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Unfortunately, this is the end of the time I had allotted for reading before creator reveals, but I'm happy to have found so many gems in what I managed to get to. It's been a wonderful exchange, and I hope you'll enjoy these fics as much as I did! (This tag has my earlier recs.)

The Lych Yew Gambit [Harry Potter] Mature, 13k words

He never meant to stay in Wiltshire, but for the past ten years Yefim Zelenyj has been fixing up an old cottage, staunchly ignoring the obviously supernatural occurrences in his garden, and sleeping with the ill-tempered boarding school teacher who drops by on holidays. Now it’s the spring of 1998 and the final battle of a war far beyond his understanding is poised to bring death to his doorstep–and Yefim is determined to keep what’s his.

Absolutely gorgeous. The original character felt more alive and tangible to me than the cast in canon, and the writing was so lush and lyrical I had to sit on my hands to not quote the entire thing in the comment box.

From my best side, darlings [Breakfast on Pluto] Mature, 5k words

Patrick "Kitten" Braden and her best friend, Charlie, emerge from a small town on the border of Northern Ireland into the vast and perplexing world of the 1970s, and try their best to follow their dreams.

Captures the film perfectly, along with Kitten's sweet, whimsical brand of strength. Everything down to the chapter titles feels so true to the source material, and left me with the same feeling of... startled optimism.

Silence [Hikaru no Go] General Audiences, 9k words

Once upon a time, Hikaru said, "I might tell you, someday."

Akira has spent a long time waiting for someday.

To be honest, I probably missed some of the full effect of the story since I don't know the canon well, but even without that, it was still a deft, tragic exploration of a relationship that's not quite holding together.