Title: Two Plants and a Girl
Fandom: Trigun
Pairing: Meryl Stryfe/Millions Knives, Vash the Stampede/Milly Thompson
Categories/Genres: Action/Adventure, Amnesia, Angst, AU, Drama, Family, Fluff, Friendship, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Kids, Post-Canon, Pregnancy, Romance
Length: Epic (74,073 words)
Warnings: Minor (OC) character death, Non-descriptive mention of child molestation, Descriptions of gore

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: Thunk

Summary:

Meryl becomes more important to Vash than he wants to admit. But Knives sees it. Knives capitalizes on it. But he finds it increasingly difficult to exploit the Insurance girl, for reasons far too old, and not buried deep enough.

Review:

I'm not entirely sure how I've gone this long without reccing this fic. Probably because it's posted on FF.net. No, don't run away! It's good, I swear!

Two Plants and a Girl is an AU fusion of the Trigun anime and the backstory that's revealed in the manga. It picks up from where the anime leaves off, with Knives slowly recovering from his fight against Vash in the anime's finale under the watchful eyes and tender mercies of Vash, Meryl, and Milly.

What I really appreciate about this fic is that Thunk knows their stuff. The bits and pieces of background and worldbuilding incorporated into the fic are sourced from the manga and thoroughly contemplated, providing a much more nuanced and believable Knives than the anime's straight-up-psycho interpretation. He's still an unrepentant asshole, but his canonical actions have weight and meaning and consequence that don't sit easy with him even a century later.

Thunk also presents a reasonable and quite logical plan to give Knives and Vash what they both want, pushing compromise rather than conflict in an anime/manga that basically centers around the conflict between the two. That's not to say that Thunk sucks all the friction out of their relationship, however.

Thunk also deals with Knives' massive damage with deft storytelling. The pacing of the story, which jumps over various stretches of time, can make it seem contrived on occasion, but the emotional depth of the events and the consequent growth of Knives' shriveled little soul signal to the reader a rocky but definitely substantial progress that is satisfying to watch.

There are some moments that are oddly OOC, mostly related to the forced early attraction between Knives and Meryl, and the very end, when Knives is so overcome with guilt and grief that he becomes a weepy parody of himself, but barring those, the interaction between the two is pretty damn great.

If you ever watched the Trigun anime and clicked away from the finale wondering, well, now what?, you absolutely read this fic. Yeah, I know it's on FF.net, but would I ever lead you astray?

Don't answer that.

Two Plants and a Girl

Title: I Got a Love (That Keeps Me Waiting)
Fandom: Hockey RPF
Pairing: Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews
Categories: Amnesia, Angst, AU, Domestic, Fluff, Pregnancy, Romance,
Length: Super!Epic (160k)
Warnings: Mpreg; Sex while under the influence

Author on LJ: svmadelyn
Website: svmadelyn

Summary:There's a lot of different ways this summary could go, like:

Patrick Kane gets more than a gold medal in Sochi.

Or, the classic: It's too late to pull out now.

Or: Patrick Kane continues to thrive in high pressure situations.

Or: Patrick Kane gets knocked up, goes to White Castle, and finds love, not necessarily in that order.

But, ultimately, all that really matters is this: Patrick Kane is keeping his baby.

Review: This is a sweet and slow building fic that takes advantage of a lot of the tropes wrapped up in accidental pregnancy and one night stands.

Despite this, the author doesn't make any assumptions about how the story has to follow the tropes. Svmadelyn allows Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews to narrate the story in what feels like an organic manner.

None of the little issues or problems related to pregnancy are glossed over to make everything seem glowing and happy. Neither of the main characters are without their weaknesses or issues. It feels natural that they get together, because of the way that Svmadelyn builds the story up with their families and friends getting their own opinion and screen time.

Why you might not want to read this story: If you aren't familiar with the Hockey fandom and don't feel comfortable with not knowing the base characters well this might not be the story for you. Also if you don't feel comfortable with Mpreg or partners keeping secrets from each other, this might hit a few too many of your soft spots.

I Got a Love (That Keeps Me Waiting)

Title: you're the message i was heeding
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Pairing: Stiles/Derek
Categories: AU, two universes colliding, a male Stiles & a female Stiles, a werewolf Derek and a human Derek
Length: Medium (12,057 words)
Warnings: Frequent mention of past major character death: details below

Author on LJ: magneticwave
Author Website: magneticwave

Author's Summary: Stiles Hale: Schrödinger’s widow.

