My Top 5 Kitten Fics

[katekat]

first off, I've gotta thank yourlibrarian for opening this up, and for classic fic!

Now, onto the fics themselves.  Often I'm an equal opportunist as far as pairings go.  But sometimes, I need a fic with a kitten in it.  It's required.  So here, these are 5 of my favorite kitten fics.



+ Ogden Nash Blues (S/T) by Anne Hedonia (NC-17)

Why do I adore this?  Well, first, because Spike/Tara is one of my secretly adored pairings.  But also, because this is a great example of why I like the pairing - Tara's personality comes to the front here, and Spike can't do anything but be captivated by it.  Oh, and by a 'lucky kitten' he keeps from a night of kitten poker.

+ George (S/X) by Ladycat (PG-13)

One of my favorites of Ladycat, because she understands how much one is ruled by the decisions of one's cat.  Xander is no different.  This one's short, sweet, and perfect - because of course a cat knows it's best to be friends with Spike!

+ 9 Lives (S/B/T) by Sally & Miranda (NC-17)

I didn't know what I was getting into with this fic - it's the standard "Spike gets into trouble at a poker game" kind of story for... oh... the first five minutes.  And then he's a cat.  And then he's not.  And then there's a brain ray.  And then there's some flirting.  And ... I adored it all.  I think that Sally & Miranda do an absolutely fabulous job of making both the S/T and the S/B and the T/B reactions honest, toe tingling, and delicious.

+ Cuddly Predators (S/X) by entrenous88 *WIP* (currently? G - that may change however)

Of course I had to have this fic on here!  Entrenous is fabulous at anything she puts her mind to, and kittens are no exception to that.  She actually introduces her fic like this (and of course, there's no way I can put it better:

Not too long ago I posted about thinking of writing Xander & eensy kitten friendship fic, in which "Xander will tell the kitten his troubles, and he'll be all "I'm in love with Spike! No one notices me! I'm the Zeppo!" and the kitten will be all **plays with loose thread on Xander's sleeve**"

+ Xander has kittens (S/X) by Spurglie, and it's companion piece Xander's kittens have kittens (both NC-17)

Finally, in the adorable category, it wouldn't be right if I didn't include Spurglie's fic here.  This time, though, it's Xander that's getting into trouble playing poker.  And Spike who ... well, he doesn't exactly keep Xander out of trouble, not at all.



as a last tag to this, if you have any kitten fics you'd like to suggest to me, i'd adore you for sending the links my way!

Comments

[alwaysjbj.livejournal.com]

Cool! I never realised there were so many 'cat' stories out there... here's another one for you.

Something Furry This Way Comes (http://www.puppiesandchristmas.org/furry/index.htm)
- A fluffy interlude set somewhere around early S6. Spike and Buffy are NOT together, and no mention of Buffy’s death is made. Spike makes his animal magnetism known, but not in the usual way. R/NC-17.  COMPLETE   Spike/Buffy

[katekat]

OOOO! thank you! I'm so going to add that to my kitten fic link list.

And there are a ton of cat stories *grin* I think we all can't escape the idea that vampires are just a little like cats in certain ways....

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Could you rate these please? This is such a cool category.

[katekat]

done and done! and thanks :) i like the fuzzy ones.

[yourlibrarian]

LOL, I just came across 9 Lives recently and also followed all the turns on that one. Quite enjoyed the ride though. I've read the last one as well but it looks like I have some new ones to try. Great category :D

[katekat]

It really is a fun ride isn't it? I had to go back and reread all of these as I was reccing them - which I think is part of the fun of this comm - revisiting faves! Thanks for doing this again so I can come up with silly random categories! *hugs*

[yourlibrarian]

I'll tell you a secret. Last year when I was putting together my lists for 2005 I had several categories where I had a lot to choose from and others where I had three or four items but not five because I hadn't read as much in that category. In the course of tracking down links I'd follow up on other recs or posts I hit and thus ended up finding and reading new fics because I was putting together a list. So I found it a great way to get myself to read new stuff :> And I also enjoyed my revisits to my choices this time too.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

Awww, I'm so in love with Xander has Kittens! And Xander's Kitten's have Kittens!

The only kitten fics I remember are ones with Spike turning into a kitty.

[katekat]

Hee! So glad you like - I went and reread those myself last night because they're so cute!

and, if you want more, spurglie has an entire site about kitten fic here:

http://www.geocities.com/spurgliekitten/