old remix recs

[lunabee34]

I've had these bookmarked for ages:

Impressions in the Dust (Nothing Left But History Remix) by mariana_oconnor; HP; Remus/Sirius
This is that sort of amazing fic that gives you chills and makes your jaw drop and you instantly want to read it again because you know there's more there to unpack. This about facade and artifice, about power, about identity, about *history* as an entity. I also love the framing narrative--excerpts from a history textbook.

Something from Nothing (the Gratitude Sings in Me Chorale) by Laura; Firefly; River-centric gen
River says thank you to Mal. *clutches fic to chest* The best part is when River tells Mal that his words make him stupid, not his doing; with most people it's the other way around. Not much plot to go 'round here, but plenty of character insight to sink your teeth into.

Until the Light Was Gone (the Frozen Earth Remix) by xaara; Firefly; River-centric gen
I'm gonna be straight up with y'all. I kinda have no idea what's happening in this fic. But I'm cool with that because it's absolutely gorgeous. Such rich, evocative language. Such beautiful prose.

Until You Hold Again (the Only Life Remix) by jazzfic; Firefly; Mal/Wash/Zoe
Wash is captured and when he gets back, things on Serenity change. I really don't want to give very much away about this fic because I think to reveal to much is to diminish the dramatic impact. Really nice work.

Ignorance Isn't Bliss (the Id Vs. the Superego Overdub by Bridgh; BtVS; Buffy/Giles; warnings for non-con
This is creepy. Really creepy and sinister, with one of those endings that surprise you. As much as Buffy is a creepazoid here, it's Willow that chills me to the bone.

Naked (The Wishing You Were Here Remix) by Deidr1; BtVS; Xander/Dawn
I have a soft spot for Xander/Dawn. The surrogate brother, age differential thing is just hinky enough to make it seem subversive. I love Dawn's voice here and all the people who are in bed with them.

Comments

[kaleecat]

you're right "ignorance isn't bliss" was creepy in way too many ways. In large part because I totally believe that Willow could be that way--there's certainly enough evidence in canon. That Buffy did what she did is twisted and yet again it is a way the character could have turned but I don't buy that she could have come up with the spell/potion herself just because there's no evidence of it in her skill set. (yes its fiction). And with the creepy is the sad, that Giles who was once Ripper would fall under that spell and imagining the destruction on the day it is all revealed.

I've got the sirius/remus one for later. I'm in the middle of a long HP story and don't want to muddy the waters.

I'm going to skip the xander/dawn story with a possible change of mind if the mood strikes me. For some weird reason i have a very hard time suspending disbelief and going with that pairing. I would rather read the canon-improbable slash. But then I would rather read xander/dawn than xander/buffy because, while that is somewhat probable given canon, I just don't like it and think its yucky. They're better as friends.

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

I think the Sirius/Remus one might actually benefit from reading the original first (which I often don't do with Remix; bad me!), but hey! Two stories for the price of one.

annakovsky convinced me a long time ago that Xander/Dawn is not only really awesome and hot (because of all their absent thirds, because of the roles they've played their entire lives, because of how the pairing manages to be wistful and hopeful but also kind of defeated all at the same time) but perhaps inevitable. LOL It's gotta be post-Chosen. I don't buy it before then at all, but post-Chosen, I dig it. :)