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FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Bedside Manners.
AUTHOR LINK:

serpenscript | Fic-journal at IJ:

serpens_fic
RATING/WARNING(S): G | set partly during the seventh book
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Poppy Pomphrey, Minerva McGonagall, Luna Lovegood

FIC SUMMARY: Poppy Pomfrey liked to sing. It was a little known secret, because although she indulged in singing quite frequently she very rarely gave anyone the chance to hear her sing. To put it kindly, she was tone deaf; to put it bluntly was to say she sounded like a hippogriff caught in a harpy's nest.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a wonderful character study of Poppy Pomphrey. I love the setting during the seventh book, love her friendships, and she is such an amazing character.

thady

FANDOM: Protector of the Small
FIC LINK: the things you carry.
AUTHOR LINK:

dirgewithoutmusic
RATING/WARNING(S): PG | ( content notes )
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 6,300 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Keladry of Mindelan; ensemble

FIC SUMMARY: After Kel breaks orders and invades Scanra to rescue her Haven civilians in Lady Knight, she is found guilty of treason in wartime.
She escapes with the help of friends and does the only thing Kel could ever conceive of doing in that instance-- she keeps fighting Tortall's war.
This is Kel, however; she is always willing to fight her battles alone, but people will always rise up to fight alongside her.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is beautiful. I love the use of the language, descriptive and evocative. It captures the characters with few words, but they shine brightly.
Love Keladry here, never givin up. Learning and growing, and just so awesome.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Step Right Up.
AUTHOR LINK:

starfishstar
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 2,040 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Lee Jordan, Kingsley Shacklebolt

FIC SUMMARY: Lee Jordan has the best idea of his life. Now he just needs someone else to hear him out.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is how it could have happened. Love the vivid description, and the mix of brightness and darkness. Love Kingsley's view on Lee, and their interaction.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Though I Speak With the Tongues of Men and Angels.
AUTHOR LINK:

lls_mutant |

lls_mutant
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 6,130 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sirius Black

FIC SUMMARY: Sirius has always been a strong person, but what's the force that makes someone strong?

RECCER'S NOTES:

While there might be religious tones to Harry Potter there are no overt religious scenes. The author manages to weave christian faith and religion into their story. When I first came upon this story, I was surprised how neatly it fit into canon.

I believe in this Sirius here. His faith (and his struggles with it) is never preachy or heavy handed. It is but a part of him.

dirty_diana

FANDOM: Marvel Cinematic Universe / Captain America
FIC LINK: The Not-Christmas Not-Truce of 1944
AUTHOR LINK:

drop-deaddream

dropdeaddream
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen, explicit but not gory combat violence, off-screen death of an animal for food
WIP?/WORD COUNT: complete / 1400 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, the Howling Commandos

FIC SUMMARY:

Bucky stabs a man in the neck.

The cow moos.

RECCER'S NOTES: Adorable snapshot of Our Heroes on the front lines, tangling it up with the Germans over a cow. As you do. Reminds me a bit of Brubaker-era flashback scenes in the way that it balances the Captain America and Howling Commando mythos with the fact that they're really just dudes doing a job. As well as the fact that war is terrible and ridiculous, sometimes simultaneously.

Not actually a Christmas story, if that's the kind of thing you like to know.

thady

FANDOM: Discworld/Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Ex Libris.
AUTHOR LINK:

Musyc
RATING/WARNING(S): G
WIP?/WORD COUNT: ficlet | ~ 630 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Irma Pince, the Lbrarian (Discworld)

FIC SUMMARY: Ook, it said, and Irma closed her eyes and smiled a little smile.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This story made me smile.
It is a wonderful little crossover, it blends the fandoms well together. I wish all libraries had a Librarian to help them out.

thady

FANDOM: Generation Kill
FIC LINK: Field of Blood and Stone
AUTHOR LINK:

inlovewithnight
RATING/WARNING(S): PG/PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,000 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Timothy Bryan, Tony Espera

FIC SUMMARY: Prompt was Doc Bryan, the lost art of a good rage. Set during "Bomb in the Garden."

RECCER'S NOTES:

The story is a character piece at its best. Both Doc and Poke are sharply drawn, we could have seen this on the show. And I really love Doc here, reflecting on what is happening.

thady

FANDOM: Stargate SG-1/Stargate: Atlantis
FIC LINK: Stepping Down from the Sky
AUTHOR LINK:

skieswideopen
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: novelette | ~ 11,500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Cameron Mitchell, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay

FIC SUMMARY: Six months after aliens take over Earth, John and Rodney show up on Cam's doorstep with a plan to get rid of the invaders.

RECCER'S NOTES:

This is a very chilling story about an alien invasion. This is also a very chilling story about human nature, about making the difficult decisions and about living with them.

The story had me hooked 'till the very end and even after I've finished I couldn't stop thinking about it.

thady

FANDOM: Harry Potter
FIC LINK: Fortuna
AUTHOR LINK:

cuban_sombrero
RATING/WARNING(S): PG-13
WIP?/WORD COUNT: one-shot | ~ 1,200 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Sirius Black, some Marauders, Regulus Black

FIC SUMMARY: Death, it has already changed them.

RECCER'S NOTES: This may be short but it sure packs a punch. I love the writing, poignant and vivid. Like the structure, and how it is built. I can see this Sirius here, and I love his view on the others.

The Espresso Addict

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Entries tagged with war-time

HP: Bedside Manners, by Serpenscript.

Protector of the Small: the things you carry, by dirgewithoutmusic.

HP: Step Right Up, by starfishstar.

HP: Though I Speak With the Tongues of Men and Angels, by lls_mutant.

MCU/Captain America: The Not-Christmas Not-Truce of 1944 by dropdeaddream

DW/HP: Ex Libris, by Musyc.

GK: Field of Blood and Stone, by inlovewithnight.

SG-1/SGA: Stepping Down from the Sky, by skieswideopen.

HP: Fortuna, by cuban_sombrero.

The Espresso Addict