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Just a couple of Xena recs because I ran across some new (to me) classic fics and had to share:

Storms of War by JLynn is R for violence and it's novel-length. This is an extraordinary story that follows Xena and Gabrielle to a town under siege, a town Xena once sacked as a warlord. There is a romance woven through the story, but JLynn really takes her time building it. In other words, if you're looking for smut, you should probably look elsewhere. Apparently, there's a sequel (I can't wait!), which may or may not grant the GOGA. Still, this is a remarkable story that actually had my jaded, cynical self in tears near the end.

Dragon's Child by Domenica is Mature and it's novella-length. Another remarkable story. This one centers on Xena and Gabrielle's relationship, intertwined with stories within the story told by a bard who seems awfully familiar. This story is told in fragments that come together beautifully at the end. Also, one of the best takes on their relationship I've seen.

Also, Virtual Season 2 of Women's Murder Club (Lindsay/Cindy) returns Oct 31st! If you're not following this fantastic season (which is such an improvement on the show, they're barely comparable), you're really missing out. Fantastic stories, writing, and group dynamics. Finally, a group of women who are really there for each other. Love!

Also, also: check out

pepa_silvia community for all your Pepa/Silvia needs, Including videos, picspam, and

random_flores' translations. Hmmmm, think I need a fix right now *hurries over to the comm* *G*

First, via

passion_perfect:

The Other Bowling Girl by

theholyinnocent is WMC, Lindsay/Jill, Mature. This link will take you to the conclusion which has links to the rest in the series. holy's Boxer is absolutely perfect. Simultaneously brave and loyal yet hopelessly clueless, cowardly, and emotionally...um, slow. Despite her flaws, it's never a stretch to understand why gorgeous (and exasperated) Jill, thinks she's worth waiting for. As usual, the prose is exceptional and the humor is LOL perfect, flowing from the moment and from the Boxer's total lack of tact.

Also worth checking out from the WMC fandom is Virtual Season 2 that has too many contributors to list here. It's WMC, Lindsay/Cindy (I think), and is a WIP. So far it has everything going for it including perfect characterization and pacing. Plus, it updates ever Friday!

Just a quick stop to rec a few recent favs:

Everyday Heroes by

muppetmanda is WMC, Lindsay/Cindy, NC-17. This is a long, well-planned, beautifully-done story that gets not only the primary relationship right, but really nails the group dynamics that were (or should have been) the heart of the show. Great stuff! This is an instant classic!

Home Again, Home Again, Jigety-Jig by

thrace_, Blue Crush, Eden/AnneMarie, PG-13. Great fic as the lives of these four women gets more and more complicated. Success doesn't always make things simpler. I love the way Eden, Lena, and Penny have become a family and Anne Marie's return isn't the triumphant celebration she (and we) expect. It's much more complicated than that.

and

trancer21's Women's Jedi Club is so crackaliciously wonderful, I just can't get enough. Lindsay Boxer as a rogue Jedi-- you had me at Boxer. 'Jedi' just sealed the deal. I'm in love. And I love that Jill is Claire's padawan. So very, very right.

via the brand new

wendy_and_lacey and

passion_perfect:
The Gender-Bender Make-Out Session by

seriousfic is Middleman, Wendy/Lacey, PG-13. Hilarious and odd...just like the show.

Current Music: Unt5 - Julianna Barwick

For those of you who wish I'd shut up already about politics and get back to the GOGA,

random_flores just finished her Women's Murder Club/Popular crossover, Sneak, featuring the pairings Lindsay/Cindy, Sam/Brooke, and a surprise pairing for Jill. Mature. This is a 16 part fic with lots of story (Kiss-Me-Not killer) as well as the romance and hotsex most of us are looking for. flores does wonderful things with these characters, the dialogue and a compelling take on the Kiss-Me-Not. Fantastic stuff.

I know, it's crazy. I'm actually writing a rec!

First up, is

zennie's Sarah Connor Chronicles Series (this links to

passion_perfect and a list of the links to all 8 parts of the series) which is obviously Sarah/Cameron, Mature. I'm a sucker for fiction around all of these 'cybernetic organisms' that deals with the real issues of what emotion, desire, and self mean to a mind that is programmed.

zennie does an incredible job on both levels -- the writing and the philosophical as well (even including a supersexygeeky author's note). [fic SPOILERish comments coming up ] Readers be warned though, this fic is true to the tone of the fandom, which is set in an pre-apocalyptic AU. The allusions to Romeo & Juliet early on should clue everyone in to the type of ending that's in store. It's still wonderful, and

zennie manages to keep it within character and the epilogue is sooooo bittersweet. This is not one of those endings that make you go wtf, why did I bother? It's the right ending.

This does make me ask where all the 6/6 BSG fic is? Come on cyborg femslashers.

