Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Dakin/Irwin
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:Dakin/Irwin at its finest, and such a shame it never really happened. Banter and snogging and Dakin lying to his parents about where he spent the night; and quite possibly it's all just a dream. The title's a little ridiculous, but the ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Posner/Scripps
Author on LJ: falling_words
Author Website: fic in memories
Why this must be read:Really sweet, lovely fic set while the boys are all still at school. Posner moons over Dakin, Dakin is a careless ass, Scripps watches and starts to figure a few things out for himself. Good, solid writing, great dialogue, and a ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Dakin/Posner
Author on LJ: solvent90
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

Dakin sees Posner in a bar, years later, and wants him. It's great to see Posner all grown up, and coming into himself, and for Dakin to yearn after him for a change. Except it's Dakin, so less with the longing glances and more with the ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Posner/Dakin
Author on LJ: foreverdirt
Author Website: imperfectcircle
Why this must be read:

I haven't gotten started on the History Boys yuletide fics for this year (bad reccer), but here's one of the best from last year's batch. Posner finally has sex with Dakin, and Scripps is treated to two somewhat conflicting versions of the event. It's ( Read more... )

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Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: gen
Author on LJ: orangesparks
Author Website: orangesparks
Why this must be read:The title nails it: it's all about being just barely on the brink of something, and waiting for someone to make a move, and not sure which way everything's going to fall out. Scripps POV, and we all know how miserable he is at actually ever ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: gen, mostly
Author on LJ: truly_bohemian
Author Website: tibby_schlegel is her fic journal
Why this must be read:A series of ficlets looking at a few of the boys, ten years later. The Posner piece, in particular, is spot-on -- how he's become a great teacher in his own right, but with Hector and Irwin's influences still lingering and casting ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Dakin/Posner
Author on LJ: solvent90
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

This is a hard little fic to describe. Some things just stick in your head, and you'll never forget them. Dakin remembers some history. It's the insignificant details he remembers, the things that don't matter, but they keep coming back to ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Scripps/Posner
Author on LJ: h0rr0rsh0w_x
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

Because every fandom needs a good drunken spin-the-bottle type of fic. There's a reason these things become cliches: because when they're done well, they're really bloody entertaining. The history boys get drunk and play some sort of ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Dakin/Scripps
Author on LJ: drawingblinds
Author Website: drawingblinds is her fic journal.
Why this must be read:

Oh, the human whirlwind that is Dakin, and how all Scripps can really do is stand back and let him happen. drawingblinds does a great job with Dakin's characterization, his larger-than-life personality and ability to make every situation ( Read more... )

Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Dakin/Irwin
Author on LJ: justholdstill
Author Website: fanfic tags
Why this must be read:The author's summary says: "Dakin tries to teach History a lesson, but History ends up teaching him." That's a pretty damn good summary. Irwin and Dakin do get that drink, as per many fics, but there's no romance here, just two guys who ( Read more... )