Review:
In an alternate universe, a female and heavily pregnant Stiles is grieving the death of her husband, Derek. Then she gets pulled into the universe we're used to, where she meets werewolf Derek and a younger, male version of herself. In this universe, the Hale fire and Stiles' age mean that these two have different issues than she'd had with her Derek, and they've been avoiding their feelings for one another.

This story is fantastic for the new perspective on the Derek and Stiles we know, and especially for the incredibly well done characterization of the other Stiles. She's doggedly brave in making herself get up each morning, and she's a smartass in any universe. I loved her one-on-one conversations -- first with Derek, then with male Stiles -- in which she's a stranger with an insider's view of their relationship (and their mothers). I also loved the strange dissonance between the people she knows and their counterparts here -- Peter and Derek being the most dramatic examples, but her first scene with Scott is great too.

Since she's just lost her husband, there's bone deep grief and anger, and magneticwave does a beautiful job of showing how Stiles feels, especially in the moments when she's talking to herself. The death of the Derek we never meet hangs over everything. But to me there's also something uplifting about Stiles here, in how hard she's struggling to keep going and how likeable she is, and for that, I'm so glad I read this. I hope you love it as much as I do.

you're the message i was heeding (AO3)
On LJ

Title: Recognize Myself
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Jon/Ryan
Categories: Angst , Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Pregnancy
Length: Long (21,000)
Warnings: Abortion, body dysmorphia issues

Author on LJ: 15dozentimes
Author Website: hector_rashbaum

Summary: Jon Walker came out as transgender when he was thirteen years old, and has spent every day of his life since then building walls and perfecting his sense of denial and doing everything in his power to forget he was every anyone but Jon. Over a decade, he's gotten pretty good at it.

Unfortunately, denial can only go so far, and when Jon ends up in a situation he can't get through with his usual coping mechanisms, he starts pushing not to forget who he was, but accept who he is.

Review: What impressed me so much about this story is the unflinching way that body dysmorphia is handled. This isn’t a story about Jon figuring out that he’s trans, or that he’s a man. This is about finding a way to make peace that his body is never going to be able to be the same as his mind. The way Ryan tries so hard to understand what Jon needs, while still pushing his boundaries is just amazing.

The one thing that made me a little unsure about reccing this was the use of the pregnancy trope. So if the idea of man becoming pregnant against his will, and later aborting the pregnancy squicks you out you might not want to read this. If you’re unsure whether or not it would squick you then you might want to take the chance and try reading it, because 15dozen does a admirable job writing the situation in a believable way.

Recognize Myself

Title: Recognize Myself
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Jon/Ryan
Categories: Angst , Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Pregnancy
Length: Long (21,000)
Warnings: Abortion, body dysmorphia issues

Author on LJ: 15dozentimes
Author Website: hector_rashbaum

Summary: Jon Walker came out as transgender when he was thirteen years old, and has spent every day of his life since then building walls and perfecting his sense of denial and doing everything in his power to forget he was every anyone but Jon. Over a decade, he's gotten pretty good at it.

Unfortunately, denial can only go so far, and when Jon ends up in a situation he can't get through with his usual coping mechanisms, he starts pushing not to forget who he was, but accept who he is.

Review: What impressed me so much about this story is the unflinching way that body dysmorphia is handled. This isn’t a story about Jon figuring out that he’s trans, or that he’s a man. This is about finding a way to make peace that his body is never going to be able to be the same as his mind. The way Ryan tries so hard to understand what Jon needs, while still pushing his boundaries is just amazing.

The one thing that made me a little unsure about reccing this was the use of the pregnancy trope. So if the idea of man becoming pregnant against his will, and later aborting the pregnancy squicks you out you might not want to read this. If you’re unsure whether or not it would squick you then you might want to take the chance and try reading it, because 15dozen does a admirable job writing the situation in a believable way.

Recognize Myself

Title: Recognize Myself
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Jon/Ryan
Categories: Angst , Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Pregnancy
Length: Long (21,000)
Warnings: Abortion, body dysmorphia issues

Author on LJ: 15dozentimes
Author Website: hector_rashbaum

Summary: Jon Walker came out as transgender when he was thirteen years old, and has spent every day of his life since then building walls and perfecting his sense of denial and doing everything in his power to forget he was every anyone but Jon. Over a decade, he's gotten pretty good at it.

Unfortunately, denial can only go so far, and when Jon ends up in a situation he can't get through with his usual coping mechanisms, he starts pushing not to forget who he was, but accept who he is.

