33 things I loved this year

[such_heights]

Here is a reclist of the year, of sorts. Below are a selection of fanworks that made me laugh, cry, flail, think, ache, rejoice and love over the course of the year. Below are romances, character studies, sweeping epics, AUs, meta, dance numbers, transitions, friendships, monsters, politics, zombies, and of course, robots. (There are always robots.)

Some of them are very famous, some only have a handful of comments. I love them all, because they all define what the past year in fandom was for me. There are a dozen fandoms represented here, and hopefully there's something for everyone. It's also worth noting that this list is defined by what's not included almost as much as what is - there were so many things I couldn't fit in! A lot of the time, I just couldn't pick only one story by a favourite author to include. (In one case, a certain author's best story is still sitting on my hard drive waiting for me to finish my beta.) My point is, this is in no way definitive, or even really a 'best of'. Just, here are some stories and some vids that I liked. Enjoy!

fic:

frostfire_17: Hi, I'm Captain Jack Harkness (Torchwood/Star Wars, Jack/Chewbacca)

pocky_slash: Club Wales (Torchwood, Gwen, Ianto)

invisible_lift: One Calamity (Torchwood, Gwen/Andy)

kalichan: Dorian (Torchwood, Jack/Oscar Wilde)

noldo: the syntax of the unbearable (Doctor Who, Doctor, Joan, Martha)

netgirl_y2k: A Cautionary Tale About Tomatoes (and zombies) (Merlin, OT4, gen)

allothi: The Secession of Cornwall (soon-to-be officialised) (Merlin, Gwen/Morgana)

glass_icarus: look for me under your boot-soles (Merlin, Merlin/Arthur)

astolat: Onfindan (Merlin, Merlin/Arthur)

rageprufrock: Drastically Redefining Protocol (Merin, Merlin/Arthur)

pforte: It’s Not A Déjà-vu, It’s The Time Warp (Merlin, HP, Torchwood, Merlin/Arthur, Remus/Sirius, Jack/Ianto)

siriaeve: Woot Canow (SGA-West Wing AU, ensemble)

thingswithwings: Forty Days (SGA, OT4)

rheanna: The Hard Prayer (SGA, John/Rodney)

cho_malfoy: Now You're A Man (Supernatural, Dean, Sam)

hackthis: Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (Leverage, Parker/Maggie, Hardison/Eliot)

liviapenn: when come back bring pie (Leverage, Hardison/Parker/Eliot)

hradzka: Seven Sunday Mother-Daughter Mornings (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Catherine Weaver, Savannah)

sparky77: How to Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Valuable Lessons in Leadership (Star Trek Reboot, ensemble)

crimsonclad: cut and fucking paste and edit (Star Trek Reboot, Kirk, Spock)



vids:

dualbunny: I'm Not Dead (BSG, Kara)

obsessive24: Slow Down Gandhi (BSG)

charmax: Unnatural Selection (BSG/T:TSCC)

bop_radar: DLZ (T:TSCC)

chaila43: Shelter From The Storm (T:TSCC, Ellison/Sarah)

sol_se: Dark Room (Merlin, Gwen)

la_esmeralda_: untitled (Merlin, Arthur/Gwen/Lancelot)

danegen: Start The Commotion (Leverage)

hollywoodgrrl: Marble House (Doctor Who)

laurashapiro: Mothership (Doctor Who)

jmtorres, niqaeli et al: The Long Spear (Star Trek)

talitha78: Apple Candy (Star Trek, Kirk/Uhura/Spock)

greensilver: American Tune (The West Wing)



Thank you to all the authors, vidders, beta readers and cheerleaders that made the above possible, and here's to the stories to come in 2010. ♥

Comments

[thingswithwings]

what a fabulous idea! I hope it becomes a meme, for selfish GIMME RECS reasons. :D

*opens many tabs*

[such_heights]

I hope you find something you like!

And omg yes, let this go through the wilds of the internet so I can find all the stuff I missed.

[gorgeousnerd]

Ooh, this is a fantastic idea. I'm definitely going to be going through a lot of these!

(And thanks for reccing my story! ♥♥♥)

[such_heights]

You're very welcome! It was one of the highlights of lgbtfest for me.

[sol_se]

Thank you so much for the vid rec! And thanks for the rest of this list. I didn't read much fic this year, so I'm going to have a lot of fun going through all the links.

[such_heights]

Welcome, and enjoy! :D

[glass_icarus]

as;dlkhf oh, you. &hearts &hearts &hearts!

[such_heights]

:D

[allothi]

*blush* Thanks so much for the rec!

And this is also just to say how much I appreciate your recs posts, because I don't think I ever have before now. <3

[such_heights]

Not at all, thanks for the great story! And I'm glad you enjoy the recs, that's good to hear.

[miarrow]

(In one case, a certain author's best story is still sitting on my hard drive waiting for me to finish my beta.)

♥ I'm not rabid or anything, I swear. :D

This is a neat reclist. I'm sort of shocked as to how many fandoms you can dabble in. I have trouble keeping my attention in one place at a time. I think I'll probably check out the vids mostly, because I never know where to start with vids and I love recs for them.

[such_heights]

I'll get that back to you within a couple of days, promise! And multi-fannish reading just comes naturally, though I can't write in many at once.

[chaila]

I love this idea! I don't think I am multi-fannish enough to pull it off myself though.

And thank you for the rec. I don't think I knew you were an Ellison fan! :)

[such_heights]

Multi-fannish isn't a requirement, it's just how I roll. :D

And yes indeed - there aren't many SCC characters I'm not fond of, but I have big love for Ellison, especially as you vid him.