Welcome to the Help Pakistan Rec-A-Thon!  Thanks to a generous donation by fish_echo  (who is awesome beyond words:) we will be dumping a mountain of recs upon you today.  We'll try not to post too many at one go but, well... so many recs, so little time:)  Enjoy!

Title: The Classification of Waterfowl by Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: humor, fluff, virgin (to gay sex)
Length: Medium (~7,800 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml

Review:
aka Jim and Blair Go On a Date By Accident. Which, all things considered, perfectly describes their canon relationship.

The absolute best part of this fic is the banter -- Zelempa's Jim and Blair voices are spot-on and sparkling and completely irresistible. Between Blair's "secret code of dating", Jim's response to Naomi asking for his birthday, and the guys' slow realization that they'd inadvertently crossed the line between friendship and dating without even noticing it, the first three-quarters of the story is driven almost entirely by dialogue so crisp it puts Sentinel canon to shame.

I have to admit that the ending does drag a bit (probably because there's too much thinking and not enough talking), but that is off-set by the characters basically explaining why smarm makes no sense. Well, that and seeing Jim attempt to translate Blair's dating code. (What can I say? I'm easy.)

A cute and fluffy fic for anyone seeking a fast read and a quick smile.

The Classification of Waterfowl

Welcome to the Help Pakistan Rec-A-Thon!  Thanks to a generous donation by fish_echo  (who is awesome beyond words:) we will be dumping a mountain of recs upon you today.  We'll try not to post too many at one go but, well... so many recs, so little time:)  Enjoy!

Title: The Classification of Waterfowl by Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: humor, fluff, virgin (to gay sex)
Length: Medium (~7,800 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml

Review:
aka Jim and Blair Go On a Date By Accident. Which, all things considered, perfectly describes their canon relationship.

The absolute best part of this fic is the banter -- Zelempa's Jim and Blair voices are spot-on and sparkling and completely irresistible. Between Blair's "secret code of dating", Jim's response to Naomi asking for his birthday, and the guys' slow realization that they'd inadvertently crossed the line between friendship and dating without even noticing it, the first three-quarters of the story is driven almost entirely by dialogue so crisp it puts Sentinel canon to shame.

I have to admit that the ending does drag a bit (probably because there's too much thinking and not enough talking), but that is off-set by the characters basically explaining why smarm makes no sense. Well, that and seeing Jim attempt to translate Blair's dating code. (What can I say? I'm easy.)

A cute and fluffy fic for anyone seeking a fast read and a quick smile.

The Classification of Waterfowl

Welcome to the Help Pakistan Rec-A-Thon!  Thanks to a generous donation by fish_echo  (who is awesome beyond words:) we will be dumping a mountain of recs upon you today.  We'll try not to post too many at one go but, well... so many recs, so little time:)  Enjoy!

Title: The Classification of Waterfowl by Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: humor, fluff, virgin (to gay sex)
Length: Medium (~7,800 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml

Review:
aka Jim and Blair Go On a Date By Accident. Which, all things considered, perfectly describes their canon relationship.

The absolute best part of this fic is the banter -- Zelempa's Jim and Blair voices are spot-on and sparkling and completely irresistible. Between Blair's "secret code of dating", Jim's response to Naomi asking for his birthday, and the guys' slow realization that they'd inadvertently crossed the line between friendship and dating without even noticing it, the first three-quarters of the story is driven almost entirely by dialogue so crisp it puts Sentinel canon to shame.

I have to admit that the ending does drag a bit (probably because there's too much thinking and not enough talking), but that is off-set by the characters basically explaining why smarm makes no sense. Well, that and seeing Jim attempt to translate Blair's dating code. (What can I say? I'm easy.)

A cute and fluffy fic for anyone seeking a fast read and a quick smile.

The Classification of Waterfowl

Welcome to the Help Pakistan Rec-A-Thon!  Thanks to a generous donation by fish_echo  (who is awesome beyond words:) we will be dumping a mountain of recs upon you today.  We'll try not to post too many at one go but, well... so many recs, so little time:)  Enjoy!

Title: The Classification of Waterfowl by Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: humor, fluff, virgin (to gay sex)
Length: Medium (~7,800 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml

Review:
aka Jim and Blair Go On a Date By Accident. Which, all things considered, perfectly describes their canon relationship.

The absolute best part of this fic is the banter -- Zelempa's Jim and Blair voices are spot-on and sparkling and completely irresistible. Between Blair's "secret code of dating", Jim's response to Naomi asking for his birthday, and the guys' slow realization that they'd inadvertently crossed the line between friendship and dating without even noticing it, the first three-quarters of the story is driven almost entirely by dialogue so crisp it puts Sentinel canon to shame.

I have to admit that the ending does drag a bit (probably because there's too much thinking and not enough talking), but that is off-set by the characters basically explaining why smarm makes no sense. Well, that and seeing Jim attempt to translate Blair's dating code. (What can I say? I'm easy.)

A cute and fluffy fic for anyone seeking a fast read and a quick smile.

The Classification of Waterfowl

Welcome to the Help Pakistan Rec-A-Thon!  Thanks to a generous donation by fish_echo  (who is awesome beyond words:) we will be dumping a mountain of recs upon you today.  We'll try not to post too many at one go but, well... so many recs, so little time:)  Enjoy!

Title: The Classification of Waterfowl by Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: humor, fluff, virgin (to gay sex)
Length: Medium (~7,800 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml

Review:
aka Jim and Blair Go On a Date By Accident. Which, all things considered, perfectly describes their canon relationship.

The absolute best part of this fic is the banter -- Zelempa's Jim and Blair voices are spot-on and sparkling and completely irresistible. Between Blair's "secret code of dating", Jim's response to Naomi asking for his birthday, and the guys' slow realization that they'd inadvertently crossed the line between friendship and dating without even noticing it, the first three-quarters of the story is driven almost entirely by dialogue so crisp it puts Sentinel canon to shame.

I have to admit that the ending does drag a bit (probably because there's too much thinking and not enough talking), but that is off-set by the characters basically explaining why smarm makes no sense. Well, that and seeing Jim attempt to translate Blair's dating code. (What can I say? I'm easy.)

A cute and fluffy fic for anyone seeking a fast read and a quick smile.

The Classification of Waterfowl

Welcome to the Help Pakistan Rec-A-Thon!  Thanks to a generous donation by fish_echo  (who is awesome beyond words:) we will be dumping a mountain of recs upon you today.  We'll try not to post too many at one go but, well... so many recs, so little time:)  Enjoy!

Title: The Classification of Waterfowl by Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: Jim/Blair
Categories: humor, fluff, virgin (to gay sex)
Length: Medium (~7,800 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: http://www.merples.com/index.shtml

Review:
aka Jim and Blair Go On a Date By Accident. Which, all things considered, perfectly describes their canon relationship.

The absolute best part of this fic is the banter -- Zelempa's Jim and Blair voices are spot-on and sparkling and completely irresistible. Between Blair's "secret code of dating", Jim's response to Naomi asking for his birthday, and the guys' slow realization that they'd inadvertently crossed the line between friendship and dating without even noticing it, the first three-quarters of the story is driven almost entirely by dialogue so crisp it puts Sentinel canon to shame.

I have to admit that the ending does drag a bit (probably because there's too much thinking and not enough talking), but that is off-set by the characters basically explaining why smarm makes no sense. Well, that and seeing Jim attempt to translate Blair's dating code. (What can I say? I'm easy.)

A cute and fluffy fic for anyone seeking a fast read and a quick smile.

The Classification of Waterfowl

Title: Gyre by Sister Coyote
Fandom: Sunshine
Pairing: gen
Categories: drama, post-canon, supernatural, yuletide
Length: Medium (~6,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Sunshine finds a bug in her brain she realizes (with Con's help) that she's going to have to do something about the Goddess of Pain.

Sunshine is, far and away, my favorite book by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately most of the (very limited number of) fics in the fandom are very short and don't really have much meat to them, which is why I was so thrilled to find this fic. Gyre could definitely be longer, but what you do get is fantastic and very satisfying. All of the elements that made the book so great -- baking, Sunshine and Con, magic, and the true otherness of the supernatural -- come together into an intriguing glimpse of what it means that Sunshine is a magic handler and how her earthy, untrained magic might manifest itself in her life. As the icing on the cake, the story is told in a style very reminiscent of the original novel and you even get a recipe for the treat Sunshine works on throughout the story. A lovely tale.

Gyre

Title: Gyre by Sister Coyote
Fandom: Sunshine
Pairing: gen
Categories: drama, post-canon, supernatural, yuletide
Length: Medium (~6,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Sunshine finds a bug in her brain she realizes (with Con's help) that she's going to have to do something about the Goddess of Pain.

Sunshine is, far and away, my favorite book by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately most of the (very limited number of) fics in the fandom are very short and don't really have much meat to them, which is why I was so thrilled to find this fic. Gyre could definitely be longer, but what you do get is fantastic and very satisfying. All of the elements that made the book so great -- baking, Sunshine and Con, magic, and the true otherness of the supernatural -- come together into an intriguing glimpse of what it means that Sunshine is a magic handler and how her earthy, untrained magic might manifest itself in her life. As the icing on the cake, the story is told in a style very reminiscent of the original novel and you even get a recipe for the treat Sunshine works on throughout the story. A lovely tale.

Gyre

Title: Gyre by Sister Coyote
Fandom: Sunshine
Pairing: gen
Categories: drama, post-canon, supernatural, yuletide
Length: Medium (~6,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Sunshine finds a bug in her brain she realizes (with Con's help) that she's going to have to do something about the Goddess of Pain.

Sunshine is, far and away, my favorite book by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately most of the (very limited number of) fics in the fandom are very short and don't really have much meat to them, which is why I was so thrilled to find this fic. Gyre could definitely be longer, but what you do get is fantastic and very satisfying. All of the elements that made the book so great -- baking, Sunshine and Con, magic, and the true otherness of the supernatural -- come together into an intriguing glimpse of what it means that Sunshine is a magic handler and how her earthy, untrained magic might manifest itself in her life. As the icing on the cake, the story is told in a style very reminiscent of the original novel and you even get a recipe for the treat Sunshine works on throughout the story. A lovely tale.

