Apr. 2nd, 2010
Harry Potter
By Sulfur and Salt by![[personal profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
elf Rec
16,000 words. Snape's idyllic life with Lily is disrupted when the Ministry of Magic takes an interest in them.
This is a really interesting premise and it's one of those things where I really wish I could have gone into it completely unspoiled, but the pairings, tags, and fest info in the header give enough info that I could guess what was going on very quickly. ( Spoilerish ) I really liked the details of the potions and the minor characters (who weren't onscreen very often but were well-characterised when they were there). Not sure why Snape was randomly alive and no one thought it odd; that was never explained, so I guess just one of those random AUs (why was that not tagged for? Or is Snarry fandom like TPM where it's so common to AU that you note when he does die? I don't think I've read a lot of Snarry that was written post-DH).
The reason I clicked on it was that it was tagged transsexual and I check through the trans tags on AO3 every once in a while to gather new fics for my master list. Not everything people tag as trans* qualifies for my list. A lot of times it's clear from the summary or characters that it's appropriate, but other times I have to read or skim the fic to figure it out. In this case, it turned out that no one was trans (I had hoped from Petunia's wording at the beginning that maybe Snape was ftm, but no), so I am a little irked that the tag was used, but on the other hand, I likely would not have seen it if it hadn't been tagged like that, so...
Stargate: Atlantis
Dulce Domum bybusaikko Rec
2600 words. Jennifer would be the first to admit that she'd never planned on a life that looked like this, but it worked.
I really liked this. It's John, Rodney, and Keller in a poly relationship, but John is asexual. And it's not about trying to make it a sexual relationship, just about John living with them and them being a family. It's one of the most canon fics I've ever read.
Supernatural
Gunning for the Buddha bybusaikko Rec+
1500 words. "Ain't gonna be no redemption," Dean said, breathing in long. "Reckon I. Well." He waved his hand, describing a circle. "End of the world, right. So put them on." Episode tag for 5x04
This is hilarious and hot and just really, really awesome. I love Dean's voice here. I love the little details. (I loved this line: Maybe older Dean did guys a lot more often, but he should remember that the 2009 model of him was in a pretty much long straight phase ever since Dad had -- ever since Dad.) And I really loved the ending. I'm even more impressed that such a well-written fic was done in such a short time (within hours of the episode airing). I'm not normally one for doppelganger sex, but this really worked.
Ask What Answer Can I Find byelliemurasaki Rec
500 words. Susan Talley remembers her brother.
This is just a quick glimpse at Jake's sister's reaction to his death, but I really liked it. It makes me want a whole bunch more fic about her and about Jake.
Winnie the Pooh
And Is There Honey Still for Tea? by![[livejournal.com profile]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tryfanstone Rec
19,000 words. If you happen to have read another book about Edward Bear, you may remember that he lived with his friends in a wood called the Hundred Acre Wood. It was a small wood, and small things happened, the kind of things that happen to bears in places where even if elevenses are late there is always a little something for tea. This isn't that story.
Wow, this worked really, really well. When I first saw there was a Winnie the Pooh apocafic, I was like um, okay, but then I started reading and was like ooh, yes! It makes perfect sense for the time period.
I was eyerolly at the footnotes, though.
By Sulfur and Salt by
elf Rec16,000 words. Snape's idyllic life with Lily is disrupted when the Ministry of Magic takes an interest in them.
This is a really interesting premise and it's one of those things where I really wish I could have gone into it completely unspoiled, but the pairings, tags, and fest info in the header give enough info that I could guess what was going on very quickly. ( Spoilerish ) I really liked the details of the potions and the minor characters (who weren't onscreen very often but were well-characterised when they were there). Not sure why Snape was randomly alive and no one thought it odd; that was never explained, so I guess just one of those random AUs (why was that not tagged for? Or is Snarry fandom like TPM where it's so common to AU that you note when he does die? I don't think I've read a lot of Snarry that was written post-DH).
The reason I clicked on it was that it was tagged transsexual and I check through the trans tags on AO3 every once in a while to gather new fics for my master list. Not everything people tag as trans* qualifies for my list. A lot of times it's clear from the summary or characters that it's appropriate, but other times I have to read or skim the fic to figure it out. In this case, it turned out that no one was trans (I had hoped from Petunia's wording at the beginning that maybe Snape was ftm, but no), so I am a little irked that the tag was used, but on the other hand, I likely would not have seen it if it hadn't been tagged like that, so...
Stargate: Atlantis
Dulce Domum by
busaikko Rec2600 words. Jennifer would be the first to admit that she'd never planned on a life that looked like this, but it worked.
