straightforwardly | 230 | Trick or Treat 2020 Recs

Some recs for this year’s round of Trick or Treat! ♥

Fandoms include: Arthurian Mythology, Fairy Tales, flying witch, Lord of the Rings, Original Works, Scum Villain, Thousand Autumns

The Perennial Lily (Arthurian Mythology, Elaine of Astolat, 1K)
The golden age is ended. And still, time flows on, like the river past Castle Astolat.

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heart of glass, slippers of bone (Fairy Tales, Snow White, <1K)
Her son is born with coal-black eyes and cool white skin. This changes everything.

A Wolf At Your Door (I'll Never Be More) (Fairy Tales, Big Bad Wolf/Huntsman, 2K)
“What have you brought me today, dear son?” the huntsman’s mother asked when they arrived at the cottage door. The years had carved fine lines into her face, and made her eyes a milky grey, but she was still lovely, and her smile was soft as she lifted her hands to frame her son’s face.

“A poor mutt, in need of our help,” the huntsman said, kissing his mother’s hands before leading her back to her chair by the fire.

The wolf hesitated at the cottage door until he was ushered in by the huntsman. When he came close, the mother put her hand on his furred head.

“Ah,” the mother said, “What large ears he has.”

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Blue Moon, White Blossoms (flying witch, Makoto/Nao, 4K)
Once in a blue moon, a witch asks her friend to go flower-picking with her.

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The River Remembers the Sea (Lord of the Rings, Watcher in the Water, <1K)
The Watcher in the Water stops just watching.

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Divination (Original Works, Witch’s Cat, Art)
A witch's familiar consults the tarot.

eke out the sugar (Original Works, Vampire Who Has Been Asleep For 300 Years/Noblewoman, 1.2K)
Sugar. An odd, new word. Nevertheless, a delicious word.

For Knowledge (Original Works, Student of the Arcane Arts Who Accidentally Lost Her Humanity While Seeking Forbidden Knowledge, 1K)
They say you can find her in the library.

Stay (Original Works, Ghost Dog, Art)
A phantom borzoi.

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Only Human (Scum Villain, Shen Jiu, <1K)
Shen Jiu knew that the darkest of hearts came not from monsters or demons. He had first-hand experience, after all.

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Trick or Treat Exchange 2020 (Thousand Autumns, Yan Wushi, Art)
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