A very clever time travel AU that I hesitate to shove into the AU box for fear that it will turn people off. This is a cool idea, and it’s somewhat based on a book called The Timetraveler’s Wife.

Seth is 15, and 15

This is, perhaps, the story I’ve been waiting for from Zarah. The writing is, as always, deceptively sparse. This girl knows how to pack a punch with every single line she writes. But this story is significantly longer than most of her other work, which pleased me to no end. Another thing I love about her stories: she’s a thorough writer, Z doesn’t ever write a story without completely involving herself in the tiny details of a culture and I got a lot of personal thrills from reading this one not onlly because it’s set on my home turf, the bay area, but also because it was written by someone with a whole lot of love for the place. [note: link goes to story index, you'll find Telegraph Avenue about halfway down]

Telegraph Avenue

Sometimes you read a story that just takes over your brain and becomes absolutely canon for you. This? Is the epitome of those stories. Seriously, Kassie’s is an amazing writer all of the time but this story, these characters were made for her to write. Everyone needs to read this story, no matter how uninterested in the fandom you may be, it’s fucking brilliant.

Like There’s Nothing Left to Lose

I love the way this is written. It’s detailed and the characters are strong, but mostly it’s lines like:

He stands with his weight back on his heels, hands quiet in his pockets; like most of the best pickpockets Rusty has known, Linus isn’t a fidgeter.

that really get me. What detail! This is fabulous.

Drive

A short but good glimpse into how Rusty spent his time while Danny was in jail.

Maybe If We Wait

You know how sometimes you read a story that’s just. Deliciously slow and so unbelievably sexy, like molasses and foreplay and ‘we don’t need to get out of bed today, baby’ and it’s just a slow burn that you never, ever want to end. This is so one of those stories.

And Then You Take the House

Good use of metaphor and a good ear for Danny and Rusty’s voices.

between vision and substance

I’ve not read too many stories in this fandom, and the ones I have read have all been of the Danny/Rusty variety so this was a very nice surprise. It’s really fun and the dialogue is great. I think I fell a little bit more in love with Linus, too.

on stealing rusty’s heart and also couches

This one has some great lines, and really believable characterization.

Nothing Left to Lose

Not only is this incredibly hot it captures Rusty and Danny’s dynamic really, really well. I love the way they complement each other perfectly in the movie and the transition from that to this story is seamless.

Cookies and Ink

This broke me a little bit. The ending is perfect, the characterization is awesome. It’s got fantastic details and a realy great background history for these guys.

Cherchez la Femme