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[ Lost, CCS, Love Mode, FMA, Mirage of Blaze, X ]
Notes/Babbling: I discovered Lost fic. I'm not sure why, but as long as the series was new and shiny, I figured I might as well read some while I had the interest. Plus some other stuff.
Series:
Lost - 7 Fanfics
Cardcaptor Sakura - 1 Fanfic
Love Mode - 1 Fanfic
Full Metal Alchemist - 1 Fanfic
Mirage of Blaze - 1 Fanfic
X - 1 Fanfic
- Lost - Respect by Alexa Jones - So I was randomly perusing Lost fic communities this morning (I don't know why, I like to torture myself, I guess) and I happened to stumble across the Lost fic archive. I immediately hit the gen section and found this lovely little Locke piece that just... hit all the right buttons for me. The way Locke's life has changed since being on the island, the way I could damn near hear his voice while reading this, about the way it was about respect and how perfectly it fit with Locke's character. For someone who's still rather enigmatic and bordering on philosophical, he could so easily have slipped into pretentious writing with this piece, but I found him wonderfully in character. And it fit with that mysterious air to the island without giving too much away and there really are some brilliant lines in the story as well. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Cardcaptor Sakura - How to Go Trick or Treating by Meg - This story came not that long after the 2004 election results (for me reading it, that is, since I was kind of ignoring my flist for awhile) and thank god for it because it helped cheer me up immensely. Yukito and Nakuru antics while trick or treating! It could have been positively mediocre in someone else's hands, but in Meg's? Hil-goddamned-larious. It's one of those stories that has a giggle or an outright cackle at least once every paged down screen, so that by the time I was done reading, I had a nice little endorphin rush going and just... god, SO FUNNY. Nakuru. Yukito. Trick or treating. With CANDY being given to them. Visiting CCS (or CLAMP-friendly) characters. Each little section was genius and perfectly used the potential in them and the one where they visit Yuuko? I was on the floor at that one. GENIUS and OMGSOFUNNY. ....I refuse to spoil it by quoting. *huffs* (No real warnings/pairings, not really.)
- Love Mode - Change by Meg - *happy, floaty sigh* From the beginning, where Kiichi is teasing Reiji (and Reiji demanding he get out <3) to the end, when Reiji comes back home to Naoya, this was a wonderful little Love Mode story that I also could really have used after the 2004 election. It's just... it has that sense of delightfully hysterical comedy and teasing with Reiji and Kiichi (and, god, Takamiya's short conversation with Reiji had me grinning like an idiot) to that soft, sweet, meaningful, heart-tugging interaction whenever Reiji and Naoya are together that're both so present in the Love Mode manga. Just... yeah, this is what I loved about the series. <3 (Reiji/Naoya.)
- Full Metal Alchemist - Proper Communication by Harukami - Harukami is one of the authors I'll still turn to for FMA fic whenever she posts is because she's really gotten a handle on the characters, especially Roy and Ed, so when she posts smutfic for them, of course I have to jump on it. The thing I like so much about her writing is that she captures Roy's character in this way that... there's a feel to the character, whether he be a smirking bastard, when he's wearing an intense expression and you can feel how angry he is, or whether he's wearing an unreadable expression and the more you get to know him, the more you can get a feel for what's going on underneath the surface and that really comes out nicely here. There's so much going on underneath Roy's surface, even when he's pulling back from Ed with a blank look that's just... it's almost painful, because you have an idea of what it's covering up. The later conversation between Roy and Ed is layered with subtle things, such intensity, that I just... good fic. You go read now. ....wow, that's a crappy rec for a fic that deserved better. Boo. (Roy/Ed, NC-17 content.)
