Three fic recs (Harry Potter, The Thin Man, Tipping the Velvet)

[sibyllevance]

I've been reading a lot of fanfictions these days. Harry Potter remains my main fandom if only for the sheer amount of fanworks produced for it but really I love my other fandoms just as much. If you know these stories' canon at all, do consider giving them a chance. They're excellent.

The Thin Man

Christmas in Normandie (Nick/Nora, PG). It should come as no surprise that The Thin Man is one of my very favourite movie series. I pinched it over at fandom_of_one (which is a really good comm, with a newsletter promoting fanworks in tiny fandoms and a space to pimp your small fandom, do consider joining!) and was linked to what is, I believe, the only Thin Man fanfic ever. And it's so good, too! What really makes the show for me is the dialog and the impeccable delivery - here it's smart and witty and the banter is completely in-character and delicious. What a find!

Tipping the Velvet

No Man (Diana, PG-13) by miss_morland . Diana is a fascinating character in her own right, a character you know the author has really thought about and whose story has been carefully shelved because it'd slow down the plot. This is a fic that bridges this gap & gives us a glimpse into Diana's world of upper-class lesbians. The writing is very good, too! I found it when browsing lgbtfest .

Harry Potter

Out on the Run with No Place to Hide (Charlie, a bit of brief Charlie/Tonks with a twist, PG) Charlie coming out. It's a very small fic. I can't remember where I found it. In any case it's got a delicious scene with Tonks (with a twist, go have a look for yourself!) which I thought was plenty inventive, even though the end of the fic is a little unrealistic for my taste.


I'm currently in the process of compiling a master list of all my fanfic & fanart recommendations for various fandoms. I'll probably post it as a sticky later today.

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

There's a DW mirror: fandom_of_one, too. :)

That HP fic was sweet, though yeah, I agree, the ending was a bit of a reach.

[sibyllevance]

Yes, but since I'd pimped my fandom on the LJ comm I figured might as well link to the LJ comm :p

[littlebutfierce]

Fair enough! (Though one could always link to both, heh.) Just wasn't sure if you knew about it or what your thoughts are on LJ-ish engagement: me, I'd be happy if all my comms were magically replicated on DW (w/as many members & as much traffic!), so if there's something like fandom_of_one that's essentially a newsletter, I'm always happy to find it on DW too.

(Though now the DW mirror of the newsletter just showed up w/your post linked [I wish they'd correct the user name tags for each site, though I can see administratively that'd be a pain]. I guess it's not just a newsletter on LJ, hahahaha... though as long as they link to all the posts I don't mind!)