First post back

[minxy]

It's always interesting to post a recs post after being away. You guys always keep on with the keepin' on and to post after having missed so much feels like I'm still missing so much.

But we must start somewhere, no?

So we start here: ladyjax tapped into a fantastic Teyla in an apocafic of sorts There's No Such Place as Home, and I loved her definition of family. Gen, PG-13.

Girls' Night Out from bluefall in the girlgate comm is a fantastic bit of downtime with Sam, Vala, Elizabeth and Teyla. The complexities of the relationships marry very nicely with Teyla's first impressions of Earth. Gen, friendshippy and PG rated.

The lovely and talented dirty_diana wrote a threesome piece for me in 3_ships this year, and it's only extreme laziness that I haven't told you about it before. Five by Five is a really impressive dance between Cam, Daniel and Sam. Partly the aha moment and partly just developing intimacy and getting to know each other. Lovely deliniated relationships. PG.

ETA: alert reader rydra_wong informs me that there is a sequel to the aha moment in which they get a-sexin'. It's Daniel POV with an extraordinary emotional arc, and Vala is a grand presence too. Fractional by dirty_diana, NC-17, Cam/Daniel/Sam.

A late arrival in the darkgate ficathon and a first time Stargate writer, annowre brings an impressive darkside story for SG-1. The sensory details and the creepy association and dissociation from surroundings are amazing. Feed the new author, pls. in this galaxy we left footprints on the moon, NC-17.

Possibly the best John Sheppard voice I've read, complete with pre-slash to first time relationship freakout, and it's awesome catharsis. Like This, by Aria at ariafic, PG, John/Rodney.

And while we're at it: really darned good Rodney voice. All Non-White Things Aren't Swans by mazily. John/Rodney, mild R. The amusing anecdotes slay me.

paian posted... somewhere, Teal'c's Five Favorite Boardgames, and then she was kind enough to repost it to tealc_fic where I could finish reading it. Five different games, thoughts, times and relationships, and it's just marbleized goodness. The conversation with Daniel kills me.

sg_fignewton wrote a lovely found and lost Daniel, with an impressively strong Sha're and a really nice set of environments. His philosophy kills me, though, even as he works to set things "right". The Importance of Past and Future, canon het, PG.

Stuff wot ana_grrl did on my winter vacation: Five Ways Cam and Teal'c Told the Rest of the Team They Were Moving In Together. (Cam/Teal'c, PG-13), Five Ways Simon Tam Left Serenity (and then Came Back). (PG.)

A very nice, most believable Sam/Teal'c's: Emotional Desperation by rolleson, (new Teal'c author, please feed). PG-13 or mild R.

While we're on sexy Sam, let's take a foray into Incredibly Messed-Up sexy Sam, shall we?

rydra_wong wrote the rarest of pairings as a pinch hit for the sg_rarepairings ficathon. And, wow, yes, this could also be filed under 'dark' and possibly 'brilliant writing' (the similes, OMG) and certainly 'very strong Sam voice' for all she's taking her to a very strange, hitherfore unwritten, place. Under Every Green Tree, (SG-1, NC-17)

(Just to recover a little bit) splash_the_cat once wrote some 5 Things on request, and for me, she wrote the incredible Five Resolutions Sam Carter Broke, and it's an incredible glimpse into a complex woman. I can't remember if I've told you about that one before or not. OLD AGE! It comes upon me!

Lastly, your smuttly unity for the day: Destina posted a WIP from her harddrive, written lo these many fandoms ago, which, because it is destina, is pretty durned incredible for all it's unpolishedness. And Daniel must be Daniel, it's just how it is; what's heartbreaking is that Jack can only keep up through so many transitions. The Waters of Lethe, Jack/Daniel, R rated, spoilers for Abyss and Fallen, AU.

MORE Jack/Daniel! Yaaaaaaay! theemdash in what_works, wrote The End, which is a marvelously matter of fact and entertaining discussion circa S9 or S10. Mild-R.

Okay folks, I'm beat. The rest will wait for another post. If you can't wait that long, may I suggest you take a gander at paian or thepouncer's LJs for SG-1 and Atlantis fic recs, respectively?

Comments

[rydra_wong]

*blushes*

Just to add - dirty_diana also wrote a sequel to "Five by Five", Fractional (NC-17), which follows on from the aha moment to the porn moment *g*.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*gasp* Rilly? Niiiiiiccccceeee.....

Also, you're cute when you blush.

[kazbaby]

I've been trying to annowre's story whenever I get a free moment and I can't agree more with what you said. I'm enjoying the heck out of it.

I just have to say thank you for all of the reccs you do. I've really been getting in SG-1 fic the last few months and you're one of my favorite resources to find the good stuff.

Do you have certain types of fics listed in your memories because I was in the mood for some 'messing with Daniel's head' fic.

