Smutmas Recs

[kennahijja]

Well, I had planned not to rec any of the merry_smutmas fics I've squeed over lately before the authors were out, just because all the 'anonymice' would look so weird :). But then one came along yesterday that I just can't *not* squee about immediately, so here goes a whole batch (none of them safe for the kids and/or the squeamish!):

Sanguine, a Serpent Knotted Sable by amanuensis1 [HP/LM, NC-17, longer one-shot]
Warnings: Non-con, non-con BDSM, needleplay, CBT[*]
Well, yeah, that's the one :). Seriously, the Harry/Lucius is just the icing on the cake for this fic. I hit all my kinks - Harry prisoner, seductive torturesex that had me torn between gasping and squirming, *and* plot (brilliant plot!). The sex made run away from the monitor seveal times to catch my breath. And the ending hits you like a punch. Please, please, go read!

Duende by cluegirl [NC-17, HP/SB/RL, longer one-shot]
Warnings: Questionable consent, sex under diminished capacities, chan
Summary: This story takes place at the beginning of Order of the Phoenix, on the first night Harry spends in Grimmauld Place
Harry has an allergic reaction to a doxy, which forces Sirius and Remus to deal with some issues... This is perfectly plotted and motivated, gorgeous in-character smut. *Especially* in character for Remus and Sirius, while Harry is not quite aware of what he's up to. Equally perfect resolution - very much recommended!

With Worldly Hands by anise_anise [NC-17, HP/SB, one-shot]
Warnings: Chan, dubious consent, rimming, felching.
Sirius is remarkably bad at resisting temptation, and Harry would do anything to console him... No, Sirius/Harry is normally not my thing, but this... breath-taking characterisation, hot to set the house on fire, and writing to drown in. If it weren't so good all 'round, I'd rec it for the amazing style alone :).

Amaranthine by blue_soaring [NC-17, SS/SB, one-shot]
Warnings: Dark, noncon.
Snape holds Sirius prisoner, and airs out all the old grudges and memories... This is one seriously scary and unsettling mindfuck of a fic (I'm not kidding you!), with Snape's hatred so thick you can almost smell it while reading, and a Sirius totally out of his depth. And crowned by the perfect, disturbing ending.

Guh, those were all so good, and I have only read about half of the Fest!Fics so far - it's such a brilliant community (and the mulling over who might've written what is great fun too).
*hugs gmth for setting up such a shiny exchange*

[*] By the way... what *is* CBT? I can't even figure out the abbreviation...

Comments

[fleshdress.livejournal.com]

I thought I saw it somewhere as cock-and-balls torture, but I could be wrong. :/

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Um... *remembers fic*... No, you would be right ;).

[viverra-libro.livejournal.com]

We definitely have the same taste! I can't get Sangine out of my head! And the ending -- oh! The story was one of those that just pounded its way into my head with the *rightness* of the characterization, and the consequences of certain actions. But I'm still sad about the end. Duende was just excellent, too, but Sanguine really did it for me.

And yes, CBT does stand for exactly that. ;)

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Yep, Sanguine really did it for me too - I've a bet on with myself on the author :).

[viverra-libro.livejournal.com]

lol me too! Will it spoil anything if I say who I think it was?

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Dunno - last year there was a guessing poll at the end of the fest, so you might want to hold your cards close to your chest ;). But being chatty, I send you mail :).

[painless-j.livejournal.com]

Hee, yay for being ceduced into reccing :)

I bookmarked the last two too, but they are of those fics that I call for myself "good but not for me."

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Yep - decided to include the warnings just because my faible for noncon stuff isn't everybody's cup of tea ;).

[ariadneelda.livejournal.com]

Hee, we have the same taste! Well, okay, not that I didn't already think so. *g* But yes, these are some of the fics I loved most, too. Especially Sanguine. OMG, it was absolutely incredible! Totally blew me away.

And CBT -- what everybody else said. Somehow, I always keep forgetting what it means!

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Same taste indeed :). And I've even seen 'CBT' spelled out before, I just didn't make the connection :(.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

CBT: I'm sure someone else has pointed this out, but it means (ow) Cock and Ball Torture.

Icarus

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

Yup - thanks. And ow! indeed. That reminds me of the age-old question of *how* the other half can even ride a men's bicycle (dunno if it's the same in the English-speaking world, but those with a stabilising bar/pole running from a bit underneath the saddle to the handlebar). Because it hurts like bloody hell to slip and land on that even without any bits in the way...

[captainjames.livejournal.com]

I remember looking it up through Google a couple of years ago. Ouch.

And thanks for the recs! I've been checking out the comm on and off; mostly I just follow links from other people's journals.

[kennahijja.livejournal.com]

I'd be quicker reading the fics (well, apart from a handful where it's just not my pairing) if I had the time :(. Haven't seen a boring one yet.

[seventines.livejournal.com]

I'm still looking nervously over my shoulder for having cut and pasted Sanguine at work - even if I only had the page open for about two seconds I'm convinced the IT police will be after me. But I couldn't not, you know... I know what you mean about running away from the monitor. And after I was just whinging that I hadn't clicked with any Smutmas fics up to then - hah! the lesson is never become complacent.

And what everybody else says about CBT, except that I do occasional lectures in Clinical Psychology and I can never talk about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy without a little smirk.