Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Veronica Mars
Conflict Resolution by Strongly Worded
[PG-13 Mac begins the healing process and, surpisingly enough, Dick has a hand in it]
Wow. I love Dick and the author just gets this so, so right. The characterisation of Dick is perfect, with just that extra little bit of something that shows what Dick could be liked deep down. I loved it. This story is in no way boring with a capital b-o-h.
Logan and Veronica
How to Hold Your Breath Underwater by Sara
[NC-17 A long fatal love chase, or: your ex lover is dead. Well, as good as dead, anyway]
A nice one shot. Very fantastic elemants of what makes Love, Love.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Gilmore Girls
Nine Months by Professional Scatterbrain
[T Tristan returns to Chilton, and to the game, but Rory's not playing. Dark Trory]
If i was to be honest i would tell you i'm good friends with this girl and beta'd this story, but that really doesn't influence how much i love it. It is amazing. Rory is so broken, so much more what a normal person would be like. And the Tristan is sad and strong and there. The description, the language, the story is brilliance.
The More Things Change by Surya
[M A realistic look at Rory dealing with the choices she made]
This is a very dangerous story line but somehow Surya manages to execute this really well. And her Tristan is amazing, so true to form. If the shows writers had actually developed Tristan's character, Surya's depiction is how he would have turned out.
Girlfriend and its sequel Gone by Hito
[NC-17 Rory is becoming dissatisfied with her relationship with Jess, and Tristan is eager to take advantage of the situation.
T Consquences of actions that really should have been thought through]
Tristans the good guy. The in betweens make this story (think the two at Henry's house, the concert etc.) Still one of my favourites.
Leaves by Hito
[PG-13 New Years and new resolutions]
One Shot. Hito is a genius.
Sensory Effect by BehrBeMine
[R He wanter her, he wanted this; his happiness lived in her]
This is a really lovely little one shot. I really love the Tristan in this story, i love his choice at the end. The progression between the two (in such a short story) is really quite something.
That 70's Show
Secrets by Lirazel
[PG? There are some things no one else knows. And there are things neither one of them can forget]
The first H/J i read. Still one of the best. A one shot of all the times we didn't see on the television. Lovely.
The Unfreezing by Katy Moon Beam
[PG? A detente between Hyde and Jackie]
My very favourite. The writing is gritty and the story line sad, but the ending is quite special. Hyde is true to character and Jackie is true too, but grown up, and it's nice.
See Me Watching, Learning Truths by Bobbie
[G? Through Kelso's eyes]
Very short. Very worth the read.
Jekyll and Hyde by Mistiec (Misty Flores)
[PG-13 The students at Point Place High knew senior year meant changes. They just wern't prepared for how many there would be]
Sweet. A very sweet story about the development of a very sweet couple. Lovely use of the students of Point Place, to show a real outside perspective of the H/J relationship.
Chasing Windmills by Sooki28
[T Words can mean anything, depending on their context. A Jackie and Hyde character study set post season eight]
I love the way the author has developed their characters, what she has done to their furture selves and most importantly how she brings them back together. The scenario is very real, the emotions deep, the writing... wonderful.
Broken Hallelujahs by Sooki28
[T It's the night of her engagement and all Jackie Burkhart wants to do is be alone]
Short, nice, poor foreign guy.
Dawson's Creek
Sailing by Juliet
[NC-17? Continues on from the series final]
This is how you imagine it. The simple act of P/J learning about each other all over again, would have made good television. Juliet really writes the next best thing.
A Home in You by Juliet
[NC-17? A look at Pacey and Joeys life in the near distant future]
Quite lovely really. You could never expect P/J to be in a relationship without issues and these issues are real and raw. Superb.
Hope is a Four Letter Word and its sequel A Hopeful Life by Juliet
[NC-17? An alternative turn of events]
Juliet really is the best P/J writer out there. Her alternative universe stories are interesting and all worth a read, but this one is my favourite. The way P/J manage to slip into a relationship albeit with the expected problems is lovely. The best thing about Juliet is those little things she manages to include in her story (like the first 'mummy' scene in A Hopeful Life).
Laundry by Caspian
[PG? Pacey does laundry]
Sad. Very sad. It's how you would imagine it to be. Pacey especially.
Bubbles by LJ212
[PG? Pacey in the bath]
A very sweet, short one shot.
