December 10th, 2003 
01:02 pm First, Do No Harm by Poi Lass (PG)
Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE
Pairing: None
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] poilass
Author Website: Quite Possibly Poi

Why this must be read:

Poi Lass, the author of the Crack Van summary for this fandom also happens to be one of the most gifted authors ever to write in it. I think this is probably her most highly regarded story - and with good reason.

There's little I can say about it without giving away the plot, but it's one of the best portraits of the relationship between Hank McCoy and Bobby Drake ever written. In spite of the serious subject matter, Poi doesn't forget that one of the defining features of both characters is their keen sense of humour. This is a story to make you laugh even as it's making you cry - and it may well accomplish both. There are exactly two stories in this fandom that I've shed tears over, and this is one of them.

First, Do No Harm
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03:22 pm Snow People by Loki's Rose (G)
Fandom: X-MEN COMICVERSE
Pairing: None, although there are hints if you look.
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] lokisrose
Author Website: Momentarily Fragmentary

Why this must be read:

This is an AU, where ... well, you'll see what's Alternative about it when you get there.

After my last rec, I thought it would be nice to provide something to cheer people up, and this fits the bill nicely. It's another story about Bobby, this time going back to the very early days of the X-Men when the team consisted of five teenage students and their teacher.

Snow People is a sweet and clever story that's well worth a read. It's also nice to be reminded that the entire x-mutant phenomenon is, at heart, about the changes people go through during adolescence.

Snow People
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08:32 pm Just Push Play by Slim and Without Me (R)
Fandom: Popslash *NSYNC
Pairing: Lance/JC
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] slimslash and [livejournal.com profile] withoutme
Author Website: Kittenfic
Why this must be read: This is an AU where Lance is financing his college education by running an internet porn site. He asks JC to make a video, and there is masturbation, voyeurism, and inhuman flexibility. One of the hottest stories I've ever read in any fandom, and no knowledge of canon required.

Just Push Play
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