First Few Desperate Hours by bravenewcentury (FMA)
Roy/Riza, Team Mustang; R; Set after chapter 62; 5556 words
Summary: Isolation breeds anxiety, and some rather rash decisions.Lovely story; there's such an intensity to it, a tension created just by having those two forced apart. I love how bravenewcentury writes Roy and Riza - in an understated way where a small ( Read more... )

You know that Fullmetal Alchemist thing I keep talking about? I was thinking of making an introductory post for my friendslist... I mean, something a little deeper than "Roy Mustang is a sexy beast" (because, while true, it doesn't do that complex story justice). But instead I'll link to bravenewcentury's post: Ten Reasons to Read Fullmetal Alchemist

Also, rawles is ( Read more... )

sga_genficathon has started posting! And kicked off with an excellent Keller fic: Practicing Medicine by kristen999
gen; PG; Set Early S5; 6,000 words
Summary: Jennifer learns that accepting and upholding an oath, requires living it.I like this story both for its thoughtful portrayal of Jennifer Keller and for the slice-of-life look at the work of Atlantis' medical ( Read more... )

FMA meta rec: rawles wrote a really great post on Roy & Riza, on subtext and canon. ( link)
FMA fanart rec:
TheOnlyWayIsDeath on DA made an Envy Motivational Poster that alternately cracks me up and makes me go Aww (and then slap myself for going Aww because, seriously, it's Envy!)
Spoilers for chapter 80 and up.
Driven by the desire to subsidize both ( Read more... )

Guys, if you haven't already... run, don't walk to read rawles's story of Riza growing up. ♥ I'm just... it's just, so good. Such a satisfying exploration of both her relationship with her father and how it shaped her, and her relationship with Roy. An incredible, subtle character study. I couldn't put it down.
Take AimRoy/Riza (Riza POV); Rating: sex ( ( Read more... )

Second Life by rhymer23
gen; PG-13; Sheppard plus team plus season five cast; genre: angst, h/c; 17,300 words
Summary: When the unthinkable happens, Sheppard is given the chance to erase the past and start again. And that should be the end of it. Shouldn't it?Rhymer is back. :) This is a very satisfying character story; it feels very raw in the way it ( Read more... )

Finally! I can cross one square off last year's Cliché Bingo card. I picked 'vulnerability'... which gave me the excuse inspiration to draw this scene. ( after the battle (Roy&Riza). Just speculation for the end of the manga. )

Only one more day to go on Project-where-the-deadline-was-last-week. Today I carried a little table into our front yard and worked outside in the sun all day. It was great. I got four pages colored and I even got to squeeze in a bit of rollerblading and watched the latest ep of FMA with the roommate. (My housemates are into the show. Can't say I ( Read more... )

I just read a wonderfully evocative Jennifer Keller fic that takes place during her childhood years. I'm going to write a rec for stargateficrec later, but I have to link it here right away:

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade (even if you skipped it) by tartanshell
gen; pre-series; 1775 words
The summer before seventh grade, Jennifer has a lot to learn. There's ( Read more... )

These two fics just have to be rec'd in tandem. :)

An Excerpt from 'Road to Revolution: the Life and Times of Roy Mustang' by bravenewcentury (FMA ( Read more... )