Entries by tag: character-study
- SG-1: Begin at the Beginning, Rachel500.
How it all began for the ladies of SG1...written for the WOTG January Challenge. -- > These are wonderful character snippets. I love how clearly I can recognize each character. I love seeing where they came from.
(tags: catherine_langford sha're_(sg-1) sam_carter janet_fraiser cassandra_fraiser elizabeth_weir carolyn_lam vala_mal_doran stargate_sg1 gen female_character female-female-friendship character-study 12/15 g 1.000-5.000 ) - HP: A Magic Beyond Everything We Do Here, by minervas_eule.
It is Charity's first Christmas Dinner as a young Professor with her colleagues and to her surprise her expertise is sought after. -- > This is such a charming look at a character we know so very little about in canon. I love how the parallels between the magical and muggle world a drawn.
(tags: charity_burbage hogwarts'_teachers female_character professionals-being-professionals 1.000-5.000 13/15 supporting_character backstory teaching-and-learning g ) - P&P/Temeraire: Lieutenant Bennet - series, by Beatrice_Otter.
Elizabeth’s reality is far different from her sisters’. -- > Great crossover. I love the characters here, especially Elizabeth. This is so true to her.
(tags: pride_&_prejudice temeraire-naomi_novik 13/15 elizabeth_bennet jane_bennet crossover au bechdel-pass age-of-sail jane_bennet/charles_bingley fitzwilliam_darcy charles_bingley admiral_portland au:fusion fusion small_fandom gen 5.000-10.000 )
- HP: Neighbours And Friends, By Jean_doe_27.
Dudley turns to his neighbour hoping to learn more about his cousin. ( WHYCollapse ) - Southland: No Disney Story, By Shell.
Lydia and Mrs. Miller. ( WHYCollapse ) - HP: Healing Hands, by alisanne.
Bill comes to Neville for help and gets more than he bargained for. ( WHYCollapse ) - HP: When the War Was Over, by softly_sweetly.
When the war was over, Harry had no choice but to live to the rules of those around him. But those around him do not always act in his best interests. ( WHYCollapse ) - CA: your favorite ghost, by augustbird.
It's harder than Steve ever expected to bring Bucky home. ( WHYCollapse ) - Hockey RPF: Yesterday You Knew Tomorrow, byLake (beyond_belief).
It's only later, once Ryan's crawled up a little out of his black hole of despair, that he realizes he went to Edmonton because it was the one place in the last few years where at least for a while, he felt like he was home. ( WHYCollapse ) - CA/MCU: OT3 'verse - Series, by rivlee.
It's been seven months since Bucky Barnes came back from the proverbial dead, and Sam's life is still full of surprises. (And not just the kind that come from Natasha Romanoff.) ( WHYCollapse )
- HP: Occam's Razor, by RaeWhit.
Two years after the end of the war, only desperation could make Harry seek out the help of a one-time enemy. -- > This is a great story, with plot, and hot sex, and wonderful characterization. All three main characters have grown and became stronger. I couldn't stop reading this although my eyes started hurting and I should've gone to bed.
(tags: harry_potter severus_snape draco_malfoy hermione_granger ron_weasley minerva_mcgonagall hagrid harry_potter(fandom) draco_malfoy/harry_potter harry_potter/severus_snape nc-17 75.000-100.000 bdsm post-war object-penetration m/m 11/15 bondage voyeurism masturbation toys delayed-orgasm rimming dirty-talk frottage desperate!sex shower!sex spanking(implied) ust ) - HP: Not Too Late, by winterthunder.
Severus' job at the Department of Mysteries requires contact with an occasional former student. However, he never expects Luna Lovegood to walk through his door. -- > This is a great story. Both Luna and Severus are very much in character. The relationship progressed very naturally, and it didn't seem the slightest bit forced. The sex was hot and yet realistic. I enjoyed this very much.
(tags: rare_pairing supporting_character severus_snape luna_lovegood luna_lovegood/severus_snape het harry_potter(fandom) f/m alternate-reality female_character romance post-war first_time 5.000-10.000 12/15 r ) - Glee: Mother and Son, by portraitofemmy.
Snapshots of five different Mother’s Days in Kurt Hummel’s life. -- > Really lovely and sad and heartwarming story.
