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FAREWELL BONUS REC
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
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hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.
In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
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And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
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Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what prompted
hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
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And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
FAREWELL BONUS REC
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what promptedhyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.
In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what prompted
hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
FAREWELL BONUS REC
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what promptedhyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.
In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what prompted
hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
FAREWELL BONUS REC
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what promptedhyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.
In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what prompted
hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
FAREWELL BONUS REC
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what promptedhyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.
In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what prompted
hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
FAREWELL BONUS REC
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what promptedhyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.
In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
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And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
Title: Jumping O'er Times by hyarrowen
Fandom: Henry V/Walking with Monsters (Dinosaurs, Beasts)
Pairing: Henry/Montjoy (French herald)
Categories: AU, fantasy, time travel, romance
Length: Epic - 55,000 words
Warning: This fic takes place between Agincourt and the signing of the treaty, and does not contradict canon with respect to the latter. In short, the boys follow the path of duty at the end.
Rating: PG-15
Author on LJ: hyarrowen
Website: N/A
Summary: Caught up in an astrologer-sorcerer’s spell, Henry and his retinue – and one Frenchman – are thrown into the distant past. They must learn to trust each other, and to work together, if they are ever to return.
Review: This being my very last contribution to this comm, I am going to break the rules to rec a story by a personal friend - because I happen to think that it deserves a wider audience.
The UK and Australian versions of the BBC Walking with ... programmes were narrated by Kenneth Branagh, which is what prompted
hyarrowen, a dedicated Henry/Montjoy author, to ask what would happen if Henry V, a significant portion of his retinue and a certain French herald were all plunged together into distant prehistory and faced with the challenge of surviving and finding a way back to their own time. This makes for an unconventional premise, but one which is handled here with intelligence and skill.In certain respects Jumping O'er Times reads like a detective mystery, with Montjoy reluctantly taking the lead in unravelling the puzzle of how they came to be transported into what they recognise as the past and piecing together clues that will enable them to return. Members of the group are challenged in different ways, developing and enlarging on skills they didn't know they possessed, facing truths about themselves they are reluctant to acknowledge, and confronting preconceptions head-on - even Henry, who discovers the true nature of kingship and is finally able to convince himself that the title is his by right.
There are too many delightful aspects to this story to begin to list them, but among my favourites are a lovely 'day out at the beach' where Henry gives his men a brief holiday - and takes one himself - and a subplot involving a pair of tiger cubs which are the unwitting agency for bringing Henry and Montjoy to the brink of what eventually becomes a loving romantic relationship.
Frankly, fan fiction does not get much better than this; the quality of the research and the writing matched with the freshness of the imagination involved is rarely equalled even in pro fiction, and having seen at first-hand the amount of work and care that went into crafting this narrative I would like to take this opportunity of recommending it to everyone who enjoys good slash fiction for its own sake, regardless of setting. The fact that it also includes the time honoured theme of love-versus-duty, resolving it in a way which other writers have been known to shirk, is merely a bonus for this confessedly partisan reader.
On the whole, if you are looking for fiction which is both heart-warming and strikingly unusual, and will stay in your memory long after you have finished reading it, Jumping O'er Times could well be the story for you!
Link: Jumping O'er Times
- - - - -
And that's me finished, dear epic_reccers. I've only been here for a year, but I've enjoyed your company very much ... and now I must push on to pastures new. Until we meet again ...
Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by HG and Cherilyn
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by HG and Cherilyn
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by HG and Cherilyn
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by HG and Cherilyn
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by HG and Cherilyn
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Title: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by HG and Cherilyn
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Fandom: The Fugitive (movie)
Pairing: Kimble/Gerard
Categories: Romance, angst
Length: Super-epic (132,000+ words)
Warning: None
Rating: NC-17
Authors on LJ: Unknown
Website: Bunnyfic
Summary: The killer of Richard Kimble's wife has been found, the one-armed man arrested, the conspiracy unmasked ... but if he thinks his life is going to return to normal now, he's very much mistaken.
