recs

These are my personal fic recs.

I'm here to tell ya, first of all, that I'm a stuck-up snotty when it comes to what I read.
I don't put up with grammatical errors and gross misspellings.
Run that shit through a spellchecker, have someone take a good look at your fic before you post it.
That said, on with the show.

If you have a suggestion for a rec, tell me all about it.

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Updated 01-03-04

Waiting for Sunrise: Second Star to the Right
by SJ Smith
Angst, PG

This fic is well-written and angsty without overdoing it. The ending haunts, which I just love.

Chasing Chronos, Part One
(linking to the wolverineandrogue.com LiveJournal community)
by Ransom

If I told you what it was about, you might not read it. Kind of a XM/Terminator cross but not really.
Whatever it is, it works.

Every Purpose Under Heaven: Reawakenings
(Series Epilogue)
by Macha

Absolutely fabulous.
I've read it again and again -- it's a great ending to a wonderful story.

title/link	author	reason for rec
Cupid Doesn't Wear Leather	Diebin	Crystal clear Logan!Voice and realistic dialogue, original idea and great follow through. Cute all over.
I Don't Approve	Diebin	Hilarious Scott!Voice. Check out it's sequel, Every Noisy Inch.
Living Unto Morning	Beth	This is a little deeper than foof, but it's certainly lighthearted. Well-written, heart-warming, even funny. A look at the X-Team post-mission.
Happy Little Sounds - Christmas at the Mansion	jenn	Fucking hilarious. Elf!Logan and hot sex and so funny I thought I'd hack up a lung laughing so hard.
A Little More than Intimate	jenn	Intense and romantic. Foof done right.
Bikini Kill	Victoria P	Rogue gets a bikini. Foof ensues.
Flirtation 101	Victoria P	Who better to teach Rogue the art of flirtation than the master himself?
A Conversation on the Rocks	Macha	Hilarious. Marie gets a little liquered up and Logan finds himself saying all sorts of things he doesn't mean to.

title/link	author	reason for rec
Counting Backwards	Molly	Absolutely beautiful. Well-done characterization and dialogue, realistic plot that draws you in.
Life Less Static	Molly	I was about to ask her to hand me a clean rag when she blurted, "I think you should get on with it and kiss me soon, or I'm just gonna explode." And the whole thing is that great. One of the best.
Royal Flush	Dee	Scroll down the list and don't let the Scott/Storm graphic scare ya. Royal Flush is a five part series that features a fantastic Logan and a realistically adolescent Marie. Poker and whiskey and misunderstandings and it's so, so good.
Exceptions	jenn	So! Good! Hot sex, great dialogue, believable characterizations. One of the fandom's very best.
In a Thousand Miles	jenn	Featuring the best use of the Logan's Cabin in the Woods (an idea lifted from comic canon). This is my favorite. Wonderful idea, dialogue, characterization, hot sex, gut-wrenching emotion - woo and hoo.
For Now	jenn	Five fics that offer a portrait of L/R's relationship at seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, with an incredible epilogue that made me cry. And you don't want to miss the AU At Eighteen.
Altruistic*	jenn	Warning! Unfinished and abandoned by the author. But there are several parts and a whole lot done on this fantastic AU.
No Secret at All: A Change to Color	jenn	This fic is a fleshed out version of Sare Liz's phenomenal No Secret At All. Logan/Jean/Scott/Rogue in a story told with a great Rogue!Voice.
Lost Souls	Jamie	Would life be any easier if Marie were human? This great fic provides a wonderful answer.
Viscosity	Sare Liz	It begins with the sweet Seven Towers, and continues on in the porntastic Into the Light, and followed up with a nice, sweet epilogue, Burning Incense.
His Terrible Swift Sword	yahtzee	A novel that spans fifty years and the depths of four hearts. Xavier/Erik, from first meeting to last. Logan/Rogue, done as perfectly true to character as I've ever read.
Blackout	Jamie	I love the author's unique style. The entire series is a great read, very enjoyable.
Complications	Victoria P	Marie and Logan have their fun and it's all good - until certain mansion residents stick their noses in.
In Plain Sight	Victoria P	It takes a new French girlfriend for Logan to see the error of his ways where Marie's concerned.
Untouchable Face	Victoria P	Marie returns to Westchester for Bobby and Kitty's wedding. Things have changed - Logan and Jean have been together for years and Rogue's a recent divorcee.
Off the Corner	Victoria P	AU. Assasin!Logan finds Hooker!Marie on a corner.
Every Purpose Under Heaven	Macha	One of the best fics ever. In any fandom. It's a four-part, post-MRA adventure that begins in the Summer, continues through Fall, and on through the Shortest Day. One more part forthcoming and I. Can. Not. Wait.

title/link	author	reason for rec
Not Quite Domestic	Diebin	Picture this - Logan at the kitchen sink, smoking a cigar, muttering to himself, scrubbing the dishes. ::meep::
Lessons Before Bedtime	Beth	This is hot and dark and disturbing on a variety of levels. Good Logan!Voice with a little comic fanon thrown in.
XXX Mansion	Beth	Hellooooo, smut! A completely unique AU featuring some of the hottest smut I've seen in this fandom. That might be because in this fic, the X-Mansion is a porn-house headquarters.
Secure Channel 12	Sare Liz	Hoo boy. A unique twist on phone sex. Excellent read.
Touch and Go	Ransom	So far, the best pwp I've come across. Great characterizations, great dialogue. Also, TiedDown!Logan and Lusty!Rogue. Always fun.
Like Wet on Water	Victoria P	With a title like that, how could you possibly go wrong?
Catching Up	Victoria P	Rogue learns control and celebrates by having sex with . . . well, everyone. Jubilee. Bobby. St. John. Bobby AND St. John. Storm. Jean AND Scott. Oh, and Logan's in there too, somewhere.
Quick and Dirty	Victoria P	A standing Friday night date with a stranger.
Rogue's Clever Plan	Victoria P	Rogue goes out drinking with Logan, wearing her best Bad Idea Jeans.

title/link	author	reason for rec
All the Right Reasons	Diebin	"Jean fucked Logan three days ago." Hell of an opening line, and it just gets better from there.
Sevening	Beth	Logan angst done right.
One Reason	jenn	When Logan goes wild, what does it take to bring him back?
Tulsa	Ransom	I fucking love this story, up one side and down the other. Beautifully written, gets you right in the heart.
Summer's Gift	Ransom	Angsty goodness with a heartstopping twist.
The Envious Moon	Victoria P.	Jean is the sun and all that is light and warmth, and Marie understands just how jealous the moon must be.
Liar's Poker	Victoria P	One of the best lines I've ever come across: "She opens her arms and he falls into them, falls into her. She is the ocean that will drown him, pulling him down with her love and her hope."
The Long Road Out of Hell	Victoria P	Marie is attacked and it's a hard journey, getting over it and moving on. This is one of the only fic in a fandom full of "Marie gets attacked/raped" fics that actually takes a good, long look at the seriousness of something so traumatic.
Girl	greenowl99	Rogue's waking house of dreams. Wonderful, dreamy prose, and when you realize just what's going on, it'll raise the hair on the back of your neck.

title/link	author	reason for rec
Climb the Wind	Minisinoo	This rec isn't Logan/Rogue, and it's a tough read not meant for the highly sensitive or squeamish. It's about Scott and the road out of an unimaginable hell, and Logan, who guides him. It's simply incredible.
Lessons on the Side	Nancy	I'm putting this in the "other" section because, while great enjoyable foof, it's told through handwritten notes that Nancy scanned. Fucking hysterical drawings and realistic writing for all invovled.