Kat Recs All The Fics - Day 3

[kat_lair]

Hawaii Five-0

As The Night Caves In - Danny/Steve, implied Chin/Kono. Oh, oh my heart. This takes some familiar fandom tropes (case, abduction, stakeouts, h/c, nightmares...) and produces a story so effortless, so full of emotional resonance that you're just swept along. Steve has issues but things are ultimately much easier than he expected. A lovely, lovely read from an author who consistently delivers excellent fics.

Be My Valentine - Danny/Steve. Short and utterly happy-making. Steve gets a Valentine's Day card from someone special.

Enough, Already - Danny/Steve. A spine-tingling coda to 1.15. Danny has a point to make.

Reciprocity - Danny/Steve. Steve needs to learn to take a hint. Nngghh tummy-clenching ust.

Smooth - Danny/Steve. Ah, shaving fic. Utterly satisfying.



Jeeves & Wooster

Misplaced - Jeeves/Wooster. Man, I envy writers who can pull of Wodehouse's distinctive style. This is just delightful and perfectly in character. Bertie and Jeeves seem to both have lost something... intangible.



Lewis

Every Purpose Under Heaven  - Hathaway/Lewis. James helps Robbie clean his late mother-in-law's house. I loved the slow, almost dream-like atmosphere of this; past flowing into future.

Though This Be Madness - Hathaway/Lewis. My face! It is all :DDDDDDD after reading this. Oh precious, precious boys. This is just lovely: a partnership in five acts.



Merlin

and i am alive - Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Morgana, AU. Band!AU! Guys, guys, it's a band!AU! And it's not just a fic, it's a multimedia experience with some gorgeous artwork and an album and... gah, look, 'emotion conveyed through songs' is like one of my favourite fic tropes ever and this plays right into it (pro tip: making me a mix-cd is a surefire way to my pants heart). Also, Merlin as an emo band boy is never not awesome.

No Business Like Show Business - Arthur/Merlin, Gwen/Morgana, AU. The one where Arthur and Merlin are voice actors for the gayest (and tragically fictional) animated series ever (about dragons, naturally). This is just delightful with all the ust and messages on post-it notes and convention panels with awkward fan questions and... not enough heart-eyes in the world - go read already.

Comments

[gwain.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm passing through Manchester in a couple of weeks (July 26th, 27th and 28th, most likely) and was wondering if you're in town at the time and would like to grab a cup of coffee or hang out for a while or something?

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Duuuuude, that would be awesome. Yes, I'm in town (my summer consists of thesis, thesis, and also thesis) and coffee and hang-outs would be great. Doesn't sound like it, but let me know if you need a place to stay. Yay *claps hands*

[gwain.livejournal.com]

Actually I don't have a place to stay yet, this whole trip was is kind of ex tempore thing and since my internet isn't very reliable i have only booked flights yet (if there's bizarre typos i blame my phone), so if you have an extra mattress or something it would be really nice!

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Ahh. In that case, my air mattress is at your disposal :) I'm kind of 'rawr working' with the thesis during day time so can't offer my services as a full time guide or anything, but otherwise you are most welcome to camp here and I will tell you all the best places to go to and definitely make some time for chilling with you and coffee at the Oklahoma Cafe which is now a tradition (I take all my friends there for it is magical).

[planetkiller.livejournal.com]

Since you're a Wodehouse fan, can I recommend a fic to you?

Morning Glory. It's told in Bertie's POV. It's funny and it's very true (I feel) to the characters, especially Bertie's blissful ignorance.

[kat-lair.livejournal.com]

Absolutely you can rec me fics (really, what kind of question is that?) - Thank you! I have it on an open tab and shall enjoy it later today.