dustyryder's recs

Fandom:  Stargate: Atlantis
Titles: Over The Edge & Under The Skin
Author: Danvers  sdraevn
Genre: Slash, Humor, Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: PG & NC17
Warnings: Mention of torture
Spoilers:  Nothing specific, but Ronon is on the team, so it's got to be Season Two 

Notes: I really like Danvers' work - she was one of the reasons I started reading SGA fic in the first place.  (I'd read her SG-1 fic, and when she started writing SGA, I was tempted to read it.)   She wrote Under The Skin first, and I liked it a lot.  Well written, as usual, and I always enjoy the way she writes her characters - very insightful.  Then, she wrote a prequel (Over The Edge), so now we know a little more about how they got to where they are in Under The Skin.  I really love Over The Edge.  There's not a bit of Smut in it (yes, I know it's hard to believe that I read something without Smut, but hey, every once in a while, I can manage.)  But it's just so funny.  It really makes me laugh, out loud.  Not too many fic can do that.


Excerpt:  From Over The Edge

( This is what it must be like to be a widow. )

I rate these fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: X-Files 
Title: Joined At The Soul
Author: Diana Williams
Genre: Slash, Case File, Angst, AU, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Skinner/Mulder
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Murder and Multilation of Children - Non-Graphic
Spoilers:  Not that I'm aware of...

Notes: This AU takes place while Mulder is still in DC's Violent Crimes Unit, before the X-Files.  When his subordinates screw up the case of a suddenly high-profile Serial Killer, Skinner takes over, and meets the infamous Profiler Fox Mulder, who has been sent to help clear up the case.  As Mulder gets closer to the killer, he and Skinner begin to form a relationship built on mutual need, and respect.  The fic is built to dove-tail with canon - the author's idea is that Skinner and his wife were separated more than once before their divorce, and that this case file takes place during one of those times.

Don't be alarmed that on Diana Williams' site, she actually advertises the fic as Part One of a series.  Obviously, she changed her mind about that, because there is no Part Two that I can find.  But it doesn't matter.  This fic stands on it's own.  No sequel is needed.  It would have been nice, just because I like this world, and Mulder and Skinner's interaction in it.  But you don't need to worry about missing anything.   It is complete in and of itself.

One thing that threw me all the way through - the name of one of the Serial Killer's last victims?  Miguel Alvarez.  Which won't mean a thing, unless you happen to watch HBO's Oz.  Which you may have noticed from my recs, I do.  And not only that , but on Oz?  Miguel Alvarez is one of my favorite characters...so everytime they mention him, it kind of throws me right out of the story, for just a second or two, you know?  It's weird.  But still, I really enjoy this fic, every time I read it...


Excerpt:

( Skinner picked up the phone. )

I rate this fic:  Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Series: Alpha Centauri 
Author: Hth   hth_the_first
Genre: Slash, Angst, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Pairings: John/Rodney, Rodney/Ronon, John/Ronon, John/Rodney/Ronon
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None.
Spoilers: Through Season 2, Episode ? (It's an ongoing series, so just assume it's what ever is current.)

Notes: Okay, it's another ongoing Series.  But it's a really good one. If I had an OT3 in SGA...well hell, maybe I do have an OT3 in SGA, because I really never expected to like Rodney/Ronon as much as I do, but I really do.  Especially in Hth's series.  I like the way she portrays all three characters.  And that's the thing.  There's lots of really hot sex in this series, but that's not all of it.  She gets into the characters, and exposes them; their fears and insecurities, their confusion and frustration over misunderstandings and cultural differences, their needs and lust and passions.  It's all there, and you feel very strongly for all the characters involved.

ETA: Hth just added these to her website, so that's what I linked to. If she gets behind on updating her site, I'll try to remember to come back and put links to her journal for the newest parts.

ETA2 - I think this excerpt earns the title of the single longest excerpt in this journal. But it just had so many good (and funny) things in it, that I couldn't decide where to edit it. So you get the whole section, and a really good glimpse into why you should be reading this series. So, enjoy.


Excerpt:

( Rodney put his hand over his face and groaned )



I rate this Series: Pretty Damn Good 

Fandom: Firefly 
Title: Unification Day
Author: Eleanor K  emungere
Genre: Slash, PWP, First Time
Pairing: Mal/Jayne
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None

Notes: Mal needs to find a way to make it through Unification Day without starting a brawl.  Jayne proves to be just the distraction he's looking for.  I love the image of the black leather gloves Mal buys for Jayne - just a little bit of a kink, but fun.  It's hard to find good Mal/Jayne fic out there, and this is the second time I've rec'd a Eleanor K fic.  Hmm...maybe I need to start a category for Authors I Like To Rec?  It's a thought...

