Wow. Three posts today. That’s almost unusual.

[odditycollector]

 
So the flying_leap challenge fics are in, except for a few delayed arrivals (in keeping with the airport metaphor).

I thought I’d do some recs, because otherwise, what’s the point? In order of posted.

Boondock Saints - La Ultima Hora by goodtwin.
I know nothing about Boondock Saints. I liked this anyway; it’s well done, and has an atmosphere that stays with you afterwards. However, it is wingfic, and I’m pretty sure I would recognize the incest if I knew the fandom better, so you might be wary. But!

Above, Connor was pulling at one of his wings, thick grey feathers fluttering in the breeze. "You liked it," he said, accusation in the words.

"That's why it's a sin. Like Ma said. Everythin' y'might enjoy is a sin."

"She was probably drunk at the time."

Murphy's eyes widened as Connor stepped off the edge of the roof. Drifted down with the slightest fluttering of wings, didn't fall. "I think she had the right idea," he muttered.

"Come home," Connor said.

"You are not walkin' through the streets with those."

"I can't just leave them here, now can I?"

And that’s why you should read it.

West Wing - First Flight by out_there.
West Wing? Also a show I’ve never watched. I still found this really enjoyable. As a stand-alone, the characterizations and situation are natural and easy to follow – although I suspect that WW fans will get a lot more levels than I did.

Smallville - the fandom that ate the challenge.
Smallville, I’m familiar enough with, as I’m a big supporter of having a show based on Superman. (Sometimes I even sneak into the fandom and look at fic, although one day someone will have to explain to me the appeal of giving the subsects funny sounding names. It’s like Latin Conjugation or something.)

Moon and Tide by gothphyle
And you know with a title like that it’s going to be all about the impossibility of pulling away. Clark/Lex; future fic; heartbreaking, and sprinkled with little bits of poetry.

Hope’s Wings by cjandre
This is really a sequel to another story (linked at the page). The series seems to be an AU after Whisper. Pete’s dead and Clark’s blind and Lex is lost, and they’re left trying to deal the best they can.

Release by goss and Higher by slodwick
Because the challenge accepted fanart as well, and these were really good. Really Good.


*Or, if you’re only going to read one thing this week.*

Look Harder by penknife.

penknife is my hero, because she writes really awesome Charles/Erik. That’s not in any way relevant to the rec, as it’s a Harry Potter piece, but I thought the world should know. Anyway.

Look Harder was written for a different challenge, switchknife’s death challenge, and I think to really appreciate it you have to know that going in. You know that feeling that you can’t breathe because it hurts, dammit, but in such a good way? It’s in there.


So, go. Read. Then tell these nice people how much you love them, so they’ll write more.

Comments

[davek.livejournal.com]

I think fic writing can be very, very disturbing. I don't know if I'm going to be shocked or what.

I recently read some oz fan fiction, and needless to say it was not just awful, it was disturbing on so many levels. Many, many levels.

Levels of disturbedness that should not have been reached, were. I felt dirty afterwards.

Ryan and Jaz would never do those things to each other!

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'd suggest sticking to the last one then. It's disturbing, but in a... literary way, I suppose.

Not a slash fan, I take it ;)

[davek.livejournal.com]

The last one? Okay, I'll take your word on that :)

And is that what it was, slash? I called it disturbingly bad and disturbing. I'll never look at them the same way again.

[odditycollector.livejournal.com]

Poor, Dave. I'm guessing you wandered into a NC-17 Ryan/Jaz piece?
(Slash is, usually, gay erotica, in case you clicked on the Ozfic thinking 'cool, slash! love them swordfights and chainsaws!' Um. Only without the innuendo that managed to sneak in. Femmeslash: the same, but with two women instead. And I'm suddenly really glad we dropped the puppyfic issue.)

I'll never look at them the same way again.
Ryan & Jaz? *lots of giggling. lots & lots.*

I'm surprised you're not frightened by me, considering. I mean, most everything I write is gen (Gen: Involving no relationships or sex) but every so often I run about going Charles&Erik!Theirloveissotragicandhomicidal! And there was that Unfortunate Captain Planet Incident.

Hmm. Why aren't you frightened by me? I'd be frightened of me...

(Here's a dictionary that's really one of destina's icons. Because it's funny. )

[davek.livejournal.com]

It wasn't an nc-17 ryan/jaz thing, well, it had a little bit of it in there, but that wasn't what it was mostly about. I was duped I tell you, duped!

I mean, they had a lot of stuff like that in the show, but whoever wrote that must not be right in the head. Thanks for the fan fiction lesson though, I'll be careful from now on.

I'll stick to the general stuff :).

And I'm not frightened of you because you're smart/funny, and not in the least bit disturbed :).