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SGA: Predatory by Frostfire

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Gen. Steve the Wraith, Original male character, John Sheppard
Rating: Mature
Length: 1801
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Second person POV
Creator Links: frostfire on AO3
Theme: Outsider POV, genfic

Summary: More issues, Steve's and others'.

Reccer's Notes: This is told from the POV of a young Marine, on guard outside Steve the Wraith's cell on Atlantis. He battles with the pressure Steve puts on his mind and senses, made worse by possible unresolved issues from his past. Then Sheppard visits and comprehensively distracts the Wraith, and things change. An interesting perspective and character study, and I liked the second person POV which made it more immediate, being inside the guy's thoughts.

Fanwork Links: Predatory

Current Mood: melancholy

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Chen Qing Ling: Песенка льда и пламени (A Song of Ice and Fire), by kasmunaut.

Fandom: Chen Qing Ling, Mo Dao Zu Shi
Pairings/Characters: Gen; M/M (background Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian); Cloud Recesses Rabbits, Lan Yi, Lan Wangji, Wei Wuxian
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 432
Content Notes: Corporal Punishment (referenced); written in Russian; written for WTF Modao Zushi 2022 (fandom_Wei_Wuxian_and_Co).
Creator Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Drama, Animal Death, Crack, fairy tale, Fluff, Rabbits, WTF | Winter Temporary Fandom Kombat 2022, WTF | Winter Temporary Fandom Kombat, Don't copy to another site
Creator Links: (AO3):

kasmunaut
Theme: Outsider POV, Animals, Cultural Differences, Folklore & Fairytales

Summary: И кролики могут быть верными. (And rabbits can be true.)

Author’s Notes: АУ: дорамоверс, вансяни вынесли кроликов из пещеры. (AU: Dramaverse, Wangxian brought the rabbits out of the cave.)

Беты noface и mummi. (Betas

noface and mummi.)

Reccer's Notes: The POV character of this Russian-language fic is one of Lan Yi’s white spiritual rabbits—who, taken into the sunlit green world, suddenly has to adjust to not only a custody transfer but an alien habitat and way of life. This story alludes to the fairytales of the Snow Maiden and the rabbit who saved the Buddha, so be prepared for a similar tale of self-sacrificial devotion.

(And yes, the author addresses the question of how the rabbits subsisted in the ice cave—something a lot of Chen Qing Ling viewers had been wondering.)

Fanwork Links: Песенка льда и пламени (A Song of Ice and Fire), by

kasmunaut for WTF Modao Zushi 2022 (fandom_Wei_Wuxian_and_Co)

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Daomu Biji: [ART] DMBJ Family Photos, by Thimblerig.

Fandom: Daomu Biji
Pairings/Characters: F/M; Yin Xinyue/Zhang Qishan; Yin Xinyue, Zhang Qishan, Tanaka Ryoko (DMBJ Series), Wu Xie, Employee Da Wei (OC), Er Yue Hong, Zhang Qiling, Huo Xiangu, OC Narrator
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 2,028
Content Notes: No Archive Warnings Apply, monsters (see Creator Tags), canon-typical monstrous transformation, in-universe RPF, in-universe genderswitch fic
Creator Tags: Art, vintage, Digital Collage, Dubious Historical Research, Ghost Moths (DMBJ Series), Blood Zombies (DMBJ Series), Black Snake Zombies (DMBJ Series), Hei Feizi, Snakes, Hydra Cypress (DMBJ Series)
Creator Links: (AO3):

Thimblerig; (Tumblr):

thelaithlyworm
Theme: Outsider POV, Fanart, Historical Settings, In-Universe Lore, Research, Worldbuilding

Summary: So, yeah, I was rummaging through a box of photos that my gran had, and you'll never guess who was in some kind of official publicity still. Fo-ye! That guy was a looker.

I digitised it to share, and I've scrounged up a few more. I Am Engaging In History, so proud!

Author’s Notes:: // I futzed around with some screenshots and publicity stills to make them look 'vintage'. Not very deep, but hella fun.

// Images free to share, use, or remix, no credit required. (But if you do credit, please include the Pixabay source data as well.)

// Bon appetit.

Reccer's Notes: A 21st-century amateur history buff, rummaging through time-faded family scrapbooks, newspapers, magazines, and memorabilia, unearths a century’s wealth of photos, gossip, and pop culture about the great families of the Nine Gates (discovering in the process that, in Jess Nevins’ words, research is fractal.)

Fanwork Links: [ART] DMBJ Family Photos, by

thimblerig.

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History Fic: A Miracle In The Night, by Gallusrostromegalus.

Fandom: History
Pairings/Characters: Gen; OCs
Rating: Teen and Up
Length: 2,055
Content Notes: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Supporting Character Deaths
Creator Links: (Tumblr):

gallusrostromegalus; (Dreamwidth):

gallusrostromegalus;
(Bluesky):

cryptidchicken
Theme: Outsider POV, Cultural Differences, Historical Settings, Tumblr Fic, Worldbuilding

Summary: A starving forager in the North Atlantic in the early 20th century is saved by the Heavens’ miraculous bounty.

