September Fic Recs: Longfics!
For September, I thought I’d dig up a few of my favorite longfics to share with y’all. In this case, a longfic is defined as a single story over 10k with multiple chapters. These are all complete because that’s the way I read longfics, but if you have or know a WIP that you want to share, do let me know!
Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream by theputterer
11 chapters, 46k, Annihilation AU, horror and death
Based on the movie Annihilation, this story follows Jyn Erso, pressured by the FBI to find her elusive father, who built a weapon on an island surrounded by a mysterious and terrifying phenomenon known as the Shimmer that bends reality. With a team issued to her by the FBI, she heads in to maybe save the world. Or maybe not. When they get to the island, they slowly discover what’s really going on – with the Shimmer, and within themselves.
If you have a low tolerance for horror and gore, this one might not be for you. On the other hand, I devoured it, and I’m a tender flower who runs screaming from horror, so YMMV. Also, I’ve never seen the original movie and I still ate it up, so that’s not necessary either.
A Light to You (in dark places) by @skitzofreak
3 chapters, 35k, canon ‘verse
According to the author’s note, this is based on the 1918 Christmas Truce. If you know that story, you know this one has Rebelcap and Co. in battle on a snowy planet, right around the time of a Christmas analogue called the Festival of Light (or Light Night, there’s a few different renderings throughout the story.) An unexpected truce with stormtroopers, also trapped, bring light to the dark night they’re all experiencing.
I make no bones about how much I love this author, but even for her this was a home run. As always, the sense of a Rebellion at war is the best rendered I’ve ever seen, but there’s also difficulties in Jyn and Cassian’s relationship (resolved at the end, just in case you were worried) that ring beautifully true.
Floating, Sinking by @shu-of-the-wind
36 chapters, 191k, canon ‘verse
Jyn wakes up in the med ward on Yavin IV, to find herself an unexpected hero of the Rebellion. But she still has to deal with the aftermath of Scarif, both mental and physical, and work out what’s going on with her tentative relationship with Cassian. And of course, the Empire has recaptured the plans, so that’s not ideal.
In the very early days of the rebelcap fandom (the first chapter was posted nine days after the movie’s premiere and contains dire warnings of spoilers for the movie within), you couldn’t scroll through the tag without someone mentioning this story. It took all my willpower to leave this one until it was finished, but finished it was, and worth the wait.
As always, if you’re one of the authors featured and would like me to change
anything about the way I’ve listed your story, please drop me a line via
PM or ask and I would be pleased to edit.If you have a story to
rec for next month’s round-up, drop me a line via PM or ask with the
title, a link to the story, and maybe a few words about why you liked
it, and I’ll include it with your handle next time.Also, I seem to have fallen into doing themed lists. Have you got a theme you’d like to see? Let me know!
Happy reading! Love, @mosylufanfic
ETA: An early version of this post went out before I was ready. Darn slippery fingers! Please reblog this one.
reblogging to up the fantastic moodboard @leaiorganas made for the ANNIHILATION AU.
from Tumblr https://leaiorganas.tumblr.com/post/188180981705
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