- Lost - The Olive Branch by hackthis - Oh, how I have a growing thing for Sayid, which is only exacerbated by this story, which nails his voice and the sense of... it's hard to put into words. It's a sense about it, that it fits so damned well with the character, with the hardships that he must have faced, that must have shaped who the person we see now is, and... I don't think it was quite intended, but there's also a sense of that... something being unsettled or unresolved, that there're lingering issues that need to be cleared up, just like with everyone else. The tension between Sayid and Sawyer is also beautifully done and it's got this sense of intensity and harshness to it, yet still so lovely. A lot like the show itself, actually. Wow, that was a crappy rec for a really, really good fic. (Supposedly Sawyer/Sayid, but I read it as gen.)
- Lost - Stay (Faraway, So Close) by hackthis - I hesitated for quite some time on this fic, because it was listed as Sawyer/Sayid/Kate and I refuse to read pairings for Lost (just not my thing, there aren't any pairings I 'ship yet), but I liked the author's previous fic (The Olive Branch) and her take on Sayid so much that I had to read it. And I'm really glad I did--aside from some light references in the beginning of the fic, it could almost have been gen and the author's take on Sawyer is great. Makes him just as much of an asshole as he actually is, but, at the same time, gets inside his head a little and explains the character. Sawyer isn't just a walking cliche, but he's not nice here, either; his dynamics with both Kate and Sayid are wonderfully reflected, saying so damn much about both him and them but without ever really saying it at all or giving it away. Much like Sawyer. I weakened on his character after this. (Slight Sawyer/Sayid/Kate, but it could damn near be gen.)
- Lost - Okay by sparky77 - Something about this fic was really intense and just... it was all those things that Lost is, for me. It's simple in some ways and complicated in others. It's clean in some ways, messy in others. And it's gripping and moving, giving a depth to Hurley's character that you know is hidden there behind his helpful attitude and general positive mood. I think that's what won me over with this fic (besides the writing, which is lovely), that it fits with the sense that you always see Hurley being the peace keeper, that he likes to keep things even and smooth, likes to help out, likes making friends with people. The way the fic touches on so many of the people on the island and the way Hurley sees them (especially Charlie and Sawyer) is really well done, the imagery/metaphors used really well done, when they could have been over the top or overly angsty. It's... not, though, it's not terribly angsty and, in some ways, that's what made it hurt a little more for me. At any rate, a really good Hurley fic. And how many of those are there out there? (A little background slash, but it's not the point of the story at all.)
- Lost - Nobody's Fool by sparky77 - So that above fic? That got me weakening on Sawyer, despite not really liking the jerk that much previously? Well, this one just knocked me on my ass and wouldn't let me get back up or even catch my breath again. Every word of this is just fantastic, showing an amazingly in-depth Sawyer, but without losing an ounce of that asshole attitude that you see. The two go hand in hand, actually. The writing is gorgeous, the details amazing (Every single time Sawyer would think about Jack, about the way he sees him and reacts to him and why he acts the way he does, I was left in amazement because it all fit together so seemlessly. Not to mention really damned funny in places, especially: Sawyer also hates Jack. He hates him so much, Sawyer thinks he could write a poem. It would be entitled an "Ode to the Many Ways in Which Jack Sucks." It would start with the way he always squinted and always looked so tortured. It would end with how stupid and ugly his feet were.), and Sawyer's take on life, from power and privelage to the nicknames he gives people to the History Channel, were all awesome. I wish I could write a better rec for this story, because it damn well deserves it. I cave on Sawyer's character, dammit. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Lost - Alone, Together by Northlight - I didn't think I had a chance of finding any good Sun fic, but this short fic was really lovely, capturing the sense of her character in these beautiful, lovely words. There's a sense of... a cultural difference, of being different and yet not so different, of yearing to be like them, but unable to do so for various reasons. Really captured the feel of the character, I thought.
