So....

[karanguni]

Would anyone be interested in doing an exchange of a megahuge recs list of the fics that have pushed our brains in the direction they currently go in? The internets is huge and scary, and finding good stuff is so hard and no, I'm not being shamelessly lazy, just... :D :D :D

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[viewpoints.livejournal.com]

Read Stargate fic I tell you to!
http://synecdochic.livejournal.com/
Take these Broken Wings

(She also did an awesome "How the Pilot should have been
http://synecdochic.livejournal.com/126570.html#cutid1 )

[ellnyx.livejournal.com]

You, um, probably have most of these? These are the ones that stick out in my memory.

Fait Accompli. (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3318697/1/Fait_Accompli)

White Carnations. (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3456303/1/White_Carnations)

How To Suceed In Sexual Blackmail Without Really (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3755801/1/How_to_Succeed_in_Sexual_Blackmail_Without_Really)

But the Wind is Free (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3602383/1/But_the_Wind_is_Free)

Dulce_Et_Decorum_Est (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3601522/1/Dulce_Et_Decorum_Est)

http://wreathsandbells.livejournal.com/14837.html

http://wreathsandbells.livejournal.com/15483.html

http://wreathsandbells.livejournal.com/22829.html

http://wreathsandbells.livejournal.com/21147.html

Replacement Option (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1854999/1/Replacement_Options)

Taste of Dust (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1088508/1/Taste_of_Dust)

Truce (http://threewalls.insanejournal.com/41573.html#cutid1)

Nightmares (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3390887/1/Nightmares)

Erlkonig (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3325855/1/Erlk_nig)

Tastes like Green (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3276173/1/Tastes_Like_Green)

Straight Boy (http://cat.catandkiwi.net/?p=291)

Gah, now I'm all depressed again at my incompetance. ;_;

How about yours?

[ellnyx.livejournal.com]

LOL, not your incompetance or depression at that, oh man, I've had four hours of sleep over the past 33 hours, sorry, I MEANT YOUR LIST, is a SUCH A DOPE right now, take my keyboard AWAY.

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Testimony to the universe that I split my recs between plot and porn:

Plot:

Reconcilable Differences (http://www.intimations.org/fanfic/smallville/Reconcilable_Differences.html), a Smallville fic by Astolat. Doesn't matter if you know the fandom or not; it's the singularly most amazing thing I've ever read.

Everything in Astolat's Stargate Atlantis section. (http://intimations.org/fanfic/#Stargate:%20Atlantis)

Actually, anything by astolat, period.

Ciceqi's (http://ciceqi.slashcity.com/FMA.htm) Fullmetal Alchemist stuff. God ajfslajlfafjals. (She also goes by? went by? the handle Sleeps With Coyotes.)

Porn:

Anything by Blue (http://blue_soaring.insanejournal.com), especially her collaborations with Ponderosa. AJlsfjalsfjlajsfsajflaf. One day I will write porn like that. Or maybe I'll never write porn like that.

Wolf's Clothing (http://sister-coyote.insanejournal.com/127420.html#cutid1), by sister_coyote

laylah in general.



YOU SHOULD GET MORE SLEEP.

ADDENDUM TO THE ABOVE

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Let's not forget sheffiesharp for Final Fantasy XII feel-good porn, and threewalls for the feel-good characterisation, or the individual fic recs:

Last Emperor of Mandalay (http://community.livejournal.com/viniel/59405.html), an FFVII Turk fic that I wish I could emulate.

My friend hazelator writes some kickass Rufus, too. And zell_viator -- jesus christ, she jumps fandoms and crack and plot and everything and turns her fics into believable, loveable ajfslsajflsalfajkf want to be like.

Re: ADDENDUM TO THE ABOVE

[ellnyx.livejournal.com]

Cendri's generally good, yep. Sheff and threewalls write so well, and I love reading them because it's like a beautiful comforting cuddle; tried to limit my list to things that made me go 'HOLY HELL I NEED TO GET ME SOME SKILLZ.'

As for Blue.

asdzscvfghqrioq3ru890avnasdfjkl;asdgjkl;WHAT.MYGOD.

Re: ADDENDUM TO THE ABOVE

[ellnyx.livejournal.com]

(a good my god)

Asolat's an interesting pick. There's a lot of similarities in how modestly the two of you write (story is more important than playing language games, for example), and how much weight/mood you convey with so few words.

Re: ADDENDUM TO THE ABOVE

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Fahsfalfalsf. Please not to be comparing me to Astolat; dude, I don't feel like I could compare with her ever. Every time I write I kind of have that target of being like her in my head: have the same kind of clarity, but also that same kind of profundity, but jdalsjlkajd, I = epic fail, and all I do is confuse my words and ARHGHGljsg.

Blue, god damn it, Blue makes it sound so easy and it's hot instead of trite and bffffwaaaaaaaaah, Murphy gave all the good skillz to that one!

Re: ADDENDUM TO THE ABOVE

[ellnyx.livejournal.com]

Forgot manic's stuff. Slashy, but with a strangely detached tone that gives everything an air of cool archaism, in a good way.

http://manic-intent.livejournal.com/61123.html

and

http://manic-intent.livejournal.com/89175.html

as stand-outs.

Recs I

[white-jenna.livejournal.com]

Iggy Lovechild http://ff.adultfanfiction.net/authors.php?no=1296783372 Very good stuff, mainly Rufus/Reno.
Amarissia's stuff http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1388020/Amarissia
Ardwynna's stuff. I esp. love Events on an Elevator and its sequel http://ardwynna-m.livejournal.com/18322.html#cutid1
http://ardwynna-m.livejournal.com/18896.html#cutid1
Hillbilly FVII http://chibirisuchan.livejournal.com/50556.html
I find crisis_hardcore to be the best fic comm out there as far as just about everything being of excellent quality and very little wading through of muck.
Will post more later.

Re: Recs I

[karanguni.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, receseses. Thankee!

Recs II

[white-jenna.livejournal.com]

<lj comm="ffvii_yaoi" has some very good stories. I've read through the archives up through 2007, maybe 2006. There is more junk than there is in some other comms. The only story I have bookmarked is http://community.livejournal.com/ffvii_yaoi/476769.html#cutid1

Recs III

[white-jenna.livejournal.com]

Fifty themes has some good FFVII stuff, esp Tseng/coffee http://community.livejournal.com/1sentence/66699.html#cutid1
and the infamous Cactuar/Sephiroth http://community.livejournal.com/1sentence/56744.html#cutid1

Recs IV

[white-jenna.livejournal.com]

100 word challenge on IJ http://asylums.insanejournal.com/ffvii_100/
GuiltyRed's works http://guiltyred-fics.insanejournal.com/
Things Zack Fair is No Longer Allowed to Do http://raisedbymoogles.insanejournal.com/14197.html
The Anonymous Kink page http://community.livejournal.com/crack_rack/7790.html
kadrin's crack http://kadrin.livejournal.com/123912.html
Kinkfest http://asylums.insanejournal.com/kinkfest/
Megpie71's works http://megpie71.insanejournal.com/
Mother's Keeper http://community.livejournal.com/springkink/638230.html
ani_mama's artwork http://ani-mama.livejournal.com/
Things Seph Never Thought He'd Say on the Phone http://thorne-scratch.livejournal.com/145125.html?page=3#comments
snipervalentine and brushfiretiger's collaborations are some of the best things I've read. I also recommend sphinxofthenile and misumisu84. Whew, I think that's it....