Fic recs

I have allowed my recs bookmarks folder to get way out of control. So beware the recs list of DOOOOOOOOM!

It's possible I have recced some of these before, yet they reappeared in the folder due to syncing mismatches between three installs of Pale Moon (Firefox), but whatever. If they were worth it once, surely they're worth it again. ( Read more... )

Whew! What was that, 20? I dunno, I only sort of counted the number of times I pasted in my rec template. I have a few Yuletide recs in other fandoms, but I'll save those for a different post.

Fic recs other than Harry Potter

This will be much shorter than the last (well, next) post.

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Time Pockets by kahvi
Fandom: Red Dwarf
Characters: Lister, Rimmer (some Lister/Rimmer), Kryten, Cat
Rating: Teen
Words: 5089
Author's summary: The Red Dwarf crew are having a hard time with... well... time. While Lister is trying to get a GELF device which literally saves time working, Rimmer finds himself in mortal - as it were - peril from another time-related problem. Meanwhile, Kryten fusses and Cat hunts metaphors.

Quote:
"Your curried corn flakes, sir. I took the liberty of adding a little hot sauce to the usual recipe."

To Kryten's considerable delight, Lister appeared to quicken at this. "Kryten, man; yer a gem." He grabbed eagerly for the tray. Kyten hurriedly handed him a spoon, remembering what had happened last time, and stood respectfully back.

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Certainties by nomadwriter
Fandom: Discworld
Characters: Vetinari, Drumknott, Death
Rating: Teen
Words: 3127
Author's summary: Only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. The anthropomorphic personification of one meets the man behind the other.

My comment: "Very well done! In style this could fit right into Pratchett's work, and I like these glimpses of scenes from a perspective we didn't see at the time."

Quote:
"How many people, I wonder, have died in the course of attempting to avert their death?" he mused aloud.

DO YOU WANT EXACT FIGURES?

"Ah," he said carefully. "So, either I'm hallucinating, or this is a closer brush with mortality than I'd first assumed."

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Cat's Eyes by drworm
Fandom: The Last Unicorn
Characters: Schmendrick, Molly Grue, the cat
Rating: General Audiences
Words: 2888
Author's summary: “Adventures,” Schmendrick mused, “look for men like Lír. The rest of us are lucky to get one a year, if that.”

Quote:
One paw struck at the loose threads, which unraveled further as the web stuck to his fur, quick as taffy.

Molly grasped the cat around the middle and hauled him to her chest. “You mustn't destroy something so beautiful,” she scolded.

“But I am a cat,” he replied, “and it is my nature.”