Anyway, thanks again. :D

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

I really don't. I mucked around on del.i.cious for a while and there was a mild amount of sub-categorization going on there, but ultimately I'm really bad at that.

My Jack/Daniel (http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/688.html) list, Sam/Daniel (http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/9215.html) and possibly humor (http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/2893.html) lists might have enough information for you to be able to find what you're looking for, though. Those and other lists are linked in my little sidebar of love over on the left hand side of my layout. I fail utterly at the memory function.

Stellahobbit at jackslashdaniel (at least, I think she used to link to her lists on that comm), and greengrrl come to mind as folk who do notably more organizing than I do with their recs, though. You might go see about them.

Thanks for the appreciation, though! I really do love to know when people find things because of me. Hee!

[teand.livejournal.com]

Thank you for these. I was just looking at the internet and whining, "There's nothing to read!"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Never fear! I'm back! *stands regally, one finger pointed at the sky!*

Oh hey, I think I forgot your fic. Oh well, next time.

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Can I abuse your fannish networking, and ask you to pimp the Carnival poll next time you post? I want to make sure it gets a wide distribution.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

You betcha. I voted, btw. *is proud of self*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Also, I've just realized that I didn't mention a single carnival of squee fic that I read, so I think a special pimping post is warranted. yes.

[splash-the-cat.livejournal.com]

You're ahead of me, since I haven't even managed to read any of them except nanda's (which is only because I betaed it).

[sg-fignewton.livejournal.com]

Whoo! Fic rec! ::bounces::

Such an incredible rush, really. :) Thanks for the lovely rec! It's so much fun to see a first effort get such a nice response.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Nooooo, that was your first fic! Well done! It deserves a good reccing.

It is such a blast to see your stuff boosted, isn't it?

[trika.livejournal.com]

Minxy! I've missed you, and your wonderful rec posts too. :-)

Welcome back! *hugs you and twirls you around*

I hope you had a scrumptious time on the other side of the world.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

The world is my oyster, baybee! I had a blast. *is twirled* Hee!

Missed you tooooooo.....

[ladyjax.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks so much for the rec! And glad you're back to boot.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Aw, you're so welcome. I'm glad to be back.

[paian]

Thanks so much for the linkage! Wheeeee!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Likewise, my darling!

[annowre.livejournal.com]

*claps* Oooh. So many wonderful things to go and read - and *blush* you didn't need to rec me, but I do certainly appreciate it. Thanks for taking the time to put this together - it's so difficult in a new fandom to know where to begin!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Indeed it is, it's also difficult to know when new authors show in a new fandom unless somebody recs them, you know, so really I *did* need to rec you.

I am an addict. It's a crutch.

*claps back at you* Welcome to the ocean! I occasionally gather recs into organized posts by sort of subcategory (which totally makes sense on some level or other) and have links to those in the sidebar of my layout. Lemme know if you are looking for particular things as I'm sometimes inspired to be uber-helpful.

[annowre.livejournal.com]

Well, thankyou, a million times over! It's been such a treat to get such lovely comments on the fic - I was so scared about it!

Eee - yes - I have been exploring (gah, so much fic!) - I must admit to being a bit of an old Sam/Jack shipper at heart - and while I completely love Daniel, I can never quite decide who I want to ship him with! Though at the moment I quite like Cam seducing just about anybody!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

*glee*!

*rubs hands together*

In that case, may I recommend the Sam list? (http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/50669.html) Ignore any time I say something about not reccing much Sam/Jack--that's the old me. I've gone completely multishipper now and you'll find Sam/Jack right next to Jack/Daniel and Sam/Daniel.

For Daniel-without-a-partner I reccomend the Gen recs list. (http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/18573.html)

For Cam... well, he has his own list (http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/12172.html) (I'm unabashedly partial to Cam/Teal'c, and have written them in several ratings. Bwahahaha...) He really does look nice as a little black dress, though.

[violetvision78.livejournal.com]

I so enjoy your recs! I can bounce around from one to another knowing I will not have to start hitting a red X three sentences into the fic! :)

*bounces over to the dark fic*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Oh, I do hate when a fic looks so promising and disappoints. Red X free zone here, though! Happy to help. *gets out of the way of the bouncing*

[ana-grrl.livejournal.com]

ACK! Bad me - I haven't thanked you for the rec yet. So, thank you!

Also, these rec posts are so, so, helpful. I wouldn't have read the Teyla fic by ladyjax or the Sam fic by annowre without these posts (because I wouldn't have come across the stories).

[http://users.livejournal.com/_minxy_/]

Oh pshaw, 'tain't no thang. I do appreciate the comments on recs posts, though. Makes me feel loved. I particularly love people finding less common fics like Teyla fic or Sam fic because of me. Hee! *is proud*