rec: multpiple fandoms

Recently updated fanfic that I am madly addicted to and deeply impressed by:


The Price of Freedom by Erin Lasgalen
Fandom: Lord of the Rings.
Summary: AUAdventure. In the aftermath of the War of the Ring, Eowyn comes to the painful realization that the wounds of the heart she still bears cannot be healed by going back to the cage, however guilded, however loving the master. Four years and hundreds of le [summary cuts off here]
Why you should read it: Sometimes all it takes is that one perfect fanfiction to turn you to a new pairing. But that's not why you should read this. You should read it because it has a fantastic plot, fantastic action, fantastic supporting characters, fantastic drama.

Telekinetic by Manny Penpen.
Fandom: Witch Hunter Robin.
Summary: After a seemingly run-of-the-mill case, the STN-J finds itself dealing with far more than it bargained for. Why have all the recent Witches had the same Craft? And what does Sakaki have to do with it?
Why you should read it: Because it's an original concept, has action writing that kicks ass, and relishes in the little details. One of the few WHR fanfics out there of quality.

If You Need Her by Scribe Figaro
Fandom: Inu Yasha. Pairings: Miroku/Sango, hints of IY/Kagome
Summary: What if you had a second chance at life? What if you could carry only a single name from your own grave? A determined Miroku searches for Sango, his only link to the life he once had.
Why you should read it: This fic has skyrocketed to the top of all IY fics in my mind. It just... it's so beautiful. Rich detail, fantastic dialogue. A mulitlayered plot with a complex presentation to the reader. It is a bittersweet love story, mixed with a life & death drama. And a kickass villain.

Evermore by Zapenstap
Fandom: Fruits Basket.
Summary: Fruits Basket Fantasy. A mysterious being in a strange world collects cursed souls. An unusal messenger arrives to warn the Sohmas... or betray them. In a place called Evermore, a strange destiny awaits. All characters. Canon pairings. Not AU
Why you should read it: An epic for a fandom that it would seem impossible to write an action adventure epic for. But this one has. It's like a novel. In the best sense. So much HAPPENS...this has to be one of the most enjoyable and intense action/drama fanfics I've read that still manages to stay utterly and perfectly in character--- with. every. word.

You Can't Take It With You by Bob5
Fandom: Cowboy Bebop. Pairings: sort of Spike/Faye.
Summary: Post Real Folk Blues. Please go easy - it's my first time (at a Cowboy Bebop fic that is).
Why you should read it: An action drama rich with characterization. Funny, sad, exciting, bitter. Plausible and creative OCs in the background, wonderful characterization of the crew in the foreground. Good dialogue. Also, the first CB fic I've found to date that has Spike masturbating in the shower. For a moment I thought I had jumped fandoms...

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Well, I finally got off my ass and bought a DVD writer. And 50 DVDs (the latter for 26 bucks at newegg.com).

When that comes in, I can start taking information off my hard drive. I can take off all the anime I have up, and the music. I'll back up everything.

Then I can wipe my drives, and start new. I can reinstall all the stuff that I need to (and leave out some other stuff that I don't want), and also install ... **drumroll**... ADOBE PREMIERE! Which permetaform gave me.

Once I have that installed and my computer all nice and organized with lots of space, then I can put the Trigun episodes back up on my comp, and start vidding.

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I finally got to watch the Firefly episode Heart of Gold, the only one I hadn't seen yet the times we had rented from Netflix.

Oh my gosh, the shippiness! It's so sad.

confession. for the first time...

I broke the unspoken codes of fanfic readerwriter solidarity.

1) I used ff.net report abuse feature to report a fic that was rated R that arguably should have been rated higher. (I know this is what the feature exists for, but in the spirit of a smutfic reader who goes against The Man, I feel I have crossed the wicked picket line and me being a Damn The Man liberal tree hugger poli sci major, crossing a picket line is unthinkable under normal circumstances)

2) I didn't do it because the rating bothered me (though I do think you could say it exceeded its rating without perjuring yourself), but because the presentation of the subject matter pissed me off. In other words, I just didn't like it.

::holds out the Beat Down Stick in offering::

You all can flog me now.


Here's the fic, if you're curious: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1953165/1/

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I just watched the kickass-est Donnie Darko vid from www.heresluck.net. Thanks so much for the rec, permetaform! Now I have to go watch it again...

I can't wait until the director's cut of DD is released in theaters!