Recs (Facts of Life)
I'm procrastinating on various projects (my weekly subtext report and the latest chapter of Affinity) so I thought I'd do some recs.
That Time They All Went Camping by Rysler -- A camping trip highlights Jo and Blair's "pretend to hate each other" dynamic, and a dirt bike race gives Blair a better understanding of Jo. Which always leads to good things. (Why do my plot synopses always make the stories sound boring? I hate them.) I like Blair getting into a fight with a shrill townie girl at the race, thinking she's got it under control and then needing Jo to defend her after all.
Walking Boots by Harper -- Blair walks in on Jo in bed with someone unlikely, and jealousy ensues. It's funny at the beginning but gets more intense later, then hot. Excellent Blair voice. I also like how she threw Kelly in there. And threatened to kill her.
Art by Della Street -- Basically, I recommend anything and everything this author writes. But this story is especially awesome and I can't figure out why I didn't put it in my "best of FOL on P&P" post because it's definitely a favourite. Jo warns Blair that the new teacher's intentions toward her are less than noble, but stubborn Blair has to learn the hard way that Jo's really looking out for her. Excellent Jo voice and huge points for having her do manual labour and for having Blair like it. Natalie and Tootie's mimicry of Jo and Blair makes me laugh out loud, and the scene in the unfinished library makes me... warm.
That Time They All Went Camping by Rysler -- A camping trip highlights Jo and Blair's "pretend to hate each other" dynamic, and a dirt bike race gives Blair a better understanding of Jo. Which always leads to good things. (Why do my plot synopses always make the stories sound boring? I hate them.) I like Blair getting into a fight with a shrill townie girl at the race, thinking she's got it under control and then needing Jo to defend her after all.
Walking Boots by Harper -- Blair walks in on Jo in bed with someone unlikely, and jealousy ensues. It's funny at the beginning but gets more intense later, then hot. Excellent Blair voice. I also like how she threw Kelly in there. And threatened to kill her.
Art by Della Street -- Basically, I recommend anything and everything this author writes. But this story is especially awesome and I can't figure out why I didn't put it in my "best of FOL on P&P" post because it's definitely a favourite. Jo warns Blair that the new teacher's intentions toward her are less than noble, but stubborn Blair has to learn the hard way that Jo's really looking out for her. Excellent Jo voice and huge points for having her do manual labour and for having Blair like it. Natalie and Tootie's mimicry of Jo and Blair makes me laugh out loud, and the scene in the unfinished library makes me... warm.