Trick or Treat Ex!

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I got the most amazing Sansa/Yara soulmarks fic! IT JUST HITS ALL MY BUTTONS GUYS and it's so well written! Sansa POV, canon compliant, angsty and yet hopeful and THE CHARACTERIZATION. I LOVE the contrast of older Sansa acting with canny political expedience vs. brandishing her heart on her sleeve when she's younger. YES. EXACTLY. PERFECTION. I still need to follow up with a comment that isn't just *incoherent shrieks of delight* but please go read it and see for yourself!

Certainty (1022 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Yara Greyjoy/Sansa Stark
Characters: Sansa Stark, Yara Greyjoy
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks
Summary: Sansa had learned to doubt her own certainty about the meaning of her mark.


My own fic has gotten a favorable response too, including from the recip. (Whew!) If you can guess which one it is (Hint: it's in a fandom I've written before) I promise to write you a trick or treat too! (300+ words for a mutual fandom/ship/fave) Collection is here: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/trickortreatex2020/fandoms


We were away on a trip when the collection went live so I'm still combing through it, but here are some starter recs:

This is a fantastic little prequel tale. Answers a niggling question you might not know you even had!

Family Secrets (2502 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bilbo Baggins & Gandalf | Mithrandir
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf | Mithrandir, Belladonna Took
Summary:

A little glimpse of the Tookish side of Bilbo's family tree.



Some pretty fanart:

Smaug the Bedazzled (0 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Smaug (Tolkien)
Additional Tags: Extra Treat, Fanart
Summary:

Smaug with his "diamond waistcoat" of jewels encrusting his underbelly, unaware of the bare patch on his chest.



Claudia-centric introspection. Fantastic attention detail and I love the angsty regret that's dawning with her growing awareness of what she's really done; who she's really sided with. Chilling and yet makes you want to give her a hug.

and you, my father, there on the sad height (553 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Dragon Prince (Cartoon)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Claudia (The Dragon Prince), Viren (The Dragon Prince)
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Canon Compliant, Consequences, Magic, Dark Magic, Reference to Canonical Character Death (and Subsequent Canonical Undeath)
Summary:

Claudia brings Viren back to life.
There are consequences for this.


So I would usually not have clicked on this but it's an absolutely delightful look at Cedric and Cho that I didn't expect. Quidditch and flight metaphors FTW!

gold and silver wings (1040 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Cho Chang/Cedric Diggory
Characters: Cedric Diggory, Cho Chang
Additional Tags: Trick or Treat: Treat, Pre-Relationship, Quidditch, Falling In Love, Love at First Sight, Canon Compliant
Summary:

In his sixth year, Cedric Diggory, Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch Team, is flying high. They’re on track to win the Quidditch Cup, a narrow Gryffindor win already under their belt, and there’s only Ravenclaw and Slytherin left.

Too bad that Ravenclaw has Cho Chang.



Tifa is just so spot on in this: her worry and confusion and desperation. Wonderful canon details. <3

homecoming (872 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII Remake (Video Game 2020)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon
Summary:

She’d recognize that Chocobo-feather hair anywhere.