kat_lair | Kat Recs All The Fics, Round 2

Final rec day of this round. Hope you've enjoyed the recs. I do plan on doing round 3 at some point in the future but not for a while...

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Hawaii Five-0

A Poem Yet - Danny/Steve, college!AU. They are all English Lit students taking a poetry class. This is sweet and also includes some pretty darn decent poetry, which is a massive plus for me.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Danny/Steve, merpeople!AU. Oh man, this was awesome. An AU where Danny is a merman, who ends up bonding with a human... The author has put some real thought into building up this world where homo pisces are an acknowledged if not entirely intergrated minority. The mythology and society building are fascinating, and the love story at the heart of it made me very happy as well. Wonderful read.

Starting a Thing - Jenna/Kono. You see, what this fandom needs is more femslash. This feels very realistic considering the two characters and there is also a wonderful scene that portrays the friendship between Kono and Danny.

How I Met Your Mother

The Legendary Five Way - Barney/Lily/Marshall/Robin/Ted. Completely in character, completely believable, and ridiculously hot. Oh my god, you think something shouldn't work and then it really really does and you are, like, heartbroken that it didn't actually happen. And by you I mean me. But also you after you've read this. Because, wow.

The Social Network

A Stormy Kind of Love - Eduardo/Mark. Five times of almost kissing in the rain and one of finally getting it right. There is such a tangible, achy feel of missed chances to this fic it made my chest hurt. The ending is lovely and makes everything better as well. Bonus Natalie Portman being wise and awesome.

a submission to reason (and to you) - Eduardo/Mark. When I get into a new fandom I usually avoid the d/s fics to start with because I need to acclimitise first without very overt power play being thrown into the mix. Hence, I knew I wanted to read this fic as soon as it was recced to me but I waited a while before actually doing it and I'm glad I did because for all its brilliance it was not an easy read. What it is, is one the most interesting portrayals of a 24/7 d/s relationship that I've seen; there's a strong sense of learning and compromise and how difficult it can be to accept some things about yourself. This was an equal amounts of painful and amazing, with some scenes that hit me right in the solar plexus. Highly recommended, especially if you have interest in d/s themes.

Something Only Those with Eyes Can See - Eduardo/Mark. This is a sweet little fic about how Eduardo treats Mark like his boyfriend. Everyone else notices it even if Mark doesn't. Made me smile a little wistfully.

The Birthday of My Life - Eduardo/Mark. 5(+1) birthday presents Mark gave Eduardo. I loved this; a whole relationship told through a few select gestures. Funny, adorable and painful in the right places.

The Social Network RPF

my new old favorite everything - Andrew/Jesse, high school!AU. This is adorable and requires absolutely no knowledge of the fandom. I really liked the disjointed, staccato rhythm of the dialogue; everyone sounded like an awkward teenager.

Ten Cups of Coffee (A Love Story) - Andrew/Jesse, college!AU. Again, no knowledge of people required, read as a lovely original fic if you so want. Jesse is on the final stretch of finishing his doctoral thesis (can you tell already why I loved this fic?) and receives unexpected support from a cute Starbucks barista. Adorable and funny and gave me hope that at the end of my thesis there would be sweet coffee-tasting kisses for me too. Well, I can dream.