I found a treasure!

Just a reminder that there are 10 more days to get your recs in!

I know this has been a busy time for all of us, but it's only three recommendations you need to do. :)

Fandom: SGA (Stargate: Atlantis)
Type: slash fanfic
Title: Intersections
Author: Kaneko
Pairing: John/Rodney
Warnings/Rating: NC-17
Where to find more by this author: any road
Link: Intersections

Why should people click? Aside from the fact that it's really well written, this is one of those fics that you can read before you know a lot of canon and then go back to later and find yourself nodding and thinking about how well the characterizations hold up. It's also a very good fic to use to pimp SGA fandom in general, seeing as you really only need to have seen "Rising" for it to make sense. Finally, the sex is hot and the guy's voices are both spot on and hilarious.

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Just letting you know that October is coming up.

Posting access for October has no been allowed. September people have one more day to post entries if they are so inclined.

Due to technical difficulties late sign ups for October will be allowed until the 10th. (Remember your only required to post a minimum of three entries!)

October sign ups are:
qem_chibati - Prince of Tennis
telesilla - Stargate Atlantis SGA
sivullinen - Hikaru no Go

Sign ups can be done here:
http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hidden_treasure/967.html

Fandom: Hikaru no go
Type: fanfic
Title: More Than Defeat
Author: mmmdraco (kimmie)
Pairing: Tempting as it is to list something incredibly vague HikaAki
Warnings/Rating: PG -death, angst.
Where to find more by this author: http://community.livejournal.com/quotienscumque/
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/quotienscumque/9515.html
Why should people click?
This is a beautifully written if some what sad piece, about Ogata and Kuwabara (two of the older players in the series that have a famous rivalry going) and what happens when age catches up.

It really shows a lovely and heartwarming relationship between the two, illustrating how despite the jokes, they do care.

There's humour here, that just gently fits in well with what is a darker scene.

This is a really amazing piece on two background characters and their rivalry - that helps make Hikaru no Go such a rich world to visit.

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I've been so late with my entries that I can't squeeze in another fic rec, but I'd like to use the option of reccing four "extras", which can be vids, art, or other non-fic things. I decided to put them all into one entry as to not clutter up your friendslists.

Let me state first that there's so much great fan art, resources, and thoughtful essays out there -- including Neil Gaiman's blog *g* -- that it was really hard to limit my choices. But here's what I finally came up with (all rated G or PG at most):

1. Game Over, a Death fan art by hombregris on deviantART. A rather dark piece in colors and tone, which is an interesting digression from the canon/fanon depiction of perky, good-natured Death. The perspective is great, and I love how this Death has some meat on her bones.

2. Another fan art on deviantART: Mister Sandman, by elDepressio. A quirky and highly stylized, but adorable Morpheus picture.

3. An essay by khilari on LiveJournal: Dream and Autism, in which she discusses Morpheus' behaviour and how it might look familiar to someone with knowledge of the autistic spectrum.

4. Something in 3-D for a change: a Corinthian dollfie puppet by silvernaofficer (on LJ's the_worlds_end community). Unfortunately, the dollfie models look very delicate to begin with, so this Corinthian is much "younger" than he ought to, but apart from that? Great work, down to the canonically correct boots and the eye-teeth made from clay.


So, that's it -- I'm done with my claim. I hope you enjoyed the recs. Feel free to leave a comment if you have something to say, be it praise or criticism -- it's the first time I've done a project like this, and if I can learn something from it, that's even better.

Fandom: The Sandman (comic)
Title: Small Fish
Author: Fay (pandarus on LJ)
Pairing: None (gen); characters are Death and Dream (the new one).
Warnings/Rating: None, it's totally family-friendly.
Link: Story hosted on Yuletidetreasure.org
Additional info : You can leave feedback as a comment on the web page, or check the contact details on the author profile.

