clone Troopers, Goa'uld - Character, Janet Fraiser, George Hammond, Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter, Teal'c (SG-1)
Additional Tags: not rex/obi in the conventional sense, but definitely a strong connection, Alternate Universe - Fusion, GFY, swearing/adult language, mention of clone/clone pairings, era appropriate homophobia, Don’t copy to another site
Series: Part 1 of A Star to Steer By
Summary:

Jack O'Neill runs into the weirdest snake he's ever met, and that's saying something. Obi-Wan just wants to get his people home.

Night Vale x His Dark Materials:
He Says He Is An Experimental Theologian (182k) by

erinptah

Chapters: 33/33
Fandom: Welcome to Night Vale, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Steve Carlsberg & Cecil Palmer, Carlos/Cecil Palmer, Khoshekh & Cecil Palmer, Past Lyra Belacqua/Will Parry, Carlos the Scientist/Other(s)
Characters: Old Woman Josie, The Angel Erika, City Council Messenger Children, Khoshekh, Steve Carlsberg, Cecil Palmer, Hiram McDaniels, Desert Bluffs Carlos, The Man in the Tan Jacket, The Faceless Old Woman, Earl Harlan, Pamela Winchell, Intern Dana, Xaphania, Carlos' Team of Scientists, Carlos the Scientist
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Daemons, Re-Education, Hurt/Comfort, Canon-Typical Violence, Bilingual Character(s), Alternate History, For Science!, Alethiometer Use, Español | Spanish, Visually Impaired Character, Christmas With Family, Culture Shock, Post-Traumatic Stress, Slow Burn Carlos/Cecil
Series: Part 1 of Republic of Heaven Community Radio
Summary:

Ever since Carlos was little, he and his daemon have been fans of Dr. Lyra Belacqua. Both as the most groundbreaking experimental theologian of the 20th century, and as the heroine of dozens of fantasy-adventure children's stories (based very loosely on her own mysterious childhood).

But Lyra's true legacy is still bigger than Carlos ever imagined...until he took a team of scholars to study Rusakov particles in the most theologically interesting community in Hispania Nova. Now his own day-to-day life is full of things like angels, witches, hooded spectres, portals between worlds, vague yet menacing branches of the Magisterium, and a man who walks around without his daemon and can read an alethiometer as easily as a stop sign.

Night Vale x Dresden Files:
Love is All You Need to Destroy Your Enemies (222k) by

shadydave

Chapters: 20/20
Fandom: Welcome to Night Vale, The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Carlos Ramirez/Cecil Palmer
Characters: Carlos Ramirez, Cecil Palmer, Carlos' Team of Scientists (Welcome to Night Vale), Cactus Jane/Judy/June, Tamika Flynn, Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, Mouse (Dresden Files - Butcher), The Traveler (Welcome to Night Vale), Anastasia Luccio, The Apache Tracker
Additional Tags: Original Character(s), Crossover, Time Travel, Magic, Science, Magic and Science, Mad Science, Comic Book Science, Dubious Science, Fake Science, Just Generally a Lot of Science, poorly researched, on Wikipedia, gratuitous Shakespeare references, Needs More Dinosaurs!, Covered in Bees!!
Series: Part 3 of Love is All You Need to Destroy Your Enemies
Summary:

There are a few things that Carlos may have neglected to tell Cecil.

Like his last name.

Or how he hasn’t actually dated anyone since his junior year of high school.

Or that he’s a wizard of the White Council and the regional commander of Wardens in the western United States and not, in fact, a scientist.

You know. Minor details.

Mó Dào Zŭ Shī x Tiān Guān Cì Fú:
Lan Jingyi and the Adventure of the Immortal Cultivator (5.5k) by litbynosun

Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Minor or Background Relationship(s), Jīn Líng | Jīn Rúlán & Lán Jǐngyí & Lán Yuàn | Lán Sīzhuī & Ōuyáng Zǐzhēn
Characters: Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Lán Jǐngyí, Lán Yuàn | Lán Sīzhuī, Wēn Níng | Wēn Qiónglín, Tiān Guān Cì Fú Ensemble, Módào Zǔshī Ensemble
Additional Tags: Crossover, Just a Fun Little Romp, Minor Injuries, Canon-Typical Violence, Ghosts, postcanon, (for both books), Friendship, A Pack Of Teens Roaming The Countryside With Swords
Summary:

Lan Jingyi likes to think he's fairly clever and observant. He's a Lan disciple, after all, and one of the more skilled ones! He's also, unfortunately for a cultivator, rather scared of ghosts. Now if only his friends would listen to him when he warns them about the newest addition to his group...

