Recs: Art and fic - FFVI, FFVIII, FFXII, Kingdom Hearts, Good Omens, TDIR, Firefly
Since I'm procrastinating on writing -- just a little -- and no more ideas have come to me for the Will/Bran fanmix, I thought I'd do another recs post. Since it's been ages and all.
If we talk on IM often or you watch my del.icio.us, you've seen all these before.
Fic
Final Fantasy VIII
Captains, by first_seventhe (warning: AU)
Characters: Seifer, Quistis, Raijin, Fujin, Xu
Rating: PG13
Teaser: Quistis' eyes narrowed as she peered at the bird; as if in response, the parrot squawked, and then shouted hoarsely: "Whatever."
Notes: Squall the parrot is just one of the priceless things you'll find if you read that fic. Although there's also some glorious world building: rather than straight pirate AU, this keeps some elements from the games -- notably, the GFs.
Final Fantasy XII
Make This Last, by laylah
Pairing: Basch/Vossler
Rating: NC17
Teaser: Vossler lunges, as though this is another form of attack, and crushes their lips together over the weight of the blade. Basch tastes the salt of sweat on his upper lip. Metal groans in protest between them. He feels short of breath.
Notes: This fic contains Basch and Vossler, being manly men, with swords. ...I'm sorry, was I meant to be making intelligent observations?
Kingdom Hearts
The Numerology of You And I, by whitereflection
Pairing: Axel/Roxas
Rating: ~PG
Teaser: Once upon a time, Axel died. He was hit while riding his bike by a car whose driver had a blood-alcohol level of .08 and who was going thirteen miles over the speed limit. Later he was told he'd been thrown thirteen feet, and had rolled limp as a ragdoll for eight more.
Notes: I have a huge soft spot for "Axel and Roxas meet again in the next life" fics. And this one's especially fun because the numbers eight and thirteen follow them into that life.
Put Your Hands Into The Fire, by whitereflection
Pairing: Axel/Roxas
Rating: NC17
Teaser: "What? No. What the hell? You're not listening again. That's not what I'm saying at all. I don't want to burn things, I don't want to burn me. I'm not looking to hurt myself. Strange as it may seem, I like me. What I said was I want to burn. I want to burn. You see what I'm saying? No reason. I just want to. It's the way it should be. The way I should be."
Notes: This is another of those "meeting again in the next life" fics. This time, fire is what follows Axel into the next life. I really love the tone it's written in, and the way Axel and Roxas' relationship develops.
Learning to Share, by emerald_embers
Pairing: Axel/Sora, Axel/Roxas
Rating: NC17
Teaser: Sora was pretty much still hung up on staring, open-mouthed, and fighting the tears that he was about ninety percent certain were Roxas' responsibility. And even if he knew full well that doing so was a seriously bad idea, Roxas was nudging him for a chance to come to the surface and Sora couldn't conscientiously say no.
Notes: Not another life, this time! I love the way that Sora and Roxas coexist, and that for Axel they're different but he loves them both.
Good Omens
Apple, by p_tinkersnout
Pairing: Crowley/Aziraphale, Adam/Pepper
Rating: R
Teaser: "Don't laugh at me, you twat. That bloody well is what you gave me, and you gave Aziraphale a fucking libido, and I - I - well, I don't think that's half fair. I've always enjoyed my libido. In fact, I enjoy it so much I've now managed to prove that I'm easy even for a being of Hell, since I don't think any of my fellows has ever been buggered by an angel on the back table of a bookshop, under the watchful eye of wall-to-wall shelves of horrified Bibles."
Notes: I really, really love that line. And besides, I have a soft spot for matchmaker type fics.
