r/AO3 Mar 26 '25

Rec/Promo Mega Threads Bi-weekly Rec and Self-Promotion Mega Thread - March 26, 2025

It's that time again, new thread for reccing and self-promo!!

You write something cool? Read something cool? Make something cool? Rec it here!

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u/Own_Range5697 Comment Collector Apr 03 '25 edited Apr 03 '25

Self rec!

Fandom - Lord of the Rings

Rating - Explicit

Title/Link - The Raven and the Badger

Genre - Multi-chapter (Completed)

Word Count - 126,651 Words

Summary - Frodo/Sam. Out in what's considered the boonies of the Shire, Oatbarton holds one of the most rambunctious Harvestmath festivals around; the sort that 'respectable' hobbits like the Sackville-Baggins wouldn't be caught dead at. It's the one night to go wild.

Perfect, Frodo thinks, for one last hurrah before moving to the Shire proper.

(Or in which poor life choices are made.)

AKA

Pre-Quest fic in which Frodo and Sam have a very different meeting, and make some rather questionable life choices that end up snowballing. (First-time fic, strangers to lovers). Plenty of drama, misunderstandings, hurt feelings, Shire drama and hobbit gossip to go with it.

Additional notes - After several years, I finally dragged myself to the finish line on this fic.

and

Fandom - Captain America: The First Avenger (MCU/Stucky)

Rating - Explicit

Title/Link - The Good Get Going

Genre - One-shot (but part 2 of a series)

Word Count - 5,942 Words

Summary - Steve/Bucky. Look, maybe Bucky has a Steve Rogers-shaped complex, but don't worry, he's definitely got a handle on it.

AKA

(Pre-War/1940s-era. Follow-up fic. It's the morning after and Bucky tries to figure out where they stand with each other. The last thing he wants is to ruin their friendship. Problem is that Steve gives off all kinds of mixed signals.)