Review: As this is my final week of reccing here, I've decided to save the best for last. Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard crosses paths with Dr Richard Kimble once again when Kimble receives a number of mysterious threats and ends up obliged to share a safe house with Gerard and his 'kids'. It's the beginning of a process in which Kimble and Gerard discover one another as individuals, as colleagues, as friends and ... gradually, and not without incident ... as lovers. We are treated to in-depth portraits of both men, and learn a lot about their back-stories and relationships, their attitudes and aspirations; they are so obviously suited to one another that the few practical difficulties standing in the way of their relationship seem almost inconsequential, and it is plain that once they are together they will stay together for the rest of their lives.
If I have a criticism of this story it is that the crime plot - the sequence of threats which brings them together - is perhaps under-developed when set against the lovingly detailed romance, but this is only a minor complaint. On the whole what we have here is immaculately researched fiction, written with skill, and displaying an obvious affection not only for the main characters but also for the walk-ons who play minor roles in the saga.
In my opinion this is one of the best-written pieces of fan-fiction in existence anywhere. It first appeared in zine form back in 1997 and was in an all-time 'Top Ten' I prepared some years ago, and it would be there again today; simply speaking, work this good stands the test of time and transcends the fashionability or otherwise of the fandom it represents.
If your preference is for plot-and-character heavy slash fiction (albeit with a healthy dose of hot, sweet manloving for dessert), you cannot go wrong with this expertly-delivered novel which does full justice to the source material and the characters on which it is based. Even if The Fugitive is not one of your preferred fandoms, I would still recommend Fumbling Towards Ecstasy simply as a good, solid, enjoyable read which will appeal to discerning slash fans everywhere.
Link: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Title: A Fine Romance by Irmelin
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Title: A Fine Romance by Irmelin
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Title: A Fine Romance by Irmelin
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Title: A Fine Romance by Irmelin
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Title: A Fine Romance by Irmelin
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Title: A Fine Romance by Irmelin
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Fandom: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Pairing: Tick/Adam
Categories: Humour, romance, songfic
Length: Medium - 3,220 words
Warning: None
Rating: PG-13
Author on LJ: The girl who just watches
Website: Here on AO3
Summary:The drive back to Sydney is rather different.
Review: I'll start off by saying that I wish this wasn't songfic because I feel the story is plenty strong enough to stand without the lyrics and in fact they seem utterly superfluous. With that out of the way, however, what we have here is a light, sweet sequel to the movie; as I think most viewers would have expected, the relationship between Tick (Hugo Weaving) and Adam (Guy Pearce) begins to develop on the drive home to Sydney as they start to bond into a family unit with Tick's precocious son Benji.
There are a lot of delightful little touches - phoning Bernadette from a run-down gas station, bypassing Coober Pedy, repainting the bus yet again, Tick stealing a fire extinguisher from the hotel - and all the characters are beautifully delineated. It seems, however, as if Adam has done just the smallest amount of growing up during the journey, and he is now desperately keen to protect and support Tick wherever he can; it certainly seems to help, too, that the pair of them have the welfare of young Benji to focus on rather than their own, and there are signs that they might eventually turn into an effective parental unit.
On the whole this is an undemanding feelgood story which doesn't exactly go deep and nor does it contain anything sexually explicit. It merely holds out the hope that there can be a future for Tick, Adam and Benji together as long as they are prepared to reach for it, and that scenario matches beautifully with the vague but ultimately hopeful conclusion of the movie itself.
Link: A Fine Romance
Title: Here be Dragons by gemjam
Fandom: Red Dwarf
Pairing: Rimmer/Lister
Categories: AU, romance, humour, angst
Length: Long (22,000+ words)
Warning: Minor character death
Rating: Author rates as R
Author on LJ: It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan
Website: Unknown
Summary: Rimmer goes on a voyage of self-discovery that takes him places he never imagined.
