Sharing the Shiny – Shirasade's recs collection

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This is Shirasade‘s fic and vid recs collection, starting 2015. (Unfortunately my recs from 2005 onwards were hosted on Delicious and went bust with the site, although I was able to import an old bookmarks list from 2010 into Tagpacker, and I’m currently in the process of adding the bookmarks from this site there as well.) Because I moved from Delicous to Tumblr and now WordPress, the older posts don’t look quite so pretty.

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Devoted, by Fyre – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

“You are fond of him,” she said quietly. “This isn’t merely desire, is it?”

He tilted his head to look at her and laughed a little sadly. “Ridiculous, isn’t it?”

She wanted to weep for both of them, and could only lean over to kiss his cheek, then his lips softly. “It ought to be our crest.” She wrapped her arm over his chest, and he clasped her hand in his. “I should have seen it. If you wish me to stop my relationship…”

“No!” The vehemence in his tone startled her. “No. Not at all. We can take what pleasure he will share with us, you in sharing a bed, and I in our business together. It will be well.”

She kissed his shoulder. “I love you, Thomas,” she said softly. “You do know that, don’t you?”

He nodded. “And I you.”

She rested her cheek against his shoulder, knowing it could never be enough.

Source: Devoted, by Fyre – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, missing scene. The ménage à trois between Thomas McGraw and the Hamiltons is fascinating, because there’s no doubt all three of them love each other. However, this fic manages to perfectly capture the way Miranda doesn’t quite fit between these two men…

encore, by PenAndInkPrincess – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

There’s a panic within him that Lestat hasn’t felt for years when the sunlight streams in a perfect circle containing Claudia and Louis’s fledgling, a panic he hasn’t felt since the night he felt tainted blood rise to his throat and the love of his life drag a knife across it. It’s the panic of an ending unexpected, of a rug yanked from beneath him. He made his choice. He chose Louis. He knew if it came down to using his abilities to sway the audience, he only had the power for one. It wasn’t even something he had to think about. It was Louis. It was always going to be Louis.

But it’s Claudia before him now, looking back at him with a daughter’s eyes even as her face begins to crumble into ash.

Source: encore – Chapter 1, by PenAndInkPrincess – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

Mature, canon-divergence. Lestat finds a way to save Claudia. I love all three POVs (Lestat, Louis, Claudia) and how there are no easy fixes for the mess that’s their family.

steal away the weight that crushes thy bare chest, by ManofMud – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]

It’s been like six months and he still doesn’t know her name. She comes in almost every week day, with the exception of the odd morning here and there, and at this point, it would be awkward for him to say, hey, what’s your name, by the way? especially because she remembers his even when he’s not wearing the nametag.

It’s probably for the best that he doesn’t get to know her any better since he definitely doesn’t have a chance. Most of the time, she’s here alone, but in recent weeks she’s occasionally joined by a friend – a girlfriend he’s pretty sure – who is just as gorgeous as she is.

Source: steal away the weight that crushes thy bare chest, by ManofMud – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, modern bakery AU. Every fandom needs a bakery!AU, and this two-parter’s lovely. It also deals with Nikhil’s issues surrounding self-image and sex, and I especially enjoy that we get to also see Sestia’s POV.

Wait Out the Sun, by agentverbivore (verbivore8642) – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe [Archive of Our Own]

Old Fitz – a much younger Fitz – the engineer who had barely ever left the lab and didn’t have any relationships other than with his mother and lab partner, would have been terrified of the conversation they were now having, would probably have blanched at the thought that he and Jemma had been sleeping together and pretending to be married without ever knowing their true standing.

Now, this Fitz, the new one who could hold a real gun steady and fire it, and would kill to protect Jemma without ever losing sleep over it – well, he was still scared. But having her pulse in his hand brought air into his lungs, and the strange peacefulness of knowing that dying to protect her was nothing more than his most basic purpose. His life for hers, at the sound of a gun. In his head, it seemed just that simple.

Source: Wait Out the Sun – Chapter 1, by agentverbivore (verbivore8642) – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, canon-divergence. FitzSimmons have to go undercover as married gangsters – and obviously, this changes things… This FItz POV is intense, full of suppressed emotion and told out of sequence, which somehow works incredibly well.

Alchemy, by AgentStannerShipper – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]

She takes a breath, forcing the words out. “You brought us home. I sort of thought we were going to…that you wanted…”

She stops, because Nikhil’s head shoots up to look at her, recoiling. He looks absolutely horrified, and Sestia isn’t sure what kind of misstep she’s made – the same Murdina probably did when she brought up his horns being sensitive – so she speeds up, trying to backtrack, “I just mean, you said you don’t bring people back here, but you brought us, so I thought-“

“It’s not like that!” Nikhil cuts in. He’s gripping his tail so hard his fingernails are carving crescents into it. He shakes his head fiercely. “I wouldn’t- You guys needed a place to stay, and I- that’s why I said I’d sleep on the couch, but then I thought that might be too much, so I just stayed out here-“

Source: Alchemy, by AgentStannerShipper – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, post-canon. Sestia and Murdina realise that adding Nikhil to their relationship is rather more complicated than one might think when looking at him… This is excellent, I really enjoy how they treat Nikhil’s issues – and the sex is sizzling hot.

perigee, perihelion, eclipse, by AgentStannerShipper – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]

She wants him, but she doesn’t have to rush it. She strokes her thumbs along the swell of his collarbones, a spark of trepidation running through her as she meets his eyes. “I, uh. I wanted to try something with you. If you’re interested.” After a beat, she follows up. “A sex thing. A sexy thing? It’s not…I wouldn’t say it’s fucking, but it’s definitely adjacent.”

