Nothing new in the fanfic area, but here are some new recs (at this point it's more of an occasional recs journal than anything else.

2 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fanfiction Recommendations
4 Harry Potter Fanfiction Recommendations

Breaking Free by StillRose
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Spike/Xander
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: SciFi AU, slash, graphic torture scene
Summary: Lt. “Xander” Harris and Captain William the Bloody have both suffered and lost in the on going war between the Biogens and Council.
Status: Completed, 45 chapters
Comments:

Repossession by Lazuli
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairings: Xander/Spike
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: slash, angst, torture (mostly through flashbacks), rape (all through flashbacks), OC's (but I love them), amnesia!fic in the begninning, multiple personality disorder on the part of Spike/William, possible Highlander influences
Summary: The future. When Spike's hurt, who does he turn to?
Spoilers: Selectively into S6, then it's AU.
Status: Completed, 125 chapters
Comments: I found this on another recs list, where it was warned as being a Highlander crossover. I am unfamiliar with Highlander, but after reading this fic and then doing some Highlander research, I can say that at most the author is borrowing from Highlander mythology. As far as I can tell she hasn't used any characters from the Highlander universe. No mention of using Highlander influences is mentioned in the author notes, so it is equally likely that she just thought up the mythology herself. That said, I found this a highly enjoyable read. It was a long story that I adored from start to finish. The author deserves extra points for finding a believable way of making Xander and Spike be destined for each other, and also for utilizing an unusually creative way of extending Xanders lifespan.

Evernight by LilRinnieB
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxSS
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Creature fic, mpreg, possessive Snape, OC's
Summary: It's Harry's seventh year at Hogwarts and the new strategy in the war against Voldemort is "Fight darkness with darkness." Harry goes through a series of changes that has him questioning everything he thought he ever knew about magic, darkness, destiny ... and a certain snarky Potions professor. .
Status: Work in Progress, 52 chapters as of this posting
Comments: You need access to the username/password in order to be able to read the fic at the author's website, but it is easy to acquire and very much worth it.

Pains and Contradictions by ATypicalSnowman
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxSS
Rating: R
Warnings/Categories: Tortured Snape, character death, angst
Summary: When Harry begins to break under the pressures of death and prophesy, help arrives from an unlikely quarter: Snape. Despite their own doubts, manipulations from all sides and hapless interventions combine to bring their two souls together.
Status: Work in Progress, updated roughly twice a month on average, 20 chapters as of this posting.
Comments:

Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity by Mad Martha
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: HPxRW
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Series AU
Summary: That very first day on the Hogwarts Express, Harry shook Draco Malfoy's hand and became a Slytherin. Ron has hated him ever since. But Harry doesn't hate Ron ....
Status: Complete, 5 multichaptered stories (go to Mad Martha's author page to find the sequel stories, "Two Households II", "Two Households III" and so on.
Comments: This is one of my favorite AU's of any fandom. Mad Martha is an excellent author, and everything she produces is gold. Not all of her stuff turns out as serious as this story, but I didn't want to get repetitive by listing her too many times, so I decided to post my favorite of her work. Her author page here is pretty comprehensive, but if you find you like her work I recommend that you join her yahoo group, as it has some stuff that isn't available here, and also has stories grouped together so it's easier to find sequels and such within specific fic universes.

Tyger! Tyger! by Blood Cult of Freud
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SSxHG, other minor pairings
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: het, original characters, forced/arranged marriage, pregnancy, rape scene, angst
Summary: n/a
Status: Complete, 37 Chapters
Comments: I hadn't realized until after reading this fic that many people in fandom seem to have an issue with it. It contains several prominent fandom cliches, such as forced marriage and teenage pregnancy. I think that it all works in this fic, but others disagree. I believe the main issue is the author's writing style is not for everyone, and you should be able to tell after the first chapter or two whether it will work for you. Overall I consider this a story with a happy ending, but not a happily-ever-after story. The author takes a more realistic approach to how a person might deal with societal problems. Hermione gets to solve most of the stuff that bothers her, but she has to wait a very long time and compromise in doing it more subtly than some readers might prefer. I also really adore how the love grows over time in this fic, and that the characters are realistically flawed even in old age.

Today I received my first spammy negative comment. It came from a mediaminer user in response to "We Begin at the End", a Harry/Draco vampire fic I did for an exchange at hpvamp some time ago. I know logically I shouldn't be so upset about it, because it was bound to happen sooner or later and in fact, it's really quite amazing that it's taken so long for me to receive one. I never should have replied to the person in the first place, I know, because where there's prejudice there's really no reason.

