Recs From December (Alias, SV, SGA)
This is everything recced over on my journal through the end of 2005. Everything new SGA related is on talkoncorners2.
Thanks for reading in 2005!
Alias:
yahtzee63 wrote this fantastic 5 AUs story, Jack/Irina.
Premise: If you accept that Rambaldi really did foresee Sydney's existence, then it stands to reason: No matter what else happened in the world, no matter what else they were doing in their lives, Jack and Irina had to conceive Sydney. The first long, plotty "Alias" story I ever wrote, "The Prophet's Right Hand," was about one other way it could all have happened, with Jack traveling to Russia to seduce and marry a KGB agent. This story is really a collection of five shorter stories, five other ways Sydney might've come to be. (And yes, I know that most people write the "Five Ways" stories with "ways" that are less than 10K words apiece. Not this time.)
(You don't need to read The Prophet's Right Hand to read this though. But you should anyway, after.)
If you know me at all, you know that I was like, bouncing off walls with this story giddily. This--sense of inevitability, this sense of destiny has always been immensely prevalent around Jack and Irina and eeeee, she's wrote him as a new *daddy* in 'Larisa' and I'm just dying, he's so, so beautiful and scared and just--go! Go immerse yourself in the wonderful Spydaddy love.
Henry and Natasha, one, two
His Best Friend's Wife, one, two
Larisa, one, two
Red, one, two
The Interrogation, one, two, three
Smallville:
Pictures are worth a thousand words, from voldything for undermistletoe--some beautiful, beautiful Clex manip work here. (Not work safe. *g*)
SGA:
Vids and Posts -
Welcome Home, vid by permetaform--Enjoyed this vid quite a bit. I said something like this in my comments, "It's like someone told you to make a vid of why people should/could love SGA, and then you did."
Obviously, as this is a recs journal, I don't usually rec posts here. I'm making an exception--lierdumoa says pretty things (In context, here, with spoilers for Grace Under Pressure):
Which brings me back to my fic. To why I am writing my fic. My story is about Rodney doing something impossible and brilliant. It's all guesswork and instinct and it breaks his brain a little, but he does it. He does it for John. And he couldn't have done it without having known John.
Because Rodney didn't understand what a hail mary was until he met John.
I just--I loved how she phrased that. I think that's one of the most beautiful things I've read in a really long time. And I think it should be the summary for her fic. *g* (If that fits, natch.)
And then emelerin was all eloquent and I concur with her: The impression it gave me was one of... history pre-existing, like they all arrived on Atlantis and the city already knew what would happen to them, like it was ready for them to live their lives and fight their fights there. I loved that Elizabeth was made Queen of Atlantis here, how you showed the best of her, who I love when I think of her.
So, so pretty. And the *song*. Oh my God, I love that song.
Stories -
WiP: seperis is writing one John Sheppard as an 8 year old and you can find it here and here and I love her so much and it is one of those stories I have been waiting for someone to do and waiting and waiting and sending the vibes out into the universe silently and then there is JOHN SHEPPARD and Ronon gives him little knives and Rodney is determined to raise him right this time around and to see that his mind is honed so that when he's old again he's much more tolerable and EEEE. LOVE HER SO MUCH.
eliade wrote John tied up on a bed with red silk pillows while a drugged up Rodney has sex with him and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.
*lalala just reposting the tiny convo Jenn and I had on it*, for a more coherent rec, go to Jenn's journal:
seperis: http://www.livejournal.com/users/reccea/174188.html
svmadelyn: I just bookmarked it a couple minutes ago. *giggles*
svmadelyn: I don't get to read anything until presents are done!
svmadelyn: they will never be done!
seperis: You have to read it
seperis: OMG
svmadelyn: and I shall.
svmadelyn: I am making CDs!
svmadelyn: many CDs for people!
seperis: *grins*
svmadelyn: everything's done but cards.
svmadelyn: sometimes I want to sign my name and call it a day
svmadelyn: but that seems a waste of postage.
svmadelyn: *frowns*
seperis: Awww
seperis: *pets you*
svmadelyn: it is okay, I am reading this story.
svmadelyn: it is making me coo at high pitched levels.
svmadelyn: *is pleased*
seperis: YES COO!
svmadelyn: this is so seriously freaking adorable.
svmadelyn: I'm doing a running dialogue in my head
svmadelyn: ohmygodhe'sinhiswilliknewit.
seperis: I love this story
svmadelyn: oh my god there's a part two
svmadelyn: there is a god
svmadelyn: he has not forsaken me
svmadelyn: I don't want this to end eeeeeeeee.
seperis: ME EITHER
svmadelyn: i am making myself read this so, so slowly
svmadelyn: John. In only track pants. On their date.
svmadelyn: *makes the happy noises*
seperis: I want to marry this story.
seperis: have its babies.