(tags: glee m/m mother-and-son family gen blaine_anderson/kurt_hummel blaine_anderson kurt_hummel burt_hummel elizabeth_hummel finn_hudson carole_hudson-hummel 1.000-5.000 12/15 pg-13 ) - DiscW/TW: Death and the Definitely-Not-A-Maiden, by Odsbodkins.
When Jack dies, Death is there to meet him. Every time. -- > So funny and heartwarming for a story that deals with death.
(tags: crossover torchwood doctor_who discworld jack_harkness death(discworld) susan_sto_helit ianto_jones jack_harkness/ianto_jones gen m/m humor pg-13 1.000-5.000 12/15 ) - SGA: Glimpse, By Minnow1212.
Bates sees dead people. And living ones. -- > This is a very interesting look into a very overlooked person, Sgt. Bates. He's so very real and human and flawed and awesome here. And beside the great characterization there's an interesting and fascinating story. Even after having read it almost 5 years ago, it still stayed fresh in my mind. And when I re-read it for this rec I found this story still to be great.
(tags: stargate_atlantis sgt.bates character_of_color supporting_character pg-13 angst character-study 1.000-5.000 14/15 gen )
- HP: If I Knew You Were Coming, I'd've Baked a Cake, by Pitry.
It was funny to call it normal, but life can be funny sometimes: that was what Lavender had said, and Dudley, who knew he wasn’t very clever, was bound to agree with her. --> I really love all the characters here, but Dudley especially was great. He's still the boy we met, but he grew up. Not all bullies stay bullies, and I love him realizing that, that he can change. The characters interactions were wonderful too, all those little moments of friendship. How the war left scars, some more visible than others, and yet life can go on.
(tags: pg 5.000-10.000 13/15 dudley_dursley lavender_brown george_weasley supporting_character gen post-war healing growing-up friendship female-male-friendship harry_potter(fandom) ) - DS: TV Cops, by Teaphile.
A babble of questions boiled up out of the class, then, like all thirty-two of them were talking at once, even though Ray could see that at least one kid was asleep, head slumped against the window. -- > This is a wonderful look at Ray and the way he sees being a cop. This story balances the whimsy of due South with gritty realism.
(tags: due_south ray_kowalski gen 1.000-5.000 headcanon:accepted teaching-and-learning competence realism pg 14/15 ) - Iron Man-Movies: Chloe Liked Olivia, By Marinarusalka.
One is the personal assistant to a billionaire-playboy-turned-superhero. The other is an ambitious journalist with a political conscience. Together, they fight crime! -- > This was such a great idea to let the characters meet again like they did here. Love how Pepper and Christine become friends, and how they bond over something other than men or their jobs.
(tags: gen iron_man(movies) female_character female-female-friendship friendship pg christine_everhart pepper_potts bechdel-test-pass character-study clever-characters-being-clever competence defying-expectations headcanon:accepted loving-books supporting_character women-being-awesome 5.000-10.000 14/15 ) - HP: Love's Appalling Adverbs, by Amanuensis
Hermione learns two things: a secret about Snape, and that she's a terrible writer. -- > One of those stories I re-read and re-read is Love's Appalling Adverbs. It takes a very humerous take on romance novels and first time writers without being mean. Even after reading it so many times I still can laugh about it.
(tags: hermione_granger het f/m severus_snape hermione_granger/severus_snape nc-17 5.000-10.000 13/15 humor romance first-time harry_potter(fandom) ) - CA (Movies): and we are finally home, by springsoldier.
The Winter Soldier shows up in Sam's kitchen, one morning. He deals with it. (Natasha helps. Steve would, if they let him.) -- > Great Sam pov. I love all the friendships and the relationships and the slow healing. The characers really come to live in this story.
(tags: james_bucky_barnes sam_wilson(marvel) steve_rogers natasha_romanov captain_america(movies) ca:the_winter_soldier fluff-and-angst friendship male-male-frienship female-male-friendship character_of_color character-study f/m m/m james_bucky_barnes&sam_wilson natasha_romanov/sam_wilson james_bucky_barnes/steve_rogers james_bucky_barnes&natasha_romanov pg-13 12/15 5.000-10.000 ) - CA (Movies): Thaw, by dvs.
The Winter Soldier tries to find Bucky Barnes. -- > Great look at Bucky trying to remember who he is and figuring out who he can be. Love that it takes time.
