I believe in what you do --REM

(I just couldn't resist that title)

rating Explicit
John McClane/Matt Farrell
Live Free or Die Hard
tags: age difference, daddy kink, dirty talk, phone sex, star trek references, Alien references, assholes in love, cross play, alternating POV, established relationship, cross dressing, pwp
warnings: none
Words: about 3700


At the AO3: http://archiveofourown.org/works/6288958

Sell Your Body to the Night by dsudis. Teen Wolf, Derek/Stiles, explicit, 121K words.

I've been thinking about this one for days since finishing it. Stiles becomes a runaway sex worker in San Francisco, living in poverty. I was utterly pulled in to Stile's emotional state, the way his world narrows down to the things he can cope with, and how he focuses in on his time with Derek because it is what makes life tolerable. This was a controlled, slow story that led the me expertly right where it wanted to go. Also there is a great water sports scene plus Laura Hale being awesome.

Some Legends are Told by elisera. Derek/Stiles/Lydia. AU. 23,921 words. explicit.

Lydia is in line to inherent the throne, and her country has been at war for many years. She takes charge and does things her own way. It is awesome. I enjoyed the way that the relationship between these three slowly develops. Also, it isn't only about their relationship-- they also have a war to fight and a country to run. The setting reminded me of some YA fantasy novels that I love (Kristen Cashore and Megan Whalen Turner books), and it was also great to read a story where Derek doesn't magically heal.

Title: Head and Shoulders
Fandom: Leverage
Pairings: Eliot Spencer/Parker (Background Eliot Spencer/Alec Hardison; Background Parker/Alec Hardison).
Rating: explicit
For: Kink_bingo; sex toys
Words: 1550
Content notes: none
Tags: trans-masculine Eliot; sex toys; Community: kink_bingo; first time
Beta by: j00j and were_duck
Notes: Comments are love. Title is a joke.
Summary: A PWP, basically.

You can also read this at the AO3.

( Head and Shoulders )

Title: Another Kind of Courage
By: sasha_feather
Fandom: Avengers movie-verse
Pairings: Clint/Natasha/Steve
Content Notices: no standard notices apply
Rating: Super Sexy (Explicit)
Word Count: ~2000
Kink: Obedience (for kink_bingo)
Beta: anna_bird and were_duck, thanks buddies!
Summary: Natasha tells Steve and Clint what to do.

Also available on the AO3. Feedback always welcome.

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Reading

I'm between things right now. I started an XMFC fanfic but it's not really working for me so I don't think I'll continue with it. Some of the AUs I read just feel so... paint-by-numbers.

Just finished

This is a good reminder to leave feedback on fic I read on my Kobo!

Friend Request, by rumpleghost. A Yuletide story based on the movie Weekend, Glen/Russell.

I quite liked this; the character depictions were spot-on and it gave them further adventures together in a mostly realistic way. Well written and the tension between the characters really came through. Recommended.

Lust Over Pendle by AJ Hall. Harry Potter fandom, Neville/Draco, Hermione, Narcissa, Emily Longbottom, others.

I loved this! A comedy of manners and an adventure, the characters really sing. Today I was thinking about how utterly awesome Draco is in one scene opposite an original character. It also centers some female characters such as Narcissa DeVries (nee Malfoy), Emily Longbottom, and Hermione, who are each powerful witches and people, and who all deserve such attention. I will read more of this author. Highly recommended.

Planning on reading

More fanfic. :)

This is for snowflake_challenge: Rec three of your own fan works.

1. Legally Blonde and How it is Awesome. Some meta. :)

2. Silenciar, The Losers (movie), Cougar Alvarez/Jake Jensen, mature. This was for kink bingo and I'm pleased with how it turned out. I'm OK with being an occasional fic writer, but this was fun to write, and I would like to write more fic this year. I'm into this pairing lately too; a small but great little fandom. I can identify with certain aspects of both characters and I love how they balance each other.

3. Abacus of Rain, SG-1, Lorne/Quinn, mature. Also for kink bingo. What I remember about writing this fic was thinking about rain and how it's both calming and wild, freeing. This is a nature-kink story for me more than anything.

All Dimensions of Life
by saystheheart
Avengers
Clint/Bruce | 9240 | Mature |

Full disclosure, I beta-ed this. :) This is a watersports story written for kink-bingo, and the author does some great things with the kink and with the characters. The story has a very nice narrative arc, and it is super hot.

1. Twings has a new Avengers story and it is GREAT!

thingswithwings: Stark, A.E., and Banner, R. Bruce. (2013). "Biodosimetric Tools for Measuring Induced Isomeric Transition in Inverted Paired States." International Journal of Radiation Biology 89.9, 43-85.

Tony Stark/Bruce Banner/(The Hulk)

What I especially love about this story is ( this might be a spoiler )

2. What it means to be well read and how SF helped me stop caring about it

This blog post made me cheer in agreement. YES.

3. All the stuff lately at vidrecs has been great, but this one especially:

Terminator Salvation: A Perfect Lie by meivocis.

I watched this movie because I love the Terminator franchise, and I did like most of the movie, but the ending ruined it. The poster at vidrecs says another ending was originally proposed for the movie, and the vid seems to reinforce that:

( on endings )

Legally Blonde: Elle Woods/Vivian Kensington
Oppressive government AU
Explicit
For kink_bingo square Penance/punishment (with bonus whipping/flogging)
Author: sasha_feather
Betas: were_duck and anna_bird
Word Count: about 2500
Content notes: skip)
dub-con whipping (without sex) in the first part of this; Contains BDSM. Sex is consensual.


Summary: Vivian likes it when Elle tells her what to do.

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A female character study vid that you love

Sequence by lim. River, Serenity, The Operative, and Book (briefly). Serenity is River's story, The Operative is her nemesis, not Mal's, the entirety of it hinges upon River. "The consequence of sound," of speaking-- River silences Simon to keep him from using the safe word that will send her to sleep. She unsilences herself, she tells her secrets, and unmakes/remakes the world. She speaks, and people die. It is not just that River cannot trust her senses, although often she cannot, it is that when she moves, when she acts, when she speaks, she must be willing to live with the consequences. She steps carefully, so carefully! It is no wonder she is afraid.


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Fic rec: Endymion by jibrailis. Inception, Cobb/Saito, explicit. I've been looking for this fic, and here it is!

inception is a comm for this fandom.

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Books I've read recently:

The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester. I enjoyed this despite it's many many flaws. In it's favor are fast pacing, interesting ideas, constant peril, some exploration of class, nice world-building, and good writing. Going against it: Thin characterization, terrible treatment of disability, race, rape culture, and an unlikable protagonist. It was good light reading for me at a time when I needed that, but I recommend skipping it.

Distances by Vandana Singh. Thought-provoking novella about a mathmetician/scientist who uses an organic process to explore equation-poems. Loved this concept and others in the book! I would have like more exploration of the many, many ideas packed into this slim volume: it would have made a great novel. I also thought the ending was a downer. Still, I recommend it specifically as a feminist hard SF book that has a female mathematician as the protagonist and has a feminist take on science. That is not easy to find!