asylum of the furry hat

So we all have these stories in our head that you just know will be supremely awesome. You know you'll never write it yourself because you know for a fact that you will never do the idea justice, and it's going to be awesome or lame, with nothing in between, and you know you won't be able to reach awesome.

I'm talking about those story ideas that we all have, where we can't believe no one else has written it yet. You know in your heart that if it hasn't been written yet, then someone, somewhere, has got to be writing it, you just have to find it. (It's the only hope you cling to, because you seriously cannot be the only one in fandom who can see the potential.)

This is the Mythical Holy Grail of Fic.

Amazingly, I have found one.
(Yes, this is all prelude to a fic rec of awesome.)

I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal (and I Just Don't Get Any Respect) by fiercelydreamed
Leverage/White Collar - do I need to go into more detail? Really?
Summary: "All right," Nate says, and smacks his hands together. "Let's go steal a con artist."

It's Hardison POV, and I think they were spot on with his characterization, including all the geeky computer references I just know he uses in his internal monologue. There's some light threesome undertones, but otherwise gen. And completely awesome. (Have I mentioned that yet?)

Also, Parker!!

I would totally love to see a sequel coming, but overall I think it's better as a standalone - you can choose the ending of the caper yourself. Though I wouldn't pass up some Team-Burke-meets-Team-Leverage hijinks.

Go. Read. Marvel at the Awesome!

The Time Has Come To Be Gone by jujuberry136 - SPN/Criminal Minds
Summary: When Aaron Hotchner stepped into the interrogation room to interview one of the FBI’s most wanted unexpectedly apprehended earlier in the afternoon, he never thought the evening would end with bloodshed and rock references.

This was apparently part of the bau_bigbang that I didn't know existed, but am so very, very glad does. It's current for both shows (before the season premieres), and so very in character for everyone involved - though the characters of both shows have taken hits this season so far, but you can't blame the author for that.

Really, if the crossover aspect doesn't get you, then the summary should. It's totally and completely awesome!

Go. Read!!

That's right everybody, it's that time of year - time for the APOCALYPSE! Or APOCALYPSES...apocalypsi?

Whatever. It's apocalyptothon posting time, where writer's end the world in as many ways as only fandom can imagine.

I've only been through a handful of them, but here are some recs for the good ones...
(Do I really need to warn you all about the rampant death and angst to be found in most of these?)

Bodily Atrocities of the New Millenium by spoonyriffic - NCIS/House
Ever wanted House and Gibbs to meet? Well, here it is. Beware the Gibbs/DiNozzo, if you can't stand that ship.

When You Are Done by perryvic - SPN
This one has great character voices, and uses the women found in the series throughout the whole story. Part of the whole 'Lazarus'-thing sort of tweaked me wrong (it felt very self-indulgent/Mary Sue-ish at points), but the characters were written so well I got over it pretty quick. (The Bella-Jo bits are just great fun to read!) I don't think I need to warn for severe religious overtones in this, as this is all about the Heaven/Hell apocalypse the show's been leading up to this last year.

Killing Time in the Shade by caitn - NCIS
This one was pitch-perfect NCIS. It was a fun, humourous fic that was NCIS to the core.

Apocalypse Now and Then by monimala - The Middleman
I have been waiting forever to read some good MM fic, and this one didn't disappoint. Wendy was her usual unflappable self (mostly), MM was alternately calm and chagrined (and quite a bit of blushing, too), and Ida is her glorious, insulting, post-menopausal robot self. And the apocalypse is a perfect MM apocalypse, complete with improbable bad "guys" that destroy good cliches.


I'll post more of the good ones as I read them! Enjoy!

Seeing as I'm out of my scary headspace for the moment (which strangevisitor7 may or may not appreciate as it will probably leave my psycho Numb3rs AU half finished for a while), I thought I'd link you all to some stories that have made me smile/laugh.