Review: What impressed me so much about this story is the unflinching way that body dysmorphia is handled. This isn’t a story about Jon figuring out that he’s trans, or that he’s a man. This is about finding a way to make peace that his body is never going to be able to be the same as his mind. The way Ryan tries so hard to understand what Jon needs, while still pushing his boundaries is just amazing.

The one thing that made me a little unsure about reccing this was the use of the pregnancy trope. So if the idea of man becoming pregnant against his will, and later aborting the pregnancy squicks you out you might not want to read this. If you’re unsure whether or not it would squick you then you might want to take the chance and try reading it, because 15dozen does a admirable job writing the situation in a believable way.

Recognize Myself

Title: Recognize Myself
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Jon/Ryan
Categories: Angst , Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Pregnancy
Length: Long (21,000)
Warnings: Abortion, body dysmorphia issues

Author on LJ: 15dozentimes
Author Website: hector_rashbaum

Summary: Jon Walker came out as transgender when he was thirteen years old, and has spent every day of his life since then building walls and perfecting his sense of denial and doing everything in his power to forget he was every anyone but Jon. Over a decade, he's gotten pretty good at it.

Unfortunately, denial can only go so far, and when Jon ends up in a situation he can't get through with his usual coping mechanisms, he starts pushing not to forget who he was, but accept who he is.

Review: What impressed me so much about this story is the unflinching way that body dysmorphia is handled. This isn’t a story about Jon figuring out that he’s trans, or that he’s a man. This is about finding a way to make peace that his body is never going to be able to be the same as his mind. The way Ryan tries so hard to understand what Jon needs, while still pushing his boundaries is just amazing.

The one thing that made me a little unsure about reccing this was the use of the pregnancy trope. So if the idea of man becoming pregnant against his will, and later aborting the pregnancy squicks you out you might not want to read this. If you’re unsure whether or not it would squick you then you might want to take the chance and try reading it, because 15dozen does a admirable job writing the situation in a believable way.

Recognize Myself

Title: Recognize Myself
Fandom: Bandom
Pairing: Jon/Ryan
Categories: Angst , Established Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Pregnancy
Length: Long (21,000)
Warnings: Abortion, body dysmorphia issues

Author on LJ: 15dozentimes
Author Website: hector_rashbaum

Summary: Jon Walker came out as transgender when he was thirteen years old, and has spent every day of his life since then building walls and perfecting his sense of denial and doing everything in his power to forget he was every anyone but Jon. Over a decade, he's gotten pretty good at it.

Unfortunately, denial can only go so far, and when Jon ends up in a situation he can't get through with his usual coping mechanisms, he starts pushing not to forget who he was, but accept who he is.

Review: What impressed me so much about this story is the unflinching way that body dysmorphia is handled. This isn’t a story about Jon figuring out that he’s trans, or that he’s a man. This is about finding a way to make peace that his body is never going to be able to be the same as his mind. The way Ryan tries so hard to understand what Jon needs, while still pushing his boundaries is just amazing.

The one thing that made me a little unsure about reccing this was the use of the pregnancy trope. So if the idea of man becoming pregnant against his will, and later aborting the pregnancy squicks you out you might not want to read this. If you’re unsure whether or not it would squick you then you might want to take the chance and try reading it, because 15dozen does a admirable job writing the situation in a believable way.

Recognize Myself

Title:Sustain Series
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Molley Hooper
Categories: AU, Post-series, Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience
Length: Super!Epic (100,000+)
Warnings: Unhealthy relationships

Author on LJ:n/a
Website: Maybe_amanda's Ao3 page

Summary"So now you're behaving like a six year old 'cause he didn't take you along on his honeymoon?" Lestrade said. "Grow the hell up."

Review: After John's marriage, Sherlock is alone for a year and doesn't know what to do with himself. Molly makes a resolution to stop being so pathetic when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and find a life of her own.

Neither of them get what they expected. 

I think the setting for this story can best be explained as the Sherlock BBC story that took right turn into another universe after the events of the first series (which makes sense, since it was written before series 2 came out).

What truly makes this story is the characterization of both Sherlock and Molly. Sherlock is autistic; a fact which is shown through the way his actions and behaviors are a little out of step with the world around him. Which is a detail I think a lot of writers miss. Molly is remarkably normal. Which just makes the story more dynamic. Because she's not the person who's out to save Sherlock, or the person who enjoys getting wrapped up in his adventures. She knows who she is and she's not afraid to tell Sherlock when he's stepped out of line. 

