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Snowflake Challenge 2023: Challenge #13
Jan. 25th, 2023 10:44 pm
Challenge #13
In your own space, rec three fanworks that you did not create.
*cracks knuckles* oh I was so ready for this...!
I was gonna do a 'Favorite Fics of 2022' thing anyway, but I figured I could roll it into this challenge, instead! ^_^ I tried to pick fics I hadn't recced yet, or at least recced that much.
Anyway the challenge asked for 3, I did 50, you know how it is sometimes~
Ace Attorney
A Place to Rest Her Head by echoing_sound | Maya Fey & Phoenix Wright | Gen | Rated G | 4,819 words
Maya thinks she's good at hiding when she doesn't feel well. But Phoenix knows her a little too well by now to know something's up.
do it for her by TortillaKun | Maya Fey & Phoenix Wright | Gen | Rated G | 3,392 words
Maya is sick and doesn't want to go home. With no medicine at the office, Phoenix goes on a little trip to the store to get her something to help, having to deal with his own nerves to make her feel better.
Forgetmenots and Marigolds by RokettoMusashi | Franziska von Karma & Miles Edgeworth & Gregory Edgeworth, (background) Franziska von Karma/Maya Fey | Gen | Rated G | 7,469 words
“Truthfully, my intent was to ask you if…” he trails off, clears his throat, re-tries, “I wanted you to accompany me.”
Franziska blinks once, twice. “Accompany you?” she shakes her head, looking at him incredulously. “To—to Gregory Edgeworth’s channeling, Miles? Am I to understand that’s what you’re asking?”
He balls up a little, fidgeting with his sleeve. A short nod, strong even in its lack of confidence.
gone off to the coast by RokettoMusashi | Manfred von Karma | Gen | Rated G | 1,361 words
The courthouse is burning. Manfred burns with it.
I'm Tired and I Don't Wanna by Hextoons | Phoenix Wright & Larry Butz | Gen | Rated T+ | 812 words
Phoenix’s first time in a trial doesn’t go as well as he’d hoped in any way. Good thing Larry is there in the aftermath.
Strahlender Karmaritter by RokettoMusashi | Franziska von Karma & Miles Edgeworth | Gen | Rated T+ | 15,125 words
Papa had said 'knights in shining karma,' and Franziska wishes that was a little more literal, because she thinks perhaps if she had a sturdy, sharpened sword in her hand and the demons of the people were literal manifestations she could slice to ribbons, the cold burning in her chest might be assuaged.
But she’s a knight only in metaphor and her riding crop’s a little dull, so instead she prosecutes.
[introspective character fic about Franziska and Miles through the years]
Tender Loathing Care by RokettoMusashi | Franziska von Karma & Phoenix Wright | Gen | Rated G | 2,771 words
Was it not enough that Franziska was doing the work of four people while sick with the flu? Was it not enough that the seasonal plague had circumvented vaccination, dared to try her otherwise bulletproof immune system? Now Phoenix Wright had to be meddling around her office, too?
Warm Drafts by Pyrasaur | Dick Gumshoe/Miles Edgeworth | M/M | Rated T+ | 2,881 words
Despite having no actual proof that Edgeworth likes Steel Samurai, Gumshoe presents him with a hand-written fan fiction.
(with love) from me to you by RokettoMusashi | Franziska von Karma/Maya Fey | F/F | Rated G | 3,181 words
Their holiday being cut short by Maya coming down sick, well, that was something Franziska didn't mind at all—it was lovely to look after her, and any time spent with her wife was time she found deep joy in.
Her job pulling her away from an ailing Maya's side? Well, she was slightly more furious about that, but Franziska von Karma is nothing if not resourceful.
Danny Phantom
Circuit Overload by Friendly_neighborhood_imbicille | Nicolai Technus, Danny Fenton | Gen | Rated G | 1,813 words
Technus finds out why Danny is sensitive to electrical attacks.
Color by x_steelcrow_x | Sidney Poindexter, Danny Fenton | Gen | Rated G | Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings | 730 words
Sidney doesn't think he deserves anything, even color. Now that things are looking up, that's starting to change.
Ghost Trick
( under spoiler because this really is the type of game you should go in completely blind to watch/play if you can, first )
Hades
aquascaping by unsungillumination | Achilles/Patroclus | M/M | Rated G | 3,457 words
how often fish poop makes its way into Achilles' search history, followed by fish not pooping help.
