Fine Pairings

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Fine Pairings is back with Season 4 babeeeee. To kick things off we have a special guest, our editor Josie, bringing us a Malec (Magnus X Alec) fic from the Shadowhunters Universe, crossed with Pirates of the Caribbean. And if you want more Malec...join us over at our patreon (link below) to get something a little smuttier...

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Pairings: The Pirate's Treasure - 0.75 oz Goldschläger Cinnamon Schnapps, 0.75 oz spiced rum, take a shot.

The Shipwreck - Mix together 1.75 oz dark rum, 1 oz grapefruit simple syrup, 0.5 ounce lillet blanc, 0.50 oz lime juice, enjoy more slowly because this is a cocktail.

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Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on archiveofourown.org Title: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Author: Lecrit

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

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Additional Credits 

Music Creator: Kevin MacLeod
Source: Free Music Archive, Incompetech.com 

"I Knew A Guy", "Parisian", "In Your Arms" 

License: CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Fanfic 101

This week we have a bonus episode interviewing fellow podcaster Maryam Azadi. Our conversation with Maryam is a crash course in fanfic and our thoughts on the world of fandom!

Nowadays Maryam is an improv teacher/performer and part-time school teacher. Her drink of choice is a cream liquor mixed into a milk or hot chocolate. You can follow Maryam on Instagram @maryam_azadi

Season 4 will return May 5th, 2021!

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our Patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us www.patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

Stuck in the Suez With You

Bonus episode alert! We interrupt this between seasons break to bring you: Evergiven X Suez.

It's not every day that a global crisis launches 1000 ships and fics into the world, so please enjoy some rapid fire, hot off the press, fics with Grace, Claire, and Josie!

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our Patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us www.patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

Season 3 Finale: Five Star Submissions

The long promised rewards for leaving 5 star reviews: the chance to have Grace and Claire write you a personalized fanfic! This week Claire wrote a fanfic for one gardengoth: A sweet little fanfic about One Direction in the future...While Grace brings in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roller Derby AU.

But wait! The season may be over, but more is always in the works! Watch this space for more bonus episodes and the launch of season 4, and remember...if you submit a 5 star review you can always request for a fanfic all your own!

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Pairing: Flirtini- 2 pieces (muddled) pineapple, 0.5 oz orange liquor, 1 oz vodka, 1 oz pineapple juice. Optionally top with 1 oz champagne for sparkle and celebration of another season done!

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our Patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us www.patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

Fic Recs: You, She(Ra), and...Bob Ross

All good things must come to an end, including season 3. This is part one of our two part season finale which is a selection of fic recs submitted by listeners! This week Claire will read a Bob Ross X Reader fic, while Grace takes a turn for the dramatic and will read a She-Ra hurt comfort fic that will make you feel all the feels.

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Pairing: Long Island Ice Tea - Equal parts vodka, rum, tequila, gin, triple sec, simple syrup, lemon juice, top with cola. Enjoy your cultured drink with ice.

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Want to read these fics for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find the Bob Ross X Reader fic on wattpad.com, Author: mystery_twins and Don't Go (She-Ra Fic) on archiveofourown.com, Author: annacharlier

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our Patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us www.patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

Star Trek - The Fanfic Frontier

Let us venture, dear children, deep into the cellar and dust off a bottle of vintage fanfic. The year was 1967 before we had landed on the moon, but much like the Sputnik satellite...fanzines (fan magazines) were circling the globe.

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Pairing: Trekkie - Pour 1 tsp water, 2 tsp simple syrup, and 2 dashes of bitters in a glass. Stir to combine, then top with ice. Pour blended whiskey over the ice and garnish with one cherry, one blueberry, and one lemon rind.

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Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic in the copy of Spockanalia Vol 1: Devra Langsam and Sherna Comerford, Title: Star Trek (Fanzine Fic), Author: Ruth Berman, https://archive.org/details/fanzines-collection

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our Patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us www.patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

50 Shades of Scarlet

This week's prompt comes from a high school reading list: The Scarlet Letter. You won't need to brush up on your SparkNotes, this is a troll-y fic where Hester isn't the only one that will be accused of adultry.

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Pairing: Dirty Banana - Blend together 1 banana, 2 oz rum, 1/2 oz Kahlua, and 2 oz milk

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Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on fanfiction.net Title: 50 Shades of Scarlet, Author: PraedaMala

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

Sparks Fly in 5th Harmony

To get us in the mood for Valentine's Day Grace explores the AO3 tag "Soul Mate Marks" and finds an RPF fic starring the girls of 5th Harmony.

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Pairing: Cuba Libre - In a glass filled with ice mix together 1.5 oz rum, juice of half a lime, and then top with coke.

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Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on archiveofourown.org Title: Sparks Fly Whenever You Smile, Author: korra_sato

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us patreon.com/finepairingspodcast

A Little Inception Between Friends

Do you remember Inception? Claire didn't, so she re-watched it. 2010 was a wild year for movies. This weeks pairing is between Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Eames (Tom Hardy) and is much easier to understand the pining between them than it is to understand the complexities of dream architecture.

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Pairing: PINE-apple SCREW-driver - A simple drink for a complex movie. Pour 1.5 oz of vodka into a highball glass filled with ice and top with pineapple juice. Garnish with cherries.

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Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on archiveofourown.org Title: A Little Help From my Friends, Author: smilebackwards

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

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Interview with a Vampire

This week's episode Grace brings Claire a fanfic from an animated series: Adventure Time. Princess Bubblegum gets the scientist opportunity of a lifetime, a chance to speak with her specimen. And this specimen...is pretty damn cute for a vampire.

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Pairing: Bubblegum Blush - Mix together 3 oz kinky vodka, a dash of grenadine, a dash of bitters, top with 7-up/sprite, garnish with strawberries or cherries

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Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve? You can find this fic on archiveofourown.org Title: Interview with a Vampire, Author: loafbread

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Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com

Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod

And join us on our patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us patreon.com/finepairingspodcast