The Dark is Rising
Summer's Men, by Kest
Pairing: Will/Bran
Rating: ~PG13
Teaser: It was power, and the last vestiges of an identity lost forever; yet it was still there, integral to the man in front of him. Will could feel it gathering in the air, streaming from the rapid movement of Bran’s fingers and hovering above him. And even though he knew it was faint, the kind of power humans were able to conjure all the time without even realizing it, it hammered home the truth he’d been trying to forget. This was wrong. It was wrong to come back here, and he had slipped so far down the slope of simple need that he did not think he could make his way back up again.
Notes: In TDIR fic, my not-very-secret "kink" is reunions. When they're grown up. Grown up enough to get together.
End of the Summer, by Ashura
Pairing: None, really, Will/Bran if you like
Rating: G
Teaser: Bran could say that he has missed Will, too. It would be true. His first real friend, and it's not that anything happened, it's just that in time they drifted, did other things, didn't see each other anymore. He wondered if Will is dead, if this is a ghost, or less likely yet an angel. It would explain the age, at least. So he asks.
Notes: I like the idea of Will and Bran going off together in the end.
Art
Final Fantasy VI
Relm, by safety_caesars
Characters: Relm
Rating: G
Note: I really love the colours in this. And the expression on her face.
Final Fantasy XII
Ashe relaxing, by first_seventhe
Characters: Ashe, Basch!plushie, Vossler!plushie (Basch!plushie/Vossler!plushie)
Rating: G
Note: Epic lulz. Also, it was all my fault.
Kingdom Hearts
Leon/Cloud, by justira
Characters: Cloud, Leon (Cloud/Leon)
Rating: PG
Note: The thing I really like about this picture is the hands. The placement of hands is just lovely to me for some reason.
Surge, by justira
Characters: Axel, Roxas (Axel/Roxas)
Rating: PG13
Note: I love aggressive Roxas. >>
Firefly
Weapon, by cluegirl
Characters: River
Rating: PG13
Note: I love all sorts of things in this picture. Particularly the blood spray, and the hair.
And, for a bonus, a site rec. The Dark Is Rising: A Fanfic Writer's Guide. There's so much information on this site, background as well as actually from the books. Even I, who specialise in knowing tiny details like the date of their Easter holidays in Greenwitch, learnt something new here. It's interesting as background reading, not just if you want to write fic.
If we talk on IM often or you watch my del.icio.us, you've seen all these before.
Fic
Final Fantasy VIII
Captains, by first_seventhe (warning: AU)
Characters: Seifer, Quistis, Raijin, Fujin, Xu
Rating: PG13
Teaser: Quistis' eyes narrowed as she peered at the bird; as if in response, the parrot squawked, and then shouted hoarsely: "Whatever."
Notes: Squall the parrot is just one of the priceless things you'll find if you read that fic. Although there's also some glorious world building: rather than straight pirate AU, this keeps some elements from the games -- notably, the GFs.
Final Fantasy XII
Make This Last, by laylah
Pairing: Basch/Vossler
Rating: NC17
Teaser: Vossler lunges, as though this is another form of attack, and crushes their lips together over the weight of the blade. Basch tastes the salt of sweat on his upper lip. Metal groans in protest between them. He feels short of breath.
Notes: This fic contains Basch and Vossler, being manly men, with swords. ...I'm sorry, was I meant to be making intelligent observations?
Kingdom Hearts
The Numerology of You And I, by whitereflection
Pairing: Axel/Roxas
Rating: ~PG
Teaser: Once upon a time, Axel died. He was hit while riding his bike by a car whose driver had a blood-alcohol level of .08 and who was going thirteen miles over the speed limit. Later he was told he'd been thrown thirteen feet, and had rolled limp as a ragdoll for eight more.
Notes: I have a huge soft spot for "Axel and Roxas meet again in the next life" fics. And this one's especially fun because the numbers eight and thirteen follow them into that life.
Put Your Hands Into The Fire, by whitereflection
Pairing: Axel/Roxas
Rating: NC17
Teaser: "What? No. What the hell? You're not listening again. That's not what I'm saying at all. I don't want to burn things, I don't want to burn me. I'm not looking to hurt myself. Strange as it may seem, I like me. What I said was I want to burn. I want to burn. You see what I'm saying? No reason. I just want to. It's the way it should be. The way I should be."