Source: perigee, perihelion, eclipse, by AgentStannerShipper – Battle for Beyond (Web Series) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, post-canon. Sestia has an itch she’d like Nikhil to scratch like the good boy he is… Possibly the most gentle and sweet cockwarming fic ever. Background established triad, because that’s just canon… 😉

Three-weeks clean, by rosetoile – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

“Two days?” his voice mixes with the guttural sound of another retch, followed by the wet gurgle of rancid blood at the bottom of the toilet.

Louis smiles, pressing his hand against his temple, the same one he kisses.

“You don’t remember a thing, do you?” he asks then, stroking his back, encouraging him to let go completely, to spit out whatever he’s holding inside.“You collapsed right in the middle of the concert—your fans are going hysterical; you should see what they’re writing.”

“I passed out?” he asks stupidly, stepping away from the toilet bowl.

“Mhmh.”

“And you brought me here?”

“It seemed like the only reasonable thing to do.”

Source: Three-weeks clean – Chapter 1, by rosetoile – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, post-season 2. Only Louis would figure the best way to get Lestat clean was to keep him captive in Dubai. Luckily these two are a matching, fucked up set… Uncomfortable but compelling.

Mother, Lover, by NinPotato – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

Louis throws his hands up and turns towards him, Lestat instinctively raising a heel in case he needs to put distance between the two of them. But Louis notices and doesn’t approach him, doesn’t say anything else for a moment as he chooses to rest his chin in his hand, his angry, frustrated expression morphing into one of deep contemplation.

“When did the idea to stick it in the same hole you came out of suddenly occur to you?” he asks, and though the question is beyond crass his tone gives Lestat pause.

That, and the fact that Lestat isn’t immediately sure of the answer. If such a thought ever really occurred to him in the first place.

Source: Mother, Lover, by NinPotato – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, incest. This is an uncomfortable, painful read, dealing as it does with Lestat’s desperately unhealthy relationship with his mother, but seeing Louis so determined to protect Lestat is incredibly touching.

The Proposal, by devilswim – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

“Sit, Louis, please,” he grins up at him, catlike. When Louis doesn’t move, he takes him by the wrist and pulls him firmly down onto the couch, then wraps an arm around Louis’ neck to force him closer. Louis plays no part and lets himself be collected against Lestat’s side like a ragdoll, used to theatrics like this and assuming this is just another of Lestat’s emotional episodes that will pass momentarily.

“Maharet, there’s something you should know. Louis and I are engaged to be wed.”

Maharet and Louis both exchange looks of disbelief. Louis sits up suddenly, knocking his arms away, turning to Lestat with his mouth hanging open. He turns to Maharet for answers, but she is wearing the same lost expression as him.

Louis laughs awkwardly. “We’re what? What’s happening?”

Source: The Proposal – Chapter 1, by devilswim – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, human AU. This fic is so much better than the movie it’s based on. Rockstar Lestat deciding to fix his looming deportation problem by marrying his long-suffering assistant Louis starts almost like a farce. However, it turns into the story of two flawed, complicated men discovering that the other might just be their perfectly imperfect match (with insane sexual chemistry *g*) while pretending to be a couple in front of Louis’ friends and family – including his daughter Claudia.

Après la pluie le beau temps, by WhimperSoldier – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

“You takin’ the books when you move out?”

Lestat looked back towards the voice and found it belonged to a handsome black man in a well tailored suit and shiny shoes. He was smiling politely, gesturing to the walls of books he had bought to cultivate the appearance of studiousness which he later learned Antoinette cared not a lick for. Lestat smiled back, turning away from the party and to better listen to the man’s thoughts.

“Unfortunately, they will have to be rehomed. Mayhaps even with a handsome man named…?” Lestat trailed off and the man’s mind bloomed open like a flower, refractions of Lestat in his mind and a burn of attraction shoved down just as quickly as it came. Just business, his mind said, just the books.

“Louis de Pointe du Lacs, I own the Azalea.” He held out his hand and Lestat wished nothing more than to press a kiss to the soft skin between the man’s thumb and forefinger. It would not be well received surrounded on all sides with what Louis referred to as Lily White Boys.

Source: Après la pluie le beau temps – Chapter 1, by WhimperSoldier – Interview with the Vampire (TV 2022) [Archive of Our Own]

Adult, canon-divergence. This fic is amazing! Lestat only encounters Louis after he’d turned Antoinette, but of course he can’t resist Louis… I absolutely adore the way Lestat’s POV is written here, how the relationships (with Louis, with Louis’ family) and Lestat himself change quite drastically while feeling absolutely in-character.