Chronicles of Narnia
More treats from the Crack Van
Once a King, by Rynne
Book follow-up - LWW
Gen, G
Completed; Fic
Edmund- centric. This story addresses a point that gets glossed over somewhat in the Narnia series - the differences in time between Narnia and this world, and how that impacts Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. Rynne does a skillful job of showing the slip and overlap of remembered adulthood atop the return of childhood. This piece has a certain rainy-day sadness to it that fits the subject matter well.
And Indeed There Will Be Time Enough, by Signe
Series Epilogue
Het [just a touch]; PG
Completed; Fic
Pairing: Lucy/Caspian
Lucy-centric. What is it like in the Real Narnia? This fic offers a possible answer to that question. The writing style echoes Lewis' own work, so much so that it's easy to hear his voice in the prose. There's a lot of hope in this piece; I'd go so far as to call it up-lifting.
Warning: Het! [Can you believe it? *laughs*]
I find myself wanting to read more Narnia fic from Peter's POV. I don't know the fandom well enough to know id such fic is available.
Lost
~Spoiler warning: These are current through season three episode "The Man from Tallahassee"
Weight, by
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cmonkatiekatieAU; Episode alternation
Slash, PG-ish
Completed; Ficlet
Pairing: Jack/Sawyer
Sawyer- centric. Further proof that fan writers do a better job working through the relationship dynamics of these show than the official writers do.
Warnings: Err... slash?
What Lies Hidden, by
zelda_zeeEpisode continuation
Slash; PG-13
Completed, Short Fic
Pairing: Jack/Sayid
Sayid-centric.
Warnings: Slash. Chaffed wrists, Sayid oowies and UST.
Now that I think about this, it's pretty funny that those last two stories are essentially about jack telling his boyfriends that he'll come back to rescue them... after *they* were captured trying to rescue *him*. Heeeee! White Knight rushes in to save the day yet again!
Roll and Rock Fantasy, by
holycitygirlInterlude; canon compliant
Slash; PG
Completed; Ficlet
Pairing: Jack/Sawyer
- Mood:
crazy - Music:"Headless Horseman" Dan Blakeslee
Geez! It's been forever since I dropped something in here. There's been much reading happening since the last post [duh! :D], and I'll be posting the bits that stuck over the next day or two.
RPS- U2
While surfing for new fic, I happened upon
melissa2u's collected fanfic 100 work. The tag is U2-general group, and it has a little bit of fun for whatever 'ship er, floats your boat. That's right, there's a variety of pairings, those relationships shown from tentative beginnings to bitter ends, some GSF, the lads in several eras [Though her baby!U2 fic are some of the absolutely *sweetest* I've yet to read.]... all conjured up by a thoughtful, talented writer. I mean, DAMN! These pieces are impressive in their intricate descriptions of both character and situations. Melissa trips through the full emotional spectrum too - humor, romance, straight up smut, angst... it's all here. I can't say I'm surprised by the quality of writing - she is part of the writing team that dreamt up Hawkmoon, after all - but I find myself impressed by the variety and freshness in her work. It's also quite apparent that she really, really knows her subject matter.I might have a bit of a crush... :D
Ratings vary - from G to NC-17 depending on the fic in question.
Length also varies, ranging from drabble to short fic
Warnings: slash. Individual fics may include the following: angst [several of these pieces made my heart ache], steamy sex, kinky sex, group sex, drug use.
I recommend reading oldest to most recent fic. I think most, if not all of these are in the memories at U2Slash as well - I certainly recognized some of the fic from there. However, I found the fanfic 100 layout enlightening, as it showcases this particular group of stories as a collection.
- Mood:
impressed - Music:just the heater, churning merrily away
But I Never Could Sharpen No Blade, Quite the Way He Say by
onelittlesleepPre-series; canon event
Gen; R
Complete
Found via crack_van rec - the gal who's recc'ing this month has some good picks.