Excerpt:
(  A hand reached past Jayne and picked up a pair of thin black leather gloves. )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: NCIS 
Title: Promises
Author: kelly_girl
Genre: Slash, Angst
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
 
Notes: Gibbs forces DiNozzo to face the truth about their relationship - causing Tony some angst.  But Gibbs helps him deal with it.  Oh, and there's some nice, hot sex, too.  I could, actually call this Smut, because there is plenty of Smut in the fic.  But it's just as much about their relationship, and how Tony sees himself and the two of them together, so it's not really a PWP. 


Excerpt:

( He promises himself this is the last time. )


I rate this fic: I Like This Fic

Fandom: NCIS
Title: Living With It
Author: Skripka  (skripka)
Genre: Slash, Angst, First Time
Pairing/Characters: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Twilight and Dead Man Talking

Notes: Gibbs grabs Tony and they start driving.  Tony's not sure what's going on, but he knows he needs to be there for Gibbs.  Set after Twilight as everyone at the office tries to deal with the consequences, and find a way to get Ari.   A short piece, but intense, and I liked it a lot.  Besides, it's got clothed frottage - one of my favorite kinks. 


Excerpt:

( Tony's car was parked in the garage. )


I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Stargate SG-1
Title: An Echo of Freedom
Author: Quinn
Genre: Slash, Angst, AU, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Non-Con, Violence, Issues of Consent
Spoilers: None

Notes: This story takes place in an Alternate Universe where the military has a stronger presence both in life in general, and the Stargate in specific.  The military stuck around and estabilshed a base on Abydos, and when in a huge battle between the Goa'uld and the military, a good portion of the human population of the planet were destroyed or left homeless, Daniel opted to stay and help care for the surviors instead of return to Earth.  He was branded as a traitor, and is now the property of the man who turned him in - Colonel Jack O'Neill. 

Daniel struggles to keep his sanity and dignity in a world where his entire life is controled by the military, and his very survival is in the hands of those he hates and despises.  He's protected (in some ways) by O'Neill, but his status as a prisoner, leaves him open to abuse and mistreatment, accepted by all as his due for his "betrayal" of his own race.   Every night he dreams of his wife and freedom, only to wake to a world of despair from which he sees no chance of escape, except death.

I love this story.  It's bleak, and filled with horror, but Daniel's struggles to keep his dignity, and Jack's efforts to find a way to reach through to him, make this Universe real to me.  There really can be no truly happy ending, here, Daniel is always going to be a prisoner - no matter what happens.  But you hope all the way through that the two can at least find some balance that can keep them both alive and help them find some peace in their lives. 

For some reason, Quinn has taken her fiction off Area 52, but I found  this copy on The Angst Archive, thank goodness.  I saved a copy for myself.  I really don't want to lose this fic.  Quinn used to have more fic on Area 52.  If anyone knows of a website, or another archive where more of her fic is kept, please let me know!

Excerpt:

( Daniel rolled over and pushed himself up from the mattress. )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Stargate: Atlantis
Title: Mercy
Author: shalott (astolat)
Genre: Slash, Aliens Made Them Do It
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Bondage, Fisting
Spoilers: None

Notes: Written for the sga_flashfic challenge "slavefic." It's not often that a fic leaves me speechless in just 1575 words, but shalott has done it here.  This fic just blows me away, everytime I read it.   The cliche Aliens Made Them Do It is actually accurate, but it's not a cliche fic.  It may use that as a premise, but it's far from cliche.  It's a powerfully moving story.

Excerpt:

( John stared down at his hands )


I rate this fic: This Is The Best Shit
Plus, The Dusty Seal of Approval: for blowing Dusty away in 1600 words or less.

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Title: Intersections
Author: Kaneko  (kaneko)
Genre: First Time, AU, Slash, Angst, Humor
Pairing: Sheppard/McKay
Rating: NC17
Warnings: none
Spoilers: Through Season 1, Rising

Notes: This is a great AU.  It gives wonderfully detailed backstory for both Sheppard and McKay, with richly written original characters like both Rodney's and John's mothers.  You know where McKay gets his social skills once you've met his mother.  And why John has no one he wants to communicate with back on Earth, when you meet his.  And I love the way John and McKay get together, here.  Everything makes sense.  Well written.  Funny.  It's long, but I've read it three or four times at least.  Worth the effort.


Excerpt:

( Rodney once got a black mark for doing Evan Johnson's math homework in Grade Five. )




I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: The Man from UNCLE
Title: Pretender
Author: Ardent  (ardent_muses)
Genre: Slash, Angst
Pairing: Napoleon/Illya
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None

Notes: Napoleon has a nice arrangement with his partner.   He's comfortable with the level of commitment, or lack thereof, but at the same time, he wants more from Illya.  But Illya is not happy with things the way they are, and he sends Napoleon packing, to find his "comfort" elsewhere.  But is that really what Napoleon wants? 