Anyhow, here's what happened. I'm going to get the whole thing off my chest and hopefully it won't bother me anymore.

This person left me a comment where they accused me of incorrectly labeling my fic. It was something to the effect of "this is yaoi not a one shot *insert some curse words and bad spelling*"

I replied explaining that it is categorized as a one shot because it is not multichaptered, and I do have the fic categorized as yaoi under "fic type" so the persons complaint was moot. I then told this person that there was an option on mediaminer that allowed them to exclude yaoi fic from their results, and asked them to not leave uninformed comments on people's fic.

This person replied (again, very rude, called me names) and said that they'd done that and my fic had shown up any way (called me more rude names). And then they said some more rude stuff I'd rather not dwell on.

I'm not going to reply to this person again, obviously. I don't know if it will do any good, but I contacted mediaminer via their all-purpose contact form and explained the situation. Since I had already deleted the comment by then I wasn't able to copy it, but I did copy in both my e-mail and the other person's response. I made it clear in my message that I did not intend to reply to this person again, and that I was concerned that this person might be harassing other members. I also said, more than once, and if the staff member noticed any sort of incorrect labeling on my fic to please tell me and I would fix it. I don't know if mediaminer involves themselves in personal disputes, and if I don't hear from this person again and they're not bothering anyone else then I suppose it doesn't matter. Mediaminer allows anonymous reviews, so even if this person's account was suspended they could still comment. But I still really wanted to do something about the whole situation and this was all I could come up with. Sad, I know. Anyhow, here's to hoping I won't hear from this person again.

Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers)

Late for Dinner by Maho-chan
Pairings: TsukasaxTsukushi
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Series Continuation, Drama
Summary: Two years after Tsukasa moved to New York, Tsukushi spends the winter holiday from Eitoku University with him in America. One snowy evening, Tsukasa and Tsukushi are late for dinner and Tsukushi makes a very important decision.
Status: One-Shot
Comments: I never have read the manga, but I am a big fan of the dorama based on it. This fic is only timeline compliant before season 2.

Harry Potter

Note: "My Man Friday" by Enhama is no longer available on the internet. I have a copy saved on my hard drive and am open to sharing through e-mail(nofiofic (at) gmail.com).

Lupin's Symposium by Sandra
Pairings:HGxRL
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: humor, set after year six
Summary: Seems dear, old Professor Lupin is in heat. Hermione is intrigued. Only scientifically, of course. Hopefully, her homework won't suffer. Too much.
Status: One-Shot
Comments: Hermione's sense of humor and internal monologue is wonderful. This is one of the wittier fics I've come across, it just screams brilliance.

Labyrinth

The Enticement by Scattered Logic
Pairings: Jareth/Sarah
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Story Continuation, Drama, Romance
Summary: In exchange for returning to the Labyrinth, Sarah is offered what she desires most... She's about to learn there is a huge difference between fantasy and reality.
Status: Complete, 15 Chapters
Comments:

One Piece

Noli me Tangere by Pennilane
Pairings: Zoro/Sanji
Rating: PG
Warnings/Categories: hints of character death
Summary: In which Sanji reflects upon love, Zoro hoards memories, dreams are happily stale, and no one knows what they lack because there's never been a fork in the road. And there is altogether too much blood, as usual.
Status: One-shot
Comments: I love this fic primarily for its language and how very clearly the emotions are portrayed.

Rurouni Kenshin

Heart's Ease*** by Yumi
Pairings: Kenshin/Kaoru
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: AU, romance, drama, angst
Summary: N/A
Status: Complete, 3 parts. A one-shot sequel, "Kimi wa Dare Wo Mamotte Iru", is also available.
Comments: A classic among Kenshin/Kaoru fans, "Heart's Ease" has everything I ever wanted in my Kenshin/Kaoru lemon. Not only is the writing fabulous and the sex scenes superb, the author also infuses the writing with the personalities and intentions of the characters, which just makes the whole thing better.

Spirited Away

Courage of the Spirit*** by Velf
Pairings: Haku/Chihiro
Rating: T
Warnings/Categories: Drama, Story Continuation
Summary: Chihiro is 20 and at university. Her brush with the spirit world still influences her life to today. She is trying hard to fit in with the “real world”, but she is finding this difficult and the cracks are starting to show.
Status: Finished at 40 chapters. A sequel is available, Enchantment of the Heart, completed at 19 chapters and rated M. A sequel to that, Resilience of the Soul, is in-progress with 33 chapters posted to date, rated T. Updates are slow but steady.
Comments: Much like Ruri Hoshino's "Dreamer Awakened" (a Blue Seed continuation), this fic is so good that I no longer feel the need to search for other fic in this fandom. All of the characters are dealt with wonderfully and I really like the author's take on how Haku's power and corporeal forms work. I actually stayed up nearly all night trying to finish "Courage of the Spirit" the first time I read it.

