am I cleaning out my "stuff to rec" folder? why yes, I believe I am

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Revenge by westernredcedar
Regulus/Sirius, Severus; dark/smut, NC-17, ~750 words. Warnings: Blackcest, twisted and kinky, hints of past child abuse/corporal punishment, general wrongness.
Severus wants revenge, but he gets something much more useful instead.

My comment: "Ohhhh I asdlfkjds;l;saldjf;ajf!!! Sirius -- and Regulus -- and Severus -- and asljfhadshfu I say!!! This is so perfect in so many ways. The sneering depravity of what Sirius is doing, and Severus's original intent, and his being derailed at what he sees, and his going 'yes, this is a good secret', aiii..."

At first he was not sure what he was seeing beyond a mess of arms and legs and flesh and motion, but the harder he stared the more the image resolved into two distinct figures. Two dark-haired figures. Two very similar, dark-haired figures.

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And He Said Goodbye by SnapeBlossom
Severus/Lily; romance/drama, K+ (PG), ~1350 words.
Snape asks Lily to go with him to the ‘Dark Side’ – a sad tale of true love.

My comment: "I like how Severus feels he cannot possibly give up darkness and he only wants Lily to understand through experience, and Lily's anguish that she wishes she could go where he wants her to, but can't bring herself to do it, no matter how wonderful the kisses..."

There was James. With him there was goodness, laughter, light…and then there was him. Darkness, profundity and…passion. And he was giving her the choice – James wouldn’t.

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The Greater of Two Masters by zeldadestry
Severus/Lily, Eileen; angst, NC-17, ~3400 words.
He doesn't want to leave -- and then she doesn't want him to go. Until...

My comment: "Oh. My. God. I shall never attempt to write Lily/Severus again, that's how good this is." It's sad and it's hot and it hurts and stuff.

Much as he wished to hurt Potter, despised him, he had always recognized their shared panic, their need to have her and their agony in fearing another would win her, take her away. She had been the one thing Potter hadn’t been able to have, the one halt to his arrogant victory march.

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When Fate Steps In by the_minx_17
Severus/Harry; AU, light R, ~20000 words.
Sometimes the best wishes are the ones that sneak up on you.

Ancient stuff by some standards, from this spring's fic Snarry Games. One of those swapping-reality things. My comment: "Oh wow. You made a number of plot and character cliches actually work very well. I'm so thrilled about the Severus and Lily friendship in this alongside the Snarry. In summary, squeeeeee!"

Dumbledore reached out and patted Severus' leg. "I'm sure this is confusing for you. My life is relatively the same as I remember and yet I'm left feeling a bit baffled myself. Let's start with the last thing you remember."
"Threatening your portrait with turpentine."

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The Right Decision by unbroken_halo
Severus, Voldemort; gen, PG, 200 words.
for snape100 prompt #244 "first impressions"

Double drabble on Severus deciding to join the Death Eaters. Voldemort gets the first 100 words; Severus the second.

Snape reeked of Dark Magics, bitterness, and hatred so strong that it nearly mirrored his own.