Did you know that Smallville season 9 premieres this Friday? Now you do. Have some fic recs. Mostly Lois or Clark/Lois (First 5 have S8 spoilers)

all that you can't leave behind by thedeadparrot

upside down and inside out by simplytoopretty

reverse, reverberate by extrasolar

the storms are raging on a rolling sea by falsemurmur

peace comes dropping slow by thedeadparrot

10 untitled clark/lois ficlets by sundroptea

sweet dreams by mskatej

when the sky is falling by huzzlewhat

it comes and goes in waves by abvj

there's a wedding every 3 minutes in vegas by nwhepcat

I came across the First Annual Femslash Kink meme over at dw via a post by havocthecat . I meant to scan only a few pages mainly because I didn't expect to find anything of interest. However, when I saw Natalie/Janette listed as a sample request I simply had to scan all the comments. Nothing popped up but I did leave two rather tame prompts. One was Janette/Natalie for Forever Knight and the second was Lois/Tess for Smallville.

Less than two hours later there was a wonderful, sexy AU ficlet featuring Janette and Natalie. Heaps of praise should be laid at the author's feet.post.

Posts should be made anonymously and it will run through midnight on July 18th.


*****

Pride, Prejudice & Jimmy Choos by sunrei -- a hilarious Smallville AU WIP that envisions Lois as a Hannah Montana pop princess named Lola Dakota. After a missed Good Morning, America concert, she is banished to the town of Smallville. Hilarity ensues. This has got some of the cleverist and snappiest dialogue I've read in a while. Sunrei hits another home run with this one.

*****

I was visiting the site of Prufrock's Love X-FIles fic and while there I got suckered into re-reading an old favorite, the historical AU Paracelsus. This might be old news but there are some new additions sprinkled throughout the story. I haven't checked the other stories because I know that once I start I'll have to finish them. Besides, with three ficathons coming up for me, I should be writing not reading.

Porn Battle VII (The Seven Deadly Sins) has come and gone so here are a few recs I found particularly enjoyable.


( Life with Derek )( The Little Mermaid )

( Nancy Drew Mysteries )

( Smallville )

( The X-Files )

I've never really understood the appeal of the drabble. I've read several that I enjoyed but it's not something I pursue. Maybe it's because I have this little problem with brevity. Anyhoo, these are three Forever Knight drabbles that I recently come across and they are absolutely delightful.

Another Morgue, Another Town by donutsweeper  (Forever Knight/Torchwood)

This crossover would never have occurred to me but works brilliantly. There are some great Nick and Nat lines and the possibilities of Nick and Jack crossing paths are endless. Originally written for tw100

To Permanence by donutsweeper  (Janette)

If haven't checked out halfamoon  you're missing out. Gems like this fic keep popping up. This story captures Janette beautifully in so few words. And any insight into her management of the Raven is tops in my book. Originally written for halfamoon  and tv_100 

By Rights by fickitten  (Janette/Natalie)

I've noticed that I have thing for Janette/Natalie. It's an itch that needs to be scratch and this drabble creates a nice scenario for it and suggests why there wasn't much Janette and Natalie interaction. By her own words, Janette is a glutton. Originally written for femslash100 

I owe people responses. Both on LJ and email. I'm getting to them. Promise. :)

Drive by Yuletide recs before the family heads out for the day. Merry Christmas to all and please be safe.




( Forever Knight )


( She-Ra )


( Bonus: A Yuletide vid! )


:::Updated with a few more recs:::


( Friday Night Lights )


( Murdoch Mysteries )


( New Amsterdam )


( Saved by the Bell )

Over the Thanksgiving holidays tv_elf  a longtime member of the Forever Knight community and friend to many passed away.

I didn't know Abby but if there is anything that has become clear as I went through my f-list and their f-list, is that she was truly a remarkable person who touched a lot of lives.

I first became familiar with Abby via the birthday Forever Knight fic she wrote brightknightie  last year called "Things Unsaid". There were so many elements in that story that were incredibly satisfying. There are so few sources of FK fic nowadays, 12 years after cancellation, but here was a story that took the events of "Last Knight" and ran with it in a truly unique way. I loved the visual she presented of the long deceased Schanke selling Nick boxes of candy bars so that his daughter Jenny could pay for a school trip. Here also was big, bad vampire LaCroix serving as a father figure to Jenny as she grew up, but at the same time "Uncle Luke" never lost the edge that made LaCroix such a memorable character. Abby weaved all that complexity and more in such few words. Not only was it a gift for brightknightie  but excellent fic is a gift to everyone who reads it.

Forever Knight has such a small presence on livejournal. Many of those on LJ may have known tv_elf  via her quirky penguins Vividcon 06 vid entitled "I Walk the Line" It's cuteness a plenty!

A memory post has been set up at horsechickshorsechicks . Friends have suggested donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association in her memory.</lj></lj></lj></lj></lj>

I've been browsing a couple of journals and f-lists and I've noticed quite a proliferation of femslash posts. Apparently Saturday was International Day of Femslash and I missed it. I'm not really a slasher but I have been known to enjoy the occasional femslash offering. So in albeit late honor of the event, here are a few of the femslash fan creations that I've really enjoyed. A handful are explicit but most are very subtle and merely suggest.


