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To celebrate the Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day on August 21st, and following this post, here’s what you can do to show your favorite fanfiction writers how grateful you are for their work!

Okay, so here’s my rec for today.  It’s a 00q WIP and it’s FABULOUS.

Ulysses  by girlbookwrm

     

“Paperwork for the new head of Q-Branch,” Tanner said.

“Of
course.” The words were like glass in his throat. Smoke inhalation was a
bitch. His brain felt slow and foggy, like it was full of smoke too.
“Whom shall I take them to?”

M lifted one white brow. “They’re for you, Quartermaster.”

Bond
and Q are drawn together by names, work, and a certain Aston Martin. In
which Q is kidnapped once, Bond is poisoned twice, and Eve is a badass
on at least three occasions. AKA that time I tripped and wrote 67,000
words of 00Q.

What I love about it:  It’s so smart. Characterizations are fantastic.  It starts with some missing scenes and the timeline of the films we know, but never retells things we should know  from canon (i.e., doesn’t bore us), just fills in things that make this universe special.  Then it picks up in earnest after Spectre.  The dialogue is sharp and witty and crisp, Q is tough and adorable and Bond is reluctantly soul searching when he’s not in total denial of his feelings.  Moneypenney characterizes Bond as, “With him, it’s either no feelings, or all the feelings.”  And it feels totally true. 

It’s slow burn with lots of action and great character arcs.  I can’t wait to read the rest.