luxken27: (Kids Inc - beautiful dreamer)
Considering how all over the place my muse has been of late, perhaps its no surprise my reading has also been varied. Lots of old-school fandoms represented this time around, because I am still firmly parked on the nostalgia bandwagon.

She-ra awaits you... )
luxken27: (Sess eyes closed)
The June 2010 banners are ready for pickup, for those of you on my f-list who garnered recognition (which was quite a few of you - congrats!). I'd like to thank [livejournal.com profile] landofthekwt for nominating my fic, Interlude, and for everyone who voted for it. Its been awhile since I wrote a bit of Sess/Kag, so its nice to know there are still folks out there who appreciate my take on this pairing =)

Awards banner under the cut )

[+] Speaking of S/K, a treat for you Fleeting fans out there: the soundtrack is now available!

[+] I have also updated my recommendations list, so feel free to check it out =)
luxken27: (Kikyo - ethereal)
Slowly but surely I'm dipping my toe back into fannish reading, and here are some of the awesome things I've read of late:

Works in Progress )

Completed Works )

If anyone would like to recommend anything to me, please feel free! =) I'm mixing in more regular novels and pro!fic these days, but am always on the hunt for a nice, satisfying fanfic to sink my teeth into.
luxken27: (Effortless Grace)
Sometimes you want to really dig into a good work-in-progress...and here is the list of what's currently scratching that reading itch for me =)

Completed Stories
Title: Identity Crisis (2007-2010)
Author: Lady Griddlebone
Universe: Canon
Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery
Rating: X
Warning: Violence, explicit sex
Pairing: Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha/Kagome
Current Word Length: 79,974 (20 chapters)
URL(s): (1) http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/146538/ | (2) http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3795858/1/
Author's Summary: When Sango's confidence is shaken, she struggles to find her way back to being the woman she was.

Why I'm recommending this piece: Everything I know about writing Sango I learned from reading Lady Griddlebone. Nobody pays her greater justice in fanfic - for that reason alone, you should read this story :) The premise is fresh, the mystery riveting, and the character growth and development is totally brilliant. This could easily be a story arc within the manga itself, that's how well it fits into canon, IMO. A definite must-read for anybody interested in canon Mir/San fic.


Current Works in Progress
Title: Raindrops (2005-present)
Artist: YoukaiYume
Universe: Canon divergence
Genre: Romance
Rating: T
Warning(s): Violence
Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Kagome
Word Length: doujinshi; Chapter 6 in progress
URL: http://youkaiyume.deviantart.com/art/Raindrops-01-Cover-15629317

Why I'm recommending this piece: A gorgeous doujin featuring my favorite guilty pleasure pairing? Sign me up! Chapter six is being posted as we speak, but the previous five make for wonderful reading (and re-reading) even during the artist's haitus from the project.


Title: Season of Sorrow (2009-present)
Author: Lady Griddlebone
Universe: Canon divergence
Genre: Darkfic
Rating: M
Warning(s): Language, Innuendo
Pairing: None (Sango-centric)
Word Length: 15,131 (2 chapters)
URL: http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/161958
Author's Summary: Losing her family and village was just the beginning...

Why I'm recommending this piece: Because nobody writes Sango better than Lady Griddlebone. This is a dark, twisted take on what could've happened, had Sango won the initial battle vs Inuyasha - and found herself on the side of evil instead of good. Mind-fuckery and darkfic at its absolute best.


Title: Bitter (2009-present)
Author: [livejournal.com profile] psyco_chick32
Universe: Crossover with MMPR
Genre: Romance, Action/Adventure, Comedy
Rating: M
Warning(s): Language
Pairing: Tommy/Kim, Inuyasha/Kagome, Miroku/Sango, Sesshoumaru/Kagura
Word Length: 22,266 (5 chapters)
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5432281/1/
Author's Summary: Forced into a servitude she does not understand, Kimberly finds herself cut off from her past. 10 years later, she is in need of help; the past catches up with the present to take on an evil the Rangers could never expect.

Why I'm recommending this piece: Look, I don't know jack shit about MMPR (and I hated the show when I was in the proper age bracket), but this is a wonderfully hilarious crossover between the two universes. Kimberly is a total firebrand, not afraid to stand up to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru - wonderfully refreshing, considering most of the time the female leads fall in love with either (or both!) of them. [livejournal.com profile] psyco_chick32's ability to write the MMPR characters and display the warm friendships and camaraderie between the cast is absolutely envious.


Title: Negative Space (2009-present)
Author: [livejournal.com profile] yumi_michiyo
Universe: Alternate (modern era)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: M
Warning(s): Language
Pairing: Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha/Kagome
Word Length: 15,929 (4 chapters)
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5510150/1/
Author's Summary: A photograph taken by chance drives Miroku to search for the girl in the picture - but there is more to her than meets the eye.

Why I'm recommending this piece: An interesting premise in a new, alternate universe, with a great twist on the canon story. It's worth the price of admission just to see how the author writes the Miroku/Inuyasha friendship, though the intriguing mystery behind Miroku's never-ending nightmares will have you coming back for more...


Title: Small Moments (2010-present)
Author: Lady Griddlebone
Universe: Canon
Genre: Angst, Drama
Rating: K+
Warning(s): None
Pairing: Miroku/Sango
Word Length: 4,176 (5 chapters)
URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5673987/1/
Author's Summary: Their bond was formed on a great journey... and in the small moments along the way. A manga-flavored serial.

Why I'm recommending this piece: A wonderful look between the panels of the manga as, finally, Miroku and Sango's relationship takes center stage on the trip through the canon story of the manga. Absolutely brilliant bits and pieces, updated weekly, from prompts at [livejournal.com profile] iy_no_kakera.


This is but a fraction of the stories I'm reading - for more, feel free to visit my recommendations list.
luxken27: (Effortless Grace)
Because I'm feeling particularly organizational today:

[+] WIPs: The muses have been rather quiet (RL has been torturous lately), but I am starting to feel - in a big way - the next chapter to *gasp* Nihon Idol. I'm hoping to break out the Instant Star DVDs and actually start plotting this bad boy out. After all, it's only been six months since I've updated this fic...*facepalm*

Elsewise, I've made progress on the Fleeting front as well, mapping out the last seven chapters of that fic (FYI: the payoff is coming, and rather sooner than you might think). Watching the new episodes of the anime have helped in a big way, because I'm really, really happy with the way the storyline parallels the canon.

[+] New feature: I got a real kick going through my writing notebooks, trying to find the most inspired/messiest entry to "prove" my handwriting can, indeed, be reduced to chicken scratch :P Opening my notebooks to the masses is something I've never been opposed to, I just never thought there would be any interest in it. But there are a couple of entries I'd like to spotlight, so I'll be scanning/posting those in the coming days. Is there a story you'd like to see in particular? Let me know! This goes all the way back to Every Heart, BTW, so you Memento Mori fans could even potentially have something to look forward to!

[+] IYFG: Participating at the IYFG is like trying to navigate through a fucking minefield, and somehow, I was stupid enough to do it again this quarter. It appears my list of seconds went through, so congrats are in order for the following stories/authors:

IYFG 4th Quarter 2009: Nominations & Seconds )

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