Older Story Rec: Noblesse Oblige by rageai (WIP)
Title: Noblesse Oblige (link goes to ff.net)
Author: rageai
Fandom: G1 AU (with Marvel, Dreamwave, and IDW elements)
Rating: M
Relationships: Mirage/Jazz, minor mentions of various other OC pairings
Author Summary: Mirage's life as a young Tower mech is perfect, as far as he's concerned. That is, until his father decides it's time for him to get a personal attendant. Life with the most unusual mech he's ever met is certain to require a bit of adjustment. Slashy.
Content: Unfinished story, not updated since 2008, depiction of a character with a physical disability (near-blindness), explicit master/servant tactile and PnP intimacy, passing references of creation of a spark by means other than Vector Sigma, passing references to sparkling stage of development (in this case, emotional and processor development, not physical - all mechs sparked into their "adult" frames), references to slavery.
Why I'm Recommending This: This story was recommended to me by nkfloofiepoof during the Snowflake challenge (thank you for the great rec), and I finally got a chance to devour it. I've actually read it twice in the last two days because I enjoyed it so much. While those who have been in the fandom awhile may be familiar with it, newer fans may not (I became active in this fandom in 2010 and missed many wonderful earlier stories).
The story centers around Mirage as the quintessential spoiled towers heir, being assigned a personal attendant (Jazz) who is a very unique mech, for reasons beyond just the obvious one (his glitched optics). What was to be a character test for Mirage ends up changing his life in some very important ways, at least when he is in private with the person he does not have to wear a mask for.
The story is, sadly, unfinished, and has not been updated in quite some time (2008). However, I have no hesitation in recommending it, even unfinished. It is written in a clear style with well crafted characterizations, a compelling storyline, and scorching hot and sensitively written tactile and PnP intimacy in later chapters. Jazz's blindness, I felt, was handled with sensitivity that highlighted Jazz's strengths as well as his difficulties, but leaned toward the former. There is an underlying sadness and ache watching two mechs who obviously are so fond of one another negotiate the highly restrictive class boundaries between them, and the author does not easily resolve those issues, which I am thankful for. I also appreciate the hints and foreboding of the turmoil that is spreading on Cybertron. Finally, it contains wonderful, snappy dialog and exchanges between Mirage and Jazz that had me laughing aloud. Just an all around thoroughly enjoyable read, and when I just can't stop reading something, I have to share the love.
Author: rageai
Fandom: G1 AU (with Marvel, Dreamwave, and IDW elements)
Rating: M
Relationships: Mirage/Jazz, minor mentions of various other OC pairings
Author Summary: Mirage's life as a young Tower mech is perfect, as far as he's concerned. That is, until his father decides it's time for him to get a personal attendant. Life with the most unusual mech he's ever met is certain to require a bit of adjustment. Slashy.
Content: Unfinished story, not updated since 2008, depiction of a character with a physical disability (near-blindness), explicit master/servant tactile and PnP intimacy, passing references of creation of a spark by means other than Vector Sigma, passing references to sparkling stage of development (in this case, emotional and processor development, not physical - all mechs sparked into their "adult" frames), references to slavery.
Why I'm Recommending This: This story was recommended to me by nkfloofiepoof during the Snowflake challenge (thank you for the great rec), and I finally got a chance to devour it. I've actually read it twice in the last two days because I enjoyed it so much. While those who have been in the fandom awhile may be familiar with it, newer fans may not (I became active in this fandom in 2010 and missed many wonderful earlier stories).
The story centers around Mirage as the quintessential spoiled towers heir, being assigned a personal attendant (Jazz) who is a very unique mech, for reasons beyond just the obvious one (his glitched optics). What was to be a character test for Mirage ends up changing his life in some very important ways, at least when he is in private with the person he does not have to wear a mask for.
The story is, sadly, unfinished, and has not been updated in quite some time (2008). However, I have no hesitation in recommending it, even unfinished. It is written in a clear style with well crafted characterizations, a compelling storyline, and scorching hot and sensitively written tactile and PnP intimacy in later chapters. Jazz's blindness, I felt, was handled with sensitivity that highlighted Jazz's strengths as well as his difficulties, but leaned toward the former. There is an underlying sadness and ache watching two mechs who obviously are so fond of one another negotiate the highly restrictive class boundaries between them, and the author does not easily resolve those issues, which I am thankful for. I also appreciate the hints and foreboding of the turmoil that is spreading on Cybertron. Finally, it contains wonderful, snappy dialog and exchanges between Mirage and Jazz that had me laughing aloud. Just an all around thoroughly enjoyable read, and when I just can't stop reading something, I have to share the love.