February 2nd, 2005 
02:52 am Relations by Penny Dreadful (R)
Hello, I'm [livejournal.com profile] astrogirl2, and I'll be piloting the Blake's 7 van this month! I have pretty broad tastes in fanfic, with a definite leaning towards the dark'n'angsty, and I've got a hell of a story to start you off with:

Fandom: BLAKE'S 7
Pairing: Travis/Kiera
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] archbishopm
Author Website: On-Line Fan-Fiction
Why this must be read:

It beautifully ties together and fleshes out various insufficiently-developed bits of canon. It presents an utterly believable and convincing look at what life is like on Earth under the Federation. It's extremely well-written, as all of Penny's stories are. And all of that would be reason enough to read it, but what really makes this story a stand-out is the chillingly perfect way it conveys the horrifying, mundane evil of the Federation, evil inflicted not by mustache-twirling villains, but by human beings who may actually believe they're doing good, or at least doing an honest day's work. The POV character -- whose name attentive B7 fans will recognize -- works in a processing facility which creates mutoids, and the complete matter-of-factness with which she regards the horrors that surround her literally makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. This one isn't for the faint-hearted, but it packs one hell of an impact.

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Relations
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03:22 am Weiß Kreuz: An Overview
hi, I'm ari, and I'll be doing Weiß Kreuz recs this month.

Before those of you that are not fond of anime run away screaming, let me reassure you that WK is one of these fandoms where you can easily read the fanfiction without watching the source material. The setting is (mostly) realistic and is present-day Japan.

The main attraction, especially for slash fans:

8 guys, all young and (mostly) good-looking, with (mostly) tortured pasts. They are divided into two groups - each of them assassins, but both work for very different motives that put them at odds.

Sounds like it could be interesting? Find out more behind the cut...

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12:13 pm Scars by Sonya (PG-13)
hello all, I'm Katarin and I'll be driving the X-Men van for February. Buckle up!

Fandom: X-MEN MOVIEVERSE
Pairing: Logan/Kurt
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] virtualinsomnia
Author Website:insomniac-supergirl
Why this must be read: This was written for this year's [livejournal.com profile] yuletide and I firmly believe it's newness is the only reason it hasn't been recommended yet.

This fic is about the scars a person has, both the ones everyone can see and the ones everyone can help but feel. It's entirely believable that Logan would be this interested in what Kurt's done to himself out of sorrow for his sins.

I'm a sucker for the movieverse Nightcrawler and I think this fic definitely captures him. He's a sadder version than his comics counterpart but it works so well given his continuity. It's short, but very powerful and a must read for fans of movieverse Kurt.


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