- Lost - The Weak One by Northlight - Holy crap, good Shannon fic, who is a character that I would not have thought I would want to read fic about. And... this fic really brought her to life, really explained so much of why she is the way she is on the island, didn't make her a one-note character, instead brought a sharpness and clarity to her that was really awesome to read. This isn't a walking empty-headed bitch stereotype, this is a three-dimensional person and I can't imagine the character being any other way than this. Especially in regards to how she sees her brother, that was gorgeous. Excellent, excellent story. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Mirage of Blaze - The Harsh Greys of Exestentialism by Sorchafyre - Oh, hello, lovely Mirage of Blaze fic, it's so nice to see you~ I admit, I'm often wary of stories that are posted on temps_mort, because they're such an unknown quantity most of the time, but I'm glad I took the time this morning to read this story. The writing is smooth and very readable, the characterization was lovely, because... Naoe is such a delicate balance between angst and cliche angst, especially since he holds it all inside, but this... oh, this managed that balance between the sense of duty he has and how far beyond duty it's gone, that sense of ache yet still as straight-forward/determined as Naoe is. The bits we get to see of Takaya, through Naoe's eyes, are gorgeously done, it's not an easy relationship, it's not even a happy one, but it's not omgsomuchangst, either. And I adore the way the author wove in the aspect of posession/reincarnation in relation to their lives/duties/goals. Beautiful fic. *__* (Some light Naoe/Takaya.)
- X - S/S drabble by Xyn - (In lieu of anything else to call it....) Something like this shouldn't work, the idea of Seishirou breaking in to Subaru's apartment, cooking him dinner (well, okay, that part I could buy), and accidentally getting caught in a spell and waking up in Subaru's lap, surprisingly sleepy. And yet... it tugged at my fangirl instincts, pulling me along for the ride because... I could buy that, under the spell's power, Seishirou was still lethargic and his thoughts dulled a bit. But it's also the writing that captures the sense of an elegant, beautifully drawn manga, that sense that I associate so strongly with CLAMP manga, that helped me more easily picture the story, because it was... it wasn't super fluff, but it wasn't painful, heavy angst, either. Just... the SxS version of 'light' fic? ^_~ At any rate, it made me happy, so there. (Seishirou/Subaru.)
Series:
Lost - 7 Fanfics
Cardcaptor Sakura - 1 Fanfic
Love Mode - 1 Fanfic
Full Metal Alchemist - 1 Fanfic
Mirage of Blaze - 1 Fanfic
X - 1 Fanfic
- Lost - Respect by Alexa Jones - So I was randomly perusing Lost fic communities this morning (I don't know why, I like to torture myself, I guess) and I happened to stumble across the Lost fic archive. I immediately hit the gen section and found this lovely little Locke piece that just... hit all the right buttons for me. The way Locke's life has changed since being on the island, the way I could damn near hear his voice while reading this, about the way it was about respect and how perfectly it fit with Locke's character. For someone who's still rather enigmatic and bordering on philosophical, he could so easily have slipped into pretentious writing with this piece, but I found him wonderfully in character. And it fit with that mysterious air to the island without giving too much away and there really are some brilliant lines in the story as well. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Cardcaptor Sakura - How to Go Trick or Treating by Meg - This story came not that long after the 2004 election results (for me reading it, that is, since I was kind of ignoring my flist for awhile) and thank god for it because it helped cheer me up immensely. Yukito and Nakuru antics while trick or treating! It could have been positively mediocre in someone else's hands, but in Meg's? Hil-goddamned-larious. It's one of those stories that has a giggle or an outright cackle at least once every paged down screen, so that by the time I was done reading, I had a nice little endorphin rush going and just... god, SO FUNNY. Nakuru. Yukito. Trick or treating. With CANDY being given to them. Visiting CCS (or CLAMP-friendly) characters. Each little section was genius and perfectly used the potential in them and the one where they visit Yuuko? I was on the floor at that one. GENIUS and OMGSOFUNNY. ....I refuse to spoil it by quoting. *huffs* (No real warnings/pairings, not really.)
