Fanwork Recs - January 7, 2016

[helloladies]

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.

Recommendations included:

• Ancillary Justice — meta (1)
• Captain America — vid (1)
• Final Fantasy VII — art (1)
• Final Fantasy XII — art (1)
• Jessica Jones — vid (1)
• The Legend of Korra — art (1)
• The Legend of Zelda — art (1)
• Multi-Fandom — vid (1)
• The Sarah Connor Chronicles — vid (1)
• Spider-Man — cosplay (1)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — art (1), cosplay (1)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens — art (5), fic (5)
• Teen Wolf — fic (1)

Clare

[ART] [The Legend of Zelda] She Waited by tsukuyomiland (Navi, Link)
Navi waits for Link. I kind of wish it was the Hero’s Shade at the end, because that’s her Link, but it’s still really cute and made me cry all the same.

[COSPLAY] [Star Trek: The Next Generation] Fem!Data by vulcannic (Data)
Everything about this cosplay is perfect. Look at this perfect little lady Data!

[ART] [Star Trek/Star Wars: The Force Awakens] Untitled by celestdoodles (Finn, Rey, Poe)
The new Star Wars trio in the Star Trek universe. I am all over delight.

[ART] [Star Wars: The Force Awakens] Rey, a drop of golden suuuuuuuun 🎶 by shoomlah (Rey)
Claire Hummel draws Rey and it is obviously amazing.

[FIC] [Star Wars: The Force Awakens] the coat thief by Gretahs (3797) (BB-8, Finn/Poe)
The events of the film from BB-8’s perspective (love the detached language and attached emotion here), with a coda where BB-8 plays matchmaker.

[FIC] [Star Wars: The Force Awakens] just like it should by fabrega (2665) (Finn/Poe)
What, like you didn’t walk out of the movie shipping these two forever? Have a cute fic where Poe is too shy to say something and Finn is his glorious self.

[FIC] [Star Wars: The Force Awakens] no other exile by queerly_it_is (2751) (Phasma, Finn/Poe)
Phasma is great and there was too little of her, so here’s a fic about Phasma getting captured by the Resistance, how she deals with that, and a little slice of Finn/Poe on the side.

[FIC] [Star Wars: The Force Awakens] one hell of a mess by noelia_g (5097) (Finn/Poe, Rey, the Resistance)
This is… perfect. Finn and Poe are stressing out about how cool each other are, while Rey and the X-Wing pilots try to make them see sense. The romance is great, but I really love how its flourishes when it comes to the pilots, like talking about how much Snap adores his wife or Poe’s history with Kare, an original character. YES. PLEASE.

Jodie

[VID] [Captain America] Zero to Hero by DailyAsgardianNews (3:05) (Captain America)
Really, I'm leaving this as a treat for Renay if she hasn't already seen it. A vid about Steve's transformation into a buff-bodied superperson, set to the adorkable theme song from Hercules.

[COSPLAY] [Spider-Man - Miles Morales] Miles Morales cosplay by otaku-skum (Miles Morales)
This gender-flipped cosplay of Miles Morales is very cool. Love the cosplayer's shots of the stages it took to achieve the final look of her amazing hair.

[ART] [The Legend of Korra] Untitled by alwayshumancomic (Korra/Asami)
Really cute art to accompany a really cute headcanon where Korra affectionately messes with Asami. I especially like the last panel where Asami has steam coming out of her ears because she can't even deal.

[VID] [Multi-fandom] I Enjoy Being a Girl by AbsoluteDestiny (3:46) (Buffy Summers, Starbuck, Syndey Bristow, Veronica Mars, Zoe Washburne)
If you want to see a bunch of ladies beat up guys to a peppy show tune about being a girl this is the vid for you! I like how this vid's construction is a rebuttal to the lyrics (the women in this vid do more flipping guys over than flipping over flowers) but at the same time shows female characters having a ball in their own skin. I especially like the sequence about Starbuck and Samuel Anders, and the use of Sidney Bristow's many costumes (which reminds me I really should watch more Alias).

[VID] [The Sarah Connor Chronicles] Gloria by sweetestdrain (5:05) (Sarah Connor/Cameron)
A big tribute to how badass Sarah and Cameron are, and why that means they would be great together. I'm just starting a rewatch of TSCC and I've fallen pretty deep into this ship once again.

Renay

[VID] [Jessica Jones] Gasoline by jess9191/ (3:19) (Ensemble)
This is an excellent vid for Jessica Jones, but beware spoilers for the whole of the first season. The song choice is great, and the cuts/beat are really great. I especially love how the vidder used the dialogue in this.

[FIC] [Teen Wolf] Not Quite Lost (Not Quite Found) by alocalband (25,025 words) (Derek/Stiles)
This is a super cute vic about loneliness and growing up and making a home! It was delightful and full of cheer to read. Cold! Snuggling! Winter bundling! I loved it.

[ART] [Mass Effect] Shepard Meets Tali by hoiist (Shepard, Tali)
A bit of a remix with Lilo & Stitch but not quite a crossover, this comic is laugh out loud funny and completely accurate.

[ART] [Star Wars] Rey by a1courier
Super action-packed shot of Rey! Obviously not a scene from the film, but a good representation of something she could probably do while beating up jerks. I love the movement in this piece and how dynamic she looks. :D

[ART] [Star Wars] Rey by samuelyounart
A lovely portrait of Rey looking off into the distance. The inclusion of wind here via the wisps of her hair and her expression invoke a dry, hot, windy desert so well without those things having to be present in the art at all. It's excellently done!

[ART] [Star Wars] Finn & Poe by kadeart
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That is all.

Susan

[ART] [Final Fantasy VII] Warm Ups by chirart (Ensemble) (NSFW)
My favourite artist has been posting FFVII sketches since the trailer came out, and they are so great. I love the sense of motion and character—especially in the sketches of Tifa, because to me there is really a sense that she is strong enough and skilled enough to kick a monster to death if she had to. Plus, there is Barrett being a dorky dad, Aeris and Red XIII being adorable—these really make me happy.

[ART] [Final Fantasy XII] Thoughts while playing: I want to see Al-Cid flirt with the guys in the party too by buyavowel (Al-Cid, Balthier, Basch, Fran, Penelo, Vaan)
On the one hand, I swear this is canon, but on the other hand... Now I kinda ship it? Oops. Plus: props to the artist for getting the outfits spot on (the details on the clothing is gorgeous, especially Balthier's fiddly waistcoat), and for including Vaan, Penelo and popcorn.

[META] [Ancillary Justice] What do you call a spaceship with a grudge and a gun? by evelynatthecircus (556 words) (Breq) (Minor spoilers for Ancillary Justice)
I haven't read anything past Ancillary Justice, so I can't say whether or not this still resonates for those who are up-to-date, but I really like this discussion of identity and names, filtered through who Breq has been and how people react to her.