dustyryder's recs

Fandom:  Stargate SG-1/Stargate: Atlantis  Crossover 
Title: East of Eden
Author: dirty diana (dirty_diana)
Genre: Slash, Angst, Crossover, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing/Characters: Jack/Daniel, John Sheppard
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Stargate SG-1 Season 4, Episode 17 -  Absolute Power

Notes:  I have a thing for good Absolute Daniel fic.  The problem is, this is the first one I ever read, and it spoiled me.  I love the mood of this piece.  Kind of...I don't really know how to describe it.  It doesn't move really fast, there's a kind of relaxed air to it that's hard to reconcile with the fact that it's a story about Jack being a captive of the Daniel that Shifu describes in his "teaching dream."   But the fic moves at it's own pace, and I love the glimpses we see of Jack and Daniel together, of Jack's escape attempts and recaptures and of Jack watching football with his guard Major John Sheppard splitting his attention between the game and Jack.  I like the way dirty diana leaves so much of the action to our imaginations, and just gives us glimpses that fill in the gaps. 


Excerpt:

( The day guard has a name )

I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

 

Fandom: Stargate SG-1 
Title: Congealed
Author: Kres  (kres)
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort?
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Rating: NC17
Warnings: BDSM, Dark, Very Intense Consensual Violence
Spoilers: None

Notes: This is one of the hardest fics to describe - it's quite short, which is good, I think, because if it were longer, it might be too much to deal with.  But it gets the point across in a minimum of words.  No whips and chains involved, here, but the violence is shockingly real, and intense, and the first time I read this fic, I had to sit there and digest it for a bit.  Then I had to read it again.   Then I went and friended Kres, so I didn't miss anything else.  This one still blows me away, everytime I read it.


Excerpt:

( ...and yes, he is sure Jack is going to hit him now. )



I rate this fic:  Pretty Damn Good
The Dusty Seal of Approval for Just Plain Old Blowing My Shit Away

 

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:  The Addams Family
Title: Welcome Home
Author: laura jv
Genre: Humor, PWP, Slash, Film
Pairing: Gordon (Fester)/Thing
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Sex with a disembodied hand?
Spoilers: The film

Notes: It's a very, very short fic.  But it just sums up the way I've always thought about Thing.  Even as a kid, I knew that Fester and Thing were a couple.  I love this.  I wish she'd written more.

(I call this slash, because as far as I can remember, everyone called Thing a male.  Anyone else remember that differently?)

Excerpt:

( Gordon screamed  )

I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Oz
Title: Scent
Author: ozsaur
Genre: Slash, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, First Time
Pairing: Tobias Beecher/Andy Schillinger
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Consent Issues/Non-Con
Spoilers: Season 3, Episode 5 - US Male

Notes: This is one of my favorite pairings in Oz...as odd as it seems.  He was only on for a short time, but Andy made quite an impact on me.  There's very little fic with him in it, so I'm always eager to read them when I find them.  This one has just the right amount of disillusioned and bitter Beecher and hurt and angry, but eager to please young Andy.  This fic sends chills up my spine. 


Excerpt:

( But the scent was there, milk and sunshine )



I rate this fic: Pretty Damn Good

Fandom:  Stargate: Atlantis
Title: No, Really and the sequel Yes, Maybe
Author: basingstoke
Genre: Slash, Het, PWP, Humor
Pairing/Characters: John/Teyla/Rodney/Ronon
Rating: NC17
Warnings:  Some Het
Spoilers: Slight spoilers Early Season 2 - Perhaps through Condemned?

Notes: I like a good group sex fic, from time to time, but most of the time, they don't really seem to work.  This one definitely works for me.  Everyone continues in character, and it's fun and funny and hot all at the same time.  Now this is what you call Team Building!

Excerpt from No, Really:

( Rodney, calm down. )



I rate these fic:  I  Like This One

Fandom: X-Files
Title: The Last Train To Clarksville
Author: JiM
Genre: PWP, Slash, First Time, Hurt/Comfort
Pairing: Skinner/Mulder
Rating: NC17
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
 
Notes: I think I'll use the author's own words, here, since they cover everything so perfectly:  Mulder and Skinner, the first time; a locked boxcar, it's cold and dark, there's some chocolate -- what more needs to be said?   This is a PWP - it has no redeeming virtues - it does not advance the plot, doesn't explain anybody's secrets nor plumb anyone's soul.  I'm rather proud of that, actually.  Well, it works for me.


Excerpt:
( Where’s your coat, Agent Mulder? )


I rate this fic:  I Like This One

Fandom:  X-Files
Title: Out of the Dark                
Author: Kassandra
Genre: Slash, Some Het, Case File, Novel-length, First Time, Action/Adventure, Angst
Pairing/Characters: Skinner/Mulder, Mulder/OC, Mulder/Others, Mulder/Scully Friendship
Rating: NC17
Warnings: BDSM, Dom/sub, Bondage, Violence, Fisting, Kink, Non-Con, Questionable Consent
Spoilers: None?

Notes: Mulder is going over the deep end.  Trouble at work, trouble with his partner who seems to be slipping away from him more every day.  He needs a break - a way to escape the inside of his own head for a while.  When Frohike sets him up for the vacation of his life at a sexual Fantasy Island, he thinks he may have just found the way to make it work.  But instead he finds himself getting sucked further and further into a lifestyle he can't keep up with and still maintain his sanity.   When things take a turn into danger, he ends up relying on Skinner, of all people, to help him sort out the mess his life has become, and find a way to separate himself from the obsessions that attract him, and could lead to his death.

This is a novel length fic, and I got so absorbed into it, that I finished it, and immediately turned around and read it again.  The characters were believeable, and well written - especially the original characters, even the villians, and I'll be damned if there isn't one hell of a lot of very erotic sex in this fic, too.  But be aware, most of the sex has some elements of D/s, bondage or other BDSM practices, although most of it goes no further than tethers and blindfolds.  However there is enough that goes past that to warn you about it.  And there's a fair amount of questional consent issues, as well. 

So you know...this is the fic that got me going in the X-Files Fandom.  I'd watched the show off and on, nothing much, but the fic I'd read all featured Krycek, and although I liked him, I didn't really get the Mulder/Krycek vibe.  Well, I found the vibe that does work...Skinner/Mulder and throwing in some Dom/sub issues will cinch the deal for me pretty much every time.   And it's all Kassandra's fault. 


Excerpt:

( Caitlin, this is Fox, our newest guest. )



I rate this fic:  Pretty Damn Good

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:  Firefly
Title: A Good Idea
Author: Eleanor K  (emungere)
Genre: Slash, First Time, Angst
Pairing: Mal/Jayne
Rating: NC17
Warnings: Slight mention of Torture
Spoilers: Minor spoilers for Episode 9 - Out Of Gas

Notes: This fic is backstory - how Jayne ends up on Serenity, and the beginning of the relationship between Mal and Jayne.  It seems very much in character for both of them, with a great side plot of Wash and Zoe just becoming a couple, and Kaylee being her usual irrepressible self.  The whole thing just fits perfectly - if Mal and Jayne were canon, this could very easily be how it would have happened.  And it makes me smile.  There's just not enough Mal/Jayne fic out there.  :::stamps foot:::  Dammit.

Excerpt:
( When Wash asks him to pass the rolls )



I rate this fic: I Like This Fic

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