Five Things Part Six
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5 fanfics everyone should read, regardless of fandom (extra spiffy bonus points if my sadistic work internet doesn't block the site).
While the Ring Went South by Thundera Tiger: Lord of the Rings fic, set during the books. Incredibly long, incredibly good.
Closed Doors and Open Windows by Skybright Dave: TMNT fanfic set in the movie-verse. Surprisingly emotional and well-written. The hazards of having friends who live outside the normal.
A Thousand Miles by Therienne: Avatar: the Last Airbender fanfic set before the beginning of the series. Zuko's exile would have been a lot different if Iroah hadn't exiled himself as well.
Pieces Tossed Aside by ana_grrl: this is Firefly fanfic, possibly the only one I've ever read and liked. It's survival fiction of the best sort, poignant and a little painful. I love the ending.
Planet Megalodon Wraith Defense Force by Pentapus: I had a hard time picking just one Stargate fanfic, and to be honest this one was tied with about seven others, but I finally picked it for the title. How can you NOT read a fic with that title? Especially when it's a long, plotty action story that reads like it could hav ebeen an episode of the series?
Bonus recs:
Absolutely anything and everything at The Less Than Legendary Journeys. This is all Hercules/Xena fanfic of the highest calibur.
And also: Three awesome crossovers:
Been There, Done That by Martha Wilson: Stagate SG-1/Hercules the Legendary Journeys. No, seriously. And it works.
When Hellmouths Collide by Martha Wilson and Kimberly Rector: Buffy/Hercules. Long, in-character and funny. This is the fic that managed to make me like Buffy.
The Very Secret Diary of Captain Jack Sparrow: What are the odds someone could make Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean into a crossoveR? Well, I won't pretend this is a serious fic (it's not by any stretch of the imagination) but it's still hilarious and well worth the read.
And her (very late) Five Things responses:
Five Things That Would Happen if Yuusuke And Batman Traded Jobs for a Day
1) "No," Kuwabara said, equal parts panic and flat denial in his voice, "I really don't think short-pants are my kinda thing."
2) Tim: "No, I don't think you need to protect the streets of Gotham from the scourge of villainy and thievery - and where the hell do you get lines like that anyway? I think you need to sit down, eat the sandwich Alfred made you and not touch anything."
Yuusuke: "You are one scary little kid. Has anyone ever told you that? But you look really hot in those tights. Did Batman make that costume? Because that's kind of creepy. Are you going to eat your chips?"
Dick: "He's right about the tights, you know."
Tim: "Shut up, Mr. Fairy Boots."
3) Kuwabara was torn between admiration that even Kurama was intimidated by this guy, and the lingering impression that if he were to spend the next eight years in med school he would still not be able to list all the disorders and psychosis Batman had.
"He sleeps with the mask on," he said as forcefully as he could without raising his voice above a whisper. "Everything he owns has the word 'bat' in it. Bat-suit, bat-mask, batmobile, bat-communicator, batarang for god's sake! I'm terrified to meet his kids. Batboy and Batrice?"
"Timothy and Richard."
"Whatever! Timothy probably means "bat spawn" I some language I don't know. That's not my point."
4) Yuusuke tugged on the chains around his wrists half-heartedly. Apparently the Big Bads of Gotham City had no idea how to properly restrain a demon. He kicked his legs absently and swung back and forth above the giant vat of something green and slightly steaming. He was pretty sure that falling into that wouldn't kill him, though he wasn't sure how well he could hold his breath now that he was immortal. Could he smother? He tried holding his breath to see how that worked.
The pipe he was dangling from shook slightly and he looked up to see Robin making his way along the pipe like a tightrope artist. "What are you doing?"
"Hanging around," Yuusuke said, abandoning his breath-holding experiment. "What is that stuff?"
"Sewage," Robin said. He had a way of saying things in a really calm voice that meant he thought you were a total moron. Yuusuke thought it was really cute. The guy was totally a little Kurama-in-the-making.
