FTH Fic: Black Sails. Back Home

[fhionnuisce]

Back Home (1872 words) by roguefaerie
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Black Sails
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anne Bonny/Max, Max/Mary Read, Anne Bonny/"Calico" Jack Rackham/Mary Read/Max, Everyone/Everyone, Anne Bonny/Mary Read
Characters: Max (Black Sails), Anne Bonny, Mary Read, "Calico" Jack Rackham
Additional Tags: Nassau, Post-Canon, Returning Home, Developing Relationship, Polyamory, Non-Monogamy, Foursome, Genderbending, Gender Issues, Fandom Trumps Hate, Fandom Trumps Hate 2019, Happy Ending, Fade to Black, Relationship Negotiation, Feelings, Gender Identity, Names, Voyeurism, Background "Calico" Jack Rackham, Polyamory Negotiations, Exhibitionism
Summary:

Anne brings all of her people together by sailing home to Nassau despite everything, and her sailing partners need to find a new way to navigate on land. It may be complicated and messy in places, but they all love her and do their best.

Black Sails is a queer-friendly, polyamory-friendly look at the golden age of piracy and this fic is a post-canon fix it of sorts written for Fandom Trumps Hate, for keenquing.

inspired by thisbluespirit's reccing Thursday suggestion

[sylvaine]

Both of these are from the same Harry Potter epic, but I don't think you need the rest of the fics to understand and enjoy these - they're almost entirely populated by OCs and historical figures, and though magic certainly features a lot, the main points for me are the political intrigues of the 900s in Europe.

(Mods, this post could possibly use tags for f: harry potter and 10th century?)

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Of a Linear Circle - Part V - Ravenclaw (32,311 words) by flamethrower
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Rowena Ravenclaw, Helena Ravenclaw, Alicia Ravenclaw, OMC, OFC, Theophanu, Godric Gryffindor, Sedemai Gryffindor, Houdin Ravenclaw, Hrodohaidis Ravenclaw, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, Nizar Slytherin
Additional Tags: GFY, Hogwarts Founders Era, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, poc characters, Theophanu was not white and I will fight you, Politics, Nobility, Ottonian Dynasty was a Clusterfuck, underage noble marriages, serious fucking politics, quoth the raven, Historical Figures, Historical References
Series: Part 6 of Of a Linear Circle
Summary: She is Hrodwunn of Hrabanklawa, but others in the Empire call her Rowena of Raven’s Claw.

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Of a Linear Circle - Part V - Gryffindor (137,151 words) by flamethrower
Chapters: 17/?
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Godric Gryffindor/Sedemai Gryffindor, Godric Gryffindor/others
Characters: Godric Gryffindor, Sedemai Gryffindor, OMC, OFC, Myrddin Wyllt - Character, Findláech mac Ruaidrí, Ruaidrí mac Domnall, Eilénóra Járnknésdottir, Edgar of England, Edward of Wessex, Æthelred of Wessex, Ælfthryth of England, Dunstan, Wystan Gryspudor, Oriel of Givelcestre, Máil Brigti mac Ruaidrí, Anleta Nic Cineada, Máel Coluim ab Dyfnwal, Cináed mac Maíl Coluim, Edda of Wicham, Stígandr of Katanes, Leffeda Grypusdor, Astell of Clover’s Hand, Meraud of Muireb, Leofric Grypusdor, Godeva of Grypusdor & Cloister’s Mark, Alfrid Grypusdor, Laguia Grypusdor, Helga Hlodvirsdóttir (Hufflepuff), Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Hlodvir Thorfinnsson, Eithne ingen Diarmait Mac Cearbhall
Additional Tags: GFY, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hogwarts Founders Era, poc characters, Politics, Nobility, backstabbing, The line of Wessex is also a clusterfuck, actually all the kingdoms of Briton are a clusterfuck at that point, Historical References, Historical Figures, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Physical Abuse, Implied/Referenced Abuse, language porn, Plotting, Mythological References, Alba - Freeform, Strathclyde, Cumbria, Moray - Freeform, Galloway - Freeform, old english, Old Norse, Orkney, Éireann, Norðreyjar, Muireb
Series: Part 7 of Of a Linear Circle
Summary: From that point onward and until the very end of his life, Godric will be able to remember the whole of his time on this earth in perfect clarity. He is also the first to tell anyone who asks that this is not the blessing others think it to be.

Link: Unusual historical romances recs list, on Bookriot

[auroracloud]

I was browsing the Bookriot website and came across this article, and thought it might be interesting to at least some members of this community!

24 Unusual Historical Romances

(The full title continues with "...you absolutely need to read" but I ignore such parts of headlines because I don't believe in anyone telling anyone else what they must read. There can only be recommendations!)

Reccing Thursday, er, Friday, with a few historical f/f fics

[auroracloud]

Well, this is a Friday rather than a Thursday, but I was too tired to do recs when I got home yesterday, but thought it a lovely idea to do recs, anyway. I'll do a few on a theme: historical fics with f/f romances (or hints of romance). All but one of these (the last) have been gift fics to me in fairly recent exchanges, because I've just had that much luck with my exchange gifts. They're all at least a few months old, but I've been meaning to rec them for a while, because they deserve it.


By the author of "Laura's Dilemma" (2901 words) by El Staplador
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Female Character/Original Female Character, Regency Debutante/Her Sister's Governess
Characters: Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Regency, Books, Gossip, Class Differences, Age Difference, Secret Identity, Reference to illness suffered by child
Summary: There was always a fire in the schoolroom grate, even when she came home long after midnight. And Miss Cole was always there. Sometimes she would be turning over the pages of a novel (Maria was almost sure it was a novel); sometimes writing a letter; sometimes she would be dozing in the high-backed chair that had been Mamma's favourite when they lived in the country; but she would always be there when Maria looked in.

And Maria always looked in.

My comment: A lovely original historical story that reads delightfully like a regency novel except that it's about the love between two women.


An Example of Benevolent Selfishness (5724 words) by Alona
Fandom: Emma - Jane Austen
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jane Fairfax/Emma Woodhouse, Jane Fairfax & Emma Woodhouse
Characters: Emma Woodhouse, Jane Fairfax
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Developing Relationship
Summary:

A chance encounter between Emma and Jane leads to a drastic change in their relationship.

My comment: An incredibly beautiful canon divergence fic where Emma and Jane Fairfax become close much earlier, and develop a strong friendship - and perhaps more.


performance (1243 words) by frausorge
Fandom: Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mary Crawford/Fanny Price
Characters: Fanny Price, Mary Crawford
Summary: Fanny began going more and more often to the Parsonage.


Another case of characters becoming closer in the story than they do in the original novel, this story beautifully uses Mary's harp playing to create a connection between Fanny and Mary. While that was a suggestion from my prompt, I really liked what the author did with it, as well as how the story subtly shows more to Mary Crawford than the narration of the book would have us believe.


To Be Fond of Dancing (888 words) by penna_nomen
Fandom: Emma - Jane Austen
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jane Fairfax/Emma Woodhouse
Characters: Jane Fairfax, Emma Woodhouse
Additional Tags: Romance, Dancing
Summary:Jane’s love for Emma has gone unrequited, until they share a dance.


This is set at a dance at the girls' school, where young women partner one another, and Jane and Emma succeed in finding a common ground.