Gyre

Title: Gyre by Sister Coyote
Fandom: Sunshine
Pairing: gen
Categories: drama, post-canon, supernatural, yuletide
Length: Medium (~6,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Sunshine finds a bug in her brain she realizes (with Con's help) that she's going to have to do something about the Goddess of Pain.

Sunshine is, far and away, my favorite book by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately most of the (very limited number of) fics in the fandom are very short and don't really have much meat to them, which is why I was so thrilled to find this fic. Gyre could definitely be longer, but what you do get is fantastic and very satisfying. All of the elements that made the book so great -- baking, Sunshine and Con, magic, and the true otherness of the supernatural -- come together into an intriguing glimpse of what it means that Sunshine is a magic handler and how her earthy, untrained magic might manifest itself in her life. As the icing on the cake, the story is told in a style very reminiscent of the original novel and you even get a recipe for the treat Sunshine works on throughout the story. A lovely tale.

Gyre

Title: Gyre by Sister Coyote
Fandom: Sunshine
Pairing: gen
Categories: drama, post-canon, supernatural, yuletide
Length: Medium (~6,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Sunshine finds a bug in her brain she realizes (with Con's help) that she's going to have to do something about the Goddess of Pain.

Sunshine is, far and away, my favorite book by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately most of the (very limited number of) fics in the fandom are very short and don't really have much meat to them, which is why I was so thrilled to find this fic. Gyre could definitely be longer, but what you do get is fantastic and very satisfying. All of the elements that made the book so great -- baking, Sunshine and Con, magic, and the true otherness of the supernatural -- come together into an intriguing glimpse of what it means that Sunshine is a magic handler and how her earthy, untrained magic might manifest itself in her life. As the icing on the cake, the story is told in a style very reminiscent of the original novel and you even get a recipe for the treat Sunshine works on throughout the story. A lovely tale.

Gyre

Title: Gyre by Sister Coyote
Fandom: Sunshine
Pairing: gen
Categories: drama, post-canon, supernatural, yuletide
Length: Medium (~6,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Sunshine finds a bug in her brain she realizes (with Con's help) that she's going to have to do something about the Goddess of Pain.

Sunshine is, far and away, my favorite book by Robin McKinley. Unfortunately most of the (very limited number of) fics in the fandom are very short and don't really have much meat to them, which is why I was so thrilled to find this fic. Gyre could definitely be longer, but what you do get is fantastic and very satisfying. All of the elements that made the book so great -- baking, Sunshine and Con, magic, and the true otherness of the supernatural -- come together into an intriguing glimpse of what it means that Sunshine is a magic handler and how her earthy, untrained magic might manifest itself in her life. As the icing on the cake, the story is told in a style very reminiscent of the original novel and you even get a recipe for the treat Sunshine works on throughout the story. A lovely tale.

Gyre

Title: Confession Is Good For the Soul by Anna Fugazzi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco pre-slash
Categories: angst, post-canon (EWE)
Length: Long (~24,000 words)
Warnings: blatant abuse of punctuation in the name of added emphasis

Author on LJ: annafugazzi 
Website: n/a

Review:
Several years after the war, Harry and Draco are both working in the same remote wizarding clinic. Where, of course, Draco is hard at work developing a crush on Harry. Things take a turn for the awkward when Harry has to be quarantined for a bizarre curse that makes other people fear him and Draco, as the only person immune, is forced to stay with him and attempt a cure.

I have to say that I really love how adult Harry and Draco are in this fic; no screaming, no melodrama, no hissy fits. Just two adults in a difficult profession who are slowly becoming friends with the potential for more. Mix in the cure for Harry's problem -- which proves to be a supercharged game of Truth or Dare, minus the Dare -- and you have a fun, relaxed, and very enjoyable story.

Confession Is Good For the Soul

Title: Confession Is Good For the Soul by Anna Fugazzi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco pre-slash
Categories: angst, post-canon (EWE)
Length: Long (~24,000 words)
Warnings: blatant abuse of punctuation in the name of added emphasis

Author on LJ: annafugazzi 
Website: n/a

Review:
Several years after the war, Harry and Draco are both working in the same remote wizarding clinic. Where, of course, Draco is hard at work developing a crush on Harry. Things take a turn for the awkward when Harry has to be quarantined for a bizarre curse that makes other people fear him and Draco, as the only person immune, is forced to stay with him and attempt a cure.

I have to say that I really love how adult Harry and Draco are in this fic; no screaming, no melodrama, no hissy fits. Just two adults in a difficult profession who are slowly becoming friends with the potential for more. Mix in the cure for Harry's problem -- which proves to be a supercharged game of Truth or Dare, minus the Dare -- and you have a fun, relaxed, and very enjoyable story.

Confession Is Good For the Soul

Title: Confession Is Good For the Soul by Anna Fugazzi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco pre-slash
Categories: angst, post-canon (EWE)
Length: Long (~24,000 words)
Warnings: blatant abuse of punctuation in the name of added emphasis

Author on LJ: annafugazzi 
Website: n/a

Review:
Several years after the war, Harry and Draco are both working in the same remote wizarding clinic. Where, of course, Draco is hard at work developing a crush on Harry. Things take a turn for the awkward when Harry has to be quarantined for a bizarre curse that makes other people fear him and Draco, as the only person immune, is forced to stay with him and attempt a cure.

I have to say that I really love how adult Harry and Draco are in this fic; no screaming, no melodrama, no hissy fits. Just two adults in a difficult profession who are slowly becoming friends with the potential for more. Mix in the cure for Harry's problem -- which proves to be a supercharged game of Truth or Dare, minus the Dare -- and you have a fun, relaxed, and very enjoyable story.

Confession Is Good For the Soul

Title: Confession Is Good For the Soul by Anna Fugazzi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco pre-slash
Categories: angst, post-canon (EWE)
Length: Long (~24,000 words)
Warnings: blatant abuse of punctuation in the name of added emphasis

Author on LJ: annafugazzi 
Website: n/a

Review:
Several years after the war, Harry and Draco are both working in the same remote wizarding clinic. Where, of course, Draco is hard at work developing a crush on Harry. Things take a turn for the awkward when Harry has to be quarantined for a bizarre curse that makes other people fear him and Draco, as the only person immune, is forced to stay with him and attempt a cure.

I have to say that I really love how adult Harry and Draco are in this fic; no screaming, no melodrama, no hissy fits. Just two adults in a difficult profession who are slowly becoming friends with the potential for more. Mix in the cure for Harry's problem -- which proves to be a supercharged game of Truth or Dare, minus the Dare -- and you have a fun, relaxed, and very enjoyable story.

Confession Is Good For the Soul

Title: Confession Is Good For the Soul by Anna Fugazzi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco pre-slash
Categories: angst, post-canon (EWE)
Length: Long (~24,000 words)
Warnings: blatant abuse of punctuation in the name of added emphasis

Author on LJ: annafugazzi 
Website: n/a

Review:
Several years after the war, Harry and Draco are both working in the same remote wizarding clinic. Where, of course, Draco is hard at work developing a crush on Harry. Things take a turn for the awkward when Harry has to be quarantined for a bizarre curse that makes other people fear him and Draco, as the only person immune, is forced to stay with him and attempt a cure.

I have to say that I really love how adult Harry and Draco are in this fic; no screaming, no melodrama, no hissy fits. Just two adults in a difficult profession who are slowly becoming friends with the potential for more. Mix in the cure for Harry's problem -- which proves to be a supercharged game of Truth or Dare, minus the Dare -- and you have a fun, relaxed, and very enjoyable story.

Confession Is Good For the Soul

Title: Confession Is Good For the Soul by Anna Fugazzi
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry/Draco pre-slash
Categories: angst, post-canon (EWE)
Length: Long (~24,000 words)
Warnings: blatant abuse of punctuation in the name of added emphasis

Author on LJ: annafugazzi 
Website: n/a

Review:
Several years after the war, Harry and Draco are both working in the same remote wizarding clinic. Where, of course, Draco is hard at work developing a crush on Harry. Things take a turn for the awkward when Harry has to be quarantined for a bizarre curse that makes other people fear him and Draco, as the only person immune, is forced to stay with him and attempt a cure.

I have to say that I really love how adult Harry and Draco are in this fic; no screaming, no melodrama, no hissy fits. Just two adults in a difficult profession who are slowly becoming friends with the potential for more. Mix in the cure for Harry's problem -- which proves to be a supercharged game of Truth or Dare, minus the Dare -- and you have a fun, relaxed, and very enjoyable story.

Confession Is Good For the Soul

Title: The Pleiades by astraplain
Fandom: Gorgeous Carat
Pairing: Florian/Ray
Categories: mystery, angst, hurt/comfort, BDSM
Length: Epic (~51,000 words)
Warnings: non-explicit references to pre-story rape; some encoding errors (not a ton, but noticeable)

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Ray drags Florian and Laila to Brussels to steal some sapphires for a "working vacation", it sounds like a fun way to recover from the last gem theft "business trip". Instead it turns into a trip of horrors, with an overbearing Countess trying to marry off Florian (or Ray. She's not picky), Noir-imposters stealing gems left right and center (and, to Ray's indignation, without a *hint* of class), various attempts on Florian's life, and (most bizarrely) money and sapphires being thrown randomly at Florian (in some cases literally).

Epic, well-written, intricately plotted Gorgeous Carat fic doesn't come along every day, so I was thrilled to discover this mystery story. The mystery itself is layered and engaging, with lots of twists and turns (and gemstones). You also have great characterizations that seems very much inline with what (little) I know of canon. Ray and Florian's relationship is especially well done -- I'm not usually a fan of BDSM relationships, but canonically it makes a lot of sense and it works in this fic. Frankly, the fact that astraplain keeps the BDSM in the bedroom probably makes this fic less kinky than the actual canon.

If you like long, interesting mysteries and have any knowledge of or interest in Gorgeous Carat, you'll enjoy this fic.

The Pleiades

Title: The Pleiades by astraplain
Fandom: Gorgeous Carat
Pairing: Florian/Ray
Categories: mystery, angst, hurt/comfort, BDSM
Length: Epic (~51,000 words)
Warnings: non-explicit references to pre-story rape; some encoding errors (not a ton, but noticeable)

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Ray drags Florian and Laila to Brussels to steal some sapphires for a "working vacation", it sounds like a fun way to recover from the last gem theft "business trip". Instead it turns into a trip of horrors, with an overbearing Countess trying to marry off Florian (or Ray. She's not picky), Noir-imposters stealing gems left right and center (and, to Ray's indignation, without a *hint* of class), various attempts on Florian's life, and (most bizarrely) money and sapphires being thrown randomly at Florian (in some cases literally).