"Huh," Yuusuke said. He swung his legs up to hook over the pipe and peered down at the vat. "Where did he get it all?"
"I'm happier not knowing," Robin said. "Are you going to break yourself free or what?"
"If I were Batman, you'd be helping me get lose," Yuusuke said petulantly.
"If you were Batman," Robin said patiently, walking backwards down the pipe without so much as wobbling, "you wouldn't be dangling over a vat of steaming sewage."
That was probably a good point.
5) Batman and Genkai got on very well, a fact that didn't fail to instill horror in Yuusuke's soul. "Why didn't you stop them?" he wiled.
Kuwabara's voice managed to carry disdain even over a staticy, long-distance connection. "Which one would you have tied up and locked in a closet?"
Yuusuke thought about that. "Genkai."
"Like you could."
"Shut up."
Five Things That Would Happen if Yuusuke Had to Do My Job For a Day
1) "Listen, lady, do I look like a card catalog? Find the goddamn book yourself."
2) "Attention, Barnes & Noble Customers, due to an unexpected demonic invasion, we must at this time as you to vacate the premises in a calm and orderly fashion. But do it fast, cause these things look like they eat meat."
3) "Where has Urameshi gone to?"
"He's in the receiving bay drooling over the new Maxim."
4) "Urameshi, please stop mocking the customers who shop in the Magical Arts section."
5) "What do you mean the store burned down?!"
5 reasons Harry Dresden will never get married.
1) Reason number one is Susan, who is half a world and at least three-fourths of a lifestyle away but still takes up entirely too much room in Harry's heart and mind. He doesn't let himself think about her much anymore, but she'll sneak up on him when he's not expecting it.
2) Murphy is… Harry's not sure yet. She might be his best friend. She might be his soul-mate. He's pretty cautious about things like that; wizards take souls a lot more seriously than the average Joe-Shmoe. But that doesn't change the fact that Karen makes his blood head in directions that it usually doesn't.
3) Thomas is not a love-interest, no matter what most of Harry's casual friends seem to think. But he is Harry's brother and the first real family Harry's ever had. It's a little surprising how quickly Harry found himself invested in Thomas's life and well-being. It's a little scary to realize that in less than a year Thomas has become so important to him that he'd die for him, kill for him and forgive the arrogant jackass for almost anything. And right now, Thomas needs him more than anyone else, certainly more than Murphy could, a lot more than Susan ever did. Harry likes being needed more than he'd thought.
4) Molly seesaws back and forth between making Harry's head spin with demonstrations of her incredibly dangerous powers, and making his head ache with her complete and total lack of awareness. It doesn't help any that she's Michael's daughter and thus Harry's sort-of niece and that he can't look at her without remembering her ninth birthday party when she puked cake and soda all over his shoes. It makes it hard not to laugh when she tries to seduce him. Unfortunately she's getting older and definitely more mature and Harry can tell that she's going to be a gorgeous woman in five or ten years. But for now she needs supervision and instruction: she needs a mentor and guardian she can trust and communicate with. And her lingering infatuation with him will only make that more complicated. Harry isn't sure how to ease her away from that without hurting her feelings, but until he does, he can't risk hurting her. Her powers are too dangerous and Molly's already shown a willingness to abuse them. Harry's resigned to putting his (non-existent) personal life on hold until she's stable and trained.
5) There is the matter of the curse. Harry doesn't know what it means. Dying alone is a lonely enough thought, but does it mean he'll live alone as well? Does it mean he'll never love anyone? Or that no one will love him in return? Or worse, does it mean that anyone who loves him is doomed? Harry doesn't know yet and until he finds out he's willing to live with loneliness. It's not worth the risk. It's not worth the chance that he'll end up cursing his brother, or getting Murphy killed or losing Molly. It's not a decision Harry is happy with, but it's one he – and they – can live with.
minerva710:5 fanfics everyone should read, regardless of fandom (extra spiffy bonus points if my sadistic work internet doesn't block the site).
