LadySilver's Fanfic

hc_bingo's challenge in March was to assemble a 15 item rec list based on any of three assigned prompts.

My prompts are: PTSD, forgiveness, and food poisoning

Since I have no interest in reading about food poisoning, all the stories below the cut feature either PTSD or forgiveness, and are all across the board ratings-wise. Given that PTSD is a prompt, expect to also encounter anything that could be bundled into PTSD including (but not limited to) nightmares, self-harm, suicidal ideation, self-esteem issues, panic attacks, and death.

Fandoms are Daredevil (TV) (including crossovers with the MCU), Forever, Highlander: the Series, and Shazam!

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Though I'm still working my way through the archive, I wanted to start compiling some recs. Everything is gen unless otherwise noted.

I must start with my gifts this year. I got two :)

My Secret Identity - Extreme Circumstances - “Dr. J said they could only be used in extreme circumstances. You hid your powers from me, your best friend, for two whole years. Today absolutely qualifies.”

Quite simply, this is a story I've been waiting more than 20 years to read, and I love every inch of it. The author nails the character voices and the relationship between the two friends. There's a fun plot that's perfectly in keeping with the show, and tons of callbacks to the canon for anyone who's seen it recently. (The story is understandable even if you haven't.) There's also a stealth crossover to another one of my fannish shows. Can you find it?

The Tomorrow People - Echoes in My Head - Stephen talks to one of his counselors, a woman he can't read.

This is a crossover between the 2013 Tomorrow People and the 1992 version. Set early in the 2013 run, the author positions Stephen to discuss his changing life with an expert whom he doesn't know is an expert. The questions raised about what it means to be a Tomorrow Person are intriguing without being heavy-handed, and the scenario makes wonderful use of the crossover to give us some insight into the main character.

( Other Stories - The Amazing Spider-Man, Arrow, Ghost Soup Infidel Blue, Highlander: the Raven )

SNOWFLAKE CHALLENGE - DAY 1

Full Day 1 Information

In your own space, post a rec for at least three fanworks that you have created. It can be your favorite fanworks that you've created, or fanworks you feel no one ever saw, or fanworks you say would define you as a creator. Drop a link to your post in the comments.

As a fanfic writer, I have a pretty decent range of what I'll attempt writing and I like to try new things. I enjoy playing outside my comfort zone, even if I'm not always impressed with the results. However, what defines me as a fanfic writer is probably a propensity for taking small moments in real life and examining them. That may be off-handed comments or common scenarios, or it may be Big Issues via the focus on a little piece of what it means to be dealing with that issue.

Recs as follows:


Title: Bright Spots
Fandom: Do Over
Summary: Pat accidentally proves to Joel that the 80s had their good points.
Word Count: 1959
Reason for rec: This is one of my most recent stories, written as a Yuletide treat. It's the only story in this fandom. I'm really pleased with how it turned out, especially because mostly all that happens is banter and the dropping of a lot of 80s pop culture references. I've never been good at writing banter, so a story that features it and works pleases me.

Title: Proud of You
Fandom: Teen Wolf (MTV)
Summary: Despite all that he's become, Scott is still searching for something he couldn't find as a human--his father's approval.
Word Count: 7844
Notes: The story is woven around the middle episodes of season 1, starting sometime before "The Tell" and finishing the day after "Night School." Spoilers abound.
Reason for rec: On the show, Scott's father is mentioned twice, but he's never shown and we have no information about where he is or why he's not in the picture. I wanted to write a story that played with Scott's werewolf issues, but I wanted it against a framework of real life issues. I also wanted to examine Scott more as a person, so the story was also to intended to show the kind of person he might become, or might have become had it not been for the werewolf issues. I feel like I achieved all of these things.

Title: Shadowed
Fandom: Teen Wolf (MTV)
Summary: Scott learns more about the effects of the moon.
Word Count: 938
Reason for rec: Again, this was to look at who Scott was when he wasn't being afflicted with werewolf issues. In this case, it was about charting his day as a "normal boy." I like the hopefullness of the piece.

No Answer by fountainxxpenny ~19K

Summary: Sick of the weirdness, Melissa McCall is determined to get an answer from Scott.

Put the Hurt On by fountainxxpenny ~8K

Summary: The lacrosse team is returning late from an away game on the full moon. Scott needs his "friends" to help him keep it together until they get back.

Waiting by cbassluv ~8K

Summary: Stiles helps Scott through his third full moon.