Amnesty Challenge: March - My Rec List
Right, so as I said in an earlier entry, the March amnesty challenge for hc_bingo was to create a rec list based on a set of prompts I have been given. I'm allowed to use any of the prompts as many times as I like as long as I can explain why the things I'm recommending fit them.
The three prompts I was given were Secret Identity Discovered, Medication and Poisoning.
The weird thing is that the prompt I thought would be the hardest one to fill has actually been the easiest and the one I thought would be easy has actually been pretty hard. Of course it probably doesn't help that I've tried to stick to just one fandom... can't help thinking I would have made it easier on myself if I hadn't done that!
It's also quite scary to see just how many of the entries on this list belong to just one author/artist - deinonychus_1. Of course that probably goes to show just how much I think of her as a writer....
Secret Identity Discovered
1. Title: Identity Crisis
Author: deinonychus_1
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Gen Jason, Pythagoras & Hercules
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 5153
Summary: Jason had a horrible suspicion that it was going to be one of those days when he woke up with a pounding headache and his hands tied behind his back.
Why I’m Reccing This: This is a fun little fic that I first read some time ago. I love the fact that Jason gets mistaken for Pythagoras and all the chaos that ensues as a result - especially after the mistake is discovered. This fic is Atlantis at its best, showing the deep ties between the three men and a lightness of touch and humour that characterised the first series.
2. Title: Son of a Bitch
Author: girlwhowasnt
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Gen Jason, Pythagoras, Hercules, Ariadne and Pasiphae
Rating: T
Word Count: 1520
Summary: Five Ways Jason Learned that Pasiphae is his Mother
Why I’m Reccing This: This "story" is actually four little stories in one chapter detailing the different ways Jason might have learned who his mother actually is (and therefore who he is). The fifth story was actually posted on it's own. These four are kind of fun and kind of funny - although there are dark undercurrents running too... particularly in number 4. Basically I just really enjoyed them :-)
3. Title: Truth Be Told
Author: Jennistar
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason/Pythagoras (author suggested it can be viewed as either friendship or pre-relationship)
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 1989
Summary: In the many months he’d been in Atlantis, Jason had often wondered when his friends were going to crack and demand some answers... And he knew the time had come now.
Why I’m Reccing This: I'm including this because I tend to think that the big secret Jason keeps about coming from the future/another world is essentially like having a secret identity. It's a lovely little story about acceptance.
4. Title: Between Scylla and Charybdis
Author: aurilly
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Pythagoras/Icarus, Jason
Rating: T
Word Count: 10881
Summary: No one expected a stag do in Cornwall to be the answers to everyone's secret angst. Well, Cassandra probably expected it but that's kind of her job.
AKA the boys find themselves in Jason's world.
Why I’m Reccing This: A slightly different take on everyone (particularly Pythagoras) finding out where Jason comes from in that it is largely set in our world rather than the world of Atlantis. When I first read the summary I really wasn't sure it would work, but it does; it works beautifully.
5. Title: Questions
Author: deinonychus_1
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason and Pythagoras (Friendship)
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 2466
Summary: He had known one day they would ask, but he still wasn't ready for it.
Why I’m Reccing This: Another take on Pythagoras finding out about Jason's past... and it's a truly beautiful one. Lots of angst and fear on the one part and lots of heatwarming comfort and steady love on the other.
Medication
6. Title: Modern Science and the Ancient World
Author: clea2011
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason/Pythagoras
Rating: T
Word Count: 2788
Summary: When Pythagoras gets sick Jason realises just how little he learned about 21st century medicine.
Why I’m Reccing This: I love the role reversal in this fic. It was nice seeing Pythagoras (usually the healer) as the one who was sick and feeling Jason's frustration at being able to do so little to help. It would be difficult for someone who has grown up in our world with modern medicines that can be bought over the counter to be thrust into a world where the only real treatment is "wait and see", and that realy came through in this fic. The care and affection between the three characters is always lovely to see too.
7. Title: Everything Works in Mysterious Ways, Not Just God
Author: Azile_Teacup
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason/Pythagoras, Hercules
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 2292
Summary: Modern Au, Jason and Pythagoras and Hercules share a house and are academics. Jason has a headache.
Why I’m Reccing This: I have to admit that I don't usually like modern AU when a series is set in a particular timeframe, but this was the exception. The close and complicated bonds between Pythagoras and Jason are beautifully explored here, framed by Pythagoras looking after his friend when he has a bad headache. The story is really well written and I found myself daydreaming other scenarios within the context of this AU after I had finished reading.
8. Title: Rest the Savage Day
Author: CalCurve
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason and Pythagoras (Friendship)
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 2336
Summary: Illness rises in his lungs.
