Rec bitch # who knows how many

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Bored?

Want something to read?

Something that's long, intoxicating, dramatic, full of sweeping angst, bitter action, and and romance that hurts?

Want some Spuffy that seems to have gone unfairly unnoticed when it should be enjoyed?

Try one of my favorite fics ever: COUNTESS by Scribe

I keep recommending this to people, because everyone who's into B/S will adore this fic. And possibly cry. And even if you hate B/S, read it anyway for the villain. She's an absolutely kick-ass original character, something few and far between in Buffyfic.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

well, I mean the original is great, but Fanfic LoTR seems...wrong. I don't know guess I am being all prissy and english

I think the reason it doesn't bother me is that I end up reading Legolas/OC romances (the rare good kind--I've pretty picky and avoid Mary Sues), and as that has little to nothing to do with the canon, I don't really look at it as the same thing. Especially since Legolas wasn't the most developed character in the books. It's almost like it's Original Fiction in a familiar setting/universe. There's little actual canon material for LotR, when you compare it to a tv show or a series of 10+ books. It's hard to have an expectation of what Legolas should behave or act like, so every fic I read characterizes him different. In Buffyfic, this would bother me, because I have a clear expectation of the characters from what I see on the show. In LotR, not so much--because the expectation isn't there. I can pretty much enjoy any of it, providing its well written. Which a lot of it isn't.