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Magic Happens
by Ebonydove (22 parts) @ Aenai~ai
I love fanfiction. I know, I know -- I continually and insistently
dwell on the absurdly obvious, don't I... But it still strikes me, even
after all this time and having mentioned it so often, as something worthy
of note. Fanfiction has taken over fulfilling this intense need (and I
won't belittle it by calling it anything less than that) that I have had
to read which sprang to life with startling ferocity when I was about
5 and has continued unabated until now. GW started it all. I watched the
series, I watched the OVA (and there are times when I like to use the
term 'OVA' simply because I'm the only one, until now, who knew that I
don't know precisely what 'OVA' stands for...). And it wasn't enough.
I wanted more. Thank god on high for the internet, ne? Can you
imagine that there was a time when I thought the www was a complete and
total waste of time? I've changed my mind a bit on that one in the meantime,
needless to say. After I discovered the rapturous world of the yaoi gw
fandom, there was KwG. Then wk. And DBZ... At this point, I'll read almost
anything as long as it's yaoi and well-written and has characters I can
care for even if I might not quite know who they are. But it's always
gw I return to. And it's only gw that I can read and read and read and
not need a break from. Fics from other fandoms might make me smile or
laugh or cry or squirm, but it's gw that messes with my head and makes
me think of Duo as a real person (yah, I know -- I'm alot of things
but 'delusional' is not one of them) and gets me to re-read and
search and prod and poke the fanfic world with my patented fanfic pointing
stick until I really might seem obsessed. It was as I was reading my latest
discovery ('latest' being perhaps the wrong term, as I had been aware
of its existence and the authors merits for quite some time) that this
all came back to wallop me upside the head as it so often does with, I
might add, absolutely no sense of remorse. 'Magic Happens' is a story.
In it, bad, violent things happen. There are secrets and mysteries and
men with guns and hateful intent. There are touching moments between Heero
and Duo, and realistic ones full of misunderstandings and betrayals and
heartache. It is well-written enough that I'm breaking my somewhat lax
rule of rec-ing only one fic per author and coming up with all this drivel.
It is unique enough that it has no chance of boring me and familiar enough
that I can understand what's going through Duo's mind even as he's thinking
it. But what strikes me most of all is how exciting and thrilling and
wonderful it all is... even after all this time.
warnings: eventual 1x2x1 main...
there's more, but that would be giving it away... ~ yaoi ~ lime / implied
lemon ~ post EW ~ angst-ness ~ violence ~ Duo confusion and in-the-dark-ness
(in more ways than one... ) ~ Duo POV
[ added 01 jan 03 ]
The
Max and Zee Arc by
Wystii (ongoing) @ Wystii's
Whispers
You could say that I have an attraction for all things gw related, and
you'd be right. I'm drawn to it like nobodys business. It's almost rather
alarming. However, just because I'm a self-proclaimed addict doesn't mean
that I like everything regardless of whether or not it's good. Hell,
no. I'm as picky now as I ever was. It just so happens that the gw fan
world is abounding with what can only be described as an above average-ly
high number of dang good writers. Such is the case with Wystii. Her fics,
in general, draw me, but it's her Zechs that gets me enough to make me
sit here and sigh my little heart out. Because, you see, she's got Zechs
down so well that you can see him across from you, sipping his coffee
(or should that be wine?), and speaking to you in that low, soft voice
which you can imagine seducing just about anyone. The mystery that is
the Lightning Count is one that is so often overlooked in favour of his
platinum hair and ice-blue eyes, but underneath the princely façade
lies a man who has struggled and fought, not only in wars but against
his own nature, for so long that it's not hard to believe that he might
have lost himself along the way. It is during the course of this arc that
he is finally saved by his own knight in not-so-shining armour.