Poor Napoleon...he just doesn't know what he wants.  It's a simple story, straight-forward, and I find myself coming back to it time and again.  It's short enough to almost call it Smut.  But there's a lot of emotion and a rather large chunk of self-discovery going on here in this small fic, so it's not at all what it first seems.

Excerpt:

( He'd started it in a hotel room just as shabby as this one )


I rate this fic: Pretty Dann Good

Fandom: Oz
Series: The Palm of God's Hand
Titles: The Palm of God's Hand, The Palm of God's Hand  II: Lord of the Dance
Author: Nicole S.
Genre: Slash, Angst, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Beecher/ O'Reily
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Through Season 2, Episode 1, The Tip

Notes: The Palm of God's Hand takes a closer look at the somewhat intimate relationship that Beecher and O'Reily seemed to share during the first Season of the show.  Always touching each other, getting high, wrapped around each other, enjoying their time together.  Part II deals with the time directly before and during the riot at the end of Season One, and the way that impacted their relationship after the riot. 

Having spent close up and personal time with my betas, I kind of wish I could  have shared them with Nicole - she tends to switch tenses, and wander a bit on occasion, but it doesn't hurt my enjoyment of her fic.  You can feel the way Beecher and O'Reily enjoy themselves together, she captures their fun and exuberance, slipping in and out of intimacy easily with the aid of the drugs - and always in character.  It just feels right.

Excerpt:

( When he got out of the hole )

I rate this fic:  I Like This One

Fandom:  Stargate SG-1
Title: Objectives
Author: shalott  (astolat)
Genre: Slash, Humor, Aliens Made Them Do It, Cliche Fic, First Time, PWP
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None

Notes: A straight-forward Cliche fic, and I love a good Aliens Made Me Do It fic, I think they're one of my favorites.  There's not much more to say about this one, except that it's hot as hell, but way too short!  I love shalott's fic.  She's a very talented writer.

Jack and Daniel are being forced to have sex, in order to save Teal'c's life.  They flip a coin to see who bottoms, and Jack loses.  Daniel takes over.

Excerpt:

( Daniel steered him over to the bed )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Oz
Title: 23 Leroy Street
Author: Dorilon  (callmerizzo)
Genre: Slash, AU, Angst
Pairing: Beecher/Keller, Beecher/OC, Keller/OC
Rating: NC17 (most of the time)
Warnings: WIP, Rough Sex, Some Bondage
Spoilers: Dori tosses the canon out the window around Season Two, Episode 3  Great Men

Notes: In this version, Keller never got arrested.  Beecher and Schillinger continue trying to kill each other, and screwing up each other's lives, but eventually, Beecher gets paroled.  He finds it difficult dealing with life on the outside.  He finds his own unique ways to deal with the pressures of the Real World.  I love this Alternate Universe.  I think this is my favorite interpretation of Toby outside of canon.  He's real, raw, and full of pain, and looking for some way to ease it.  It just seems to work for me.

It is a WIP.  I don't like to rec WIPs, but I just love the first chapters of this so much.  I can just read them over and over, and I have, even before I knew she was still writing it, (although at a rather slow pace.)  I don't care.  I'll take what I can get.

Excerpt:

( A late Friday night in an early September )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Goood 

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: For Now
Author: Komos  (paian)
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Time
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: alludes past torture
Spoilers: Set after Season 7, Episode 12 - Evolution Pt. 2

Notes: This is an incredible story.  Beautifully written, incredibly detailed and the characters are so well drawn.  Jack is the ex-BlackOps Colonel that I love to read about.  Professional, hard-edged, strong but capable of caring and love - she's written him just the way I like him.  The way he and Daniel communicate with just a touch, a look, a lift of the eyebrow, fingers on a racing pulse, and everything is clear to them.  But not just beautiful - damn is it hot, too!  

If you haven't read this, you really should.  And don't be scared off by the fact that she says it's the beginning of a longer fic.  It's perfectly complete as is.  And once you've read it, you'll be glad she has more in mind.  You want to see more of these two.  You miss them when they're gone.  Sign of a good fic, in my book. 

The excerpt  bellow gives us a glimpse of  yet another side of Komos, her humor, and her excellent ear, capturing everyone's voices just as clearly as she does Jack's and Daniel's.  In the scene before this one, Jack has been taking out his anger on the innocent gym equipment, since the men who tortured Daniel are dead, and beyond his reach.  Then Teal'c shows up and helps him get rid of his aggressions.

Excerpt:

( Daniel half-woke to hear Janet's voice, Jack's, Teal'c's. )



I rate this fic: This Is The Best Shit

Fandom: NCIS 
Titles: Sight (60-Second Porn) &
            Watch and Learn
Author: Rebecca (blueraccoon)
Genre: PWP, Slash
Pairing/Characters: Gibbs/DiNozzo, Abby
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Voyeurism
Spoilers: None

Notes:  I told myself I wouldn't rec two fic by the same author in a row, and the last NCIS fic I rec'd?  By Rebecca.  But you know, I just can't help myself.  I really like her fic.  She's good at capturing something essential in the way the characters react to each other, their situation, just the way they are who they are.  And her fic are sizzling hot.  I mean sometimes - they singe me. 

