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yuletide recs, most of which have already been recced to death, but here goes anyway:
A World Of Normal Girls (Bend It Like Beckham)
"...It doesn't bloody well matter what I want. I can't have anything I want. Not football, not university, and bloody well not you!" Jess/Jules. Lovely.
Growing Up (Chronicles of Narnia)
Susan and Lucy grow up. Poignant and perfect.
Just Between Us (Absolutely Fabulous)
Saffron and Patsy form an uneasy alliance of sorts. This is perfect, caputirng the characters to a T, and being just as funny as the source material.
Killer Instinct (Jonathan Creek)
His fingers were tangled in his curls, and he was looking at her with something like fondness as he asked her again if she was back in the world of the living. At times, Maddy reflected, Jonathan looked like nothing so much as a charmingly smug cherub....And sometimes he just looked like a socially maladjusted right little prat, she thought sourly. Hee hee. Brilliant.
Moving Forward (The Day After Tomorrow)
"Civilization is at a critical turning point and no one needs to witness the rebirth of cutesy romance." Post-movie, Sam/Laura, great characterisation. The world's changed, but human emotions stay the same. Excellent.
subtext (Mona Lisa Smile)
Betty/Giselle and oh my. Gorgeousness.
Turning Forty (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Gareth/Matthew fic. Squee!
Superficial (RPF - HIGNFY)
Much, much love for this. What I said at the time: "Black silk boxers! And the music and Angus only associating it with seduction, and Paul flirting with Angus and, the not talking, and the mannerism-sharing, and the no sex and the table, and this just rocks. Yes. Love it. Lovelovelovelovelove." Makes little sense if you haven't read it, which is why you should.
Share or Shaft? (RPF - HIGNFY)
It is a beautiful world when yuletide produces two HIGNFY fics. This incorporates various aspects of fanon and canon and turns it into a nifty "ooooh!" story. Eeee. Much love. "But I'll have a go. Parrots?"
Also, there's the HIGNFY Secret Slasha stories, which are all wonderful. :D
Finally, non-ficathon related: In The Genes by celeria (Harry Potter)
A nifty response to a bit of additional canon. Very effective.
A World Of Normal Girls (Bend It Like Beckham)
"...It doesn't bloody well matter what I want. I can't have anything I want. Not football, not university, and bloody well not you!" Jess/Jules. Lovely.
Growing Up (Chronicles of Narnia)
Susan and Lucy grow up. Poignant and perfect.
Just Between Us (Absolutely Fabulous)
Saffron and Patsy form an uneasy alliance of sorts. This is perfect, caputirng the characters to a T, and being just as funny as the source material.
Killer Instinct (Jonathan Creek)
His fingers were tangled in his curls, and he was looking at her with something like fondness as he asked her again if she was back in the world of the living. At times, Maddy reflected, Jonathan looked like nothing so much as a charmingly smug cherub....And sometimes he just looked like a socially maladjusted right little prat, she thought sourly. Hee hee. Brilliant.
Moving Forward (The Day After Tomorrow)
"Civilization is at a critical turning point and no one needs to witness the rebirth of cutesy romance." Post-movie, Sam/Laura, great characterisation. The world's changed, but human emotions stay the same. Excellent.
subtext (Mona Lisa Smile)
Betty/Giselle and oh my. Gorgeousness.
Turning Forty (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Gareth/Matthew fic. Squee!
Superficial (RPF - HIGNFY)
Much, much love for this. What I said at the time: "Black silk boxers! And the music and Angus only associating it with seduction, and Paul flirting with Angus and, the not talking, and the mannerism-sharing, and the no sex and the table, and this just rocks. Yes. Love it. Lovelovelovelovelove." Makes little sense if you haven't read it, which is why you should.
Share or Shaft? (RPF - HIGNFY)
It is a beautiful world when yuletide produces two HIGNFY fics. This incorporates various aspects of fanon and canon and turns it into a nifty "ooooh!" story. Eeee. Much love. "But I'll have a go. Parrots?"
Also, there's the HIGNFY Secret Slasha stories, which are all wonderful. :D
Finally, non-ficathon related: In The Genes by celeria (Harry Potter)
A nifty response to a bit of additional canon. Very effective.