Recs Update! Popslash and Buffy and Emo Boys, oh my!
It's been too long, amores, but here 'tis. An update with a whole slew of recs I've been accumlating since MARCH, omg.

For some reason, this time, I seemed to pick fics whose others just didn't deign to give a rating to! Is that a trend? I always rate my stuff....Anywhow, I was forced to guesstimate lots of the ratings. If said authors see this and take exception just let me know and I'll fix it.

Okay, chickies. On to the fic!

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NSYNC

The Taking Away by Jewlianna
Justin/JC
Not rating listed but I’m thinking NC-17 to be safe.
http://www.hazyphase.net/missedopportunities/takingaway.html

Lovely, lovely AU piece set in Florence, Italy where JC is a sculptor and Justin is his apprentice/muse. Really, I don't know how anyone can NOT want to read this.

This is the second of Jewlianna's fics I've recced and I'm developing a major love for how she crafts these guys: evenhanded, lyrical, yet down-to-earth writing that marries the scorching sex scenes like they were made for each other.

I love finding new authors to adore and I have! Go, read. Marvel.


Light by MusicDiamond
JC/Lance
PG-13 if I had to guess
http://www.whitelies.net/musicdiamond/nsync/longer/light/lindex.html

I’ve developed a real appreciation for MusicDiamond’s particular style. She starts quiet, slow and builds this beautifully crafted world that draws you in and keeps you invested every step of the way. This AU started with the softest whisper that never really got any louder but spoke volumes.

About loss and love and hope and betrayal and loneliness and being alone and how they are not the same thing.

I loved this very much.

Done for the You Taste Like Honey, Honey Challenge:
http://www.whitelies.net/musicdiamond/nsync/challenge/honey/

HARRY POTTER

Momenti Diversi By **Zarah
http://www.femgeeks.net/zarah/index-pop.htm
Harry/Draco

Once again, a little clicking to get to the good stuff but well worth it: fist click on ‘Harry Potter’ on the left list of fandoms then scroll down to find ‘Momenti Diversi.’

I have no idea how I've missed this H/D series but thanks to Ladycat's call for nonangst!H/D I have seen the light, yes I have.

Harry has run away to Italy after Voldemort dies and Draco goes to get him back.

Lush, wonderful descriptions of the Italian scenery and wonderful cat-and-mouse Draco and you can see Harry falling and fighting and falling and the whole thing is just a joy to read.

A WIP, just as a warning, but one of the loveliest fics I've read on this pairing in a while. Absolutely engaging, skillful writing.


The Crush Trilogy by **Zahra
Harry/Draco
Probably R
And Now for Something Completely Different: http://www.obsessedmuch.net/dysfunctional/different.html
Lemon Zingers and Strawberry Jam: http://www.obsessedmuch.net/dysfunctional/lemon.html
Public Displays Of Affection: http://www.obsessedmuch.net/dysfunctional/public.html

To say the Harry/Draco 'ship is rife with angst is to say Jessica Simpson is slightly thick.

This is why finding a fic, any fic, that doesn't have them finding each other with a boatload of pain, tears, death, unforgivables and Avada Kedavras going all willy nilly is a find indeed.

I truly loved this little gem of a trilogy. All from Harry's POV it is three amusing, concise, funny slices of teen crushing and obsession with a side of lemon zingers and strawberry jam. Try it. It tastes really good.

**Just to point out—I believe these are TWO different authors, tho their names are similar.


Jacking Ghehena by Mirabella of mirasfics
Harry Potter/John Constantine
NC-17 is my guess
http://www.livejournal.com/users/mirasfics/34956.html#cutid1

I've recced Mira here before for her stunning Harry Potter epic The Shadow of His Wings and I’ve always wondered how she’d do when not constructing a long, intricate epic.

This answers that in spades.

The pairing is a crossover and pairs Harry with John Constantine from the movie, NOT the text. I mean, John Constantine of all the damn people, and it is just as lyrical, sharp, and flawless as everything else Mira creates. She paints emotions, situations, and sex with a swath of words that is neither to heavy or too light, but just perfect. A wealth of information with just the right language.

