A big recs post
mainly for the purpose of decreasing my lj Memory count, but recs are always a good thing :)
Some of these (well, most of them, really) are pretty old, and I'm sure quite a few of you have read them before, but who knows? :)
Smallville:
Six Degrees from Sanity (working title), by muse_attack - This is just gorgeous. I know she says it's not complete, but it's gorgeous all the same. Charmingly disconnected and Lana POV, and it treats Lana in a way you don't see her treated very often in this fandom - kindly. Instead of ignoring the tragedies, Jess makes you sympathetic to them. Plus there are all sorts of wonderfully spiffy details, and a lot of color. Shades of Clark/Lex and Chloe/Lana.
Invert, by chiri_chan - A Chloe-centric 100-word drabble. Very sad; the theory at the end has been nixed by the fourth season but it was an appealing idea, as opposed to Dead Chloe. It makes me want to cry a little and give Chloe a big hug.
Harry Potter:
Sandcastles, by nest_freemark - Ginny/Hermione, short and [bitter]sweet. It really made me think, the first time I read it. I liked it because it's about a relationship that's not hunky-dory, that's not entirely functional, and you feel sad for both of the characters. Lovely atmosphere. It caught my fancy.
drabble request #5 (untitled, I'm assuming), by pogrebin - This is just wow. I love it; it's well-done futurefic, which is just awesome. I don't even like Snape but his voice works for me in this. Again, just wow. ETA: Okay, just now the journal has been deleted. That's depressing :(
The Love Song of Sirius Black, by kaydeefalls - One: I love 5-things-that-never-happened fic. Two: I love the Marauders. Two-and-a-half: I love Remus/Sirius. Three: I love TS Eliot. All of these incorporated into a fic and done wonderfully = astounded and adoring me. This fic is so amazing and so great and really, I can hardly be rational about fangirling this, can I?
Icon ficlet #3 (untitled, I assume), by pauraque - WAH. And, wow. That icon and the picture linked to are really fascinating. Once again, really great futurefic = awesome.
The Book of Avant Garde, rewritten, by losselen - Wow to the extreme. Supremely detailed, so full of so many small beautiful things, you could read it over and over and still find something new each time. And the imagery - Icarus and books and wings and red, blue, dark and light in dark. Just, exquisite, and painful. (sirius/remus)
Shakespeare:
Worm's Meat, by ipso_facto - Romeo/Mercutio, and Mercutio's death. So, so sad. Some very interesting details, and the atmosphere just caught me. It's about 2 years old, strangely enough - I found it on a google search.
In All Seasons, by Jiji - This is so lovely, and so softly painful. Seasons and flowers and china vases; the ending made me want to cry. Perfectly in character, Romeo/Mercutio. I've recced it before, June last year, and I'll rec it again because it's just wonderful.
Dreams Accord No Truth, by Val Mora - Benvolio/Mercutio, unrequited. I've recced this before as well. What impresses me so is the style in which it's written - the closest to Shakespeare I've yet seen.
Dead Poets Society:
The Very Definition, by givemehistory - Sad, as so many of these are. Slight Neil/Todd, but about all of the characters. Absolutely beautiful.
A Well-Timed Smile, by and_suddenly - This blew me away, oh god no pun intended. Hurts so bad, but I love it because, it just seems so true. Plus, I'm a sucker for angst. But really. Amazing. I know I've recced this before, sometime in November.
The Secret Garden:
Nest Building, by argyleheir - Every time I read this, I like it more. Enchanting. Colin/Dickon, implied. Memories, dirt, and poppies. Oh, yes.
Went on a walk for an hour or more. I should work on homework, yes. But Oligochaetes aren't much fun.
Some of these (well, most of them, really) are pretty old, and I'm sure quite a few of you have read them before, but who knows? :)
Smallville:
Six Degrees from Sanity (working title), by muse_attack - This is just gorgeous. I know she says it's not complete, but it's gorgeous all the same. Charmingly disconnected and Lana POV, and it treats Lana in a way you don't see her treated very often in this fandom - kindly. Instead of ignoring the tragedies, Jess makes you sympathetic to them. Plus there are all sorts of wonderfully spiffy details, and a lot of color. Shades of Clark/Lex and Chloe/Lana.
Invert, by chiri_chan - A Chloe-centric 100-word drabble. Very sad; the theory at the end has been nixed by the fourth season but it was an appealing idea, as opposed to Dead Chloe. It makes me want to cry a little and give Chloe a big hug.
Harry Potter:
Sandcastles, by nest_freemark - Ginny/Hermione, short and [bitter]sweet. It really made me think, the first time I read it. I liked it because it's about a relationship that's not hunky-dory, that's not entirely functional, and you feel sad for both of the characters. Lovely atmosphere. It caught my fancy.
drabble request #5 (untitled, I'm assuming), by pogrebin - This is just wow. I love it; it's well-done futurefic, which is just awesome. I don't even like Snape but his voice works for me in this. Again, just wow. ETA: Okay, just now the journal has been deleted. That's depressing :(
The Love Song of Sirius Black, by kaydeefalls - One: I love 5-things-that-never-happened fic. Two: I love the Marauders. Two-and-a-half: I love Remus/Sirius. Three: I love TS Eliot. All of these incorporated into a fic and done wonderfully = astounded and adoring me. This fic is so amazing and so great and really, I can hardly be rational about fangirling this, can I?
Icon ficlet #3 (untitled, I assume), by pauraque - WAH. And, wow. That icon and the picture linked to are really fascinating. Once again, really great futurefic = awesome.
The Book of Avant Garde, rewritten, by losselen - Wow to the extreme. Supremely detailed, so full of so many small beautiful things, you could read it over and over and still find something new each time. And the imagery - Icarus and books and wings and red, blue, dark and light in dark. Just, exquisite, and painful. (sirius/remus)
Shakespeare:
Worm's Meat, by ipso_facto - Romeo/Mercutio, and Mercutio's death. So, so sad. Some very interesting details, and the atmosphere just caught me. It's about 2 years old, strangely enough - I found it on a google search.
In All Seasons, by Jiji - This is so lovely, and so softly painful. Seasons and flowers and china vases; the ending made me want to cry. Perfectly in character, Romeo/Mercutio. I've recced it before, June last year, and I'll rec it again because it's just wonderful.
Dreams Accord No Truth, by Val Mora - Benvolio/Mercutio, unrequited. I've recced this before as well. What impresses me so is the style in which it's written - the closest to Shakespeare I've yet seen.
Dead Poets Society:
The Very Definition, by givemehistory - Sad, as so many of these are. Slight Neil/Todd, but about all of the characters. Absolutely beautiful.
A Well-Timed Smile, by and_suddenly - This blew me away, oh god no pun intended. Hurts so bad, but I love it because, it just seems so true. Plus, I'm a sucker for angst. But really. Amazing. I know I've recced this before, sometime in November.
The Secret Garden:
Nest Building, by argyleheir - Every time I read this, I like it more. Enchanting. Colin/Dickon, implied. Memories, dirt, and poppies. Oh, yes.
Went on a walk for an hour or more. I should work on homework, yes. But Oligochaetes aren't much fun.