It's December in a matter of days, which means that Friday Fics Fix will be going on its annual Christmas holiday.
...So what better opportunity to look back on the fics that've really stood out to me in 2020?
(Don't answer that. It's rhetorical. I'm gonna do it anyway. 😎)
2020 has been 2020.
So, I've totally been reading a butt-tonne of fanfiction as self-care.
Because fanfiction is excellent for all the self-care purposes - whether you need deep and angsty, or sweet and fluffy, or you want to fulfil some very um, specific, tastes: fanfiction has it all!
(I don't judge. But if I never read another pumpkin sex fic, it'll be too soon. And yes, it happened again in October - how do they keep finding me?!)
So, these aren't necessarily the best fics of 2020 (that's arbitrary and subjective, anyhow,) it's just the ones that stuck with me (for good reasons, rather than disturbing intimacy with pumpkins reasons.)
Please check the tags on each fic and/or the Content Warning lists I made in the original rec. posts before reading, and always take it easy and take breaks/stop reading if you need to. Love ya dearest nerdlets!
(Oh, and I still somehow haven't finished series 2 of The Umbrella Academy (I'm on the last episode!) so please, no SPOILERS os gwelwch yn dda/please!)
The fic: Who You Gonna Call...? by riverwrenwrites
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TUA)
First rec'd in: Cops and Ghosties
Why it's a stand-out: It's a diverse cop novel with Diego Hargreeves reimagined as a Trans male lead. It's amazing, it's well-written, and I would honestly buy it as a published detective novel (with SFF elements.)
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The fic: A Minor Complication by kattahj
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TUA)
First rec'd in: Klaus and Ben's Guide to the Parenting of Dead Children
Why it's a stand-out: Klaus and Ben inadvertantly becoming responsible for a smol Non-Binary ghost child. I mean, it's well-written, and covers lots of different themes including mental health, but really, you only need that premise!
The fic: Be All You Can Be by flawedamethyst
Fandom: Marvel/MCU, The Winter Soldier, Hawkeye
First rec'd in: Clint and Bucky Undercover
Why it's a stand-out: A (non-Ace-excluding) Soulmates AU with M/M and diversity inclusion. If that's not enough, it's full of snark from Bucky Barnes and Clint Barton. Enjoy.
The fic: they're picking up pieces of me (while they're picking up pieces of you) by Ballofconfusion
Fandom: Marvel/MCU, Spider-Man, Iron Man
First rec'd in: Peter Parker is Not OK
Why it's a stand-out: Maybe it's just cos I literally rec'd this last week, maybe it's cos my brain responded to this fic with: AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! - but I haven't been able to stop thinking about it, tbh. All the feels.
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The fic: Cat Vigilante by GiuGiu
Fandom: The Umbrella Academy (TUA)
First rec'd in: Soft but Stabby
Why it's a stand-out: Diego Hargreeves saving a variety of strays, most of which are cats. I laughed out loud in places, this fic is awesome!
The fic: he's a regular disney princess by gendernoncompliant
Fandom: Haven (TV series)
First rec'd in: Returning to Haven
Why it's a stand-out: It's fun, weird, and involves people being turned into animals. Also, Duke Crocker and M/M romance
The fic: Drop by immortalitylost
Fandom: The Lost Boys
First rec'd in: Lost and Found
Why it's a stand-out: Well-written explicit gayification of Queer AF 1980s vampire film. What are you waiting for, honestly?
Friday Fics Fix is taking a break in December, and will be back on 8th January 2021
Read any good fanfics this year?
Did you notice how I managed to pick some fics which aren't Marvel or Umbrella Academy?
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Happy Holiday's Friday Fics Fix! I hope you find some great fics in the new year, Cee :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Em! :) <3
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