Some more recs for Yuletide
I was going to wait a while and post a longer recs post so I'm not spamming, but I couldn't wait to post this, because I think I found maybe the most wonderful Yuletide story of the year and I had to say something about it.
That story would be for Buckaroo Banzai, and it's called Buckaroo Banzai and the Floydada Scuffle and it is just... it left me speechless. It is as though Earl Mac Rauch had written a prequel for the movie, about Buckaroo and Rawhide's first meeting. It is hilarious and witty and has the exact perfect banter, not to mention a spot-on voice for Reno, who "narrates" it. It involves tinfoil hats, squirt guns filled with Tabasco (Jo, really, you must read this right away), assassination attempts by screwdriver, and flying tricycles. That's just for starters. Buckaroo and Rawhide were one of my requests this year, and I swear, I felt like the author had made it for me, even though it isn't. I think anyone who loved the movie would feel like this was written for them. This is an utter gem.
A couple more for James Bond-Casino Royale, two very small pieces that pack a huge punch. One is even in second person, which I normally loathe in fanfic because most people think they're being clever using it and can't pull it off at all, but this one does, beautifully so, and it fits in with M's personality. The other features one of the best lines I've read yet: "Dear boy, I'm older than you'll ever be." Yum.
Better Days
Attendant
In Crusoe, a couple of sweet little pieces highlighting Crusoe and Friday's loving friendship (and some extra Blackthorne creepiness bonus points in the second!)
Hot Cross Buns
But a Dream
That story would be for Buckaroo Banzai, and it's called Buckaroo Banzai and the Floydada Scuffle and it is just... it left me speechless. It is as though Earl Mac Rauch had written a prequel for the movie, about Buckaroo and Rawhide's first meeting. It is hilarious and witty and has the exact perfect banter, not to mention a spot-on voice for Reno, who "narrates" it. It involves tinfoil hats, squirt guns filled with Tabasco (Jo, really, you must read this right away), assassination attempts by screwdriver, and flying tricycles. That's just for starters. Buckaroo and Rawhide were one of my requests this year, and I swear, I felt like the author had made it for me, even though it isn't. I think anyone who loved the movie would feel like this was written for them. This is an utter gem.
A couple more for James Bond-Casino Royale, two very small pieces that pack a huge punch. One is even in second person, which I normally loathe in fanfic because most people think they're being clever using it and can't pull it off at all, but this one does, beautifully so, and it fits in with M's personality. The other features one of the best lines I've read yet: "Dear boy, I'm older than you'll ever be." Yum.
Better Days
Attendant
In Crusoe, a couple of sweet little pieces highlighting Crusoe and Friday's loving friendship (and some extra Blackthorne creepiness bonus points in the second!)
Hot Cross Buns
But a Dream