Smutmas recs IV.

[pauraque_bk]

Smutmas recs I.
Smutmas recs II.
Smutmas recs III.

Fic

Carrion (NC-17, Snape/Karkaroff) by Anonymous
Ooh ooh ooh. This was so good, I could hardly wait to rec it! Karkaroff is wonderful, Snape is spot-on, and as if that weren't enough to please me, there is an absolute gem of a Peter characterization in here. If you skipped this, you're missing out in a big way.

By the Light of the Moon (NC-17, Harry/Bill, Bill/Fleur, Harry/Remus) by Anonymous
A delightful lycanthropic semi-con romp. Also the first time I've really enjoyed a Bill fic!

Aniseed & Smoke (NC-17, Sirius/Regulus) by Anonymous
I have to admit I just love this pairing, and this is an excellent example of why. The interaction between these two is endlessly interesting to me and can be done so many different ways -- I really like this version.

Art

Lead Me Through The Darkness (NC-17, Snape/Harry, NOT FAMILY-GATHERING-SAFE [none of you are working on Christmas eve, I hope]) by Anonymous
I knew who the artist was as soon as I looked at the characters' feet. No one else puts such feeling and expression into curled-up toes and strained arches, do they? Mm. :D [ETA: Hilariously, I was wrong about the artist here! Apparently someone does.]

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As maidenjedi so ideally put it: Happy Everything, everyone!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

*loves*

- one of the anons

[pauraque]

Good job, whichever one you are. :D

[painless-j.livejournal.com]

Heh, you recognize the artist by the feet, I do it by their mouths, well, this artist at least :)

I found it amusing how tastes differ! While I see merit in all these fics, I can't say I liked any of them -- just not my thing, you know :/

[pauraque]

Likewise, some of the Smutmas fics I've seen recced most often were the ones I found totally uninteresting! Like that one long Snarry fic that everyone was going nuts for. Did nothing for me. But that's life. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/rantipole_/]

"Happy Everything to you, too!"

*has not actually had time to read any Smutmas fic*
*until tomorrow, at which time she intends to dive in, in an orgy of reading*
*will probably like only the dark and strange ones...*

*oh, well...*
(whee!)

[eagles-rock.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't mind, but I've been reading your recs and your chapter discussions for some time, and have silently 'friended' you in the hope of reaidng more of these, and in a timely manner too, not all at a rush several weeks after the event. If this is in any way a problem for you, please let me know. Thank you.

[pauraque]

Nope, not a problem at all. I like it when people friend me. :) (The GoF chapter discussions will resume on Jan 1, btw!)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for reccing mine! I think you're the only one who did, LOL! ;-)

[pauraque]

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't to everyone's taste, what with the wolfness and the het and so on. I appreciated it, though. :)

And I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels compelled to go back and thank the people who recced me!