The fics that got me through the day...
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oritsu_luvThis is a quick multi-fandom rec list of some of the fics that got me through the long monotonous days at work. These are the fics that I read over and over, the ones that I would flip right over and start re-reading.
'Ripple' by Georgina
He takes another shower afterwards, staring at the tiles. They're blue on blue and kind of mottled, like being underwater, and he wonders why Nick has a bathroom that makes you feel like you're drowning.
Nick Carter/Justin Timberlake. Bandslash (n'sync/bsb)This is the fic that ruined all other JuNi for me, because I loved the characterisation and dynamics in this fic so much. I just love every single thing about this fic, the pacing, the grittiness of it, the bittersweetness, and of course, the happy ending.
'Inertia'/'Tincture II' by Claire Redding (J-rock)
When Hyde comes out of the gate, he looks tired, not old. Leehom feels sometimes that he's the only one who knows the difference.
Leehom/Gackt, Leehom/Hyde, implied Gackt/Hyde.
I reread this fic about a dozen times before realizing that it's actually two fics I pieced into one. But it works so well. I love the way she goes off on tangents that only serve to make the narrative even stronger when she ties them back into it. Unfortunately, Claire's page has disappeared from the internet, but I can e-mail anyone this fic if they want it.
'And the Moon in Their Net' by Gale.
"Okay," Joe said, pushing himself up on his elbows. "Let me get this all straight in my head. You mouthed off in a club about some chick you shouldn't have been talking smack about – and by the way, *that's* the most reasonable part of the whole goddamn story – and someone overheard you and told her. And normally she'd just show up and talk shit about you on the internet, but because she's the queen of a completely different *species* she's going to kill you."
"Ohhh, no," Patrick said. "That's not the best part. Go on, tell them."
Pete glared at him. "I was getting to it." He paused again. "So," he said, "because you guys are like my brothers, I. um. Your names came up, and." He scratched his arm. "So when I say she'll kill *me*, I really mean 'she'll kill *us*'."
Pete/Patrick. Bandslash (Fall Out Boy)
In which Pete is 1/16th faerie. I have read this fic more times than I can count. Everything about it is brilliant. Gale's Pete and Patrick always feel so canon to me, even when they have to play a show to appease the queen of Faerie when Pete's big mouth gets them in trouble, as per usual.
'Drop Dead Gorgeous' and 'The Way We Get By' by Maya.
“I think you may be going overboard with your carefree bachelor lifestyle,” Malfoy said, in a distracted sort of way. “You left your groceries on the floor, and also, I think something crawled onto your sideboard and died.”
“That’s my jumper,” Harry said, looking doubtfully at the sodden orange heap.
“And also, I think your jumper crawled onto your sideboard and died,” Malfoy amended agreeably. “And also, you’ve run out of marmalade.”
“I don’t like marmalade,” said Harry.
“Don’t you? Huh,” said Malfoy. “But people could drop by. Requiring marmalade. And then where would you be, it’d be awfully embarrassing. I counsel you urgently to acquire emergency marmalade reserves.”
Harry/Draco. Harry Potter. Fellow aurors Harry and Draco are partnered up to work together, and much madness and mayhem ensues, including unrequited (?) love and diagrams made from popsicle sticks. Maya's new fic, and it's companion piece. I didn't realize 'till I read there just how much I'd been missing Maya's writing, her elegantly flippant Draco and long-suffering, brash Harry.
Honorable Mention:
'Transfigurations'
Harry/Draco. HP
I only read this once at work, because it's many chapters and well over 100 pages, but I was blown away by how well it's put together. Many HP fics are 'novel legnth' but this one is 'novel quality' in the way it builds the plot and characters up to the climax of the story and through to the end. A really, really, well thought out and executed piece of writing.
'Ripple' by Georgina
He takes another shower afterwards, staring at the tiles. They're blue on blue and kind of mottled, like being underwater, and he wonders why Nick has a bathroom that makes you feel like you're drowning.
Nick Carter/Justin Timberlake. Bandslash (n'sync/bsb)This is the fic that ruined all other JuNi for me, because I loved the characterisation and dynamics in this fic so much. I just love every single thing about this fic, the pacing, the grittiness of it, the bittersweetness, and of course, the happy ending.
'Inertia'/'Tincture II' by Claire Redding (J-rock)
When Hyde comes out of the gate, he looks tired, not old. Leehom feels sometimes that he's the only one who knows the difference.
Leehom/Gackt, Leehom/Hyde, implied Gackt/Hyde.
I reread this fic about a dozen times before realizing that it's actually two fics I pieced into one. But it works so well. I love the way she goes off on tangents that only serve to make the narrative even stronger when she ties them back into it. Unfortunately, Claire's page has disappeared from the internet, but I can e-mail anyone this fic if they want it.
'And the Moon in Their Net' by Gale.
"Okay," Joe said, pushing himself up on his elbows. "Let me get this all straight in my head. You mouthed off in a club about some chick you shouldn't have been talking smack about – and by the way, *that's* the most reasonable part of the whole goddamn story – and someone overheard you and told her. And normally she'd just show up and talk shit about you on the internet, but because she's the queen of a completely different *species* she's going to kill you."
"Ohhh, no," Patrick said. "That's not the best part. Go on, tell them."
Pete glared at him. "I was getting to it." He paused again. "So," he said, "because you guys are like my brothers, I. um. Your names came up, and." He scratched his arm. "So when I say she'll kill *me*, I really mean 'she'll kill *us*'."
Pete/Patrick. Bandslash (Fall Out Boy)
In which Pete is 1/16th faerie. I have read this fic more times than I can count. Everything about it is brilliant. Gale's Pete and Patrick always feel so canon to me, even when they have to play a show to appease the queen of Faerie when Pete's big mouth gets them in trouble, as per usual.
'Drop Dead Gorgeous' and 'The Way We Get By' by Maya.
“I think you may be going overboard with your carefree bachelor lifestyle,” Malfoy said, in a distracted sort of way. “You left your groceries on the floor, and also, I think something crawled onto your sideboard and died.”
“That’s my jumper,” Harry said, looking doubtfully at the sodden orange heap.
“And also, I think your jumper crawled onto your sideboard and died,” Malfoy amended agreeably. “And also, you’ve run out of marmalade.”
“I don’t like marmalade,” said Harry.
“Don’t you? Huh,” said Malfoy. “But people could drop by. Requiring marmalade. And then where would you be, it’d be awfully embarrassing. I counsel you urgently to acquire emergency marmalade reserves.”
Harry/Draco. Harry Potter. Fellow aurors Harry and Draco are partnered up to work together, and much madness and mayhem ensues, including unrequited (?) love and diagrams made from popsicle sticks. Maya's new fic, and it's companion piece. I didn't realize 'till I read there just how much I'd been missing Maya's writing, her elegantly flippant Draco and long-suffering, brash Harry.
Honorable Mention:
'Transfigurations'
Harry/Draco. HP
I only read this once at work, because it's many chapters and well over 100 pages, but I was blown away by how well it's put together. Many HP fics are 'novel legnth' but this one is 'novel quality' in the way it builds the plot and characters up to the climax of the story and through to the end. A really, really, well thought out and executed piece of writing.
