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Fic in a Box 2022 Recs
Nov. 28th, 2022 06:42 pmThere were a lot of excellent works in this year's Fic in a Box collection, but here are my favorites. I've marked the ones I received as gifts with a *.
60 Feet, 6 Inches
Lupe Garcia/Carson Shaw
Rated M, 3.4k words
Better that it wasn’t up to her to make the call, she supposed. Better that Carson was coach, not Lupe, right? Because Lupe wanted and wanted and wanted, and it was ugly and covetous and un-Christian. It sure as hell wasn’t ladylike.
Finding Myself (In Your Arms)
Max Chapman/Carson Shaw
Rated E, 5.6k words
Carson had the bus ticket in her hand before she could even really think it through. Everything - her whole life - felt completely wrong and completely right all at the same time.
She couldn't go home. She couldn't stay there. There was only one place she could go.
She needed to go see Max.
Choices*
Tourmaline Larou
Rated M, 1.1k words
Tourmaline arrives in The Burgue and comes to terms with how limited her choices are here.
Good Things From Bad*
Tourmaline Larou/Rycroft Philostrate/Vignette Stonemoss
Rated E, 4.9k words
After the Fae are sequestered on Carnival Row, Tourmaline finds herself stepping beyond her role at the brothel into leadership, something made far easier by having two people to come home to.
Not So Terrible*
Tourmaline Larou & Rycroft Philostrate
Rated T, 1k words
A chance meeting on the Row leads Tourmaline to an unlikely and somewhat reluctant friendship with Philo.
Interdimensional Parallels (Cat Edition)
Discworld x Star Wars
Death (Discworld) & Tooka Cats
Rated G
Art
Interdimensional Parallels (Witch Edition)
Discworld x Star Wars
Death & Original Dathomir Witch Character
Rated G
Art
Perfect Combination*
Two/Android
Rated T
Art
with promises of stars*
Nyx/Two
Rated T, 3.4k words
"Android, have we heard anything yet?"
Nothing. Nyx swallows a curse. She already didn't like anything about having to sit around waiting for something to go wrong, and she likes it even less now that something probably has.
Fables
Aburame Chiyako & Nara Shikako
Rated T, 7.7k words
Where Chiyako decides that, while Shikako-sensei is super mega awesome, Chiyako doesn't need to be just like her (and everyone else is appalled at just how much Chiyako reminds them of her jounin sensei).
Can't let go*
Calliope Burns/Juliette Fairmont
Rated T, 2k words
Months after their fight, Juliette and Cal still share dreams occasionally, and eventually Cal realizes she can't hate Juliette because she still loves her.
The Mystery of the Refilling Candy Bowl
Jesus "Soos" Alzamirano Ramirez & Wendy Corduroy, Wendy Corduroy & Stan Pines
Rated G, 4k words
A strange bowl full of candy appears at the Mystery Shack. Everyone knows Stan would never give out things for free - so Wendy, Soos and Stan himself work together to find out what's really going on.
Just Like "TT"
Tenten
Rated G
Dress Up Game
Cute bear emojis
Rated G
Bear emojis
Exchange in Limbo
Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting
Rated G, 10k words
A rookie exchange mod, in over their head, resorts to desperate measures to ensure their exchange finally reveals. But will they be able to successfully find their way in the underworld?
Devil's in the Defaults
Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting
Rated T, 2.9k words
“Are you here to torture me?”
“Worse.” The woman's frazzled eyes locked onto hers after only a brief scan around the cell. "Your pinch hit is late.”
Community
Amanita Caplan/Nomi Marks
Rated T, 1k words
Nomi wants every sensate to have the opportunity to feel like they're part of a community.
Bond
Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
Rated G
Art
Lando
Lando Calrissian
Rated G
Art
brightsideholiday's Hearts In The Storm broadcasts [Holonet Document Archive Item 24.09485.11]
Original Characters, Obi-Wan Kenobi/Asajj Ventress
Rated G, 2k words
In-Universe RPF
A series of entries in the personal log of ""brightsideholiday"", a node in the Coruscant public holonet directory, with reply threads.
And Stars in the Sky
Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
Rated G, 1k words
After the fall of the Empire, Luke and Leia go to Naboo to learn about their mother.
somewhere they're meeting on a pinhead
Poe Dameron/Rey
Rated T, 3.3k words
“How did you end up here, anyway?”
“What, with Han?” Rey glanced back just long enough to see Poe nod. “I stole the Falcon.”
“Funny.”
Rey smirked into the electrical panel. “I’m serious. From a junk trader on Jakku.”
