Murder, Murder, Murder

[leavethesky]

Apparently, the femslash community has spoken and chicks with guns (who solve crime) are teh HOT. Or possibly it's just the Angie Harmon Effect. Whatever it is, these two fandoms -- Criminal Minds and Women's Murder Club -- have just exploded. And it's a beautiful, sexyhot kind of explosion. So, a few recs while I procrastinate for a moment (only one paper to go!):

Women's Murder Club:
Charge of the Light Brigade (PG-13) and its sequel, Hang Fire (R), both by liz_estrada are Lindsay/Cindy. First of all, it's liz_estrada, so you know you're in for a treat. These can be read together or separately and as usual, they're nuanced, carefully constructed stories that give these characters a depth 15 seasons of the show couldn't match. liz_estrada has a gift for writing those difficult, awkward moments on the way to a relationship.

Cuffed by random_flores is again Lindsay/Cindy, PG-13. Short, funny, and sweet. And still hot. Hard to manage, but flores nails it.

The Good Pinot Noir Digression of 2007 by liz_estrada is Lindsay/Jill, R. Can you tell I have a thing for liz? Or her writing? This could be the backstory for Ms. Estrada's other stories. Lindsay and Jill are best friends with benefits. It's hot with a bittersweet hint of sadness...or is that the pinot noir? No, then it would be berries.

Rules of Estrangement by theholyinnocent is Lindsay/Jill with hints of Lindsay/Cindy, PG-13. As usual, theholyinnocent manages to be devastatingly funny while drawing profound character and relationship portraits with her efficient prose. This one is really a study of Lindsay Boxer as seen through the eyes of two women who love her. It's really a tragedy in a gorgeous package. Kind of like Detective Boxer. or 'The Boxer' (LMAO!!)

Oh yeah! and this video by aleatory_6 (I think?) is Lindsay/Jill and it is brilliant!! and LMFAO right frickin' on!!

Criminal Minds
I think fewthistle kind of pwns this fandom at the moment. She's written so much Emily/JJ that I haven't caught up. I have managed to read a couple:
All for Believing by fewthistle is Emily/JJ, PG-13. fewthistle is clearly a hopeless (or should I say hopeful?) romantic. Well, that's assuming a lot, but her fic is breathlessly, hopefully romantic and this is no exception. Another deep look into two characters we only get glimpses of on screen as they make their way inexorably toward each other. Beautiful and breathless.

Answer is also Emily/JJ, PG and just as breathlessly romantic. The tone is slightly different as the two women are drawn together by the tragic events of a recent episode (I won't spoil, but this story will!).

Pieces of Me by lysachan is Emily/JJ, PG-13. Similar in tone to fewthistle (actually, it's probably the tone of the show that these writers are flawlessly reproducing), this story begins with our agents stuck in a case gone terribly, terribly wrong. In the aftermath they grow closer. And closer.

There's a lot more fic where these came from at passion_perfect. Wow, these were all R or less. I'm wondering where the hotsweatysexy fic for these fandoms is. Although I see trancer21 has a women's murder club fic in passion_perfect so maybe that will fulfill my, um, needs.

I don't have any WMC icons because I still can't really admit to myself that I think Angie Harmon (she's a Republican!) is sexy. damn.

edited to add the video.

Comments

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

I have to admit my WMC fic is pretty much your fault. While I didn't have a chance to confess during the 'doggy-style with strapon' shout-out, I decided to confess in my own special little way - by writing fic. And who better than Lindsay/Jill? I didn't realize how big a void the pinkification of Benson had put in my life until 'The Boxer' walked onto my screen!

I don't wanna say ralst is single-handedly responsible for the flux of CM fic, but she's pretty damn close. Or maybe I'm just feeling her presence since she's currently harassing encouraging me to write CM smut fic!

[ralst.livejournal.com]

Harassing, definitely harassing.

So, any progress on the Emily and JJ fic or is Jane still taking up all your time?

[tremblingmoon.livejournal.com]

If you think Few's All for Believing is beautiful, wait till you read Throw Your Arms Up to the Sky. It's breathtaking.

[fewthistle.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm not. Hopelessly or hopefully romantic, that is *g*.

I don't know why I have devolved into such a sap, except perhaps that these women look at mutilated corpses all day, every day, and they seem to need a little fluffy romance more than most fandoms do. Or not. ;-)

Thanks for the recs, btw. As ever, you are too, too kind. I've never actually had my very own fandom before. Kinda cool. *g*