This is abrupt and genius and wonderful and I didn't want it to end. I wanted more. Mira does that.


HARRY POTTER RPS

The Villain by winterlive
Tom Felton/Daniel Radcliffe
PG-13
http://www.livejournal.com/users/winterlive/86758.html

A short, sharp little ficlet about the real Draco and Harry and it tastes like a Granny Smith Apple- bitter with a hint of sweet. Just a hint.

I do heartily wish there were more of this rps pairing, but for now Winterlive more than does it justice.

Very good. I want some more.


EMINEM

Lose Yourself by realm_of_ylith
Marshall Mathers/Orlando Bloom
NC-17 overall
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=realm_of_ylith&keyword=Lose+Yourself&filter=all

Ami offered me this pairing bit by delicious bit, revealing the fascination like origami and Realm of Ylith has taken that fascination and sculpted it into the most basic but intriguing premise in this AU fic.

Marshall is poor, has a baby and works a menial job. Orlando is a kept pretty boy and the ev0l wicked boyfriend is played by none other than Mr. Vin Deisel, and, my friends, how can you NOT want to read something like that? How I ask you?

This kid, who is all of eighteen, has a savvy way with characterization and plot, though her Orlando tends to be consistently helpless and fragile. If that doesn’t irk you then dive right in. I didn’t mind.

This is good stuff and she can only keep getting better with age. I, for one, can’t wait to see how that happens.



HANSON

The Photographer by J. Robinson
Hanson Gen
Barely R
http://www.geocities.com/jr_sx/photographer.html

*blink*

Ho-lee shit.

I will be up front and say I don't rec a lot of gen fic here. I've nothing against it but I like my slash and I like to read pairings.

akimbie, though, gave me the heads up on this brilliant gem of a ficlet and I can't believe I've gone this long without reading it!

It reminds me of a question posed by bombay_gin not long ago, about how we would photograph Hanson if it were up to us.

This story is exactly how.

All three personalities are captured perfectly, insecurities, vanity, hesitance and all, and it is a striking slice of writing that stays with you long after you're done reading.

And that last paragraph? I can't get that image out of my head at all.

Good, good stuff. Count on it.


Blue and Black by Nicole
Tay/JC
R
http://www.hansondoeshogwarts.com/

Okay. To get to this fic you click on the above link, click on 'Fiction', click on &Nicole, and it's the first one on the list. *whew* I swear I can't figure out to make that any shorter.

However, you all must believe me when I tell you the little extra effort is so, so worth it.

JC. Tay. The perfect black shirt. I mean, really. What more is there to SAY? Done in three vignettes that follow one fateful meeting to the next this fic is spare and so true to the characters I heard an audible 'click' in my head. The first scene in the clothing shop is priceless beyond belief and alone worth the price of admission.

Just a great, wonderfully done fic that manages to make me believe that every pairing and encounter does not need to turn into more than what it is, and that can be enough. I don't usually buy that, but this made me.

With me? That's something.

Written for the ‘You Taste Like Honey Honey’ Challenge.


Bridge by lucylooo
Tay/Zac
PG, probably
http://www.livejournal.com/users/reggie_mbq/1512973.html?view=6453261#t6453261

Warm, sharp little Hanson ficlet about growing up, away, and finding your way home.
For all its brevity there are layers to this, overlapped and almost translucent. My mind kept pondering nuances for a long time after.

One of my everlasting sorrows is how lucylooo and alexandriabrown don't seem to write, really write, long meaty epics anymore, in any fandom. I would give a great deal to read that again.

It's gems like this that say why Reggie should.


BUFFY

Saturation by wesleysgirl and janedavitt
Xander/Giles, Xander/Giles/Spike
NC-17
http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=wesleysgirl&keyword=Saturation+%28by+Jane+and+me%29&filter=all

Giles/Any of the kids is just not a pairing I usually read. Certainly not while they were all in high school because skeevy! While I know, given my other fic proclivities this is amusing, there it is. Hangups; what do you do with 'em?

