[Original photo by Geronimo Giqueaux on Unsplash.]
This year for International Fanworks Day I wanted to challenge myself with my recs and decided that I'll share only works that feature polyships in various formats and ratings.
Below, you'll find some recs I absolutely adore and that I think deserve all the love in the world. You'll find fics, art, podfic and videos. Check them out, I promise you won't regret it.
I'll settle for the ghosts of you by FunkyinFishnet (or AO3)
Sense8 | Wolfgang/Kala/Rajan, Hernando/Lito/Daniela | Length: 8.8k words | NSFW
Summary
When Rajan witnesses Wolfgang and Kala embrace, Wolfgang lifting her up off her feet while smiling more broadly than Rajan has seen so far in the few hours that he has known the man and with Kala’s happiness seeming to make her face sparkle, he thinks, “Oh, I *see*.” Rajan thinks Kala really doesn't love him in the same way that he loves her, and there’s no way that Wolfgang can love him at all.
From my comments on this story: Hell yeah that's a great ending. Did I tell you before that's a hell of an ending? I love it so much.
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home is not a place, it's just the two of you [Podfic] by blackglass (on AO3)
Sense8 | Hernando/Lito/Daniela | Length: 6:49
Summary
A podfic of home is not a place, it's just the two of you by maevedarcy. "In an unexpected turn of events, Lito’s next movie sent him to film on location in Canada, which meant that in the last month, he only saw Hernando and Dani on a screen in between calls. It wasn’t that they hadn’t spent time apart before, it was that the distance between them was almost as far as it could be with them still in the same continent and Lito ached. [Or, Lito feels lonely during filming, until he's not anymore]"
From my comments on this podfic: I am DYING and COMING BACK TO LIFE and DYING AGAIN. I have melted into a puddle of joy.
I may be biased because it's a podfic of one of my fics but this recording always makes me squeal and want to cry also.
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Triptych by Anonymous (on AO3)
Arcane/League of Legends | Jayce/Mel/Viktor | Length: 11k words | NSFW
Summary
"I think you two should talk. I think you’d actually get along,” Jayce said carefully. “Viktor and I are—” Mel started “Very similar. That’s why it’s you two. Why I couldn’t choose.” “Us two?” “Yes, who else?” Jayce said, kissing her palm. “I just wish you’d get along. So we could all be…together.” Mel arched an eyebrow. There was more to that “together” than he wanted to let on. She moved her hand to his chest. She could imagine a pale one next to it easily. Viktor was infuriating, but she knew beauty when she saw it. There was something there. She had always understood why Jayce wanted him.
From my comments on this work: Hell yeah that's what I'm talking about! We're eating so well 🍾🥳💖That was some excellent meljayvik smut, dear author. Thank you for feeding us this wonderful piece, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Hold Each Other by AddieVids (on youtube)
The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself | Annalise/Gabriel/Nathan | Length: 2:54
From my comments on this video: this is so beautiful I honest to god cried. I can't believe how THEM is this song. I'm never gonna recover from this
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love & legacy by @slagginbitch (on tumblr)
Arcane/League of Legends | Jayce/Mel/Viktor | art
Comments: This was the first meljayvik art I ever saw and it changed me (for better or for worse, the jury's still out). It shook me so much that I printed it and put it on my wall because I had to see it.
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Untitled (commission) by @chimeowrical (on tumblr)
League of Legends | Rakan/Xayah/Sett/Aphelios | art
Comments: sometimes rarepair hell really is you and the artist you commissioned to draw your vision. I wish people saw my vision of Heartsteel AU Rakan/Xayah/Sett/Aphelios. Until then, this art will keep me going.
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500 miles by the aquasarah (on youtube)
Sense8 | Wolfgang/Kala/Rajan | Length: 1:19 | mildly NSFW
From my most recent comment on the video: this is for real one of my favorite fanvids ever and I add it to every single rec list I ever make
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happy place by w0lftails (f0x_meets_w0lf) (on AO3)
The Raven Cycle | Gansey/Ronan/Adam | art | NSFW
From my comment on this work: I AM SCREAMING CRYING LOSING MY DAMN MIND THIS IS THE ARTWORK THAT KILLED ALL OF MY 3 BRAINCELLS GOODBYE WORLD I AM GONE
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polygangsey universe by @avalonjoan (on AO3)
The Raven Cycle | Gansey/Ronan/Adam/Blue | Length: 32k words | This is an ongoing series
Summary for know you by heart, the first work in the series
It’s times like these where Gansey wishes he had a third hand; truly, it’s an injustice that he can’t hold onto Ronan and have an arm around Blue and play with Adam’s hair all at once. For now, he settles for leaning against Ronan (seeing as he’s less likely than Blue to tip over under his weight when he falls asleep) while holding Adam and Blue’s hands. “I truly don’t know what I’d do without you all.” “Die, probably.” Blue kisses his cheek. “Get some sleep.”
From my comment on that work: soft and sweet and there's soup and cuddles,.,... sick fic god strikes again 🙏🙏🙏
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And the crowning jewel of this list: @polyamships, a tumblr polyam archive that organizes several events during the year to celebrate polyam ships in all of it's forms (Multiamory March, Polyam Shipping Day and Polyartober. The admins have also run the last 3 years @holly-poly, a multifandom polyamorous exchange).
@polyamships is also on Dreamwidth, X/Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram and Discord spreading the love for polyam ships regardless of fandom. You too should follow them on your favorite platform as we get closer to one of the main events of the year: Multiamory March
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That's it guys! I hope you find something on this list that strikes your fancy and hopefully, you'll find it within you to make your own rec lists as well :)
Happy International Fanworks Day!!!