Weiss Kreuz

Zerbrochen*** by Tritorella
Pairings: Yohji/Aya, and in the sequel there is Yohji/Aya/Schuldig and Ken/OC
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: AU, possible series continuation, angst, drama, mentions of character deaths (not the Weiss team), rape, and some other nasty stuff.
Summary: A Weiss AU ignoring Glühen. Kritiker is in ruins, Weiss are fighting a lonely war against Estet. Unlikely alliances are formed, and friendships tested.
Status: "Zerbrochen" contains 6 "parts", with the last "part" separated into six chapters. A sequel, "Geheilt", is also finished with three parts, the first being separated into seven chapters and the third being separated into fourteen chapters. All the other "parts" singles.
Comments: This is a lengthy ride, perfect for someone who loves long fic. Don't let the warnings scare you away, really, some of it is stuff I don't usually go for but it all works in this fic.

I felt slightly inspired after watching this 10-minute short online.

(ps: to watch JoJo in the Stars, go here)

197 words, Mme Pica's POV. G-rated. Takes place directly after the film.

Introspection

The looks didn’t matter. Mme Pica knew this.

The Hero, as Mme Pica had begun to think of him - after all, he had not only tried to save JoJo from her loneliness ten years ago, he had inadvertently saved Mme Pica’s circus - had been raised as a commoner. He understood beauty, in the way that commoners did. He knew that JoJo was beautiful, he knew he, himself, was ugly and wretched.

JoJo had lived with freaks for all of her life; had been considered a freak for all of her life. She had no concept of beauty. She looked at his scars and hurts and saw only what he had been through. She still saw the person who had tried to save her once before. She would hurt because he hurt, but she would never understand the aesthetics.

This would save the business as well.

Because The Hero was here, JoJo would no longer try to leave. She could be unchained, she would fly above the audience. The Hero would provide an act as grotesque as JoJo’s was beautiful.

If they loved each other, all the better for them.

For Mme Pica, there was always the circus.

Nofio's Favorite Harry Potter Fics
aka: Nofio's Harry Potter FanFiction Recommendations


Updates
04.01.09
Added Evernight by LilRinnieB, Pains and Contradictions by ATypicalSnowman, Two Households, Both Alike in Dignity by Mad Martha, Tyger! Tyger! by Blood Cult of Freud.
Fixed the link for Furry Magic by Neichan.
Removed recs for Sex Magic by VelvetBlood and Seul Amour by Skarrah, as both are WIP's that appear to have been abandoned. A pity.

• If you would like to look through my recs in other fandoms (there's quite a few of them) click here.


• If you would like to look through my memories (which contains still more recs, primarily drabbles and things that I haven't put on the formal recs list yet) go here.


• If you would like to read my reccers note (which explains why the HP fics have a separate recs page), click here.

Recs are ordered alphabetically by Title.
*** indicates a fic that I particularly favor.

( Click here for Recs (26 thus far) )

Chasing Methuselah*** by Sandra E.
Fandom: InuYasha
Pairings: Kagome/Miroku
Rating: M
Warnings/Categories: Romance, Drama
Summary: It's not enough she's flunking Geometry, no. Or that Inuyasha is about to choose Kikyou. No. Now she has to deal with the new class representative. Who, oddly enough, looks like a certain perverted monk.
Status: Complete, 13 Chapters

Alongside all the Way by SaberShadowCat
Fandom: One Piece
Pairings: Sanji/Zoro/Sanji
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Slash, Language, Violence
Summary: Somehow, when he wasn't paying attention, Zoro had become an integral part of his life.
Status: Complete, 2 parts

Belling the Cat by Maldoror
Fandom: One Piece
Pairings: Lucci/Kaku
Rating: R
Warnings/Categories: Violence, Slash
Summary: (N/A, so I've posted the author's note instead) This is a very objectionable non-romance and I make no claim that it'll be to everyone's taste. It's also a different take on Kaku and Lucci's characters, a little more flawed and 'normal' than in some of my other fics, though part of this can be explained by the fact that they're younger than I usually write them.
Status: One-shot
Comments: Takes place several months before they go on the Water 7 mission.

