Smallville: Clark/Lex
224k of road trip, sex, avoidance of reality; it would be impossible for me not to love this story with all my heart.
April 21, 2006
looking glass by jenn; 23.807 words
Smallville: Clark/Lex
This holds the number one position on my all time favorite Clex stories list. It’s an AU: deliciously twisted, and brilliantly characterized.
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as the night the day by alex and dana; 49.048 words
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forgotten and forgotten: roles reversed by trudy west; 36.993 words
Star Wars fps: Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan
This author such a talent for scene setting and character building that I tend to ignore the fact that she often writes POV stories. This is really good long, plotty read. Settle in for it.
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the color of wheat series by ethrosdemon and zarah; 30.326 words
Star Wars rps: Ewan/Hayden and a variety of others.
First off, there’s Viggo. And no one writes Viggo like this girl. No one. Second off, it’s Hayden. Plus. She invented a movie. A whole movie! It’s great, trust me. [note: I linked to the livejournal memories, just follow the numbers]
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sabotage and subversion by calico; 25.209 words
Lotrips: combinations of Viggo/Orlando/Elijah/Dom/Billy
Calico writes the hottest sex this side of, well, everything. And she does it with gorgeous writing and intense buildup. This is one of the hottest stories I’ve ever read. Think of it as, like, ad 25.000 word long pwp.
Sabotage and Subversion
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If by jenlynn; 38.873 words
Lotrips: Viggo/Orlando
A long, detailed AU in which Orlando and Viggo are both Wimbledon tennis champions. A really good blend of smut, plot and angst. With some great characterization.
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momenti diversi by zarah; 33.000 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Draco
Okay so I’m probably the last person on earth to read this but I wanted to read it once it was finished and it is now. So if any of you were like me, you should go read it now, and if you weren’t like me, go read it anyways because it’s Harry and Draco in Italy with beautiful descriptions and lots of buildup and good sex. Yum. note: story is linked about halfway down the page.
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wheel of fortune by cj marlowe; 34.138 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Draco
The seeker who draws the Wheel of Fortune card is at the beginning of a cycle. He is able to change at a moment’s notice, but the wheel will turn with or without him. An opportunity may present itself; the seeker must take action or the opportunity will be lost. This is a turning point in his life.
This was written for the Big Bang, Baby challenge so it’s long and plotty and all about the H/D. CJ Marlowe is a really talented writer, and this story is no exception, I fully recommend reading her popslash and lotrips too.
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the waters of march by duinn fionn; 21.401 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Draco
Voldemort’s final victim resides with the other spell-damaged wizards in St. Mungo’s Hospital. Harry suffers survivor’s guilt and finds an unusual beta. Cream-colored knee-high leather boots make a brief appearance.
Evidently, this story is the author’s first attempt at slash. The plot is pretty cool, the premise original, but the writing is somewhat faulty. It’s heavy on the exposition in the beginning, but if you read past the fist scene I think she makes up for it by the end.
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the fourth year by caligraphy; 40.369 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Severus
Written for the merry_smutmas challenge this is a long, plotty story that really takes the time to develop Snape in a way that I love and shows the evolution of his relationship with Harry. Also, this is a future-fic set after the end of the war.
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filtered past boredom by RaeWhit; 38.219 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Severus
This is sort of a qualified rec. I enjoyed the story – to a point – but there were definitely some aspects that annoyed me in terms of characterization. 6 years after the war ends Harry takes a teaching postion at Hogwarts and decides to spend his off hours seducing Severus Snape. (Pre-Half Blood Prince.)
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hall of the mountain kings by tara tory; 45.900 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Severus
I’ve been talking about interesting use of magic in my previous recs but this story takes the cake. Tara’s got a great feel for progression and while the story is interesting, the setting is amazingly detailed and vibrant.
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the devil will drag you under by dementor delta; 20.460 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Severus
chan warning Uh. Oh man I should not be reccing this but it’s. Well hell, if you already like this pairing you’ll probably be okay with the fact that Harry is incredibly fucking young in this story. Even so it’s good and definitely worth reading.
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quid pro quo by aucta sinistra; 29.511 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Severus
Aucta Sinistra is quickly becoming one of those authors I know I can count on for a good, long read with strong characterization and good plotting.
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severus and the crup by josan; 36.716 words
Harry Potter: Harry/Severus
Post-Hogwarts futurefic. The war is over, but all of the magic in Britain is gone with it. How do the characters cope living as muggles, can they ever rebuild what’s been lost? The magic in this is absolutely fantastic.
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oranges and vanilla by rachel; 28.913 words
Popslash: JC/David Bowie, JC/Joey.
Take a good look at that pairing. Now ignore every negative thought you might possibly have. I read this story years ago. It was fantastic then and it’s fantastic now. I’ve actually kept thinking about it ever since I first gave it a chance. It’s heartbreaking and fascinating and just wonderfully detailed. Rachel clearly has a whole lot of love for David Bowie, and he’s really one of the main characters in the story. I think the weirdest thing about this series is the fact that it’s one of the only first person stories I’ve ever enjoyed. Rachel, basically, manages to take all of this shit I could never imagine liking and makes me fall in love. Really, give this one a chance, it’s worth it.
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coldhearted by jae; 25.188 words
Popslash: NSYNC/Backstreet Boys
Oh man. This is like the NSYNC/BSB crossover fic. Um it’s a total cliché fic but in the good way, where the writing is good and sarcastic and it never takes itself too seriously but it’s not really a farce either. The boys of NSYNC make a bet to see who can sleep with a Backstreet Boy first. And if that sentence doesn’t make you want to read it, I’m not sure what I can do to convince you except say that it’s really a very funny and satisfying story.
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rake at the gates of hell by synecdochic; 38.773 words
Popslash: Lance-centric, various pairings
Gorgeously written, wonderfully dynamic AU in a universe that closely resembles that of Hellblazer (Constantine). I really don’t think any explanation could do this story justice. It’s gorgeous and deep and intriguing and wonderfully toned with fascinating characterization. Everything you can expect from Synecdochic’s writing.
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telegraph avenue by zarah (hackthis); 47.654 words
The OC: Seth/Ryan
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]
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towards the limits of maps by aflowerinrain; 33.691 words
The OC: Seth/Ryan.
I don’t read much OC slash but when I do I’m always glad I took the chance, especially with a story like this. It’s set in the future, Seth and Ryan are in their mid-20’s and the story is just fantastically beautiful. It’s heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time. There are some stories that you read and you can just feel that ache in your stomach because the characters are drawn so well and made so real that it matters to you what happens to them. This is one of those stories.
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April 20, 2006
The Assets series by Kylie Lee; 21.841 words
Firefly: Jayne/Simon
This was recced at just the right time for me. I was bored and feeling slightly dissatisfied with current fandoms. If you ever liked Jayne on the Firefly I really recommend reading Firefly fanfic. He’s such a great character, and fanfic lets people explore that a whole lot more.
Counting the Days by Dira Sudis, 34.078 words
Spike/Angel.
Long, and so good. Post The Gift Dawn needs to get out of the house, so Spike takes her to L.A.