topaz119 | friday, ho!

I know I'm forgetting things, but it's been a long week, complete with lay-offs and re-orgs (still employed! don't know exactly what I still own project-wise, but since I'm drowning, not waving, I'm hoping the news of things going to other teams don't turn out to be just vicious rumors) so I'm just throwing these out to the universe. I hope I managed to comment/kudo on everything, but if I missed somebody, thank you! I loved it!

Inked, by

thehoyden, Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, NC-17, ~5700 words === There's a serial killer out there, and he's going for people who have the name of their lover tattooed on them somewhere. Of course it's Danny who's leaning over his desk getting Steve's name (temporarily) inked on his ass, because that's just the way these things go. Of course. And of course, they're off to a gay resort to hunt down the killer. It goes about as well as you'd expect. :D So much fun.

Danny Williams and The Case of the Consulting Detective, by

apetslife, Hawaii Five-0/Sherlock, Steve/Danny & John/Sherlock (about to the level of the show), Adult, ~9000 words === Another serial killer! (It's not a theme, I promise.) This time the investigation involves a consulting detective to the FBI on loan to Five-0. You know how excited Lestrade generally is with his consulting detective? Yeah, Danny's got him beat. I think you'll probably enjoy it even if you haven't watched Sherlock, but this is an excellent excuse to hunt down those DVDs as well.

Single Handed, Took Me Alive, by

twentysomething, Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, R-ish, ~3500 words === AU in which Det. Danni Williams follows her ex-husband to Hawaii to be near her daughter, Grace. Other than the pencil skirts and the heels, everything else is pretty much the same as what goes by on-screen every Monday night, which just makes this even more awesome. (More in the 'verse, here, read from the bottom up and have fun!)

Coffee Laced Intoxicating On Your Lips, by

wickedtruth, Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, Adult, ~1700 words === Porn Battle fill! With extra helpings of domesticity (pancakes!) amid the kitchen porn. What could be better?

Lonely People Do Stupid Things, by

waketosleep, Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, NC-17, ~14,000 words === Danny's going to New Jersey for Christmas and dragging Steve with him. Steve, who's never really had a big family holiday. *koff* Danny's in his element; Steve's maybe a tiny bit shell-shocked. Maybe. Just a bit. *g*

we believe in the sum of ourselves, by

gyzym, Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, Adult, ~4600 words === The end of 1.16 was crying out for codas; this fits the bill nicely. I really like why and how Danny loses control--as for where, well, of course it's in Steve's house.

and the bells were ringing out , by

pathstotread, Castle, Castle/Beckett, PG, ~2800 words === Castle invites Beckett over for Christmas Eve. It's Castle, so there is laser tag involved, of course. Excellent character voices for everyone, including Martha and Alexis.

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Oooh, thanks for the recs! *runs to read a bunch of these* Good luck with the work issues. :\

Enjoy!

And thanks--work is work and is always up and down, but I'm happy to still be employed!

Bless you for keeping up with this! I have read exactly one of these (Inked, which I adored), but the thought of H50/Sherlock fills me with glee*, and I love

gyzym's White Collar fic, so am excited to see H50 fic from her.

(*am curious, too, because my high bidder at help_brazil wants H50/Sherlock Holmes, which I am thinking of setting in early 20thC Hawaii, if I can ever get my mind around the concept).

Thank you for this list!

ackk--so caught in my selfish glee at new things to read, I forgot to say sorry about all the work stress--ugh! but glad you're still employed!

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Oh, wasn't Inked fun? And the crossover with Sherlock made me fairly squeeful, too! I love the idea of a Victorian/Edwardian crossover, but better you than me, as I'd probably get bogged down in the research. Steve as naval officer one step up from a pirate might make me rethink that, though. :D

And please, don't worry about the work stress--being all gleeful about the recs is why I shared them!

I'm happy to hear that you made it through the re-org bits and I'm hoping that things settle quickly. :hugs:

Thank you so much for the recs!

I am almost afraid to hope that things will be shifted around satisfactorily--the aggravation of being disappointed is always so much harder to deal with.

Happy reading!

Yay for being still employed! And yay for recs! Honestly, I don't know what I'd do without your recs. *g*

Yay employment, indeed!

And I am very happy to share the love with the recs. :)

I must be reading the wrong lists - I've never seen any of these! Please don't stop with your rec posts ~ reading these stories is like mainlining the cream of the crop!

Thanks! I'm so glad I'm passing along things that you like--I honestly have no idea where I find half of these. I start reading one thing and then go bopping off somewhere else, and I see somebody mention that this author is writing in the fandom and I go check that out and then I see what my browser history has in it. et voila!

I like your convoluted path to greatness! Have just loved the stuffin' out of the Castle fic. Outstanding!

That was such a charming Castle story! It was so in-character, it could have been the end of their holiday episode.

Oh THANK YOU! I cannot watch H5O without slashing Steve & Danny in my brain and I wanted to read someone else's take on it, but didn't want to join a lot more communities to find good fic. I can barely keep up with SPN. So I appreciate the recs.

Speaking of, two stories by you will be included in my next SPN rec post.

Edited 2011-02-11 22:06 (UTC)

Oh, god, yes with the slashing! I've never started writing so quickly in any fandom, ever. I think I had my first thing posted by the third episode! I've been reading a lot of this lately; the last few posts on this tag (http://topaz119.livejournal.com/tag/things%20that%20made%20me%20happy) are heavy on the Five-0 stories, so check those out, too.

And thanks for the SPN recs! They still own a big part of my heart. :D

Thank you so much for these recs, some stories were new to me and I enjoyed them very much!

Good luck with the work situation!

Oh, good--I'm always happy to pass along new stories, spread the love around. I have more on this tag (http://topaz119.livejournal.com/tag/things%20that%20made%20me%20happy) -- I used to be pretty sporadic about it but then I fell under the Five-0 thrall and trying to find fic was crazy in the early days so I started keeping better track of things.

And work is its usual state of chaos--the industry I'm in is not known for its stability, so yay for still being employed and we keep on trucking. Thanks for the good wishes!

Thanks for the recs! I've been to busy to keep up w/fic lately, so this is great. Loved that fic by

thehoyden - so much fun!

You're welcome, and yeah, Inked was such a blast. :D

friday, ho!

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