tomomichi | [ Request for recs ]

I'd like to request something of anyone who's reading--I was trolling fic rec journals earlier and somehow I got back around to Gundam Wing and... I would like to start reading fic for it again. However, I have this problem with finding fic I like, because I am a horribly picky bitch. I would like to ask anyone who's reading if they could recommend a good fic/author to start with--the catch is that the fic needs to be perfect. Like, so fucking perfect it sets your teeth on edge and makes the writers among us seethe with jealousy.

I mentioned the picky bitch part already, right? Okay, good, let's get on with what I'm looking for then.

Absolute musts:
* - Duo being treated well. Duo is my baby and, goddammit, he's a Gundam pilot. He's a smart, resourceful, resiliant fighter. No weepy, suicidal Duo for me. This, by the way, goes for all character assasination. No bastard!Heero, but no weepy!depressive!crying!Heero, either. And no schmoopy romance. No rapevictim!Trowa, no uber-femmy!Quatre, no JUSTICE!Wufei (well, a little of that is okay), and for the love of god no BitchQueen!Relena. Especially the first two and the last one. Relena doesn't gotta be in it, but I love her and I can't stand to see her character so mangled.
* - Heero/Duo vibage. It doesn't gotta be outright 1x2, but that certainly wouldn't hurt my feelings at all. DuoxRelena is good, too, I love them together, but I've probably read all the good stuff for them by now. And what I'm really looking for is some good old-fashioned Heero/Duo. They are and always will be my GW OTP. However, I make exceptions for a handful of certain other pairings, which I'll note later.
* - Writing so perfect that it puts stars in your eyes. There are a lot of good authors out there, but I'm looking for the 'fucking great' ones. Fangirl Japanese is something that can make me irritated with a story, but I'll put up with it if the writing is good enough. Well. Ammendment. I'm looking for characterization so fucking perfect that it really warrants that bit of swearing. XD

Things I will turn my nose up at in a fit of snobbery:
* - Cliche plots. I've read my fair share of boarding school fics, I'm looking more for something that could actually slip into the canon of the series. Or, better yet, a continuation of the series. Which means no AUs or other-genre stuff, please. (Unless you have a really, really, really good reason, like the fic is on par with Katsu no Miko's writing.)
* - Traditional het pairings. You like HeeroxRelena? Good for you. I don't. I have my (long-winded) reasons, I won't bore you with them, I'll just leave it at that I won't read it. The only traditional het pairing I'll read is WufeixSally. (And even then I mourn the loss of my NoinxSally.) Even if it's in the past or Relena being all in love with Heero--I don't want to read it. I don't believe Relena was ever in love with Heero, I don't think that was what the relationship was about, but I'll put up with it if she's IC about it. Ie, gentle and accepting. But, like, if Heero's in a loveless marraige with her when he goes to cheat with Duo, forget it.
* - Depressing fics. I'm fine with angst, kind of looking for it, actually, but no death fics or break-up fics. I want something that'll leave me feeling happy I read it by the time I'm done.
* - NCS/rape fics. With very few exceptions, I'm not a fan of rapefic and, like deathfic, I generally avoid it as a rule. Either it's done right or it's done badly--I'm not looking to put myself through the wringer of either one.
* - Overly sappy romantic stuff. Okay, I am as much of a sappy romantic as the next yaoi fangirl and I don't mind a few "I love you."s here and there at the right moments, but if it's every other paragraph with the declarations of how much they love each other... I just have to go o_O and wonder who replaced my teenage boys with teenage girls.

Other pairings I'd like to read if you've got recs for 'em:
* - Dorothy-samaxRelena - However, the same thing that applies to 1x2 applies here--no 1xR in the story, please. Other than that, as long as the fic treats them well, I'd like to read.
* - DuoxAny Female but Hirde. But especially DuoxDorothy. I have a soft spot for that one.

Some of the authors I worshipped during my time: (To get a sense for what I like.)
* - MadamHydra. The Mechanics of Control series is still one of my all-time favorites.
* - Katsu no Miko. I make an exception to my usual other-genre-no-read policy for her fics. *__*
* - Sefilin. I'd read almost anything she wrote, and she's the author who made me like Relena.