SSHG Fic Recs

[borg_princess]

I know y’all are going to think I’m so lame for this, but it’s my SSHG anniversary today!

A year ago, on this date, I fell completely for this bizarre and wonderful ship.

Comments

[scatteredlogic]

Thank you very much for mentioning Even Stopper Death, Never Too Late, and The Dunderhead Tax. I'm so pleased that you enjoyed them enough to rec them to others!

[borg_princess]

I'm so pleased that you enjoyed them enough to rec them to others!

Oh, Even Stopper Death is one of my favorite ‘Snape Lives!’ fics. As much as I wanted someone to care enough to save him, it was pretty unrealistic; if he was going to live, he’d have to take care of it himself. And the way you tied everything together was so neat and brilliant and I was just gaping, like, ‘Ohhh, that makes sense! Of course!’

Plus. I always love seeing child!Hermione interacting with him. Fandom is so occupied with shippiness that it’s a dynamic rarely explored, so that was wonderful getting a glimpse of it in your fic.

Oh, and you know, with Never Too Late…it broke quite a few of my rules, lol

[morethansirius]

Oh, yes! I definitely feel a few new quiz themes coming on! This is a fantastic list and I look forward to the ones I haven't read, as well as revisiting some old favorites.

[borg_princess]

Oh, yes! I definitely feel a few new quiz themes coming on! This is a fantastic list and I look forward to the ones I haven't read, as well as revisiting some old favorites.

Whee, I feel important! I love your quiz themes, and the idea of inspiring one is so neat! Happy reading! *hugs*

[ariadne1]

LOL! I totally love you for this whole list - thank you for compiling it; lots of good fics for us to read! - but mostly I love you for what you said about In Spirit - I am having so much fun with that story, and am sitting here with a huge smile at the phrase "bizarrely hilarious" - *laughs delightedly* Such a wonderful compliment! *touches heart*

Thank you. *waves*

~ Ari

[borg_princess]

*beams* You’re so totally welcome! I’m glad you’ve found so much to enjoy!

mostly I love you for what you said about In Spirit - I am having so much fun with that story, and am sitting here with a huge smile at the phrase "bizarrely hilarious" Firstly, whee, so you’re still working on it! I was hopeful, but it’s always nice to get confirmation! *twirls

[missmiah]

Thank you, first, for taking the time to create a long list of recs with many stories I shall look forward to reading.

And, secondly, thank you for mentioning At the Edge of the World, While You Were Sleeping, It's All Fun and Games Until..., The Unlikely Matchmakers and Parvus Obitus. I'm delighted that you enjoyed them enough to recommend them. I've just noticed Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road on your other list, and am doubly delighted. Thank you.

[borg_princess]

You’re welcome! It was my pleasure, really, I had a lot of fun making this recs list. I hadn’t read a lot of them since last year, so I’m enjoying rediscovering some of my old faves, as I hope you will as well.

Wow, I hadn’t realized I had so many of your fics on this list! Well, it’s a great reflection on you, lol, I’ve enjoyed all of your works and had so many laughs and squees for joy while reading them. Especially The Unlikely Matchmakers, one of the most sublime SSHG fics with Ron and Harry. Usually I can’t stand those two, especially when they're already jerks in canon and tend to be made far worse in fanon, but you made them so likeable and endearing! I wish more fics had that dynamic with them wanting Hermione to be happy, without passing judgment or standing in her way, it was such a delight to read.

And Beyond 84 Charing Cross Road…you know, one of the strongest memories I have of that? The whole ‘Yorick, my chicken’ thing! I don’t know why I found that so funny, but every time Snape was (fondly or not) insulting his

[shefa]

What a great list with so many stories I haven't read yet!

Thank you for mentioning "King of Swords". What an honor to have a story included amongst your favorites. I'm so glad you're enjoying it!

[borg_princess]

I hope you enjoy reading through my favorites, and that they make you as happy and gleeful as they did me.^_^

And thank you for writing King of Swords in the first place! It’s been such a pleasure reading it- even when it has reduced me to tears. Funnily enough, it wasn’t always the sad moments that made me get teary, it was some of the joyous moments when they’d overcome some obstacle or other and it was just so full of emotion that I got all choked up because I had to have some sort of release or my heart would explode. *hugs*

[shefa]

I was just rereading your rec list and thought I'd drop in to tell you that King of Swords is complete! *peruses list for something new to read :)