And you will too. A Not-So-Modest Proposal by reccea. Seriously wonderful writing, a great, great read, right here.
A Stirring Tale of Manly Fortitude, ficlet by kormantic. Quite simply, John kisses Rodney's bruises better. And we go guh.
Feeding Frenzy by astolat: Shalott has some impeccable timing--she always seems to post when I'm in the middle of something weird or traumatizing. Yesterday, it was just me half falling asleep writing a paper that's already two weeks late. John really, truly is the little black dress of this fandom, is all I'm going to say here. Also, yay for orgies! Everyone should have an orgy Ancient device!
Home Truth by ltlj: Spoilers for Epiphany in this one. I just love her characterizations; she's become one of my favorite authors around and I think I've read like, three things of hers. Go figure. *g* And it's *gen*. I think I'd possibly have to make sure I had an inhaler nearby if she ever went full out slash. Which, hey, I am very willing to do.
Infinity by Wintertime: Eeeeeeee! Quantum mirror fic! *geeks out* Creepy, sad, traumatic quantum mirror fic, joy! An infinite number of possibilities emerge from an infinite number of actions, and Rodney sees every last one of them.
It Comes in Waves by eliade: It's actually pretty rare that I want to see more of a story--I usually am content with whatever there is. And I am, I so am with this story but--it's one of those where I kind of want to go, hey, Eliade, I have this whole extra kidney that's doing like, *nothing*, and it's so all yours if you would just....
ANYWAY. Beautiful amnesia ficlet and I just want to clutch Rodney to me and tell him, it's really going to be okay! You're so fixable! You are! Unless you aren't! But either way, you're so awesome! Loved this madly.
Midwinter by seperis. Somehow she managed to get me to the point where I didn't think John would even show up or something. Maybe it was just the fact that it was two a.m. and I was a little wibbly. Either way, it was scary. I had this dream a week ago where she and I were talking about her Clark and Lex dancing at the prom story and then suddenly she was writing John and Rodney dancing. The universe works in beautiful ways that I do not like to question sometimes. John through Rodney's eyes is....so hot and wonderful here.
Pillow Talk by toft_froggy--Shiny new author with a really nice John voice.
So, McKay was a talker. Like that was a surprise.
Quarks, Quantum Chromodynamics and Other Unproven Theories by amireal: So if you've been around here for any length of time, you probably know that I--I like the time travel stories. If by "like" you mean, staying up till four in the morning to wibble and shriek and grin and glow happily over this sort of story. I'm so easy, but I prefer to think of it as one of my endearing qualities. The really odd thing is that I *forgot* this was going to be a time travel story and then when it all kind of unfolded it was doubly happymaking.
Students of Hope by scrunchy: Aww. Settle in with some tea or cocoa and prepare to have your heart warmed by Rodney coming to dinner, under totally Rodney-ish pretenses, when really, John's been writing him letters and everything and--well, *returns to the aww-ing*.
Tango by astolat. In which John gives very good incentive for Rodney to do!smart!things: sexual favors. Oh, wow, was this lovely.
The Maineland (Wandering Around Lost) by slodwick: *giggles* Slod perfectly captures the spirit of Harlequin Week on undermistletoe with this time travel story. It's adorably funny, complete with John trying to revoke Rodney's geek cred and of course, a golf ball time travel...thingy. *is vague so as not to spoil* Also, John is in a kilt and--....hello? ....where did you go?
The Rising (SGA novelization) by miss_porcupine. Rising, as told from O'Neill's pov. I'm a sucker for a) stories where Jack or John are interacting in any way, shape or form and b) John sitting in the chair. Some really great, fun details, and just a really enjoyable read. I'm going to have to pick up a store copy of the Rising novelization because I didn't realize just how much I yearned for more backstory, *any* backstory on the pilot until I read this. Well. I knew I yearned--but there's yearning and there's yearning....yes. Anyway. (And then I shall have to see if I should be vexed on Miss Porcupine's behalf if the other one is not as good as this. *g*)
The Scientific Method by cupidsbow. In which John causes much of the science staff to have an orgasm by pushing an Ancient device. And then there are replicators and sparkly dialogue and much funness.
The Spare by wickedwords: This is a really lovely read and just wonderfully romantic. I had a lot of fun reading this story. Harlequin fic, which just works so, so well for this fandom.
The U.S.S. Indianapolis by trinityofone: *raises eyebrows* Okay, so this one is a little different. I've never actually...seen Jaws, but either way, this so worked for me. This is one of those ones that builds to that quietly perfect ending that makes my chest tighten a little bit in writer envy and just smile because you know, damn.