Apparently, you find a fic with a pairing you rarely read and see it recced by everyone you trust and admire and finally cave and, well, then you rec it, too.

I like this Giles and Xander. They are older, wiser and living in London together. Add a newly human Spike to the mix and you got gold, baby!

This is not hearts and flowers fluff, my friends. This is raw, pull-no-punches writing of the highest caliber that tackles all the complicated relationship dynamics in an arrangement of this sort. Be prepared and make sure your monitor is melt-resistant.

I love this fandom, still, and fics like this are why.

CSI

Out With It by
Greg Sanders/Ryan Wolfe
PG-13
http://www.bureauofetcetera.com/owi1.htm
http://www.bureauofetcetera.com/owi2.htm
http://www.bureauofetcetera.com/owi3.htm
http://www.bureauofetcetera.com/owi4.htm
http://www.bureauofetcetera.com/owi5.htm
http://www.bureauofetcetera.com/owi6.htm

I'm a Nick/Greg 'shipper. We all know that. But I seem to have a soft spot for slim lab geeks as a whole because Ryan Wolfe off of CSI:Miami is just cute as a button with big soulful brown eyes and nerd hair and the charming self-deprecation and...you all get my drift.

There's not a whole lot of Greg/Ryan out there but I stumbled upon this WIP and liked it. The writer doesn't seem to have much confidence in their own writing, and there's a Nick Stokes/Eric Delko side story I'm not that into.(Eric being the nummy Puerto Rican crumpet on CSI: Miami) but I like the story, I do. Most of this is due to her really great grasp of Greg and Ryan's characterizations. She has the Greg babble down COLD, and Ryan is so endearingly tentative and shy and AWWWW.

She's up to six chapters and I hope there are more. Give it go for something a little different.


ORIGINAL FIC

(Untitled) Emo Boys Snogging by bexless
NC-17 barely
http://www.livejournal.com/users/bexless/448995.html?view=3467235
Emo Boys

So there once was this bit of film that ran through my FL like wildfire, and there are lots of films like that: Ewan and Hayden kissing, Orlando and Dom/Viggo/Elijah kissing, etc. This one had two darling Emo boys making out and it was one of the most erotic things I'd ever seen. Immediately I wanted to read fic about it. Well, someone finally obliged and damn, is it good!

I will rarely, rarely rec original fic here, only because I don't run across original fic that's a) all that good or b) doesn't bore me shitless.

This, however, is bloody fucking brilliant, and like Kita said, I want a whole notebook of stories just like this one.

I already love these two and want to read more about the whole group. That's some good writing, folks.

Link to the video clip can be found in the forward.

If you haven't seen it, do. Then read the fic.

You won't be sorry.


LOTRIPS and…others

The Color of Wheat by ethrosdemon and possibly hackthis, tho I’m not sure.
Hayden Christiansen/ Ewan McGregor
Hard R with some NC-17parts
http://www.livejournal.com/users/ethrosdemon/157586.html?mode=reply

Ethrosdemon is the worst kind of crack pimp, man. She (at least I think she’s a she; I’m not really sure. I don’t think a guy could be this ruthless) will craft the most addictive, fascinating, brilliantly executed universes out of thin air and of people and situations you swear on your mama’s grave you wouldn’t read. She gets you good and hooked so that you refresh your Friends page every five minutes and wait with bated breath for the next segment. And then, she STOPS.

Now, I’m not one to say I’ve never just stopped a fic that people were reading. Far be it for me to throw stones. Ethros just seems to wait until you are waist deep in jonesin’ and then cuts you off.

This one, tho. This one she finished, and thank the fic gods for it!

This is Hayden Christiansen of the Star Wars saga and Ewan of the same with a smattering of Hollywood glitterati thrown in like diamonds on a velvet sky. Hayden is beautiful and fucked up and Viggo is supportive. Ewan is Ewan, Jude Law is a diva with unrequited love and Brad Pitt builds houses. A lot.

I could talk on and on and never get to the gist of why this fic is the brilliant, sexy satire that it is.

Read and see for yourself.

Ethros, man. That woman is dangerous. J