Unfit for Society Recs

The Queen's Thief

The Scribe and the Swordsman by jediseagull
In the aftermath of an accident, Kamet figures some things out. <333

shadows in a faded light by hippolytas
Gen stalks observes the Queen of Attolia. Oh Gen...

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as the wind turns by jediseagull
A handful of years after the war with the Mede, Kamet is asked to become secretary of the archives. I really like how this caps off Kamet's arc, and also his interplay with the other characters is great and in character.

I Spy by dolphin_ring
A series of connected missing scenes set throughout The Thief. Or, what Eddis and Attolia were doing while Gen was stealing a seal, getting tossed in prison, and then hiking across the countryside. Exactly what it says on the tin. I enjoyed this look at what was happening offscreen during The Thief.

Under the orange trees by dolphin_ring
A tale of calf love, of a lonely thief watching a princess dance alone in the kitchen garden. A lovely scene, shot through with melancholy for both Gen and Irene. <3

the weight at the center of the world by betony
The queen chooses differently on her wedding night; Eugenides, as ever, rises to the occasion. A really wonderful portrayal of just why Gen and Irene fit so well together.

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The Path is There. Follow It. by ama
AU where Kamet tells Costis not to go to Roa with him. Some things play out differently, but some things stay the same. This is really lovely.

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The Raven Cycle

Of Snow, and Arthuriana, and Mirrors by Silvereye
On their road trip, Gansey, Blue and Henry discover themselves snowed in. Quiet and lovely.

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everything else left up to you by hippolytas
"They look just like you." Gen caught and kissed one of Hector's tiny flailing hands.

"They look like babies," she said. They were small and red and impossibly fragile and sometimes when Attolia held them, she could only think of all the things she'd broken.

"They have your nose," said Eugenides, as if he hadn't heard her, "and your eyes." He ran a finger lightly over his son's soft skin. "They are going to be as beautiful as their mother and we are going to have to beat their suitors away with sticks."

"You can exile all of the suitors to Ferria," she told him, finally smiling and nudging him with her knee. "We'll start a colony." This is a fantastic coda to the series, with a pitch perfect Irene voice and a sure and steady hand on the narrative and the plot. Wonderful!

O Divine Poesy by voleuse
This is a nice glimpse of life after the war.

The Scribe's Tale by hkafterdark
Gen tries to matchmake for Costis and Kamet, who definitely need assistance of some sort. I enjoyed this a lot!

that which is worth waiting for by ryfkah
Costis promises to come back for Kamet and Kamet doesn't think he believes him. And yet... Oh Kamet. <333

what slows down the nights to a long lingering crawl by Roccolinde
Lovely, meditative future-fic slice of life from Attolia's POV.

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Harry Potter

Notes on a resurrection by newleaves
Long, interesting, post-war bring back Black story from Draco's POV as he works to figure out the Veil and also his relationship with Harry.

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Killjoys

Old Town Home by pluvial_poetry
This is a great look at Pree and what Old Town means to him.

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Queen of Shadows maplemood
A lovely look at Irene and her wedding night(s).

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Star Trek Reboot

How Many Roads? or, 27 Times Jim Kirk Hit On Nyota Uhura by Deastar
After the bar fight, Nyota thinks to herself that if this is what being hit on by Jim Kirk leads to, she's very glad she's never going to have to see him again. Lovely look at Uhura and Kirk's friendship over the years.

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Like a Thief in the Night by Fyre
Gen teaches Irene to sneak about the palace and she learns the lesson well. ♥♥♥

A Needle, A Thread by jibrailis
Costis and Kamet and their life in Roa. Costis is a little slow on the uptake, but this is so very lovely and in character for both of them.

The Things You Build Yourself by florianschild
"Every good thing I have, I have by the grace and blessing of His Majesty. Is there nothing that I can claim for myself? That I can hold in my hands and know that I've rightfully earned? Nothing has changed. The life of a slave is a series of generous bestowals. Even the most diligent, most valuable slave earns nothing. Every sip of wine he takes and every scrap of cloth that he wears are gifts that his master bestows. This house, my position at the temple, my freedom. You, here with me. Eugenides offers me a life full of contentment."

"Kamet, I-"

"Suppose he should choose to take it away."

"He won't," Costis said. He took Kamet's hands between both of his, clasping them and leaning in close to whisper. "I'm with you for good." Lovely post-book Kamet/Costis.

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Eternal Sky

Only from the heart can you touch the sky by Isis
After many years away, Ümmühan returns to Astineh. Lovely and elegiac.

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The Iliad

(History Is) A Pattern Of Timeless Moments by Brenda
Lush, sweet Achilles/Patroclus

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Kings

Echo by Destina
Jack and David, ten years on. Lovely.

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Imperial Radch

Soft Offering by renquise
Mercy of Kalr has a gift for Breq. Oh this is lovely.

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Charioteer by petrichoral
Costis has been captured by the Mede, but Gen has a plan to get him back. Hijinks, as usual, ensue. Oh, poor Costis, always one step behind. This did a great job of evoking the books, even though here the Mede are faux-Roman rather than faux-Persian.

A Ruby Held Up to the Sunrise by lilacsigil
The story of how Gen came by the ruby earrings. Wonderfully in tune with canon.

