coaltide | Morbane's coal

In quantum wankchanics, Morbane's coal is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum wankerposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical gift may be considered simultaneously both the fic of your dreams (TFOYD) and coal, while it is unread state, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur.

The Coaltide interpretation implies that, after a while, the gift is simultaneously TFOYD and coal. Yet, when a coalie clicks on their gift, the coalie sees the gift either TFOYD or coal, not both TFOYD and coal. This poses the question of when exactly quantum wankerposition ends and reality resolves into one possibility or the other.

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Recs for fics with interesting or chewy worldbuilding, please.

Maybe you would like some literally chewy worldbuilding in this Cookie Clicker fic?
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52286485

I would like recs for creepy/horror stuff!

This Eleanor Rigby fic is a very nice little ghost story - not that heavy on the creep/horror factor, but still:

The Face
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52035595

And I would like, hmm, future fic for children's books of the 80s-90s?

cyrt

Ooh, that sounds fun. Thanks coalie!

cyrt

I also rec the other Eleanor Rigby fic, fwiw, but it's more melancholy that creepy, so The Face won out - hope you do enjoy!

Not sure if this is Future enough, but this Kristy/Mary Anne Baby-sitter's Club fic is too cute: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52280524

And I'd like recs for Silly Fluffy fic (gen or shippy, either is fine)

I hope this is silly and fluffy enough! Ice Princess, Gen/Casey pre-ship
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52315168

Here's future fic for The Mennyms series:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/52463626

There are two post-canon fics for the Wise Child series in the collection this year!

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52192522

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52032910

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They were good but I liked the one in Madness even better

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52192225

The Arkham Horror fic is really good! M/M, lots of body horror. https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52149778

I would like to read some E-rated F/F that could be read without knowing the canon?

Hip Hop RPF, Cardi B/Megan Thee Stallion. It's a vampire/werewolf AU, so literally zero canon knowledge required.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52331653

That said, if you want some visuals to go with the fic, here are music videos for songs they've done together:
https://youtu.be/hsm4poTWjMs?si=EVZONGdhD91VbCVg
https://youtu.be/Ux1f1Q8Zxhk?si=br9Bw28NsX4mqxWx

I loved this space gothic horror!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52433254

Ooooh thanks coalie! Space gothic horror is my jam.

The history of snake fighting for your thesis, via ChatGPT:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/52475107

Rec me that hot f/f, coal! I have already read the Megan/Cardi fic, it was great.

I thought this Eleanor/Drea futurefic for Do Revenge fic was hot, featuring the two of them fucking in the bathroom at Drea's wedding to someone else.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52187116

Rec me your favorite f/f in the collection of any rating!

Ooh, excited to read that one.

You probably need to know canon for this one, but my favorite f/f I've found so far is this post-canon Thoroughbreds fic, for Amanda/Lily:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52351525

Rec me your favorite casefic in the collection?

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I thought this Scholomance fic took something we already know about (induction) and extrapolated nicely.

https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52333315

Rec me your favorite fic for a 5 minute fandom!

Songs! Can't choose one, sorry! ^-^

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/51337153

Piano Man - Billy Joel
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52341373

Practical Arrangement - Sting
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52330654

Space Oddity - David Bowie
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52300618

I enjoyed this fic for Like A Prayer (the music video by Madonna): https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52329055

Rec me some cozy m/m or f/f hurt/comfort?

Hmm depends on what you count as cozy, but this Re-Animator fic has a character helping another character go through a drug detox, and has a hopeful ending. M/M.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52302445

This fic is a neat take on a stop-motion animated music video with an interesting magic system.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52343896

Would love anything enemies to lovers (not rivals to lovers, like actual enemies), especially anything particularly angsty that still has a happy ending!

This His Dark Materials fic has some lovely worldbuilding: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52301764

Rec me something you liked in a fandom from the 90s!

I really liked this postcanon fic for The Mummy, in which Jonathan does espionage.
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52286986

This has some fantastic worldbuilding:
https://archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52313344

Rec me a fic with a 2000s teen movie feel?