Why I’m Reccing This: I love the almost poetic nature of the language used within this story. Once again this deals with Jason's fears about the lack of modern medicine within Atlantis and the ways to try to look after a sick friend without their benefits. The writing style of this author is unlike anything I've read anywhere else and is truly a thing of beauty.
9. Title: The Coup
Author: aussiemel1
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason/Ariadne
Rating: T
Word Count: 64360
Summary: Jason is badly injured in an assassination attempt at the palace and it is up to Hercules and Pythagoras to keep Jason and Ariadne safe.
Why I’m Reccing This: Okay, so this is without doubt one of the best stories within the Atlantis fandom. It's well written and has the perfect levels of excitement, hurt/comfort and angst. I'm including it in this rec list almost purely for chapters 2 & 3 (although actually there are several instances within the story where Jason is given some kind of medication) because drugged and then delirious Jason is both wonderfully funny and kind of heartbreaking to read about.
10.Title: The Road Ahead
Author: Polly
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: N/A
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 102526
Summary: Now split three ways, Jason's life has never been more complicated and pressured. But when the shadow of danger lurks in the distance, where will Jason's loyalties lie?
Why I’m Reccing This: I will make no attempt to hide the fact that I love all the Atlantis stories written by Polly and make no apologies for including this superb fic in this list. From the end of chapter 9 onwards, Jason's illness is superbly described and the medications that his mother uses to treat him are covered in detail. The whole story is just a joy to read! :-)
Poisoning
11.Title: The Poison Plot
Author: deinonychus_1
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Art
Pairing: Jason and Pythagoras
Rating: Gen
Word Count: N/A
Summary: Pasiphae has attempted to kill Jason with poison, and he is dying, slowly and painfully. The only thing standing between Jason and certain death is Pythagoras, the one man with both the knowledge and the determination to save him. But will it be enough against Pasiphae's power?
Why I’m Reccing This: I loved this wallpaper from the first moment I saw it. I think Pythagoras' desperation and determination come through brilliantly here. Is it wrong of me that I'm really hoping for a fic to go along with the art one day? ;-)
12. Title: Tomato
Author: JanecShannon
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason and Pythagoras
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 452
Summary: Pythagoras was worried when he found a big bowl of bright red, poisonous fruit sitting on the table. Jason thought they were tomatoes. He was just trying to be helpful.
They were not tomatoes.
Why I’m Reccing This: This fic actually made me laugh out loud. Jason really will eat or drink anything that's put in front of him! I love how sarcastic Pythagoras is here while still being caring and trying to look after his friend, particularly since Jason has been a complete and utter idiot...
13. Title: Desperate Measures
Author: deinonychus_1
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Pythagoras, Hercules and Jason (Friendship)
Rating: T
Word Count: 7231
Summary: “Yes, I’ll perform surgery in the dark with my offhand in unsanitary conditions and with nothing more than a hunting knife... We may as well just kill him now!”
Why I’m Reccing This: This is Atlantis hurt/comfort at its best. Beautifully written and incredibly well plotted. It probably says something about me that I really love a story where Jason is poisoned by a venemous spider and Pythagoras is forced to hurt him further to try to cure him. I love everything about this fic. Just fantastic.
14. Title: Sweet Summer Child
Author: Theonenamedafterahat
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: N/A
Rating: Gen
Word Count: 676
Summary: Her husband had once given Pythagoras a piece of advice that had meant something to the boy, at the time at least. "If you're going to kill a man," he said, "always do it with a sword. Always a sword. And that way, he knows you meant to kill him. When I die, I want it to mean something." And now her boy, the sweet summer child they had made together was finally remembering those words, and Pythais knew that she shared the blame as much as any, for letting such poison be spoken under her roof.
Why I’m Reccing This: This is a bit of an odd one in that it doesn't refer to poisoning as a physical thing. What it is, is a lovely exploration (if the word "lovely" is in any way appropriate in this matter) of the poisoning of a child's mind and psyche by a parent and the psychological abuse that Pythagoras suffers through both his father's words and the fact that he kills the man - even if it is accidental.
15. Title: Like Calls To Like
Author: Jennistar
Fandom: Atlantis
Medium: Fic
Pairing: Jason/Pythagoras
Rating: M
Word Count: 1494
Summary: Like calls to like and that is why, when he sees Telemon, Pythagoras instantly knows he's a murderer.
Why I’m Reccing This: This story sort of follows the theme of the previous one on this list; the idea that Pythagoras believes he is tainted - poisoned - by the death of his father, which he still thinks of as murder. It's very well written and certainly dark - which is something I definitely like.