We are the best, so screw the rest

Sharing a few gems that I've loved from the ficinabox exchange. Crossposting to womansplace for their rec_cember reccing event!

All creators are still anonymous!

we can get a little restless [art]
DC Comics, Diana, SFW (but a bit suggestive)
Really vibrant, colourful style! A pin-up style pose, fabulously flirty.

the whisperings and the champagnes and the stars [fic]
Andor (TV), Kleya Marki/Vel Sartha, rated M
This is outstanding, and pulls no punches! Excellent dialogue and characterization, and smolderingly hot but spiky chemistry between them.

the Fairy and the Human [art + card game reskin + plushie pattern]
Original Work, Fairy Queen/Young Woman Who Unwittingly Entered Her Realm, rated G
Gorgeous! This link goes to the first chapter which is stunning art of the queen and the young woman, with really lovely composition and beautiful colours and textures. But the creator has also created an entire reskinned board game with fairyland creatures, a cute sticker set, and even a small plushie pattern. I'm overwhelmed by the creativity, so cool!

As always, I'm having a great time with ficinabox, but there's still SO much of the collection that I haven't even glanced at. But I received an array of fabulous gifts, in a mix of fandoms and mediums!

Stranger Things
[fic] Jocks Are Weird (But Maybe Not That Weird?)
Steve/Eddie, 5071 words, rated E
Skinnydipping, jerk-off bets, mutual masturbation! Eddie is oblivious/disbelieving, Steve is trying really hard to seduce him. Delightful iddy premise, very fun and hot.

[fic] Hello, From Camp Winona Lake
Steve/Eddie, 6129 words, rated G
Epistolary! Twelve-year-old Eddie writes letters to Wayne from summer camp. Love young Eddie's letter-writing style! And clutching my heart over the ambiguity of the ending.

Original Work
[fic] No Shade in Shadow
Sensible Hedge Witch/Lonely Court Sorceress, 3890 words, rated G
Really lovely prose in this one! Fascinating glimpses of magic worldbuilding (tethered demons!), and a focus on a prickly, complex relationship where two very different people end up working together. Loved this very much.

[fic + logic puzzle] the love life project
Librarian in a Magic Library/Witch, 1771 words + puzzle, rated T
A librarian helps her crush figure out which book had the potion recipe she'd looking for. So charming!! The frame story is super cute, full of flirting and pining and love potions, and the puzzle is well-designed and satisfying.

[fic + logic puzzle] the search for moth man
Nobleman/Mysterious Man He Danced with at a Masquerade Ball Who Never Gave His Name, 3234 words, rated G
A pining young man and his sister work together to figure out which of the attendees at the recent masquerade he danced with! Such a delightful set-up for a puzzle! I really loved the siblings' banter and the society gossip that allowed for the clues to emerge. The puzzle was a bit tricky, which made it especially satisfying to solve. :D

These episodes dropped during a busy time, so I'm only now caught up. ( Spoilers behind the cut )