Rec Me: Anti-Schmoop

[secretsolitaire]

Last night I stumbled upon a mother lode of schmoopy fics/meta and wound up feeling rather ill afterwards, as though I'd eaten too much cotton candy. It seems that lately I have less patience for that sort of thing, namely a sort of squeeing "OMG teh love!!!11!1!" OTP-ishness that runs rampant in certain sections of fandom. Sometimes I'm in the

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[flashfly]

I feel foolish reccing this because it's old and so good, but on the off chance you haven't read this very real, very non-schmoopy Remus/Sirius fic, here's the link for Three Days by Kest

http://kestrelsan.sockiipress.org/threedays.html

[secretsolitaire]

You know, I have read this -- but it was quite a while ago now, and this is exactly the kind of fic I was looking for. What a talented writer she is. Thank you!

[lionille]

Have you seen:
the whole of the moon by minervacat
http://minervacat.livejournal.com/793358.html
?

[lionille]

Ah, nevermind! I just saw your comment on the second page of comments... you were probably the one who recommended it to me! *blushes*

[secretsolitaire]

No worries, I just happily went and reread it. I have a soft spot for fics where Remus and Harry bond over Sirius's death -- sometimes a girl needs a little angst. ;-) Thanks for the rec!

[oneminutemovies]

Your description immediately reminded me of this:

http://eutychides.livejournal.com/

Things That Change, actually written by Ociwen

[secretsolitaire]

Hmm, this one sounds familiar -- can't remember whether I've read it or not. Can you tell me a little about it before I dive in?

[oneminutemovies]

Here's a link to a rec and some discussion--I don't know how to describe it at all, except to echo everyone else and say don't be put off because it's mpreg. It's amazing.

http://frayach.livejournal.com/17339.html

[secretsolitaire]

Ahhh, yes, I have read this one, a long time ago. One of very few mpreg's I've ever finished. You're absolutely right about it being anti-schmoop; I remember it being almost raw in its realism.

Thanks for the rec! If I get some time I may go back for another read. :-)