In this episode we catch up with five new chapters of the iconic Mandalorian/reader insert fic Rough Day. In these chapters Mando hunts you for sport. And it's hot. And Mando finally explores your inner rim! And it's...fine?!?

Story link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21651097/chapters/51629176  

We return to Hogwarts for a special Christmas episode of Shiprecs. Audrey was expecting a ton of pushback for suggesting this super-dark and angsty Christmas tale, but instead she discovers that we’re all sluts for Snape and Christmas-y misery. And all Abby wants for Christmas is McGonagall fics. 

Story link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/12978126/chapters/29669259

Mira’s Marvel pick is a funny and romantic Darcy Lewis/Loki fic by AnonymousMink. Notably, Darcy Lewis does it with Loki when he’s in his true (frost giant) form, and it’s actually kind of sweet. And we discover that frost giants are ribbed for her pleasure.

We recorded this episode the day before the Loki Disney + show premiered, so enjoy our clueless speculation about what may be in the Loki series. 

Note: This is our second Marvel pick, but our first was lost to audio issues. So if we mention Abby's pick or Loki the "Marshmallow Boy" that's why. 

Story link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18550432/chapters/43968337

Drink Pairing: Poison Apple

• 1/3 c. apple cider

Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker, then fill shaker with ice. Shake until contents are mixed and shaker is cold, about 30 seconds. Pour into glass and serve.

We’re going 90s for this special halloween episode and reading a three-part Spike/Buffy story by Verity Watson. Is it acceptable for vampires to kill people? Were cargo pants ever sexy? Why is Spike/Buffy called Spuffy and not Spiffy? That last one is not a rhetorical question, I’m genuinely asking.

Part 1: Meet the Pratts: https://www.bloodshedverse.com/stories.php?go=chapters&no=7067

Part 2: Finding William Pratt: https://www.bloodshedverse.com/stories.php?go=chapters&no=7749

Part 3: Being William Pratt: https://www.bloodshedverse.com/stories.php?go=chapters&no=8396

Bloody Rum Punch from the Spruce Eats: https://www.thespruceeats.com/donq-bloody-rum-punch-760454

In this episode we vote on the best of the eight stories we read in the Star Wars fandom. Choosing was difficult because the Star Wars fandom really knows how to get down. Audrey gets judgemental about butts. And we introduce our next fandom, Marvel! We’ll be taking a break before posting any Marvel episodes, so if you have recs for us in the Marvel fandom you can contact us as always at [email protected]. We’re looking for explicit stories over 30k words.

• Mando and the Reader, Rough Day

• Obi Wan and the Reader, The Locked Door

• The Armorer, Separate Ways

• Obi Wan (he knows what he did) from The Locked Door

• Bee’s Knees, My Bounty

• Magical Self-Lubricating Condoms from My Bounty

The ladies love this sweet, slow-burn romance between Mando and Luke Skywalker. Author PepperPrints takes extreme liberties with Star Wars sequel cannon, the future of the Jedi order and the Mandalorians, and we eat it uuuuuup! And Audrey does some bitching about the sequel trilogy in this one so for the record: Reylo for life!!!

Drink Pairing: Yerba Mate Whiskey Toddy

In this Obi-Wan Kenobi/reader insert fic, the Force finally reaches its full sexual potential. Also, Obi-Wan gives the hottest goddamn apology ever. We were straight-up discombobulated by the sex in this story and had to edit about 45 minutes of girlish tittering out of this episode. 

GuardianAngelCas, if you ever need an organ or something, hit us up. Can’t vouch for the livers but I’m sure some of us at least have some decent kidneys. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23492674/chapters/57265633#workskin

Jedi Temple (aka Shirley Temple)

Ingredients 

• 1/2 ounce grenadine

Optional

• Garnish: 2 Good cocktail cherries (Luxardo or Fabbri)

Combine the grenadine and lime juice to a Collins glass with cubed ice. Top with your soda of choice and gently stir to combine. Garnish with two skewered cocktail cherries.

Don’t Stand So Close To Me by The Police

Kylie’s second pick pairs Boba Fett with an original male character, Ado Janic. Can Boba have a functional romantic relationship? Does anyone actually have sex with the sex robot? How many ways can we pronounce “Ado”? Tune in to find out!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/9416222/chapters/21315410

Bees Knees

Ingredients 

• 2 ounces Gin

To make the honey syrup: In a container, combine equal parts honey and hot water and stir until completely mixed. Use immediately or store and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until a frost forms on the shaker. Strain into a coup glass

The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

Although the version we really want is not on Spotify, it is the Massive Attack version (i.e. the one from the Batman Forever soundtrack dear god I’m old)

We have a ton of fun with this crack-ish Reylo fic, in which Kylo Ren moonlights as a romance author and Rey can't get enough of his books. Emo author Kylo Ren doodling "Rey" and hearts into his  glittery notebook during First Order meetings is an image that will stick with us unto the grave. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181209/chapters/45594586

Blue Hawaiian

Ingredients 

• 1 1/2 ounces light rum

Optional

• Garnish: pineapple wedge

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake until a frost forms on the shaker. Strain into a hurricane glass. Garnish as you will.

My Only Friend by Phantogram

My Bounty by typoking1107 https://archiveofourown.org/works/9416222/chapters/21315410

Mira’s latest pick is a Mando/reader insert. It also happens to have the most serious subject matter we’ve ever tackled on the show, as the reader character is deeply traumatized. We are varying degrees of not ready for that. And one of us is apparently a sociopath. Guess which one! 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21889465/chapters/52246873

White Russian

Ingredients 

• 2 ounces vodka

Add the vodka and Kahlúa to a rocks glass filled with ice.

How to Disappear Completely by Radiohead

"The Rebel’s Secret Passion" by B.S. Kysses, a Reylo crackfic by andabatae

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19181209/chapters/45594586