These two fit so well together.  The first is just a quick writing challenge: 60-Second Porn.  Most of the challenges just use the name, but give you more like 4 or 5 minutes...it's just the idea of quick, off the cuff writing.  I don't know about her particular challenge, just that the prompt was Sight.  And wow.  She covered it brilliantly.  And then, the next day, inspired by an image from Sight, she wrote Watch and Learn.  Uh, did I mention the sizzling?  'Cause, yeah,  that's what's happening in this fic.  (Is it hot in here, or is it just me?)

Excerpt: (From Sight: 60 Second Porn)

( It's a rare person who doesn't have at least a little bit of voyeur in him or herself. )



I rate these fic:  Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis 
Title: Damned
Author: titti
Genre: PWP, Slash, First Time
Pairing: Sheppard/Dex
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Dom/sub
Spoilers: Through Season 2, Episode 2.05 - Condemned

Notes: When I saw Condemned, I was just thrilled with that little exchange between Ronon and John, when Ronon forced John into giving him an order: "Is that an order?"  "Does it need to be?"  "Yes!"  I was already a fan, I'd liked Ronon's character since Runner, his first episode.  But  John/Ronon became my OTP at that moment.  As a matter of fact, I think I heard fangirls  squeeing about that scene all over LJ that next week.  And I was in perfect agreement. 

Ronon, bound and wearing a collar, and only responding to an agressive, male voice ordering him to behave?  Oh, yes.  I loved that.  And almost immediately after the episode, Titti wrote this.  There were others written on the same subject, and if I haven't I may well rec some of them at some point, but this was the first, and so far?  Still my favorite.  Titti has a nice grip on the interplay between Dom and sub.  She pays attention, and uses it well.  And this fic?  It makes me smile, every time I read it.

Excerpt:

( Do you wanna tell me what that was all about? )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Oz
Title: Jailbait
Author: rustler
Genre: Slash, Angst
Pairing: Vern Schillinger/Chris Keller
Rating: NC17
Warnings: violence, non-con, sex with a minor
Spoilers: Pre-Oz, but explains some situations from Season Two

Notes: There's always talk about how Keller and Vern ended up together in Lardner Prison, back when Keller was just a boy of 17.  Vern has just been riding his way through prison, but he gets a wake-up call, and realizes he can control his own fate, if he doesn't let it slip through his hands.   Probably one of my favorite Oz fic of all time.  

Excerpt:

( What's happening? )

I rate this fic: This Is The Best Shit

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: Forced Perspectives
Author: tenaya
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Time
Pairing:  Daniel/OMC, Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Non-Con
Spoilers: Through Season 3, Episode 7: Point of View

Notes: Daniel is kidnapped by an Alternate Universe Jack O'Neill by way of the Quantum Mirror. You know, I really like this fic, but I often feel that at the end, Daniel's behavior is a little bit off.  But that's just me, and it obviously doesn't stop me from reading it all the time, so I'm probably being a bit nit-picky, here.  After all, Daniel's been through a hell of a lot in the last two days, how the hell would I know how he'd act?  Anyway, it's definitely worth reading...more than once.

Excerpt:

( Hey! )


I rate this fic: I Like This One

Fandom: Stargate SG-1
Title: The Package
Author: Chelle (mmmchelle)
Genre: Slash, First Time, Humor, PWP
Pairing:  Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Kink, maybe?  (For the use of a sex toy)
Spoilers: None

Notes: Jack wants to know about Daniel's...um...Package? I love this fic.  So in character for Jack and Daniel.  Neither is willing to be the one to back down from a challenge.  At least this time it turns out to be worth it. One of my favorite PWP's of all times. I love this fic.

Excerpt:

( Jack was annoyed. )


I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom: NCIS
Titles: Between Good And Better & The Trick Is Not Minding
Author: twoweevils 
Genre: Slash, First Time, PWP, Case File, Angst  
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Right after Season 2, ep. 18 - Bikini Wax

Notes: Between Good And Better has got probably my favorite phone sex scene of all time.  Especially when you consider that neither one knows what the other is doing until the very end.  The sequel has an actual plot and stuff, which, as you all know, gets in the way of the smut, but is actually kind of fun, and there is, of course, smut as well. I like them both, but I love Between Good And Better. It makes me sweat.

Excerpt: (From: From Good To Better)

( This is Gibbs. )


I rate this fic:  Pretty Damn Good 
Plus,The Dusty Seal of Approval for:  Superior Phone Sex!