Once they through themselves together in a not!relationship their two viewpoints begin to clash. (I can't really tell you more without giving away the plot.)

But what I can tell you is that this series is certainly worth a few minute of your time to try, with the understanding that you might not be able to stop reading until 2 o'clock in the morning. (Take it from me.)

Sustain (or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor)
Sustain II - Refrain

Title:Sustain Series
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Molley Hooper
Categories: AU, Post-series, Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience
Length: Super!Epic (100,000+)
Warnings: Unhealthy relationships

Author on LJ:n/a
Website: Maybe_amanda's Ao3 page

Summary"So now you're behaving like a six year old 'cause he didn't take you along on his honeymoon?" Lestrade said. "Grow the hell up."

Review: After John's marriage, Sherlock is alone for a year and doesn't know what to do with himself. Molly makes a resolution to stop being so pathetic when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and find a life of her own.

Neither of them get what they expected. 

I think the setting for this story can best be explained as the Sherlock BBC story that took right turn into another universe after the events of the first series (which makes sense, since it was written before series 2 came out).

What truly makes this story is the characterization of both Sherlock and Molly. Sherlock is autistic; a fact which is shown through the way his actions and behaviors are a little out of step with the world around him. Which is a detail I think a lot of writers miss. Molly is remarkably normal. Which just makes the story more dynamic. Because she's not the person who's out to save Sherlock, or the person who enjoys getting wrapped up in his adventures. She knows who she is and she's not afraid to tell Sherlock when he's stepped out of line. 

Once they through themselves together in a not!relationship their two viewpoints begin to clash. (I can't really tell you more without giving away the plot.)

But what I can tell you is that this series is certainly worth a few minute of your time to try, with the understanding that you might not be able to stop reading until 2 o'clock in the morning. (Take it from me.)

Sustain (or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor)
Sustain II - Refrain

Title:Sustain Series
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Molley Hooper
Categories: AU, Post-series, Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience
Length: Super!Epic (100,000+)
Warnings: Unhealthy relationships

Author on LJ:n/a
Website: Maybe_amanda's Ao3 page

Summary"So now you're behaving like a six year old 'cause he didn't take you along on his honeymoon?" Lestrade said. "Grow the hell up."

Review: After John's marriage, Sherlock is alone for a year and doesn't know what to do with himself. Molly makes a resolution to stop being so pathetic when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and find a life of her own.

Neither of them get what they expected. 

I think the setting for this story can best be explained as the Sherlock BBC story that took right turn into another universe after the events of the first series (which makes sense, since it was written before series 2 came out).

What truly makes this story is the characterization of both Sherlock and Molly. Sherlock is autistic; a fact which is shown through the way his actions and behaviors are a little out of step with the world around him. Which is a detail I think a lot of writers miss. Molly is remarkably normal. Which just makes the story more dynamic. Because she's not the person who's out to save Sherlock, or the person who enjoys getting wrapped up in his adventures. She knows who she is and she's not afraid to tell Sherlock when he's stepped out of line. 

Once they through themselves together in a not!relationship their two viewpoints begin to clash. (I can't really tell you more without giving away the plot.)

But what I can tell you is that this series is certainly worth a few minute of your time to try, with the understanding that you might not be able to stop reading until 2 o'clock in the morning. (Take it from me.)

Sustain (or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor)
Sustain II - Refrain

Title:Sustain Series
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Molley Hooper
Categories: AU, Post-series, Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience
Length: Super!Epic (100,000+)
Warnings: Unhealthy relationships

Author on LJ:n/a
Website: Maybe_amanda's Ao3 page

Summary"So now you're behaving like a six year old 'cause he didn't take you along on his honeymoon?" Lestrade said. "Grow the hell up."

Review: After John's marriage, Sherlock is alone for a year and doesn't know what to do with himself. Molly makes a resolution to stop being so pathetic when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and find a life of her own.

Neither of them get what they expected. 

I think the setting for this story can best be explained as the Sherlock BBC story that took right turn into another universe after the events of the first series (which makes sense, since it was written before series 2 came out).

What truly makes this story is the characterization of both Sherlock and Molly. Sherlock is autistic; a fact which is shown through the way his actions and behaviors are a little out of step with the world around him. Which is a detail I think a lot of writers miss. Molly is remarkably normal. Which just makes the story more dynamic. Because she's not the person who's out to save Sherlock, or the person who enjoys getting wrapped up in his adventures. She knows who she is and she's not afraid to tell Sherlock when he's stepped out of line. 

