sophia_sol | July recs: multifandom, tgcf, svsss, yuri on ice, star trek tos, poetry, novelettes (Reply)

1 multifandom vid rec

The Queer Gospel [Fanvid], by Tafadhali

➤ third in a series of vids Tafadhali made about depictions of queerness in hollywood; I recced the other two last fall, about pre-code and full-code eras

➤ this one is about the 90's and early 2000's

➤ which are all movies that came out within my lifetime so watching this hits in a different way than the other two vids! I definitely got emotional watching this vid

➤ the vid is celebrating the drag queens and gnc characters, and it's so perfectly put together, what a good vid <3

➤ 3:23 in length. audio is song only, no added sounds/dialogue. no subtitles.

2 svsss fic recs

These Wounds, by raitala

➤ hello I am murdered by how on point this fic is, it's perfect and I adore it

➤ svsss au qijiu fic from og!sqq's pov

➤ (trans sqq, for those to whom that's enticement!)

➤ no lbh or transmigration, so the complex relationships between the various peak lords keep marinating over decades

➤ I love how the vibes are so much older, more grounded and more ground down at the same time. and still sqq and yqy are full of all their Problems

➤ I loved the evolving beliefs sqq had about what must have happened to fill yqy with endless guilt towards him!

➤ and the ways sqq treats yqy, before and after the reveals...how things do & don't change

➤ and the beautiful physicality the narrative has in details like the tea, and the hair, and how both yqy & sqq use clothing to hide things about their bodies they don't want noticed

➤ and of course the sharply perceived characterisation!

➤ LOVED IT

➤ 23k words

FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: FW: On My Time as a Student Under Shen Qingqiu, by by Margo_Kim

➤ cackling with delighted laughter over this svsss bingqiu modern au

➤ these complete weirdos!!! (affectionate)

➤ lbh, a former student of sqq who has since become an international superstar, sends a mass email announcing his interest in sqq. sqq is more worried about his old student's feelings being hurt than he is about the evident stalking the email reveals

➤ the fic is so funny, with so many perfect details. and the last line!!! I'm dead.

➤ 6k words in length

1 tgcf fic rec

Who Are You Wearing? by nerdyjellyfish

➤ omg I am LIVING, someone wrote me so many words of ling wen fic wherein post-canon ling wen bodyswaps with xie lian

➤ the ling wen pov in this fic is sooooo good, her pragmatic approach to dealing with whatever happens in her life, her disinterest in attending to her emotions, her independence and unwillingness to rely on anyone who isn't her

➤ and seeing xie lian and hua cheng through ling wen's eyes is so good too!!

➤ there are so many fun character relationship dynamics, connected with a really fun premise, and I loved it all

➤ 8k words in length

1 Yuri on Ice fic rec

Recomposed, by rainbowninja167

➤ a Viktor/Yuuri Yuri on Ice fic that's retelling the story of Persuasion

➤ but, and this is key, with the genius idea of casting viktor in the role of anne, and yuuri in the role of capt wentworth

➤ and hot damn the fic takes this premise and runs with it beautifully

➤ I was kicking my feet with delight regularly as I read!

➤ excellent characterisation and fun alterations from canon

➤ 50k words

1 star trek tos fic rec

DESK JOBS, by WerewolvesAreReal

➤ very funny star trek tos fic about admiral kirk, and spock deciding "fuck it all" and leaving starfleet to become kirk's secretary

➤ tbh I think these two tags on the fic capture everything you need to know: Kirk thinks Spock is having some sort of identity crisis, Spock already had the crisis and he's just embraced his slut phase

➤ kirk is so bewildered and spock is so serenely confident in everything he's doing and it's amazing to watch

➤ also there's a plot about ship sabotage and klingon ambassadors and stuff

➤ 50k words in length

1 poetry rec

A Tour of the Blue Palace, by Bree Wernicke

➤ a scifi poem with a fun voice, the pov of a tour guide trying brightly to maintain the official story that nothing's wrong

➤ 500 words in length

2 original novelette recs

The Speech That God Understands, by Jonathan Edelstein

➤ historical fantasy novelette set in a muslim kingdom on the iberian peninsula in the 12th century, with a jewish scholar as the viewpoint character

➤ I love the setting, richly full of a wide variety of types of people and languages and religions, with universities and scientific progress and people doing magic, all interacting with each other

➤ the mystery at the heart of the story is that someone is stealing people's languages of study, on purpose, leaving behind only whatever their first language was. why, and how? and is it reversible?

➤ it's about people's relationships with language and with knowledge and with the world. it's great!

➤ 14k words in length

Signs of Life, by Sarah Pinsker

➤ fantasy novelette about family, and two sisters trying to reconnect after many years of estrangement

➤ a quiet and contemplative sort of vibe

➤ the slow reveals were effective

➤ I'm not quite sure about the pacing/vibe of the ending, but overall still a thoroughly interesting and enjoyable story

➤ 12k words in length

July recs: multifandom, tgcf, svsss, yuri on ice, star trek tos, poetry, novelettes

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