I've been meaning to link one of these for a while, and then this second one came along and reminded me of it.

Sweeney and Mrs Lovett have some visitors. Hannibal Lecter. And Jack the Ripper.

Title: The Madwoman on Fleet Street
Author: shyaway
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Fogg/Lovett
Disclaimer: Not mine. Used without permission or remuneration but with as much love and respect as Sweeney has for his friends.
Summary: It's cold and lonely in the asylum. In the pie shop, there is warmth, and conviviality, and Mrs Lovett. On a rare visit outside his ( Read more... )

A Lucy vid! All Around Me. Curiously, there seem to be more Benjamin-Sweeney/Lucy vids than fic. Even so, this is the first one I've seen that is from her POV.

The 'lost audio' from the film. Perhaps not so much 'lost' as 'you have to know where to look', since Lucy propositioning Anthony is on the soundtrack, and Helena is shown singing that ( Read more... )

Two small but perfectly formed fics: athousandwinds writes Johanna fic, The Three Companions of Beauty, and - forgot to rec this at the time - xcatladyx answers the question "what if the other woman ended up in the oven?" in a chilling AU.

We have maligned-character love in the Sweeney Todd fandom! __rosedark wrote commentary on Johanna and kermit_thefrog defended Toby. *hearts Toby*

Also, while browsing around LJ, I found this ( prince amongst rolling pins: )

Now might I do it pat, now 'a is a-praying ( Read more... )

Will catch up on the flist soon! First, one more meme - this one was irresistibly awesome. Found on dangerousdame's LJ ( Read more... )

Title: Forget-me-nots
Author: shyaway
Rating: PG
Characters: Sweeney, Beggar!Lucy
Disclaimer: Not mine. Used without permission or remuneration but with as much love and respect as Sweeney has for his friends.
Summary: It wasn’t like Sweeney Todd to hesitate.
Cross-posted to: my journal and sweeneytoddfic.

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Title: La Petite Mort
Author: shyaway
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Sweeney/Lovett
Disclaimer: Not mine. Used without permission or remuneration but with as much love and respect as Sweeney has for his friends.
Summary: Her throat bare beneath his hand…
A/N: Fic always appears when I least expect it (and least need it, today), and I haven’t written a true ( Read more... )

There's nothing wrong with exploring religion in fiction. One of my favourite book series, the Starbridge novels by Susan Howatch, is centred around the clergy of a fictional diocese - like the Barchester Chronicles* - and their faith is the central theme of the series. You could even, if careful, successfully incorporate it into fanfiction ( Read more... )