Epic, well-written, intricately plotted Gorgeous Carat fic doesn't come along every day, so I was thrilled to discover this mystery story. The mystery itself is layered and engaging, with lots of twists and turns (and gemstones). You also have great characterizations that seems very much inline with what (little) I know of canon. Ray and Florian's relationship is especially well done -- I'm not usually a fan of BDSM relationships, but canonically it makes a lot of sense and it works in this fic. Frankly, the fact that astraplain keeps the BDSM in the bedroom probably makes this fic less kinky than the actual canon.

If you like long, interesting mysteries and have any knowledge of or interest in Gorgeous Carat, you'll enjoy this fic.

The Pleiades

Title: The Pleiades by astraplain
Fandom: Gorgeous Carat
Pairing: Florian/Ray
Categories: mystery, angst, hurt/comfort, BDSM
Length: Epic (~51,000 words)
Warnings: non-explicit references to pre-story rape; some encoding errors (not a ton, but noticeable)

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Ray drags Florian and Laila to Brussels to steal some sapphires for a "working vacation", it sounds like a fun way to recover from the last gem theft "business trip". Instead it turns into a trip of horrors, with an overbearing Countess trying to marry off Florian (or Ray. She's not picky), Noir-imposters stealing gems left right and center (and, to Ray's indignation, without a *hint* of class), various attempts on Florian's life, and (most bizarrely) money and sapphires being thrown randomly at Florian (in some cases literally).

Epic, well-written, intricately plotted Gorgeous Carat fic doesn't come along every day, so I was thrilled to discover this mystery story. The mystery itself is layered and engaging, with lots of twists and turns (and gemstones). You also have great characterizations that seems very much inline with what (little) I know of canon. Ray and Florian's relationship is especially well done -- I'm not usually a fan of BDSM relationships, but canonically it makes a lot of sense and it works in this fic. Frankly, the fact that astraplain keeps the BDSM in the bedroom probably makes this fic less kinky than the actual canon.

If you like long, interesting mysteries and have any knowledge of or interest in Gorgeous Carat, you'll enjoy this fic.

The Pleiades

Title: The Pleiades by astraplain
Fandom: Gorgeous Carat
Pairing: Florian/Ray
Categories: mystery, angst, hurt/comfort, BDSM
Length: Epic (~51,000 words)
Warnings: non-explicit references to pre-story rape; some encoding errors (not a ton, but noticeable)

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Ray drags Florian and Laila to Brussels to steal some sapphires for a "working vacation", it sounds like a fun way to recover from the last gem theft "business trip". Instead it turns into a trip of horrors, with an overbearing Countess trying to marry off Florian (or Ray. She's not picky), Noir-imposters stealing gems left right and center (and, to Ray's indignation, without a *hint* of class), various attempts on Florian's life, and (most bizarrely) money and sapphires being thrown randomly at Florian (in some cases literally).

Epic, well-written, intricately plotted Gorgeous Carat fic doesn't come along every day, so I was thrilled to discover this mystery story. The mystery itself is layered and engaging, with lots of twists and turns (and gemstones). You also have great characterizations that seems very much inline with what (little) I know of canon. Ray and Florian's relationship is especially well done -- I'm not usually a fan of BDSM relationships, but canonically it makes a lot of sense and it works in this fic. Frankly, the fact that astraplain keeps the BDSM in the bedroom probably makes this fic less kinky than the actual canon.

If you like long, interesting mysteries and have any knowledge of or interest in Gorgeous Carat, you'll enjoy this fic.

The Pleiades

Title: The Pleiades by astraplain
Fandom: Gorgeous Carat
Pairing: Florian/Ray
Categories: mystery, angst, hurt/comfort, BDSM
Length: Epic (~51,000 words)
Warnings: non-explicit references to pre-story rape; some encoding errors (not a ton, but noticeable)

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Ray drags Florian and Laila to Brussels to steal some sapphires for a "working vacation", it sounds like a fun way to recover from the last gem theft "business trip". Instead it turns into a trip of horrors, with an overbearing Countess trying to marry off Florian (or Ray. She's not picky), Noir-imposters stealing gems left right and center (and, to Ray's indignation, without a *hint* of class), various attempts on Florian's life, and (most bizarrely) money and sapphires being thrown randomly at Florian (in some cases literally).

Epic, well-written, intricately plotted Gorgeous Carat fic doesn't come along every day, so I was thrilled to discover this mystery story. The mystery itself is layered and engaging, with lots of twists and turns (and gemstones). You also have great characterizations that seems very much inline with what (little) I know of canon. Ray and Florian's relationship is especially well done -- I'm not usually a fan of BDSM relationships, but canonically it makes a lot of sense and it works in this fic. Frankly, the fact that astraplain keeps the BDSM in the bedroom probably makes this fic less kinky than the actual canon.

If you like long, interesting mysteries and have any knowledge of or interest in Gorgeous Carat, you'll enjoy this fic.

The Pleiades

Title: The Pleiades by astraplain
Fandom: Gorgeous Carat
Pairing: Florian/Ray
Categories: mystery, angst, hurt/comfort, BDSM
Length: Epic (~51,000 words)
Warnings: non-explicit references to pre-story rape; some encoding errors (not a ton, but noticeable)

Author on LJ: n/a?
Website: n/a

Review:
When Ray drags Florian and Laila to Brussels to steal some sapphires for a "working vacation", it sounds like a fun way to recover from the last gem theft "business trip". Instead it turns into a trip of horrors, with an overbearing Countess trying to marry off Florian (or Ray. She's not picky), Noir-imposters stealing gems left right and center (and, to Ray's indignation, without a *hint* of class), various attempts on Florian's life, and (most bizarrely) money and sapphires being thrown randomly at Florian (in some cases literally).

Epic, well-written, intricately plotted Gorgeous Carat fic doesn't come along every day, so I was thrilled to discover this mystery story. The mystery itself is layered and engaging, with lots of twists and turns (and gemstones). You also have great characterizations that seems very much inline with what (little) I know of canon. Ray and Florian's relationship is especially well done -- I'm not usually a fan of BDSM relationships, but canonically it makes a lot of sense and it works in this fic. Frankly, the fact that astraplain keeps the BDSM in the bedroom probably makes this fic less kinky than the actual canon.

If you like long, interesting mysteries and have any knowledge of or interest in Gorgeous Carat, you'll enjoy this fic.

The Pleiades

Title: The Ghosts of Brinkley Court by thirstyrobot
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster pre-slash
Categories: supernatural, angst, drama, mystery
Length: Medium (~9,500 words)
Warnings: pre-story suicide

Author on LJ: thirstyrobot 
Website: n/a

Review:
Bertie sees a ghost. At first he just thought he was drunk, and then he thought he might be going mad. Fortunately, that's when Jeeves steps in.

I never considered the possibility of a J&W ghost story, much less one that's actually quite creepy at times. Pretty impressive, I say, especially since thirstyrobot manages both while writing in Bertie's usual light, fluffy style. Bonus: the mystery of the ghost is both interesting and has a great payoff. Perfect for folks who want a good ghost story or just a different kind of J&W story.

The Ghosts of Brinkley Court

Title: The Ghosts of Brinkley Court by thirstyrobot
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster pre-slash
Categories: supernatural, angst, drama, mystery
Length: Medium (~9,500 words)
Warnings: pre-story suicide

Author on LJ: thirstyrobot 
Website: n/a

Review:
Bertie sees a ghost. At first he just thought he was drunk, and then he thought he might be going mad. Fortunately, that's when Jeeves steps in.

I never considered the possibility of a J&W ghost story, much less one that's actually quite creepy at times. Pretty impressive, I say, especially since thirstyrobot manages both while writing in Bertie's usual light, fluffy style. Bonus: the mystery of the ghost is both interesting and has a great payoff. Perfect for folks who want a good ghost story or just a different kind of J&W story.

The Ghosts of Brinkley Court

Title: The Ghosts of Brinkley Court by thirstyrobot
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster pre-slash
Categories: supernatural, angst, drama, mystery
Length: Medium (~9,500 words)
Warnings: pre-story suicide

Author on LJ: thirstyrobot 
Website: n/a

Review:
Bertie sees a ghost. At first he just thought he was drunk, and then he thought he might be going mad. Fortunately, that's when Jeeves steps in.

I never considered the possibility of a J&W ghost story, much less one that's actually quite creepy at times. Pretty impressive, I say, especially since thirstyrobot manages both while writing in Bertie's usual light, fluffy style. Bonus: the mystery of the ghost is both interesting and has a great payoff. Perfect for folks who want a good ghost story or just a different kind of J&W story.

The Ghosts of Brinkley Court

Title: The Ghosts of Brinkley Court by thirstyrobot
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster pre-slash
Categories: supernatural, angst, drama, mystery
Length: Medium (~9,500 words)
Warnings: pre-story suicide

Author on LJ: thirstyrobot 
Website: n/a

Review:
Bertie sees a ghost. At first he just thought he was drunk, and then he thought he might be going mad. Fortunately, that's when Jeeves steps in.

I never considered the possibility of a J&W ghost story, much less one that's actually quite creepy at times. Pretty impressive, I say, especially since thirstyrobot manages both while writing in Bertie's usual light, fluffy style. Bonus: the mystery of the ghost is both interesting and has a great payoff. Perfect for folks who want a good ghost story or just a different kind of J&W story.

The Ghosts of Brinkley Court

Title: The Ghosts of Brinkley Court by thirstyrobot
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster pre-slash
Categories: supernatural, angst, drama, mystery
Length: Medium (~9,500 words)
Warnings: pre-story suicide

Author on LJ: thirstyrobot 
Website: n/a

Review:
Bertie sees a ghost. At first he just thought he was drunk, and then he thought he might be going mad. Fortunately, that's when Jeeves steps in.