You're overfeeding, Google informs him. Only feed your betta as much as he can eat in a few minutes. And, more troublingly: Decaying excess food can lead to ammonia poisoning.
Poisoning! Achilles mentally apologises to the fish, which does not hear him or care.
--
(the one where achilles gets a divorce and then a pet fish, in that order.)
Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Power of Proper Communication by herebewyverns | Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley | Gen | Rated G | 89,672 words,12/14 chapters (Incomplete)
After the Christmas argument about Harry's Firebolt, Hermione decides that she's not putting up with the boys' sulking anymore, and she's going to do something about it. What happens next is a testament to the strong bonds forged through people actually talking to each other, the desperation involved in keeping your best friend alive and in one piece, and the desire to build a better, safer world for him to live in, no matter what the objections from the adults.
In other words, the risk in manipulating things to create child-soldiers is that they will decide that you, too, are also something to protect themselves against.
Kirby
healing by shishirona | King Dedede & Kirby | Gen | Rated G | 694 words
Recovering from a mind-controlled frenzy, King Dedede doesn't think himself worthy of Kirby's care and compassion.
Kirby thinks otherwise.
LazyTown
Atop the Billboard by Sequesters | Robbie Rotten/Sportacus | M/M | Rated G | 67,301 words, 13 chapters
In which Robbie and Sportacus bond, with the help of Robbie’s constant lair disasters and poor impulse decisions.
Legend of Zelda
A gaze blank and pitiless by jammerific | Ganondorf, Link, Zelda, Groose, Impa | Gen | Rated T+ | 20,808 words, 4/6 chapters (Incomplete)
Things fall apart, anarchy is loosed; the power-hungry king is defeated by a hero, aided by a princess with the power of a Goddess. This cycle is worn smooth into the bedrock of Hyrule, but once in a while it runs counter-clockwise.
This time, a fearful queen seeks the power to protect her people. A knowledge-thirsty desert foundling fights his destiny, and compassion takes every bit as much courage as conflict does.
Linked Universe (a Legend of Zelda AU)
A Guide to Living (Again) by cerame | Four & Hyrule & Legend & Sky & Time & Twilight & Warriors & Wild & Wind , Four/Shadow | Multi | Rated T+ | 80,050 words, 21 chapters
When Shadow woke up, face pressed against rough stone brick, he immediately knew there were three things distinctly wrong with the situation.
First of all, last he recalled, he was supposed to be dead.
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or, Shadow is brought back into the world of light, and it's time to play villain again. Great.
Captain Linebeck Accidentally Crushes On A DILF (who also happens to be the famed hero from before the world was flooded) by Random_ag | Malon /Time, Linebeck/Time | F/M, M/M | Rated G | 4,245 words
In which Linebeck has A Moment like three times in the span of two days, Time is both very smooth and a complete goddamn idiot, and Twilight, Legend and Wind want to wrangle either of their necks out like those of unruly chickens.
coconut mint by Zarvasace | Four & Hyrule & Legend & Sky & Time & Twilight & Warriors & Wild & Wind | Gen | Rated G | 3,160 words
Legend put his head in his hands for a moment. “Time,” he began, “why are you wearing a grass skirt? And where the hell did you get the coconut drink?”
--
After a hard few days, an odd instance of unexpected dream-sharing causes Legend to reevaluate his relationships with the other Heroes.
My Heart's Forsaken Me by sister_dear | Four & Hyrule & Legend & Sky & Time & Twilight & Warriors & Wild & Wind | Gen | Rated T+ | Graphic Depictions of Violence | 41,084 words, 6 chapters
Four loses his sword in the heat of battle, and it's picked up by someone else. The fissures it finds in the Hero of Time run along a different path, splitting him across his own timeline. Getting Time's pieces to recombine becomes a little more difficult when the group is thrown headlong into a dungeon.
In which Time’s aren’t the only secrets coming to light, and the gang discovers they still have a thing or two to learn from each other.
My Hero Academia
hold you close and hold you fast by ushnuu | Iida Tenya & Midoriya Izuku & Todoroki Shouto | Gen | Rated G | 1,600 words
Tenya can't sleep. Every time he tries to put the events of the last few days behind him he’s reminded: this is all his fault
My Hero Academia x Umbrella Academy
An Unexpected Future by aseies | Number Five & Present Mic, Number Five & Eraserhead, Eraserhead/Present Mic | Gen | Rated T+ | 47,573 words, 24 chapters
Instead of time traveling into the apocalypse, thirteen-year-old Five Hargreeves teleports in the middle of the USJ fight.
