Kat Recs All The Fics, Round 2 - Day 5
I still have two more rec posts to do for this round, but they are going to hav e to wait until next week I'm afraid as I won't be online that much this weekend.
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Bandom
A Handholding Song - Bob/Joe, Brendon/Spencer, Frank/Gerard plus some more background pairings, AU. It's skoosiepants so when she describes the fic as "uber schmoopy meet-cute" you know it's accurate. Rom-com shenanigans, hilarity and general adorableness. All the pairings are interesting and there's a lovely ensemble feel to this.
Here At The Right Time - Brendon/Spencer. This is one of the two fics that I've read that manages to sell Brendon as Dom to me. Spencer as a submissive is much trickier but that's nothing to do with the author's (considerable) talent, and more to do with my own view of him as the toppiest top of topsville. This is an excellent exploration of bdsm as a learning process, something that the couple has to go through together and something that they will also fuck up occasionally. It is also over 51,000 words of very hot sex with a strong emotional connection and reading it I was not bored once. A very good read, especially if bdsm themes do it for you.
Hawaii Five-0
It Ain't Me Babe (Nah), It Ain't Me You're Looking For (Babe) - Danny/Steve. Danny makes lists and tries to cling to his heterosexuality. But Steve is like a homo-ninja so it doesn't work out well. Although it kind of does. The Danny voice is great in this; snarky and smart and funny. The author has an awesome sense of timing and language when it comes to humou, and I giggled my way through the whole fic. Also, Kono pwns everything in this.
The Blood and Love Theory - Danny/Steve. This, this right here *points*. An excellent exploration of knife/blood/pain-play from the pov of the partner whose kink this isn't. To begin with. But as it happens, Danny learns to love what he does to Steve, first because Steve loves it, and then... then because he wants it too. And that's fucking scary. I say now, I wish there was more bdsm fic that explored things from this side of the coin and did it this well. Spot on.
Sherlock
Homemaking - Gen John & Sherlock (could be read as pre-slash too). Does what it says in the tin: John and Sherlock are nesting, with variable success. he comes home to find Sherlock's changed all the locks on him, which would have been even more irritating if John didn't know how to kick down a door like a pro. The betrayed look and accusation of, "Fucking Afghanistan," Sherlock gives him on the other side is pretty fantastic. This is sharply witty and wonderful and made me laugh.
Just a Minor Peerage - Gen Mycroft & Sherlock, implied John/Sherlock. A cold war reigns over an unwanted title. Heee, the Holmes brothers are endlessly amusing.
maybe then i could sleep at night - John/Sherlock (so mild I'd say Gen). John has trouble sleeping after the incident at the pool. Sherlock helps, mostly by just being there and being himself. A nice character piece of John with a plausible glimpse of his time in Afghanistan,
The Aim of Waking - John/Sherlock. Nightmares, revelations and affirmations. The mood in this is slow as is suited to the early morning setting. A very pleasurable read.
Winter's Delights - John/Sherlock. Another one of those 'Sherlock invites John to spend Christmas with him and his family' stories both the fandom and I are incredibly fond of. This one features some great original characters as the author takes time to make each member of Sherlock's family a rounded and interesting individual... convinced that John and Sherlock are a couple. Well, they won't be wrong by the end of the holiday. The get together is delicious and tense.
Supernatural
Break the lock if it don't fit - Dean/Sam. Soul-bonding! Dean does not handle it well, but Sam won't let him run forever, not now that Dean finally can't hide anything from him. Oh, oh the delicious Dean angst. His issues are just so tasty. As is this fic.