Fandom Snowflake Challenge #8 - Recs

[deemoyza]

Challenge #8

Rec at least three fanworks that you didn’t create.

Okay! :D

Guardian by Mintywolf (comic, Final Fantasy X) - Canon-divergent, focusing on Lulu, from her childhood to the end of Yuna's pilgrimage.

Kontext by Iffy Logic (comic, Final Fantasy VIII) - Ultimecia's backstory.

Love Don't Die by Jadetarsier (fanfiction, FFX/FFVIII/FFVI crossover) - Begins with alternate endings to FFVIII and FFX, where Tidus winds up in the same strange place as Squall and Rinoa in Time Compression.

The Chosen One by HamsterMasterSamster (fanfiction, FFVIII) - After finding out he was adopted, Zell visits Ma Dincht in Balamb.

Loneliness of the Sharpshooter by Colobonema (fanfiction, FFVIII) - Irvine sees a familiar face while training at Trabia Garden. A familiar face that doesn't remember his.

Cactus Jack by cwenraed (fanfiction, FFVIII) - Vinzer Deling's downfall, from the moment he meets Edea.

Lead by Becalmed (fanfiction, FFVIII) - Post-canon story about the Posse.

Cyclicity by Halfpenny (fanfiction, FFVIII) - Against orders, Zell draws and junctions Eden, and his mind struggles to accommodate the new GF. (Last updated in January 2018, but I do hope the author returns to it someday; I really enjoyed the characterizations and the suspense.)

Comments

[vaysh]

This looks a great list of recs. I am intrigued by "Loneliness of the Sharpshooter" even though I don't know the fandom.

[deemoyza]

Thanks! I feel I should mention that, despite the title, "Loneliness of the Sharpshooter" actually involves no sharpshooting at all. XD It's a fairly quiet and introspective piece.

[runicmagitek]

I LOVE KONTEXT! :D and Iffy's a great individual, too. I've loved our chats together. Guardian's been on my radar for some time; I just need to sit down and read it.

And ahhh! Cactus Jack was amazing! I loved reading that during the Successor Challenge :D

[deemoyza]

Yes, I'm really looking forward to the return of Kontext! I love seeing Ultimecia's humanity, and the complex world that will eventually turn her into what we see in the game.

And Cactus Jack immediately had me smacking my head for never considering Deling a possible fic subject. XD But I loved the atmosphere of it, and the look into Deling's life and personality, as well as Edea's. I still can't get over Deling having his people analyze the ornaments on Edea's headdress to determine where she came from, and then playing up that info in his interactions with her -- brilliant!