I can't say much about the actual content of the story without spoiling the way the author develops her tale. This is a road trip tale, the destination inevitable. The relationship between the brothers is perfect, both hilarious [I did laugh out loud] and painful. Actually, this fic reminded me why I love this show so much - sure, the hunting is appealing, but it's the dynamic between Sam and Dean that warms the cockles of my fangirl heart. This story is incredibly well- written - there's a scene with a trumatized girl at a gas station that is creepy in a Stephen King, slow motion sort of way. The last paragraph here *hurts*... oh Dean, you poor woobie.
Oh, and *this* road trip starts in VT. Yes, I actually did squee. :)
Warnings: Angst, of the sneaky variety. There were a couple spit-take moments, so drink and read responsibily. Rated R for swearing, sexual discussion/ daydreaming.
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I also read
nwhepcat's most recent chapter of Kindred Spirits, her current chapter-a-day serial. This one started out as college!Dawn having a crush on a mysterious British stranger... named Ethan. Seems squick-worthy, but as always Hep manages to pull it off. Though... I am thinking she's got Xander and Dawn talking in circles a bit. It could just be the mini-chapter format though. Here's the link to the chapters list... note that she's on chapter 85 now.- Mood:
blah - Music:"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" Death Cab for Cutie
Just a couple pieces today.
Lost
Fate by
uhzoomzipAU:What if
Gen, Unrated
Completed, Ficlet
My first love in fandom genres remains the Character Study. I love getting inside character's heads, seeing what makes them tick. My next love? AUs... the what ifs are beautiful crack that I simply cannot resist.
uhzoomzip weaves us a delightfully tweaked snapshot of a Charlie that didn't get on Oceanic flight 815. Warnings: spoilers through season three; drug use, character death and discussion of sexual acts [pretty impressive for a ficlet, eh?]
RPS -U2
Considering that I've been spending much of my time loitering about this fandom since November, it only seems right to throw up a link or two.
First off... it would make sense to link to
lydia_petze 's crack_van overview of the fandom. This is where my interest first perked up.Hawkmoon by
occula and melissa2uAU: Old West
Slash, NC-17 overall
WiP, Epic
Pairings: Larry/Edge, Bono/Adam are primary, but *very* fluid
~ My reading of U2 Slash would have been sporadic, a read by whim sitch, if not for this fic. It lassoed me and has yet to let me go - I honestly do not now how many times I've read this fic... and it currently has over a 100 posts! I love epics, Old West AUs that are well-written, and Threesome or Moresome pairings - this fic has all of that. It is brilliantly written; the complexity of the characters and the intricate relationships between the four are thoughtful, clear, and plausible. There are countless RL references - people, places, events it the band member's lives and song lyrics - woven throughout. I've gotten in the habit of googling phrases that seem familiar... I honestly think the authors have managed to weave over half of U2's catalog into the story. Aside from being a fangirl squee-ground, this fic truly captures the spirit of westerns - there's danger, adventure and heart-in-the-throat tension through out. Also? Hawkmoon has some of the *hottest* sex scenes I have ever read.
Warnings: group sex, drunken Irishmen, drug use, near death experiences, drug trips, Western violence, angst galore
If you wanted just a taste, here's the crack_van rec that sucked me in : Hawkmoon Christmas
- Mood: blah
- Music:Mysterious Ways, U2
Chronicles of Narnia
This is a featured fandom on the crack_van this month. Apparently, it's a new fandom there [which surprises me] , because this month's rec'cer,
sathinks posted a rather nice fandom overview.Here are a couple gen [ish] pieces I enjoyed.
Peter in Love by
toscas_kiss~I didn't actually read this yesterday - this is actually the first fic I read in this fandom about a million years ago. It's lyrical and sexy... an impressive adult update of a children's book character. Here's the crack_van rec.
Girls Grow Quicker than Books by Kyra Cullinan
~here's the author's website
~Beautifully-written character piece on Lucy. Again, here' s the crack_van rec, by why of description
Crossovers
Buffy/Supernatural
Untitled crossover by
_beetle_~First part in a series; Sam/Spike slash, AU . The idea here is that 'Devil's Trap' happened a bit differently... The verdict's still out on this one; I like the character dynamics here, but I'm still struggling with my suspension of disbelief over the pairing. And the Dean 'ship [tis mentioned, not seen] makes my head hurt... in a good way, but still OW. Should be interesting, seeing where this one goes...