We Have Lingered by trinityofone: She keeps writing these vastly lovely things. Post 'Grace Under Pressure' story.
Thanks for reading in 2005!
Alias:
yahtzee63 wrote this fantastic 5 AUs story, Jack/Irina.
Premise: If you accept that Rambaldi really did foresee Sydney's existence, then it stands to reason: No matter what else happened in the world, no matter what else they were doing in their lives, Jack and Irina had to conceive Sydney. The first long, plotty "Alias" story I ever wrote, "The Prophet's Right Hand," was about one other way it could all have happened, with Jack traveling to Russia to seduce and marry a KGB agent. This story is really a collection of five shorter stories, five other ways Sydney might've come to be. (And yes, I know that most people write the "Five Ways" stories with "ways" that are less than 10K words apiece. Not this time.)
(You don't need to read The Prophet's Right Hand to read this though. But you should anyway, after.)
If you know me at all, you know that I was like, bouncing off walls with this story giddily. This--sense of inevitability, this sense of destiny has always been immensely prevalent around Jack and Irina and eeeee, she's wrote him as a new *daddy* in 'Larisa' and I'm just dying, he's so, so beautiful and scared and just--go! Go immerse yourself in the wonderful Spydaddy love.
Henry and Natasha, one, two
His Best Friend's Wife, one, two
Larisa, one, two
Red, one, two
The Interrogation, one, two, three
Smallville:
Pictures are worth a thousand words, from voldything for undermistletoe--some beautiful, beautiful Clex manip work here. (Not work safe. *g*)
SGA:
Vids and Posts -
Welcome Home, vid by permetaform--Enjoyed this vid quite a bit. I said something like this in my comments, "It's like someone told you to make a vid of why people should/could love SGA, and then you did."
Obviously, as this is a recs journal, I don't usually rec posts here. I'm making an exception--lierdumoa says pretty things (In context, here, with spoilers for Grace Under Pressure):
Which brings me back to my fic. To why I am writing my fic. My story is about Rodney doing something impossible and brilliant. It's all guesswork and instinct and it breaks his brain a little, but he does it. He does it for John. And he couldn't have done it without having known John.
Because Rodney didn't understand what a hail mary was until he met John.
I just--I loved how she phrased that. I think that's one of the most beautiful things I've read in a really long time. And I think it should be the summary for her fic. *g* (If that fits, natch.)
And then emelerin was all eloquent and I concur with her: The impression it gave me was one of... history pre-existing, like they all arrived on Atlantis and the city already knew what would happen to them, like it was ready for them to live their lives and fight their fights there. I loved that Elizabeth was made Queen of Atlantis here, how you showed the best of her, who I love when I think of her.
So, so pretty. And the *song*. Oh my God, I love that song.
Stories -
WiP: seperis is writing one John Sheppard as an 8 year old and you can find it here and here and I love her so much and it is one of those stories I have been waiting for someone to do and waiting and waiting and sending the vibes out into the universe silently and then there is JOHN SHEPPARD and Ronon gives him little knives and Rodney is determined to raise him right this time around and to see that his mind is honed so that when he's old again he's much more tolerable and EEEE. LOVE HER SO MUCH.
eliade wrote John tied up on a bed with red silk pillows while a drugged up Rodney has sex with him and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.
*lalala just reposting the tiny convo Jenn and I had on it*, for a more coherent rec, go to Jenn's journal:
seperis: http://www.livejournal.com/users/reccea/174188.html
svmadelyn: I just bookmarked it a couple minutes ago. *giggles*
svmadelyn: I don't get to read anything until presents are done!
svmadelyn: they will never be done!
seperis: You have to read it
seperis: OMG
svmadelyn: and I shall.
svmadelyn: I am making CDs!
svmadelyn: many CDs for people!
seperis: *grins*
svmadelyn: everything's done but cards.
svmadelyn: sometimes I want to sign my name and call it a day
svmadelyn: but that seems a waste of postage.
svmadelyn: *frowns*
seperis: Awww
seperis: *pets you*
svmadelyn: it is okay, I am reading this story.
svmadelyn: it is making me coo at high pitched levels.
svmadelyn: *is pleased*
seperis: YES COO!
svmadelyn: this is so seriously freaking adorable.
svmadelyn: I'm doing a running dialogue in my head
svmadelyn: ohmygodhe'sinhiswilliknewit.
seperis: I love this story
svmadelyn: oh my god there's a part two
svmadelyn: there is a god
svmadelyn: he has not forsaken me
svmadelyn: I don't want this to end eeeeeeeee.
seperis: ME EITHER
svmadelyn: i am making myself read this so, so slowly
svmadelyn: John. In only track pants. On their date.
svmadelyn: *makes the happy noises*
seperis: I want to marry this story.
seperis: have its babies.
