#tog fic rec

[non-un-topo]

He, Dreamless by nizzuto

Part 1 of I don't see the sun (I know it's there)

Through the tear-away of waves and the vastness of oceans and the separation of the three of them, there remains the legend of true love and the infinite fight to get back to it.

A gift for the incredibly talented @guarncre, whose gorgeous fic (and every single fic since) I adore so much. Few fics have so effectively simultaneously ripped me apart and put me back together, and swallowed me up with every word. These drawings have been a long time coming, but I really wanted to show my love for the fic by attempting to capture its evocative storytelling and imagery. And this is my call to everyone to go read it, now! Right now!

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[I.D.] Two digital drawings of Joe and Nicky, respectively, depicting scenes from nizzuto's fic He, Dreamless.

Joe is standing alone in a dark brick tower, visible down to his waist. His head is tilted down, his eyes closed, and he has a melancholy expression on his face. Only one of his arms is visible, his hand gently curled over his chest. His hair is long and loose, a few curls lit by moonlight. A deep red garment is draped over his shoulders. Behind him is a small arched window with bars, where a bright moon attempts to shine through. He is half-lit and half in shadow. A small signature in the bottom left corner reads, "Siggy, '23".

Nicky is sitting with his knees pulled up to his chest and his head tilted up and painted with bright, almost heavenly moonlight. He is in a hole underground, and the dark ground can be seen surrounding him. He is wearing a tattered uniform, the details of his clothes mostly hidden in shadow. His hair has been cut short and uneven, as has his beard. He is reaching up with one hand, the tip of his finger poking through the bars above his head. He wears an expression of longing. The moonlight is casting streaks through his fingers onto his face. He's looking at the same moon as Joe. The same signature as the first image is written on the bottom right corner.

[mprosperossprite]

It’s the Men’s World Cup and the football is fab but Qatar is terrible and all this means that I might just have to re-read @victimhood ‘s amazing Old Guard Professional Football AU The Beautiful Game where everything only hurts just a little before it definitely gets better.

(And THEN I’ll have to reread @nevermindirah ‘s 🥵🥵🥵🥵 fic Mr. Nile Freeman may hate France but he sure does love the Eiffel Tower inspired by it.)

[laviejaguardia]

New update!! 🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix 🇯🇵

[andyetanotherobsession]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolò di Genova Characters: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Nicky | Nicolò di Genova Additional Tags: Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Self-Harm, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period Typical Attitudes, Religious Conflict, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Origin Story, 5+1 Things Summary:

Nicolò had heard of what Muslims did to Christian men. Although his companion had been nothing less than honorable towards him, sometimes he would afix him with his intense gaze and Nicolò would be left shaken, not knowing whether his shivers were anticipation or fear. Either way, Yusuf’s big hands and broad shoulders didn’t help the situation.

(The five times Nicolò resisted temptation and the one time he didn't)

[seanchaidh7]

The Unrecognizable Calculus of This

Art inspired by Part four of The Repair Shop AU

A humidor, a jigsaw puzzle, and a chair. A new home, an old colleague, and love.

At AO3

I cannot express the depth of my OBSESSION with this series, @sheafrotherdon wrote it so beautifully. One of my all time favourite Joe/Nicky fics

[zairaalbereo]

When he was young, Joe cast a spell to fall in love with an impossible man to make sure he would never fall in love at all…

But the spell found its goal, and when years later magic brings trouble to Joe’s door, it also brings Detective Nicolò di Genova.

It’s the spooky season once more and so it’s time to rewatch one of my favourite movies. Luckily for me, @gallifreyburning is also writing an amazing Practical Magic TOG AU:

a love even time will lie down and be still for

Read it, it’s beautiful! I can’t wait to see it finished.

[isabellehemlock]

My final TOG art set for the TOG BB!! ✨️

Thank you to @oldguardbigbang for organizing and allowing me to work with three wonderful writers, including @sphinx81 whose summary of a historical AU for Booker x Nile made my heart soar and my imagination go wild with the possibilities, way back in spring which feels like a million years ago lol.

