Snakeling’s Recs

[Harry Potter]

Title: Commonplace Magic
Author: ac1d6urn and sinick
Summary: No doom of the wizarding world hanging in the balance, no tragic premature deaths. Just Harry getting inside a solitary man's defences, by not really trying.
Pairing: Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Rating: NC-17
Warning: AR/non-magic

Why?

May Acid and Sinick go on writing such excellent fics forever. It's AU non-magic, a genre I normally hate, and yet I loved it to pieces.

Snape is suitably ugly and grumpy, and Harry is suitably thick. The writing is slow and beautiful, and London is as much a character as Harry and Snape.

[Merlin]

Title: Drastically Redefining Protocol
Author: rageprufrock
Summary: In which Prince Arthur meets Merlin and all hell breaks lose.
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: NC-17
Warning: AR

Why?

So everyone and their dog has recced this fic, by now, and there's a reason for that: it's absolutely wonderful. Funny, and sexy, and as near to perfection as can be. The dynamics between Arthur and Merlin in particular are pretty faithful to the show, for all that it's a modern AR. A must-read, even if you haven't seen the show.

[Harry Potter]

Title: A Little Touch Of Harry In the Night
Author: amanuensis
Summary: A Potterverse take on Shakespeare's Henry V with an AU Harry who's not really as nice as we remember him. Bit of a bastard, actually. That's okay; I got to write more sex that way. Shakespeare purists will just freak.
Pairing: Harry Potter/Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger, Harry Potter/Colin Creevey, Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy (plus a bit of Slytherin debauchery)
Rating: NC-17
Warning: AU, implied rape, dub-con

Why?

A deliciously dark and chilling Harry. While the setting is unmistakably the Wizarding World, the plot follows Henry V closely, without ever seeming forced. It does help that it's one of my favourite plays, and that the fic includes one of my favourite scenes from it (II.ii, for the record). You don't need to know the play to read the story, but it definitely makes it more interesting.

[Harry Potter]

Title: Good Life Becoming
Author: Sansa sansa1970
Summary: What does it take to turn animosity into something else? Harry, Severus and Draco form a binding friendship that evolves into much more. The events that bring them together also threaten to tear them apart.
Pairing: Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy/Severus Snape
Rating: NC-17
Warning: threesome

Why?

A tale of friendship that turns to love, one of my favourite topics. It's quite bittersweet, in the end, but the way the three men find themselves and each other is lovely.

[Torchwood]

Title: Soldier Boy
Author: ceefax-the-sane
Summary: The boys play with uniforms. There's mention of that thing that Jack asked Martha for in Reset.
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Rating: NC-17
Warning: spanking, roleplay

Why?

I have no problem whatsoever seeing Jack as a sub, but there's no doubt he'd make any Dom work for it. Thankfully, Ianto is more than up for the challenge. Very funny, and amazingly hot; Ianto is not the only one to understand the power of anticipation. ;)

[Torchwood]

Title: Transitional Spaces
Author: nightanddaze
Summary: They're changing, both of them, together.
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, Ianto Jones/OFC
Rating: NC-17

Why?

The relationship between Jack and Ianto is dark and complex, and the author captures it perfectly, showing it in all its fucked-up glory. She even manages to sell me jealous!Jack, which is no mean feat.

[Torchwood]

Title: Graphophilia
Author: apiphile
Summary: Jack knows the power of anticipation.
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Rating: NC-17

Why?

Because it's blindingly hot! And proof positive that you don't need sophisticated sex-toys for kinky sex; a simple biro will suffice.

[Torchwood]

Title: Proof of your Existence
Author: OneSarcasticChick sarcastic_jo
Summary: "Can you offer me proof of your existence? How can you? When neither modern science nor philosophy can explain what life is."
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, team
Rating: NC-17

Why?

Very clever and original concept that I can't explain as it would spoil the story. You'll need to read it twice to realise how many clues to the plot twist there are, too.

It has the feel of an episode, with excellent plot and pacing, and while it's a Ianto-centric story, none of the cast is forgotten or shoe-horned into a tokenish role. Excellent sci-fi with philosophical undertones, exploring what it means to be alive, and human.

[Torchwood]

Title: Love the Coat
Author: sanginmychains
Summary: This slowly-growing series covers Jack and Ianto's relationship from just after the pterodactyl scene in "Fragments" until, well, it remains to be seen.
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Rating: NC-17

Why?

Pre-Cyberwoman Jack/Ianto has potential for really complicated sex and mind-fuckery of the first order. This certainly delivers, with characterisations of Jack and Ianto that could have been taken straight off my mind. Delicious

[Torchwood]

Title: Getting to Yes
Author: technosage
Summary: Now that they've settled into this pattern, how is he to tell Jack that, in all fairness, he thinks Jack ought to let him have a go?
Pairing: Ianto Jones/Jack Harkness
Rating: NC-17

Why?

