Fic Rec Day Seven - Generations

[wendelah1]

Yes, I am aware it is March 10. If you don't tell, I won't either.

This was a hard prompt for recs. I thought of a couple of stories right away, and had to discard them because they are about the men and this week is about the women.

And here we are on the final prompt of the challenge, reflecting on the questions of legacy. Have we learned from those who came before us? Have we done right by those who will follow?

So, "Concession" is not about Iron Man, it is about Pepper Potts. But it was written for the Iron Man movie verse, so as you can imagine, Tony Stark is unavoidable, which is both the plot and theme of this fic, now that I think about it. It is not at all a shippy story, despite that relationship tag. When an author says "no warnings, no guarantees," I would consider that a warning. It is a disturbing story.

"Concession" would be on my top ten all time best list of fics I've ever read, in any fandom. The quality of the writing, including structure, characterizations, particularly of reporter Christine Everhart, theme, and the suspenseful plot, is uniformly excellent. It has my highest recommendation.

Concession (26364 words) by obsession_inc
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Iron Man (Movieverse)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
Characters: Christine Everhart, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Happy Hogan, Phil Coulson, Jarvis
Additional Tags: AU
Summary:

An AU diverging from canon after the first movie: Christine Everhart investigates the disappearance of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. No warnings, no guarantees.

"Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are." - Howard Hughes

Does it fulfill the theme as well as I think it does? Read it and let me know.

March Mini-Moon Index Post!

[sidleypkhermit]

Thank you so much to everyone who's posted, shared, or followed along with the Unofficial March Mini-Moon! Below the cut I've compiled links to everything that's been posted to the LJ and/or DW communities for the challenge so far. Don't let that stop you from posting more material if you end up creating something else for the challenge later, though! And remember, there is a Half A Moon collection on Archive of Our Own where you can add your works if you like.

All told, you-all have made 30 different contributions to halfamoon in an incredible array of fandoms during this challenge. (I don't know what some of these even are!) So, give yourselves a hand, and have a look below to check out everyone's hard work.


Day 1: "War and Peace"

Odd Jobs by tehexile  tehexile (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)

all the stars and moons and skies by fmajorhell  (Labyrinth)

multifandom recs post [no theme] by wendelah1  wendelah1 (Interstellar, Rizzoli & Isles, The X-Files [x2] and Deviations: The X-Files [comic])

The Choices of Lady Éowyn by Zdenka (The Lord of the Rings — Tolkien)


Day 2: "Politics"

Powderkeg by tehexile tehexile (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)

Turning eighteen by cmk418cmk418 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

All She Does by katleept katleept (X-Men)

Scully in 155 Challenge Redux by wendelah1wendelah1 (The X-Files)

Women in The West Wing by maidenjedi  maidenjedi (The West Wing, 2 fics)

Multi-Fandom Recs bywendelah1  wendelah1 (The Americans, The Handmaid's Tale — Atwood, The West Wing, and The X-Files)


Day 3: "Time and Space"

six fic recs bywendelah1 wendelah1 (X-Files [x5] and X-Files/Doctor Who crossover)

In Due Time by tehexiletehexile (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)

two self-recs by sidleypkhermit  sidleypkhermit (Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Kentucky Route Zero)

untitled short by cmk418 cmk418 (Firefly)

Waiting For Her by katleeptkatleept (X-Men)


Day 4: "Arts and Letters"

Communication by cmk418cmk418 (Desert Hearts)

To Live In This World by katleept  katleept (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

outline bydaria234 daria234 (Arrowverse)

multi-fandom yuletide recs by sidleypkhermitsidleypkhermit  (Bigend Trilogy - Gibson, Slings & Arrows, Lucifer [comic])

multi-fandom fic recs by wendelah1wendelah1 (Little Women, Star Trek AOS, The X-Files)


Day 5: "Borders"

The Only Safe Place by cmk418cmk418 (Gotham)

Equality in the Past and Now by katleept  (Step by Step)


Day 6: "Sickness and Health"

Vows by cmk418 (OZ)

Not Just Through Sickness and Health by katleept  katleept (Buffy)

recs by maidenjedimaidenjedi  (Mercy Street)

recs by wendelah1wendelah1 (The X-Files)


Day 7: "Generations"

Games We Play by cmk418cmk418 (The Godfather)

Fic rec by wendelah1wendelah1 (Iron Man)


(Please please let me know if I missed anyone's post in the dual-community treasure hunt *g*)

See you all next February on the real Moon!