(in alphabetical order of the title; shortlist based on the results of the nominations phase)
Short fic (word count under 10K):
An old earth custom by pkrosche
Can We Always Be This Close? by ForFucksSakeJim
Fatal Vision by ikoliholic
I [43M] wish to tell my friend [40M] that it’d be logical for us to get married by Smile_Edgeworth
One In A Myriad of Little Dwelling Places by CampySpaceSlime
Spock 🖖 by vaksur & WerewolvesAreReal
The Tropiest of Tropes by Spirkme
Long fic (word count 10K-50K):
already, and always by flipthebits
Catspaw of Another Kind by Borealisblue
Distance of Time by yassifiedjimkirk
Home in a Mug by Lizzy0305
Milk and Honey by spaceisgay (ChancellorGriffin)
Rain Dogs by gunstreet
Red is by spirkme
Reservations — A Sequel to Desire/Reserve by Herself_nyc
Social Graces by gunstreet
The Prince and The Vulcan by TonightNoPoetryWillServe
Untouched by SButler
Variations on a bitter theme by OrpheaAria
Novella/novel (word count over 50K):
First, Best Destiny, Part Two by Ophelia_j
The Promised Land by gunstreet
This Must Be the Place by gunstreet
Time After Time by spaceisgay (ChancellorGriffin)
to assess the equation of you by uhuraprime
Podfic:
Communicators Can’t Scan (or, how Jim Kirk learned to stop worrying and love the Vulcanese) by 1lostone
For the Greater Good by cookiemom6067
Injured by 1lostone
Interior Harmony by 1lostone
Mistletoe Kisses by 1lostone
Traditional art:
AOS Spock Portrait by Nic
Blooming Kiss by Purple_Enma
Marooned? Honeymoon? Honeymarooned? by subterraneanna
Spock by the Pool by SButler
Spock's Lyre by lorvee
The Golden Couple by Purple_Enma
Digital art:
A little sweet, a little spicy: k/s gingerbread cookies by PageofWands
Heaven… when I held you again. How could we ever just be friends? by BataSann
The Honeymoon Postcard by lorvee
The Meddling Captain (Comic) by lorvee
TOS Kirk/Spock in SNW Dress Uniforms by BataSann
Poetry:
Asleep by alainanmccoy
Come Home With Me by ForFucksSakeJim
Diamonds for You by Orabla
I’m the X (Reprise) by eigenvectrix
The Mountains I Climb by USS_Queertastic
Zines:
The AOS Renaissance Zine
Legends #10 by Dovya Blacque (Ed.)
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This week's fic rec list is a little different because I received 3 (!!!) asks for fic recommendations this week! One ask was for Bruce & Jason fics and 2 (!!!) were for Superbat slow burn/pining/enemies to friends to lovers/angst/etc. So, you know, the good stuff :) Making those lists had me rereading fics that I really enjoyed when I first read them. It was fun! I highly encourage all of you to go into your bookmarks/history/subscriptions and reread a past beloved fic. It's nice going back and catching the little things that you missed before. It's like a special little treat for yourself :)
Anyway, below are the links to the fic rec lists, along with some other fics that I read this week that weren't on the lists.
Happy reading!
Bruce & Jason Fic Rec List
Superbat Pining Fic Rec List
Superbat Pining Fic Rec List 2: Electric Boogaloo
Broken by LambSouvlaki - Batfam, complete. Time travel body swap shenanigan! Jason body swaps with his younger self a week before he dies. Much angst and feels ensue.
a sky of honey by TheResurrectionist - Superbat, wip. Updates to one of my favorite omega Bruce fics!
An Honest Conversation by frozenpotions - Superbat, complete. I said in one of the above lists that I was going to reread this fic, and I did! It's just as good as I remember. Clark and Lois divorce and Clark and Bruce start a "friends with benefits" relationship. Too bad Bruce is in love with Clark and there is NO WAY Clark feels the same way about him. Nope, no siree :))))))))
Boy on the Couch by Pure_Night_Fury - Batfam, complete. The newly formed Justice League get back to the Batcave and find some random guy passed out on the couch. For some reason, Batman knows him. WHO COULD HE BE??????
liquid courage by scarletazure - Superbat, complete. Another fic that's on one of the above lists! Featuring: A surprise birthday party for Clark, Clark getting drunk, and Clark drunkenly confessing his feelings for Bruce. Much feels and shenanigans ensue.