It was so fun to exchange some aesthetics and pins and narrow down the looks - I was inspired by the foldable wooden displays of icons and mummy portraits from ancient times - so it's sort of conveying each of them from both the before and after (but I'll let you read the fic so as not to spoil anything), and then the middle being the revealed portion when both "flaps" are opened.

If you'd like to read the fic, you can do so here on AO3, and it's perfectly titled: "If I Cannot Move Heaven, I Will Raise Hell." 😎

[celia-bracali]

"The Old Guard" fic recommendation:

"Last First Kiss" by Mari_Marie

Summary:

“It’s okay,” Joe soothes even as his own breathing becomes shallow with panic. “Where’s your inhaler?” Nile never lets him leave the house without it. “Nicky. Where’s your inhaler?”

[shippingfangirl013]

Wip Wednesday with legitimately my favorite scene I’ve been working on for the middle of a chapter in Traitors of Gold ✨

(yes I’m still in the planning sessions. No I don’t have much time to write. Am I going to try cranking chapter 1 out today anyways? Yes. )

@downbytheriversside

[all-about-that-rec]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Throne of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Manon Blackbeak/Elide Lochan Characters: Manon Blackbeak, Elide Lochan, Abraxos (Throne of Glass) Additional Tags: Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Elide and Manon are married, tfw your wife insists on going over papers over and over again, Cuddling & Snuggling, Post-Canon, elide has a cane Summary:

Elide woke up alone.

Aka Elide goes on a search through the castle for her wife.

[nevermindirah]

an extremely tough choice but either This Is The Why or Wouf Wouf <3333333

ahhhhhhhh I'm so honored! so so glad you're enjoying your tailor-made gifts <3333333

this is in response to this post inviting people to share their favorite from an author's catalog. choosing between all of sindirimba's fic children is difficult, highly recommend reading every single one of them, but my very favorite of hers is We're the reason we're here

[mprosperossprite]

When Booker was seven, Sundays meant playing pretend with Nile in the synagogue basement while their moms worked. Twenty years later, Booker receives a letter from a country he’s never heard of claiming that the ketubah he wrote in magic marker that one time he played pretend wedding with Nile requires his presence forthwith, so he can begin courting the heir to the throne. Booker insists it’s all an elaborate prank right up until his arrival on the lush Caribbean Isle of Nok. Instead of mischief afoot, it is an ancient fey magic, and Booker now faces the very real possibility of being married to a gorgeous soon-to-be queen. Regardless of what anybody else thinks, Nile and Booker must figure out how to reconnect and decide if they think they have a future together on Nok. Or, rom-com fantasy tropes crash landed into an exploration of intergenerational trauma, oppression, and liberation.

in collaboration with the amazing artist @linaxart

made possible by the incomparable @nevermindirah

for @oldguardbigbang

[andyetanotherobsession]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolò di Genova Characters: Nicky | Nicolò di Genova, Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Booker | Sebastien le Livre, Andy | Andromache of Scythia Additional Tags: various historical figures - Freeform, Federico García Lorca - Freeform, new york 1929, spain 1936, Period Typical Attitudes, Canon Compliant Summary:

“If I die,” Nicolò said to Yusuf, “leave the window open.”

It was a sort of joke between them.

[seanchaidh7]

Joe & Nicky - inspired by @maddielle 's incredible fic HERE

[zairaalbereo]

“This is your friend in the Norse countries, I think.” It is not quite a question. “What is his name?” Yusuf looks down at the paper again, and sighs. “Nicolò. Nicolò of Genova.”

— Frost and Fjords by Arkada I’ve been reading @ao3-arkada’s Frost and Fjords and couldn’t help but channel Yusuf.

If you haven’t read it you absolutely should! Plus it has a sequel I’m thoroughly enjoying as well. 🌌

[phatburd]

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