I have to mention...

[valis2]

...that I just read a highly original, lovely piece of work by rinsbane called the Medicamentarius.

It's SS/KS, so if you don't like that pairing (or slash), don't click. The NC-17 portion is quite tame, only a paragraph, if that. An awesome fic, I enjoyed it thoroughly. It had unique applications of magic, thoughtful magical details, and great characterization, all of which I love to death. Check it out if you care for the pairing. It's in two parts, not very long, and quite rewarding.

Comments

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, how fantastic, someone is actually using the tags! Hooray!

I screwed up the recs tag, though, and need to fix it. I think there are one or two fics marked "fic recs" so I need to condense the tags into one.

[kakiphony.livejournal.com]

Tags are wonderful. I've been meaning to go back and tag all my entries for a long time, but I'm lazy (and busy). Your are particularly useful because (so far) they've steered me toward the kind of good, complicated fanfic I like, and not a bit of the awful tripe that some other fans I know enthuse about...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

ha! You should definitely steer clear of my "badfic" tag, then, unless you want a good laugh. ;)

[kakiphony.livejournal.com]

Noted.

I just finished reading Soul Play by snapesforte and enjoyed it very much as well. I'm enthralled with both your versions of Snape --- they're quite different takes on the character and really show me how ambiguous a figure he still is. We have all this canon, but so little real insight. It's leading to some really interesting places.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

SP is amazing. I read the first four chapters and was just astonished by how natural it seemed.

I'm saving the rest for a rainy day. It's just so good that I need to read it without distractions.