face the strange

I woke up to this AMAZING story waiting for me! ♡

(I didn't actually participate in the battleshipex test round, but I did leave some prompts before it started - because it said that the more prompts the better - and one of them got picked up!)

It's gorgeous, heartbreaking (heed the Major Character Death warning), hopeful, funny, and THE SOFTEST. ♡♡♡

flight home (1264 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Characters: Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia), Balerion | Aegon I Targaryen's Dragon, Balerion | Rhaenys Targaryen's Cat
Additional Tags: Dragons, Crying, Grief/Mourning, Fluff, Protectiveness, Unexpected Kindness, Forehead Kisses
Summary: When a Targaryen dies, a dragon comes to fetch their soul

My candyheartsex gift! :D It's AMAZING and the happy and hopeful AU idea made me tear up. ♡♡♡
Also I looked at my icon and now I see Hera as Rhaenys fancast, that's it, my brain decided. xD :D

Dreaming of Dragons (1376 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Balerion | Aegon I Targaryen's Dragon & Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Elia), Balerion | Rhaenys Targaryen's Cat & Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Elia), Rhaegar Targaryen & Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia)
Characters: Rhaenys Targaryen (Daughter of Elia), Balerion | Aegon I Targaryen's Dragon, Balerion | Rhaenys Targaryen's Cat, Rhaegar Targaryen
Additional Tags: Dreams, Dragons, Alternate Universe
Summary:

Rhaenys Targaryen dreams of dragons, finding treasure, hearing songs, of her family.

All with a little a little help from Balerion, her cat.

Challenge #13 - In your own space, rec three fanworks that you did not create.

The first one is my playlistexchange gift I just got today because I was going to rec it in a new post anyway when I found out what the newest Snowflake challenge was. :D

And then two more! I'm definitely not choosing my favorites out of all my gifts, it would be impossible - all of them are not only amazing in their own right but also perfectly tailored to my personal likes and dislikes. So I didn't even attempt to do that, and my criteria for choosing the other two recs were: (a) it's the first fic that popped into my head, (b) it's not something I've recced anywhere recently (and preferably ever, though I'm not 100% sure about that), (c) all three recs are in different fandoms. And this is what I got, but it doesn't mean I love my other gifts any less. ♡♡♡

i can't help this awful energy (568 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Magicians (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: 23rd Timeline Quentin Coldwater, Quentin Coldwater
Additional Tags: 23rd Timeline (The Magicians), Shadeless Quentin Coldwater, Minor Violence, Song: Control (Halsey)
Summary: Quentin Coldwater, freed from his shade, feels more powerful than he has in years.

the creation of time and will (3309 words) by OldSportSquared
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Skins (UK)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Effy Stonem, Katie Fitch, Tony Stonem, James Cook (Skins UK), Pandora Moon
Additional Tags: dream state, Dreams vs. Reality, Time Travel, Mental Instability, not sure what's real, Post-Skins Fire
Summary: “Here,” Cook says, as she passes. “You need to go further back.” He’s leaning against a tree, clipping his fingernails, wearing the only jacket she ever remembers him wearing, warm and easy.

come my darling homeward bound (1817 words) by nonexistentwench
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Arya Stark & Weasel of the Riverlands
Characters: Arya Stark, Weasel of the Riverlands (A Song of Ice and Fire)
Additional Tags: Melancholy, Wilderness Survival, Visions, Old Gods-induced time travel shenanigans
Summary: Separated from the rest of their group, Arya and Weasel spend a night on the Island of Faces and receive a visit from the future.