I never considered the possibility of a J&W ghost story, much less one that's actually quite creepy at times. Pretty impressive, I say, especially since thirstyrobot manages both while writing in Bertie's usual light, fluffy style. Bonus: the mystery of the ghost is both interesting and has a great payoff. Perfect for folks who want a good ghost story or just a different kind of J&W story.

The Ghosts of Brinkley Court

Title: The Ghosts of Brinkley Court by thirstyrobot
Fandom: Jeeves and Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster pre-slash
Categories: supernatural, angst, drama, mystery
Length: Medium (~9,500 words)
Warnings: pre-story suicide

Author on LJ: thirstyrobot 
Website: n/a

Review:
Bertie sees a ghost. At first he just thought he was drunk, and then he thought he might be going mad. Fortunately, that's when Jeeves steps in.

I never considered the possibility of a J&W ghost story, much less one that's actually quite creepy at times. Pretty impressive, I say, especially since thirstyrobot manages both while writing in Bertie's usual light, fluffy style. Bonus: the mystery of the ghost is both interesting and has a great payoff. Perfect for folks who want a good ghost story or just a different kind of J&W story.

The Ghosts of Brinkley Court

Title: The Lamest Spell
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: humor, first time with a guy
Length: Medium (~9,600 words)
Warnings: under a spell, thus dub-con

Author on LJ: nomelon
Author Website: No Steenkin’ Melons

Review:
When Xander gets home after work, about the last person he expects to see there is Spike. And when he finds out Spike is under a spell, well that really just makes his night.

I am a huge fan of a really good Xander voice, which is really hard to find. This story nails it. There’s just enough, but not too much, Xander babble. Spike is really perfect here too. This is the Spike of dubious morality we all know and love (who was sadly absent from season four of the actual show). This is a great read if you only have an hour free.

The Lamest Spell

Title: The Lamest Spell
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: humor, first time with a guy
Length: Medium (~9,600 words)
Warnings: under a spell, thus dub-con

Author on LJ: nomelon
Author Website: No Steenkin’ Melons

Review:
When Xander gets home after work, about the last person he expects to see there is Spike. And when he finds out Spike is under a spell, well that really just makes his night.

I am a huge fan of a really good Xander voice, which is really hard to find. This story nails it. There’s just enough, but not too much, Xander babble. Spike is really perfect here too. This is the Spike of dubious morality we all know and love (who was sadly absent from season four of the actual show). This is a great read if you only have an hour free.

The Lamest Spell

Title: The Lamest Spell
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: humor, first time with a guy
Length: Medium (~9,600 words)
Warnings: under a spell, thus dub-con

Author on LJ: nomelon
Author Website: No Steenkin’ Melons

Review:
When Xander gets home after work, about the last person he expects to see there is Spike. And when he finds out Spike is under a spell, well that really just makes his night.

I am a huge fan of a really good Xander voice, which is really hard to find. This story nails it. There’s just enough, but not too much, Xander babble. Spike is really perfect here too. This is the Spike of dubious morality we all know and love (who was sadly absent from season four of the actual show). This is a great read if you only have an hour free.

The Lamest Spell

Title: The Lamest Spell
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: humor, first time with a guy
Length: Medium (~9,600 words)
Warnings: under a spell, thus dub-con

Author on LJ: nomelon
Author Website: No Steenkin’ Melons

Review:
When Xander gets home after work, about the last person he expects to see there is Spike. And when he finds out Spike is under a spell, well that really just makes his night.

I am a huge fan of a really good Xander voice, which is really hard to find. This story nails it. There’s just enough, but not too much, Xander babble. Spike is really perfect here too. This is the Spike of dubious morality we all know and love (who was sadly absent from season four of the actual show). This is a great read if you only have an hour free.

The Lamest Spell

Title: The Lamest Spell
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: humor, first time with a guy
Length: Medium (~9,600 words)
Warnings: under a spell, thus dub-con

Author on LJ: nomelon
Author Website: No Steenkin’ Melons

Review:
When Xander gets home after work, about the last person he expects to see there is Spike. And when he finds out Spike is under a spell, well that really just makes his night.

I am a huge fan of a really good Xander voice, which is really hard to find. This story nails it. There’s just enough, but not too much, Xander babble. Spike is really perfect here too. This is the Spike of dubious morality we all know and love (who was sadly absent from season four of the actual show). This is a great read if you only have an hour free.

The Lamest Spell

Title: The Lamest Spell
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Categories: humor, first time with a guy
Length: Medium (~9,600 words)
Warnings: under a spell, thus dub-con

Author on LJ: nomelon
Author Website: No Steenkin’ Melons

Review:
When Xander gets home after work, about the last person he expects to see there is Spike. And when he finds out Spike is under a spell, well that really just makes his night.

I am a huge fan of a really good Xander voice, which is really hard to find. This story nails it. There’s just enough, but not too much, Xander babble. Spike is really perfect here too. This is the Spike of dubious morality we all know and love (who was sadly absent from season four of the actual show). This is a great read if you only have an hour free.

The Lamest Spell

Title: How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate/Brad
Categories: action/adventure, angst, dark, drama
Length: Long (~22,000 words)
Warnings: character death (this is war people, so it’s there and it’s not pretty); don’t ask don’t tell; post traumatic stress disorder; also, this story is more an interactive experience than anything else—both story and several beautiful images—with navigation on the left side

Author on LJ: godofwine
Author Website: n/a

Review:
Brad and Nate each leave their separate lives, in the service and with their families. Then they meet. And neither of them will be the same again.

Okay, so I’ve never watched or read ‘Generation Kill.’ For all I know every last moment in this fic could be taken from canon (other than the male on male sex parts anyway). But the writing here is so superb I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. The characters are real in a gritty, dark way. The back stories are out of this world.

And then there’s the whole interactive aspect. Yes, the navigation is a bit of a pain, but the whole product here is something cohesive and beautiful. The artwork is both beautiful and bleak, and the little interjections between parts of the story are quite captivating. It’s one of those stories where after you’re done, you kind of want to go back and read it all through again.

How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)

Title: How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate/Brad
Categories: action/adventure, angst, dark, drama
Length: Long (~22,000 words)
Warnings: character death (this is war people, so it’s there and it’s not pretty); don’t ask don’t tell; post traumatic stress disorder; also, this story is more an interactive experience than anything else—both story and several beautiful images—with navigation on the left side

Author on LJ: godofwine
Author Website: n/a

Review:
Brad and Nate each leave their separate lives, in the service and with their families. Then they meet. And neither of them will be the same again.

Okay, so I’ve never watched or read ‘Generation Kill.’ For all I know every last moment in this fic could be taken from canon (other than the male on male sex parts anyway). But the writing here is so superb I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. The characters are real in a gritty, dark way. The back stories are out of this world.

And then there’s the whole interactive aspect. Yes, the navigation is a bit of a pain, but the whole product here is something cohesive and beautiful. The artwork is both beautiful and bleak, and the little interjections between parts of the story are quite captivating. It’s one of those stories where after you’re done, you kind of want to go back and read it all through again.

How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)

Title: How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate/Brad
Categories: action/adventure, angst, dark, drama
Length: Long (~22,000 words)
Warnings: character death (this is war people, so it’s there and it’s not pretty); don’t ask don’t tell; post traumatic stress disorder; also, this story is more an interactive experience than anything else—both story and several beautiful images—with navigation on the left side

Author on LJ: godofwine
Author Website: n/a

Review:
Brad and Nate each leave their separate lives, in the service and with their families. Then they meet. And neither of them will be the same again.

Okay, so I’ve never watched or read ‘Generation Kill.’ For all I know every last moment in this fic could be taken from canon (other than the male on male sex parts anyway). But the writing here is so superb I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. The characters are real in a gritty, dark way. The back stories are out of this world.

And then there’s the whole interactive aspect. Yes, the navigation is a bit of a pain, but the whole product here is something cohesive and beautiful. The artwork is both beautiful and bleak, and the little interjections between parts of the story are quite captivating. It’s one of those stories where after you’re done, you kind of want to go back and read it all through again.

How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)

Title: How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate/Brad
Categories: action/adventure, angst, dark, drama
Length: Long (~22,000 words)
Warnings: character death (this is war people, so it’s there and it’s not pretty); don’t ask don’t tell; post traumatic stress disorder; also, this story is more an interactive experience than anything else—both story and several beautiful images—with navigation on the left side

Author on LJ: godofwine
Author Website: n/a

Review:
Brad and Nate each leave their separate lives, in the service and with their families. Then they meet. And neither of them will be the same again.

Okay, so I’ve never watched or read ‘Generation Kill.’ For all I know every last moment in this fic could be taken from canon (other than the male on male sex parts anyway). But the writing here is so superb I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. The characters are real in a gritty, dark way. The back stories are out of this world.

And then there’s the whole interactive aspect. Yes, the navigation is a bit of a pain, but the whole product here is something cohesive and beautiful. The artwork is both beautiful and bleak, and the little interjections between parts of the story are quite captivating. It’s one of those stories where after you’re done, you kind of want to go back and read it all through again.

How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)

Title: How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate/Brad
Categories: action/adventure, angst, dark, drama
Length: Long (~22,000 words)
Warnings: character death (this is war people, so it’s there and it’s not pretty); don’t ask don’t tell; post traumatic stress disorder; also, this story is more an interactive experience than anything else—both story and several beautiful images—with navigation on the left side

Author on LJ: godofwine
Author Website: n/a

Review:
Brad and Nate each leave their separate lives, in the service and with their families. Then they meet. And neither of them will be the same again.

Okay, so I’ve never watched or read ‘Generation Kill.’ For all I know every last moment in this fic could be taken from canon (other than the male on male sex parts anyway). But the writing here is so superb I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. The characters are real in a gritty, dark way. The back stories are out of this world.

And then there’s the whole interactive aspect. Yes, the navigation is a bit of a pain, but the whole product here is something cohesive and beautiful. The artwork is both beautiful and bleak, and the little interjections between parts of the story are quite captivating. It’s one of those stories where after you’re done, you kind of want to go back and read it all through again.

How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)

Title: How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Nate/Brad
Categories: action/adventure, angst, dark, drama
Length: Long (~22,000 words)
Warnings: character death (this is war people, so it’s there and it’s not pretty); don’t ask don’t tell; post traumatic stress disorder; also, this story is more an interactive experience than anything else—both story and several beautiful images—with navigation on the left side

Author on LJ: godofwine
Author Website: n/a

Review:
Brad and Nate each leave their separate lives, in the service and with their families. Then they meet. And neither of them will be the same again.