Review: In a fandom which on the whole tends to go in for short, funny stories, Here Be Dragons is a remarkable exception. It not only clocks in at a very respectable 22,000+ words, but it also takes the time and trouble to address most of the issues that would seem to work against the idea of Rimmer and Lister ever ending up in a romantic or sexual relationship together.
The premise here, to quote the author, is that 'Rimmer never went off to become Ace and, when the Nanobots rebuilt Red Dwarf, they didn't bring any of the crew back.' This leaves Rimmer, Lister, Kryten, the Cat, and Kristine Kochanski on the rebuilt ship - and Krissie is still pining for her lost partner, the alternate universe version of Lister. Rimmer, from whose POV the story is written, has to sit back and work through his own feelings as he watches Lister and Krissie becoming involved in a relationship - and then is left to pick up the pieces when Krissie is killed and Lister is left alone again.
Psychoanalysing Arnold Rimmer is a massive task, but one whichgemjam tackles fearlessly. We are shown the slow stages by which he comes to accept that he actually does feel something for Lister and that by some miracle his tentative advances in the way of friendship are neither being rejected nor mocked. It is a long, tortuous process in which functional sex almost seems to get in the way of any kind of emotional connection between them, but gradually the two men learn to share intimacy and - eventually - even a form of tenderness.
What is most interesting here is the journey Rimmer takes. It's often difficult to feel any sympathy for one of the more unattractive characters of recent years, but his struggles with his own feelings are beautifully portrayed and any reader with even half a heart will undoubtedly end up rooting for his awkward but ultimately successful attempts to understand and reconcile himself to his developing connection with Lister.
Quality storytelling, wholeheartedly recommended.
Link: Here Be Dragons
Fandom: Red Dwarf
Pairing: Rimmer/Lister
Categories: AU, romance, humour, angst
Length: Long (22,000+ words)
Warning: Minor character death
Rating: Author rates as R
Author on LJ: It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan
Website: Unknown
Summary: Rimmer goes on a voyage of self-discovery that takes him places he never imagined.
Review: In a fandom which on the whole tends to go in for short, funny stories, Here Be Dragons is a remarkable exception. It not only clocks in at a very respectable 22,000+ words, but it also takes the time and trouble to address most of the issues that would seem to work against the idea of Rimmer and Lister ever ending up in a romantic or sexual relationship together.
The premise here, to quote the author, is that 'Rimmer never went off to become Ace and, when the Nanobots rebuilt Red Dwarf, they didn't bring any of the crew back.' This leaves Rimmer, Lister, Kryten, the Cat, and Kristine Kochanski on the rebuilt ship - and Krissie is still pining for her lost partner, the alternate universe version of Lister. Rimmer, from whose POV the story is written, has to sit back and work through his own feelings as he watches Lister and Krissie becoming involved in a relationship - and then is left to pick up the pieces when Krissie is killed and Lister is left alone again.
Psychoanalysing Arnold Rimmer is a massive task, but one which
gemjam tackles fearlessly. We are shown the slow stages by which he comes to accept that he actually does feel something for Lister and that by some miracle his tentative advances in the way of friendship are neither being rejected nor mocked. It is a long, tortuous process in which functional sex almost seems to get in the way of any kind of emotional connection between them, but gradually the two men learn to share intimacy and - eventually - even a form of tenderness.What is most interesting here is the journey Rimmer takes. It's often difficult to feel any sympathy for one of the more unattractive characters of recent years, but his struggles with his own feelings are beautifully portrayed and any reader with even half a heart will undoubtedly end up rooting for his awkward but ultimately successful attempts to understand and reconcile himself to his developing connection with Lister.
Quality storytelling, wholeheartedly recommended.
Link: Here Be Dragons
Title: Here be Dragons by gemjam
Fandom: Red Dwarf
Pairing: Rimmer/Lister
Categories: AU, romance, humour, angst
Length: Long (22,000+ words)
Warning: Minor character death
Rating: Author rates as R
Author on LJ: It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan
Website: Unknown
Summary: Rimmer goes on a voyage of self-discovery that takes him places he never imagined.