Journey Through an Enchanted Wood*** by Orange Smaug
Pairings: Zoro/Sanji, if you squint
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Categories: Language
Summary: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? If someone once lost is found but no one remembers them, did they ever exist?
Status: One-shot

Hinge of Fate by Ramos
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SS/HG
Rating: M
Warnings/Categories: Drama, Angst, Violence
Summary: Hermione cannot remember, and Severus cannot forget.
Status: Complete, 22 chapters

My Man Friday by Enahma
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SS/HP
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Angst, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Summary: The cliched idea: Harry has to marry Snape. He tries to resist, and Snape isn't happy either. But Dumbledore insistent (as always), and the result is an unhappy, arranged marriage.
Status: Complete, 6 chapters

The Perfect Wife by LinW
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SS/HP
Rating: R
Warnings/Categories: AU, Angst, Crossdressing
Summary: In the 1800's, a schoolteacher is forced into an arranged marriage by an overbearing uncle. This fic is an Alternate Reality as there is no magic.
Status: One-Shot

Price of Love*** by RogueSugah
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: RW/HG, hints of HP/GW
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: AU after OOTP/6'th year
Summary: All Hermione wants to do is get closer to Ron. This summer she gets her wish, but the closer they get, the harder it will become for her to share her secret with him. But share it she must. If love really is stronger than hate, as Hermione believes, their feelings for each other may actually be enough to save them all.
Status: Completed, 80 chapters. An outtake, "Behind Closed Doors" is also available.
Comments: You have to register on the site in order to access the story. However, it's totally worth it if you're looking for a good Hermione/Ron fic.
Status: Complete, one-shot

Stick by Abstract Concept
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairings: SS/HP
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Categories: AU
Summary: After the war, Severus goes looking for peace. Harry goes looking for Severus. Severus finds strength in himself, but will he also learn to bend?
Status: One-Shot

Recs added to the list: "The Arrangement" by Maldoror (GW), "The Lucky Ones" by Terri Botta (Inuyasha), "Tales from the House of the Moon" by Resmiranda (Inuyasha), "Nine Men and a Little Lady" by Kielle (LOTR), and "The Very Secret Diaries" by Cassandra Claire (LOTR).


The Arrangement by Maldoror (HERE)
Series: Gundam Wing
Pairings: 1x5
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: AU, action, psychological
Summary: Wufei, struggling with his demons, agrees to a wartime fling with Heero, no affection needed or wanted. But the ‘arrangement’ lasts and grows as they join the preventers. It could become a source of strength for both…if they let it.
Status: Complete, 42 chapters.

The Lucky Ones by Terri Botta (HERE)
Series: Inuyasha
Pairings: Inuyasha/Kagome, Sango/Miroku, Sesshomaru/Rin
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Romance, Drama
Summary: Sometimes Fate hands you a gift you never thought you’d ever get, and it’s up to you to accept it for what it is.
Status: Complete, 49 chapters. A lemon one shot, "Game Face", also available. Sequel, "Coyote Child" in-progress.

Tales from the House of the Moon by Resmiranda (HERE)
Series: Inuyasha
Pairings: Sesshomaru/Kagome
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Categories: Comedy, Romance, Angst
Summary: Kagome, now in college, discovers the tale of Sesshomaru and Rin. Grief can be a prison, but the bonds of love are not easily broken. What is the truth behind fairytales?
Status: Complete, 42 chapters.

Nine Men and a Little Lady by Kielle (HERE)
Series: Lord of the Rings
Pairings: Slight OCxLegolas
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Categories: AU, parody, comedy, MarySue
Summary: Some very silly journal entries reveal an insidious evil within the ranks of the Fellowship.
Status: Complete, One-Shot

The Very Secret Diaries*** by Cassandra Claire (HERE)
Series: Lord of the Rings
Pairings: ...Let's not go there.
Rating: R
Warnings/Categories: AU, parody, comedy
Summary: n/a
Status: Complete, 18 diaries.
Comments: These apparently started out as an attempt by the author to run off somebody she didn't want reading her LJ. Instead she became exceptionally popular. The Very Secret Diaries contain naked elves, crossdressing, pervy hobbit-fanciers, and many, many other things. I laugh so hard I nearly cry every time I reread.

I swear to god, I do intend to still write fic. I've had the summer from hell this year, and literally haven't produced any kind of writing or art this summer. The good news is that at the end of this week I should be over most, if not all, of the drama. So I WILL BE RETURNING, and will resume my various projects ASAP.

I have decided to join the great blog migration. You can find me at the following places:

http://nofio.livejournal.com
http://nofio.greatestjournal.com
http://nofio.insanejournal.com

I also intend to join JournalFen, but it won't let me create a new account at the moment, so it'll have to wait.