Lost
Oh, primary active fandom, how I'm been neglecting you!
*pets down its ruffled feathers*
eponine119 has been kind enough to feed my need for long, historical AUs with her new Jack/Sawyer adventure Vieux Carre.This is part one of what will hopefully be a *very* long series. It is absolutely *beautiful*. Set 'somewhere along the Mississippi' [I suspect that Oak Alley is the basis for the plantation that's the setting here], it takes the canon surrounding Sawyer getting shot and Jack nursing [er, doctoring?] him back to health, and adapts it elegantly to the historical South. The descriptions are lush, her Jack and Sawyer are complex, angsty and marvelous... I can't wait to see where this is headed.
Pirates of the Caribbean
On idol_reflection,
veronica_rich posted a manifesto on Will Turner Which led me to the Forlorn Hope series by
lebensbaum~note: The second link on the memorable entries list is the first installment
This is AU, set 18 years after Dead Man's Chest. The idea is that Will killed Davy Jones, and thus had to take his place as Captain of the Dutchman. It's an intriguing concept and I both like and am kinda disturbed by the accompanying illustrations of his aquatic metamorphosis. This is Jack/Will pre-slash - and the slash elements are a bit jarring within the context of the larger story, but still found it a worthwhile read. The series is also a WiP, and I'll be interested to see what's next on the agenda.
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I think it goes without saying that I read a bit of Hawkmoon too... that fic is becoming as necessary as coffee in my daily routine.
- Music:"A Hazy Shade of Winter" The Bangles
Supernatural
The Month of Open Doors Series by B. Stearns Maygra hosts that index. She's got some amazing Winchester epics of her own:
Part I And Fools Shine On
Part II If Belief Was Enough
Part III Woven
A brilliant take on the deep bond between the Winchester brothers. Not Wincest. One of my absolute *favorite* SPN fics. It's the first bit of the Salvation 'verse, but I have yet to read the rest of the 'verse. The link for future reference: Salvation Verse
Maygra hosts that index. She's got some amazing Winchester epics of her own:
The Second Sight series
~Sam loses his vision, but not his Sight. Starts out Gen, becomes slashy.
Out of This Darkness
Horror, AU/Futurefic... this is slashy and skin-crawlingly creepy. Absolutely brilliant concept.
There shall be more after sleep!
- Mood:
exhausted - Music:'River Understands Simon' Firefly soundtrack
Housekeeping by
eponine119Jack and Sawyer, crossdressing silliness. This is very funny. Need to leave FB
http://eponine119.livejournal.com/2075
http://community.livejournal.com/crack_v
Today seemed to be a good day for crossover fic. Woot!
Crossovers
In the Flesh, by ficangel
Lost/BtVS
Sawyer! I hope he becomes Lost's little black dress character.
http://ficangel.livejournal.com/tag/lost
Coincidence by justhuman
Xfiles/Angel crossover, Dana Scully/Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, PG-13
http://community.livejournal.com/winter_
An interesting site here…
http://bloodhowl.vague-disclaimer.org/bu
The AU Jossverse looks promising
Lost
Lit Up by cynthia_arrow
Sawyer/Sayid. Oh yes, very,very yum.
http://cynthia-arrow.livejournal.com/361
- Mood: cheerful
- Music:just the fan in the window behind me
but here's an untitled pornlet by
arabella_hopehttp://arabella-hope.livejournal.com/169
Lost fen have the smuttiest minds. I love this fandom!
Also: Bedtime Stories by
sweet_crazyasshttp://sweet-crazyass.livejournal.com/59
Sawyer, utterly wrecked by the Others. Creepy, heartwrenching and oh so good.
elise_509 wrote Invisible Threathttp://elise-509.livejournal.com/44762.h
and here http://elise-509.livejournal.com/44466.h
Jack/Sawyer AU set during Jack's residency, in New York. Hot realistic amazing sex, and twisty, painful inner turmoil.
