The scars left behind

Today's ACBB rec has been sent in by ravenwilds:

Title: Bananarchy Split Writer: Tari_Sue Artist: vickytokio Ship(s): Merlin/Arthur Rating: Teen and Up Word Count: 82,291

Summary: What could be better than a summer spent selling ice cream on a beach in a sleepy fishing village on Cornwall’s idyllic north coast? It’s bound to be far less stressful than writing your dissertation for uni or selling insurance for the world’s most demanding father… right? It’s not as if you’d get caught up in a feud with a rival ice cream seller, or nearly drown, or fall in love with a complete prat, is it? Right? Reet.

Proper job.

Link: FIC: https://archiveofourown.org/works/33885442/chapters/84253651 | ART: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34054159

This rec comes from Clea2011:

Title: The King of Mars

Writer: Ivalee

Artist: Rou

Ship(s): Arthur/Merlin

Rating: Teen and Up

Word Count: 34304

Summary: As children, the Pendragon siblings were obsessed with the space program. They dreamt of becoming astronauts and one day walking on another planet. Their dream leads them to NASA where the revelation of magic suddenly brings Mars within our reach. The Camelot 1 crew, including both Pendragons and powerful sorcerer, Merlin Emrys, land on Mars, and the world celebrates -- until a Martian storm cuts the mission short and tragedy strikes. Arthur is killed, and Morgana makes the difficult decision to leave her brother's body behind on Mars. His crewmates and the world mourn his loss, until Gwen Smith, a clever engineer at NASA, makes a shocking discovery: Arthur is alive.

His ingenuity and determination will get him far, but will Arthur be able to survive alone on Mars until help arrives?

Link: FIC: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12196032/chapters/27692019 | ART: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12195585/chapters/27690810

Why Clea2011 recommends this ACBB: Again I am reccing my favourite ACBB of a particular writer, but all of Ivalee's ACBBs are good. This one though is such a great read and Rou has outdone themselves with the art - do also look at the art post as it has a mission brief that isn't included on the main story. The fic is based on The Martian but you don't need to have seen that to enjoy the fic - I didn't see the film until well after reading this.

It's unhinged to assume that someone's taste in fiction equates to what they believe is moral or good, or is something they want to see or experience in real life.

That is a bonkers assumption to make.

I'm tired of humoring people with long arguments about it when the simple fact is it is a totally fucking absurd reach to accuse someone who enjoys something in fiction of being in favor of it in real life.