hs_olympics | Bonus Round 6

Bonus Round 6

Recs

Hey, shippers! This is the last bonus round, which we’re all very sad about. So let’s talk about some of the awesome stuff created throughout the HSO!

Rules

Rec at least three fanworks from the main or bonus rounds! They do not have to be connected to each other in any way.

You may not recommend material created by members of your own team.

Each recommendation must include at least three full sentences about why it’s awesome. Please use the format specified below.

You may recommend as many sets as you like, so long as each set has at least three recs in it.

Title & Rec Format
If you are doing a fill, use this format in your title.

Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team YOU belong to; please use the characters and quadrant, not whatever portmanteau or nickname you've come up with.
If your team name is not in this format and in the title we cannot guarantee that it will be counted.

The content of the post should be in this format (extend as necessary):

Posts not using this format in the title will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, no matter what they contain. They, like all comments on the comm, are subject to the Wank Policy.

Scoring
For fills (as stated here):
First 5 entries in each post: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10 in each post: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15 in each post: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+ in each post: 5 (per entry)

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Here's one fill from each of the three Main Rounds that I read for Phase 1 and I wish made it to Phase 2.

Rec 1: Bingo Royale
Team: Jake <3 John
Creator: unknown (Main Round 1)
Why I’m recommending it: We need more elder!fics in the world. Hell, we need more elderly characters in general, and my team affiliation is in no way an indication of any bias. >_> The characterization and the way the retirement-home scene is set are perfect, and the fic's sense of humor is excellent. The links denoting when each song starts in the fic's implicit FST make for quite a clever flourish. I loved the watercolor-y art style, too- John and Jake are still adorable after all these years (and I like the interpretations Equius and Sollux, too).

Rec 2: from my heart and from my hand
Team: Dave <3< Gamzee
Creator: hupsoonheng [AO3 username; unknown DW username]
Why I’m recommending it: By far the creepiest of any of the Main Round 2 fills I read. Considering the "monsters" theme and my love of creepy, that's a huge asset. The descriptions of Dave's new body are so visceral and beautifully detailed; I could actually imagine how Dave physically felt, and it sent shivers down my spine. It's one of the strongest interpretations of kismesissitude I've read, too- it really nailed how to psychologically reconcile hatred with romance, and yet how difficult it is for humans to empathize in precisely the way trolls feel it. Had this one made it to Phase 2, I would've voted for it again there. It's just that good.

Rec 3: Fire and Ice
Team: Psiioniic <3 Sufferer
Creator: unknown (Main Round 3)
Why I’m recommending it: This was one of my favorite interpretations of the "balancing act" theme. While many fills had two writing sections with parallels in their language or actions, few of them did it quite like this. Most of the fills used their parallels to point out the similarities between two situations that had similar meaning, or to show the same situation from different perspectives. However, this one chose to draw completely opposite meanings from nearly the same events! There must be some wizardry involved here, because they managed to make the same exact phrases sound comforting from the Signless's mouth, yet sinister from the Condesce's mouth. I admire the feat, and the art showing the true differences between the two situations is icing on the cake.

Bonus Round 6

Bonus Round 6

FILL: TEAM BRO<3GRANDPA