beholder recs
May. 17th, 2014 10:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pauraque_bkAs usual, there were too many great entries in ![[insanejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/ij-community.gif)
hp_beholder to be comprehensive about this, but here are a few that especially stood out to me.
A Lonely Road (R, Severus Snape/Aberforth Dumbledore) by![[insanejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/ij-userinfo.gif)
wwmrsweasleydo
A perceptive portrait of Severus and Aberforth's relationship, as well as a vivid picture of the ever-absent Albus, drawn in negative space between them. Every detail adds to the ominous and oppressive time these characters live in, and not a word is wasted.
we lay together on a cold hard floor (R, Severus Snape/Peter Pettigrew) by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tarteaucitron
Over the summer holiday, the house hourglasses are taken down and Severus and Peter can approach each other as something less like players in a game, and more like people. The author strikes a perfect balance between pointing out the effects their choices have had and will have on their lives, while also making it clear that these aren't free choices -- they're constantly being pushed, by so many factors.
No Charity (PG, Aunt Marge/Rita Skeeter) byfluffyllama
Two threads are woven together well here: A deft and funny satire of English conservative culture as embodied in Marge, as well as an intriguing deconstruction of Rita and her self-created identity as a media gadfly. You wouldn't think it would work, but it does. The author struck just the right balance between letting the characters be vulnerable without sanding off the rough edges.
A Short Treatise on the Social Lives of Ghosts (PG, various ghost pairings) bydueltastic
Utterly charming and hilarious.
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hp_beholder to be comprehensive about this, but here are a few that especially stood out to me.A Lonely Road (R, Severus Snape/Aberforth Dumbledore) by
wwmrsweasleydoA perceptive portrait of Severus and Aberforth's relationship, as well as a vivid picture of the ever-absent Albus, drawn in negative space between them. Every detail adds to the ominous and oppressive time these characters live in, and not a word is wasted.
we lay together on a cold hard floor (R, Severus Snape/Peter Pettigrew) by
tarteaucitronOver the summer holiday, the house hourglasses are taken down and Severus and Peter can approach each other as something less like players in a game, and more like people. The author strikes a perfect balance between pointing out the effects their choices have had and will have on their lives, while also making it clear that these aren't free choices -- they're constantly being pushed, by so many factors.
No Charity (PG, Aunt Marge/Rita Skeeter) by
fluffyllamaTwo threads are woven together well here: A deft and funny satire of English conservative culture as embodied in Marge, as well as an intriguing deconstruction of Rita and her self-created identity as a media gadfly. You wouldn't think it would work, but it does. The author struck just the right balance between letting the characters be vulnerable without sanding off the rough edges.
A Short Treatise on the Social Lives of Ghosts (PG, various ghost pairings) by
dueltasticUtterly charming and hilarious.
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