And you will too. A Not-So-Modest Proposal by reccea. Seriously wonderful writing, a great, great read, right here.
A Stirring Tale of Manly Fortitude, ficlet by kormantic. Quite simply, John kisses Rodney's bruises better. And we go guh.
Feeding Frenzy by astolat: Shalott has some impeccable timing--she always seems to post when I'm in the middle of something weird or traumatizing. Yesterday, it was just me half falling asleep writing a paper that's already two weeks late. John really, truly is the little black dress of this fandom, is all I'm going to say here. Also, yay for orgies! Everyone should have an orgy Ancient device!
Home Truth by ltlj: Spoilers for Epiphany in this one. I just love her characterizations; she's become one of my favorite authors around and I think I've read like, three things of hers. Go figure. *g* And it's *gen*. I think I'd possibly have to make sure I had an inhaler nearby if she ever went full out slash. Which, hey, I am very willing to do.
Infinity by Wintertime: Eeeeeeee! Quantum mirror fic! *geeks out* Creepy, sad, traumatic quantum mirror fic, joy! An infinite number of possibilities emerge from an infinite number of actions, and Rodney sees every last one of them.
It Comes in Waves by eliade: It's actually pretty rare that I want to see more of a story--I usually am content with whatever there is. And I am, I so am with this story but--it's one of those where I kind of want to go, hey, Eliade, I have this whole extra kidney that's doing like, *nothing*, and it's so all yours if you would just....
ANYWAY. Beautiful amnesia ficlet and I just want to clutch Rodney to me and tell him, it's really going to be okay! You're so fixable! You are! Unless you aren't! But either way, you're so awesome! Loved this madly.
Midwinter by seperis. Somehow she managed to get me to the point where I didn't think John would even show up or something. Maybe it was just the fact that it was two a.m. and I was a little wibbly. Either way, it was scary. I had this dream a week ago where she and I were talking about her Clark and Lex dancing at the prom story and then suddenly she was writing John and Rodney dancing. The universe works in beautiful ways that I do not like to question sometimes. John through Rodney's eyes is....so hot and wonderful here.
Pillow Talk by toft_froggy--Shiny new author with a really nice John voice.
So, McKay was a talker. Like that was a surprise.
Quarks, Quantum Chromodynamics and Other Unproven Theories by amireal: So if you've been around here for any length of time, you probably know that I--I like the time travel stories. If by "like" you mean, staying up till four in the morning to wibble and shriek and grin and glow happily over this sort of story. I'm so easy, but I prefer to think of it as one of my endearing qualities. The really odd thing is that I *forgot* this was going to be a time travel story and then when it all kind of unfolded it was doubly happymaking.
Students of Hope by scrunchy: Aww. Settle in with some tea or cocoa and prepare to have your heart warmed by Rodney coming to dinner, under totally Rodney-ish pretenses, when really, John's been writing him letters and everything and--well, *returns to the aww-ing*.
Tango by astolat. In which John gives very good incentive for Rodney to do!smart!things: sexual favors. Oh, wow, was this lovely.
The Maineland (Wandering Around Lost) by slodwick: *giggles* Slod perfectly captures the spirit of Harlequin Week on undermistletoe with this time travel story. It's adorably funny, complete with John trying to revoke Rodney's geek cred and of course, a golf ball time travel...thingy. *is vague so as not to spoil* Also, John is in a kilt and--....hello? ....where did you go?
The Rising (SGA novelization) by miss_porcupine. Rising, as told from O'Neill's pov. I'm a sucker for a) stories where Jack or John are interacting in any way, shape or form and b) John sitting in the chair. Some really great, fun details, and just a really enjoyable read. I'm going to have to pick up a store copy of the Rising novelization because I didn't realize just how much I yearned for more backstory, *any* backstory on the pilot until I read this. Well. I knew I yearned--but there's yearning and there's yearning....yes. Anyway. (And then I shall have to see if I should be vexed on Miss Porcupine's behalf if the other one is not as good as this. *g*)
The Scientific Method by cupidsbow. In which John causes much of the science staff to have an orgasm by pushing an Ancient device. And then there are replicators and sparkly dialogue and much funness.
The Spare by wickedwords: This is a really lovely read and just wonderfully romantic. I had a lot of fun reading this story. Harlequin fic, which just works so, so well for this fandom.
The U.S.S. Indianapolis by trinityofone: *raises eyebrows* Okay, so this one is a little different. I've never actually...seen Jaws, but either way, this so worked for me. This is one of those ones that builds to that quietly perfect ending that makes my chest tighten a little bit in writer envy and just smile because you know, damn.
We Have Lingered by trinityofone: She keeps writing these vastly lovely things. Post 'Grace Under Pressure' story.