Once they through themselves together in a not!relationship their two viewpoints begin to clash. (I can't really tell you more without giving away the plot.)

But what I can tell you is that this series is certainly worth a few minute of your time to try, with the understanding that you might not be able to stop reading until 2 o'clock in the morning. (Take it from me.)

Sustain (or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor)
Sustain II - Refrain

Title:Sustain Series
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Molley Hooper
Categories: AU, Post-series, Pregnancy, Marriage of Convenience
Length: Super!Epic (100,000+)
Warnings: Unhealthy relationships

Author on LJ:n/a
Website: Maybe_amanda's Ao3 page

Summary"So now you're behaving like a six year old 'cause he didn't take you along on his honeymoon?" Lestrade said. "Grow the hell up."

Review: After John's marriage, Sherlock is alone for a year and doesn't know what to do with himself. Molly makes a resolution to stop being so pathetic when it comes to Sherlock Holmes and find a life of her own.

Neither of them get what they expected. 

I think the setting for this story can best be explained as the Sherlock BBC story that took right turn into another universe after the events of the first series (which makes sense, since it was written before series 2 came out).

What truly makes this story is the characterization of both Sherlock and Molly. Sherlock is autistic; a fact which is shown through the way his actions and behaviors are a little out of step with the world around him. Which is a detail I think a lot of writers miss. Molly is remarkably normal. Which just makes the story more dynamic. Because she's not the person who's out to save Sherlock, or the person who enjoys getting wrapped up in his adventures. She knows who she is and she's not afraid to tell Sherlock when he's stepped out of line. 

Once they through themselves together in a not!relationship their two viewpoints begin to clash. (I can't really tell you more without giving away the plot.)

But what I can tell you is that this series is certainly worth a few minute of your time to try, with the understanding that you might not be able to stop reading until 2 o'clock in the morning. (Take it from me.)

Sustain (or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor)
Sustain II - Refrain

Title: A Simple Transaction, The Arrangement, Keeping It Simple
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: River/Jayne (with secondary Zoe/Wash, Kaylee/Simon, Inara/Mal)
Categories: angst, established relationship, family, kids, marriage of convenience, pregnancy, virgin, prostitute (if you squint)
Length: Long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: female pregnancy, several smaller chapters (ugh!), although this isn’t something I’d classify as a sad story, it always makes me a bit weepy

Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: ?

Review:
Everyone on Serenity is having truly epic amounts of sex. Everyone, that is, but River. She decides to go about trying to change that.

This is a story that starts as a simple one-off PWP, but really gains some meat as the series continues. Dyce is one of the few authors out there that not only make me want to read het, but make me truly appreciate it as well. Each character’s voice in this is simply flawless. The last chapter is a little difficult to get through for me (it reminds me of ‘Four More Years’), but everything else is a mixture of great interactions of characters and outstanding sex.

A Simple Transaction
The Arrangement
Keeping It Simple:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue

Title: A Simple Transaction, The Arrangement, Keeping It Simple
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: River/Jayne (with secondary Zoe/Wash, Kaylee/Simon, Inara/Mal)
Categories: angst, established relationship, family, kids, marriage of convenience, pregnancy, virgin, prostitute (if you squint)
Length: Long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: female pregnancy, several smaller chapters (ugh!), although this isn’t something I’d classify as a sad story, it always makes me a bit weepy

Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: ?

Review:
Everyone on Serenity is having truly epic amounts of sex. Everyone, that is, but River. She decides to go about trying to change that.

This is a story that starts as a simple one-off PWP, but really gains some meat as the series continues. Dyce is one of the few authors out there that not only make me want to read het, but make me truly appreciate it as well. Each character’s voice in this is simply flawless. The last chapter is a little difficult to get through for me (it reminds me of ‘Four More Years’), but everything else is a mixture of great interactions of characters and outstanding sex.

A Simple Transaction
The Arrangement
Keeping It Simple:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue

Title: A Simple Transaction, The Arrangement, Keeping It Simple
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: River/Jayne (with secondary Zoe/Wash, Kaylee/Simon, Inara/Mal)
Categories: angst, established relationship, family, kids, marriage of convenience, pregnancy, virgin, prostitute (if you squint)
Length: Long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: female pregnancy, several smaller chapters (ugh!), although this isn’t something I’d classify as a sad story, it always makes me a bit weepy

Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: ?

Review:
Everyone on Serenity is having truly epic amounts of sex. Everyone, that is, but River. She decides to go about trying to change that.

