Top 5 WIPs that made me hit refresh over and over again

[katekat]

Hey, if I'm hooked, you should be too, right?  Actually, there are some fics on this list that are completed, so don't be afraid...

Neverland by tabaqui
Paring: S/X
Rating: NC17 eventually...
Status:  WIP

Why?  OMG.  I hit refresh on her journal page every day just to see if Tabaqui has put up anything new, until I discovered the notify function!  This is a dark and fairly haunting retelling of the Peter Pan tale, but with Spike and Xander involved (and it may sound farfetched, but Tabaqui inserts them both into the story so seemlessly that you don't feel pushed or pulled or jolted with the crossover).  But be warned - this is NOT the Pan Disney captured.  Oh no, this Pan is the stuff of nightmares, a darkling child you would never want to show up at your window.  I love when people take a darker look at fairy takes, and Tabaqui is the perfect woman to do it. 



Cuddly Predators by entrenous88
Pairing: S/X
Rating: PG-13
Status: WIP

Why?  Kitten Fic!  Oh how I love thee, kitten fic!  Besides, Entrenous does UST like nobody's business.  And Xander should have a kitten to look after him - it only seems appropriate.  Even if the kitten does take him to meet the most interesting men!

Sleep While I Drive by mireille719
Paring: G/X
Rating: PG so far
Status: 32 chapters and WIP

Why?  Mireille calls it her indulgence fic, but really she's indulgent with us because she shares this lovely work with other people.  I know she says that partially because it's irregularly updated and will never be on a regular schedule, but I think that's part of its charm.  Other charming things? the wonderful and sweet way she's built the Xander/Giles interaction.  The roadside attractions they see on their trip.  Oh, and I think I forgot to mention the premise is based on her musing, "What would happen if Giles had gone with him on his road trip after highschool?"

Scoffs at Gravity by reremouse
Pairing: S/X
Rating: NC17
Status: Complete

Why?  If you've read anything that Reremouse has written you'll know why.  If you've read anything she's written recently you'll recognize the giddy style, the way she achieves so much with an economy of words, and maybe you'll treasure as much as I do how her silences mean things.  And giggle at the absurdity of Spike munching on cheetoes.  And maybe you'll be as giddy as I was at the way she ends something that seems to start from somewhere that's hopelessly tangled and impossible to resolve -- yet she does it well.

Premeditated and Best Policy by spikedluv
Paring: S/X
Rating: NC17
Status:  Complete

(previous chapters here on her website/archive)

Why?  Spikeluv is one of the grand mistresses of Spander, and she's been writing this fic for ages.  Premeditated is the 8th, and Best Policy is the 9th and final installment of an adorable and occasionally a little angsty fic.  There's heart-poundingly great sex, and some interesting exploration of exactly how these boys (while undeniably attracted to each other) really figure out that they work.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Lovely writeup. I've been reading two of these also, and quite agree that tabaqui's fic is a really unusual sort of fic, and more interesting for that.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

spikedluv is one of my fave authors EVER and Women Suck is the very first Spander fic I ever read! I was thrilled to see her finish it!


Gabrielle

[katekat]

So was I!! I think I actually bounced up and down. She is seriously a classic S/X writer isn't she?

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

She is absolutely outstanding!


Gabrielle

[entrenous88.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for including my fic Cuddly Predators in this list! It definitely spurs me on to update soon. :)

[katekat]

Of course lady! I adore the way you've got Spike under Xander's radar in that one (even if the rest of us can see his machinations quite clearly!) I eagerly await the next installment!

[tabaqui]

Oh, thank you so much!
I swear, i'm working on the last chapter *right now*!!
Just been a little crazy around here...
Thank you!
:)

[katekat]

Of course lady! Hopefully by now you know your writing rocks my socks. And don't feel pressured - end of the year gets us all - although I will be awaiting the final resolution breathlessly!