Okay, so I’ve never watched or read ‘Generation Kill.’ For all I know every last moment in this fic could be taken from canon (other than the male on male sex parts anyway). But the writing here is so superb I can’t imagine anyone not loving it. The characters are real in a gritty, dark way. The back stories are out of this world.

And then there’s the whole interactive aspect. Yes, the navigation is a bit of a pain, but the whole product here is something cohesive and beautiful. The artwork is both beautiful and bleak, and the little interjections between parts of the story are quite captivating. It’s one of those stories where after you’re done, you kind of want to go back and read it all through again.

How to Survive Accurate Mortar Fire (and Other Inconveniences of War)

Title: Driven Outside and Driven In
Fandom: Princess Diaries 2
Pairing: Mia/Nick
Categories: angst, pwp
Length: Medium (~7,000 words)
Warnings: mention of BDSM, five times fic

Authors on LJ: leupagus, screamlet, waldorph
Authors Website:
leupagus: AO3
screamlet: AO3
waldorph: AO3

Review:
I can’t state it better than the authors’ summary: Five Times Nick and Mia would've totally Done It had it not been for the fact that this is a kid's movie.

Despite the fact that this is a five times fic, I really liked this. This is Mia and Nick's relationship told without the rose colored glasses of Disney. And then there’s the fact that the sex is really hot... Anyhow, well worth the half-an-hour it takes to read.

Driven Outside and Driven In

Title: Driven Outside and Driven In
Fandom: Princess Diaries 2
Pairing: Mia/Nick
Categories: angst, pwp
Length: Medium (~7,000 words)
Warnings: mention of BDSM, five times fic

Authors on LJ: leupagus, screamlet, waldorph
Authors Website:
leupagus: AO3
screamlet: AO3
waldorph: AO3

Review:
I can’t state it better than the authors’ summary: Five Times Nick and Mia would've totally Done It had it not been for the fact that this is a kid's movie.

Despite the fact that this is a five times fic, I really liked this. This is Mia and Nick's relationship told without the rose colored glasses of Disney. And then there’s the fact that the sex is really hot... Anyhow, well worth the half-an-hour it takes to read.

Driven Outside and Driven In

Title: Driven Outside and Driven In
Fandom: Princess Diaries 2
Pairing: Mia/Nick
Categories: angst, pwp
Length: Medium (~7,000 words)
Warnings: mention of BDSM, five times fic

Authors on LJ: leupagus, screamlet, waldorph
Authors Website:
leupagus: AO3
screamlet: AO3
waldorph: AO3

Review:
I can’t state it better than the authors’ summary: Five Times Nick and Mia would've totally Done It had it not been for the fact that this is a kid's movie.

Despite the fact that this is a five times fic, I really liked this. This is Mia and Nick's relationship told without the rose colored glasses of Disney. And then there’s the fact that the sex is really hot... Anyhow, well worth the half-an-hour it takes to read.

Driven Outside and Driven In

Title: Driven Outside and Driven In
Fandom: Princess Diaries 2
Pairing: Mia/Nick
Categories: angst, pwp
Length: Medium (~7,000 words)
Warnings: mention of BDSM, five times fic

Authors on LJ: leupagus, screamlet, waldorph
Authors Website:
leupagus: AO3
screamlet: AO3
waldorph: AO3

Review:
I can’t state it better than the authors’ summary: Five Times Nick and Mia would've totally Done It had it not been for the fact that this is a kid's movie.

Despite the fact that this is a five times fic, I really liked this. This is Mia and Nick's relationship told without the rose colored glasses of Disney. And then there’s the fact that the sex is really hot... Anyhow, well worth the half-an-hour it takes to read.

Driven Outside and Driven In

Title: Driven Outside and Driven In
Fandom: Princess Diaries 2
Pairing: Mia/Nick
Categories: angst, pwp
Length: Medium (~7,000 words)
Warnings: mention of BDSM, five times fic

Authors on LJ: leupagus, screamlet, waldorph
Authors Website:
leupagus: AO3
screamlet: AO3
waldorph: AO3

Review:
I can’t state it better than the authors’ summary: Five Times Nick and Mia would've totally Done It had it not been for the fact that this is a kid's movie.

Despite the fact that this is a five times fic, I really liked this. This is Mia and Nick's relationship told without the rose colored glasses of Disney. And then there’s the fact that the sex is really hot... Anyhow, well worth the half-an-hour it takes to read.

Driven Outside and Driven In

Title: Driven Outside and Driven In
Fandom: Princess Diaries 2
Pairing: Mia/Nick
Categories: angst, pwp
Length: Medium (~7,000 words)
Warnings: mention of BDSM, five times fic

Authors on LJ: leupagus, screamlet, waldorph
Authors Website:
leupagus: AO3
screamlet: AO3
waldorph: AO3

Review:
I can’t state it better than the authors’ summary: Five Times Nick and Mia would've totally Done It had it not been for the fact that this is a kid's movie.

Despite the fact that this is a five times fic, I really liked this. This is Mia and Nick's relationship told without the rose colored glasses of Disney. And then there’s the fact that the sex is really hot... Anyhow, well worth the half-an-hour it takes to read.

Driven Outside and Driven In

Title: Things We Can’t Untie
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: angst, AU, BDSM, dark, drama, future, slave, virgin
Length: Epic (~56,000 words)
Warnings: former abuse, mention of non-con oral sex, chan, discussion of suicide as an alternative, a world where BDSM and sexual slavery are commonplace, thus serious dub-con between the characters

Author on LJ: magellanflies
Author Website: Supernatural: Wincest & Other Fics

Review:
When he’s fourteen years old, Jensen’s parents get taken away for anarchy. Years later, as a trainer, he meets intern Jared. It doesn’t take long for Jared to make him start questioning everything.

This fic is one of those ones that is really good up to a point. The world the author created was truly unique. This vision of a dystopian future is simply fascinating. Jared and Jensen’s relationship is captivating. On the other hand, there are a few spots that need a grammar check. And the ending of this fic is really abrupt. All in all, though, this is a really interesting fic with more good than bad.

Things We Can’t Untie

Title: Things We Can’t Untie
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: angst, AU, BDSM, dark, drama, future, slave, virgin
Length: Epic (~56,000 words)
Warnings: former abuse, mention of non-con oral sex, chan, discussion of suicide as an alternative, a world where BDSM and sexual slavery are commonplace, thus serious dub-con between the characters

Author on LJ: magellanflies
Author Website: Supernatural: Wincest & Other Fics

Review:
When he’s fourteen years old, Jensen’s parents get taken away for anarchy. Years later, as a trainer, he meets intern Jared. It doesn’t take long for Jared to make him start questioning everything.

This fic is one of those ones that is really good up to a point. The world the author created was truly unique. This vision of a dystopian future is simply fascinating. Jared and Jensen’s relationship is captivating. On the other hand, there are a few spots that need a grammar check. And the ending of this fic is really abrupt. All in all, though, this is a really interesting fic with more good than bad.

Things We Can’t Untie

Title: Things We Can’t Untie
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: angst, AU, BDSM, dark, drama, future, slave, virgin
Length: Epic (~56,000 words)
Warnings: former abuse, mention of non-con oral sex, chan, discussion of suicide as an alternative, a world where BDSM and sexual slavery are commonplace, thus serious dub-con between the characters

Author on LJ: magellanflies
Author Website: Supernatural: Wincest & Other Fics

Review:
When he’s fourteen years old, Jensen’s parents get taken away for anarchy. Years later, as a trainer, he meets intern Jared. It doesn’t take long for Jared to make him start questioning everything.

This fic is one of those ones that is really good up to a point. The world the author created was truly unique. This vision of a dystopian future is simply fascinating. Jared and Jensen’s relationship is captivating. On the other hand, there are a few spots that need a grammar check. And the ending of this fic is really abrupt. All in all, though, this is a really interesting fic with more good than bad.

Things We Can’t Untie

Title: Things We Can’t Untie
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: angst, AU, BDSM, dark, drama, future, slave, virgin
Length: Epic (~56,000 words)
Warnings: former abuse, mention of non-con oral sex, chan, discussion of suicide as an alternative, a world where BDSM and sexual slavery are commonplace, thus serious dub-con between the characters

Author on LJ: magellanflies
Author Website: Supernatural: Wincest & Other Fics

Review:
When he’s fourteen years old, Jensen’s parents get taken away for anarchy. Years later, as a trainer, he meets intern Jared. It doesn’t take long for Jared to make him start questioning everything.

This fic is one of those ones that is really good up to a point. The world the author created was truly unique. This vision of a dystopian future is simply fascinating. Jared and Jensen’s relationship is captivating. On the other hand, there are a few spots that need a grammar check. And the ending of this fic is really abrupt. All in all, though, this is a really interesting fic with more good than bad.

Things We Can’t Untie

Title: Things We Can’t Untie
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: angst, AU, BDSM, dark, drama, future, slave, virgin
Length: Epic (~56,000 words)
Warnings: former abuse, mention of non-con oral sex, chan, discussion of suicide as an alternative, a world where BDSM and sexual slavery are commonplace, thus serious dub-con between the characters

Author on LJ: magellanflies
Author Website: Supernatural: Wincest & Other Fics

Review:
When he’s fourteen years old, Jensen’s parents get taken away for anarchy. Years later, as a trainer, he meets intern Jared. It doesn’t take long for Jared to make him start questioning everything.

This fic is one of those ones that is really good up to a point. The world the author created was truly unique. This vision of a dystopian future is simply fascinating. Jared and Jensen’s relationship is captivating. On the other hand, there are a few spots that need a grammar check. And the ending of this fic is really abrupt. All in all, though, this is a really interesting fic with more good than bad.

Things We Can’t Untie

Title: Things We Can’t Untie
Fandom: Supernatural RPS
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Categories: angst, AU, BDSM, dark, drama, future, slave, virgin
Length: Epic (~56,000 words)
Warnings: former abuse, mention of non-con oral sex, chan, discussion of suicide as an alternative, a world where BDSM and sexual slavery are commonplace, thus serious dub-con between the characters

Author on LJ: magellanflies
Author Website: Supernatural: Wincest & Other Fics

Review:
When he’s fourteen years old, Jensen’s parents get taken away for anarchy. Years later, as a trainer, he meets intern Jared. It doesn’t take long for Jared to make him start questioning everything.

