Two fics and two vids about the Ody3 ship Max/Tristan/Avery! I'm going to miss this show.

✰Winning Hand by roseblushvision

She had been keenly aware of how Tristan and Max barely touched each other that night, and when they did, they tried to play it off as accidental. There had been a curiosity there, but not one that either of them had felt free enough to satisfy. At that moment, Avery didn't think twice about it–she would never make them do anything they didn’t want to do–but the past few weeks have made her wonder if the only thing keeping them from crossing that line was their own unnecessary inhibitions.

Well, it’s not really wondering, actually. She’s quite convinced.

The job talk-turned flirting, and the way Avery leads the guys to a place where they can try something new with each other is so plausible, plus the make-out is hot. The Max/Tristan of it all!

✰Gonna Want to Get Involved by asexual-fandom-queen (writeordietrying)

They’ve been in this thing with Avery, for better or worse, for a few weeks, and while the matter of what that makes Max and Tristan to each other hasn’t come up, it’s been the unspoken elephant in the room.

Max and Tristan finally connect their side of the triangle. Avery has a front row seat to watch.

Tristan's confidence is so sexy in this, plus I love how the gentle intimacy and familiarity they've built with each other is showcased.


And two gorgeous fanvids ~ ( under the cut )

I finished season 1 of Sense8 recently! It premiered on June 5, 2015. Season 2 premiered December 23, 2016 with a Christmas special. The rest of season two premiered May 5, 2017. SO I filtered for fic and vids that were updated prior to 23 December 2016 for my first rec list of rec_cember. If you have any season 1/post-season 1 sense8 recs to add, please do share (self-recs welcome)!

✰Lito/Hernando & Dani Seasons Fanvid by MurakiLovesg.
This is such a beautiful summary of Lito & Hernando & Dani during season 1. I really love the way it captured their shared joy by the end! Plus this song is so perfect for Lito.

✰Cold Shower by Callay (Will/Lito, Lito/Hernando, Rated Explicit).

Will’s trying to get his bearings, pulse racing. “Were you just – “ he starts, and then he knows the answer.

Because suddenly he’s with Lito, in his expansive, steam-clouded shower. And Lito’s with Hernando.

I wanted to read something with this ship ever since 1x06 and this fic delivers! I love how the author describes the way they switch between visiting and inhabiting each other's bodies. Will's inexperience compared with Lito's experience is so sexy to me.

✰[VID] Breath Me by Butterfly.
Gorgeous compilation of season 1! I really like how this highlights how extraordinary and meaningful their connection is with each other. The vidder does such a good job of balancing everyone/giving everyone screen time, which I'm sure is a challenge with such a big main cast.

✰Angst vor der Angst series by bluetears07 (Sun/Felix, Wolfgang/Felix, Part II Rated Explicit).

Wolfgang and Sun spend time bonding over the differences between brothers by choice and those related by blood.

Gorgeous prose and this is so sexy too! Sun & Wolfie have so much in common so this really fits. I adore how both of them let their affection for Felix flow, and they aren't threatened by each other.


I'm also shipping Kala/Wolfgang and Kala/Wolfgang/Rajan but I haven't run into any post-s1 fic that I want to dive into yet.

TV
•Heated Rivalry!! It's so exciting to fall in love with a new show and boy am I down BAD. Shane Hollander, the man that you are. There are specific scenes that might never leave my brain. More on this later.

•Umbrella Academy Season Four. I saw how bad the reviews were, so I totally avoided watching until now. I was prepared to hate it but I ... didn't? It did feel rushed, especially the Lila/Five storyline and Viktor and AU!Hargreeves. I wanted more of both of those relationships, actually. But I laughed at the hijinx and I did tear up in the end. I loved how the family had become about not just the seven of them (b/c of Claire, Diego and Lila's kids, etc), but in the end they still chose each other. Being in love looked really good on Five. Also, my ship is still alive b/c when Allison got hurt in the last ep, Luther freaked out and then ran to her and I ate that shit up. [This season was set during Christmas?? Perfect for this time of year]

Movies
•Babygirl. I watched this because likeadeuce made a post about it, and it did not disappoint. This film really spoke to me! Tthere's still guilt and shame and confusion to deal with when it comes to desire sometimes! But even though that's true, the film is every pro-Let Woman Have Orgasms. Just, incredibly satisfying. Joyful, even, by the end. I watched it 3x already *g* [Totally a Christmas movie as well. So many decorations!]

•I just watched Fifty Shades of Grey for the first time. What a contrast to the above film. I mean, I'm not sure if Anastasia liked one second of the whole movie? Jamie Dornan is hot, though, I'll give him that. It's a train wreck but I want to see where it goes in the second movie.

•Sinners. The second half was SO fun. The world building was incredible! I'm not the biggest Michael B. Jordan fan but the cast really brought their A-game. I liked the balance of humor and horror and I loved the ending.

•Materialists. Chris Evans was looking cute with his frumpy hair but overall pretty meh. I did like the message at the end though - let women be the breadwinners!

Up Next
•HEATED RIVALRY EPISODE FOUR DEC 12 How am I going to wait that long D:
•I still need to finish Cobra Kai at some point.

Fandom To-Do List
heavyartillery holiday exchange due 27 Dec
RNM Secret Santa
yuletide due 17 Dec
holly_poly due 25 Jan
Sense8 Holiday Exchange