wanderings

In your own space, post the results of your fandom scavenger hunt. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

1. A favorite character
The Phoenix & the Ash by Aria
The Untamed | 3:30 | R | Wei Wuxian
And my back is aching, my belt's too tight / I brought a chisel tip to this pencil fight
Music: 5 out of 6 by Dessa
     + Wei Wuxian is the latest in a string of similar characters that have been ruining me since childhood. I love him so much.

2. Something that makes you laugh
Chicago's Most Wanted by Speranza
due South | 42,595 words | NC-17 | Fraser/Ray K
"Of course he got the money--he's Fraser, he's organized, he's a fucking criminal mastermind, what do you think?!"
     + Every reread fills me with fresh glee. Fraser has amnesia and takes up crime, Fraser-style.

3. A bookshelf
Milkshake by mithborien
Gunpowder Milkshake | 2:26 | PG-13
Summary: "Close your eyes, baby girl."
Music: Milkshake by Kelis (Dawin Remix)
     + A library of guns, and a gun-fight in a library. There are a lot of bookshelves in this. I thought about choosing a resource for this item, but you know what, more people need to watch this, and know about this action film.

4. A game or hobby you enjoy
The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop by LuciaZephyr
Dresden Files | 42,863 words | NC-17 | Dresden/Marcone
Summary: In which Harry is the best baker in Chicago, but still ends up starting a few fires along the way.
     + I'm a really big fan of the bit where Harry gets drunk and makes baklava. I, too, enjoy baking, and also bakery AUs. A really solid story where Harry deals with his trauma in very in character ways, and lives his life.

5. Something you find comforting
Made With Love by Rhea
Kinou Nani Tabeta? | 1:28 | G | Kakei Shirou/Yabuki Kenji
Summary: Food and love.
Music: Hang On Little Tomato by Pink Martini
     + Domesticity. All of the food. This is so lovely and soft.

6. A TV show or movie you hope more people will watch
How You Get The Girl by absternr
Couple of Mirrors | 3:15 | G | Xu Youyi/Yan Wei
And that's how it works
That's how you get the girl
Music: How You Get The Girl by Taylor Swift
     + Me. I am the person that needs to watch this TV show. Pretty femslashy historical drama.

7. A piece of clothing you love
Picspam: Costumes in Inception by bennet_7
Inception | picspam | G
So the purpose of this picspam is to examine the work that went into these costumes, tease out what they say about the characters, and generally just heap praise upon Jeffrey Kurland because, dammit, someone should.
     + Arthur's boots. The detailing, the colours, the way they disguise themselves as shoes. I've been in love with these things for over a decade. bennet_7's 2011 breakdown is fantastically thorough and offers a great rundown on what good costume design is and does.

8. A thing from an old fandom
The Student Prince by FayJay
Merlin | 145, 222 words | NC-17 | Arthur/Merlin
Summary: A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love...
This story was inspired by the thought of Prince William of Wales (and indeed the current Max von Hapsburg) studying at the University of St Andrews; it is also, as the title suggests, at least a little inspired by the operetta 'The Student Prince'.
     + I fell in love with this fic with Merlin and Gwen meeting and bonding on the train. It's an incredibly satisfying read. I find it weird to think of Merlin as an old fandom, but it came out in 2008, so I'm pretty sure that qualifies.

9. A thing from a new fandom
and so does sharp grass by freshmarigolds
Extraordinary Attorney Woo | 777 words | G | Choi Su Yeon/Woo Young Woo
If Choi Su-yeon was the spring sunshine, Young-woo guesses that she must be the winter sky.
     + I came to this show and fandom for the gay and this is a little tiny piece of delight. I'm about halfway through the show now and with the exception of episode 3 (where the show gets its suicide warning) so far it's all adorable fuzzy episodic legal drama with hijinks.

In celebration of and for readbystarlight, because part of the wonder of knowing readbystarlight is that I have someone to talk to about fandom, someone who will sometimes wander with me into new places, and also someone who can lead me there.

Practical Diplomacy by mrsronweasley
Rating: NC-17
Fraser is Fraser, and he is going to make the world a better place. Fraser's internalised his father wonderfully, even when he's not haunting him. (Of course, when Fraser Sr. is haunting him this is most excellent) Fraser is Ray's grad student; he finds himself in a most unusual situation.

Academic Punk by thehoyden
Rating: NC-17
They're both English teachers, Kowalski a winner of the Pinsent Award* and rebellious tenured professor, and Fraser as a junior faculty member, taken on reluctantly due to extraordinary circumstances. I really like this fic, because it is full of wonderful things, like literary discussions, and Ray.

*If this is an actual award I am going to be terribly disappointed, because as things stand this is made of awesomeness. Gordon Pinsent, people. Gordon Pinsent, especially because I'm envisioning him as his The Red Green Show character here. It's pretty fabulous.

Above and Beyond by custardpringle
Rating: PG-13
Fraser is a campus librarian. That alone fills me with a wonderful glee. There's Fraser's wonderful knowledge of ridiculous things applied to books, and some mild book abuse. It's very cute.

Do-Right by sprat
Rating: NC-17
A bit darker than the rest of these, Fraser gets put on duty lecturing on the history of the R.C.M.P. to ambivalent students. Different.