Next Gen Fest Rec Post II

[marguerite_26]

Please note the disclaimer about my recs. As well, all previous recs for this fest can be found under my NextGenFest tag.

This weeks recs for the hp_nextgen_fest:



Beside each fic, I give a heart rating. This is just to give you a sense of how much I liked it. I’ll be the first to admit I am a bit arbitrary about my hearts. If a fic is on this list, I REALLY liked it. The hearts just help me express how much.

It goes something like this:
♥ Very Good Read
♥ ♥ Great Read
♥ ♥ ♥ Outstanding Read, don’t miss it
♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ One of the best fics I’ve ever read.


Next Gen Fest Rec Post II

No More Than Him♥ ♥
Recipient: finkpishnets
Pairing(s): Scorpius/Rose, Scorpius/Albus, Scorpius/James
Rating: PG
Warnings: Angst
Summary: Love doesn't easily reveal itself to Scorpius.
Word Count: 5,939
I really enjoyed Scorpius's journey in this fic. It was interesting to see how he dealt with each love-interest in turn. I actually read it without noticing the pairings lists, which I think made for a better read. So if you haven't looked already, don't peek. :)

Of Tea and Mud♥
Recipient: okydoky
Pairing(s): Albus Severus/Scorpius
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Boys kissing, different POVs
Summary: Albus Potter had to be the most obsessively clean person that Scorpius had ever met.
Word Count: ~ 5000
The format of this fic is very interesting. I like the feel of the differing points of view. A funny and sweet fic.

The Eye of the Beholder ♥
Recipient: abusing_sarcasm
Pairing(s): Albus/Scorpius/Rose, AS/S, various other pairings
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Threesome, slash, het, voyeurism, circle jerk, underage (mostly 17, mentions younger pairings), rimming, tiny mention of spanking, masturbation (male and female)
Summary: Rose discovers that she likes to watch but watching Albus and Scorpius leads to her wanting more.
Word Count: 12,269
This fic has a voyeur Rose, who becomes more and more obsessed with Albus and Scorpius and their sex-capades. But for a pervy PWP, it made my heart ache. It presented voyeurism not as simply a kink, but as a type of isolation. Rose is constantly watching and wishing and longing, and in the end willing to 'do anything' to be a part of the pleasure she is seeing.

All the Magic in the World ♥ ♥
Recipient: hp_nextgen_fest
Pairing(s): Albus Severus/Scorpius
Rating: PG-13 (there may be some swearing?)
Warnings: Magical illness, and that's all really.
Summary: Scorpius has been sick all of his life, and his health takes a downward spiral just in time for him to fall in love.
Word Count: ~8000
A lovely, heart-warming/heart-wrenching tale of young love and impossible odds. Scorpius was resigned to his fate and distancing himself from attachments, until he becomes friends with a very persuasive Albus Potter. I won't spoil how it ends in the rec, but if you need to know, PM me.

Comments

[aldehyde.livejournal.com]

ah, i've read all of them so far except for "all the magic in the world". from this list, i liked "no more than him" the best, followed by "the eye of the beholder". i'm reccing my picks either tonight or tomorrow, depending on how my RL commitments work out.

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

No More than him was great, eh? with all the various pairings... neat idea. :D

[aldehyde.livejournal.com]

yeh i really enjoyed how scorpius wasn't made out to be some kind of slut who was simply moving through each of the potters ;)

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

LOL! That's very true, the pairing list could certainly imply that. But really, in a small community the relationship progressions were fairily realistic. Far more than finding your true love at 15.

[aldehyde.livejournal.com]

exactly. i'm usually more fond of the stories where the attraction progresses at a realistic pace, or the boys even drift apart and come together when they're more mature. i personally don't know tons of people who found their true love at such a young age, so it seems too idealistic when it keeps happening to characters in the potter universe :P