Scoffs at Gravity by reremouse (FRM)

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

While I like Xander with pretty much anyone, Spike/Xander was my gateway drug. So let's have a little bit of that, shall we?

Fandom: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL THE SERIES
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Length: ≅ 18,000 words
Author on LJ: reremouse
Author Website: Fic in Memories
Why this must be read:

If you read Spike/Xander at all, you've probably read something by reremouse. If you haven't, you should, and you can start with Scoffs at Gravity. *looks dictatorial*

This story takes a fairly simple What If - What if Xander went to liaise with Wolfram & Hart post-Chosen? - and fleshes it out with solid characterization, careful attention to canon, and vivid storytelling. This isn't a sunshine-and-puppies story, but it isn't pointlessly angsty, either. It reflects the complexity of the source material, where good people make bad decisions (and vice versa), and humor, horror, and humanity all exist side by side.


Xander pulls the window shade and pushes the button to shove his chair back into the knees of the Australian guy in the seat behind him who's been swearing at him like a sailor since they took off from Dulles. Those Australians. Really creative.

But Xander's a drunk one-eyed veteran of the war against the forces of darkness and the other guy can just ice his kneecaps when he gets wherever he's going.

Xander's looking for his inner Zen.


Go. Read. Love. Tell the author.

Scoffs at Gravity

Comments

[vowel-in-thug.livejournal.com]

omg I love you for reccing this, and I love that you love Xander, and I love that you are reccing this month because you are going to rec awesome things, I just know it. Keep 'em coming!

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

*g* I'm so glad you're excited about this month's recs. I really do love Xander, and I'm thrilled to get the chance to share some of my favorite stories.

[jaybee222.livejournal.com]

Thanks for reccing this. I really enjoyed it.

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I was just blown away the first time I read it.

[julia-here.livejournal.com]

Everything Reremouse has ever written deserves recommendation, and you deserve thanks for reminding me to reread this tonight!

Julia, for it is lovable and elegant in her special way

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

Everything Reremouse has ever written deserves recommendation I know! When I was putting together my list of stories to rec, I had to narrow it down, because there were several from reremouse on there.

[terribilita.livejournal.com]

Mmm, yes, some S/X is exactly what I need right now. Thanks for the rec and I look forward to more. :>

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

:o) I love me some good S/X. I'm going to spread the love around to a lot of different pairings, though (um ... all of which feature Xander. Because I'm obsessive). I hope you continue to enjoy them.

[reremouse.livejournal.com]

Aww thank you! There's been a new rush of love for Scoffs and it's made me pretty damn cheery!

[allyndra.livejournal.com]

This story is deserving of much love. I'm so glad some of the people who read it are stopping to tell you so!