This fic is one of those ones that is really good up to a point. The world the author created was truly unique. This vision of a dystopian future is simply fascinating. Jared and Jensen’s relationship is captivating. On the other hand, there are a few spots that need a grammar check. And the ending of this fic is really abrupt. All in all, though, this is a really interesting fic with more good than bad.

Things We Can’t Untie

Title: Work It Out
Fandom: Star Trek Reboot RPS
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zach Quinto
Categories: angst, hints of BDSM
Length: Long (~20,000 words)
Warnings: some BDSM, discussion of het sex

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: channel six

Review:
Zach’s the kind of guy to put up boundaries, so when he gets drunk with Chris one night, Chris really appreciates it. So with Zach in his highly inebriated state, Chris decides to him a question or two. Only Zach’s response is not at all what Chris expected.

The sex in this fic is hot, and the boys are really well written, but what really makes this are the supporting characters. Zoe, especially is so perfect.

Work It Out

Title: Work It Out
Fandom: Star Trek Reboot RPS
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zach Quinto
Categories: angst, hints of BDSM
Length: Long (~20,000 words)
Warnings: some BDSM, discussion of het sex

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: channel six

Review:
Zach’s the kind of guy to put up boundaries, so when he gets drunk with Chris one night, Chris really appreciates it. So with Zach in his highly inebriated state, Chris decides to him a question or two. Only Zach’s response is not at all what Chris expected.

The sex in this fic is hot, and the boys are really well written, but what really makes this are the supporting characters. Zoe, especially is so perfect.

Work It Out

Title: Work It Out
Fandom: Star Trek Reboot RPS
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zach Quinto
Categories: angst, hints of BDSM
Length: Long (~20,000 words)
Warnings: some BDSM, discussion of het sex

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: channel six

Review:
Zach’s the kind of guy to put up boundaries, so when he gets drunk with Chris one night, Chris really appreciates it. So with Zach in his highly inebriated state, Chris decides to him a question or two. Only Zach’s response is not at all what Chris expected.

The sex in this fic is hot, and the boys are really well written, but what really makes this are the supporting characters. Zoe, especially is so perfect.

Work It Out

Title: Work It Out
Fandom: Star Trek Reboot RPS
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zach Quinto
Categories: angst, hints of BDSM
Length: Long (~20,000 words)
Warnings: some BDSM, discussion of het sex

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: channel six

Review:
Zach’s the kind of guy to put up boundaries, so when he gets drunk with Chris one night, Chris really appreciates it. So with Zach in his highly inebriated state, Chris decides to him a question or two. Only Zach’s response is not at all what Chris expected.

The sex in this fic is hot, and the boys are really well written, but what really makes this are the supporting characters. Zoe, especially is so perfect.

Work It Out

Title: Work It Out
Fandom: Star Trek Reboot RPS
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zach Quinto
Categories: angst, hints of BDSM
Length: Long (~20,000 words)
Warnings: some BDSM, discussion of het sex

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: channel six

Review:
Zach’s the kind of guy to put up boundaries, so when he gets drunk with Chris one night, Chris really appreciates it. So with Zach in his highly inebriated state, Chris decides to him a question or two. Only Zach’s response is not at all what Chris expected.

The sex in this fic is hot, and the boys are really well written, but what really makes this are the supporting characters. Zoe, especially is so perfect.

Work It Out

Title: Work It Out
Fandom: Star Trek Reboot RPS
Pairing: Chris Pine/Zach Quinto
Categories: angst, hints of BDSM
Length: Long (~20,000 words)
Warnings: some BDSM, discussion of het sex

Author on LJ: winterlive
Author Website: channel six

Review:
Zach’s the kind of guy to put up boundaries, so when he gets drunk with Chris one night, Chris really appreciates it. So with Zach in his highly inebriated state, Chris decides to him a question or two. Only Zach’s response is not at all what Chris expected.

The sex in this fic is hot, and the boys are really well written, but what really makes this are the supporting characters. Zoe, especially is so perfect.

Work It Out

Title: Some Assembly Required
Fandom: Avengers (Marvel)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure, Genderswitch
Length: Epic (~58,000 words)
Warnings: Victor Von Doom does not approve of gay marriage. Boo for him.

Author on LJ: valtyr
Website: Works on AO3

Summary: Tony Stark is trying to set up a new superhero team when he's given a sex change, courtesy of Victor von Doom. He copes with that about as well as you'd expect.

Review:
This is a hilarious, cracktastic romp into the Marvel universe, with a solid casefile, some wonderfully awkward romance and awesome character introductions to the entire Avengers team. In particular, the Hulk and Victor von Doom shine in this, as valtyr has some great character insights, and takes the characters we all know and love in interesting and original directions (slutty!Steve has to been seen to be believed ☺ ).

Some Assembly Required

Title: Some Assembly Required
Fandom: Avengers (Marvel)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure, Genderswitch
Length: Epic (~58,000 words)
Warnings: Victor Von Doom does not approve of gay marriage. Boo for him.

Author on LJ: valtyr
Website: Works on AO3

Summary: Tony Stark is trying to set up a new superhero team when he's given a sex change, courtesy of Victor von Doom. He copes with that about as well as you'd expect.

Review:
This is a hilarious, cracktastic romp into the Marvel universe, with a solid casefile, some wonderfully awkward romance and awesome character introductions to the entire Avengers team. In particular, the Hulk and Victor von Doom shine in this, as valtyr has some great character insights, and takes the characters we all know and love in interesting and original directions (slutty!Steve has to been seen to be believed ☺ ).

Some Assembly Required

Title: Some Assembly Required
Fandom: Avengers (Marvel)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure, Genderswitch
Length: Epic (~58,000 words)
Warnings: Victor Von Doom does not approve of gay marriage. Boo for him.

Author on LJ: valtyr
Website: Works on AO3

Summary: Tony Stark is trying to set up a new superhero team when he's given a sex change, courtesy of Victor von Doom. He copes with that about as well as you'd expect.

Review:
This is a hilarious, cracktastic romp into the Marvel universe, with a solid casefile, some wonderfully awkward romance and awesome character introductions to the entire Avengers team. In particular, the Hulk and Victor von Doom shine in this, as valtyr has some great character insights, and takes the characters we all know and love in interesting and original directions (slutty!Steve has to been seen to be believed ☺ ).

Some Assembly Required

Title: Some Assembly Required
Fandom: Avengers (Marvel)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure, Genderswitch
Length: Epic (~58,000 words)
Warnings: Victor Von Doom does not approve of gay marriage. Boo for him.

Author on LJ: valtyr
Website: Works on AO3

Summary: Tony Stark is trying to set up a new superhero team when he's given a sex change, courtesy of Victor von Doom. He copes with that about as well as you'd expect.

Review:
This is a hilarious, cracktastic romp into the Marvel universe, with a solid casefile, some wonderfully awkward romance and awesome character introductions to the entire Avengers team. In particular, the Hulk and Victor von Doom shine in this, as valtyr has some great character insights, and takes the characters we all know and love in interesting and original directions (slutty!Steve has to been seen to be believed ☺ ).

Some Assembly Required

Title: Some Assembly Required
Fandom: Avengers (Marvel)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure, Genderswitch
Length: Epic (~58,000 words)
Warnings: Victor Von Doom does not approve of gay marriage. Boo for him.

Author on LJ: valtyr
Website: Works on AO3

Summary: Tony Stark is trying to set up a new superhero team when he's given a sex change, courtesy of Victor von Doom. He copes with that about as well as you'd expect.

Review:
This is a hilarious, cracktastic romp into the Marvel universe, with a solid casefile, some wonderfully awkward romance and awesome character introductions to the entire Avengers team. In particular, the Hulk and Victor von Doom shine in this, as valtyr has some great character insights, and takes the characters we all know and love in interesting and original directions (slutty!Steve has to been seen to be believed ☺ ).

Some Assembly Required

Title: Some Assembly Required
Fandom: Avengers (Marvel)
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure, Genderswitch
Length: Epic (~58,000 words)
Warnings: Victor Von Doom does not approve of gay marriage. Boo for him.

Author on LJ: valtyr
Website: Works on AO3

Summary: Tony Stark is trying to set up a new superhero team when he's given a sex change, courtesy of Victor von Doom. He copes with that about as well as you'd expect.

Review:
This is a hilarious, cracktastic romp into the Marvel universe, with a solid casefile, some wonderfully awkward romance and awesome character introductions to the entire Avengers team. In particular, the Hulk and Victor von Doom shine in this, as valtyr has some great character insights, and takes the characters we all know and love in interesting and original directions (slutty!Steve has to been seen to be believed ☺ ).

Some Assembly Required

Title: Needlework
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys
Categories: Supernatural, Drama, Romance
Length: Long (~19,000 words)
Warnings: Major character death (don’t worry, they get better)

Author on LJ: zarathuse
Website: Fic on Delicious

Summary: It isn’t wise to tamper with the natural order of things, as Merlin finds out when he resurrects Arthur after he's killed by bandits.

Review:
This is a fascinating read, from the darkly vivid imagery to Merlin’s relationship with his otherworldly father. The story weaves folklore and the show canon to create a rich tapestry of life and death and magic, that I think is well worth your time, even if you don't know the canon.

Needlework

Title: Needlework
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys
Categories: Supernatural, Drama, Romance
Length: Long (~19,000 words)
Warnings: Major character death (don’t worry, they get better)

Author on LJ: zarathuse
Website: Fic on Delicious

Summary: It isn’t wise to tamper with the natural order of things, as Merlin finds out when he resurrects Arthur after he's killed by bandits.

Review:
This is a fascinating read, from the darkly vivid imagery to Merlin’s relationship with his otherworldly father. The story weaves folklore and the show canon to create a rich tapestry of life and death and magic, that I think is well worth your time, even if you don't know the canon.

