Fanwork Recs - August 18, 2014
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Fanwork is awesome and sharing fanwork is even more awesome. Join us as we keymash and squee over our favorite fanwork, from fic (both written and podfic) to art to vids and meta and back again.
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- Inception — fic (6)

I was reminded recently by
Unfortunately I didn't have time to include all the stories I loved. It was a list. It had 59 fics on it! There are so many and I kept stopping to re-read and ran out of time, so I will continue this later, probably at some (regrettable) length.
Aside: This doesn't even touch on the art! Also, for some reason I forgot to bookmark the catboy thing, which feels like an event that can only happen at the right fannish place and time. INCEPTION FANDOM, YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL AND WEIRD AND I MISS YOU. ♥
(Jodie, do you know I found a half-written Arthur/Eames bookstore fic for you? I HAD TOTALLY FORGOTTEN THIS. Why didn't you ever punch me in the mouth and force me to finish?)
[FIC] [Inception] a contraption, armed to the teeth by
Important fact about me: I am big into revelations. Even if this story hadn't had some of my favorite tropes (Ariadne as kick ass architect! Eames with yet another terrible haircut! Arthur convincing himself he's happy with life adrift!), I would have been sold on it for the revelation Arthur comes to and the way he comes to it and the second revelation that happens right after it. Two emotionally fraught revelations is totally my jam.
There are many, many stories in Inception playing on this trope of Eames coming to Arthur's rescue, probably many of which I likely love, but for some reason it's this one that's stuck with me all these years later for the way the backstory lays over the forefront of the plot and writing itself. I find the writing really striking all the way through. Some of the writing here makes me feel like I wish poetry would make me feel, that is to say, overwhelmed by how the words sound in my head when I think about them and how they hang together.
Words are magic.
[FIC] [Inception] take the long way home (soft as the radio) by
This is part of a larger series of stories about Arthur and Eames, and although I like that series, this story in particular is my favorite. This isn't the first time I've gone back to it since it was published, either, because it's a story generous with emotion, which is how I read Ariadne's character in the film: curious, invested in the feelings and emotions of those around her. Although I do like the idea of Ariadne and Yusuf, that's not the driving force behind my love of what happens in this story. I just love the gentle way Ariadne starts discovering the world by looking through her camera, and then finally starts understanding her world by really looking at the pictures she's taken and what they're telling her. ♥
[FIC] [Inception] Hello, I Love You, Won't You Tell Me Your Name by
Renay is not my real name.
Okay, it is, sort of. It's my middle name, deliberately misspelled so I could hide from my college R.A. who was monitoring my activity on the Internet due to specious claims of harassment from my then college roommate who was a complete paranoid nightmare who was afraid of the internet. This is not the first time I flipped names: I went by my first name until I was 11, then started going by my middle name. It only took me until I was graduating for the popular kids who hated me to call me by my preferred name. So, unsurprisingly I have a thing, a soft spot, an attraction, for stories about names and pseudonyms and the trust involved in sharing them. This is a delightful little story about lust and trust and taking a risk in order to get the affection on the other side of the attraction. And plus, it's by
[FIC] [Inception] Anal [Inception] aka Not Now Cobb We're Doing BGs by
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Listen, I have never played World of Warcraft. I am clueless. The nearest I got to anything like this was Maplestory. But this story still cracks me up and warms my heart even if I barely understand what the hell is going on. Everything about this is adorable and perfect. Eames gets Arthur a fawn and in game speak I don't know what that means or why it matters but he gets him a cute woodland creature, and that cancels my ability to cope with how cute it is. When I need to cheer up I sometimes go back to this story, because I cannot resist the siren call of getting to know someone you know without knowing you already know them. It's my revelation kink again. That sucker is everywhere. Also: chat flirting. My childhood.
[FIC] [Inception/3rd Rock from the Sun] In Duty Homeward Shall We Fly by
Sometimes a story comes out of nowhere and sideswipes you. I watched 3rd Rock from the Sun because my friends were into it. We were sporadic about it, but it was always easy to follow along even if you missed a few episodes, which made it perfect for us. I didn't know I needed a story where Arthur was secretly Tommy Solomon, but I did and this is it. When I saw the title in my bookmarks I was overjoyed because I had forgotten about it, and seeing it reminded me of how much I teared up at the end of this fic and how the characterization of Dick made me laugh out loud. This is one of those fics I would give someone (as long as they were familiar with both canons) to explain just how neat fanwork can be.
[FIC] [Inception] It's Automatic by
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Dear people who were in Inception fandom: what stories do you remember fondly? The fandom was so huge and I was in university at the time so I know I probably missed so many awesome things, so if you feel comfortable sharing your favorites/your bookmarks, I'd be super pleased to see them so I can live vicariously through your experiences! :D
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Date: 2014-08-19 02:00 pm (UTC)I didn't finish law school, and that's a big part of my identity, I guess, so Gyzym's I've Got Nothing To Do Today But Smile, which is about Lawyer!Arthur struggling to make partner at his firm while hating everything about his job, felt both like a lifesaver AND a gut punch. I used to listen to its podfic obsessively and cry myself to sleep. Fun times! But also, a good place to start the healing process. Isn't it wonderful when a fic manages to deliver all the tropes you like (lawyer, coffeeshop AND bakery AU, with Eames wearing funny hats! What's not to love?) AND give you an insight into yourself? :)
Toomuchplor wrote that huge AU in which Arthur is a pianist and Eames a... baritone? dunno, and it's a thing of beauty. I owe her my entire spotify playlist of classical music (and all my knowledge of lied and Schubert)
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Date: 2014-08-19 06:47 pm (UTC)Awww,
OH GOSH, yes! Steinway!verse. I REMEMBER NOW. I remember reading through the series by the breakup story (because I think that's as far as the story had been published at the time?) and going "OH MY GOD WHERE IS THE REST???" and being gutted. My emotions were not ready to handle breakup fic. That describes my whole experience of Inception fandom. My emotions were not ready to handle it. OVERLOAD OF FEELINGS.
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Date: 2014-08-19 08:01 pm (UTC)I also loooooved "je ne veux pas travailler" when I first read it: http://syllic.livejournal.com/32248.html?style=mine
And you know I have a lot of interest in "everything's magic": http://inception-kink.livejournal.com/17669.html?thread=38112773#t38112773
And I remember 'A Permenant Collection fondly too: http://suaine.livejournal.com/650312.html
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Date: 2014-08-19 10:24 pm (UTC)Twice as many AUs as you asked for :D
Date: 2014-08-20 11:37 am (UTC)I always feel so so sorry for Arthur in this, but there's cake?? mmm, cake.
*Waiting On (2173 words) by thehoyden
Continuing the food theme. This is short, but I like it.
*Simple Math (45683 words) by foxxcub
Probably I should reread this, since I can't remember what happens though I guess the tags say it all!
* Let Not My Love Be Called Idolatry (20094 words) by toomuchplor
Another hs au that I haven't reread recently
*I bet Nureyev never had to deal with this shit. (21409 words) by cobweb_diamond
Ballet au! (Not that i'm particularly into ballet.)
*Breathe Into It (9763 words) by rageprufrock
Yoga instructor au! (ditto yoga...)