(tags: pg-13 gen captain_america(movies) marvel-cinematic-universe the_avengers(movies) james_bucky_barnes steve_rogers natasha_romanov sam_wilson(marvel) james_bucky_barnes&steve rogers healing memory-recovery post-movie 5.000-10.000 13/15 angst friendship healing-takes-time ptsd )
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- CA/MCU: By Choice or By Habit, by Sholio.
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(tags: gen captain_america mcu steve_rogers james_bucky_barnes natasha_romanov tony_stark clint_barton team hurt/comfort friendship psychological_trauma team_as_family found_family 5.000-10.000 pg-13 13/15 ) - TeW: come september, by M_Leigh.
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(tags: pg teenwolf(tv) derek_hale/stiles_stilinski derek_hale stiles_stilinski future!fic fluff libraries makeouts m/m 1.000-5.000 11/15 ) - History Boys: you can't explain away the poetry, by kaydeefalls.
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(tags: yuletide queer_themes religion introspection coming-out friendship friends-to-lovers christian_character character_of_faith small_fandom 1.000-5.000 history_boys m/m donald_scripps david_posner stuart_dakin adil_akthar peter_rudge 14/15 david_posner/donald_scripps pg-13 ) - HP: Angels and Ministers of Grace, by chiralove.
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(tags: pg-13 1.000-5.000 13/15 harry_potter(fandom) harry_potter severus_snape gen post-war alternate-reality character-study ) - SGA: City of the Ancestors, by penknife.
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(tags: teyla_emmagan ensemble character_of_color character-study 13/15 1.000-5.000 stargate_atlantis female_character gen missing-scene ) - BtVS: Five Things The Chip Was Never Marketed For, by sangpassionne.
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(tags: dark buffy_the_vampire_slayer xander_harris original_character spike r gen 5-things realism angst alternate-reality 1.000-5.000 14/15 ) - TeW: Goddess Below, by Unloyal_Olio.
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(tags: nc-17 peter_hale/stiles_stilinski stiles_stilinski peter_hale m/m teenwolf(tv) 1.000-5.000 12/15 dubious-consent porn-with-plot power-dynamics a/b/o-dynamics omega-verse knotting vestal-virgins loss-of-virginity rare_pairing ) - CA/MCU: Another Sky, by Zelos (Zelus).
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(tags: sam_wilson(marvel) james_rhodey_rhodes steve_rogers maria_hill natasha_romanov loyalty frienship missing-scene captain_america(movies) marvel_cinematic_universe gen g 1.000-5.000 11/15 ) - CA/MCU: have you ever thought just maybe, by Desdemon.
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- SG-1: 5 Times Vala Mal Doran Told Rather Less Than the Whole Truth, by lunabee34.
Stories from Vala's life.
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(tags: vala_mal_doran stargate_sg1 women-being-awesome 5-things character-study lady-badasses female_character r 1.000-5.000 13/15 ) - Narnia: Mansuetus Gentilis Regina, By Tiabolt.
Becoming Gentle is an uphill battle she didn’t expect. How does one become Gentle in Narnia when one does not even know what it means? A story of negotiations, politics, and midnight escapades in the Golden Age as Queen Susan learns to be Gentle.
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(tags: susan_pevensie lady-badasses women-being-awesome gen chronicles_of_narnia female_character small_fandom pg-13 1.000-5.000 defying-expectations 13/15 ) - SGA: Cocytus, By Eretria & Murron.
They cry for those who have no one left to cry for them.
In Greek mythology, Cocytus, meaning river of wailing (Greek κωκυτός, "lamentation") was the river in the underworld on the banks of which the dead who could not pay Charon wandered, according to most accounts, for one hundred years.
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(tags: team ronon_dex teyla_emmagan rodney_mckay john_sheppard stargate_atlantis 5.000-10.000 pg-13 gen dark angst world-building 15/15 ) - Hockey RPF: The Importance of Swimming in Clear Water, by turningterrific.
“You weren’t answering texts.”
Jonny glances over to where his phone is face down on the table. “Oh.”
“But now that I’m here, and I know you were busily inspecting the carpet and staring out the window like a loner poet, I’m officially not worried at all.”
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One week during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Games are lost, opposing captains are concussed, feelings are recognized, TV is watched, naps are shared, games are won. In other words, it's a big week.
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I can recommend all of these, however my favorite…
I've only read Freshman…
I haven't read a ton of het, though.
Or, in general?