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fandom5k is live! I do so enjoy ficathons with a longer minimum.

I received a lovely Pacific Rim story with great worldbuidling, and an aroace Stacker Pentecost, which I absolutely loved.

Family of the Heart (5064 words) by Anonymous
Fandom: Pacific Rim (Movies)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mako Mori & Stacker Pentecost, Stacker Pentecost & Tamsin Sevier
Characters: Stacker Pentecost, Tamsin Sevier, Mako Mori, Hercules Hansen, Chuck Hansen
Summary:

Even as a boy, Stacker knows that family is what makes you, and that ‘family’ doesn’t have to be blood.

Other fics I liked:

The Second Ramat Affair (5774 words)
Fandom: Poirot - Agatha Christie
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Johnnie Race, Julia Upjohn, Mrs Upjohn (Poirot), Hercule Poirot
Additional Tags: Mystery/Procedural, Canon-Typical Plot, Post-Cat Among the Pigeons, Here to Bring Your Headcanon to Life
Summary:

Miss Bulstrode was surely going to kick her out of Meadowbrook, reflected Julia Upjohn as she crouched behind the sofa, trying not to breathe...

Or, Julia Upjohn once again finds herself in a Ramat mystery plot. Hercule Poirot and Colonel Race come to her assistance. And Poirot finds there is more than one mystery requiring his attention.

Set not-too-long after Cat Among the Pigeons

Reconciliation (12077 words)
Fandom: Persuasion - Jane Austen
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anne Elliot/Frederick Wentworth
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Reunions, Getting Back Together, Mutual Pining, Medium Burn, i.e. it's slightly more sped up than canon but they still take a while to defrost, canonical character injury, Slice of Life, Angst with a Happy Ending
Summary:

On the afternoon of her nephew's fall, Anne sets out a little earlier for Uppercross Hall, and is unable to avoid a reunion with Captain Wentworth. When disaster strikes, they must put aside their old hurts and work together, with far-reaching consequences.

Pest Control Officer Jones, Reporting (5100 words)
Fandom: Alien Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Jones the Cat & Ellen Ripley
Characters: Ellen Ripley, Jones the Cat (Alien Series), Nostromo Crew Members (Alien Series)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Somebody Lives/Not Everyone Dies, ship's cat
Summary:

There was, of course, a set of official procedures to go with the tradition of introducing a new ship's cat-- which had obviously not been written by anyone who'd ever been adopted by a feline of their own.

i'm not looking to be found (just want to feel unlost) (5952 words)
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Marvels (Movie 2023)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Brunnhilde | Valkyrie/Carol Danvers
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Enemies-to-Lovers speedrun, Parallels, bed sharing
Summary:

Carol gets lost, and goes where all lost things go: Sakaar.

Didn't Know I Was Lost (9131 words)
Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus & Jacen Syndulla
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Kanan Jarrus Lives, Parenting, Family Bonding
Summary:

Kanan has returned but not everyone is thrilled to have him back.

There Shall Be Dancing (6360 words)
Fandom: Bridgerton (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
Characters: Anthony Bridgerton, Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Edwina Sheffield | Edwina Sharma, Lady Danbury, Gregory Bridgerton, Violet Bridgerton, Mary Sheffield | Mary Sharma, Charlotte zu Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Charlotte Queen of the United Kingdom, Hyacinth Bridgerton
Additional Tags: somewhat AU, Book influenced, Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma in Love, Bridgerton (TV) Season 2, Anthony Bridgerton Being an Idiot, Anthony Bridgerton Doing Better, Different Path to S2 Endgame
Summary:

Edwina watched as the two of them made their way through the figures of the dance, and wondered how she had not seen it before, how everyone else did not see.

A slight S2 AU with slightly less bad decisions along the way.

A/N: Some dialogue is taken from S2 episodes.

The Darling Buds of May (10654 words)
Fandom: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Caroline Bingley/Original Female Character(s)
Characters: Louisa Hurst, Mr. Hurst (Pride and Prejudice)
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Past Relationship(s), Unhappy marriage, Class Differences, Flowers, Slow Romance
Summary:

While staying with her sister and his wife, Caroline encounters an eligible man and his sister, but it is the sister who more draws her eye.

Words and Actions (6428 words)
Fandom: Andor (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Cassian Andor, Mon Mothma, Vel Sartha, Cinta Kaz
Additional Tags: Politics, Philosophy, Political Alliances
Summary:

Cassian stays with Mon Mothma in the aftermath of a mission, and finds a way to see eye to eye with someone whose reality is so different from his own.

burn the shoes and boil the rice (21410 words)
Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Daniel Jackson/Vala Mal Doran
Characters: Daniel Jackson (Stargate), Vala Mal Doran, Cameron Mitchell (Stargate)
Additional Tags: 5+1 Things, Pre-Relationship, Getting Together, Canon-Style Plot - Freeform, (Ish) - Freeform, Post-Canon, featuring:, Fake Marriage, Forced Proximity, Alien Wedding Ceremonies, a sprinkling of, Hurt/Comfort, My Best Attempt at Goa'uld Grammar, A Word Count That Got Away From Me, just a little bit
Summary:

Five times Daniel and Vala got married, and one time they didn't.

I have just written my first Pacific Rim fic for the autistic exchange, and I need a beta.  7k words, Newt and Hermann, any takers?