miss maggie recs

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. deus ex machina by ishafel | 7th heaven -- Who knew that there could even be good fic for this show? But this slices open the dark dysfunctional underbelly of the Camdens and lets everything slither out. {self-esteem, patriarchy}

. voluspa by cathybites | the 13th warrior -- Writing for this fandom is a strange silver-edge of formality and earthiness, and this story manages to skid along that line with perfection -- cold snow, emotions and responsibilities, and two young men on the brink of everything changing. {no notes}

. a (most dreadfully) involuntary sin by mardia | anne of green gables -- A nice little Diana piece, and how she grows up different from Anne and settles into her own sense of happiness. {body image}

. taste of home by girl_wonder | idlewild -- I am still kind of reeling with how wonderful this story is, for a movie that barely anybody saw but which I kind of fell in love with for all its flash and smooth style and pretty people. This story is about Zora, and hinges on cooking and family and all the things I love reading about best. Zora didn't get a whole lot of screentime in the film, but this fic rectifies that in the most delicious, soft, warm, bittersweet way possible. {self-esteem, patriarchy}

. on one asks about the scars | avatar: the last airbender -- the Toph/Aang of my DREAMS, I am not even kidding you. I never understood Katara/Aang much; to me, Air and Earth belong together, ethereal peaceful centred laughing Aang and tough strong scrappy grounded Toph. They have so much to learn from each other, and in this sweetly melancholy slow gentle story, they do just that. {fallout of genocide, family issues}

. working title by girl_wonder | brick -- Kara FASCINATED me in this movie, and this story demonstrates in whips and snaps just how many pies the girl had her fingers in. {gambling, drugs, manipulation}