Or, Xie Lian takes a little vacation, certain important biographical facts are omitted, and Wen Ning makes a friend.

Don't see your favorite here? Link it in the comments!

For International Fanworks Day, I'm posting a few themed rec lists! To start with, here are my favorite time loop fics – a list that might have been better posted on Groundhog Day:

Tiān Guān Cì Fú:
a long day in yong an (66k) by ThreePlums

Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Huā Chéng/Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú)
Characters: Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Huā Chéng (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Bái Wúxiàng, Ruòyé (Tiān Guān Cì Fú)
Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Whump, Claustrophobia, Self-Harm, Suicidal Thoughts, Awkward Flirting, Coming In Pants, Shame, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Flashbacks, Guoshi Grave, Blood and Gore, Time Loop, Misunderstandings, Food as a Metaphor for Love, Anxiety, Guilt, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
Summary:

"Gege," San Lang calls, his voice oddly strained. He isn't looking at Xie Lian's face, his eyes instead fixed pointedly over his shoulder. "You remember me?"

Xie Lian takes a few tentative steps closer. "Of course," he says cautiously. "How could I forget San Lang so easily?"

"But you said," he croaks, and then stops to clear his throat. He shakes his head, and then quickly walks over to meet Xie Lian halfway. "Gege," he whispers. "You said it wasn't happening to you."

"I said what wasn't happening?" he asks, matching San Lang's volume.

"Today," San Lang says, finally meeting his eyes. "Haven't you lived it before?"

Featuring: a thrice-sealed coffin, an extravagant parade, and too many osmanthus cakes.

The Silmarillion:
A Thread Unraveled (91k) by ScribeofArda

Chapters: 21/21
Fandom: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fingon | Findekáno/Maedhros | Maitimo, Maedhros | Maitimo & Maglor | Makalaurë, Celegorm | Turcafinwë & Maedhros | Maitimo, Caranthir | Morifinwë & Maedhros | Maitimo, Curufin | Curufinwë & Maedhros | Maitimo, Amras & Maedhros | Maitimo, Maedhros | Maitimo & Sons of Fëanor
Characters: Maedhros | Maitimo, Fingon | Findekáno, Maglor | Makalaurë, Celegorm | Turcafinwë, Caranthir | Morifinwë, Curufin | Curufinwë, Amras (Tolkien), Azaghâl (Tolkien), Húrin Thalion, Gwindor (Tolkien), Beleg Cúthalion, Celebrimbor | Telperinquar
Additional Tags: Anyone who was at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad is present or mentioned, Fix-It, Time Loop, Alternative Universe - Groundhog Day AU, Everybody Lives, Everyone who was still alive by the Nirnaeth, Sorry Aredhel and Fingolfin, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Temporary Character Death, In the way of time loops, Everyone is going to die at some point in these loops, But they get better, Need to emphasise the angst again, Maedhros is not doing great at times, But Fingon loves him so damn much, This is a fix-it I promise, Working title: How to Fix the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Maedhros is trying goddammit, He is going to make this right if it kills him, Which it does, A lot - Freeform, Still definitely a fix-it though
Series: Part 1 of Aurë entuluva
Summary:

Maedhros wakes up again, on the first morning of the Nirnaeth Arnoediad.

Of course, nobody calls it that. For them, it hasn't happened yet.

Don't see your favorite here? Link it in the comments!

...For this was on Saint Valentine’s Day,
When ev’ry fowl cometh to choose her mate...
- Chaucer, "Parlement of Foules"

My copy of vol. 2 of the official TGCF translation arrived a day ahead of schedule – a lovely Valentine's Day surprise! <3

It's hard to believe, but I think it might be even prettier than vol. 1!

