WW's Fic Rec Friday

I have two rec's for you lovely people this week. I'm feeling generous, I guess. They are both relatively new to the scene, but have already garnered quite a bit of attention. I hope I can get them some more, as they are a couple of my new favorites.


PLEASE NOTE: SOME OF THE CONTENT RECOMMENDED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR OUR UNDERAGE READERS. FICS RATED 'M' ARE INTENDED FOR THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 18. PLEASE USE DISCRETION WHEN CLICKING ANY OF THE BELOW LINKS.



Making the Cut by ShearEnvy
Rated: M for language and what I hope to be sexual situations in the near future
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Summary: When a small town boy moves to the big city to pursue his dreams of becoming a cop and fate places him in the chair of a sexy, snarky hairstylist whose talent has her in high demand, will it be shear ecstasy or split ends? AH/OOC B/E

At the moment this fic is only one chapter in, but already I am hooked. And for the first time - maybe ever - it's Bella that's hooked me, not Edward. Don't get me wrong, the Edward introduced here is ridiculously hot (and he's a police recruit *swoon*), but it's Bella that really shines for me in this first chapter.

This Bella is stuck in a bad relationship with asshat Jake - pretty standard storyline, but instead of being a whiny, emo doormat about it, ShearEnvy's character is snarky and strong and stands up for herself. HALLELUJAH. She's an in-demand hairstylist who co-owns a salon with Alice and Rosalie. The dynamics between the girls are engaging and true to life, and it is one of my favorite things about this chapter.

Now let's talk Edward, because however much I may love this Bella, we all know that the Edward makes or breaks a story. Verdict: fuckhot. We really don't get to see much of him in this chapter, but what we do is yummy. He's new to town (hmm, Edward moving to Phoenix instead of Bella transplanting to Forks. I see what you did there, ShearEnvy) and just joined the Phoenix PD as a new recruit. The quiet characterizations ShearEnvy weaves through the limited word count allotted him are telling; we know he's confident without being overly cocky... and definitely isn't afraid to make a move.

I can't wait to see what happens between them as we move forward with the characters.



I Get Off by Britpacksuccubus
RATED: M for language and explicit sexual content
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Summary: When Bella becomes Edward's assistant and moves in across the street, what will happen when he takes in the view? And not just that of the skyline... AH, OOC, Lemons

Ok for this one... if you're not old enough to vote or buy porn, I'm going to need you to go on about your business from this point forward. *waits* All clear of the kidlets? Okay.

Jesus. That's pretty much all I have to say about this one. Bella is the executive assistant for VP Edward Masen. Despite their immediate attraction to one another, they maintain a purely professional working relationship within the office. That is, until Bella moves into the apartments across the street from the office and catches Mr. Masen peeping through her windows as she undresses.

At first she is mortified... but then, in true unpredictable IGO Bella fashion, she decides to make it worth his while. And wow. Damn. She's quite umm... talented. *fans self*

The Peepward/Exhibitionella antics continue with zero acknowledgment from either party. Until one of them breaks under the pressure. I won't say who or how in case anyone has not read this (are there still people like that out there? Yeah... I didn't think so) but, it's pretty goddamn hot.

Britpacksuccubus, besides having the chops to write a smuttacular fic, puts a tremendous amount of research and detail into every chapter. If you check out her profile you will see illustrations of every single item of clothing she's mentioned each chapter, floor plans and pics of Edward and Bella's residences, and she even went so far as to design a tattoo. I won't say which of them have it, but again... it's hot. Duh.

With each chapter, the intensity and heat between the characters escalates - and take it from me (I happen to have some insider info *cough*beta*cough*), you haven't seen anything yet.


Please check out these two awesome fics and let me know what you think. And if you're already a fan... let's talk.

See you next week kids... same Twi time, same Twi channel.