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Code Name Verity

Dream a Little Dream by osprey_archer
"Maddie!" she said, twisting in a little pirouette. "Come dance!"

"I can't," I said.

"Of course you can!" Julie said. "I shall run up reams of pilots for us both, and we'll dance till dawn." She grabbed my hands. "Come dance, Maddie, do," she said, and gave me her beseeching doe eyes.

Who could resist Julie when she looked like that? She tugged me toward the dance floor, and she'd got me to the edge of it before I recalled that I couldn't dance. "I'd love to, but I don't know how to foxtrot," I protested.

"Don't know how to foxtrot!" She'd had a little too much to drink, I think: her voice was a little too loud, all her sentences ending in exclamation points. She was a bubbly drunk, like it brought out all the joy in her. "I'll teach you," she said, and swung me into her arms: one hand between my shoulder blades, the other holding my hand tight. This is a really nice happy moment between Julie and Maddie that captures both of them wonderfully, and totally made me cry at the end.

The Surly Bonds of Earth by Emily
"My grandfather has a motorbike garage in Manchester," Maddie said. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had an actual conversation about more than the terrible food or the conditions of the last flight. But she was enjoying this one with a girl who also loved engines even though her accent was more BBC than a mechanic's. *sniffle* This is really lovely, and I was so pleased to read a story where Maddie makes another friend.

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Earthsea

Mother Tongue by elle_dritch
'Mother has a strong will and a dry tongue,' she said, 'but to drive a mage to spell her death? That-- Wait, there's no mage on the Overfell but the one at Re Albi.'

'Yes,' said Beech. 'The wizard Aspen.'

'I don't know his name,' said Apple impatiently. 'She never told me that, but Re Albi-- Yes, she said that the mage there had taken a dislike to her because she was a woman.'

'It can't just have been that,' exclaimed Spark. Apple swung her head like a bull to look at him and said, 'For some men that's all that's needed.' Really fantastic post-Tehanu story - I love getting to see Tenar and Ged from Apple's POV, and this story brings both Apple and Earthsea to life, as well as capturing the characters vividly.

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Gentleman Bastards

Trying Hard to Take it Back by inkasrain
Jean and Locke, just before the start of Red Seas Under Red Skies. Feels like it could slip right into canon.

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what the moonlight sees by Sour_Idealist
A lovely moment of intimacy between Gen and Irene.

a wide margin by reapingfolk
"Know this, Attolia. While you sleep and while you wake, I am the one moving behind your walls. I am the one dancing on your roof. I am the one who can catch all others and who no one but you can catch. Only I." Lovely look at Gen and his relationship with Irene.

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Rivers of London

Ghosts of Ettersberg by kindkit
Nightingale finally tells Peter about Ettersberg. Really well done. Sensitive handling of a difficult subject that's in character as well as moving, heartbreaking and yet hopeful at the end.

Though I Sang in My Chains Like the Sea by lightgetsin
Really fantastic casefile from Nightingale's POV, that really captures his character, and also gives us a great look at Peter - and magic - from an outside POV.

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The Thief Series - Megan Whalen Turner

The Landscape After Cruelty by elanne
There were the moments like this: waking with Irene's hair in his face, the curve of her back against his side. / There were the moments after, when he lifted his arm to caress her with a hand that was no longer there. / "Use the other hand," she said, and did not move when he brushed the stump of his wrist against her shoulder. They never shrunk from what they had done; it was the only way they were able to know each other. / They lived moving from gentleness to cruelty and back, in the fragile spaces between love and fear and forgiveness. They ached with it, the rawness of it all, and the tenderness. / They woke tangled together in the mornings. Utterly perfect look at Gen and Irene - beautifully written and spot-on with the voices. I love this universe so much and this story is a brilliant addition to it. Plus! The title is spot on *and* from "Snow and Dirty Rain" by Richard Siken, a poem I adore. <3

Orange Blossom by shewhoguards
Lovely glimpse of Irene before she becomes Attolia.

Tears At Bedtime by Vilakins
"Some people are improved by misfortune." The queen stepped forward and lightly touched his black hair where it curled over his ear. / Eugenides turned his head so that her hand was on his cheek. "I'm not. I sulk," he said with a distinct lack of shame. Lovely, in character look at Gen and Irene on their wedding night.

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Gentleman Bastard Sequence - Scott Lynch

Lingering On by Lise
"I get worried when you're thinking too much." / [...] "That's strange. I've been thinking my whole life and you never worried before." / "You weren't dying before." / "Are you still harping on that? I don't feel like I'm dying. It was probably a bluff." / "If you believed that you wouldn't have tricked me into taking the antidote." / "I did not trick you. I slipped it in your drink. You drank it. That's not trickery. It's subtlety. There's a difference and I've done both so I know it." / "You motherfucker," Jean said, vehemently and with the utmost sincerity, and Locke couldn't help saying, "Never knew her, actually, but I did like yours," which earned him a wallop on the back of the head. Oh, *heart* This is exactly what I wanted - both of them trying to live with the aftermath of the end of the second book while the threat of Locke's death hangs over everything. A wonderful slice of emoporn.

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