Forever Knight

[fic] What Makes a Mortal Interesting by dknightshade  

I could probably count on one hand the number of FK femslash fics I've come across. So it was rather unchartered territory when I came across this particular story and the suggestion of potential Natalie/Janette in the wake of  "A More Permanent Hell." The sensuality and fluidity of Janette's gestures are perfectly captured, as is Natalie's fascination with the world of the vampire. It's a great read which builds wonderfully, for me anyway, from the delicious amount of tension between the two women from earlier in the season in "Faithful Followers".



[fic] untitled crossover, Kate/Fleur by havocthecat  

I'm unfamiliar with Stargate: Atlantis but I am aware that actress Claire Rankin, who played Fleur on FK, played a a recurring character on the series. Given the different natures of the characters' time, at first glance a crossover seemed unlikely but the premise is really inspired. The details in this story are wonderful and anything that further explores Fleur is always much appreciated. This story doesn't disappoint.

Gossip Girl

[fic] Guilt by Association by gespawcho  

This is just hot. Plain and simple. I love the glimpses of S and B in the future.

[fic] In Bloom by jengrrrl   

This is Blair and Serena the girlfriends, not the enemies. Everything between them is so casual and seemingly effortless even as Blair begins to embrace Serena's penchant for spontaneity.

[fic] Shed by jengrrrl   

So much perfection in so few words.

She-Ra

[fic]The First Kiss by pervyficgirl   

This story isn't long but it's potent. I love how through the different encounters Adora has had with the women in the Rebellion, it is simultaneously telling us the story of their quest for freedom. It's both beautiful and bittersweet.

[fic]The Death of Myth-making by jengrrrl  

It's hard to pinpoint what exactly it is about this story that I adore. The Masters of the Universe world has the misfortune of being mostly remembered as an 80s cartoon and therefore given very little regard. This story gives the reader a disciplined, complex view of the Horde, Etheria and all the characters that inhabit it. This story is a prime example of what the fandom, at its finest, can produce.  

Smallville

[vid] Faster Kill Pussycat by talitha78   

I've mentioned that I'm not much of a slasher but this video really made me sit up and take notice. I love everything about it. The song choice is wonderfully pulsating and sexy and the clip selection and editing compliment each other perfectly. Also available to stream at youtube

[fic] Seule et Amoureuse by mskatej  

One thing about Smallville fandom is that there isn't much Lana fic. Sure there's Clana and Lexana fic or stories in which Lana is Clark's whiny girlfriend or the scorned ex. However stories in which Lana is the main protagonist are sorely lacking.  Then along comes mskatej with this sexy, provocative, and insightful character study through porn. Every encounter tells us more about the person Lana is, not the person people choose to see her as. This is a highly recommended read. It's also one of my all time favorite Smallville fics.

Drive by posting to give a major shout out to the participants of femme_fic's "We Love Female Characters" ficathon.

I haven't had time to read a single story but I did quickly skim through the entries and there's a lot to pick from. On the Forever Knight front there are not one but two entries. How about that! That's awesome.

havocthecat has written a story centered around Natalie and Janette. Any story that gives Natalie and Janette dialog together is a winner but to have such a talented writer behind it makes it all the better. And it's set during the oh so great 1st season to boot.

brightknightie has delivered what is sure to be an outstanding piece of writing for Fleur and LaCroix. There's no one more skilled for these two characters  Hello! Amy wrote Fireweed. Need I say more.

Story Masterlist by Fandom.

Babylon 5 (1)
Battlestar Galactica (6)
Blood Ties (1)
Bones (2)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (6)
Charlie's Angels (1)
Charmed (3)
Chuck (1)
Dark Angel (1)
Doctor Who (1)
Farscape (1)
Firefly (6)
Forever Knight (2)
Friday Night Lights (1)
Gilmore Girls (1)
Harry Potter (2)
Heroes (6)
NCIS (8)
Sarah Connor Chronicles (1)
Stargate (6)
Star Trek (5)
Superman (1)
Supernatural (4)
Torchwood (2)
Women's Murder Club (2)
X-Men (2)

I'm so glad to see that volta1228's fic "Embodiment of Faith" has now made it to FKFIC-l where it can be accessed by a larger FK crowd. Back in mid February Scarlett had posted the story to fk_fanfiction and it made an impression on me and then later to the Yahoo!Group Forever-Knightfanfiction.

I've read stories that have reused the character of Father Rochefort from "For I Have Sinned" but I think this is my favorite. I loved Nick's introduction to the story. He's lines had that brash quality that dominated his personality early on in the series but they still remained twinged with humor.

I really can't do this story justice which is probably why my feedback for the author is floundering in my inbox.

Ok so checks calendar...yep mid way through January, thought so. Looks at fic recs...yep Christmas fic and Yuletide fic, thought so.

So what! Good fic is never out of season.