The Silver Lining of Being Sick

[mysid]

Yes, I am still sick and still housebound. (I can walk in an almost straight line, but I'm still too dizzy to drive a car. There is an upside to being stuck in the house--and for the most part stuck in bed--I've been spending a lot of time on-line guilt free.

While I was trolling ff.net for any hidden treasure, I discovered a FAKE fanfic that's actually very, very good. (Remember FAKE? Anyone? Dead sexy black-haired cop pursuing and eventually winning his shy brown-haired partner--Sirius and Remus in manga disguise! That's them in the little icon. Say, "Hi," boys. Oh--sorry--they're too busy.)

Anyway--A New Day by brit_columbia is a multi-chapter fanfic set just after the end of the manga series. It's Dee and Ryo coming to terms with their new relationship, Ryo coming to terms with finally admitting he is gay, both of them (and others) dealing with homophobia, and an actual case they need to solve/prove. (Not like the psuedo-detective work they often did between snogs in the manga.)

The story's not finished yet, but the author is adding new chapters steadily and seems to have a strong grasp of exactly where the story is going, so no fear of being left hanging. So, if you read FAKE, go read A New Day.

Comments

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

Ha! I never read it myself but I do remember my entire flist being obsessed with it. Too funny :D

[mysid.livejournal.com]

That's why I read it--my flist was obsessed with it, and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

Basically, I decided that I didn't care for FAKE that much, but I liked FAKE fanfic very much. It tended to be better written than the original canon.

[brit-columbia.livejournal.com]

Gosh, I came here to thank you for your extremely helpful tutorial on tags, and I find a plug for my story! You're an angel. Thank you so much.

All of my chapters are now tagged, thanks to you. I feel that I'm now one rung higher on the low-tech ladder than I was yesterday.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

De nada.

I don't write recommendations very often. Anything worth reading on my friend's list has probably been read by everyone on my friend's list. However, since most of friend's list has moved on from FAKE to other interests, I thought it very likely that your story would never come to their attention if I didn't point it out, and that would have been a shame. Your story is too good to be overlooked.

[brit-columbia.livejournal.com]

Well, it's very kind of you to recommend my fic. An awful lot of people who enjoy a piece of writing never get around to saying so, and those who do provide much appreciated encouragement and support. And I do understand when people like something but don't review. Sometimes it's hard to find the words. After I read A Strong And Sudden Thaw by RW Day, I felt a great need to tell her how much it had meant to me, but at the same time I was strangely tongue-tied -- me, of all people! It took me ages to write an even halfways coherent review on Amazon, which really didn't express a fraction of what I wanted to say. And of course it's easy to feel daunted by the other reviews, and think to oneself, "Well, all these other people have basically said what I was going to say, and I'll just sound like a duh if I say the same thing again."

So, thank you! And I hope that your health condition rights itself soon and that walls stop lurching out to attack you.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

Wasn't that an amazing book? I've already read it about four times, and I've been recommending it to people at the drop of a hat.

And--good news--rwday just told me that she's working on the sequel. It's enough to make this old lady squee like a tweenage schoolgirl. Squee!

I should make a David/Callan icon.

[brit-columbia.livejournal.com]

Yes it was a wonderful book. I read it three times and refrained from lending it to my sister in case I never got it back. I should really buy her her own copy for her birthday.

And the sequel! I'm so happy! I learned about that from a comment the author made on your journal, and now I can't wait until I can get my hands on it.

A David/Callan icon? Yes, you definitely should!

[westwardlee.livejournal.com]

I got into FAKE because of you! And now I'm playing Dee in an RP and totally adore the experience - although it's been years since I read the books.

I'll definitely read this story. Thanks for the link. And hope you feel much better soon.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

Lee is playing Dee!

Yes, do read the story; it's very good. brit_columbia also has a few short FAKE fanfics as well.

Thanks--I'm getting sick and tired of being sick and tired.

[westwardlee.livejournal.com]

Lee is playing Dee!

LOL!

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Yikes, I hope you feel better soon. That's miserable. I freak out if I'm dizzy more than a day.

[mysid.livejournal.com]

Thank you--and congratulations on your news! That's wonderful to hear!

(I was a bad girl and didn't comment over at your lj.)

[fantomeq.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Lots of great stuff going on here lately. If it's twins, you can bet I'll be begging you for advice. The test came up positive so fast I have to wonder about those high HCG levels!