Agent Midnight

"Jealousy" - added 25-jan-2003

This was just...sweet. Heero's monologue on Duo, how other people view Duo, and how people view him in comparison to Duo. He's a bit sulky, which some people may find OOC, but he is a 15 year old boy - he's allowed a bad day every now and then.

Alexe Cinz

"ANATEXIS" - added 20-june-2002

This fic is a "what if" scenario. What if Mariemaia had won the war? What if the pilots and their companions and been spread far and wide after their loss - some lost to death, some to prison, and some to their own despair? Now suppose, through strange twists of fate, careful planning and carelessness on the part of Mariemaia's people, things start moving towards the beginning of an uprising to end all uprisings? That's "ANATEXIS".

As I write this, I am at part 11 and I keep repeating "Oh my god!" and waving my hands about, caught up in the suspense and the tragedy that fate has brought to the pilots. The phrase continues into chapters 12 and 13, where I am now pounding on my computer desk - the suspense is killing me, and I am feeling the emotional pain of everyone involved. My stomach is twisted in fear for them, and in sorrow for those who look like they aren't going to see the end of this story.

A final "OH MY FREAKIN' GOD!!!" and I've reached the end of chapter 14. I'm damn close to tears, and I think I'm going to need some tums before I turn this off and turn in for the night. I've got the epilogue to go - they'll determine whether the tears fall or not.

This is no typical gundam war fic. It is more "adult" than most I've read, and in my opinion paints a much more honest view of war. So many very unpleasant things take place here (though not in the sense that it's "graphic" - it's not). It's more along the lines of old friends that have become bitter, bitter enemies, people manipulating other people, and horrid, senseless death. In other words....war. There is no humor here, no prattling Duo, no silent and solitary Heero, no misogynistic Wufei, kind and gentle Quatre or quiet and enigmatic Trowa. In other words, each has been brutally shaped by the path the war took, and you'll find no fanon stereotypes here.

As for the epilogues...if you need a lift after reading this, go with the second epilogue. It's much lighter in tone than the story and has some nice, if somewhat melancholy warm fuzzies - just what I needed before I finally head off to bed. Besides those tums.

Alexe is also an amazingly gifted artist. Check out his rec'd art in the Fanart Section.

Heero and Relena married and trying to have children.  This is a well-written, true-to-life fic regarding pregnancy, miscarriage and the act of giving birth.  There is also humor involved - some of Heero's thoughts as Relena's in labor are hilarious - and I don't doubt something other men in his position have thought as well.  Very brief sub-plot of people trying to remove Relena from office because she's pregnant and not capable of doing her job.  This is a side story to a fic called "Eye Wall", but can stand alone as well.

Parts: 3

"A Darkening Dawn" - added 12-july-2002

This is actually a what-if scenario, and something AL has thoughts of expanding upon once she gets the time. In "A Darkening Dawn", things don't go as planned after EW. The government's been deposed, and Relena and Heero are on the run, trying to find their way to their scattered friends.

At the beginning, there is no "relationship" between them. In the past, there had been the option - Heero and said to Relena that he could be her bodyguard or her lover...not both. Despite loving Heero desperately, Relena chose bodyguard, and that was the extend of their relationship, though they did remain close. As events take place in this fic, though, the line between bodyguard and something more is going to be crossed.

Despite what the title sounds like, this isn't all that dark. I love Relena in here; she's got a sense of humour, she's capable when they get into tight spots, and she's picked up some survival pointers from Duo. The lemon is very realistic as well - get 2 virgins together and things are not going to be all roses and sweet music - there's going to be some bumps in the road *grin*. I, personally, would really like to see Heero's ideas on improving a certain piece of female clothing..

This starts out in a classroom in AC 206, the teenagers are being taught about the great war hero Heero Yuy.  What's being taught in the classrooms aren't always the way things really were.  This deals with what happens when a trip to Heero's grave is interrupted by another pilot who sets them all straight on the real facts.  Very short, but good nonetheless

I liked this first because it was well written, and second because I don't doubt this actually occurs in our schools.  The truth is often more than what people want to believe

This is a sequel to a story called "High Hopes," which can be found on Anria's webpage.  "Discussing.." is perfectly capable of standing on its own, however.

Check out Anria's Sabintha Story submission, "Office Experimentation", as well!

Arsenic

"Quote Normal" - added 31-jan-2003

I recently found this fic buried in my bookmarks - I have absolutely no memory of saving the site, let alone reading the story. I've been denying myself a very good fic.

