CONvergence Slash Panel Recs
This is a bit late in coming, but here is the list of fic recs from this year's Slash Panel at CONvergence!
Lyda's Recs
Extremely Hot and Currently Female by
sam_storyteller (Avengers)
Loki/Iron Man in which a drunk Tony accidentally hooks up with Loki in female form and... hijinks ensue. The sexy/romantic bits are awesome, but what I love best about this fic is the interaction between Tony and the rest of the Avengers.
I didn't rec this at the panel, but this series was recced to me *at* the panel and I have now read it and love it:
In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury) by
scifigrl47 (Avengers)
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark in which the romantic stuff is mostly hugs (awesome hugs, however,) but there's a cameo by the world's cutest sentient toaster.
Mara's Recs
I recced the OZ fic, which, tiny fandom, I know, but it's one of my all time favorite fics and it's so stylistically in tune with the tv series it's amazing.
Beggar's Banquet (The New Constellation Mix) by
marylex (Oz, 100k+ words)
Beecher/Alvarez/O'Reily and various combinations of the three
Takes place after the series end (sooo, massive spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen OZ), following Beecher, Alvarez and O'Reily and the repercussions of the finale, and what it means to spend the rest of your life in OZ. Sounds depressing (and it IS a pretty heavy fic) but it approaches life in OZ very matter-of-factly, and the tone is consistently serious but not dark.
I also mentioned a gen Narnia fic, which isn't slash, but is one of, if not the best fic I have ever read.
Carpetbaggers by
cofax (Oz, gen, 119k+ words)
After the Pevensie's coronation, Aslan leaves and the new kings and queens of Narnia must prove themselves to their new subjects. Very true to the tone of the books while posing a bunch of realistic problems (100 years of snowmelt? how did Narnias get food in the everlasting winter?) and adding a bit of realpolitik to the mix. VERY highly recommended.
Bess's Rec
Life in the Twenty-First Century by
aces (Leverage, Hardison/Parker/Elliot)
I love this fic because it is meta and I think the vast majority of people in fandom can relate to at least part of it and most of all it is so very HARDISON. It does such a beautiful job of showing how fandom helped him to come to terms with his sexuality, and large parts of it are genuinely my headcanon for his backstory when watching the show now. One of my favorite fics ever.
Liz's Recs
Launch Your Assault by
foxxcub (Avengers, Clint/Coulson with background Tony/Steve)
This hits every single button I have basically. AU fic where Coulson is Clint's RA at college? And Coulson has quiet self esteem issues and thinks that Clint could never love someone like him while Clint basically makes moon eyes at him and steals into his room on the pretense of using his cable? Uh, that is basically candy. It even made me run-on sentence from the amount of love I have for it.
still officially lost by
pollyrepeat (Avengers, gen)
A younger Coulson has to take care of teenaged Clint. Basically it's found family fic and Clint is damaged and doesn't trust anyone but likes harrassing Coulson and Coulson meanwhile hates his life while bonding with Clint. Plus there is plot with Clint's brother and why exactly Clint is on the run from the law. Hilarious, heartbreaking and then heartmending. Absolutely my new head!canon for baby SHIELD.
Xana's Rec
and behind this door... by indysaur (SPN RPS: Jared/Jensen, Rating: PG-13 for language, 21,125 words)
I don't tend to read J2 (I find it weird to read about straight actors going out with each other if it isn't real) but the characterization of the guys is spot on and cute! It's also short and sweet if you don't have a lot of reading time.
Jo's Recs
Ready, Fire, Aim by
gyzym (Avengers, Tony/Steve)
In which Captain America is a dick, Thor is Tony's favorite, and there is a birthday party. Funny and serious in all the right places. It also plays into my love of stories that start Tony and Steve's relationship in an antagonistic place and end up with them realizing they are more alike than they realized.
Also available in podfic form, read by
reena_jenkins!
And I don't think I mentioned it at the panel, but along similar lines to the above:
Semaphore by
DevilDoll (Avengers, Tony/Steve)
Fluffy, funny, and thoroughly enjoyable. Asgardians loving Chumbawumba is now my headcanon and the little old lady that lives across the hall is the best.
ETA: BONUS! Forgot to mention earlier, but
crinklysolution has also made a podfic of this one.
