7 fic recs from various fandoms

[hekateras]

Fandoms:
Darkest Dungeon, The Matrix,  The Last Unicorn, True Detective, Kidnapped (movie), Nier (Video Games), Dredge
Comments and word count under cut.

Darkest Dungeon
Come Unto Your Maker (archiveofourown.org/works/52440619)
Absolutely gorgeously written little fic in which a lone Plague Doctor is cornered by the vampirism-afflicted Grave Robber. Dark but not too ark, like 72% chocolate. Sensual sapphic vibes included.
Words: 1,897

The Matrix
dissolved girl (archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52505734)
Set after The Matrix: Resurrections, a bittersweet story about Trinity and transhumanism. I say bittersweet but it is weirdly uplifting in the grand scheme of things. It scratches a certain "And what happened after? I mean, really after?" itch with regards to the Matrix quadrilogy in general.
Words: 1,886

Nier (Video Games)
White, Red (archiveofourown.org/collections/yuletide2023/works/52313542)
Gorgeously-written Grimore Weiss POV fic, post-canon.
Words: 13,290

Dredge
Aberrant Behaviour (archiveofourown.org/works/52444984)
Gorgeously-written pre-canon piece about fishing and madness.
Words: 1,184

True Detective
Home (archiveofourown.org/works/52347556)
A poignant little post-canon piece: Rust gets taken home from the hospital by Marty. Their new partnership sinks in, and some things never change.
Words: 1,020

Kidnapped (Stevenson)
A Happy Disguise (archiveofourown.org/works/52493257)
Touching and lovingly OG-flavoured canon divergent scene of Alan and David navigating being wanted men, and a fresh romance.
Words: 1,987

The Last Unicorn
better you forget and smile (archiveofourown.org/works/52458097)
A lovely string of scenes from Schmendrick's POV towards the end of the story.
Words: 1,610.