So to lighten things up again, here's a fluff, romantic fic from Women's Murder Club fandom: To Hell and Back by

inspectorboxer, which is Lindsay/Cindy, PG-13. It's hurt/comfort and did I mention the sweetness? The only problem with this fic is that even though it's on

passion_perfect, there are 4 parts and there's no single link that links to all of them.

ralst will probably archive this one and solve the problem eventually, 'til then, I'd recommend going to

inspectorboxer's LJ and tracking them down.

A few very quick recs (translation: paper as good as done, time for some fun):
In the Weeds by

liz_estrada is Lindsay/Cindy, R and marks the conclusion of her incredible season of Women's Murder Club. Don't bother with the show, Liz Estrada's got the goods. A whole season's worth. This is a spectacular finale that pulls no punches! Someone should put this writer on the payroll at WMC.

Apparently,

ralst put out a call for Women's Murder Club fic and all of femslashdom responded with stunning results, via

passion_perfect:
Just a Kiss is fluff by the goddess herself,

ralst, Jill/Cindy. Short and very, very sweet.

You Shook Me by

random_flores is Jill/Cindy, Mature and is a follow-up to Working Doubletime on the Seduction Line. 'meaningless sex' gets complicated...in the best, hottest way imaginable.

Closure by Degrees by

demeter94 isn't technically part of the challenge, but it is Lindsay/Cindy, Mature, and it is damn fine. When Lindsay learns that Heather is pregnant, Cindy offers to get pregnant...and Lindsay's response is typically Lindsay, as in, typically screwed up. Great stuff!

and now for some non-WMC.

Smudges by

bank_farter is Fingersmith, Maud/Sue, 18 and is deliciously dark, beautiful, and haunting...yet hot.

bank_farter also pointed me toward

harper_m's Fingersmith fic, Lament, also Mature, which explores the dark side of Maud's sexuality.

and some Xena
The Judging of the Queen by Pysta is Classic Xena, R. This is a beautiful post-Fin fic that's crack for all of us literary geeks (complete with Anne Carson's Sappho fragments). A great story told in beautiful, lyrical prose. Gabrielle returns to the Amazons after years of absence and must undergo three ordeals laid out by Artemis in order to recover her crown and the hearts of her tribe.

For Which the First Was Made is actually an original fic by someone named eToh, but it's found on the Atheneum's servers so I stuck it here. This is a stunning fic that shifts between POVs that slowly reveal a romantic mystery. Set in Singapore, Kris, a documentary filmmaker, is there to film the story of a closeted,very prominent lawyer. She meets a woman in the sauna who turns her world completely upside down. Flawless writing and storytelling. This fic is astonishing. And did I mention the hot?!

Current Music: New Young Pony Club

So I know I've kind of sucked in the recs dept lately, but I'm feeling a little better today and the brain fog has cleared enough for me to get back to giving the love to the authors who bring me such joy...and hot GOGA.

I've added about 50 to my torec list in the past few months. Actually, that's most definitely an understatement. It's probably in the 100s at this point. But I've got to start somewhere:

via

passion_perfect:
Working Doubletime in the Seduction Line by

randomflores is Jill/Cindy, Mature. Poor Cindy. She's always the bottom in the pairing order. This is a wonderful, but I'd expect nothing less form this writer. A nuanced character study of what is (but really shouldn't be) a rare pairing for this fandom. Claire manipulates Cindy into taking in the recently dumped Jill. Dancing in gay clubs and "meaningless sex" ensues. Also worth checking out is randomflores's The Sneak, a wonderful, complex, Lindsay/Cindy crossover with Popular (Brooke/Sam).

The Rules of Engagement by

trancer21 is Lindsay/Jill, Mature. Another rare pairing and another fic that deals with Jill's displacement. Trancer does an incredible job with these two characters. They've established the rules of their (non)relationship and as they negotiate the boundaries their deep emotions are revealed. Plus hot sex and LOL humorous touches.

Train in Vain by

liz_estrada is Lindsay/Jill, Mature. You've heard me rave about Ms. Estrada's writing before and this fic doesn't disappoint. Brilliant humor as Jill, Jacobi, and Lindsay review and critique gun/flashlight positioning for a case. Of course, nothing is hotter than Lindsay with a gun (even if it's a sharpie) so hot sex on a desk happens...because of course it would. I love that Trancer's fic and this one seem to work together as Lindsay and Jill again seem to be negotiating the rules of engagement.

Introduction to Night Life by

texaswatermelon is Lindsay/Cindy, Mature. Although this is really a PWP it's another wonderful character study with incredibly hot sex thrown in.

Four Things Lindsay Doesn't Know and One She Discovers by

thrace_ is PG-13. This is really a lovesong to Lindsay as seen through the eyes of five of the most important people in her life. Brilliant stuff. Also by thrace and also spectacular: I'm Just No Good at Giving Relief is Lindsay/Cindy, Mature and it is smoking hot.

Yes, I know this is just the tip of the reccable femslash iceburg, but I'm only human. I'm hoping to post a Sarah Connor Chronicles rec list v. v. soon.

Current Music: Breathe Me - Sia

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.

Current Music: Bird Flu - M.I.A.

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