A good chunk of my favorite stories involve plot where some, if not all, of the pilots are very, very close friends. "Quote Normal" is one of these fics. It starts with Quatre and Duo as best friends - they are adults here, the war is over and they've learned to depend on each other when life gives them more than they can handle. Quatre is portrayed a bit differently than he normally is - to me, he seems more human here. He and Duo have decided to go to college, and Quatre's making the most of the experience. That doesn't mean drunken orgies, though he does become something of a player (with a reason). It just means he's trying to experience his life outside of being a Winner heir. He just comes off as...strong. There are parts where he's emotionally fragile, but...he's human. In other words, he's no weepy, wispy Quatre, and I like that. Arsenic's kept his empathic abilities, but they aren't taken too far, and how the others deal with that is very, very sweet.

This story's main focus, however, is on Duo and Heero and Heero's inability to suck it up and admit he needs Duo. There's angsting, but it's adult, toned down, quiet, thoughtful and at some points, quite deep. There's one part, after a lemon scene, where Heero says something to Duo that's just..really, really nice. And those nice scenes are spread throughout the story.

I am doing a very poor job of describing this story, partly because it's actually rather short (unfortunately), and partly because I don't want to give away plot. The whole thing just left me rather melancholy (in a good way), wishing I had friends I was that close to.

Finally, don't let the 13xRelena pairing squick you. It's understated and only briefly mentioned, and the two are just as mature and loving as the pilots. And I'm fairly certain I've never said that about that pairing before.

Ashkara

"Eyes of the Dragon" -added 11-nov-2001

Truthfully, anything by Ashkara is good.  I chose this one to rec though because of the creativity of the storytelling.  Wufei is an ancient dragon in human guise following Duo around.  He is infatuated with Duo, and once they meet, Duo shares the sentiment

Rather hard to explain, but it's magical and mythical and set in modern times.  Very lovely.  When you're finished with this, go read her other stuff, particularly "Genesis".

Short but cute.  Heero and Duo are in a school, and Heero is narrating his observations of Duo's tendency to destroy pen caps.  He gets a bit more than he bargains for, however, when Duo notices his perusal.

Home page is down as of 03-april-2004, though fic link works.

Dark introspections by both Duo and Heero on the war and their relationship.  Angsty but realistic, and a nice ending.

Avarice

The "Appearances" Series- added 31-march-2002

2x3x2 is not generally a pairing I enjoy, mainly because most fics I read just don't seem to pull the pairing off convincingly. Trowa always seems to be portrayed as so sexually/emotionally/physically abused that he's an emotional eunuch, and Duo's the slutty babbler who brings him out of his shell. However, there are always exceptions, and Avarice is one. Her characterization of the 2 pilots is wonderful - Trowa as quiet, serious, a bit nervous in the company of others but still willing to make an effort to be friendly to those he cares about, and Duo is a mature young man who is remarkably talented at reading others and seeing what needs to be done to make them comfortable. However, he's still the jokester, still laughing and having fun - he just knows when enough is enough.

Right now in the series, it's just 2+3 - the stories out so far (the first two as of this writing) involve the growth of their friendship and have nothing to do with romance, though there's some definite admiring of Trowa's form on Duo's part. I'm assuming it's going to progress, however, as the ratings on the fics when Avarice posts to the lists say 2x3.

I'm really enjoying this so far, and Avarice has written 3 fics for the series, with more, hopefully, to come.

Aya Maxwell

"Morbid Indeed" - added 02-feb-2002

First off, let me just assure those of you who dislike deathfics that the dead person in question dies before the fic takes place and the event isn't really explored, so it's not really traumatic.  There, now that that's out of the way...

In this AU, Duo is a less-than-stellar student in the worst school in the city.  The recent death of his best friend has not improved his attitude in the least, and the fact that he believes his friend was murdered and did not die accidentally, as everyone else insists, does not help matters.  After a particularly nasty blowup between him and a teacher, he leaves school and finds himself in a cemetery, where he meets up with a mysterious stranger that will alter his life.

Aya had this as a PWP when she posted to the lists, but I just couldn't put it in that category - it had enough plot for me.  Yeah, there's hot sex, but there's a story there as well.  She was threatened by many people on the mailing lists with great bodily harm if she doesn't continue this story in some way, which she has agreed to do.

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