a list of the spirk fics i've read in the last 10-ish days and loved:
And Then I Let It Go by kianspo (AOS) - post-beyond fic that slots in perfectly with the movie canon. it's steeped in want
master of a nothing place by strzyga (AOS) - reread, mind the tags, if spock going pre-reform is your thing then this fic is your thing
The Bond by WhatIfImaMermaid (AOS) - i got on a bond/pon farr/explicit/shorter fics kick and this one showed up in my search. not pon farr, but ALL bond. really unique writing style. spock has amnesia, jim doesn't want to tell them they're not married, it has the sweetest spock ever
Your heart's sudden but inevitable betrayal by WhatIfImaMermaid (AOS) - reading The Bond (see above) led me to this gem, cute, funny, jim pov that jumps off the page, short read that's just happy
A Father's Love by mutantleech (AOS) - listen, i'm going to have a lot more to say about this fic in the masterpost of recs i'm putting together, but i'll say here that this is hands down the most painful spirk fic i've ever read, and yet it has the happiness at the end that i crave, don't be turned off by the mpreg tag (seriously, i never read mpreg and this fic had me in the best of chokeholds)
The 1,000 Hour Sleep by spqr (SNW/TOS) - reread, super unique premise, FINALLY some snw spock, pike is the best, as is the entire crew of the enterprise, found family, hurt/comfort
Shakedown Cruise by Rhaegal (RhaegalKS) (TOS) - another spock amnesia fic lol, this one is so gentle and loving, all about falling in love again
All Our Yesterdays (the All or Nothing Remix) by dreamlittleyo (AOS/TOS) - an episode of TOS re-written for AOS, oblivious jim, oblivious spock, quick easy read (i really love the authors who make writing look so easy no matter how difficult it is, and this one does), mind the tags
These Hands, If Not Gods by greenforsnow @m-b-w (TOS) - the tags pretty much say everything, except that the term PWP is selling it short, there are so many FEELINGS, pon farr, plak tow, obliviousness and conniving abound (affectionately)
An Endless Stream of Tomorrows by remylebae @twinkboimler (TOS) - post voyage home fic, first kiss, jim can't wait any longer, so so sweet, old almost married spirk
Foundation by remusmoonshine @remusmoonshinezine (TOS) - an all fluff/no angst massage fic, no seriously, ALL FLUFF, if you need a pick me up this is the one
Reminder - PLEASE don't be shy. send me recs in ask or chat and feel free to self-promo! i read a lot and fast so i'm always looking for new stuff
(you can find previous recs under fic rec and/or spirk fic recs)
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Coming across Dracula daily posts is a bit of a trip, because people will be talking about Jonathan regaining lucidity in the abbey hospital and sending Mina a letter, and I'll be confused, because didn't Mina have to travel all the way to Transylvania in search of Jonathan, and it wasn't until she found him by chance in the hospital before he regained his memories? Then I remember that, no, that wasn't in Dracula, that was in Makt Myrkanna, the Icelandic "translation" of Dracula that has somehow managed to overwrite my memories of the original book.
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Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."
Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.
These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!
Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!
Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.
So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.
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when ao3 is back up i want all of you to leave comments on the fics you were interrupted from reading, the fics you were looking to find, the fics you were thinking about re-reading, and the fics left open in your tabs for months now.
when ao3 is back up, i want you all to show some love to your favourite writers, favourite fics, or even just the 600 word one-shot that brought a smile to your face that tuesday three weeks ago.
when ao3 is back up i want you all to remember that comments and explicitly voiced appreciation are what keep writers going.
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