For anyone else as traumatized as I was, I give you copperbadge's "Rules of Being a Godson"

( It's pretty spoilerific for Deathly Hallows, so the whole rec is going under a cut. )

In Loco by Dira Sudis
The O.C., Seth/Ryan (NC-17 - kink)
"Seth is a junkie, and Seth is a hustler."This piece just knocked me off my feet. It's AU (although judging by the way the series is going, who knows!?) and set in an indeterminate time, but in a universe in which things have gone very wrong for the boys. Seth and Ryan have become the worst ( Read more... )

Standing in the Common Spaces
by seperisSmallville/Spider-Man movieverse ( Read more... )

Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (The Land of My Fathers)
by gramarye1971
Dark is Rising
PG
Gen
Summary: 'You're good at leading people.'

This Bran makes *sense*; I can really see this as a slice of his future. A scene that's palpably tense and awkward and very well done.

Escape
by mmichelle
Harry Potter
PG
Harry/Hermione
Summary: He kissed her then, as he always did, and her arms snaked around his neck and for a moment, she was fine.

It's all angsty and wah and beautiful and I love it.

Mostly Human
by donnaimmaculata
Discworld
G
Susan/Lobsang
Summary: Cosmic rules cannot be overridden. Or so they say.

This story made me so happy. So many of my favorite characters (Susan, the Patrician, Death) all together! Susan vs the Patrican was a delight, and I loved the look at Susan's relationship with Time.

Court and Spark
by rhipowered
Secret Garden
PG
Mary/Dickon
Summary: The chill of winter can enter the bones, and the heart.

This was one of those that just left me incoherent because it felt so *right.*

Walsingham's Christmas Carol
by psychomachia
Dark Is Rising
PG
Gen
Summary: Christmas is the time for telling tales. Not all of them can end well.

A past-time fic that's very, very well done. I was drawn in by the voice, which is *wonderful*, and the sense of foreboding kept me there right til the end.

Title: Wesley's Liberal GuiltAuthor: Jessica Harris ( Read more... )

Your Friends and Neighbors by thetreacletart.
Harry Potter. R. Ron/Harry/Hermione.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione move into a new neighborhood. Someone is watching them closely.I *really* liked this story. All three of the Trio were very well characterized, and the neighbor's characterization was nice and eerie and a very good counterpoint to Harry's. This story ( Read more... )