This is a story that starts as a simple one-off PWP, but really gains some meat as the series continues. Dyce is one of the few authors out there that not only make me want to read het, but make me truly appreciate it as well. Each character’s voice in this is simply flawless. The last chapter is a little difficult to get through for me (it reminds me of ‘Four More Years’), but everything else is a mixture of great interactions of characters and outstanding sex.

A Simple Transaction
The Arrangement
Keeping It Simple:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue

Title: A Simple Transaction, The Arrangement, Keeping It Simple
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: River/Jayne (with secondary Zoe/Wash, Kaylee/Simon, Inara/Mal)
Categories: angst, established relationship, family, kids, marriage of convenience, pregnancy, virgin, prostitute (if you squint)
Length: Long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: female pregnancy, several smaller chapters (ugh!), although this isn’t something I’d classify as a sad story, it always makes me a bit weepy

Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: ?

Review:
Everyone on Serenity is having truly epic amounts of sex. Everyone, that is, but River. She decides to go about trying to change that.

This is a story that starts as a simple one-off PWP, but really gains some meat as the series continues. Dyce is one of the few authors out there that not only make me want to read het, but make me truly appreciate it as well. Each character’s voice in this is simply flawless. The last chapter is a little difficult to get through for me (it reminds me of ‘Four More Years’), but everything else is a mixture of great interactions of characters and outstanding sex.

A Simple Transaction
The Arrangement
Keeping It Simple:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue

Title: A Simple Transaction, The Arrangement, Keeping It Simple
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: River/Jayne (with secondary Zoe/Wash, Kaylee/Simon, Inara/Mal)
Categories: angst, established relationship, family, kids, marriage of convenience, pregnancy, virgin, prostitute (if you squint)
Length: Long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: female pregnancy, several smaller chapters (ugh!), although this isn’t something I’d classify as a sad story, it always makes me a bit weepy

Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: ?

Review:
Everyone on Serenity is having truly epic amounts of sex. Everyone, that is, but River. She decides to go about trying to change that.

This is a story that starts as a simple one-off PWP, but really gains some meat as the series continues. Dyce is one of the few authors out there that not only make me want to read het, but make me truly appreciate it as well. Each character’s voice in this is simply flawless. The last chapter is a little difficult to get through for me (it reminds me of ‘Four More Years’), but everything else is a mixture of great interactions of characters and outstanding sex.

A Simple Transaction
The Arrangement
Keeping It Simple:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue

Title: A Simple Transaction, The Arrangement, Keeping It Simple
Fandom: Firefly
Pairing: River/Jayne (with secondary Zoe/Wash, Kaylee/Simon, Inara/Mal)
Categories: angst, established relationship, family, kids, marriage of convenience, pregnancy, virgin, prostitute (if you squint)
Length: Long (~33,000 words)
Warnings: female pregnancy, several smaller chapters (ugh!), although this isn’t something I’d classify as a sad story, it always makes me a bit weepy

Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: ?

Review:
Everyone on Serenity is having truly epic amounts of sex. Everyone, that is, but River. She decides to go about trying to change that.

This is a story that starts as a simple one-off PWP, but really gains some meat as the series continues. Dyce is one of the few authors out there that not only make me want to read het, but make me truly appreciate it as well. Each character’s voice in this is simply flawless. The last chapter is a little difficult to get through for me (it reminds me of ‘Four More Years’), but everything else is a mixture of great interactions of characters and outstanding sex.

A Simple Transaction
The Arrangement
Keeping It Simple:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Epilogue

Title: The Bravest Man.
Fandom: Harry Potter.
Pairing: Harry/Ginny.
Categories: Family, Fluff, Pregnancy.
Length: Medium (2,650 words).
Warnings: None.

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

Author's Summary:
“Albus Severus, you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts.”

Review:
One of the most controversial things about Deathly Hallows was certainly the Epilogue (so much so that EWE - Epilogue? What Epilogue? - fics became a staple of the fandom). When it came to the names of the children, even some Harry/Ginny shippers were not exactly pleased

"The Bravest Man" shows us how the Potter children were named, focusing on the birth of their second son: Albus Severus. In her author's notes Mrs Hyde says that she believes that Al's name was "the conclusion of Harry’s character arc". She certanly makes the idea come across well in her fic, showing not only Harry's motives for naming his son, but also Ginny's for agreeing with him. All in all, a lovely if rather short fic.

The Bravest Man.