Fandom Fic Rec Days: Bagginshield WIP Edition

nasturtian:

Let’s begin with @stasiaonline’s “Unexpected Music", even though it’s not going to be a WIP much longer – two chapters to go!!!! *sobs* It’s a rockstar!Thorin/chemistry professor!Bilbo AU with an complex and enjoyable storyline, wonderful characters, trauma, drama, romance, smut, humor, international intrigue, and a whole lot of FANTASTIC cooking. Seriously, I’ve gotten some great recipes from the notes on this thing! Most impressive of all is how Stasia updates this beast (over 118 easy-to-absorb-length chapters so far) EVERY. SINGLE. SATURDAY. I’ve been following this story for over a year now and she hasn’t missed ONE WEEKEND. So if you are looking for a great story that is heading down the homestretch towards its finale, head on over to AO3 and hit that “subscribe” button, baby.

Next up, another nearly-finished-WIP – @determamfidd’s epic “Sansûkh” (and I’m not throwing the term “epic” around lightly here). It’s not exactly a fix-it, since the events of “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” are not so much altered as enlarged upon, but OH LORD it fixes so much. While at the same time breaking your heart into a thousand, thousand pieces. I have never cried over any fic as hard as I have over this one. (That’s a selling point, btw.) This is the fic that sold me on Gigolas, but the agony and ecstasy of Bilbo and Thorin’s relationship is what holds my heart in thrall. So many people have been moved to create art, music, costumes, and more by this story, and for good reason – it’s in a class by itself. AND it’s got a chapter count now! 45 down, 5 to go!

Another modern AU now – “Dust in the Road,” the sequel to the amazing “A Remover of Obstacles”, by MistakenMagic (alas I do not think she has a tumblr). You should definitely read “Obstacle” first – Thorin doing yoga! Genderbent Fili! Incredibly well-done and therefore harrowing portrayals of PTSD! Unicorn footie PJs! Service dogs! Phone sex! AND MORE. Just…read the tags carefully, there are some potentially triggering scenes in later chapters (well-flagged though). Anyway “Dust in the Road” is The Continuing Saga, missing scenes, that sort of thing.

Finally, @bilboo‘s “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” – a WWII AU. The AO3 summary says it best: At the eve of the second World War, Lieutenant Colonel Thorin Durin sends his young nephews – his only remaining family – to live safely in the countryside. Fili and Kili end up staying with Bilbo Baggins, in his cozy little house virtually in the middle of nowhere. The boys and their Uncle exchange letters, the soldier understandably worried about how they’re being treated, and soon, Bilbo sees it fit to start adding little messages of his own – unbeknownst to him, Thorin begins cherishing those almost as much as his nephews’ words. Epistolary fiction! Long-distance pining! GREAT STUFF.

And that’s it for the Bagginshield WIPs that are currently lighting up my life! Next up: Johnsquared WIPs.

omg NAS

thank you so so much, you stunning and wonderful human, thank you SO much!

jilydeathmonth:

@determamfidd Me when the thing about Thira was happening. I was so excited. As you can see it was lateish

AHHHH oh my gosh, oh dear Nina! i feel like you need a cup of tea…!

ALSO BTW! the wonderful, witty and fabulously kind @nasturtian has already made chapter headers/summaries (in the style of Pratchett), so you’re all set! They’re HERE!

arrives a day late with [insert beverage of your choice] Happy birthday, dear Dets. I see that you have been swamped with birthday wishes – as you should be. You are loved!

NAAAAS!!!!! Thank you, most AMAZING of reviewers, you total gem of a person! *hugs*

Hello Dets! I was watching the BotFA appendices the other night and through my tears I kept thinking, “I wonder if any of the Hobbit and LotR cast/crew/etc have ever read Sansukh? Because they would LOVE IT.” I mean, really, you do such an amazing job of filling out the characters of…let’s see…EVERYONE IN THE STORY that these people who put so much love and effort into the movies (I’m looking at you Philipa Boyens) would surely adore it. We should spam them all with the Ao3 link. Yep.

oh god, Nas – it’s a lovely thought, but I am REALLY iffy about bringing the actors and producers into fandom and fanfic, it always goes a bit sideways no matter the intent! but regardless – alksjdflaksdfgaljshda what a beautiful compliment !! agfjshagdfjasgfakjhaksjhlshfjhasdfkajshd STAHP IT YOU 😀

sansukh:

so, the incredible @nasturtian has been re-reading Sansukh, and has done the best god-diddly darned thing ever.

Anyone here read the Moist Von Lipwig discworld books (what am I saying, of course you have)… anyway, you know how there are those little chapter summary notes/titles at the beginning of the chapter? Yeah. Nas has done that. Up to Ch 31 of Sansukh.

And they are brilliant.

Nas, I love you. Thank you. It’s just – god, your original comments were amazing and made me shriek an unholy amount, blush and stammer and tear up. This though – ahh, this is just the next level, it’s the highest compliment ever. I can’t thank you enough. You are a gem beyond measure. They capture whole swathes of this thing – with a couple of lines or a sentence, I am brought back to how I felt when I wrote that bit, or remember that scene, and it is amazing. You are amazing. These are amazing.

And because they are genius, I asked if I could share them! AND NAS SAID YES. Under the cut for sheer gobsmacking brilliance:

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