Template:Fairy Fiction/July 2014

  Carrot, what the hell is this? Nice to see you again~

In one of my polls a couple of months ago, you guys said that you wanted more differing genres - I guess outside the romance and adventure I usually find.

'''Of course, I'm happy to comply, but just letting you know that finding a good fic outside of these genres is tough. First, you're lucky to find more than 20 fics in these less-popular genres, and even then 1/4 are about crap, 1/4 are barely in English and 1/4 are written with the characters being so OOC that they aren't even Fairy Tail fanfiction any more. With that said, the remaining 1/4 are still only good if they suit your tastes, so :/ However, I did try my best~'''

I hope you like what I found!

Boyoyoyoyo!! 



Of Guns, Guilds and Golden Rings, by Agents of Secret Stuff Western - Romance - BiscaXAlzack - One-shot - T "They say a smile goes a mile, but hers seemed to be travelling much further."

The first genre I tried to delve into was 'Western'. I guess this is like the cowboy genre, or something? XD Hahaha, I've never looked for fics in this area before.

Amusingly enough, one of the first stories I came upon was one about Alzack and Bisca, and I was actually very happy, because I don't recall ever reviewing a fic abut them even though I think they are awesome - both as characters and as a pair.

So we get 'Of Guns, Guilds and Golden Rings', a story about Bisca travelling to Fiore and meeting Alzack. Now, this story was published before the omake where we found out exactly how Bisca was accepted into Fairy Tail, but surprisingly enough, the version provided by the author is rather similar - Bisca is invited by Erza after the two meet in a cake shop :P

This story is short and to the point, but it also includes how Bisca and Alzack agreed to marry each other, following the canon idea that Bisca asked Alzack. It's cute and the setting at the start are well described. The story is a one-shot as it is part of a secret santa thing that was done on FF.net, but to be honest I actually wish this had been longer. It's rare that Bisca even appears let alone leads a story, and I wouldn't mind reading an entire multi-chapter fic about her.

Alas, this is not it and (as far as I can tell) no such story exists (GO WRITE IT SOMEONE!!) but this is still a nice little entertaining story worth your 15 minutes :)

I rate "Of Guns, Guilds and Golden Rings" a 8.4 out of 10.

You can read Of Guns, Guilds and Golden Rings here. 

Wrought Iron Heart, by Miss Mungoe Sci-Fi - Romance - A/U - GajeelXLevy - Pantherlily - T "He'd been left to rust, a fitting penance for his failure. But it's not his Creator's hands that bring him back – these warm, calloused palms drawing life from cold mechanical limbs. She's his Saviour, and sometimes she makes him forget he is not of her kind."

Next is sci-fi, and again, this is not a long fic. There were a couple of other, much longer, ones there that seemed interesting, but they were incomplete and hadn't been updated in over 7 months, so I was a little hesitant to look at and then recommend them.

If you remember the first ever addition of Fairy Fiction you may recall Miss Mungoe, and if you do remember her, I'm sure you remember that she is an amazing writer. Nothing there has changed for this fic - her language, expression and general tone are all gorgeous and flawless, so I will have nothing to say in this area.

'Wrought Iron Heart' is written in response to a fanartist named blanania on tumblr (you might associate her with awesome GajeelLevy art and blamedorange). She posted some artwork with an A/U description and Mungoe decided to actually make her little idea a reality. As such this two-shot story is born. Only one half is currently published, but the second part is expected soon.

The short chapter follows Gajeel, a robot belonging to the Phantom Lord company who is broken and left in pieces after a battle. He is found by Fairy Tail's mechanic Levy, who fixes him up, and re-wires him so that he is not a programmed soldier. Fairy Tail treats their robots as companions rather than soldiers, so Gajeel is weirded out being around them after his previous treatment.

The first chapter is mostly flashback and location setting, but I can't say I didn't immensely enjoy it. Again, Mungoe is a fabulous writer, and I am interested to see what they second part holds, as I believe it will go more in-depth into the plot.

If you are a GajeelLevy fan or a Mungoe fan, then this comes highly recommended~

I give "Wrought Iron Heart" an 8.7 out of 10.

You can read Wrought Iron Heart here.  '''Carrot out... Bitches...'''