Thank Yous!

First, I never posted a thank you to the people who sent Ron's boggart goofy spiders to me for Halloween. So thanks, you all! :D

Second, HUGE hugs and thanks to the people who've left such amazing comments for me at hp_love_anon. D'awwww, you're making me all blushy, you guys! ♥ Of course, now I'm deeply curious as to who left some of those comments... Ah well! Guess I'll never know, eh? ;)

I've dropped in several comments there, but definitely plan to go back to leave lots more over the next few days. So keep checking back! The meme still seems to be in full swing. :D

Last-Minute samhain_smut Recs

Very last-minute, since reveals are going up sometime tonight! Unfortunately, I was way too swamped to follow the fest as I would have liked, so I'm sure there are tons of great things posted that I haven't read/seen. Still, I have to mention a couple of pieces that made me flail.

Boundary Line by ???
(Godric/Salazar, Severus/Sirius; 2,400 words; NC-17)
Now, I realize I'm biased because this story is based on a prompt that I put in. Still, this author so totally exceeded any expectations I might have had when I heard that the prompt had been picked up. The stage is set and a surreal sense of otherworldliness is established from the opening lines, and the writing continues to be gorgeous, lyrical, and smart throughout. The author sets up some wonderful opposites and parallels while subverting a lot of the expected cliches and standard assumptions. On top of that, the characterizations are fab, there are some great lines, and the sex is scorching hot. So, so worth the read.

It's Not the Great Pumpkin, Sirius Black! by ??? (Ha, yes, very anonymous!)
(Severus/Sirius; NWS art)
Right, so, this was based on another one of my prompts, which was: Character A accidentally summons (naked) Character B during a Samhain ritual. The artist, though, took it in a direction I never would have imagined. A hysterical direction! The expressions... Oh, dear LORD, the expressions!! I dare you to look at this and not laugh. (Might want to put down your drink first, though. ::snorfle::)

Untitled by ???
(Severus/Remus; vaguely NWS art)
Oh, holy hotness this is smokin'!! Seriously, I had to stop gibbering and then clean up the drool before I could comment. And it isn't as though this piece has a high rating; we really can't see anything. But oh, gaah, the poses and positions and implications... This piece is just intense. A world of guh!

To Keep All The Others Out by ???
(James Sirius/Albus Severus; NWS art)
Oh.... Oh. Not typically my pairing, yanno, but this is NICE. The precise moment that the artist has captured is full of tension; simultaneously romantic and eerie, light and dark. James' expression is great, but I think it's Al's posture/pose that says so much to me. Also, did I mention hot?? Yeah it's hot. Gah.

There's lots more great stuff in the fest; do go browse the masterlist.