The Demon in the Details series by SalParadiseLost - Batfam, series incomplete but there are plenty of complete stories! Bruce, Alfred, and Dick are humans, but the rest of the family are demons! I really enjoyed the world building in this one, and the different species of demons. There is also a reverse vese of this series where Bruce and Dick are demons, but Jason and Damian are human. Very enjoyable to read, I lost sleep over these fics multiple nights when I lost track of time, lol.
Patchwork Pod by Ktkat9 - Superbat and Batfam, wip. More of the mer Bruce fic! More of Conner and Bernard's backstories have been unlocked!
Surprise sibling by Speechless_since_1998 - Batfam, complete. An AU were Tim and Damian meet in Gotham and join the Batfam early!
“Since when did you ever care about me?!” “Since fucking forever, you idiotic dunce!”
“I can’t leave you alone for one second without you hurting yourself, can I?” “I mean, I’m fine so it’s okay—” “No, it’s not okay. Not when I feel like I’m going to go batshit fucking crazy, thinking you’ve hurt yourself.“
“Well, I’m sorry I fell in love with you, okay? But it happened and I can’t do shit about it.” “You… What?”
“You think I wanted this to happen? You think I, of all people, wanted to fall in love with you?”
“Trust me, I’m also trying to understand how in the shit this happened.”
“…This is why I knew I shouldn’t have gotten close to you.”
“I’m going to need you to stop for one second because I just find it so incredibly rude that you think I’m not head over heels in love with your stupid, oblivious ass. Are you a brick? Because you’re dense as fuck.”
“Tell me how I’m supposed to un-love you, then. Tell me. Spare me.”
“Yeah, well, if I could, I’d lose feelings for you. But it’s not that easy. It’s not that easy to just let go of someone you’ve held onto for so fucking long.”
“What part of ‘I want you, and only you’ do you not understand?”
Do you have any Draco/Harry Yule ball recommendations?
Sure darling... not that many tbh but this is what I read about it :) 🎄
DRARRY + YULE BALL (FOURTH YEAR)
Twist of Fate by Oakstone739 (M; 302k)
Summary: Draco asks Harry to help him beat the Imperius curse during 4th year. The lessons turn into more than either expected. A story of redemption and forgiveness.
survival is a talent by @shanastoryteller (T; 367k; WIP)
Summary: In the middle of their second year, Draco and Harry discover they're soulmates and do their best to keep it a secret from everyone. Their best isn't perfect.
* gosh, G O S H! The descriptions of the robes in this story for the Yule Ball are breathtaking. There are so many cultures-related robes in here, it’s almost clothes porn to be honest, the details, the entire scene, the entire story! I just can’t recommend it enough.
The time(s) Harry Potter landed Draco Malfoy in the Infirmary by @mfingenius (T; 1.1k)
Summary: Harry's fourth year is building up to be a complete disaster. Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are at Hogwarts. There's a particular blond Harry wants to woo, but every single one of his attempts seem to only make the blond hate him.
Will he manage to get a date to the Yule Ball?
*this has beauxbatons!Draco
Like you mean it by @parkkate (T; 3k)
Summary: Prompted on tumblr: Could you do like a yule-ball drarry where Draco is like making fun of Harry for not having a date or badly dancing or something and Harry ends up asking Draco and they end up going together.
(EIGHTH YEAR):
Underneath The Mistletoe by DragonGirl87 (M; 43.6k)
Summary: Eighth Year at Hogwarts is proving to be a bit lonely for Harry, who's feeling a rather lost and somewhat left out. All that changes when he walks into The Three Broomsticks and spots none other than Draco Malfoy, sat alone in a corner, nursing a pint of mulled mead, and looking like he's miles away. Could they be kindred spirits after all?
I want to add... that there are a lot of Yule Ball artworks out there and I love them, so I will link those too!
@convallarias-art with beauxbatons!Draco art can be found here