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For the snowflake_challenge Challenge #10:

In your own space, rec a fanwork (fic, art, vid, playlist, anything!) you did not create.

I didn't read a ton the past year, due to a variety of reasons, but did manage to find time for at least a few spectacular pieces of work:

A Hundred Highways by Cordillera

This is a cybersix continuation (Lucas/Adrian) that was completed this year. It's been decades since I saw the show, and when nostalgia hit and I went looking for more (because 13 episodes has never been enough), this was just the thing I needed. Action packed and emotional and thoughtfully done. In particular I admire the way the author tackled the non-binary nature of C6/Adrian and Lucas' response and respect for it.

A Light Down the Well (Illustrated) by TheLongRoadHome

A sidon/link fic for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Holy shit this was intense and epic. I loved the action, the blossoming trust, the way the world and the fallout/aftermath of the Calamity had so much grief and weight. Also, I will always love a mute!Link but I think this is the first one I've read where he's deaf? Excellent. God, everything about his characterization here was like, everything I ever wanted.

the ghost of you lingers by drifloon

After an overwhelming binge of Heaven Official's Blessing (I sobbed, and I still have lingering trauma from volume 4), I went on a fanfiction bender, and discovered my newest greatest author crush/goals. Like, every word they write is beautiful and I wish I could channel even a fraction of their talent into my own work! Everything about Hua Cheng and Xie Lian that Drifloon writes hits in the best way, and while I would happily recommend literally anything by them, this one in particular was soft and sad and wonderful.

Through Eerie Chaos by MediaWhore

RPF is not where I go, and 1 Direction fic has never been on my radar, but someone on reddit recommended this as a spooky/soft autumn read, and me, being a sucker for any kind of ghost story, gave it a chance. And holy shit, no regrets. I still don't know who Harry Styles is, but this read like an awesome piece of stand-alone fiction. The twist towards the end was like a punch to the face and I was so baffled and caught off guard in the best way, and I loved every second of it.

In terms of fanart, I mostly find it through osmosis on tumblr. A few super cool artists I've stumbled across recently however:

papermachette and their Encanto fanart is choice

theradioiscool did a puzzleshipping piece on the fly for one of my fics, and I was floored, but also everything they make is gorgeous and has so much emotion and weight and ahhh

the-stove-is-on-fire I fell hard into danny phantom because of them. no regrets.

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It's always great when you find spectacular reading, especially if you don't read a lot. I don't know most of these fandoms but your rec on that MediaWhore fic makes me add it to my huge to-be-read list... sounds so interesting!

Thank you for sharing these with us!

I've definitely gotten more selective as I've gotten older and rely on other people's glowing recommendations for my reading list. That one by MediaWhore absolutely deserves to be on a to-be-read list!