He gets a couple of new dads out of it.
Pokemon
Mistakes Were Made by EmeraldSands | Tracey Sketchit/Gary Oak, Tracey Sketchit & Gary Oak & Professor Samuel Oak | M/M | Rated T+ | 2,715 words
A suspicious noise during the night brings Gary out of bed to investigate. The situation he finds is very different from what he was anticipating.
For Sicktember prompt 18: Nausea/Upset Stomach
Stun Spore Detour... 2! by EmeraldSands | Tracey Sketchit & Gary Oak | Gen | Rated G | 1,248 words
In which Gary gets hit by a vileplume's stun spore, and Tracey knows exactly what to do.
For Sicktember prompt 19: Whining
Smurfs
The Hearts Celebration by Lhumyaki | Vanity Smurf & Jokey Smurf | F/M, Gen, M/M | Rated G | 5,156 words, 2 chapters
Papa Smurf and Smurfwillow brings back an old smurf tradition to celebrate the friendship of their village. The main event is a dance done two by two, and as always, the Smurfs go too far. Now, everyone wants to bring a date. Vanity receives flowers.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Ad Astra, Per Aspera by bimothra | Dr. Robotnik/Agent Stone | M/M | Rated G | 37,566 words, 10 chapters
"Ad astra, per aspera"- a Latin phrase meaning "through hardship, to the stars".
Now that they're wanted by the government and presumed dead, Dr. Robotnik and Agent Stone have a lot of hardships to get through before they can finally get to the stars - literally.
The road ahead is long, and full of things like injuries, morally dubious acts, and, of course... ugh. Talking about their feelings.
Can these two geniuses in a pod handle it or will they crack under the pressure?
good fences make good neighbors. better neighbors make good soup by chaox | Big the Cat & Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog | Gen | Rated G | 10,437 words
Big the Cat brings soup over to his new neighbors. He doesn't really understand them, but he can't help but feel a little responsible for such small kids.
Just close your eyes, the sun is going down by midas_touch_of_angst | Knuckles the Echidna & Miles "Tails" Prower & Sonic the Hedgehog & Maddie Wachowski & Tom Wachowski | Gen | Rated G | 2,977 words
There's a lot of universes where a version of Sonic the Hedgehog lives. In a lot of them, a version Tom and Maddie do, too.
Super Mario
Day Twenty by Useless19 | Bowser/Luigi, Bowser Jr & Luigi, Luigi & Mario, (one-sided) Bowser/Peach | M/M | Rated G | 9,857 words
Luigi and Junior go looking for fire flowers and find more than they bargained for.
Dream Sweet, Dream Deep by timeslippingdownyourspine | Bowser/Luigi, Mario & Luigi | M/M | Rated G | 3,855 words
When Bowser came to, all he could see was a dazzling void of deep blues and greens, with a variety of shimmering lights — stars, maybe? — filling out the expanse that surrounded him.
A very quick one shot where Luigi’s been hit with a sleeping curse and his boyfriend, brother, and close friend have to enter his mind to save him…and then they’re immediately separated coming in.
Escape From Lake Lapcat by Useless19 | Bowser & Bowser Jr, Bowser Jr & Mario | Gen | Rated G | 8,327 words
Bowser's back to normal and Junior's finally got his fun day trip out. However, getting back home turns out to be a bit harder than anticipated.
How to Ignore Bowser’s Minion Handbook by CheeseCakeParty | Bowser Jr & Daisy, Yellow Toad & Larry Koopa, Morton Koopa Jr. & Toad, Wendy O. Koopa & Princess Peach, Iggy Koopa & Toadette, Roy Koopa & Yoshi, Lemmy Koopa & Luigi, Ludwig Von Koopa & Pauline, Bowser & Mario, Kamek & Toadsworth | Gen | Rated G | 16,565 words, 9/10 chapters (Incomplete)
According to Bowser’s Minion Handbook, section four, paragraph five; making friends with the enemy is forbidden, but if everyone in charge sorta breaks the rule; does it really count?
I've Got Your Back, Bro by BlueTopaz | Luigi & Mario | Gen | Rated G | 5,943 words, 4/6 chapters (Incomplete)
Past, present, or future, the Mario Bros have got each other's backs no matter what.
There's no better evidence of this than during the Shroob Invasion.
Just One Thing by SelanPike | Kamek & Bowser | Gen | Rated G | 818 words
A short moment between Kamek and Bowser, after Bowser rescued the Magikoopas from Fawful.