When I started reading TGCF, I thought of myself as someone who didn't care much about romance narratives; by the time I finished it, I was crying about how much Hualian love each other. So it's basically my ideal book to re-read on Valentine's Day.

I'm single, so painting hearts on my nails last night and eating some chocolate while reading tropey romantic fic today are the only things I had planned this year. What about you? Anything special?

Current Mood: romantic

zdenka linked this quiz: Which MXTX character trope are you?

I got "Well-meaning, misunderstood, oblivious homosexual (e.g., Shen Qingqiu, Wei Wuxian, Xie Lian)," which is...entirely fair.

Two exams down, term paper submitted, and just one exam to go!

The paper was due at 11:59 last night. I turned it in about an hour early, and then spent the next four hours reviewing for my Evidence exam, which was this morning. That said, I'm feeling pretty good about both the paper and the exam! (I actually enjoyed the exam, believe it or not: Evidence was my favorite law school class so far, so spending three hours doing evidence problems wasn't a hardship.) Now it's time to review for Criminal Procedure – it's 9:30 AM on Thursday, so at 1 PM Thursday I'll be done with the semester, and halfway done with law school entirely! I'm flying back to California on Saturday, and I'll be there for three entire weeks with no reading assignments! (Though I am doing some editing work for a professor over break.)

In non-law-school-related news, my copy of the first volume of the official (ha!) translation of Heaven Official's Blessing (Tiān Guān Cì Fú) arrived in the mail today! (I ordered the Kindle edition of the MDZS translation, but I love TGCF so much that I just had to have a paper copy.) The physical book is an absolutely gorgeous object, and both the cover art and the illustrations are amazing. I'll make a post with pictures of the book and some thoughts on the translation itself sometime in the next few days, but I'm so excited I absolutely had to mention it now! Now I just need to resist the urge to dive into it between now and the exam....

And finally, you may enjoy this video of a dog who is having a really good time in the snow.

Current Mood: excited

Two fics (one long, one short) for MDZS/The Untamed, and one for TGCF:

Moonlight as My Guide (32k words) by BromeliadDreams
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Lán Huàn | Lán Xīchén, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Luó "Mián Mián" Qīngyáng, Wēn Qíng (Módào Zǔshī), Ā-Qìng (Módào Zǔshī), Mèng Yáo | Jīn Guāngyáo, Xuē Yáng | Xuē Chéngměi
Additional Tags: Case Fic, Body Horror, Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Alternate Universe - Academia, (book) canon-typical desecration of the dead, actually far more soft domesticity than the previous tags imply, background/implied xiyao, grey-ace wei ying, Podfic Welcome, rated M for bodyparts but not the fun kind, feat. the author's feelings about academia
Summary: A modern cultivators AU in which Wei Ying, local talisman nerd and tired post-doc, finds himself drawn into the circle of professional cultivators Lan Huan and Lan Zhan as they attempt to track down the person responsible for a series of horrific magical ‘experiments’ in Yiling.

life, uh, finds a way (1k words) by

verity
Fandom: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Lán Qǐrén
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Museums, Dinosaurs, Jurassic Park but it’s just one cultivator messing around with a flute in a museum
Summary: "That was an exhibit," Lan Zhan said after a moment. Tarbosaurus bataar, the gem of the Museum of Natural History's collection.
"It was," Wei Ying said smugly. "And now it has feathers!"

Call it fate, call it karma (25k words) by goodbye_blue
Fandom: 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Huā Chéng/Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú)
Characters: Huā Chéng (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Hè Xuán (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Shī Qīngxuán
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Magical Realism, Alternate Universe - College/University, Graduate School, Meet-Cute, Mutual Pining, Humor, Angst, Happy Ending, summoning a god in your dorm room, hua cheng is a masters student, xie lian is still a god, ill advised use of magic
Summary: “Alright.” Hua Cheng said, rolling his shoulders back a few times. “Oh magnificent god of mine, Taizi Dianxia,” he said, grinning, eyes firmly locked on Xie Lian’s. Xie Lian made a show of rolling his eyes. “Grant me your strength so I might vanquish your enemies on this mortal plane.”
Sorcery grad student Hua Cheng accidentally summons long-forgotten god Xie Lian into his dorm room in the middle of the night. They figure things out from there.

Current Mood: pleased

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