Reccer's Notes:
I’m not gonna spoil this. Suffice to say that Gallusrostromegalus is a nature geek and a consummate storyteller with a twisted sense of humor, and every one of those attributes is on display here.

Fanwork Links: A Miracle In The Night, by

gallusrostromegalus.

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Old Guard: On Sparrows Wings, by watchdabirdie

Fandom: The Old Guard
Pairings: None
Characters: Joe, OC
Rating: Gen
Length: 2,100 words
Creator Links:

watchdabirdie
Theme: Outsider POV, Family, Characters of color

Summary: There was a man in the park watching her. She had seen him before, exactly a year before. His clothing was different, and he wore a hat this time. But the dark brown of his curls was the same. The bittersweet smile framed with a well kept beard was the same. And his eyes held the same fondness in their dark depths. Najid was not scared of the man who watched her. For she knew it was not her those sad eyes lingered on. It was her son.

Reccer's Notes: Nostalgic and sweet, as Joe is cast as a small family's personal djinn. I can't say any more without spoiling it. Author recommends that you read "à la mémoire des pères" first (linked at top of story), but I think it works well without that, with the mystery unfolding slowly (but realization comes by the end).

Content Notes: None

Fanwork Links: On Sparrows Wings, by watchdabirdie at AO3

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Sentinel: Through Another's Eyes by Dolimir

Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairings: OC/OC
Characters: Blair Sandburg, OCs
Rating: Gen
Length: 3,400 words
Creator Links:

Dolimir
Theme: Outsider POV, Friendship, Pre-AO3 works

Summary: Blair, from a completely different set of eyes.

Reccer's Notes: This story is sweet, and gentle, and absolutely charming. It shows us how other people at the University -- specifically the secretary of the Anthro dept -- see Blair. (As might be expected, she adores him.) This story is a fave from many years ago; I hope you enjoy it.

Content Notes: None

Fanwork Links: Through Another's Eyes by Dolimir at AO3.

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admin: theme reminder

Theme Reminder: Outsider POV

Photograph of a white woman in a beret looking through a pair of tiny binoculars with an aghast expression. Text: Outsider POV, at Fancake.

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SGA: Peripheral by Sholio (and art by almost_clara)

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Gen. John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan, Ronon Dex, Radek Zelenka, Evan Lorne
Rating: Gen
Length: ~7000
Content Notes: no AO3-type warnings apply
Creator Links: Sholio on AO3, Sholio's website with more SGA fic, almost_clara on Dreamwidth
Theme: Outsider POV, Team as family, Friendship, Action/adventure

Summary: Radek struggles, sometimes, with the feeling that he's an outsider to the closeness that Sheppard's team share. Offworld rescue missions tend to put things in perspective, though.

Reccer's Notes: Written for the SGA Reversebang, this is an interesting story by Sholio about Radek observing Rodney's team, at first a little wistfully, but later deciding he's happier in the Science Department without those intense bonds and all they imply, especially after a dangerous rescue mission offworld. Excellent writing, and gorgeous art by almost_clara.

Fanwork Links: Peripheral

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pinch hits

Worldbuilding Ex Pinch Hits Due 22 April

Thanks very much if you can help!

worldbuilding_exchange is a gift exchange for exploring worldbuilding topics. We have two post-deadline pinch hits for which we are seeking creators. These are due 11pm EDT on Tuesday 22 April and you can see our exchange rules here.

PH #5 - fic - Psychonauts (Video Games), Higurashi no Naku Koro ni | Higurashi When They Cry, Umineko no Naku Koro ni | When the Seagulls Cry, Mortal Kombat (Video Games 1992-2020)

PH #18 - fic for all requests, meta* for some requests - Bionicle (Generation 1) x3, Minecraft: Story Mode (Video Game, Tron - All Media Types x2, Pluto (Manga), Pirates of the Caribbean (Movies) x2

*In this exchange, "in-universe meta" is a text fanwork written in the style of a document that might be written or produced within the fictional universe.

Please see details at this post to claim!

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admin: poll: theme

Round 174 Theme Poll

Poll #32989 round 174 theme poll

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 107

Pick the next theme of fancake:

Angst with a Happy Ending
50 (46.7%)

Sunshine & Grumpy
32 (29.9%)

They Fight Crime!
25 (23.4%)

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Star Trek TOS: Turbo Tale by Jesmihr

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SGA: Exigencies by Rivier

Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Gen: background OFC/OMC, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay
Rating: Mature (for violence)
Length: 9462
Content Notes: Canon-level violence, explicit depiction of extreme pain. Killing of background OMCs. Briefly mentioned off-screen killing of a pet animal.
Creator Links: sadly, no. Rivier's LJ is locked now.
Theme: Outsider POV, Action/adventure, Team as family

Summary: see below

Reccer's Notes: This is the John Sheppard of The Storm/The Eye, in this story using cold ruthlessness to rescue Rodney from allies of the Genii. It's told entirely from the POV of an original female character, the wife of a powerful local man who's been complicit in capturing and torturing Rodney. John's taken her as a hostage to force Rodney's return, and we see the drama play out through her eyes. There's some great worldbuilding conveyed through her perspective, and her appraisal of John and Rodney is interesting. The bond between John and Rodney is intense but it's left unstated whether they're more than close friends and found family to each other. Beautifully written, gripping, and a great read, especially if you like a dark, fiercely competent John.

