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Day 11: Stretch yourself a little and try something new. Go play in a new fandom or with a new pairing or trope. Try creating a different kind of fanwork. Or check out some types of fanworks that are new to you.

egelantier gave me some recs recently for stories that were a) bandom, b) slavefic, and c) fairy AUs. None of which are the sort of story I usually read! But I have to admit all of them so far have been pretty awesome.

A Season Of Grace (27116 words) by fictionalaspect
Fandom: Bandom, Panic! at the Disco
Summary: In a world where humans and the three faerie slave races--huo, shui, and tua--depend on each other for survival, Brendon is pretty sure his luck is running out. At the last moment, he’s rescued from the traveling slave trader by Jon Walker, scion of the Walker family, now poor and dogged by scandal and suspicious rumors. But life at the Walker farm is better than anything Brendon’s ever experienced, even if Ryan, the Walker’s shui, is slowly dying. Brendon knows he has until Midwinter to save Ryan, or everything will be lost--but can he?

This is a really lovely story. I liked the world-building of the three types of fairies and their mythology and how magic worked; I liked the slow build of the relationship between the characters; I liked the ending a lot. Very sweet and well-done.

And Some You Do For (45051 words) by softlyforgotten
Fandom: Bandom, The Young Veins, Panic At The Disco
Summary: Brendon Urie is lonely, Spencer Smith and Jon Walker are bored, and life in Thornton Hill seems like it's never going to be anything but mundane. Then a mysterious stranger sets up shop on Main Street, and suddenly everything is a little more magical. (AU.)

This story is much longer, but I really liked it. I thought it did a great job of portraying two very distinct settings- a normal small town and Faerie. The characters are complex and likeable while still being realistic. I really liked how magic worked in small, strange ways here. I very much liked the plot, which is slow to start but ends up involving dramatic rescues and good vs evil and the power of music (and love).

The Uncharted Sea (118279 words) by mahoni
Fandom: My Chemical Romance, Panic At The Disco
Summary: Jon is a crook who tries using his shady skills to do good things for a change. Gerard is stuck on a pirate ship, looking for a way off. There are: magic, ray guns, magical creatures, robots, and various Dangerous and Evil Things that may stop both Jon and Gerard getting to where they want to be.

This one I've only just started to read, but come on: it has pirates in it! Of course it's going to be awesome.