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My Yuletide gifts are always pretty fantastic, and this year was no exception. I got the following fabulous gift and two treats:
Unbroken
Baldur’s Gate; teen
I asked my Yuletide author for something examining the tension between Anomen Delryn’s paladin vows and his actions over the course of the game, and my author provided in spades. And not only that, they set it the Underdark. And oh my, it is excellent.
There’s so much going on in this fic it’s hard to know what to mention first when reccing it. There’s the premise itself, which is a ridiculously perfect way to make Anomen reflect on his vows, his actions and treatment of others, and where he’s fallen short (as well as where he thinks he has). There are amazing descriptions of Ust Natha—the spot-on descriptions of drow culture, and the absolutely gorgeous depictions of the Underdark itself. There’s the dialogue between Anomen and another major character, whom I didn’t explicitly request in my prompt, but whose inclusion here has me over the moon, and their dialogue, which is by turns snarky, philosophical, and surprisingly poignant. The fic does an amazing job of keeping a high fantasy tone with surprising moments of lighthearted humor throughout. Every Baldur’s Gate fan should read it.
In Dulci Jubilo
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street; gen
A lovely slice-of-life look at the Mori household following the novel’s conclusion, and featuring (among other delights) Six, and a new clockwork companion therefor; further hijinx on the set of the Mikado, and as much snarky, poignant, and playful banter between Thaniel and Mori as anyone could ask for.
Fetish
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street; explicit
“It's just been killing me that this fandom doesn't have any tentacle play in it yet,” says the author of this treat in their notes. And oh my. This is some A+ tentacle porn—hot and sensual and freaky all at once—and the non-porny parts are excellent too. This fic has spot-on characterizations, amazing banter, and bonus callbacks to one of the original Japanese masters of the genre. Even if you’ve never read the novel, you should still read this.
これで以上です。
Unbroken
Baldur’s Gate; teen
I asked my Yuletide author for something examining the tension between Anomen Delryn’s paladin vows and his actions over the course of the game, and my author provided in spades. And not only that, they set it the Underdark. And oh my, it is excellent.
There’s so much going on in this fic it’s hard to know what to mention first when reccing it. There’s the premise itself, which is a ridiculously perfect way to make Anomen reflect on his vows, his actions and treatment of others, and where he’s fallen short (as well as where he thinks he has). There are amazing descriptions of Ust Natha—the spot-on descriptions of drow culture, and the absolutely gorgeous depictions of the Underdark itself. There’s the dialogue between Anomen and another major character, whom I didn’t explicitly request in my prompt, but whose inclusion here has me over the moon, and their dialogue, which is by turns snarky, philosophical, and surprisingly poignant. The fic does an amazing job of keeping a high fantasy tone with surprising moments of lighthearted humor throughout. Every Baldur’s Gate fan should read it.
In Dulci Jubilo
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street; gen
A lovely slice-of-life look at the Mori household following the novel’s conclusion, and featuring (among other delights) Six, and a new clockwork companion therefor; further hijinx on the set of the Mikado, and as much snarky, poignant, and playful banter between Thaniel and Mori as anyone could ask for.
Fetish
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street; explicit
“It's just been killing me that this fandom doesn't have any tentacle play in it yet,” says the author of this treat in their notes. And oh my. This is some A+ tentacle porn—hot and sensual and freaky all at once—and the non-porny parts are excellent too. This fic has spot-on characterizations, amazing banter, and bonus callbacks to one of the original Japanese masters of the genre. Even if you’ve never read the novel, you should still read this.
これで以上です。