Fanwork Links: Exigencies (scroll down for text)

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Batman/DC: The Talking Cure by DariaHernandez

Fandom: Batman/DC
Pairings/Characters: Tim Drake/Jason Todd
Rating: Mature
Length: 2,484 words
Creator Links:

DariaHernandez
Theme: outsider pov, therapy, angst and humor, established relationship, arguing

Summary: Two vigilantes and a couples therapist walk into a room.

Reccer's Notes: A fun fic told from a perspective of couples therapist who has to deal with Tim and Jason's relationship problems without knowing they're vigilantes.

Fanwork Links: The Talking Cure

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Leverage: Motion Parallax by Laughtsalot3412

Fandom: Leverage
Pairings/Characters: Amy Palavi, Alec Hardison/Parker/Eliot Spencer
Rating: General Audiences
Length: 8,606 words
Creator Links:

Laughsalot3412
Theme: Outside POV; characters of color, competence, female friendship, polyamory

Summary: So, apparently Amy’s boss was part of a criminal gang.

Reccer's Notes:
Do you remember Amy Palavi, the waitress in Leverage's brewpub from The Broken Wing Job? This story follows her as she grows closer to the trio. It's an interesting perspective on them, and also she gets to have a really satisfying story of her own, interwoven with theirs. Her developing friendship with Parker (and to a different degree also Hardison and Eliot) is wonderful.

Content Notes:

Amy and her family are subject to a racist online smear campaign. Leverage does something against it.

Fanwork Links: Motion Parallax on ao3

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TWW: Heard the Grapevine Got Twisted by thegoodthebadandthenerdy

Fandom: The West Wing
Pairings: Sam/Josh
Rating: T
Length: 11,539
Creator Links:

thegoodthebadandthenerdy
Theme: Outsider POV, Happy Endings, Missing Scenes, Politics, Post-canon, Worldbuilding

Summary: It was practically fable around the office after that: Sam Seaborn, his old friend, and the state of New Hampshire.
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Or: A story told in six parts by three people who remember the guy that walked out on his future in the middle of a rainstorm.

Reccer's Notes: It's unusual to tag a nominally 'our universe'-setting fic with 'Worldbuilding' but this fic does just such a stellar job fleshing out Sam's network of relationships through his time as a lawyer with Gage-Whitney into the future, it really deserves it! Every character here feels just so real and full it's almost hard to believe they're all OCs, and each provides their own form of comparison and contrast to Sam and his relationship with Josh. This really is a fic about that scene in particular and the way it is mythologised in-universe (because, really: what kind of romantic comedy climax scene even was that, even in canon?!), but by the end, the fic has also provided my current favourite depiction of Sam's career progression post-canon. It reads like such a labour of love, and the result is so impossibly satisfying. <3

Fanwork Links: Heard the Grapevine Got Twisted

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pinch hits

[CLAIMED] Kink Lucky Dip Post Deadling Pinch Hits - Due Friday, April 11th at 3PM EDT

kinkluckydip Kink Lucky Dip is a low-pressure multifandom smut exchange for the not-so-discerning gentlefan. Participants must create an M- or E-rated work (minimum 300 words or a clean sketch on unlined paper) for one of their recipient’s ships, respecting DNWs but otherwise getting as kinky and creative as they like.

There are 4 Post Deadline PH's outstanding. The deadline for these is Friday, April 11, 3 PM EDT (if not claimed by EOD 4/10, there will be another week delay)

Current Pinch Hit Post
Due: Friday, April 11, 3 PM EDT
Rules Post

CLAIMED
-PH 5 - New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing, Bittersweet Candy Bowl (Webcomic), OMORI (Video Game)

-PH 6 - Slay the Princess (Visual Novel), Inside Out (Pixar Movies), How to Survive Camping - Fainting--Goat

-PH 7 - 15th Century CE RPF, Hallo itt Mátyás király! - Bogáti Péter, Mesék Mátyás királyról (Cartoon), Night Prince series - Jeaniene Frost, Vlad Țepeș (1979), Crossover Fandom

-PH 12 - Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon), Totally Spies, Sunstone (Webcomic), Kim Possible (Cartoon), Sonic the Hedgehog (Live Action Universe), 聖剣伝説 LEGEND OF MANA | Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana (Video Game), 苍兰诀 | Love Between Fairy and Devil (TV), ER (TV 1994)