A reccing we will go...

[icepixie]

yuletide recs ahoy! I don't do much reccing, usually 'cause I'm way behind on the fic reading, but I liked these so much, I just had to mention them.

* What Happens on Vega$ Stays on Vega$: Moonlighting fic, with detours into other fandoms. And I mean that literally. This goes beyond breaking the fourth wall in a rather spectacular sort of way.

* Wonderfalls got four entries this year, all of them quite nice, and often hilarious. But I think my favorite is this one: Apologetic Camel, which has some spot-on dialogue that I just love, plus Jaye attempting to deal with the weirdness of Mahandra/Aaron.

* I'm always so happy when I find Northern Exposure fic, and Merry Christmas, Dr. Fleishman, is no exception. I feel a warm fuzzy holiday glow coming on, people.

* The Mr. and Mrs. Smith story was fun, especially when I have a mind fart about who played John Smith in the movie and the first "John" my mind flashes to is John Zimmerman, 'cause I just watched some holiday on ice special this afternoon. Heh. [1]

* But oh, the best is this one: Ninety Nine Point Five. It's a Cupid fic, and my current renewed obsession with it may have had some bearing on why I liked it so, much, but...it's wonderful. You need to read it at least twice to get all the nuances. The ending--the whole thing, really, but especially the ending--is delicately balanced and beautiful, just like the show.


{1] Spekaing of figure skating...I also watched the Cup of Russia short programs tonight, and everyone I remember from the last time I was a serious FS fan (2002) has switched hair. Melissa Gregory is now a brunette, Tatiana Totmianina is now a blonde with really long hair, Galit Chait is a redhead, Sergei Sakhnovksy looks like one of those ubiquitous over-gelled blond boyband members (which, I grant you, is a much better look for him than the Dracula's understudy style he had going on earlier), etc. etc. Kind of amazing, really.