Notes: This is another of those "meeting again in the next life" fics. This time, fire is what follows Axel into the next life. I really love the tone it's written in, and the way Axel and Roxas' relationship develops.
Learning to Share, by emerald_embers
Pairing: Axel/Sora, Axel/Roxas
Rating: NC17
Teaser: Sora was pretty much still hung up on staring, open-mouthed, and fighting the tears that he was about ninety percent certain were Roxas' responsibility. And even if he knew full well that doing so was a seriously bad idea, Roxas was nudging him for a chance to come to the surface and Sora couldn't conscientiously say no.
Notes: Not another life, this time! I love the way that Sora and Roxas coexist, and that for Axel they're different but he loves them both.
Good Omens
Apple, by p_tinkersnout
Pairing: Crowley/Aziraphale, Adam/Pepper
Rating: R
Teaser: "Don't laugh at me, you twat. That bloody well is what you gave me, and you gave Aziraphale a fucking libido, and I - I - well, I don't think that's half fair. I've always enjoyed my libido. In fact, I enjoy it so much I've now managed to prove that I'm easy even for a being of Hell, since I don't think any of my fellows has ever been buggered by an angel on the back table of a bookshop, under the watchful eye of wall-to-wall shelves of horrified Bibles."
Notes: I really, really love that line. And besides, I have a soft spot for matchmaker type fics.
The Dark is Rising
Summer's Men, by Kest
Pairing: Will/Bran
Rating: ~PG13
Teaser: It was power, and the last vestiges of an identity lost forever; yet it was still there, integral to the man in front of him. Will could feel it gathering in the air, streaming from the rapid movement of Bran’s fingers and hovering above him. And even though he knew it was faint, the kind of power humans were able to conjure all the time without even realizing it, it hammered home the truth he’d been trying to forget. This was wrong. It was wrong to come back here, and he had slipped so far down the slope of simple need that he did not think he could make his way back up again.
Notes: In TDIR fic, my not-very-secret "kink" is reunions. When they're grown up. Grown up enough to get together.
End of the Summer, by Ashura
Pairing: None, really, Will/Bran if you like
Rating: G
Teaser: Bran could say that he has missed Will, too. It would be true. His first real friend, and it's not that anything happened, it's just that in time they drifted, did other things, didn't see each other anymore. He wondered if Will is dead, if this is a ghost, or less likely yet an angel. It would explain the age, at least. So he asks.
Notes: I like the idea of Will and Bran going off together in the end.
Art
Final Fantasy VI
Relm, by safety_caesars
Characters: Relm
Rating: G
Note: I really love the colours in this. And the expression on her face.
Final Fantasy XII
Ashe relaxing, by first_seventhe
Characters: Ashe, Basch!plushie, Vossler!plushie (Basch!plushie/Vossler!plushie)
Rating: G
Note: Epic lulz. Also, it was all my fault.
Kingdom Hearts
Leon/Cloud, by justira
Characters: Cloud, Leon (Cloud/Leon)
Rating: PG
Note: The thing I really like about this picture is the hands. The placement of hands is just lovely to me for some reason.
Surge, by justira
Characters: Axel, Roxas (Axel/Roxas)
Rating: PG13
Note: I love aggressive Roxas. >>
Firefly
Weapon, by cluegirl
Characters: River
Rating: PG13
Note: I love all sorts of things in this picture. Particularly the blood spray, and the hair.
And, for a bonus, a site rec. The Dark Is Rising: A Fanfic Writer's Guide. There's so much information on this site, background as well as actually from the books. Even I, who specialise in knowing tiny details like the date of their Easter holidays in Greenwitch, learnt something new here. It's interesting as background reading, not just if you want to write fic.