Laser Beam by That_Typo_Was_Intentional | Bowser/Luigi, Bowser Jr. & Luigi | Gen | Rated G | 406 words
Bowser hears Junior call for him, but by the time he reaches the kid, Luigi has answered the call.
Thing is, Junior only uses that call for his dad...
BONUS RECS!!! (because I can't control myself)
Turnabout: An Ace Attorney Musical
Finally got around to watching the last of Juno Song's Origami King's "With Lyrics" videos, and this one doesn’t disappoint. It's very easy to fuck up giving an instrumental song lyrics, but Juno knocks it out of the park in writing them, way beyond the basic level of making sure the rhythms and syllables match up properly. He does most of the voice acting and singing too, and he's very good at it! His other With Lyrics videos, both for Origami King and in general are worth checking out, too; he's really good at lyric writing.
Songs of Time
A friend recommended the Songs of Time album by NateWantstoBattle (Nathan Sharp) to me earlier in 2022 and it's was a really cool listen! The whole album goes through the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and while I've never played the game, it's a really good take on the themes of it. It's like a musical, almost!
Rising Kingdom
A Minecraft music video! This one was a blast from the past. I remember watching Fallen Kingdom years ago, and look where we are now! Anyway this video is a delight; the song is a banger and the visuals are stunning and the animation is gorgeous. Which might sound ridiculous, because its Minecraft, but! It's still really good and you should at least listen to it~ ^_^
The Wind Waker and the ApocolypseThis video essay about the Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker was a really thoughtful look at how the game portrays itself, cartoonish despite the post-apocalyptic setting, the messages it imparts the player with, and how it slots in with the rest of the franchise. This video is really engaging, too; the hour flew by! (And it offers a pretty good explanation as to why Tetra was fridged the moment she [REDACTED] - there's a thematic reason!)
Ocarina of Time vs Wind Waker
This piece of Wind Waker/Ocarina of Time meta was interesting as well~ It compares the themes of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and the Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker! It's really in depth! Their thesis statement is as follows:
> Ocarina of Time and Wind Waker are both, at their core, stories about growing up. But OoT is about the trauma of being forced to grow up too soon, while WW is about the triumph of voluntarily stepping forward into adulthood. Almost every facet of the two games contrasts in a way that illustrates this point. Moreover, I think this was deliberate. WW was the first big console release of the franchise to feature a new Link since OoT, and the game refers heavily to OoT in its lore. I think the devs were going for something thematically very different, and oh boy did they succeed.
And they pull examples from the game to prove this, comparing and contrasting aspects of the two games such as the Call to Adventure, the Guiding Companions, the Zeldas, the Triforce of Courage, the Adventure's End, etc. Its very interesting having it all laid out!
I’m Going to Change Your Mind About Manfred von Karma: An Essay
> the problem is that this opinion has become SO parroted (hahaha, like the– like in the game when–like wh–) that it has now been more or less canonized in the eyes of this swath of people. it is not canon. it is a headcanon. i will hereby be referring to this headcanon’s version as “fanfred,” because it’s fucking funny and my clown shoes honk and squeak as i move.
> what is more compelling? miles and franziska finding out the truth, and shrugging it off with a, well, that makes some sense. or miles and franziska, curled up in one another’s arms in an empty house in germany, desperately combing their memory in tatters trying to look for a sign, any sign, anything they could have pinpointed that could have clued them in on the fact that he–
but of course there wouldn’t be anything like that. von karma is perfect.
Their writing is fun~ (that's why I recced so many of their stories earlier, haha)
Brainy Smurf Meta
There's a blog on Tumblr,
Shattered Tomorrow
A fancomic based on Nintendo's 'Legend of Zelda' series, inspired by SEGA'S 'Bayonetta'.
In a peaceful Hyrule, on the cusp of an industrial revolution, history repeats anew. And then, it doesn't.
Link to Page 1 -> Tumblr | Tapas | Webtoon
This art is gorgeous; enough said. And the plot is shaping up to be interesting~
Mina's Linkverse
The timeline is broken, various heroes of courage (and Ravio) are being snapped around time and space. Now they have to get along and figure this out, because it’d be nice to not be randomly thrown around y'know?
[Link to Info Post]
The story arcs are really interesting, and the way
Other Art
I'm obsessed with the way
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The Bowuigi comics from
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Everytime I come across
Also the fire Mario one is badass -