Unfortunately, they're mostly SPN fics, as those are what I've been reading recently.

A Blog, He Wrote by mimblexwimble Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 ... Part 5 to come
Summary: Sam loses his laptop and Lucifer starts a blog. What else is an evil overlord supposed to do in his free time?

This is some of the crackiest stuff I've read in years. It had me laughing hysterically, which made me regret reading this at school where people look at you funny. This is written in the form of blog posts (multiple posts per part), including comments from various ... people ... with 'interesting' usernames. I'm ashamed to say it took me until Part 4 to realize who LusciousLocks and PowertothePie were, so I had to go back and re-read the entire thing from part 1 again. It was even more hilarious the second time through!


You Break It, You Bought It by kellifer_fic
“Everything within the confines of this Impala is property of Dean Winchester,” Dean announced...
Really, this one has to be read to be fully appreciated.

The Pen Is Mouthier Than The Sword by kellifer_fic
If you need more than this, you obviously don't feel the Dean love:
Sam is only gone a few minutes, but it seems that’s long enough for Dean to get into an argument with a ketchup bottle.

And for all the Doctor Who people out there:

The Ten Weddings of Donna Noble by netgirl_y2k
Author's summary: Donna has to marry the Doctor. All of them.
My summary: It's Donna. And she has to marry the Doctor. All 10 of him. Do I really need to say more?

Well, now that apocalyptothon 2008 is here, I thought I'd rec some of the amazing stories I've read over the past 2 days.

Do I really need to warn about rampant death and destruction in every single story?

Danse Macabre by valderys - Torchwood (Ianto/Jack - NC-17)
This is a day in the life of Ianto Jones and takes place after season 2. I like the format of this story - how Ianto marks his day by the precise time of each task and objective. The format is also a tool showing Ianto's coping mechanism for the end of the world. The apocalypse is subtle at the beginning, and explained more at the end. It's a very slow moving piece, but well worth the read.

This is What Happened by whitetower - Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Again, this is another story with a unique format. I really liked this one, especially the way the author captured Sarah's decision making process. This is a zombie apocalypse, and in true Terminator fashion, has the Connor's being general badasses like normal (no Derek, unfortunately). The Skynet storyline gets pulled into this as well, and though I think it just makes everything more complicated, it's interesting to read.

Migratory Birds by nekare - Supernatural/X-men movieverse
This is a story of two brothers, on different sides of a war. Sam and Dean fight, but for different reasons and for different sides. This is an AU of Supernatural, but works well with Sam and Dean's characterizations. I like how the two universes are crossed, and how the characters' interactions feel real.

My TiVO Gets Me by stellar_dust - The Daily Show/The Colbert Report (JS/SC - PG-13)
I don't usually read fanfic about either of these shows (with the exception of the Colbert/Harry Potter one that had me snorting water out my nose), but the first line of this caught my attention before I could delete it from my inbox:

To everyone's surprise, Our Robot Overlords did absolutely nothing to stifle the news.

It goes on from there, with a TiVO underground and a crying Anderson Cooper....and if you can ignore the small mentions of Jon/Steven slash, you'll probably enjoy this.

That's all for now. I still haven't gone through any of the Firefly fics yet, so there still may be some more. I also posted my own fic, a Burn Notice apocalypse. However, since I had trouble finishing it on time, I only posted the unbetaed version. When I get around to polishing it up some more, I'll post it here.

Enjoy!

Dr Horrible - Act II

Verdict: Dr Horrible is my newest supervillain love!! Depending on how the final Act goes, he may displace Spike. I'm just sayin'.

As for Captain Hammer - I think Nathan Fillion is capturing him perfectly. It takes a lot of talent to come off that cheesy and lame on purpose.

PS - I love Neil Patrick Harris!!

Since you were all so good enough to suffer through my whiny rant yesterday, I shall reward you all today with a few recs I've been holding on to for awhile. I got the first two from honorh, so if you watch her journal they'll seem familiar.