Needlework

Title: Needlework
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys
Categories: Supernatural, Drama, Romance
Length: Long (~19,000 words)
Warnings: Major character death (don’t worry, they get better)

Author on LJ: zarathuse
Website: Fic on Delicious

Summary: It isn’t wise to tamper with the natural order of things, as Merlin finds out when he resurrects Arthur after he's killed by bandits.

Review:
This is a fascinating read, from the darkly vivid imagery to Merlin’s relationship with his otherworldly father. The story weaves folklore and the show canon to create a rich tapestry of life and death and magic, that I think is well worth your time, even if you don't know the canon.

Needlework

Title: Needlework
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys
Categories: Supernatural, Drama, Romance
Length: Long (~19,000 words)
Warnings: Major character death (don’t worry, they get better)

Author on LJ: zarathuse
Website: Fic on Delicious

Summary: It isn’t wise to tamper with the natural order of things, as Merlin finds out when he resurrects Arthur after he's killed by bandits.

Review:
This is a fascinating read, from the darkly vivid imagery to Merlin’s relationship with his otherworldly father. The story weaves folklore and the show canon to create a rich tapestry of life and death and magic, that I think is well worth your time, even if you don't know the canon.

Needlework

Title: Needlework
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys
Categories: Supernatural, Drama, Romance
Length: Long (~19,000 words)
Warnings: Major character death (don’t worry, they get better)

Author on LJ: zarathuse
Website: Fic on Delicious

Summary: It isn’t wise to tamper with the natural order of things, as Merlin finds out when he resurrects Arthur after he's killed by bandits.

Review:
This is a fascinating read, from the darkly vivid imagery to Merlin’s relationship with his otherworldly father. The story weaves folklore and the show canon to create a rich tapestry of life and death and magic, that I think is well worth your time, even if you don't know the canon.

Needlework

Title: Needlework
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Pairing: Arthur Pendragon/Merlin Emrys
Categories: Supernatural, Drama, Romance
Length: Long (~19,000 words)
Warnings: Major character death (don’t worry, they get better)

Author on LJ: zarathuse
Website: Fic on Delicious

Summary: It isn’t wise to tamper with the natural order of things, as Merlin finds out when he resurrects Arthur after he's killed by bandits.

Review:
This is a fascinating read, from the darkly vivid imagery to Merlin’s relationship with his otherworldly father. The story weaves folklore and the show canon to create a rich tapestry of life and death and magic, that I think is well worth your time, even if you don't know the canon.

Needlework

Title: Long, Slow Drift by belmanoir
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Categories: angst, supernatural (Ghost dad! No, the *other* ghost dad)
Length: Medium (~5,400 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: belmanoir 
Website: http://blackmothfic.twonth.com/

Review:
Ray's relationship with his family (including his dead father) and how that affects his relationship with Fraser.

This fic is actually surprisingly sad at times -- unlike Dead!Bob Fraser, Dead!Pop Vecchio is as much of an asshole in death as he was in life and I feel really sorry for the fact that Vecchio can't get rid of this guy. At the same time, family (and not just dead family) is woven through this fic, from his relationship with his sister, to the burden of being the sole bread-winner of a family, to the fact that family wants what's best for you, even if it's not always easy for them. If you are a fan of Ray Vecchio, then this is definitely the fic for you.

Long, Slow Drift

Title: Long, Slow Drift by belmanoir
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Categories: angst, supernatural (Ghost dad! No, the *other* ghost dad)
Length: Medium (~5,400 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: belmanoir 
Website: http://blackmothfic.twonth.com/

Review:
Ray's relationship with his family (including his dead father) and how that affects his relationship with Fraser.

This fic is actually surprisingly sad at times -- unlike Dead!Bob Fraser, Dead!Pop Vecchio is as much of an asshole in death as he was in life and I feel really sorry for the fact that Vecchio can't get rid of this guy. At the same time, family (and not just dead family) is woven through this fic, from his relationship with his sister, to the burden of being the sole bread-winner of a family, to the fact that family wants what's best for you, even if it's not always easy for them. If you are a fan of Ray Vecchio, then this is definitely the fic for you.

Long, Slow Drift

Title: Long, Slow Drift by belmanoir
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Categories: angst, supernatural (Ghost dad! No, the *other* ghost dad)
Length: Medium (~5,400 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: belmanoir 
Website: http://blackmothfic.twonth.com/

Review:
Ray's relationship with his family (including his dead father) and how that affects his relationship with Fraser.

This fic is actually surprisingly sad at times -- unlike Dead!Bob Fraser, Dead!Pop Vecchio is as much of an asshole in death as he was in life and I feel really sorry for the fact that Vecchio can't get rid of this guy. At the same time, family (and not just dead family) is woven through this fic, from his relationship with his sister, to the burden of being the sole bread-winner of a family, to the fact that family wants what's best for you, even if it's not always easy for them. If you are a fan of Ray Vecchio, then this is definitely the fic for you.

Long, Slow Drift

Title: Long, Slow Drift by belmanoir
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Categories: angst, supernatural (Ghost dad! No, the *other* ghost dad)
Length: Medium (~5,400 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: belmanoir 
Website: http://blackmothfic.twonth.com/

Review:
Ray's relationship with his family (including his dead father) and how that affects his relationship with Fraser.

This fic is actually surprisingly sad at times -- unlike Dead!Bob Fraser, Dead!Pop Vecchio is as much of an asshole in death as he was in life and I feel really sorry for the fact that Vecchio can't get rid of this guy. At the same time, family (and not just dead family) is woven through this fic, from his relationship with his sister, to the burden of being the sole bread-winner of a family, to the fact that family wants what's best for you, even if it's not always easy for them. If you are a fan of Ray Vecchio, then this is definitely the fic for you.

Long, Slow Drift

Title: Long, Slow Drift by belmanoir
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Categories: angst, supernatural (Ghost dad! No, the *other* ghost dad)
Length: Medium (~5,400 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: belmanoir 
Website: http://blackmothfic.twonth.com/

Review:
Ray's relationship with his family (including his dead father) and how that affects his relationship with Fraser.

This fic is actually surprisingly sad at times -- unlike Dead!Bob Fraser, Dead!Pop Vecchio is as much of an asshole in death as he was in life and I feel really sorry for the fact that Vecchio can't get rid of this guy. At the same time, family (and not just dead family) is woven through this fic, from his relationship with his sister, to the burden of being the sole bread-winner of a family, to the fact that family wants what's best for you, even if it's not always easy for them. If you are a fan of Ray Vecchio, then this is definitely the fic for you.

Long, Slow Drift

Title: Long, Slow Drift by belmanoir
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Categories: angst, supernatural (Ghost dad! No, the *other* ghost dad)
Length: Medium (~5,400 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: belmanoir 
Website: http://blackmothfic.twonth.com/

Review:
Ray's relationship with his family (including his dead father) and how that affects his relationship with Fraser.

This fic is actually surprisingly sad at times -- unlike Dead!Bob Fraser, Dead!Pop Vecchio is as much of an asshole in death as he was in life and I feel really sorry for the fact that Vecchio can't get rid of this guy. At the same time, family (and not just dead family) is woven through this fic, from his relationship with his sister, to the burden of being the sole bread-winner of a family, to the fact that family wants what's best for you, even if it's not always easy for them. If you are a fan of Ray Vecchio, then this is definitely the fic for you.

Long, Slow Drift

Title: Separation Anxiety by Lula Bo
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Lorelai/Luke
Categories: angst, drama, humor, family
Length: Extremely Epic (~125,000)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Review:
Starting right after the season four finale (which I had to look up -- that's when Rory slept with a married Dean and how did I forget how screwed up that relationship got?), Rory and Emily go off to Europe together, while Lorelai and Luke begin a new relationship.

In Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, frequent traveler Macon Leary has a book that he carries with him because it can be opened up at any point and be entertaining, without regard to plot or continuity. That's how I feel about Separation Anxiety. It's a bit overlong and there's a section in the middle that gets a bit melodramatic and confusing. However, the writing is *superlative*. Every scene in this story sparkles with wit, the characters are vibrant and true to the canon, and the dialogue is simply perfect.

I don't recommend that you sit down and try to read Separation Anxiety straight through; instead, I recommend that you save it for times when you're in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a hot beverage and spend a chapter or two with Luke and the fabulous Gilmore Girls.

Separation Anxiety

Title: Separation Anxiety by Lula Bo
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Lorelai/Luke
Categories: angst, drama, humor, family
Length: Extremely Epic (~125,000)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Review:
Starting right after the season four finale (which I had to look up -- that's when Rory slept with a married Dean and how did I forget how screwed up that relationship got?), Rory and Emily go off to Europe together, while Lorelai and Luke begin a new relationship.

In Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, frequent traveler Macon Leary has a book that he carries with him because it can be opened up at any point and be entertaining, without regard to plot or continuity. That's how I feel about Separation Anxiety. It's a bit overlong and there's a section in the middle that gets a bit melodramatic and confusing. However, the writing is *superlative*. Every scene in this story sparkles with wit, the characters are vibrant and true to the canon, and the dialogue is simply perfect.

I don't recommend that you sit down and try to read Separation Anxiety straight through; instead, I recommend that you save it for times when you're in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a hot beverage and spend a chapter or two with Luke and the fabulous Gilmore Girls.

Separation Anxiety

Title: Separation Anxiety by Lula Bo
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Lorelai/Luke
Categories: angst, drama, humor, family
Length: Extremely Epic (~125,000)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Review:
Starting right after the season four finale (which I had to look up -- that's when Rory slept with a married Dean and how did I forget how screwed up that relationship got?), Rory and Emily go off to Europe together, while Lorelai and Luke begin a new relationship.

In Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, frequent traveler Macon Leary has a book that he carries with him because it can be opened up at any point and be entertaining, without regard to plot or continuity. That's how I feel about Separation Anxiety. It's a bit overlong and there's a section in the middle that gets a bit melodramatic and confusing. However, the writing is *superlative*. Every scene in this story sparkles with wit, the characters are vibrant and true to the canon, and the dialogue is simply perfect.

I don't recommend that you sit down and try to read Separation Anxiety straight through; instead, I recommend that you save it for times when you're in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a hot beverage and spend a chapter or two with Luke and the fabulous Gilmore Girls.

