L&O, ficathons, etc.

[leavethesky]

See, this is why there aren't as many recs lately. 'Cause the ficathons are killing me with the good. For serious. I don't know if it's the nature of the 'thons, the mods (who deserve at least 90% of the credit and 100% of the femslash love), or the pressure of deadline, but the ficathons are producing nothing but good and often spectacular. Possibly, it's that many of my favorite writers are typically involved, or maybe it's the pressure of knowing you're writing a story for another incredible writer. Whatever it is, please ghod, don't ever let it stop.

Anything on femslash_minis EVER, femslash06 which makes me squee with joy and also squirm with stress, and now there's guns & microscopes
I haven't made it through all or many of these hot chicks with guns, but the first two I read were worth sitting my ass down on a Friday night when I should be out celebrating the fact that I quit today (woohoo!). I hate to even rec single stories from a ficathon because they're all good, so consider this a little taste of the bigger buffet of femslashtic goodness.

The Phone Rang by joran, Alex/Olivia, PG-13. joran's Alex and Olivia are women - bitter, fucked up and...distant. Really wonderful characterization. Alex is dealing with her dying mother but this isn't some overemotional, crying Alex. This is ice queen, jaded, bitter Alex. And Olivia is there for her the only way she knows how. This was exactly what I was looking for tonight: hot, complicated women in law enforcement.

and

the clean horse of our courage by omiceti, Barek/Eames, (L&O Criminal Intent), NC-17. Mira's fic is soooooo sexy on so many levels. From scene level down to the individual word choice, omiceti is teh hawt. All of the details, mismatched bra and panties, partially shaved legs, to the yes and no back and forth of a straight women trying to deal with her first time of a woman' are so fucking true.

you think about them wrapped around the handle of her Glock, think about the little shit she and Logan popped today, about how he wanted to kill her. About blood everywhere, Barek’s animated blood spilling in flat, matte crimson across the computer screen, and you can’t breathe.

You would have cared. You would have cared.

But it's all good at guns & microscopes so go, check it out. More fic arriving every minute. What is it about chicks with guns? And microscopes?

Comments

[mantaraggio.livejournal.com]

Ohmygoodness, Mira rocks my world. I barely even watch L&O anymore, but I will always read her fic. Thanks for the recs, these were great. ::runs to fawn over Mira::

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

yes, Mira is teh lit hawt. she is the wordgirl pr0n. and I'm with you on the not watching L&O anymore. I get my hot chicks with guns in fic these days. SOOOOOO much better that way. plus, girl on girl action. :)

[joran.livejournal.com]

...

Since you leave me utterly speechless about my fic... ::swallows::

YOU QUIT YOUR JOB?!

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

yep. I gave notice on Friday. I have/had a toxic manager. What one of my ex-co-workers described as a cancer within the company. also, she's nuts. and was making me nuts.

funny thing is, my toxic manager's boss approached me on Friday and basically offered me another job for more money. which is so not what I wanted. I was so ready to go take some low-paying, low-maintenance jobs in one of the mac labs on campus.

[joran.livejournal.com]

So didya take it?

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

not sure yet. since I suck at what our president likes to call 'strategery' and anything involving office politics I told them I had to think about it, which meant I had to consult the GF who is brilliant at this sortof thing. Also, I have to find a way to say, "there's no fucking way I'm every working for that psycho again," without actually saying it. tricky, tricky.

[omiceti.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thank you.

I don't really know what to say that won't make me sound like a big tool. *g* Except thank you very, very much.

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

actually, I think you deserved a much better/more coherent review, but I wanted everyone to go. read. now. so I sort of went with it. I love your work. I know that's a word (love) that gets tossed around a lot in fandom so I'll say that beyond that, I respect your work. you make my litgeek self very happy.

[quasiradiant.livejournal.com]

could omiceti's piece be any better? i am a little of the SCREWED because i, too, am writing a l&o:ci story for guns & microscopes and, uh, mira's SO OUTPACED mine that i have been sent significantly back to the drawing board. which is GREAT, seeing that it's due in two days...

AH!

okay. which is just to say: you're so right about these 'thons!

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

did you not get that you're one of the incredible writers who puts pressure on everyone else? silly quasiradiant.

get to work!!! I want to read! more, more, MORE!! wait, how many ficathons are you participating in? twelve?

[quasiradiant.livejournal.com]

i DIDN'T know that. and frankly, it sucks! i quit!

(four! EE.)

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

I have a gift. A gift for saying exactly the wrong thing apparently.
stop worrying and write! of course, I say this while I'm suffering through crippling writer's block in both fandom and RL. so don't listen to anything I have to say. I'm a hypocrite and a wannabe.

four stories from you?! yay! wait, I guess I should say that I don't intend to read them. in fact, you couldn't pay me to read them. is that better?

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

also, anabella sciorra (sp?) hit on me when I was working in LA (for her publicist) and almost got me fired. heh. so totally gay. or at least VERY bi.

[omiceti.livejournal.com]

She hit on you?? Can we talk about how jealous I am?

Job vs. Annabella. Job vs. Annabella...

Hee. Sorry for jumping in on another conversation. But, damn, that's awesome.

[leavethesky.livejournal.com]

hit on is probably the wrong word. strong flirtation maybe?

it was totally fucking bizarre because it happened in front of the entire office. they were all straight (women) so they read it as me being obnoxious (flirtatious) and her just inviting me to go shopping with her so I could help her out in the dressing room. for serious. you know, 'cause that's what straight girls do. wtf?! she kept looking at me in the mirror (there were mirrors all over this office) and saying, "God I look hot, don't I, Melissa?" and me going, "Yeah, you look really hot, Anabella." It was all about her going shopping for clothes for an awards banquet and needing help picking out what she was going to wear (because she was so hot and didn't I agree?). it was definitely one of the strangest, most terrifying interactions of my life.

I got a lecture about how I should act around clients (read, obsequious). Also that I was not allowed to turn down any request. I was basically the shit girl of the office (assistant to the assistant of the assistant). they were really just pissed that a celebrity spent any amount of time speaking to the shit girl. because that just disturbs the natural order of things.

[thenewhope.livejournal.com]

thanks for pimping the ficathon!