Slow, vivid build-up leading to scorching sex! And the author has an excellent grip on both Jack and Ianto. Excellent.

[Torchwood]

Title: Take Me There
Author: coffeejunkii
Summary:Jack and Ianto get some hands-on experience with The Joy of Gay Sex.
Pairing: Ianto Jones/Jack Harkness
Rating: NC-17

Why?

A deliciously porny story, all in the build-up, with sex made an intrinsic part of the plot. It also happens to be the best fisting fic I’ve ever read, even though there isn’t any fisting in it.

[Torchwood]

Title: Moving In
Author: Calico ukcalico
Summary: Ianto's first day at work. AKA, Oblivious Jack is oblivious!
Pairing: Ianto Jones/Jack Harkness
Rating: NC-17

Why?

I'm firmly of the opinion that Jack and Ianto were fucking well before Lisa died. And thankfully, there are some great writers who agree with me. And of course, any story set at that time would feature a fucked-up Ianto, with complicated feelings and motivations, and a totally oblivious, but curious Jack. Mmmm.

[Harry Potter]

Title: 30 Minutes Over Kandahar
Author: vulgarweed
Summary: Why are flying carpets banned by the British Ministry of Magic?
Pairing: Severus Snape/Minerva McGonagall
Rating: NC-17
Warning: erotic asphyxiation, Animagus bestiality

Why?

This one is kinky, just look at the warnings. And yet, don't let them frighten you off, because even if they're not really things you would normally enjoy, they work amazingly well here.

The little touches of humour are what really makes the story, for me. The flying carpet--because they are on a flying carpet!--is not at all cooperating, and Snape has the strangest thoughts entering his head, at the most inappropriate times.

[Torchwood/Spooks]

Title: Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted
Author: k_haldane
Summary: A senior British security agent is sent to look into Torchwood; Jack catches him where he shouldn't be and takes matters into his own hands.
Characters/Pairing: Jack Harkness/Jools Siviter
Rating: NC-17
Warning: BDSM

Why?

I'm firmly convinced that Jack has a much darker and more ruthless side than he's letting on on the show. No-one can live as long as he had and see what he's seen and not have. Plus, Time Agents seem to be psychopaths of some sort. So I love it when writers show this side.

K_Haldane writes him excellently, here. I know nothing about the crossover fandom, and yet I was completely sucked in by the characterisation and the use of sex as a plot device.

[James Bond]

Title: All Bets Are Off
Author: Morgane smilla840
Summary: Set post Casino Royale. Bond is being a pain, as usual.
Pairing: James Bond/Villiers
Rating: NC-17

Why?

One trope I really like is two people who get into a purely sexual relationship, and discover too late that they've developed feelings for each other. This story is a perfect example, and keeps both men perfectly in character. Bond especially rings true, as he never becomes maudlin and realises his feelings through jealousy and possessiveness.

[James Bond]

Title: Hardly Chastened
Author: Apathy Jane apatheia-jane
Summary: M punishes Bond with endless surveillance missions. He takes matters into his own hands.
Pairing: James Bond/OC
Rating: NC-17

Why?

Short and to the point, this captures the essence of Bond: a man who will do anything to get the job done. Extremely hot to boot.

[Twelfth Night]

Title: The First Twelve
Author: thingswithwings
Summary: Viola and Orsino work things out. With additional appearances by Feste, Olivia, and, of course, Cesario.
Pairing: Orsino/Viola
Rating: NC-17

Why?

Orsino and Viola both realise that Cesario is much easier to deal with. Hilariously funny.

[Harry Potter]

Title: Laughter of the Gods
Author: Llama fluffyllama
Summary: On his last day at Hogwarts, Harry makes more than one mistake… but he's not the only one.
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Warning: dubious consent, underage, caning

Why?

See Snape trying to be more clever and Slytherin than Harry. See Snape fail. Utterly :)

Hot and hilarious!

[Harry Potter]

Title: The Civil War series
Author: Sushi wikdsushi
Summary: Snape and Harry find some common ground and a bit of comfort in the process.
Pairing: Severus Snape/Harry Potter
Rating: NC-17
Warning: underage, incest, rape, violence

Why?

Is it necessary to present the Civil War series? You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never be the same again. I felt wrung out from all the angst, but the end is surprisingly funny and uplifting.

[Doctor Who]

Title: What Was Lost

• Past Life
• Cast a Cold Eye
• Farewell to Innocence

Author: wmr wendymr
Summary: After dropping Jack off on another planet after The Doctor Dances, the Doctor and Rose have an unexpected encounter which leads them into an investigation of what was lost.
Pairing: The Doctor (Nine)/Jack Harkness/Rose Tyler
Rating: NC-17

Why?

wmr is my new favourite author: she writes my OT3, writes it skilfully, with wonderful plots and great smut. These stories are among my favourites of hers. They fit seamlessly in canon and are completely true to the characters.