Unfit for Society Recs

Star Wars

Birth of an Empire by AceQueenKing
He cannot bear to deny her anything, not knowing she is his and hers alike; her blood, his blood. Her tears, his tears. He has torn the galaxy asunder for Palpatine, but he will stitch it together for Leia. His Leia. He had known from the moment she took her Senate seat; incorruptible, all eyes on her as she led an unpopular issue (the rights of the remaining clone troopers, he remembers) and turning the tide of the galaxy to her side. Palpatine had wanted to end her and the entire Senate for daring to succeed where he had failed. Vader had ended Palpatine for her. She, and she alone, had convinced him he was capable of it. AU where Vader kills Palpatine and sets Leia up as Empress in his place. Sharp and disturbing in the best way.

Inheritance by maplemood
Lovely look at Beru's relationship with Shmi.

memories like ashes at our feet by ambiguously
AU for the ending of Twilight of the Apprentice - Vader is injured and wakes up with no memory past that long-ago trip to Mortis. Ahsoka is there to help him. Oh my heart. Snips and Skyguy together again. Melancholy and so in character it hurts.

Or has time rewritten every line by ambiguously
Anakin didn't fall with the Republic, but he's not well when Ahsoka finally finds him again. This is sad and lovely and I really want to read all their adventures together in this AU.

saudade by philthestone
Nice look at Leia dealing with everything in the six months after ESB.

So, How Was My Funeral? by Ibelin
In which Obi-Wan and the Council do the smart thing and read Anakin in on the Rako Hardeen mission. Anakin gets some validation and their trust isn't nearly as broken. This gave me so many feelings.

Space Twins by glorious_clio
Obi-Wan takes Luke to Tatooine. Bail takes Leia to Alderaan. both think about their lost friends. Brief but achy.

Spar by glorious_clio
Leia can't teach Luke anything about the Force, but she can teach him how to use a sword. Oh my heart. <333

Symbios by bam_cassiopeia
Ahsoka and Sabine need some help on their quest to find Ezra, and end up hiring Aphra to do the job. This is lovely.

when the sun came up, I was looking at you by suzukiblu
"on Jakku giving people food freely (i.e. as a gift with no expectation of return) and saying its a gift is how they propose marriage. Giving different food back is how you accept. Rey in the resistance is SO CONFUSED. Why are you all into polygamy resistance people. Everyone is proposing to me. I'm flattered general but really jfc where did this come from. I don't even know you random mechanic #6! Oh.... poe/finn... thank you for the apple. Would you like a space potato?" Rey is killing it at being married to Finn and Poe. ADORABLE.

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Harry Potter

the end, the beginning by Storynerd
Missing scene from the dogfather by hollimichelle (still a wip) - Sirius shows up on Remus's doorstep and has to convince him of the truth of what happened on Halloween, 1981. Oh my heart.

In a Manner of Speaking by LullabyKnell
The year is 1999 and a little girl has been found with no past and nowhere to go.

Someone is about to get the surprise of a lifetime. Again.

A Post-DH, Pre-Cursed Child Crack Fic. This is both hilarious and disturbing.

with a name like mine by smilebackwards
Regulus spit out a mouthful of pumpkin juice when Dumbledore announced at staff breakfast that Remus Lupin would be taking over the Defense Against the Dark Arts post.

Or: The AU where Regulus Black is the Hogwarts Potions Professor instead of Snape and Prisoner of Azkaban goes a little differently. This is exactly the kind of wry and melancholy yet hopeful story I wanted out of that prompt and this is fantastic! Sirius and Regulus getting the chance to be brothers again! Remus getting his potion and thus Peter being captured and Sirius exonerated! Regulus atoning and still a little incredulous at being the adult in the room! Love it! <333

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The Iliad

like the brightest of stars by emilyenrose
Achilles's shield tells no tale of glory at all.

Here is what is on the shield of Achilles: the land, the sea. The sowing and the harvest. The meeting-place where the lawgivers debate. The dancing-place where the youths link arms. The city and the country, the procession and the sacrifice, the sons and the fathers, the faithful friends.

The gods give Achilles all of human life to bear on his arm. That almost-more-than-human arm. He shoulders the shield and the fate of humanity together. Afterwards people tell Achilles's story with the rest of the hero-songs, but he's not a hero, do you understand? Hephaestus knew it. In the end, he's not a hero, not a demigod, not a thing apart. He's one of us. Lovely retelling of Achilles' story.


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The Raven Cycle

Constant as the Northern Star by Nestra
As he knew would happen, Ronan didn't answer. Not in words. Ronan was teaching him a new language, where asshole was a term of affection, Adam was the answer to a question, and there was no word for no.

Yes, said the touch of Ronan's lips on his cheek. More, said the brief press of his body against Adam. Now, said the clasp of his hand.

Yes, Adam responded, following him up the stairs. Really lovely post TRK Adam/Ronan.

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Vids

Orphan Black

Hollow by sharkodactyl
Really good look at Rachel, especially in the final season. (And I can't get the song out of my head.)

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