While the Ring Went South by Thundera Tiger: Lord of the Rings fic, set during the books. Incredibly long, incredibly good.
Closed Doors and Open Windows by Skybright Dave: TMNT fanfic set in the movie-verse. Surprisingly emotional and well-written. The hazards of having friends who live outside the normal.
A Thousand Miles by Therienne: Avatar: the Last Airbender fanfic set before the beginning of the series. Zuko's exile would have been a lot different if Iroah hadn't exiled himself as well.
Pieces Tossed Aside by ana_grrl: this is Firefly fanfic, possibly the only one I've ever read and liked. It's survival fiction of the best sort, poignant and a little painful. I love the ending.
Planet Megalodon Wraith Defense Force by Pentapus: I had a hard time picking just one Stargate fanfic, and to be honest this one was tied with about seven others, but I finally picked it for the title. How can you NOT read a fic with that title? Especially when it's a long, plotty action story that reads like it could hav ebeen an episode of the series?
Bonus recs:
Absolutely anything and everything at The Less Than Legendary Journeys. This is all Hercules/Xena fanfic of the highest calibur.
And also: Three awesome crossovers:
Been There, Done That by Martha Wilson: Stagate SG-1/Hercules the Legendary Journeys. No, seriously. And it works.
When Hellmouths Collide by Martha Wilson and Kimberly Rector: Buffy/Hercules. Long, in-character and funny. This is the fic that managed to make me like Buffy.
The Very Secret Diary of Captain Jack Sparrow: What are the odds someone could make Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean into a crossoveR? Well, I won't pretend this is a serious fic (it's not by any stretch of the imagination) but it's still hilarious and well worth the read.
And her (very late) Five Things responses:
Five Things That Would Happen if Yuusuke And Batman Traded Jobs for a Day
1) "No," Kuwabara said, equal parts panic and flat denial in his voice, "I really don't think short-pants are my kinda thing."
2) Tim: "No, I don't think you need to protect the streets of Gotham from the scourge of villainy and thievery - and where the hell do you get lines like that anyway? I think you need to sit down, eat the sandwich Alfred made you and not touch anything."
Yuusuke: "You are one scary little kid. Has anyone ever told you that? But you look really hot in those tights. Did Batman make that costume? Because that's kind of creepy. Are you going to eat your chips?"
Dick: "He's right about the tights, you know."
Tim: "Shut up, Mr. Fairy Boots."
3) Kuwabara was torn between admiration that even Kurama was intimidated by this guy, and the lingering impression that if he were to spend the next eight years in med school he would still not be able to list all the disorders and psychosis Batman had.
"He sleeps with the mask on," he said as forcefully as he could without raising his voice above a whisper. "Everything he owns has the word 'bat' in it. Bat-suit, bat-mask, batmobile, bat-communicator, batarang for god's sake! I'm terrified to meet his kids. Batboy and Batrice?"
"Timothy and Richard."
"Whatever! Timothy probably means "bat spawn" I some language I don't know. That's not my point."
4) Yuusuke tugged on the chains around his wrists half-heartedly. Apparently the Big Bads of Gotham City had no idea how to properly restrain a demon. He kicked his legs absently and swung back and forth above the giant vat of something green and slightly steaming. He was pretty sure that falling into that wouldn't kill him, though he wasn't sure how well he could hold his breath now that he was immortal. Could he smother? He tried holding his breath to see how that worked.
The pipe he was dangling from shook slightly and he looked up to see Robin making his way along the pipe like a tightrope artist. "What are you doing?"
"Hanging around," Yuusuke said, abandoning his breath-holding experiment. "What is that stuff?"
"Sewage," Robin said. He had a way of saying things in a really calm voice that meant he thought you were a total moron. Yuusuke thought it was really cute. The guy was totally a little Kurama-in-the-making.
