Above Rubies: Jain's Slash Recs

Popslash

jain7856@juno.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:41:09 GMT

Cross-Country Train by Lesa Soja (Madonna/Britney) Britney is a crushing fangirl. Scorchingly hot sex and a charming and unconventional romance.

Rhinestone by Betty Plotnick (Justin/Trace) Sweet and very mildly kinky; Justin and Trace recall the past. Phenomenal characterizations of both of them.

Smallville and 'N Sync

jain7856@juno.com — Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:56:09 GMT

Switch: A Comedy of Terrors by RivkaT (Clark/Lex) Clark and Lex switch bodies. Alternately hilarious and poignant.

Angel Boy by aMuse (Chris/Justin, JC/Lance, Joey/Lance) Justin is a messenger of God, Lance the protector of his innocence, JC a minister, and Chris a lost lamb in this gorgeous revivalist AU.

Smallville and Sentinel/X-Files

jain7856@juno.com — Sat, 08 Feb 2003 13:43:31 GMT

The Butterfly Effect by the Spike (Clark/Lex) A heartbreakingly beautiful story about the future, fractals, and the nature of inevitability.

Situational Ethics by Meredith Lynne (Jim/Blair, Mulder/Krycek) One of the sweetest and funniest crossovers I've read. Mulder calls Blair Sandburg for some professional advice concerning a little problem he has.

'N Sync and Harry Potter

jain7856@juno.com — Sun, 19 Jan 2003 23:48:19 GMT

The Kissing Thing by Black Coffee (Joey/Lance/Justin, GSF) It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Through a Shattered Mirror by Rushlight (Snape/Harry/Draco) The war against Voldemort continues...and Harry is a prisoner in Snape's home, kept from a darker fate only on Snape's sufferance.

Buffy and Original Gay Fic

jain7856@juno.com — Fri, 03 Jan 2003 03:06:10 GMT

Twenty-Eight Days by Hth (Willow/Tara) The cycles of a relationship, told in the voice of an intelligent, perceptive, and powerful Tara.

Love Lies Bleeding by Jericho Warnings: violence, incest. Also, a PIP--Posting in Progress--though apparently the story's completely written. Join me in begging Jericho to upload the rest of it. Homophobia and teenaged confusion and angst in a small Canadian town.

'N Sync and Backstreet Boys/'N Sync

jain7856@juno.com — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 23:09:18 GMT

The Neurological Disorder Elf by Spikeless Spike (Chris/JC) Chris and JC discuss pop culture.

Chris/AJ improv by Nydia AJ finds Chris surprisingly hot. And not, apparently, for the first time.

'N Sync and Sherlock Holmes

jain7856@juno.com — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 04:51:44 GMT

In the Faces of Men and Women I See God by Rachel (Chris/JC) JC finds his way.

Absurdly Simple by Irene Adler (Holmes/Watson) Holmes becomes preoccupied by a 'commonplace, sordid little' case, and Watson is anxious to help his friend.

Dead Poets Society and 'N Sync

jain7856@juno.com — Mon, 16 Dec 2002 04:43:29 GMT

Secrets by Mona Ramsey (Todd/Charlie) Late night storms, insomnia, and the real reason why Todd left Balincrest.

Easy by Dayse (Joey/Justin) Justin envies Joey his openness.

Harry Potter and 'N Sync

jain7856@juno.com — Fri, 13 Dec 2002 04:41:09 GMT

A Season in Hell by Cassandra Claire (Harry/Draco) Hogwarts is under siege, people keep dying, and Harry thinks they're looking to the wrong person to save them all. Also features tunnelling!Ron, an unflappable Hermione, and a morally ambiguous Draco who ends up being the lodestone of this brilliantly mercurial story.

By a Thread by Lizzie Mills (Chris/JC, Lance/Justin) JC lets himself feel angry, for the first time in six years.

X-Files and 'N Sync/Backstreet Boys

jain7856@juno.com — Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:16:18 GMT

Possession by Ladonna King (Mulder/Krycek) In the wake of the alien invasion, Krycek is all that Mulder has left.

A Familiar Feeling by Matthew Haldeman-Time (Chris/Howie/AJ, Lance/Nick) One of my absolute favorite popslash crossovers. Think: 'N Sync/BSB animosity with a splash of forced intimacy, Lance dating a long-legged two year-old, Howie and AJ as a cross between sociopaths and archetypal Egyptian deities, and Chris as the guy whom people keep wanting to lick.

Sentinel and 'N Sync

jain7856@juno.com — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 08:47:26 GMT

Inclination by Laura JV (Jim/Blair) A brilliant Sentinel AU that does justice to both of the shows from which it draws. In a less than idealized Trekverse, a heterosexual Vulcan guide chooses to bond with a Starfleet captain.

Lifetimes Before by Sandy (Chris/JC) Part of *N Soap, and sequel to Push It. Chris discovers that he's hot, with help from Justin, a mirror, and some gay porn.