Top 5 recs that didn't fit into any other categories.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

If you've been following you'll notice I went a bit overboard with recs this year.
;-)

I basically found a bunch of stories I adore and then put them into categories. Here are five that are awesome but didn't get put into any of the other categories. I marked the two that are not worksafe.

1) Dealing by estephia
Not worksafe.
Ethan/Lindsey
Ever wonder how Lindsey got those tats?


Maybe it was the sated smile, maybe the treacley sheen of the man's eyes, but there was about him an air of profound satisfaction. Rayne had clearly taken something, either drugs or another person's life. Lindsey decided he did not want to know. "I need some kind of guarantee that you won't—"

"What? Rob you blind? Turn you into a toad? Would I do that to my own apprentice?" Hand over his heart, Rayne graced him with an insouciant smile.

"In a heartbeat," Lindsey stated.

"My, my, you are a suspicious one," Rayne grinned, unfazed. "Come now, why would I want to turn you into something as ugly as a toad? Because let's face it…" Rayne gave Lindsey a languid once-over. "That would be a bleeding crime."

2) Brutti Ma Buoni's Deadly Seven
PG13 for awfully strong language
prompt: Giles said that he used magicks 'for pleasure or gain.'

“Beer! We need more beer!”

“Got no money. Tesco’ll be closed anyway. Can’t be arsed to trek to the offie.”

“Fuck it. Anyone got a spell for beer?”

There is a general mumbling and fumbling with scuffed books, but the consensus is that spell books have a surprising lack of spells for alcohol.

3) Jane Davitt A Laying of Hands
Ethan's thoughts as he's tattooing Eyghon's mark onto Buffy.
So not worksafe and on the squicky side.

4) A Good Night's Torture by mabus101
Not everyone can make Harmony's WallMart job into a funny story.

5) Garnigal's drabble Extinct
As one Slayer dies the power passes onto the next.

Comments

[ladycallie.livejournal.com]

Omg, the third one is amazing and may have just become official head!canon. Great recs!!!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Jane Davitt can write some unexpected stories. PowerPlay (http://archiveofourown.org/works/415477) is another amazing short of hers. Less specifically sexual but really no less brutal, just more subtle in its brutality.

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Wow, you've been busy reccing, and so far into my back catalogue for this one! I'm really glad you've remembered this fic, though. It's suitably Halloweeny in spirit too!

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Actually I somehow stumbled across this one while looking for fics to rec. It could have fit into my "never read before 2013" category. I'm glad I found it though; it's amazing!

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for including me in this. It's been so long since I've written fic, I didn't think anyone still knew who I was. :)

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

The last three stories were last minute picks from the set of stories I'd decided on last month. I'm glad you're pleased; it makes me ever so happy I picked this fic. It really is an excellent story.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

You have been busy, these all look great. Thanks for posting.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't know what I'm going to do with myself now that I'm done reccing fics. Well, I do have that NaNoWriMo thing, that might take up some of my time. ;-)

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Your lists have been absolutely wonderful, full of rare and intriguing goodies!


Gabrielle

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you. My actual direction was to search back for the first fanfic stories I'd read but I found a lot of other goodies along the way.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Excellent! And you get the prize for the widest category! I actually like fics about Harmony. Hmmm... wish I knew of 5.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

widest category: Sounds like I'm terribly disorganized. ;-)

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

As for Harmony stories, there are more by the same author about her working in WalMart. I think you can follow the tags.
AO3 has over 100 stories (http://archiveofourown.org/works/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&work_search%5Bquery%5D=&work_search%5Btitle%5D=&work_search%5Bcreator%5D=&work_search%5Brevised_at%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=0&work_search%5Bsingle_chapter%5D=0&work_search%5Bword_count%5D=&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=&work_search%5Bfandom_names%5D=Buffy+the+Vampire+Slayer&work_search%5Brating_ids%5D=&work_search%5Bcharacter_names%5D=Harmony+Kendall&work_search%5Brelationship_names%5D=&work_search%5Bfreeform_names%5D=&work_search%5Bhits%5D=&work_search%5Bkudos_count%5D=&work_search%5Bcomments_count%5D=&work_search%5Bbookmarks_count%5D=&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=&work_search%5Bsort_direction%5D=&commit=Search) where she is a character although that doesn't mean they are necessarily about Harmony, she might just part of the story.
And I have one that features Harmony: Office Gossip (http://archiveofourown.org/works/662559).

[yourlibrarian]

If you've been following you'll notice I went a bit overboard with recs this year.

*g* No such thing!

Ethan and Lindsey, now that really would be an interesting meeting.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

They are an interesting combo. I'm still a big fan of Ethan/Giles though. ;-)

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the rec! Made my day.

[dragonyphoenix.livejournal.com]

No problem. that is a brilliant story. Love the darkness there.