The Corpse Brigadier

unconventionalfanworkex is basically the holy grail of exchanges for me. I love experimental modes of storytelling; I love people trying things they haven't tries; I love just having new ways to make stuff. While I didn't make as much of that stuff as I did last time this ran, I still had an absolute blast creating and experiencing people's creations.

My Gifts

"Grimoire Gastronomique" by pirotess (Vagrant Story | General, 2.3K): It's a goshdarn Vagrant Story cookbook! Delicious, classy themed recipes (and cocktails!) for one of Square-Enix's classiest games. I have eaten and drunk my way through half of these already, and I'm committed to trying the rest.

Podfic for "Pelargonium" by peasina (Lady Audley's Secret | Robert Audley/George Talboys, Teen, Podfic): I got podfic of my own fic, and it was an absolute delight! Peasina reads my work so beautifully, and there's a beautiful piece of cover art to go with it!

"The Ram's Skull" by Gammarad (Final Fantasy Tactics | Original Characters, Teen, 1.2K + Podfic): This is a delightfully creepy and unnerving archival record from a future Ivalice where archaeologists are uncovering the remains of Belias and having--perhaps--not the greatest time doing so. It's full of delightful bits of subtle worldbuilding about what a high fantasy society might look like when it's finally dragged into a modern age that looks like our own.

"Regard for Consequences" by primeideal (Remembrance of Earth's Past | Thomas Wade, Teen, 1.9K): This is for a canon with which I had absolutely no familiar when I first checked out the gift, and it's still utterly hilarious. This is an extended series of Reddit AITA queries that go beyond the existence of reddit and the earth itself. I'd highly recommend it to people familiar with canon.

"Spam of the Damned" by moemachina (Final Fantasy Tactics | Ruvelia Atkascha, Teen, Interactive Fiction): I cannot find adequate words to explain how intensely perfect this gift is for me as a person. It's a modern Ivalice, academic horror, interactive fiction game about an extremely minor character, and it's gorgeous. It's also hilarious in how well it lampoons academic life, spam emails, and historical TV dramas. It's accessible to people who are not familiar with the canon at all, and it is honestly better at doing a lot of the things the canon itself does.

"we never had a chance here" by elijah_was_a_prophet (Night in the Woods | Mae Borowski, General, Fanmix): This was a work for another canon with which I was unfamiliar, but it was a complete delight to listen to nevertheless. It's full of indie/folksy vibes and very clearly communicates a sense of aimlessness and early-to-mid twenties disillusionment.

My Works

"Mad Science/Sad Sciencei" for Shadaras (Various Nineteenth-Century Novels | Teen, 2.8K): I made this Honey Heist inspired game that draws upon all my favorite nineteenth-century non-realist novels and their relationship to the sciences.

Other Neat Stuff

Black Sails Plushies by Cruria (Black Sails | General, Plushie Patterns): It's so neat that somebody actually ran with this freeform, and the detail they poured in these are impressive.

"Dreaming of Sunshine: A Primer" by wafflelate (Dreaming of Sunshine | General, 3K): A fun, accessible primer on a fandom about a fanfiction.

Janeway/Chakotay Fanmix by kingstoken (Star Trek: Voyager | Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, General, Fanmix): A really well put together fanmix that does a lot of clever stuff with individual song lyrics.

"Lazy-Fancy Summer Recipes (by the Song-Covey Sisters)" by Ashling (To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Katherine "Kitty" Song-Covey & Lara Jean Song-Covey & Margot Song-Covey, General, 2.3K): An absolutely hilarious narrative/set of recipes; really how all recipes ought be written.

"new futures now" by elijah_was_a_prophet (Sailor Moon | Neo-Queen Serenity, General, Fanmix): Completely gorgeous, jazzy, dreamy tunes that evoke a hopeful utopic future.