#swafs

This weeks fic is…

Coo Story Bro by @agent-2-6 (A26 on ao3)

Okay, so, see how cute this birb is?

Imagine an entire fic of this, then mix in some spells and shapeshifting and snuggles and smooches and suspense and some really cool bird facts and a newfound respect for pigeons (if you didn’t have that already, that is).

There’s also top tier poop jokes:

Levi eyed him like he’d just suggested they take a shit together.

And then there’s this gem:

“Eat a dick,” Eren muttered.

He couldn’t believe the bird might have been telling the truth. He went to rub his eyes with frustration and a flurry of black was flapping toward him, pecking at his crotch. He squealed in a very un-masculine way and batted Levi away.

Plus the title alone is a pun.

The early edition!

This week features TWO amazing fics:

Precipitous by @mongoose-bite (mongoose-bite on AO3)

and

Hug the Cub by @meteorysh (Meteorysh on AO3)

I am tardy to the party by 3 ½ months, but I finally had the time to sit down and binge season 4 of VLD like I wanted to.

And it was phenomenal.

But that’s not why I made this post. No, I made this to celebrate what canon didn’t do, and what these two fics did so well.

Emotional resolution.

I don’t know about anyone else, but during the last episode I was a wreck. I’m sure I said “What the heckin’ heck, Keith?!” multiple times, and all I got in answer was an abrupt, cliff-hangery end to the season.

Well, thank goodness for fandom, and for these two writers especially. They were able to express through Kolivan - a difficult feat considering how stoic he is - all the worries, I think, we had as an audience, and they were able to do what we all wish we could, actually talk to Keith. It really added depth to both characters. And the conclusion of these fics gave the satisfaction the end of the season did not.

Basically if you like hugging and crying and awkward, angsty bonding, then these are the fics for you

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Sector: Agriculture and bionformatics

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Week 3 gives us…

Of Wolves and Men by @kahleniel (Kahleniel on AO3)

Let me start off by saying AAAAAHHHHHHHHYYYEEESSSSSSS!!!

Okay, now that my visceral reaction is out of the way, let’s try my more coherent feelings...

AAAAAHHHHHHYYYEESSSSSSS!!!

Just kidding. I’m not coherent at all. But let’s give it another try, shall we?

I LOVE THIS FIC! (That’s a little better)

So let me tell you some of the reasons why:

1) Kahl writes fight scenes to aspiring levels. They are goals. Like, damn, I wish I was this familiar with how that stuff worked (Kahl is a jujitsuka, which is so much awesome) and could translate that into writing as well as she does.

2) I love her take on a/b/o and pack dynamics. It’s always fun seeing the different versions writers take with these, and Kahl’s is a great one.

3) This one might be a little weird for me to be so thrilled about? Maybe? But the progression of how Kahl writes throughout this story is awe-inspiring. She started this in 2015 and ended it mid 2017, and you can see her improvement with every chapter, and it’s so motivating, so freaking AMAZING.

This entire story made me giddy. I was jumping through such a range of emotions as I read it that I’m still reeling with them. This fic is fantastic, you should go read. You must. Please.

…except on a Monday!

(because my d&d session got rescheduled and that messed up my reading day a bit)

This weeks fic is…

You’re All I Need to Know by @twistedkit (TwistedK on AO3)

I will start out by saying this fic isn’t for everyone, and that’s only because of the Archive Warning it comes with. Some people avoid fics that have the “Major Character Death" tag, and, hey, no fault there as I am normally one of those people as well.

However, it is so beautiful, so mesmerizing in the way it is written, that I couldn’t stay away. That’s why it’s stayed on my “To Be Read” list. I actually started reading it about a year ago when it first came to its conclusion. I wasn’t in a good place to finish it then, but I’m glad I came back to it now.

This story evokes such raw emotion, and while it is painful, still, to read about some of the subject matter within, it also gave me peace in a way I didn’t expect.

Of course, my reaction to this fic, and how it affected me, probably differs from others, so here are a few of my favorite lines (that aren’t, I don’t believe, spoiler-y) to hopefully entice you–

How does science explain the mangled things escaping from a freshly broken heart?

–and–

Lost, he wants to say. Because Erwin leaves him crumbs along a path that leads to nowhere, clues too sparse to make sense of.

–but there are so many more. Heck, I could quote the whole thing.

I can’t say too much else without giving anything away. Believe me, I want to go on and on about the beauty and the sadness and the spirit of this fic, but, at the risk of rambling if I do, I will finish by saying:

This fic is heartbreakingly lovely. True, it’ll make your chest ache, and it might make you cry, but I implore you, please, give it a try. It is well worth it.