Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy(/Joey), but Billy's the only person in this story.
Length: 1100
Author on LJ: pickledixy
Why this must be read: I hadn't intended to end these recs on such a sad note, but it's one of the inevitabilities of TS canon. Randy's story is a fine example of the way in which we all write with each other in this fandom, in ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy/Joey, Billy/Snuffy, Ensemble Cast
Length: 2000 words
Author on LJ: lipsum
Why this must be read: This is a rare example of fic that contains a pairing other than Billy/Joey (although Billy/Joey is, as you can see, still an element). What's unusual about this sequence is the point of view; first-person isn't often done ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy/Joey
Length: 1000 words
Author on LJ: archerlass
Why this must be read: In a sea otherwise filled with unsettling intensity, this is TS at its sweetest (without the treacle). archerlass has the rare ability to spend most of a piece in one character's POV and then, when you least expect it, flip the mirror around and show you ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Gen Crack!Fic, Ensemble Cast
Length: 1200 words
Author on LJ: sunqist
Why this must be read: Let me just say, I'm not usually in the habit of encouraging people to write crack!fic solely for the purpose of writing crack!fic. However, the conversation to which sunqist alludes in her introduction did, in fact, happen, and if you want ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy Tepper/Joey Trotta, Ensemble Cast
Length: 3000 words
Author on LJ: vissy
Why this must be read: This story was written for me in the 2006 Yuletide Treasure fic exchange. vissy has done an absolutely outstanding job of capturing the characters' voices, and she also got the group dynamic down pat. If this piece doesn't ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy Tepper/Joey Trotta
Length: 400 words
Author on LJ: kbfan
Why this must be read: Impressive length and convoluted plot aren't everything, especially when essence and atmosphere are so thoroughly accounted for. kbfan skilfully captures the tense restlessness of the film's night-scenes and makes clever use of it in a ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy Tepper/Joey Trotta, Ensemble Cast
Length: Novella in eight parts (all linked together)
Author on LJ: jennaria (everyday journal)/karolja (fic journal)
Why this must be read: Having served as tech, plot, and every other kind of support possible for this story, I had the honor of watching it come into being bit by bit. Thia ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy Tepper/Joey Trotta
Length: 500 words
Author on LJ: perian
Why this must be read: In spite of the fact that it's quite short, this little ficlet has everything you could wish in a solid piece of canonical work - good characterization, witty dialogue, and just the right balance between humor and innuendo. Sadly, perian never ( Read more... )

Fandom: TOY SOLDIERS
Pairing: Billy Tepper/Joey Trotta
Length: 2000 words
Author on LJ: lelise
Why this must be read: This is one of only two pieces of fiction that lelise ever wrote in TS fandom, but, to this day, I consider it one of the best we have. In a little over two thousand words, she manages to capture a sequence of seemingly random moments that, ( Read more... )

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