Invisible to See by FayJay
Officially my third-favourite Harry Potter story. Great characterizations, intriguing plot, fantastic writing.
This story branches off after GoF, which is fine by me since I didn’t enjoy OotP much anyway. Draco, after having left to join the Death Eaters, abandons Voldemort and returns to Hogwarts. Unsurprisingly, none of the students who are left are overjoyed to see him back again.
Draco is his usual obnoxious, caustic self, but his inner thoughts and vulnerabilities give him a measure of charm. Neville is perfectly wonderful, and very cute.
Action // BDSM // Coming of Age // Humour // NC-17 // Romance // Top 100 // Underage Sex
Night in the Elysian Fields by Trust No One
Alexander
Hephaistion meets someone in Hades.
Character Death // PG
Behind the Veil by Trust No One
Alexander
Bagoas visits Hephaistion in his sick-room at Ekbatana.
Character Death // PG
Sleep for Grief by Melymbrosia
One of the best things about Sandman fanfic is its variety, and this story is part of that. I don’t want to spoil it by telling you what it’s about. Just read it.
You’re walking in Baghdad. It’s not quite sunset: the sky is magnificent with orange and yellow streaks and looming black clouds, better than any painting of Armageddon.
Darkfic // G // Gen
Fathers and Daughters by David Hines
Jim Gordon meets the new Batgirl. Very nice narrative voice. Short.
He told himself what he always told himself: if they need you, they’ll call.
Then he remembered that they wouldn’t.
That they didn’t.
G // Gen
Clay by Kass
Harry and Severus work together to destroy Voldemort. A good story, with intriguing and believable magic.
NC-17 // Romance // Sci-fi/Fantasy
Roundabout by Arakne
Draco helps Hermione hide from the Death Eaters, and they become closer. A much better story than that makes it sound. Hermione in particular is very believable; the Witch’s Own Companion is a very nice touch.
Coming of Age // Het // NC-17 // Non-con // Romance // Underage Sex
The Course by Aristide, Bone
I actually have no idea why I didn’t rec this earlier. After Call of the Wild and the great adventure, Ray returns to Chicago without Fraser, and goes undercover as a college instructor.
NC-17 // Romance
As He’s In It by Hth
“I don’t understand. The way people understand things is, they receive information, they are, like, told what’s going down, and then they say, Aha! Now it becomes clear, now I understand. And then there’s me and you.”
Just a little detail Fraser forgot to mention.
NC-17 // PWP
Nom de Plume by Liz Williams
Deep Space Nine
Garak writes a novel.
This story has two sequels: Roman a Clef and Folie a Deux.
PG // Romance
Gift Horses by Jedishampoo
What was Eowyn really feeling while Faramir courted her in the Houses of Healing? Warning: this story is not a romance.
Het // PG
Hollow Heart by Jane Davitt, Lovesbitca
Set after Not Fade Away
An interesting look at what a relationship between Faith and the older, harder Wesley might be like.
Het // NC-17 // Romance
For anyone who’s interested, I now have a real-life blog at blog.bellonae.com. Mostly, I think it’s going to be a reading journal, but who knows?
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Desert Dropping by DomLuka
When his mother dies, 16-year-old Rory Norick is forced to live with the father he has never known or wanted to know. He leaved his home in Nevada behind and moves to the Arizona desert. The fact that Rory is gay doesn’t make him any happier about going to live with strangers.
Like all DomLuka’s stories, it’s the characters that make Desert Dropping so appealing.
NC-17 // Romance // Underage Sex
The Ordinary Us by DomLuka
My favourite of the three stories I’ve read by DomLuka.
This is the story of seventeen-year-old Quinn Moore. He has a loving family, good friends and a girlfriend he’s deemed as perfect. Quinn’s also gay, not that he’s about to admit it. He likes things just the way they are, thank you. But then he meets Jude Landon, and everything in Quinn’s comfortable world is turned upside down.
Quinn is a really great character. I think I like him so much because he’s very human; he’s always panicking and doing silly things, and making his life a lot more complicated than it needs to be.
Coming of Age // PG // Romance
More Certain in Affection by Keiko
Slight AU set sometime during Post Captain. Stephen hides Jack from his creditors at a very discreet club.
NC-17 // Romance
Buoyancy by Keiko
Jack can tell that Daniel’s getting laid.
NC-17 // Romance
