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FIC REC: Ulysses by girlbookwrm (Skyfall and SPECTRE Fandom, James Bond/Q)

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Once in a while a fic comes along and knocks you over the head with its brilliance. Or at least its realistic characterization. 

Title: Ulysses by girlbookwrm (@television-and-tea). 

Words: 89,065 (complete)

Rating: T

Read here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/11254152/chapters/25159764

The story picks up around the events of Skyfall from Q’s perspective as he steps into the role of Q, dives into SPECTRE, and then imagines beyond it after Chapter 5. There is Q whump and badassery. There is betrayal and angst. There is Slow Burn (a realistic crush manifesting first from Q, then Bond), foreshadowing (and did I mention very realistic characterization??) and great nods to other characters like Q’s cats, Moneypenny, Alec, Tanner, M, and the oft-forgotten Psych and Counselor teams at Mi6. And worry not: there’s fluff too, and omg a beautiful ending. 

Seriously, I’m as much looking forward as everyone else to seeing what happens in Bond 25, but I’m easily fine with this novel being my headcanon for What Happens After SPECTRE. Girlbookwrm pays enough attention to detail that there’s even a nod to a deleted draft from SPECTRE, and… well, my main point is that this fic is believable. 

Side note: I’ve been lurking in fandom for YEARS, and not once have I written a tumblr post to rec a fic. This story was posted around the same time I fell into 00q (July!), so I’ve been following it for the past few weeks as new chapters were posted.

And now it is finally done. Go – go read, and let me know if you do so we can discuss. 😀

I’ve recc’ed it before and I’ll rec it again…  Go read, right now!  (I’ll wait)

OMG this chapter is such a balm!

girlbookwrm posted a new chapter of Ulysses (83459 words):

Chapter 14: t’is not too late to seek a newer world (6124 words)
by girlbookwrm

Chapter Summary:

The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deepMoans round with many voices. Come, my friends,’T is not too late to seek a newer world.- “Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Chapters: 14/15
Fandom: James Bond (Craig movies) and James Bond – All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James Bond/Q, Eve Moneypenny & Q, also James Bond/Others is anyone really surprised by that?
Characters: James Bond, Q (James Bond), Eve Moneypenny, Bill Tanner, R (James Bond), Female M (James Bond), M | Gareth Mallory, Alec Trevelyan, The Aston Martin, Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, Madeleine Swann
Additional Tags: Spoilers for Skyfall, POV Q, Slow Burn, Spoilers for SPECTRE, POV Bond, basically a lot of head hopping sorry not sorry, the slowest of burns, Canon-Typical Violence, Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, basically all the greatest hits except smut sorry, Badass Eve Moneypenny, Secret Badass Bill Tanner, Part Time Badass Gareth Mallory, also the aston martin belongs to q just let me have this ok, excessive use of backstory, Canonical Character Death, pretentious title is pretentious, Excessive use of poetry, tennyson is probably rolling in his grave right now tbh

Summary:

“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. “Who 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 80,000 words of 00Q.All titles unapologetically stolen from Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

You guys, it’s up!

girlbookwrm posted a new chapter of Ulysses (77335 words):

Chapter 13: men that strove with gods (6176 words)
by girlbookwrm

Chapter Summary:

Some work of noble note, may yet be done,Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.- “Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Chapters: 13/15
Fandom: James Bond (Craig movies) and James Bond – All Media Types
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: James Bond/Q, Eve Moneypenny & Q, also James Bond/Others is anyone really surprised by that?
Characters: James Bond, Q (James Bond), Eve Moneypenny, Bill Tanner, R (James Bond), Female M (James Bond), M | Gareth Mallory, Alec Trevelyan, The Aston Martin, Teresa “Tracy” di Vicenzo, Madeleine Swann
Additional Tags: Spoilers for Skyfall, POV Q, Slow Burn, Spoilers for SPECTRE, POV Bond, basically a lot of head hopping sorry not sorry, the slowest of burns, Canon-Typical Violence, Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, basically all the greatest hits except smut sorry, Badass Eve Moneypenny, Secret Badass Bill Tanner, Part Time Badass Gareth Mallory, also the aston martin belongs to q just let me have this ok, excessive use of backstory, Canonical Character Death, pretentious title is pretentious, Excessive use of poetry, tennyson is probably rolling in his grave right now tbh

Summary:

“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. “Who 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 80,000 words of 00Q.All titles unapologetically stolen from Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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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.