- Love Mode - Change by Meg - *happy, floaty sigh* From the beginning, where Kiichi is teasing Reiji (and Reiji demanding he get out <3) to the end, when Reiji comes back home to Naoya, this was a wonderful little Love Mode story that I also could really have used after the 2004 election. It's just... it has that sense of delightfully hysterical comedy and teasing with Reiji and Kiichi (and, god, Takamiya's short conversation with Reiji had me grinning like an idiot) to that soft, sweet, meaningful, heart-tugging interaction whenever Reiji and Naoya are together that're both so present in the Love Mode manga. Just... yeah, this is what I loved about the series. <3 (Reiji/Naoya.)
- Full Metal Alchemist - Proper Communication by Harukami - Harukami is one of the authors I'll still turn to for FMA fic whenever she posts is because she's really gotten a handle on the characters, especially Roy and Ed, so when she posts smutfic for them, of course I have to jump on it. The thing I like so much about her writing is that she captures Roy's character in this way that... there's a feel to the character, whether he be a smirking bastard, when he's wearing an intense expression and you can feel how angry he is, or whether he's wearing an unreadable expression and the more you get to know him, the more you can get a feel for what's going on underneath the surface and that really comes out nicely here. There's so much going on underneath Roy's surface, even when he's pulling back from Ed with a blank look that's just... it's almost painful, because you have an idea of what it's covering up. The later conversation between Roy and Ed is layered with subtle things, such intensity, that I just... good fic. You go read now. ....wow, that's a crappy rec for a fic that deserved better. Boo. (Roy/Ed, NC-17 content.)
- Lost - The Olive Branch by hackthis - Oh, how I have a growing thing for Sayid, which is only exacerbated by this story, which nails his voice and the sense of... it's hard to put into words. It's a sense about it, that it fits so damned well with the character, with the hardships that he must have faced, that must have shaped who the person we see now is, and... I don't think it was quite intended, but there's also a sense of that... something being unsettled or unresolved, that there're lingering issues that need to be cleared up, just like with everyone else. The tension between Sayid and Sawyer is also beautifully done and it's got this sense of intensity and harshness to it, yet still so lovely. A lot like the show itself, actually. Wow, that was a crappy rec for a really, really good fic. (Supposedly Sawyer/Sayid, but I read it as gen.)
- Lost - Stay (Faraway, So Close) by hackthis - I hesitated for quite some time on this fic, because it was listed as Sawyer/Sayid/Kate and I refuse to read pairings for Lost (just not my thing, there aren't any pairings I 'ship yet), but I liked the author's previous fic (The Olive Branch) and her take on Sayid so much that I had to read it. And I'm really glad I did--aside from some light references in the beginning of the fic, it could almost have been gen and the author's take on Sawyer is great. Makes him just as much of an asshole as he actually is, but, at the same time, gets inside his head a little and explains the character. Sawyer isn't just a walking cliche, but he's not nice here, either; his dynamics with both Kate and Sayid are wonderfully reflected, saying so damn much about both him and them but without ever really saying it at all or giving it away. Much like Sawyer. I weakened on his character after this. (Slight Sawyer/Sayid/Kate, but it could damn near be gen.)
- Lost - Okay by sparky77 - Something about this fic was really intense and just... it was all those things that Lost is, for me. It's simple in some ways and complicated in others. It's clean in some ways, messy in others. And it's gripping and moving, giving a depth to Hurley's character that you know is hidden there behind his helpful attitude and general positive mood. I think that's what won me over with this fic (besides the writing, which is lovely), that it fits with the sense that you always see Hurley being the peace keeper, that he likes to keep things even and smooth, likes to help out, likes making friends with people. The way the fic touches on so many of the people on the island and the way Hurley sees them (especially Charlie and Sawyer) is really well done, the imagery/metaphors used really well done, when they could have been over the top or overly angsty. It's... not, though, it's not terribly angsty and, in some ways, that's what made it hurt a little more for me. At any rate, a really good Hurley fic. And how many of those are there out there? (A little background slash, but it's not the point of the story at all.)
