Rec: Scylla and Charybdis

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Title: Scylla and Charybdis, Five Variations on an Inspiration: Jack Harkness
Author: Salieri
Genre: Angst, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Summary: None given by the author.
Status: Complete
Length: 3,000 words.
Warnings: obliqueness, twistibrainedness
Comment or Excerpt from fic: It's really hard to describe this fic. The author did it in one when they said it was "twisty". It's a time travel story, and lovely and angsty and ephemeral - one of those ones where things loop back in on themselves. It's Jack and Ianto, and it's poetic and a bit like a gaping wound.

“You look so young,” Ianto says, not evading the question, really, although Natan can’t follow the logic.

Still, though, that makes Natan smile. “Yeah?” Almost against his will, his gaze drifts over Ianto’s shoulder to check out his reflection again.

“Younger than me, even.”

Something in Ianto’s voice, a sort of puzzled wonder, calls his attention back. Natan asks, “How old are you, anyway?” It’s hard to tell. Ianto’s face is young but his eyes are old.

“Twenty-eight.” A pause. “Three thousand.”

Rec: Far From Perfect by Otherhawk

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Title: Far From Perfect
Author: Otherhawk
Genre: Sci fi, Adventure
Rating: T (Suitable for teens, 13 years and older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes.)
Summary: Set midseason one. After a difficult day, Ianto and Jack go out for a a nice, friendly drink that may or may not be something more. What could possibly go wrong? Warning for slash and violence. Chapter 4 Journeys, arguments and making plans.
Status: WIP
Length: Four chapters.
Warnings: Violence and homophobia
Comment or Excerpt from fic: Far From Perfect is that rare slash fic that deals with the subject of homophobia. It's set mid season one, when most of us suspect that the attraction between Jack and Ianto has started to grow. I could easily see this fitting in before TKKS, the awkward transition before consummation which is made more awkward by the fact that this level of same-sex attraction is painfully new for Ianto. At the same time there's a very obvious culture clash going on between Jack and Ianto that is really interesting to read. Jack's 51st century mores, past and darkness contrasted with Ianto's youth, comparative innocence and 21st century socialization.

Admin Post (100 recs!)

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Hello, this is the mod~!

I just wanted to take the time and thank the members who have posted recs in the community, and for the members who comment on the posts~!

And congratulations to jaimie2i for posting rec #100~! It's incredible that we have posted so many in less than a month~! And yay, we have two new reccers in the community, cadrina and joesther! Thanks for joining in the fun, and I hope more of you do the same~!