warnings: yaoi ~ ref. to past 13x6;
4xR, 4x6, Maguanacsx6, complete strangersx6; 2x6 (main, eventually) ~
citrus ~ angst ~ eventual idiotic-grin-inducing sap ^_^
[ added 18 feb 02 ]
Maxwell's
Demon by Madamhydra @ Madamhydra's
Lair
I've stumbled across quite a few fics where the premise is that Duo Maxwell
is more than he appears. Not satisfied with the 'fey' and 'elfin' that
so many authors inevitably dub him (-_-), he's transformed into another
entity altogether not human. And, as is probably more than obvious
by this point, I usually don't appreciate the outcome of such high brow
imaginativeness. But, as always, it's when you think that you've finally
pinned down a rule that you realize it's completely bunk. Cuz this fic
just tickles me. Not in a goofy, corny way (though that would not at all
be a bad thing since I am, as we all know, particularly goofy and
corny *grin*), but in a 'wow, I really like that in a way I never expected
to' way. This fic is incredibly well done in that it somehow straddles
the lines between fluff, angst, sap, and drama whilst never once alienating
any of the best of the characteristics of each particular genre. I can't
believe I just said that. I'm kind of surprised I can even understand
that, but it's actually true. ^_~ This fic starts with Relena attempting,
yet again, to break up Heero and Duo by claiming that Duo isn't (or rather,
is much more than) what he seems to be. The funny thing is... she's
right.
warnings: yaoi ~ 1x2, 3x4, 6x13x5
~ implied lemons ~ wicked Relena ~ Duo as... wait for it...
[ added 16 jan 02 ]
Method
Behind the Madness by Wufei's Onna @ Steel
Song
I don't think I've ever recommended a fic this short. It's not that short
fics can't be good, but usually it takes a while to pique my interest
enough to want to rec something. But this fic... it got me right away.
Everybody has their own theory of why Heero treats Duo so unforgivably
-- fear, love, avoidance... And all those are inextricable entwined
in whatever it is that motivates Heero, but not once have I seen it put
quite this way, so bittersweetly, nor been privy to a 'method' that was
at once so cruel and so touching...
warnings: shounen ai ~ 1+2 ~ angst
~ bastard Heero...
[ added 28 dec 01 ]
Mission
Details by Dev-Aki Basaa (17 parts) @ GWA
I really can't believe it's taken me so long to rec this fic. What is
up with me anyways? I am a mystery. But seriously, folks, this
fic is so good that I've been taking it for granted. I take it for granted
that each part will be as good as, or even better than, the last. I take
it for granted that the relationship between Heero and Duo will be as
steamy as it is romantic. I take it for granted that Dev is the wonderful
author that she is. And it's high time I did something about that, ne?
So here I am, rec-ing a fic that's so deserving that it's not even funny,
and feeling really pleased with myself about doing so. The story centers
around Heero and Duo (duh ^_^ ) who have to deal with being apart for
2 freaking looong years while Heero is undercover as a Preventer,
along with Zechs, to prevent (heh, heh -- funny, that) the rise
of a new and threatening criminal faction. Who knew a 1x2 fic where Heero
and Duo aren't within even 1,000 miles of each other for the first 13
parts could be so engrossing? And as we all know, Dev has a way of making
her characters so 3-D that you can walk around them and oooh and aaaah
to your hearts content and say to yourself, 'but it's so real '.
Plus there's that whole image of Heero with tattoos and a tongue ring.
Mmmmm. Heero with a tongue ring... *feral grin*
warnings: yaoi ~ 1x2, OMCx6, implied
3x4 ~ lemon ~ angst, of the 'separated from a loved one' as well as the
'I'm in love with a criminal' kind ~ sap til you drool
[ added 09 jan 02 ]
Monkey Boy
Mysteries by Kat and
Tzigane (11 parts) @ Asylum
When one enters the gw fandom, one of the first things that is thrust
upon one is the need to have a basic understanding of Japanese vocabulary.
We've all gone searching for little glossaries, or felt a fool and asked
on an ml. *dacia raises her hand with nary a blush* And then, inevitably,
those words and phrases, once learned, are used to quite a large extent.
