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I got a little distracted by Chocolate Box this past week, but at last it's time for another round of Wednesday things!

READ

I'm not sure I ever would have given Silver and Gold by scioscribe a try if schneefink hadn't recommended it, but I'm so glad I did. It's 150k of an MCU AU where after Loki stabbed Thor for the first time when they were kids, Odin disowned him and gave him to Heimdall to raise, and it's... so beautiful and wise? It has so much to say about deep emotional wounds suffered in childhood, about grief, and about learning to trust and connect with others. ( One thing does confuse me... )

Anyway, after devouring that, I went on to enjoy the hell out of some of scioscribe's other works, most notably the TOS fic Crete, in which Kirk distracts space pirates by... essentially making himself a living sex pollen dispenser, I guess. It's so idtastic, and absolutely do mind the warnings, but it's also written with a sort of humane clarity that I really admire.

I've already recced my two amazing Chocolate Box gifts, but they still deserve many more eyeballs!

( Several more fics I've enjoyed, Chocolate Box and otherwise. )

And finally, as of tonight I am happily and ravenously gulping down Call it Intelligence by talkingtothesky with illustrations by Singing_Orange so I can be ready for POI book club on Friday. It's 60k of Finch/Reese pining, believably bad choices, and really remarkably gorgeous self-defense lessons. Plus, Shaw is so good! And the art is so beautiful! And last month's book club discussion was so much fun, I really can't wait for this one.

I also loved Afterwards by Scytale, a fan-haiku for the Hakuouki series of otome.

WATCHED

Bumblebee.  Let's be honest, I was 100% here for the lonely car robot hesitantly getting to know a human kid; the action scenes and coming of age arc were competently executed but not really to my address.  Content note for ( a couple of instances of ableist language ).  I did enjoy that the big bad was voiced by a woman!

( Doctor Who through episode 12x07, "Can You Hear Me?". )

( Stumptown spoilers through episode 1x14, "Til Dex Do Us Part". )

BoJack Horseman episode 1x01, "BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One". As advertised, this really is about a very unpleasant man who is also an anthropomorphic horse. I was struck by how often the other characters comment on how little he has accomplished lately, as opposed to how much of an asshole he is to everyone he interacts with. There are some fantastic sight gags, though.

( Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode 7x01, "Manhunter" )