170 | Trick or Treat 2017 - Recs

[straightforwardly]

I've finally finished going through the collection! And while I'm not quite finished with commenting on everything I want to comment on, I do now have a rec list drawn up!

For this list, I've tried to stick with my absolute favorites. So there's plenty of stuff I really liked for each fandom that didn't make it onto here because I was trying to be picky. (The SSSS section in the collection in particular was pretty great; I clicked on nearly everything, and I don't think there was a single thing I didn't like.) ...That being said, this list is still longer than I wanted it to be, ahahaha...

Also, brief reminder that I got some excellent gifts that got their own post and which I also thoroughly recommend!

The Haunt of Cair Paravel (The Chronicles of Narnia, Edmund & Lucy, <1K)
The first night back in Narnia, Lucy and Edmund have trouble sleeping.

Stillwater Feast (The Chronicles of Narnia, Edmund & Lucy, 1.9K)
Danger and joy lie beneath the waves, where the sea is sweet.

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the landscape after cruelty (Full Metal Alchemist, Roy, 1.3K)
Roy still dreams in color. It's more a curse than a blessing.

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Every Shining Moment (Harry Potter, Grindelwald/Dumbledore, 1.8K)
“Here are three stories,” he says, holding up his fingers. “Which one is the prophecy?”

I Will Keep You Safe (Harry Potter, Sirius/Regulus, 3.8K)
When Sirius and Remus go to Grimmauld Place to clear it out for Order, they find that someone is already living there.

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And Miles to Go (The Lord of the Rings, Hobbits + Fox, Art)
“A fox passing through the wood on business of his own stopped several minutes and sniffed.

'Hobbits!' he thought. 'Well, what next? I have heard of strange doings in this land, but I have seldom heard of a hobbit sleeping out of doors under a tree. Three of them! There's something mighty queer behind this.'

He was quite right, but he never found out any more about it.”

The Letter (The Lord of the Rings, Arwen, Art)
none - artwork

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The Kazekage's Friend (Naruto, pre-Gaara/Naruto, <1K)
Dusk was falling when they reached Suna. The plain in front of the gate was filled with people and carts, the yellow glow of old-fashioned oil lamps warring with the blue-white of chakra lanterns and the duller colours of battery-powered electrical lights.

Retrograde Motion (Naruto, Sakura, 27K - WIP)
From sixteen to eleven didn't feel like a big jump until she realized that she was now the best ninja in their class. And that tiny Sasuke hates her for it.

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Withouten Wind, Withouten Tide (Northanger Abbey, Catherine/Henry, 5.9K)
A pianoforte is a generous wedding gift, even if neither Catherine nor Henry knows how to play, but as Catherine spends more time at the keys and a mysterious song begins to fill her dreams, she comes to wish that General Tilney had been more restrained.

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Dead Devotion (Original Work, Half-Orc In Search Of An Honorable Death & Long-Abandoned Sentient Ship, 12K)
Bloodfang Bonebreaker is seeking an honorable death.

Instead, he finds a ship.

Landfall (Original Work, Original Characters, 2K)
The only way to kill time in hyperspace is to tell stories, and Ayush has a good one.

Something Borrowed (Original Work, Apatosaurus & Camarasaurus, 1.7K)
In 1934, an Apatosaurus skeleton was mounted in the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. Under the name of "Brontosaurus", the headless skeleton was fitted with the cast of a Camarasaurus skull. In 1979, both Camarasaurus and Apatosaurus were put to rights. But how might it feel, to be two ghosts haunting the same skeleton?

The Three Trials of Eleni (Original Work, Old Woman & Various Supernatural Entities, 2K)
Be mindful of who's listening when you say your worries to the wind.

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Weekend Mode (Persona 3, Mitsuru, Art)
none - artwork

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hunting (Pokemon, Frillish, Drabble)
none

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The Fitzwilliam Ghost (Pride & Prejudice, Lady Catherine, <1K)
When a ghost attempts to haunt Rosings, it goes about as well as you'd expect.

Hob's Lantern (Pride & Prejudice, Darcy, 1.7K)
Two boyhood pranks, a generation apart.

In Pursuit of Serenity (Pride & Prejudice, Jane & Elizabeth; Jane/Bingley, <1K)
“Six months married, and still you blush at the sight of your husband. It is unheard of,” Elizabeth said, the laughter in her voice belying her prim words.

The Shades of Pemberley (Pride & Prejudice, Ghosts & Elizabeth, <1K)
Lady Catherine was wrong, of course, the shades of Pemberley adored Elizabeth Bennet.

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Let the Strings Sing (A Redtail’s Dream, Tuomi & Little Hare, 1K)
Tuomi searches for a song that he heard in his dreams, and tries to do something that should, by rights, be impossible.

The Song of Tuomi, the Hare, and the Fox (A Redtail’s Dream, Tuomi & Little Hare, <1K)
And then a fox came along and said, "Hey kid, I have an idea for you...."

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Old MacDonald's Bed and Breakfast (Scooby-Doo, Ensemble, 5.7K)
Non-haunted rooms cost extra.

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Merit (The Silmarillion, Maedhros & Sauron, <1K)
Death puts Maedhros in poor company.

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At Dusk (Stand Still Stay Silent, Aksel/Sigrun, <1K)
An encounter in the early days.

The Breath Remains (Stand Still Stay Silent, Taru, 1.6K)
A reminder of Tuuri turns out to be more than Taru bargained for.

Brothers, Keepers (Stand Still Stay Silent, Bjarni & Reynir, 1.4K)
Five times Bjarni and Reynir get into trouble, and one time they get out of it.

”It” Follows (Stand Still Stay Silent, Onni/Reynir, 2.1K)
Grandma Hotakainen always warned Onni not to let "It" find him. But he realizes too late that "It" already has.

Protocol, Regardless (Stand Still Stay Silent, Sigrun & Mikkel, <1K)
Luckily, Mikkel has protocols in place for times like these. The laundry and cooking aren't going to do themselves.

Rounded With a Sleep (Stand Still Stay Silent, Reynir, <1K)
Technically, life is just a dream. And Reynir doesn't dream.

Sailing Back (Stand Still Stay Silent, Ása, Drabble)
Ása has had quite enough. A little rest will be good for her.

To Ward Off Autumn Winds (Stand Still Stay Silent, Sigrun/Tuuri, <1K)
Autumn in Dalsnes is cold and wet, but Sigrun and Tuuri find ways to keep warm.

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Through the Camera Lens (Stardew Valley, Haley, <1K)
While snapping photos at the abandoned community center, Haley comes across something unexpected.