Why should people click?
Because it's sad, and hopeful, and fragile, and funny. Because it's about change, and finding the constants underneath that keep you going. Because every person who ever had siblings will know how Death feels; that mix of annoyance and love for her brother. Because Fay managed to get a Labyrinth reference in there, which makes me want to hug this story and give it a chocolate muffin.

Also, the descriptions of Death's home and Morpheus' old, stiff self are adorable.

"He has lifted a teddy bear from an over-stuffed armchair and is surveying it quizzically. Morpheus won it for her at a fun fair, she recalls, and suddenly she can almost smell the hotdogs and the cotton candy, can almost see again the expression of rigid dignity upon his face as he accepted the prize from the fat man at the coconut shy, after Death nagged him into having a go. He thought she wanted the teddy bear, and so he stood stiff-backed and pitched coloured balls at coconuts with brutal accuracy, quietly disregarding the glue which Marvin Hammerstein had so carefully applied to fix them into place. [...] Dream picks his way very carefully through a clutter of bunny slippers, splayed hardbacks (Lucien would have an apoplexy if he saw them, she realises with a pang of guilt), sheesha pipes, tarot cards, duelling foils, pages of sheet music, glossy magazines, spilled popcorn and all the other oddments scattered across her carpet, and looks from the Snoopy mug to the fishbowl with its greenish water."

Told you so.


Where to find more by this author: Conveniently, Fay put up a fic list on her journal (lots of BtVS, and many multifandom one-shots). It's from 2004, so I can't guarantee every single link to work. Another index can be found at the Skyehawke Archive.

Fandom: The Sandman (comic)
Title: Shades
Author: Nyarth (smirnoffmule on LJ)
Pairing: The Corinthian and one of his victims (m/m slash)
Warnings/Rating: NC-17 (for the sex, it's not actually gory or violent)
Link: Story hosted on personal archive
Additional info : You can leave feedback via the email link on the main page.

Why should people click?
I could say "If you like the Corinthian in any way, shape, or form, this story is for you." But that's not really The Point. It's not about the sex, either (which is not as BDSM-y as the warnings make it sound like -- when you're okay with someone being tied up, you'll be okay with this story). Nor is it really about the second Corinthian, who just serves as narrative bookends.
The Point is that this is, at its core, a character study. This story delves into the mindset of a living nightmare, what it means to live in the Dreaming and then wander from the Dreaming into the Waking World. And what it means to be the Corinthian; arrogant, hungry and eager, who wants to be more than the dog on a leash, and gets a whole new world served to him on a silver platter; sensuous, delicious, messy.
There are also lots of inside jokes, so to speak, and sentences and metaphors with a delightful, creepy double meaning. There's even Corinthian/Morpheus subtext, if you squint. And I could ramble on and on, but I'll better save that for a proper essay that I can link back to. ^^'

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Where to find more by this author: The archive lists some more fics (X-Men, The Authority, Buffy, Harry Potter). Apart from that, I have nothing. :(

Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Doujinshi (scanlated)
Author: Mizuho Risona/ Cute Beat Junction
Pairing: Shuuji/Akira
Warnings/Rating: PG for the first part, NC-17 for the second
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/boys_framed/15067.html and http://community.livejournal.com/boys_framed/15172.html (2nd part is locked, you have to join the community)
Why should people click?
Shuuji and Akira. In a Doujinshi. Need I say more? Well, there are also fangirls which tells you that the plot is as ridiculous as always in doujinshi :D I really like the artwork, especially the way the hair of these characters is drawn. And, the second part is totally worth the trouble of joining the comm! ;)

There are just 10 more days to go with reccing for September
The following people still need to meet their quotas:

qem_chibati - Hikaru no Go - 1 more to go!
das_dingsi - Sandman - 2 more to go!
anaerobica - Bleach - 3 more to go!



And lets give a round of applause for sivullinen with Nobuta wo Produce!

Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Fic
Title: For Akira, Truth is a Nudist
Author: storyteller
Pairing: Akira/Truth Man, Akira/Shuuji
Warnings/Rating: PG
Where to find more by this author: storytellerific LJ community
Link: http://community.livejournal.com/storytellerific/17097.html
Why should people click?
This is amazing! You can just flail at all the awesome things the author has managed to fit into this quite short piece: the fun, the insane crack (that is canon crack!), the characterization. *flails*

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(Uh, sorry for the spam? ^_^;;)

Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Fic
Title: Not all is gold that shines
Author: asinful
Pairing: None
Warnings/Rating: G
Where to find more by this author: LJ Memories
Link: http://asinful.livejournal.com/59779.html
Why should people click?
Shuji, Akira and Nobuta go treasure hunting! So you should definitely read this for the original plot. After all, a large proportion of Nobuta fics revolve around similar themes, but this doesn't - unless you count beautiful trio dynamics ♥ Thsi fic is also relatively free of spoilers, so if you want to see what kinds of things this fandom has to offer before watching the drama, please check this one out :)

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Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Fic (one-shot)
Title: Soft
Author: jain
Pairing: Shuuji/Akira
Warnings/Rating: NC-17
Where to find more by this author: Livejournal or website
Link: http://jain.livejournal.com/93281.html
Why should people click?
The author gives this an NC-17 rating, although in my opinion it's more like R, and I definitely don't think people should read it for the hotness (not that I have any complaints about that), but for the sweetness ♥ And most of all, people should it FOR AKIRA. He is just as goofy as he should be without being over the top.

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Fandom: Hikaru no Go
Type: Fanfiction - drabbles, crossover
Title: Five Tales of Waya
Author: ladyaddiction
Pairing: Gen
Warnings/Rating: PG, Humour, drabble
Where to find more by this author:
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3342181/Five_Tales_of_Waya
Why should people click?
Because both Waya and crossovers are love.

XD

This crosses over with five relatively well known series! Although you may not get each crossover most of them can be read as is, although they are 100 * better if you know the canon!

It's just a really clever piece that is full of a lot of fun to read!

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Fandom: Hikaru no Go
Type: Fanfic
Title: Bloodstone
Author: Nataku
Pairing: Shounen-ai
Warnings/Rating: spoilers for volume 19/episode 65+, rating PG-13+ I guess.
Where to find more by this author: http://home.earthlink.net/~nataku/miscfic.html
Link: http://home.earthlink.net/~nataku/misc/bloodstone.html
Why should people click?

This is one of my absolute favourite Hikago stories out there.

The summary is " - If there are ghosts in the Hikaru no Go universe, might there not also be vampires? " which might sound corny, but this story takes an intriguing concept and fleshes it out with a beautiful detailed plot.

The characters are always themselves, especially Hikaru, as undergoes the transformation and learning how deal with getting a meal, and sunlight.

The attention to detail, and the way the plot lovingly draws the reader in and never stop, makes this a must read for the Hikago fandom, in my oh so humble opinion.

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Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Fic
Title: Speed of Light
Author: peroxide_fic
Pairing: None
Warnings/Rating: PG
Where to find more by this author: Fic community
Link: http://peroxide-fic.livejournal.com/114166.html
Why should people click?

This is a fic that I recced to my sister as "even if you don't read any other Nobuta fic you must read THIS". It's just under 1,000 words, it's funny, it's gen, it's true to the spirit of the canon; in one word, it's wonderful. Even though it's short, there's much insight to the characters and the dynamics between the trio. This is something you want to read after you finish watching the series and go "nooo there needs to be more!" *g*

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Hi everyone, I'll be reccing Nobuta wo Produce fics to you this month! Because I'm not sure how many of you have actually seen this wonderful Japanese drama that is the best thing I've seen on screen ever, I thought I'd start by reccing two amazing pimping posts - if they don't make you want to watch this, I don't know what would :D The drama has only 10 episodes, so watching it all is something you can do in one night (yes, that has been tested... twice.)

Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Pimp post
Author: darkeyedwolf
Warnings/Rating: A few images
Link: http://darkeyedwolf.livejournal.com/183656.html
Why should people click? If you want to know what this drama is about, if you want to see pictures of pretty Japanese guys, if you want to roll on the floor laughing, if you want *cough* download links, I'd suggest you click this link - you'll get all of that, and more!

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Fandom: Nobuta wo Produce
Type: Pimp post
Title: Korete DESTINY? [Reccing Nobuta Wo Produce.]
Author: bookshop
Warnings/Rating: Again, quite a few pictures
Link: http://vesperholly.wordpress.com/pimp/nobuta-wo-produce/
Why should people click? This pimp post concentrates more on the aspects of Nobuta that make this show so special oh so special, HEART-WRENCHINGLY SPECIAL. Also has links for downloading. If you read this and still go "ehh, I don't really know..." I don't know what's wrong with you ;)

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Note: The original version of this rec has been written in February 2007 and crossposted to various places (my own journal, the_dreaming, and dingsi_recs). My apologies if you see this more than once.

Fandom: The Sandman (comic)
Title: Dreams, Absent
Author: qwerty (queasy on FicWad)
Pairing: none (gen), the main character is Lucien the Librarian.
Warnings/Rating: I've rated it PG-13 for some violent imagery.
Link: Story hosted on the YuletideTreasure.org archive
Additional info : You can leave feedback directly at the archive via comments, or use the email adress provided in the author profile.


Why should people click?

Without its King, the Dreaming falls apart, and Lucien tries to hold the pieces together.

This is a sad story. It's about slow decay, about a crumbling world and dying dreams, because the being that represents their essence is gone. And it's about Lucien, head of the Dream King's library, who stubbornly and with as much grace as he can muster refuses to give in. It has dark, beautiful images, sometimes described in mere haunting glimpses, like dreams and nightmares tend to be. It's just two pages in MS Word, but it left a lasting impression on me, not just because I like Lucien -- who you can see in my icon, by the way -- but also because I love the atmosphere.

"Outside, he looks up at into the firmament he remembers filled with myriad myriads of dreams sparkling in and out on the edge of unconsciousness. He is dismayed to notice, for the first time, the fixed, unlovely dreams like dull stones; glimmering shattered drifts of dream, and patches of void. (...) Another dream winks out without returning as he puzzles over the change."

If you'd like to read my further thoughts on the matter, a more in-depth (and spoilery!) review is here.

Where to find more by this author: There's the personal website qwertyuiop_roach (Sentinel fic only), and the FicWad.com profile (mostly Anime/Manga and Harry Potter). Sadly, no other Sandman fic by this author. It's a shame.

Posting access has now been restricted and Septembers Reccers are a go.


qem_chibati - Hikaru no Go
das_dingsi - Sandman
anaerobica - Bleach
sivullinen - Nobuta wo Produce

Just a reminder that this is your last chance to post free for all recommendations.

On September the first, posting access will be restricted only to people who have signed up for that month.

You can still sign up here!

http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hidden_treasure/967.html

Current sign ups for September are:

qem_chibati - Hikaru no Go
das_dingsi - Sandman
anaerobica - Bleach
sivullinen - Nobuta wo Produce

Fandom: Genshiken
Title: Individual Study of Emotions Based on an Unfulfilled Interest in the Same Sex
a Genshiken fanfiction
Author: Devil Dan
Pairing: Saki/Ohno,
Warnings/Rating: femslash
Where to find more by this author: Unknown
Link: http://www.shoujoai.com/fanfics/genshiken/indistudy/indistudy.html
Why should people click?
It's always hard to find good Genshiken fic, so I can't resist recommending this little treasure.

I just really liked the way that it describes Saki - who's blunt and occasionally offends people but is also brave, strong and cool. :)

Ohno/Saki is a pairing that I could always really see coming from Ohno's side at least, so this fic struck a vibe with me. :)

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