I really liked this. It's John, Rodney, and Keller in a poly relationship, but John is asexual. And it's not about trying to make it a sexual relationship, just about John living with them and them being a family. It's one of the most canon fics I've ever read.
Supernatural
Gunning for the Buddha by
busaikko Rec+1500 words. "Ain't gonna be no redemption," Dean said, breathing in long. "Reckon I. Well." He waved his hand, describing a circle. "End of the world, right. So put them on." Episode tag for 5x04
This is hilarious and hot and just really, really awesome. I love Dean's voice here. I love the little details. (I loved this line: Maybe older Dean did guys a lot more often, but he should remember that the 2009 model of him was in a pretty much long straight phase ever since Dad had -- ever since Dad.) And I really loved the ending. I'm even more impressed that such a well-written fic was done in such a short time (within hours of the episode airing). I'm not normally one for doppelganger sex, but this really worked.
Ask What Answer Can I Find by
elliemurasaki Rec500 words. Susan Talley remembers her brother.
This is just a quick glimpse at Jake's sister's reaction to his death, but I really liked it. It makes me want a whole bunch more fic about her and about Jake.
Winnie the Pooh
And Is There Honey Still for Tea? by
tryfanstone Rec19,000 words. If you happen to have read another book about Edward Bear, you may remember that he lived with his friends in a wood called the Hundred Acre Wood. It was a small wood, and small things happened, the kind of things that happen to bears in places where even if elevenses are late there is always a little something for tea. This isn't that story.
Wow, this worked really, really well. When I first saw there was a Winnie the Pooh apocafic, I was like um, okay, but then I started reading and was like ooh, yes! It makes perfect sense for the time period.
I was eyerolly at the footnotes, though.
Daily Happiness
Apr. 2nd, 2010 12:15 pm1. I meant to link this yesterday! The kids are all rocking out to Beyoncé until the dad tells the little boy he's not a single lady and he starts crying and they're all no, no, you can be a single lady, too! It's so cute I can't stop watching it. Let him dance to Beyoncé if he wants to, damn it!
2. Carla finally got her financial aid check yesterday. Even though she had all her stuff turned in well before the semester began, they didn't even review her petition until after the semester started, and then there was some mixup so they didn't send the check out until like last week. Ugh. Anyway. Yay, money! And it's almost time for the mid-semester check to be sent out now...
Daily Happysongs:
Oh yes, I have more than one again today!
Arashi - Troublemaker
This is a recent single. Very catchy!
Brahman - From My Window
This is a cover of a song that was apparently originally in Irish, then covered in English, and the band (or someone from the band) saw the English cover on a flight and asked to cover it themselves. I found the story here on the original artist's website when looking for info about the song. Anyway, Brahman are a Japanese punk band, so I'm sure their version is very, very different from the original, but omg it's so good. *_* I love these guys so much.
Concrete Blonde - Joey
This is one of those songs I used to get so excited about when I managed to catch it on the radio.
Frou Frou - It's Good to Be in Love
This is the only song of theirs I like, but I love it so much. ♥ I love the contrast of the title, which makes you think it's going to be a happy song, and the lyrics, which make it clear it's not.
Wada Kouji - Butter-fly
Digimon had so much good music, but I don't think anything is quite as good as those early songs. This is the opening for Digimon Adventure and is just so nostalgic for me.
2. Carla finally got her financial aid check yesterday. Even though she had all her stuff turned in well before the semester began, they didn't even review her petition until after the semester started, and then there was some mixup so they didn't send the check out until like last week. Ugh. Anyway. Yay, money! And it's almost time for the mid-semester check to be sent out now...
Daily Happysongs:
Oh yes, I have more than one again today!
Arashi - Troublemaker
This is a recent single. Very catchy!
Brahman - From My Window
This is a cover of a song that was apparently originally in Irish, then covered in English, and the band (or someone from the band) saw the English cover on a flight and asked to cover it themselves. I found the story here on the original artist's website when looking for info about the song. Anyway, Brahman are a Japanese punk band, so I'm sure their version is very, very different from the original, but omg it's so good. *_* I love these guys so much.
Concrete Blonde - Joey
This is one of those songs I used to get so excited about when I managed to catch it on the radio.
Frou Frou - It's Good to Be in Love
This is the only song of theirs I like, but I love it so much. ♥ I love the contrast of the title, which makes you think it's going to be a happy song, and the lyrics, which make it clear it's not.
Wada Kouji - Butter-fly
Digimon had so much good music, but I don't think anything is quite as good as those early songs. This is the opening for Digimon Adventure and is just so nostalgic for me.