There's a bunch of interesting fic from today,but I'm too tired to distill it all. I'll catch up tomorrow.
- Mood:
nauseated - Music:"Windmills" Toad the Wet Sprocket
So, this is a To Read Later list. :D
Lost
Fingernails, by gemjam
Jack/Sawyer, after Boone’s death
http://gemjam.livejournal.com/16060.html?s
A new part of In Admiration by emication
Part 33
http://users.livejournal.com/_inadmirati
Jossverse
A new part of Things We Never Talk About by nwhepcat
Chapter 50
http://nwhepcat.livejournal.com/586801.h
Chapter 51
http://nwhepcat.livejournal.com/587644.h
Say Bibliotheque Again, Baby by Nestra and Shrift
Angel the Series; Wesley/Gunn
http://bifictionalbedlam.slashcity.net/n
Tis a Pity by Unovis
Firefly; Mal and Inara
http://www.geocities.com/unovisunovis/pi
For future reading: The Wesley/Gunn Archive http://gunnwesley.populli.net/
Supernatural
Don’t Follow by Wren
Wincest
http://wrenscribbles.livejournal.com/526
Fidelity by Stillane
PG-13
http://stillane.livejournal.com/8538.htm
Sigh. Off to the salt mines, fun will be had later.
- Mood:
moody - Music:"The Saint" Orbital
Lost
Okay, here's Ink, by eponine119http://eponine119.livejournal.com/250798.h
This is Sawyer, post Season two finale. I had to go back, days after my initial reading, to comment. It's that angsty [or at least I found it so]. Good, if painful character study.
And also The Room, by cmonkatiekatie
http://cmonkatiekatie.livejournal.com/11
Jackcentric, post Season Two finale. It's a two parter, this is the first part and I still owe FB.
Jossverse
This is the blurb for an Angel rec in the Crack Van today
The piece in question is All Along the Watchtower by telsa321http://silverlake.imjustsayin.net/tesla-a
Why this must be read:
This is another one of those gennish slash stories that I find appealing. Angel/Oz is a rare pairing; it could work, two quiet guys with so much going on beneath the surface, keeping one another company. I guess I consider Oz the little black dress of the BtV/Angel fandom--because he's rather an outsider, a lone wolf with his own agenda, he works well in many fandoms as a crossover character, although I think his characterization is hard to get right. This story works on more than one level: as a character study of future, post-series Oz; as an exploration of why someone might choose to withdraw to a peaceful life even though there are more worthy battles to be fought; as a melancholy look at the past. The setting of this story is so vivid that I can absolutely see Oz living this life.
***I had to include the blurb [written by raveninthewind], becuase it's such a great description of his Oz-ness***
LotR RPS
A Sudden Case of Slash by Lemur
http://www.geocities.com/jerboa_lemur/ca
Another crack van rec; the intertextuality here is *amazing*!
That's it for now. Off to read actual books.
- Mood: mellow
- Music:some faint rock ballad in the kitchen
Harry Potter
I returned to Sam's archive, after quite the hiatus and got caught up on the Saving Harry Verse:
This is particularly lovely.
Tales from the River House: Eclipse
http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/9
I also read the lastest Laocoon's Children- Year Three
Chapter 1
http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/9
Chapter 2
http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/9
Chapter 3
http://sam-storyteller.livejournal.com/9
Jossverse
Nwhepcat's latest, Things We Never Talk About, has a new chapter
http://nwhepcat.livejournal.com/586708.h
entrenous88has some lovely Cordelia drabbles on this post.http://entrenous88.livejournal.com/41290
That's all so far for today. I'll prolly go trolling for Lost fic later...there's a current lack of good smut being written. :( I also need to mosey on over to the Blackraptor site; the boys *have* to be feeling neglected...
- Mood: amused
- Music:A fanmix about Arvin Sloane...it's marvy
