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Entry tags:recs, recs:due south, recs:glee, recs:harry potter, reviews, reviews:chronicles of narnia, reviews:due south, reviews:glee, reviews:harry potter, reviews:wilby wonderful
Lots of short reviews. Mostly [community profile] kink_bingo and [livejournal.com profile] lgbtfest this time...

Chronicles of Narnia

Putting the Natives at Ease by [livejournal.com profile] burntcopper
2300 words. No parent wants to know this about their children.

Hmm. So, okay. It's been like twenty years since I've read the Narnia books, but didn't the kids die at the end? But this is a story about them as adults... I followed someone's rec because it was said to be a fic about the kids through their parents' eyes, and it is, but it's not what I expected and I kind of want the fic I actually expected, which was something less AU. Anyway! This is still interesting. ETA: Okay, people tell me they were late teens/early twenties when they died, so this is not AU, but it is still not what I wanted, either. XD

due South

Thirty-Two Mississippi, Thirty-Three Mississippi by [personal profile] helens78 Rec+
1100 words. Explicit. Ray's not good at being patient at the best of times, but with a full bladder and the promise of upcoming sex, he's less patient than usual. Fraser may look patient, but that doesn't mean he's looking forward to the payoff any less.

Really hot watersports fic. I loved this.

Moving Towards by [personal profile] helens78 Rec
1000 words. Explicit. When Ray's desperate, he's willing to beg. And when Ray's begging, it makes Fraser desperate.

IMO begging is always good and this has lots of it. :D Also I have to say, betaing all these due South fics has actually made me start liking due South a bit. I still don't really like Fraser, but while I really, really like Ray K, or at least [personal profile] helens78's Ray K, since I can't actually compare it to canon characterisation.

Glee

Texts From Last Night - I'd Gouge Out my Eyes If I Thought It Would Make Your Clothes Less Heinous by [livejournal.com profile] ohladybegood Rec
800 words. PG-13. Kurt and Mercedes text throughout the day. They pretty much hate everyone, except each other.

This is a story told all in text messages between Kurt and Mercedes and it's just adorable. I really love their friendship.

Harry Potter

If You Can Keep Your Head When All About You... by [livejournal.com profile] verus_janus
4700 words. Mature. Severus uses will and magic to bring body and soul together when he is very young, but then he needs to negotiate his fearful secret.

I am very interested in ftm!Snape, so I was hopeful about this, but while it was interesting, it was often so vague I really couldn't tell what was going on. Just not a fan of the writing style at all.

On Paper by [livejournal.com profile] atdelphi Rec
1400 words. G. The curious authority of paper and ink.

N'aww! Alastor Moody as a wee trans boy.

Cast Your Own by [livejournal.com profile] minkhollow
3900 words. Teen. Blaise doesn't fit in anyone's boxes.

Interesting fic following mtf!Blaise through all seven years at Hogwarts. I liked the look at canon events through Blaise's eyes, though at some points it felt a bit summaryish.

Wilby Wonderful

If You Have a Hammer by [personal profile] helens78
1100 words. Teen. It might just be time to start building a life again. Fortunately, Dan knows a very good handyman.

I wouldn't have read this if I hadn't betaed, because it's not a fandom I know, but it's a cute fic and I want to watch the movie now. :D


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[personal profile] inkstone
2010-06-19 02:29 am UTC (link)
Well, with Narnia, I think they all did grow up -- it's why they stopped being able to get to Narnia because they were too old. But they do all die at the end of the series (train crash in the real world, I think) except for Susan who doesn't, and it's implied that's because she likes boys and make-up now? So she hasn't earned the right to go to Heaven Narnia yet. Or something. It's been a while since I read the books too.

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[personal profile] torachan
2010-06-19 03:46 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I knew they were too old for Narnia, but I thought it was just that they were teenagers, not actually grown up. (Like in Digimon!) [personal profile] snacky says below that when they die Peter is 22.

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[personal profile] snacky
2010-06-19 03:29 am UTC (link)
Let me be your Narnia guide! ;)

They do die at the end, but they spend time in England growing up, since they're not allowed back to Narnia. By the time they die, Peter is 22 and Edmund is 19, so it works that Peter could have gone into the army and served before his death.

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[personal profile] torachan
2010-06-19 03:44 am UTC (link)
Ah, okay. I knew they were older than when they first went, but I thought they were still kids.

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[personal profile] helens78
2010-06-19 03:59 am UTC (link)
It is always fun being on your review list, but heeeee, I am terribly amused by your notes about dS! :D I am all for more people being fond of RayK. ^_^

(Also let me know if you have any trouble finding Wilby, but I wouldn't expect you to. :) )

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[personal profile] torachan
2010-06-19 04:05 am UTC (link)
It looks like Netflix has it for streaming or I can probably find it on BT if I want to download. (I really need to watch some of the movies on my HD first!)

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[personal profile] blueswan
2010-06-19 02:33 pm UTC (link)
Wilby Wonderful is a quiet little movie that is full of moments. I love it a lot. I can probably hook you up if you don't mind getting it in parts.

Fire Flies by pearl-o is the vid that got me into the movie.

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[personal profile] torachan
2010-06-19 02:58 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, but Netflix has it, so it's not a problem. :)

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