Everywhere you go, you're spouting off (verbally or otherwise) bits of
Japanese, partially because it's a cool as heck language on its own, but
mostly because it's almost a secret language. Aside from those
who are actually from the country in question, or the rare few who are
not and are yet fluent, it's only anime fans who have a clue. However,
there also comes a time in each anime fangirls life when Japanese expressions...
lose their allure, when it just seems rather silly to employ them when,
hello, you're not Japanese. [ blanket statement. I know. don't kill me.
] Now that I know what it all means, I, for one, feel no need whatsoever
to go around calling you all 'minna', as I once did, and asking sweetly
if you're all feeling 'genki' today. *laugh* All this, of course, predicating
my gut reaction to this fic which was, to quote Zechs, 'kawaii'!!!
My god! I don't think I've ever read so cute a fic! And not cute
in a merely fluffy, sappy way, but cute in a goddamnfriggin' kawaii
way. There really is no other word that fits so exactly. I am in love.
*happy grin*
[ note: yes, there is a plot, and a good one, too (having to do
with proving the innocence of two wrongly accused magicians in a stratified
society of science and magic), but the word of the day here is 'monkey
boys'. ^__^ ]
warnings: 13x5, 6x1, ref. to past
13x6 ~ yaoi ~ eventual lemons *rowr* ~ AU ~ monkey boys! ~ general and
pervasive kawaii-ness ~ silliness in bits, but... it's so kawaii! *ahem*
~ I can't believe these gals wrote something without angst... ~ yes, yes
--> OOC *smile* ~ "Is there such a thing as too happy?" [Wufei]
whispered, kissing him again. Lip to lip again, and Treize couldn't be
happier! "No. No such thing at all."
[ added 01 sept 03 ]
Nightfall
by MikAAislin Nymph @ ... here, cuz I refuse to keep finding it and losing
it... ^_^;;
You know, I really love fics written for contests. You wouldn't think
it would matter. I mean, a good fic is a good fic, right? Yah, yah --
that is so, but still... The very idea that a fic was written for
a special purpose (besides the whole joy of writing thing ^_~ ) makes
me kind of giddy, if only because I am painfully aware of how incredibly
difficult it can be. Or maybe it's just Ais. *grin* It's no secret, I
hope, that I love this girl to death. Her stories are truly astounding,
and I think the only reason I haven't archived her is that many of her
fics are so dark (angst, I can do. Dark... that's another matter
entirely... ) But I'm rambling now. Gomen. This girl does that to me.
So there I was, bored out of my gourd, as it were, and I saw on the lists
that the winners to Ashura san's Bob Dylan song fic contest were out.
See? I was starting something when I mentioned contests. A lot of the
entries I won't even bother reading, not being into gw het at all,
and others I hadn't really found that awe-inspiring, but when I noticed
the 2nd place winner was Ais, well, let's just say this is where the 'giddy'
part starts. I know that if you ask Ais herself, she'll tell you that
she wasn't happy with this fic. In 'Ais language', that just boils down
to it being fabulous, cuz it's an Ais-ism that the fics she thinks are
her worst, I seem to find her best. So it makes sense that if she considers
this fic "not worth the paper it was written on", I would love
it so much that I crushed the poor dear with e-mailed glomps the exact
moment after I'd finished it. This fic is so brilliant, and I'm quoting
myself here (try it -- it's fun!!) "that I was moved to those
emotional not-tears -- you know, when you feel like you should
be crying except for the fact that you (or, rather, I) hate crying so
much that you refuse to do it unless you're utterly miserable". What
Ais can do with words is no less than magic as she weaves the tale of
two gundam pilots, both afraid of what is growing between them --
one because he has known love and lost it, the other because he has never
known love at all... *continues to look at Ais with shining eyes*
warnings: yaoi ~ 2x1, 1x2 ~ angst
~ sap ~ song fic ~ a deep Duo ~ a confused Heero ~ did I mention sap?
of the tear-jerking kind? ^_~
[ added 15 feb 02 ]
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