---
Five times Han brought Rey to help the Resistance, and one time she decided to join them.
May the Force Be With You (You'll Need It)
Mace Windu
Rated T, 1.9k words
Master Yoda suggests Mace get himself on the hot new dating holonet site. Mace experiences all the complications of dating while in a star war.
Negative Static Stability
Leia Organa & Darth Vader, R2-D2 & Darth Vader
Rated G, 8k words
"negative static stability": after a disturbance, an aircraft will not return to the initial state, but will deviate further and further from it in the new direction. That is, generally, a very bad thing.
(Or is it?)
---
Little Leia accidentally stows away on Darth Vader's shuttle.
The Normal Excellence of Long Accomplishment
Padmé Amidala & Eirtaé & Rabé & Sabé & Saché & Yané
Rated G, 6k words
A Naboo legislator suggests that there is something rotten among politicians from Naboo, and Padmé's handmidens start an investigation. But can they all be trusted?
Junimos
Rated G
Art/Coloring Page
Cohabitation
Elliott & Krobus
Rated G, 4.1k words
Epistolary
WANTED:
Roommate to share one-bedroom domicile. Ocean view, bracing atmosphere, perfect for someone looking to get away from it all. Must have a high tolerance for dampness and humidity. Non arachnophobes preferred. Contact Elliott for further details.
Or, Elliott gets a roommate who's a bit more mysterious than he anticipated.
Time After Time
Barney Snaith/Valancy Sterling
Rated M, 10k words
The first time it happened, Valancy put it down to her heart.
Most Thoroughly Dead
Original Eighth House Character
Rated T, 1k words
Epistolary
The history behind how Gideon discovered dirty magazines.
The Cavalier's Marriage Season and other first drafts by Palamedes Sextus
Camilla Hect/Palamedes Sextus
Not Rated, 1.3k words
He read and reread The Necromancer’s Marriage Season. He had attempted to decipher the book using every code he knew and several he invented, to pass the time, just in case the book held some deeper meaning. It did not.
His turn to romance writing was, tragically, inevitable.
no doubt in my mind where you belong
Andromache/Quynh
Rated E, 2.2k words
Of all the times Quynh had marked her, this one might be Andy's favorite.
A League of Their Own (2022)
60 Feet, 6 Inches
Lupe Garcia/Carson Shaw
Rated M, 3.4k words
Better that it wasn’t up to her to make the call, she supposed. Better that Carson was coach, not Lupe, right? Because Lupe wanted and wanted and wanted, and it was ugly and covetous and un-Christian. It sure as hell wasn’t ladylike.
Finding Myself (In Your Arms)
Max Chapman/Carson Shaw
Rated E, 5.6k words
Carson had the bus ticket in her hand before she could even really think it through. Everything - her whole life - felt completely wrong and completely right all at the same time.
She couldn't go home. She couldn't stay there. There was only one place she could go.
She needed to go see Max.
Carnival Row
Choices*
Tourmaline Larou
Rated M, 1.1k words
Tourmaline arrives in The Burgue and comes to terms with how limited her choices are here.
Good Things From Bad*
Tourmaline Larou/Rycroft Philostrate/Vignette Stonemoss
Rated E, 4.9k words
After the Fae are sequestered on Carnival Row, Tourmaline finds herself stepping beyond her role at the brothel into leadership, something made far easier by having two people to come home to.
Not So Terrible*
Tourmaline Larou & Rycroft Philostrate
Rated T, 1k words
A chance meeting on the Row leads Tourmaline to an unlikely and somewhat reluctant friendship with Philo.
Crossover Fandom
Interdimensional Parallels (Cat Edition)
Discworld x Star Wars
Death (Discworld) & Tooka Cats
Rated G
Art
Interdimensional Parallels (Witch Edition)
Discworld x Star Wars
Death & Original Dathomir Witch Character
Rated G
Art
Dark Matter
Perfect Combination*
Two/Android
Rated T
Art
with promises of stars*
Nyx/Two
Rated T, 3.4k words
"Android, have we heard anything yet?"
Nothing. Nyx swallows a curse. She already didn't like anything about having to sit around waiting for something to go wrong, and she likes it even less now that something probably has.
Dreaming of Sunshine
Fables
Aburame Chiyako & Nara Shikako
Rated T, 7.7k words
Where Chiyako decides that, while Shikako-sensei is super mega awesome, Chiyako doesn't need to be just like her (and everyone else is appalled at just how much Chiyako reminds them of her jounin sensei).
