slash recs for all
a few of my rl friends like to read slash, but don't venture too far beyond my journal, so i promised them a list of recs... i have nothing entertaining to add. this is just a perfunctory post. enjoy! :D
Just a warning. Almost all of these are slash and NC-17, cause that's the way I roll.
One of my all time favorites is saathi1013's I Sing the Body. It's an Elle-centric fic response to my 'sex history' challenge. It's marvelous. And I reread it occasionally and I'm still struck by the characterization and the dirty hotness. Honestly, this was the major inciting event that turned me on to Kristin Bell. Not slash, but definitely NC-17.
A new, ongoing series that I really enjoy is varcinie's Heroes Bride series. It's a parody of The Princess Bride, but not as crack or weird as one might be lead to believe by the idea. The parody style is quite literary and subtle. And though it's funny, it's credibly dramatic. It's slash, mostly Peter/Claude so far. And most people know how much I hate Peter, so that right there is a testament to it's goodness. It's got 5 parts and some deleted scenes so far (and I can only hope that the deleted scenes were inspired by Mis, Misn't ;D). PG-13 as of right now.
Now this is crack! entangled_now's wildly hilarious slashy crack Heroes/Futurama crossover called Do Not Adjust Your Set. Yeah, it's Nathan/Fry if the Heroes/Futurama x-over's not fucking insane enough for you. But the really insane part is that not only is characterization done well, but the dialogue and writing style screams Futurama. It's one of the funniest fics I've ever read. PG-13.
My all time favorite smut fic of tiptoe39's is In the Stacks. MattMo library!pr0n. It's my personal fave because of my own lascivious desires; libraries are on the top three of naughty public places i'd totally do it in. But also, it's just hot. Another tippy smut that should get a mention is The Game of the Name. Both of these fics are the way I usually like my sex/smut: uncomplicated, raw, fun, and dirty (by dirty I mean, like, physically dirty, not psychologically). Kind of innocent, in a way, I guess. Obvs, both are MattMo and NC-17. But in order to read these you have to friend tiptoesmut. I think those two alone are probably worth it.
Still on the MattMo vein, but switching to a depressing one I have an 5YG fic.kleenexcow's ultra-depressing timeplay with potential/former MattMo set in 5YG, called Rise and Fall. It's R and angst ahoy. I haven't read this in a while, actually, so I think I'm gonna right after this post. :D
And one more MattMo. Pretty Handsome Awkward by soda_and_capes is the kind of story that, when you're feeling pretty good about your fic, makes you feel bad because it's, like, 10X better than what you write. I wish I could write Mohinder this well. And the fic... is in Matt's POV! Now that's good.
And now for some Sylinder. This is not the pairing you automatically associate with funny, but I've got two funny ones. Something Like Seduction by toestastegood reminds us all something that we forget sometimes. Sylar is a geek. This fic has a premise like, 'What if Sylar approaches romance like a normal person, not a serial killer, but still being a creepy serial killer?' Or something like that. Just read it. It's lollerskates. PG-13.
The other is The Big Book of Zombies by ryou49. It's insane. Mohinder's a zombie. That's all you need to know, really. Also, it's from the school of crack thought that has something incredibly cracky in it, like Mohinder being a zombie, and fails to explain the origin of said crackiness. And I like that when it's done well, as it is in this case. It's the attitude: this is crack; just accept it. It's hilarious stuff. PG-13, I guess.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark by cerebel is definitely not cracky or funny mylar. It's kind of strange. The realization of what's really going on in this fic doesn't hit until the end. In the middle abouts, you may be all "The fuck? This wouldn't happen!" Just read til the end. The evilness is kind of chilling.
Then, of course, there's Barrel of a Gun by ghagiel. This is really disturbingly hot, as is almost all good Mylar. This is gun kink, which I never thought I'd like, but here it is, undeniably a fic I'm recommending. NC-17. Great Sylar POV. (You may still be blown away by the success of this, ghagiel, but so am I. Hot damn, girlie... :D (To Everyone Else: ghagiel, for this, and me, for Volition, were "competing" in, like, five categories of the slash awards together. And neither of us won. So we're friends now ;D))
This one is a nice little theory of a serial killer fic about Sylar by airspaniel. Shades of Gray is a PG-13 history of Sylar from childhood onward. It's not as epic as it sounds, but actually pretty short.
And let's throw a random crack fic in here for good measure. House Arrest by seaouryou really cracked me up with this. It's a vague Adam/Peter pairing, set in the near future. The comedy in here is really top of the line.
That's all the rec I can do for the moment. Most of it's been M3 and Sylinder, so later in the week I want to throw in some different pairings; more Primatech, rare slash, et cetera. Something a little grayer in the moral spectrum. :D So I hope you all enjoy these and perhaps more to come.
So now, you know what would be really cool? If you all gave me some recs, cause I like to read slash. ;D
Also, a cry for help. I'm looking for a fic I read once by koala_motchi. It was set in 5YG, super depressing, very long. And it might have been posted at the mytwoheroes comm. Ringing bells, anyone?
