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Aren't you so excited you could just DIE?

Well, for one reason or another, that's what these stories did to me. Not to
say other stories *didn't*, just that these stories excited me *and* made
me whip out the photomanipulation machinery.

Page updated September 26, 2002.

Rings and Sores by Pearl-O Creepy, creepy, creepy. And oh, so good. More than one way, indeed. This is a story about love, the edged and angular kind, the selfish kind that doesn't have room for anyone but the beloved. Perhaps the most frightening thing about it is the fact that Clark remains innocent throughout, even at his most technically knowing. And that's just... Well, really, that's just a whole lot of purr.	There Will Be Time by Sarah T. Oh, yes. Yes. One of the absolute best things about Smallville is Michael Rosenbaum, and the way he can do all the acting a given scene requires with just the rapidfire flickers of expression that cross his face. The final Lex/Lionel scene in Tempest was a brilliant example of that, and this story takes marvelous advantage. Seconds, only seconds, and all the decisions made. All of their possible costs, all of the possible futures. All in the flicker of Lex's eyes. Gorgeous.

Dirge by LaT I wanted to give LaT something for her recent birthday. I wanted to make some art. I remembered this story. Jesus. Urban Legend was hardly a classic of the American cinema, but, as usual, Michael Rosenbaum stepped up and made his character something special. Who would've thought a bunch of intellectual women would find themselves sighing over the fate of an unrepentant fratboy? But we did, mainly because MR gave the character depth, and made his relationships with the other characters unusually meaningful for a teen slasher flick. Along comes LaT to pick up where MR left off, filling in the empty spaces, making it all count. Making me feel. sigh Here ya go, girlfriend:	Wesley's Liberal Guilt by Jessica Harris Every once in a while, an author writes a story that transcends fandom. The kind of story that fills a need so great, that, quite simply, everyone needs to read it. This is one such story. Coming out of the Great Characters of Color: Where Are They? debate, Jessica took on the whole issue in prose form -- a risky undertaking at best. Because let's face it -- issues fic usually sucks. This one does not. Funny, in character, apt, funny, hot, sweet, fucking funny... Are you catching my drift? Everytime someone whines to me about their worries about writing characters of color, I make them read this story. You should, too.

Wildly Dangerous Ways by Speranza I really don't think anyone writes better Due South fan fiction than Speranza. She has an apparently unique gift for allowing the characters free reign over their stories without letting her own issues take over the tale -- something the fandom could surely do with more of. While my favorite of her stories is Chicago's Most Wanted, this one is a close second, a deceptively shadowy tale of dark and light about the violence of love, and all the ways it can creep up and beat you -- no matter how hard you try to fight. There are moments in this that are guaranteed to stay with you long after you read it, and the heat... ai. I'm jealous.

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Rings and Sores by Pearl-O Creepy, creepy, creepy. And oh, so good. More than one way, indeed. This is a story about love, the edged and angular kind, the selfish kind that doesn't have room for anyone but the beloved. Perhaps the most frightening thing about it is the fact that Clark remains innocent throughout, even at his most technically knowing. And that's just... Well, really, that's just a whole lot of purr.	There Will Be Time by Sarah T. Oh, yes. Yes. One of the absolute best things about Smallville is Michael Rosenbaum, and the way he can do all the acting a given scene requires with just the rapidfire flickers of expression that cross his face. The final Lex/Lionel scene in Tempest was a brilliant example of that, and this story takes marvelous advantage. Seconds, only seconds, and all the decisions made. All of their possible costs, all of the possible futures. All in the flicker of Lex's eyes. Gorgeous.

Dirge by LaT I wanted to give LaT something for her recent birthday. I wanted to make some art. I remembered this story. Jesus. Urban Legend was hardly a classic of the American cinema, but, as usual, Michael Rosenbaum stepped up and made his character something special. Who would've thought a bunch of intellectual women would find themselves sighing over the fate of an unrepentant fratboy? But we did, mainly because MR gave the character depth, and made his relationships with the other characters unusually meaningful for a teen slasher flick. Along comes LaT to pick up where MR left off, filling in the empty spaces, making it all count. Making me feel. sigh Here ya go, girlfriend:	Wesley's Liberal Guilt by Jessica Harris Every once in a while, an author writes a story that transcends fandom. The kind of story that fills a need so great, that, quite simply, everyone needs to read it. This is one such story. Coming out of the Great Characters of Color: Where Are They? debate, Jessica took on the whole issue in prose form -- a risky undertaking at best. Because let's face it -- issues fic usually sucks. This one does not. Funny, in character, apt, funny, hot, sweet, fucking funny... Are you catching my drift? Everytime someone whines to me about their worries about writing characters of color, I make them read this story. You should, too.

Wildly Dangerous Ways by Speranza I really don't think anyone writes better Due South fan fiction than Speranza. She has an apparently unique gift for allowing the characters free reign over their stories without letting her own issues take over the tale -- something the fandom could surely do with more of. While my favorite of her stories is Chicago's Most Wanted, this one is a close second, a deceptively shadowy tale of dark and light about the violence of love, and all the ways it can creep up and beat you -- no matter how hard you try to fight. There are moments in this that are guaranteed to stay with you long after you read it, and the heat... ai. I'm jealous.