the return of big pimpin'

some recs I've been meaning to throw out there a while. in no particular order other than the one I bookmarked them in :)

...actually, I lied. there's one I have to put first because it made me go batshit. though the last one made me go batshit too. and some of the ones in-between.



closer by shadowscast--That 70's Show slash. don't look at me like that. seriously, read it and TELL me you don't love it beyond words. eric/hyde. it hasn't ditched the flippant tone of the show and all the characters are so spot-on, but it manages to really live in the gravity of coming out in a small town in the 70s without distorting their characters. and it does nice justice to the canon het ships. I read the entire thing like this O.O with my eyes glued to the screen. I've secretly always wanted to read Hyde slash, and...yes. this is the only one I've found worth reading, but it was good enough that it literally made up for being the sole contender. a little more tender than I prefer my slash to be, but that totally fits too. because it's buried under an assload of angst and defensiveness. and the backstory for steven is more than enough little-boy-lost to do my kink right.

the epic tale of prince spike and lady dawn by rockstarpeach--this is a terribly cute little thing. Spike creates a fairytale for Dawn where he woos her while simultaneously shagging wesley...what's not to love about that? great spike / fairytale voice.

home i'll never be by thenyxie--I never read Dean/Faith. pretty, but...just not interested. not even sure why I read this one, but I enjoyed it a lot. I think I just love the way Sam fits into it. it's like a threesome, only woefully less dirty and literal.

wardrobe malfunction by bookishwench--ok, who doesn't love spike-driving-angel-crazy? that's right, no one. enough said. great banter. and there's one thing in particular that I guarantee will make you snorfle, but I'm not telling you which part. you'll know when you see it :)

untitled spangel religious/existential argument thingie by hello_spikey--so some of you may have heard of this chick, she's a new writer, haven't had much time to check her out, but I love this little thing she spat out spur-of-the-moment. it's EXACTLY how I like my spangel--there's no reason for them to not go their separate ways, except...there's very good reason, that neither of them wants to put a name to. post-nfa. good voices, and the religious aspects are well-applied. I think I might have actually been pointed here by shapinglight, for which I thank her.

five times angel lied by spirelleds--haven't read nearly as much at IWRY as I wanted, but I really loved this. great insights into Angel's truths. plus, I have a virgoan love of lists.

territory by strangecreature--gen angel/spn crossover. it's like...watching the shows smushed together, really. fun.

the man who wasn't there, book 1 and book 2 by chase820--zomg. angel/qaf crossover, long (and sorta unfinished in that she wants to write a book 3, but don't let that stop you, there's plenty here to sink your teeth into). brian goes to work for W&H. this.fic.is.crack. in the best way possible. I'm impressed with the way she slides brian into the supernatural context, it doesn't feel forced or which-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-others. great insight into all the characters and canon pairings, but especially Brian and the Brian-Michael friendship/relationship. I can't flail enough. I guess the crossover pairing is sorta spike/brian, but now I'm jonesing to write some really combative angel/brian.

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...you know sometimes I forget James was raised Baptist, and then he answers a flippant question like this, and I'm like, oohhhhhhhh.

ETA: pointed out that baptist may be incorrect. maybe methodist...or catholic or both? haha. I don't care enough to look it up. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other.

I think I love that about him. in a *facepalm*, oh james, kind of way.

If you were in the Mississippi Delta and were down at the Crossroads (no soul selling involved), would you ask to be the greatest guitarist or actor?
I don’t believe in the Crossroads. I believe that the Blues were created in response to slavery and had nothing to do with the Devil. The Devil can’t help me be a good actor either. I’m not afraid of the Devil.
--November Q&A