"Huh," Yuusuke said. He swung his legs up to hook over the pipe and peered down at the vat. "Where did he get it all?"
"I'm happier not knowing," Robin said. "Are you going to break yourself free or what?"
"If I were Batman, you'd be helping me get lose," Yuusuke said petulantly.
"If you were Batman," Robin said patiently, walking backwards down the pipe without so much as wobbling, "you wouldn't be dangling over a vat of steaming sewage."
That was probably a good point.
5) Batman and Genkai got on very well, a fact that didn't fail to instill horror in Yuusuke's soul. "Why didn't you stop them?" he wiled.
Kuwabara's voice managed to carry disdain even over a staticy, long-distance connection. "Which one would you have tied up and locked in a closet?"
Yuusuke thought about that. "Genkai."
"Like you could."
"Shut up."
Five Things That Would Happen if Yuusuke Had to Do My Job For a Day
1) "Listen, lady, do I look like a card catalog? Find the goddamn book yourself."
2) "Attention, Barnes & Noble Customers, due to an unexpected demonic invasion, we must at this time as you to vacate the premises in a calm and orderly fashion. But do it fast, cause these things look like they eat meat."
3) "Where has Urameshi gone to?"
"He's in the receiving bay drooling over the new Maxim."
4) "Urameshi, please stop mocking the customers who shop in the Magical Arts section."
5) "What do you mean the store burned down?!"
5 reasons Harry Dresden will never get married.
1) Reason number one is Susan, who is half a world and at least three-fourths of a lifestyle away but still takes up entirely too much room in Harry's heart and mind. He doesn't let himself think about her much anymore, but she'll sneak up on him when he's not expecting it.
2) Murphy is… Harry's not sure yet. She might be his best friend. She might be his soul-mate. He's pretty cautious about things like that; wizards take souls a lot more seriously than the average Joe-Shmoe. But that doesn't change the fact that Karen makes his blood head in directions that it usually doesn't.
3) Thomas is not a love-interest, no matter what most of Harry's casual friends seem to think. But he is Harry's brother and the first real family Harry's ever had. It's a little surprising how quickly Harry found himself invested in Thomas's life and well-being. It's a little scary to realize that in less than a year Thomas has become so important to him that he'd die for him, kill for him and forgive the arrogant jackass for almost anything. And right now, Thomas needs him more than anyone else, certainly more than Murphy could, a lot more than Susan ever did. Harry likes being needed more than he'd thought.
4) Molly seesaws back and forth between making Harry's head spin with demonstrations of her incredibly dangerous powers, and making his head ache with her complete and total lack of awareness. It doesn't help any that she's Michael's daughter and thus Harry's sort-of niece and that he can't look at her without remembering her ninth birthday party when she puked cake and soda all over his shoes. It makes it hard not to laugh when she tries to seduce him. Unfortunately she's getting older and definitely more mature and Harry can tell that she's going to be a gorgeous woman in five or ten years. But for now she needs supervision and instruction: she needs a mentor and guardian she can trust and communicate with. And her lingering infatuation with him will only make that more complicated. Harry isn't sure how to ease her away from that without hurting her feelings, but until he does, he can't risk hurting her. Her powers are too dangerous and Molly's already shown a willingness to abuse them. Harry's resigned to putting his (non-existent) personal life on hold until she's stable and trained.
5) There is the matter of the curse. Harry doesn't know what it means. Dying alone is a lonely enough thought, but does it mean he'll live alone as well? Does it mean he'll never love anyone? Or that no one will love him in return? Or worse, does it mean that anyone who loves him is doomed? Harry doesn't know yet and until he finds out he's willing to live with loneliness. It's not worth the risk. It's not worth the chance that he'll end up cursing his brother, or getting Murphy killed or losing Molly. It's not a decision Harry is happy with, but it's one he – and they – can live with.