First Kill
Can't let go*
Calliope Burns/Juliette Fairmont
Rated T, 2k words
Months after their fight, Juliette and Cal still share dreams occasionally, and eventually Cal realizes she can't hate Juliette because she still loves her.
Gravity Falls
The Mystery of the Refilling Candy Bowl
Jesus "Soos" Alzamirano Ramirez & Wendy Corduroy, Wendy Corduroy & Stan Pines
Rated G, 4k words
A strange bowl full of candy appears at the Mystery Shack. Everyone knows Stan would never give out things for free - so Wendy, Soos and Stan himself work together to find out what's really going on.
Naruto
Just Like "TT"
Tenten
Rated G
Dress Up Game
Original Work
Cute bear emojis
Rated G
Bear emojis
Exchange in Limbo
Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting
Rated G, 10k words
A rookie exchange mod, in over their head, resorts to desperate measures to ensure their exchange finally reveals. But will they be able to successfully find their way in the underworld?
Devil's in the Defaults
Desperate Exchange Mod Who Finds Entrance To Underworld & Pinch Hitter Who Died Before Posting
Rated T, 2.9k words
“Are you here to torture me?”
“Worse.” The woman's frazzled eyes locked onto hers after only a brief scan around the cell. "Your pinch hit is late.”
Sense8
Community
Amanita Caplan/Nomi Marks
Rated T, 1k words
Nomi wants every sensate to have the opportunity to feel like they're part of a community.
Star Wars
Bond
Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
Rated G
Art
Lando
Lando Calrissian
Rated G
Art
brightsideholiday's Hearts In The Storm broadcasts [Holonet Document Archive Item 24.09485.11]
Original Characters, Obi-Wan Kenobi/Asajj Ventress
Rated G, 2k words
In-Universe RPF
A series of entries in the personal log of ""brightsideholiday"", a node in the Coruscant public holonet directory, with reply threads.
And Stars in the Sky
Leia Organa & Luke Skywalker
Rated G, 1k words
After the fall of the Empire, Luke and Leia go to Naboo to learn about their mother.
somewhere they're meeting on a pinhead
Poe Dameron/Rey
Rated T, 3.3k words
“How did you end up here, anyway?”
“What, with Han?” Rey glanced back just long enough to see Poe nod. “I stole the Falcon.”
“Funny.”
Rey smirked into the electrical panel. “I’m serious. From a junk trader on Jakku.”
---
Five times Han brought Rey to help the Resistance, and one time she decided to join them.
May the Force Be With You (You'll Need It)
Mace Windu
Rated T, 1.9k words
Master Yoda suggests Mace get himself on the hot new dating holonet site. Mace experiences all the complications of dating while in a star war.
Negative Static Stability
Leia Organa & Darth Vader, R2-D2 & Darth Vader
Rated G, 8k words
"negative static stability": after a disturbance, an aircraft will not return to the initial state, but will deviate further and further from it in the new direction. That is, generally, a very bad thing.
(Or is it?)
---
Little Leia accidentally stows away on Darth Vader's shuttle.
The Normal Excellence of Long Accomplishment
Padmé Amidala & Eirtaé & Rabé & Sabé & Saché & Yané
Rated G, 6k words
A Naboo legislator suggests that there is something rotten among politicians from Naboo, and Padmé's handmidens start an investigation. But can they all be trusted?
Stardew Valley
Junimos
Rated G
Art/Coloring Page
Cohabitation
Elliott & Krobus
Rated G, 4.1k words
Epistolary
WANTED:
Roommate to share one-bedroom domicile. Ocean view, bracing atmosphere, perfect for someone looking to get away from it all. Must have a high tolerance for dampness and humidity. Non arachnophobes preferred. Contact Elliott for further details.
Or, Elliott gets a roommate who's a bit more mysterious than he anticipated.
The Blue Castle
Time After Time
Barney Snaith/Valancy Sterling
Rated M, 10k words
The first time it happened, Valancy put it down to her heart.
The Locked Tomb
Most Thoroughly Dead
Original Eighth House Character
Rated T, 1k words
Epistolary
The history behind how Gideon discovered dirty magazines.
The Cavalier's Marriage Season and other first drafts by Palamedes Sextus
Camilla Hect/Palamedes Sextus
Not Rated, 1.3k words
He read and reread The Necromancer’s Marriage Season. He had attempted to decipher the book using every code he knew and several he invented, to pass the time, just in case the book held some deeper meaning. It did not.
His turn to romance writing was, tragically, inevitable.
The Old Guard
no doubt in my mind where you belong
Andromache/Quynh
Rated E, 2.2k words
Of all the times Quynh had marked her, this one might be Andy's favorite.