~love from WI
JLB
Just a warning. Almost all of these are slash and NC-17, cause that's the way I roll.
One of my all time favorites is saathi1013's I Sing the Body. It's an Elle-centric fic response to my 'sex history' challenge. It's marvelous. And I reread it occasionally and I'm still struck by the characterization and the dirty hotness. Honestly, this was the major inciting event that turned me on to Kristin Bell. Not slash, but definitely NC-17.
A new, ongoing series that I really enjoy is varcinie's Heroes Bride series. It's a parody of The Princess Bride, but not as crack or weird as one might be lead to believe by the idea. The parody style is quite literary and subtle. And though it's funny, it's credibly dramatic. It's slash, mostly Peter/Claude so far. And most people know how much I hate Peter, so that right there is a testament to it's goodness. It's got 5 parts and some deleted scenes so far (and I can only hope that the deleted scenes were inspired by Mis, Misn't ;D). PG-13 as of right now.
Now this is crack! entangled_now's wildly hilarious slashy crack Heroes/Futurama crossover called Do Not Adjust Your Set. Yeah, it's Nathan/Fry if the Heroes/Futurama x-over's not fucking insane enough for you. But the really insane part is that not only is characterization done well, but the dialogue and writing style screams Futurama. It's one of the funniest fics I've ever read. PG-13.
My all time favorite smut fic of tiptoe39's is In the Stacks. MattMo library!pr0n. It's my personal fave because of my own lascivious desires; libraries are on the top three of naughty public places i'd totally do it in. But also, it's just hot. Another tippy smut that should get a mention is The Game of the Name. Both of these fics are the way I usually like my sex/smut: uncomplicated, raw, fun, and dirty (by dirty I mean, like, physically dirty, not psychologically). Kind of innocent, in a way, I guess. Obvs, both are MattMo and NC-17. But in order to read these you have to friend tiptoesmut. I think those two alone are probably worth it.
Still on the MattMo vein, but switching to a depressing one I have an 5YG fic.kleenexcow's ultra-depressing timeplay with potential/former MattMo set in 5YG, called Rise and Fall. It's R and angst ahoy. I haven't read this in a while, actually, so I think I'm gonna right after this post. :D
And one more MattMo. Pretty Handsome Awkward by soda_and_capes is the kind of story that, when you're feeling pretty good about your fic, makes you feel bad because it's, like, 10X better than what you write. I wish I could write Mohinder this well. And the fic... is in Matt's POV! Now that's good.
And now for some Sylinder. This is not the pairing you automatically associate with funny, but I've got two funny ones. Something Like Seduction by toestastegood reminds us all something that we forget sometimes. Sylar is a geek. This fic has a premise like, 'What if Sylar approaches romance like a normal person, not a serial killer, but still being a creepy serial killer?' Or something like that. Just read it. It's lollerskates. PG-13.
The other is The Big Book of Zombies by ryou49. It's insane. Mohinder's a zombie. That's all you need to know, really. Also, it's from the school of crack thought that has something incredibly cracky in it, like Mohinder being a zombie, and fails to explain the origin of said crackiness. And I like that when it's done well, as it is in this case. It's the attitude: this is crack; just accept it. It's hilarious stuff. PG-13, I guess.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark by cerebel is definitely not cracky or funny mylar. It's kind of strange. The realization of what's really going on in this fic doesn't hit until the end. In the middle abouts, you may be all "The fuck? This wouldn't happen!" Just read til the end. The evilness is kind of chilling.
Then, of course, there's Barrel of a Gun by ghagiel. This is really disturbingly hot, as is almost all good Mylar. This is gun kink, which I never thought I'd like, but here it is, undeniably a fic I'm recommending. NC-17. Great Sylar POV. (You may still be blown away by the success of this, ghagiel, but so am I. Hot damn, girlie... :D (To Everyone Else: ghagiel, for this, and me, for Volition, were "competing" in, like, five categories of the slash awards together. And neither of us won. So we're friends now ;D))
This one is a nice little theory of a serial killer fic about Sylar by airspaniel. Shades of Gray is a PG-13 history of Sylar from childhood onward. It's not as epic as it sounds, but actually pretty short.
And let's throw a random crack fic in here for good measure. House Arrest by seaouryou really cracked me up with this. It's a vague Adam/Peter pairing, set in the near future. The comedy in here is really top of the line.
That's all the rec I can do for the moment. Most of it's been M3 and Sylinder, so later in the week I want to throw in some different pairings; more Primatech, rare slash, et cetera. Something a little grayer in the moral spectrum. :D So I hope you all enjoy these and perhaps more to come.
So now, you know what would be really cool? If you all gave me some recs, cause I like to read slash. ;D
Also, a cry for help. I'm looking for a fic I read once by koala_motchi. It was set in 5YG, super depressing, very long. And it might have been posted at the mytwoheroes comm. Ringing bells, anyone?
~love from WI
JLB