Cover Art For Love Begets Love By HedgePodge

Cover art for Love Begets Love by HedgePodge

Steddyhands Long Weekend Day 4 ~ Free Choice

For the Steddyhands Long Weekend Challenge I decided to make cover art for a few of my fave steddyhands fics. Both Ed and Stede believe they are dating Izzy, but Izzy has no clue what is going on and can't figure out why his captains are acting so strangely. This story is deeply silly, everyone shares exactly one brain cell, but it is also fluffy and sweet.

Cover art for Act it Out by NeverComingHome

Steddyhands Long Weekend Day 3 ~ Shore Leave

For the Steddyhands Long Weekend Challenge I decided to make cover art for a few of my fave steddyhands fics. In this story Izzy and Stede are falling for each other, and neither one of them is happy about this fact.

Ship Sunday: Picard/Q

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Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s antagonistic relationship with the godlike trickster “Q” of the mysterious Q Continuum was a recurring plot throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation, and recently, the two were reunited once again in Star Trek: Picard.

Their encounters are rife with subtext. Scenes like Q appearing in Picard’s bed and saying “Morning, darling” helped Picard/Q, more recently known as QCard, become one of the major slash pairings of ST:TNG fandom. Many fans feel it's hard to explain Q's behavior without assuming he's in love with Picard. Ron Moore, writer of several key episodes featuring Q, said in Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection #90: “Q was in love with Picard, for some reason. That was the underpinning of the relationship...“

Get to know more about Picard/Q on Fanlore, including how its fanfiction has explored gender, power dynamics, and what it means to be human.

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Cover art for Stede Bonnet's Guide to Being in a Throuple by georges1982_96

Steddyhands Long Weekend Day 4 ~ Alternative Universe

For the Steddyhands Long Weekend Challenge I decided to make cover art for a few of my fave steddyhands fics. A modern AU story where Stede opens a bakery across the street from a bar owned by Ed and Izzy. When Ed starts showing an interest in him Stede is determined to make being throuple work, even though no one asked him to.

TW: Izzy is trans in this fic, so there are a few moments of transphobia (not from Ed or Stede), there is also an attempted SA scene and discussions of past abuse.

Comics Month: Resurrection, Reconstruction, and Redemption

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Declared to be the fic that launched Stony, today we're reading Resurrection, Reconstruction, and Redemption by Elspethdixon & Seanchai.

A novel-length fic set within Marvel's 616 comicsverse, it is a fix-it fic for the Civil War story arc, known for its well-structured plot and characterization. It was also many fans' first exposure to the idea of Steve Rogers and Tony Stark being in a ship together, with some reading the story with little to no canon knowledge, and it inspired many of those same fans to try their hand at creating their own Stony fanworks.

Did you read this fic? Or do you just want to learn more? Check out its page on Fanlore!

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Trope Tuesday: Red Kryptonite

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This Trope Tuesday, we're featuring Red Kryptonite—a plot device from Superman. It is popular with both the Smallville and Supergirl television series fandoms.

The trope quickly gained popularity amongst fans, especially after it became apparent that Red Kryptonite was a canon sex pollen in the Smallville TV series.

Do you read any Red Kryptonite fic? Add your favourite examples to its Fanlore page!

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