Separation Anxiety

Title: Separation Anxiety by Lula Bo
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Lorelai/Luke
Categories: angst, drama, humor, family
Length: Extremely Epic (~125,000)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Review:
Starting right after the season four finale (which I had to look up -- that's when Rory slept with a married Dean and how did I forget how screwed up that relationship got?), Rory and Emily go off to Europe together, while Lorelai and Luke begin a new relationship.

In Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, frequent traveler Macon Leary has a book that he carries with him because it can be opened up at any point and be entertaining, without regard to plot or continuity. That's how I feel about Separation Anxiety. It's a bit overlong and there's a section in the middle that gets a bit melodramatic and confusing. However, the writing is *superlative*. Every scene in this story sparkles with wit, the characters are vibrant and true to the canon, and the dialogue is simply perfect.

I don't recommend that you sit down and try to read Separation Anxiety straight through; instead, I recommend that you save it for times when you're in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a hot beverage and spend a chapter or two with Luke and the fabulous Gilmore Girls.

Separation Anxiety

Title: Separation Anxiety by Lula Bo
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Lorelai/Luke
Categories: angst, drama, humor, family
Length: Extremely Epic (~125,000)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Review:
Starting right after the season four finale (which I had to look up -- that's when Rory slept with a married Dean and how did I forget how screwed up that relationship got?), Rory and Emily go off to Europe together, while Lorelai and Luke begin a new relationship.

In Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, frequent traveler Macon Leary has a book that he carries with him because it can be opened up at any point and be entertaining, without regard to plot or continuity. That's how I feel about Separation Anxiety. It's a bit overlong and there's a section in the middle that gets a bit melodramatic and confusing. However, the writing is *superlative*. Every scene in this story sparkles with wit, the characters are vibrant and true to the canon, and the dialogue is simply perfect.

I don't recommend that you sit down and try to read Separation Anxiety straight through; instead, I recommend that you save it for times when you're in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a hot beverage and spend a chapter or two with Luke and the fabulous Gilmore Girls.

Separation Anxiety

Title: Separation Anxiety by Lula Bo
Fandom: Gilmore Girls
Pairing: Lorelai/Luke
Categories: angst, drama, humor, family
Length: Extremely Epic (~125,000)
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Review:
Starting right after the season four finale (which I had to look up -- that's when Rory slept with a married Dean and how did I forget how screwed up that relationship got?), Rory and Emily go off to Europe together, while Lorelai and Luke begin a new relationship.

In Anne Tyler's The Accidental Tourist, frequent traveler Macon Leary has a book that he carries with him because it can be opened up at any point and be entertaining, without regard to plot or continuity. That's how I feel about Separation Anxiety. It's a bit overlong and there's a section in the middle that gets a bit melodramatic and confusing. However, the writing is *superlative*. Every scene in this story sparkles with wit, the characters are vibrant and true to the canon, and the dialogue is simply perfect.

I don't recommend that you sit down and try to read Separation Anxiety straight through; instead, I recommend that you save it for times when you're in the mood to curl up under a blanket with a hot beverage and spend a chapter or two with Luke and the fabulous Gilmore Girls.

Separation Anxiety

Title: It's a Long Way to Zanzibar by facetofcathy
Fandom: Leverage
Pairing: Parker/Eliot/Alec
Categories: drama, smut, angst
Length: Medium (~11,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on Dreamwidth: http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/
Website: n/a

Review:
Alec, Elliot, and Parker (and Parker's yarn monster) go on a road trip and learn a few things (lesson #31: *Never* let Parker near a country fair).

I'm a huge sucker for this OT3 and there aren't nearly enough long(-ish) fics featuring the three of them together (especially with no Nate or Sophie (or Tara)) in sight. If you like unabashed smut, if you like Parker being completely inscrutable, if you like Alec being confident and kick-ass, and if you like Eliot realizing that he is *totally* outnumbered, then you should definitely give this fic a try.

It's a Long Way to Zanzibar

Title: It's a Long Way to Zanzibar by facetofcathy
Fandom: Leverage
Pairing: Parker/Eliot/Alec
Categories: drama, smut, angst
Length: Medium (~11,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on Dreamwidth: http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/
Website: n/a

Review:
Alec, Elliot, and Parker (and Parker's yarn monster) go on a road trip and learn a few things (lesson #31: *Never* let Parker near a country fair).

I'm a huge sucker for this OT3 and there aren't nearly enough long(-ish) fics featuring the three of them together (especially with no Nate or Sophie (or Tara)) in sight. If you like unabashed smut, if you like Parker being completely inscrutable, if you like Alec being confident and kick-ass, and if you like Eliot realizing that he is *totally* outnumbered, then you should definitely give this fic a try.

It's a Long Way to Zanzibar

Title: It's a Long Way to Zanzibar by facetofcathy
Fandom: Leverage
Pairing: Parker/Eliot/Alec
Categories: drama, smut, angst
Length: Medium (~11,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on Dreamwidth: http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/
Website: n/a

Review:
Alec, Elliot, and Parker (and Parker's yarn monster) go on a road trip and learn a few things (lesson #31: *Never* let Parker near a country fair).

I'm a huge sucker for this OT3 and there aren't nearly enough long(-ish) fics featuring the three of them together (especially with no Nate or Sophie (or Tara)) in sight. If you like unabashed smut, if you like Parker being completely inscrutable, if you like Alec being confident and kick-ass, and if you like Eliot realizing that he is *totally* outnumbered, then you should definitely give this fic a try.

It's a Long Way to Zanzibar

Title: It's a Long Way to Zanzibar by facetofcathy
Fandom: Leverage
Pairing: Parker/Eliot/Alec
Categories: drama, smut, angst
Length: Medium (~11,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on Dreamwidth: http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/
Website: n/a

Review:
Alec, Elliot, and Parker (and Parker's yarn monster) go on a road trip and learn a few things (lesson #31: *Never* let Parker near a country fair).

I'm a huge sucker for this OT3 and there aren't nearly enough long(-ish) fics featuring the three of them together (especially with no Nate or Sophie (or Tara)) in sight. If you like unabashed smut, if you like Parker being completely inscrutable, if you like Alec being confident and kick-ass, and if you like Eliot realizing that he is *totally* outnumbered, then you should definitely give this fic a try.

It's a Long Way to Zanzibar

Title: It's a Long Way to Zanzibar by facetofcathy
Fandom: Leverage
Pairing: Parker/Eliot/Alec
Categories: drama, smut, angst
Length: Medium (~11,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on Dreamwidth: http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/
Website: n/a

Review:
Alec, Elliot, and Parker (and Parker's yarn monster) go on a road trip and learn a few things (lesson #31: *Never* let Parker near a country fair).

I'm a huge sucker for this OT3 and there aren't nearly enough long(-ish) fics featuring the three of them together (especially with no Nate or Sophie (or Tara)) in sight. If you like unabashed smut, if you like Parker being completely inscrutable, if you like Alec being confident and kick-ass, and if you like Eliot realizing that he is *totally* outnumbered, then you should definitely give this fic a try.

It's a Long Way to Zanzibar

Title: It's a Long Way to Zanzibar by facetofcathy
Fandom: Leverage
Pairing: Parker/Eliot/Alec
Categories: drama, smut, angst
Length: Medium (~11,600 words)
Warnings: n/a

Author on Dreamwidth: http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/
Website: n/a

Review:
Alec, Elliot, and Parker (and Parker's yarn monster) go on a road trip and learn a few things (lesson #31: *Never* let Parker near a country fair).

I'm a huge sucker for this OT3 and there aren't nearly enough long(-ish) fics featuring the three of them together (especially with no Nate or Sophie (or Tara)) in sight. If you like unabashed smut, if you like Parker being completely inscrutable, if you like Alec being confident and kick-ass, and if you like Eliot realizing that he is *totally* outnumbered, then you should definitely give this fic a try.

It's a Long Way to Zanzibar

Title: Nerds of the earth, take note!
Fandom: Marvel Universe/Leverage
Pairing: gen
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure
Length: Medium (~8000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Authors: brown_betty and emeraldwoman
Website: n/a

Summary: Warning: the Turing test was harmed in the production of this motion picture.

Review:
Hardison is taken to hack Extremis, what’s not to love about that? I loved his narration and the interplay between the two canons. Hardison is both hilarious and seriously geeky, which is how I love him ☺.

Nerds of the earth, take note!

Title: Nerds of the earth, take note!
Fandom: Marvel Universe/Leverage
Pairing: gen
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure
Length: Medium (~8000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Authors: brown_betty and emeraldwoman
Website: n/a

Summary: Warning: the Turing test was harmed in the production of this motion picture.

Review:
Hardison is taken to hack Extremis, what’s not to love about that? I loved his narration and the interplay between the two canons. Hardison is both hilarious and seriously geeky, which is how I love him ☺.

Nerds of the earth, take note!

Title: Nerds of the earth, take note!
Fandom: Marvel Universe/Leverage
Pairing: gen
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure
Length: Medium (~8000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Authors: brown_betty and emeraldwoman
Website: n/a

Summary: Warning: the Turing test was harmed in the production of this motion picture.

Review:
Hardison is taken to hack Extremis, what’s not to love about that? I loved his narration and the interplay between the two canons. Hardison is both hilarious and seriously geeky, which is how I love him ☺.

Nerds of the earth, take note!

Title: Nerds of the earth, take note!
Fandom: Marvel Universe/Leverage
Pairing: gen
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure
Length: Medium (~8000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Authors: brown_betty and emeraldwoman
Website: n/a

Summary: Warning: the Turing test was harmed in the production of this motion picture.

Review:
Hardison is taken to hack Extremis, what’s not to love about that? I loved his narration and the interplay between the two canons. Hardison is both hilarious and seriously geeky, which is how I love him ☺.

Nerds of the earth, take note!

Title: Nerds of the earth, take note!
Fandom: Marvel Universe/Leverage
Pairing: gen
Categories: Humor, Action/Adventure
Length: Medium (~8000 words)
Warnings: n/a

Authors: brown_betty and emeraldwoman
Website: n/a

Summary: Warning: the Turing test was harmed in the production of this motion picture.

Review:
Hardison is taken to hack Extremis, what’s not to love about that? I loved his narration and the interplay between the two canons. Hardison is both hilarious and seriously geeky, which is how I love him ☺.

Nerds of the earth, take note!