Never Again by DruesNaughtyAngel
[NC-17 Alternative ending to the episode Love Bites]
This is a sexy little one shot. Pacey's anger is so completly understandable, yet despite it he is still concerned for Joey. It's so Pacey. The author captures his character well.
The 16th by Caspian
[PG? A missing scene from the finale]
Like the author i feel cheated that we didn't get to see this scene on the show. The second best option is this one shot. It's really quite lovely.
The Unadventures of Us by Caspian
[PG? What could have been]
A one shot which brought me close to tears, which is strange because it really wasn't that sad. Just quaint i guess.
Everything But the Script by Caspian
[PG? A graduation and a declaration which must have caused sweety palms]
This was really funny. Pacey was really funny. Jack was really funny. I loved it.
Old, New, Borrowed by Juliet
[NC-17? An alternative forward into the future]
I kind of forgot about this one as i read it ages ago, but i stumbled across it and decided to re-read it. Very worth it. Juliet is amazing, i'll probarbly rec almost all her stories, they're all so good, but this one was really great. I loved Joey's attitude for once.
This is It by Abagail Snow
[R? An alternative end of the Joey/Pacey season six relationship]
This was very well written. If only the show had actually gone like this.
One Last Night by Abagail Snow
[PG? A missing scene]
To use the author's words this is extremely angsty. And sad. And did i mention really, really angsty? Definetly a nice one shot and well worth the read.
New Years Eve by Arles
[PG? Joey and Pacey on New Years Eve]
I don't usually like first person stories but this one seems to have become an exception since it is so well written. The fact that Joey asks the big question of this story makes it even more special.
Harry Potter
The Fallout by Sage
[NC-17 Hermione learns about growing up through the redemption of Draco Malfoy]
Breathtaking. The intricacy in this story is divine. The first story to really capture me, inspire me and thrill me in a long time. This is how the war should have been.
Adamo Fidelitas by Pixiezombie
[NC- 17 When Draco makes a potion to fix his love life, things go completly awry. Will he and Hermione kill each other? Or will they find a way to deal with uncontrollable lust, while hiding it from the school, significant others, and Deatheaters]
The most believable D/Hr story out there. It won't ever be completed but those fourteen chapters will be literary ecstacy.
Hermione Malfoy by Superscar
[M At the Request of Dumbledore, Hermione Granger marries Draco Malfoy]It's the only D/Hr comedy i've ever liked. I laughed. For many an hour.
Lights Out and its sequel As Beautiful As Days Can Be by Kphoebe
[NC-17 "And that's why there they're this Tuesday night, he and Granger. They walk through the dark places of Hogwarts, after all the dormitory lights go out, and Howarts' students resign themselves to whatever waits in their dreams."
NC-17 "Of course you can" she shouts. "You have the choice!" Anger flashes into his own face. "I don't!" Draco shouts, and steps towards her, his body tense. "I don't have the luxury of your choices, Granger!"]
Two of the best one shots. The sex is amazing, the proposal amazing, the hope the two characters carry... even more so.
Room Serviced by pir8fancier
[NC-17 Post Hogwarts: The War still rages on. Hermione learns that any port in a storm comes at a price]
Raw, broken, real... pir8fancier writes what you'd imagine war to be really like. The final few scenes are beautiful.
Beautiful Disaster by ashleyfanfic
[NC-17 Veela Draco discovers his mate is the least likely person on the planet, and the discovery leads him and his father in new directions]
Veela Draco is such a great concept. I love it. And this is the best of them out there.
The Painted Past by Adelaide E
[T Drace had always thought her bothersome. Like an annoyingly durable fundamentalist of The Church of Harry Potter. She couldn't leave well enough alone, couldn't imagine letting people be their flawed selves. Like Weasley for example]
Another one which doesn't look like it will ever be finished, but the 20 odd chapters are still worth a read. As much as i do love this, and find the plot very interesting it did annoy me to no end that i was never really sure of who Hermione would end up with... i definetly would have felt cheated if i read the whole story and then she ended up with Ron... maybe it's better that this won't be finished...
Reach Out by eyepennies
[M Ron was killed in the Second War, and his death has left Hermione emotionally incapacitated. A permanent resident at St Mungo's, she seems completly unreachable... until someone comes along who might have suffered more than her]
Broken. Beautiful. It's a lovely development and the end is quite something. Poor Draco.