All In A Days Work by miss_baxter - Super Temp Donna Noble. Crossover with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Perfect Donna and wonderful HHGTTG. These kinds of stories illustrate my utter and complete love of Donna.

The Life Cycle of the Cracking Mosh Toad by lordshiva - Anya (Buffy) and Tenth Doctor (DW). Wonderful voices. Just a really great read. You totally know you want to read about Anya and the Doctor. Come on!

Chuck vs The Crazy Alien Vampires by fiareynne - Chuck/SGA. It really works. Really. I like Chuck in this, and I like how the plot is moving along. I will warn that it is slash (Chuck/Casey, implied/pre Rodney/John), but it kinda, mostly works. I really like this because of how the author has meshed John Casey with Dave Dixon (mostly realistic). This is a fun read.

Real Men Don't Make Cheesecake by trollprincess - SPN Most of the hardcore SPN fans on my flist have probably seen this, but I thought I'd rec it just for good measure, because really, teenage Dean taking home ec is never not funny. This is a really great read, and I wish there were more fics like this out there.

That is all. Soon, I shall return with actual fic. I hope. In the mean time, enjoy!

I've been reading some of the stories that are coming out of spn_j2_bigbang, and so far they've been pretty predictable. Wincest and RPS seem to rule the day, but there are a few Gen stories. I've been waiting patiently (or not-so-patiently, whatever) for one that I could rec. And I finally found it.

Infrangible Road by ddayspring

This is an AU, but the best kind of AU. In this universe, John realized exactly what he was putting his kids through by hunting full-time, and came to the conclusion that Mary would have kicked his ass for it. Essentially. So, he raises the boys in Lawrence. That's about the only difference. He still hunts part-time, and raises Sam and Dean the same way, but with that element of stability that was never on the show.

This is a long, long story. Seriously. It caps out at ~48,500 words, and I wanted the author to write moremoremore. It has sucked a good chunk of my day away, and will probably take most of my night as I re-read and fall in love over and over again.

The author has Sam as Sam, Dean as Dean, and John as John, though a little less intense. Sam and Dean still have that close relationship that we all watch the show for, and it's interesting to see it in everyday life as opposed to their nomad hunting existence.

I like what she's done with Dean, keeping his essential character but filling him out in ways that seem so obvious, but are rarely seen. He still flirts and charms and cons his way through life, but there's a more ordered feel to his existence than simply hunting.

There are some problems when the author switches character POVs, because you often can't tell, or don't realize it's happened until you get a few paragraphs into it, but that can be overlooked.

Seriously, check this one out. If only to have the mental image of Dean wearing a --SPOILERSPOILER--. :D

I know I'm spamming y'all tonight, but these totally deserve it!

I'm not really one for trolling the fanvid part of fandom, but every now and then someone on my flist will rec something, and if I like it, will go in search of more of their stuff.

Tonight's rec-fest started with...

Papa Don't Preach by fan_eunice and greensilver
It's DW/TW, and I'm just surprised that no one's put Captain Jack and Madonna together before. They actually started this before Something Borrowed aired, and took that episode as a sign from fate.
(Note: If you haven't seen the end of S3 of DW and don't know who that blonde guy is...just know he's evil.)

Next I found something for all the Richie fans on my flist: (should make you all squee and whimper at the same time)

Scroll down to Forever Young by fan_eunice
I swear this one should be used to introduce all newbies to the joy that is Richie Ryan.

Then I found this gem, for the Giles fans on my flist (though there aren't a lot of you):

My Generation by greensilver
It's the BtVS episode Band Candy in all its glorious delinquent fun!

And that is all.

(Though if you want to get your SPN creep-factor for the *year* check out War Drums by izzerial and Ritual Habitual by popcornleader)

It's Day 11 of 14valentines and today's issue is Voting. The post can be found -> [here]

( Recs: BtVS )