- Lost - Nobody's Fool by sparky77 - So that above fic? That got me weakening on Sawyer, despite not really liking the jerk that much previously? Well, this one just knocked me on my ass and wouldn't let me get back up or even catch my breath again. Every word of this is just fantastic, showing an amazingly in-depth Sawyer, but without losing an ounce of that asshole attitude that you see. The two go hand in hand, actually. The writing is gorgeous, the details amazing (Every single time Sawyer would think about Jack, about the way he sees him and reacts to him and why he acts the way he does, I was left in amazement because it all fit together so seemlessly. Not to mention really damned funny in places, especially: Sawyer also hates Jack. He hates him so much, Sawyer thinks he could write a poem. It would be entitled an "Ode to the Many Ways in Which Jack Sucks." It would start with the way he always squinted and always looked so tortured. It would end with how stupid and ugly his feet were.), and Sawyer's take on life, from power and privelage to the nicknames he gives people to the History Channel, were all awesome. I wish I could write a better rec for this story, because it damn well deserves it. I cave on Sawyer's character, dammit. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Lost - Alone, Together by Northlight - I didn't think I had a chance of finding any good Sun fic, but this short fic was really lovely, capturing the sense of her character in these beautiful, lovely words. There's a sense of... a cultural difference, of being different and yet not so different, of yearing to be like them, but unable to do so for various reasons. Really captured the feel of the character, I thought.
- Lost - The Weak One by Northlight - Holy crap, good Shannon fic, who is a character that I would not have thought I would want to read fic about. And... this fic really brought her to life, really explained so much of why she is the way she is on the island, didn't make her a one-note character, instead brought a sharpness and clarity to her that was really awesome to read. This isn't a walking empty-headed bitch stereotype, this is a three-dimensional person and I can't imagine the character being any other way than this. Especially in regards to how she sees her brother, that was gorgeous. Excellent, excellent story. (No warnings/pairings.)
- Mirage of Blaze - The Harsh Greys of Exestentialism by Sorchafyre - Oh, hello, lovely Mirage of Blaze fic, it's so nice to see you~ I admit, I'm often wary of stories that are posted on temps_mort, because they're such an unknown quantity most of the time, but I'm glad I took the time this morning to read this story. The writing is smooth and very readable, the characterization was lovely, because... Naoe is such a delicate balance between angst and cliche angst, especially since he holds it all inside, but this... oh, this managed that balance between the sense of duty he has and how far beyond duty it's gone, that sense of ache yet still as straight-forward/determined as Naoe is. The bits we get to see of Takaya, through Naoe's eyes, are gorgeously done, it's not an easy relationship, it's not even a happy one, but it's not omgsomuchangst, either. And I adore the way the author wove in the aspect of posession/reincarnation in relation to their lives/duties/goals. Beautiful fic. *__* (Some light Naoe/Takaya.)
- X - S/S drabble by Xyn - (In lieu of anything else to call it....) Something like this shouldn't work, the idea of Seishirou breaking in to Subaru's apartment, cooking him dinner (well, okay, that part I could buy), and accidentally getting caught in a spell and waking up in Subaru's lap, surprisingly sleepy. And yet... it tugged at my fangirl instincts, pulling me along for the ride because... I could buy that, under the spell's power, Seishirou was still lethargic and his thoughts dulled a bit. But it's also the writing that captures the sense of an elegant, beautifully drawn manga, that sense that I associate so strongly with CLAMP manga, that helped me more easily picture the story, because it was... it wasn't super fluff, but it wasn't painful, heavy angst, either. Just... the SxS version of 'light' fic? ^_~ At any rate, it made me happy, so there. (Seishirou/Subaru.)
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Also, Tokyo Babylon cutefic! (http://katana-space.net/Forum/Clampesque/Messages/1098593437.896745) *lures the Becky back into the dark jungles of S&S fandom* *mwuahahahaha*
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