Review: In a fandom which on the whole tends to go in for short, funny stories, Here Be Dragons is a remarkable exception. It not only clocks in at a very respectable 22,000+ words, but it also takes the time and trouble to address most of the issues that would seem to work against the idea of Rimmer and Lister ever ending up in a romantic or sexual relationship together.
The premise here, to quote the author, is that 'Rimmer never went off to become Ace and, when the Nanobots rebuilt Red Dwarf, they didn't bring any of the crew back.' This leaves Rimmer, Lister, Kryten, the Cat, and Kristine Kochanski on the rebuilt ship - and Krissie is still pining for her lost partner, the alternate universe version of Lister. Rimmer, from whose POV the story is written, has to sit back and work through his own feelings as he watches Lister and Krissie becoming involved in a relationship - and then is left to pick up the pieces when Krissie is killed and Lister is left alone again.
Psychoanalysing Arnold Rimmer is a massive task, but one whichgemjam tackles fearlessly. We are shown the slow stages by which he comes to accept that he actually does feel something for Lister and that by some miracle his tentative advances in the way of friendship are neither being rejected nor mocked. It is a long, tortuous process in which functional sex almost seems to get in the way of any kind of emotional connection between them, but gradually the two men learn to share intimacy and - eventually - even a form of tenderness.
What is most interesting here is the journey Rimmer takes. It's often difficult to feel any sympathy for one of the more unattractive characters of recent years, but his struggles with his own feelings are beautifully portrayed and any reader with even half a heart will undoubtedly end up rooting for his awkward but ultimately successful attempts to understand and reconcile himself to his developing connection with Lister.
Quality storytelling, wholeheartedly recommended.
Link: Here Be Dragons
Fandom: Red Dwarf
Pairing: Rimmer/Lister
Categories: AU, romance, humour, angst
Length: Long (22,000+ words)
Warning: Minor character death
Rating: Author rates as R
Author on LJ: It's a headless blunder operating under the illusion of a master plan
Website: Unknown
Summary: Rimmer goes on a voyage of self-discovery that takes him places he never imagined.
Review: In a fandom which on the whole tends to go in for short, funny stories, Here Be Dragons is a remarkable exception. It not only clocks in at a very respectable 22,000+ words, but it also takes the time and trouble to address most of the issues that would seem to work against the idea of Rimmer and Lister ever ending up in a romantic or sexual relationship together.
The premise here, to quote the author, is that 'Rimmer never went off to become Ace and, when the Nanobots rebuilt Red Dwarf, they didn't bring any of the crew back.' This leaves Rimmer, Lister, Kryten, the Cat, and Kristine Kochanski on the rebuilt ship - and Krissie is still pining for her lost partner, the alternate universe version of Lister. Rimmer, from whose POV the story is written, has to sit back and work through his own feelings as he watches Lister and Krissie becoming involved in a relationship - and then is left to pick up the pieces when Krissie is killed and Lister is left alone again.
Psychoanalysing Arnold Rimmer is a massive task, but one which
gemjam tackles fearlessly. We are shown the slow stages by which he comes to accept that he actually does feel something for Lister and that by some miracle his tentative advances in the way of friendship are neither being rejected nor mocked. It is a long, tortuous process in which functional sex almost seems to get in the way of any kind of emotional connection between them, but gradually the two men learn to share intimacy and - eventually - even a form of tenderness.What is most interesting here is the journey Rimmer takes. It's often difficult to feel any sympathy for one of the more unattractive characters of recent years, but his struggles with his own feelings are beautifully portrayed and any reader with even half a heart will undoubtedly end up rooting for his awkward but ultimately successful attempts to understand and reconcile himself to his developing connection with Lister.
Quality storytelling, wholeheartedly recommended.
Link: Here Be Dragons
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