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Lyda's Recs
Extremely Hot and Currently Female by
sam_storyteller (Avengers)
Loki/Iron Man in which a drunk Tony accidentally hooks up with Loki in female form and... hijinks ensue. The sexy/romantic bits are awesome, but what I love best about this fic is the interaction between Tony and the rest of the Avengers.
I didn't rec this at the panel, but this series was recced to me *at* the panel and I have now read it and love it:
In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury) by
scifigrl47 (Avengers)
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark in which the romantic stuff is mostly hugs (awesome hugs, however,) but there's a cameo by the world's cutest sentient toaster.
Mara's Recs
I recced the OZ fic, which, tiny fandom, I know, but it's one of my all time favorite fics and it's so stylistically in tune with the tv series it's amazing.
Beggar's Banquet (The New Constellation Mix) by
marylex (Oz, 100k+ words)
Beecher/Alvarez/O'Reily and various combinations of the three
Takes place after the series end (sooo, massive spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen OZ), following Beecher, Alvarez and O'Reily and the repercussions of the finale, and what it means to spend the rest of your life in OZ. Sounds depressing (and it IS a pretty heavy fic) but it approaches life in OZ very matter-of-factly, and the tone is consistently serious but not dark.
I also mentioned a gen Narnia fic, which isn't slash, but is one of, if not the best fic I have ever read.
Carpetbaggers by
cofax (Oz, gen, 119k+ words)
After the Pevensie's coronation, Aslan leaves and the new kings and queens of Narnia must prove themselves to their new subjects. Very true to the tone of the books while posing a bunch of realistic problems (100 years of snowmelt? how did Narnias get food in the everlasting winter?) and adding a bit of realpolitik to the mix. VERY highly recommended.
Bess's Rec
Life in the Twenty-First Century by
aces (Leverage, Hardison/Parker/Elliot)
I love this fic because it is meta and I think the vast majority of people in fandom can relate to at least part of it and most of all it is so very HARDISON. It does such a beautiful job of showing how fandom helped him to come to terms with his sexuality, and large parts of it are genuinely my headcanon for his backstory when watching the show now. One of my favorite fics ever.
Liz's Recs
Launch Your Assault by
foxxcub (Avengers, Clint/Coulson with background Tony/Steve)
This hits every single button I have basically. AU fic where Coulson is Clint's RA at college? And Coulson has quiet self esteem issues and thinks that Clint could never love someone like him while Clint basically makes moon eyes at him and steals into his room on the pretense of using his cable? Uh, that is basically candy. It even made me run-on sentence from the amount of love I have for it.
still officially lost by
pollyrepeat (Avengers, gen)
A younger Coulson has to take care of teenaged Clint. Basically it's found family fic and Clint is damaged and doesn't trust anyone but likes harrassing Coulson and Coulson meanwhile hates his life while bonding with Clint. Plus there is plot with Clint's brother and why exactly Clint is on the run from the law. Hilarious, heartbreaking and then heartmending. Absolutely my new head!canon for baby SHIELD.
Xana's Rec
and behind this door... by indysaur (SPN RPS: Jared/Jensen, Rating: PG-13 for language, 21,125 words)
I don't tend to read J2 (I find it weird to read about straight actors going out with each other if it isn't real) but the characterization of the guys is spot on and cute! It's also short and sweet if you don't have a lot of reading time.
Jo's Recs
Ready, Fire, Aim by
gyzym (Avengers, Tony/Steve)
In which Captain America is a dick, Thor is Tony's favorite, and there is a birthday party. Funny and serious in all the right places. It also plays into my love of stories that start Tony and Steve's relationship in an antagonistic place and end up with them realizing they are more alike than they realized.
Also available in podfic form, read by
reena_jenkins!
And I don't think I mentioned it at the panel, but along similar lines to the above:
Semaphore by
DevilDoll (Avengers, Tony/Steve)
Fluffy, funny, and thoroughly enjoyable. Asgardians loving Chumbawumba is now my headcanon and the little old lady that lives across the hall is the best.
ETA: BONUS! Forgot to mention earlier, but
crinklysolution has also made a podfic of this one.
This entry was originally posted at http://revolutionaryjo.dreamwidth.org/572455.html. Please comment there using OpenID.