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Okay, so I've never seen an ep of All My Children. That's never stopped me from reccing fic before, so I gave dreiser's fic a chance and I'm so glad I did.

A Thousand Glimpses by dreiser is a WIP, All My Children, Bianca/Reese, eventually Mature. This fic is taking its own very sweet time with the romance of Bianca and Reese, making the most of vivid details and long, drawn-out moments of connection that just feel so right. If you're in the mood for a long, lovely romance, this is the fic for you. If you liked dreiser's HP fic, Crazy Little Things (Hermione/Luna, long past the age of consent), you'll definitely enjoy this. The two are similar in their wistful, dreamy romance.

Also, it seems that I rec'ed a flocked fic (theholyinnocent's Corona Kid), but she has since posted and edited version of Part 1 to passion_perfect: The Adventures of La Carmichaela and the Corona Kid (Director's Cut), Part I . I guess we'll all have to wait for Part 2? *le sigh*

I don't normally do this, but I just noticed that a novel-length fic I recced LOOOOOOOOOONG ago won a place in the Royal Academy of Bards Hall of Fame even though it's not a Xena fic. At. All.

And Playing the Role of Herself by dabkey is hard to define. It's sort of an RPF Olivia/Abbie, Mariska/Angie Harmon and it's definitely NC-17. This fic is LOL funny with fantastic characterization and a really interesting story centered around two actresses on a TV procedural that looks an awful lot like LAO/SVU. The most surprising thing about this fic is how knowledgeable this writer is about the actual workings of TV production. They either work in some way in the entertainment industry or did some serious research. It's not all glamour and press shots, people. It's back-to-back 18 hour days shooting in the rain. My one problem with this fic is that it suffers a little from that romance-novel-writing trap that looks a lot like lesbian DRAMA. WAY too many contrived and coincidental obstacles in the way of their relationship. But it really is worth all the melodrama for this incredibly enjoyable and well-written fic.

ETA ralst tells me that this story is actually going to be published, which doesn't surprise me at all. It's much better than a lot of the 'romance' novels on the market.

Also, if anyone knows dabkey's LJ persona, please let me know so I can properly credit her.

And check out the other great and usually very long fics in the Royal Academy's Hall of Fame. It's a great way to get into the Xena fandom. And got to their incredibly helpful reviews. I don't agree with all of them, but they're on the money a lot of the time and it's unbelievably useful if you're trying to get started or keep up with the overwhelming amount of Xena fic out there. Make sure you keep clicking back to previous review pages for the full effect.

Also, speaking of novel-length fics, thrace_'s PG-13 crack!fic uber Sydney/Rachel in StarWars!verse has reached it's dramatic conclusion. This is sweeping, epic space opera with a lezzie Sydney Jedi Master. It just doesn't get any better. :)
Go leave the love. For both of these great writers!!