The blogs will be updated simultanously, thanks to the wonderfulness that is Semagic. Yesterday I stumbled upon a particular post made by esteliel, which held some basic info and a link to a page that told me everything I needed to know. The existence of this post is proof that the program is working as I intended.

Well, of course EVERYONE enjoys yaoi. The world has got to have some focal point! Har har har.

So, nofio, your LiveJournal reveals...



You are... 0% unique and 21% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy yaoi). When it comes to friends you are normal. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is conventional.

Your overall weirdness is: 24

(The average level of weirdness is: 27.
You are weirder than 54% of other LJers.)

Find out what your weirdness level is!

Alright, now that LJ's whole deletion mess has been cleaned up I've gone through and unlocked most of my posts. The only posts that will remain friends-locked are my fanfic that have adult ratings on them. This means that if you want to read "We Begin at the End" and "Deepening the Bond" on my LJ you have to ask to be added to my friends list. All of my other posts, including my recs list and my fic "Little Bits of Light," are back up for public viewing.

I do intend to keep the GreatestJournal account, but I will probably use it as a backup of this account. So my recs list and all of my fics will continue to be available on there, as will future changes to the recs list and future postings of fics. Also, fics with an adult rating will be friends-locked on the GJ account as well.

I've just set up an account at GreatestJournal. I'm going to put my fics and rec list on it and from here on out it should have the same posts as my LJ. So if any of you are moving over there and would like to friend me: http://nofio.greatestjournal.com

I've updated my recs list, for anyone who is interested: HERE

It's actually had quite a few additions in the last two months. If I remember correctly, I've added stuff to my Bleach, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Naruto, One Piece, and Original/Crossover/Misc sections in the last few weeks. I've also provided a link to my memories, since there are fics on there that haven't made it to the recs list yet (that or they're drabbles, which I don't put on the formal recs list).

It's become obvious I'm going to have to make a separate post for the Harry Potter fic recs..

Can't you just see my mental to-do list getting longer?

I will come out with a few new fics this summer, I promise! I'm going to finish all those edits to the older fics too. I'm not taking class this summer, just working, so my brain will be less exhausted.

I was skimming over my most recent fic and came across this line:

Vampire instincts took over and soon Sirius was immersed in the feeling of hot warm blood sliding down his throat. His whole body felt warm and comfortable and good, so good.

Hot warm blood? And then I have the word "warm" again in the next sentence. How did I miss this? Dun dun dun.

Anyhow, I've gone in and changed it to this:

Vampire instincts took over and soon Sirius was immersed in the feeling of warm blood sliding down his throat. His whole body felt comfortably electrified and, and good, so good.

So it's much better now.

Title: Little Bits of Light
Author/artist: Nofio
Pairing: Sirius/Remus
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Boy Love, Ramblings and Musings
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, and various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Summary: In the midst of sixth year Sirius finds himself dealing with some unexpected changes. He can adapt to the physical changes, he can get over the social ones, but the emotional stuff is a bit more difficult. The whole mess might be a lot easier to deal with if the sun didn't love Remus so much.
Author's notes: This story was written as a gift for Winnett as part of HPVamp's "Be My Vampentine" exchange in 2007. I tried to do something a bit different this time. Hopefully it'll go over well. If nothing else I have been told that the story is "cute" and "sweet".
A giant thanks goes out to my betas Lotrwariorgodss, Irana, and T. O. Bennett.

( Little Bits of Light )

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You know, I hear these stories about mythical monster creatures called "plot bunnies," but never worried about them over much because I'd never been subject to such a thing.

Until last night.

And what's really odd is that this particular plot bunny wants me to write het. Furthermore, it wants me to write this in the Naruto fandom - which I'm not into as much as several other fandoms - and it wants for me to write about minor characters.

How strange is that.

Well, stranger things have happened, but still.

Also, I would like to consult the plot bunnies about their timing. I have a fic due to the hpvamp exchange in a week and a half, so this is most inconvenient.

I'm going to try starting the first chapter of this het fic and see if the bunnies will leave me alone long enough to write my slashy exchange fic before attacking me again.

I'm going to need to get a Hinata avatar.

It's been far too long since I updated, so here's the general status of all my ficcage.

( Six fics mentioned, all with explanation, click of you wanna know )

And since I've not shown any new work in so long, here is the rough draft of my first entry in the 7 Deadly Sins Challenge.

( Greed (or Gluttony, not sure yet) )

If anybody would like to help my order the fics mentioned on my low priority list, feel free to tell me what you'd like to see first.

Also, my recs have been updated recently with HP and Naruto fic.

I made it in a computer class. It's my first project in Adobe. Granted, I'm far from a wallpaper guru, but I thought it might be worth sharing.